2015 Central Michigan roster

104 players: 11 freshmen, 93 with no class listed. From 10 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (78) and Illinois (11). The 2015 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
10	Cooper Rush QB3-star recruit	6′3″		Charlotte, MI	3,848 passing yards, 25 TD
13	Ryan Lamb QB	6′4″		Cardiff, CA	−4 rushing yards
2	Jake Johnson QB3-star recruit	6′2″		DeWitt, MI
15	Dakota Kupp QB	6′1″	200	Waterford, MI

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
27	Martez Walker RB3-star recruit		5′8″		Orland Park, IL	373 rushing yards, 2 TD
11	Jahray Hayes RB		5′11″		San Francisco, CA	314 rushing yards, 4 TD
3	Romello Ross RB		5′10″	212	Detroit, MI	247 rushing yards, 4 TD
25	Devon Spalding RB		5′11″	205	Westland, MI	182 rushing yards, 1 TD
40	Joe Bacci RB		6′1″		Romeo, MI	11 catches, 49 yards, 3 TD
6	Matt Krause RB		5′10″	205	Lake Orion, MI
20	Denzel Wimberly RB		5′10″	199	Pompano Beach, FL
26	Trent Grimes RB		6′0″	202	Fenton, MI
28	Jerrod Davis RB	RS	5′11″	195	Detroit, MI

Receivers 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
88	Jesse Kroll WR		6′3″		Algoma, WI	61 catches, 866 yards, 4 TD
80	Anthony Rice WR		6′0″		Mishawaka, IN	57 catches, 595 yards, 4 TD
3	Mark Chapman WR3-star recruit		6′0″	180	Port Huron, MI	43 catches, 559 yards, 1 TD
8	Corey Willis WR		5′10″	175	Holland, MI	37 catches, 564 yards, 5 TD
12	Eric Cooper WR		5′11″	205	Flint, MI	9 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD
4	Jamil Sabbagh WR3-star recruit	RS	5′9″	200	Dearborn, MI
9	Damon Terry WR	RS	6′0″	200	Lansing, MI
18	Brandon Childress WR	RS	6′2″	195	Baldwin, MI
23	Anthony Scarcelli WR		6′0″		Marine City, MI
84	Brandon Arduino WR		5′11″	170	Rochester, MI
87	Connor Howard WR		5′11″	180	Carmel, IN

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
89	Ben McCord TE3-star recruit		6′4″		Warren, MI	39 catches, 612 yards, 5 TD
83	Tyler Conklin TE		6′4″	240	Chesterfield, MI	6 catches, 95 yards
23	Jay Roberson TE		6′2″	215	Belleville, MI	5 catches, 42 yards
86	Zach Crouch TE		6′5″	240	Lowell, MI	3 catches, 42 yards
81	Austin Ervin TE3-star recruit		6′4″	250	St. Johns, MI
87	Logan Hessbrook TE	Fr.	6′3″	235	Ithaca, MI

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Nick Beamish OL		6′3″	310	Riverview, MI
58	Joe Komel OL		6′4″	292	Elburn, IL
59	Joe Austin OL		6′6″	290	Bridgeport, MI
63	Connor Collins OL		6′3″	286	Millington, MI
64	Alex Neering OL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	265	Essexville, MI
65	Alex Coty OL		6′4″	310	South Bend, IN
66	Logan Slaughter OL		6′3″	290	Mendon, MI
67	J.P. Quinn OL3-star recruit		6′4″	295	Naperville, IL
68	Dylan Anderson OL		6′3″	314	West Bloomfield, MI
69	Lance Sanders OL		6′3″	305	Chicago, IL
70	Shakir Carr OL	Fr.	6′4″	320	South Bend, IN
71	Kevin D’Arcy OL		6′4″	280	Livonia, MI
73	Brandon Keen OL		6′6″	276	Waterford, MI
74	Derek Edwards OL3-star recruit		6′5″	300	Novi, MI
75	Kenny Rogers OL		6′6″	295	Dimondale, MI
76	Jack Ford OL		6′7″	310	Cadillac, MI
77	Ramadan Ahmeti OL		6′7″	294	Lansing, MI
78	Clay Walderzak OL		6′4″	279	Standish, MI
78	Louis Grigoletti OL		6′3″	295	Brookfield, IL
79	Austin Doan OL3-star recruit		6′4″	294	Romeo, MI

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Blake Serpa DL		6′3″		Sugar Grove, IL
4	Mike Danna DL	RS	6′2″	261	Detroit, MI
4	Nate Brisson-Fast DL	Fr.	6′5″	260	Ferndale, MI
8	Louis Palmer DL		6′2″	290	Detroit, MI
44	Mitch Stanitzek DL		6′4″	250	Grand Rapids, MI
45	Joe Ostman DL		6′3″	255	St. Ignace, MI
52	Jabari Dean DL		6′2″		Detroit, MI
55	Michael Steinhauer DL		6′3″	295	Chelsea, MI
85	Jonathan Carson DL	Fr.	6′3″	245	Milwaukee, WI
90	Chris Kantzavelos DL		6′3″	260	Bartlett, IL
91	Deshawn Baker-Williams DL		6′4″	305	Westland, MI
93	Donny Kyre DL		6′2″	250	Olivet, MI
95	Shafer Johnson DL2-star recruit		6′1″	325	Southfield, MI
97	Shahid Bellamy DL3-star recruit		6′1″	305	Detroit, MI
98	Kelby Latta DL3-star recruit		6′4″		Battle Creek, MI
99	Brendan Boman DL		6′4″	235	Grand Rapids, MI

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
35	Trevor Thomas LB		5′11″	215	Davison, MI	2 catches, 17 yards, 1 TD
42	Nathan Ricketts LB3-star recruit		6′3″		Holland, MI	1 return, 11 yards
8	Malik Fountain LB	Fr.	6′2″	230	Chicago, IL
11	Trevor Apsey LB	Fr.	6′0″	215	Maple City, MI
17	Alex Briones LB	Fr.	6′2″	240	Ishpeming, MI
19	Bobby Banks LB		5′11″	215	Detroit, MI
32	Jeff Perry LB		6′2″	225	Morris, IL
33	Tyree Waller LB		6′1″		Ypsilanti, MI
38	Cameron Davis LB		6′1″	217	Grand Blanc, MI
39	Jadon Cook LB		5′10″	214	Harper Woods, MI
43	Carlos Clark LB		6′0″	235	Belleville, MI
43	Tim Hamilton LB		6′1″		Bloomfield Hills, MI
51	Chase McGill LB		6′1″	230	Olivet, MI

Defensive backs 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
3	Emmett Thomas DB		5′10″		Brunswick, GA	39 returns, 606 yards
18	Tony Annese DB		6′1″		Hartland, MI	2 INT
5	Kavon Frazier DB		6′0″		Grand Rapids, MI	1 INT
7	Amari Coleman DB3-star recruit		5′11″	188	Flint, MI	1 INT
14	Josh Cox DB3-star recruit		5′11″	190	Warren, MI	1 INT
16	Stefon Armstead DB		5′10″		Southfield, MI	1 INT
10	Zach Oakley DB		6′1″	205	Osceola, IN	4 punts, 48.0 average
22	Gary Jones DB		6′2″	215	Allegan, MI	2 returns, 21 yards
3	Sean Bunting DB	RS	6′1″	180	Clinton Township, MI
4	Winslow Chapman DB		6′0″		Port Huron, MI
12	David Basirico DB		6′1″	183	Macomb, MI
17	Marcus Samuels DB		5′9″	185	Riverview, MI
24	Jordan Fields DB3-star recruit		5′11″	184	Grand Blanc, MI
34	Colton Odykirk DB		6′2″		Mount Pleasant, MI
36	Renardo Pratt DB		6′1″	177	Bessemer, AL
36	Tyjuan Swain DB	Fr.	6′0″	190	Olympia Fields, IL
37	Otis Kearney DB3-star recruit		6′0″		Toms River, NJ
41	Elijah Olsen DB		6′0″		Hesperia, MI
48	Justice Shankel DB		6′0″	175	DeWitt, MI

Specialists 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
96	Brian Eavey PK		6′2″		Grand Ledge, MI	16 of 23 field goals
17	Ron Coluzzi P		5′11″		Naperville, IL	59 punts, 39.2 average
9	Cooper Mojsiejenko P2-star recruit		6′4″	215	Bridgman, MI
49	Luke Idoni LS	Fr.	6′1″	220	Fenton, MI
92	Mike Zenk LS		6′3″	259	Toledo, OH
99	Jack Sheldon P	Fr.	6′1″	180	Echuca, Australia

Hometowns of the 2015 Central Michigan 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

Michigan 78
Illinois 11
Indiana 5
California 2
Wisconsin 2
Georgia 1
Florida 1
Alabama 1

Top counties

Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 16
Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 10
Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 7
Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 6
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 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’ 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.