Kent State

Mid-American

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

Team TVS: 11%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 12%

Defense 11%

Special Teams 8%

Highest Risk Players

Terrell Miller

CB 41%

Gavin Garcia

RB 41%

Dru DeShields

QB 39%

Joel Boamah

CB 33%

Mattheus Carroll

DL 31%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	In	Net Value
WR	2	2	$-745K
DL	1	1	$-672K
DB	3	2	$-270K
QB	2	1	$-203K
OL	3	2	$-106K
ST	2	1	$-30K
RB	1	3	+$14K
LB	2	4	$-12K

Coaching Staff 1 coaches

Mark Carney

Head Coach

2026 Recruiting Class 18 commits

#1196

Daiveon Taylor LB

Pittsburgh, PA · 6'2" · 210 lbs

3-star

(0.8619)

#1750

Lennox Lemon CB

Massillon, OH · 6'1" · 176 lbs

3-star

(0.855)

#1750

Zymir Reed WR

Middletown, OH · 6'2" · 210 lbs

3-star

(0.855)

#1924

Brendyn Smith WR

York, PA · 5'10" · 160 lbs

3-star

(0.85)

#2176

Colin Prichard OT

Mentor, OH · 6'5" · 260 lbs

3-star

(0.845)

#2176

William Johnson IOL

Avon, IN · 6'4" · 270 lbs

3-star

(0.845)

#2313

Jackson Farley RB

Mentor, OH · 5'9" · 195 lbs

3-star

(0.84)

#2313

TeJuan Barbour CB

Columbus, OH · 6'3" · 170 lbs

3-star

(0.84)

#2524

Kendall McNutt LB

St. Louis, MO · 6'0" · 205 lbs

3-star

(0.835)

#2524

Gavin Kanar OT

Macedonia, OH · 6'6" · 265 lbs

3-star

(0.835)

#2524

Kale Webb DL

Xenia, OH · 6'3" · 260 lbs

3-star

(0.835)

#2620

Jacob Broach EDGE

Cincinnati, OH · 6'5" · 220 lbs

3-star

(0.83)

#2620

Liam Dalton IOL

Hilliard, OH · 6'5" · 285 lbs

3-star

(0.83)

#2620

Brandon White RB

Lakewood, OH · 5'8" · 182 lbs

3-star

(0.83)

#2815

Carlos Shird DL

Baltimore, MD · 6'3" · 265 lbs

3-star

(0.825)

#2815

Eckley Bridges DL

Hamilton, OH · 6'2" · 240 lbs

3-star

(0.825)

#2850

Dion'dre Taylor DL

Lakewood, OH · 6'2" · 265 lbs

3-star

(0.82)

#3055

Chase Mantooth LS

Pickerington, OH · 6'1" · 160 lbs

3-star

(0.8)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Kent State From:
                    

▸ Defiance College

2 players

Ethan Thanthanavong QB

$30K

Dylan Armentrout RB

$30K

▸ Robert Morris

2 players

Mofe Adewole OL

$30K

Camdon Wilborn DL

$30K

▸ St. Francis (PA)

2 players

Ben Midea OL

$30K

Eli Tucker PK

$30K

▸ Tiffin University

2 players

Javi'er Willis WR

$30K

Javier Willis WR

$1K

                        Players Transfer from Kent State To:
                    

▸ Tennessee Tech

2 players

Garrett Masterson OT

$14K

Junior Diallo OT

$1K

▸ West Virginia

2 players

Jaire Rawlison CB

$150K

Jaire Rawlinson CB

$150K

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

Mentor

Mentor, OH

4 recruits

3.0-star avg

Washington

Massillon, OH

3 recruits

3.0-star avg

Avon

Avon, IN

2 recruits

2.5-star avg

Cass Technical

Detroit, MI

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Christian Brothers College

St. Louis, MO

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

OH

PA

NJ

IN

GA

IL

MI

MD

Incoming Transfers 16

Jakorion Caffey

RB from Cincinnati

3-star

Nate Gregory

LB from Coastal Carolina

3-star

Norey Johnson

S from Houston Christian

3-star

Rocco Nicholl

LB from South Florida

3-star

3-star

3-star

QB from Defiance College

3-star

Javier Willis

WR from Tiffin University

3-star

Dylan Armentrout

RB from Defiance College

2-star

Mofe Adewole

OL from Robert Morris

Hayden Dawahare

LB from Kentucky

Mason King

RB from Illinois State

Ben Midea

OL from St. Francis (PA)

Eli Tucker

PK from St. Francis (PA)

Camdon Wilborn

DL from Robert Morris

Javi'er Willis

WR from Tiffin University

Outgoing Transfers 16

4-star

3-star

LB to Washington State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

Potential Incoming Targets 1 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Malik Baker S

Tiffin University Transfer pipeline

$1K

Transfer Ledger 32 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
02-04	OUT →	Devin Kargman	QB	→ Maryland	$150K
02-04	OUT →	Will Hryszko	K	→ Ohio	$30K
01-30	OUT →	Junior Diallo	OT	→ Tennessee Tech	$1K
01-29	← IN	Javi'er Willis	WR	Tiffin University →	$30K
01-29	← IN	Javier Willis	WR	Tiffin University →	$1K
01-27	← IN	Nate Gregory	LB	Coastal Carolina →	$30K
01-24	← IN	Rocco Nicholl	LB	South Florida →	$30K
01-24	← IN	Quan Rhodes-McKee	LB	Duquesne →	$30K
01-17	OUT →	Da'Shawn Martin	WR	→ Virginia	$269K
01-17	← IN	Ethan Thanthanavong	QB	Defiance College →	$30K
01-16	OUT →	Jaire Rawlison	CB	→ West Virginia	$150K
01-16	OUT →	Jaire Rawlinson	CB	→ West Virginia	$150K
01-16	← IN	Jakorion Caffey	RB	Cincinnati →	$30K
01-15	OUT →	Ashton Rivera	IOL	→ California	$150K
01-14	← IN	Davion Pritchard	CB	Pittsburgh →	$30K
01-12	OUT →	Jamond Mathis	EDGE	→ Texas Tech	$702K
01-12	← IN	Hayden Dawahare	LB	Kentucky →	$30K
01-12	← IN	Norey Johnson	S	Houston Christian →	$30K
01-11	← IN	Mason King	RB	Illinois State →	$30K
01-11	← IN	Dylan Armentrout	RB	Defiance College →	$30K
01-09	OUT →	Cade Wolford	WR	→ Cincinnati	$508K
01-09	OUT →	Garrett Masterson	OT	→ Tennessee Tech	$14K
01-07	OUT →	Charlie Durkin	P	→ Rice	$30K
01-04	OUT →	Nylan Brown	LB	→ Washington State	$30K
12-28	OUT →	Gavin Garcia	RB	→ TBD	$76K
12-28	OUT →	Joel Boamah	CB	→ TBD	$30K
12-10	OUT →	CJ Montes	QB	→ TBD	$83K
12-06	OUT →	Canaan Williams	LB	→ TBD	$102K
-	← IN	Mofe Adewole	OL	Robert Morris →	$30K
-	← IN	Camdon Wilborn	DL	Robert Morris →	$30K
-	← IN	Ben Midea	OL	St. Francis (PA) →	$30K
-	← IN	Eli Tucker	PK	St. Francis (PA) →	$30K

OUT: $2.5M IN: $0.5M

NET: $-2.0M

Current Roster 88 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
12	Dru DeShields	QB	FR	6'2"	185 lbs	$318K
2	Nolan Good	QB	FR	6'2"	195 lbs	$30K
10	Jett Hilding	QB	FR	6'2"	180 lbs	$159K
14	Deante Ruffin	QB	FR	6'2"	215 lbs	$38K
17	Ruel Tomlinson	QB	FR	6'1"	217 lbs	$30K
25	Donovan Delaney Jr.	RB	JR	5'10"	201 lbs	$30K
33	Ayden Harris	RB	FR	5'8"	195 lbs	$30K
20	Marques Hicks	RB	SO	5'8"	190 lbs	$30K
26	Anthony Jeffery	RB	FR	5'8"	190 lbs	$30K
84	Jahzae Kimbrough	RB	SO	5'10"	190 lbs	$30K
24	TaRyan Martin	RB	FR	5'8"	190 lbs	$38K
27	Jordan Nubin	RB	SR	5'11"	215 lbs	$30K
13	Ardell Banks	WR	SO	6'3"	190 lbs	$76K
85	Sebastian Brown	WR	SR	6'2"	195 lbs	$30K
30	Da'Realyst Clark	WR	JR	5'10"	150 lbs	$153K
81	Dash Dorsey	WR	SO	5'10"	175 lbs	$30K
3	Jay Jay Etheridge	WR	SO	5'10"	160 lbs	$39K
35	Joseph Federer	WR	FR	5'11"	185 lbs	$30K
19	Ali Fisher	WR	SR	5'11"	190 lbs	$30K
6	Wayne Harris	WR	FR	5'9"	165 lbs	$30K
80	Teaunn Hunter	WR	FR	5'11"	172 lbs	$30K
31	Christian Jackson	WR	JR	5'11"	195 lbs	$30K
86	Jared Kelley	WR	SO	5'9"	190 lbs	$30K
29	Jackson Locke	WR	SR	6'0"	175 lbs	$30K
36	Matthew Maxey	WR	FR	5'10"	175 lbs	$30K
23	Maurice Stephens	WR	FR	6'1"	177 lbs	$30K
45	Tommy Arnold	TE	SO	6'2"	237 lbs	$30K
11	Christian Berry	TE	SR	6'3"	240 lbs	$30K
82	Zy'aire Fletcher	TE	FR	6'4"	214 lbs	$30K
18	Hunter Hopperton	TE	JR	6'2"	250 lbs	$30K
83	Garrett Long	TE	FR	6'3"	217 lbs	$30K
37	Holtz Maine	TE	FR	6'5"	230 lbs	$30K
89	Terik Mulder	TE	JR	6'5"	245 lbs	$31K
87	Dakota Taylor	TE	FR	6'4"	215 lbs	$30K
70	Hudson Chasko	OL	JR	6'5"	300 lbs	$30K
53	Nate Cross	OL	FR	6'0"	295 lbs	$30K
75	Boston Crowell	OL	FR	6'3"	281 lbs	$30K
55	Jaxon Dunn	OL	FR	6'5"	295 lbs	$76K
67	Max Gembus	OL	FR	6'1"	275 lbs	$30K
74	Jamarcus Hill	OL	JR	6'5"	297 lbs	$30K
78	Tyler Meadows	OL	FR	6'8"	320 lbs	$39K
57	Dustyn Morell	OL	JR	6'4"	280 lbs	$153K
71	Matt Pajuste	OL	SR	6'4"	310 lbs	$30K
77	Rico Steele	OL	FR	6'4"	305 lbs	$30K
71	Kevin Toth	OL	SR	6'6"	288 lbs	$30K
72	Cecil Wilson	OL	SO	6'4"	300 lbs	$30K
5	Thomas Aden	DL	JR	6'1"	280 lbs	$76K
58	Darian Blachewicz	DL	FR	6'2"	270 lbs	$39K
44	Antonio Bottiggi	DL	FR	6'2"	245 lbs	$30K
52	Aiden Burgess	DL	FR	6'0"	305 lbs	$30K
11	Antoine Campbell Jr.	DL	SR	6'3"	250 lbs	$30K
17	Mattheus Carroll	DL	SR	6'3"	240 lbs	$30K
55	Josue Cordoba	DL	FR	6'3"	280 lbs	$30K
95	Jelani Davis	DL	SR	6'2"	285 lbs	$153K
50	Garrett Dial	DL	FR	6'3"	225 lbs	$30K
98	Bryce Faulk	DL	SO	6'1"	240 lbs	$30K
90	Bryce Griffin	DL	FR	6'2"	211 lbs	$30K
88	Mohammed Hazime	DL	JR	6'3"	250 lbs	$30K
6	Mason Maddox	DL	JR	6'1"	275 lbs	$30K
33	Jaihien Roy	DL	FR	6'2"	230 lbs	$30K
94	Amon Williams	DL	SR	6'1"	275 lbs	$30K
15	Sayed Abuhamdeh	LB	SO	6'0"	225 lbs	$51K
2	Semaj Cross	LB	SR	6'1"	217 lbs	$30K
24	Tanner Mintz	LB	FR	6'0"	215 lbs	$30K
32	Trey Rubinstein	LB	FR	6'2"	190 lbs	$30K
34	Rafael Terrero Jr.	LB	FR	6'3"	211 lbs	$30K
18	Terrell Miller	CB	SR	5'11"	175 lbs	$30K
28	Brodyn Bishop	S	FR	6'1"	195 lbs	$30K
38	Clinton Robinson	S	FR	6'0"	195 lbs	$30K
13	Tevin Tucker	S	SO	5'11"	190 lbs	$30K
19	DJ Barnes	DB	JR	5'10"	160 lbs	$30K
14	Tyler Bivens	DB	JR	5'11"	175 lbs	$30K
25	Martell Buchanan	DB	FR	6'1"	175 lbs	$30K
23	Ezekiel Castex	DB	FR	5'10"	165 lbs	$30K
21	Joel Cordoba	DB	FR	6'2"	190 lbs	$63K
26	BuddyRow Garrer	DB	FR	5'9"	165 lbs	$30K
20	DeWayne Gissendanner	DB	JR	5'10"	172 lbs	$30K
31	Derrick Jackson	DB	FR	5'11"	180 lbs	$33K
1	A'tiq Muhammad	DB	JR	6'2"	195 lbs	$30K
7	Angelo Stockstill	DB	SO	6'3"	175 lbs	$30K
3	CJ Young	DB	SO	5'11"	185 lbs	$127K
97	Jake Stoeckel	P	FR	-	-	$30K
41	Gus Goodell	LS	SR	6'1"	210 lbs	$30K
56	John Winner	LS	FR	5'11"	220 lbs	$30K
-	Derrick Jackson Iii	None	-	-	-	$30K
96	Sean Leonard	PK	FR	6'3"	220 lbs	$30K
49	Tommy Newcomb	PK	FR	5'11"	205 lbs	$30K
91	Nathan Tager	PK	SO	6'2"	200 lbs	$30K