Teams Colorado State 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Colorado State roster 123 players: 9 freshmen, 114 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from Colorado (51) and California (29). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 12 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Nick Stevens QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Murrieta, CA 2,679 passing yards, 21 TD 12 Coleman Key QB 6′4″ Broken Arrow, OK 251 passing yards, 3 TD 8 Craig Leonard QB 6′4″ Fort Collins, CO 43 rushing yards 10 J.C. Robles QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 215 Visalia, CA
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 1 Dalyn Dawkins RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Louisville, KY 867 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Jasen Oden Jr. RB 5′11″ Buffalo, NY 746 rushing yards, 6 TD 24 Izzy Matthews RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 210 Redding, CA 590 rushing yards, 5 TD 3 Treyous Jarrells RB 5′7″ Sanford, FL 28 rushing yards 26 Deron Thompson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 193 Wichita, KS 49 rushing yards 45 Nu’uvali Fa’apito FB 6′0″ La Quinta, CA 4 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Bryce Peters RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Houston, TX 29 Jesse Haas RB 6′2″ 215 Wellington, CO 37 Chuk Obinnah RB 6′0″ 215 Aurora, CO 40 Johnathan Lewis RB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 195 La Porte, TX 40 Justin Falls RB 5′10″ 195 Denver, CO 45 Nate Ryken FB 6′1″ 235 Berthoud, CO
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 82 WR 6′2″ Dallas, TX 75 catches, 1,062 yards, 8 TD 25 Joe Hansley WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Highlands Ranch, CO 28 catches, 415 yards, 6 TD 84 Xavier Williams WR 6′3″ San Diego, CA 19 catches, 231 yards, 2 TD 2 Deionte Gaines WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Orlando, FL 13 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD 19 Sammie Long IV WR 6′3″ Lakewood, WA 5 catches, 60 yards 88 Elroy Masters Jr. WR 6′2″ 215 Peoria, AZ 3 catches, 35 yards 81 Olabisi Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 203 Lakewood, CO 2 catches, 15 yards, 1 TD 87 Cole Anderson WR 6′4″ Highlands Ranch, CO 1 return, 1 yard 13 John Cassell WR 6′4″ 200 Evergreen, CO 18 Cole Lehman WR 6′2″ 175 Parker, CO 23 Marcus Wilson WR 5′10″ 190 Aurora, CO 26 Derek Giesner WR 6′0″ 185 Forest Lake, MN 27 Trey Smith WR 6′0″ 195 Castle Rock, CO 83 Dawit Woldu WR 6′2″ 190 Denver, CO 89 Chandler Drachslin WR 6′3″ 195 Riverside, CA 89 Robert Ruiz WR 5′10″ El Cajon, CA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 86 Kivon Cartwright TE 6′4″ Pueblo, CO 18 catches, 279 yards, 2 TD 30 Steven Walker TE 6′2″ Wichita, KS 14 catches, 235 yards, 1 TD 9 Danny Nwosu TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Washington, DC 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD 32 Nolan Peralta TE 6′3″ Murrieta, CA 2 catches, 26 yards 34 George Maumau TE 5′11″ 255 Denver, CO 80 John Freismuth TE 6′5″ 225 Loveland, CO 81 Cahill Kelleghan TE 6′4″ 200 Boulder, CO 85 Mitch Parsons TE 6′4″ 255 Parker, CO 90 Brett Jordan TE 6′4″ 275 Houston, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 51 Colby Meeks OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 310 Orlando, FL 52 Blake Nowland OL 6′6″ 315 Castle Rock, CO 54 Fred Zerblis OL 6′2″ Grayson, GA 60 Trae Moxley OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 330 Carbondale, CO 61 Zack Golditch OL 6′5″ 295 Aurora, CO 62 Evan Perzanowski OL 6′5″ 238 Huntington Beach, CA 63 Corey Reynolds OL 6′2″ 280 Cedaredge, CO 65 Christian Montes OL 6′4″ 290 Garden Grove, CA 67 Jake Levy OL 6′4″ 226 Basalt, CO 70 Jordan Benson OL 6′3″ 260 Blue Springs, MO 71 Jeff Taylor OL RS 6′1″ 305 Jonesboro, GA 71 Sam Carlson OL 6′4″ 295 Wellington, CO 72 Kevin O’Brien OL 6′3″ 295 Katy, TX 73 Tomas Rivera OL 6′6″ 330 Long Beach, CA 74 Salofi Gaoa OL 6′6″ 317 Fort Collins, CO 75 Zach Stefo OL 6′5″ 295 Arvada, CO 76 Nick Callender OL 6′6″ 325 Hayward, CA 77 Jake Bennett OL 6′3″ 290 Lakewood, CO 78 Ben Knox OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 DeLand, FL 79 Dylan Watts OL 6′4″ 327 Colorado Springs, CO
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 9 Martavius Foster DL 6′4″ Starkville, MS 53 Caleb Smith DL Fr. 6′3″ 255 Inglewood, CA 56 O’Shea Jackson DL 6′1″ Arlington, TX 57 Isaac Prudhomme DL 6′3″ 235 Centennial, CO 68 Justin Hansen DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Longmont, CO 85 Adrian Robinson DL 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 90 Jamori Fox DL RS 6′1″ 320 Marietta, GA 90 Joe Kawulok DL 6′6″ 250 Boulder, CO 91 Jakob Buys DL 6′4″ 280 Arvada, CO 92 Josh Lovingood DL 6′4″ Fresno, CA 93 Justin Nunez DL 6′4″ 305 Red Bluff, CA 93 Terry Jackson DL 6′1″ 295 Owasso, OK 94 Darnell Thompson DL 6′4″ 280 Raleigh, NC 94 Michael Kovac DE 6′4″ 230 Pueblo, CO 95 Richard King DL RS 6′4″ 275 Aurora, CO 97 Jose Cerriteno DE 6′2″ 230 Las Vegas, NV 98 Johnny Schupp DL 6′5″ Vacaville, CA 99 Colton Foster DL 6′3″ 295 Bakersfield, CA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 33 Kevin Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Fountain, CO 1 INT 12 Deonte Clyburn LB 6′0″ 230 Louisville, KY 13 rushing yards 4 SteveO Michel LB 6′1″ 230 Orlando, FL 15 Kiel Robinson LB 6′2″ 230 San Marcos, CA 27 Jack Bares LB 5′10″ 170 Trabuco Canyon, CA 31 Cory James LB 6′0″ 245 Del Rio, TX 34 Anthony Giusti LB RS 6′0″ 220 Novato, CA 36 Bryan Ohene-Gyeni LB 6′2″ Arlington, TX 41 Chance Boyce LB 5′11″ 192 Lakewood, CO 42 Patrick Elsenbast LB 6′0″ 210 Littleton, CO 43 Evan Colorito LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Beaverton, OR 44 Deshon Mayes LB 6′2″ Arvada, CO 51 Pierre Copeland II LB 6′1″ 205 Colorado Springs, CO 52 Tre Thomas LB Fr. 6′2″ 223 Denver, CO 55 LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Blue Springs, MO
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 13 DeAndre Elliott DB 6′1″ Dallas, TX 2 INT 16 Trent Matthews S 6′3″ Converse, TX 2 INT 11 Jordon Vaden DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Henderson, CO 8 returns, 220 yards 10 Kevin Nutt Jr. CB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Fresno, CA 6 returns, 187 yards 5 Tyree Simmons DB 5′11″ Gardena, CA 1 INT 22 Nick Januska DB 6′2″ Ventura, CA 1 INT 26 Kevin Pierre-Louis DB 6′1″ Del Rio, TX 1 INT 24 Preston Hodges DB 5′11″ Bakersfield, CA 3 returns, 19 yards 41 Eric Williams DB 5′9″ Castle Rock, CO 1 return, 19 yards 7 Demontrie Taylor DB 5′10″ Denton, TX 8 Jake Schlager S 5′11″ 195 McCook, NE 9 Josh Bowman DB 6′0″ 195 Abilene, TX 14 Saladin McCullough II CB 5′10″ 175 Pasadena, CA 17 Shun Johnson CB 5′11″ 170 Denver, CO 18 Braylin Scott DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 196 Bakersfield, CA 19 Blake Wessbecker CB 6′1″ 173 Castle Rock, CO 20 Malachi Peterson-Hester S 5′11″ 191 Manitou Springs, CO 20 Willie Udofia S 6′1″ Atlanta, GA 26 Kavapele Maka S Fr. 6′1″ 185 San Mateo, CA 28 Devin Jones CB 5′10″ Vallejo, CA 29 Justin Sweet S 5′10″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 49 Chandler Bridges CB 5′10″ 166 Columbus, OH
Malachi Peterson-Hester, Kevin Davis, Pierre Copeland II, Dylan Watts, Nathan Lucas, Kyle Jacobs Marcus Wilson, Chuk Obinnah, Patrick Elsenbast, Isaac Prudhomme, Zack Golditch, Richard King Shun Johnson, George Maumau, Justin Falls, Tre Thomas, Dawit Woldu Blake Wessbecker, Trey Smith, Eric Williams, Blake Nowland, Wyatt Bryan Deionte Gaines, SteveO Michel, Colby Meeks Craig Leonard, Salofi Gaoa, Braxton Davis Braylin Scott, Preston Hodges, Colton Foster Chance Boyce, Jake Bennett, Olabisi Johnson Deshon Mayes, Zach Stefo, Jakob Buys Brandon Summer, Kivon Cartwright, Michael Kovac Dalyn Dawkins, Deonte Clyburn Nick Stevens, Nolan Peralta Kevin Nutt Jr., Josh Lovingood DeAndre Elliott, Rashard Higgins Cole Lehman, Mitch Parsons Bryce Peters, Brett Jordan Joe Hansley, Cole Anderson Deron Thompson, Steven Walker Kevin Pierre-Louis, Cory James Jesse Haas, Sam Carlson Justin Sweet, Jose Cerriteno Bryan Ohene-Gyeni, O’Shea Jackson Nate Ryken, John Freismuth Hayden Hunt, Tomas Rivera Josh Watson, Jordan Benson Cahill Kelleghan, Joe Kawulok Treyous Jarrells Tyree Simmons Jasen Oden Jr. Demontrie Taylor Jake Schlager Danny Nwosu Josh Bowman Martavius Foster J.C. Robles Jordon Vaden Coleman Key John Cassell Saladin McCullough II Kiel Robinson Trent Matthews Sammie Long IV Willie Udofia Nick Januska Izzy Matthews Derek Giesner Kavapele Maka Jack Bares Devin Jones Anthony Giusti Johnathan Lewis Evan Colorito Nu’uvali Fa’apito Chandler Bridges Caleb Smith Fred Zerblis Trent Sieg Trae Moxley Evan Perzanowski Corey Reynolds Christian Montes Jake Levy Justin Hansen Jeff Taylor Kevin O’Brien Nick Callender Ben Knox Xavier Williams Adrian Robinson Elroy Masters Jr. Chandler Drachslin Robert Ruiz Jamori Fox Justin Nunez Terry Jackson Darnell Thompson Johnny Schupp CO 51 CA 29 TX 13 FL 5 GA 4 Hometowns of the 2015 Colorado State 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 Colorado 51 California 29 Texas 13 Florida 5 Georgia 4 Kentucky 2 Oklahoma 2 Kansas 2 Top counties Douglas County, Colorado pop. 377,000 9 Jefferson County, Colorado pop. 579,000 7 El Paso County, Colorado pop. 743,000 6 Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 6 Larimer County, Colorado pop. 367,000 6 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.
Rashard Higgins WR
Josh Watson LB