Teams East Carolina 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 East Carolina roster 106 players: 5 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 90 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from North Carolina (51) and South Carolina (11). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 James Summers RB Greensboro, NC 868 rushing yards, 7 TD 3 Anthony Scott RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 200 Virginia Beach, VA 384 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 Devin Anderson RB 5′9″ 208 Henderson, NC 258 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Shawn Furlow RB 5′10″ Greenville, NC 6 returns, 156 yards 6 Hussein Howe RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 7 rushing yards 24 Derrell Scott RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 194 Havelock, NC 34 Cam Coleman RB RS 5′6″ 179 Mocksville, NC
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Austin, TX 156 catches, 1,731 yards, 8 TD 23 Quay Johnson WR 5′10″ 184 Knightdale, NC 57 catches, 560 yards, 3 TD 81 Jimmy Williams WR 5′11″ 198 Washington, NC 45 catches, 818 yards, 8 TD 1 Deondre Farrier WR 6′1″ 191 Orlando, FL 21 catches, 305 yards, 1 TD 89 Brandon Bishop WR 5′11″ Snow Hill, NC 10 catches, 92 yards 15 Terrell Green WR 6′4″ 200 Charleston, SC 7 catches, 78 yards 30 Jeffrey Coprich WR 5′8″ Watts, CA 2 catches, 14 yards 49 Brian Hardy WR 6′1″ La Grange, NC 1 tackle 4 Malik Gray WR 6′1″ 197 Inman, SC 8 Audie Omotosho WR 6′2″ 187 Plano, TX 8 Tahj Deans WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 184 Bailey, NC 19 Curtis Burston WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Apex , NC 45 Kenyon Taylor WR RS 6′2″ 182 High Point, NC 83 Cam Marshmon WR Fr. 5′9″ 159 Raleigh, NC 85 Davon Grayson WR 6′2″ 187 Suffolk, VA 88 Trevon Brown WR 6′2″ 215 Wilmington , NC
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 69 Kyle Erickson OL 6′4″ 295 Fayetteville, NC 2 tackles 52 Dqmarcus Shaw OL So. 6′4″ 303 Batesville, MS 54 Branden Pena OL RS 6′2″ 288 Salinas, CA 55 Garrett McGhin OL 6′6″ 302 Tallahasse, FL 58 Brandon Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 270 Kernersville, NC 64 Des Barmore OL 6′6″ 333 Columbus, GA 65 J.T. Boyd OL 6′4″ 306 Fort Mill, SC 66 Erik Lenzen OL 6′5″ 292 Fort Lauderdale, FL 66 Fernando Frye OL 6′3″ 303 Erie, PA 72 Jared Huneycutt OL 6′2″ 276 Concord , NC 74 Justin Sandifer OL 6′5″ 295 Greenwood, MS 75 Bladen Gatling OL 6′2″ 308 Murfreesboro , NC 77 Will Dancy OL 6′4″ 310 Graham, NC 78 Messiah Rice OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 294 Orangeburg, SC
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 99 Fred Presley DL 6′3″ Snow Hill, NC 27 tackles, 1 sack 56 Demetri McGill DL 6′1″ Virginia Beach, VA 23 tackles 96 Kiante Anderson DL 6′4″ 243 Greenville, NC 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 97 Demage Bailey DL 6′5″ 294 Clayton, NC 19 tackles 92 Mike Myers DT 6′0″ 283 Goose Creek, SC 14 tackles 93 Jalen Price DL 6′2″ 279 Williamston, NC 12 tackles 69 Justin Brown DL 6′3″ Greenville, NC 10 tackles 44 Kendall Futrell DL Fr. 6′2″ 226 Winterville, NC 9 tackles 94 Alex Turner DL 6′2″ 274 Houston, TX 5 tackles 50 Shaun James DT So. 6′4″ 263 Virginia Beach, VA 3 tackles 98 Joshon Perry DL 6′3″ Louisburg, NC 2 of 2 extra points 41 Tony Baird DE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 24 Michael Swift DL RS 6′3″ 237 Apex, NC 40 Nate Harvey DE So. 6′1″ 225 Knightdale, NC 89 Raequan Purvis DT RS 6′2″ 301 Plymouth, NC 90 Randall Anderson DE 6′4″ 257 New Castle, DE 95 Bennett Boateng DT So. 6′1″ 290 Charlotte , NC 98 Brandon Henderson DL So. 6′5″ 272 Greenwood, SC
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 ILB 6′0″ 222 Fayetteville, NC 77 tackles, 1 sack 1 Dayon Pratt OLB 6′4″ Washington, DC 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks 55 Cam White ILB 5′11″ Apex, NC 63 tackles 46 Yiannis Bowden OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Kernersville, NC 42 tackles, 1 INT 21 Ray Tillman LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 215 Lithonia, GA 26 tackles 13 Pat Green OLB 6′2″ Winston-Salem, NC 14 tackles 30 Joe Carter ILB 6′2″ 223 Ponte Vedra, FL 9 tackles 10 Xavier Smith LB 6′1″ 252 Raleigh, NC 7 tackles 48 Anthony Gutierrez ILB 6′2″ 227 Sherman Oaks, CA 6 tackles 24 C.J. Maybin OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Pompano Beach, FL 1 return, 0 yards 4 Cannon Gibbs LB So. 6′2″ 228 Brandon, MS 12 Rowe Mellott LB RS 6′0″ 215 Chapel Hill, NC 43 Drayvon Fairley ILB 6′3″ 232 Red Springs , NC 57 Joe Allely OLB 6′1″ Vienna, VA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Terrell Richardson DB 6′0″ Raleigh, NC 63 tackles 37 Travon Simmons DB 5′10″ Marietta, GA 53 tackles, 1 INT 26 Colby Gore DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Little River, SC 43 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 39 DB 6′1″ Midlothian, VA 50 tackles, 1 sack 42 Devon Sutton DB So. 5′11″ 198 Charlotte , NC 40 tackles 8 Bobby Fulp DB 6′4″ 204 Midlothian, VA 32 tackles, 1 INT 5 Corey Seargent DB So. 6′0″ 179 Rock Hill, SC 27 tackles 6 DaShawn Benton DB 6′0″ Atlanta, GA 27 tackles 14 Travis Phillips DB 5′11″ 178 Montpelier, VA 26 tackles 35 Chris Love DB 5′10″ 170 Wake Forest, NC 21 returns, 445 yards 20 Austin Teague DB 6′0″ 191 Lexington, NC 6 tackles 22 Nhyre Quinerly DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Norfolk, VA 2 tackles 37 Trevian Hicks DB 5′11″ 208 Winterville, NC 2 tackles 1 Tim Irvin DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 197 Miami, FL 2 Austin Lee DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Draper, UT 2 Michael Witherspoon DB RS 6′1″ 194 Lawrenceville, GA 6 Marcus Holton Jr. DB So. 6′0″ 170 Tallahassee, FL 31 Keyshawn Canady DB RS 6′0″ 189 Wallace, NC 32 Marquel King DB 5′11″ 183 Cameron , NC 43 Dedrick Hawkins DB 6′2″ 200 Winston-Salem, NC
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 61 Colton Oliver 6′3″ 280 Charlotte , NC
Shawn Furlow, Trevian Hicks, Kendall Futrell, Justin Brown, Kiante Anderson Anthony Scott, Tony Baird, Shaun James, Demetri McGill Pat Green, Dedrick Hawkins, Yiannis Bowden, Brandon Smith Jordan Williams, Kyle Erickson, Jaray Sampson Xavier Smith, Terrell Richardson, Cam Marshmon Curtis Burston, Michael Swift, Cam White Quay Johnson, Nate Harvey, Demage Bailey Devon Sutton, Colton Oliver, Bennett Boateng Cannon Gibbs, Gardner Minshew Hussein Howe, Anthony Watley Bobby Fulp, DaShaun Amos James Summers, James Summers Worth Gregory, J.T. Boyd Brandon Bishop, Fred Presley Dayon Pratt Deondre Farrier Tim Irvin Austin Lee Michael Witherspoon Malik Gray Corey Seargent DaShawn Benton Marcus Holton Jr. Zay Jones Audie Omotosho Tahj Deans Jake Verity Philip Nelson Rowe Mellott Travis Phillips Terrell Green Austin Teague Ray Tillman Nhyre Quinerly C.J. Maybin Derrell Scott Devin Anderson Colby Gore Jeffrey Coprich Joe Carter Keyshawn Canady Marquel King Cam Coleman Devaris Brunson Devin Carlos Chris Love Travon Simmons Davis Plowman Drayvon Fairley Kenyon Taylor Anthony Ratliff Anthony Gutierrez Brian Hardy Dqmarcus Shaw Branden Pena Garrett McGhin Joe Allely Erik Lawson Des Barmore Erik Lenzen Fernando Frye Jared Huneycutt Justin Sandifer Bladen Gatling Dalton Montgomery Will Dancy Messiah Rice Jimmy Williams Davon Grayson Stephen Baggett Beau Huffman Trevon Brown Raequan Purvis Randall Anderson Caleb Pratt Mike Myers Jalen Price Alex Turner Brandon Henderson Joshon Perry NC 51 SC 11 VA 10 FL 9 GA 8 Hometowns of the 2016 East Carolina 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 North Carolina 51 South Carolina 11 Virginia 10 Florida 9 Georgia 8 Mississippi 4 Texas 4 California 3 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 9 Pitt County, North Carolina pop. 177,000 5 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 4 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 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.
Philip Nelson QB3-star recruit
Gardner Minshew QB
Zay Jones WR3-star recruit
Jordan Williams ILB
DaShaun Amos DB