2023 Defiance Football Roster
#0
Tyshaun
Freeman
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Westside
#1
Isiah
Watts
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Osborn
#2
Thomas
Coltrain
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
#3
Dajuan
Bethel
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Opa-Locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
#4
Jaylen
Redd
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Germantown
#5
Machari
Bighams
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Clinch County
#6
Tawann
Rome
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Grayson, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
#7
Michael
Martin
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
- Highschool: John Overton
#7
V'Sean
Palmer
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
#8
Brian
Murat
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
- Highschool: Haines City
#8
Jalen
Warren
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#9
Jordan
Ambrose
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Tomball, Texas
- Highschool: Klein
#9
Daniel
Budwah
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: South Plantation
#10
Zeke
Sanchez
- Position: K
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
#10
Braden
Tozier
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Sneads Ferry, N.C.
- Highschool: Dixon
#11
Devon
Brown
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Highschool: Central Gwinnett
#12
Dazzmon
Garrett
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cathedral
#12
Ethan
Quiles
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
- Highschool: Newtown
#13
Cole
Recker
- Position: TE
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Highschool: Lewis Palmer
#13
Quayvion
Tobias
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Lithonia
#14
Ayden
Hurse
- Position: QB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Corona, Calif.
- Highschool: Liahona Academy
#14
Jehlani
Warren
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#15
D'Angelo
Espinal
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Opa-Locka, Fla.
- Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
#16
Jerreal
Brown
- Position: QB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Garfield Heights
#16
Ramik
Hairston
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
- Highschool: Freehold
#17
Shonjae
Gibson
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Rogers
#17
Christian
Trimble
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
#18
Mathew
Bolanos
- Position: P
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
- Highschool: Temescal Canyon
#18
DeSean
Matthews
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#19
Jadon
Scott
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Fort Lawn, S.C.
- Highschool: Lewisville
#20
Sean
Montgomery
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Rome, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
#21
Carlens
Elisias
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: John I. Leonard
#22
Zach
Lovett
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Highschool: Stranahan
#23
Malcom
McNeil
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
- Highschool: Kingston
#23
Cooper
Sloan
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cherryville, N.C.
- Highschool: Cherryville
#24
Tyquez
Douglas
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Hopkinsville, Ky.
- Highschool: Christian County
#25
Jacob
Deisler
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
#26
Khari
Hurt
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Hazel Park
#27
DaShaun
Davis
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
- Highschool: MacArthur
#28
Christopher
Young
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Newport, Ark.
- Highschool: Newport
#29
Isaiah
Cosby
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: East St. Louis, Ill.
- Highschool: Silverado
#29
Yamil
Cruz
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Highschool: Berea Community
#30
Martavious
Harris
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Macon, Ga.
- Highschool: Northeast
#30
Samuel
Wright
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: St. Paris, Ohio
- Highschool: Graham
#31
Anthony
Miller
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Highschool: Ionia
#32
Anthony
Southerland
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Western Hills University
#33
Veiontre
Lewis
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Violet, La.
- Highschool: Chalmette
#34
Ayiteh
Sowah
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
- Highschool: Nouvel Catholic Central
#35
Coi
Gossett
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Pace, Fla.
- Highschool: Gahanna Lincoln
#35
Jeremiah
McKinney
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Denby
#36
Stephen
Gullet Jr.
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Oak Park
#37
Justis
Ashley
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
- Highschool: Lansing Waverly
#37
Kannon
Bates
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Flint, Mich.
- Highschool: Carman-Ainsworth
#38
Damontay
Spurlock
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Hyde Park
#39
Robert
Talley
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Whitehaven
#41
Kelandre
Jones
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Fremont
#42
Richard
Pope IV
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic
#43
Tyshawn
Brooks
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Fenton
#43
DeAnte
Walker
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#44
Dominic
Harris
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#45
Brayden
Birkholz
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Holland, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
#46
Anthone
Williams
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Summerville, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
#47
David
Hunter
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Northrop
#48
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
#49
Ezra
Strickland
- Position: ATH
- Class: Fr.
- Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
- Highschool: Dublin Scioto
#50
Hunter
Bentley
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Farmington, Ark.
- Highschool: Farmington
#51
Andre
Almore
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
#52
Aidan
Burke
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
#53
London
Lampkin
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.
- Highschool: Wheaton
#54
Cole
Mabis
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
- Highschool: Paulding
#55
Davin
Hardaway
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Melvindale ABT
#56
Coty
Johnson II
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Pike
#57
Damarion
LaBlanc
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Highschool: Innovation Central
#58
Jimmie
Brinson
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Jackson, Miss.
- Highschool: Hazel Park
#59
Marquise
Elliott
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Princeton
#63
Calaab
Jones
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Irvine, Ky.
- Highschool: Estill County
#65
Kendrick
Blackmon
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
#67
Javen
Gaines
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Tinora
#68
Mike
Huffman
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: South Bend, Ind.
- Highschool: Clay
#70
David
Heidelburg
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
- Highschool: Fremont Ross
#72
Brian
Hammer
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
#74
Eric
Moultrie Jr.
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: South Gwinnett
#75
Lance
Army
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
#76
Branden
Durkee
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: De La Salle
#77
Gabriel
Bookman
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Vincent, Ohio
- Highschool: Warren
#79
Asa
Moledor
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
#80
Cordae
McAllister
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Ferndale
#81
Landon
Roberts
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
#82
Donovan
Anderson
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Southfield, Mich.
- Highschool: Southfield A&T
#83
Tae
Allen
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
- Highschool: Dysart
#84
Lakota
Hagenbaugh
- Position: TE/LS
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Medina, Ohio
- Highschool: Cloverleaf
#85
Emanuel
Gutierrez
- Position: TE
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
- Highschool: Round Lake Senior
#86
Tim
Squire
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Oak Park
#87
Tray
Murrell
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
- Highschool: Paris
#88
Charles
Hollandsworth
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
- Highschool: Middletown
#89
Martez
Washington
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Voyageur College Prep
#90
Thaddus
Pratt
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Highschool: Ottawa Hills
#91
Jakar
Moore
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cardinal Ritter
#92
Dominick
Barnhart
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Hedgesville, W.Va.
- Highschool: Hedgesville
#94
Khalon
Kelsaw
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
#95
Kanye
McKinley
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Houma, La.
- Highschool: Terrebonne
#97
Andre
Tibbs
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Senior
#99
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
Moise
Armbruster
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Springboro
Chrishawn
Bradford
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- Highschool: Trezevant
Tyshaun
Hudson
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Thomasville, Ala.
- Highschool: Thomasville
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