Central State University Athletics

Men's Football

Central State University

NCAA D2 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Wilberforce, OHPortal active

$11.2k

Avg net price

23%

Grad rate

The program

Tony Carter, Head coach · tcarter@centralstate.edu

Assistants: Brandon McKinney (Defensive Line Coach) · Carson Hailey · Chloe Jackson (Student Football Manager) · Chris Murphy '06 (Special Teams Coordinator/TE's) · Damien Joseph (Director of Football Operations) · Dave Brumagen (Assistant Defensive Line Coach) · Imani Dean (Student Football Manager) · Jamal Johnson (Director of Strength and Conditioning) · James Lee · Javen Miles (Offensive Assistant Coach) · Josh Henderson (Student Assistant: Film) · Ka'lyn Cherry (Student Football Manager)

The roster · 2026

108 on the roster50 Fr21 So24 Jr12 Sr1 Grad

Domonique Davis II

Sr. · LB

Atlanta, Ga.

Stephen Hogan

So. · TE

Canton, Ohio

Amari George

So. · DB

Mt. Dora, Fla.

Mathias Davis

Fr. · DL

Southfield, Mich.

Kaleb Constable

Jr. · DL

Columbus, Ohio

Braylon West

Jr. · LB

Cleveland, Ohio

Jayln Wilkerson

Jr. · DB

Detroit, Mich.

Kyler Thompson

Jr. · TE

Oak Park, Mich.

Michael Lewis

So. · DL

Detroit, Mich.

Dematthew Dixon

Fr. · DB

Redford, Mich.

Malik Murrell

Fr. · LB

Detroit, Mich.

Jerrell Jordan

Fr. · WR

Naranja, Fla.

Tysean Perkins

Fr. · WR

Chicago, Ill.

Travis Reece II

Jr. · LB

Pontiac, Mich.

Dylan Purry

Sr. · DB

Detroit, Mich

Marlon Nesbitt

Fr. · DB

Lyndhurst, Ohio

Kevin Green

Fr. · DL

Columbus, Ohio

Isaac Howard

So. · OL

Mansfield, TX

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

DL4 of 17 graduating
WR3 of 17 graduating
OL3 of 17 graduating
LB1 of 12 graduating
DB1 of 22 graduating
QB1 of 6 graduating

Where they're from

Ohio 50Michigan 14Florida 11Illinois 7Georgia 6California 6Other 14

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$19.6k/yr
$30-48k$7.2k/yr
$48-75k$8.8k/yr
$75-110k$10.3k/yr
$110k+$10.2k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $2k/yr more (public school).

Grad rate

23%

Admit rate

99%

Enrollment

3k

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