Teams Arizona 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Arizona roster 123 players: 14 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 11 juniors, 1 senior, 81 with no class listed. From 15 states and 3 other countries; the most from California (42) and Arizona (41). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 11 Receivers 19 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 QB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 215 Inglewood, CA 1,591 passing yards, 14 TD; 1,411 rushing yards, 12 TD 13 Brandon Dawkins QB Sr. 6′3″ 218 Oxnard, CA 732 passing yards, 5 TD; 459 rushing yards, 8 TD 10 Zach Werlinger QB 6′1″ 195 Chandler, AZ 1 rushing yard 4 Rhett Rodriguez QB 6′0″ 196 Tucson, AZ 10 passing yards 15 Donavan Tate QB 6′2″ 205 Cartersville, GA 10 passing yards 11 K’Hari Lane QB 6′1″ 222 Montezuma, GA 17 Andrew Tovar QB 6′2″ 179 South El Monte, CA
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 J.J. Taylor RB 5′6″ 185 Corona, CA 846 rushing yards, 5 TD 28 Nick Wilson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 208 Fresno, CA 614 rushing yards, 6 TD 34 Zach Green RB 5′10″ 229 Miami, FL 312 rushing yards, 11 TD 33 Nathan Tilford RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Fontana, CA 121 rushing yards, 2 TD 38 Branden Leon RB So. 5′8″ 201 Goodyear, AZ 81 rushing yards, 1 TD Gary Brightwell RB Fr. 6′1″ 218 Chester, PA 2 tackles 25 Anthony Mariscal RB So. 5′10″ 197 Bakersfield, CA 1 rushing yard 25 Jamardre Harris-Cobb FB 6′0″ 275 Los Angeles, CA 35 Dakota Poe RB 6′1″ 185 Tuscon, AZ 36 Bryce Coleman RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Tucson, AZ 36 Noah Pittenger RB 5′8″ 188 Scottsdale, AZ
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Shun Brown WR Jr. 5′10″ 177 Shreveport, LA 43 catches, 573 yards, 6 TD 9 Tony Ellison WR Jr. 5′11″ 188 Granite Bay, CA 37 catches, 598 yards, 5 TD 2 Tyrell Johnson WR 5′7″ 164 Fort Myers, FL 22 catches, 301 yards, 1 TD 19 Shawn Poindexter WR Jr. 6′5″ 212 Peoria, AZ 19 catches, 294 yards, 1 TD 18 Cedric Peterson WR So. 6′1″ 197 Moreno Valley, CA 8 catches, 57 yards 7 Devaughn Cooper WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 2 catches, 12 yards 16 Thomas Reid III WR 6′3″ 221 Chesapeake, VA 1 tackle 89 Donovan Moore WR 5′9″ 165 San Diego, CA 1 return, 12 yards 3 Cam Denson WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Tuscon, AZ 1 catch, 5 yards 4 Brian Casteel WR 6′0″ 189 Pasadena, CA 1 catch, 24 yards 11 Tayvian Cunningham WR RS 5′10″ 183 Vacaville, CA 12 Donovan Walker WR 6′1″ 179 Carson, CA 20 D.J. Hinton WR 5′7″ 150 Tuscon, AZ 24 Darick Holmes Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′5″ 179 Pasadena, CA 80 Isaiah Randle WR 5′10″ 173 Richmond, CA 83 Terrence Johnson WR So. 6′2″ 211 Tucson, AZ 84 Isaiah Lovett WR 6′3″ 193 Tuscon, AZ 87 Christian Poe WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Tucson, AZ 87 Zach Benjamin WR 6′4″ 211 Tampa, FL
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 81 Bryce Wolma TE 6′4″ 237 Saline, MI 28 catches, 241 yards, 2 TD 85 Jamie Nunley TE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Murrieta, CA 6 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD 8 Trevor Wood TE 6′6″ 265 Scottsdale, AZ 2 catches, 14 yards, 1 TD 12 Bryce Gilbert TE 6′3″ 225 Prescott, AZ 80 Connor Hutchings TE RS 6′5″ 230 Phoenix, AZ
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 50 Josh McCauley OL RS 6′4″ 310 Mesa, AZ 54 Bryson Cain OT Fr. 6′5″ 305 Temecula, CA 55 Jon Jacobs OL 6′5″ 310 Gainesville, VA 55 Levi Walton OL 6′3″ 290 North Fort Myers, FL 56 Josh Donovan OL 6′6″ 325 College Station, TX 58 Layth Friekh OL 6′5″ 297 Glendale, AZ 63 Steven Bailey OL Fr. 6′3″ 314 Litchfield Park, AZ 64 Nathan Eldridge OL 6′3″ 292 Anthem, AZ 67 Gerhard de Beer OL 6′7″ 320 Pretoria, South Africa 69 Christian Boettcher OL 6′2″ 290 Scottsdale, AZ 70 Tshiyombu Lukusa OL 6′5″ 308 Traverse City, MI 73 Tyrell Aponte OL 6′4″ 286 Peoria, AZ 74 Alex Kosinski OL 6′4″ 292 Larkspur, CA 75 Zach Lord OL Fr. 6′7″ 275 Liberty Hill, TX 76 Cody Creason OL So. 6′4″ 295 Folsom, CA 76 Michael Eletise OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 350 Honolulu, HI 77 Maisen Knight OL 6′5″ 279 Salt Lake City, UT 78 Jacob Alsadek OL 6′7″ 325 San Diego, CA
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 99 Dereck Boles DT Jr. 6′2″ 296 Kingston, Jamaica 42 tackles 60 Luca Bruno DL 6′4″ 305 Oak Park, CA 26 tackles, 1 sack 86 Justin Belknap DE 6′3″ 245 Henderson, NV 22 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Finton Connolly DT So. 6′5″ 300 Gilbert, AZ 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks 32 DeAndre’ Miller DE 6′3″ 236 Buckeye, AZ 20 tackles, 1 sack 93 Parker Zellers DL 6′1″ 250 Scottsdale, AZ 18 tackles, 1 sack 98 Larry Tharpe Jr. DL 6′5″ 279 Carrollton, TX 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Kurtis Brown DL 6′1″ 300 Bakersfield, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 1 Jalen Harris DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 275 Mesa, AZ 4 tackles 4 J.B. Brown DL 6′1″ 280 Long Beach, CA 2 tackles 9 Marcus Griffin DL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Bellevue, WA 2 tackles 51 Lee Anderson III DE So. 6′1″ 246 Moreno Valley, CA 1 tackle 92 Jack Banda DE 6′3″ 247 Grayson, GA 1 tackle 39 Francisco Nelson III DE 6′2″ 241 Lakeland, FL 40 Dante Diaz-Infante DE Fr. 6′1″ 262 Phoenix, AZ 55 Jose Ramirez DL 6′2″ 252 Orlando, FL 59 My-King Johnson DE 6′4″ 227 Phoenix, AZ 71 Abraham Maiava DL So. 6′2″ 295 Fagatogo, American Samoa 81 Jalen Cochran DE Fr. 6′4″ 270 Plymouth, MI 90 Matt Thomas DL Jr. 6′1″ 274 Tuscon, AZ 90 Trevon Mason DL RS 6′5″ 305 Arlington, TX 94 Sione Taufahema DT 6′1″ 339 Mission Hills, CA 99 Myles Tapusoa DL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Salt Lake City, UT
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 1 LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 220 Las Vegas, NV 104 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Colin Schooler LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Dana Point, CA 96 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT 8 Kylan Wilborn LB 6′2″ 250 Northridge, CA 32 tackles, 8 sacks 18 Brandon Rutt LB 6′3″ 227 Gilbert, AZ 29 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Anthony Pandy LB 6′1″ 228 Carson, CA 9 tackles, 1 sack 34 Jacob Colacion LB Fr. 6′1″ 218 La Habra, CA 6 tackles 5 Gavin Robertson Jr. LB 6′1″ 220 Auburn, WA 2 tackles 28 Carrington Vaughn LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 8 Elijah Ruiz LB RS 6′3″ 225 El Paso, TX 47 Rourke Freeburg LB 6′2″ 215 Scottsdale, AZ 50 Ken Samson LB 6′1″ 212 Oro Valley, AZ 53 Richard Merritt LB Fr. 6′0″ 222 Clovis, CA 55 Rexx Tessler LB 5′9″ 221 Scottsdale, AZ
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Lorenzo Burns DB 5′11″ 175 Murrieta, CA 81 tackles, 1 sack, 5 INT 9 CB 6′1″ 206 Chino Hills, CA 64 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 17 Jace Whittaker CB So. 5′11″ 185 Oceanside, CA 46 tackles, 3 INT 19 Scottie Young Jr. S 5′11″ 204 San Diego, CA 53 tackles 3 Jarrius Wallace DB 6′1″ 185 Villa, LA 27 tackles, 1 INT 15 Kwesi Mashack CB 5′8″ 198 Inglewood, CA 10 tackles 12 Antonio Parks S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 New Orleans, LA 7 tackles 10 Malcolm Holland CB So. 5′11″ 189 Chandler, AZ 5 tackles 11 Troy Young CB 6′0″ 210 Prichard, AL 5 tackles 13 Chacho Ulloa S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 200 Corona, CA 5 tackles 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. S 6′2″ 195 Tampa, FL 5 tackles 31 Tristan Cooper S So. 6′2″ 198 El Paso, TX 5 tackles 8 Tony Wallace CB So. 5′10″ 184 Las Vegas, NV 4 tackles 41 Sammy Morrison CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 175 Leesburg, VA 4 tackles 22 Azizi Hearn DB 6′2″ 206 Oceanside, CA 23 Devon Brewer S 5′10″ 171 Fresno, CA 33 Isaiah Hayes DB 6′1″ 208 Los Angeles, CA 35 Isaiah Strong CB 6′0″ 172 Phoenix, AZ
Jalen Harris, Trevor Wood, Noah Pittenger, Rourke Freeburg, Josh McCauley, Rexx Tessler, Nick Reinhardt, Christian Boettcher, Parker Zellers Cam Denson, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, D.J. Hinton, Dakota Poe, James Offerman, Isaiah Lovett, Matt Thomas Rhett Rodriguez, Matt Aragon, Bryce Coleman, Terrence Johnson, Christian Poe Jake Glatting, Isaiah Strong, Dante Diaz-Infante, My-King Johnson, Connor Hutchings Shawn Poindexter, Donald Reiter, Layth Friekh, Tyrell Aponte Lorenzo Burns, Bryson Cain, Jamie Nunley Devaughn Cooper, Jamardre Harris-Cobb, Isaiah Hayes Chacho Ulloa, J.J. Taylor, Lucas Havrisik Scottie Young Jr., Jacob Alsadek, Donovan Moore Devon Brewer, Nick Wilson, Richard Merritt Tony Fields II, Tony Wallace Brian Casteel, Darick Holmes Jr. Anthony Pandy, Donovan Walker Elijah Ruiz, Tristan Cooper Malcolm Holland, Zach Werlinger Khalil Tate, Kwesi Mashack Jace Whittaker, Azizi Hearn Brandon Rutt, Finton Connolly Cedric Peterson, Lee Anderson III Anthony Mariscal, Kurtis Brown Jarvis McCall Jr., Zach Benjamin Branden Leon, Dante Blissit Maisen Knight, Myles Tapusoa Tyrell Johnson Jarrius Wallace J.B. Brown Gavin Robertson Jr. Shun Brown Kylan Wilborn Dane Cruikshank Marcus Griffin Tony Ellison K’Hari Lane Tayvian Cunningham Troy Young Antonio Parks Bryce Gilbert Brandon Dawkins Donavan Tate Thomas Reid III Andrew Tovar Colin Schooler Carrington Vaughn Josh Pollack DeAndre’ Miller Nathan Tilford Jacob Colacion Zach Green Francisco Nelson III Sammy Morrison Ken Samson Jon Jacobs Jose Ramirez Levi Walton Josh Donovan Luca Bruno Steven Bailey Nathan Eldridge Tshiyombu Lukusa Alex Kosinski Zach Lord Cody Creason Michael Eletise Isaiah Randle Bryce Wolma Jalen Cochran Justin Belknap Trevon Mason Jack Banda Sione Taufahema Larry Tharpe Jr. Gary Brightwell CA 42 AZ 41 FL 7 TX 6 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2017 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 42 Arizona 41 Florida 7 Texas 6 Nevada 3 Louisiana 3 Georgia 3 Virginia 3 Top counties Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 27 Pima County, Arizona pop. 1.1 million 13 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 12 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 8 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 5 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.
Khalil Tate QB4-star recruit
Tony Fields II LB3-star recruit
Dane Cruikshank CB