2025 Defiance Football Roster
#0
Cooper
Sloan
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cherryville, N.C.
- Highschool: Cherryville
#1
Tawann
Rome
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Grayson, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
#2
Jehlani
Warren
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#3
Caleb
Johnson
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Fairborn, Ohio
- Highschool: Trotwood-Madison
#4
Tevin
Lewis-Johnson
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Gary Comer College Prep
#5
Shonjae
Gibson
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Rogers
#6
Tristan
Thomas
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East
#7
Jay
Graves
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Dunbar
#8
Jalen
Warren
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#9
Brayden
Birkholz
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Holland, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
#10
Christian
Booker
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Brick, N.J.
- Highschool: Brick Township
#11
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
#11
Christian
Trimble
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
#12
Myles
Tackett
- Position: ATH
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Monroe, Mich.
- Highschool: Jefferson
#13
Tyshawn
Woodson
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Lawrence North
#14
Marshawn
Taylor
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Brush
#15
Ethan
Thanthanavong
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Lithopolis, Ohio
- Highschool: Bloom-Carroll
#16
Traves
Hoyle
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Central Catholic
#17
Jordan
Southall
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Lutheran East
#18
Dell
Howard
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Lawrence North
#18
Jeremy
Victor
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
- Highschool: McNair
#19
Deveon
Williams
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Springfield
#20
Tronice
Hammond
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Dearborn Heights, Mich.
- Highschool: Crestwood
#21
Christian
Jackson
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Central Catholic
#22
Kamari
Juarez
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Snider
#23
Damon
McCracken
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Van Wert, Ohio
- Highschool: Van Wert
#25
Hunter
Coltrain
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
#26
Cameron
Turner
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Reynoldsburg
#27
Chris
Moneyham-Sawyer
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
- Highschool: Middletown
#28
Dylan
Armentrout
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Carroll, Ohio
- Highschool: Bloom-Carroll
#30
Trent
Barraza
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Columbus Grove, Ohio
- Highschool: Columbus Grove
#31
Jermaine
Bond
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Muncie, Ind.
- Highschool: Delta
#33
Darrell
Owens
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#34
Aaron
Britford
- Position: ATH
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: East
#35
JD
Bowman
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Plain City, Ohio
- Highschool: Alder
#36
TJ
Hackworth
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
#37
Dominique
Williams
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Muskegon, Mich.
- Highschool: Muskegon
#38
Cameron
Smith
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Bowsher
#41
Te'Yann
Martin
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Meadowdale
#42
Teon
Hill
- Position: ATH
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Northridge
#43
Carson
Marroquin
- Position: K/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Napoleon
#44
Dominic
Harris
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#45
Christopher
Evans
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Northridge
#47
Jesse
Brown
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Purcell Marian
#50
Hunter
Bentley
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Farmington, Ark.
- Highschool: Farmington
#51
Cochise
Griffin
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East Akron
#52
Aidan
Burke
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
#53
Terrance
Chambers
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Washington
#54
Ky'Shan
Bratten
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Dallas, Ga.
- Highschool: Paulding County
#55
Bryce
Copeland
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Port Clinton, Ohio
- Highschool: Port Clinton
#57
Kyle
Szczyt
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Rhodes
#60
D'Andre
Bean
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Dunbar
#61
Day'Veon
Campbell
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: John Marshall
#62
Braylon
Ardner
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Perry
#64
Anton
Prlic
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Saint John, Ind.
- Highschool: Andrean
#66
Matthew
Gary
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#68
Dwayne
Law
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Sparta, Ohio
- Highschool: Highland
#69
Blake
Tucker
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Fredericktown, Ohio
- Highschool: Fredericktown
#70
Samuelle
Plummer
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-8
- Hometown: Euclid, Ohio
- Highschool: Euclid
#71
Jake
Breedlove
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Linton, Okla.
- Highschool: Linton-Stockton
#72
Avry
Parks
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Lutheran East
#73
Bryce
Johnson
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
#74
Jaylen
Pearson
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Shaw
#75
Paul
Hocker
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Loveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Loveland
#77
Lance
Army
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
#78
Greg
Clack III
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Miamisburg
#79
Asa
Moledor
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
#80
Zion
Porter-Ervin
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Hampton, Va.
- Highschool: Phoebus
#81
Jayce
Brecht
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Leipsic, Ohio
- Highschool: Leipsic
#82
Isaiah
Foster
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Sidney, Ohio
- Highschool: Sidney
#83
Markwan
Doublin
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: St. Francis de Sales
#84
Jose
Garcia
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Deshler, Ohio
- Highschool: Leipsic
#85
Amir
Spikener
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
- Highschool: Waubonsie Valley
#87
Mar'Kel
Wade
- Position: TE
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Springfield
#88
Javen
Jackson
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Jimtown
#90
De'Ante
Walker
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#91
Kobe
Boone
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Ontario
#92
Travayis
Harris
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
#93
Kylan
Mayes
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Columbus Grove, Ohio
- Highschool: Columbus Grove
#94
John
Bryant
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Huber Heights, Ohio
- Highschool: Wayne
#95
Tyler
Cook
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Lawrenceburg, Ind.
- Highschool: East Central
#96
Pierce
Simpson
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Maumee
#97
Seth
Navarre
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Liberty Center, Ohio
- Highschool: Liberty Center
#98
Elijah
Davis
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
- Highschool: Trinity
#99
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
Riley
Bolton
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Rockford, Ohio
- Highschool: Parkway
Jamarie
Brown
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: River Rouge
Kyson
Dickerson
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Wesley Chapel
Jimmy
Gamblin
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Springfield
Steven
Gilbert
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Elyria, Ohio
- Highschool: Elyria
Tayven
Halbisen
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Gibsonburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Gibsonburg
Brian
Hammer
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
Jacob
Jenkins
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Ironton, Ohio
- Highschool: Ironton
Jadynn
Martin
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Northridge
Derald
Mitchell
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East
Darren
Selmon
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio
- Highschool: Southview
Kevin
Sewell
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Miamisburg
Ki'Shawn
Toles
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
Jmani
Wallace
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Lincoln King
Coaching Staff
Bill Nickell
Head Coach
Dave Taynor
Offensive Coordinator/Associate Head Coach
Joseph Webb
Defensive Coordinator
Nick Lopez
Special Teams Coordinator/LBs Coach
Cole Recker
Tight Ends/Fullbacks Coach
Ikeem Allen
Defensive Line Coach
Kyriq McDonald
Wide Receivers Coach
Eric Moultrie
Offensive Line Coach
- Bill Nickell - Head Coach
- Dave Taynor - Offensive Coordinator/Associate Head Coach
- Joseph Webb - Defensive Coordinator
- Nick Lopez - Special Teams Coordinator/LBs Coach
- Cole Recker - Tight Ends/Fullbacks Coach
- Ikeem Allen - Defensive Line Coach
- Kyriq McDonald - Wide Receivers Coach
- Eric Moultrie - Offensive Line Coach