Teams California 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 California roster 112 players: 12 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 17 juniors, 70 with no class listed. From 21 states and 4 other countries; the most from California (68) and Texas (7). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 13 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 9 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 12 QB 6′2″ 200 Bothell, WA 3,039 passing yards, 18 TD 14 Chase Forrest QB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Santa Ana, CA 53 passing yards 5 Brandon McIlwain QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Newtown, PA
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 28 RB 6′0″ 205 San Luis Obispo, CA 1,127 rushing yards, 8 TD 23 Vic Enwere RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 245 Missouri City, TX 377 rushing yards, 5 TD 5 Tre Watson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Corona, CA 83 rushing yards 33 Derrick Clark RB Fr. 5′10″ 190 San Diego, CA 46 rushing yards 34 Zion Echols RB Fr. 5′8″ 170 Glendora, CA 17 rushing yards 99 Malik McMorris FB Jr. 5′11″ 295 Santa Ana, CA 13 rushing yards 34 Fabiano Hale RB 6′0″ 225 Santa Cruz, CA 1 return, 2 yards 9 Alex Netherda RB So. 6′0″ 215 Santa Rosa, CA 23 Marcel Dancy RB RS 5′10″ 195 Oakland, CA 26 DeShawn Collins RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Sacramento, CA 29 Biaggio Ali Walsh RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 30 Billy McCrary III RB 5′11″ 190 Austin, TX 40 Justin Norbeck FB 6′0″ 235 Irvine, CA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 Vic Wharton III WR 5′11″ 190 Spring Hill, TN 67 catches, 871 yards, 5 TD 9 Kanawai Noa WR 6′0″ 200 Honolulu, HI 56 catches, 788 yards, 4 TD 15 WR 6′3″ 225 Gadsden, AL 38 catches, 491 yards, 6 TD 81 Brandon Singleton WR 6′0″ 165 Boutte, LA 13 catches, 129 yards 2 Jordan Duncan WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 205 Hattiesburg, MS 10 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD 10 Jeremiah Hawkins WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 180 Buena Park, CA 8 catches, 70 yards 30 Matt Rockett WR 5′9″ 190 Santa Ana, CA 4 tackles 16 Demetris Robertson WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Savannah, GA 7 catches, 70 yards 3 Melquise Stovall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Lancaster, CA 27 Erik Phillip WR 6′0″ 190 Oakland, CA 31 Chas Peterson WR 5′11″ 180 Issaquah, WA 32 Parker Cardwell WR 6′1″ 195 Portland, OR 80 Trevon Clark WR RS 6′4″ 190 Victorville, CA 85 Greyson Bankhead WR 6′0″ 170 Corona, CA 88 Taariq Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Buena Park, CA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 71 Jake Curhan OL Fr. 6′6″ 330 Larkspur, CA 2 tackles 72 Kamryn Bennett OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Peoria, AZ 1 tackle 52 Arwin Rahmatpanah OL 5′11″ 285 Newport Beach, CA 53 Michael Saffell OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Huntington Beach, CA 57 Addison Ooms OL 6′4″ 295 Laguna Niguel, CA 58 Semisi Uluave OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 350 Honolulu, HI 61 Valentino Daltoso OL RS 6′4″ 300 Boise, ID 64 Gentle Williams OL RS 6′3″ 295 Florence, MS 65 Tanner Prenovost OL 6′0″ 260 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 67 Matt Robinson OL 6′4″ 290 Sonoma, CA 74 Ryan Gibson OL 6′2″ 295 Bay St. Louis, MS 76 Henry Bazakas OL So. 6′6″ 315 Berkeley, CA 77 J.D. Hinnant OL 6′4″ 290 Fountain Valley, CA 79 OL 6′4″ 320 Westlake Village, CA
Defensive line 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 DE 6′3″ 280 Lake Worth, FL 41 tackles, 3.5 sacks 93 Luc Bequette DL 6′2″ 295 Little Rock, AR 27 tackles, 2 sacks 97 Tony Mekari DT 6′1″ 290 Westlake Village, CA 20 tackles 90 Rusty Becker DE Jr. 6′4″ 280 Maple Grove, MN 4 tackles 13 Russell Ude DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 255 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 33 Noah Westerfield DE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Frisco, TX 44 Zeandae Johnson DE 6′4″ 290 Fresno, CA 55 Lone Toailoa DE So. 6′2″ 290 Auckland, New Zealand 99 Siulagisipai Fuimaono NT RS 6′4″ 320 Okinawa, Japan
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 59 Jordan Kunaszyk LB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Roseville, CA 74 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT 1 ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Mountlake Terrace, WA 65 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 31 Raymond Davison III OLB 6′2″ 235 Los Angeles, CA 63 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 41 Gerran Brown ILB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Santa Ana, CA 61 tackles, 1 sack 19 Cameron Goode LB 6′3″ 235 Spring, TX 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 89 LB So. 6′3″ 235 Spokane, WA 55 tackles 36 Alex Funches OLB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Denton, TX 35 tackles, 4 sacks 4 Derron Brown ILB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Oakland, CA 19 tackles, 1 INT 96 Tevin Paul LB Fr. 6′4″ 260 Austin, TX 18 tackles, 1 sack 11 Hamilton Anoa’i LB 6′2″ 255 Daly City, CA 11 tackles, 1 sack 51 Cameron Saffle OLB 6′3″ 245 Sammamish, WA 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Chinedu Udeogu LB Fr. 6′4″ 270 Inverness, IL 6 tackles 55 Aisea Tongilava ILB 6′1″ 215 Garden Grove, CA 5 tackles 23 Malik Psalms OLB So. 6′1″ 195 Chino Hills, CA 3 tackles 8 Kuony Deng LB RS 6′6″ 250 Aldie, VA 21 Evan Rambo OLB 6′4″ 220 Los Angeles, CA 30 Auston Locke OLB 6′3″ 205 San Juan Capistrano, CA 40 David Ortega Jr. ILB 5′9″ 215 Moraga, CA 42 Colt Doughty LB So. 6′1″ 230 Los Gatos, CA 47 Connor Brazeel LB 6′2″ 210 Santa Ana, CA 48 Tim Newman LB 6′2″ 235 San Juan Capistrano, CA 98 Ben Schrider LB So. 6′3″ 240 Berkeley, CA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 24 CB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Corona, CA 58 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 28 Quentin Tartabull S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 195 Mission Hills, CA 49 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jaylinn Hawkins S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 210 Buena Park, CA 41 tackles, 1 INT 27 Ashtyn Davis S So. 6′1″ 200 Santa Cruz, CA 40 returns, 826 yards 3 Elijah Hicks S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Long Beach, CA 38 tackles 2 Darius Allensworth CB 6′0″ 195 Menifee, CA 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 17 Luke Rubenzer S 5′11″ 200 Scottsdale, AZ 21 tackles 22 Traveon Beck CB So. 5′9″ 165 Paramount, CA 18 tackles 18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. CB 5′11″ 185 Detroit, MI 14 tackles 20 Josh Drayden CB 5′10″ 175 Desoto, TX 9 tackles, 1 INT 32 Jacob Anderson S 5′11″ 200 Tustin, CA 5 tackles 34 De’Zhon Grace S 5′9″ 185 Oakland, CA 3 tackles 5 Trey Turner III S 6′1″ 185 Mobile, AL 1 tackle 8 Nygel Edmonds CB 5′11″ 190 Alpharetta, GA 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha CB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Elk Grove, CA 25 Brett Johnson DB 6′1″ Las Vegas, NV 29 Bryce Turner CB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Lakewood, CA 36 D’Shawn Hopkins CB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Watsonville, CA 43 Deon White CB So. 6′4″ 215 Stockton, CA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Matt Anderson PK 6′0″ 195 Danville, CA 20 of 27 field goals 42 Dylan Klumph P 6′2″ 235 Malibu, CA 46 punts, 43.0 average 37 Steven Coutts P 6′4″ 215 Brisbane, Australia 5 punts, 40.8 average 47 Alonso Vera LS Jr. 5′11″ 240 Carson, CA 1 tackle 39 Greg Thomas PK So. 5′9″ 165 Petaluma, CA 45 Grant Gluhaich LS 6′0″ 200 Morgan Hill, CA 46 Garrett Frum LS 6′1″ 220 Moorpark, CA 49 Chris Landgrebe PK 6′2″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 53 Gabe Siemieniec PK Fr. 6′1″ 191 Caledon, ON
Athletes and others 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 Chris Palmer Jr. 6′2″ 335 Lawrenceville, GA 18 tackles 50 Hunter Abel 6′0″ 270 Piedmont, CA
Chase Forrest, Matt Rockett, Jacob Anderson, Justin Norbeck, Gerran Brown, Connor Brazeel, Aisea Tongilava, J.D. Hinnant, Malik McMorris Derron Brown, Marcel Dancy, Erik Phillip, De’Zhon Grace, Henry Bazakas, Ben Schrider Elijah Hicks, Traveon Beck, Bryce Turner Tre Watson, Camryn Bynum, Greyson Bankhead Jaylinn Hawkins, Jeremiah Hawkins, Taariq Johnson Auston Locke, Tim Newman, Tanner Prenovost Chas Peterson, Cameron Saffle, Matt Laris Devante Downs, Ross Bowers Kanawai Noa, Semisi Uluave Chibuzo Nwokocha, Gavin Reinwald Evan Rambo, Raymond Davison III Brett Johnson, Biaggio Ali Walsh Ashtyn Davis, Fabiano Hale Billy McCrary III, Tevin Paul David Ortega Jr., Hunter Abel Garrett Frum, Trevor Howard Arwin Rahmatpanah, Addison Ooms Patrick Mekari, Tony Mekari Darius Allensworth Jordan Duncan Melquise Stovall Brandon McIlwain Trey Turner III Kuony Deng Nygel Edmonds Alex Netherda James Looney Matt Anderson Hamilton Anoa’i Ray Hudson Russell Ude Jordan Veasy Demetris Robertson Luke Rubenzer Vic Wharton III Marloshawn Franklin Jr. Cameron Goode Josh Drayden Malik Psalms Vic Enwere DeShawn Collins Patrick Laird Quentin Tartabull Parker Cardwell Derrick Clark Noah Westerfield Zion Echols Alex Funches D’Shawn Hopkins Greg Thomas Colt Doughty Dylan Klumph Deon White Zeandae Johnson Grant Gluhaich Alonso Vera Chris Landgrebe Michael Saffell Jordan Kunaszyk Valentino Daltoso Gentle Williams Matt Robinson Jake Curhan Kamryn Bennett Ryan Gibson Jake Ashton Trevon Clark Brandon Singleton Kyle Wells Evan Weaver Rusty Becker Chinedu Udeogu Luc Bequette Chris Palmer CA 68 TX 7 WA 6 GA 4 MS 3 Hometowns of the 2017 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 68 Texas 7 Washington 6 Georgia 4 Mississippi 3 Alabama 2 Hawaii 2 Arizona 2 Top counties Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 18 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 million 8 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 5 King County, Washington pop. 2.3 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’ 2017 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.
Ross Bowers QB
Patrick Laird RB
Jordan Veasy WR
Patrick Mekari OL
James Looney DE
Devante Downs ILB4-star recruit
Evan Weaver LB
Camryn Bynum CB