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2019 Roster of Officials Confirmed
The NFL roster of game officials for the 2019 season will include six individuals in their first NFL season, two of whom are former NFL players.
Field judge Nate Jones joins the NFL officiating staff from the Pac-12, following an eight-year career as a defensive back with Dallas, Miami, Denver and New England. Umpire Terry Killens (American Athletic Conference) was a linebacker during his seven NFL seasons, entering the league as a member of the Houston Oilers before the franchise became the Tennessee Titans. He also played for San Francisco and Seattle before beginning his officiating career.
In addition to Jones and Killens, the roster includes two other former NFL players. Back judge Steve Freeman was a defensive back for 13 seasons, 12 with Buffalo and one with Minnesota. Down judge Phil McKinnely was an offensive lineman for seven years with Atlanta, Chicago and the Los Angeles Rams.
Also launching their NFL officiating careers in 2019 are side judges Dave Hawkshaw (CFL) and Jimmy Russell (Big Ten), down judge Patrick Holt (Big Ten) and line judge Tripp Sutter (SEC).
Three officials – Adrian Hill, Scott Novak and Brad Rogers – have been promoted to referee for the upcoming season. All three were referees at the highest level of college football prior to entering the NFL, and all have been part of the NFL’s Referee Training Program from their first season in the league.
Freeman and his son, back judge Brad Freeman, represent the lone set of father-son officials active in the NFL. Referees Shawn Hochuli and Alex Kemp, and line judge Walt Coleman IV, also are the sons of former NFL referees. Additionally, three sets of brothers – Allen and Rusty Baynes, Jeff and Jerry Bergman, and Carl, Dino and Perry Paganelli – appear on the 2019 roster.
Line judge Jeff Bergman, entering his 28th NFL season, is now the longest-serving official.
Here is the complete 2019 NFL roster of officials, including crew assignments, which could change during the season due to injury, schedule conflicts, etc.:
|
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
College |
Crew |
NFL Experience (including 2019) |
|
122 |
Brad Allen |
R |
Pembroke State |
Allen |
6 |
|
20 |
Barry Anderson |
U |
North Carolina State |
Allen |
13 |
|
66 |
Walt Anderson |
R |
Texas |
Anderson |
24 |
|
108 |
Gary Arthur |
LJ |
Wright State |
Martin |
23 |
|
72 |
Michael Banks |
FJ |
Illinois State |
Cheffers |
18 |
|
56 |
Allen Baynes |
FJ |
Auburn |
Hussey |
12 |
|
59 |
Rusty Baynes |
LJ |
Auburn-Montgomery |
Boger |
10 |
|
32 |
Jeff Bergman |
LJ |
Robert Morris |
Kemp |
28 |
|
91 |
Jerry Bergman |
DJ |
Robert Morris |
Blakeman |
18 |
|
34 |
Clete Blakeman |
R |
Nebraska |
Blakeman |
12 |
|
23 |
Jerome Boger |
R |
Morehouse College |
Boger |
16 |
|
40 |
Brian Bolinger |
LJ |
Indiana State |
Allen |
3 |
|
18 |
Byron Boston |
LJ |
Austin |
Anderson |
25 |
|
74 |
Derick Bowers |
DJ |
East Central |
Novak |
17 |
|
98 |
Greg Bradley |
LJ |
Tennessee |
Hochuli |
11 |
|
43 |
Terry Brown |
FJ |
Tennessee |
Wrolstad |
14 |
|
11 |
Fred Bryan |
U |
Northern Iowa |
Martin |
11 |
|
86 |
Jimmy Buchanan |
SJ |
South Carolina State |
Blakeman |
11 |
|
134 |
Ed Camp |
DJ |
William Paterson |
Hochuli |
20 |
|
63 |
Mike Carr |
DJ |
Wisconsin |
Kemp |
3 |
|
60 |
Gary Cavaletto |
SJ |
Hancock |
Vinovich |
17 |
|
41 |
Boris Cheek |
SJ |
Morgan State |
Corrente |
24 |
|
51 |
Carl Cheffers |
R |
California-Irvine |
Cheffers |
20 |
|
130 |
Land Clark |
FJ |
Sevier Valley Tech |
Hill |
2 |
|
16 |
Kevin Codey |
DJ |
Western New England |
Hussey |
5 |
|
95 |
James Coleman |
SJ |
Arkansas |
Hochuli |
15 |
|
65 |
Walt Coleman IV |
LJ |
Southern Methodist |
Novak |
5 |
|
99 |
Tony Corrente |
R |
Cal State-Fullerton |
Corrente |
25 |
|
25 |
Ryan Dickson |
FJ |
Utah |
Torbert |
4 |
|
27 |
Lee Dyer |
FJ |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
Anderson |
17 |
|
76 |
Alan Eck |
U |
Bloomsburg |
Hussey |
4 |
|
96 |
Matt Edwards |
BJ |
Western Michigan |
Cheffers |
2 |
|
3 |
Scott Edwards |
SJ |
Alabama |
Torbert |
21 |
|
81 |
Roy Ellison |
U |
Savannah State |
Hill |
17 |
|
61 |
Keith Ferguson |
BJ |
San Jose State |
Anderson |
20 |
|
64 |
*Dan Ferrell |
U |
Cal State-Fullerton |
Swing |
17 |
|
71 |
Ruben Fowler |
U |
Huston-Tillotson |
Anderson |
14 |
|
88 |
Brad Freeman |
BJ |
Mississippi State |
Hussey |
6 |
|
133 |
Steve Freeman |
BJ |
Mississippi State |
Kemp |
19 |
|
80 |
Greg Gautreaux |
SJ |
Southwest Louisiana |
Martin |
18 |
|
128 |
Ramon George |
U |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
Novak |
4 |
|
103 |
Eugene Hall |
SJ |
North Texas |
Cheffers |
6 |
|
49 |
Rich Hall |
U |
Arizona |
Kemp |
16 |
|
107 |
Dave Hawkshaw |
SJ |
Justice Institute of B.C. |
Smith |
1 |
|
93 |
Scott Helverson |
BJ |
Iowa |
Wrolstad |
17 |
|
29 |
Adrian Hill |
R |
Buffalo |
Hill |
10 |
|
125 |
Chad Hill |
SJ |
Mississippi |
Novak |
2 |
|
97 |
Tom Hill |
FJ |
Carson Newman |
Hochuli |
21 |
|
28 |
Mark Hittner |
DJ |
Pittsburg State |
Smith |
23 |
|
83 |
Shawn Hochuli |
R |
Claremont |
Hochuli |
6 |
|
106 |
Patrick Holt |
DJ |
North Carolina State |
Boger |
1 |
|
35 |
John Hussey |
R |
Idaho State |
Hussey |
18 |
|
36 |
Anthony Jeffries |
FJ |
Alabama-Birmingham |
Corrente |
2 |
|
117 |
John Jenkins |
FJ |
St. Mary’s |
Kemp |
6 |
|
101 |
Carl Johnson |
LJ |
Nicholls State |
Hussey |
16 |
|
42 |
Nate Jones |
FJ |
Rutgers |
Martin |
1 |
|
67 |
Tony Josselyn |
BJ |
Eastern Kentucky |
Torbert |
2 |
|
55 |
Alex Kemp |
R |
Central Michigan |
Kemp |
6 |
|
77 |
Terry Killens |
U |
Penn State |
Torbert |
1 |
|
121 |
Paul King |
U |
Nicholls State |
Hochuli |
11 |
|
21 |
Jeff Lamberth |
SJ |
Texas A&M |
Wrolstad |
18 |
|
73 |
Joe Larrew |
FJ |
St. Louis |
Blakeman |
18 |
|
2 |
Bart Longson |
LJ |
Brigham Young |
Smith |
5 |
|
10 |
Julian Mapp |
LJ |
Grambling State |
Rogers |
11 |
|
19 |
Clay Martin |
R |
Oklahoma Baptist |
Martin |
5 |
|
39 |
Rich Martinez |
BJ |
Canisius |
Hochuli |
6 |
|
8 |
Dana McKenzie |
DJ |
Toledo |
Corrente |
12 |
|
110 |
Phil McKinnely |
DJ |
UCLA |
Vinovich |
18 |
|
48 |
Jim Mello |
DJ |
Northeastern |
Allen |
16 |
|
118 |
David Meslow |
FJ |
Augsburg College |
Boger |
9 |
|
78 |
Greg Meyer |
BJ |
Texas Christian |
Hill |
18 |
|
115 |
Tony Michalek |
U |
Indiana |
Rogers |
18 |
|
111 |
Terrence Miles |
BJ |
Arizona State |
Novak |
12 |
|
120 |
Jonah Monroe |
SJ |
Arkansas |
Boger |
5 |
|
92 |
Bryan Neale |
U |
Indiana |
Smith |
6 |
|
1 |
Scott Novak |
R |
Phoenix |
Novak |
6 |
|
24 |
David Oliver |
DJ |
Baker |
Hill |
3 |
|
124 |
Carl Paganelli |
U |
Michigan State |
Boger |
21 |
|
105 |
Dino Paganelli |
BJ |
Aquinas College |
Smith |
14 |
|
46 |
Perry Paganelli |
BJ |
Hope College |
Blakeman |
22 |
|
17 |
Steve Patrick |
BJ |
Jacksonville State |
Vinovich |
6 |
|
15 |
Rick Patterson |
SJ |
Wofford |
Anderson |
24 |
|
79 |
Kent Payne |
DJ |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Rogers |
16 |
|
131 |
Mark Pellis |
U |
Allegheny |
Cheffers |
6 |
|
9 |
Mark Perlman |
LJ |
Salem |
Vinovich |
19 |
|
6 |
Jerod Phillips |
DJ |
Northeastern State |
Martin |
4 |
|
47 |
Tim Podraza |
LJ |
Nebraska |
Corrente |
12 |
|
109 |
Dyrol Prioleau |
FJ |
Johnson C. Smith |
Smith |
13 |
|
30 |
Todd Prukop |
BJ |
Cal State-Fullerton |
Corrente |
11 |
|
5 |
Jim Quirk |
SJ |
Middlebury |
Hill |
10 |
|
44 |
Jeff Rice |
U |
Northwestern |
Blakeman |
25 |
|
31 |
Mearl Robinson |
FJ |
Air Force |
Vinovich |
3 |
|
126 |
Brad Rogers |
R |
Lubbock Christian |
Rogers |
3 |
|
82 |
Jimmy Russell |
SJ |
Pasco Hernando State |
Allen |
1 |
|
50 |
Aaron Santi |
FJ |
Southern Oregon |
Rogers |
5 |
|
129 |
Bill Schuster |
U |
Alfred |
Corrente |
20 |
|
45 |
Jeff Seeman |
LJ |
Minnesota |
Cheffers |
18 |
|
104 |
Dale Shaw |
SJ |
Allegheny |
Kemp |
7 |
|
113 |
Danny Short |
DJ |
North Carolina-Charlotte |
Cheffers |
3 |
|
14 |
Shawn Smith |
R |
Ferris State |
Smith |
5 |
|
90 |
*Mike Spanier |
DJ |
St. Cloud State |
Swing |
21 |
|
12 |
Greg Steed |
BJ |
Howard |
Rogers |
17 |
|
84 |
Mark Steinkerchner |
LJ |
Akron |
Torbert |
26 |
|
68 |
Tom Stephan |
DJ |
Pittsburg State |
Anderson |
21 |
|
112 |
Tony Steratore |
BJ |
California (PA) |
Boger |
20 |
|
75 |
Mark Stewart |
LJ |
Pittsburg State |
Hill |
2 |
|
102 |
Bruce Stritesky |
U |
Embry Riddle |
Vinovich |
14 |
|
37 |
Tripp Sutter |
LJ |
Nebraska |
Wrolstad |
1 |
|
100 |
Tom Symonette |
LJ |
Florida |
Blakeman |
16 |
|
53 |
Sarah Thomas |
DJ |
Mobile |
Torbert |
5 |
|
62 |
Ronald Torbert |
R |
Michigan State |
Torbert |
20 |
|
13 |
Patrick Turner |
DJ |
Cal State-Long Beach |
Wrolstad |
6 |
|
52 |
Bill Vinovich |
R |
San Diego |
Vinovich |
14 |
|
26 |
Jabir Walker |
SJ |
Murray State |
Hussey |
5 |
|
7 |
*Keith Washington |
SJ |
Virginia Military Institute |
Swing |
12 |
|
116 |
Mike Weatherford |
FJ |
Oklahoma State |
Novak |
18 |
|
58 |
Don Willard |
SJ |
Illinois State |
Rogers |
2 |
|
119 |
Greg Wilson |
BJ |
USC |
Martin |
12 |
|
54 |
Steve Woods |
U |
Wabash |
Wrolstad |
3 |
|
4 |
Craig Wrolstad |
R |
Washington |
Wrolstad |
17 |
|
38 |
Greg Yette |
BJ |
Howard |
Allen |
10 |
|
33 |
Steve Zimmer |
FJ |
Hofstra |
Allen |
23 |
*Three officials – Ferrell, Spanier and Washington – will work with different crews throughout the season.
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