Newberry College head football coach Todd Knight announced new additions to the Wolves football program for the 2026 season.

The group includes nine mid-year transfers and 36 high school seniors, 33 of which hail from South Carolina.

Newberry College is coming off its best season in school history finishing 12-2 and ranked #4 in the country after advancing to the NCAA Division 2 semifinals in 2025.

The Wolves host their Spring Football Game Saturday, April 18 at 12 noon at Setzler Field.

 

Mid-Year Transfers

Kaden Barnett                QB         Fort Mill (Nathan Ford HS/Myrtle Beach Collegiate)

Aiden Brantley                TE          Conway (North Greenville/Conway HS)

Adrian Chandler                           WR        Williston (Howard University/Elko HS)

Shamare Dendy                           DB         Woodruff (Chowan/Georgia Military/Woodruff HS)

Matt Pack Jr.                                  RB         Columbia (Coastal Carolina/Wingate/AC Flora HS)

Jack Settle                                     OL         Inman (Mars Hill/Chapman HS)

Tanner Staton                               QB         Lexington (Wofford/ Brookland-Cayce HS)

Cortez Thomas              DE         Cordele, Ga. (Point University/Crisp County HS)

Isaiah Williams                            TE          Jasper, Ga. (Kennesaw State/Pickens HS)

Incoming High School Seniors

Mario Anderson                            OLB      Irmo (Dutch Fork HS)

Donte Bell                                      FS          North Augusta (North Augusta HS)

Corey Cole                                    WR        Spartanburg (Dorman HS)

Ashton Davis                                 P/K        Blythewood (Blythewood HS)

Caleb Davis                                   OLB      Chapin (Chapin HS)

Chanson Evans                            OT         Columbia (Dreher HS)

Ny’Jher Gano                                CB         Columbia (Richland Northeast HS)

Brysen Ginn                                   ILB        Fort Mill (South Pointe HS)

Bricey Gore                                    OLB      North Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach HS)

Khalil Green                                  CB         Darlington (Darlington HS)

Grayson Gunter                            OLB      Gilbert (Gilbert HS)

Ben Hendrix                                   WR        Blythewood (Blythewood HS)

JaCorreun Howze                        WR        Richburg (Lewisville HS)

Trevor Kalisz                                  QB         Summerville (Ashley Ridge HS)

Mathews Lago                K/P        Marietta, GA (Pope HS)

Tra’von Lee                                    DE         Woodruff (Woodruff HS)

Lebron Lyles                                 OL         Newberry (Newberry HS)

Landon Mapson                           DE         Fairburn, GA (Langston Hughes HS)

Colione Martin               RB         Irmo (Dutch Fork HS)

Zay Meadows                                DT         Spartanburg (Dorman HS)

Emari Nance                                 FS          Anderson (T L Hanna HS)

Zori Pierce                                     QB         Lamar (Lamar HS)

Jackson Rodgers                          TE          Kershaw (North Central HS)

Da’Shan Scriven                          FS          Sumter (Crestwood HS)

Jaris Sinkfield                                WR        Thomson, GA (Thomson HS)

Kenshon Speaks                          OT         Beaufort (Beaufort HS)

Aaden Starnes                OT         Hartsville (Hartsville HS)

River Thayne                                 TE          Myrtle Beach (Carolina Forest HS)

Marquavius Turmon                    OL         Calhoun Falls  (Calhoun Falls HS)

Garrison Vaughan                       OL         Laurens (Laurens Academy HS)

Dy’Lon White                                DT         Green Sea (Green Sea Floyds HS)

Shaheed Williams                       DB         Edgefield (Strom Thurmond HS)

Dontrell Wilson                            DT         Camden (Camden HS)

Amadre Wooden                          RB         Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg-Leesville HS)

Jordan Wright                                CB         Mount Pleasant (Oceanside Collegiate Academy)

Jordan Antonio Wright  DT         Newberry (Newberry HS)