Teams Eastern Michigan 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Eastern Michigan roster 113 players: 11 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 14 juniors, 1 senior, 64 with no class listed. From 25 states and 5 other countries; the most from Michigan (31) and Ohio (13). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 18 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 28 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 25 Ian Eriksen RB Jr. 5′10″ 207 Clarkston, MI 805 rushing yards, 8 TD 5 Shaq Vann RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 222 South Bend, IN 520 rushing yards, 3 TD 33 Breck Turner RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 210 Norwalk, OH 118 rushing yards, 1 TD 43 Tyler Lyle FB Fr. 6′0″ 227 Kalamazoo, MI 1 tackle 26 Willie Parker RB 5′9″ 187 Tampa, FL 30 Bo Bell RB 5′9″ 179 Jackson, MI 34 Joshuwa Holloman RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 193 Auburn Hills, MI 37 Alec Hullibarger RB 6′0″ 210 Temperance, MI 44 Dez Horne RB 5′10″ 210 Glassboro, NJ 45 Lavonte Robinson FB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′8″ 245 Cleveland, OH
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Sergio Bailey II WR 6′0″ 190 San Diego, CA 54 catches, 878 yards, 9 TD 21 Antoine Porter WR 5′8″ 180 San Francisco, CA 46 catches, 548 yards, 4 TD 89 John Niupalau WR 6′0″ 215 Lubbock, TX 27 catches, 368 yards, 4 TD 87 Mathew Sexton WR So. 5′11″ 175 Clinton, MI 26 catches, 357 yards, 2 TD 8 Jaron Johnson WR 6′0″ 175 Moreno Valley, CA 23 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD 11 Isaac Holder WR Jr. 5′11″ 170 Tampa, FL 7 returns, 31 yards 20 Blake Banham WR Jr. 5′9″ 195 St. Paul, MN 12 catches, 94 yards 40 Eddie Daugherty WR 5′7″ 170 Mentor, OH 10 catches, 110 yards 15 Dieuly Aristilde WR 6′4″ 210 Boynton Beach, FL 7 catches, 79 yards 8 Line Latu WR So. 5′11″ 205 San Mateo, CA 14 Marc Oliver WR 5′8″ 165 Detroit, MI 15 Greg Jean WR 5′11″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 16 Lemar Harris WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 199 Raleigh, NC 17 Michael Thompson WR Fr. 6′5″ 193 Stockton, CA 18 Keyan Marshall WR Fr. 6′2″ 197 Toledo, OH 23 Edgar Cooks WR 6′3″ 162 Dayton, OH 80 Anthony Lyle WR 6′1″ 185 Lafayette, CO 89 Arthur Jackson III WR So. 6′0″ 194 Oakland, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Bryce Kemp TE So. 6′5″ 250 Baxter, IA 6 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD 85 Dan Buschman TE 6′3″ 250 Brighton, MI 5 catches, 36 yards 2 Thomas Odukoya TE RS 6′6″ 258 Almere, Netherlands 24 D’Marcus Moon TE 6′1″ 235 Fort Wayne, IN 83 TreShown Fields TE So. 6′4″ 240 Grand Rapids, MI 86 Bryson Cannon TE RS 6′2″ 242 Columbia, SC 86 Xavier Rice TE 6′4″ 200 Southfield, MI
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 50 Sam Dervil OL So. 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 60 Mike Van Hoeven OL RS 6′5″ 306 Paw Paw, MI 64 Thomas Major III OL 6′2″ 266 Macomb, MI 67 Jeremy Hickey OL 6′4″ 310 Troy, MI 69 Jake Donnellon OL 6′5″ 299 Ypsilanti, MI 74 Steven Nielsen OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′8″ 307 Dragoer, Denmark 75 Yannik Rohrschneider OL So. 6′3″ 300 Hilden, Germany 76 Francisco Pedrozo OL 6′7″ 300 Canton, OH 76 Richard Bates Jr. OL 6′3″ 285 Kenner, LA 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 28 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 92 DL So. 6′5″ 247 Colleyville, TX 57 tackles, 11 sacks 90 Jeremiah Harris DL Jr. 6′5″ 251 Lambertville, MI 45 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT 8 Luke Maclean DL 6′5″ 285 Grand Blanc, MI 43 tackles, 4 sacks 97 Kwanii Figueroa DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 290 Brooklyn, NY 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 91 Clay Holford DL 6′2″ 255 Carrollton, TX 16 tackles 96 Tyler LaBarbera DL Jr. 6′2″ 311 Elk Grove Village, IL 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Oddie Granger III DL 6′3″ 315 East Saint Louis, IL 13 tackles 99 Dion Dawson DL 6′0″ 320 Cincinnati, OH 12 tackles 98 Chris Hendricks DL Sr. 6′5″ 294 Fruitport, MI 7 tackles, 1 sack 52 Desmond Kelly DL So. 6′1″ 311 Baltimore, MD 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Derrick Dunlap DL 6′0″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 8 tackles 55 Ville Valasti DL Jr. 6′5″ 260 Helsinki, Finland 6 tackles 56 Justice Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Detroit, MI 2 tackles 94 Hunter Andrews DL So. 6′4″ 257 Metamora, MI 2 tackles 5 Bobby Brown III DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 325 Gibsonton, FL 48 Lion King DL 6′4″ 244 Southfield, MI 57 Michael Smith Jr. DL RS 6′3″ 318 Frostproof, FL 59 Thad Abram DL So. 6′4″ 222 Woodhaven, MI 61 Bret Lopez DL 6′1″ 295 St. Charles, IL 61 Zackariah Kadri DL 6′4″ 265 Lynnwood, WA 68 Chase Lynch DL 6′4″ 250 Fenton, MI 77 Ty Eddington DL So. 6′3″ 329 Bakersfield, CA 78 Anthony Ransey Jr. DL Fr. 6′0″ 320 Fitzgerald, GA 90 Grant Trueman DL 6′3″ 230 Chino Hills, CA 94 Vincent Boyd DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 252 Flint, MI 95 Shawn Simeon DL So. 6′5″ 235 Miami, FL 98 Marqualin Scott DL RS 6′2″ 330 Little Rock, AR 99 Turan Rush DL RS 6′2″ 249 Charleston, WV
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Jason Beck LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 77 tackles, 1 INT 51 Kyle Rachwal LB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 237 Lapeer, MI 66 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Ike Spearman LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 233 Saint John, IN 49 tackles, 1 sack 42 Derric Williams LB 6′0″ 235 Lake Orion, MI 26 tackles 6 Jaylen Pickett LB Jr. 6′1″ 224 Zephyrhills, FL 8 tackles 32 Terry Myrick LB 6′0″ 217 Austell, GA 3 tackles 10 Kobie Beltram LB So. 6′2″ 226 Antioch, CA 42 Brandon Burks LB Fr. 6′2″ 234 Reynoldsburg, OH 42 Tyrone Neal LB So. 6′1″ 229 Hillside, IL
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 24 Brody Hoying DB So. 5′11″ 210 Coldwater, OH 78 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 3 Vince Calhoun DB So. 5′11″ 203 Middletown, OH 78 tackles 13 Justin Moody DB Jr. 5′10″ 179 Richmond, VA 50 tackles, 1 INT 32 Juan Giraldo DB 5′11″ 195 Gilbert, AZ 36 tackles, 1 INT 4 Kevin McGill DB So. 6′2″ 200 Waldorf, MD 22 tackles, 1 INT 14 Ross Williams DB Jr. 5′11″ 174 Birmingham, MI 25 tackles 1 Jalen Phelps DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 175 Powder Springs, GA 18 tackles 12 Jeff Hubbard DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 188 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles, 1 INT 22 Anthony Brown DB 5′11″ 200 Iowa City, IA 8 tackles 7 Ikie Calderon DB Jr. 5′9″ 182 Neptune, NJ 5 tackles 7 Freddie McGee III DB 5′8″ 170 Canton, MI 3 tackles 6 Noski LaFleur DB Fr. 6′0″ 193 Lake Charles, LA 21 Jordan Porter DB RS 6′1″ 210 Colleyville, TX 30 Rich Jones DB 5′10″ 172 Columbus, OH 37 Kymani Brown DB Fr. 5′9″ 187 Sugar Hill, GA
Specialists 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 Paul Fricano PK So. 5′10″ 198 Rochester, NY 15 of 21 field goals 31 P 6′2″ 217 Barrie, ON 33 punts, 42.3 average 53 Ivan Oraha P Fr. 6′1″ 223 Temperance, MI 22 punts, 33.7 average 21 Jesse Kelly PK Jr. 6′1″ 199 Ventura, CA 3 tackles 46 Tucker Gill LS 6′0″ 235 Evergreen Park, IL 47 Drake Sutton LS So. 6′1″ 221 Menomonee Falls, WI
Marc Oliver, Ka’John Armstrong, Justice Williams Ross Williams, Lion King, Xavier Rice Jason Beck, Derrick Dunlap Isaac Stiebeling, D’Marcus Moon Mike Glass III, Oddie Granger III Isaac Holder, Willie Parker Antoine Porter, Arthur Jackson III Jordan Porter, Maxx Crosby Alec Hullibarger, Ivan Oraha Sam Dervil, Shawn Simeon Kyle Rachwal, Hunter Andrews Thomas Major III, Mathew Sexton Jalen Phelps Sergio Bailey II Vince Calhoun Brogan Roback Kevin McGill Bobby Brown III Shaq Vann Jaylen Pickett Noski LaFleur Freddie McGee III Ikie Calderon Jaron Johnson Line Latu Luke Maclean Ike Spearman Kobie Beltram Jeff Hubbard Anton Skupin Jayden Machado Justin Moody Dieuly Aristilde Greg Jean Lemar Harris Michael Thompson Keyan Marshall Paul Fricano Blake Banham Jesse Kelly Anthony Brown Edgar Cooks Brody Hoying Ian Eriksen Bo Bell Rich Jones Juan Giraldo Terry Myrick Breck Turner Joshuwa Holloman Kymani Brown Eddie Daugherty Brandon Burks Derric Williams Tyrone Neal Tyler Lyle Dez Horne Lavonte Robinson Tucker Gill Drake Sutton Desmond Kelly Jimmy Leatiota Michael Smith Jr. Dan Samuelson Thad Abram Mike Van Hoeven Bret Lopez Zackariah Kadri Jeremy Hickey Chase Lynch Jake Donnellon Francisco Pedrozo Richard Bates Jr. Chris Bukoski Ty Eddington Anthony Ransey Jr. Dakota Tallman Pete Bergman Anthony Lyle TreShown Fields Dan Buschman Bryson Cannon Bryce Kemp John Niupalau Grant Trueman Jeremiah Harris Clay Holford Vincent Boyd Tyler LaBarbera Kwanii Figueroa Chris Hendricks Marqualin Scott Dion Dawson Turan Rush MI 31 OH 13 CA 12 FL 9 IN 7 Hometowns of the 2017 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 31 Ohio 13 California 12 Florida 9 Indiana 7 Georgia 5 Illinois 5 Texas 4 Top counties Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 8 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Genesee County, Michigan pop. 403,000 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’ 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.
Brogan Roback QB
Maxx Crosby DL
Jake Julien P