2022 Defiance Football Roster
#0
Rigo
Villa
- Position: DT
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
- Highschool: Lehigh
#1
Isiah
Watts
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Osborn
#2
Thomas
Coltrain
- Position: ILB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
#3
Dajuan
Bethel
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
#4
Ja'qway
Janvier
- Position: CB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
#5
Machari
Bighams
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Clinch County
#6
John
Edwards
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Wethersfield, Conn.
- Highschool: Capital Preparatory Magnet School
#7
Michael
Martin
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
- Highschool: John Overton
#7
V'Sean
Palmer
- Position: CB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
#8
Brian
Murat
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
- Highschool: Haines City
#9
Jordan
Ambrose
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Tomball, Texas
- Highschool: Klein
#9
Daniel
Budwah
- Position: CB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Highschool: South Plantation
#10
Justin
Caballero
- Position: SB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
- Highschool: East Bay
#11
Devon
Brown
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
- Highschool: Central Gwinnett
#12
Sean
Montgomery
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Rome, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
#12
Jalen
Warren
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek Middle
#13
Cole
Recker
- Position: TE
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Monument, Colo.
- Highschool: Lewis Palmer
#13
Christopher
Vance
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Abbeville, S.C.
- Highschool: Abbeville
#14
Andrew
Trottier
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Berlin, Ver.
- Highschool: Spaulding
#14
Jehlani
Warren
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#15
D'Angelo
Espinal
- Position: ILB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Opa-locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
#16
Tayvon
Wilson
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-5
- Hometown: Monroe, La.
- Highschool: Richwood
#17
Max
Julien
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: John Leonard
#17
Seth
Pearson
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
#18
Mathew
Bolanos
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lake Elsinore, Calif.
- Highschool: Temescal Canyon
#18
Deyante
Fowler
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Hudson, Fla.
- Highschool: Fivay
#19
Jadon
Scott
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Richburg, S.C.
- Highschool: Lewisville
#20
Jacorey
Johnson
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
- Highschool: Northside
#21
Jaylen
Redd
- Position: FS
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
#22
Jeremiah
Benton
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Highschool: Redan
#23
Malcom
McNeil
- Position: FS
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
- Highschool: Kingston
#24
Moise
Armbruster
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Springboro
#25
Jacob
Deisler
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
#26
Antoine
Dennis Jr.
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Huber Heights Wayne
#27
DaShaun
Davis
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
- Highschool: Mac Arthur
#27
Veiontre
Lewis
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Chalmette
#28
Kobe
Dade
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Muncie, Ind.
- Highschool: Hamilton Southern
#29
Deuntray
Drennon
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Mesquite, Texas
- Highschool: North Mesquite
#29
Jonathan
Wright-Daniel
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
- Highschool: Goose Creek
#31
James
Parker Jr.
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: West Haven, Conn.
- Highschool: West Haven
#32
Johntavious
Shingles
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
- Highschool: Carver
#33
Desean
Matthews
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#34
Tyshaun
Hudson
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Thomasville, Ala.
- Highschool: Thomasville
#35
Coi
Gossett
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio
- Highschool: Lincoln
#36
Tyshaun
Freeman
- Position: SB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Westside
#37
Terrance
Morgan Jr.
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
- Highschool: Union City
#38
Alejandro
Castro
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Syracuse, Ind.
- Highschool: Wawasee
#39
Jai'Quan
Tipton
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Highschool: Central
#41
Glen
Tobias III
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Howard City, Mich.
- Highschool: Tri County Area
#42
Richard
Pope IV
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic
#43
Tyshawn
Brooks
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Fenton
#44
Silas
Merchant
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Northwestern
#46
Anthone
Williiams
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Summerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
#47
Antquion
Wray
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Kingsbury
#48
Damien
Weyer
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Waite
#49
Jon Luke
Harmeyer
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Houston, Texas
- Highschool: Elkins
#50
Hunter
Stettner
- Position: ILB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Holladay, Tenn.
- Highschool: Camden Central
#51
Andre
Almore
- Position: OT
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
#52
Chrishawn
Bradford
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Trezevant
#53
Chayse
Singer
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Sherwood, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairview
#54
Cole
Mabis
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
#56
Ramik
Hairston
- Position: DE
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
- Highschool: Freehold Boro
#57
De'Ante
Walker
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#60
Te'Von
Carson-Payton
- Position: C
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
- Highschool: Riverside Military Academy
#64
Ethan
Hall
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Caneyville, Ky.
- Highschool: Grayson County
#65
Kendrick
Blackmon
- Position: C
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
#66
Darries
McCullough Jr.
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Benjamin E. Mays
#67
Ryan
Ahmed
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.
- Highschool: Advanced Technology Academy
#69
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
#70
David
Heidelburg
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Freemont Ross
#71
Lesly
Fleurissaint
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Federalsburg, Md.
- Highschool: Colonel Richardson
#72
Clarence
Smith Jr.
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: John F. Kennedy
#74
Eric
Moultrie Jr.
- Position: OG
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
- Highschool: South Gwinnett
#75
Gabriel
Bookman
- Position: OL/DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6'6
- Hometown: Belpre, Ohio
- Highschool: Warren
#76
Branden
Durkee
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: De La Salle
#77
Victor
Garza-White
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Harlingen, Texas
- Highschool: Harrison
#78
Asa
Moledor
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Suffield, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
#80
Tawann
Rome
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
#81
Da'Realyst
Clark
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Senior
#83
Shonjae
Gibson
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Rogers
#85
Emanuel
Gutierrez
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
- Highschool: Round Lake Senior
#87
Noah
Pistory
- Position: LS
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: New Bavaria, Ohio
- Highschool: Holgate
#88
Jamel
McIver
- Position: DE
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
- Highschool: Luella
#89
Logan
Blissenbach
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: East Liverpool, Ohio
- Highschool: Beaver Loval
#90
Zeke
Sanchez
- Position: K
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
#91
Aidan
Burke
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
#92
Dom
Barnhart
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va
- Highschool: Hedgeville
#93
Benjamin
Arrick
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Bay City, Mich.
- Highschool: Howell
#94
Miguel
Gomez
- Position: DT
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
- Highschool: Wauseon
#95
Kanye
McKinley
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Houma, La.
- Highschool: Terrebonne
#96
Brayden
Birkholz
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Norton Shores, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
#97
Marcus
Abney
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Decatur, Ohio
- Highschool: Stephenson
#98
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
#99
Thomas
Hardin
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: East
Austin
Brinkley
- Position: ATH
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Highschool: Seminole
Ryland
Fuller
- Position: OG
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
- Highschool: Sandy Creek
Antawn
Nathan
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
Damontay
Spurlock
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Hyde Park
Shamar
Thompson
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Lockland
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