Temple University Athletics

2026 Football Roster

Roster

1

Colin Chase

WR
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7

Dante Atton

P
/ Football
10

Jayce Freeman

WR
/ Football
10

Jaylon Joseph

EDGE
/ Football
11

Camren Boykin

QB
/ Football
11

Earl Kulp

CB
/ Football
12

Demonte Greene

WR
/ Football
12

Willy Love

LB
/ Football
13

Denzel Chavis

CB
/ Football
13

Ajani Sheppard

QB
/ Football
14

Nakeel Lawrence

CB
/ Football
14

Jaxon Smolik

QB
/ Football
15

Brody Norman

QB
/ Football
16

Pooh Lawton

SAF
/ Football
16

Brady Palmer

QB
/ Football
17

JoJo Bermudez

WR
/ Football
17

Jaeden Gould

SAF
/ Football
18

Kolin Dinkins

SAF
/ Football
18

Joey Schlaffer

TE
/ Football
19

Josiah Jackson

SAF
/ Football
19

Patrick Keller

QB
/ Football
20

R.J. Blount

RB
/ Football
20

Jett White

CB
/ Football
21

Asa Locks

CB
/ Football
21

De'Carlos Young

RB
/ Football
22

Johnny Martin

RB
/ Football
22

Eric Stuart

LB
/ Football
23

Jordan Miller

RB
/ Football
23

Zyil Powell

SAF
/ Football
24

Saboor Karriem

SAF
/ Football
25

Orel Gray

SAF
/ Football
25

Ameir Morrow

RB
/ Football
26

Keveun Mason

RB
/ Football
27

Sam Brown V

RB
/ Football
28

Zander Baptiste

WR
/ Football
28

David Kpeglo

EDGE
/ Football
29

Avery Powell

SAF
/ Football
29

Hunter Smith

RB
/ Football
30

Jayvant Brown

LB
/ Football
31

Bryson Goodwin

CB
/ Football
32

Adrian Laing

CB
/ Football
32

Darren Wu

K/P
/ Football
33

Ryder Kusch

TE
/ Football
33

Curly Ordonez

LB
/ Football
36

Wesley Brown

LB
/ Football
37

Demacio Cooper

SAF
/ Football
38

Alex Hanks

SAF
/ Football
39

Daron Harris

SAF
/ Football
40

David Wise

TE
/ Football
41

Jack Paessler

SAF
/ Football
42

Jamarcus Pierre

SAF
/ Football
43

Aiden Britton

LB
/ Football
43

Gavan Loriston

WR
/ Football
44

Tyree Alualu

LB
/ Football
46

James Paessler

SAF
/ Football
48

Adriano McLean

EDGE
/ Football
50

Brian Adderley

EDGE
/ Football
51

Mausa Palu

OL
/ Football
51

Antwuan Rogers

DL
/ Football
52

Eric King

OL
/ Football
53

Reggie Jones

LB
/ Football
54

Josh Nengite

LB
/ Football
54

Jackson Pruitt

OL
/ Football
55

Uyi Igiehon

DL
/ Football
55

Kevin Terry

OL
/ Football
56

JaMair Diaz

EDGE
/ Football
56

C.J. Van Buren

OL
/ Football
57

Grayson Mains

OL
/ Football
58

Kaleb Artis

DL
/ Football
58

Logan King

OL
/ Football
59

Deshon Dodson

DL
/ Football
63

John Watkins

OL
/ Football
65

Billy Brown

OL
/ Football
66

Aiden Zilker

OL
/ Football
70

Zach Aamland

OL
/ Football
71

Giakoby Hills

OL
/ Football
74

Davray Venu

OL
/ Football
75

Luke Watson

OL
/ Football
76

John Stone

OL
/ Football
80

Hunter Watson

WR
/ Football
81

Coen Logan

WR
/ Football
82

Tylik Mitchell

WR
/ Football
83

Kenedy Uzoma

WR
/ Football
84

Daniel Evert

TE
/ Football
85

Rameir Hardy

WR
/ Football
86

Reis Stocksdale

WR
/ Football
87

Kaegan Chambers

WR
/ Football
88

Peter Clarke

TE
/ Football
88

Lamar Fairfax

DL
/ Football
89

Darius Pope

WR
/ Football
90

Yamael Wiggins

DL
/ Football
92

Jude Okeleke

DL
/ Football
93

Kevin Hornbeak

DL
/ Football
94

Quante Gillians

DL
/ Football
95

Troy Cunningham

DL
/ Football
96

Semi Odedele

DL
/ Football
97

Davier Bishop

DL
/ Football
97

Sam Wolfenden

LS
/ Football
98

Joseph Auzenne

DL
/ Football
98

Carl Hardin

K
/ Football
99

Cameron Jones

DL
/ Football
Ryder Kusch
Jersey Number 33

Ryder Kusch

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    250
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    White Rock, British Columbia (Canada)
  • High School:
    The Hun School

2026 (Sophomore, Temple): Will compete at the tight end position.

2025 (Freshman, Temple): Part of the 2025 recruiting class ... named a Preseason Freshman All-American by 247 sports ... served as the teams second string tight end ... made his collegiate debut week 1 at UMass and recorded 3 receptions and 2 touchdowns ... missed the Charlotte game due to injury ... lettered.

High School: Played tight end and defensive end at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., for head coach Todd Smith …  Hun finished the season 9-1, while Kusch recorded 35 receptions, 692 yards, and two touchdowns … prior to that he attended Seaquam Secondary School in Delta, B.C., where he played for for head coach Kevin Phillips … earned AAA Provincial defensive MVP with 72 tackles and 11.0 sacks along with 28 receptions for 485 yards, while adding eight touchdowns … also lettered in track.

Personal: Born Ryder Andrew Kusch in White Rock, British Columbia (Canada) … father, Garrett Kusch, was a striker for the Canadian national soccer team in the late 1990s … plans to major in kinesiology.
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