Teams App State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 App State roster 110 players: 19 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 8 juniors, 1 senior, 65 with no class listed. From 11 states and 2 other countries; the most from North Carolina (48) and Florida (16). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 11 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Taylor Lamb QB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Calhoun, GA 2,737 passing yards, 27 TD 12 Zac Thomas QB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Trussville, AL 33 passing yards 8 Jacob Huesman QB 6′3″ 205 Bradenton, FL 5 passing yards 17 Curtis Fitch QB 6′0″ 195 Lutz, FL 9 passing yards 2 Zeb Speir QB So. 6′2″ 204 Sylva, NC
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 25 Jalin Moore RB Jr. 5′11″ 207 Shelby, NC 1,037 rushing yards, 12 TD Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5′10″ 204 Rocky Mount, NC 500 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Terrence Upshaw RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Duluth, GA 314 rushing yards, 4 TD 4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6′0″ 195 Douglasville, GA 293 rushing yards, 2 TD 27 DeMarcus Harper RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Black Mountain, NC 46 rushing yards 16 De’Vonta Smith RB 5′11″ 185 Brooksville, FL 15 rushing yards 3 Darrynton Evans RB 5′11″ 200 Oak Hill, FL 22 D’Andre Hicks RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Punta Gorda, FL 27 Nakendrick Clark RB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Statesville, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Ike Lewis WR 5′10″ 180 Simpsonville, SC 51 catches, 733 yards, 8 TD 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 45 catches, 585 yards, 7 TD 88 T.J. Watkins WR 6′1″ 165 Forest City, NC 21 catches, 295 yards, 1 TD 11 Jalen Virgil WR 6′1″ 210 Lawrenceville, GA 20 catches, 364 yards, 3 TD 14 Malik Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Chester, SC 20 catches, 175 yards 13 Dante Jones WR 5′11″ 185 Raleigh, NC 14 catches, 87 yards 18 Brad Absher WR Jr. 5′10″ 177 Troy, NC 5 tackles 82 Zy Letman WR 6′3″ 200 Lincolnton, GA 8 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD 20 A’Darius Purifoy WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Pensacola, FL 1 catch, 2 yards 2 Corey Xavier Sutton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 6 Shaedon Meadors WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 200 Duncan, SC 9 Jake Easter WR 6′2″ 190 Pfafftown, NC 15 Mock Adams WR So. 6′4″ 205 Greenwood, SC 19 John Jennings WR 6′3″ 190 Centreville, VA 21 Michael Queen WR Fr. 6′1″ 205 Apex, NC 22 Brock Gusler WR 5′9″ 175 Statesville, NC 84 Crisjohn Roscoe WR 6′2″ 213 Neptune Beach, FL Dillon Goode WR 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 87 Collin Reed TE So. 6′4″ 245 Boiling Springs, SC 9 catches, 157 yards, 5 TD 86 Levi Duffield TE 6′2″ 235 Waynesville, NC 6 catches, 97 yards, 2 TD 18 Mike Evans TE RS 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, NC 46 Bill Cecil TE 6′0″ 225 Asheville, NC 85 Zeke Brandle TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Forest City, NC 89 Devin Papenheim TE So. 6′6″ 262 Bushnell, FL
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 55 Matt Williams OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 280 Lehigh Acres, FL 130 rushing yards 88 Cameron Pack OL 6′3″ 210 Mount Airy, NC 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 50 Beau Nunn OL 6′4″ 300 York, SC 1 tackle 50 Joey Cave OL So. 6′4″ 300 Knoxville, TN 51 Baer Hunter OL RS 6′2″ 300 Clemmons, NC 52 Tobias Edge-Campbell OL 6′2″ 272 Raeford, NC 56 Nate Haskins OL 6′4″ 280 Orlando, FL 58 Ryan Neuzil OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Bradenton, FL 60 Noah Hannon OL Fr. 6′1″ 270 Greer, SC 61 Aidan Nesvisky OL 6′4″ 260 Raleigh, NC 62 Weston Gillespie OL 6′4″ 287 Travelers Rest 63 Ivan Reyes OL Fr. 6′1″ 295 Hickory, NC 64 Will Hardin OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Greensboro, NC 67 Logan Wright OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Kernersville, NC 70 Colby Gossett OL 6′6″ 320 Cumming, GA 73 Cole Garrison OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Pinson, AL 74 Brock Macaulay OL 6′6″ 294 Big Prairie, OH 75 Victor Johnson OL So. 6′5″ 295 North Augusta, SC 76 Madison Malone OL 6′5″ 287 Memphis, TN 78 Chandler Greer OL 6′4″ 288 Knoxville, TN Kevin Martinez OL Fuquay-Varina, NC
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 42 Antonious Sims DL 6′3″ 260 Andrews, TX 41 tackles, 9.5 sacks 92 Myquon Stout DL Jr. 6′1″ 286 China Grove, NC 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks 51 Caleb Fuller DL 6′0″ 241 Wilmington, NC 27 tackles, 3 sacks 47 Okon Godwin DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 250 Covington, GA 20 tackles, 1 sack 9 Demetrius Taylor DL 6′1″ 295 Miami, FL 13 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Chris Willis DL 6′2″ 260 Shelby, NC 15 tackles, 1 sack 96 Markell Clark DL Fr. 6′0″ 275 Dacula, GA 16 tackles 97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5′11″ 240 Galax, VA 5 tackles, 1 sack 91 Tommy Dawkins DL 6′2″ 240 Concord, NC 7 tackles 57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL Fr. 6′1″ 250 Greensboro, NC 4 tackles 98 E.J. Scott DL So. 6′3″ 275 Farmville, NC 4 tackles 68 Brody Barrett DL So. 6′3″ 290 San Juan Capistrano, CA 3 tackles 94 Josh Houser DL So. 6′2″ 260 Boonville, NC 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 99 John Hunter DL 6′3″ 265 Andrews, TX 2 tackles 42 Tee Sims DL 6′3″ Covington, GA 66 Will Israel DL RS 6′2″ 235 Asheville, NC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 45 Eric Boggs ILB 6′3″ 235 Belton, SC 102 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT 44 Anthony Flory ILB Jr. 6′2″ 233 Fort Lauderdale, FL 87 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 31 Rashaad Townes OLB 6′2″ 230 Macon, GA 51 tackles, 5 sacks 28 Devan Stringer OLB 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, GA 49 tackles, 2 sacks 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 215 Thomasville, NC 33 tackles 59 Jordan Fehr LB So. 6′3″ 230 Charlotte, NC 15 tackles, 1 INT 33 Edward Davis ILB 6′0″ 230 Farmville, NC 19 tackles 10 Tim Frizzell LB 6′1″ 220 Knoxville, TN 6 tackles, 1 sack 20 Noel Cook LB So. 6′0″ 215 Reidsville, NC 9 tackles 29 Devonte Harrison LB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 5 tackles 49 Blythe Hall LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Greensboro, NC 54 Jermaine McDaniel Jr. OLB RS 6′3″ 235 Dillon, SC Sage Holley LB 6′0″ 230 Arden, NC
Defensive backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Clifton Duck DB So. 5′10″ 175 Matthews, NC 50 tackles, 1 sack, 6 INT 17 Tae Hayes DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Decatur, AL 53 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT 10 A.J. Howard DB 5′11″ 200 Hamilton, GA 66 tackles, 1 INT 6 Desmond Franklin DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Inverness, FL 49 tackles, 3 INT 9 Austin Exford DB Jr. 6′2″ 201 Snellville, GA 33 tackles, 1 sack 7 Josh Thomas DB So. 6′0″ 205 Montgomery, AL 13 tackles 8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Miramar, FL 10 tackles 13 Kaiden Smith DB 6′1″ 200 Lawrenceville, GA 8 tackles 12 Brandon Pinckney DB 6′0″ 190 Spartanburg, SC 1 tackle 11 Jeremy Level DB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 27 A.J. Beach DB So. 5′10″ 165 Smyrna, GA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 90 Michael Rubino PK So. 6′3″ 215 Apex, NC 9 of 15 field goals 91 Chandler Staton PK 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, GA 8 of 9 field goals 39 Xavier Subotsch P 6′1″ 210 Melbourne, VIC 55 punts, 39.9 average 93 Elias McMurry LS Jr. 6′1″ 232 Statesville, NC 2 tackles 94 Rylee Critcher P 6′0″ 195 Boone, NC 2 punts, 24.5 average 30 Clayton Howell P 6′0″ 195 High Point, NC 53 Jake Appling LS Fr. 6′3″ 275 Shelby, NC Drake Cocks LS 6′0″ 235 Appomattox, VA Tate Houpe P 5′11″ 190 Salisbury, NC
Thomas Hennigan, Jeremy Level, Blythe Hall, Elijah Diarrassouba, Will Hardin Corey Xavier Sutton, Clifton Duck, Jordan Fehr, Dillon Goode Austin Exford, Jalen Virgil, Kaiden Smith, Terrence Upshaw Tim Frizzell, Joey Cave, Chandler Greer Brock Gusler, Nakendrick Clark, Elias McMurry Jalin Moore, Jake Appling, Chris Willis Bill Cecil, Will Israel, Sage Holley Shaedon Meadors, Noah Hannon Jacob Huesman, Ryan Neuzil Dante Jones, Aidan Nesvisky Michael Queen, Michael Rubino Akeem Davis-Gaither, Clayton Howell Devan Stringer, Chandler Staton Edward Davis, E.J. Scott Antonious Sims, John Hunter Tee Sims, Okon Godwin Zeke Brandle, T.J. Watkins Myquon Stout, Tate Houpe Ike Lewis Zeb Speir Darrynton Evans Daetrich Harrington Desmond Franklin Josh Thomas Shemar Jean-Charles Demetrius Taylor Jake Easter A.J. Howard Taylor Lamb Brandon Pinckney Zac Thomas Malik Williams Mock Adams De’Vonta Smith Curtis Fitch Tae Hayes Brad Absher Mike Evans John Jennings A’Darius Purifoy Noel Cook D’Andre Hicks A.J. Beach DeMarcus Harper Devonte Harrison Rashaad Townes Anthony Flory Eric Boggs Beau Nunn Baer Hunter Caleb Fuller Tobias Edge-Campbell Jermaine McDaniel Jr. Matt Williams Nate Haskins Weston Gillespie Ivan Reyes Logan Wright Brody Barrett Colby Gossett Cole Garrison Brock Macaulay Victor Johnson Madison Malone Zy Letman Crisjohn Roscoe Levi Duffield Collin Reed Cameron Pack Devin Papenheim Tommy Dawkins Josh Houser Rylee Critcher Markell Clark Caleb Spurlin Carson Davis Drake Cocks Kevin Martinez Marcus Williams Jr. NC 48 FL 16 GA 16 SC 12 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 48 Florida 16 Georgia 16 South Carolina 12 Alabama 4 Tennessee 4 Virginia 3 Texas 2 Top counties Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 6 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 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’ 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.
