2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Griff McCarley (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Appalachian State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	0	–	0
Marshall	0	–	0	0	–	0
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Miss	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of May 12, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team will represent Arkansas State University in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves will be led by Butch Jones in his fifth year as the head coach. The Red Wolves will play home games at Centennial Bank Stadium, located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.^[1] On September 6, the Red Wolves will play the Arkansas Razorbacks for the first time ever. The game will be played in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium.

Preseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Carter Salzman	WR	Benedictine
Timmy McClain	QB	Bethune–Cookman
Brook Honore	P	California
Brian Alston	DL	East Tennessee
Websley Etienne	S	FIU
Dontay Joyner	CB	Maryland
Brock Simmons	OL	Missouri Southern
Trace Corum	WR	Murray State
Miller McCrumby	TE	South Alabama
Reginald Harden Jr.	WR	Tarleton State
Tim Hardiman	DL	Tulsa
Landon Bridges	IOL	Unknown
Tennel Bryant	WR	Unknown
Jourdyn Burruss	LB	Unknown
Kionte Curry	S	Unknown
Aidan Ellison	K	Unknown
DeAubry Hood	CB	Unknown
Ian Jeffries	DL	Unknown
Jayden Jones	EDGE	Unknown
RJ Kelly	LB	Unknown
Takare Lipscomb	WR	Unknown
Skyler Purifoy	TE	Unknown
James Rexroat	TE	Unknown
Mike Sharpe II	RB	Unknown
Jayvion Showers	WR	Unknown
Kiandre Terry	WR	Unknown
Makilan Thomas	IOL	Unknown
Jamil Williams	LB	Unknown
Elijah Zollicoffer	OL	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Orlando Daniels	EDGE	Albion
Trenton Alan Yowe	S	Appalachian State
Bobby Engstler	P	California
Nana Burris	WR	FIU
Trevon Howard	S	Iowa State
Luke Wisham	CB	Louisiana Tech
AG McGhee	CB	Marshall
Simeon Mitchell	DL	McNeese
Javante Mackey	LB	Memphis
Aaron Alexander	LB	Michigan State
Devyn Curtis	LB	Middle Tennessee
JJ Harrell	WR	Mississippi State
Wyatt Wright	LB	NC State
Joedrick Lewis	CB	Southeast Missouri State
Kenyon Clay	RB	Southern Miss
Ethan Crawford	QB	Southern Miss
Wil Saxton	IOL	Southern Miss
DeMarcus Hendricks	EDGE	Texas A&M–Kingsville
Avante Dickerson	CB	Utah State
Tyler Fortenberry	TE	Vanderbilt
Cody Sigler	DL	West Alabama

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Personnel

2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Nana Burris	Sr
QB	`1`	Jaylen Raynor	Jr
RB	`2`	Ja'Quez Cross	Sr
WR	`3`	Hunter Summers	So
WR	`4`	JJ Harrell	Fr
RB	`5`	Kenyon Clay	Jr
QB	`6`	Ethan Crawford	Jr
WR	`7`	Corey Rucker	Sr
QB	`8`	Josh Flowers	Fr
WR	`11`	Demarcco Blanton	Jr
WR	`12`	Mike Peterson Jr.	Fr
QB	`13`	Tyrell Lewis	Fr
WR	`14`	AJ Wallace	Fr
QB	`15`	Ty Collins	Fr
WR	`16`	Chauncy Cobb	So
TE	`17`	Jabari Bush	Fr
TE	`19`	Tyler Fortenberry	Jr
RB	`22`	Cedric Hawkins	So
WR	`23`	Caleb Donaldson	Fr
RB	`24`	Devin Spencer	So
RB	`30`	Damon Sisa	Fr
RB	`33`	Kameron Thomas	Fr
RB	`37`	Payton Greer	Fr
TE	`44`	Ben Karlsson	Fr
TE	`46`	David Pagilante	Fr
OL	`50`	Landon Bridges	Jr
OL	`51`	Cade Channell	Fr
OL	`52`	Mason Myers	So
OL	`53`	Wil Saxton	Jr
OL	`54`	Walker Davis	So
OL	`55`	Aleric Watson	Jr
OL	`57`	Dan'tay Ward Jr.	Fr
OL	`58`	Cameron Ambrose	Jr
OL	`60`	Tyler Montgomery	Fr
OL	`62`	Jacob Pequeno	Fr
OL	`65`	Noah Smith	Sr
OL	`67`	Graham McLelland	Fr
OL	`68`	Tristian Smith	Jr
OL	`70`	Royce Baucom	Fr
OL	`71`	Chace Stratford	Fr
OL	`76`	Trason Hunt	Fr
OL	`78`	Riley McGehee	So
OL	`79`	Baker North	Fr
TE	`82`	Ezra Burgess	So
WR	`84`	Reed Linder	Jr
WR	`85`	TJ Starks	Fr
TE	`87`	Tyler Little	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	Trenton Yowe	Sr
LB	`2`	Chris Pearson	Jr
DE	`4`	Bryan Whitehead	Sr
LB	`5`	Wyatt Wright	So
S	`6`	AG McGhee	Sr
CB	`7`	Courtney Patterson	Fr
S	`8`	Brandon Barnes	So
CB	`9`	Avante Dickerson	Sr
DE	`10`	Demarcus Hendricks	Sr
DE	`11`	Drew Collins	Fr
DE	`12`	Marcus Bradley	Sr
S	`14`	Demarcus Baker	Fr
S	`15`	Brandon Greil	Jr
CB	`18`	Kyle Williams	Fr
CB	`19`	James Reed III	Jr
LB	`20`	Kyle Taylor	Sr
CB	`21`	Braden Jackson	So
CB	`22`	Joedrick Lewis	Sr
CB	`24`	Josh Stone	Fr
LB	`25`	Aaron Alexander	Jr
S	`26`	Kemari Nix	Fr
S	`28`	Trevon Howard	So
S	`29`	Luke Wisham	Fr
LB	`30`	Andrew Agapos	Sr
DL	`32`	Ethan Hassler	Sr
LB	`33`	TJ Hill	Fr
LB	`34`	Nigel Nelson	Fr
CB	`35`	Spencer Makell	Fr
LB	`37`	AJ Beale	Jr
S	`39`	Kanon LaRusso	Fr
LB	`41`	Aidan Wright	Fr
LB	`42`	Logan Eason	Fr
LB	`43`	Chase Bogle	Fr
LB	`44`	Jordan Sample	So
DE	`52`	Gideon Herbert	Fr
DE	`88`	Calen Presser	So
DE	`91`	Orlando Daniels	Jr
DT	`92`	Odi Udom	Fr
DT	`93`	Braxton Nixon-Snell	Fr
DT	`94`	Cody Sigler	Jr
DT	`95`	Jakwon McGinney	Jr
DT	`97`	Simeon Mitchell	Sr
DT	`98`	Alex Martin	Fr
DT	`99`	Timothy Gulley	So
LB		Devyn Curtis	Jr
LB		Javante Mackey	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`25`	Clayton Amaya	So
DS	`31`	Xavier Ross	Fr
K	`34`	Clune Van Andel	Jr
P	`38`	Bobby Engstler	Fr
P	`40`	Jaxson Dunn	Fr
DS	`41`	Drew Nicolson	So
DS	`48`	Palmer Harris	Fr

Head coach

Butch Jones (Ferris State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Marquase Lovings (Mississippi State)
Associate head coach / Running backs
Keith Heckendorf (Nebraska)
Offensive coordinator/qb
Griffin McCarley (West Alabama)
Defensive coordinator
Kwame Agyeman (Oregon)
Safeties
Nick Grimes (Sam Houston State)
Offensive line / Run game coordinator
Alex Jones (Tennessee)
Tight ends
Larry Knight (Central Michigan)
Defensive ends / Defensive run game coordinator
Derrick Lett (Bowling Green State)
Wide receivers
Jalen Ortiz (Wyoming)
Cornerbacks
Rashad Pittman (Pittsburg State)
Defensive tackles
Dakota Tillman (Limestone)
Special teams coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 14 April 2025

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	Southeast Missouri State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
September 6	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR
September 13	Iowa State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
September 20	at Kennesaw State*	Fifth Third Stadium Kennesaw, GA
September 27	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
October 4	Texas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
October 14	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL
October 25	Georgia Southern	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 1	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
November 8	Southern Miss	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 20	Louisiana	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 29	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

^ "Staff Directory". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
^ "Arkansas State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
^ Hudgison, Chris (December 9, 2024). "Arkansas State football roster moves (2024-25)". KAIT. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
^ "2025 Arkansas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[1] "Staff Directory". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[2] "Arkansas State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "Arkansas State Red Wolves 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[5] "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.

[6] Hudgison, Chris (December 9, 2024). "Arkansas State football roster moves (2024-25)". KAIT. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

[7] "2025 Arkansas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[8] "2025 Football Schedule". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

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