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2022 Blazer Football Rosters
2022 Valdosta State Blazer Football Roster
Alphabetical Roster 8 Council Allen WR 62 Izaiah Anderson OL 95 Dallas Anthony DL 53 Kenley-Mary Asse OL
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Julian Baldi LB 80 James Barnes WR
Nyshun Bell DB 32 Jordan Billups DB 97 Jaden Blount DL 42 Aree Booker LB 27 Montae Boyd DB 54 Larry Brooks DL
Chris Bruglio DL 50 Brett Buckridge LS 3 Jackson Bull LB
Rodney Bullard WR 56 Torren Calhoun DL 52 Jeremiah Campbell OL
Andrew Carner RB 35 Donte Carpenter LB 24 James Chaney RB 63 Kody Chisholm OL 40 Deion Coleman LB 7 Sean Colman DB 59 Demetrius Cooley OL 31 Travis Cooper DB 48 Isaiah Curry DL
Jalan Davis TE 28 Aaron Dawson DB 58 Juan De La Torre OL 94 Damien Deloney DL 16 Micah Dennis DB 41 Terrell Dudley LB 45 Jaylen Dunbar LB 9 Ivory Durham QB 12 Sam Edwards QB 86 Jackson Epes TE 57 Andrew Farley DL
Isaiah Flowers RB
Javarius Franklin DL
Robert Fulton, III WR 74 Michael Garcia OL 47 Jameon Gaskin LB 51 Michael Gayden DL 38 Tanjuatco Gelin RB 87 Noah Gillan TE
Chris Graham OL 68 Peyton Gunn OL
Myles Harp DL 77 Zaire Harrison DL 55 Pierre Hayes DL 4 Davie Henderson WR
Alcival Henrisme DL 22 La'Darius Henry DB
La'Terrian Hicks DB 85 Ted Hurst WR
Colin Jackson DL 67 Jason Jackson OL 81 Jerson Jacques WR 39 Daniel Jean DB 15 Jusin Jeffery WR 60 Jacob Johanning OL 75 Anwar Johnson DL
No. Name
Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown High School
0 Dwayne Thompson, II DB 6-1 192 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. West Bloomfield HS 1 Travon Roberts WR 5-10 158 R-Sr. Miami, Fla. Miami Norland HS
2 B.K. Smith
WR 5-10 185 Gr. Louisville, Ky. Male HS 3 Jackson Bull LB 6-0 183 Sr. Fleming Island, Fla. Fleming Island HS 4 Davie Henderson WR 6-2 180 Gr. Winter Haven, Fla. Winter Haven HS 5 Kiaran Turner 7 Sean Colman WR 5-9 187 Gr. Orange Park, Fla. Ridgeview HS DB 6-1 170 R-So. Ackworth, Ga. Allatoona HS
8 Council Allen WR 5-10 169 So. Hialeah, Fla. American Senior HS
9 Ivory Durham 10 Eric Ross QB 5-11 204 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Raines HS DB 5-10 190 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. Arabia Mountain HS
11 Seth Smith
QB 6-2 196 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg HS 12 Sammy Edwards QB 6-2 188 So. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine HS 13 Victor Talley WR 6-5 213 Gr. Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick HS 14 Jhonny Quest DB 5-10 186 Gr. Tampa, Fla. Armwood HS
15 Justin Jeffery WR 6-1 183 Gr. Richmond HIll, Ga. Richmond Hill HS
16 Micah Dennis
DB 5-9 186 Gr. Frisco, Texas Independence HS 19 Marcel Williams DB 5-9 180 So. Miami, Fla. Carol City HS
20 Jamar Thompkins RB 5-11 205 Sr. Miami, Fla.
Coral Gables HS 21 Phillip Starks LB 5-11 210 So. Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood HS 22 La'Darius Henry DB 6-2 160 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. Gibbs HS 23 Damarkus Robins DB 6-0 223 Jr. Columbus, Ga. Spencer HS 24 Bud Chaney RB 5-11 204 So. Lehigh Acres, Fla. Lehigh Acres HS 25 Jordan Jones LB 6-0 185 R-Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville Central HS 26 Ravarius Rivers DB 6-1 201 R-Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. Martin Luther King HS 27 Montae Boyd DB 6-0 168 So. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh HS 28 Aaron Dawson DB 5-10 164 Jr. Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS
29 Caleb Riley DB 5-10 188 Gr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Brookwood HS
30 Seth McGill RB 5-9 193 Sr. Miami Gardens, Fla. Miami Central HS
31 Travis Cooper 32 Jordan Billups 33 Travis Tisdale DB 6-1 164 So. Tallahasse, Fla. Godby HS DB 5-8 176 R-Fr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County HS RB 5-9 179 So. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes HS
34 Darrien Young DB 5-10 186 So. Katy, Texas
Morton Ranch HS 35 Donte Carpenter LB 5-10 214 Sr. Sebring, Fla. Sebring HS 36 Akil Lampley LB 6-2 198 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Snadalwood HS 37 La'Ken Nettles DB 5-11 182 So. Atlanta, Ga. Alcovy HS 38 Tanjuatco Gelin RB 5-8 180 R-Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville HS 39 Daniel Jean DB 5-11 185 Fr. Miami Gardens, Fla. Western HS 40 Deion Coleman LB 6-2 232 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. Gibbs HS 41 Terrell Dudley LB 6-0 213 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln HS
42 Aree Booker 43 Estin Thiele LB 5-11 213 So. Orange, N.J.
DePaul Catholic HS K 6-1 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez HS 44 Javiontae Martin DL 6-4 224 Sr. Douglas, Ga. Coffeee County HS 45 Jaylen Dunbar LB 6-1 204 R-So. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Centra HS 46 Austin McKay K 5-11 173 Gr. Aiken, S.C. Aiken HS 47 Jameon Gaskin LB 5-10 216 Sr. Douglas, Ga. Coffee County HS 48 Isaiah Curry DL 6-3 246 Gr. Oxon Hill, Md. Oxon Hill HS 49 Keirston Johnson LB 6-0 218 Gr. Jacksonville, Fla. Robert E. Lee HS 50 Brett Buckridge LS 5-10 206 R-So. Crawfordville, Fla. Wakulla County HS 51 Michael Gayden DL 6-2 282 Sr. Houston, Texas Dulles HS 52 Jeremiah Campbell OL 6-6 320 Gr. Gahanna, Ohio Lincoln HS 53 Kenley-Mary Asse OL 6-4 320 So. Opa Locka, Fla. Monsignor Pace HS 54 Larry Brooks DL 6-3 266 R-Fr. Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 55 Pierre Hayes DL 6-2 227 Sr. Compton, Calif. Los Angeles HS 56 Torren Calhoun DL 6-1 237 Sr, Fort Worth, Texas Martin HS
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Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa 57 Andrew Farley DL 6-0 240 Jr. Stockton, Calif. Weston Ranch HS Colorado Mesa 58 Juan De La Torre OL 6-5 326 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Bishop Salesian HS Eastern Kentucky 59 Demetrius Cooley OL 6-2 295 Jr. Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS Colorado Mesa 60 Jacob Johanning OL 6-3 325 Fr. Largo, Fla. Pinellas Park HS 61 Brayden Rasnek OL 6-5 305 Fr. Opp, Ala. Opp HS 62 Izaia Anderson OL 6-3 292 Fr, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Lake Brantley HS 63 Kody Chisholm OL 6-5 296 Fr. Auburndale, Fla. Auburndale HS 64 Michael Marotta OL 6-5 288 R-Fr. Spring Hill, Fla. Nature Coast Technical HS 65 Caden Marcum OL 6-3 283 Jr. Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte HS 66 Eddie Rox OL 6-2 283 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. Clay-Chalkville HS Campbell 67 Jason Jackson OL 6-4 249 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine HS 68 Peyton Gunn OL 6-4 262 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes HS 69 Chris Graham OL 6-3 319 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood HS Florida State 70 Ashton Jones-Obikpo OL 6-5 325 Jr. Streatham, Englad Trinity School, Croydon Dodge City CC 71 Elijah Melendez OL 6-5 296 So. Navarre, Fla. Navarre HS 72 Brennan Shepstone OL 6-6 331 Fr. Athens, Ga. Athens Academy 73 Kris Thigpen OL 6-3 315 R-Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas Bowie HS Abilene Christian 74 Michael Garcia OL 6-3 255 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Timber Creek HS 75 Anwar Johnson DL 6-3 338 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Choctawhatchee HS 76 William Racely OL 6-4 305 Fr. Flushing, Mich. Flushing HS Eastern Michigan
2022 Valdosta State Blazer Football Roster
No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown High School
Previous School
77 Zaire Harrison DL 6-0 258 Jr. Warrenville, S.C. Carvers Bay HS Georgia Military College 79 Alajujuan Sparks OL 6-4 347 R-Fr. Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS Alabama 80 James Barnes WR 5-8 177 Fr. Tavares, Fla. Southwest Miami HS 81 Jerson Jacques WR 6-3 223 Jr. Lantana, Fla. Santa Luces HS Keiser University 82 Psaveon Reaves WR 5-11 158 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Admiral Farragut HS Bryant 83 Abasi Scott WR 6-4 164 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Windsor Forrest HS 84 Zaylan Reese WR 6-0 180 Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami Central HS 85 Ted Hurst WR 6-4 180 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Johnson HS 86 Jackson Epes TE 6-2 228 Jr. Garland, Texas Bishop Lynch HS Austin College 87 Noah Gillan TE 6-3 251 So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez HS 89 Tyson Ross TE 6-4 203 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Westlake HS 90 Shanard Lo-Ray DL 6-4 283 Fr. Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch HS 91 Brian Rattery DL 6-0 305 So. West Palm Beach, Fla. Lakes HS Colorado Mesa 92 Antar Thompson DL 6-5 287 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Richmond Heights HS Missouri 93 Jalen Norwood DL 6-1 220 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Christian HS Garden City CC 94 Damien Deloney DL 6-3 267 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast HS 95 Dallas Anthony DL 6-4 247 R-Jr. Darien, Ga. McIntosh County Academy 96 Bryce Robinson LS 6-7 273 R-Fr. Winston, Ga. Alexander HS 97 Jaden Blount DL 6-2 244 R-Fr. Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS 98 John Miller K/P 6-0 217 R-So. Valdosta, Ga. Valwood West Georgia 99 Armon Williams DL 6-2 315 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett HS Colorado Mesa Julian Baldi LB 6-1 230 Sr. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater Academy Ellsworth CC Nyshun Bell DB 6-0 191 So. Vidalia, Ga. Vidalia HS Pikeville Chris Bruglio DL 6-0 220 Fr. Chicago, Ill. St. Rita HS Eastern Michigan Rodney Bullard WR 6-0 170 Fr. Albany, Ga. Westover HS Andrew Carner RB 5-8 176 R-Fr. Gray, Ga. Jones County HS Jalan Davis TE 6-1 243 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Maynard Jackson HS Murray State Isaiah Flowers RB 5-9 180 So. Tallahassee, Fla. Edward H. White HS Javerius Franklin DL 6-3 230 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Central HS Robert Fulton, III WR 5-11 190 R-Fr. Lake City, Fla. Columbia HS Myles Harp DL 6-1 290 So. Durham, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons HS Alcivial Henrisme DL 6-2 220 Fr. South Bay, Fla. Glades Central HS La'Terrian Hicks DB 5-8 151 Fr. Tampa, Fla. Hillsborough HS Colin Jackson DL 6-4 208 Fr. Colquitt, Ga. Miller County HS Isaiah Martin DB 6-2 190 So. Conyers, Ga. Heritage HS Fort Valley State Mike McCray WR 5-10 178 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Jean Ribault HS Fullerton College Clark Miller LS 5-10 205 R-Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Valwood HS Ja'Daniel Nettles RB 6-2 196 Fr. Uriah, Ala. Escambia County HS Pharee Reed DL 6-2 226 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS Jaxson Rivera P 5-7 170 Fr. Zephyrhills, Fla. Zephyrhills HS Aeden Sheehan TE 6-6 236 So. St. John's, Fla. Homeschool Trent Townsend QB 6-0 227 Fr. Dunnellon, Fla. Dunnello HS Anthony Trepen TE 6-3 225 R-Fr. Brooksville, Fla. Nature Coast Technical HS Wanya Williams QB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Hialeah, Fla. American HS Isaiah Wilson WR 6-1 175 R-Sr. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville HS Al-Nour Yacoub TE 6-3 222 Fr. Lake Mary, Fla. Lake Mary HS
COACHES
Head Coach: Tremaine Jackson (1st Season) Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator: Trent Earley (1st Season) Defensive Coordinator: Brandon Andersen (1st Season) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Rick Bowie (1st Season) Defensive Backs: Taylor Richards (1st Season) Offensive Line: Mike Barela (1st Season) Wide Receivers: Brandon Johnson-Farrell (1st Season) Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Jackson Hadley (1st Season) Assistant Defensive Line/Special Teams: Rob McElhaney (2nd Season) Assistant Running Backs: Jeremy King (2nd Season) Assistant Quarterbacks: Matthew Giampa (1st Season) Assistant Defensive Backs: Jack Louisdort (1st Season) Assistant Offensive Line: Ryne Strickland (1st Season) Assistant Linebackers: Blake Potash (1st Season) Football Operations: Marty McGhin Head Athletic Trainer (Football): Jay Johnson Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football): Jessica Bellow Head Strength & Conditioning (Football): Lonnie Maddox
Alphabetical Roster 49 Keirston Johnson LB 25 Jordan Jones LB 70 Ashton Jones-ObikpoOL 36 Akil Lampley DB 90 Shanard Lo-Ray DL 65 Caden Marcum OL 64 Michael Marotta OL 44 Javiontae Martin DL
Mike McCray WR 30 Seth McGill RB 46 Austin McKay K 71 Elijah Melendez OL
Clark Miller LS 98 John Miller P
Ja'Daniel Nettles RB 37 La'Ken Nettles DB
Jalen Norwood DL 14 Jhonny Quest DB 76 William Racely OL 61 Brayden Rasnek OL 91 Brian Rattery DL 82 Psaveon Reaves WR
Pharee Reed DL 84 Zaylan Reese WR 29 Caleb Riley DB
Jaxson Rivera P 26 Ravarius Rivers DB 1 Travon Roberts WR 23 Demarkus Robins DB 96 Bryce Robinson TE 10 Eric Ross DB 89 Tyson Ross TE 66 Eddie Rox OL 83 Abasi Scott WR
Aeden Sheehan TE 72 Brennan Shepstone OL 2 B.K. Smith WR 11 Seth Smith QB 79 Alajujuan Sparks OL 21 Phillip Starks DB 13 Victor Talley WR 43 Estin Thiele K 73 Kris Thigpen OL 20 Jamar Thompkins RB 92 Antar Thompson DL 0 Dwayne Thompson DB 33 Travis Tisdale RB
Trent Townsend QB
Anthony Trepen TE 5 Kiaran Turner WR 99 Armon Williams DL 19 Marcel Williams DB
Wanya Williams QB
Isaiah Wilson WR
Al-Nour Yacoub TE 34 Darrien Young DB
2022 Blazer Roster Position Breakdown
2022 Squad Breakdown Total Lettermen Returning
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams Lettermen Lost
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams Players who redshirted in 2021 Position Starters Returning
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams Seniors/Graduates Juniors Sophomores Redshirt Freshmen True Freshmen Total 2021 Overall Record 2021 GSC Record/Place 27 14 10 3 31 10 21 0
13 6 4 3
12-2 6-1 / T-1st
Offensive Starters Returning (8)
6 P.J. Leonce 11 Ben Arbuckle 64 Nathaniel Nanai 70 Dillon Vaughan 71 Michael Whitfield 77 Travis Vornkahl 87 Junior Pome’e 88 Ja’Quarius Daniels
Defensive Starters Returning (6)
28 Chazz Slatinsky 46 Daelin Young 51 Trevor Myklebust 54 Gerred Johnson 56 Carter James 97 Solomon Perdue WR, 5-7, 161, Jr. QB, 6-4, 209, Jr. OL, 6-0, 280, So. OL, 6-6, 312, Sr. OL, 6-2, 264, So. OL, 6-5, 270, Jr. TE, 6-4, 288, Sr. TE, 6-4, 259, Sr.
DB, 5-10, 195, Jr. LB, 6-2, 240, Sr. LB, 6-0, 244, Sr. DL, 6-2, 254, So. LB, 6-2, 248, Sr. DL, 6-0, 276, Jr.
Special Teams Starters Returning (2)
49 John Cummings 60 Tyler McMahon
P, 6-0, 218, Sr. LS, 6-1, 248, So.
2017 Redshirt Freshmen (18) 1 Skyler Bonneau 7 Justin Houghtaling
QB, 6-0, 204, R-Fr. QB, 6-5, 205, R-Fr. 18 Josiah Pennington DB, 6-2, 187, R-Fr. 19 Taylor O’Neal-Givens RB, 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 23 Keimone Davis DB, 5-11, 165, R-Fr. 26 Dailyn Wells DB, 5-11, 180, R-Fr. 31 Jared Shirley WR, 6-2, 179, R-Fr. 32 Talon Baskin DB, 6-0, 185, R-Fr. 36 Joseph Radke LB, 6-4, 215, R-Fr. 37 Dreyson Williams DB, 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 41 Keshon Cervantes LB, 6-0, 212, R-Fr. 58 Reese Forest OL, 6-0, 303, R-Fr. 65 Kellon Smith OL, 6-4, 295, R-Fr. 66 Chris Johnson OL, 6-2, 318, R-Fr. 72 Sawyer Ulmer OL, 6-2, 259, R-Fr. 98 Patrick Dickerson DL, 6-1, 255, R-Fr. Gavin Pruett QB, 5-10, 195, R-Fr. Sean Williams LB, 6-1, 185, R-Fr.
2022 Position Breakdown Quarterbacks (5)
9 Ivory Durham 12 Sammy Edwards 11 Seth Smith Trent Townsend Wanya Williams
Running Backs (8)
20 Jamar Thompkins 24 James “Bud” Chaney 30 Seth McGill 30 Travis Tisdale Andrew Carner Tanjuatco Gelin Ja’Daniel Nettles
Wide Receivers (17) 1 Travon Roberts
Tight Ends (5) 39 Brock Gerlich 42 Markel Steward-Gilespie 80 Bryce Wade 87 Junior Pome’e 88 Ja’Quarius Daniels
Offensive Linemen (18) 55 Parker Hanna 58 Reese Forest 61 Remington Weis 62 Marshall Crabb 63 Moses Mondesir 64 Nathaniel Nanai 65 Kellon Smith 66 Chris Johnson 67 Justin Mayo 69 Tucker Kisel 70 Dillon Vaughan 71 Michael Whitfield 72 Sawyer Ulmer 76 Daniel Hammons 77 Travis Vornkahl 78 Seth Greer 79 Khayman Johnson Eric Smith
Longsnappers (1) 60 Tyler McMahon
Defensive Backs (16) 3 Keith Blank 4 Isaiah Barnett 8 Niko Brown 10 Ayrton Payne 13 Kadrian Seaton 15 Tyler Robertson 17 Harold Watson 18 Josiah Pennington 23 Keimone Davis 24 Kevon Thomas 5-11, 200, Sr. 6-2, 180, So. 6-2, 205, Fr. 6-2, 218, Fr. 6-0, 175, R-Fr.
5-10, 170, Sr.
6-5, 267, Fr. 6-0, 303, R-Fr. 6-2, 297, So. 6-0, 270, Fr. 6-1, 289, Sr. 6-0, 280, So. 6-4, 295, R-Fr. 6-2, 318, R-Fr. 6-5, 307, Fr. 6-3, 311, So. 6-6, 312, Sr. 6-2, 270, Jr. 6-2, 259, R-Fr. 6-3, 267, Fr. 6-5, 270, Jr. 6-2, 284, Fr. 5-10, 302, Fr. 6-1, 274, Fr.
5-10, 176, Fr. 6-0, 218, Sr.
6-1, 248, So.
5-10, 176, Jr. 6-2, 214, So. 5-11, 195, Jr. 5-8, 169, Fr. 6-1, 173, Fr. 5-9, 175, Fr. 5-10, 178, Fr. 6-2, 187, R-Fr. 5-11, 165, R-Fr. 6-0, 180, So. 26 Dailyn Wells 28 Chazz Slatinsky 32 Talon Baskin 37 Dreyson Williams 38 Frank Honang Kevin Wong
Linebackers (14) 22 Isaac Watson 36 Joseph Radke 40 Marcus Braswell 41 Keshon Cervantes 44 Hayden Dennis 46 Daelin Young 47 Joseph Barron 48 Justin Breitling 50 Eric Collins 51 Trevor Myklebust 52 Nathan Smith 56 Carter James Derek Ditto Sean Williams
Defensive Linemen (10) 53 Lance Hyder 54 Gerred Johnson 57 Eric Douglas 74 Xavier Rivera 90 Mykeil Clayton 91 Dalton Gumina 92 Henry Paul 95 Allen Roberson 97 Solomon Perdue 98 Patrick Dickerson 5-11, 180, R-Fr. 5-10, 195, Jr. 6-0, 185, R-Fr. 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 5-10, 190, So. 5-7, 157, Fr.
6-1, 228, Sr. 6-4, 215, R-Fr. 6-1, 219, So. 6-0, 212, R-Fr. 6-2, 222, So. 6-2, 240, Sr. 6-0, 215, Fr. 5-11, 225, R-Jr. 6-3, 189, Fr. 6-0, 244, Sr. 5-9, 187, Fr. 6-2, 248, Sr. 6-3, 207, Fr. 6-1, 185, R-Fr.
6-4, 264, Jr. 6-2, 254, So. 6-1, 240, Fr. 6-2, 292, Fr. 5-10, 242, Jr. 6-2, 250, Fr. 6-1, 252, Jr. 6-2, 287, So. 6-0, 276, Jr. 6-1, 255, R-Fr.
