2023 Houston Gamblers Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's South Division
Coach: Curtis Johnson (5-5)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
2023 Houston Gamblers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's South Division
Coach: Curtis Johnson (5-5)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
2023 Houston Gamblers Results
The Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League ended the 2023 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the USFL's South Division.
Houston scored 223 points, while the leaky defense yielded 236. Kenji Bahar passed for 1,712 yards. Justin Hall paced all receivers, snagging 47 passes for 513 yards.
Mark Thompson ran for a team-best 655 yards for the Gamblers.
Isaiah Chambers topped pass rushers with 4.5 sacks.
Curtis Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Deontez Alexander | WR | July 25, 1996 | 6'1" | 196 | Franklin (IN) | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Julian Allen | TE | May 31, 1994 | 6'3" | 245 | Southern Mississippi | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| -- | Josh Avery | DT | March 16, 1996 | 6'3" | 318 | Southeast Missouri State | Nashville, TN | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Kenji Bahar | QB | September 21, 1997 | 6'3" | 200 | Monmouth | Baltimore, MD | 9 | 9 |
| -- | Brandon Barnes | TE | May 31, 1994 | 6'5" | 255 | Alabama State | Phenix City, AL | 9 | 4 |
| -- | Ronheen Bingham | DL | October 21, 1995 | 6'0" | 242 | Arkansas State | Bennettsville, SC | 10 | 10 |
| -- | Tim Bonner | DL | December 7, 1995 | 6'5" | 250 | Florida Atlantic | Demopolis, AL | 9 | 1 |
| -- | Chase Brice | QB | January 27, 1998 | 6'3" | 235 | Appalachian State | Grayson, GA | ||
| -- | Beniquez Brown | LB | April 29, 1993 | 6'1" | 238 | Mississippi State | |||
| -- | Nick Buchanan | OL | July 1, 1997 | 6'3" | 283 | Florida | Dunwoody, GA | 10 | 10 |
| -- | Manny Bunch | DB | March 9, 1998 | 6'1" | 201 | Tulsa | Fort Smith, AR | 9 | 9 |
| -- | Emmanuel Butler | WR | August 27, 1996 | 6'4" | 220 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 1 |
| -- | Isaiah Chambers | DE | April 22, 1998 | 6'5" | 251 | McNeese State | Houston, TX | 10 | 8 |
| 81 | Keke Chism | WR | August 26, 1998 | 6'5" | 214 | Missouri | Daingerfield, TX | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Montell Cozart | QB | August 11, 1994 | 6'2" | 196 | Boise State | Kansas City, MO | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Damion Daniels | DT | August 31, 1999 | 6'3" | 325 | Nebraska | Dallas, TX | 3 | 3 |
| -- | Tyler Dressler | LB | 6'2" | 241 | Richmond | Covington, VA | |||
| -- | Joseph Fisher | OG | 6'5" | 322 | Shepherd | Hagerstown, MD | |||
| -- | Justin Ford | DB | 6'2" | 190 | Montana | Concord, NC | |||
| -- | Drew Galitz | P | July 15, 1997 | 6'0" | 195 | Baylor | Rowlett, TX | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Chris Garrett | LB | July 15, 1998 | 6'4" | 245 | Concordia-St.Paul (MN) | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Avery Gennesy | OT | February 6, 1994 | 6'3" | 318 | Texas A&M | 10 | 10 | |
| -- | Nick Grant | DB | December 2, 1997 | 6'3" | 185 | Virginia | Spotsylvania, VA | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | Justin Hall | WR | January 29, 1999 | 5'8" | 189 | Ball State | Douglasville, GA | 10 | 7 |
| -- | Tyler Higby | OG | January 26, 1997 | 6'0" | 300 | Michigan St. | Houston, TX | 9 | 8 |
| -- | Brandon Hitner | OG | May 15, 1995 | 6'6" | 305 | Villanova | Springfield, PA | 10 | 2 |
| -- | Eli Howard | LB | May 4, 1997 | 6'0" | 280 | Texas Tech | San Angelo, TX | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Keenan Isaac | DB | February 17, 2000 | 6'3" | 190 | Alabama State | Midfield, AL | ||
| -- | Alex Jensen | OT | June 28, 1998 | 6'7" | 290 | South Dakota | Plymouth, MN | ||
| -- | Jeffery Johnson | DT | May 12, 2000 | 6'2" | 300 | Oklahoma | Brookhaven, MS | 4 | 3 |
| -- | Jeremiah Johnson | DB | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 189 | Concord | Baltimore, MD | 10 | 10 |
| -- | Braylon Jones | C | February 10, 1998 | 6'3" | 301 | Houston | Tyler, TX | 9 | 6 |
| -- | Elijah Jones | DB | March 24, 1998 | 6'1" | 188 | Oregon State | Cape Coral, FL | 8 | 0 |
| -- | Shermari Jones | RB | August 15, 2000 | 6'0" | 213 | Coastal Carolina | Pensacola, FL | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Jair Joseph | OL | May 17, 1997 | 6'4" | 305 | Nicholls State | Belle Rose, LA | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Bydarrius Knighten | DB | March 11, 1998 | 6'1" | 201 | Auburn | Tunica, MS | 3 | 1 |
| -- | Dayan Lake | DB | August 1, 1997 | 5'11" | 197 | Brigham Young | , Liberia | 10 | 6 |
| -- | Isaiah Lewis | DB | December 17, 1998 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado | Granite Bay, CA | 5 | 2 |
| -- | Scott Matlock | DT | June 28, 2000 | 6'4" | 300 | Boise State | Homedale, IA | ||
| -- | Julian McCleod | DL | January 14, 1997 | 6'0" | 285 | Wagner | Miramar, FL | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Hunter Niswander | P | November 26, 1994 | 6'5" | 243 | Northwestern | Yolo County, CA | 7 | 0 |
| -- | Chigozie Nnoruka | DL | November 23, 1997 | 6'0" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Sacramento, CA | 10 | 10 |
| -- | Ike Onwuasoanya | DT | April 3, 1998 | 6'2" | 297 | CSU-Pueblo | Houston, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tyler Palka | WR | May 16, 1995 | 6'1" | 200 | Gannon (PA) | Temperance, MO | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Josh Pederson | TE | September 22, 1997 | 6'5" | 235 | Louisiana-Monroe | Newark, NJ | 10 | 6 |
| -- | T.J. Pledger | RB | February 24, 2000 | 5'8" | 196 | Utah | Pacoima, CA | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Isaiah Pryor | LB | November 29, 1997 | 6'1" | 217 | Notre Dame | Lawrenceville, GA | 10 | 6 |
| 86 | Rodell Rahmaan | TE | July 27, 1998 | 6'4" | 230 | Tennessee State | Columbus, OH | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Anthony Ratliff-Williams | WR | June 17, 1997 | 6'1" | 205 | North Carolina | Mecklenburg County, NC | 7 | 7 |
| -- | Teo Redding | WR | December 8, 1994 | 6'1" | 176 | Bowling Green | 10 | 10 | |
| -- | Colby Reeder | DE | February 3, 1997 | 6'4" | 242 | Iowa State | Hockessin, DE | ||
| -- | Ross Reiter | LS | December 14, 1999 | 6'0" | 235 | Colorado State | Phoenix, AZ | 10 | 0 |
| -- | Na'Ty Rodgers | OL | February 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 299 | University of Houston | Pomfret, MD | 10 | 9 |
| -- | Brady Russell | TE | August 31, 1998 | 6'3" | 250 | Colorado | San Diego, CA | ||
| -- | Donald Rutledge | LB | May 27, 1997 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia Southern | Bronx, NY | 7 | 7 |
| 32 | Aaron Shampklin | RB | October 18, 1999 | 5'9" | 205 | Harvard | Paramount, CA | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Clint Sigg | TE | December 17, 1996 | 6'4" | 242 | Lindenwood | Longmont, CO | 10 | 3 |
| 90 | Kristjan Sokoli | DT | September 24, 1991 | 6'5" | 300 | Buffalo | Shokder, Albania | 8 | 3 |
| -- | Andrew Soroh | DB | February 12, 1996 | 6'2" | 210 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 9 | 2 |
| 27 | Marcel Spears | LB | May 29, 1997 | 6'0" | 221 | Iowa State | Olathe, KS | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Jordan Steckler | OT | July 16, 1996 | 6'5" | 305 | Northern Illinois | Two Rivers, WI | 6 | 5 |
| -- | Jason Taylor | DB | December 30, 1999 | 6'0" | 215 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| 50 | Guy Thomas | DE | August 5, 1999 | 6'4" | 245 | Colorado | Miami, FL | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Mark Thompson | RB | December 9, 1994 | 6'1" | 235 | Florida | La Mott, PA | 8 | 7 |
| 44 | Khalan Tolson | LB | December 27, 1999 | 6'0" | 235 | Illinois | Saint Petersburg, FL | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | J.T. Tyler | LB | December 12, 1997 | 6'1" | 225 | Princeton | Detroit, MI | 10 | 9 |
| 19 | Nicholas Vogel | K | December 23, 1995 | 5'9" | 188 | Alabama-Birmingham | Jacksonville, FL | 10 | 0 |
| 59 | Reggie Walker | LB | April 22, 1996 | 6'2" | 250 | Kansas St. | Hammond, LA | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Malcolm Washington | DB | October 5, 1994 | 6'2" | 183 | Northern Iowa | Houston, TX | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Devwah Whaley | RB | November 3, 1997 | 5'10" | 211 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Terry Wilson | QB | January 14, 1998 | 6'3" | 202 | New Mexico | Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Isaiah Zuber | WR | April 15, 1997 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Stone Mountain, GA | 7 | 3 |
