2026-27

Ian Carrethers | FR

Position: DL
Height: 6'4
Weight: 265 lbs.
Last School: Blackman High School
Hometown: Nashville, TN

Cameron Berry | RS-FR

Position: RB

Height: 5'10
Weight: 185 lbs.
Last School: Carson Newman University
Hometown: Madison, AL

Jah Williams | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'1

Weight: 175 lbs.

Last School: Russellville High School

Hometown: Russellville, AL

Keshawn Tarleton | RS-SO

Position: QB

Height: 6'2
Weight: 180 lbs.
Last School: Pearl Cohn High School

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Sjuon Ellison | RS-SO

Position: DB
Height: 6'0
Weight: 171 lbs.
Last School: Huntsville High School
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

Desmond Watson | RS-FR

Position: WR
Last School: Miles College
Hometown: Birmingham, AL

Azarion McCall | SO

Position: DB

Height: 6'0

Weight: 150 lbs.

Last School: Mae Jemison

High SchoolHometown: Decatur, AL

Brendon Ward | SO

Position: WR
Height: 6'3
Weight: 190 lbs.
Last School: Sumter Central High School
Hometown: Livingston, AL

Darrien Brown | FR

Position: DB
Height: 6'2
Weight: 163 lbs.
Last School: Florence High School
Hometown: Florence, AL

Carlin Long | SO

Position: RB
Height: 6'0
Weight: 200 lbs.
Last School: Lee High School
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

Emarion Nichols | RS-FR

Position: LB
Height: 6'0
Last School: Georgia Military College
Hometown: Newman, GA

Jakaleb Stegall | SO

Position: DB
Height: 6'0
Weight: 170 lbs.
Last School: Newman High School
Hometown: Newman, GA

Omari Smith | FR

Position: WR
Height: 5'8
Weight: 175 lbs.
Last School: Pike Road High School
Hometown: Selma, AL

Noah Thompson | RS-SO

Position: WR

Height: 5'9

Weight: 170 lbs.

Last School: Virginia State University

Hometown: Dover, DE

Jyiaz Berry | RS-SO

Position: DB

Height: 6'0

Weight: 185 lbs.

Last School: Saks High School

Hometown: Anniston, AL

Johnny Jackson | RS-FR

Position: QB
Height: 6'1
Weight: 208 lbs.
Last School: Central Georgia Technical College
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

AJ Mitchell | FR

Position: DB
Height: 5'9
Weight: 150 lbs.
Last School: Bob Jones High School
Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Demaron Strong | SO

Position: WR

Height: 5'9

Weight: 166 lbs.

Last School: Lovejoy High School

Hometown: Miami, FL

Carter Graves | FR

Position: DB
Height: 5'10
Weight: 170 lbs.
Last School: Florence High School
Hometown: Florence, AL

#10

Jamarcus Howard | RS-SO

Position: WR

Height: 5'11

Weight: 160 lbs.

Last School: Independence Community College

Hometown: Montgomery, AL

#10

Gerrell Perry | SO

Position: DB
Height: 5'10
Weight: 195 lbs.
Last School: Millsaps College
Hometown: Birmingham, AL

#11

Tristan Taylor | SO

Position: WR
Height: 6'1
Weight: 175 lbs.
Last School: Grissom High School
Hometown: Childersburg, AL

#11

Jakarious Reese | FR

Position: DB
Height: 6'4
Weight: 160 lbs.
Last School: Giles County High School
Hometown: Giles County, TX

#12

Patrick Bailey | FR

Position: QB
Height: 5'10
Weight: 185 lbs.
Last School: Grissom High School
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#13

Gordan Guy | SO

Position: WR
Height: 5'7

Weight: 146 lbs.

Last School: Mitchell High School

Hometown: Memphis, TN

#14

Elijah Usher | RS-SO

Position: DB
Height: 5'11
Weight: 182 lbs.
Last School: Campbellsville University
Hometown: Nashville, TN

#15

Isaiah Spencer | RS-SO

Position: WR

Height: 5'11
Weight: 175 lbs.
Last School: Lindsey Wilson University
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#16

Samuel Jacobs | FR

Position: QB
Height: 6'0
Weight: 205 lbs.
Last School: Falkville High School
Hometown: Gadsden, AL

#17

Kesean Pryor | RS-SO

Position: QB

Last School: University of North Alabama

Hometown: Dora, AL

#18

Korion Pryor | RS-SO

Position: TE
Height: 6'2
Weight: 220 lbs.
Last School: University of North Alabama
Hometown: Dora, AL

#20

Noah Bass | SO

Position: LB

Height: 5'11
Weight: 215 lbs.
Last School: Independence Community College

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#20

Gavin Fuqua | SO

Position: RB

Height: 5'10

Weight: 175 lbs.

Last School: Austin High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#21

Sharif Smith | RS-FR

Position: LB
Last School: Bethel University

Hometown: Harvest, AL

#21

Channing Patton | FR

Position: WR

Height: 5'10

Weight: 170 lbs.

Last School: Austin High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#22

Donte Perry | FR

Position: RB

Height: 5'11

Weight: 195 lbs.
Last School: Hillsboro High School

Hometown: Nashville, TN

#22

Devin Footman | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'2

Weight: 195 lbs.

Last School: East Coweta High School

Hometown: Newman, GA

#23

Cornelius Washington Jr. | SO

Position: LB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 200 lbs.
Last School: Grissom High School
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#24

Omarion Starnes | FR

Position: RB

Height: 5'8

Weight: 170 lbs.

Last School: Pearl Cohn High School

Hometown: Nashville, TN

#25

Kintre Jackson | SO

Position: TE

Height: 6'3
Weight: 230 lbs.
Last School: Jemison High School
Hometown: Thorsby, AL

#25

Christopher Butler | FR

Position: DB

Height: 5'11
Weight: 196 lbs.
Last School: Gadsden City High School
Hometown: Gadsden, AL

#26

Caleb Cook | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 170 lbs.
Last School: Hoover High School

Hometown: Hoover, AL

#27

Aaden Jones | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'1
Weight: 185 lbs.
Last School: East Lawrence High School
Hometown: Courtland, AL

#28

Elias Hampton | FR

Position: DB

Height: 5'8

Weight: 140 lbs.

Last School: South Pittsburg High School

Hometown: South Pittsburg, TN

#29

Moses Whitecotton | FR

Position: DB

Height: 5'10

Weight: 180 lbs.

Last School: Buckhorn High School

Hometown: New Market, AL

#30

Skyler Kindle | FR

Position: RB

Height: 5'9

Weight: 200 lbs.

Last School: Deshler High School

Hometown: Tuscumbia, AL

#31

Xavier Tanner | FR

Position: LB

Last School: Columbia High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#32

Triston Harris | FR

Position: RB

Height: 5'8
Weight: 190 lbs.
Last School: Sparkman High School

Hometown: Harvest, AL

#33

Devin Riley | FR

Position: LB

Height: 5'8
Weight: 218 lbs.
Last School: Auburn High School

Hometown: Auburn, AL

#34

Jahfari Roberts | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 210 lbs.
Last School: Northeast High School

Hometown: Clarksville, TN

#35

KeShaun Jones | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 160 lbs.

Last School: Colbert County High School
Hometown: Muscle Shoals, AL

#36

Dallas Nance | FR

Position: DB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 170 lbs.
Last School: Sparkman High School

Hometown: Harvest, AL

#37

Brayden Simpson | FR

Position: DB

Height: 5'8

Weight: 145 lbs.

Last School: Decatur High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#38

Cordell Curry | FR

Position: DB

Height: 5'10

Weight: 150 lbs.

Last School: Talladega High School

Hometown: Talladega, AL

#41

Johnathon Reese | SO

Position: LB

Height: 6'1

Weight: 188 lbs.

Last School: Mae Jemison High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#43

Kenneth Bell | FR

Position: LB

Height: 5'9
Weight: 215 lbs.
Last School: Montgomery Catholic High School
Hometown: Montgomery, AL

#44

Tristen Norman | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'2
Weight: 220 lbs.
Last School: A.H. Parker High School
Hometown: Birmingham, AL

#45

Derek Peters | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'0

Weight: 225 lbs.

Last School: Florence High School

Hometown: Florence, HS

#46

James Hollins | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'0
Weight: 220 lbs.
Last School: James Clemens High School
Hometown: Madison, AL

#47

Jaylen Brown | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'1
Weight: 205 lbs.
Last School: Choctawhactee High School
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, FL

#48

David Johnson | FR

Position: LB

Height: 6'3

Weight: 195 lbs.

Last School: Austin High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#49

Ziquwan Horton | FR

Position: LB

Height: 5'11
Weight: 200 lbs.

Last School: Colbert County High School

Hometown: Leighton, AL

#50

Keithan Delony | FR

Position: LB

Last School: West Morgan High School

Hometown: Courtland, AL

#53

Mannuel Romero | SO

Position: DL

Height: 6'0
Weight: 230 lbs.
Last School: McGavock High School
Hometown: Nashville, TN

#54

Javein Lewis | FR

Position: OL

Height: 6'2
Weight: 223 lbs.
Last School: Florence High School
Hometown: Florence, AL

#55

Andreus Mims | FR

Position: OL

Height: 5'10
Weight: 265 lbs.
Last School: Oxford High School
Hometown: Anniston, AL

#57

Keimonie Graves | FR

Position: OL

#58

Mactavious Crittenden | FR

Position: DL

Height: 5'10
Weight: 250 lbs.
Last School: Georgiana High School

Hometown: Georgiana, AL

#60

Keyontae Snellings | FR

Position: OL

Height: 5'11

Weight: 215 lbs.

Last School: Spencer High School

Hometown: Columbus, GA

#70

Javen Thomas | FR

Position: OL

Height: 6'2

Weight: 250 lbs.

Last School: Lee High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#71

John Mcghee | SO

Position: OL

Height: 6'2
Weight: 297 lbs.
Last School: Banks Academy
Hometown: Birmingham, AL

#72

Lijah Jones | FR

Position: OL

Height: 6'1

Weight: 290 lbs.

Last School: Colbert County High School

Hometown: Town Creek, AL

#74

Krishawn Goode | FR

Position: OL

Height: 5'11

Weight: 260 lbs.

Last School: West Morgan High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#75

Brady Jones | FR

Position: OL

Height: 5'9

Weight: 350 lbs.

Last School: Grissom High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#76

Octavious Davis | SO

Position: OL

Height: 6'1

Weight: 320 lbs.

Last School: McAdory High School

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

#78

Jayden Jackson | FR

Position: OL

Height: 6'5

Weight: 240 lbs.

Last School: Carver Montgomery High School

Hometown: Montgomery, AL

#80

Reginald Goode

Position: WR

Height: 5'8

Weight: 170 lbs.

Last School: Butler Community College

Hometown: Antioch, TN

#81

Jeremiah Georgie | SO

Position: WR

Height: 5'11

Weight: 175 lbs.

Last School: Newman High School

Hometown: Newman, GA

#82

Endymion Tyus | FR

Position: WR

Height: 6'1

Weight: 165 lbs.

Last School: Athens High School

Hometown: Athens, AL

#84

Co'Juan Washington | FR

Position: WR

Height: 6'2

Weight: 175 lbs.

Last School: Grissom High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#87

Ian Maddox | RS-FR

Position: WR

Height: 5'11

Weight: 140 lbs.

Last School: Central High School

Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL

#88

Donnivin McClain | FR

Position: TE

Height: 6'2

Weight: 200 lbs.

Last School: Charles Henderson High School

Hometown: Troy, AL

#90

Cameron Aderholt | FR

Position: DL

Height: 6'0

Weight: 205 lbs.

Last School: Winston County High School

Hometown: Double Springs, AL

#91

Tacorion Soles | RS-FR

Position: DL

Height: 6'2

Weight: 220 lbs.

Last School: Greenville University

Hometown: Ragland, AL

#92

Z'aire Jackson | FR

Position: DL

Height: 6'2

Weight: 230 lbs.

Last School: Hoover High School

Hometown: Hoover, AL

#95

Skyler Mertz | RS-SO

Position: DL

Height: 6'3

Weight: 245 lbs.

Last School: Lee High School

Hometown: Huntsville, AL

#96

Tyric Hinton | RS-SO

Position: DL

Height: 6'3

Weight: 240 lbs.

Last School: Alabama A&M University

Hometown: Springfield, TN

#97

Weston Dutton | FR

Position: K

Height: 5'8

Weight: 146 lbs.

Last School: Priceville High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#98

Brycen Taylr | FR

Position: K

Height: 5'8

Weight: 190 lbs.

Last School: Decatur High School

Hometown: Decatur, AL

#99

John Patterson | FR

Position: K

Height: 6'0

Weight: 155 lbs.

Last School: Lawrence County High School

Hometown: Moulton, AL

Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Kelvis White

kelviswhite@tvdefenders.com | 334-714-1112

Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

Chandler Smith

chandlersmith@tvdefenders.com | 931-302-5092

Offensive Coordinator

John Lennartz

Quarterbacks Coach

Stephon Tullis

stephontullis@tvdefenders.com | 334-596-4844

Defensive Line Coach

Kylon Campbell

kyloncampbell@tvdefenders.com | 256-763-8939

Safeties Coach

Jamar Richardson

Running Back Coach

Daquon Godfrey

daquongodfrey@tvdefenders.com | 256-849-3403

Offensive Line Coach

Quan Blackwell

quantavisblackwell@tvdefenders.com

Coach

Shonye Reams

Coach

Tevin Threatt

Coach

Cameron Poe

Coach

Tarrant Lynch