Teams Boise State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Boise State roster 98 players: 17 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 68 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from California (41) and Idaho (20). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 3 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 11
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 RB 5′9″ Long Beach, CA 1,709 rushing yards, 23 TD 22 RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 219 San Bernardino, CA 328 rushing yards, 4 TD 21 Ryan Wolpin RB 5′8″ 195 Trabuco Canyon, CA 6 tackles 26 Devan Demas RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Houston, TX 57 rushing yards 31 Skyler Seibold RB So. 6′1″ 208 Temecula, CA 3 tackles 6 Cory Young RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Norco, CA 48 rushing yards 20 Jake Roper RB 5′10″ 183 Boise, ID 39 Jake Shaddox RB Fr. 5′11″ 214 Redding, CA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 82 WR 6′0″ Carmichael, CA 80 catches, 1,272 yards, 9 TD 1 WR 6′3″ 188 Memphis, TN 56 catches, 1,129 yards, 11 TD 6 Chaz Anderson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Los Angeles, CA 30 catches, 386 yards 7 Akilian Butler WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 182 Dallas, TX 13 returns, 18 yards 17 Austin Cottrell WR 6′2″ 203 Glendale, AZ 6 tackles 8 Sean Modster WR So. 5′11″ 190 Mission Viejo, CA 8 catches, 135 yards 89 Brock Barr WR 6′3″ 204 Redding, CA 4 tackles 7 A.J. Richardson WR So. 6′0″ 213 Lomita, CA 2 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 8 Bubba Ogbebor WR 6′0″ 198 Frisco, TX 1 tackle 16 Taylor Pope WR 6′0″ La Quinta, CA 1 tackle 2 Julian Carter WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Scottsdale, AZ 9 Bryan Jefferson WR 5′11″ 193 Leesburg, FL 16 WR Fr. 6′2″ 172 Landover, MD 80 Christian Blaser WR 6′1″ 179 Boise, ID 83 David McKinzie WR 6′0″ 175 Frisco, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 87 Alec Dhaenens TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 246 Fruitland, ID 15 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD 88 Jake Roh TE 6′3″ 227 Scottsdale, AZ 10 catches, 113 yards 5 Garrett Collingham TE Fr. 6′4″ 242 Meridian, ID 1 tackle 84 Jake Knight TE 6′4″ Meridian, ID 2 catches, 56 yards 86 Chase Blakley TE So. 6′4″ 240 Coeur d’Alene, ID 2 catches, 31 yards 47 Matt Pistone TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 246 Yuma, AZ
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 70 Steven Baggett OL 6′3″ Arlington, TX 1 catch, 4 yards 52 Andrew Tercek OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 278 San Antonio , TX 59 Mason Hampton OL 6′3″ 295 Meridian, ID 60 Kellen Buhr OL 6′1″ 294 Boise, ID 64 Ben Vering OL 6′4″ 265 Boise, ID 66 Mario Yakoo OL 6′4″ 326 San Diego , CA 67 Garrett Larson OL Fr. 6′4″ 303 Fruitland, ID 69 Austin Dixon OL 6′6″ 289 Tempe, AZ 72 Will Adams OL 6′7″ 300 Tyrone, GA 73 Travis Averill OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 295 Anaheim, CA 74 Archie Lewis OL 6′3″ 299 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 77 John Molchon OL Fr. 6′5″ 318 Las Vegas, NV 78 Andres Preciado OL 6′6″ 295 Imperial Beach, CA 79 Eric Quevedo OL Fr. 6′4″ 302 West Covina, CA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 94 Sam McCaskill DE 6′3″ Eugene, OR 50 tackles, 6.5 sacks 55 David Moa DT Fr. 6′3″ 296 San Diego, CA 30 tackles, 8.5 sacks 91 Durrant Miles DE So. 6′5″ 266 South Jordan, UT 35 tackles, 1 sack 96 Elliot Hoyte DT 6′4″ Tavistock, United Kingdom 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 98 Sonatane Lui NT Fr. 6′1″ 283 Sandy, UT 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Daniel Auelua DT 6′2″ 298 Alpine, UT 9 tackles 53 Sam Whitney DE 6′2″ 225 Folsom, CA 5 tackles 97 Austin Silsby DT 6′3″ 255 Kuna, ID 5 tackles 45 Kayode Rufai DE 6′4″ 259 Portland, OR 1 tackle 35 Derriyon Shaw DE 6′2″ 223 North Las Vegas, NV 54 Matt Locher DT Fr. 6′2″ 270 Los Alamitos, CA 56 Dane Kordopatis DL 6′2″ 254 Boise, ID 57 Emmanuel Fesili NT Fr. 6′2″ 312 Long Beach, CA 92 Paul Semons DT So. 6′3″ 278 Eagle, ID 93 Chase Hatada DT Fr. 6′3″ 262 Rocklin, CA
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Chanceller James S 6′2″ Spring Valley, CA 80 tackles, 3 INT 37 Cameron Hartsfield S 5′10″ 197 Allen, TX 65 tackles 29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Mesquite, TX 27 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT 2 CB 5′10″ West Palm Beach, FL 50 tackles 14 Tyler Horton CB So. 5′11″ 185 Fresno, CA 35 tackles, 1 INT 25 Raymond Ford CB 5′10″ Los Angeles, CA 30 tackles, 1 INT 27 Reid Harrison-Ducros CB 5′10″ 180 Colleyville, TX 8 tackles, 5 sacks 10 Kekoa Nawahine S Fr. 6′2″ 207 Meridian, ID 18 tackles 2 DeAndre Pierce DB 5′11″ 185 Long Beach, CA 13 tackles 5 Evan Tyler S 6′2″ 200 Corona, CA 4 tackles 21 Ladarryl Blair CB 5′11″ 182 Dallas , TX 22 Hayden Israelson S 5′11″ 180 Riverton, UT 23 Damion Wright S 6′0″ 202 Los Angeles , CA 30 Robert Lewis CB RS 5′10″ 178 Los Angeles, CA 47 Ma’a Tanuvasa S 6′1″ 197 Mililani, HI
Athletes and others 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 51 Ben Weaver 6′0″ Klein, TX 108 tackles 44 Darren Lee 6′1″ Susanville, CA 71 tackles, 3 sacks 8 Jabril Frazier So. 6′4″ 236 Los Angeles, CA 38 tackles, 4 sacks 36 Blake Whitlock So. 6′1″ 222 Reno, NV 36 tackles, 2 sacks 38 6′4″ 240 Riggins, ID 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 7 Joe Martarano 6′3″ Fruitland, ID 25 tackles 43 Joe Provenzano So. 5′11″ 232 Glendora, CA 8 tackles 33 Gabe Perez 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 246 Placentia, CA 5 tackles 41 Will Heffner Fr. 6′2″ 224 Boise, ID 1 tackle 34 Solo Taylor 6′2″ 220 Rigby, ID 56 Joseph Inda So. 6′0″ 231 Anaheim, CA
Jake Roper, Will Heffner, Nicholai Pitman, Dane Kordopatis, Kellen Buhr, Ben Vering, Christian Blaser Garrett Collingham, Kekoa Nawahine, Matt Cota, Mason Hampton, Jake Knight, Paul Semons Chaz Anderson, Jabril Frazier, Damion Wright, Raymond Ford, Robert Lewis DeAndre Pierce, Jeremy McNichols, Matt Locher, Emmanuel Fesili Sean Wale, Gabe Perez, Joseph Inda, Travis Averill Quinn Skillin, David Moa, Tyson Maeva, Mario Yakoo Julian Carter, Austin Dixon, Jake Roh Joe Martarano, Garrett Larson, Alec Dhaenens Bubba Ogbebor, Cameron Hartsfield, David McKinzie Hayden Israelson, Durrant Miles, Sonatane Lui Evan Tyler, Cory Young Akilian Butler, Ladarryl Blair Sean Modster, Ryan Wolpin Kameron Miles, Dylan Sumner-Gardner Skyler Seibold, Tyler Rausa Derriyon Shaw, John Molchon Jake Shaddox, Brock Barr Sam Whitney, Thomas Sperbeck Cedrick Wilson Jonathan Moxey Chanceller James Thomas Stuart Brett Rypien A.J. Richardson Anthony Upshaw Bryan Jefferson Camron Humphrey Tyler Horton Jake Constantine John Hightower Taylor Pope Austin Cottrell Tanner Vallejo Alexander Mattison Devan Demas Reid Harrison-Ducros Solo Taylor Blake Whitlock Eric Sachse Leighton Vander Esch Joe Provenzano Darren Lee Kayode Rufai Ma’a Tanuvasa Matt Pistone Ben Weaver Andrew Tercek Steven Baggett Will Adams Archie Lewis Andres Preciado Eric Quevedo Chase Blakley Daniel Auelua Chase Hatada Sam McCaskill Austin Silsby CA 41 ID 20 TX 12 AZ 5 UT 4 Hometowns of the 2016 Boise 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 California 41 Idaho 20 Texas 12 Arizona 5 Utah 4 Nevada 3 Florida 2 Maryland 2 Top counties Ada County, Idaho pop. 519,000 14 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 7 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 5 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 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’ 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.
Brett Rypien QB4-star recruit
Jeremy McNichols RB
Alexander Mattison RB3-star recruit
Thomas Sperbeck WR
Cedrick Wilson WR
John Hightower WR
Tanner Vallejo LB
Jonathan Moxey CB
Leighton Vander Esch