Teams Air Force 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Air Force roster 140 players: 34 freshmen, 27 sophomores, 79 with no class listed. From 26 states; the most from Texas (32) and Georgia (17). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 16 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 25 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 3 Athletes and others 11
Running backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 D.J. Johnson RB 5′10″ Roopville, GA 622 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Jacobi Owens RB 6′0″ Las Vegas, NV 859 rushing yards, 5 TD 43 Shayne Davern RB 6′0″ Carlsbad, CA 475 rushing yards, 4 TD 33 Timothy McVey RB 5′9″ 190 Lundhurst, OH 708 rushing yards, 10 TD 36 Parker Wilson FB So. 5′11″ 230 Coppell, TX 97 rushing yards 24 Benton Washington RB 5′11″ 205 Newnan, GA 2 tackles 30 Jacob Stafford FB 6′0″ 230 Shiner, TX 14 rushing yards 9 Malik Miller RB So. 5′10″ 200 Griffin, GA 19 Nolan Eriksen RB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Clarkston, MI 25 Christian Mallard RB Fr. 5′9″ 215 San Antonio, TX 29 Joseph Saucier RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 32 Aubrey Duty-Tyson FB 6′0″ 240 Miami Gardens, FL 33 Taven Birdow FB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Altus, OK 34 Cole Fagan FB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Dunnellon, FL 43 Colton Parton FB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Gurley, AL 45 Scott Hester RB 6′0″ Birmingham, AL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 Jalen Robinette WR 6′4″ Bexley, OH 35 catches, 959 yards, 6 TD 12 Tyler Williams WR 5′10″ 185 Oro Valley, AZ 270 rushing yards, 6 TD 3 Ronald Cleveland WR So. 5′9″ 180 Franklin, TN 7 returns, 76 yards 10 Andrew Smith WR So. 5′8″ 170 Gainsville, GA 1 tackle 7 Geraud Sanders WR 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Frisco, TX 8 Marcus Bennett WR So. 6′0″ 195 Marietta, GA 13 Cody Bronkar WR 6′4″ 205 La Habra, CA 18 Jake Matkovich WR So. 6′5″ 195 Milwaukee, WI 19 Seth Hill WR 5′7″ 180 Columbus, OH 20 Benjamin Waters WR Fr. 6′1″ 205 Denver, CO 21 D’Morea Wicks WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Plaquemine, LA 39 Jake LaCoste WR 5′10″ 205 Albany, OR 81 Andrew Daughtery WR 6′2″ 195 Bakersfield, CA 84 Garrett Amy WR So. 5′8″ 190 Dallas, TX
Offensive line 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 Colin Sandor OL 6′2″ Carmel, IN 1 tackle 55 Alex Norton OL 6′2″ 285 Hamlet, NC 57 Elijah Woolum OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Jackson, OH 60 Ernest McQuade OL 6′1″ 270 Aledo, TX 61 Jackson Wilson OL 6′3″ 280 Rochester, MN 61 Scott Hattok OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Lansing, KS 62 Jordan Tyler OL 6′2″ 270 Hoschton, GA 64 Ryan Beveridge OL 6′0″ 270 Hilliard, OH 65 Neal Bess OL 6′2″ 255 Richmond, TX 66 Jake Barnhorst OL 6′4″ 275 Cincinnati, OH 67 Dylan Vail OL 6′2″ Friendswood, TX 68 Christopher Mitchell OL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Vancouver, WA 68 George Jarvis III OL 6′3″ 250 Westminster, CO 69 Wolfgang Rehbock OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Los Gatos, CA 72 Connor Vikupitz OL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Fresno, CA 72 Tyler Rapp C 6′0″ 280 The Woodlands, TX 73 Allen Caunitz OL 6′4″ 270 Colleyville, TX 74 Griffin Landrum OL So. 6′2″ 285 Cummings, GA 74 Rhett Myers OL Fr. 6′4″ 255 Elizabethtown, IN 75 Alex Kofskey OL 6′6″ 285 Owens Cross, AL 75 Colin Marquez OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Mesa, AZ 76 Andrew Gikas OL 6′3″ 230 Bloomfield Hills, MI 77 James Rast OT 6′4″ 290 San Antonio, TX 78 R.J. Slater OL 6′2″ 285 Sugar Land, TX 79 Stone Miller OL 6′3″ 270 Mason, MI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 93 Samuel Byers DL 6′5″ Kingston, WA 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks 97 Santo Coppola DL 6′4″ 270 Santa Fe, NM 28 tackles, 2 sacks 54 Lochlin Deeks DL 6′4″ Salem, OR 32 tackles 99 Jalen Lacy DL 6′4″ Midland, GA 2 tackles, 2 sacks 53 David Harris DL 6′0″ Cedar Hill, TX 6 tackles 38 Kellen Cleveland DL 6′4″ Wheaton, IL 2 tackles 57 Ryan Darby DL So. 6′3″ 250 Missouri City, TX 58 Will Patterson DL 6′3″ 268 El Paso, TX 83 Ben Harris DL So. 6′6″ 260 Peculair, MO 90 Micah Capra DL So. 6′2″ 275 Argyle, TX 91 Jared Bair DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Troy, OH 91 Mike DeVries DL 6′2″ 252 Erie, CO 93 Danny Highland DL So. 6′2″ 260 Loveland, CO 95 Cody Gessler DL So. 5′11″ 260 Katy, TX 96 Cody Moorhead DL 6′5″ 285 Newcastle, WA 98 Kyler Ehm DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Potwin, KS 99 Mosese Fifita DL Fr. 6′1″ 330 Everett, WA
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 34 Haji Dunn Jr. LB 6′3″ 240 San Bernardino, CA 53 tackles, 5 sacks 40 Ryan Watson LB 6′3″ Conyers, GA 38 tackles, 9 sacks 47 Claude Alexander III LB 6′1″ Woodstock, GA 44 tackles, 1.5 sacks 48 Jacob Onyechi LB 6′1″ Sugar Land, TX 40 tackles, 2 sacks 41 Patrick Healy LB 6′1″ Castle Rock, CO 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 50 Jack Flor LB 6′2″ 225 Bothell, WA 28 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Shaquille Vereen LB 5′9″ 186 Lilburn, GA 21 tackles 29 Kyle Floyd OLB So. 6′2″ 215 Houston, TX 4 tackles 42 Blake Dailey ILB So. 6′3″ 220 Gas City, IN 2 tackles 45 R.J. Jackson OLB So. 6′3″ 235 Beloit, KS 1 tackle 7 Ja’Mel Sanders LB 6′1″ 205 Dayton, OH 17 Drew McAdams LB So. 6′1″ 215 Coppell, TX 26 Abraham Nuno LB So. 6′0″ 205 Moreno Valley, CA 35 Christopher Musselman LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 San Tan Valley, AZ 38 Jarrod Hardrick LB 6′1″ 220 Huber Heights, OH 40 Kyle Johnson LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 41 Price Morgan LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Lawrence, KS 47 Nathan King LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Port Matilda, PA 48 Jake Ksiazek LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Tucson, AZ 49 Brody Bagnall ILB So. 6′2″ 235 Vancouver, WA 51 Matt Evans LB 6′4″ 240 Golden, CO 91 Omar Gardea LB 6′3″ 250 Fort Worth, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Weston Steelhammer DB 6′2″ Shreveport, LA 76 tackles, 1 sack, 7 INT 18 Brodie Hicks DB 6′2″ Colorado Springs, CO 72 tackles, 4 INT 21 Jesse Washington DB 6′0″ Friendswood, TX 51 tackles, 2 INT 25 Roland Ladipo DB 5′10″ Pickerington, OH 36 tackles, 1 INT 14 Hayes Linn DB 6′0″ Cartersville, GA 32 tackles 2 Marquis Griffin DB 5′11″ 195 Stockbridge, GA 22 tackles 27 Tyler Weaver DB 6′1″ Conyers, GA 7 tackles 5 Dailen Sutton DB So. 6′1″ 175 Dallas, TX 6 tackles 15 Brett Baldwin DB 6′0″ 175 Long Beach, CA 4 tackles 16 Robert Bullard DB So. 5′9″ 175 Covington, GA 4 tackles 19 Brayden Hill DB 5′10″ Honolulu, HI 4 tackles 31 Ross Connors DB So. 5′11″ 185 Bellevue, WA 2 tackles 2 Jeremy Fejedelem DB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Lemont, IL 6 Zane Lewis DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Richmond, VA 13 Malik Dawkins DB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Conyers, GA 14 Grant Theil DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Jasper, IN 21 Bryce VonZurmuehlen DB So. 6′0″ 185 Coppell, TX 21 Eric Ward DB Fr. 5′11″ 187 Kennedale, TX 22 Garrett Kauppila DB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Rocklin, CA 22 Keith Batista DB 5′11″ 175 Houston, TX 32 John Gleason DB 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL
Athletes and others 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Luke Strebel 5′10″ 175 Nashville, TN 22 of 25 field goals 44 Grant Ross 6′1″ 225 Houston, TX 67 tackles, 2.5 sacks 91 Steve Brosy 5′11″ Fort Myers, FL 48 punts, 41.1 average 27 Bryan Driskell 3★ 3-star recruit McKinney, TX 4 tackles 4 Jalil Kuku 5 Kyle Watford 63 Justin Greene 6′0″ 220 Copperas Grove, TX 95 Cecil Moskowitz 6′1″ 200 Roswell, GA 96 Matthew Philichi So. 5′9″ 180 Gig Harbor, WA 97 Noah Crabbe So. 5′9″ 185 98 Brayden Thomas 6′1″ 190 Welborn, FL
Malik Dawkins, Robert Bullard, Tyler Weaver, Ryan Watson Drew McAdams, Bryce VonZurmuehlen, Parker Wilson, Josh Self Keith Batista, Kyle Floyd, Grant Ross Jacob Onyechi, Neal Bess, R.J. Slater Dailen Sutton, Garrett Amy Pate Davis, Ernest McQuade Jalen Robinette, Roland Ladipo Brodie Hicks, Isaiah Sanders Seth Hill, Ryan Beveridge Benjamin Waters, George Jarvis III Jesse Washington, Dylan Vail Christian Mallard, James Rast Ross Connors, Cody Moorhead Shayne Davern, Jake Koehnke Brody Bagnall, Christopher Mitchell Arion Worthman Jeremy Fejedelem Marquis Griffin D.J. Johnson Ronald Cleveland Nate Romine Shaquille Vereen Zane Lewis Geraud Sanders Ja’Mel Sanders Marcus Bennett Weston Steelhammer Malik Miller Andrew Smith Luke Strebel Tyler Williams Cody Bronkar Grant Theil Hayes Linn Brett Baldwin Mike Schmidt Jake Matkovich Brayden Hill Nolan Eriksen D’Morea Wicks Eric Ward Garrett Kauppila Benton Washington Abraham Nuno Bryan Driskell Jacobi Owens Jacob Stafford Aubrey Duty-Tyson John Gleason Taven Birdow Cole Fagan Haji Dunn Jr. Christopher Musselman Jarrod Hardrick Kellen Cleveland Jake LaCoste Kyle Johnson Patrick Healy Price Morgan Blake Dailey Colton Parton R.J. Jackson Scott Hester Claude Alexander III Nathan King Jake Ksiazek Jack Flor Matt Evans David Harris Lochlin Deeks Alex Norton Colin Sandor Elijah Woolum Ryan Darby Will Patterson Austin Cutting Jackson Wilson Scott Hattok Jordan Tyler Justin Greene Jake Barnhorst Wolfgang Rehbock Connor Vikupitz Tyler Rapp Allen Caunitz Griffin Landrum Rhett Myers Alex Kofskey Colin Marquez Andrew Gikas Stone Miller Andrew Daughtery Lesley Dalger Charlie Scott Ryan Reffitt C.J. Riazzi Kade Waguespack Matt Jacques Micah Capra Jared Bair Mike DeVries Omar Gardea Steve Brosy Danny Highland Samuel Byers Cecil Moskowitz Cody Gessler Matthew Philichi Santo Coppola Brayden Thomas Kyler Ehm Jalen Lacy Mosese Fifita TX 32 GA 17 CA 12 OH 12 CO 9 Hometowns of the 2016 Air Force roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Texas 32 Georgia 17 California 12 Ohio 12 Colorado 9 Washington 8 Florida 6 Illinois 4 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2016 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
