Teams Boston College 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Boston College roster 89 players: 14 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 59 with no class listed. From 19 states; the most from Massachusetts (20) and New Jersey (12). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 11 Receivers 8 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Patrick Towles QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Ft. Thomas, KY 1,730 passing yards, 12 TD 6 Darius Wade QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Middletown, DE 100 passing yards
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 23 Jon Hilliman RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Plainfield, NJ 542 rushing yards, 6 TD 24 Davon Jones RB 5′10″ 235 Worcester, MA 361 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 Myles Willis RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Conyers, GA 301 rushing yards, 1 TD 38 Richard Wilson RB 5′10″ 225 Southfield, MI 136 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Jeff Smith RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 195 St. Petersburg, FL 199 rushing yards, 1 TD 35 Tyler Rouse RB 5′8″ Baldwinsville, NY 87 rushing yards 47 Colton Cardinal FB So. 6′3″ 230 Franklin, MA 3 catches, 52 yards 19 Ben Glines RB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 3 yards 36 Bobby Wolford FB 6′2″ Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 15 John Fadule RB So. 6′0″ 205 Wellesley, MA 34 Sean McFadden RB 5′9″ 190 Sunfish Lake, MN
Receivers 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Michael Walker WR So. 6′0″ 195 Naples, FL 33 catches, 420 yards, 4 TD 83 Charlie Callinan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Westfield, NJ 24 catches, 286 yards, 1 TD 1 Elijah Tor Robinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Montclair, NJ 2 tackles 18 Thadd Smith WR 5′9″ 180 Yeadon, PA 4 catches, 24 yards 9 Kobay White WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Lubbock, TX 15 Troy Flutie WR 6′0″ 190 Natick, MA 47 Clifford Kurker WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Needham, MA 80 Drew Barksdale WR 5′11″ Solon, OH
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 89 Tommy Sweeney TE So. 6′5″ 260 Ramsey, NJ 26 catches, 353 yards, 3 TD 81 Chris Garrison TE Fr. 6′3″ 255 Goffstown, NH 5 catches, 90 yards 85 Korab Idrizi TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Fort Lee, NJ 2 catches, 25 yards 88 Michael Giacone TE 6′5″ Westfield, NJ 1 tackle 41 Brendan Nosovitch TE 6′2″ 223 Allentown, PA 43 Cameron Croteau TE 6′4″ 243 Novato, CA 84 TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Lynnfield, MA 86 Ray Marten TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 250 Belle Harbor, NY 91 Joseph Vitiello TE 6′3″ 262 Bridgewater, NJ
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 67 Aaron Monteiro OL So. 6′7″ 320 Brockton, MA 1 tackle 76 Elijah Johnson OL 6′5″ Severn, MD 1 tackle 54 Joel Rich OL 6′3″ Paris, OH 55 Dwayne Scott OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Bronx, NY 55 Wyatt Knopfke OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Bradenton, FL 59 Shane Leonard OL 6′1″ 295 Marshfield, MA 62 Hayden Mahoney OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Malvern, PA 65 Ryan Conte OL 6′4″ 295 Somerville, MA 66 Anthony Palazzolo OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Fairfield, CT 69 Austin Stevens OL 6′3″ 295 Montclair, NJ 70 John Phillips OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Phoenix, NY 72 Jim Cashman OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 302 Haddonfield, NJ 73 Sam Schmal OL 6′7″ 315 Atlanta, GA 74 Jimmy Lowery OL 6′4″ 290 Burr Ridge, IL 75 OL So. 6′4″ 310 Dudley, MA 77 Jon Baker OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Millis, MA 78 Tom Kowalkoski OL 6′4″ 302 Plymouth, MI
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Spring Lake, NC 50 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 1 INT 93 Kevin Kavalec DE 6′2″ Middleburg Heights, OH 50 tackles, 4.5 sacks 2 Zach Allen DE So. 6′5″ 285 New Canaan, CT 36 tackles, 6 sacks 97 Truman Gutapfel DT 6′3″ Harrison, OH 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 DE So. 6′3″ 255 Boca Raton, FL 27 tackles, 4.5 sacks 96 Ray Smith DT So. 6′1″ 305 Carlsbad, CA 24 tackles, 1 sack 94 Noa Merritt DT 6′0″ 290 Sparta, NJ 9 tackles 92 Kevin Cohee DL 6′2″ 275 Chestnut Hill, MA 5 tackles 57 Jack Cottrell DL 6′4″ Eden Prairie, MN 2 tackles 98 Jack Kenny DT 6′3″ 275 Baltimore, MD 2 tackles 48 Tanner Karafa DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Ashburn, VA 1 tackle 19 Ethan Tucky DT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 245 Delaware, OH 95 Taylor Hill DL 6′0″ 270 Pickerington, OH
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Connor Strachan LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 230 Wellesley, MA 80 tackles, 3.5 sacks 28 LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Orlando, FL 59 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Ty Schwab LB 6′0″ 230 Merritt Island, FL 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 26 Sharrieff Grice LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Naugatuck, CT 15 tackles, 1 sack 14 Max Richardson LB 6′0″ 230 Duluth, GA 10 tackles 30 Mike Strizak LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Fair Lawn, NJ 10 tackles 49 Kevin Bletzer LB So. 6′2″ 225 West Roxbury, MA 7 tackles 46 Jimmy Martin LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 225 Winter Park, FL 4 tackles 33 Curt Bletzer LB RS 6′0″ 210 Medfield, MA 56 Mark Zavrl LB 6′0″ 225 Andover, MA
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 DB 6′0″ 202 West Hyattsville, MD 77 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 8 DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 210 Suwanee, GA 47 tackles, 2 INT 5 Kamrin Moore DB 5′11″ 200 District Heights, MD 43 tackles, 2 INT 20 DB 6′1″ 190 Worcester, MA 26 tackles 14 Gabriel McClary DB 6′3″ 210 Orlando, FL 21 tackles 24 Taj-Amir Torres DB So. 5′9″ 180 Amherst, MA 13 tackles, 1 INT 21 Lukas Denis DB So. 5′11″ 185 Everett, MA 7 tackles, 1 INT 29 Atem Ntantang DB 5′11″ Purcellville, VA 5 tackles 25 Mehdi El Attrach DB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Orlando, FL 4 tackles 4 Hamp Cheevers DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Trenton, FL 5 Nolan Borgersen DB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Westwood, NJ 34 Timi Tijani DB 6′1″ 190 Greencastle, PA 39 Jack Galvin DB 6′0″ 210 Lowell, MA 42 E.J. Fortenberry DB 5′9″ 166 Santa Monica, CA
Lukas Denis, Clifford Kurker, Kevin Bletzer, Ryan Conte, Kevin Cohee Gabriel McClary, Mehdi El Attrach, Matt Milano Troy Flutie, Curt Bletzer, Jon Baker Jon Hilliman, Charlie Callinan, Michael Giacone Elijah Tor Robinson, Austin Stevens Michael Walker, Jimmy Martin Wyatt Ray, Leonard Skubal Connor Strachan, John Fadule Isaac Yiadom, Davon Jones Mike Strizak, Korab Idrizi Tyler Rouse, John Phillips Christian Backe, Anthony Palazzolo Zach Allen Hamp Cheevers Kamrin Moore Nolan Borgersen Darius Wade Jeff Smith Harold Landry Patrick Towles Will Harris John Johnson Kobay White Ty Schwab Max Richardson Thadd Smith Ben Glines Ethan Tucky Myles Willis Taj-Amir Torres Sharrieff Grice Atem Ntantang Sean McFadden Timi Tijani Bobby Wolford Richard Wilson Jack Galvin Brendan Nosovitch E.J. Fortenberry Satchel Ziffer Cameron Croteau Colton Cardinal Tanner Karafa Joel Rich Dwayne Scott Wyatt Knopfke Mark Zavrl Jack Cottrell Shane Leonard Hayden Mahoney Aaron Monteiro Jim Cashman Sam Schmal Jimmy Lowery Chris Lindstrom Elijah Johnson Tom Kowalkoski Drew Barksdale Chris Garrison Jake Burt Ray Marten Tommy Sweeney Joseph Vitiello Kevin Kavalec Noa Merritt Taylor Hill Ray Smith Truman Gutapfel Jack Kenny Mike Knoll Colton Lichtenberg MA 20 FL 12 NJ 12 OH 8 GA 5 Hometowns of the 2016 Boston College 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 Massachusetts 20 New Jersey 12 Florida 12 Ohio 8 Georgia 5 Pennsylvania 5 Connecticut 4 Maryland 4 Top counties Norfolk County, Massachusetts pop. 730,000 6 Middlesex County, Massachusetts pop. 1.6 million 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4 Bergen County, New Jersey pop. 962,000 4 Worcester County, Massachusetts pop. 868,000 3 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.
Jake Burt TE3-star recruit
Chris Lindstrom OL
Harold Landry DL3-star recruit
Wyatt Ray DE
Matt Milano LB3-star recruit
John Johnson DB
Will Harris DB3-star recruit
Isaac Yiadom DB