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Scott Satterfield / Nate Woody
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 · 64
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Satterfield calls the plays (balanced); Pete Thomas and Nic Cardwell co-OCs. 11, IZ, play-action.
Defense
Odd 3-4 pressure
- Defensive scheme type
- Odd 3-4 pressure
- Base front
- Odd nickel 3-4
- Front
- 3-4
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 1
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Aggressive · 74
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Woody (Army, GT) blitz-heavy 3-4, fourth backer as a hybrid DB; rushes four to seven; Cortney Braswell co-DC.
112 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.
Offense54
| 50 |  Evan Tengesdahl | CIN | OL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | SR | Dayton, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 662 · '23 | Active |
| 52* |  Austin Hoane | CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | FR | Cookeville, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 943 · '26 | Active |
| 55 |  Solomon Mathis | CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 275 | — | FR | Hephzibah, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1290 · '26 | Active |
| 59 |  Jake Wheelock | CIN | OL | 6' 4" | 312 | — | JR | Dayton, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1081 · '24 | Active |
| 61 |  Nathan Zappitelli | CIN | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | FR | Mentor, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1577 · '26 | Active |
| 63 |  Zac Clarke | CIN | OL | 6' 6" | 312 | — | JR | Plainfield, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 1388 · '24 | Active |
| 66 |  Xavier Lozowicki |  CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 320 | — | SR | Ridley Park, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 67 |  Luke Grover | CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 308 | — | FR | Lewis Center, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1546 · '26 | Active |
| 69 |  JP Schrieber | | OL | 6' 2" | 305 | — | JR | Berwyn, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 70 |  Cray Paich | CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 315 | — | SO | Northbrook, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 1302 · '25 | Active |
| 71 |  Judea Milon | CIN | OL | 6' 4" | 300 | — | SR | Killeen, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 107 · '23 | Active |
| 72 |  Nolan Latulippe | ALBCIN | OL | 6' 8" | 310 | — | SR | Aylmer, Canada | Portal | — | Active |
| 73 |  Aiden Pastoriza | CIN | OL | 6' 6" | 315 | — | JR | Jackson, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 893 · '24 | Active |
| 74 |  Joe Cotton |  CIN | OL | 6' 6" | 320 | — | SR | Sioux Falls, SD | Portal | — | Active |
| 75 |  Marcus McGregor | CIN | OL | 6' 3" | 312 | — | SO | West Des Moines, IA | High school | 3★ · No. 2325 · '25 | Active |
| 76 |  Zach Taylor | CIN | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | — | SO | Kingsland, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 867 · '25 | Active |
| 77 |  Taran Tyo |  CIN | OL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | SR | Greenville, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 1554 · '22 | Active |
| 78 |  Grant Edgington | | OL | 6' 4" | 307 | — | SR | Madeira, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 79 |  Luke Collins | CIN | OL | 6' 5" | 305 | — | FR | Gahanna, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1272 · '26 | Active |
| 4* |  JC French IV |   CIN | QB | 6' 1" | 205 | — | SR | Roswell, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1218 · '22 | Active |
| 5* |  Samaj Jones | CIN | QB | 5' 11" | 217 | — | JR | Philadelphia, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 531 · '24 | Active |
| 10* |  Liam O'Brien |  CIN | QB | 6' 0" | 210 | — | SR | Boulder, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 12* |  Brooks Goodman | CIN | QB | 6' 2" | 212 | — | FR | Atlanta, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1712 · '26 | Active |
| 15* |  Will Kocher | | QB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Kings Mills, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 22* |  JJ Miller | | QB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | JR | Amelia, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Cole Tabb |  CIN | RB | 5' 8" | 200 | — | JR | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 740 · '24 | Active |
| 6* |  Gi'Bran Payne |  CIN | RB | 5' 10" | 208 | — | SR | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | 4★ · No. 334 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Zylan Perry |  CIN | RB | 5' 11" | 210 | — | SR | Franklin, LA | Portal | — | Active |
| 13* |  Zion Johnson | CIN | RB | 5' 8" | 192 | — | SO | Covington, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 567 · '25 | Active |
| 25* |  James Lewis | | RB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | JR | Bloomfield, IN | Portal | — | Active |
| 26* |  Jayzon Thompson | CIN | RB | 5' 11" | 195 | — | FR | Knoxville, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 1883 · '26 | Active |
| 82* |  Ka'Maurri Smith | CIN | TE | 6' 5" | 252 | — | SO | Dayton, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1642 · '25 | Active |
| 83 |  Devyn Zahursky | CIN | TE | 6' 4" | 247 | — | JR | Berea, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1201 · '24 | Active |
| 84 |  Gavin Gregory | CIN | TE | 6' 7" | 255 | — | FR | Alliance, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1455 · '26 | Active |
| 85 |  Lyviel Waters | CIN | TE | 6' 2" | 245 | — | JR | Cincinnati, OH | High school | 2★ · '24 | Active |
| 86 |  Kellen Davis | | TE | 6' 3" | 248 | — | JR | Middletown, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 87 |  Gavin Grover | CIN | TE | 6' 6" | 255 | — | JR | Lewis Center, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 701 · '24 | Active |
| 88* |  DaMari Witherspoon | CIN | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | SO | Dallas, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1405 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Isaiah Johnson | ARI | WR | 5' 11" | 184 | — | JR | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 2* |  Larenzo Fenner | CIN | WR | 6' 2" | 183 | — | SR | Independence, MO | Portal | — | Active |
| 8* |  Cade Wolford |  CIN | WR | 5' 10" | 195 | — | JR | Jackson, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 2558 · '24 | Active |
| 9* |  Malachi Henry |  CIN | WR | 6' 0" | 205 | — | SR | Van Buren, AR | Portal | — | Active |
| 11* |  JV Gibson | | WR | 6' 2" | 208 | — | SR | Opelousas, LA | Portal | — | Active |
| 14* |  Elijah Jones | CIN | WR | 5' 11" | 195 | — | JR | Norristown, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 1688 · '24 | Active |
| 16* |  Flynn Schiele |  CIN | WR | 6' 4" | 210 | — | SR | West Linn, OR | Portal | — | Active |
| 17* |  H'eij Jackson | CIN | WR | 6' 4" | 206 | — | FR | New Orleans, LA | High school | 3★ · No. 1443 · '26 | Active |
| 18* |  Giyahni Kontosis | CIN | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | — | SO | Beltsville, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 488 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Dadrien Waller | CIN | WR | 6' 3" | 205 | — | FR | Guntersville, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1448 · '26 | Active |
| 20* |  Joshua Smith | CIN | WR | 6' 5" | 205 | — | FR | Columbus, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1168 · '26 | Active |
| 27* |  Taizaun Burns | CIN | WR | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SO | Columbus, OH | High school | 3★ · '25 | Active |
| 37 | WRRyan Taleb |  | WR | 5' 7" | 175 | — | JR | Warner Robins, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 39 | WRChristian Moulton | | WR | 5' 10" | 179 | — | SO | Powell, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 80 |  Jalen Williams |  | WR | 6' 5" | 220 | — | FR | Bloomington, IN | Portal | 3★ · No. 827 · '26 | Active |
| 89 |  Pierce Ayers | | WR | 5' 10" | 185 | — | SO | Alexandria, VA | Portal | — | Active |
Defense52
| 0* |  Jacob Finley |  CIN | CB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SR | Birmingham, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1766 · '22 | Active |
| 6* |  Zay Johnson | | CB | 6' 2" | 185 | — | JR | Clinton, SC | Portal | — | Active |
| 8* |  Kenny Worthy |  CIN | CB | 6' 0" | 188 | — | JR | Buckeye, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1568 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Patrick Williams | CIN | CB | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SO | Greenville, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 1007 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  KK Meier |   CIN | CB | 6' 0" | 205 | — | SR | Lubbock, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 21 |  Jamarion McKinney | CIN | CB | 6' 2" | 195 | — | FR | Greenville, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 1696 · '26 | Active |
| 25* |  Daniel James | CIN | CB | 5' 10" | 183 | — | JR | Powder Springs, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 447 · '24 | Active |
| 29 |  Kameron Hurst | CIN | CB | 6' 0" | 166 | — | FR | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 1724 · '26 | Active |
| 4* |  Marquaze Parker | CIN | DL | 6' 3" | 270 | — | JR | West Memphis, AR | High school | 3★ · No. 1138 · '24 | Active |
| 11* |  Chidera Otutu | | DL | 6' 1" | 300 | — | JR | Pflugerville, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 26* |  Cam Roetherford | | DL | 6' 3" | 280 | — | SR | Detroit, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 88* |  CD McFee | CIN | DL | 6' 4" | 312 | — | SO | Elkhart, IN | High school | 3★ · No. 1304 · '25 | Active |
| 90 |  Darrius Simmons | CIN | DL | 6' 3" | 300 | — | FR | Cairo, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1812 · '26 | Active |
| 92 |  Elijah Gunn | | DL | 6' 0" | 307 | — | SR | LaGrange, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 94 |  Juan Bates | CIN | DL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | FR | Mason, OH | High school | — | Active |
| 95 |  Josh Hough |   CIN | DL | 6' 2" | 335 | — | SR | Beaver Falls, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1158 · '21 | Active |
| 96 |  Nathan Nunn | | DL | 6' 2" | 282 | — | JR | Medina, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 97 |  Kamron Neal | CIN | DL | 6' 2" | 268 | — | SO | Fort Myers, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1326 · '25 | Active |
| 99* |  Jonathan Rulo | CIN | DL | 6' 1" | 320 | — | FR | Belleville, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 859 · '26 | Active |
| 10* |  Patrick Bauer |  CIN | EDGE | 6' 3" | 235 | — | SR | Mount Prospect, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Jaylon White-McClain | | EDGE | 6' 4" | 265 | — | SR | Virginia Beach, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 17* |  Brian Simms III | CIN | EDGE | 6' 3" | 240 | — | SR | Baltimore, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 837 · '23 | Active |
| 24 |  Terrell Holcomb | CIN | EDGE | 6' 1" | 230 | — | SO | Gahanna, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1517 · '25 | Active |
| 34 |  Myles Harrison | CIN | EDGE | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SO | Pickerington, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 2289 · '25 | Active |
| 54 |  Thomas Johnson |  CIN | EDGE | 6' 3" | 255 | — | SR | Lawndale, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 60 |  Lance Dawson | CIN | EDGE | 6' 4" | 258 | — | FR | Avon, OH | High school | 4★ · No. 309 · '26 | Active |
| 82* |  James Early | CIN | EDGE | 6' 3" | 257 | — | SO | Fort Wayne, IN | High school | 3★ · No. 1350 · '25 | Active |
| 91 |  Drew Logan | CIN | EDGE | 6' 4" | 270 | — | SR | North Canton, OH | High school | 3★ · '22 | Active |
| 93* |  Keegan Horn | CIN | EDGE | 6' 3" | 235 | — | FR | Hueytown, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1605 · '26 | Active |
| 3* |  Antwan Peek Jr. | CIN | LB | 6' 1" | 223 | — | SR | Cincinnati, OH | High school | — | Active |
| 5* |  Marqavious Saboor | CIN | LB | 5' 11" | 190 | — | JR | Decatur, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 608 · '24 | Active |
| 9* |  Damaine Wilson |  CIN | LB | 6' 3" | 235 | — | JR | Pompano Beach, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 2271 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Filip Maciorowski | | LB | 6' 3" | 235 | — | SR | Carol Stream, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Jamari Johnson | LOU | LB | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 2162 · '25 | Active |
| 22* |  Jonathan Thompson | CIN | LB | 6' 2" | 228 | — | SR | Columbus, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1122 · '22 | Active |
| 23 |  Jaidon Windom | CIN | LB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | FR | Detroit, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 820 · '26 | Active |
| 31* |  Simeon Coleman | CIN | LB | 5' 11" | 225 | — | JR | Seat Pleasant, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 1001 · '24 | Active |
| 33 |  George Leibold | | LB | 6' 1" | 220 | — | JR | Sarasota, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 35* |  Drew Robinson | | LB | 6' 2" | 195 | — | JR | Clarksville, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 36 |  Evan Weinberg | CIN | LB | 6' 3" | 230 | — | FR | Springboro, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1876 · '26 | Active |
| 44 |  Montay Weedon | CIN | LB | 6' 0" | 217 | — | JR | Silver Spring, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 844 · '24 | Active |
| 45 |  Jaxon Newton | CIN | LB | 6' 3" | 210 | — | FR | Anniston, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1417 · '26 | Active |
| 52* |  Ronan Casanova | | LB | 5' 10" | 225 | — | SR | Middletown, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 2* |  MJ Cannon |  CIN | S | 6' 3" | 213 | — | SR | Evanston, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 7* |  Ty Goodwill | | S | 6' 3" | 195 | — | JR | Prichard, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1652 · '24 | Active |
| 18* |  Jasper Beeler |  CIN | S | 6' 1" | 194 | — | SR | Farmington, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 19* |  CJ Jones | CIN | S | 5' 9" | 195 | — | SO | Chicago, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 1245 · '25 | Active |
| 20* |  CJ Crite | CIN | S | 6' 1" | 207 | — | SO | Lincolnton, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 914 · '25 | Active |
| 27* |  Markell Taylor | CIN | S | 5' 11" | 210 | — | FR | Dallas, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 789 · '26 | Active |
| 30 |  D'Angelo Hutchinson | LOUCIN | S | 6' 3" | 200 | — | SR | St. Petersburg, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 32 |  Landen Schaefer | | S | 6' 0" | 185 | — | SO | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 46 |  Xavier Starks | CIN | S | 5' 11" | 205 | — | FR | Birmingham, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1625 · '26 | Active |
Special Teams6
| 41 |  Kenny Baker | CIN | LS | 6' 0" | 218 | — | FR | Cincinnati, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 3056 · '26 | Active |
| 48 |  Eli Stein |   CIN | LS | 6' 3" | 225 | — | SR | Cambridge, WI | Portal | 3★ · No. 2117 · '22 | Active |
| 31* |  Max Fletcher | CIN | P | 6' 6" | 190 | — | SR | Melbourne, Australia | High school | 3★ · No. 1890 · '21 | Active |
| 35* |  Dino Beslagic | | P | 6' 4" | 203 | — | SR | Santa Clara, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 93* |  Max Lemasters | | PK | 5' 6" | 175 | — | SR | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 99* |  Stephen Rusnak |  CHACIN | PK | 6' 0" | 185 | — | SR | Clarkston, MI | Portal | — | Active |
Roster log
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Spread 11Odd 3-4 pressureInside zoneCover 3 / Cover 111 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WROdd nickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 11 | JV Gibson | 18 | Giyahni Kontosis | 80 | Jalen Williams |
| WR2 | 9 | Malachi Henry | 2 | Larenzo Fenner | 14 | Elijah Jones |
| Slot | 0 | Isaiah Johnson | 8 | Cade Wolford | — | — |
| LT | 74 | Joe Cotton | 63 | Zac Clarke | — | — |
| LG | 50 | Evan Tengesdahl | 76 | Zach Taylor | — | — |
| C | 77 | Taran Tyo | 78 | Grant Edgington | — | — |
| RG | 66 | Xavier Lozowicki | 73 | Aiden Pastoriza | — | — |
| RT | 71 | Judea Milon | 72 | Nolan Latulippe | — | — |
| TE | 87 | Gavin Grover | 82 | Ka'Maurri Smith | 85 | Lyviel Waters |
| QB | 4 | JC French IV | 10 | Liam O'Brien | 5 | Samaj Jones |
| RB | 13 | Zion Johnson | 7 | Zylan Perry | 6 | Gi'Bran Payne |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 54 | Thomas Johnson | 16 | Jaylon White-McClain | — | — |
| NT | 95 | Josh Hough | 92 | Elijah Gunn | 99 | Jonathan Rulo |
| RDE | 4 | Marquaze Parker | 11 | Chidera Otutu | 96 | Nathan Nunn |
| WLB | 17 | Brian Simms III | 10 | Patrick Bauer | — | — |
| LILB | 22 | Jonathan Thompson | 31 | Simeon Coleman | 44 | Montay Weedon |
| RILB | 9 | Damaine Wilson | 12 | Filip Maciorowski | 33 | George Leibold |
| LCB | 8 | Kenny Worthy | 14 | KK Meier | 25 | Daniel James |
| SS | 2 | MJ Cannon | 19 | CJ Jones | — | — |
| FS | 18 | Jasper Beeler | 20 | CJ Crite | — | — |
| RCB | 0 | Jacob Finley | 6 | Zay Johnson | — | — |
| NB | 3 | Antwan Peek Jr. | 5 | Marqavious Saboor | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 99 | Stephen Rusnak | 93 | Max Lemasters | — | — |
| P | 31 | Max Fletcher | 35 | Dino Beslagic | — | — |
| H | 31 | Max Fletcher | 35 | Dino Beslagic | — | — |
| LS | 48 | Eli Stein | 41 | Kenny Baker | — | — |
| PR | 8 | Cade Wolford | 9 | Malachi Henry | — | — |
| KR | 7 | Zylan Perry | 13 | Zion Johnson | — | — |
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Cincinnati Bearcats are 4-1 in the Big 12. The offense is Spread 11 and the defense is Odd 3-4 pressure. Play-callers are Scott Satterfield / Nate Woody.