2024 Stanford Cardinal football team

2024 Stanford Cardinal football
2024 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Bobby April (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of May 3, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team will represent Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal are led by Troy Taylor in his second year as the head coach. The Cardinal will play home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California.

The 2024 season will be Stanford's first in the ACC since moving from the Pac-12 Conference.^[1]^[2]

Offseason[edit]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]	K	Kicker^[c]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]	NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback	RS	Return specialist	RB	Running back	S	Safety
SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

^ ^a ^b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures[edit]

2024 Stanford Offseason Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joshua Karty	#43	K	6'2", 208	Senior	Burlington NC	Graduated/Entered 2024 NFL draft
Benjamin Yurosek	#84	TE	6'6", 220	Senior	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to Georgia
James Pogorelc	#74	OL	6'8", 302	Senior	Centreville, VA	Transferred to Duke
Jaxson Moi	#51	DL	6'2", 303	Sophomore	Oceanside, CA	Transferred to Tennessee
Alaka'i Gilman	#33	S	5'10", 194	Senior	Laie, HI	Transferred to Utah
E. J. Smith	#22	RB	6'0", 210	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Texas A&M
Ari Patu	#11	QB	6'4", 216	Junior	Folsom, CA	Transferred to North Alabama
Terian Williams II	#29	CB	5'8", 184	Sophomore	Duluth, GA	Transferred to Bucknell
Zephron Lester	#99	DL	5'11", 297	Senior	Far Rockaway, NY	Entered the Transfer Portal
Lance Keneley	#92	LB	6'4", 250	Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Aaron Armitage	#9	LB	6'5", 260	Junior	Ajax, Ontario, Canada	Entered the Transfer Portal
Jimmy Wyrick	#18	S	5'10", 183	Junior	Dallas, TX	Entered the Transfer Portal
Spencer Jorgensen	#10	LB	6'3", 233	5th Year-Senior	Provo, UT	Graduated
Casey Filkins	#2	RB	5'11", 206	Senior	Lake Oswego, OR	Graduated
John Humphreys	#5	WR	6'5", 198	Senior	Newport Beach, CA	Graduated
Matthew Merritt	55	DL	6'1", 266	Senior	Fresno, CA	Graduated
Beau Nelson	#10	QB	6'2", 207	Senior	Boise, ID	Graduated
Silas Starr	#19	WR	6'2", 221	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated
Logan Berzins	#77	OL	6'3", 295	Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Kiersten Lee	#54	LB	6'2", 226	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

2024 Stanford Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaivion Green	#5	CB	6'3", 208	Junior	Houston TX	Transferred From Washington
Jahsiah Galvan	#43	LB	6'2", 225	RS-Sophomore	West Liberty IA	Transferred From Northern Iowa

Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Benedict Umeh DL	Toronto, ON, CN	Avon Old Farms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 8, 2023
Benedict Umeh DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Elijah Brown QB	Huntington Beach, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
Elijah Brown QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Dylan Stephenson LB	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 13, 2023
Dylan Stephenson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Emmett Mosley V WR	Chicago, IL	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 21, 2023
Emmett Mosley V WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Sam Mattingly LB	Magnolia, TX	Magnolia West High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 13, 2023
Sam Mattingly LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Cam Richardson S	Irvington, NJ	Irvington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 22, 2023
Cam Richardson S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Charlie Hoitink OL	Slinger, WI	Slinger High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Mar 16, 2023
Charlie Hoitink OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Maxwell Richardson LB	Ada, MI	Forest Hills Central High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
Maxwell Richardson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Chris Davis Jr. RB	Picayune, MS	Picayune Memorial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
Chris Davis Jr. RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Cole Tabb RB	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Choctawhatchee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 7, 2023
Cole Tabb RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Ziron Brown OL	Waveland, MS	Bay High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Ziron Brown OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Benjamin Blackburn TE	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 5, 2023
Benjamin Blackburn TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Micah Ford RB/QB	Toms River, NJ	Toms River High School North	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 25, 2023
Micah Ford RB/QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Brandon Nicholson CB	Memphis, TN	Memphis University School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 9, 2023
Brandon Nicholson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Hayden Gunter T	Denton, TX	Denton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
Hayden Gunter T	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Kahlil House OL	Warner Robins, GA	Houston County High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jun 30, 2023
Kahlil House OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jacobi Murray DL	Conyers, GA	Holy Innocents' Episcopal School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Mar 26, 2023
Jacobi Murray DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Bo Tate LB	Salt Lake City, UT	Corner Canyon High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 4, 2023
Bo Tate LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Chase Farrell WR	Thousand Oaks, CA	Oaks Christian School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 22, 2023
Chase Farrell WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Aiden Black TE	Dingmans Ferry, PA	Delaware Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 5, 2023
Aiden Black TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Darrius Davis S	Metairie, LA	Archbishop Rummel High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
Darrius Davis S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Jaylen'Dai Sumlin S	Castaic, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 6, 2023
Jaylen'Dai Sumlin S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Connor Bachhuber DL	San Clemente, CA	San Clemente High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	May 2, 2023
Connor Bachhuber DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Joe Asiain DL	Edison, NJ	St. Peter's Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
Joe Asiain DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Javion Randall CB	Richmond, VA	Henrico High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 5, 2023
Javion Randall CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 27 247Sports: 43 ESPN: 31
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	TCU*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
September 7	Cal Poly*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
September 20	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
September 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
October 5	Virginia Tech	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
October 12	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC
October 19	SMU	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
October 26	Wake Forest	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
November 2	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 16	Louisville	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
November 23	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 30	at San Jose State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)
*Non-conference game

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Roster[edit]

2024 Stanford Cardinal football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Mudia Reuben	Jr
QB	`2`	Elijah Brown	Fr
WR	`3`	Bryce Farrell	GS
QB	`8`	Justin Lamson	Jr
QB	`9`	Myles Jackson	So
WR	`10`	Emmett Mosley V	Fr
WR	`13`	Elic Ayomanor	So
QB	`14`	Ashton Daniels	Jr
RB	`15`	Ryan Butler	Jr
QB	`17`	Charlie Mirer	Jr
WR	`24`	Tiger Bachmeier	So
WR	`25`	Ismael Cisse	So
RB	`26`	Sedrick Irvin	So
JR	`33`	Kenaj Washington	Jr
RB	`34`	Caleb Hampton	So
WR	`37`	Myle Libman	So
WR	`39`	Tyler Kuo	So
TE	`46`	Chico Holt	So
SR	`49`	Evan Jackson	Sr
OL	`55`	Simione Pale	So
OL	`57`	Levi Rogers	Sr
OL	`61`	Trevor Mayberry	Sr
OL	`65`	Allen Thomason	So
OL	`67`	Fisher Anderson	Jr
OL	`69`	Jake Maikkula	Jr
OL	`71`	Connor McLaughlin	Sr
OL	`72`	Austin Uke	Sr
OL	`73`	Charlie Symonds	So
OL	`76`	Jack Leyrer	Sr
OL	`78`	Luke Baklenko	So
WR	`80`	David Kasemervisz	Sr
WR	`81`	Ahmari Borden	So
WR	`82`	Jayson Raines	Sr
WR	`83`	Jackson Harrison	So
TE	`85`	Shield Taylor	Sr
TE	`86`	Sam Roush	Jr
WR	`87`	Jason Thompson	Jr
TE	`89`	Lukas Ungar	Sr
TE	`92`	Griffin Waiss	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Gaethan Bernadel	Sr
LB	`2`	Dylan Stephenson	Fr
CB	`4`	Zahran Manley	GS
S	`5`	Jay Green	Jr
CB	`6`	Collin Wright	Jr
LB	`8`	Tristian Sinclair	GS
LB	`11`	Tevarua Tafiti	Jr
LB	`14`	Wilfredo Aybar	Sr
CB	`17`	Jshawn Frausto-Ramos	So
S	`21`	Scotty Edwards	Jr
S	`22`	Ché Ojarikre	So
LB	`23`	David Bailey	Jr
S	`27`	Omari Porter	GS
CB	`28`	Cam Richardson	Fr
LB	`30`	Ese Dubre	Sr
CB	`31`	Aaron Morris	So
S	`32`	Mitch Leigber	Sr
LB	`35`	Matt Rose	Jr
LB	`36`	Tre Williams	So
S	`38`	Kale Lucas	Sr
DL	`40`	Tobin Phillips	GS
LB	`41`	Anson Pulsipher	Jr
LB	`43`	Jahsiah Galvan	So
LB	`44`	Ernest Cooper	Jr
LB	`45`	Omar Staples	So
DB	`49`	Adam Rourke	So
DL	`50`	R.J. Gaskins	So
LB	`51`	Sam Mattingly	Fr
LB	`53`	Carson Berger	So
LB	`56`	Miles McGee	So
DL	`75`	Braden Marceau-Olayinka	So
LB	`90`	Gavin Geweniger	So
DL	`94`	Anthony Franklin	Sr
DL	`95`	Aristotle Taylor	Sr
DL	`97`	Zach Rowell	Jr
DL	`98`	Zach Buckey	Sr
DL	`99`	Benedict Umeh	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	Emmet Kenney	Sr
P	`15`	Connor Weselman	Sr
P/K	`37`	Aidan Flintoft	So
LS	`47`	Alejandro Chavez	Jr
LS	`93`	Peyton Warford	Jr

Head coach

Troy Taylor – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers
Bob Gregory – Special teams coordinator/safeties
Malcolm Agnew – Running backs
Nate Byham – Tight ends
Mark D'Onofrio – Inside linebackers
Al Netter – Co-offensive linemen
Viane Talamaivao – Co-offensive linemen
Ross Kolodziej – Defensive linemen
Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/assistant quarterbacks
Paul Williams – Cornerbacks
Ryan Deatrick – Director, Strength and Conditioning
Dylan Cruz – Offensive quality control analyst
Corey Edsall – Offensive quality control analyst
Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst
Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst
Ryan Bright – Defensive quality control analyst
Justin Woodley – Defensive quality control analyst
Fred Guidici – Special teams control analyst
Thomas Merkle – Offensive graduate assistant
Jonathan McDonald – Defensive graduate assistant
Jacob Russell – Defensive graduate assistant

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 2, 2024

References[edit]

^ Dubow, Josh. "Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival". AP News. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Wilner, Jon. "Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC following the Pac-12's collapse". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "2024 Stanford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[edge-3] May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)

[4] Also known as offensive guard (OG)

[5] Also known as placekicker (PK)

[6] Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

[1] Dubow, Josh. "Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival". AP News. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[2] Wilner, Jon. "Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC following the Pac-12's collapse". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[7] "2024 Stanford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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