2026 Defiance Football Roster

Season

Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School/Previous College
4	Tevin Lewis-Johnson	Pos.: RB	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Chicago, Ill. / Gary Comer College Prep /
7	Jay Graves	Pos.: DB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 174	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Dunbar /
9	Brayden Birkholz	Pos.: LB	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa /
10	Christian Booker	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Brick, N.J. / Brick Township /
11	Christian Trimble	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 179	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne /
12	Myles Tackett	Pos.: ATH	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Monroe, Mich. / Jefferson / Olivet
13	Tyshawn Woodson	Pos.: LB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 229	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North /
14	Marshawn Taylor	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Brush / Cuyahoga CC
17	Jordan Southall	Pos.: QB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Lutheran East / Cuyahoga CC
18	Dell Howard	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 140	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North /
21	Christian Jackson	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic / Thomas More
23	Damon McCracken	Pos.: LB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Van Wert, Ohio / Van Wert / Walsh
25	Hunter Coltrain	Pos.: LB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 225	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Leslie, Mich. / Leslie /
26	Cameron Turner	Pos.: RB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg /
27	Chris Moneyham-Sawyer	Pos.: LB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Middletown, Ohio / Middletown /
30	Trent Barraza	Pos.: RB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus Grove, Ohio / Columbus Grove /
31	Jermaine Bond	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-6	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Muncie, Ind. / Delta / Anderson
33	Darrell Owens	Pos.: DL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 237	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville /
35	JD Bowman	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Plain City, Ohio / Alder /
36	TJ Hackworth	Pos.: RB	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 191	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Elkhart, Ind. / Concord / Tiffin
37	Dominique Williams	Pos.: DB	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon / Olivet
38	Cameron Smith	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Bowsher /
41	Te'Yann Martin	Pos.: DB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Meadowdale /
42	Teon Hill	Pos.: RB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Northridge /
43	Carson Marroquin	Pos.: K/P	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Defiance, Ohio / Napoleon /
45	Christopher Evans	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Northridge /
50	Hunter Bentley	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 240	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Farmington, Ark. / Farmington /
51	Cochise Griffin	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 255	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Akron, Ohio / East Akron / Central State
53	Terrance Chambers	Pos.: LB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 206	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miami, Fla. / Washington /
55	Bryce Copeland	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 280	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Port Clinton, Ohio / Port Clinton /
57	Kyle Szczyt	Pos.: LB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 245	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Rhodes / Kentucky Christian
60	D'Andre Bean	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 270	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Dunbar /
61	Day'Veon Campbell	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 265	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / John Marshall /
64	Anton Prlic	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 245	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Saint John, Ind. / Andrean /
66	Matthew Gary	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 295	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville /
68	Dwayne Law	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 270	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sparta, Ohio / Highland /
69	Blake Tucker	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 270	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fredericktown, Ohio / Fredericktown /
70	Samuelle Plummer	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-8	Wt.: 370	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Euclid, Ohio / Euclid / Cuyahoga CC
72	Avry Parks	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 305	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Lutheran East /
73	Bryce Johnson	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 245	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Jackson, Mich. / East Jackson /
74	Jaylen Pearson	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 330	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Cleveland, Ohio / Shaw /
75	Paul Hocker	Pos.: DL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 315	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Loveland, Ohio / Loveland / Culver-Stockton
77	Lance Army	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 260	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Elkhart, Ind. / Concord /
78	Greg Clack III	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg /
82	Isaiah Foster	Pos.: RB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 200	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sidney, Ohio / Sidney /
83	Markwan Doublin	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 189	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / St. Francis de Sales /
87	Mar'Kel Wade	Pos.: WR	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 189	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Springfield, Ohio / Springfield /
92	Travayis Harris	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop /
93	Kylan Mayes	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 270	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Columbus Grove, Ohio / Columbus Grove /
95	Tyler Cook	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 205	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Lawrenceburg, Ind. / East Central /
96	Pierce Simpson	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 235	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Toledo, Ohio / Maumee /
97	Seth Navarre	Pos.: TE	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 245	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Liberty Center, Ohio / Liberty Center /
98	Elijah Davis	Pos.: DL	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 295	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Louisville, Ky. / Trinity / Thomas More
	Nehemiah Bailey	Pos.: DB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.:	Wt.:	Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
	Riley Bolton	Pos.: DL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 230	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Rockford, Ohio / Parkway /
	Jamarie Brown	Pos.: OL	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 275	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge /
	Kyson Dickerson	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Wesley Chapel, Fla. / Wesley Chapel /
	Perry Fleming	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.:	Wt.:	Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
	Jimmy Gamblin	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Springfield, Ohio / Springfield /
	Steven Gilbert	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Elyria, Ohio / Elyria /
	Tayven Halbisen	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 250	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Gibsonburg, Ohio / Gibsonburg / Tiffin
	Brian Hammer	Pos.: OL	Cl.: Sr.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 296	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Jackson, Mich. / East Jackson /
	Markee Ladden	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.:	Wt.:	Hometown/High School/Previous College: / /
	Jadynn Martin	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 205	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Dayton, Ohio / Northridge /
	Derald Mitchell	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Akron, Ohio / East /
	Darren Selmon	Pos.: LB	Cl.: Jr.	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 205	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Sylvania, Ohio / Southview / Siena Heights
	Kevin Sewell	Pos.: DB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg /
	Ki'Shawn Toles	Pos.: WR	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne /
	Jmani Wallace	Pos.: RB	Cl.: So.	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 177	Hometown/High School/Previous College: Detroit, Mich. / Lincoln King /