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Eastern Kentucky Colonels Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Eastern Kentucky Colonels are 2-4.

2-4Spread 11Even 4-3

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Andy Richman / Jake Johnson

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Spread 11

Offensive scheme type
Spread 11
Personnel
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme
Zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 58

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Richman, OC and RB coach under Walt Wells: run-first spread.

Defense

Even 4-3

Defensive scheme type
Even 4-3
Base front
Even nickel 4-3
Front
4-3
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3
Primary press technique
Off

Defensive aggression

Disciplined · 52

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Johnson, DC and DL coach.

108 players · ESPN · refreshes with transactions and injuries.

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense52

52Yusef Sanogo-KendrickOL6' 4"317—JRHenderson, KYPortal—Active
53Fenadale HicksOL6' 6"304—SOCamilla, GAPortal—Active
60Anthony JohnsOL6' 1"294—SRWinchester, KYPortal—Active
61Brendan PohlOL6' 3"262—JRAsheville, NCPortal—Active
62Robby MediciOL6' 5"295—JRSeminole, FLPortal—Active
63Hunter GulleyOL6' 3"320—JRWinchester, KYPortal—Active
64Samuel EskridgeOL6' 2"307—SRKings Mountain, NCPortal—Active
65Joe SchlarmanOL6' 3"294—JRLexington, KYPortal—Active
66Syler GreenOL6' 2"300—FRSpring Hill, TNHigh school—Active
69Avery FerrisOL6' 3"290—SRAuburn, ALPortal—Active
71Andrew StegerOL6' 7"326—JRFremont, MIPortal—Active
74OLJJ DollenmeyerOL6' 3"293—SRLiberty Township, OHPortal—Active
79Antonio GainesOL6' 2"338—SRColumbia, SCPortal—Active
—OLIan McCarthyOL6' 0"281—SOSpring Hill, TNPortal—Active
—OLJovan OrtizOL5' 10"248—SRStafford, VAPortal—Active
—OLKobe MurphyOL5' 10"360—JRBunnell, FLPortal—Active
5*Jordyn PottsQB6' 0"188—SRPowell, TNPortal—Active
10*Myles BurkettQB6' 0"213—SRMilwaukee, WIPortal—Active
12*Jon HuntQB6' 0"223—JRIrmo, SCPortal—Active
15*Blake Kendall Jr.QB6' 1"213—SRWellington, FLPortal—Active
17*Tyler TraversQB6' 4"216—SOMount Juliet, TNPortal—Active
19*QBConnor MorelandQB6' 0"208—FRSpeedway, INHigh school—Active
14Brayden LathamRB5' 11"216—SRGadsden, ALPortal—Active
21*Gervaris Leaphart Jr.RB5' 8"214—SOFort Myers, FLPortal—Active
22Cortez StoneRB5' 10"193—SOLouisville, KYPortal—Active
24Ryder HooksRB5' 8"193—FRMiddletown, OHHigh school—Active
26Peyton SmithRB5' 8"192—SOCampbellsville, KYPortal—Active
33Jake HouseRB5' 11"184—FRLenexa, KSHigh school—Active
42Brady HensleyRB5' 11"215—JRRichmond, KYPortal—Active
7Colbey LamberthTE6' 4"244—SRDickson, TNPortal—Active
43*Braylon Kuenker-FocoTE6' 3"238—SOPowder Springs, GAPortal—Active
46*Leland GermanyTE6' 4"236—SODallas, TXPortal—Active
80Jakobie HughesTE6' 4"250—SRSpringfield, KYPortal—Active
81*Mena MannanTE6' 3"243—SRFranklin, TNPortal—Active
89Caeleb SchlachterTE6' 3"228—SRKelowna, CanadaPortal—Active
92Simon GheeTE6' 2"260—SRBowling Green, KYPortal—Active
0*Jayden WestWR6' 3"183—SRRichmond, KYPortal—Active
2Cameron HergottWR6' 3"208—SRFort Thomas, KYPortal—Active
9Elijah CaldwellWR6' 1"206—SRRock Hill, SCPortal—Active
11Jarvis HayesWR6' 0"194—SRWaycross, GAPortal—Active
16Jackson HouseWR6' 0"194—SRBaton Rouge, LAPortal—Active
81*Tyler KingWR5' 7"167—FRLexington, KYHigh school—Active
83Bryant MathisWR5' 8"182—SORichmond, KYPortal—Active
84AJ JohnsonWR6' 4"205—SOGary, INPortal—Active
85Braylon NewcombWR5' 7"186—SODayton, OHPortal—Active
86Colton ChildressWR6' 0"191—SRAppomattox, VAPortal—Active
87Adam SurreyWR5' 11"176—SOFort Thomas, KYPortal—Active
88Tyree WeatherspoonWR6' 4"189—SODeltona, FLPortal—Active
—WRDonte SterlingWR6' 0"204—SRKnoxville, TNPortal—Active
—Elijah LillyWR6' 0"187—SOGeorgetown, KYPortal—Active
—Landon QuinneyWR6' 1"166—SOWartburg, TNPortal—Active
—WRNishawn GolsbyWR5' 10"179—FREdgewood, KYHigh school—Active

Defense50

3Dyson BellDB6' 2"195—SRMurfreesboro, TNPortal—Active
6D.J. GalvaDB6' 1"179—JRBartow, FLPortal—Active
10*Derek TaylorDB6' 3"210—SRGreenbrier, TNPortal—Active
12*Cristian ConyerTENDB6' 1"183—SRBowling Green, KYPortal—Active
13Aden Tagaloa-NelsonDB6' 1"193—SRLexington, KYPortal—Active
17*Isaiah BrutusDB6' 2"209—SOKissimmee, FLPortal—Active
19*EJ ClinkscaleDB5' 9"166—JRYoungstown, OHPortal—Active
20Kaleb NealDB6' 1"203—JRSnellville, GAPortal—Active
21*Rishad HenceDB5' 11"163—SRDetroit, MIPortal—Active
23Maurice WellsDB6' 3"196—JRDallas, TXPortal—Active
28DBBryant MurphDB6' 4"185—FRFort Myers, FLHigh school—Active
30Jeffrey KinleyDB6' 0"211—SRRichmond, KYPortal—Active
41Darius AkalDB5' 10"185—SOLynch, KYPortal—Active
47DBMyles MeadorDB5' 10"190—SOHuntington, WVPortal—Active
49Avaion JohnsonDB6' 0"184—SOLouisville, KYPortal—Active
—DBAmontez WoolfolkDB6' 1"182—SOLouisville, KYPortal—Active
—DBJames BriscoeDB5' 11"194—FRLouisville, KYHigh school—Active
—DBShaun BainesDB5' 11"184—FRLouisville, KYHigh school—Active
0*Jayden MarableDL6' 2"314—SRSmyrna, TNPortal—Active
4Keshawn HaydenDL6' 3"255—SRSt. Louis, MOPortal—Active
51Chenellson ExumeDL6' 4"273—JRMiami, FLPortal—Active
54David PellmanDL6' 3"321—FRLouisville, KYHigh school—Active
90Bennett SpillmanDL6' 2"270—FRNashville, TNHigh school—Active
91Davi'yon Hawkins-IngramDL6' 2"265—JRWest Cocoa, FLPortal—Active
93Cole RoseDL6' 3"274—FRMount Sterling, KYHigh school—Active
95Lendric BarberCINDL6' 3"325—JRMcdonough, GAPortal—Active
96Jalen HandDL6' 3"318—SRLexington, KYPortal—Active
97Payne MillerDL6' 2"301—JRPrinceton, ILPortal—Active
99DLLanden TurkDL6' 4"273—JROxford, PAPortal—Active
—DLMarveen MoiseDL6' 0"267—FRFlorence, KYHigh school—Active
—DLTrystan BrooksDL6' 3"345—FRLeitchfield, KYHigh school—Active
—DLUmar HameedDL6' 3"255—SRSan Francisco, CAPortal—Active
1Kaden SmithLB6' 2"222—JRCampbellsville, KYPortal—Active
5*Nasir SpruillLB6' 3"235—SRNorfolk, VAPortal—Active
8Brock DriverLB6' 2"225—SODanville, KYPortal—Active
15*Ashton BracewellLB6' 4"238—SRPalm Coast, FLPortal—Active
18Preston SwopeLB6' 5"232—SOWest Palm Beach, FLPortal—Active
25Jack McGrathLB6' 3"220—JRDeerfield, ILPortal—Active
29LBDavin McCoyLB5' 11"210—FRRaleigh, NCHigh school—Active
32Jack ChappellLB6' 3"223—JRLondon, KYPortal—Active
34Caleb ReddLB6' 3"235—JRSt. Louis, MOPortal—Active
35Davion SturgisLB6' 3"219—SOVersailles, KYPortal—Active
37Jackson MarshallLB6' 2"229—SRLexington, KYPortal—Active
38Luke DiNardoLB6' 0"229—SOLexington, KYPortal—Active
39Cam JesseeLB6' 1"233—SOLouisville, KYPortal—Active
40LBMac DarlandLB6' 1"231—FRLexington, KYHigh school—Active
43*Blaze KatinaLB6' 4"230—FRThompsons Station, TNHigh school—Active
48Bryson GardnerLB6' 1"220—JRLenoir City, TNPortal—Active
—AJ BarbatLB6' 0"225—JRFranklin, TNPortal—Active
—LBMitchel HuebnerLB6' 2"260—FRJasper, INHigh school—Active

Special Teams6

45LSBrody BowlinLS5' 10"177—FRGeorgetown, KYHigh school—Active
46*LSAaron ValdezLS6' 0"210—SRSan Diego, CAPortal—Active
27PJettson BrownP6' 0"218—JRArmadale, AustraliaPortal—Active
31Austin LutherP5' 11"196—SOWilmington, NCPortal—Active
36Buzz FlabianoP6' 0"201—SRMurphy, TXPortal—Active
44Devin OrrPK6' 0"208—JRCincinnati, OHPortal—Active

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels are 2-4. The offense is Spread 11 and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Andy Richman / Jake Johnson.

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