Teams Air Force 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Air Force roster 149 players: 31 freshmen, 36 sophomores, 28 juniors, 54 with no class listed. From 27 states; the most from Texas (31) and Georgia (16). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 17 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 30 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 23 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Arion Worthman QB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Normal, IL 1,100 passing yards, 10 TD; 821 rushing yards, 13 TD Isaiah Sanders QB 6′2″ 226 Colorado Springs, CO 218 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Nate Romine QB 5′11″ 190 Upland, CA 94 rushing yards, 1 TD 16 Mike Schmidt QB So. 6′3″ 205 Fletcher, NC 21 rushing yards 5 Donald Hammond III QB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Hampton, GA
Running backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 33 Timothy McVey RB 5′9″ 190 Lundhurst, OH 741 rushing yards, 7 TD 33 Taven Birdow FB So. 6′1″ 220 Altus, OK 384 rushing yards, 5 TD 30 Jacob Stafford FB 6′0″ 230 Shiner, TX 398 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Parker Wilson FB Jr. 5′11″ 230 Coppell, TX 200 rushing yards 19 Nolan Eriksen RB So. 5′9″ 195 Clarkston, MI 228 rushing yards, 1 TD 9 Malik Miller RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Griffin, GA 34 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 Aubrey Duty-Tyson FB 6′0″ 240 Miami Gardens, FL 32 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Christian Mallard RB So. 5′9″ 215 San Antonio, TX 21 rushing yards, 1 TD 43 Colton Parton FB So. 5′11″ 225 Gurley, AL 11 rushing yards 34 Kevin Fagan FB 6′1″ 230 North Richland Hills, TX 9 rushing yards 34 Cole Fagan FB So. 6′1″ 230 Dunnellon, FL 18 rushing yards 24 Benton Washington RB 5′11″ 205 Newnan, GA 5 rushing yards 22 Joshua Stoner RB Fr. 5′8″ 195 Columbus, OH 24 Kadin Remsberg RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Newton, KS 28 Jaylen Burgess FB 5′10″ 215 Maryville, TN 29 Joseph Saucier RB So. 5′10″ 200 32 Matthew Murla FB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Baton Rouge, LA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Marcus Bennett WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Marietta, GA 19 catches, 398 yards, 3 TD 3 Ronald Cleveland WR Jr. 5′9″ 180 Franklin, TN 11 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD 7 Geraud Sanders WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 210 Frisco, TX 9 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD 20 Benjamin Waters WR So. 6′1″ 205 Denver, CO 1 tackle 10 Andrew Smith WR Jr. 5′8″ 170 Gainsville, GA 1 catch, 6 yards 12 Tyler Williams WR 5′10″ 185 Oro Valley, AZ 1 catch, 2 yards 18 Jake Matkovich WR Jr. 6′5″ 195 Milwaukee, WI 1 catch, 18 yards 21 D’Morea Wicks WR So. 5′8″ 180 Plaquemine, LA 14 rushing yards 39 Jake LaCoste WR 5′10″ 205 Albany, OR 26 rushing yards 83 Adam Farah WR 6′1″ 185 Ada, MI 1 catch, 8 yards 84 Garrett Amy WR Jr. 5′8″ 190 Dallas, TX 1 catch, 10 yards 13 Cody Bronkar WR 6′4″ 205 La Habra, CA 13 Luke Bohenek WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Cincinnati, OH 23 Isaiah Sampson WR Fr. 5′7″ 175 Swansea, SC 27 Ben Peterson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Bellingham, WA 80 Daniel Morris WR Fr. 6′2″ 220 Saint Peters, MO
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 85 Ryan Reffitt TE 6′5″ 240 Galloway, OH 8 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD 81 Lesley Dalger TE So. 6′4″ 235 Sunrise, FL 1 return, 14 yards 87 Kade Waguespack TE So. 6′2″ 225 Gonzales, LA 2 catches, 35 yards 80 Ethan Brown TE 6′4″ 240 Groveport, OH 82 Rhett Harms TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Crete, NE 85 Luke Miller TE Fr. 6′4″ 225 Mooresville, NC 86 C.J. Riazzi TE 6′3″ 230 Kettering, OH
Offensive line 30 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 74 Griffin Landrum OL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Cummings, GA 1 tackle 53 Micah Mackaly OL 6′4″ 255 Mesquite, TX 54 Christian Frost OL 6′4″ 280 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 55 Alex Norton OL 6′2″ 285 Hamlet, NC 56 Britton Beasley OL Fr. 6′1″ 330 Cordell, OK 57 Elijah Woolum OL So. 6′4″ 275 Jackson, OH 60 Ernest McQuade OL 6′1″ 270 Aledo, TX 61 Scott Hattok OL So. 6′5″ 280 Lansing, KS 62 Jordan Tyler OL 6′2″ 270 Hoschton, GA 63 Clark Daniel OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Thomaston, GA 64 Kyle Krepsz OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Riverside, CA 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 66 Nolan Laufenberg OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Castle Rock, CO 67 Tanner Holcomb OL 6′4″ 275 Hiram, GA 68 Christopher Mitchell OL So. 6′2″ 265 Vancouver, WA 69 Wolfgang Rehbock OL So. 6′3″ 285 Los Gatos, CA 70 Nicholas Noyen C Fr. 6′0″ 285 West Chester, OH 71 Garrett Watts OL 6′5″ 300 Chesapeake, VA 72 Connor Vikupitz OL So. 6′3″ 275 Fresno, CA 73 Max Kemper OL 6′2″ 290 Marietta, GA 74 Rhett Myers OL So. 6′4″ 255 Elizabethtown, IN 75 Colin Marquez OL So. 6′3″ 280 Mesa, AZ 76 Adam Jewell OL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Pearland, TX 76 Blake Davis OL 6′0″ 310 Conyers, GA 77 J.C. Rast OL 6′4″ 290 San Antonio, TX 77 Parker Ferguson OT Fr. 6′5″ 290 Greenwood, IN 78 R.J. Slater OL 6′2″ 285 Sugar Land, TX 79 Stone Miller OL 6′3″ 270 Mason, MI
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 97 Santo Coppola DL 6′4″ 270 Santa Fe, NM 37 tackles, 1 sack 90 Micah Capra DL Jr. 6′2″ 275 Argyle, TX 27 tackles 95 Cody Gessler DL Jr. 5′11″ 260 Katy, TX 19 tackles, 1 sack 99 Mosese Fifita DL So. 6′1″ 330 Everett, WA 19 tackles, 1 sack 94 Jordan Jackson DT 6′5″ 270 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 57 Ryan Darby DL Jr. 6′3″ 250 Missouri City, TX 3 tackles 96 Cody Moorhead DL 6′5″ 285 Newcastle, WA 3 tackles 88 Austin Morris DL 6′3″ 245 Carrollton, TX 2 tackles 98 Kyler Ehm DL So. 6′3″ 285 Potwin, KS 1 tackle 83 Ben Harris DL Jr. 6′6″ 260 Peculair, MO 85 Matt Smith DL 6′2″ 255 Bakersfield, CA 86 Michael Purcell DE Fr. 6′4″ 245 The Woodlands, TX 87 Matthew Gaiter DL 6′4″ 265 Littleton, CO 89 Robert Ator DL 6′4″ 225 Little Rock, AR 91 Jared Bair DL So. 6′3″ 260 Troy, OH 93 Danny Highland DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 Loveland, CO 93 Deion Crisostomo-Fetui DL 6′0″ 290 Federal Way, WA 95 Kolby Barker DL So. 6′4″ 280 Keizer, OR 96 Joseph Woodring NT Fr. 5′11″ 275 Katy, TX 97 Kaleb Nunez NT Fr. 6′1″ 275 Midland, TX
Linebackers 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 50 Jack Flor LB 6′2″ 225 Bothell, WA 88 tackles, 2 sacks 29 Kyle Floyd OLB Jr. 6′2″ 215 Houston, TX 55 tackles, 1 INT 8 Lakota Wills LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Richland, WA 38 tackles, 1 INT 6 Shaquille Vereen LB 5′9″ 186 Lilburn, GA 35 tackles, 1 INT 7 Ja’Mel Sanders LB 6′1″ 205 Dayton, OH 25 tackles 49 Brody Bagnall ILB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Vancouver, WA 9 tackles 35 Christopher Musselman LB So. 6′2″ 220 San Tan Valley, AZ 1 tackle, 1 INT 40 Kyle Johnson LB So. 6′0″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 5 tackles 51 Matt Evans LB 6′4″ 240 Golden, CO 2 tackles, 1 sack 26 Abraham Nuno LB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Moreno Valley, CA 4 tackles 38 Jarrod Hardrick LB 6′1″ 220 Huber Heights, OH 2 tackles 42 Blake Dailey ILB Jr. 6′3″ 220 Gas City, IN 2 tackles 48 Jake Ksiazek LB So. 6′2″ 230 Tucson, AZ 2 tackles 17 Drew McAdams LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Coppell, TX 1 tackle 5 Colby Raphiel LB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Humble, TX 30 Grant Donaldson LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Sudlersville, MD 38 Demonte Meeks LB RS 6′1″ 240 Maple Heights, OH 41 Price Morgan LB So. 6′3″ 220 Lawrence, KS 44 Parker Noren LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Mckinney, TX 45 R.J. Jackson OLB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Beloit, KS 47 Nathan King LB So. 6′1″ 220 Port Matilda, PA 50 John Lyons LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Memphis, TN 59 Alec Hamilton LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Lone Tree, CO
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Marquis Griffin DB 5′11″ 195 Stockbridge, GA 62 tackles 4 James Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Denver, CO 46 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jeremy Fejedelem DB So. 5′10″ 185 Lemont, IL 28 tackles 22 Garrett Kauppila DB So. 6′3″ 215 Rocklin, CA 15 tackles 16 Robert Bullard DB Jr. 5′9″ 175 Covington, GA 10 tackles 15 Brett Baldwin DB 6′0″ 175 Long Beach, CA 8 tackles 6 Zane Lewis DB So. 6′1″ 190 Richmond, VA 6 tackles 5 Dailen Sutton DB Jr. 6′1″ 175 Dallas, TX 4 tackles 31 Ross Connors DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Bellevue, WA 4 tackles 13 Malik Dawkins DB So. 6′0″ 205 Conyers, GA 2 tackles 2 Elisha Palm CB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Grand Prairie, TX 3 Milton Bugg III DB RS 6′0″ 180 Gilbert, AZ 9 Demani Hansford CB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Bowie, MD 9 Valentino Espinoza DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Pensacola, FL 14 Grant Theil DB So. 6′1″ 195 Jasper, IN 18 Justin Saylor DB 6′2″ 185 Martinsville, IN 21 Bryce VonZurmuehlen DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Coppell, TX 21 Eric Ward DB So. 5′11″ 187 Kennedale, TX 29 Elijah Palm DB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Grand Prairie, TX 39 Matthew Anderson DB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN
Drew McAdams, Bryce VonZurmuehlen, Parker Wilson, Austin Morris Malik Dawkins, Robert Bullard, Blake Davis Elisha Palm, Elijah Palm James Jones, Benjamin Waters Dailen Sutton, Garrett Amy Marcus Bennett, Max Kemper Luke Bohenek, Jake Barnhorst Joshua Stoner, Ryan Beveridge Christian Mallard, J.C. Rast Kyle Floyd, Grant Ross Ross Connors, Cody Moorhead Kyle Johnson, Jordan Jackson Brody Bagnall, Christopher Mitchell Neal Bess, R.J. Slater Charlie Scott, Matthew Gaiter Cody Gessler, Joseph Woodring Arion Worthman Jeremy Fejedelem Marquis Griffin Milton Bugg III Ronald Cleveland Colby Raphiel Donald Hammond III Nate Romine Shaquille Vereen Zane Lewis Geraud Sanders Ja’Mel Sanders Lakota Wills Demani Hansford Malik Miller Valentino Espinoza Andrew Smith Luke Strebel Tyler Williams Cody Bronkar Grant Theil Brett Baldwin Mike Schmidt Jake Matkovich Justin Saylor Nolan Eriksen D’Morea Wicks Eric Ward Garrett Kauppila Isaiah Sampson Benton Washington Kadin Remsberg Abraham Nuno Ben Peterson Jaylen Burgess Grant Donaldson Jacob Stafford Aubrey Duty-Tyson Matthew Murla Taven Birdow Cole Fagan Kevin Fagan Christopher Musselman Demonte Meeks Jarrod Hardrick Jake LaCoste Matthew Anderson Price Morgan Blake Dailey Colton Parton Parker Noren R.J. Jackson Conner Kirkegaard Nathan King Jake Ksiazek Jack Flor John Lyons Matt Evans Micah Mackaly Christian Frost Alex Norton Britton Beasley Elijah Woolum Ryan Darby Alec Hamilton Austin Cutting Ernest McQuade Scott Hattok Jordan Tyler Clark Daniel Justin Greene Kyle Krepsz Nolan Laufenberg Tanner Holcomb Wolfgang Rehbock Nicholas Noyen Garrett Watts Connor Vikupitz Griffin Landrum Rhett Myers Colin Marquez Adam Jewell Parker Ferguson Stone Miller Daniel Morris Ethan Brown Lesley Dalger Rhett Harms Adam Farah Luke Miller Matt Smith Ryan Reffitt C.J. Riazzi Michael Purcell Kade Waguespack Robert Ator Micah Capra Jared Bair Jake Koehnke Danny Highland Deion Crisostomo-Fetui Cecil Moskowitz Kolby Barker Matthew Philichi Kaleb Nunez Santo Coppola Brayden Thomas Kyler Ehm Mosese Fifita Isaiah Sanders TX 31 GA 16 OH 14 CA 12 WA 10 Hometowns of the 2017 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 31 Georgia 16 Ohio 14 California 12 Washington 10 Colorado 9 Florida 7 Indiana 6 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 8 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 King County, Washington pop. 2.3 million 4 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 3 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’ 2017 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.
