Mercer

Mercer
College Football Team
Mercer
MER3rd in Southern
7-2Season Record

Season Snapshot

7Wins
2Losses
0Ties
.778Win %
273Points For
156Points Against
+117Point Differential
W5Streak

Team Information

Head CoachJoel Taylor
StadiumFive Star Stadium
LocationMacon, GA
SurfaceArtificial Turf

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentScoreResult
Oct 31, 2026The Citadel Bulldogs logovs The Citadel28–19W
Oct 17, 2026Samford Bulldogs logo@ Samford31–21W
Oct 10, 2026Western Carolina Catamounts logovs Western Carolina17–14W
Oct 3, 2026VMI Keydets logo@ VMI54–3W
Sep 26, 2026@ Abilene Christian34–17W

2026 Schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueTV
Week 1Aug 29, 2026East Texas A&M Lions logovs East Texas A&MFive Star StadiumESPN
Week 1Sep 5, 2026Presbyterian Blue Hose logovs PresbyterianFive Star StadiumESPN+
Week 2Sep 12, 2026Furman Paladins logovs FurmanFive Star StadiumESPN+
Week 3Sep 19, 2026Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo@ Georgia TechBobby Dodd StadiumACC Network
Week 4Sep 26, 2026@ Abilene ChristianWildcat Stadium (TX)ESPN+
Week 5Oct 3, 2026VMI Keydets logo@ VMIFoster StadiumESPN+
Week 6Oct 10, 2026Western Carolina Catamounts logovs Western CarolinaFive Star StadiumESPN+
Week 7Oct 17, 2026Samford Bulldogs logo@ SamfordSeibert StadiumESPN+
Week 9Oct 31, 2026The Citadel Bulldogs logovs The CitadelFive Star StadiumESPN+
Week 10Nov 7, 2026Chattanooga Mocs logo@ ChattanoogaFinley StadiumESPN+
Week 11Nov 14, 2026Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles logo@ Tennessee TechTucker StadiumESPN+
Week 12Nov 21, 2026East Tennessee State Buccaneers logovs East Tennessee StateFive Star StadiumESPN+

2026 Roster

Quarterbacks & Specialists

Jaiden Hamilton Jaiden HamiltonLS6' 2"215 lbs #56 Benjamin Porter Benjamin PorterLS6' 1"210 lbs #91 Senin Seymour Senin SeymourP6' 0"175 lbs #96 Kody Arnold Kody ArnoldP5' 10"175 lbs #97 Sully Croker Sully CrokerPK6' 0"185 lbs #92 Jaylen King Jaylen KingQB6' 4"210 lbs #2 Adrian Parker Adrian ParkerQB6' 2"225 lbs #6 Cam Hill Cam HillQB6' 3"200 lbs #8 Jake Maxwell Jake MaxwellQB6' 3"210 lbs #16 JP Pickles JP PicklesQB6' 1"215 lbs #19

Offensive Line

Jake Atha Jake AthaOL6' 3"290 lbs #51 Abiathar Curry Abiathar CurryOL6' 3"305 lbs #55 Tyler J. Murray Tyler J. MurrayOL6' 2"295 lbs #57 Macin James Macin JamesOL6' 0"335 lbs #59 Gavin Kirkland Gavin KirklandOL6' 4"260 lbs #62 Emanuel Rumanura Emanuel RumanuraOL6' 6"275 lbs #66 Pierson Sears Pierson SearsOL6' 1"280 lbs #67 Jayce Sanker Jayce SankerOL6' 4"280 lbs #70 Luke Schultz Luke SchultzOL6' 7"295 lbs #71 Michael Horton Michael HortonOL6' 4"295 lbs #72 Roman Mock Roman MockOL6' 4"290 lbs #73 Jamarcus Hill Jamarcus HillOL6' 5"295 lbs #74 Brody Balliew Brody BalliewOL6' 5"305 lbs #77

Receivers & Backs

Zahmari Palode-Gary Zahmari Palode-GaryRB5' 8"190 lbs #7 Karlise Price Karlise PriceRB5' 10"180 lbs #15 Colby Smith Colby SmithRB5' 10"185 lbs #20 Devon Caldwell Devon CaldwellRB5' 9"190 lbs #21 Bryson James Bryson JamesRB5' 9"180 lbs #25 Micah Bell Micah BellRB5' 10"210 lbs #27 Malik Dryden Malik DrydenRB5' 11"210 lbs #38 Billy Martin Billy MartinRB5' 8"190 lbs #39 Jackson Kostmayer Jackson KostmayerTE6' 6"255 lbs #14 Samuel Albee Samuel AlbeeTE6' 5"245 lbs #18 Reid McCollum Reid McCollumTE6' 4"215 lbs #82 Nick Buggie Nick BuggieTE6' 3"230 lbs #86 Cooper Berry Cooper BerryTE6' 2"235 lbs #87 Kaden Hanson Kaden HansonTE6' 2"250 lbs #88 Eric Rasheed Eric RasheedWR5' 9"185 lbs #0 Travion Solomon Travion SolomonWR6' 1"190 lbs #1 Apollos Cook Apollos CookWR6' 3"210 lbs #3 Kel Calixte Kel CalixteWR6' 4"210 lbs #4 Javarius George Javarius GeorgeWR5' 10"185 lbs #5 Brayden Smith Brayden SmithWR5' 10"185 lbs #9 Braylon Stewart Braylon StewartWR6' 0"190 lbs #13 Asa Gregg Asa GreggWR6' 1"190 lbs #17 McCord Purdy McCord PurdyWR6' 1"195 lbs #23 Connor McGeehan Connor McGeehanWR6' 0"190 lbs #80 Wayne Blake II Wayne Blake IIWR6' 3"185 lbs #81 Camauri Simmons Camauri SimmonsWR5' 10"175 lbs #83 Zachary Lowe Zachary LoweWR5' 8"175 lbs #84 Jayden Futrell Jayden FutrellWR6' 3"190 lbs #85 Andrew Marsden Andrew MarsdenWR6' 4"190 lbs #89

Defensive Line

Kobe McInnis Kobe McInnisDE6' 2"255 lbs #15 Aiden Holewski Aiden HolewskiDE6' 3"250 lbs #90 Cam Moore Cam MooreDL6' 2"290 lbs #4 Delano Marcelus Delano MarcelusDL6' 2"275 lbs #11 Ean Johnson-Kelley Ean Johnson-KelleyDL6' 1"290 lbs #55 Kwaku Mensah Kwaku MensahDL6' 3"240 lbs #61 Patrick Reddick Patrick ReddickDL6' 2"250 lbs #69 Patrell Reddick Patrell ReddickDL6' 0"250 lbs #94 Kehinde Akintunde Kehinde AkintundeDL6' 5"285 lbs #99

Linebackers

Jyarius Carter Jyarius CarterLB6' 1"240 lbs #0 CJ Favors CJ FavorsLB6' 0"225 lbs #3 Brayden Dudley Brayden DudleyLB6' 2"255 lbs #7 Eric Brantley Jr. Eric Brantley Jr.LB6' 0"240 lbs #10 Ethan McDowell Ethan McDowellLB6' 2"245 lbs #14 Aaryn Askew Aaryn AskewLB6' 3"230 lbs #19 Jase Jordan Jase JordanLB6' 2"220 lbs #26 Antonio Butts Jr. Antonio Butts Jr.LB6' 1"230 lbs #33 Mac Bradley Mac BradleyLB6' 2"235 lbs #34 Jacob Joseph Jacob JosephLB6' 1"230 lbs #35 Brian Clark II Brian Clark IILB6' 4"210 lbs #41 Thomas Lubben Thomas LubbenLB6' 2"225 lbs #42 Bryce Izundu Bryce IzunduLB6' 2"230 lbs #43 Jaise Davis Jaise DavisLB5' 11"205 lbs #44 Ronin Dangler Ronin DanglerLB6' 0"220 lbs #48 Kanon Nelson Kanon NelsonLB6' 0"210 lbs #49 Wyatt Hester Wyatt HesterLB6' 0"210 lbs #52 Jayden Bowden Jayden BowdenLB6' 1"220 lbs #53

Defensive Backs

Emmanuel Lane Emmanuel LaneCB6' 2"185 lbs #2 Cameron Goggins Cameron GogginsCB6' 2"195 lbs #8 McKaden Smith McKaden SmithCB6' 0"175 lbs #12 Christian Barrett Christian BarrettCB6' 3"190 lbs #17 Justin Ferguson Justin FergusonCB6' 0"185 lbs #18 Roman Douthit Roman DouthitCB5' 10"170 lbs #23 Evin McDowell Evin McDowellCB6' 2"185 lbs #25 Javious Bond Javious BondCB5' 10"185 lbs #30 CJ Peoples CJ PeoplesCB6' 1"170 lbs #40 Brandon Gunn Brandon GunnS5' 11"190 lbs #1 Jeremy Richardson Jeremy RichardsonS5' 11"200 lbs #5 Sam Martin Jr. Sam Martin Jr.S5' 10"190 lbs #6 Mike Polke Mike PolkeS6' 0"200 lbs #13 Ryan McNally Ryan McNallyS5' 9"170 lbs #20 Shareef Jackson Shareef JacksonS5' 10"180 lbs #21 Carter Kermott Carter KermottS5' 11"195 lbs #22 Nigel Gay Nigel GayS5' 10"190 lbs #24 Amari Brown Amari BrownS5' 9"195 lbs #28 Jayvyn Fraziars Jayvyn FraziarsS6' 2"205 lbs #31 Kai Reyes Kai ReyesS5' 11"195 lbs #32 Kaiden Gibson Kaiden GibsonS5' 8"190 lbs #47