Teams Colorado 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Colorado roster 120 players: 18 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 91 with no class listed. From 19 states and 3 other countries; the most from California (42) and Colorado (35). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 9
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Sefo Liufau QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Tacoma, WA 2,366 passing yards, 11 TD 12 Steven Montez QB Fr. 6′5″ 230 El Paso, TX 1,078 passing yards, 9 TD 7 Jordan Gehrke QB 6′1″ Scottsdale, AZ 38 passing yards 9 T.J. Patterson QB 6′3″ 185 Boulder, CO 16 Tyler McGarry QB 6′0″ 210 Studio City, CA 17 Casey Marksberry QB 6′3″ 185 Gwinnett, GA 17 Josh Goldin QB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Highlands Ranch, CO
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Devin Ross WR 5′11″ 180 Altadena, CA 69 catches, 787 yards, 5 TD 1 Shay Fields WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Bellflower, CA 56 catches, 883 yards, 9 TD 4 Bryce Bobo WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Covina, CA 44 catches, 548 yards, 2 TD 8 Anthony Julmisse WR 6′1″ Plantation, FL 19 returns, 404 yards 14 Jay MacIntyre WR So. 5′10″ 185 Boulder, CO 32 catches, 412 yards, 1 TD 17 Kabion Ento WR So. 6′3″ 190 Pine Bluff, AR 8 catches, 174 yards, 2 TD 12 Jaleel Awini WR 6′2″ Aurora, CO 2 tackles 18 Lee Walker WR 6′0″ 185 San Diego, CA 3 catches, 36 yards 85 Justin Jan WR 6′3″ Chandler, AZ 1 tackle 27 Joseph Hall WR 5′9″ San Luis Obispo, CA 1 catch, 6 yards 9 Juwann Winfree WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Englewood, NJ 28 Ronnie Blackmon WR RS 5′10″ 180 Atlanta, GA 82 Robert Orban WR 6′6″ 195 Denver, CO 83 Sean Grundman WR 6′2″ 205 Monument, CO 84 David Bagby WR 6′0″ 180 San Diego, CA 87 Xavier Cochrane WR 5′9″ 175 Phoenix, AZ 88 Danny Galloway WR 6′0″ 200 Lone Tree, CO 89 Kevin Dement WR 5′11″ 180 Centennial, CO
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 35 Beau Bisharat TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Sacramento, CA 5 tackles 5 George Frazier TE 6′2″ 275 Duarte, CA 2 tackles 38 Chris Hill TE 6′2″ Highlands Ranch, CO 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD 44 Chris Bounds TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 240 Thousand Oaks, CA 1 catch, 8 yards 81 Sean Irwin TE 6′3″ Cypress, TX 1 catch, 15 yards 86 Dylan Keeney TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 220 Granite Bay, CA 1 catch, 8 yards Johnny Huntley III TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Plantation, FL 1 catch, 14 yards 80 Derek Coleman TE 6′5″ 235 Broomfield, CO 88 Darrion Jones TE Fr. 6′6″ 255 Compton, CA 91 Eddy Lopez TE 6′3″ 300 El Paso, TX 99 Brian Boatman TE 6′3″ 225 Centennial, CO
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 55 Brett Tonz OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Peoria, AZ 1 tackle 68 Gerrad Kough OL 6′4″ 300 Pomona, CA 1 tackle 70 Shane Callahan OL 6′6″ Parker, CO 1 tackle 51 Arlington Hambright OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Ypsilanti, MI 53 Sully Wiefels OL 6′3″ 305 Eagle, ID 56 Tim Lynott C 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 300 Parker, CO 60 Dillon Middlemiss OL 6′5″ 285 Arvada, CO 61 Kolter Smith OL 6′2″ 270 Edmond, OK 62 Justin Eggers OL 6′5″ 305 Marshall, WI 64 Aaron Haigler OL 6′7″ 295 Northridge, CA 65 Colby Pursell OL 6′4″ 305 Valencia, CA 66 Colin Sutton OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 290 Foothill Ranch, CA 68 Jack Shutack OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Western Springs, IL 71 Sam Kronshage OL 6′6″ 295 The Woodlands, TX 73 Isaac Miller OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 280 Longmont, CO 74 Alex Kelley C 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oceanside, CA 75 Josh Kaiser OL 6′6″ 300 Mission Viejo, CA 76 Jeromy Irwin OL 6′5″ 300 Cypress, TX 78 John Lisella II OL 6′4″ 280 Littleton, CO 79 Jonathan Huckins OL 6′4″ 280 The Woodlands, TX
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 92 Jordan Carrell DE 6′3″ Roseville, CA 47 tackles, 5 sacks 54 Samson Kafovalu DT 6′4″ Riverside, CA 53 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Josh Tupou DL 6′3″ Buena Park, CA 45 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Leo Jackson III DE 6′3″ 275 Decatur, GA 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 59 Timothy Coleman DE 6′3″ 255 Denver, CO 7 tackles, 1 sack 56 Jase Franke DL So. 6′3″ 280 Camarillo, CA 8 tackles 50 Frank Umu DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Littleton, CO 1 tackle 16 Chris Mulumba DE So. 6′4″ 275 Helsinki, Finland 21 Dante Sparaco DL 6′5″ 270 Englewood, CO 33 Javier Edwards NT So. 6′3″ 345 Houston, TX 72 Lyle Tuiloma DL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Waianae, HI 90 Terriek Roberts DE RS 6′6″ 265 Denver, CO 97 Mo Bandi DL 6′5″ 270 Longmont, CO
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 31 Kenneth Olugbode ILB 6′1″ San Jose, CA 115 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 98 Jimmie Gilbert OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ College Station, TX 62 tackles, 10.5 sacks 32 Rick Gamboa ILB So. 6′0″ 240 Sylmar, CA 76 tackles, 1 INT 44 Addison Gillam ILB 6′3″ Palo Cedro, CA 52 tackles, 4 sacks 42 N.J. Falo LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 240 Sacramento, CA 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 20 Drew Lewis ILB So. 6′2″ 225 Sammamish, WA 13 tackles, 1 sack 47 Christian Shaver OLB 6′3″ Sandy, UT 6 tackles, 1 sack 30 Ryan Severson ILB 5′10″ San Jose, CA 8 tackles 99 Aaron Howard OLB 6′1″ Denver, CO 4 tackles 95 Derek McCartney OLB 6′3″ 240 Westminster, CO 2 tackles 96 Terran Hasselbach OLB 6′1″ 235 Parker, CO 2 tackles 93 Michael Mathewes OLB 6′4″ 245 Mission Viejo, CA 1 tackle 3 Deaysean Rippy OLB 6′2″ 240 McKees Rocks, PA 20 Davion Taylor LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Magnolia, MS 27 Travis Talianko OLB 6′1″ 215 Sierra Madre, CA 34 Pookie Maka OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Salt Lake City, UT 45 Jacob Stoltenberg LB 6′0″ 240 Sugar Land, TX 46 Trent Headley ILB 6′2″ 225 Littleton, CO 52 Alex Tchangam LB Fr. 6′3″ 245 Douala, Cameroon 57 Sam Bennion OLB 6′5″ 235 North Logan, UT
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 Tedric Thompson DB 6′1″ Valencia, CA 63 tackles, 7 INT 4 DB 6′0″ San Jose, CA 65 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 1 Afolabi Laguda DB 6′1″ 205 Snellville, GA 67 tackles, 1 INT 25 Ryan Moeller DB 6′1″ 215 Rifle, CO 64 tackles 26 DB 6′1″ 190 Goodyear, AZ 34 tackles, 1 INT 23 DB 6′3″ Sacramento, CA 23 tackles, 1 INT 7 Nick Fisher DB 6′0″ 190 Temecula, CA 11 tackles 41 Andrew Bergner DB 5′11″ 170 Parker, CO 3 tackles 37 Lucas Cooper S Fr. 5′10″ 185 Palos Verdes, CA 2 tackles 21 Kyle Trego DB So. 6′0″ 195 Discovery Bay, CA 1 tackle 28 Daniel Talley DB So. 6′2″ 215 Aurora, CO 1 tackle 1 Delrick Abrams Jr. CB Fr. 6′3″ 185 Angie, LA 4 Dante Wigley DB Fr. 6′1″ 192 Carrollton, GA 6 Evan Worthington DB So. 6′2″ 205 Aurora, CO 39 Jaisen Sanchez DB 6′1″ 200 Kapolei, HI
Athletes and others 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 23 Phillip Lindsay 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 190 Aurora, CO 1,252 rushing yards, 16 TD 21 Kyle Evans So. 5′7″ 175 San Jose, CA 346 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 Donovan Lee 5′9″ 185 West Hills, CA 97 rushing yards 19 Michael Adkins II 5′10″ 205 San Diego, CA 30 rushing yards, 1 TD 33 Troy Lewis 6′2″ Sammamish, WA 33 rushing yards 10 Dino Gordon 5′11″ 210 Compton, CA 33 Chase Sanders RS 6′0″ 195 Jupiter, FL 45 Tanner Grzesiek 5′10″ 205 Colorado Springs, CO 48 Joey Tuggle 5′7″ 185 Aurora, CO
Evan Worthington, Jaleel Awini, Dante Sparaco, Phillip Lindsay, Daniel Talley, Lucas Cooper, Trent Headley, Joey Tuggle, Frank Umu, John Lisella II, Kevin Dement, Brian Boatman Timothy Coleman, Robert Orban, Terriek Roberts, Derek McCartney, Aaron Howard Chidobe Awuzie, Kyle Evans, Ryan Severson, Kenneth Olugbode T.J. Patterson, Jay MacIntyre, Derek Coleman, Nick Porter Andrew Bergner, Tim Lynott, Shane Callahan, Terran Hasselbach Shay Fields, Dino Gordon, Darrion Jones Josh Goldin, Chris Hill, Danny Galloway Lee Walker, Michael Adkins II, David Bagby Ahkello Witherspoon, Beau Bisharat, N.J. Falo Afolabi Laguda, Casey Marksberry Bryce Bobo, Gerrad Kough Anthony Julmisse, Johnny Huntley III Tedric Thompson, Colby Pursell Steven Montez, Eddy Lopez Drew Lewis, Troy Lewis Ronnie Blackmon, Leo Jackson III Rick Gamboa, Aaron Haigler Josh Tupou, J.T. Bale Sam Kronshage, Jonathan Huckins Isaac Miller, Mo Bandi Josh Kaiser, Michael Mathewes Jeromy Irwin, Sean Irwin Delrick Abrams Jr. Donovan Lee Devin Ross Deaysean Rippy Dante Wigley George Frazier Jordan Gehrke Nick Fisher Juwann Winfree Sefo Liufau Chris Graham Tyler McGarry Kabion Ento Davion Taylor Kyle Trego Ryan Moeller Isaiah Oliver Joseph Hall Travis Talianko Cameron Silzer Chase Sanders Javier Edwards Pookie Maka Jaisen Sanchez Addison Gillam Chris Bounds Jacob Stoltenberg Tanner Grzesiek Christian Shaver Davis Price Arlington Hambright Sully Wiefels Samson Kafovalu Brett Tonz Jase Franke Sam Bennion Dillon Middlemiss Kolter Smith Justin Eggers Colin Sutton Jack Shutack Lyle Tuiloma Alex Kelley Sean Grundman Justin Jan Dylan Keeney Xavier Cochrane Alex Kinney Jordan Carrell Jimmie Gilbert CA 42 CO 35 TX 9 AZ 5 GA 5 Hometowns of the 2016 Colorado 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 42 Colorado 35 Texas 9 Georgia 5 Arizona 5 Florida 3 Washington 3 Utah 3 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 14 Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 11 Douglas County, Colorado pop. 377,000 7 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 Boulder County, Colorado pop. 329,000 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.
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