Teams Colorado State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Colorado State roster 114 players: 14 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 91 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Colorado (35) and California (32). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 11 Receivers 17 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Nick Stevens QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Murrieta, CA 1,936 passing yards, 19 TD 15 Collin Hill QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 222 Moore, SC 1,096 passing yards, 8 TD 5 Faton Bauta QB 6′3″ West Palm Beach, FL 114 passing yards, 1 TD 10 J.C. Robles QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 215 Visalia, CA 0 rushing yards
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Dalyn Dawkins RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Louisville, KY 919 rushing yards, 4 TD 24 Izzy Matthews RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 210 Redding, CA 734 rushing yards, 13 TD 25 Marvin Kinsey Jr. RB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Atlanta, GA 546 rushing yards, 7 TD 40 Justin Falls RB 5′10″ 195 Denver, CO 6 tackles 24 Bryce Peters RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Houston, TX 43 rushing yards 5 Jared Bohm FB 5′10″ 210 Fort Morgan, CO 6 Darius May RB 6′1″ 195 New Orleans, LA 28 Rashaad Boddie RB RS 6′1″ 225 Sammamish, WA 40 Johnathan Lewis RB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 195 La Porte, TX 42 Charles Dunkelman FB 5′10″ 225 Loveland, CO 45 Nate Ryken FB 6′1″ 235 Berthoud, CO
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 WR 6′1″ 200 Monroe, GA 76 catches, 1,272 yards, 14 TD 8 Detrich Clark WR 5′10″ 180 Montezuma, GA 20 returns, 418 yards 81 Olabisi Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 203 Lakewood, CO 28 catches, 613 yards, 4 TD 89 Robert Ruiz WR 5′10″ El Cajon, CA 23 catches, 350 yards, 3 TD 2 Robert Awunganyi WR 6′0″ 170 Riverside, CA 5 tackles 27 Trey Smith WR 6′0″ 195 Castle Rock, CO 4 tackles 88 Elroy Masters Jr. WR 6′2″ 215 Peoria, AZ 7 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD 23 Marcus Wilson WR 5′10″ 190 Aurora, CO 4 catches, 15 yards, 1 TD 84 Xavier Williams WR 6′3″ San Diego, CA 4 catches, 91 yards 19 Sammie Long IV WR 6′3″ Lakewood, WA 2 catches, 4 yards 16 Jason Vargas WR 6′1″ 200 Flushing, NY 23 Brenden Fulton WR Fr. 5′10″ 184 Greeley, CO 26 Alex Tennant WR 6′3″ 200 Littleton, CO 38 Wesley Romary WR 6′1″ 185 McLean, VA 83 Landon Schmidt WR 5′9″ 170 Windsor, CO 86 Chandler Birrell WR 6′0″ 195 Peachtree City, GA 89 Chandler Drachslin WR 6′3″ 195 Riverside, CA
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 Danny Nwosu TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Washington, DC 14 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD 32 Nolan Peralta TE 6′3″ Murrieta, CA 11 catches, 91 yards, 2 TD 30 Dalton Fackrell TE 6′4″ 240 South Jordan, UT 7 catches, 66 yards 80 John Freismuth TE 6′5″ 225 Loveland, CO 90 Brett Jordan TE 6′4″ 275 Houston, TX
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 54 Fred Zerblis OL 6′2″ Grayson, GA 2 tackles 51 Colby Meeks OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 310 Orlando, FL 55 Paul Thurston OL 6′5″ 300 Arvada, CO 60 Trae Moxley OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 330 Carbondale, CO 61 Zack Golditch OL 6′5″ 295 Aurora, CO 62 Alonso Archuleta OL 6′2″ 330 Johnstown, CO 65 Christian Montes OL 6′4″ 290 Garden Grove, CA 68 Jackson McCullough OL 6′6″ 280 San Diego, CA 70 Jordan Benson OL 6′3″ 260 Blue Springs, MO 71 Jeff Taylor OL Fr. 6′1″ 305 Jonesboro, GA 72 Nicho Garcia OL 6′5″ 285 Overland Park, KS 73 Tomas Rivera OL 6′6″ 330 Long Beach, CA 74 Salofi Gaoa OL 6′6″ 317 Fort Collins, CO 76 Nick Callender OL 6′6″ 325 Hayward, CA 77 Jake Bennett OL 6′3″ 290 Lakewood, CO 78 Ben Knox OL So. 6′6″ 320 DeLand, FL
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 Toby McBride DL 6′3″ 285 Fort Morgan, CO 32 tackles, 4 sacks 94 Darnell Thompson DL 6′4″ 280 Raleigh, NC 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks 91 Jakob Buys DL 6′4″ 280 Arvada, CO 25 tackles, 3 sacks 98 Johnny Schupp DL 6′5″ Vacaville, CA 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Josh Lovingood DL 6′4″ Fresno, CA 25 tackles 56 O’Shea Jackson DL 6′1″ Arlington, TX 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 42 Arjay Jean DE Fr. 6′4″ 245 North Miami Beach, FL 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks 95 Richard King DL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Aurora, CO 11 tackles, 2 sacks 85 Adrian Robinson DL 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 6 tackles 99 Colton Foster DL 6′3″ 295 Bakersfield, CA 2 tackles 4 Christian Colon DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 340 Charlotte, NC 47 Anthony Smith DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 270 Las Vegas, NV 53 Caleb Smith DL So. 6′3″ 255 Inglewood, CA 90 Jamori Fox DL Fr. 6′1″ 320 Marietta, GA 91 Jan-Phillip Bombek DL Fr. 6′3″ 255 Hamburg, Germany 93 Justin Nunez DL 6′4″ 305 Red Bluff, CA 99 Damion Dickens DE Fr. 6′2″ 265 Lexington, MS
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 33 Kevin Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Fountain, CO 110 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 55 LB So. 6′2″ 240 Blue Springs, MO 90 tackles, 1.5 sacks 43 Evan Colorito LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Beaverton, OR 63 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Tre Thomas LB So. 6′2″ 223 Denver, CO 38 tackles, 1 sack 42 Patrick Elsenbast LB 6′0″ 210 Littleton, CO 37 tackles 15 Kiel Robinson LB 6′2″ 230 San Marcos, CA 24 tackles 36 Bryan Ohene-Gyeni LB 6′2″ Arlington, TX 21 tackles, 1 sack 44 Deshon Mayes LB 6′2″ Arvada, CO 20 tackles 44 Max McDonald LB 6′1″ 225 Fort Collins, CO 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 22 Houston Haynes LB 6′4″ 205 Palmdale, CA 1 tackle 12 Deonte Clyburn LB 6′0″ 230 Louisville, KY 13 Trey Sutton LB RS 6′0″ 230 Miami, FL 34 Anthony Giusti LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Novato, CA 39 Hunter Donnelly LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 51 Patrick Moody LB 6′1″ 220 Vero Beach, FL 51 Pierre Copeland II LB 6′1″ 205 Colorado Springs, CO 96 Conrad Harker LB 6′8″ 265 Lincoln, NE
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Jake Schlager S 5′11″ 195 McCook, NE 72 tackles, 1 INT 29 Justin Sweet S 5′10″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 44 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 18 Braylin Scott DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 196 Bakersfield, CA 39 tackles, 3 INT 5 Tyree Simmons DB 5′11″ Gardena, CA 44 tackles 7 Jamal Hicks S Fr. 6′1″ 200 Gardena, CA 25 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 11 Jordon Vaden DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Henderson, CO 25 tackles, 1 INT 10 Kevin Nutt Jr. CB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Fresno, CA 29 tackles 17 Shun Johnson CB 5′11″ 170 Denver, CO 10 tackles 7 Demontrie Taylor DB 5′10″ Denton, TX 6 tackles 28 Devin Jones CB 5′10″ Vallejo, CA 3 tackles 14 Anthony Hawkins CB Fr. 5′10″ 192 Dallas, TX 81 rushing yards 41 Eric Williams DB 5′9″ Castle Rock, CO 1 tackle 3 A’Keitheon Whitner DB 5′11″ 190 Ellenwood, GA 11 Andre Neal CB Fr. 6′0″ 187 Baltimore, MD 26 Kavapele Maka S So. 6′1″ 185 San Mateo, CA 26 Tim Ryan DB 5′10″ 195 Boulder, CO 27 Jack Bares DB 5′9″ 170 Trabuco Canyon, CA 45 Dante Carnessale CB 5′11″ 165 El Cajon, CA 47 Levi Osborn S 5′9″ 175 West Covina, CA 49 Connor Donohue S 6′1″ 195 Diamond Bar, CA
Marcus Wilson, Alex Tennant, Patrick Elsenbast, Zack Golditch, Richard King Charles Dunkelman, Nate Ryken, Alonso Archuleta, John Freismuth Max McDonald, Salofi Gaoa, Braxton Davis, Landon Schmidt Shun Johnson, Justin Falls, Tre Thomas Trey Smith, Eric Williams, Wyatt Bryan Kevin Davis, Pierre Copeland II, Nathan Lucas Bryan Ohene-Gyeni, Hunter Donnelly, O’Shea Jackson Deshon Mayes, Paul Thurston, Jakob Buys Dalyn Dawkins, Deonte Clyburn Robert Awunganyi, Chandler Drachslin Christian Colon, Adrian Robinson Jared Bohm, Toby McBride Tyree Simmons, Jamal Hicks Nick Stevens, Nolan Peralta Kevin Nutt Jr., Josh Lovingood Braylin Scott, Colton Foster Bryce Peters, Brett Jordan Justin Sweet, Anthony Smith Tavis Guerra, Levi Osborn Dante Carnessale, Robert Ruiz Hayden Hunt, Tomas Rivera Josh Watson, Jordan Benson Jackson McCullough, Xavier Williams Jake Bennett, Olabisi Johnson A’Keitheon Whitner Michael Gallup Faton Bauta Darius May Demontrie Taylor Detrich Clark Jake Schlager Danny Nwosu J.C. Robles Andre Neal Jordon Vaden Trey Sutton Anthony Hawkins Collin Hill Kiel Robinson Jason Vargas Sammie Long IV Houston Haynes Brenden Fulton Izzy Matthews Marvin Kinsey Jr. Kavapele Maka Tim Ryan Jack Bares Devin Jones Rashaad Boddie Dalton Fackrell Anthony Giusti Wesley Romary Johnathan Lewis Arjay Jean Evan Colorito Brandon Summer Connor Donohue Colby Meeks Patrick Moody Caleb Smith Fred Zerblis Trent Sieg Trae Moxley Christian Montes Jeff Taylor Nicho Garcia Nick Callender Ben Knox Chandler Birrell Elroy Masters Jr. Jamori Fox Justin Nunez Darnell Thompson Conrad Harker Johnny Schupp Damion Dickens CO 35 CA 32 GA 8 TX 8 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2016 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 35 California 32 Georgia 8 Texas 8 Florida 6 North Carolina 3 Kentucky 2 Nebraska 2 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 9 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 5 Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 5 Jefferson County, Colorado pop. 579,000 5 Larimer County, Colorado pop. 367,000 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’ 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.
Michael Gallup WR
Josh Watson LB