2023 Football Roster
# | Full Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Year | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | 6' 2'' | 207 | Jr. | 5th | Belleville, Ill. | Althoff Catholic | Illinois State | |
| 1 | RB | 5' 6'' | 175 | Sr. | 5th | Indianapolis, Ind. | Warren Central | ||
| 2 | DE | 6' 3'' | 222 | Sr. | 5th | Fayetteville, N.C. | Gray's Creek | Fayetteville State | |
| 2 | WR | 6' 0'' | 180 | Sr. | 6th | Rochester, Ill. | Rochester | Missouri Baptist | |
| 3 | RB | 5' 11'' | 174 | Jr. | 5th | Pearland, Texas | Pearland | Eastern Illinois | |
| 3 | CB | 6' 1'' | 184 | Jr. | 5th | Columbus, Oh. | Gahanna Lincoln | Navy | |
| 4 | S | 6' 1'' | 209 | Sr. | 5th | Orlando, Fla. | Jones | ||
| 5 | WR | 6' 0'' | 183 | Jr. | 4th | O’Fallon, Mo. | Fort Zumwalt North | ||
| 6 | RB | 6' 0'' | 205 | Sr. | 6th | Fairview Heights, Ill. | Althoff Catholic | ||
| 7 | S | 5' 11'' | 188 | Jr. | 5th | Philadelphia, Pa. | Neumann-Goretti | Towson State | |
| 8 | QB | 5' 9'' | 202 | Sr. | 6th | Rochester, Ill. | Rochester | ||
| 8 | LB | 5' 105'' | 197 | Jr. | 5th | Miami, Fla. | Northwestern H.S. | Pittsburgh | |
| 9 | CB | 6' 0'' | 171 | Sr. | 6th | Indianapolis, Ind. | North Central | Purdue | |
| 10 | LB | 6' 0'' | 221 | Sr. | 5th | Las Vegas, Nev. | Redlands (Calif.) | Riverside City College | |
| 10 | QB | 6' 3'' | 202 | Jr. | 5th | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz Memorial | Cincinnati | |
| 11 | WR | 5' 8'' | 168 | So. | 3rd | Miramar, Fla. | American Heritage Plantation | Charleston Southern | |
| 12 | LB | 6' 3'' | 222 | Jr. | 5th | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz Memorial | ||
| 12 | WR | 5' 7'' | 160 | Jr. | 3rd | East St. Louis, Ill. | Senior | Western Illinois | |
| 13 | S | 6' 0'' | 187 | So. | 2nd | Mansfield, Ohio | Mansfield Senior | Charlotte | |
| 13 | WR | 6' 4'' | 204 | So. | 4th | St. Louis, Mo. | Carnahan | ||
| 14 | WR | 6' 5'' | 217 | Jr. | 4th | Romeoville, Ill. | Romeoville | ||
| 15 | S | 6' 2'' | 181 | So. | 3rd | Memphis, Tenn. | White Station | ||
| 16 | QB | 6' 1'' | 193 | R-Fr. | 2nd | St. Louis, Mo. | Lee’s Summit North | ||
| 16 | LB | 6' 0'' | 236 | Jr. | 4th | Chicago, Ill. | Marist | Eastern Illinois | |
| 17 | WR | 6' 2'' | 188 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Naples, Fla. | Naples | ||
| 17 | CB | 6' 2'' | 196 | Jr. | 5th | Bradenton, Fla. | Braden River | Buffalo | |
| 18 | CB | 6' 1'' | 190 | Jr. | 4th | Missouri City, Texas | Ridge Point | Texas State | |
| 18 | QB | 6' 3'' | 214 | So. | 3rd | Marion, Ill. | Marion | ||
| 19 | LB | 6' 3'' | 214 | So. | 3rd | Joplin, Mo. | Joplin | Eastern Michigan | |
| 20 | LB | 6' 2'' | 236 | So. | 3rd | Cleveland, Ohio | Lutheran West | Oregon State | |
| 21 | S | 5' 10'' | 208 | Jr. | 4th | Indianapolis, Ind. | Decatur (Ill.) MacArthur | ||
| 22 | LB | 6' 2'' | 224 | So. | 3rd | Memphis, Tenn. | Ridgeway | ||
| 24 | CB | 5' 11'' | 168 | Jr. | 4th | Abbeville, Ala. | Headland | ||
| 25 | RB | 6' 1'' | 208 | Fr. | 1st | Baker, Fla. | Baker | ||
| 26 | WR | 6' 1'' | 180 | Fr. | 1st | Huntsville, Ala. | Huntsville | ||
| 27 | S | 6' 1'' | 184 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Clearwater, Fla. | Chamberlain | ||
| 28 | RB | 5' 10'' | 207 | So. | 2nd | Summerville, Ga. | Chattooga | ||
| 29 | CB | 6' 0'' | 169 | Fr. | 1st | Kansas City, Mo. | Lee's Summit North | ||
| 31 | RB | 5' 10'' | 204 | So. | 4th | Sparta, Ill. | Sparta | ||
| 31 | CB | 6' 0'' | 172 | R-Fr. | 2nd | St. Peters, Mo. | Lutheran St. Charles | ||
| 32 | RB | 5' 8'' | 175 | Fr. | 1st | Lake Geneva, Wis. | IMG Academy | ||
| 33 | LB | 6' 2'' | 202 | Fr. | 1st | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | Cardinal Newman | ||
| 35 | LB | 6' 2'' | 219 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Ponte Vedra, Fla. | Nease | ||
| 37 | LB | 5' 11'' | 218 | Fr. | 1st | Wichita, Kan. | Derby | ||
| 38 | LB | 6' 0'' | 201 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Collinsville, Ill. | Collinsville | ||
| 39 | CB | 6' 0'' | 183 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | ||
| 41 | TE | 6' 1'' | 226 | Jr. | 3rd | Greenbrier, Tenn. | Davidson Academy | ||
| 42 | LB | 5' 10'' | 206 | So. | 3rd | Naperville, Ill. | Naperville Central | ||
| 43 | S | 6' 1'' | 196 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Kingfisher, OK | Kingfisher | ||
| 44 | LS | 5' 11'' | 225 | So. | 4th | Schaumburg, Ill. | Conant | Dodge City CC | |
| 46 | S | 6' 1'' | 203 | Fr. | 1st | East St. Louis, Ill. | East St. Louis | ||
| 47 | TE | 6' 5'' | 240 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Kansas City, Mo. | Pembroke Hill | ||
| 48 | TE | 6' 3'' | 237 | Jr. | 3rd | Le Mars, Iowa | Le Mars | Iowa Central CC | |
| 49 | S | 6' 1'' | 196 | Fr. | 1st | Belle Glade, Fla. | Cardinal Newman | ||
| 50 | DL | 6' 4'' | 296 | R-Fr. | 2nd | St. Louis, Mo. | Lutheran North | ||
| 51 | LS | 6' 0'' | 211 | Fr. | 1st | Fort Dodge, Iowa | Carbondale | ||
| 52 | DE | 6' 3'' | 234 | Fr. | 1st | Metropolis, Ill. | Massac County | ||
| 53 | OT | 6' 6'' | 292 | Jr. | 5th | New Hampton, Iowa | New Hampton | Colorado | |
| 54 | LB | 6' 2'' | 220 | Fr. | 1st | Greenup, Ill. | Cumberland | ||
| 55 | LB | 6' 3'' | 217 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Jacksonville, Fla. | Bishop Kenny | ||
| 56 | DT | 6' 2'' | 311 | Fr. | 1st | Selma, Ala. | Prattville | ||
| 57 | DE | 6' 5'' | 255 | Fr. | 2nd | Cobden, Ill. | Cobden | ||
| 58 | DE | 6' 3'' | 233 | Fr. | 1st | Saint Charles, Mo. | Duchesne | ||
| 59 | G | 6' 4'' | 340 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Christopher, Ill. | Christopher | ||
| 60 | G | 6' 5'' | 313 | Sr. | 5th | Winnie, Texas | East Chambers | Trinity Valley CC | |
| 61 | G | 6' 6'' | 320 | Jr. | 3rd | Carthage, Mo. | Carthage | Butler Community College | |
| 62 | C | 6' 4'' | 292 | Jr. | 5th | Mason, Ohio | William Mason | ||
| 63 | C | 6' 0'' | 267 | Jr. | 5th | Apopka, FL | Apopka | Austin Peay | |
| 64 | DT | 6' 4'' | 287 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Canton, Ga. | Cherokee | ||
| 65 | DT | 6' 3'' | 304 | Sr. | 5th | Woodbury, N.J. | Woodbury | Monroe College (N.Y.) | |
| 66 | OT | 6' 5'' | 306 | Jr. | 5th | West Frankfort, Ill. | Frankfort Community | ||
| 67 | OT | 6' 7'' | 294 | Fr. | 1st | Atlanta, Ill. | Olympia | ||
| 68 | G | 6' 3'' | 323 | So. | 4th | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Archer | ||
| 69 | OT | 6' 6'' | 308 | Fr. | 1st | Lowell, Ind. | Crown Point | ||
| 70 | OT | 6' 6'' | 310 | Jr. | 5th | Marietta, Ga. | Sprayberry | ||
| 71 | C | 6' 2'' | 256 | Fr. | 2nd | Iowa City, Iowa | City High | ||
| 72 | G | 6' 5'' | 337 | Fr. | 1st | Harrisburg, Ill. | Harrisburg | ||
| 73 | OT | 6' 6'' | 289 | So. | 3rd | Romulus, Mich. | Belleville | Eastern Michigan | |
| 74 | OT | 6' 7'' | 271 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Germantown, Tenn. | Evangelical Christian | ||
| 75 | C | 6' 5'' | 288 | So. | 3rd | Utica, Ky. | Daviess County | ||
| 76 | OT | 6' 7'' | 287 | R-Fr. | 2nd | St. Louis, Mo. | Chaminade Prep | ||
| 77 | G | 6' 4'' | 334 | Jr. | 5th | Chicago, Ill. | Mount Carmel | Cincinnati | |
| 79 | OT | 6' 5'' | 321 | Jr. | 5th | Alpharetta, Ga. | Chattahoochee | ||
| 80 | WR | 6' 1'' | 179 | R-Fr. | 2nd | St. Louis, Mo. | Lutheran North | ||
| 81 | WR | 5' 11'' | 182 | Fr. | 1st | Mascoutah, Ill. | Mascoutah | ||
| 82 | WR | 5' 11'' | 176 | So. | 3rd | Platte City, Mo. | Platte County | ||
| 83 | TE | 6' 5'' | 244 | R-Fr. | 2nd | O'Fallon, Mo. | St. Dominic | ||
| 84 | WR | 6' 1'' | 194 | Jr. | 4th | Omaha, Neb. | Westside | Iowa Central Community College | |
| 85 | WR | 6' 2'' | 186 | R-Fr. | 2nd | East Peoria, Ill. | East Peoria Community | ||
| 86 | TE | 6' 7'' | 219 | Fr. | 1st | Wildwood, Mo. | Lafayette | ||
| 89 | TE/LS | 6' 1'' | 243 | Jr. | 5th | Chippewa Falls, Wis. | Chippewa Falls | St. Cloud St. / Ellsworth CC | |
| 90 | DT | 6' 2'' | 317 | So. | 3rd | Basehor, Kan. | St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| 91 | K | 6' 0'' | 184 | So. | 4th | Herrin, Ill. | Herrin | ||
| 93 | DT | 6' 4'' | 298 | Sr. | 6th | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | Hoffman Estates | Central Missouri | |
| 94 | DE | 6' 1'' | 258 | Fr. | 1st | Cordele, Ga. | Crisp County | ||
| 95 | DE | 6' 2'' | 298 | Fr. | 1st | LaGrange, Ga. | Callaway | ||
| 96 | DT | 6' 2'' | 291 | Sr. | 6th | St. Louis, Mo. | University | UT Martin | |
| 96 | K | 6' 3'' | 190 | Fr. | 1st | Jacksonville, Fla. | Bishop Kenny | ||
| 97 | K | 6' 1'' | 189 | Sr. | 6th | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Blackman | Middle Tennessee State | |
| 97 | DE | 6' 4'' | 247 | Sr. | 5th | Newton, N.C. | Elk Grove Village HS (IL) | Eastern Illinois | |
| 98 | DE | 6' 2'' | 242 | Jr. | 5th | Columbia, SC | A.C. Flora | The Citadel | |
| 98 | K | 6' 2'' | 181 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Granite City, Ill. | Granite City | ||
| 99 | DE | 6' 3'' | 286 | So. | 3rd | Basehor, Kan. | St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| 99 | P | 6' 4'' | 182 | So. | 2nd | Kyabram, Australia | Kyabram | ||
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach | salukifootball@siu.edu | 618-453-3331 | ||
| Defensive Coordinator/Asst. HC/DL | antonio.james@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Coordinator/QBs | blake.rolan@siu.edu | 618-453-7970 | ||
| Offensive Line | daniel.clark@siu.edu | |||
| Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator | zachary.grant@siu.edu | |||
| Tight Ends | nathan.griffin@siu.edu | 618-453-7982 | ||
| Cornerbacks | terry.hawthorne@siu.edu | |||
| Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator | gary.mcgraw@siu.edu | |||
| Linebackers | sam.mcleran@siu.edu | |||
| Running Backs | lwarner@siu.edu | |||
| Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Asst. | nathan.frame@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Quality Control | ryan.mcvicker@siu.edu | |||
| Graduate Assistant - Offense | dalphon.davis@siu.edu | |||
| Graduate Assistant - Defense | coleton.jeralds@siu.edu | |||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Director of Football Operations | elizabeth.toth@siu.edu | |||
| Head Strength Coach | brenden.smith@siu.edu | 618-453-5454 | ||
| Video Coordinator | christopher.gillespie@siu.edu | |||
| Athletic Trainer | michael.lyznicki@siu.edu | 618-453-4163 | ||
| Director of Equipment | matthew.orbany@siu.edu | |||
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