Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Head Coach: Ryan Beard (1st year)
Offensive Coordinator: Nick Petrino
Defensive Coordinator: TBA
Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 27-Mar-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 6-6(expected 6.4)The Chanticleers enter 2026 with new head coach Ryan Beard.
Ryan Beard's Chanticleers feature DB Xamarion Gordon (109, All-Sun Belt) and LB Shane Bruce (109, All-Sun Belt). RB Jalen John (86) and K Daniel Porto (83) add offensive production. Only 3 transfer starters — Coastal Carolina builds through development in the Sun Belt.
Key Games
Toss-up: trails Georgia State (Sun Belt)50% win
Toss-up: trails Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)49% win
Toss-up: edges Louisiana (Sun Belt)52% win
Toss-up: trails Appalachian State (Sun Belt)48% win
Toss-up: edges Old Dominion (Sun Belt)52% win
Toss-up: edges Liberty (C-USA)53% win
Toss-up: edges James Madison (Sun Belt)55% win
Toss-up: trails Marshall (Sun Belt)44% win
Toss-up: edges Arkansas State (Sun Belt)56% win
Quarterbacks(3)
Trever Jackson
6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Deuce Bailey
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Tre Guerra
6-2 · 190 lbs
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
Running Backs(6)
#21Jalen John
5'11" · 220 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#22Breyahn Townsend
5'10" · 186 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Backup
Jaden Allen-Hendrix
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
#6D'Mariun Perteet
5'11" · 205 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Daelen Alexander
5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Rodney Hill
5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Wide Receivers(13)
#17Cameron Wright
6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#3Malick Meiga
6'4" · 200 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#8Jameson Tucker
6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#4Bryson Graves
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Clayton Coppock
6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
#14Colton Hinton
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#15Eli Aragon
6'0" · 186 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Goldie Lawrence
6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Karmello English
6'0" · 184 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Krosse Johnson
6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
#2Malcolm Gillie
6'2" · 204 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
#16Robby Washington
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Tristian Gardner
6-2 · 180 lbs
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Tight Ends(5)
#33Zach Courtney
6'6" · 250 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Jackson Kohl
6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Reserve
#18Cane Berrong
6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Cyrus Ellison
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
#86Josh Humes
6'2" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(12)
#58Thomas Johnson
6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Apisa Poumele
6'3" · 305 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#51Heston Edwards
6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#57Zac Elam
6'1" · 290 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#73Anthony Walton
6'4" · 305 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Daughtry Richardson
6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Cristian Loaiza
6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
#77Johnathan Ashley
6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#65Josh Daniels
6'4" · 323 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#54La'Damion Williams
6'2" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Mason Barton
6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Key Reserve
#56Tray Franklin
6'6" · 330 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Defensive Line(13)
#42Noah Arinze
6'6" · 270 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#18Zeke Campbell
6'5" · 243 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
#99Sawyer Goram-Welch
6'4" · 307 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#98Travis Nesbitt
6'3" · 275 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Cam Williams
6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Chandavian Bradley
6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
DJ Wesolak
6-4 · 255 lbs
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Dezmond Barnes
6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Donovan Grayson
6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
#93Eric Taylor
6'4" · 323 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
#52Ibrahim Diawara
6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Mitchell Toney
6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Xzavier Booker
6'3" · 280 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Linebackers(11)
#30Dontae Lunan
5'10" · 217 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
#1Shane Bruce
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#55Tray Brown
6'1" · 235 lbs · Age 20
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Azarel Juste
6'2" · 225 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Braxton Starnes
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Jesse Powell II
6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Jordan Thompson
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
#44Malaki Te'o
6'0" · 231 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Marcellius Pulliam
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
#33Walt Gray
6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#34Wyatt Gedeon
6'1" · 230 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(20)
#6Xamarion Gordon
6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#2Ja'Marion Wayne
6'2" · 208 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
#8Myles Mooyoung
5'11" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
#9Dre Pinckney
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
#12Avyonne Jones
5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Damill Bostic Jr.
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
#13Dante Thomas
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Don Quist
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Gabe White
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
#27Ja'Varis Bufford
5'10" · 178 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#22Jacob Robinson
6'2" · 204 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Jalen Lee
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
#43Jayden Jackson
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
#11Jeffrey Ugochukwu
6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
#7Larell Howling
5'11" · 187 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#4Lionell Whitaker
5'11" · 194 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Mason Moore
6-1 · 195 lbs
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#13Noah Gibson
6'2" · 171 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Ryan Grayson
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Tyler Woodard
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Kickers(2)
Daniel Porto
5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Nico Cavanillas Alti
5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Punters(4)
#97Emile Sebafundi
6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Drew Ginsberg
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
#48Haden Tessier
5'11" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Roland Podesta
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Key Reserve
Long Snappers(2)
#43Nate Merchant
6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Mitch Weisenborn
6'1" · 220 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup