Troy Trojans

Sun Belt · Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) · Troy, AL

8-6 2025 record (6-2 conf)

Win total (O +168)

25% Returning starter games

109th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches

Gerad Parker Head Coach · 3rd year

12–14 At TROY

12–20 Career · 4 seasons

Spread Offense

Multiple 3-3-5 Defense

Returning production

Unit	Ret games	Games	Depth	Share
Skill offense	31%	24 / 78	6 / 15	50%
Offensive line	41%	26 / 64	6 / 12	54%
Defensive front	14%	14 / 98	7 / 18	12%
Secondary	19%	13 / 69	8 / 15	33%

Back 27

Tucker Kilcrease QB · 1,663 yds · 11g

Joe Lott SAF · 4 INT+PD · 12g

Goose Crowder QB · 1,357 yds · 8g

Tra'jon Townsend OL · 14g

Patrick Screws Jr. OL · 13g

Kam Curry DT · 3 havoc · 14g

Gone 34

Jaquez White CB · 6 INT+PD · 14g · to VT

Devin Lafayette SAF · 4 INT+PD · 14g · gone

Jordan Stringer LB · 14 havoc · 14g · gone

Jamel Fils-Aime DT · 9 havoc · 14g · gone

Matt Henry OL · 14g · gone

Tae Meadows RB · 759 yds · 12g · to AUB

New 6

TJ Lott WR · 84 yds · 9g · from ODU

Jordon Jones OL · 13g · from OHIO

Jonathan Pennix CB · 4 INT+PD · 13g · from USM

Bryce Steele LB · 0 havoc · 9g · from BC

Ty Clemons DT · 3 havoc · 6g · from BC

Darion Rivers OL · 2g · from NCST

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 23.5 29

Explosive play rate 8.9% 9

Red zone TD rate 71.7% 60

Line yards per carry 1.4 2

Sack rate allowed 12.5% 1

Defense

Points allowed per game 23.9 57

Explosive rate allowed 11.9% 36

Red zone score rate allowed 76.1% 86

Line yards per carry allowed 2.5 47

Sack rate 8.4% 88

2025 Margin by Game

NICH

CLEM

MEM

BUFF

USA

TXST

ULM

ULL

ARST

ODU

GAST

USM

JMU

JVST

2026 schedule

109th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road

W1	Sat 11:00 PM	vs	Sam Houston	2-10	17	W 24-21	ESPN+
W2	Sat 8:00 PM	vs	Alabama State Hornets		8	W 34-17	ESPN+
W3	Sat 11:00 PM	@	Missouri	8-5	43	L 17-27	SEC Network+
W4	Sat 11:30 PM	@	Utah State	6-7	37	L 10-21	CBS Sports Network
W6	Wed 12:00 AM	vs	Southern Miss	7-6	33	W 55-34	ESPN2
W7	Sat 9:00 PM	@	Louisiana	6-7	34	L 6-33	ESPN+
W8	Sat 8:00 PM	vs	Louisiana-Monroe	3-9	19		ESPN+
W9	Thu 11:30 PM	@	James Madison	12-2	52		ESPN Networks
W10	Sat 6:00 PM	vs	Louisiana Tech	8-5	34
W11	Sat 6:00 PM	@	South Alabama	4-8	29
W12	Sat 6:00 PM	vs	Georgia Southern	7-6	34
W13	Sat 8:00 PM	@	Arkansas State	7-6	36

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year

	Starter	2nd	3rd
QB	Goose Crowder SR · #9	Tucker Kilcrease SR · #10	Rodge Waldrop SO · #11
RB	Jordan Lovett JR · #1	Gavin Griffin JR · #0	Jaheim Merriweather JR · #3
WR-X	Howard Kinchen JR · #18	TJ Lott JR · #15
WR-Z	TK Keyes SO · #8	Noreel White SO · #4
TE	Fabian Rogosch SR · #85	Nick Hampton FR · #19	JT Tang SO · #80
LT	Tra'jon Townsend JR · #74	Darion Rivers JR · #77
LG	Luke Petit SR · #51	Elijah Prather JR · #58
C	Tyler Cappi SR · #65	Noah Mercer JR · #57
RG	Patrick Screws Jr. JR · #72	Jatorian Blackmon FR · #66
RT	Jordon Jones SR · #55	Caleb Ash SO · #54
WR-H	Jace Petty JR · #17	Jywon Boyd SO · #2	Mojo Dortch JR · #5

Roster 106

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Kam Curry	DT	SR	6'2"	302	Midland, TX
0	Gavin Griffin	RB	JR	5'10"	198	Canton, MS
1	Jordan Lovett	RB	JR	5'10"	186	Statesboro, GA
1	Jabari Strait	CB	SR	6'2"	175	Birmingham, AL
2	Bryce Steele	LB	SR	6'1"	227	Raleigh, NC
2	Jywon Boyd	WR	SO	6'0"	178	Troy, AL
3	Doug Nelson	LB	SO	6'3"	213	Hazlehurst, MS
3	Jaheim Merriweather	RB	JR	6'2"	210	Jackson, TN
4	TJ Thompson	LB	SR	6'0"	219	Bolton, MS
4	Noreel White	WR	SO	6'1"	195	Moss Point, MS
5	Mojo Dortch	WR	JR	6'0"	167	Lucedale, MS
5	Lonnie Smith	LB	SO	6'2"	240	Jackson, MS
6	Justin Powe	SAF	SR	6'0"	210	Mobile, AL
6	Jack James	QB	FR	6'0"	208	Paducah, KY
7	Jordan Turner	CB	JR	6'2"	186	Goose Creek, SC
7	Kristian Tate	WR	JR	6'2"	171	Seat Pleasant, MD
8	TK Keyes	WR	SO	6'2"	207	Taylorsville, MS
8	Marcus Goree Jr.	SAF	SO	6'1"	185	Chattanooga, TN
9	Goose Crowder	QB	SR	6'2"	214	Gardendale, AL
9	Jamarion Keyes	SAF	JR	6'1"	205	Laurel, MS
10	Knai Cook	SAF	JR	6'0"	203	Duncan, SC
10	Tucker Kilcrease	QB	SR	6'0"	208	Brantley, AL
11	Rodge Waldrop	QB	SO	6'5"	216	Thomasville, GA
11	Ty Clemons	DT	SR	6'3"	296	Decatur, AL
12	Shemar Welch	CB	SO	6'1"	162	Mobile, AL
12	Hayden Jackson	WR	JR	5'11"	162	Douglasville, GA
13	Daivon Nelson	LB	SR	6'3"	203	South Phoenix, AZ
13	Ky McNulty	WR	SO	6'3"	201	Bay Minette, AL
14	Marquis Harris	TE	JR	6'5"	264	Shreveport, LA
14	Jonathan Pennix	CB	JR	6'0"	178	Concord, VA
15	TJ Lott	WR	JR	5'11"	163	Pahokee, FL
15	Keno Jones	LB	JR	6'2"	228	Rocky Mount, NC
16	Jalen Ballard	K	SR	6'2"	194	Brandon, MS
16	Antonious Steele	SAF	FR	6'1"	192	Centreville, AL
17	Jace Petty	WR	JR	5'11"	180	Frisco, TX
17	Marlin Odom	CB	SO	6'2"	179	Lucedale, MS
18	Howard Kinchen	WR	JR	6'3"	190	Lafayette, LA
18	Jordan Perry	LB	SR	6'2"	219	Jefferson, GA
19	Nick Hampton	TE	FR	6'3"	225	Gulf Shores, AL
19	Jon Bocchino	SAF	FR	6'0"	201	Niceville, FL
20	Jaden Tynes	K	FR	6'3"	178	Kansas City, MO
20	Keyshawn Campbell	LB	JR	6'0"	213	Vero Beach, FL
21	Tai Terrell	CB	SO	6'1"	181	St Rose, LA
21	AC Walters	RB	FR	5'10"	199	Montgomery, AL
22	Donnie Smith	LB	SR	6'4"	234	Greenville, MS
22	Bryce Burgess	RB	JR	5'7"	163	Houston, TX
23	JT Alvis	LB	FR	6'1"	215	Helena, AL
24	Jeremiah Roux	LB	FR	6'3"	217	Jonesboro, GA
25	Dennis Palmer	RB	SO	5'10"	197	Jensen Beach, FL
25	Kavion Henderson	DE	SO	6'2"	256	Leeds, AL
26	DeWhitt Betterson Jr.	RB	SR	6'0"	214	Ocala, FL
27	OJ Vaughan Jr.	SAF	SO	5'9"	189	Brooklyn, NY
28	Evan Crenshaw	P	SR	6'4"	184	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
28	Jaxon Penn	CB	FR	5'10"	191	Florence, AL
29	Joe Lott	SAF	SO	6'3"	192	Mobile, AL
30	Keivay Foster	SAF	FR	6'4"	191	Muscle Shoals, AL
31	Ronald Wilder	LB	FR	6'0"	233	Eutaw, AL
32	Jermaine McCree	CB	FR	5'11"	166	Mobile, AL
33	Ethan Head	K	SO	6'1"	186	Glen Ellyn, IL
34	Dontaye Bush	DE	FR	6'4"	245	Mobile, AL
35	KD Reynolds	LB	FR	6'3"	181	Montgomery, AL
36	Hank James	SAF	FR	6'0"	182	Paducah, KY
38	Hayden Wolfe	K	SO	5'9"	161	Clinton, MS
40	RJ Shamberger	DT	FR	6'4"	301	Monroeville, AL
41	Makel Green	DE	FR	6'2"	242	Phenix City, AL
42	Jaden Mosley	LB	SR	6'2"	230	Mobile, AL
44	Luke Hodge	LB	SR	6'2"	220	Oneonta, AL
45	Jordan Ferrell	LB	JR	6'4"	221	Lawrenceville, GA
46	Gavyn Baker	LB	SO	6'1"	222	Moody, AL
49	Austin Lewis	P	FR	5'11"	184	Helena, AL
51	Luke Petit	OL	SR	6'3"	299	Akron, OH
52	Kendall Roseberry	DT	FR	6'3"	287	Conyers, GA
52	Colton Walls	LS	JR	6'3"	237	Millbrook, AL
53	Ashton Diggs	LB	SO	6'3"	220	Loganville, GA
54	Caleb Ash	OL	SO	6'6"	301	Atlanta, GA
55	Jordon Jones	OL	SR	6'3"	315	Ashland, KY
56	Sharvon Pierre	OL	FR	6'3"	283	Waycross, GA
57	Noah Mercer	OL	JR	6'3"	308	Marianna, FL
58	Elijah Prather	OL	JR	6'4"	291	La Vergne, TN
59	Chris King	OL	SO	6'2"	295	Lanett, AL
65	Tyler Cappi	OL	SR	6'3"	295	Priceville, AL
66	Jatorian Blackmon	OL	FR	6'5"	320	LaGrange, GA
67	Trinton Pritchett	OL	FR	6'6"	308	Auburn, AL
68	Kinnick Manley	LS	SR	6'2"	201	Firestone, CO
69	Jermaine Paramore	DT	SO	6'2"	290	Saraland, AL
71	Antwone Breland	OL	JR	6'6"	299	Hattiesburg, MS
72	Patrick Screws Jr.	OL	JR	6'5"	320	Eufaula, AL
73	Tyler Bell	OL	JR	6'2"	319	Memphis, TN
74	Tra'jon Townsend	OL	JR	6'6"	292	Los Angeles, CA
75	Parks Glaze	OL	FR	6'6"	295	Fairhope, AL
77	Darion Rivers	OL	JR	6'6"	323	Charlotte, NC
78	Hayden Dozier	OL	SO	6'2"	290	Amory, MS
79	Corey Dudley	OL	FR	6'5"	353	Marrero, LA
80	JT Tang	TE	SO	6'5"	260	Sydney,, AUS
81	Jah'Marren Jackson	WR	FR	6'5"	201	McKenzie, AL
82	Dylan Denson	WR	FR	5'10"	183	Miami Gardens, FL
84	Andrew Leslie	WR	FR	5'11"	199	Conyers, GA
85	Fabian Rogosch	TE	SR	6'5"	243	Hamburg,, DEU
86	Jayvin Bennett	TE	SO	6'2"	232	Buford, GA
88	Will Norman	DE	JR	6'4"	297	Camden, NJ
88	Jackson Worley	TE	JR	6'4"	236	West Palm Beach, FL
89	Jacorey Whitted	TE	SO	6'6"	278	McCalla, AL
93	RaKeem Davis	DT	JR	6'3"	313	Port Gibson, MS
95	Miquon Merriweather	DT	JR	6'2"	306	Columbus, GA
98	Delvin Whitaker	DE	JR	6'3"	300	St. Francisville, LA
99	Jaxon Villegez-Williams	DT	FR	6'2"	293	Mobile, AL