Teams Arizona 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Arizona roster 118 players: 16 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 1 junior, 90 with no class listed. From 20 states and 4 other countries; the most from California (39) and Arizona (37). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 18 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Brandon Dawkins QB Jr. 6′3″ 218 Oxnard, CA 1,348 passing yards, 8 TD; 944 rushing yards, 10 TD 12 Anu Solomon QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 212 Kalihi, HI 462 passing yards, 1 TD 14 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Inglewood, CA 243 passing yards, 3 TD 10 Zach Werlinger QB 6′1″ 195 Chandler, AZ 0 passing yards 16 Gunther Johnson QB 6′0″ 187 Anthem, AZ
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 34 Zach Green RB 5′10″ 229 Miami, FL 372 rushing yards, 3 TD 25 Anthony Mariscal RB Fr. 5′10″ 197 Bakersfield, CA 19 tackles 28 Nick Wilson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 208 Fresno, CA 320 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 J.J. Taylor RB 5′6″ 185 Corona, CA 261 rushing yards, 2 TD 38 Branden Leon RB Fr. 5′8″ 201 Goodyear, AZ 6 tackles 21 Orlando Bradford RB 5′8″ Shreveport, LA 16 rushing yards 4 Jamardre Cobb FB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 262 Los Angeles, CA 25 Jamardre Harris-Cobb FB 6′0″ 275 Los Angeles, CA 32 Jake Laudenslager RB 5′10″ 195 Novato, CA 42 Richie Estrada RB 5′10″ 201 Tucson, AZ
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Nate Phillips WR 5′7″ Chandler, AZ 33 catches, 414 yards, 2 TD 6 Shun Brown WR So. 5′10″ 177 Shreveport, LA 29 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD 5 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Orlando, FL 23 catches, 382 yards, 2 TD 10 Samajie Grant WR 5′9″ Compton, CA 22 catches, 247 yards, 3 TD 2 Tyrell Johnson WR 5′7″ 164 Fort Myers, FL 10 returns, 139 yards 3 Cam Denson WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Tuscon, AZ 15 catches, 242 yards, 2 TD 84 Abraham Mendivil WR 6′1″ Phoenix, AZ 6 tackles 19 Shawn Poindexter WR So. 6′5″ 212 Peoria, AZ 6 catches, 82 yards 18 Cedric Peterson WR Fr. 6′1″ 197 Moreno Valley, CA 3 catches, 47 yards 9 Tony Ellison WR So. 5′11″ 188 Granite Bay, CA 2 catches, 19 yards 7 Devaughn Cooper WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 1 catch, 15 yards 24 Darick Holmes Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′5″ 179 Pasadena, CA 45 Kevin Medy WR 5′5″ 152 Brooklyn, NY 83 Joshua Mason WR 5′11″ 170 San Diego, CA 83 Terrence Johnson WR Fr. 6′2″ 211 Tucson, AZ 87 Zach Benjamin WR 6′4″ 211 Tampa, FL 88 Jordan Bogardus WR 6′2″ 209 Eastvale, CA 89 Q’uole Wilson WR 5′6″ 155 Fresno, CA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 55 Levi Walton OL 6′3″ 290 North Fort Myers, FL 58 Layth Friekh OL 6′5″ 297 Glendale, AZ 63 Keenan Walker OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 283 Scottsdale, AZ 63 Steven Bailey OL RS 6′3″ 314 Litchfield Park, AZ 64 Nathan Eldridge OL 6′3″ 292 Anthem, AZ 65 Zach Hemmila OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Chandler, AZ 67 Gerhard de Beer OL 6′7″ 320 Pretoria, South Africa 69 Christian Boettcher OL 6′2″ 290 Scottsdale, AZ 72 Freddie Tagaloa OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 314 Richmond, CA 74 Alex Kosinski OL 6′4″ 292 Larkspur, CA 76 Cody Creason OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Folsom, CA 76 Michael Eletise OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 350 Honolulu, HI 77 Harper Sherman OL 6′5″ 298 New Westminster, BC 78 Jacob Alsadek OL 6′7″ 325 San Diego, CA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 32 DeAndre’ Miller DE 6′3″ 236 Buckeye, AZ 18 tackles, 3 sacks 93 Parker Zellers DL 6′1″ 250 Scottsdale, AZ 12 tackles, 3 sacks 92 Jack Banda DE 6′3″ 247 Grayson, GA 14 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Sani Fuimaono DL 6′1″ Kaneohe, HI 19 tackles 86 Justin Belknap DE 6′3″ 245 Henderson, NV 15 tackles, 1 sack 98 Larry Tharpe Jr. DL 6′5″ 279 Carrollton, TX 16 tackles 62 Aiulua Fanene DL 6′5″ Nu’uuli, American Samoa 15 tackles 60 Luca Bruno DL 6′4″ 305 Oak Park, CA 12 tackles 91 Finton Connolly DT Fr. 6′5″ 300 Gilbert, AZ 6 tackles 90 Calvin Allen DL 6′6″ 285 Albuquerque, NM 2 tackles 9 Marcus Griffin DL So. 6′3″ 305 Bellevue, WA 1 tackle 39 Francisco Nelson III DL 6′2″ 231 Lakeland, FL 50 Justin Holt DT 6′2″ 314 Marana, AZ 51 Lee Anderson III DE Fr. 6′1″ 246 Moreno Valley, CA 55 Darrell Cloy Jr. DL 6′2″ Pico Rivera, CA 71 Abraham Maiava DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Fagatogo, American Samoa 81 Jalen Cochran DE RS 6′4″ 270 Plymouth, MI 90 Matt Thomas DL So. 6′1″ 274 Tuscon, AZ 99 Dereck Boles DT So. 6′2″ 296 Kingston, Jamaica
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 Paul Magloire Jr. LB 6′1″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks 11 Michael Barton LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Concord, CA 65 tackles, 3 sacks 52 John Kenny OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Carmel, IN 40 tackles 47 Jake Matthews LB 6′3″ Tucson, AZ 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 57 Cody Ippolito LB 5′10″ 250 Paradise Valley, AZ 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks 18 Brandon Rutt LB 6′3″ 227 Gilbert, AZ 17 tackles, 1 INT 28 Carrington Vaughn LB So. 5′11″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 8 tackles, 1 sack 59 Matthew Stagg LB 6′2″ Kathleen, GA 2 tackles 24 R.J. Morgan LB 6′1″ Central Point, OR 1 tackle 5 Gavin Robertson Jr. LB 6′1″ 220 Auburn, WA 7 Kahi Neves LB 6′4″ 238 Provo, UT 33 Corey Selenski LB 6′1″ 223 Dana Point, CA 34 Jacob Colacion LB RS 6′1″ 218 La Habra, CA 58 Tre Tyler LB 5′11″ 210 Gilbert, AZ
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 CB 6′1″ 206 Chino Hills, CA 60 tackles, 2 INT 33 Isaiah Hayes DB 6′1″ 208 Los Angeles, CA 38 tackles, 1 sack 17 Jace Whittaker CB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Oceanside, CA 35 tackles, 1 INT 31 Tristan Cooper S Fr. 6′2″ 198 El Paso, TX 35 tackles, 1 sack 1 Tellas Jones S 6′0″ Miami, FL 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. S 6′2″ 195 Tampa, FL 27 tackles, 1 INT 19 DaVonte’ Neal CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Akron, OH 21 tackles, 1 INT 15 Kwesi Mashack CB 5′8″ 198 Inglewood, CA 14 tackles 10 Malcolm Holland CB Fr. 5′11″ 189 Chandler, AZ 8 tackles 13 Chacho Ulloa S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Corona, CA 4 tackles 2 Lorenzo Burns DB 5′11″ 175 Murrieta, CA 1 tackle 13 Devin Holiday CB 5′10″ San Diego, CA 1 tackle 46 Albert Green S 5′10″ Tucson, AZ 1 tackle 8 Tony Wallace CB Fr. 5′10″ 184 Las Vegas, NV 12 Antonio Parks S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 New Orleans, LA 13 Isaac Steele S RS 6′0″ 180 Peoria, AZ 23 Devon Brewer S 5′10″ 171 Fresno, CA 35 Isaiah Strong CB 6′0″ 172 Phoenix, AZ 36 Jalen Jenkins S 5′10″ 185 Gilbert, AZ 37 Carter Hehr S 5′10″ 191 Fontana, WI 40 Kyeler Burke S 5′11″ 174 Chandler, AZ 41 Sammy Morrison CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 175 Leesburg, VA 43 Tyler Grammar S 5′10″ 190 Tucson, AZ 44 DeJean King S 6′3″ 220 Carson, CA 48 Peyton Morris S 6′0″ 161 Norco, CA 49 Lee Pitts CB 5′11″ 182 Agoura Hills, CA
Trevor Wood, Nick Reinhardt, Cody Ippolito, Keenan Walker, Christian Boettcher, Parker Zellers Matt Aragon, Richie Estrada, Tyler Grammar, Albert Green, Jake Matthews, Terrence Johnson Jamardre Cobb, Devaughn Cooper, Jamardre Harris-Cobb, Isaiah Hayes, Darrell Cloy Jr. Malcolm Holland, Zach Werlinger, Nate Phillips, Kyeler Burke, Zach Hemmila Chacho Ulloa, J.J. Taylor, Peyton Morris, Jordan Bogardus Brandon Rutt, Jalen Jenkins, Tre Tyler, Finton Connolly Lorenzo Burns, Matt Morin, Jamie Nunley Cam Denson, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Matt Thomas Anu Solomon, Michael Eletise, Sani Fuimaono Devin Holiday, Jacob Alsadek, Joshua Mason Isaac Steele, Shawn Poindexter, Layth Friekh Jake Glatting, Isaiah Strong, Abraham Mendivil Devon Brewer, Nick Wilson, Q’uole Wilson Tellas Jones, Zach Green Shun Brown, Orlando Bradford Khalil Tate, Kwesi Mashack Gunther Johnson, Nathan Eldridge Cedric Peterson, Lee Anderson III Jarvis McCall Jr., Zach Benjamin Tyrell Johnson Gavin Robertson Jr. Trey Griffey Kahi Neves Tony Wallace Dane Cruikshank Marcus Griffin Tony Ellison Samajie Grant Michael Barton Antonio Parks Brandon Dawkins Paul Magloire Jr. Jace Whittaker Josh Kern DaVonte’ Neal Darick Holmes Jr. R.J. Morgan Anthony Mariscal Carrington Vaughn Josh Pollack Tristan Cooper DeAndre’ Miller Jake Laudenslager Corey Selenski Jacob Colacion Carter Hehr Branden Leon Francisco Nelson III Sammy Morrison DeJean King Kevin Medy Brion Anduze Lee Pitts Justin Holt John Kenny Levi Walton Matthew Stagg Luca Bruno Steven Bailey Freddie Tagaloa Alex Kosinski Cody Creason Jalen Cochran Edgar Gastelum Justin Belknap Calvin Allen Jack Banda Alex Merrywell Larry Tharpe Jr. CA 39 AZ 37 FL 9 WA 4 HI 3 Hometowns of the 2016 Arizona 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 California 39 Arizona 37 Florida 9 Washington 4 Louisiana 3 Hawaii 3 Texas 3 Nevada 2 Top counties Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 26 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 Pima County, Arizona pop. 1.1 million 10 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 9 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 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.
Khalil Tate QB4-star recruit
Trey Griffey WR3-star recruit
Dane Cruikshank CB