Teams California 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 California roster 118 players: 13 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 88 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from California (82) and Washington (6). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 18 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 29 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Inglewood, CA 827 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Tre Watson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Corona, CA 709 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 Vic Enwere RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 245 Missouri City, TX 336 rushing yards, 2 TD 34 Fabiano Hale RB 6′0″ 225 Santa Cruz, CA 4 tackles 9 Alex Netherda RB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Santa Rosa, CA 2 tackles 28 RB 6′0″ 205 San Luis Obispo, CA 59 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Billy McCrary III RB 5′11″ 190 Austin, TX 39 rushing yards 99 Malik McMorris FB So. 5′11″ 295 Santa Ana, CA 4 rushing yards, 1 TD 33 Derrick Clark RB RS 5′10″ 190 San Diego, CA 34 Zion Echols RB RS 5′8″ 170 Glendora, CA 40 Justin Norbeck FB 6′0″ 235 Irvine, CA
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 WR 6′2″ Fillmore, CA 92 catches, 1,249 yards, 11 TD 16 Demetris Robertson WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Savannah, GA 50 catches, 767 yards, 7 TD 3 Melquise Stovall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Lancaster, CA 42 catches, 415 yards, 3 TD 26 Bug Rivera WR 5′8″ 175 Cypress, CA 41 catches, 386 yards, 3 TD 17 Vic Wharton III WR 5′11″ 190 Spring Hill, TN 28 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD 15 WR 6′3″ 225 Gadsden, AL 25 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD 81 Brandon Singleton WR 6′0″ 165 Boutte, LA 15 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD 9 Kanawai Noa WR 6′0″ 200 Honolulu, HI 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 88 Patrick Worstell WR 6′2″ Danville, CA 9 catches, 82 yards 2 Jordan Duncan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 205 Hattiesburg, MS 7 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD 21 Jack Austin WR 6′3″ Chino Hills, CA 5 catches, 47 yards 30 Matt Rockett WR 5′9″ 190 Santa Ana, CA 31 Chas Peterson WR 5′11″ 180 Issaquah, WA 81 Logan Gamble WR 6′6″ 190 Seal Beach, CA 84 Justin Dunn WR 6′2″ 210 Lafayette, CA 85 Drew Kobayashi WR RS 6′2″ 200 Honolulu, HI 85 Greyson Bankhead WR 6′0″ 170 Corona, CA 86 Eric Locklin WR 6′2″ 195 Corona, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Ray Hudson TE 6′3″ 245 Pleasanton, CA 16 catches, 165 yards, 3 TD 80 Jake Ashton TE So. 6′4″ 230 Indio, CA 1 return, 0 yards 45 Kennedy Emesibe TE 6′3″ 255 Hesperia, CA 47 Frank Kapp TE 6′3″ 225 Los Altos, CA 87 Kyle Wells TE So. 6′3″ 235 Loomis, CA 89 Matt Laris TE 6′3″ 235 Renton, WA 94 Trevor Howard TE 6′3″ 250 Thousand Oaks, CA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 64 Steven Moore OL 6′6″ Elk Grove, CA 1 tackle 55 Dominic Granado OL 6′4″ 305 Huntington Beach, CA 57 Addison Ooms OL 6′4″ 295 Laguna Niguel, CA 58 Semisi Uluave OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 350 Honolulu, HI 62 Dwayne Wallace OL 6′5″ 330 Riverside, CA 65 Tanner Prenovost OL 6′0″ 260 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 66 Chris Borrayo OL 6′3″ 325 Paramount, CA 70 Benji Palu OL 6′0″ 315 Burlingame, CA 72 Kamryn Bennett OL So. 6′3″ 315 Peoria, AZ 73 Jeremiah Stuckey OL 6′6″ 300 Pacifica, CA 74 Ryan Gibson OL 6′2″ 295 Bay St. Louis, MS 75 Aaron Cochran OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 350 Atwater, CA 76 Henry Bazakas OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Berkeley, CA 77 J.D. Hinnant OL 6′4″ 290 Fountain Valley, CA 79 OL 6′4″ 320 Westlake Village, CA 96 Vincent Johnson OL 6′5″ 295 El Dorado Hills, CA
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 DE 6′3″ 280 Lake Worth, FL 55 tackles, 3.5 sacks 95 DeVante Wilson DE 6′5″ Corona, CA 38 tackles, 3.5 sacks 97 Tony Mekari DT 6′1″ 290 Westlake Village, CA 35 tackles, 1 sack 92 Marcus Manley DT 6′3″ Los Angeles, CA 18 tackles 33 Noah Westerfield DE So. 6′3″ 235 Frisco, TX 13 tackles 44 Zeandae Johnson DE 6′4″ 290 Fresno, CA 4 tackles 93 Luc Bequette DL 6′2″ 295 Little Rock, AR 2 tackles 13 Russell Ude DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 255 Atlanta, GA 55 Lone Toailoa DE Fr. 6′2″ 290 Auckland, New Zealand 90 Rusty Becker DE So. 6′4″ 280 Maple Grove, MN 99 Chris Yaghi DT 6′5″ 270 Santa Ana, CA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Mountlake Terrace, WA 83 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 31 Raymond Davison III LB 6′2″ 225 Los Angeles, CA 69 tackles, 1 INT 51 Cameron Saffle OLB 6′3″ 245 Sammamish, WA 57 tackles, 4 sacks 59 Jordan Kunaszyk LB So. 6′3″ 235 Roseville, CA 47 tackles, 1 INT 89 LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Spokane, WA 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 Hamilton Anoa’i LB 6′2″ 255 Daly City, CA 15 tackles, 1 sack 21 Evan Rambo OLB 6′4″ 220 Los Angeles, CA 10 tackles, 1 INT 23 Malik Psalms OLB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chino Hills, CA 11 tackles 37 Kaodi Dike LB 6′2″ Mountain House, CA 6 tackles 4 Derron Brown ILB So. 6′1″ 205 Oakland, CA 5 tackles 55 Aisea Tongilava ILB 6′1″ 215 Garden Grove, CA 2 tackles 36 Alex Funches OLB So. 6′2″ 225 Denton, TX 40 David Ortega Jr. ILB 5′9″ 215 Moraga, CA 41 Gerran Brown ILB So. 6′2″ 220 Santa Ana, CA 42 Colt Doughty LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Los Gatos, CA 46 Drew Bryant LB 6′2″ 225 Sparks, NV 56 Joe Castignani LB 6′2″ 225 San Jose, CA 98 Ben Schrider LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Berkeley, CA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Khari Vanderbilt S 6′1″ San Jose, CA 70 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Luke Rubenzer S 5′11″ 200 Scottsdale, AZ 52 tackles, 2 INT 3 Cameron Walker DB 5′10″ Los Angeles, CA 55 tackles, 1 INT 18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. CB 5′11″ 185 Detroit, MI 46 tackles, 1 sack 6 Jaylinn Hawkins S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 210 Buena Park, CA 30 tackles 20 Josh Drayden CB 5′10″ 175 Desoto, TX 28 tackles 32 Jacob Anderson S 5′11″ 200 Tustin, CA 26 tackles 27 Ashtyn Davis S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Santa Cruz, CA 25 tackles 2 Darius Allensworth CB 6′0″ 195 Menifee, CA 13 tackles, 1 INT 5 Trey Turner III DB 6′0″ 195 Mobile, AL 13 tackles, 1 INT 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha CB So. 6′1″ 205 Elk Grove, CA 12 tackles, 1 INT 22 Traveon Beck CB Fr. 5′9″ 165 Paramount, CA 8 tackles 34 De’Zhon Grace S 5′9″ 185 Oakland, CA 6 tackles 8 Nygel Edmonds CB 5′11″ 190 Alpharetta, GA 14 A.J. Greathouse CB 6′0″ 195 Chandler, AZ 14 Antoine Albert CB 6′1″ 190 Oakland, CA 25 Brett Johnson DB 6′1″ Las Vegas, NV 28 Quentin Tartabull S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 195 Mission Hills, CA 42 David Garner S 5′9″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 43 Deon White CB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Stockton, CA
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 Matt Anderson PK 6′0″ 195 Danville, CA 22 of 26 field goals 42 Dylan Klumph P 6′2″ 235 Malibu, CA 50 punts, 44.8 average 48 Bradley Northnagel LS 6′3″ San Carlos, CA 3 tackles 19 Noah Beito PK 6′0″ Scotts Valley, CA 1 tackle 39 Franklyn Cervenka PK 5′10″ 165 La Cañada Flintridge, CA 39 Greg Thomas PK Fr. 5′9″ 165 Petaluma, CA 45 Grant Gluhaich LS 6′0″ 200 Morgan Hill, CA 46 Garrett Frum LS 6′1″ 220 Moorpark, CA 47 Alonso Vera LS So. 5′11″ 240 Carson, CA 49 Matt Abramo PK 6′2″ 185 Petaluma, CA
Chase Forrest, Matt Rockett, Jacob Anderson, Justin Norbeck, Gerran Brown, Aisea Tongilava, J.D. Hinnant, Chris Yaghi, Malik McMorris Tre Watson, Victor Viramontes, Dwayne Wallace, Greyson Bankhead, Eric Locklin, DeVante Wilson Derron Brown, Antoine Albert, De’Zhon Grace, Henry Bazakas, Ben Schrider Cameron Walker, Evan Rambo, Raymond Davison III, Marcus Manley Kanawai Noa, Semisi Uluave, Drew Kobayashi Max Gilliam, Garrett Frum, Trevor Howard Noah Beito, Ashtyn Davis, Fabiano Hale Traveon Beck, Bug Rivera, Chris Borrayo Chas Peterson, Cameron Saffle, Matt Laris David Ortega Jr., Hunter Abel, Justin Dunn Devante Downs, Ross Bowers Khari Vanderbilt, Joe Castignani Matt Anderson, Patrick Worstell Hamilton Anoa’i, Jeremiah Stuckey Chibuzo Nwokocha, Steven Moore Jack Austin, Malik Psalms Greg Thomas, Matt Abramo Dominic Granado, Logan Gamble Patrick Mekari, Tony Mekari Darius Allensworth Jordan Duncan Melquise Stovall Trey Turner III Chad Hansen Jaylinn Hawkins Davis Webb Nygel Edmonds Alex Netherda James Looney Ray Hudson Russell Ude A.J. Greathouse Jordan Veasy Demetris Robertson Luke Rubenzer Vic Wharton III Marloshawn Franklin Jr. Josh Drayden Vic Enwere Brett Johnson Patrick Laird Quentin Tartabull Khalfani Muhammad Billy McCrary III Derrick Clark Noah Westerfield Zion Echols Alex Funches Kaodi Dike Franklyn Cervenka Colt Doughty David Garner Dylan Klumph Deon White Zeandae Johnson Grant Gluhaich Kennedy Emesibe Drew Bryant Alonso Vera Frank Kapp Bradley Northnagel Addison Ooms Jordan Kunaszyk Tanner Prenovost Benji Palu Kamryn Bennett Ryan Gibson Aaron Cochran Jake Ashton Brandon Singleton Kyle Wells Evan Weaver Rusty Becker Luc Bequette Vincent Johnson Chris Palmer CA 82 TX 6 WA 6 GA 4 AZ 3 Hometowns of the 2016 California 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 82 Washington 6 Texas 6 Georgia 4 Hawaii 3 Arizona 3 Mississippi 2 Alabama 2 Top counties Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 15 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 14 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 8 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 million 7 Santa Clara County, California pop. 1.9 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.
Davis Webb QB
Ross Bowers QB
Khalfani Muhammad RB3-star recruit
Patrick Laird RB
Chad Hansen WR
Jordan Veasy WR
Patrick Mekari OL
James Looney DE
Devante Downs ILB4-star recruit
Evan Weaver LB