Teams Bowling Green 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Bowling Green roster 105 players: 18 freshmen, 87 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (48) and Florida (17). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 19 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 Matt Johnson QB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 219 Harrisburg, PA 4,946 passing yards, 46 TD 3 James Knapke QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Fort Wayne, IN 173 passing yards, 1 TD 12 James Morgan QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 213 Green Bay, WI 12 Nolan Dieter QB 6′2″ 197 South Bend, IN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 8 Travis Greene RB 5′10″ 189 Carroll City, FL 1,298 rushing yards, 15 TD 28 Fred Coppet RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 826 rushing yards, 5 TD 45 Donovan Wilson RB 6′0″ 225 Dublin, OH 78 rushing yards, 7 TD 23 Matt Domer RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Hazel Crest, IL 117 rushing yards, 1 TD 15 Blake Lucky FB 6′4″ 228 Hobe Sound, FL 32 Kyle Bobo FB 6′2″ 212 Groveport, OH 40 Brian Jennings II RB 5′10″ 194 Decatur, IL 41 Patric Hannon FB 5′11″ 225 South Euclid, OH
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ South Bend, IN 94 catches, 1,033 yards, 10 TD 1 Roger Lewis WR 6′2″ Pickerington, OH 85 catches, 1,544 yards, 16 TD 5 Ronnie Moore WR 5′9″ Sanford, FL 72 catches, 954 yards, 6 TD 17 Ryan Burbrink WR 5′8″ Shady Side, MD 56 catches, 627 yards, 4 TD 21 Scott Miller WR Fr. 5′10″ 160 Barrington, IL 24 returns, 457 yards 3 Robbie Rhodes WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ Fort Worth, TX 7 returns, 113 yards 9 Teo Redding WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 172 Warren, MI 13 catches, 222 yards, 3 TD 10 Herve Coby WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Delray Beach, FL 3 catches, 58 yards 10 Trevor Roop WR 5′11″ 202 Convoy, OH 12 Diontre Delk WR 5′10″ 185 Cleveland Heights, OH 14 Janarvis Pough WR Fr. 6′2″ 188 Hollywood, FL 15 Quinn Thomas WR 5′9″ 173 Perrysburg, OH 17 Pete Norris WR 5′10″ 180 Malden, MA 36 Jack Walz III WR 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 191 Cleveland, OH 82 Brandon Poncsak WR 6′2″ 185 Bryan, OH 83 Justin Sawmiller WR Fr. 6′0″ 186 Kenton, OH 84 Tim Tupa WR 6′1″ 186 Brecksville, OH 87 Jermal Hosley WR 5′9″ Highland Park, MI 89 Deric Phouthavong WR Fr. 6′5″ 205 Columbus, OH
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 83 Derek Lee TE 6′4″ Wichita, KS 18 catches, 108 yards, 3 TD 6 Chris Gallon TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Orlando, FL 7 catches, 89 yards 88 Hunter Folkertsma TE 6′6″ 251 Grand Rapids, MI 2 catches, 14 yards, 2 TD 47 Dorian Hendrix TE Fr. 6′1″ 246 Huber Heights, OH 86 Vito Sosic TE 6′3″ 225 Cleveland, OH
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 77 J.J. Beggan OL 6′3″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 return, 16 yards 53 Logan Dietz OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Pittsburgh, PA 55 Alex Huettel OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 301 Pickerington, OH 55 Caleb Bright OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 282 Urbandale, IA 62 Spencer Cairo OL 6′2″ 316 Rochester, MI 64 Austin Labus OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Portage, MI 66 Geno Zappa OL 6′4″ 280 Sandusky, OH 66 Tyler King OL 6′1″ 258 Lorain, OH 67 Jacob Bennett OL 6′5″ 337 Lebanon, OH 68 OL 6′5″ 322 North Bay, ON 70 De’Angelo Ware OL 6′5″ 331 Cleveland Heights, OH 71 Tim McAuliffe OL 6′1″ 284 Lemont, IL 72 Ben Steward OL 6′6″ Holt, MI 74 Christian Piazza OL 6′6″ 289 Ann Arbor, MI 75 J.C. Bartok OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 303 Columbus, OH 76 Andrew Lucke OL 6′3″ 303 Mason, OH 78 Clark Clancy OL 6′5″ 285 Troy, MI
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 3 Terrance Bush DL 6′2″ South Bend, IN 10 Izaah Lunsford DL 6′3″ Cincinnati, OH 33 Taylor Royster DL 5′10″ Lima, OH 42 David Runnoe DL 6′1″ 234 Kimberly, WI 50 Jonah Harper DL Fr. 6′2″ 266 South Euclid, OH 51 Malik Brown DL 6′4″ 283 Palm Beach, FL 54 Mike Minns DL 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 327 West Palm Beach, FL 58 Brian Sanders DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 255 Detroit, MI 63 Gus Schwieterman DL 6′2″ 265 Tipp City, OH 90 Tyler Horstman DL 6′4″ 253 Vero Beach, FL 92 Zach Colvin DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 293 Shorewood, IL 93 Kyle Junior DL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Middletown, OH 93 Shannon Smith DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 280 Chicago, IL 99 Bryan Baird DL 6′4″ 243 Spring Valley, OH
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 Austin Valdez LB 6′1″ 236 Sylvania, OH 2 INT 1 Brandon Harris LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 220 East Cleveland, OH 1 INT 4 James Sanford LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Xenia, OH 1 INT 2 Trenton Greene LB 5′9″ Miami Gardens, FL 11 Aaron Banks LB 6′3″ 245 Chicago, IL 27 Nate Locke LB 6′1″ 240 Canton, OH 40 Matthew Finkler LB 6′2″ 232 Kirtland, OH 41 Romeo Masuku LB Fr. 6′2″ 209 Manchester, NH 46 Quintaz Wright LB 6′3″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 47 Harrison Roberts LB 6′1″ 216 Euclid, OH 52 Griff Saunders LB 6′3″ 217 Columbus, OH 57 Zac Bartman LB 5′11″ Mansfield, OH
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 26 Alfonso Mack DB 5′11″ South Bend, IN 6 INT 18 Dernard Turner DB 6′0″ Miami, FL 4 INT 2 Clint Stephens DB 5′11″ 183 West Palm Beach, FL 2 INT 4 Eilar Hardy DB 6′0″ Pickerington, OH 2 INT 13 Jamari Bozeman DB 6′2″ 190 West Palm Beach, FL 1 INT 14 Marcus Milton DB Fr. 6′0″ 189 Pickerington, OH 1 INT 1 Darrell Hunter II DB 5′9″ West Palm Beach, FL 4 Fred Garth DB Fr. 6′4″ 190 Amory, MS 6 Montre Gregory DB Fr. 6′2″ 187 Owings Mills, MD 8 Will Watson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Tampa, FL 9 Isaiah Gourdine DB 6′2″ Farminton, MI 14 Cameron Jefferies DB RS 5′10″ 190 Painesville, OH 19 Ben Hale DB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Columbus, OH 22 Robert Jackson Jr. DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Ft. Washington, MD 23 Bobo Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 181 Xenia, OH 24 Tavarus Wade DB 6′2″ 200 Homestead, FL 35 Matt Robinson DB 5′10″ 181 Mansfield, OH
Roger Lewis, Eilar Hardy, Marcus Milton, Alex Huettel, Tristian Epley Ben Hale, Sam Crosa, Griff Saunders, J.C. Bartok, Deric Phouthavong Brandon Harris, Patric Hannon, Harrison Roberts, Jonah Harper Darrell Hunter II, Clint Stephens, Jamari Bozeman, Mike Minns Terrance Bush, Gehrig Dieter, Nolan Dieter, Alfonso Mack Diontre Delk, Jack Walz III, De’Angelo Ware, Vito Sosic James Sanford, Bobo Jones Teo Redding, Jermal Hosley Izaah Lunsford, Nilijah Ballew Aaron Banks, Shannon Smith Matt Robinson, Zac Bartman Logan Dietz, J.J. Beggan Spencer Cairo, Clark Clancy Andrew Lucke, Kyle Junior Trenton Greene James Knapke Robbie Rhodes Fred Garth Ronnie Moore Chris Gallon Montre Gregory Travis Greene Will Watson Isaiah Gourdine Herve Coby Trevor Roop Austin Valdez Matt Johnson James Morgan Cameron Jefferies Janarvis Pough Blake Lucky Quinn Thomas Pete Norris Ryan Burbrink Dernard Turner Scott Miller Robert Jackson Jr. Matt Domer Tavarus Wade Nate Locke Fred Coppet Kyle Bobo Taylor Royster Brian Jennings II Matthew Finkler Romeo Masuku David Runnoe Donovan Wilson Jake Suder Quintaz Wright Dorian Hendrix Greg Hohenstein Joseph Davidson Malik Brown Caleb Bright Brian Sanders Gus Schwieterman Austin Labus Geno Zappa Tyler King Jacob Bennett Tim McAuliffe Ben Steward Christian Piazza Brandon Poncsak Derek Lee Justin Sawmiller Tim Tupa Hunter Folkertsma Tyler Horstman Nick Fields Zach Colvin Anthony Farinella Tyler Tate Bryan Baird OH 48 FL 17 MI 10 IL 9 IN 6 Hometowns of the 2015 Bowling Green 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 Ohio 48 Florida 17 Michigan 10 Illinois 9 Indiana 6 Maryland 3 Pennsylvania 3 Wisconsin 2 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 9 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 7 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 6 Fairfield County, Ohio pop. 163,000 6 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 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’ 2015 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.
Gehrig Dieter WR3-star recruit
Ryan Hunter OL