Teams East Carolina 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 East Carolina roster 106 players: 13 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 11 juniors, 77 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from North Carolina (49) and South Carolina (11). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 QB 6′2″ 216 Brandon, MS 2,140 passing yards, 16 TD 10 Thomas Sirk QB 6′4″ 220 Glen St. Mary, FL 1,655 passing yards, 9 TD 9 Reid Herring QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 203 Raleigh, NC 20 passing yards, 1 TD 14 Caiden Norman QB RS 6′1″ 203 Clayton, NC
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Hussein Howe RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 419 rushing yards, 3 TD 40 Darius Pinnix RB 6′0″ 224 Burlington, NC 229 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Tyshon Dye RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Elberton, GA 217 rushing yards 24 Derrell Scott RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 194 Havelock, NC 139 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 Devin Anderson RB 5′9″ 208 Henderson, NC 83 rushing yards 3 Anthony Scott RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 200 Virginia Beach, VA 34 Cam Coleman RB Fr. 5′6″ 179 Mocksville, NC
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Trevon Brown WR 6′2″ 215 Wilmington , NC 60 catches, 1,069 yards, 7 TD 85 Davon Grayson WR 6′2″ 187 Suffolk, VA 59 catches, 886 yards, 6 TD 23 Quay Johnson WR 5′10″ 184 Knightdale, NC 47 catches, 464 yards, 3 TD 81 Jimmy Williams WR 5′11″ 198 Washington, NC 32 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD 1 Deondre Farrier WR 6′1″ 191 Orlando, FL 24 catches, 211 yards, 3 TD 8 Tahj Deans WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 184 Bailey, NC 16 catches, 177 yards, 2 TD 4 Malik Gray WR 6′1″ 197 Inman, SC 2 catches, 18 yards 9 Mydreon Vines WR 6′2″ 190 Greenville, NC 2 catches, 39 yards 45 Kenyon Taylor WR Fr. 6′2″ 182 High Point, NC 1 tackle 83 Cam Marshmon WR So. 5′9″ 159 Raleigh, NC 2 catches, 13 yards 15 Terrell Green WR 6′4″ 200 Charleston, SC 16 rushing yards 8 Audie Omotosho WR RS 6′2″ 187 Plano, TX 20 Ockwan Tyson-Hart WR 5′8″ 173 Greenville, NC 35 Jonathan Jeffries WR 5′11″ 171 Charlotte, NC 82 Jayden Borders WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 176 Shelby, NC 85 Jonathan Johnson WR RS 6′3″ 196 Baltimore, MD 89 Duce Fuller WR RS 5′10″ 167 Greenville, NC
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 52 Dqmarcus Shaw OL Jr. 6′4″ 303 Batesville, MS 54 Branden Pena OL Fr. 6′2″ 288 Salinas, CA 55 Garrett McGhin OL 6′6″ 302 Tallahasse, FL 58 Brandon Smith OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Kernersville, NC 58 John Spellacy OL RS 6′1″ 290 Westlake, OH 63 Jaison Fournet OL RS 6′1″ 311 Cornelius, NC 64 Des Barmore OL 6′6″ 333 Columbus, GA 65 James DeMatto OL 6′4″ 280 Marietta, GA 66 Erik Lenzen OL 6′5″ 292 Fort Lauderdale, FL 66 Fernando Frye OL RS 6′3″ 303 Erie, PA 67 D’Ante Smith OL Fr. 6′4″ 274 Augusta, GA 68 Jack Doyle OL RS 6′4″ 285 Wake Forest, NC 71 Bailey Malovic OL 6′7″ 316 Irmo, SC 74 Justin Sandifer OL 6′5″ 295 Greenwood, MS 75 Sean Bailey OL RS 6′6″ 322 Cumming, GA 77 Jordan Johnson OL RS 6′4″ 290 Lansdowne, PA 78 Messiah Rice OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 294 Orangeburg, SC
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 Kiante Anderson DL 6′4″ 243 Greenville, NC 35 tackles, 4.5 sacks 56 Tyree Owens DL 6′4″ 285 Oviedo, FL 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Jalen Price DL 6′2″ 279 Williamston, NC 27 tackles, 1 INT 94 Alex Turner DL 6′2″ 274 Houston, TX 17 tackles, 1 sack 44 Kendall Futrell DL So. 6′2″ 226 Winterville, NC 13 tackles, 1 sack 59 Chandon Hickerson DL 6′3″ 245 Vacherie, LA 15 tackles 87 Gaelin Elmore DL 6′6″ 275 Somerset, WI 14 tackles 50 Shaun James DT Jr. 6′4″ 263 Virginia Beach, VA 12 tackles 89 Raequan Purvis DT Fr. 6′2″ 301 Plymouth, NC 11 tackles 97 Demage Bailey DL 6′5″ 294 Clayton, NC 11 tackles 92 Mike Myers DT 6′0″ 283 Goose Creek, SC 7 tackles 40 Nate Harvey DE Jr. 6′1″ 225 Knightdale, NC 6 tackles 24 Michael Swift DL Fr. 6′3″ 237 Apex, NC 4 tackles 41 Tony Baird DE So. 6′3″ 225 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 90 Randall Anderson DE 6′4″ 257 New Castle, DE 1 tackle 95 Bennett Boateng DT Jr. 6′1″ 290 Charlotte , NC 1 tackle 46 Chance Purvis DL RS 6′4″ 233 Meridian, MS 49 Taijh Alston DE 6′4″ 255 Vass, NC 54 Ja-Quane Nelson DL 6′3″ 280 High Point, NC 91 Brian Smith DL RS 6′1″ 245 Greenville, NC 98 Brandon Henderson DL Jr. 6′5″ 272 Greenwood, SC
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 ILB 6′0″ 222 Fayetteville, NC 89 tackles 51 Aaron Ramseur LB 6′1″ 223 Shelby, NC 57 tackles, 2 INT 4 Cannon Gibbs LB Jr. 6′2″ 228 Brandon, MS 50 tackles, 1 INT 21 Ray Tillman LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 215 Lithonia, GA 11 tackles 30 Joe Carter ILB 6′2″ 223 Ponte Vedra, FL 11 tackles 5 Bruce Bivens LB 6′0″ 229 Houston, TX 10 tackles 10 Xavier Smith LB 6′1″ 252 Raleigh, NC 7 tackles 48 Anthony Gutierrez ILB 6′2″ 227 Sherman Oaks, CA 5 tackles 12 Rowe Mellott LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Chapel Hill, NC
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 15 Korrin Wiggins DB 6′0″ 200 Durham, NC 96 tackles, 1 INT 42 Devon Sutton DB Jr. 5′11″ 198 Charlotte , NC 68 tackles, 1 sack 8 Bobby Fulp DB 6′4″ 204 Midlothian, VA 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 26 Colby Gore DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Little River, SC 37 tackles, 1 sack 35 Chris Love DB 5′10″ 170 Wake Forest, NC 30 tackles, 1 INT 10 Davondre Robinson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Holly Hill, SC 33 tackles 1 Tim Irvin DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′9″ 197 Miami, FL 29 tackles 20 Austin Teague DB 6′0″ 191 Lexington, NC 22 tackles 5 Corey Seargent DB Jr. 6′0″ 179 Rock Hill, SC 20 tackles 6 Marcus Holton Jr. DB Jr. 6′0″ 170 Tallahassee, FL 13 tackles 31 Keyshawn Canady DB Fr. 6′0″ 189 Wallace, NC 12 tackles 14 Travis Phillips DB 5′11″ 178 Montpelier, VA 9 tackles 37 Trevian Hicks DB 5′11″ 208 Winterville, NC 3 tackles 2 Austin Lee DB So. 6′0″ 200 Draper, UT 2 Michael Witherspoon DB Fr. 6′1″ 194 Lawrenceville, GA 17 Warren Saba S RS 5′10″ 188 Cleveland, OH 25 Da’Andre Beverly DB 5′11″ 186 Ahoskie, NC 43 Dedrick Hawkins DB 6′2″ 200 Winston-Salem, NC
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 61 Colton Oliver 6′3″ 280 Charlotte , NC
Mydreon Vines, Ockwan Tyson-Hart, Trevian Hicks, Kendall Futrell, Duce Fuller, Brian Smith, Kiante Anderson Jonathan Jeffries, Devon Sutton, Ben Norris, Colton Oliver, Bennett Boateng Caiden Norman, Quay Johnson, Nate Harvey, Demage Bailey Anthony Scott, Tony Baird, Shaun James Reid Herring, Xavier Smith, Cam Marshmon Cannon Gibbs, Gardner Minshew Bruce Bivens, Alex Turner Hussein Howe, Anthony Watley Jordan Williams, Jaray Sampson Chris Love, Jack Doyle Dedrick Hawkins, Brandon Smith Kenyon Taylor, Ja-Quane Nelson Anthony Ratliff, Sean Bailey Aaron Ramseur, Jayden Borders Deondre Farrier Tim Irvin Austin Lee Michael Witherspoon Malik Gray Corey Seargent Marcus Holton Jr. Audie Omotosho Bobby Fulp Tahj Deans Jake Verity Davondre Robinson Thomas Sirk Rowe Mellott Travis Phillips Korrin Wiggins Terrell Green Austin Barnes Warren Saba Austin Teague Ray Tillman Tyshon Dye Derrell Scott Michael Swift Da’Andre Beverly Devin Anderson Colby Gore Joe Carter Keyshawn Canady Cam Coleman Devin Carlos Darius Pinnix Eric Weber Chance Purvis Anthony Gutierrez Taijh Alston Dqmarcus Shaw Branden Pena Garrett McGhin Tyree Owens John Spellacy Chandon Hickerson Erik Lawson Jaison Fournet Des Barmore James DeMatto Erik Lenzen Fernando Frye D’Ante Smith Bailey Malovic Justin Sandifer Dalton Montgomery Jordan Johnson Messiah Rice Jimmy Williams Davon Grayson Jonathan Johnson Stephen Baggett Gaelin Elmore Trevon Brown Raequan Purvis Randall Anderson Caleb Pratt Mike Myers Jalen Price Brandon Henderson NC 49 SC 11 FL 10 GA 9 VA 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 49 South Carolina 11 Florida 10 Georgia 9 Virginia 6 Mississippi 5 Texas 4 Ohio 2 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Pitt County, North Carolina pop. 177,000 7 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 3 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 2 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.
Gardner Minshew QB
Jordan Williams ILB