BEARS SPOTLIGHT #4 DONOVAN WATKINS
POSITION: Safety
HOMETOWN: Winnsboro, S.C.
TWITTER: @D_Watkins05
MAJOR: Communication Studies (Anticipated Graduation: 2027)
CAREER NOTES:
• Preseason All-Southern Conference (SoCon Coaches, Phil Steele)
• 19 career games played (19 starts)
• 37 career tackles (22 solo), 12 pass break-ups, 1 interception
HOW DO YOU WANT MERCER FANS TO REMEMBER YOU?
“I want fans to remember me as a hard worker and a person who puts the team first in every situation and that I was never a selfish person.”
WHAT IS THE THING THAT YOU’RE TOO OLD TO DO, BUT STILL ENJOY?
“I still watch cartoons from time to time. I think that’s something I’m too old for, but Cartoon Network has the best shows. It has to be the old Cartoon Network shows though.”
WHAT PERSONALITY TRAITS DID YOU GET FROM YOUR PARENTS?
“I get my sense of humor from pops. I joke around with my teammates all the time, like 24/7, non stop. My pops is a very funny person, and we always joke with each other as well.”
IF YOU COULD LEARN TO DO ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
“I would want to be some type of scientist. I would want to make something crazy and do all types of experiments and stuff.”
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOURSELF 5 YEARS AGO?
“I would tell myself to just keep going. Nothing in this world is going to be easy and nothing is going to be handed to you. Be who you are and don’t change for anybody or anything.”
2025 MERCER BEARS FOOTBALL
Mercer BEARS vs. VMI KEYDETS
October 25, 2025 l Five Star Stadium l Macon, Ga.
u The 14th-ranked Mercer Bears resume the home portion of their regular season schedule today when they take on league nemesis VMI at 3 p.m. inside Five Star Stadium in Macon. The game will be broadcasted live by ESPN+ with Frank Malloy and Phil Cox handling the duties in the booth.
u VMI returned a dozen starters (5 offense, 7 defense) off of last year’s team that finished with a 1-11 mark (1-7 SoCon) … The Keydets will ride a five-game losing streak into Saturday’s game with the Bears, and registered their lone win of the season in Week 2 against Ferrum (NCAA Division II) … Defensive back Kouri Crump was the lone Keydet named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference squad as a member of the first team … VMI has already registered a conference-best (3rd NCAA) three defensive touchdowns this season, including a 10-yard pick 6 in the Week 7 loss at East Tennessee State … The Keydets have also lost just one fumble this season as well.
u Mercer has captured eight of the previous 11 series matchups with VMI dating back to the 2014 season –the first campaign for the Bears as a member of the Southern Conference … The Orange & Black has won the last three meetings by 34 or more points after dropping consecutive contests with the Keydets in 2020-21 and 2021 … The Bears are averaging 32.7 points per game across the 11-game-old series with VMI and have scored 32 or more points seven times across that span … The series does show one overtime contest - a 33-30 triumph for Mercer in Lexington, Va., midway through the 2016 season.
u Visiting and 10th-ranked Mercer racked up more than 500 yards of total offense and pitched its first road shutout in more than a decade as the Bears clinched at least a share of their first conference title in 92 years with a 34-0 shutout of VMI last season at Foster Stadium … The Bears picked off a pair of passes in that outing … MU racked up 221 yards in the opening half and took a 17-0 lead into the halftime break … Parker Wroble caught three passes for 102 yards and two scores to pace the MU offense.
u Mercer will seek its school record-tying sixth-straight victory when it battles VMI today in Five Star Stadium … Last year’s version of the Bears captured its first six contests of the season to shatter the previous record (5 games) that was jointly held by the 2013, 2022 and 2023 squads … A win on Saturday against the Keydets would move the Bears to 5-0 in Southern Conference play for the first time in program history as well … The 2022 club was the only Mercer team to capture its first four conference matchups of the season until this year’s squad equaled that mark with the victory over Samford in Week 6.
u Mercer will ride an eight-game win streak against Southern Conference teams into its Week 9 home game against VMI ... The last league loss for the Bears came in the form of a 55-35 loss at Samford that marked the first loss of the season for MU in 2024 ... MU has now captured 17 of its last 19 games against SoCon opponents dating back to a 38-3 win over VMI on Sept. 30, 2023 ... The Bears are 9-1 at home across that stretch and 8-1 away from Macon.
u Mercer has held four of its last five opponents under 100 rushing yards, and currently ranks fourth among the
Freshman Braden Atkinson broke a school record with his fourth 300+-yard passing game of the season in Mercer’s 38-14 victory at Princeton. He ranks second in NCAA FCS with 303.0 passing yards per game.
126 FCS schools with 84.5 rushing yards per game allowed … It’s no rarity, however, as the Orange & Black has limited opponents to 100 yards or less in 15 of its 20 outings (75%) under head coach Mike Jacobs and defensive coordinator Jahmal Brown … Mercer has also averaged 8.2 tackles for loss per game (3.5 sacks/game) across that stretch as well ... The Bears boasted the nation’s best rushing defense (70.8) last season.
u Mercer will carry the nation’s 16th-ranked total offense (440.3 yards/game) into Saturday’s matchup at Five Star Stadium and ranks among the nation’s top 20 teams in six other offensive statistical categories as well
... The Bears possess the nation’s 8th-best passing attack (278.2), and have yielded just 0.33 sacks (4th NCAA) and 3.83 tackles for loss (10th) through six games ... Mercer also ranks 18th among 126 FCS squads with a 154.86 passing efficiency rating.
u Mercer has racked up more than 400 yards of total offense on each leg of its current 5-game win skein ... It is the first time in the modern era of the program (2013-present) that MU has logged 400 or more yards of total offense in five consecutive games ... Mercer has registered at least 500 yards of total offense in each of its last two outings, marking just the third time in program history that the squad has reached that impressive plateau in back-to-back games.
u Quarterback Braden Atkinson was one of 22 players named to Wednesday’s (10/22) watch list for the Jerry Rice Award which honors the FCS freshman player of the year ... Six current or former Mercer players have finished among the top 17 in the final vote tally for the honor, including Andrew Zock who logged a fourth-place finish in the voting for the 2024 award ... That matched the highest finish by an MU player in the 14-year history of the honor ... Isaac Dowling finished fourth in the final vote tally for the 2020-21 award.
u Reice Griffith’s successful PAT kick late in the third quarter of Mercer’s 38-14 win at Princeton moved the junior kicked atop the program’s all-time scoring list ... He has now logged 216 career points on 123 PATs and 31 field goals ... The scoring record was formerly held by Cole Fisher (212 points) who logged 107 PATs and 35 field goals from 2015-18.
u Mercer is now 52-21 (.712) all-time in Five Star Stadium following its Week 6 win over Samford, including a 25-5 (.833) clip since the 2019 campaign ... The Bears have won nine-straight games against SoCon foes in Five Star Stadium, and boasts a 20-3 clip against league foes since the end of the 2019 campaign ... The Bears are 30-17 all-time against SoCon opponents in Macon.
Mercer’s defense has limited four of its last five opponents under the 100-yard rushing mark, and heads into today’s game sporting the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing defense. The Bears also lead FCS with 4.00 sacks per game as well.
2025 MERCER BEARS FOOTBALL
(5-1, 4-0 SoCon)
MERCER BEARS
Head Coach: Mike Jacobs (Ohio State, 2001)
Record at Mercer: 16-4 (.800), 2nd year
Overall Record: 90-21 (.811), 10th year
Aug. 23 vs. #7 UC Davis No Contest
Aug. 30 PRESBYTERIAN L, 15-10
Sept. 6 BYE
Sept. 13 * WOFFORD W, 22-21
Sept. 20 * at The Citadel W, 38-0
Sept. 27 * at East Tennessee State W, 38-34
Oct. 4 * SAMFORD W, 45-21
Oct. 11 at Princeton W, 38-14
Oct. 18 BYE
Oct. 25 * VMI
Nov. 1 * at Furman
Nov. 8 * at Western Carolina 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 * CHATTANOOGA
Nov. 22 at Auburn
* = Southern Conference (SoCon) game 2025
MERCER/VMI SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT
9/27/2014 Lexington, Va. W, 27-24
10/24/2015 Macon L, 28-21
10/1/2016 Lexington, Va. W, 33-30 (ot)
9/30/2017 Macon W, 49-14
9/29/2018 Lexington, Va. W, 48-38
10/19/2019 Macon W, 34-27
3/13/2021 Lexington, Va. L, 41-14
10/16/2021 Macon L, 45-7
10/29/2022 Lexington, Va. W, 55-14
9/30/2023 Macon W, 38-3
11/9/2024 Lexington, Va. W, 34-0
Series Notes (Mercer leads, 8-3)
In Macon: 3-2
In Lexington, Va.: 5-1
Decided By 3 Points Or Less: 2-0
Decided By 7 Points Or Less: 3-1
Biggest Win: 55-14 (2022)
Biggest Loss: 45-7 (2021)
Current Streak: W3
Last 10 Games: 7-3
1-6 (0-3 SoCon)
VMI KEYDETS
Head Coach: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, 1984) Record at VMI: 7-23 (.233), 3rd year
Overall Record: 127-77 (.623), 19th year
Aug. 30 at Navy L, 52-7
Sept. 6 FERRUM W, 42-7
Sept. 13 at Bucknell L, 35-28
Sept. 20 at Richmond L, 38-14
Sept. 27 BYE
Oct. 4 * CHATTANOOGA L, 21-14
Oct. 11 * at East Tennessee State L, 45-10
Oct. 18 * SAMFORD L, 24-22
Oct. 25 * at #16 Mercer 3 p.m. Nov. 1 * at The Citadel 2 p.m. Nov. 8 * WOFFORD 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 * at Furman 1 p.m. Nov. 22 * WESTERN CAROLINA Noon
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Reice Griffith moved atop Mercer’s all-time scoring list with 213 points following his third-quarter extra point in the win over Princeton two weeks ago.
MERCER NUMERICAL ROSTER
# NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
0 Andrew Zock DL 6-2 250 So. Citra, Fla./Hawthorne HS
1 Dan Hicks DL 6-5 265 R-Sr. Lansdale, Pa./West Chester)
1 DJ Smith QB 6-2 200 Sr. Greenwood, Miss./Jones College
2 Adonis McDaniel WR 5-10 170 Jr. Columbia, S.C./Ridge View HS
3 Apollos Cook TE 6-3 210 R-So. Lexington, S.C./Duke
3 Myles Weston CB 5-11 175 R-Jr. Port Charlotte, Fla./Venice HS
4 Autavius Ison RB 5-11 190 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Charleston Southern
4 Donovan Watkins S 5-11 180 Jr. Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central HS
5 Javarius George WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. Dallas, Ga./North Paulding HS
5 Mike Polke S 6-0 190 Fr. Toombs County, Ga./Toombs County HS
6 Kims Pierre CB 6-0 180 Fr. Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee HS
7 Kendall Harris WR 6-1 200 R-So. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill HS
7 Carmelo O’neal S 6-4 200 So. Atlanta, Ga./Westlake HS
8 KJ Thomas CB 5-11 180 Fr. Conyers, Ga./Hebron Christian Academy
9 Jayvyn Fraziars S 6-2 200 Fr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS
9 Brayden Smith WR 5-10 185 Jr. Macon, Ga./Tattnall Square Academy
10 Julian Fox LB 6-1 220 R-So. Cordele, Ga./Crisp County HS
11 Braden Atkinson QB 6-1 215 Fr. Rolesville, N.C./Rolesville HS
11 Aiden Holewski DL 6-3 240 Fr. New Port Richey, Fla./Gulf HS
12 Tommy Bliss S 5-11 195 R-Jr. Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill HS
12 Jake Wilson QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. Trophy Club, Texas/Purdue
13 Juwan Johnson S 5-11 195 Sr. Savannah, Ga./Calvary Day School
13 Braylon Stewart WR 6-0 185 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Middle Creek HS
14 Ethan McDowell DL 6-2 245 R-So. Newnan, Ga./Miami (Ohio)
14 Malik Simmons TE 6-4 230 R-Sr. Bedford Heights, Ohio/Lenoir-Rhyne
15 Kobe McInnis DL 6-2 245 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Wheeler HS
16 Jake Maxwell QB 6-3 195 R-Fr. Bonaire, Ga./Veterans HS
16 Christian Davis S 5-10 190 R-Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Army)
17 Kaleb Hutchinson S 6-0 185 R-Jr. Augusta, Ga./Coastal Carolina)
17 Trenton Jones WR 5-10 170 Fr. Hastings, Fla./St. Augustine HS
18 Adjatay Dabbs WR 6-0 170 R-So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville HS
18 Justin Ferguson CB 6-0 180 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./West Forsyth HS
19 John McConnell P 6-3 190 R-Sr. Morgantown, W.Va./Marshall)
19 JP Pickles QB 6-1 215 R-Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./UTEP
20 Carlos Benjamin RB 5-8 175 Fr. Prichard, Ala./Vigor HS
20 Ryan McNally S 5-9 170 R-Fr. Winder, Ga./Winder-Barrow HS
21 Fabian Scott CB 6-3 185 Jr. Miami, Fla./Florida Atlantic
22 Carter Kermott S 5-11 180 R-Fr. Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS
22 CJ Miller RB 5-11 230 R-Jr. Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City HS
23 Sam Connell CB 6-0 165 R-Fr. Augusta, Ga./ Augusta Prep
23 Travion Solomon WR 6-1 190 R-Jr. Macon, Ga./Northeast HS
24 Roman Douthit CB 5-10 155 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Lakeside HS
25 Tyrell Coard RB 6-0 205 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Cox Mill HS
25 Buck Cooper CB 6-0 180 R-Sr. Savannah, Ga./Georgia State
26 Tucker Mix CB 5-10 165 R-Jr. Gray, Ga./Jones County HS
27 Micah Bell RB 5-10 205 R-Jr. McDonough, Ga./Charlotte
28 Rafael Little LB 6-1 215 Fr. Seneca, S.C./Seneca HS
29 Evan Taylor CB 6-2 190 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Nebraska
30 Brayden Dudley DL 6-2 255 R-Sr. Buford, Ga. /West Virginia
31 Markus Meincke P 6-7 220 So. Hamburg, Germany/UAB
32 Kai Reyes CB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher HS
33 Antonio Butts Jr. LB 6-1 215 R-Fr. Savannah, Ga./Effingham County HS
34 Mac Bradley LB 6-2 235 Fr. Bogart, Ga./Prince Avenue HS
35 Cole Allbaugh K 5-9 175 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida State University HS
36 Bryce Addison K 5-9 175 R-Jr. Saint Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS
39 Billy Martin RB 5-8 190 R-Fr. Kite, Ga./David Emanuel Academy
46 Isaac Prince LB 6-0 215 R-Jr. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh HS
48 Mic Wasson LB 6-3 215 Sr. Glennville, Ga./Pinewood Christian Academy
49 Max Allen LS 6-4 205 Fr. Holly Springs, N.C./Holly Springs HS
50 Darrian King OL 6-3 295 R-Sr. Oak Grove, Miss./Samford
51 Drew Clare LB 6-2 225 R-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Denmark HS
52 Wyatt Hester LB 6-0 190 R-Fr. Newberry, Fla./Newberry HS
53 Justin Gilbert DL 6-3 245 R-Sr. Dallas, Ga./Savannah State
54 Justin Brett OL 5-11 265 R-Jr. Sandersville, Ga./Washington County HS
55 Ean Johnson-Kelley DL 6-1 270 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Manatee HS
56 Jaiden Hamilton LS 6-2 215 Jr. Carrollton, Ga./Carrollton HS
57 Tyler Murray OL 6-2 285 So. Altavista, Va./Liberty Christian Academy
58 Tyler Murray OL 6-5 300 R-So. San Antonio, Texas/Texas Tech
60 Gavin Marks OL 6-3 305 Fr. Wendell, N.C./Rolesville HS
63 Jamari Freeman OL 6-4 300 R-Jr. Fairburn, Ga./Tennessee State
64 Garrett Weisgerber OL 6-2 280 Fr. Lithia, Fla./Carrollwood Day School
66 Denver Degonia OL 6-1 245 Fr. Harris County, Ga./Harris County HS
67 Pierson Sears OL 6-1 255 R-Fr. Canton, Ga./Creekview HS
69 Blake Martin OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. Sawmills, N.C./Coastal Carolina
70 Xavier Jennings OL 6-2 305 Gr. Shelby, N.C./Lenoir-Rhyne
72 Michael Horton OL 6-4 280 R-Fr. Macon, Ga./Westside HS
HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
73 Kurt Armstrong OL 6-4 325 R-Fr. Baker, Fla./Baker HS
74 Amarii Atchison OL 6-8 300 R-So. Douglasville, Ga./Alexander HS
75 Kelan Washington OL 6-3 290 Fr. DeFuniak Springs, Fla./Walton HS
76 William Cotney OL 6-1 260 R-So. Ocala, Fla./West Port HS
77 Luke Schultz OL 6-7 295 R-Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian HS
80 Ty Doughty WR 5-9 180 Fr. Madison, Ala./James Clemens HS
82 Cole Shaw WR 6-2 195 So. Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville HS
83 Camauri Simmons WR 5-10 160 So. Hardeeville, S.C./Navy Prep
84 Zachary Lowe WR 5-8 170 R-Fr. Apex, N.C./Apex HS
85 Sawyer Burt TE 6-5 250 R-Jr. Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS
86 Samuel Albee TE 6-5 235 Jr. Dunwoody, Ga./Fellowship Christian School
87 Cooper Berry TE 6-2 235 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford HS
88 Ty Everson TE 6-3 235 Jr. Blackshear, Ga./Navy Prep
89 Ian Garcia P 6-0 210 R-Jr. Windermere, Fla./Foundation Academy
90 Tucker Wilson DL 5-11 230 R-Jr. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County HS
91 Jordan Swain DL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Brunswick, Ga./Glynn Academy
92 Sully Croker K 6-0 180 R-So. Auburn, Ga./Providence Christian Academy
93 Reice Griffith K 5-11 170 Jr. Pace, Fla./Pace HS
94 Marius Landsfeld DL 6-4 270 R-So. Brühl, Germany/Liberty
95 Delano Marcelus DL 6-2 275 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga./West Liberty
96 Myles Dixon DL 6-3 290 Fr. Holly Hill, S.C./Newton (Ga.) HS
97 Kody Arnold P 5-10 175 Jr. Brunswick, Ga./Glynn Academy
98 Ke’Vion Wellington DL 6-3 280 R-So. Indianapolis, Ind./Austin Peay
Head Coach: Mike Jacobs, 2nd Season (Ohio State, 2001)
Associate Head Coach/Linebackers: Shawn Chaffee (College of Wooster, 2013)
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Jahmal Brown (Bowling Green State, 2010)
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Anthony Soto (UC Davis, 2012)
Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs: Fred Jones (Tusculum, 2013)
Special Teams Coordinator: Matt Ulrich (Winona State, 2012)
Wide Receivers: Devin Figaro (Louisiana Lafayette, 2014)
Defensive Line: Jimmy Long (Lenoir-Rhyne, 2014)
Tight Ends: Shaedon Meadors (Appalachian State, 2017)
Offensive Line: Brian Folkerts (Washburn, 2018)
Defensive Backs: Christopher Vega (Delaware Valley, 2014)
Offensive Analyst: Richie Lankford (West Georgia, 2025)
Defensive Analyst: Ezekiel Combs (Lakeland, 2021)
Director of Football Operations: Bennett Houston (North Greenville, 2015)
Coordinator of On-Campus Recruiting: Kayla Vick (Mercer, 2023)
Director of Football Equipment: Sam Scobie (West Florida, 2024)
Operations Assistant: Austin Aldridge (Mercer, 2024)
VMI NUMERICAL ROSTER
# NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
0 Nic Land S R-So. 6-4 205 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
1 Destin Moore WR R-So. 5-11 175 Cairo, Ga. / Brookwood HS
2 Anthony Allen DB R-Fr. 6-2 210 Richmond, Va. / Armstrong HS
2 Ebenezer McCarthy RB R-Jr. 6-0 210 Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle HS
3 Cade Cox TE R-So. 6-4 230 Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith HS
3 Amaje Parker CB So. 6-0 190 Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle HS
4 Isaiah Grevious S R-So. 6-1 210 Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle HS
4 Malik McNeely WR So. 6-4 190 Huntington, W.Va. / Huntington HS
5 Ethan Haston DB Fr. 6-0 175 Roanoke, Va. / William Byrd HS
5 Collin Shannon QB R-Fr. 6-1 210 Sevierville, Tenn. / Sevier County HS
6 Joe Comello CB Sr. 5-8 190 Silver Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel
6 Noah Grevious WR R-Fr. 6-0 200 Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle HS
7 Caleb Knight CB Fr. 6-0 180 Charlotte, N.C. / Mallard Creek HS
7 Nathan Lhotsky TE Jr. 6-5 238 Bridgeport, W.Va. / Robert C. Byrd HS
8 JoJo Crump QB So. 6-1 205 Nashville, Tenn. / Father Ryan HS
8 Steven Riveros LB R-So. 5-11 210 Sterling, Va. / Potomac Falls HS
9 Leo Boehling RB So. 6-0 235 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
9 Louis English DB R-So. 6-2 190 Roanoke, Va. / William Fleming HS
11 Robert Powell DB So. 5-8 162 Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown HS
11 Chandler Wilson QB R-So. 6-0 200 Knoxville, Tenn. / Carter HS
12 Malik Holmes S R-So. 5-10 190 King & Queen, Va. / King & Queen Central HS
12 Zach Pirtle WR R-So. 6-1 195 Charlottesville, Va. / The Covenant School
13 Ethen Horne WR So. 6-1 195 Woodbridge, Va. / Colonial Forge HS
13 James Morris DB R-So. 6-0 195 Madison Heights, Va. / Amherst County HS
14 Nana Utsey QB Fr. 6-2 210 Richmond, Va. / Glen Allen HS
14 EJ Wilborne DB R-So. 6-1 205 Fredericksburg, Va. / Riverbend HS
15 Ian Reynolds QB Fr. 6-3 215 Atlanta, Ga. / North Atlanta HS
15 Jordan Tolson DB Fr. 6-2 185 Montross, Va. / Westmoreland HS
16 Vann Baggett QB Fr. 6-2 190 Virginia Beach, Va. / Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
16 Ashton Dixon DB Fr. 5-11 170 Rustburg, Va. / Rustburg HS
17 Cody Shelton QB R-Fr. 5-11 200 Chesterfield, Va. / Benedictine HS
17 Corey Williams DB Fr. 5-11 165 Virginia Beach, Va. / Atlantic Shores Christian HS
18 Stephen Dean III LB R-Jr. 6-2 225 Mineral, Va. / Louisa County HS
18 Ryan von Brandt TE Sr. 6-8 265 Middletown, Del. / Appoquinimink HS
19 D’Ahmon Artis LB Jr. 6-2 220 Richmond, Va. / Hermitage HS
19 Jadon Prinzivalli QB Fr. 6-0 180 Morristown, N.J. / Delbarton School
20 Logan Marshall DB Fr. 6-0 180 Woodbridge, Va. / Hylton HS
20 Owen Sweeney WR R-Fr. 6-4 200 Roanoke, Va. / Cave Spring HS
21 Camden Clinton LB Jr. 6-2 222 Evington, Va. / Liberty Christian HS
21 Luke Schalow RB R-Jr. 5-10 205 Ashburn, Va. / Briar Woods HS
22 Tyrel Dobson LB Sr. 5-11 220 Radford, Va. / Radford
22 Kam Johnson RB R-Fr. 5-9 215 Roanoke, Va. / North Cross HS
23 Derek Hite LB Fr. 6-1 225 Loretto, Pa. / Penn Cambria HS
23 Zion Woody RB R-Fr. 5-6 155 Daleville, Va. / Lord Botetourt HS
24 Jack Ham DB R-Fr. 6-0 190 Mechanicsville, Va. / Atlee HS
25 Ayden Babich S R-So. 6-1 205 Roanoke, Va. / Cave Spring HS
25 Aslin Shipe RB So. 5-10 190 Ashburn, Va. / Broad Run HS
26 Kouri Crump DB R-Jr. 6-3 205 Charlotte, N.C. / William A. Hough HS
27 Austin Fletcher LS So. 6-0 205 Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge HS
28 Cole Varner WR So. 5-10 175 Mechanicsville, Va. / Highland Springs HS
29 Myles Berry CB R-Fr. 5-11 170 Richmond, Va. / Mills Godwin HS
30 TJ DiLoreto RB So. 5-10 200 Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal School
30 Rod Tasco LB Fr. 6-4 215 Roanoke, Va. / Patrick Henry HS
31 Omar Miller CB R-Fr. 5-10 175 Charlottesville, Va. / St. Anne’s-Belfield HS
32 Zach Bowers K/P R-Fr. 6-1 175 Chesterfield, Va. / Matoaca HS
32 Darian McKenzie RB Fr. 5-9 200 Norfolk, Va. / Lake Taylor HS
33 Dylan Friedman TE Fr. 6-2 205 Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal HS
33 Samuel Goode LB Fr. 6-1 240 Purcellville, Va. / Woodgrove HS
34 John Garbett LB Jr. 6-1 195 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
35 Jack Joyce K/P So. 6-5 220 Metuchen, N.J. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS
36 Jakari Nicely LB R-Fr. 6-0 220 Daleville, Va. / Lord Botetourt HS
37 Logan Burnett LB R-So. 6-0 220 Lynchburg, Va. / Liberty Christian HS
38 Omar McPherson S So. 5-11 165 Amherst, Va. / Amherst County HS
39 Camron Watkins LB R-Fr. 6-2 215 Wingate, Pa. / Bald Eagle Area HS
40 William Lees K/P Fr. 5-10 170 Leesburg, Va. / Heritage HS
40 Phoenix Ward DL R-Fr. 6-4 270 Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale HS
41 Dean Webb K/P Fr. 5-10 180 Daleville, Va. / Lord Botetourt HS
42 De’Andre Robinson DL R-Jr. 6-2 250 Goochland, Va. / Goochland HS
43 Henry Berling LB R-So. 6-3 235 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
44 Dylan Poley FB R-So. 6-0 240 Grahamsville, N.Y. / Tri-Valley HS
45 DJ Jones LB R-Fr. 6-0 220 Charlotte, N.C. / Mallard Creek HS
47 Derrick Cook DB Fr. 6-1 195 Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch HS
48 Bret McClung LB Sr. 6-1 230 Lexington, Va./ Rockbridge County HS
49 Jalen Terrell S So. 5-11 180 Alexandria, Va. / West Potomac HS
50 Chase Aslett OL R-So. 6-4 295 Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale HS # NAME
/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL
52 Bryce Burnett OL R-So. 6-1 295 College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy HS
53 Robbie Dunn OL R-So. 6-3 290 Midlothian, Va. / Trinity Episcopal HS
54 Baylor Necessary LB Fr. 6-3 220 Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill HS
56 William Dixon OL R-Jr. 6-4 270 Midlothian, Va. / James River HS
57 Donovan Burnett DL Fr. 6-3 275 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills HS
58 Aiden Jones OL R-Fr. 6-4 300 Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale HS
60 Nathan Payne LS R-Jr. 6-3 225 Burke, Va. / Lake Braddock HS
61 Ryan McCarthy DL R-So. 6-3 250 Ashburn, Va. / Briar Woods HS
62 Jonah Elliott OL Fr. 6-5 275 Midlothian, Va. / Midlothian HS
63 Ayanle Farah OL R-Fr. 6-4 275 Sterling, Va. / Potomac Falls HS
65 Jackson Bryie OL Fr. 6-0 280 Salem, Va. / Salem HS
66 Richard Mulhern OL R-Fr. 6-4 300 Manassas, Va. / Mt. Zion Prep
67 Adam Cannon OL Fr. 6-5 290 Dacula, Ga. / Hebron Christian HS
68 Grayson Sykes OL Fr. 6-4 295 Fort Mill, S.C. / Fort Mill HS
69 Matt Wavra OL Fr. 6-5 290 Waterford, Va. / Loudoun County HS
70 Elijah Bass OL Jr. 6-5 250 Danville, Va. / George Washington HS
72 Michael Perry OL R-Jr. 6-3 300 Fredericksburg, Va. / St. Michael the Archangel
73 Britin Witt OL So. 6-3 300 Forest, Va. / Jefferson Forest HS
74 Tristan Woodley OL R-So. 6-4 305 Virginia Beach, Va. / Bayside HS
75 Carson Marko OL Fr. 6-1 275 Virginia Beach, Va. / Tallwood HS
76 Christian Holland OL Fr. 6-3 310 Ridgeway, Va. / Magna Vista HS
77 Thomas Leible OL R-Fr. 6-7 310 Bensalem, Pa. / Bensalem HS
78 Garrett Joyce OL R-Fr. 6-3 285 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
80 Halim Hardnett WR Fr. 5-10 155 Virginia Beach, Va. / Bayside HS
81 Brody Patterson WR R-Fr. 6-1 197 Tazewell, Va. / Tazewell HS
82 Ryan Beckman WR R-So. 5-11 180 Nokesville, Va. / Brentsville District HS
84 Traveion Slaughter WR Fr. 5-11 185 Chesapeake, Va. / Indian River HS
85 Zion Trump WR Fr. 6-2 185 Leesburg, Va. / Virginia Academy
86 JC Beverly TE Fr. 6-3 240 Lynchburg, Va. / Liberty Christian HS
87 Jon Tyree WR R-Fr. 5-7 165 Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale HS
88 Morgan McPhaul TE R-Jr. 6-2 265 Kinston, N.C. / Arendell-Parrott Academy
89 Liden Krush TE R-Fr. 6-2 240 Vienna, Va. / James Madison
90 Elijah Brooks DL R-So. 6-3 305 Louisa, Va. / Louisa County HS
92 Jacob Moore DL Jr. 6-3 295 Richmond, Va. / Benedictine HS
94 Justice Foster DL Fr. 6-2 295 Rock Hill, S.C. / Rock Hill HS
95 Owen Ham DL R-Jr. 6-0 275 Mechanicsville, Va. / Atlee HS
96 Will Ferguson DL Fr. 6-3 250 Suffolk, Va. / Atlantic Shores Christian HS
97 Carson Gue DL Fr. 6-3 235 Ona, W.Va. / Cabell Midland HS
98 Luis Navarro DL Fr. 6-5 255 Fork Union, Va. / Fork Union HS
99 Ben Shrewsbury K/P Jr. 6-2 190 Jonesborough, Tenn. / Daniel Boone HS
Head Coach: Danny Rocco (3rd Season)
Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: AJ Hampton
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Rich Yahner
Special Teams Coordinator: Greg Wood
Defensive Line: JB Lageman
Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks: Greg Meyer
Defensive Backs: Pat Brown
Tight Ends: Keith Jones
Offensive Line: Elliott Wratten
Linebackers: Dae’lun Darien
Running Backs: Mike Newton
Quarterbacks: Thomas Morton
Quality Control (Defense): Phil Shapiro
Offensive Assistant: Caleb Basaldu
We’re here for the win. Georgia Power is here for you.
