2025 COD Football Roster - College of the Desert

Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	HS City State/High School
1	Noah Vaughn-Israel	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 205	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palos Heights, IL / Alan B. Shepard
2	Robert Taylor	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 175	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Desert Hot Springs, CA / Desert Hot Springs H.S.
3	Kenyone Vinson	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 135	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison
5	Dax Huels	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 195	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.
6	Ryland Risk	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.
7	Jedidiah Adjayi	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 180	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Evergreen Park, IL / Evergreen Park Community
9	Latrell Joseph	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 195	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Monroe, WA / Monroe H.S.
11	Oshea Wallace	Pos.: QB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.
12	Kenneth Vinson, Jr.	Pos.: SS	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 185	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison
13	John Norton	Pos.: CB	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Chicago, IL / Roald Amundsen
14	Thaddis Bosley	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 170	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Xavier College Prep
15	Jayden Woods	Pos.: CB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 185	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Redlands, CA / Redlands H.S.
16	Aiden Nsubuga	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.
17	Aaron Ramirez	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-6	Wt.: 150	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Coachella Valley
18	Kelby Real Bird	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 190	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Chandler, AZ / Basha
19	Seandamon Moore	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 185	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Moreno Valley, CA / Moreno Valley H.S.
20	Jordan Ramirez-Gomez	Pos.: FS	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 185	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Shadow Hills
21	Kotaro Takamatsu	Pos.: SS	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 175	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Osaka, JPN / Ohzora
22	Mike Hoechsmann	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 205	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, GER / Rober-Bosch
23	Jalen Jones	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 220	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
26	Damien Guzman-Vazquez	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 160	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palm Springs, CA / Desert Chapel
27	Anthony Pickrom	Pos.: SS	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Colorado Springs, CO / Sierra
28	Taysum Nacario	Pos.: FS	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 156	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Syracuse, UT / Syracuse H.S.
29	Ethan Lua	Pos.: CB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 175	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.
31	Ayden Ogilvie	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 215	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Twentynine Palms, CA / Twentynine Palms H.S.
33	Donte Winfrey	Pos.: LB	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 225	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Rancho Mirage, CA / Rancho Mirage H.S.
34	Rashad Simmons	Pos.: RB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 170	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Florissant, MO / Virgil C. McCluer
36	Sawyer Tether	Pos.: SS	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 160	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Chilliwack, BC / Sardis Secondary
40	Lincoln Walker, Jr.	Pos.: CB	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 165	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Rancho Mirage, CA / Rancho Mirage H.S.
41	Martin Valencia	Pos.: FS	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 160	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Indio H.S.
42	Gabriel Lua	Pos.: DE	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 205	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.
45	Dominic Alba	Pos.: DT	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 225	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Coachella Valley
47	James Dorta	Pos.: P	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 195	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Shadow Hills
51	Tyrese McKneely	Pos.: DE	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 230	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.
52	Emmanuel Castro-Alvarez	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 5-7	Wt.: 255	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Desert Mirage
58	Cedric Taylor	Pos.: DT	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 285	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison
60	Richard Martinez IV	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 250	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Desert Hot Springs, CA / Desert Hot Springs H.S.
66	Marzivion Scarver	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 325	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison
69	Tanner Sweet	Pos.: DT	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 250	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Yucca Valley, CA / Yucca Valley H.S.
73	Breyden Spalasso	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 260	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Lakeview, OR / Lakeview H.S.
75	Jayden Cottonwood	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 280	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Murray, UT / Murray H.S.
76	Isaac Calderon	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 288	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.
78	Randy Robinson	Pos.: OL	Ht.: 6-8	Wt.: 250	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Lakewood, WA / Lakes
80	Gerardo Diaz	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 147	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.
81	Payton Reynolds	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 195	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.
88	Zachariah Swarnes	Pos.: WR	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 190	Yr.: Fr.	HS City State/High School: Spanish Fork, UT / American Leadership Academy
99	D'Andre Ferguson	Pos.: DT	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 320	Yr.: So.	HS City State/High School: Colorado Springs, CO / Sierra

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

HS City State/High School

Pos.: QB

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 205

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palos Heights, IL / Alan B. Shepard

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 175

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Desert Hot Springs, CA / Desert Hot Springs H.S.

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 5-6

Wt.: 135

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 195

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 170

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.

Pos.: RB

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 180

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Evergreen Park, IL / Evergreen Park Community

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 195

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Monroe, WA / Monroe H.S.

Pos.: QB

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 180

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.

Pos.: SS

Ht.: 5-8

Wt.: 185

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison

Pos.: CB

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 180

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Chicago, IL / Roald Amundsen

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 170

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Xavier College Prep

Pos.: CB

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 185

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Redlands, CA / Redlands H.S.

Pos.: RB

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 190

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.

Pos.: RB

Ht.: 5-6

Wt.: 150

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Coachella Valley

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 190

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Chandler, AZ / Basha

Pos.: DB

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 185

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Moreno Valley, CA / Moreno Valley H.S.

Pos.: FS

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 185

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Shadow Hills

Pos.: SS

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 175

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Osaka, JPN / Ohzora

Pos.: RB

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 205

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, GER / Rober-Bosch

Pos.: LB

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 220

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy

Pos.: DB

Ht.: 5-8

Wt.: 160

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palm Springs, CA / Desert Chapel

Pos.: SS

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 180

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Colorado Springs, CO / Sierra

Pos.: FS

Ht.: 5-7

Wt.: 156

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Syracuse, UT / Syracuse H.S.

Pos.: CB

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 175

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.

Pos.: LB

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 215

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Twentynine Palms, CA / Twentynine Palms H.S.

Pos.: LB

Ht.: 5-10

Wt.: 225

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Rancho Mirage, CA / Rancho Mirage H.S.

Pos.: RB

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 170

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Florissant, MO / Virgil C. McCluer

Pos.: SS

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 160

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Chilliwack, BC / Sardis Secondary

Pos.: CB

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 165

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Rancho Mirage, CA / Rancho Mirage H.S.

Pos.: FS

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 160

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Indio H.S.

Pos.: DE

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 205

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.

Pos.: DT

Ht.: 6-1

Wt.: 225

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Coachella Valley

Pos.: P

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 195

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Indio, CA / Shadow Hills

Pos.: DE

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 230

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Palm Desert, CA / Palm Desert H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 5-7

Wt.: 255

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Thermal, CA / Desert Mirage

Pos.: DT

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 285

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 250

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Desert Hot Springs, CA / Desert Hot Springs H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 6-5

Wt.: 325

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Madison Heights, MI / Madison

Pos.: DT

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 250

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Yucca Valley, CA / Yucca Valley H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 260

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Lakeview, OR / Lakeview H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 6-0

Wt.: 280

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Murray, UT / Murray H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 5-9

Wt.: 288

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.

Pos.: OL

Ht.: 6-8

Wt.: 250

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Lakewood, WA / Lakes

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 5-11

Wt.: 147

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Cathedral City, CA / Cathedral City H.S.

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 195

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: La Quinta, CA / La Quinta H.S.

Pos.: WR

Ht.: 6-2

Wt.: 190

Yr.: Fr.

HS City State/High School: Spanish Fork, UT / American Leadership Academy

Pos.: DT

Ht.: 6-3

Wt.: 320

Yr.: So.

HS City State/High School: Colorado Springs, CO / Sierra

Pronounciation Guide

Coaching Roster

Head Coach / Director of Football Operations: Jack Steptoe	Running Backs Coach & Offensive Run Coordinator: Jeff Tebelak
E-Mail: jsteptoe@collegeofthedesert.edu	Defensive Coordinator: Dale Bunn
Phone: 760.773.2584 & Fax: 760.862.1362	Wide Receivers Coach: Samuel Gomez
	Offensive Line Coach: Nash Tebelak
	Offensive Line Coach: Angel Gloria
	Defensive Line Coach: Darren Seymour
	Safeties Coach: Matthew Harding
	Defensive Backs Coach: Tahir Johnson

Staff Information

Director of Kinesiology and Athletics: Kaytlyn Blank	Sports Information Specialist: Brian Sylva
E-Mail: kblank@collegeofthedesert.edu	E-Mail: bsylva@collegeofthedesert.edu
Phone: 760.776.7260	Phone: 760.423.6641

Athletic Trainers: Valerie Calderon & Brenda Valdez Nava	Eligibility (Tracers): Lauren Robinson
E-Mail: vacalderon@collegeofthedesert.edu & bvaldeznava@collegeofthedesert.edu	E-Mail: lrobinson@collegeofthedesert.edu
Phone: 760.776.7311 & 760.346.8041 Ext. 6516	Phone: 760.776.7358

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