Army Black Knights 2025 Football Senior Day
Saturday is the last home game of the 2025 season and Senior Day at Michie Stadium. The following seniors will be playing their final game as Black Knights on the grounds of West Point inside the historic aforementioned stadium:
• Cooper Allan, Special Teams
Allan entered West Point from Independence High School in Franklin, Tennessee in 2022 after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He was named a 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent first-teamer, and was the primary punter in all 12 games that season, with 44 punts for an average of 36.8 yards. He has appeared as a member of special teams in all 9 games this season.
Allan is majoring in Law and Legal Studies.
• Charlie Barnett, Special Teams
Barnett entered West Point from Westlake HS, Austin, Texas in 2022. He has appeared in just one game in his 4 years as a Black Knight with two kickoffs against Delaware State in 2023.
Barnett is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Braden Bartosh, Offensive Line
Bartosh entered West Point in 2022 from Park Hill South HS, Riverside, Missouri, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He made his college debut with 4 snaps in the Delaware State game in 2023, appeared in 10 games with 69 snaps in 2024, and has appeared in 3 games with 93 snaps this season.
Bartosh is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Tanner Bivins, Offensive Line
Bivins came to West Point from Wesleyan High School, Alpharetta, Georgia in 2022 after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He made his college debut with 12 snaps against Delaware State in 2023 and appeared in the Tulane game in 2024.
Bivins is majoring in Law and Legal Studies.
• Ned Brady, Offensive Line
Brady entered West Point from New Canaan HS in New Canaan, Connecticut in 2022. He made his college debut with 8 snaps against Delaware State in 2023, played in 2 games with 24 snaps in 2024, and has appeared in 6 games this season.
Brady is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Anderson Britton, Special Teams
Britton entered West Point from Heritage HS in Ringgold, Georgia in 2022. He made his Army debut in 2024, appearing in 4 games with 20 kickoffs and an average of 61.9 yards. He has appeared in every game this season with 37 kickoffs and an average of 60 yards.
Britton is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Dewayne Coleman, Quarterback
Coleman entered West Point from Theodore Roosevelt HS, Selma, Texas in 2022 after playing at USMAPS in 2021. In 2023, he played in three games vs. Delaware State, Syracuse, and LSU and had 4 rushing attempts for eight yards. He played in 7 games in his junior year and got his first start at quarterback against Air Force. He began the 2025 season as the starter at quarterback, with starts against Tarleton State, UAB, and East Carolina, with appearances in the backup role against North Texas and Charlotte. He has 361 career snaps at quarterback, including 238 this season.
Coleman has had 126 career rushing attempts for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns. He has completed 31 career passes in 52 attempts for 380 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Coleman is majoring in Engineering Management.
• Jarel Dickson, Student Manager and Former Running Back
Dickson entered West Point from Peabody HS, Trenton, Tennessee in 2021 after playing the 2020 season at USMAPS. He played in nine games in 2022, rushing 11 times for 40 yards. He played 8 games in 2023, primarily on special teams.
Dickson is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Eric Ford, Outside Linebacker
Ford entered West Point from Landon School in Laurel, Maryland after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He played in two games as a plebe in 2022, and recorded 1 tackle. He played 54 snaps in reserve at OLB in 2023 and had 5 total tackles, including 0.5 TFLs. He played in all 14 games with 237 snaps in 2024 and recorded 22 tackles, including 3 TFLs and 2 Sacks along with 1 pass defended. He broke into the starting lineup at the beginning of this season and has 435 snaps at OLB, and he currently ranks 5th on the team in total tackles with 33, third in TFLs with 4.5 and tied for the top with 2 Sacks.
Ford is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Kalib Fortner, Inside Linebacker
Kalib and his twin brother Liam entered West Point from Central HS in Knoxville, Tennessee, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. Kalib played in all 12 games in 2023 and had his first career start against Syracuse. He played 495 snaps as a yearling and finished second in total tackles with 68, including 3.5 TFLs and 2 Sacks, and was named the MVP of the Army-Navy game that year. He started all 14 games with 606 snaps in 2024. He finished second on the team in tackles and led the team in TFLs with 9.5, including 2 Sacks. He earned Honorable Mention honors in the AAC that year and was the Defensive Player of the Game in the Independence Bowl. He was elected Co-Captain of the team this season and has started all 9 games. He is currently second on the team in total tackles with 67 and leads the team in TFLs with 7.
Kalib is majoring in Civil Engineering.
• Liam Fortner, Wide Receiver
Liam entered West Point with his twin brother from Central HS in Knoxville, Tennessee, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. Liam played in all 12 games with 202 snaps and 1 start in 2023 and caught 2 passes for 60 yards. He started all 14 games with 400 snaps last season and caught 1 pass for 28 yards. He has appeared in 7 games with 2 starts and 133 snaps this season.
Liam is majoring in Civil Engineering.
• Deshontez Gray, Defensive Lineman
Gray entered West Point from Pelion HS, Gaston, South Carolina, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He had his collegiate debut against Delaware State in 2023 and appeared in 4 games with 15 snaps in his junior season. He appeared in 13 games with 179 snaps in 2024 and recorded 13 tackles, including 1.0 TFLs. He got his first career start against Tarleton State this year and has appeared in all 9 games with 145 snaps. He currently has 14 total tackles and 1 pass defended this season.
Gray is majoring in Engineering Management.
• Will Jeffcoat, Offensive Lineman
Jeffcoat entered West Point from Pelion HS, Gaston, South Carolina, where he was the 285-pound state wrestling champion. He got off to an early start at West Point, appearing in 12 games with 2 starts and 150 snaps as a junior in 2022. He missed the entire 2023 season with an injury but returned to appear in 10 games with 119 snaps in 2024. He has started all 9 games with 657 snaps this season and is currently the highest-rated Black Knight on Offense by Pro Football Focus.
Jeffcoat is majoring in Philosophy.
• Casey Larkin, Safety
Larkin entered West Point from Wall HS, Brielle, New Jersey, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He played in all 12 games with one start in 2023, with 24 tackles, including 0.5 TFLs, and one pass defended. He started all 14 games at safety in 2024, finished fourth on the team in tackles with 51, and tied for the team lead with four interceptions. He has started all 9 games this season and currently has 49 tackles, including 3 TFLs, 2 interceptions, and 5 passes defended.
Larkin is majoring in Management.
• Jack Latore, Defensive Lineman
Latore entered West Point from Middletown South HS, Middleton, New Jersey. He played in one game in his plebe season and logged 1 tackle. In 2023, he appeared in all 12 games, registering 22 tackles, including 4.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks. Last season, he started all 14 games and registered 17 tackles, including 1 TFL. He has started all 9 games this season and has posted 20 tackles, including 1 TFL.
Latore is majoring in Economics.
• Collin Matteson, Safety
Matteson entered West Point from Oklahoma Christian School, Edmond, Oklahoma, in 2022. He appeared in 1 game vs Syracuse in 2023 with no stats. He played in all 14 games, logging 15 tackles and an interception last season and moved into the starting lineup this year. He started all 8 games that he has played this season and has registered 50 tackles, including 0.5 TFLs so far. He gained national recognition for his performance in the Kansas State game, and was named American Conference Defensive Player of the Week, PFF College Defensive Player of the Week, Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week, and Bronco Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.
Matteson is majoring in Management.
• Hayden Reed, Running Back
Reed entered West Point from Gaither HS, Tampa, Florida, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He got off to an early start as a Black Knight, appearing in 10 games with 2 starts and 139 snaps in his plebe season. He carried the ball 37 times for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns that first year. In 2023, he played in 9 games with 2 starts and was the third-leading rusher with 50 carries for 205 yards. He moved to slotback for most of 2024, rushed 40 times for 207 yards and a touchdown, and also caught six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown. He moved back to RB full time this season and has appeared in 8 games with 7 starts. He has carried the ball 74 times for 335 yards and 2 touchdowns this season and also has 2 receptions for 2 yards.
Reed is majoring in Management.
• Sebastian Shannon, Running Back, Special Teams
Shannon entered West Point from Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas, Nevada, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He appeared in 11 games in 2024 with no recorded statistics.
Shannon is majoring in Sociology.
• Gavin Shields, Nickelback
Shields entered West Point from Red Lion Christian Academy, Pitman, New Jersey, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He started out as a special teams player, appearing in 1 game in 2022 and played in all 12 games in 2023, with just 1 tackle. He appeared in 10 games as a reserve safety in 2024 and registered 11 tackles, including 1 TFL and 4 passes defended. He moved into the starting nickelback position this season and has started all 9 games and has registered 28 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, a sack, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes defended.
Shields is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Noah Short, Slotback
Short entered West Point from the Kings Academy, San Jose, California, after playing a year at USMAPS in 2021. He played in eight games as a plebe primarily on special teams with 1 tackle and 1 punt return for 31 yards. He got his first snaps on offense as a yearling in 2023, appearing in 12 games with 10 starts and 391 snaps. He had 3 rushing attempts for 8 yards and led the team in receptions with 18 catches for 252 yards and 2 touchdowns. He played in all 14 games with 13 starts and 532 snaps in 2024. He carried the ball 75 times for 569 yards and 2 touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 318 yards and 3 touchdowns. He has started all 9 games this year and has carried the ball 69 times for 388 yards and has caught 17 passes for 126 yards and 1 touchdown.
Short is majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.
• Andon Thomas, Inside Linebacker
Thomas entered West Point from Liberty Hill HS, Liberty Hill, Texas, in 2022. He appeared in 1 game vs. UMass in his plebe year and in 7 games on special teams in 2023 with no stats. He moved into the starting lineup at ILB in 2024 and led the team in tackles with 98, including 3.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks. He was also credited with 4 passes defended, 2 interceptions, and a fumble recovery. He was named to Third Team All ACC and was also named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America in 2024. He was elected team Co-Captain this season and has started all 9 games and leads the team with 77 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, and has 4 passes defended. He is a finalist for the Campbell Award.
Thomas is majoring in Chemical Engineering.
• Jacob Tuioti, Defensive Lineman
Tuioti entered West Point from Long Beach Poly, Long Beach, California, after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He played in nine games as a plebe, logging 4 tackles, including 0.5 TFLs. He missed the 2023 season with an injury but came back to play in 11 games with 2 starts in 2024. He registered 7 tackles, including 1 TFL and a sack. He has appeared in 7 games with 4 starts this season and has posted 13 tackles, including 0.5 TFLs.
Tuioti is majoring in Systems & Decision Sciences.
• Justin Weaver, Cornerback
Weaver entered West Point from Decatur HS, Decatur, Georgia in 2022 after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. He made his debut in the UMass game in 2022 and played in 11 games on special teams in 2023 with 1 tackle and a punt return of 24 yards. He moved into the rotation at cornerback last season, appearing in all 14 games with 36 tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, and had 2 interceptions. He’s played in 6 games with 14 tackles this season.
Weaver is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
• Jabril Williams, Cornerback
Williams entered West Point from Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet, Illinois after playing the 2021 season at USMAPS. Williams made his mark early as a member of special teams. He played in 5 games as a plebe, blocked a punt against UConn, and recovered a punt for a touchdown against Navy. He played in 7 games in his junior season and, once again, made his mark on special teams, blocking one punt that was recovered for a touchdown and recovering and returning another punt for a touchdown. He appeared in all 14 games in 2024 as a member of special teams and a reserve cornerback. He posted 11 tackles and was credited with 2 passes defended. He has played in all 9 games this season and has registered 17 tackles.
Williams is majoring in Law and Legal Studies.
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