2019 Defiance Football Roster
#1
Machari
Bighams
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Clinch County
#2
Derek
Angelone
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Gibsonburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Gibsonburg
#3
Amin
Shaheed
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
- Highschool: Sandy Creek
#4
Terry
Geiger
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Columbus Crusaders
#7
Steven
Elliott
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Cumming, Ga.
- Highschool: North Forsyth
#7
Reggie
Washington
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Laurel, Md.
- Highschool: Aberdeen
#8
Carlens
Elisias
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lantana, Fla.
- Highschool: John I. Leonard
#9
Donyea
Mcnary
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: David H. Ponitz CTC
#10
Devon
Hewitt
- Position: SB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Trenton, N.J.
- Highschool: Lawrence
#13
Cole
Recker
- Position: QB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Monument, Colo.
- Highschool: Lewis Palmer
#14
Jacob
Vorce
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Paw Paw, Mich.
- Highschool: Paw Paw
#15
Jason
Santora
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Avon, Ohio
- Highschool: Avon
#16
Jayelin
Luke
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.
- Highschool: Fivay
#17
Seth
Pearson
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
#18
Jordan
Ambrose
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Tomball, Tx.
- Highschool: Klein
#20
Braxton
Horton
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio.
- Highschool: Chaminade Julienne
#21
Jaylen
Redd
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
#22
Steven
Lucas
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Warren, Mich.
- Highschool: Center Line
#23
David
Amador-Miller
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Adrian, Mich.
- Highschool: Madison
#24
Terence
Williams
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Virginia Beach. Va.
- Highschool: Green Run
#25
Bryce
Cooley
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Montpelier, Ohio
- Highschool: Montpelier
#26
Ja'qway
Janvier
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
#27
Michael
Myers
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
- Highschool: Middleton
#28
Brandon
Beckford
- Position: SB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Flanagan
#29
Brian
Murat
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
- Highschool: Haines
#30
Thomas
Coltrain
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
#32
Albert
Bontemps
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kenner, La.
- Highschool: Bonnabel
#37
John
Edwards
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Wethersfield, Conn.
- Highschool: Capital Prep
#38
Justin
Caballero
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
- Highschool: East Bay
#39
Jalen
Wilkins
- Position: SB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Ft. Mitchell, Ala.
- Highschool: Central
#40
Mark
Thompson
- Position: SB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Houston, Tex.
- Highschool: College Park
#41
Kenneth
Hatch
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
#42
Marquez
Abercrombie-Williams
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: St. John's Jesuit
#43
Ian
Smith
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Ridgeway
#50
Hunter
Stettner
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Holladay, Tenn.
- Highschool: Camden Central
#51
D'Angelo
Espinal
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy
#52
Ahmad
Burroughs
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Irvington, N.J.
- Highschool: American History
#55
Dominic
Fannin
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Wakeman, Ohio
- Highschool: Western Reserve
#56
Rigo
Villa
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Ft. Myers, Fla.
- Highschool: Lehigh
#60
Te'Von
Carson-Payton
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
- Highschool: Riverside Military Academy
#61
Damon
Thomas
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Imperial Beach, Calif.
- Highschool: Mar Vista
#66
Omar
Lagarde
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.
- Highschool: Manatee
#69
Noah
Pistory
- Position: LS
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: New Bavaria, Ohio
- Highschool: Holgate
#71
Matt
Groves
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Findlay, Ohio
- Highschool: Liberty Benton
#73
Kaleb
Tyree
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Tiffin, Ohio.
- Highschool: Tiffin Columbian
#74
Chris
Keys, Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Pontiac, Mich.
- Highschool: Avondale
#75
Austin
Pearish
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Wawasee, Ind.
- Highschool: Wawasee
#76
Izaiah
Robinson
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Maumee, Ohio
- Highschool: Maumee
#79
Elmer
Brewer
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Cordova, Tenn.
- Highschool: Drew Central
#80
Gabriel
Melvin
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic Coast
#83
Jarvis
DeCoursey
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Lacrosse, Fla.
- Highschool: Santa Fe.
#84
Kaleb
Lewis
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Bay St. Louis, Miss.
- Highschool: Bay
#86
Brian
Robins
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Fort Worth, Tex.
- Highschool: Eastern Hills
#87
Colton
Hines
- Position: P
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Ansonia, Ohio.
- Highschool: Mississinawa Valley
#88
Dennis
Dust
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- Highschool: Jensen Beach
#89
Theodore
Clark
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Solon, Ohio.
- Highschool: Solon
#91
Quantrez
Pittman
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Churchill
#99
Deshawn
Anderson
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Stuart, Fla.
- Highschool: Martin County
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