Teams Eastern Michigan 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Eastern Michigan roster 114 players: 23 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 1 junior, 76 with no class listed. From 21 states and 4 other countries; the most from Michigan (34) and Ohio (15). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 QB 6′3″ 218 Maumee, OH 2,694 passing yards, 18 TD 8 Todd Porter QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ O’Fallon, IL 1,064 passing yards, 7 TD 19 James Pensyl QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Land O’ Lakes, FL 27 passing yards 7 Isaac Stiebeling QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 204 Fort Wayne, IN 9 Mike Glass III QB Fr. 6′0″ 209 Saint Louis, MO 13 Anton Skupin QB 6′5″ 210 South Lyon, MI
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 25 Ian Eriksen RB So. 5′10″ 207 Clarkston, MI 771 rushing yards, 9 TD 33 Breck Turner RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 210 Norwalk, OH 417 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Shaq Vann RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 222 South Bend, IN 166 rushing yards, 2 TD 37 Alec Hullibarger RB 6′0″ 210 Temperance, MI 5 tackles 26 Willie Parker RB 5′9″ 187 Tampa, FL 12 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 Lavonte Robinson FB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′8″ 245 Cleveland, OH 2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Sergio Bailey II WR 6′0″ 190 San Diego, CA 60 catches, 868 yards, 7 TD 8 Jaron Johnson WR 6′0″ 175 Moreno Valley, CA 24 returns, 426 yards 21 Antoine Porter WR 5′8″ 180 San Francisco, CA 44 catches, 491 yards, 4 TD 40 Eddie Daugherty WR 5′7″ 170 Mentor, OH 31 catches, 289 yards 20 Blake Banham WR So. 5′9″ 195 St. Paul, MN 294 rushing yards, 2 TD 89 John Niupalau WR 6′0″ 215 Lubbock, TX 28 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD 15 Dieuly Aristilde WR 6′4″ 210 Boynton Beach, FL 25 catches, 492 yards, 2 TD 11 Isaac Holder WR So. 5′11″ 170 Tampa, FL 16 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD 87 Mathew Sexton WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Clinton, MI 3 catches, 51 yards 16 Lemar Harris WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 199 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 81 Kevin Davis WR 5′11″ Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 5 yards 86 Izaiah Fuller WR 6′4″ Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 18 yards 8 Line Latu WR Fr. 5′11″ 205 San Mateo, CA 10 Aloyis Gray WR 6′4″ Indianapolis, IN 35 Freddie McGee WR 5′8″ 165 Canton, MI 80 Austin Stone WR 5′11″ Palmyra, VA 89 Arthur Jackson III WR Fr. 6′0″ 194 Oakland, CA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 82 Nigel Kilby TE 6′7″ Fort Wayne, IN 34 catches, 437 yards, 4 TD 84 Sam Browning TE 6′5″ Escondido, CA 12 catches, 123 yards 85 Dan Buschman TE 6′3″ 250 Brighton, MI 10 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD 88 Bryce Kemp TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Baxter, IA 1 catch, 1 yard 2 Thomas Odukoya TE 6′6″ 258 Almere, Netherlands 24 D’Marcus Moon TE 6′1″ 235 Fort Wayne, IN 83 TreShown Fields TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Grand Rapids, MI 99 Sam Girodat TE 6′3″ 251 Jackson, MI
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 50 Jake Hurcombe OL 6′2″ 285 Lincolnshire, IL 50 Sam Dervil OL Fr. 6′5″ 304 Miami, FL 54 Ka’John Armstrong OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 294 Detroit, MI 56 Jimmy Leatiota OL 6′3″ 308 San Jose, CA 59 Dan Samuelson OL 6′5″ 295 Plymouth, IN 62 Dale Midkiff OL 6′5″ 274 New Boston, MI 64 Thomas Major III OL 6′2″ 261 Macomb, MI 67 Jeremy Hickey OL 6′4″ 310 Troy, MI 70 Matt Thornton OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Owosso, MI 71 Darien Terrell OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 317 Canton, OH 72 OL 6′6″ 311 Midland, MI 73 Rob Pavletich OL 6′5″ 290 Neenah, WI 74 Steven Nielsen OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 307 Dragoer, Denmark 75 Cole Gardner OL 6′5″ Batavia, IL 75 Yannik Rohrschneider OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Hilden, Germany 76 Brandon Leahey OL 6′3″ 284 Parker, CO 77 Chris Bukoski OL 6′5″ 295 Dewitt, MI 78 Dakota Tallman OL 6′5″ 310 LaGrange, OH 79 Pete Bergman OL 6′9″ 310 Casper, WY
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 90 Jeremiah Harris DL So. 6′5″ 251 Lambertville, MI 69 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 52 DL 6′4″ Chicago, IL 39 tackles, 7.5 sacks 92 DL Fr. 6′5″ 247 Colleyville, TX 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 96 Mike Brown DL 6′2″ Sandusky, OH 26 tackles 99 Dion Dawson DL 6′0″ 320 Cincinnati, OH 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Chris Hendricks DL Jr. 6′5″ 294 Fruitport, MI 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Clay Holford DL 6′2″ 255 Carrollton, TX 13 tackles 95 Oddie Granger III DL 6′3″ 315 East Saint Louis, IL 13 tackles 97 Kwanii Figueroa DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 290 Brooklyn, NY 9 tackles, 1 sack 8 Luke Maclean DL 6′5″ 285 Grand Blanc, MI 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Derrick Dunlap DL 6′0″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 11 tackles 48 Lion King DL 6′4″ 244 Southfield, MI 1 tackle 44 Clayton Dryfuse DL 6′4″ 251 Tiffin, OH 52 Desmond Kelly DL Fr. 6′1″ 311 Baltimore, MD 55 Ville Valasti DL So. 6′5″ 260 Helsinki, Finland 56 Justice Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Detroit, MI 59 Thad Abram DL Fr. 6′4″ 222 Woodhaven, MI 68 Chase Lynch DL 6′4″ 250 Fenton, MI 77 Ty Eddington DL Fr. 6′3″ 329 Bakersfield, CA 94 Hunter Andrews DL Fr. 6′4″ 257 Metamora, MI 95 Shawn Simeon DL Fr. 6′5″ 235 Miami, FL 96 Tyler LaBarbera DL So. 6′2″ 311 Elk Grove Village, IL
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 51 Kyle Rachwal LB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 237 Lapeer, MI 104 tackles, 1 INT 3 Jason Beck LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 104 tackles, 0.5 sacks 42 Derric Williams LB 6′0″ 235 Lake Orion, MI 62 tackles 9 Ike Spearman LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 233 Saint John, IN 39 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Jaylen Pickett LB So. 6′1″ 224 Zephyrhills, FL 30 tackles, 2 INT 49 Tyler Onda LB 6′0″ Jackson, MI 10 tackles 10 Kobie Beltram LB Fr. 6′2″ 226 Antioch, CA 34 Sal Velasquez LB 6′1″ 225 La Puente, CA 42 Tyrone Neal LB Fr. 6′1″ 229 Hillside, IL 46 Chad Bata LB 6′1″ 208 Westlake, OH
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Vince Calhoun DB Fr. 5′11″ 203 Middletown, OH 77 tackles, 3 INT 7 Ikie Calderon DB So. 5′9″ 182 Neptune, NJ 63 tackles, 1 sack 1 DaQuan Pace DB 5′10″ Detroit, MI 46 tackles, 3 INT 13 Justin Moody DB So. 5′10″ 179 Richmond, VA 50 tackles 32 Juan Giraldo DB 5′11″ 195 Gilbert, AZ 37 tackles 4 Kevin McGill DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Waldorf, MD 34 tackles 1 Jalen Phelps DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Powder Springs, GA 27 tackles 24 Brody Hoying DB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Coldwater, OH 25 tackles 14 Ross Williams DB So. 5′11″ 174 Birmingham, MI 10 tackles, 1 INT 28 Amos Houston DB 6′0″ Detroit, MI 8 tackles 18 Austin Sanders DB 5′7″ Ypsilanti, MI 4 tackles 38 Rashon Davis DB 5′11″ Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 41 Aaron Abbott DB 6′0″ Kettering, OH 1 tackle 4 Brandon Bossard DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 213 Eagleville, PA 21 Jordan Porter DB 6′1″ 210 Colleyville, TX 22 Anthony Brown DB 5′11″ 200 Iowa City, IA 29 Brandon Macklin DB 6′0″ 197 Novi, MI 30 Richard Jones DB 5′10″ 155 Columbus, OH
DaQuan Pace, Amos Houston, Ka’John Armstrong, Justice Williams Jason Beck, Aloyis Gray, Kevin Davis, Derrick Dunlap Isaac Stiebeling, D’Marcus Moon, Nigel Kilby Mike Glass III, Rashon Davis, Oddie Granger III Todd Porter, Austin Barnes Isaac Holder, Willie Parker Anton Skupin, Brandon Macklin Ross Williams, Lion King Antoine Porter, Arthur Jackson III Jordan Porter, Maxx Crosby Alec Hullibarger, Ivan Oraha Tyler Onda, Sam Girodat Sam Dervil, Shawn Simeon Kyle Rachwal, Hunter Andrews Thomas Major III, Mathew Sexton Brendan Renius, Jeremiah Harris Izaiah Fuller, Dion Dawson Jalen Phelps Sergio Bailey II Vince Calhoun Brandon Bossard Brogan Roback Kevin McGill Shaq Vann Jaylen Pickett Ikie Calderon Jaron Johnson Line Latu Luke Maclean Ike Spearman Kobie Beltram Brian Alsobrooks Justin Moody Dieuly Aristilde Lemar Harris Austin Sanders Paul Fricano James Pensyl Blake Banham Jesse Kelly Anthony Brown Brody Hoying Ian Eriksen Richard Jones Juan Giraldo Breck Turner Sal Velasquez Freddie McGee Eddie Daugherty Aaron Abbott Derric Williams Tyrone Neal Clayton Dryfuse Lavonte Robinson Chad Bata Drake Sutton Jake Hurcombe Desmond Kelly Pat O’Connor Jimmy Leatiota Chris O’Risky Dan Samuelson Thad Abram Dale Midkiff Jeremy Hickey Chase Lynch Matt Thornton Darien Terrell Andrew Wylie Rob Pavletich Cole Gardner Brandon Leahey Chris Bukoski Ty Eddington Dakota Tallman Pete Bergman Austin Stone TreShown Fields Sam Browning Dan Buschman Bryce Kemp John Niupalau Clay Holford Mike Brown Tyler LaBarbera Kwanii Figueroa Chris Hendricks MI 34 OH 15 CA 11 IN 11 IL 8 Hometowns of the 2016 Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan 34 Ohio 15 California 11 Indiana 11 Illinois 8 Florida 7 Texas 4 Maryland 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 8 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 7 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 4 Monroe County, Michigan pop. 156,000 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 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.
Brogan Roback QB
Andrew Wylie OL
Pat O’Connor DL
Maxx Crosby DL