North Dakota State Bison

2026 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
48	CJ Anderson	LS	6'1"	240	SR	Elgin, SC, USA
55	Kene Anene K. Anene	OL	6'5"	310	SO	Cottage Grove, MN, USA
44	Carter Appl C. Appl	LB	6'2"	215	FR	Menasha, WI, USA
30	Jaylen Archibald J. Archibald	DB	6'1"	205	FR	Frisco, TX, USA
22	Hudson Artz H. Artz	DB	6'0"	205	SR	Fairmont, MN, USA
76	Ryan Babatz R. Babatz	OL	6'5"	315	SO	Montrose, MN, USA
31	Q Barnslater	DB	6'0"	170	FR	Burnsville, MN, USA
39	Aaron Bickerton A. Bickerton	P	6'3"	225	SR	Stoke-on-Trent,, GBR
33	Walker Braaten W. Braaten	DB	6'3"	190	FR	Westhope, ND, USA
67	Earl Brown E. Brown	OL	6'5"	310	FR	Pillager, MN, USA
0	Preston Brown P. Brown	QB	6'1"	215	SO	Festus, MO, USA
56	Allante Burley A. Burley	DL	6'3"	240	SR	Lawrenceville, GA, USA
28	Kendrick Carter K. Carter	DB	5'10"	179	FR	Dallas, TX, USA
65	Brody Clubb B. Clubb	DL	6'3"	290	FR	Tiffin, IA, USA
15	Mekhi Collins M. Collins	WR	6'4"	215	SR	North Mankato, MN, USA
84	Logan Conklin L. Conklin	WR	6'4"	205	SO	Minot, ND, USA
6	Jaylin Crumby J. Crumby	DB	5'11"	200	JR	Tampa, FL, USA
9	Gabriel Cunningham G. Cunningham	TE	6'3"	242	FR	Wentzville, MO, USA
43	Cash Danner C. Danner	TE	6'5"	235	FR	Thompson, ND, USA
2	EJ Davis	DB	6'1"	190	SO	Orlando, FL, USA
50	Damian Devine D. Devine	LB	6'3"	230	FR	St. Paul, MN, USA
92	Daniel Devine D. Devine	DL	6'4"	245	FR	St. Paul, MN, USA
32	Brayden Dozier B. Dozier	DB	6'0"	189	FR	Maple Grove, MN, USA
10	Trey Drake T. Drake	QB	6'3"	213	JR	Jamestown, NY, USA
14	Taylen Eady T. Eady	DB	6'0"	205	SO	Toano, VA, USA
42	Alex Elliott A. Elliott	LB	6'2"	220	JR	Hutchinson, MN, USA
12	Myles Ellis M. Ellis	WR	5'9"	160	FR	Flossmoor, IL, USA
88	Isaac Ellison I. Ellison	TE	6'4"	225	FR	Menomonie, WI, USA
45	Gatlin Empey G. Empey	FB	6'1"	235	FR	Stoughton, WI, USA
62	Griffin Empey G. Empey	OL	6'3"	302	JR	Stoughton, WI, USA
53	Chase Evink C. Evink	DL	6'5"	285	FR	Hancock, MN, USA
13	Mikhale Ford M. Ford	DB	5'11"	190	FR	Lincoln, NE, USA
29	Darius Givance D. Givance	DB	6'2"	215	SR	Champlin, MN, USA
19	John Gores J. Gores	WR	5'6"	175	SR	Fargo, ND, USA
82	SJ Green	WR	5'10"	185	FR	Tampa, FL, USA
90	Truman Griffith T. Griffith	DL	6'2"	260	SO	Shawnee, KS, USA
49	Colten Gunderson C. Gunderson	TE	6'7"	240	FR	Savage, MN, USA
98	Jack Hansen J. Hansen	DL	6'3"	282	SO	Eagan, MN, USA
34	Jonathan Harvey J. Harvey	RB	5'10"	200	SR	Mahtomedi, MN, USA
41	Peder Haugo P. Haugo	LB	6'1"	230	SO	Fargo, ND, USA
2	Nathan Hayes N. Hayes	QB	6'3"	228	SR	West Chicago, IL, USA
58	Zach Hellendrung Z. Hellendrung	DL	6'3"	275	FR	Boyceville, WI, USA
23	Kegan Huber K. Huber	DB	6'0"	190	SR	Lake Geneva, WI, USA
64	Jason Hunter J. Hunter	DL	6'5"	265	FR	Fargo, ND, USA
0	Victor Isele V. Isele	DL	6'2"	260	JR	Grand Island, NE, USA
25	Ray James Jr. R. James Jr.	LB	6'2"	240	SO	Eden Prairie, MN, USA
27	Joaquin Jordan J. Jordan	WR	6'3"	196	FR	Homewood, IL, USA
81	Reis Kessel R. Kessel	TE	6'5"	245	SO	Fargo, ND, USA
21	Chris Kiel C. Kiel	WR	5'11"	205	FR	Mount Horeb, WI, USA
80	Jacob Kilzer J. Kilzer	WR	6'3"	205	SO	Maple Grove, MN, USA
37	Drew Klein D. Klein	K	5'9"	185	SR	Hortonville, WI, USA
44	Luke Kokat L. Kokat	TE	6'3"	250	SR	Sturtevant, WI, USA
32	Barry Kpeenu B. Kpeenu	RB	5'10"	205	SO	West Fargo, ND, USA
94	Logan Larson L. Larson	DL	6'3"	290	SR	Woodbury, MN, USA
28	Cortez LeGrant C. LeGrant	RB	5'10"	200	JR	Sun Prairie, WI, USA
66	Jack Liwienski J. Liwienski	OL	6'3"	297	JR	Chanhassen, MN, USA
55	Oliver Lucht O. Lucht	LB	6'1"	228	JR	Fargo, ND, USA
75	Josh Magin J. Magin	OL	6'6"	308	SR	Shakopee, MN, USA
11	Jordan McCants J. McCants	WR	5'11"	190	SR	Birmingham, AL, USA
9	Kelton McCaslin K. McCaslin	DL	6'5"	250	SR	St. Charles, IL, USA
51	Caleb McGrath C. McGrath	P	6'3"	205	JR	Apple Valley, MN, USA
63	Trey McPartland T. McPartland	OL	6'5"	285	FR	Valley City, ND, USA
27	Landon Meier L. Meier	DB	5'11"	195	SO	Fargo, ND, USA
5	Myles Mitchell M. Mitchell	RB	5'9"	205	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
16	Marion Moore M. Moore	DB	5'11"	190	FR	Madison, WI, USA
96	Abraham Myers A. Myers	TE	6'2"	250	JR	Sioux Falls, SD, USA
59	James Nellis J. Nellis	OL	6'3"	290	FR	Grafton, WI, USA
16	Henry Nelson H. Nelson	QB	6'3"	210	FR	Meridian, ID, USA
4	Najee Nelson N. Nelson	DB	5'11"	197	JR	Lakeville, MN, USA
87	Noah Nelson N. Nelson	TE	6'5"	240	FR	Hawley, MN, USA
99	Obald Niyonkuru O. Niyonkuru	DL	5'11"	290	JR	Altoona, IA, USA
93	Anthony Okes A. Okes	DL	6'3"	260	JR	Great Falls, MT, USA
68	Coy Okeson C. Okeson	OL	6'5"	310	SO	Minot, ND, USA
89	Tochi Okoro T. Okoro	WR	6'3"	195	JR	Dodge City, KS, USA
38	Jayden Onuonga J. Onuonga	K	6'4"	205	FR	Forest Lake, MN, USA
83	Cade Osterman C. Osterman	WR	6'1"	192	JR	Elk River, MN, USA
3	Jeremiah Patterson J. Patterson	WR	5'9"	175	SR	San Francisco, CA, USA
4	Nyeoti Punni N. Punni	RB	6'1"	225	SR	Lebanon, NH, USA
60	Thomas Roberts T. Roberts	DL	6'4"	275	FR	Albion, NE, USA
19	Will Rosenmeyer W. Rosenmeyer	DB	6'0"	188	SO	Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
22	Charles Ross III C. Ross III	RB	5'9"	200	FR	Kansas City, MO, USA
25	Godson Rufus-Okomhanru G. Rufus-Okomhanru	RB	6'0"	187	FR	Mounds View, MN, USA
34	Deron Russell D. Russell	DB	6'1"	180	FR	Waseca, MN, USA
24	Kobe Russell K. Russell	DB	6'1"	197	FR	Prescott, WI, USA
35	Ryland Satter R. Satter	LB	6'1"	235	SO	Sioux Falls, SD, USA
38	Ben Schepp B. Schepp	LB	6'1"	210	FR	Velva, ND, USA
48	Blake Schiltz B. Schiltz	DL	6'2"	250	FR	Pine Island, MN, USA
23	Kye Schlichting K. Schlichting	WR	6'3"	201	FR	Horace, ND, USA
20	Drake Schlosser D. Schlosser	WR	6'1"	195	FR	Stanley, ND, USA
61	Gage Schmidt G. Schmidt	OL	6'3"	300	SO	North Mankato, MN, USA
72	Nate Schneckloth N. Schneckloth	OL	6'5"	300	JR	Eldridge, IA, USA
77	Austin Schultz A. Schultz	OL	6'4"	305	JR	Moorhead, MN, USA
7	DJ Scott	RB	5'11"	215	JR	Oviedo, FL, USA
3	Gavin Sell G. Sell	LB	6'2"	230	FR	Woodville, WI, USA
13	Zander Smith Z. Smith	QB	6'3"	225	FR	Lakeland, FL, USA
17	Isiah St. Romain I. St. Romain	WR	6'0"	200	SO	Williston, ND, USA
20	Will Steil W. Steil	DB	6'2"	205	SO	Cold Spring, MN, USA
11	Matthew Stenbroten M. Stenbroten	DL	6'4"	250	SO	Lake Mills, WI, USA
78	Noah Stommes N. Stommes	OL	6'6"	300	SO	Richmond, MN, USA
26	Evrett Tait E. Tait	DB	6'0"	205	FR	Chippewa Falls, WI, USA
74	Brett Tastad B. Tastad	OL	6'5"	298	FR	Rolette, ND, USA
71	Nate Tastad N. Tastad	OL	6'5"	303	SO	Rolette, ND, USA
21	Noah Taylor N. Taylor	LB	6'0"	228	JR	Lemont, IL, USA
45	Luke Tetzlaff L. Tetzlaff	LB	6'0"	223	FR	Kaukauna, WI, USA
36	Gunner Thielges G. Thielges	DB	6'1"	201	FR	LaMoure, ND, USA
70	Tucker Thieneman T. Thieneman	OL	6'4"	291	FR	Pewaukee, WI, USA
8	Braylon Toliver B. Toliver	RB	5'11"	195	FR	Erie, CO, USA
7	Chance Tucker C. Tucker	DB	6'0"	190	SR	Encino, CA, USA
95	Zach Vanderpool Z. Vanderpool	DL	6'5"	285	SO	Byron, MN, USA
57	Gabe Vernetti G. Vernetti	LS	5'11"	232	FR	Machesney Park, IL, USA
97	Simon Vinton S. Vinton	DL	6'5"	240	FR	Plymouth, MN, USA
86	Dylan Vokal D. Vokal	WR	6'2"	202	FR	Maple Grove, MN, USA
12	DJ Voltz	DB	6'1"	180	SR	Saginaw, MI, USA
87	Brandon Walton B. Walton	WR	6'2"	181	FR	Kenosha, WI, USA
57	Gavin Wang G. Wang	OL	6'7"	298	FR	Annandale, MN, USA
46	Caden Ward C. Ward	TE	6'3"	230	FR	Lincoln, NE, USA
73	Alex Warden A. Warden	OL	6'6"	280	FR	Suamico, WI, USA
30	Kelly Watson K. Watson	WR	5'11"	195	JR	Elmhurst, IL, USA
26	Brady Wavrunek B. Wavrunek	RB	5'11"	213	JR	Sioux City, IA, USA
54	Alijah Wayne A. Wayne	DL	6'4"	290	SO	Omaha, NE, USA
69	Skyler Werner S. Werner	DL	6'2"	270	FR	Savage, MN, USA
18	Jackson Williams J. Williams	WR	5'11"	185	JR	Omaha, NE, USA
52	Keith Williams K. Williams	LB	6'1"	240	JR	Milwaukee, WI, USA
46	Jack Wilson J. Wilson	LB	6'2"	225	FR	Verona, WI, USA
8	Keenan Wilson K. Wilson	DL	6'1"	290	JR	Eagan, MN, USA
91	Ethan Wood E. Wood	DL	6'4"	255	FR	Mount Vernon, IA, USA
1	Donovan Woolen D. Woolen	LB	6'4"	230	JR	Frisco, TX, USA
47	Jacob Wrbanek J. Wrbanek	LB	6'4"	228	FR	Maple Grove, MN, USA
85	Jett Zabel J. Zabel	TE	6'3"	235	SO	Pierre, SD, USA
40	Kaden Zenzen K. Zenzen	TE	6'4"	250	SR	Barnesville, MN, USA

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CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167