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Liberty Flames Roster & Depth Chart 2026
Liberty Flames are 5-1 in the CUSA.
5-12nd in CUSASpread option 11 / tempoMultiple 4-3
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Scheme desk
Jamey Chadwell / Shawn Quinn
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Spread option 11 / tempo
- Offensive scheme type
- Spread option 11 / tempo
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / QB run
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone-gap
Offensive aggression
Aggressive · 76
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Chadwell calls it: no-huddle spread option, QB run, RPO. OC Newland Isaac calls some series.
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
Quinn multiple front, Cover 3 base.
107 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.
Offense51
| 51 |  D.J. Geth |  | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | SR | Spartanburg, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1193 · '23 | Active |
| 52 |  Kevin Evehe | SFP | OL | 6' 6" | 296 | — | SO | Baltimore, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 53* |  Alex Birchmeier |  | OL | 6' 5" | 300 | — | SR | Ashburn, VA | Portal | 4★ · No. 56 · '23 | Active |
| 56* |  Christian Williams |  | OL | 6' 4" | 310 | — | SR | Houston, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1182 · '22 | Active |
| 58 |  Jude Foster |  | OL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | JR | Baton Rouge, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 827 · '24 | Active |
| 59 |  Brandon Edozie | | OL | 6' 6" | 275 | — | SO | Woodbridge, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 1612 · '25 | Active |
| 60 |  Joep Engbers | ILL | OL | 6' 4" | 305 | — | SR | Losser, Netherlands | Portal | — | Active |
| 61 |  Aaron Fenimore | | OL | 6' 1" | 295 | — | SR | Senoia, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1584 · '23 | Active |
| 62 |  Blake Martin | | OL | 6' 2" | 250 | — | JR | Gainesville, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 63 |  Daniel Schiffert | | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | FR | Bethlehem, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 1874 · '26 | Active |
| 64 |  Hunter Winn | | OL | 6' 5" | 305 | — | FR | Norfolk, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 1871 · '26 | Active |
| 65 | OLMalcolm Gaston | | OL | 6' 4" | 350 | — | FR | McCormick, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 1241 · '26 | Active |
| 66 |  Erwil Anthony Jr. |  | OL | 6' 4" | 285 | — | SR | Kannapolis, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 70 |  Austin Anderson | HOU | OL | 6' 4" | 300 | — | SR | Bowling Green, KY | Portal | 3★ · No. 2245 · '23 | Active |
| 72 |  Val Erickson |   | OL | 6' 5" | 320 | — | SR | Chicago, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 797 · '22 | Active |
| 73 |  Curtis Doirilus | | OL | 6' 3" | 335 | — | JR | Philadelphia, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 76 |  Gabe Smith | | OL | 6' 5" | 300 | — | SO | Milton, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1288 · '25 | Active |
| 77 | OLCarlton Hall | | OL | 6' 4" | 295 | — | FR | Savannah, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2581 · '26 | Active |
| 78 |  Joseph Morris | | OL | 6' 5" | 290 | — | SO | Hinesville, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 5* |  Deshawn Purdie | CHA | QB | 6' 4" | 228 | — | JR | Baltimore, MD | Portal | 3★ · No. 1669 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Jaylen Henderson |    | QB | 6' 3" | 227 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1029 · '21 | Active |
| 15* |  Ethan Vasko |   | QB | 6' 3" | 220 | — | SR | Chesapeake, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1494 · '22 | Active |
| 18* | QBJachin Davis | | QB | 6' 0" | 195 | — | FR | Goose Creek, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 1845 · '26 | Active |
| 0* |  Jaylon Coleman | | RB | 5' 9" | 155 | — | SO | Houma, LA | High school | 4★ · No. 383 · '25 | Active |
| 4* |  Kam Davis |  | RB | 5' 10" | 224 | — | JR | Albany, GA | Portal | 4★ · No. 125 · '24 | Active |
| 6* |  Kanye Udoh |   | RB | 6' 1" | 220 | — | SR | Mays Landing, NJ | Portal | 3★ · No. 2023 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Peyton Jones |  | RB | 5' 10" | 195 | — | SR | Norfolk, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 817 · '23 | Active |
| 11* |  Terron Kellman |  CHA | RB | 5' 8" | 210 | — | SR | Clinton, MD | Portal | 3★ · No. 1372 · '22 | Active |
| 23* |  Cam Wood | | RB | 5' 8" | 195 | — | FR | Carrollton, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2417 · '26 | Active |
| 26* |  Jaylin Belford | | RB | 5' 8" | 175 | — | SR | Lynchburg, VA | High school | — | Active |
| 29* |  Justin Marshall |  | RB | 5' 10" | 190 | — | SR | Chicago, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1183 · '23 | Active |
| 14* |  Ethan Houck | | TE | 6' 4" | 205 | — | SO | Brunswick, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 649 · '25 | Active |
| 17* |  Bo Burklow | | TE | 6' 2" | 250 | — | SR | Brentwood, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 1990 · '23 | Active |
| 48 |  Caleb Ryan | | TE | 6' 2" | 240 | — | SR | Bellingham, WA | Portal | — | Active |
| 84 | TEBreckan Kirby |  | TE | 6' 4" | 220 | — | JR | Gainesville, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 85 |  Kam Taylor | | TE | 6' 6" | 240 | — | FR | Spartanburg, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 2863 · '26 | Active |
| 87 |  LaKelsey Johnson Jr. |  | TE | 6' 3" | 248 | — | SR | Desoto, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 552 · '22 | Active |
| 88* |  Zeke Wimbush |  | TE | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SR | Ashburn, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1832 · '23 | Active |
| 1* |  Darius Copeland | | WR | 6' 0" | 195 | — | SR | Birmingham, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 2* |  Makai Jackson | SFPAS | WR | 6' 0" | 200 | — | SR | Levittown, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Jamari Person | | WR | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | Nashville, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1545 · '23 | Active |
| 8* |  Nasir Newkirk | | WR | 6' 2" | 185 | — | SO | Greensboro, NC | High school | 3★ · No. 1086 · '25 | Active |
| 9* |  Bryce Randolph | | WR | 5' 11" | 180 | — | SO | Tampa, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1429 · '25 | Active |
| 10* |  Jon Monteiro | | WR | 6' 2" | 200 | — | JR | Randolph, MA | High school | 3★ · No. 2436 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Rashawn Cunningham |  | WR | 6' 2" | 205 | — | JR | Inman, SC | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Eric Smith | | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | — | JR | Richmond, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 1454 · '24 | Active |
| 19* |  Refeno Vangates |   | WR | 5' 11" | 195 | — | SR | Miami, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 27 |  Clayton Shepler | | WR | 5' 11" | 180 | — | SR | Roswell, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 28* |  Andrew Ryman | | WR | 5' 10" | 165 | — | JR | Bealeton, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 81 |  Jakobe DeJesus | | WR | 6' 2" | 190 | — | FR | Douglasville, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1220 · '26 | Active |
| 89 | WRNathanael Dates | | WR | 5' 9" | 165 | — | SO | Waldorf, MD | Portal | — | Active |
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| 2* |  Jiquavious Marshall |  | CB | 6' 4" | 180 | — | JR | Macon, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 596 · '24 | Active |
| 5* |  Elijah Hopkins | | CB | 5' 10" | 195 | — | SR | Ocala, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1539 · '22 | Active |
| 12* | CBPrince Cottonham | | CB | 6' 0" | 170 | — | JR | Gulfport, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 301 · '26 | Active |
| 14* |  Elijah McKenzie |   | CB | 5' 10" | 170 | — | SR | Brooklyn Park, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Tyrell Gainey |  | CB | 6' 1" | 175 | — | SR | Orlando, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 20 |  Kennedi Bailey | | CB | 6' 2" | 175 | — | FR | Atlanta, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2252 · '26 | Active |
| 21 |  Ashton McShane |  | CB | 5' 11" | 194 | — | JR | Dallas, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1213 · '24 | Active |
| 23* |  Myke Gunn | | CB | 6' 3" | 180 | — | SO | Alexander City, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1967 · '25 | Active |
| 28* |  Jamal Miles | | CB | 6' 0" | 180 | — | SR | Pelham, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1608 · '23 | Active |
| 8* |  Brenton Williams |  | DB | 6' 3" | 260 | — | SR | Opelika, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 853 · '23 | Active |
| 30 |  Ethan Crisp |  | DB | 6' 3" | 235 | — | SR | Mount Juliet, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 722 · '23 | Active |
| 35 | DBMoses Byrd | | DB | 6' 3" | 230 | — | SO | Clarksville, TN | High school | — | Active |
| 95 |  Jeffrey Hairston Jr. | | DB | 6' 3" | 225 | — | SO | Rocky Mount, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 1848 · '25 | Active |
| 11* |  Lorenzo Payne |  | DL | 6' 1" | 245 | — | JR | Apopka, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Markus Clark | AS | DL | 6' 1" | 295 | — | SR | Hoover, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1415 · '22 | Active |
| 18* |  Aaron Hester | | DL | 6' 2" | 245 | — | SR | Jacksonville, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 498 · '22 | Active |
| 40 | DLChris Law | | DL | 6' 2" | 293 | — | FR | Danville, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 2680 · '26 | Active |
| 44 |  Joe Strickland |  | DL | 6' 4" | 290 | — | SR | Indianapolis, IN | Portal | 4★ · No. 269 · '22 | Active |
| 50 | DLGavin Askew | | DL | 6' 3" | 240 | — | SO | Powder Springs, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1806 · '25 | Active |
| 53* |  Nikodemus Tounger | | DL | 6' 0" | 275 | — | SR | Oakton, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 55 | DLHenry Hicks |  | DL | 6' 2" | 285 | — | JR | Seaboard, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 56* |  Samuel Cohen | | DL | 6' 3" | 245 | — | SO | Richmond, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 1230 · '25 | Active |
| 88* |  Kam Cullins | | DL | 6' 4" | 270 | — | SO | Cobb, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1043 · '25 | Active |
| 91 |  Michael Floyde | | DL | 6' 3" | 245 | — | JR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 275 · '26 | Active |
| 92 | DLJohn Custis |  | DL | 6' 3" | 285 | — | SR | Chesapeake, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 94 |  Nathan Pirolli | | DL | 6' 3" | 285 | — | SR | Davidson, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 97 |  Mike Jarvis |  | DL | 6' 4" | 295 | — | SR | Medford, NJ | Portal | 3★ · No. 836 · '21 | Active |
| 98* |  Austin Tremblay | | DL | 6' 2" | 275 | — | FR | Lynchburg, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 2306 · '26 | Active |
| 99 |  Xavier Reid | | DL | 5' 11" | 265 | — | FR | Deerfield Beach, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 2130 · '26 | Active |
| 1* |  Derrell Farrar | AS | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SR | Stone Mountain, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1792 · '22 | Active |
| 4* |  Micah Pollard |  | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SR | Jacksonville, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 620 · '22 | Active |
| 6* |  Dillano Glaud | | LB | 6' 3" | 220 | — | JR | Clearwater, FL | High school | — | Active |
| 9* |  Deuce Spurlock | | LB | 6' 0" | 225 | — | SR | Madison, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1011 · '22 | Active |
| 19* |  Jayden Whaley |  | LB | 6' 2" | 185 | — | JR | Charleston, SC | Portal | — | Active |
| 22 |  Kyle Ferm |  | LB | 6' 3" | 232 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 53 · '23 | Active |
| 33 |  Aidan Vaughan | | LB | 6' 3" | 220 | — | SR | Wixom, MI | Portal | 4★ · No. 388 · '22 | Active |
| 34 | LBEllis Alloway | | LB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | FR | Fort Walton Beach, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1116 · '26 | Active |
| 38 |  Tre Lawing | | LB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | SR | Appomattox, VA | High school | — | Active |
| 43 |  Matthew Kramer | | LB | 6' 1" | 216 | — | SR | Wyomissing, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 0* |  D-Icey Hopkins |  | S | 5' 11" | 195 | — | SR | Macon, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1791 · '22 | Active |
| 3* |  Ashton Whitner |    | S | 5' 11" | 196 | — | SR | Greenville, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1815 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Izaiah Guy |  | S | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SR | Ocala, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1516 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Ronald Moore Jr. | | S | 5' 11" | 195 | — | JR | Griffin, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2041 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Jeremiah Vessel |    | S | 5' 11" | 190 | — | SR | Baton Rouge, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1633 · '23 | Active |
| 17* |  Jayden Davis | CIN  | S | 6' 1" | 180 | — | SR | Suwanee, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 536 · '23 | Active |
| 25 | SJaleel Parker | | S | 5' 11" | 205 | — | FR | Fayetteville, NC | High school | 3★ · No. 2191 · '26 | Active |
| 26* |  Macaiden Brown | | S | 6' 1" | 180 | — | FR | Sarasota, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1664 · '26 | Active |
| 29* | STony Arnett | | S | 6' 1" | 180 | — | FR | Phenix City, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1604 · '26 | Active |
| 36 |  Anthony Saget | | S | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SO | Port Saint Lucie, FL | Portal | — | Active |
Special Teams7
| 41 |  Greg Rivera | | LS | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SR | Los Gatos, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 45 | LSCayden Comer | | LS | 6' 2" | 220 | — | SO | Acworth, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 39 | PKCarson Jones | | PK | 5' 10" | 170 | — | FR | Franklinville, NC | High school | 3★ · No. 3039 · '26 | Active |
| 42 |  Chase Reeves | | PK | 6' 2" | 190 | — | SR | Granite City, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 49 |  Sam Crossan | | PK | 6' 3" | 260 | — | JR | Middletown, DE | Portal | — | Active |
| 86 | PKNathan Dinwiddie | | PK | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | Oklahoma City, OK | Portal | — | Active |
| 98* |  Tyler Black | | PK | 5' 9" | 190 | — | JR | Goochland, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2253 · '23 | Active |
Roster log
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Spread option 11 / tempoMultiple 4-3Inside zone / QB runCover 311 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WRNickel 4-3Ourlads 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 | 1 | Darius Copeland | 12 | Rashawn Cunningham | 8 | Nasir Newkirk |
| WR2 | 3 | Jamari Person | 10 | Jon Monteiro | 19 | Refeno Vangates |
| Slot | 2 | Makai Jackson | 9 | Bryce Randolph | — | — |
| LT | 51 | D.J. Geth | 59 | Brandon Edozie | — | — |
| LG | 60 | Joep Engbers | 58 | Jude Foster | — | — |
| C | 61 | Aaron Fenimore | 76 | Gabe Smith | 62 | Blake Martin |
| RG | 53 | Alex Birchmeier | 52 | Kevin Evehe | — | — |
| RT | 56 | Christian Williams | 70 | Austin Anderson | 72 | Val Erickson |
| TE | 48 | Caleb Ryan | 87 | LaKelsey Johnson Jr. | 88 | Zeke Wimbush |
| QB | 5 | Deshawn Purdie | 13 | Jaylen Henderson | 15 | Ethan Vasko |
| RB | 29 | Justin Marshall | 0 | Jaylon Coleman | 11 | Terron Kellman |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 91 | Michael Floyde | 11 | Lorenzo Payne | 56 | Samuel Cohen |
| NT | 97 | Mike Jarvis | 88 | Kam Cullins | 44 | Joe Strickland |
| RDE | 94 | Nathan Pirolli | 15 | Markus Clark | 55 | Henry Hicks |
| WLB | 8 | Brenton Williams | 30 | Ethan Crisp | 11 | Lorenzo Payne |
| LILB | 1 | Derrell Farrar | 4 | Micah Pollard | 22 | Kyle Ferm |
| RILB | 9 | Deuce Spurlock | 33 | Aidan Vaughan | 6 | Dillano Glaud |
| LCB | 5 | Elijah Hopkins | 21 | Ashton McShane | 28 | Jamal Miles |
| SS | 13 | Jeremiah Vessel | 3 | Ashton Whitner | 10 | Ronald Moore Jr. |
| FS | 0 | D-Icey Hopkins | 17 | Jayden Davis | 19 | Jayden Whaley |
| RCB | 2 | Jiquavious Marshall | 23 | Myke Gunn | 12 | Prince Cottonham |
| NB | 7 | Izaiah Guy | 14 | Elijah McKenzie | 16 | Tyrell Gainey |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 98 | Tyler Black | 42 | Chase Reeves | — | — |
| P | 49 | Sam Crossan | 42 | Chase Reeves | — | — |
| H | 49 | Sam Crossan | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 41 | Greg Rivera | 45 | Cayden Comer | — | — |
| PR | 1 | Darius Copeland | 0 | Jaylon Coleman | 2 | Makai Jackson |
| KR | 10 | Jon Monteiro | 19 | Refeno Vangates | — | — |
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Liberty Flames are 5-1 in the CUSA. The offense is Spread option 11 / tempo and the defense is Multiple 4-3. Play-callers are Jamey Chadwell / Shawn Quinn.