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Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster 2026

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Player	POS	NO.	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Emmett Morehead	QB	9	6' 6"	235	Graduate Student	Woodside, CA
Andrew Marshall	LB	42	6' 2"	235	Junior	Carroll, OH
Enoch Atewogbola	DL	47	6' 4"	230	Freshman	Avon, IN
Naiim Parrish	DB	21	5' 11"	175	Freshman	Freehold, NJ
Luke Ryerse	P	91	6' 1"	220	Freshman	Woodbury, MN
Daniel Shipp	OL	51	6' 5"	280	Freshman	Eastvale, CA
Mark Handy	OL	75	6' 7"	320	Freshman	Albuquerque, NM
Rhett Hlavacka	DL	90	6' 5"	255	Freshman	Fond du Lac, WI
Emmanuel Karmo	LB	2	6' 2"	225	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN
Tom Weston	P	42	6' 3"	215	Redshirt Sophomore	Perth, Australia
Aydan West	DB	--	5' 11"	190	Freshman	Gaithersburg, MD
Naquan Crowder	DL	--	6' 3"	319	Redshirt Sophomore	Aliquippa, PA
Zachary Robbins	P	--	6' 3"	220	Freshman	Payson, UT
Xion Chapman	DL	--	6' 4"	300	Redshirt Sophomore	Allentown, PA
Anthony Smith	DL	0	6' 6"	285	Redshirt Junior	Shippensburg, PA
Bradley Martino	WR	13	6' 3"	180	Freshman	Naples, FL
Ethan Stendel	LB	43	6' 3"	235	Freshman	Caledonia, MN
Jay'Quan Stubbs	DL	56	6' 4"	285	Freshman	Cleveland, OH
Nate Cleveland	LB	53	6' 2"	225	Freshman	Hoffman Estates, IL
Abu Tarawallie	DL	96	6' 3"	285	Freshman	New Hope, MN
Xavier Ford	RB	31	5' 10"	210	Freshman	Leesville, LA
Grant Washington	RB	21	5' 10"	200	Freshman	Avon, OH
Colin Hansen	DL	95	6' 7"	250	Freshman	Byron, MN
Zack Harden	DB	26	6' 1"	200	Freshman	Covington, GA
Kaveon Lee	OL	60	6' 5"	290	Freshman	Chicago, IL
Jakob Lutz	LS	43	6' 0"	195	Freshman	Peachtree City, GA
Quentin Redding	WR	81	5' 7"	160	Redshirt Senior	Menomonee Falls, WI
Aluma Nkele	OL	70	6' 6"	380	Redshirt Senior	Gardena, CA
Matt Kingsbury	LB	49	6' 3"	230	Redshirt Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Jaron Thomas	RB	--	6' 0"	210	Freshman	Elkhart, IN
Greg Johnson	OL	65	6' 6"	325	Junior	Prior Lake, MN
Donielle Hayes	WR	18	6' 0"	190	Redshirt Sophomore	Pensacola, FL
Sam Peters	TE	83	6' 4"	250	Redshirt Sophomore	Maple Grove, MN
Kaden Helms	TE	--	6' 5"	238	Redshirt Junior	Bellevue, NE
Jerome Williams	OL	55	6' 4"	320	Redshirt Sophomore	Osseo, MN
Garrison Monroe	DB	23	6' 0"	205	Redshirt Sophomore	Shakopee, MN
Kerry Brown	DB	14	5' 10"	190	Redshirt Sophomore	Naples, FL
Nick Spence	OL	77	6' 6"	300	Freshman	Phoenix, AZ
Daniel Jackson	K	36	5' 10"	175	Freshman	Alexandria, MN
Theorin Randle	DL	99	6' 2"	300	Redshirt Sophomore	Houston, TX
Darius Taylor	RB	1	6' 0"	215	Junior	Detroit, MI
Pierce Walsh	TE	19	6' 4"	250	Redshirt Sophomore	Downers Grove, IL
Max Shikenjanski	QB	6	6' 2"	185	Redshirt Sophomore	Stillwater, MN
Parker Knutson	DB	--	6' 1"	193	Sophomore	Sartell, Minnesota
Evan Redding	DB	22	5' 10"	185	Redshirt Junior	Menomonee Falls, WI
Marcellus Marshall	OL	74	6' 6"	330	Graduate Student	Morgantown, WV
Jeff Roberson	LB	20	6' 2"	230	Graduate Student	Choctaw, OK
Devon Williams	LB	9	6' 1"	230	Redshirt Senior	Dublin, OH
Nate Becker	DL	89	6' 6"	300	Redshirt Senior	Maple Grove, MN
Deven Eastern	DL	91	6' 6"	320	Redshirt Senior	Shakopee, MN
Darius Green	DB	12	6' 0"	210	Redshirt Senior	Covington, GA
Jack DiSano	TE	84	6' 3"	245	Redshirt Junior	Glenview, IL
Drew Biber	TE	87	6' 4"	245	Redshirt Senior	Cedarburg, WI
A.J. Turner	RB	2	6' 0"	195	Redshirt Junior	Hampton, VA
Jaxon Howard	DL	1	6' 4"	250	Redshirt Sophomore	Crystal, MN
Perry Thompson	WR	--	6' 3"	220	Sophomore	Foley, AL
Mike Gerald	DB	13	6' 0"	190	Redshirt Freshman	Houston, TX
Drake Lindsey	QB	5	6' 5"	230	Redshirt Freshman	Fayetteville, AR
Mo Saine	DL	94	6' 4"	275	Redshirt Freshman	Eden Prairie, MN
Nathan Roy	OL	50	6' 5"	305	Redshirt Freshman	Mukwonago, WI
Jaylin Hicks	DL	55	6' 3"	260	Redshirt Freshman	Harlem, NY
Zahir Rainer	DB	25	5' 9"	190	Redshirt Freshman	Richmond, VA
Mason Carrier	LB	48	6' 3"	235	Redshirt Freshman	Detroit Lakes, MN
Simon Seidl	DB	27	5' 10"	180	Redshirt Freshman	Hugo, MN
Riley Sunram	DL	93	6' 5"	305	Redshirt Freshman	Kindred, ND
Sam Henson	K	30	6' 1"	195	Graduate Student	Owatonna, MN
Michael Merdinger	QB	--	6' 2"	210	Redshirt Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jai'Onte' McMillan	DB	24	5' 10"	190	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA
Julian Johnson	TE	82	6' 6"	250	Redshirt Freshman	Aurora, IL
Javon Tracy	WR	11	6' 0"	205	Redshirt Junior	Indianapolis, IN
John Nestor	DB	17	6' 1"	205	Junior	Chicago, IL
Rushawn Lawrence	DL	16	6' 2"	270	Graduate Student	Philadelphia, PA
Spencer Alvarez	OL	52	6' 6"	290	Redshirt Junior	Columbia Heights, MN
Ashton Beers	OL	78	6' 6"	315	Redshirt Junior	Slinger, WI
Frank Bierman	TE	44	6' 4"	250	Graduate Student	Tipton, IA
Joey Gerlach	LB	19	6' 3"	225	Redshirt Junior	Woodbury, MN
Aidan Gousby	DB	7	6' 0"	190	Redshirt Junior	Lehigh Acres, FL
Rhyland Kelly	DB	18	6' 1"	200	Redshirt Junior	Winnipeg, MB
Lucas Finnessy	DL	46	6' 3"	255	Graduate Student	Pewaukee, WI
Mo Omonode	DL	50	6' 0"	285	Senior	West Lafayette, IN
Zion Steptoe	WR	--	5' 11"	195	Redshirt Junior	Little Elm, TX
Alan Soukup	LS	80	6' 1"	210	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ
Maverick Baranowski	LB	6	6' 2"	230	Redshirt Junior	Ponce Inlet, FL
Bennett Warren	OL	--	6' 7"	325	Redshirt Freshman	Houston, TX
Brady Denaburg	K	92	5' 11"	195	Senior	Merritt Island, FL
TJ Thomas Jr.	RB	--	5' 8"	190	Sophomore	Thomasville, GA
Mekhai Smith	DB	--	6' 2"	200	Freshman	Lower Merion, PA
Logan Loya	WR	17	5' 11"	190	Graduate Student	Garden Grove, CA
Sid Kaba	DL	--	6' 3"	289	Redshirt Sophomore	Columbus, OH
Brett Carroll	OL	56	6' 5"	320	Redshirt Freshman	Olathe, KS
Sam Macy	DL	45	6' 5"	250	Redshirt Freshman	Chanhassen, MN
Jalen Smith	WR	8	6' 1"	195	Redshirt Freshman	Mankato, MN
Elisha West	DB	39	5' 11"	194	Redshirt Freshman	Gaithersburg, MD
Dylan Wittke	QB	14	6' 1"	215	Redshirt Sophomore	Buford, GA
Jacob Simpson	TE	88	6' 4"	240	Redshirt Freshman	Johnston, IA
Jalen Logan-Redding	DL	97	6' 4"	295	Graduate Student	Columbia, MO
Tony Nelson	OL	59	6' 6"	315	Redshirt Junior	Tracy, MN
Samuel Madu	DB	15	6' 1"	180	Redshirt Freshman	Bronx, NY
Cam Davis	RB	23	6' 1"	215	Graduate Student	Upland, CA
Jaden Ball	OL	58	6' 5"	300	Redshirt Freshman	Carroll, OH
Karter Menz	DL	11	6' 5"	240	Redshirt Sophomore	Horace, ND
Adam Kissayi	DL	98	6' 8"	255	Redshirt Freshman	Palm Bay, FL
Beckham Sunderland	K	--	6' 1"	216	Senior	Newport, KY
Dylan Ray	OL	73	6' 6"	320	Graduate Student	Noblesville, IN
Le'Meke Brockington	WR	0	6' 0"	195	Redshirt Senior	Moultrie, GA
Jameson Geers	TE	86	6' 5"	250	Redshirt Senior	Channahon, IL
Derik LeCaptain	LB	35	6' 2"	235	Graduate Student	Gardner, WI

Emmett Morehead

NO.

6' 6"

235

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Woodside, CA

Andrew Marshall

NO.

6' 2"

235

CLASS

Junior

HOMETOWN

Carroll, OH

Enoch Atewogbola

NO.

6' 4"

230

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Avon, IN

Naiim Parrish

NO.

5' 11"

175

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Freehold, NJ

Luke Ryerse

NO.

6' 1"

220

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Woodbury, MN

Daniel Shipp

NO.

6' 5"

280

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Eastvale, CA

Mark Handy

NO.

6' 7"

320

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Albuquerque, NM

Rhett Hlavacka

NO.

6' 5"

255

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Fond du Lac, WI

Emmanuel Karmo

NO.

6' 2"

225

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Minneapolis, MN

Tom Weston

NO.

6' 3"

215

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Perth, Australia

Aydan West

NO.

5' 11"

190

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Gaithersburg, MD

Naquan Crowder

NO.

6' 3"

319

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Aliquippa, PA

Zachary Robbins

NO.

6' 3"

220

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Payson, UT

Xion Chapman

NO.

6' 4"

300

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Allentown, PA

Anthony Smith

NO.

6' 6"

285

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Shippensburg, PA

Bradley Martino

NO.

6' 3"

180

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Naples, FL

Ethan Stendel

NO.

6' 3"

235

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Caledonia, MN

Jay'Quan Stubbs

NO.

6' 4"

285

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Cleveland, OH

Nate Cleveland

NO.

6' 2"

225

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Hoffman Estates, IL

Abu Tarawallie

NO.

6' 3"

285

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

New Hope, MN

Xavier Ford

NO.

5' 10"

210

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Leesville, LA

Grant Washington

NO.

5' 10"

200

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Avon, OH

Colin Hansen

NO.

6' 7"

250

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Byron, MN

Zack Harden

NO.

6' 1"

200

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Covington, GA

Kaveon Lee

NO.

6' 5"

290

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Chicago, IL

Jakob Lutz

NO.

6' 0"

195

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Peachtree City, GA

Quentin Redding

NO.

5' 7"

160

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Menomonee Falls, WI

Aluma Nkele

NO.

6' 6"

380

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Gardena, CA

Matt Kingsbury

NO.

6' 3"

230

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Chicago, IL

Jaron Thomas

NO.

6' 0"

210

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Elkhart, IN

Greg Johnson

NO.

6' 6"

325

CLASS

Junior

HOMETOWN

Prior Lake, MN

Donielle Hayes

NO.

6' 0"

190

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Pensacola, FL

Sam Peters

NO.

6' 4"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Maple Grove, MN

Kaden Helms

NO.

6' 5"

238

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Bellevue, NE

Jerome Williams

NO.

6' 4"

320

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Osseo, MN

Garrison Monroe

NO.

6' 0"

205

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Shakopee, MN

Kerry Brown

NO.

5' 10"

190

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Naples, FL

Nick Spence

NO.

6' 6"

300

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Phoenix, AZ

Daniel Jackson

NO.

5' 10"

175

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Alexandria, MN

Theorin Randle

NO.

6' 2"

300

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Houston, TX

Darius Taylor

NO.

6' 0"

215

CLASS

Junior

HOMETOWN

Detroit, MI

Pierce Walsh

NO.

6' 4"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Downers Grove, IL

Max Shikenjanski

NO.

6' 2"

185

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Stillwater, MN

Parker Knutson

NO.

6' 1"

193

CLASS

Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Sartell, Minnesota

Evan Redding

NO.

5' 10"

185

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Menomonee Falls, WI

Marcellus Marshall

NO.

6' 6"

330

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Morgantown, WV

Jeff Roberson

NO.

6' 2"

230

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Choctaw, OK

Devon Williams

NO.

6' 1"

230

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Dublin, OH

Nate Becker

NO.

6' 6"

300

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Maple Grove, MN

Deven Eastern

NO.

6' 6"

320

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Shakopee, MN

Darius Green

NO.

6' 0"

210

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Covington, GA

Jack DiSano

NO.

6' 3"

245

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Glenview, IL

Drew Biber

NO.

6' 4"

245

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Cedarburg, WI

A.J. Turner

NO.

6' 0"

195

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Hampton, VA

Jaxon Howard

NO.

6' 4"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Crystal, MN

Perry Thompson

NO.

6' 3"

220

CLASS

Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Foley, AL

Mike Gerald

NO.

6' 0"

190

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Houston, TX

Drake Lindsey

NO.

6' 5"

230

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Fayetteville, AR

Mo Saine

NO.

6' 4"

275

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Eden Prairie, MN

Nathan Roy

NO.

6' 5"

305

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Mukwonago, WI

Jaylin Hicks

NO.

6' 3"

260

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Harlem, NY

Zahir Rainer

NO.

5' 9"

190

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Richmond, VA

Mason Carrier

NO.

6' 3"

235

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Detroit Lakes, MN

Simon Seidl

NO.

5' 10"

180

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Hugo, MN

Riley Sunram

NO.

6' 5"

305

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Kindred, ND

Sam Henson

NO.

6' 1"

195

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Owatonna, MN

Michael Merdinger

NO.

6' 2"

210

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jai'Onte' McMillan

NO.

5' 10"

190

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Atlanta, GA

Julian Johnson

NO.

6' 6"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Aurora, IL

Javon Tracy

NO.

6' 0"

205

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Indianapolis, IN

John Nestor

NO.

6' 1"

205

CLASS

Junior

HOMETOWN

Chicago, IL

Rushawn Lawrence

NO.

6' 2"

270

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Philadelphia, PA

Spencer Alvarez

NO.

6' 6"

290

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Columbia Heights, MN

Ashton Beers

NO.

6' 6"

315

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Slinger, WI

Frank Bierman

NO.

6' 4"

250

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Tipton, IA

Joey Gerlach

NO.

6' 3"

225

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Woodbury, MN

Aidan Gousby

NO.

6' 0"

190

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Lehigh Acres, FL

Rhyland Kelly

NO.

6' 1"

200

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Winnipeg, MB

Lucas Finnessy

NO.

6' 3"

255

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Pewaukee, WI

Mo Omonode

NO.

6' 0"

285

CLASS

Senior

HOMETOWN

West Lafayette, IN

Zion Steptoe

NO.

5' 11"

195

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Little Elm, TX

Alan Soukup

NO.

6' 1"

210

CLASS

Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Phoenix, AZ

Maverick Baranowski

NO.

6' 2"

230

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Ponce Inlet, FL

Bennett Warren

NO.

6' 7"

325

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Houston, TX

Brady Denaburg

NO.

5' 11"

195

CLASS

Senior

HOMETOWN

Merritt Island, FL

TJ Thomas Jr.

NO.

5' 8"

190

CLASS

Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Thomasville, GA

Mekhai Smith

NO.

6' 2"

200

CLASS

Freshman

HOMETOWN

Lower Merion, PA

Logan Loya

NO.

5' 11"

190

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Garden Grove, CA

Sid Kaba

NO.

6' 3"

289

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Columbus, OH

Brett Carroll

NO.

6' 5"

320

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Olathe, KS

Sam Macy

NO.

6' 5"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Chanhassen, MN

Jalen Smith

NO.

6' 1"

195

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Mankato, MN

Elisha West

NO.

5' 11"

194

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Gaithersburg, MD

Dylan Wittke

NO.

6' 1"

215

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Buford, GA

Jacob Simpson

NO.

6' 4"

240

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Johnston, IA

Jalen Logan-Redding

NO.

6' 4"

295

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Columbia, MO

Tony Nelson

NO.

6' 6"

315

CLASS

Redshirt Junior

HOMETOWN

Tracy, MN

Samuel Madu

NO.

6' 1"

180

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Bronx, NY

Cam Davis

NO.

6' 1"

215

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Upland, CA

Jaden Ball

NO.

6' 5"

300

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Carroll, OH

Karter Menz

NO.

6' 5"

240

CLASS

Redshirt Sophomore

HOMETOWN

Horace, ND

Adam Kissayi

NO.

6' 8"

255

CLASS

Redshirt Freshman

HOMETOWN

Palm Bay, FL

Beckham Sunderland

NO.

6' 1"

216

CLASS

Senior

HOMETOWN

Newport, KY

Dylan Ray

NO.

6' 6"

320

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Noblesville, IN

Le'Meke Brockington

NO.

6' 0"

195

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Moultrie, GA

Jameson Geers

NO.

6' 5"

250

CLASS

Redshirt Senior

HOMETOWN

Channahon, IL

Derik LeCaptain

NO.

6' 2"

235

CLASS

Graduate Student

HOMETOWN

Gardner, WI

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