Kent State

2026
Golden Flashes
Mid-American 1–8 (0–6)
Head Coach Not captured yet
65 OVR #130
66 OFF #116
64 DEF #129
PPG 19.3 #123
DPPG 33.1 #132
Summary Table

Impact Players

2026

Offense

82

WR Wayne Harris Elusive Route Runner SO (RS)

46 rec, 568 yds, 2 TD

SO (RS) 82 OVR
77

WR Ardell Banks Speedster JR (RS)

34 rec, 496 yds, 4 TD

JR (RS) 77 OVR
75

QB Dru DeShields Pocket Passer JR (RS)

213-406, 2613 yds, 13 TD, 12 Int

JR (RS) 75 OVR

Defense

75

MIKE Rocco Nicholl Lurker SR (RS)

91 tkl (5 tfl), 1.5 sack, 8 PD

SR (RS) 75 OVR
75

DT Thomas Aden Pure Power SR (RS)

36 tkl (12 tfl), 3.5 sack, 1 PD

SR (RS) 75 OVR
74

CB A'tiq Muhammad Zone SR (RS)

47 tkl, 4 int, 9 PD

SR (RS) 74 OVR
73

SS Joel Cordoba Hybrid SO

78 tkl (1 tfl), 2 int, 8 PD, 2 FF

SO 73 OVR

Players by State

OH: 42 (49.4%) PA: 8 (9.4%) MI: 5 (5.9%) IL: 4 (4.7%) KY: 3 (3.5%) MD: 3 (3.5%) NJ: 3 (3.5%) CA: 2 (2.4%) IN: 2 (2.4%) WV: 2 (2.4%) AR: 1 (1.2%) CO: 1 (1.2%) DE: 1 (1.2%) FL: 1 (1.2%) GA: 1 (1.2%) INT'L: 1 (1.2%) MN: 1 (1.2%) O: 1 (1.2%) RI: 1 (1.2%) SC: 1 (1.2%) VA: 1 (1.2%) 49.4% 9.4% 5.9% 4.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
  • OH
  • PA
  • MI
  • IL
  • KY

Players by Class

Sr: 17 (20.0%) Jr: 13 (15.3%) So: 25 (29.4%) Fr: 30 (35.3%) 20.0% 15.3% 29.4% 35.3%
  • Sr
  • Jr
  • So
  • Fr

Players by Origin

High school: 85 (100.0%)
  • High school

Roster Breakdown

Position FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior
QB
D. Ruffin 69 N. Good 60 D. Cole 58
D. DeShields 75
RB
G. Gains 68 B. White 66
J. Caffey 74 D. Baldwin 71 A. Harris 70 D. Armentrout 69
M. King 75 D. Delaney Jr. 71
WR
T. Hunter 67 M. Stephens 66 B. Smith 62
W. Harris 82
A. Banks 77 J. Etheridge 73 J. Kelley 59
D. Clark 79 A. Fisher 66
TE
G. Long 64 Z. Fletcher 64
D. Taylor 72
T. Arnold 67
T. Mulder 75 H. Hopperton 70 G. Goodell 61
OL
M. Gembus 66 L. Dalton 65 W. Johnson 64 B. Crowell 62 B. Rollins 62 J. LaBelle 62
T. Meadows 75 J. Dunn 71 R. Steele 61
B. Midea 66 C. Wilson 64
D. Morell 77 M. Adewole 69 H. Chasko 67
DL
B. Griffin 67 A. Gunter 62 E. Bridges 62
J. Cordoba 69 A. Burgess 68 J. Roy 68 C. Wilborn 67 G. Dial 67 A. Bottiggi 65 D. Blachewicz 65
B. Faulk 66
T. Aden 75 M. Hazime 66
LB
R. Terrero Jr. 64 P. Holmes 63 M. Brackins 61 T. Mintz 61 N. Gregory 60
Q. Rhudes-Mckee 67 B. Bishop 62 T. Rubinstein 60
S. Bridgeman 73 H. Dawahare 67 S. Abuhamdeh 64
R. Nicholl 75
CB
E. Castex 68 L. Lemon 66 J. Buckner 65
D. Pritchard 71
A. Stockstill 69
A. Muhammad 74 T. Bivens 66
S
L. Burns I 65
J. Cordoba 73 D. Jackson II 71 C. Robinson 66 M. Buchanan 66
N. Johnson 68 D. Barnes 60
K/P
S. Leonard 71 J. Stoeckel 70
E. Tucker 70
N. Wentz 63