Teams Central Michigan 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Central Michigan roster 105 players: 8 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 12 juniors, 73 with no class listed. From 14 states and 3 other countries; the most from Michigan (75) and Illinois (9). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Warren, MI 3,237 passing yards, 27 TD 7 Tommy Lazzaro QB Fr. 6′4″ 213 Monument, CO
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Jonathan Ward RB So. 6′0″ 202 Kankakee, IL 1,017 rushing yards, 10 TD 28 Jerrod Davis RB So. 5′11″ 195 Detroit, MI 20 returns, 510 yards 32 Berkley Edwards RB 5′9″ 200 Novi, MI 20 returns, 336 yards 3 Romello Ross RB 5′10″ 212 Detroit, MI 203 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Devon Spalding RB 5′11″ 205 Westland, MI 101 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Matt Krause RB 5′10″ 205 Lake Orion, MI 24 Chris Nelson RB 5′10″ 214 Okemos, MI 26 Trent Grimes RB 6′0″ 202 Fenton, MI 32 Thaddeus Cornick RB Fr. 6′0″ 196 Reading, PA
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Mark Chapman WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Port Huron, MI 59 catches, 875 yards, 5 TD 8 Corey Willis WR 5′10″ 175 Holland, MI 45 catches, 669 yards, 9 TD 12 Eric Cooper WR 5′11″ 205 Flint, MI 29 catches, 285 yards, 2 TD 84 Bailey Edwards WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 187 Chelsea, MI 7 returns, 115 yards 9 Damon Terry WR So. 6′0″ 200 Lansing, MI 6 tackles 82 Cameron Cole WR Fr. 6′0″ 202 Lansing, MI 6 catches, 104 yards, 1 TD 18 Brandon Childress WR So. 6′2″ 195 Baldwin, MI 5 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 4 Jamil Sabbagh WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 200 Dearborn, MI 1 catch, 7 yards 9 Jack Combs WR 6′1″ 190 Grand Rapids, MI 11 JaCorey Sullivan WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 215 Muskegon, MI 14 Ben Maleszyk WR RS 6′3″ 198 Warren, MI 17 Tony Palmer WR 6′0″ 177 Lansing, MI 27 Jalen Boes WR RS 6′0″ 175 Union City, MI 89 Gervon Winn WR 6′1″ 185 West Bloomfield, MI
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 83 Tyler Conklin TE 6′4″ 240 Chesterfield, MI 35 catches, 504 yards, 5 TD 87 Tony Poljan TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 265 Lansing, MI 125 rushing yards, 1 TD 87 Logan Hessbrook TE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Ithaca, MI 10 catches, 132 yards, 1 TD 23 Jay Roberson TE 6′2″ 215 Belleville, MI 1 catch, 5 yards 48 Oakley Lavallii TE Fr. 5′11″ 230 Boca Raton, FL 1 catch, 18 yards 86 Zach Crouch TE 6′5″ 240 Lowell, MI 1 catch, 4 yards 44 Hunter Buczkowski TE RS 6′0″ 255 Mount Pleasant, MI 82 Austin Hergott TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Fort Thomas, KY
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 66 Logan Slaughter OL 6′3″ 290 Mendon, MI 1 tackle 78 Clay Walderzak OL Fr. 6′4″ 271 Standish, MI 1 tackle 56 Derek Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 295 Grand Rapids, MI 58 Jake Dominguez OL RS 6′5″ 285 San Jose, CA 58 Joe Komel OL 6′4″ 292 Elburn, IL 59 Joe Austin OL 6′6″ 290 Bridgeport, MI 60 Steve Eipper OL Fr. 6′4″ 288 Greenville, MI 64 Alex Neering OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 265 Essexville, MI 67 J.P. Quinn OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Naperville, IL 70 Oge Udeogu OL Fr. 6′3″ 313 Imo State, Nigeria 70 Shakir Carr OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 South Bend, IN 72 Matt Doan OL 6′1″ 279 Romeo, MI 73 Brandon Keen OL 6′6″ 276 Waterford, MI 74 Derek Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Novi, MI 75 Jeff Strome OL RS 6′2″ 286 Dearborn, MI 77 Andy Adado OL 6′3″ 275 Holt, MI 79 Austin Doan OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 294 Romeo, MI
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 45 Joe Ostman DL 6′3″ 255 St. Ignace, MI 61 tackles, 14 sacks 4 DL So. 6′2″ 261 Detroit, MI 54 tackles, 4 sacks 4 Nate Brisson-Fast DL Jr. 6′5″ 260 Ferndale, MI 37 tackles, 5.5 sacks 44 Mitch Stanitzek DL 6′4″ 250 Grand Rapids, MI 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks 90 Chris Kantzavelos DL 6′3″ 260 Bartlett, IL 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks 55 D’Andre Dill DL 6′2″ 310 Chester, PA 25 tackles, 1 sack 93 Donny Kyre DL 6′2″ 250 Olivet, MI 10 tackles, 1 sack 55 Michael Steinhauer DL 6′3″ 295 Chelsea, MI 5 tackles 71 Robi Stuart DL 6′3″ 300 Saginaw, MI 2 tackles 4 Nathan Brisson-Fast DL 6′5″ 270 Ferndale, MI 13 Troy Hairston DL RS 5′11″ 245 Birmingham, MI 26 Mohamed Diallo DL RS 6′5″ 285 Toronto, ON 52 Leon Page DL RS 6′3″ 249 Detroit, MI 85 Jonathan Carson DL Jr. 6′3″ 245 Milwaukee, WI 91 Deshawn Baker-Williams DL 6′4″ 305 Westland, MI 95 Darrick Gibson DL RS 6′1″ 321 Mount Clemens, MI 97 Shahid Bellamy DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 305 Detroit, MI 99 Josh Eldridge DL RS 6′3″ 280 Detroit, MI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 Alex Briones LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Ishpeming, MI 83 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT 8 Malik Fountain LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 89 tackles 7 Michael Oliver LB 6′0″ 238 Detroit, MI 68 tackles 43 Carlos Clark LB 6′0″ 235 Belleville, MI 29 tackles 11 Trevor Apsey LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Maple City, MI 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 32 Jeff Perry LB 6′2″ 225 Morris, IL 16 tackles 33 Kumehnnu Gwilly LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 252 Shelby Township, MI 204 rushing yards, 2 TD 47 Justin Corbett LB 6′1″ 220 Tinley Park, IL 11 tackles 83 Trevor Conklin LB So. 5′11″ 220 Chesterfield, MI 3 tackles 31 Chuck Jones LB 5′11″ 225 Ypsilanti, MI 1 tackle 19 Bobby Banks LB 5′11″ 215 Detroit, MI 19 Paul Hurley LB 6′2″ 192 Romeo, MI 26 Christian Mercer LB So. 6′1″ 205 Ann Arbor, MI 35 Trevor Thomas LB 5′11″ 215 Davison, MI
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Josh Cox DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Warren, MI 87 tackles, 6 INT 4 Darwyn Kelly DB 6′1″ 210 Upper Marlboro, MD 81 tackles, 1 INT 3 DB So. 6′1″ 180 Clinton Township, MI 49 tackles, 5 INT 7 Amari Coleman DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 188 Flint, MI 44 tackles, 3 INT 6 Da’Quaun Jamison DB 6′0″ 198 Leesburg, GA 33 tackles 36 Tyjuan Swain DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Olympia Fields, IL 10 tackles 38 Ray Golden DB 6′1″ 180 San Diego, CA 8 tackles 10 Zach Oakley DB 6′1″ 205 Osceola, IN 7 punts, 44.4 average 3 Alonzo McCoy DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Detroit, MI 6 tackles 22 Gary Jones DB 6′2″ 215 Allegan, MI 3 tackles 12 Marcel Ray DB So. 6′0″ 185 Fayetteville, GA 1 tackle 15 Tee’ondre Harvey DB So. 6′0″ 165 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 2 Jakkar Jackson DB So. 5′10″ 190 Farmington Hills, MI −2 passing yards 4 Gage Kreski DB RS 6′1″ 210 Saint Ignace, MI 25 Dishon McNary DB 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 37 Otis Kearney DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Toms River, NJ 40 Moe Kosso DB RS 5′9″ 170 Plainfield, NJ
Alonzo McCoy, Romello Ross, Jamil Sabbagh, Mike Danna, Michael Oliver, Tee’ondre Harvey, Bobby Banks, Jerrod Davis, Leon Page, Jeff Strome, Shahid Bellamy, Josh Eldridge Nate Brisson-Fast, Nathan Brisson-Fast, Shane Morris, Ben Maleszyk, Josh Cox Damon Terry, Tony Palmer, Chris Nelson, Cameron Cole, Tony Poljan Jakkar Jackson, Troy Hairston, Gervon Winn Jack Combs, Mitch Stanitzek, Derek Smith Paul Hurley, Matt Doan, Austin Doan Sean Bunting, Darrick Gibson Gage Kreski, Joe Ostman Amari Coleman, Eric Cooper Malik Fountain, Dishon McNary Jay Roberson, Carlos Clark Devon Spalding, Deshawn Baker-Williams Christian Mercer, Chuck Jones Trent Grimes, Luke Idoni Berkley Edwards, Derek Edwards Michael Steinhauer, Bailey Edwards Joe Austin, Robi Stuart Trevor Conklin, Tyler Conklin Mark Chapman Darwyn Kelly Jonathan Ward Da’Quaun Jamison Matt Krause Tommy Lazzaro Corey Willis Cooper Mojsiejenko Zach Oakley JaCorey Sullivan Trevor Apsey Marcel Ray Kaden Keon Alex Briones Brandon Childress Gary Jones Jalen Boes Jeff Perry Thaddeus Cornick Kumehnnu Gwilly Trevor Thomas Tyjuan Swain Michael Armstrong Otis Kearney Ray Golden Moe Kosso Hunter Buczkowski Justin Corbett Oakley Lavallii D’Andre Dill Jake Dominguez Joe Komel Steve Eipper Alex Neering Logan Slaughter J.P. Quinn Shakir Carr Brandon Keen Andy Adado Clay Walderzak Austin Hergott Jonathan Carson Zach Crouch Logan Hessbrook Chris Kantzavelos Donny Kyre MI 75 IL 9 CA 2 GA 2 IN 2 Hometowns of the 2017 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 75 Illinois 9 Georgia 2 Indiana 2 ON 2 Pennsylvania 2 New Jersey 2 California 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 16 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 9 Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 9 Ingham County, Michigan pop. 284,000 6 Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 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’ 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.
Shane Morris QB4-star recruit
Mike Danna DL
Sean Bunting DB