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Cleveland State · 2028 season · Coach Josh Dolan

2028 Vikings

15-1 (8-1 Big 12) · National Champions
15-1
Record (.938)
1st
Big 12 finish · 8-1
1
Final AP poll
49.6
Points per game · 2nd nationally
5,553
Passing yards
3,022
Rushing yards
National ChampionsBig 12 Champions

Team leaders

Passing
Amar'e Hocker SR
5,364 yds
Rushing
Baraka Nwangwu JR
2,329 yds
Receiving
Kenny Tongues SO
1,685 yds
Tackles
Dorian Pringle SR (RS)
72 tkl
Sacks
Martreece Dillard SR (RS)
7.5 sk
Interceptions
Deandre Salaam SR
5 int

Schedule & results

GameOpponentResultRecord
Week 1 @ Kentucky W 33-14 1-0
Week 2 @ Kent State W 56-19 2-0
Week 3 vs Toledo W 42-28 3-0
Week 4 @ BYU W 63-21 4-0
Week 5 @ Oklahoma State W 49-17 5-0
Week 6 vs Utah W 34-17 6-0
Week 7 vs Texas Tech W 44-30 7-0
Week 8 vs Ohio L 38-41 7-1
Week 9 @ UCF W 52-24 8-1
Week 10 vs Arizona State W 56-23 9-1
Week 11 @ Miami (OH) W 84-70 10-1
Week 12 vs TCU W 70-24 11-1
Big 12 Championship n Ohio W 48-17 12-1
CFP Quarterfinal n Ohio State W 45-38 13-1
CFP Semifinal n Charlotte W 45-28 14-1
National Championship n Georgia W 34-24 15-1

vs = home, @ = away, n = neutral site.

Playoff run

  1. Quarterfinaldef. Ohio State45-38
  2. Semifinaldef. Charlotte45-28
  3. National Championshipdef. Georgia34-24

Passing

PlayerCMPATTPCTYDSTDINTY/ARATELONGGP
Amar'e Hocker34948272.45,364632411.11997816
Morgan Landry121580.01893112.6238.53814

Rushing

PlayerPosCARYDSY/CTDY/G20+FUMLONG
Baraka NwangwuRB3692,3296.315179.216171
Amar'e HockerQB1032892.82422.216353
Nakai AmachreeHB512555.0219.616028
Sam RussoWR46917.205.316045
Morgan LandryQB6416.803.214015
Rashaud ExumWR22613.004.316023
Kenny TonguesWR3134.301.016012

Receiving

PlayerPosRECYDSY/RTDYACY/GDROPSLONG
Kenny TonguesWR1001,68516.926619105.31278
Rashaud ExumWR4582818.41132851.8371
Sam RussoWR4180519.6832950.3265
Baraka NwangwuHB6075112.5638346.9545
Kareem DugganTE4866313.81037841.4076
Isaiah BoutteWR2022711.328514.2136
Darren KleinTE1521014.029526.2225
Jayden KafkaWR1317313.304410.8224
Dell OjaboTE913515.003215.0238
Stephen EverettTE4338.20182.1013
Dakota McNittWR3248.0151.5016

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTXPLONG50+
Rashaud Boiman8/988.987/89521/1

Depth chart

Offense

QB
Amar'e Hocker 86Morgan Landry 84Juan Newcomb 80Dave Shelley 79Greg Price 75
RB
Baraka Nwangwu 87Nakai Amachree 82Shareef Bradbury 81Terrelle Francis 79Collin Sandland 74
FB
Willie Brooks 71
WR
Rashaud Exum 85Kenny Tongues 85Sam Russo 83Jayden Kafka 79Isaiah Boutte 79Dakota McNitt 76Nazir McNitt 74
TE
Darren Klein 85Kareem Duggan 81Dell Ojabo 78Stephen Everett 75Greg Soliday 74
LT
Rico Steele 81Deontae Meekins 81Marcus Durant 80
LG
Julian Henderson 85Andrew Dennis 76Tracey Connors 65
C
Tyree Moses 79Titus Peart 74Bobby John 71
RG
Jamie Cleveland 86Eric Carraway 77Kerry Herrmann 65
RT
Darren Colclough 80Storm Lampman 79Cameron McPhearson 79Gio Peat 69

Defense

LE
Elias Owens 87Martreece Dillard 84Russ Cheeks 82Ronnie Betiku 73
DT
Davonte Miles 80Moses Keglar 73Kevin Armah 66Fredrick Sharpe 63
RE
Cam Booker 85Joe Shimko 83J.D. Tanney 83Melvin Maginn 79
LOLB
Jeremy Peppers 81Carl Rhinehart 73
MLB
Deandre Salaam 79Duane Droege 77Marquel Bakhtiari 77Josh Posey 74
ROLB
Dorian Pringle 83Theo Paul 67Emeka Iwuoma 64Shane Brutus 65
CB 1
Deliyon Freeman 85Kal-El Pascal 81Calvin Sauer 76
CB 2
Reshard Adkins 84Steven Magnum 77Paul McCutcheon 77
CB 3
Nate Cavka 83Layne Robbins 77
FS
Kona Vakapuna 80TJ Nelson 79Buck Hepburn 76Jacques Jasmine 75
SS
Mitch Mesko 84Tavares Kalu 80Jon Moss 68Alejandro Marquez 67

Special teams

K
Rashaud Boiman 74
P
Jermaine Kasay 77

Coaching staff

Honors

Heisman: Amar'e HockerMaxwell: Amar'e HockerCamp: Amar'e HockerO'Brien: Amar'e HockerWalker: Baraka NwangwuMackey: Kareem DugganThorpe: Nate Cavka

All-Americans: Baraka Nwangwu (RB), Kenny Tongues (WR), Kareem Duggan (TE)

Freshman class · signed in the 2027 cycle

Nat. rankPlayerPosStarsState
4Dave ShelleyQB★★★★★MI
9Isaiah BoutteWR★★★★★MI
31Greg PriceQB★★★★★OK
115Bobby JohnRG★★★★★OH
297Collin SandlandHB★★★★★OH
328Dakota McNittWR★★★★★OH
336Nazir McNittWR★★★★★OH
436Jacques JasmineFS★★★★★MI
468Gio PeatRT★★★★★WY
487Dee LayneHB★★★★★LA
535Jon MossSS★★★★★OH
780Emeka IwuomaROLB★★★★★MD
879Tracey ConnorsLG★★★★★OH
935Jamaal StubbsDT★★★★★OH
1066Theo PaulROLB★★★★★GA
1166Kerry HerrmannRG★★★★★OH
1328Steve DeciccoMLB★★★★★OH
1341Shane BrutusROLB★★★★★IN
1371Fredrick SharpeDT★★★★★DE
1505Vernon TurpinDT★★★★★PA
1605Cole RosemanMLB★★★★★OH
1795Alejandro MarquezSS★★★★★OH

Transfers in

PlayerPosFrom
Deliyon FreemanCBHawai'i
Tavares KaluSSBoise State
Andrew DennisLGLouisville

Departures after 2028

PlayerPosOVROutcome
Elias OwensLE87Not drafted
Deliyon FreemanCB87Not drafted
Julian HendersonLG87Not drafted
Cam BookerRE86Not drafted
Amar'e HockerQB86Not drafted
Rashaud ExumWR85Not drafted
Martreece DillardLE84Not drafted
Dorian PringleROLB84Not drafted
Mitch MeskoSS84Not drafted
Morgan LandryQB84Not drafted
Joe ShimkoRE83Not drafted
Rico SteeleLT82Not drafted
Nakai AmachreeHB82Not drafted
Kal-El PascalCB81Not drafted
Shareef BradburyHB81Not drafted
TJ NelsonFS80Not drafted
Deandre SalaamMLB79Not drafted
Andrew DennisLG79Not drafted
Moses KeglarDT73Not drafted
Willie BrooksFB71Not drafted