Minnesota Golden Gophers

Head coach: P.J. Fleck · since 2017 · 66-44 here
Home: Huntington Bank Stadium · 50,850 seats · opened 2009
Surface: Artificial turf
Talent composite: #41 nationally
Last 12 seasons: 89-60
Best of those: 11-2 in 2019
Drafted since 1967: 90 picks, 6 in the first round
All time: 690-526-40 · .565
Winning seasons: 76 of 126
Most drafted: Offensive Tackle · 12 picks
Homegrown: 22 of 113 from MN

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Roster 113 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks6

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
5	Drake Lindsey	QB	So.	6′5″	230	Fayetteville, AR
6	Max Shikenjanski	QB	Jr.	6′2″	185	Stillwater, MN
12	Michael Merdinger	QB	So.	6′1″	205	Fort Lauderdale, FL
14	Dylan Wittke	QB	Jr.	6′1″	215	Buford, GA
15	Owen Lansu	QB	Fr.	6′1″	195	Downers Grove, IL
16	Brady Palmer	QB	Fr.	6′2″	200	San Diego, CA

Running backs9

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
1	Darius Taylor	RB	Sr.	6′0″	215	Detroit, MI
2	A.J. Turner	RB	Sr.	6′0″	195	Hampton, VA
9	Xavier Ford	RB	Fr.	5′10″	210	Leesville, LA
20	Ryan Estrada	RB	Fr.	5′10″	190	El Paso, TX
21	Grant Washington	RB	Fr.	5′10″	200	Avon, OH
22	Jaron Thomas	RB	Fr.	5′11″	220	Elkhart, IN
23	TJ Thomas	RB	Jr.	5′8″	190	Thomasville, GA
26	Zeke Bates	RB	Fr.	5′11″	215	Haverford, PA
28	Niko Castillo	RB	Fr.	6′1″	235	Schuylkill Haven, PA

Wide receivers12

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
3	Perry Thompson	WR	Jr.	6′3″	210	Foley, AL
7	Bradley Martino	WR	Fr.	6′3″	180	Naples, FL
8	Jalen Smith	WR	So.	6′1″	195	Mankato, MN
11	Javon Tracy	WR	Sr.	6′0″	205	Indianapolis, IN
13	Noah Jennings	WR	Sr.	6′0″	185	Columbia, SC
17	Braiden Stevens	WR	Fr.	5′8″	170	Platte City, MO
18	Donielle Hayes	WR	Jr.	6′0″	190	Pensacola, FL
25	Zion Steptoe	WR	Sr.	5′11″	190	Little Elm, TX
81	Josiah Dozier	WR	Fr.	6′1″	190	Moody, AL
84	Hayden Moore	WR	Fr.	6′0″	190	Gainesville, FL
85	Rico Blassingame	WR	Fr.	6′1″	170	Auburn, WA
89	Quayd Hendryx	WR	Fr.	5′11″	180	Burlington Township, NJ

Tight ends8

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
4	Roman Voss	TE	Fr.	6′4″	235	Lakefield, MN
19	Pierce Walsh	TE	Jr.	6′4″	250	Downers Grove, IL
44	George Rohl	TE	Fr.	6′6″	245	Ellsworth, WI
82	Julian Johnson	TE	So.	6′6″	250	Aurora, IL
83	Sam Peters	TE	Jr.	6′4″	250	Maple Grove, MN
86	Gabe Weaver	TE	Fr.	6′5″	240	St. Louis, MO
87	Kaden Helms	TE	Sr.	6′4″	235	Bellevue, NE
88	Jacob Simpson	TE	So.	6′4″	240	Johnston, IA

Offensive line17

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Nathan Roy	OL	So.	6′5″	305	Mukwonago, WI
51	Daniel Shipp	OL	Fr.	6′5″	280	Eastvale, CA
55	Jerome Williams	OL	Jr.	6′4″	320	Osseo, MN
56	Brett Carroll	OL	So.	6′5″	320	Olathe, KS
57	Aaron Thomas	OL	Fr.	6′5″	295	Phoenix, AZ
58	Jaden Ball	OL	So.	6′5″	300	Carroll, OH
59	Tony Nelson	OL	Sr.	6′6″	315	Tracy, MN
60	Kaveon Lee	OL	Fr.	6′5″	290	Chicago, IL
65	Greg Johnson	OL	Sr.	6′6″	325	Prior Lake, MN
66	Beckett Schreiber	OL	Fr.	6′5″	295	Madison, WI
68	Bennett Warren	OL	So.	6′6″	290	Houston, TX
69	Gavin Meier	OL	Fr.	6′5″	305	Janesville, WI
71	Lucas Tielsch	OL	Fr.	6′7″	320	Copley, OH
75	Mark Handy	OL	Fr.	6′7″	320	Albuquerque, NM
77	Nick Spence	OL	Fr.	6′6″	300	Phoenix, AZ
78	Ashton Beers	OL	Sr.	6′6″	315	Slinger, WI
79	Andrew Trout	OL	Fr.	6′7″	300	Cold Spring, MN

Defensive line24

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Anthony Smith	DL	Sr.	6′6″	285	Shippensburg, PA
1	Jaxon Howard	DL	Jr.	6′4″	250	Crystal, MN
3	TJ Bush Jr.	DL	Sr.	6′3″	265	Woodbridge, VA
11	Karter Menz	DL	Jr.	6′5″	240	Horace, ND
33	Rhett Hlavacka	DL	Fr.	6′5″	255	Fond Du Lac, WI
41	Anthony Charles	DL	Fr.	6′5″	205	Pittsburgh, PA
45	Sam Macy	DL	So.	6′5″	250	Chanhassen, MN
47	Enoch Atewogbola	DL	Fr.	6′4″	230	Avon, IN
48	Aaden Aytch	DL	Fr.	6′3″	240	Lafayette, IN
50	Mo Omonode	DL	Sr.	6′0″	285	West Lafayette, IN
55	Jaylin Hicks	DL	So.	6′3″	260	Harlem, NY
56	Jay'Quan Stubbs	DL	Fr.	6′4″	285	Cleveland, OH
70	Naquan Crowder	DL	Jr.	6′1″	310	Aliquippa, PA
88	Josiah Anyansi	DL	Fr.	6′2″	240	Atlanta, GA
90	Xion Chapman	DL	Jr.	6′2″	305	Allentown, PA
91	Howie Johnson	DL	Fr.	6′3″	300	Forest Lake, MN
92	Sid Kaba	DL	Jr.	6′1″	310	Columbus, OH
93	Riley Sunram	DL	So.	6′5″	305	Kindred, ND
94	Mo Saine	DL	So.	6′4″	275	Eden Prairie, MN
95	Colin Hansen	DL	Fr.	6′7″	250	Byron, MN
96	Abu Tarawallie	DL	Fr.	6′3″	285	New Hope, MN
97	Jeremiah Benson	DL	Fr.	6′2″	255	Detroit, MI
98	Adam Kissayi	DL	So.	6′8″	255	Palm Bay, FL
99	Theorin Randle	DL	Jr.	6′2″	300	Houston, TX

Linebackers10

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Emmanuel Karmo	LB	So.	6′2″	225	Minneapolis, MN
6	Maverick Baranowski	LB	Sr.	6′2″	230	Ponce Inlet, FL
16	Hudson Dunn	LB	Fr.	6′0″	220	Peoria, AZ
19	Joey Gerlach	LB	Sr.	6′3″	225	Woodbury, MN
29	Andrew Marshall	LB	Jr.	6′2″	240	Carroll, OH
32	Angel Luciano	LB	Fr.	6′1″	210	Steelton, PA
35	Nate Cleveland	LB	So.	6′2″	225	Hoffman Estates, IL
44	Ethan Stendel	LB	So.	6′3″	235	Caledonia, MN
46	Mason Carrier	LB	So.	6′3″	235	Detroit Lakes, MN
49	Matt Kingsbury	LB	Jr.	6′3″	230	Chicago, IL

Defensive backs21

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
4	Zack Harden	DB	So.	6′1″	200	Covington, GA
5	Aydan West	DB	So.	5′11″	190	Gaithersburg, MD
7	Aidan Gousby	DB	Sr.	6′0″	190	Lehigh Acres, FL
8	Mike Gerald	DB	So.	6′0″	190	Houston, TX
9	Garrison Monroe	DB	Jr.	6′0″	205	Shakopee, MN
13	Zahir Rainer	DB	So.	5′9″	190	Richmond, VA
14	Kerry Brown	DB	Jr.	5′10″	190	Naples, FL
15	Samuel Madu	DB	So.	6′1″	180	Bronx, NY
17	John Nestor	DB	Sr.	6′1″	205	Chicago, IL
18	Rhyland Kelly	DB	Sr.	6′1″	200	Winnipeg, MB
20	Parker Knutson	DB	Jr.	6′0″	190	Sartell, MN
21	Naiim Parrish	DB	So.	5′11″	175	Freehold, NJ
22	Mekhai Smith	DB	Jr.	6′2″	210	Lower Merion, PA
23	Lamont Hamilton	DB	Fr.	5′10″	170	Racine, WI
24	Chance Payne	DB	Fr.	5′10″	180	Jefferson, GA
25	Justin Hopkins	DB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Nashville, TN
26	Elisha West	DB	So.	5′10″	195	Germantown, MD
27	Simon Seidl	DB	So.	5′10″	180	Hugo, MN
28	Trason Richardson	DB	Fr.	6′0″	180	Houston, TX
31	Jordan Lampkins	DB	Fr.	6′0″	190	Germantown, MD
36	Tavian White	DB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Waukee, IA

Specialists6

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
36	Daniel Jackson	PK	Fr.	5′10″	175	Alexandria, MN
37	Zachary Robbins	P	So.	6′3″	210	Santaquin, UT
42	Tom Weston	P	Jr.	6′3″	215	Perth
43	Jakob Lutz	LS	Fr.	6′0″	195	Peachtree City, GA
80	Alan Soukup	LS	Jr.	6′1″	210	Phoenix, AZ
92	Beckham Sunderland	PK	Sr.	6′2″	225	Newport, KY

History

Season by season 1900–2025 · 126 seasons

Year	Record	League	Conf.
2025	8-5	Big Ten	5-4
2024	8-5	Big Ten	5-4
2023	6-7	Big Ten	3-6
2022	9-4	Big Ten	5-4
2021	9-4	Big Ten	6-3
2020	3-4	Big Ten	3-4
2019	11-2	Big Ten	7-2
2018	7-6	Big Ten	3-6
2017	5-7	Big Ten	2-7
2016	9-4	Big Ten	5-4
2015	6-7	Big Ten	2-6
2014	8-5	Big Ten	5-3
2013	8-5	Big Ten	4-4
2012	6-7	Big Ten	2-6
2011	3-9	Big Ten	2-6
2010	3-9	Big Ten	2-7
2009	6-7	Big Ten	4-6
2008	7-6	Big Ten	3-5
2007	1-11	Big Ten	0-8
2006	6-7	Big Ten	3-6
2005	7-5	Big Ten	5-4
2004	7-5	Big Ten	4-5
2003	10-3	Big Ten	6-3
2002	8-5	Big Ten	3-5
2001	4-7	Big Ten	2-6
2000	6-6	Big Ten	4-4
1999	8-4	Big Ten	5-3
1998	5-6	Big Ten	2-6
1997	3-9	Big Ten	1-7
1996	4-7	Big Ten	1-7
1995	3-8	Big Ten	1-7
1994	3-8	Big Ten	1-7
1993	4-7	Big Ten	3-5
1992	2-9	Big Ten	2-6
1991	2-9	Big Ten	1-7
1990	6-5	Big Ten	5-3
1989	6-5	Big Ten	4-4
1988	2-7-2	Big Ten	0-6-2
1987	6-5	Big Ten	3-5
1986	6-6	Big Ten	5-3
1985	7-5	Big Ten	4-4
1984	4-7	Big Ten	3-6
1983	1-10	Big Ten	0-9
1982	3-8	Big Ten	1-8
1981	6-5	Big Ten	4-5
1980	5-6	Big Ten	4-5
1979	4-6-1	Big Ten	3-5-1
1978	5-6	Big Ten	4-4
1977	7-5	Big Ten	4-4
1976	6-5	Big Ten	4-4
1975	6-5	Big Ten	3-5
1974	4-7	Big Ten	2-6
1973	7-4	Big Ten	6-2
1972	4-7	Big Ten	4-4
1971	4-7	Big Ten	3-5
1970	3-6-1	Big Ten	2-4-1
1969	4-5-1	Big Ten	4-3
1968	6-4	Big Ten	5-2
1967	8-2	Big Ten	6-1
1966	4-5-1	Big Ten	3-3-1
1965	5-4-1	Big Ten	5-2
1964	5-4	Big Ten	4-3
1963	3-6	Big Ten	2-5
1962	6-2-1	Big Ten	5-2
1961	8-2	Big Ten	6-1
1960	8-2	Big Ten	6-1
1959	2-7	Big Ten	1-6
1958	1-8	Big Ten	1-6
1957	4-5	Big Ten	3-5
1956	6-1-2	Big Ten	4-1-2
1955	3-6	Big Ten	2-5
1954	7-2	Big Ten	4-2
1953	4-4-1	Big Ten	3-3-1
1952	4-3-2	Western	3-1-2
1951	2-6-1	Western	1-4-1
1950	1-7-1	Western	1-4-1
1949	7-2	Western	4-2
1948	7-2	Western	5-2
1947	6-3	Western	3-3
1946	5-4	Western	3-4
1945	4-5	Western	1-5
1944	5-3-1	Western	3-2-1
1943	5-4	Western	2-3
1942	5-4	Western	3-3
1941	8-0	Western	5-0
1940	8-0	Western	6-0
1939	3-4-1	Western	2-3-1
1938	6-2	Western	4-1
1937	6-2	Western	5-0
1936	7-1	Western	4-1
1935	8-0	Western	5-0
1934	8-0	Western	5-0
1933	4-0-4	Western	2-0-4
1932	5-3	Western	2-3
1931	7-3	Western	3-2
1930	3-4-1	Western	1-3
1929	6-2	Western	3-2
1928	6-2	Western	4-2
1927	6-0-2	Western	3-0-1
1926	5-3	Western	2-2
1925	5-2-1	Western	1-1-1
1924	3-3-2	Western	1-2-1
1923	5-1-1	Western	2-1-1
1922	3-3-1	Western	2-3-1
1921	3-4	Western	2-4
1920	1-6	Western	0-6
1919	4-2-1	Western	3-2
1918	5-2-1	Western	2-1
1917	4-1	Western	3-1
1916	6-1	Western	3-1
1915	6-0-1	Western	3-0-1
1914	6-1	Western	3-1
1913	5-2	Western	2-1
1912	4-3	Western	2-2
1911	6-0-1	Western	3-0-1
1910	6-1	Western	2-0
1909	6-1	Western	3-0
1908	3-2-1	Western	0-2
1907	2-2-1	Western	0-1-1
1906	4-1	Western	2-0
1905	10-1	Western	2-1
1904	13-0	Western	3-0
1903	14-0-1	Western	3-0-1
1902	9-2-1	Western	3-1
1901	9-1-1	Western	3-1
1900	10-0-2	Western	3-0-1

Drafted 1967–2026 · 90 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

Year	Player	Pos	Rd	To
2026	Deven Eastern	Defensive Tackle	7 (242)	Seattle
2025	Aireontae Ersery	Offensive Tackle	2 (48)	Houston
2025	Justin Walley	Cornerback	3 (80)	Indianapolis
2025	Cody Lindenberg	Linebacker	7 (222)	Las Vegas
2024	Tyler Nubin	Safety	2 (47)	New York
2023	John Michael Schmitz	Center	2 (57)	New York
2023	Jordan Howden	Safety	5 (146)	New Orleans
2023	Terell Smith	Cornerback	5 (165)	Chicago
2022	Boye Mafe	Outside Linebacker	2 (40)	Seattle
2022	Daniel Faalele	Offensive Tackle	4 (110)	Baltimore
2022	Esezi Otomewo	Defensive End	5 (165)	Minnesota
2022	Ko Kieft	Tight End	6 (218)	Tampa Bay
2021	Rashod Bateman	Wide Receiver	1 (27)	Baltimore
2021	Benjamin St-Juste	Cornerback	3 (74)	Washington
2020	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Safety	2 (45)	Tampa Bay
2020	Tyler Johnson	Wide Receiver	5 (161)	Tampa Bay
2020	Kamal Martin	Inside Linebacker	5 (175)	Green Bay
2020	Carter Coughlin	Outside Linebacker	7 (218)	New York
2020	Chris Williamson	Cornerback	7 (247)	New York
2019	Blake Cashman	Inside Linebacker	5 (157)	New York
2017	Jalen Myrick	Cornerback	7 (222)	Jacksonville
2016	Eric Murray	Cornerback	4 (106)	Kansas City
2016	De'Vondre Campbell	Outside Linebacker	4 (115)	Atlanta
2015	Maxx Williams	Tight End	2 (55)	Baltimore
2015	Damien Wilson	Inside Linebacker	4 (127)	Dallas
2015	David Cobb	Running Back	5 (138)	Tennessee
2015	Ced Thompson	Safety	5 (150)	Miami
2014	Ra'Shede Hageman	Defensive Tackle	2 (37)	Atlanta
2014	Brock Vereen	Safety	4 (131)	Chicago
2010	Eric Decker	Wide Receiver	3 (87)	Denver
2010	Nathan Triplett	Inside Linebacker	5 (167)	Minnesota
2008	Dominique Barber	Safety	6 (173)	Houston
2007	Matt Spaeth	Tight End	3 (77)	Pittsburgh
2006	Laurence Maroney	Running Back	1 (21)	New England
2006	Anthony Montgomery	Defensive Tackle	5 (153)	Washington
2006	Greg Eslinger	Center	6 (198)	Denver
2006	Mark Setterstrom	Offensive Guard	7 (242)	Los Angeles
2005	Marion Barber	Running Back	4 (109)	Dallas
2004	Thomas Tapeh	Running Back	5 (162)	Philadelphia
2003	Mike Lehan	Defensive Back	5 (152)	Cleveland
2002	Ron Johnson	Wide Receiver	4 (123)	Baltimore
2002	Matt Anderle	Offensive Tackle	6 (178)	Los Angeles
2002	Greg White	Defensive End	7 (229)	Houston
2001	Willie Middlebrooks	Defensive Back	1 (24)	Denver
2001	Karon Riley	Defensive End	4 (103)	Chicago
2001	Ben Hamilton	Center	4 (113)	Denver
2001	Adam Haayer	Offensive Tackle	6 (199)	Tennessee
2000	Tyrone Carter	Defensive Back	4 (118)	Minnesota
2000	Thomas Hamner	Running Back	6 (171)	Philadelphia
1998	Lamanzer Williams	Defensive End	6 (179)	Jacksonville
1998	Ryan Thelwell	Wide Receiver	7 (215)	San Francisco
1992	Sean Lumpkin	Defensive Back	4 (106)	New Orleans
1991	Chris Thome	Center	5 (119)	Minnesota
1990	Darrell Thompson	Running Back	1 (19)	Green Bay
1990	Jon Melander	Offensive Tackle	5 (113)	New England
1989	Brian Williams	Center	1 (18)	New York
1987	Mark Dusbabek	Linebacker	4 (105)	Tennessee
1984	Jay Carroll	Tight End	7 (169)	Tampa Bay
1982	Jim Fahnhorst	Linebacker	4 (92)	Minnesota
1982	Wally Kersten	Offensive Tackle	5 (117)	Los Angeles
1982	Ken Dallafior	Offensive Tackle	5 (124)	Pittsburgh
1981	Marion Barber	Running Back	2 (30)	New York
1981	Jeff Schuh	Linebacker	7 (176)	Cincinnati
1980	Elmer Bailey	Wide Receiver	4 (100)	Miami
1980	Greg Murtha	Offensive Tackle	6 (161)	Philadelphia
1979	Jim Ronan	Defensive Tackle	6 (163)	Cleveland
1979	Stan Sytsma	Linebacker	7 (176)	New Orleans
1979	Keith Brown	Defensive Back	7 (187)	New York
1978	Mark Merrill	Linebacker	2 (31)	New York
1978	Mike Hunt	Linebacker	2 (34)	Green Bay
1978	Steve Stewart	Linebacker	2 (43)	Atlanta
1976	Keith Simons	Defensive Tackle	3 (63)	Kansas City
1975	Rick Upchurch	Wide Receiver	4 (95)	Denver
1974	Keith Fahnhorst	Tight End	2 (35)	San Francisco
1974	Matt Herkenhoff	Offensive Tackle	4 (94)	Kansas City
1974	Steve Neils	Linebacker	5 (111)	Arizona
1973	Tom MacLeod	Linebacker	3 (74)	Green Bay
1973	Doug Kingsriter	Tight End	6 (139)	Minnesota
1972	Bart Buetow	Offensive Tackle	3 (59)	Minnesota
1972	Mike Perfetti	Defensive Back	6 (140)	Atlanta
1972	Vern Winfield	Offensive Guard	6 (144)	Philadelphia
1970	Ray Parson	Defensive Tackle	2 (45)	Detroit
1970	Jim Carter	Linebacker	3 (68)	Green Bay
1969	Dennis Hale	Defensive Back	4 (85)	New Orleans
1969	Ezell Jones	Offensive Tackle	4 (104)	New York
1969	Bob Stein	Linebacker	5 (126)	Kansas City
1969	Richard Enderle	Offensive Guard	7 (158)	Atlanta
1968	John Williams	Offensive Tackle	1 (23)	Indianapolis
1968	Charles Sanders	Tight End	3 (74)	Detroit
1967	Ken Last	Wide Receiver	5 (115)	Minnesota