Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2026 NFL season. This season, there are 7 new officials to replace the 7 that retired or were otherwise not retained at the end of last season. Additionally, there is an umpire and a back judge designated as swing officials who will move between crews through the season.
On the replay front, 6 new replay assistants have been hired for the 2026 season to replace 3 that were promoted to replay official and 3 who were not retained.
Crews
Crew members are listed with their years of NFL experience, including the upcoming season, the crew they were on last season, and (where known) the college they attended and their occupation outside of the NFL.
*indicates an official who is on the same crew as last season. Officials and replay staff who have changed positions from last season are noted on each crew. Information for first-year officials (and other missing information) will be updated when available.
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
122
Brad Allen
13
Pembroke State
nonprofit CEO
U
71
Marcus Woods
2
*
DJ
53
Sarah Thomas
12
*
Mobile
sales representative
LJ
32
Walter Flowers
4
*
FJ
90
Anthony Flemming
7
Hussey
Texas A&M-Commerce
senior auditor
SJ
125
Chad Hill
9
*
Mississippi
medical sales
BJ
2
Tyree Walton
4
*
Adams State
wealth manager
RO
Jim Van Geffen
4
Vinovich
Texas-Austin
director of supply chain management
RA
Randy Roseberry
2
*
Position change: Van Geffen (replay assistant→replay official).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
34
Clete Blakeman
19
Nebraska
attorney
U
11
Scott Walker
3
Vinovich
Florida A&M
insurance agent
DJ
64
Andy Warner
2
*
LJ
79
Kent Payne
23
*
Nebraska Wesleyan
agribusinessman
FJ
91
Karina Tovar
3
*
Cal State-Northridge
SJ
95
James Coleman
22
*
Arkansas
electrical engineer
BJ
120
Jonah Monroe
12
*
Arkansas
engineer
RO
Chad Adams
8
*
Cincinnati
operations
RA
Adam Choate
3
Hochuli
Louisiana Tech
petroleum landman
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
51
Carl Cheffers
27
California-Irvine
sales manager
U
66
Derek Anderson
3
*
Sam Houston State
vice president
DJ
85
Daniel Gallagher
7
*
Kent State
athletic programs manager
LJ
65
Quentin Givens
2
*
FJ
33
Nate Jones
8
*
Rutgers
firefighter/EMT FORMER NFL PLAYER
SJ
114
Dominique Pender
7
Clark
Howard
trade support, finance and banking
BJ
133
Martin Hankins
4
*
Memphis
court clerk
RO
Marty Abezetian
2
Torbert
RA
Brian Davies
4
Novak
Position change: Abezetian (replay assistant→replay official).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
130
Land Clark
9
Sevier Valley Tech
chief building official
U
131
Mark Pellis
13
*
Allegheny
financial advisor
DJ
9
Dale Keller
4
Vinovich
Nevada-Reno
director of civil engineering
LJ
99
Stephen Ray
1
(SEC)
FJ
26
Jabir Walker
12
*
Murray State
middle school teacher
SJ
107
Dave Hawkshaw
8
Martin
Justice Institute of British Columbia
firefighter, former CFL official
BJ
88
Brad Freeman
13
*
Mississippi State
sports park director
RO
Gavin Anderson
8
Wrolstad
Green River
police officer
RA
Mark Evans
1
(Mtn West)
Position change: Hawkshaw (FJ→SJ).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
76
Alan Eck
11
Bloomsburg State
tax manager
U
121
Paul King
18
(swing)
Nichols College
teacher
DJ
24
David Oliver
10
*
Baker
information systems manager
LJ
98
Greg Bradley
18
*
Tennessee
chemical engineer
FJ
43
Fred Dimpfel
1
(ACC)
SJ
104
Dale Shaw
14
*
Allegheny
pharmaceutical sales
BJ
27
Grantis Bell
7
*
West Virginia
school counselor
RO
Joe Wollan
7
*
St. Thomas
recruiting
RA
Ken Hall
6
Wrolstad
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
29
Adrian Hill
17
Buffalo
aerospace software engineer
U
81
Roy Ellison
24
*
Savannah State
IT engineer
DJ
74
Derick Bowers
24
*
East Central
sales representative
LJ
10
Julian Mapp
18
*
Grambling State
software quality assurance tester
FJ
23
Tra Boger
5
*
Tulane
assistant principal
SJ
15
Glen Fucik
1
(SEC)
BJ
12
Greg Steed
24
*
Howard
computer systems analyst
RO
Bob Hubbell
7
*
Texas A&M
steel sales
RA
Durwood Manley
8
*
Lubbock Christian
sales territory manager
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
83
Shawn Hochuli
13
Claremont
financial advisor
U
102
Larry Smith
2
*
DJ
106
Patrick Holt
8
*
North Carolina State
IT manager
LJ
101
Carl Johnson
23
Hussey
Nicholls State
retired sales manager, former full-time official
FJ
72
Jason Ledet
4
*
Nicholls State
physical therapy and rehabilitation
SJ
73
Justin Larrew
1
(SEC)
BJ
82
Jimmy Russell
8
*
Pasco Hernando State
insurance agent
RO
Tyler Cerimeli
9
Moore
Arizona State
high school officials coordinator
RA
Daniel Bouldrick
2
Cheffers
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
35
John Hussey
25
Idaho State
nonprofit founder and CEO
U
42
Duane Heydt
5
*
South Carolina
statistician and real-estate investor
DJ
17
Brett Bergman
4
Wrolstad
Villanova
healthcare innovation
LJ
47
Tim Podraza
19
Hochuli
Nebraska
business performance consultant
FJ
123
Gabe DeLeon
1
(Big 12)
SJ
56
Allen Baynes
19
*
Auburn
realtor
BJ
96
Matt Edwards
9
*
Western Michigan
real estate investment specialist
RO
Andrew Lambert
9
*
Central Virginia Community College
business development
RA
Amber Cipriani
3
Blakeman
Florida State
sporting goods supply chain analyst
Position change: Bergman (LJ→DJ).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
55
Alex Kemp
13
Central Michigan
insurance agent
U
128
Brandon Ellison
2
*
DJ
63
Mike Carr
10
*
Wisconsin
athletic director
LJ
59
Rusty Baynes
17
*
Auburn-Montgomery
general manager, safety services
FJ
28
Sean Petty
4
*
SJ
5
Jim Quirk
16
Hochuli
Middlebury
financial advisor
BJ
93
Scott Helverson
24
*
Iowa
sales, printing and promotions
RO
Julie Johnson
4
*
Maryland
coordinator of intramural sports
RA
Kris Raper
2
Clark
Position changes: Johnson (replay assistant→replay official).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
19
Clay Martin
12
Oklahoma Baptist
retired high school administrator and basketball coach
U
54
Steve Woods
10
Wrolstad
Wabash
financial advisor
DJ
6
Jerod Phillips
11
*
Northeastern State
real estate agent
LJ
97
Brian Perry
3
*
Texas
mutual funds
FJ
80
Alonzo Ramsey
5
*
Howard
banking
SJ
103
Eugene Hall
13
Cheffers
North Texas
federal agent
BJ
119
Greg Wilson
19
*
USC
retired police officer
RO
Bryant Thompson
4
*
RA
Desiree Abrams
7
Moore
Florida A&M
food safety enforcement coordinator
Position change: Ramsey (SJ→FJ).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
49
Alex Moore
5
St. Petersburg
compliance manager
U
77
Terry Killens
8
*
Penn State
campus security specialist FORMER NFL PLAYER
DJ
8
Dana McKenzie
19
*
Toledo
claims adjuster
LJ
87
Tom Eaton
7
*
Central Florida
fiscal manager
FJ
31
Mearl Robinson
10
*
Air Force
retired U.S. Air Force instructor
SJ
36
Anthony Jeffries
9
*
Alabama-Birmingham
medical sales
BJ
111
Terrence Miles
19
*
Arizona State
quality control manager
RO
Jamie Nicholson
9
Hochuli
Ferris State
teacher
RA
Seth Niesen
1
(Big Sky)
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
1
Scott Novak
13
Phoenix
sales manager
U
89
Mike Morton
5
*
North Carolina
dentist FORMER NFL PLAYER
DJ
112
Brian Sakowski
4
*
Gannon
quality engineer
LJ
75
Mark Stewart
9
*
Pittsburg State
rancher
FJ
117
John Jenkins
13
Eck
St. Mary’s
sales executive
SJ
58
Don Willard
9
*
Illinois State
physical therapist
BJ
67
Tony Josselyn
9
*
Eastern Kentucky
probation officer
RO
Matt Sumstine
9
*
Phoenix
real estate
RA
Jamie Williams
1
(SEC)
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
126
Brad Rogers
10
Lubbock Christian
college professor
U
92
Bryan Neale
13
*
Indiana
sales consultant
DJ
13
Patrick Turner
13
*
Cal State-Long Beach
plant manager
LJ
16
Kevin Codey
12
*
Western New England
middle school physical education teacher
FJ
57
Joe Blubaugh
7
*
Pittsburg State
regional sales manager
SJ
118
David Meslow
16
*
Augsburg College
sales executive
BJ
38
Greg Yette
17
*
Howard
defense contractor
RO
Denise Crudup
7
*
Wilmington
accounts payable analyst
RA
Brian Smith
2
*
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
14
Shawn Smith
12
Ferris State
finance
U
3
Tra Blake
7
*
Central Florida
software quality assurance manager
DJ
84
Jay Bilbo
4
*
Ottawa (KS)
information technology
LJ
45
Jeff Seeman
25
*
Minnesota
brokerage sales
FJ
109
Dyrol Prioleau
20
*
Johnson C Smith
manager, law firm
SJ
41
Keith Parham
4
(SEC†)
Howard
advertising operations manager
BJ
105
Dino Paganelli
21
*
Aquinas College
educator
RO
Mike Wimmer
24
*
NYU
producer
RA
Artenzia Young-Seigler
7
Martin
Paul Quinn College
college professor
†Parham was a side judge in the NFL 2011-13, and was rehired in 2026.
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
62
Ron Torbert
17
Michigan State
attorney
U
20
Barry Anderson
20
*
North Carolina State
builder/developer
DJ
113
Danny Short
10
Wrolstad
North Carolina-Charlotte
executive director, global sales operations
LJ
37
Tripp Sutter
8
Vinovich
Nebraska
biopharmaceutical rep
FJ
25
Ryan Dickson
10
*
Utah
commercial real estate developer
SJ
7
Keith Washington
19
*
Virginia Military Institute
program financial analyst
BJ
48
Courtney Brown
2
*
California Polytechnic
FORMER NFL PLAYER
RO
Kevin Stine
9
*
Alabama-Birmingham
regional sales manager
RA
Jonathan Schwanbeck
1
(American)
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
52
Bill Vinovich
21
San Diego
certified public accountant
U
127
Scott Campbell
4
Blakeman
California-Davis
firefighter
DJ
44
Frank LeBlanc
7
Torbert
Lamar Institute of Technology
neighborhood services manager
LJ
40
Brian Bolinger
10
Torbert
Indiana State
corporate safety director
FJ
50
Aaron Santi
12
*
Southern Oregon
middle school principal
SJ
86
Jimmy Buchanan
18
*
South Carolina State
foodservice director
BJ
30
Todd Prukop
18
*
Cal State-Fullerton
medical sales representative
RO
Chad Wakefield
4
*
RA
Patrick Kepp
1
(CIP†)
police sergeant
†CIP is a consortium of three FCS-level conferences: Coastal Athletic Conference, the Ivy League, and the Patriot League.
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
R
4
Craig Wrolstad
24
Washington
athletic director
U
22
Brandon Cruse
5
*
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
management consultant
DJ
18
John Braun
1
(Big 12)
LJ
21
Max Causey
5
Hussey
Louisiana Tech
financial advisor
FJ
60
Jeff Shears
5
*
Denver
professor
SJ
132
Frank Steratore
4
*
sales, sanitary supplies company
BJ
39
Rich Martinez
13
*
Canisius
sales manager
RO
Tim England
5
Kemp
RA
Monty Montgomery
1
(Big Ten)
Position change: Causey (DJ→LJ).
Yrs
2025 crew
College
Occupation
BJ
78
Greg Meyer
25
*
Texas Christian
banker
U
110
Tab Slaughter
7
Eck
Arkansas State
chief operating officer
Swing officials are assigned to different crews during the season.
Senior staff
Perry Fewell, senior vice president of officiating administration
Ramon George, vice president of officiating training and development
George Stewart, vice president of officiating training and development
Mark Butterworth, vice president of replay training and development
