2024 Tennessee Tech Football Roster

Ty Moss - Jr.

Ty Moss

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Whiteville, N.C.

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Jordan Yates - Gr.

Jordan Yates

Class: Gr.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.

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James Edwards - R-So.

James Edwards

Class: R-So.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Clewiston, Fla.

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Tremel Jones - R-Jr.

Tremel Jones

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 5-9
Position: WR
Hometown: Hamlet, N.C.

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J.D. Dixon - Jr.

J.D. Dixon

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Waverly, Tenn.

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Jordyn Potts - So.

Jordyn Potts

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: QB
Hometown: Powell, Tenn.

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Angel Garcia - Sr.

Angel Garcia

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

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Dylan Laible - Sr.

Dylan Laible

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-4
Position: QB
Hometown: Little Elm, Texas

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Hudson Tucker - Sr.

Hudson Tucker

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Kingsland, Ga.

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Trace Danley - Sr.

Trace Danley

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-11
Position: DB
Hometown: Irmo, S.C.

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Dylan Hassid - So.

Dylan Hassid

Class: So.
Position: QB
Hometown: Valley Glen, Calif.

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D.J. Linkins - Jr.

#10

D.J. Linkins

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: WR
Hometown: District Heights, Md.

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A.J. Crawford - Jr.

#11

A.J. Crawford

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

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Ashton Maples - Gr.

#11

Ashton Maples

Class: Gr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Maryville, Tenn.

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Mekhi Penix - So.

#13

Mekhi Penix

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: WR
Hometown: Riverview, Fla.

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Dyson Bell - So.

#14

Dyson Bell

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: DB
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Ethan Roberts - R-Jr..

#14

Ethan Roberts

Class: R-Jr..
Height: 6-2
Position: QB
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.

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Maddux Richey - R-Jr.

#15

Maddux Richey

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: QB
Hometown: Baldwyn, Miss.

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Devin Squires - Sr.

#15

Devin Squires

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Kings Mills, Ohio

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Seth Maldonado - Sr.

#16

Seth Maldonado

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-9
Position: WR
Hometown: San Miguel, Calif.

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Cole Putnam - Gr.

#17

Cole Putnam

Class: Gr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DB
Hometown: Cordova, Tenn.

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Luke Shields - R-So.

#17

Luke Shields

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-0
Position: WR
Hometown: Centreville, Va.

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Aaron Swafford - Jr.

#19

Aaron Swafford

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Decatur, Tenn.

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Tim Coutras - Sr.

#20

Tim Coutras

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Nolensville, Tenn.

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Jordan Harris - So.

#20

Jordan Harris

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: RB
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.

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Toby Bolton - So.

#21

Toby Bolton

Class: So.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Athens, Ga.

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Dominic Howard - Jr.

#22

Dominic Howard

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: DB
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

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Caleb Nichols - Jr.

#23

Caleb Nichols

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-9
Position: DB
Hometown: Fairburn, Ga.

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Slayde Simmons - Sr.

#24

Slayde Simmons

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Shelbyville, Tenn.

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Torin Baker - Jr.

#25

Torin Baker

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Wyatt Watson - R-So.

#26

Wyatt Watson

Class: R-So.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Clermont, Fla.

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Derrick Burroughs - So.

#27

Derrick Burroughs

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: DB
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Cayman Spaulding - So.

#28

Cayman Spaulding

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Lithonia, Ga.

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Hayden Olsen - Sr.

#29

Hayden Olsen

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-9
Position: K
Hometown: Buford, Ga.

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Theron Gaines - Jr.

#30

Theron Gaines

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Devin Hunter - So.

#31

Devin Hunter

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: DB
Hometown: Norcross, Ga.

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Aidan Littles - So.

#32

Aidan Littles

Class: So.
Height: 5-10
Position: DB
Hometown: Sevierville, Tenn.

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Richard Bryant - Jr.

#33

Richard Bryant

Class: Jr.
Position: CB
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Aaron Lovins - Sr.

#33

Aaron Lovins

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

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Eric Taylor - So.

#35

Eric Taylor

Class: So.
Height: 5-7
Position: DB
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Tayton Swift - So.

#36

Tayton Swift

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: DB
Hometown: Chapel Hill, Tenn.

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Jack Kendrick - So.

#37

Jack Kendrick

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: DB
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.

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Colby Bernier - Jr.

#38

Colby Bernier

Class: Jr.
Position: P
Hometown: Auburn, N.H.

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Bronco Hanks - So.

#39

Bronco Hanks

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Eli Orr - Gr.

#40

Eli Orr

Class: Gr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Cumming, Ga.

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Cedric Augustin - So.

#41

Cedric Augustin

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.

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Javoni Hales - R-Jr.

#42

Javoni Hales

Class: R-Jr.
Position: LB
Hometown: Newport News, Va.

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Bridges Coffey - Jr.

#43

Bridges Coffey

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: DB
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

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Miles Cooney - R-Jr.

#44

Miles Cooney

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: LB
Hometown: University Place, Wash.

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Zach Braden - So.

#45

Zach Braden

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Maryville, Tenn.

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Brody Boyd - R-So.

#46

Brody Boyd

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-5
Position: LS
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Mason Bowman - So.

#48

Mason Bowman

Class: So.
Height: 5-10
Position: RB
Hometown: Monterey, Tenn.

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Hayden Rigsby - Jr.

#50

Hayden Rigsby

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LS
Hometown: Lebanon, Tenn.

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Keonte Tillman - R-So.

#51

Keonte Tillman

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-6
Position: DL
Hometown: Reidsville, Ga.

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Seth Vaughn - R-So.

#52

Seth Vaughn

Class: R-So.
Height: 5-11
Position: DL
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

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Christian Thomas - Jr.

#54

Christian Thomas

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OL
Hometown: Boynton Beach, Fla.

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Daniel Rickert - R-Jr.

#55

Daniel Rickert

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Nolensville, Tenn.

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Elijah Ruiz - R-So.

#56

Elijah Ruiz

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Gainesville, Ga.

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Ryan Hacker - R-So.

#57

Ryan Hacker

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Dylan Gibson - R-Jr.

#62

Dylan Gibson

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Winchester, Ky.

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Jaiden Lee-Brinkman - Sr.

#64

Jaiden Lee-Brinkman

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: OL
Hometown: Turlock, Calif.

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Nason Simmons - R-Jr.

#65

Nason Simmons

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OL
Hometown: Canton, Ga.

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Nate Hodnett - Sr.

#66

Nate Hodnett

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Winder, Ga.

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Wes Delk - R-Jr.

#68

Wes Delk

Class: R-Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Logan Weedman - Jr.

#73

Logan Weedman

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OL
Hometown: Owensboro, Ky.

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Sean Pozniak - R-So.

#77

Sean Pozniak

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-8
Position: OL
Hometown: Ashburn, Va.

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Alex Delk - Jr.

#78

Alex Delk

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.

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Tyler Nix - So.

#81

Tyler Nix

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: TE
Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn.

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Isaac Knowles - R-So.

#82

Isaac Knowles

Class: R-So.
Height: 6-1
Position: WR
Hometown: Smithville, Tenn.

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Reece Perkins - Jr.

#84

Reece Perkins

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: TE
Hometown: New Concord, Ohio

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Lazaro Rodriguez - Fr.

#85

Lazaro Rodriguez

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: TE
Hometown: South River, N.J.

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Ameer Ali - R-Fr.

#86

Ameer Ali

Class: R-Fr.
Position: WR
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.

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John Hamilton - So.

#87

John Hamilton

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: TE
Hometown: Celina, Tenn.

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Hunter Barnhart - Sr.

#88

Hunter Barnhart

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-4
Position: TE
Hometown: Oneida, Tenn.

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Idris King - So.

#91

Idris King

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.

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Dylan Thomaselli - So.

#93

Dylan Thomaselli

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: DL
Hometown: Clermont, Fla.

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Ethan McLaurin - Jr.

#94

Ethan McLaurin

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DL
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Jeremiah Sandiford - So.

#95

Jeremiah Sandiford

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Gavin Wilson - So.

#96

Gavin Wilson

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: K
Hometown: Harrodsburg, Ky.

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Kanstin Brooks - Sr.

#97

Kanstin Brooks

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-11
Position: DL
Hometown: Greenville, Ga.

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Myles Parker - So.

#98

Myles Parker

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: DL
Hometown: Snellville, Ga.

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Jacorrian Wrenn - Sr.

#99

Jacorrian Wrenn

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-10
Position: DL
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

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Coaching & Support Staff

Head Coach:
Bobby Wilder (Maine, 1987), 1st Season

Associate Head Coach | Offensive Coordinator:
Brian Scott (Maine, 2000), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers:
Greg Jones (Bucknell, 2010), 1st Season

Assistant Head Coach | Wide Receivers:
John Allen (James Madison, 1996), 1st Season

Assistant Head Coach | Defensive Line:
Sam Williamson (UAB, 2005), 18th Season

Assistant Coach | Quarterbacks:
Eric Acciani (Cal State-Fullerton, 2016), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Cornerbacks/Assistant Special Teams:
Brandon Blackmon (Tennessee State, 2016), 2nd Season

Assistant Coach | Tight Ends:
Ben Blessing (Holy Cross, 2023), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Safeties:
Chase Mummau (Virginia Tech, 2020), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Running Backs:
Drew Rodriguez (Florida International, 2017), 1st Season

Assistant Coach | Nickels/Special Teams Coordinator
Frank Wilson (Dayton, 2006), 1st Season

Graduate Assistant Coach | Offense:
TBA

Graduate Assistant Coach | Defense:
Travis Ray (App State, 2023), 2nd Season

General Manager/Director of Player Personnel:
Justin McMullen (New Hampshire, 2020), 1st Season

Director of Football Operations | On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator:
Jimmy Laughlin (Tennessee Tech, 2016), 3rd Season

Academics Coordinator:
Kara Phillips (University of the Cumberlands, 2002), 6th Season

Strength & Conditioning Coach:
Matt Hewett (UT Martin, 2011), 14th Season

Head Athletic Trainer:
Joe Erdeljac (West Virginia, 1988), 24th Season

Sports Information:
Thomas Corhern (Tennessee Tech, 2005), 9th Season

Pronunciation Guide
0	Justin Pegues	(pug-GEESE)
6	Quavel Thornton	(QUAY-vel)
7	Angel Garcia	(ON-hell)
20	Tim Coutras	(COO-truss)
25	Torin Baker	(TORE-in)
30	Theron Gaines	(THEE-ron)
41	Cedric Augustin	(SED-rick) (AUG-us-teen)
48	Mason Bowman	(BO-mun)
51	Keonte Tillman	(key-ON-tay)
56	Elijah Ruiz	(roo-EEZ)
65	Nason Simmons	(NAY-son)
75	Jabari McClendon	(juh-BAR-ee)
91	Idris King	(DREES)
93	Dylan Thomaselli	(TOM-uh-SELL-ee)
94	Ethan McLaurin	(mick-LORE-in)
95	Jeremiah Sandiford	(SAN-deh-ford)

Football

2024 Tennessee Tech Football Roster

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Pronunciation Guide