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North Dakota State Bison Roster & Depth Chart 2026

North Dakota State Bison are 5-1 in the Mountain West.

5-13rd in Mountain WestPro 12 / zoneMultiple 4-3

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Scheme desk

Dan Larson / Grant Olson

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

Offense

Pro 12 / zone

Offensive scheme type
Pro 12 / zone
Personnel
21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone / power
Primary offensive line scheme
Zone-gap

Offensive aggression

Balanced · 52

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Larson, OC and TE and FB coach under Polasek: multiple pro-style, fullback and tight ends, play-action.

Defense

Multiple 4-3

Defensive scheme type
Multiple 4-3
Base front
Nickel 4-3
Front
4-3
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3
Primary press technique
Press-bail

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 60

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Olson multiple 4-3, linebackers-coach DC.

129 players · ESPN · on3 · 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.

Offense64

61Gage SchmidtC6' 3"300—SONorth Mankato, MNPortal—Active
45Gatlin EmpeyFB6' 1"235—FRStoughton, WIHigh school—Active
59James NellisG6' 3"290—FRGrafton, WIHigh school—Active
62Griffin EmpeyG6' 3"302—JRStoughton, WIPortal—Active
66Jack LiwienskiG6' 3"297—JRChanhassen, MNPortal—Active
68Coy OkesonG6' 5"310—SOMinot, NDPortal—Active
71Nate TastadG6' 5"303—SORolette, NDPortal—Active
72Nate SchnecklothG6' 5"300—JREldridge, IAPortal—Active
74Brett TastadG6' 5"298—FRRolette, NDHigh school—Active
55*Kene AneneOL6' 5"310—SOCottage Grove, MNPortal—Active
63Trey McPartlandOL6' 5"285—FRValley City, NDHigh school—Active
67Earl BrownOL6' 5"310—FRPillager, MNHigh school—Active
70Tucker ThienemanOL6' 4"291—FRPewaukee, WIHigh school—Active
57*Gavin WangOT6' 7"298—FRAnnandale, MNHigh school—Active
73Alex WardenOT6' 6"280—FRSuamico, WIHigh school—Active
75Josh MaginOT6' 6"308—SRShakopee, MNPortal—Active
76Ryan BabatzOT6' 5"315—SOMontrose, MNPortal—Active
77Austin SchultzOT6' 4"305—JRMoorhead, MNPortal—Active
78Noah StommesOT6' 6"300—SORichmond, MNPortal—Active
0*Preston BrownQB6' 1"215—SOFestus, MOPortal—Active
2*Nathan HayesQB6' 3"228—SRWest Chicago, ILPortal—Active
10Trey DrakeQB6' 3"213—JRJamestown, NYPortal—Active
13*Zander SmithQB6' 3"225—FRLakeland, FLHigh school—Active
16*Henry NelsonQB6' 3"210—FRMeridian, IDHigh school—Active
4*Nyeoti PunniRB6' 1"225—SRLebanon, NHPortal—Active
5Myles MitchellRB5' 9"205—FRChicago, ILHigh school—Active
7*DJ ScottRB5' 11"215—JROviedo, FLPortal—Active
8*Braylon ToliverRB5' 11"195—FRErie, COHigh school—Active
22*Charles Ross IIISJSRB5' 9"200—FRKansas City, MOPortal—Active
25*Godson Rufus-OkomhanruRB6' 0"187—FRMounds View, MNHigh school—Active
26*Brady WavrunekRB5' 11"213—JRSioux City, IAPortal—Active
28*Cortez LeGrantRB5' 10"200—JRSun Prairie, WIPortal—Active
32*Barry KpeenuRB5' 10"205—SOWest Fargo, NDPortal—Active
34*Jonathan HarveyRB5' 10"200—SRMahtomedi, MNPortal—Active
9*Gabriel CunninghamTE6' 3"242—FRWentzville, MOHigh school—Active
40Kaden ZenzenTE6' 4"250—SRBarnesville, MNPortal—Active
43Cash DannerTE6' 5"235—FRThompson, NDHigh school—Active
44*Luke KokatTE6' 3"250—SRSturtevant, WIPortal—Active
46*Caden WardTE6' 3"230—FRLincoln, NEHigh school—Active
49Colten GundersonTE6' 7"240—FRSavage, MNHigh school—Active
81Reis KesselTE6' 5"245—SOFargo, NDPortal—Active
85Jett ZabelTE6' 3"235—SOPierre, SDPortal—Active
87*Noah NelsonGSTE6' 5"240—FRHawley, MNPortal—Active
88Isaac EllisonTE6' 4"225—FRMenomonie, WIHigh school—Active
96Abraham MyersTE6' 2"250—JRSioux Falls, SDPortal—Active
3*Jeremiah PattersonWR5' 9"175—SRSan Francisco, CAPortal—Active
11*Jordan McCantsWR5' 11"190—SRBirmingham, ALPortal—Active
12*Myles EllisWR5' 9"160—FRFlossmoor, ILHigh school—Active
15Mekhi CollinsWR6' 4"215—SRNorth Mankato, MNPortal—Active
17Isiah St. RomainWR6' 0"200—SOWilliston, NDPortal—Active
18Jackson WilliamsWR5' 11"185—JROmaha, NEPortal—Active
19*John GoresWR5' 6"175—SRFargo, NDPortal—Active
20*Drake SchlosserWR6' 1"195—FRStanley, NDHigh school—Active
21*Chris KielWR5' 11"205—FRMount Horeb, WIHigh school—Active
23*Kye SchlichtingWR6' 3"201—FRHorace, NDHigh school—Active
27*Joaquin JordanWR6' 3"196—FRHomewood, ILHigh school—Active
30*Kelly WatsonWR5' 11"195—JRElmhurst, ILPortal—Active
80Jacob KilzerWR6' 3"205—SOMaple Grove, MNPortal—Active
82SJ GreenWR5' 10"185—FRTampa, FLHigh school—Active
83Cade OstermanWR6' 1"192—JRElk River, MNPortal—Active
84Logan ConklinWR6' 4"205—SOMinot, NDPortal—Active
86Dylan VokalWR6' 2"202—FRMaple Grove, MNHigh school—Active
87*WRBrandon WaltonWR6' 2"181—FRKenosha, WIHigh school—Active
89Tochi OkoroWR6' 3"195—JRDodge City, KSPortal—Active

Defense59

2*EJ DavisCB6' 1"190—SOOrlando, FLPortal—Active
4*Najee NelsonCB5' 11"197—JRLakeville, MNPortal—Active
7*Chance TuckerCB6' 0"190—SREncino, CAPortal—Active
12*DJ VoltzCB6' 1"180—SRSaginaw, MIPortal—Active
16*Marion MooreCB5' 11"190—FRMadison, WIHigh school—Active
19*Will RosenmeyerCB6' 0"188—SOHighlands Ranch, COPortal—Active
23*Kegan HuberCB6' 0"190—SRLake Geneva, WIPortal—Active
24Kobe RussellCB6' 1"197—FRPrescott, WIHigh school—Active
28*Kendrick CarterCB5' 10"179—FRDallas, TXHigh school—Active
31Q BarnslaterCB6' 0"170—FRBurnsville, MNHigh school—Active
32*Brayden DozierCB6' 0"189—FRMaple Grove, MNHigh school—Active
34*Deron RussellCB6' 1"180—FRWaseca, MNHigh school—Active
0*Victor IseleDE6' 2"260—JRGrand Island, NEPortal—Active
9*Kelton McCaslinDE6' 5"250—SRSt. Charles, ILPortal3★ · No. 2074 · '22Active
11*Matthew StenbrotenDE6' 4"250—SOLake Mills, WIPortal—Active
48*Blake SchiltzDE6' 2"250—FRPine Island, MNHigh school—Active
56Allante BurleyDE6' 3"240—SRLawrenceville, GAPortal—Active
90Truman GriffithDE6' 2"260—SOShawnee, KSPortal—Active
91Ethan WoodDE6' 4"255—FRMount Vernon, IAHigh school—Active
92Daniel DevineDE6' 4"245—FRSaint Paul, MNHigh school—Active
93Anthony OkesDE6' 3"260—JRGreat Falls, MTPortal—Active
97Simon VintonDE6' 5"240—FRPlymouth, MNHigh school—Active
8*Keenan WilsonDT6' 1"290—JREagan, MNPortal—Active
53Chase EvinkDT6' 5"285—FRHancock, MNHigh school—Active
54Alijah WayneDT6' 4"290—SOOmaha, NEPortal—Active
58Zach HellendrungDT6' 3"275—FRBoyceville, WIHigh school—Active
60Thomas RobertsDT6' 4"275—FRAlbion, NEHigh school—Active
64Jason HunterDT6' 5"265—FRFargo, NDHigh school—Active
65Brody ClubbDT6' 3"290—FRTiffin, IAHigh school—Active
69Skyler WernerDT6' 2"270—FRSavage, MNHigh school—Active
94Logan LarsonDT6' 3"290—SRWoodbury, MNPortal—Active
95Zach VanderpoolDT6' 5"285—SOByron, MNPortal—Active
98Jack HansenDT6' 3"282—SOEagan, MNPortal—Active
99Obald NiyonkuruDT5' 11"290—JRAltoona, IAPortal—Active
1Donovan WoolenLB6' 4"230—JRFrisco, TXPortal—Active
3*Gavin SellLB6' 2"230—FRWoodville, WIHigh school—Active
21*Noah TaylorLB6' 0"228—JRLemont, ILPortal—Active
25*Ray James Jr.LB6' 2"240—SOEden Prairie, MNPortal—Active
35Ryland SatterLB6' 1"235—SOSioux Falls, SDPortal—Active
38*Ben ScheppLB6' 1"210—FRVelva, NDHigh school—Active
41Peder HaugoLB6' 1"230—SOFargo, NDPortal—Active
42Alex ElliottLB6' 2"220—JRHutchinson, MNPortal—Active
44*Carter ApplLB6' 2"215—FRMenasha, WIHigh school—Active
46*Jack WilsonLB6' 2"225—FRVerona, WIHigh school—Active
47Jacob WrbanekLB6' 4"228—FRMaple Grove, MNHigh school—Active
50Damian DevineLB6' 3"230—FRSaint Paul, MNHigh school—Active
52Keith WilliamsLB6' 1"240—JRMilwaukee, WIPortal—Active
55*Oliver LuchtLB6' 1"228—JRFargo, NDPortal—Active
6Jaylin CrumbyS5' 11"200—JRTampa, FLPortal—Active
13*Mikhale FordS5' 11"190—FRLincoln, NEHigh school—Active
14Taylen EadyS6' 0"205—SOToano, VAPortal—Active
20*Will SteilS6' 2"205—SOCold Spring, MNPortal—Active
22*Hudson ArtzS6' 0"205—SRFairmont, MNPortal—Active
26*Evrett TaitS6' 0"205—FRChippewa Falls, WIHigh school—Active
27*Landon MeierS5' 11"195—SOFargo, NDPortal—Active
29Darius GivanceS6' 2"215—SRChamplin, MNPortal—Active
30*Jaylen ArchibaldS6' 1"205—FRFrisco, TXHigh school—Active
33Walker BraatenS6' 3"190—FRWesthope, NDHigh school—Active
36Gunner ThielgesS6' 1"201—FRLamoure, NDHigh school—Active

Special Teams6

48*CJ AndersonLS6' 1"240—SRElgin, SCPortal—Active
57*Gabe VernettiLS5' 11"232—FRMachesney Park, ILHigh school—Active
39Aaron BickertonP6' 3"225—SRStoke, EnglandPortal—Active
51Caleb McGrathP6' 3"205—JRApple Valley, MNPortal—Active
37Drew KleinPK5' 9"185—SRHortonville, WIPortal—Active
38*Jayden OnuongaPK6' 4"205—FRForest Lake, MNHigh school—Active

Roster log

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  1. Off roster

    Chris Kiel

    No longer on the listed roster

  2. Off roster

    Luke Tetzlaff

    No longer on the listed roster

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North Dakota State Bison are 5-1 in the Mountain West. The offense is Pro 12 / zone and the defense is Multiple 4-3. Play-callers are Dan Larson / Grant Olson.

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