Teams Fresno State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Fresno State roster 116 players: 11 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 19 juniors, 1 senior, 65 with no class listed. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from California (85) and Texas (12). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 Jordan Mims RB 6′0″ 205 East Palo Alto, CA 627 rushing yards, 6 TD 9 RB So. 6′1″ 225 Clovis, CA 583 rushing yards, 7 TD 20 Ronnie Rivers RB 5′9″ 195 Brentwood, CA 480 rushing yards, 5 TD 11 Dejonte O’Neal RB Jr. 5′7″ 175 Fresno, CA 106 rushing yards 24 Saevion Johnson RB Fr. 6′0″ 228 Pearland, TX 20 rushing yards 25 Austin Harper RB 5′6″ 157 Oakland, CA 30 Khai Williams RB Jr. 5′10″ 205 Decatur, GA 32 Romello Harris RB Fr. 5′11″ 187 Tulare, CA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 WR Jr. 6′2″ 198 Palo Alto, CA 77 catches, 1,013 yards, 8 TD 8 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Muskegon Heights, MI 57 catches, 566 yards, 1 TD 1 Jamire Jordan WR Jr. 5′11″ 170 Lancaster, CA 26 catches, 560 yards, 3 TD 7 Derrion Grim WR So. 6′1″ 195 Stockton, CA 13 catches, 193 yards, 1 TD 6 Chris Coleman WR 5′11″ 186 Bakersfield, CA 2 tackles 13 Justin Allen WR Jr. 5′11″ 193 Los Angeles, CA 2 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD 87 Namani Parker WR Jr. 6′4″ 196 Roseville, CA 1 catch, 1 yard 1 Keric Wheatfall WR RS 6′2″ 175 Cypress, TX 19 Frank Dalena WR So. 5′8″ 155 Fresno, CA 23 Kevin Parker WR 5′6″ 150 Oakland, CA 26 Brian Burt WR Jr. 5′11″ 192 East Wenatchee, WA 82 Delvon Hardaway WR 6′1″ Los Angeles, CA 84 Anthony Grayson Jr. WR 6′1″ 168 Redlands, CA
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 16 Jared Rice TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 243 Modesto, CA 22 catches, 388 yards, 2 TD 89 Kyle Riddering TE Jr. 6′6″ 237 Fresno, CA 8 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD 82 Donte Coleman TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Mesquite, TX 2 tackles 88 David Tangipa TE Jr. 6′5″ 235 Sacramento, CA 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD 15 Cam Sutton TE So. 6′6″ 226 Moreno Valley, CA 15 Daniel Moraga TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Oxnard, CA 40 Clayton Alexander TE 6′2″ 250 Clovis, CA 80 Gunner Javernick TE 6′6″ 253 Canon City, CO 80 Juan Rodriguez TE RS 6′2″ 250 Edcouch, TX 84 David Tate Jr TE Fr. 6′1″ 240 Fresno, CA 86 Kyle Hendrickson TE 6′4″ 255 Escondido, CA 87 Raymond Pauwels Jr. TE 6′4″ 242 Litchfield Park, AZ
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 51 Markus Boyer OL 6′1″ 300 Huntington Beach, CA 52 Netane Muti OL Fr. 6′3″ 307 Wahiawa, HI 55 Cody Pound OL So. 6′4″ 290 Durham, CA 58 Christian Cronk OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Oceanside, CA 59 Matt Smith OL RS 6′0″ 290 Long Beach, CA 62 Logan Hughes OL 6′4″ 285 Las Vegas, NV 65 Syrus Tuitele OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 318 Chico, CA 67 Chantz Russell OL 6′6″ 270 Petaluma, CA 70 Bobby Johnson OL 6′3″ 265 Carson, CA 70 Tim Anderson OL RS 6′5″ 270 Mission Viejo, CA 73 Micah St. Andrew OL 6′3″ 348 Rialto, CA 74 Ryan Popolizio OL 6′7″ 311 Fremont, CA 75 Alex Akingbulu OL RS 6′5″ 300 Carson, CA 75 Zelan Tupuola OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 295 Carson, CA 76 Shane Gama OL 6′4″ 302 Chino, CA 77 Aaron Mitchell OL 6′2″ 305 San Diego, CA 77 Nick Abbs OL RS 6′6″ 279 Portland, OR 78 David Patterson OL 6′5″ 302 Irvine, CA 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL So. 6′4″ 285 Sacramento, CA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 56 Tobenna Okeke DE 6′3″ 245 Missouri City, TX 38 tackles, 6 sacks 97 Malik Forrester DT 6′1″ 295 Annapolis, MD 38 tackles, 5 sacks 91 Nathan Madsen DE 6′4″ 298 Eureka, CA 16 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Jasad Haynes DT So. 6′1″ 285 Fresno, CA 21 tackles 5 Emeka Ndoh DL 6′0″ 248 Reedley, CA 8 tackles, 4 sacks 90 Kevin Atkins DT 6′3″ 320 Murrieta, CA 19 tackles 44 Stephen Van Hook DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Perris, CA 11 tackles, 2 sacks 33 Kwami Jones DE 6′3″ 252 San Francisco, CA 10 tackles, 1 sack 1 Damien DeGruy DE 6′3″ 246 New Orleans, LA 6 tackles, 1 sack 98 Keiti Iakopo DT So. 5′11″ 290 Santa Ana, CA 6 tackles 3 Arron Mosby DE 6′4″ 250 Sanger, CA 5 tackles 94 Patrick Belony DT Jr. 6′1″ 310 N. Miami Beach, FL 3 tackles 31 Andrew Wright DE Fr. 6′6″ 234 Buena Park, CA 57 Tanner Rice DL Fr. 5′11″ 235 Clovis, CA 94 David Perales DL RS 6′3″ 233 Merced, CA 94 Nikko Thomas DL RS 6′5″ 233 Portland, OR 96 Kevin Jeanniton DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Fresno, CA 97 Leevel Tatum III DL RS 6′1″ 285 Fresno, CA 99 Talalemotu Mauga DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 282 Fallon, NV
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Jeffrey Allison LB So. 6′0″ 250 Miami, FL 126 tackles, 2 sacks 34 George Helmuth LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Fresno, CA 89 tackles, 4 sacks 7 James Bailey LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 225 Austin, TX 71 tackles 32 Robert Stanley ILB 6′3″ 245 Las Vegas, NV 35 tackles, 5 sacks 22 Trent Soechting LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Katy, TX 11 tackles 40 Justin Green LB 6′4″ 210 Oak Park, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 3 Justin Rice LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Modesto, CA 9 tackles 10 Nela Otukolo ILB 5′11″ 240 Las Vegas, NV 6 tackles 50 Tainoa Foster LB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Honolulu, HI 2 tackles 13 Kesomi Mafi LB Jr. 5′11″ 237 Oakland, CA 1 tackle 42 Richard Cage LB 6′2″ 207 Corona, CA 1 tackle 3 Mykal Walker LB So. 6′3″ 230 Sacramento, CA 30 Messiah Tyler LB So. 5′8″ 218 Murrieta, CA 41 Dorrzel Hicks LB So. 5′10″ 222 Sacramento, CA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Jaron Bryant DB So. 6′1″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 67 tackles, 4 INT 4 Mike Bell DB So. 6′3″ 205 Moreno Valley, CA 77 tackles, 1 INT 23 DB So. 5′11″ 188 Hanford, CA 71 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 6 Anthoula Kelly DB Jr. 5′10″ 183 Glena Park, TX 44 tackles, 1 INT 17 John Johnson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Fresno, CA 26 tackles, 1 INT 25 Sherman Coleman DB Jr. 5′9″ 164 Houston, TX 7 tackles, 1 INT 2 DeShawn Potts DB 6′0″ 200 Monrovia, CA 10 tackles 27 Ka’Lonn Milton DB So. 6′0″ 185 Fresno, CA 7 tackles 18 Jackson Finch DB 6′1″ 200 Modesto, CA 4 tackles 38 Maamaloa Mafi DB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Oakland, CA 4 tackles 17 Deonte Perry DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 191 Canoga Park, CA 31 rushing yards 2 Michiah Quick DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Fresno, CA 25 Bryson Oglesby DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 205 Sugar Land, TX 26 DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 175 Toronto, Canada 27 L.J. Early DB 5′10″ 183 Tulare, CA 30 Kenny Gagnon DB RS 5′11″ 183 La Quinta, CA 35 Chris Brown DB 5′11″ 188 Modesto, CA 39 Jason Diaz Jr. DB RS 5′11″ 180 Fresno, CA 41 Ronnie Manning DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 188 Fresno, CA
Michiah Quick, Josh Hokit, Dejonte O’Neal, John Johnson, Brent Bailey, Frank Dalena, Ka’Lonn Milton, George Helmuth, Jason Diaz Jr., Clayton Alexander, Ronnie Manning, Tanner Rice, David Tate Jr, Kyle Riddering, Jasad Haynes, Kevin Jeanniton, Leevel Tatum III Kesomi Mafi, Kevin Parker, Austin Harper, Kwami Jones, Maamaloa Mafi Justin Rice, Jared Rice, Jackson Finch, Chris Brown Mykal Walker, Dorrzel Hicks, Nick Aibuedefe, David Tangipa Mike Bell, Cam Sutton, Anthony Grayson Jr. Nela Otukolo, Robert Stanley, Logan Hughes Messiah Tyler, Mateo Thompson, Kevin Atkins Bobby Johnson, Alex Akingbulu, Zelan Tupuola DeShawn Potts, Blake Cusick KeeSean Johnson, Jordan Mims Chason Virgil, Donte Coleman Jorge Reyna, Matt Smith Justin Allen, Delvon Hardaway Kyle Lindquist, Syrus Tuitele Deonte Perry, Justin Green L.J. Early, Romello Harris Cesar Silva, Kody Kroening Jimmy Camacho, Stephen Van Hook Nick Abbs, Nikko Thomas David Patterson, Keiti Iakopo Damien DeGruy Jamire Jordan Keric Wheatfall Arron Mosby Emeka Ndoh Chris Coleman Marcus McMaryion Derrion Grim James Bailey Da’Mari Scott Jeffrey Allison Jaron Bryant Daniel Moraga Ronnie Rivers Trent Soechting Juju Hughes Saevion Johnson Bryson Oglesby Sherman Coleman Brian Burt Kenny Gagnon Khai Williams Andrew Wright Richard Cage Jacob Westberry Tainoa Foster Markus Boyer Netane Muti Patrick Williams Jr. Cody Pound Tobenna Okeke Christian Cronk Chantz Russell Tim Anderson Micah St. Andrew Ryan Popolizio Shane Gama Aaron Mitchell Gunner Javernick Juan Rodriguez Kyle Hendrickson Namani Parker Raymond Pauwels Jr. Nathan Madsen David Perales Patrick Belony Malik Forrester Talalemotu Mauga CA 85 TX 12 NV 4 FL 3 HI 2 Hometowns of the 2017 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 85 Texas 12 Nevada 4 Florida 3 Hawaii 2 Oregon 2 Louisiana 1 Michigan 1 Top counties Fresno County, California pop. 1 million 19 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 9 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 5 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 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’ 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.
Josh Hokit RB
KeeSean Johnson WR
Da’Mari Scott WR3-star recruit
Juju Hughes DB
Matthew Boateng DB3-star recruit