Teams Fresno State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Fresno State roster 118 players: 21 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 1 junior, 78 with no class listed. From 11 states; the most from California (86) and Texas (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 4
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 28 Dontel James RB 6′0″ Fontana, CA 697 rushing yards, 5 TD 11 Dejonte O’Neal RB So. 5′7″ 175 Fresno, CA 8 returns, 241 yards 9 RB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Clovis, CA 130 rushing yards 29 Treyvon Green RB 5′8″ Lancaster, CA 108 rushing yards 7 Jordan Mims RB 6′0″ 205 East Palo Alto, CA 25 Austin Harper RB 5′6″ 157 Oakland, CA 30 Khai Williams RB So. 5′10″ 205 Decatur, GA 32 Romello Harris RB RS 5′11″ 187 Tulare, CA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 WR So. 6′2″ 198 Palo Alto, CA 66 catches, 773 yards, 6 TD 7 WR 6′3″ Moreno Valley, CA 46 catches, 630 yards, 3 TD 1 Jamire Jordan WR So. 5′11″ 170 Lancaster, CA 45 catches, 713 yards, 2 TD 82 Delvon Hardaway WR 6′1″ Los Angeles, CA 10 catches, 122 yards 87 Michael Martens WR 6′2″ Bakersfield, CA 6 catches, 81 yards 13 Justin Allen WR So. 5′11″ 193 Los Angeles, CA 4 catches, 36 yards 82 Darrell Fuery WR 6′0″ Inglewood, CA 2 tackles 7 Derrion Grim WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Stockton, CA 8 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Muskegon Heights, MI 19 Frank Dalena WR Fr. 5′8″ 155 Fresno, CA 23 Kevin Parker WR 5′6″ 150 Oakland, CA 26 Brian Burt WR So. 5′11″ 192 East Wenatchee, WA 80 Chris Paz WR 6′2″ 204 Parlier, CA 84 Anthony Grayson Jr. WR 6′1″ 168 Redlands, CA 85 Jordan Washington WR 6′0″ 184 Fontana, CA 87 Namani Parker WR So. 6′4″ 196 Roseville, CA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 86 Kyle Hendrickson TE 6′4″ 255 Escondido, CA 10 tackles 89 Kyle Riddering TE So. 6′6″ 237 Fresno, CA 7 catches, 33 yards 46 Chad Olsen TE 6′4″ Chico, CA 6 catches, 85 yards 16 Jared Rice TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 243 Modesto, CA 4 catches, 6 yards, 2 TD 15 Cam Sutton TE Fr. 6′6″ 226 Moreno Valley, CA 15 Johnny Rojas III TE 6′5″ 212 Fresno, CA 82 Donte Coleman TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Mesquite, TX 86 Stephen Babagian TE 6′2″ 206 Visalia, CA 88 David Tangipa TE So. 6′5″ 235 Sacramento, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 77 Aaron Mitchell OL 6′2″ 305 San Diego, CA 1 tackle 58 Christian Cronk OL So. 6′5″ 305 Oceanside, CA 1 rushing yard, 1 TD 55 Cody Pound OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Durham, CA 59 Matt Smith OL 6′0″ 290 Long Beach, CA 62 Logan Hughes OL 6′4″ 285 Las Vegas, NV 64 Brendan Bailey OL 6′7″ Vista, CA 65 Syrus Tuitele OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 318 Chico, CA 68 Timothy Lele’a OL 6′2″ 275 Bakersfield, CA 70 Bobby Johnson OL 6′3″ 265 Carson, CA 70 Zack Kinninger OL 6′5″ 299 Cypress, TX 73 Micah St. Andrew OL 6′3″ 348 Rialto, CA 74 Ryan Popolizio OL 6′7″ 311 Fremont, CA 75 Jacob Vazquez OL 6′3″ 294 Cottonwood, CA 76 Shane Gama OL 6′4″ 302 Chino, CA 77 Nick Abbs OL 6′6″ 279 Portland, OR 78 David Patterson OL 6′5″ 302 Irvine, CA 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Sacramento, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 Tobenna Okeke DE 6′3″ 245 Missouri City, TX 51 tackles, 3 sacks 97 Malik Forrester DT 6′1″ 295 Annapolis, MD 38 tackles, 1 sack 99 Nick Kristofors DL 6′3″ Marin, CA 27 tackles, 1 sack 91 Nathan Madsen DE 6′4″ 298 Eureka, CA 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Patrick Belony DT So. 6′1″ 310 N. Miami Beach, FL 14 tackles 17 Austin Vaimili DE 6′5″ Carson, CA 12 tackles 58 Elijah Piper DL 6′3″ University Place, WA 4 tackles 92 Wyatt McBee DL 6′2″ Firebaugh, CA 3 tackles 93 Jasad Haynes DT Fr. 6′1″ 285 Fresno, CA 1 tackle 33 Kwami Jones DE 6′3″ 252 San Francisco, CA 44 Stephen Van Hook DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Perris, CA 96 Kevin Jeanniton DE RS 6′2″ 240 Fresno, CA 98 Keiti Iakopo DT Fr. 5′11″ 290 Santa Ana, CA
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 42 Jeff Camilli ILB 6′3″ Shingle Springs, CA 107 tackles, 4 sacks 7 James Bailey LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 225 Austin, TX 58 tackles 32 Robert Stanley ILB 6′3″ 245 Las Vegas, NV 54 tackles 10 Nela Otukolo ILB 5′11″ 240 Las Vegas, NV 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks 22 Trent Soechting LB So. 6′3″ 225 Katy, TX 34 tackles 9 Jeffrey Allison LB Fr. 6′0″ 250 Miami, FL 21 tackles 19 Brandon Hughes OLB 6′3″ Moorpark, CA 21 tackles 40 Justin Green LB 6′4″ 210 Oak Park, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 34 George Helmuth LB So. 6′1″ 225 Fresno, CA 7 tackles 3 Justin Rice LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Modesto, CA 11 rushing yards 3 Mykal Walker LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Sacramento, CA 13 Kesomi Mafi LB So. 5′11″ 237 Oakland, CA 24 Tyrell Robinson LB 6′4″ 230 San Diego, CA 26 Lukas McKenzie LB 6′1″ 202 Reno, NV 30 Messiah Tyler LB Fr. 5′8″ 218 Murrieta, CA 41 Dorrzel Hicks LB Fr. 5′10″ 222 Sacramento, CA 42 Richard Cage LB 6′2″ 207 Corona, CA 43 Michael Goodwin OLB 5′11″ 170 Antioch, CA 46 Dallas Ruth ILB 5′9″ 205 Visalia, CA 50 Tainoa Foster LB RS 6′2″ 200 Honolulu, HI
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 15 Stratton Brown DB 6′1″ Bluffdale, UT 115 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 25 Tyquwan Glass DB 5′11″ Pasadena, CA 57 tackles, 2 INT 2 Jamal Ellis DB 5′10″ Riverside, CA 53 tackles, 2 INT 2 DeShawn Potts DB 6′0″ 200 Monrovia, CA 59 tackles 4 Mike Bell DB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Moreno Valley, CA 35 tackles 23 DB Fr. 5′11″ 188 Hanford, CA 18 tackles 26 Alan Wright DB 6′0″ San Antonio, TX 11 tackles 3 Dalen Jones DB 6′0″ Woodland, CA 6 tackles 14 Jaron Bryant DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 6 tackles 24 Jalen Smith DB Fr. 5′11″ 188 Houston, TX 4 tackles 25 Bryson Oglesby DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 205 Sugar Land, TX 39 rushing yards 36 Ryan Alvarez DB 5′11″ Citrus Heights, CA 2 tackles 6 Anthoula Kelly DB So. 5′10″ 183 Glena Park, TX 18 Jackson Finch DB 6′1″ 200 Modesto, CA 25 Sherman Coleman DB So. 5′9″ 164 Houston, TX 27 Ka’Lonn Milton DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Fresno, CA 30 Kenny Gagnon DB 5′11″ 183 La Quinta, CA 35 Jakeem Fedd DB 6′1″ 165 Tampa, FL 38 Maamaloa Mafi DB So. 5′11″ 195 Oakland, CA
Josh Hokit, Dejonte O’Neal, Johnny Rojas III, Christian Rossi, Frank Dalena, Ka’Lonn Milton, George Helmuth, Kyle Riddering, Jasad Haynes, Kevin Jeanniton Kesomi Mafi, Kevin Parker, Austin Harper, Kwami Jones, Maamaloa Mafi Mykal Walker, Dorrzel Hicks, Nick Aibuedefe, David Tangipa Mike Bell, Aaron Peck, Cam Sutton, Anthony Grayson Jr. Justin Verrell, Nathan De Jager, Timothy Lele’a, Michael Martens James Quentin Davis, Justin Allen, Delvon Hardaway Justin Rice, Jared Rice, Jackson Finch Nela Otukolo, Robert Stanley, Logan Hughes Jalen Smith, Sherman Coleman, Jaleel Carter Jamire Jordan, Treyvon Green DeShawn Potts, Blake Cusick Jamal Ellis, Richard Cage KeeSean Johnson, Jordan Mims Chason Virgil, Donte Coleman Jorge Reyna, Matt Smith Austin Vaimili, Bobby Johnson Tyrell Robinson, Aaron Mitchell Dontel James, Jordan Washington Jimmy Camacho, Stephen Van Hook Chad Olsen, Syrus Tuitele Dallas Ruth, Stephen Babagian David Patterson, Keiti Iakopo Dalen Jones Derrion Grim James Bailey Da’Mari Scott Zach Kline Jeffrey Allison Jaron Bryant Stratton Brown Brandon Hughes Trent Soechting Juju Hughes Bryson Oglesby Tyquwan Glass Alan Wright Brian Burt Lukas McKenzie Kenny Gagnon Khai Williams Messiah Tyler Romello Harris Jakeem Fedd Ryan Alvarez Justin Green Jeff Camilli Michael Goodwin Kody Kroening Tainoa Foster Patrick Williams Jr. Cody Pound Tobenna Okeke Christian Cronk Elijah Piper Brendan Bailey Zack Kinninger Micah St. Andrew Ryan Popolizio Jacob Vazquez Shane Gama Nick Abbs Chris Paz Darrell Fuery Nick Van Valkenburg Kyle Hendrickson Namani Parker Nathan Madsen Wyatt McBee Patrick Belony Malik Forrester Nick Kristofors CA 86 TX 13 NV 4 FL 3 OR 2 Hometowns of the 2016 Fresno State 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 86 Texas 13 Nevada 4 Florida 3 Washington 2 Oregon 2 Michigan 1 Utah 1 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 13 Fresno County, California pop. 1 million 12 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 9 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 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.
Josh Hokit RB
KeeSean Johnson WR
Aaron Peck WR
Da’Mari Scott WR3-star recruit
Juju Hughes DB