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)