Indiana football's projected 2025 depth chart before National Signing Day

Indiana football’s projected 2025 depth chart before National Signing Day

Posted by author February 4, 2025 Football

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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is long past the “crisis roster situation” he inherited when he took over in Bloomington.

He had to use the transfer portal to replace entire position groups after taking over, but the Hoosiers had minimal attrition after reaching the college football playoff outside of the players who exhausted their eligibility.

The Hoosiers head into National Signing Day with a roster that includes 10 returning starters (five on offense, four on defense and one on special teams) and more high school signees than transfer additions. It highlights the progress Cignetti made on balancing out a roster that featured 30-plus seniors in 2024.

He left himself room to bolster IU’s roster in the spring portal as well.

Last year, the Hoosiers signed cornerback D’Angelo Ponds and defensive tackle CJ West in the spring. Ponds was a Week 1 starter for the Hoosiers while West made it hard for the coaches to take him off the field with the way he played down the stretch.

Here’s a look at Indiana’s scholarship situation going into national signing day:

Seniors: 25
Juniors: 15
Sophomores: 9
Freshmen: 32 (10 redshirt-freshmen)
Scholarship players for 2025: 81

Quarterbacks (4)

Grant Wilson (R-Sr); ODU transfer
Fernando Mendoza (R-Jr); Cal transfer
Alberto Mendoza (R-Fr)
Jacob Bell (Fr)

Running backs (6)

Solomon Vanhorse (R-Sr)
Kaelon Black (R-Sr)
Roman Hemby (R-Sr); Maryland transfer
Lee Beebe Jr. (R-Jr); UAB transfer
Khobie Martin (R-Fr)
Sean Cuono (Fr)

Wide Receiver (9)

Elijah Sarratt (Sr)
E.J. Williams Jr. (R-Sr)
Makai Jackson (Sr); Appalachian State transfer
Tyler Morris (Sr); Michigan transfer
Omar Cooper Jr. (R-Jr)
Charlie Becker (Soph)
Davion Chandler (Fr)
LeBron Bond (Fr)
Myles Kendrick (Fr)

Tight Ends (6)

Riley Nowakowski (R-Sr); Wisconsin transfer
Holden Staes (Sr); Tenneessee transfer
James Bomba (R-Sr)
Sam West (R-Soph)
Andrew Barker (Fr)
Blake Thiry (Fr)

Offensive line (15)

Zen Michalski (R-Sr); Ohio State transfer
Kahlil Benson (R-Sr); Colorado transfer
Pat Coogan (R-Sr); Notre Dame transfer
Vince Fiacable (R-Sr)
Carter Smith (R-Jr)
Bray Lynch (R-Jr)
Drew Evans (R-Jr)
Austin Barrett (R-Soph)
Evan Lawrence (R-Fr)
Adedamoia Ajani (R-Fr)
Austin Leibfried (R-Fr)
Mitch Verstegen (R-Fr)
Baylor Wilkin (Fr)
Evan Parker (Fr)
Matt Marek (Fr)

Defensive tackle (8)

Marcus Burris Jr. (R-Sr)
Domnique Ratcliff (R-Sr); Texas State transfer
Hosea Wheeler (R-Sr); Western Kentucky transfer
Tyrique Tucker (R-Jr)
Robby Harrison (R-Jr)
J’Mari Monette (R-Jr)
Jhrevious Hall (Fr)
Kyler Garcia (Fr)

Defensive end (8)

Mikail Kamara (R-Sr)
Ta’Deerius Collins (R-Soph)
Daniel Ndukwe (Soph)
Mario Landino (Soph)
William Depaepe (R-Fr)
Tyrone Burrus Jr. (Fr)
Triston Abram (Fr)
Keishaun Calhoun (Fr)

Linebackers (7)

Aiden Fisher (Sr)
Kaiden Turner (R-Jr)
Isaiah Jones (R-Jr)
Rolijah Hardy (Soph)
Quentin Clark (R-Fr)
Jamari Farmer (Fr)
Paul Nelson (Fr)

Cornerbacks (9)

Jamari Sharpe (R-Jr)
D’Angelo Ponds (Jr)
Amariyun Knighten (R-Jr); Northern Illinois transfer
Ryland Gandy (R-Soph); Pittsburgh transfer
Jah Jah Boyd (R-Fr)
Dontrae Henderson (R-Fr)
Jaylen Bell (Fr)
Seaonta Stewart (Fr)
Zacharey Smith (Fr)

Safeties (6)

Bryson Bonds (R-Sr)
Louis Moore (R-Sr); Ole Miss transfer
Devan Boykin (R-Sr); NC State transfer
Amare Ferrell (Jr)
Byron Baldwin (Fr)
Garrett Reese (Fr)

Kicker (2)

Brendan Franke (R-Sr); Texas State transfer
Nicolas Radicic (R-Soph)

Punter (1)

Mitch McCarthy (Sr); UCF transfer

Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.