Teams App State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 App State roster 97 players: 17 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 1 junior, 71 with no class listed. From 10 states and 2 other countries; the most from North Carolina (34) and Georgia (21). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 12 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Taylor Lamb QB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Calhoun, GA 2,281 passing yards, 15 TD 10 J.P. Caruso QB 6′1″ Palm Beach Gardens, FL 46 passing yards, 1 TD 2 Zeb Speir QB Fr. 6′2″ 204 Sylva, NC 17 Curtis Fitch QB 6′0″ 195 Lutz, FL
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 25 Jalin Moore RB So. 5′11″ 207 Shelby, NC 1,402 rushing yards, 10 TD 14 Marcus Cox RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Dacula, GA 1,015 rushing yards, 9 TD 3 Darrynton Evans RB 5′11″ 200 Oak Hill, FL 217 rushing yards 8 Josh Boyd RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Norcross, GA 42 rushing yards 21 Terrence Upshaw RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Duluth, GA 27 Marcus Williams Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Rocky Mount, NC 45 Colt Johnson RB 5′8″ 200 Greensboro, NC
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Shaedon Meadors WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 200 Duncan, SC 45 catches, 716 yards, 2 TD 16 Jaquil Capel WR 5′11″ Mount Gilead, NC 25 catches, 290 yards, 1 TD 3 Deltron Hopkins WR 5′8″ Miami, FL 23 catches, 151 yards, 2 TD 2 Ike Lewis WR 5′10″ 180 Simpsonville, SC 18 catches, 236 yards, 1 TD 13 Dante Jones WR 5′11″ 185 Raleigh, NC 10 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD 82 Zy Letman WR 6′3″ 200 Lincolnton, GA 10 catches, 165 yards, 1 TD 88 T.J. Watkins WR 6′1″ 165 Forest City, NC 8 catches, 78 yards 4 Jaylan Barbour WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Monroe, NC 6 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD 15 Mock Adams WR Fr. 6′4″ 205 Greenwood, SC 6 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD 18 Brad Absher WR So. 5′10″ 177 Troy, NC 2 catches, 17 yards 9 Jake Easter WR 6′2″ 190 Pfafftown, NC 2 rushing yards 83 Mykel Golden WR 5′11″ Climax, NC −2 rushing yards 20 A’Darius Purifoy WR RS 6′0″ 195 Pensacola, FL 84 Crisjohn Roscoe WR 6′2″ 213 Neptune Beach, FL Mitchell McClurg WR Alcoa, TN
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 85 Barrett Burns TE 6′4″ Woodstock, GA 19 catches, 227 yards, 3 TD 89 Devin Papenheim TE Fr. 6′6″ 262 Bushnell, FL 6 tackles 87 Collin Reed TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Boiling Springs, SC 4 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD 46 Bill Cecil TE 6′0″ 225 Asheville, NC 1 catch, 4 yards 86 Levi Duffield TE 6′2″ 235 Waynesville, NC 1 catch, 36 yards, 1 TD 80 Hunter Nunn TE 6′3″ York, SC
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 50 Beau Nunn OL 6′4″ 300 York, SC 1 tackle 50 Joey Cave OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Knoxville, TN 51 Baer Hunter OL 6′2″ 300 Clemmons, NC 52 Tobias Edge-Campbell OL 6′2″ 272 Raeford, NC 55 Matt Williams OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 280 Lehigh Acres, FL 56 Nate Haskins OL 6′4″ 280 Orlando, FL 61 Aidan Nesvisky OL 6′4″ 260 Raleigh, NC 62 Weston Gillespie OL 6′4″ 287 Travelers Rest 66 Jamie Collmar OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Gastonia, NC 70 Colby Gossett OL 6′6″ 320 Cumming, GA 75 Parker Collins OL 6′3″ 295 North Augusta, SC 75 Victor Johnson OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 North Augusta, SC 76 Madison Malone OL 6′5″ 287 Memphis, TN 77 Alex Taylor OL 6′9″ 305 Moncks Corner, SC 78 Chandler Greer OL 6′4″ 288 Knoxville, TN 88 Cameron Pack OL 6′3″ 210 Mount Airy, NC
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 42 Antonious Sims DL 6′3″ 260 Andrews, TX 33 tackles, 7 sacks 51 Caleb Fuller DL 6′0″ 241 Wilmington, NC 21 tackles, 3 sacks 40 Nate Norwood DL 6′2″ Hampton, GA 27 tackles 92 Myquon Stout DL So. 6′1″ 286 China Grove, NC 20 tackles, 2 sacks 47 Okon Godwin DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 250 Covington, GA 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 42 Tee Sims DL 6′3″ Covington, GA 6 tackles, 2 sacks 72 Tyson Fernandez DL 6′2″ Fuquay-Varina, NC 8 tackles, 1 sack 54 Darian Small DL 6′2″ Hampton, GA 9 tackles 68 Brody Barrett DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 San Juan Capistrano, CA 94 Josh Houser DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Boonville, NC 94 Ryan Miller DT 6′2″ 289 Charlotte, NC 96 Markell Clark DL RS 6′0″ 275 Dacula, GA 97 Matthew McClurg DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Alcoa, TN 98 E.J. Scott DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Farmville, NC 98 Josh Filbey DL 6′1″ Franklin, TN 99 Chris Willis DL 6′2″ 260 Shelby, NC 99 John Baer Hunter DL 6′3″ 265 Clemmons, NC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 45 Eric Boggs ILB 6′3″ 235 Belton, SC 98 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT 6 Kennan Gilchrist OLB 6′2″ Abbeville, SC 89 tackles, 3 sacks 28 Devan Stringer OLB 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, GA 71 tackles 88 John Law ILB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Atlanta, GA 57 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 48 Dezmin Reed OLB 6′2″ Atlanta, GA 29 tackles, 6 sacks 35 Toronto Thomas ILB 6′0″ Ellenwood, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Thomasville, NC 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 31 Rashaad Townes OLB 6′2″ 230 Macon, GA 14 tackles, 1 sack 44 Anthony Flory ILB So. 6′2″ 233 Fort Lauderdale, FL 10 tackles 47 Teh’Ron Fuller ILB 6′2″ 230 Fort Myers, FL 6 tackles 33 Edward Davis ILB 6′0″ 230 Farmville, NC 1 tackle 59 Jordan Fehr LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 20 Noel Cook LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Reidsville, NC 29 Devonte Harrison LB RS 6′1″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 39 Miller Kirkpatrick LB 6′0″ 180 South Granite
Defensive backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Clifton Duck DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Matthews, NC 57 tackles, 5 INT 10 A.J. Howard DB 5′11″ 200 Hamilton, GA 55 tackles, 3 INT 3 Alex Gray DB 6′3″ Suwanee, GA 46 tackles, 1 INT 4 Mondo Williams DB 5′11″ Iowa City, IA 30 tackles, 4 INT 7 Josh Thomas DB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Montgomery, AL 28 tackles, 2 INT 17 Tae Hayes DB So. 5′11″ 185 Decatur, AL 18 tackles 9 Austin Exford DB So. 6′2″ 201 Snellville, GA 14 tackles 12 Brandon Pinckney DB 6′0″ 190 Spartanburg, SC 7 tackles, 1 INT 6 Desmond Franklin DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Inverness, FL 4 tackles 21 Aris Duffey DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 175 St. Augustine, FL 26 K.J. Chamberlain DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 194 Greenwood, SC 27 A.J. Beach DB Fr. 5′10″ 165 Smyrna, GA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 30 George Vinson 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Damascus, MD 3 tackles
Clifton Duck, Jordan Fehr, Ryan Miller Alex Gray, Colby Gossett Austin Exford, Terrence Upshaw Dante Jones, Aidan Nesvisky Marcus Cox, Markell Clark Mock Adams, K.J. Chamberlain Jalin Moore, Chris Willis Edward Davis, E.J. Scott Nate Norwood, Darian Small Tee Sims, Okon Godwin Dezmin Reed, John Law Beau Nunn, Hunter Nunn Joey Cave, Chandler Greer Baer Hunter, John Baer Hunter Parker Collins, Victor Johnson Matthew McClurg, Mitchell McClurg Ike Lewis Zeb Speir Darrynton Evans Deltron Hopkins Jaylan Barbour Mondo Williams Desmond Franklin Kennan Gilchrist Shaedon Meadors Josh Thomas Josh Boyd Jake Easter A.J. Howard J.P. Caruso Taylor Lamb Brandon Pinckney Jaquil Capel Curtis Fitch Tae Hayes Brad Absher A’Darius Purifoy Noel Cook Aris Duffey Akeem Davis-Gaither A.J. Beach Marcus Williams Jr. Devan Stringer Devonte Harrison Rashaad Townes Toronto Thomas Miller Kirkpatrick Antonious Sims Anthony Flory Colt Johnson Eric Boggs Bill Cecil Teh’Ron Fuller Caleb Fuller Tobias Edge-Campbell Matt Williams Nate Haskins Weston Gillespie Jamie Collmar Brody Barrett Tyson Fernandez Madison Malone Alex Taylor Zy Letman Mykel Golden Crisjohn Roscoe Barrett Burns Levi Duffield Collin Reed Cameron Pack T.J. Watkins Devin Papenheim Michael Rubino Bentlee Critcher Myquon Stout Elias McMurry Josh Houser Rylee Critcher Josh Filbey NC 34 GA 21 FL 15 SC 13 TN 6 Hometowns of the 2016 App State 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 North Carolina 34 Georgia 21 Florida 15 South Carolina 13 Tennessee 6 Alabama 2 Iowa 1 Maryland 1 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 3 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 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’ 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.
