2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGriff McCarley (1st season)
Home stadiumCentennial Bank Stadium
2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  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 5, 2025
As of July 7, 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
Landon Bridges IOL Central Arkansas
Orlando Daniels EDGE Chattanooga
Brian Alston DL East Tennessee State
Websley Etienne S FIU
Jakwon McGinney DL Georgia Southern
Kiandre Terry WR Hinds CC
Elijah Zollicoffer OL Kennesaw State
Dontay Joyner CB Maryland
Brock Simmons OL Missouri Southern
James Rexroat TE Missouri State
Trace Corum WR Murray State
Aidan Ellison K North Central
Ian Jeffries DL Purdue
Miller McCrumby TE South Alabama
RJ Kelly LB South Carolina State
Reginald Harden Jr. WR Tarleton State
DeAubry Hood CB Tarleton State
Tim Hardiman DL Tulsa
Makilan Thomas IOL Virginia
Tennel Bryant WR Unknown
Jourdyn Burruss LB Unknown
Kionte Curry S Unknown
Bobby Engstler P Unknown
Timothy Gulley DL Unknown
Jayden Jones EDGE Unknown
Takare Lipscomb WR Unknown
Skyler Purifoy TE Unknown
Mike Sharpe II RB Unknown
Jayvion Showers WR Unknown
AJ Wallace S Unknown
Jamil Williams LB Unknown
Wyatt Wright LB Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Orlando Daniels EDGE Albion
Trenton Alan Yowe S Appalachian State
Zuri Madison IOL Arkansas
Bobby Engstler P California
Gavin Ransaw DL Coastal Carolina
Nana Burris WR FIU
Quan Lee WR Florida A&M
Adam Hickerson IOL Gardner–Webb
Cedric Franklin S Georgia Tech
Trevon Howard S Iowa State
Christopher Boti DL Liberty
Luke Wisham CB Louisiana Tech
AG McGhee CB Marshall
Simeon Mitchell DL McNeese
Javante Mackey LB Memphis
Kobe Williams IOL Memphis
Aaron Alexander LB Michigan State
Devyn Curtis LB Middle Tennessee
JJ Harrell WR Mississippi State
Wyatt Wright LB NC State
Quincy Wright DL North Texas
Zach Person TE Northern Michigan
Daniel Demery LB Ole Miss
Jordan Smart WR Ole Miss
Jax Brown QB Sam Houston
Jackson Waller P SMU
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
Gabriel Fortson IOL Tulane
Terry Kirksey LB UConn
Avante Dickerson CB Utah State
Tyler Fortenberry TE Vanderbilt
Jaylen Bonelli WR Wagner
Cody Sigler DL West Alabama

[2][3][4][5][6]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 14 April 2025

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 306:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State*
ESPN+
September 64:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECN+/ESPN+
September 133:00 p.m.Iowa State*
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN2
September 205:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*
ESPN Networks
September 27at Louisiana–Monroe
October 4Texas State
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
October 146:30 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN2
October 25Georgia Southern
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
November 1at Troy
November 8Southern Miss
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
November 206:30 p.m.Louisiana
  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN
November 29at Appalachian State

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Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (FCS) (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Redhawks (FCS) 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: August 30, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
Game information
Statistics SEMO ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeast Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Arkansas

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Razorbacks 0

at War Memorial Stadium Stadium • Little Rock, AR

  • Date: September 6, 2025
  • Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
Game information
Statistics ARST ARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Iowa State

See also: 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cyclones 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: September 13, 2025
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
Game information
Statistics ISU ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Kennesaw State

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Owls 0

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

  • Date: September 20, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game information
Statistics ARST KENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kennesaw State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2025 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Warhawks 0

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 27, 2025
Game information
Statistics ARST ULM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana–Monroe Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Texas State

See also: 2025 Texas State Bobcats football team
Texas State Bobcats (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bobcats 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: October 4, 2025
Game information
Statistics TXST ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Jaguars 0

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: October 14, 2025
  • Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
Game information
Statistics ARST USA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Georgia Southern

See also: 2025 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Georgia Southern Eagles (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Eagles 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: October 25, 2025
Game information
Statistics GASO ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Troy

See also: 2025 Troy Trojans football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Troy Trojans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Trojans 0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: November 1, 2025
Game information
Statistics ARST TROY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Troy Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Miss

See also: 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Golden Eagles 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: November 8, 2025
Game information
Statistics USM ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Louisiana

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
Red Wolves 0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: November 20, 2025
  • Game time: 6:30 PM CST
Game information
Statistics ULL ARST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Appalachian State

See also: 2025 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Red Wolves 0
Mountaineers 0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC

  • Date: November 29, 2025
Game information
Statistics ARST APP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Appalachian State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  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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