Teams Baylor 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Baylor roster 105 players: 22 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 69 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (86) and California (3). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Seth Russell QB 6′3″ Garland, TX 2,126 passing yards, 20 TD 11 Zach Smith QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 227 Grandview, TX 1,526 passing yards, 13 TD 16 Preston Heard QB 6′0″ 195 Bellaire, TX 0 passing yards 18 Zack Bennema QB Fr. 6′3″ 209 Aurora, IL 0 passing yards
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Terence Williams RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 222 Ennis, TX 1,048 rushing yards, 11 TD 32 Shock Linwood RB 5′9″ Linden, TX 751 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 JaMycal Hasty RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 205 Longview, TX 623 rushing yards, 3 TD 31 Wyatt Schrepfer RB 5′10″ 196 Trinidad, CO 111 rushing yards 35 Dwyer Bucey RB So. 5′8″ 208 Houston, TX 4 rushing yards 5 Johnny Jefferson RB 5′10″ Killeen, TX 23 Obim Okeke RB So. 6′0″ 225 Las Vegas, NV 40 Jonathan Hockman RB 5′11″ 200 Park City, UT 47 Kyle Boyd FB 6′2″ 240 Mesquite, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 K.D. Cannon WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ Mount Pleasant, TX 87 catches, 1,215 yards, 13 TD 13 Tony Nicholson WR Fr. 5′10″ 189 Grand Prairie, TX 37 returns, 533 yards 8 Ishmael Zamora WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Houston, TX 63 catches, 809 yards, 8 TD 14 Chris Platt WR 5′11″ 172 Willis, TX 35 catches, 567 yards, 4 TD 80 Tyler Jaynes WR 6′2″ 210 Gatesville, TX 7 tackles 17 Pooh Stricklin WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 185 Waco, TX 13 catches, 226 yards, 2 TD 6 Trevor White WR So. 5′7″ 165 Arlington, TX 4 returns, 29 yards 7 Lynx Hawthorne WR 6′0″ Refugio, TX 6 catches, 106 yards 82 Kaleb Moore WR 6′0″ Cypress, TX 3 tackles 88 Quan Jones WR 6′4″ 215 Wylie, TX 5 catches, 56 yards 5 WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 215 Daingerfield, TX 4 catches, 24 yards 16 Jared Atkinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Mesquite, TX 4 catches, 44 yards 6 Gavin Holmes WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Justin, TX 81 Blake Murphy WR 6′0″ 170 Lake Forest, CA 83 Cole Edmiston WR 6′1″ 190 Gatesville, TX 84 Marques Jones WR Fr. 6′2″ 211 Mckinney, TX
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 64 Dom Desouza OL 6′6″ Pacifica, CA 2 tackles 52 Sam Tecklenburg OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Plano, TX 3 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD 57 Tanner Thrift OL 6′5″ Hutto, TX 1 tackle 72 Blake Blackmar OL So. 6′5″ 330 Houston, TX 1 tackle 53 Keith Orcutt OL 6′4″ 300 Little River, TX 54 Harrison Fox OL 6′2″ 300 Scottsdale, AZ 55 OL 6′5″ 315 Wylie, TX 56 Tyrae Simmons OL 6′4″ 297 Ridgeland, SC 57 Johncarlo Valentin OL 6′4″ 320 Philadelphia, PA 60 Michael Coffey OL 6′4″ 245 Navasota, TX 62 Dalton Justice OL 6′2″ 280 Thomas, OK 63 Daniel Russell OL 6′1″ 310 Garland, TX 63 Jake Fruhmorgen OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Tampa, FL 68 Ishmael Wilson OL 6′5″ 310 Lancaster, TX 69 Josh Malin OL 6′6″ 301 Cibolo, TX 70 Josh Pelzel OL 6′6″ 320 Rockdale, TX 74 Sean Muir OL 6′3″ 285 Sutherland NSW, Australia 76 Mo Porter OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Missouri City, TX 77 Patrick Lawrence OL 6′6″ 311 Waxahachie, TX
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 K.J. Smith DE 6′1″ 260 Frisco, TX 67 tackles, 7 sacks 9 Ira Lewis DT So. 6′3″ 295 Houston, TX 36 tackles, 3 sacks 90 Tyrone Hunt DT Fr. 6′4″ 295 Arp, TX 30 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Greg Roberts DE So. 6′5″ 260 Nacogdoches, TX 27 tackles 94 Xavier Jones DE So. 6′3″ 235 Magnolia, TX 24 tackles, 1 sack 99 DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 333 Spring, TX 7 tackles 92 Micheal Johnson DT 6′1″ 291 Missouri City, TX 4 tackles 5 Brian Nance DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Euless, TX 33 D.J. Artis DE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Sanford, FL 88 Andrew Morris DE 6′2″ 235 Mesquite, TX 96 Byron Bonds DT 6′2″ 290 Allen, TX
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Taylor Young LB 5′9″ 225 DeSoto, TX 93 tackles, 4.5 sacks 20 Aiavion Edwards LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Stephenville, TX 98 tackles, 2.5 sacks 19 Raaquan Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Rockwall, TX 53 tackles, 1 sack 38 Jordan Williams LB Fr. 6′0″ 223 Paris, TX 29 tackles, 1 sack 4 Clay Johnston LB Fr. 6′1″ 232 Abilene, TX 26 tackles, 1 INT 32 Lenoy Jones Jr. LB Fr. 5′11″ 232 Waco, TX 19 tackles, 1 sack 2 Blake Lynch LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 225 Gilmer, TX 34 catches, 404 yards, 3 TD 15 Eric Ogor LB So. 5′10″ 205 Richmond, TX 5 tackles 5 Thomas Cletcher LB 6′1″ Corona, CA 1 tackle 34 Owen Rogers LB Fr. 6′2″ 211 Phoenix, AZ 36 Allen Anderson LB 6′0″ 198 East Bernard, TX 41 Jake Copeland LB RS 6′0″ 220 Southlake, TX 49 Chad Kelly LB RS 6′1″ 232 Grapevine, TX 57 Iain Hunter LB 5′11″ 205 Katy, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 28 Orion Stewart S 6′2″ Waco, TX 76 tackles, 1 sack, 6 INT 48 Travon Blanchard DB 6′2″ Orange, TX 73 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 21 DB 5′11″ Dallas, TX 53 tackles, 5.5 sacks 12 Davion Hall S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Texarkana, TX 51 tackles, 1 INT 18 Chance Waz S 5′11″ 180 Pflugerville, TX 52 tackles 9 Ryan Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Dallas, TX 22 tackles, 3 INT 3 Tion Wright CB 5′10″ Amarillo, TX 30 tackles 1 Grayland Arnold CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Kountze, TX 20 tackles 11 Jameson Houston CB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Austin, TX 15 tackles 27 Verkedric Vaughns S So. 5′9″ 198 Mesquite, TX 14 tackles 8 S Fr. 6′0″ 206 Shreveport, LA 8 tackles 3 Chris Miller S Fr. 6′0″ 191 Frisco, TX 6 tackles 20 Rajah Preciado S So. 5′10″ 185 College Station, TX 5 tackles 2 Taion Sells S 5′8″ 185 Irving, TX 22 Jordan Tolbert CB 5′11″ 175 Missouri City, TX 23 Harrison Hand CB RS 6′0″ 192 Cherry Hill, NJ 23 Jourdan Blake CB So. 6′0″ 185 Princeton, TX 29 Jarrod Koym S 5′11″ 200 Odessa, TX 35 Ezekiel Brown CB 6′0″ 170 Midlothian, TX 35 Mallory Franklin S 5′10″ 200 Everman, TX 45 John Singletary S 6′0″ 195 Frisco, TX
Chris Miller, John Singletary, K.J. Smith, Byron Bonds, Connor Martin Ishmael Zamora, Ira Lewis, Dwyer Bucey, Chris Callahan, Blake Blackmar Pooh Stricklin, Orion Stewart, Lenoy Jones Jr., Jamie Jacobs, Jayson Clements Jared Atkinson, Verkedric Vaughns, Kyle Boyd, Andrew Morris Preston Heard, Jordan Tolbert, Mo Porter, Micheal Johnson Raaquan Davis, Drew Galitz, Kyle Fuller, Quan Jones Seth Russell, Sam Tecklenburg, Daniel Russell Jourdan Blake, Ross Matiscik, Marques Jones Clint Kelly, Jake Copeland, Chad Kelly Taylor Young, Tony Nicholson Ryan Reid, Patrick Levels Chance Waz, Tanner Thrift Harrison Hand, Johncarlo Valentin Ezekiel Brown, Patrick Lawrence Tyler Jaynes, Cole Edmiston Grayland Arnold Blake Lynch Taion Sells Tion Wright Clay Johnston Brian Nance Denzel Mims Johnny Jefferson Thomas Cletcher Gavin Holmes JaMycal Hasty Trevor White Lynx Hawthorne Henry Black K.D. Cannon Jameson Houston Zach Smith Davion Hall Chris Platt Eric Ogor Zack Bennema Aiavion Edwards Rajah Preciado Terence Williams Obim Okeke Jarrod Koym Wyatt Schrepfer Shock Linwood D.J. Artis Owen Rogers Mallory Franklin Allen Anderson Cody George Jordan Williams Jonathan Hockman Travon Blanchard Chris Lutzel Greg Roberts Keith Orcutt Harrison Fox Tyrae Simmons Iain Hunter Michael Coffey Dalton Justice Jake Fruhmorgen Dom Desouza Ishmael Wilson Josh Malin Josh Pelzel Blake Murphy Kaleb Moore Jordan Feuerbacher Tyrone Hunt Xavier Jones Peter Webster Bravvion Roy TX 86 CA 3 AZ 2 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2016 Baylor roster; the four 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 86 California 3 Florida 2 Arizona 2 Louisiana 1 Illinois 1 New Jersey 1 Nevada 1 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 13 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 11 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 10 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 McLennan County, Texas pop. 266,000 6 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.
Denzel Mims WR3-star recruit
Kyle Fuller OL
Bravvion Roy DT4-star recruit
Patrick Levels DB
Henry Black S