2024 Defiance Football Roster
#0
Jerry
Addo-Boateng
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Sanford, Fla.
- Highschool: Orangewood Christian
#2
Jehlani
Warren
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#3
Garret
Bogart
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Pandora, Ohio
- Highschool: Bluffton
#4
Yahaya
Dukuly
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Flint, Mich.
- Highschool: Davison
#5
Shonjae
Gibson
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Rogers
#6
Tawann
Rome
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Grayson, La.
- Highschool: Arabia Mountain
#7
Caleb
Johnson
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Fairborn, Ohio
- Highschool: Trotwood-Madison
#7
V'Sean
Palmer
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
#8
Jalen
Warren
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Cypress Creek
#9
Brayden
Birkholz
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Holland, Mich.
- Highschool: West Ottawa
#9
Tristan
Thomas
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East
#10
Zeke
Sanchez
- Position: K
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
#11
Christian
Booker
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Brick, N.J.
- Highschool: Brick Township
#11
Connor
Essick
- Position: LB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Columbus North
#12
Tyquez
Douglas
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Hopkinsville, Ky.
- Highschool: Christian County
#12
Dazzmon
Garrett
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cathedral
#13
Justis
Ashley
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
- Highschool: Lansing Waverly
#13
Jaden
Rhodes
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
- Highschool: Trinity
#14
Josiah
Jones
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Cleveland Heights
#14
Ki'Shawn
Toles
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
#15
Caleb
Gabes
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Celina, Ohio
- Highschool: Celina
#16
Traves
Hoyle
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Central Catholic
#16
Dominique
Williams
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Muskegon, Mich.
- Highschool: Muskegon
#17
Cameron
Birdsong
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Ponitz
#18
Mathew
Bolanos
- Position: P
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
- Highschool: Temescal Canyon
#18
Dell
Howard
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Lawrence North
#19
Deveon
Williams
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Springfield
#20
Coty
Johnson II
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: Pike
#22
Kyson
Dickerson
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
- Highschool: Wesley Chapel
#23
Malcom
McNeil
- Position: LB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
- Highschool: Kingston
#23
Cooper
Sloan
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cherryville, N.C.
- Highschool: Cherryville
#24
Jay
Graves
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Dunbar
#26
Braylon
Brewer
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Trotwood-Madison
#26
Cameron
Turner
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Reynoldsburg
#27
DaShaun
Davis
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
- Highschool: MacArthur
#27
DJ
Gray
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Wyoming
#28
David
Flowers
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Lawrence North
#29
Sean
Montgomery
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Rome, Ga.
- Highschool: Model
#29
Blake
Nichols
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fairhope, Ala.
- Highschool: Robertsdale
#30
Jeremy
Brown Jr.
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Ennis, Texas
- Highschool: Ennis
#31
Kwame
Williams
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Warren
#32
Tevin
Lewis-Johnson
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Gary Comer College Prep
#33
Daryl
Davis
- Position: RB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
- Highschool: Kenwood
#33
Derald
Mitchell
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East
#34
Amon
Haynes
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
- Highschool: Scott
#35
Jaeson
Anderson
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: Buchtel
#35
Jmani
Wallace
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Lincoln King
#36
TJ
Hackworth
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
#37
Jaylen
Launza
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Dallas, Texas
- Highschool: Indianapolis Lutheran
#38
Thaddus
Pratt
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Highschool: Ottawa Hills
#39
David
Fowlkes
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Cleveland Heights
#42
Richard
Pope IV
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Highschool: Atlantic
#43
De'Ante
Walker
- Position: TE
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#44
Dominic
Harris
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southeastern
#45
James
Bailey
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Dunbar
#46
Jaylen
Spearman
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Southfield AT
#47
London
Lampkin
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.
- Highschool: Wheaton
#48
Davidson
Leconte Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Miami Jackson
#49
Kyran
Hawkins
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Pike
#50
Darrell
Owens
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#51
Andre
Almore
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
- Highschool: Pebblebrook
#52
Aidan
Burke
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
#52
Antonio
Rosser
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: East
#53
Tucker
Ackley
- Position: LB/LS
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Celina, Ohio
- Highschool: Celina
#54
Cole
Mathes
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Canal Winchester, Ohio
- Highschool: Canal Winchester
#55
Justhin
Austin
- Position: DL
- Class: FR.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Cleveland Heights
#57
Syris
Gale
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Antwerp, Ohio
- Highschool: Antwerp
#58
Tyshawn
Woodson
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Lawrence North
#59
Hunter
Coltrain
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
- Highschool: Leslie
#60
D'Andre
Bean
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Dunbar
#61
Terrance
Chambers
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Washington
#62
Braylon
Ardner
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Perry
#63
Tayven
Halbisen
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Gibsonburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Gibsonburg
#64
William
Kelso
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Snider
#65
Ridha
Alhalawi
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Olentangy
#65
Greg
Clack III
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
- Highschool: Miamisburg
#66
Matthew
Gary
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#68
Bryce
Copeland
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Port Clinton, Ohio
- Highschool: Port Clinton
#68
CJ
Snorten
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Warren Central
#69
Anton
Nelson
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#71
Jake
Breedlove
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Linton, Okla.
- Highschool: Linton-Stockton
#71
Isaac
Jzar
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Highschool: Cardinal Ritter
#72
Brian
Hammer
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
#73
Seth
Navarre
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Liberty Center, Ohio
- Highschool: Liberty Center
#74
Eric
Moultrie Jr.
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: South Gwinnett
#75
Lance
Army
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
- Highschool: Concord
#75
Phil
Sains
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
#77
Gabriel
Bookman
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Vincent, Ohio
- Highschool: Warren
#78
Andrew
Lockhart
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Fremont, Neb.
- Highschool: Fremont
#80
Amir
Spikener
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
- Highschool: Waubonsie Valley
#81
Ke'Shaun
Golden
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
- Highschool: Flyght Academy
#82
Nolan
Page
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Carmel, Ind.
- Highschool: Sheridan
#83
Bryce
Johnson
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
- Highschool: East Jackson
#84
Lakota
Hagenbaugh
- Position: TE/LS
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Medina, Ohio
- Highschool: Cloverleaf
#85
Brilliance
Swift
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Pell City, Ala.
- Highschool: Pell City
#86
Damontay
Spurlock
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
- Highschool: Hyde Park
#87
Mar'Kel
Wade
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Highschool: Springfield
#88
Charles
Hollandsworth
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
- Highschool: Middletown
#89
Gregory
Breston
- Position: K/P
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Naples, Fla.
- Highschool: Golden Gate
#91
Naheim
Harrison
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Highschool: Mooresville
#92
Dominick
Barnhart
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Hedgesville, W.Va.
- Highschool: Hedgesville
#94
Asa
Moledor
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Akron, Ohio
- Highschool: Field
#95
Paul
Hocker
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Loveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Loveland
#96
Hunter
Bentley
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Farmington, Ark.
- Highschool: Farmington
#97
Andre
Tibbs
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Lima, Ohio
- Highschool: Lima Senior
#98
Elijah
Davis
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
- Highschool: Trinity
#99
Fernando
Sanabria Nieves
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Highschool: Briggs
Bjan
Arvie
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Opelousas, La.
- Highschool: West Orange Stark
Jordan
Barnett
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Covington, Ky.
- Highschool: Holmes
Isaac
Bodkins
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Decatur, Ind.
- Highschool: Bellmont
JaWesley
Borders Jr.
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Avon, Ind.
- Highschool: Avon
Branden
Durkee
- Position: DL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- Highschool: De La Salle
CJ
Fluker
- Position: RB
- Class: Gr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Defiance, Ohio
- Highschool: Defiance
Grant
Mallery
- Position: K/P
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Granger, Ind.
- Highschool: Penn
Franklin
Metcalf
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Highschool: Glenville
Javonte
Moore
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: South Side
Cohen
Riley
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Plain City, Ohio
- Highschool: Fairbanks
Mike
Smith
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
- Highschool: Trotwood-Madison
Christian
Trimble
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Highschool: Wayne
Martez
Washington
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Voyaguer College Prep
Isiah
Watts
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
- Highschool: Osborn
Michale
Wingfield
- Position: QB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Highschool: Winton Woods
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