Teams Fresno State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Fresno State roster 99 players: 18 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 10 juniors, 18 seniors, 1 fifth-year player, 45 with no class listed. From 12 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (80) and Texas (3). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 11 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Jake Haener QB 6′1″ 200 Danville, CA 4,096 passing yards, 33 TD 4 Logan Fife QB 6′0″ 205 Tracy, CA 51 passing yards, 1 TD 13 Jaylen Henderson QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 227 Los Angeles, CA 49 passing yards 19 Joseph Campbell QB RS 6′0″ 220 Bakersfield, CA
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 20 Ronnie Rivers RB Sr. 5′9″ 195 Brentwood, CA 788 rushing yards, 5 TD 7 Jordan Mims RB 6′0″ 205 East Palo Alto, CA 710 rushing yards, 6 TD 23 Malik Sherrod RB 5′8″ 177 Oxnard, CA 9 returns, 177 yards 23 Jordan Wilmore RB Transfer from Utah 4★ 4-star recruit 5′8″ 200 Los Angeles, CA 77 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Johnathan Arceneaux RB RS 5′10″ 193 Los Angeles, CA 23 Jordan Hornbeak RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 209 Chowchilla, CA 28 Jevon Bigelow RB 6′2″ 215 Fresno, CA
Receivers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Jalen Cropper WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 180 Parlier, CA 85 catches, 899 yards, 11 TD 3 Josh Kelly WR 6′1″ 195 Fresno, CA 52 catches, 778 yards, 3 TD 1 Keric Wheatfall WR Sr. 6′2″ 175 Cypress, TX 38 catches, 616 yards, 4 TD 2 Zane Pope WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Moorpark, CA 25 catches, 471 yards, 4 TD 8 Ty Jones WR Transfer from Washington 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Provo, UT 19 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD 3 Erik Brooks WR 5′7″ 171 Corona, CA 17 catches, 184 yards, 2 TD Mac Dalena WR 5′11″ 180 Fresno, CA 5 tackles 81 Jordan Brown WR 5′8″ 171 Bellflower, CA 2 catches, 11 yards 4 Emoryie Edwards WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Tulare, CA 1 catch, 19 yards 17 Rodney Wright III WR So. 5′9″ 182 Fresno, CA 85 Donovan Williams WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Northridge, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 87 Raymond Pauwels Jr. TE Jr. 6′4″ 242 Litchfield Park, AZ 17 catches, 126 yards, 2 TD 80 Juan Rodriguez TE Sr. 6′2″ 250 Edcouch, TX 14 catches, 103 yards, 2 TD 84 Tre Watson TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Rio Rancho, NM 10 catches, 134 yards 15 Kamron Beachem TE RS 6′4″ 238 Oceanside, CA 86 Matt Lowe TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 255 Hesperia, CA 88 Rory Hanson TE Jr. 6′5″ 255 Tracy, CA 89 Jared Torres TE Jr. 6′4″ 247 Visalia, CA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 72 Dontae Bull OL Jr. 6′7″ 320 Victoria, BC 2 tackles 54 Bula Schmidt OL So. 6′1″ 294 Wahiawa, HI 1 tackle 50 Tyrone Sampson Jr. OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 289 Detroit, MI 51 Mose Vavao OL Fr. 6′3″ 317 Mountain View, CA 55 Dante Adkins Jr. OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Lancaster, CA 59 Matt Smith OL Sr. 6′0″ 290 Long Beach, CA 73 Elijah Carson OL Fr. 6′8″ 350 San Diego, CA 74 Julian Polendo OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 325 Palm Springs, CA 75 Alex Akingbulu OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Carson, CA 75 Braylen Nelson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 320 Denver, CO 77 Nick Abbs OL Sr. 6′6″ 279 Portland, OR 77 Toreon Penright OL RS 6′3″ 295 San Bernardino, CA 78 Osmar Velez OL Fr. 6′1″ 308 Wasco, CA 79 Joseph Church OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 280 Fontana, CA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 99 David Perales DE 6′3″ 255 Merced, CA 45 tackles, 7 sacks 90 Kevin Atkins DT Sr. 6′3″ 320 Murrieta, CA 41 tackles, 7 sacks 3 Arron Mosby DE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Sanger, CA 40 tackles, 6 sacks 55 Leonard Payne Jr. DL 6′3″ 300 Downey, CA 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks 37 Ryan Boehm DL Transfer from Cal Poly 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 275 Temecula, CA 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks Evan Bennett DL Transfer from Oregon State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 296 Sacramento, CA 14 tackles 33 Kwami Jones DE Sr. 6′3″ 252 San Francisco, CA 13 tackles 5 Devo Bridges DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Rialto, CA 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Matt Lawson DL 6′0″ 280 Ontario, CA 4 tackles 52 Da’Marcus Johnson DE So. 6′4″ 261 Sacramento, CA 2 tackles 18 Isaiah Johnson DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 236 Modesto, CA 1 tackle 50 Charles Remlinger DL Fr. 6′3″ 247 Vancouver, WA 1 tackle 95 Julius Lewis DL Fr. 6′5″ 253 Modesto, CA 1 tackle 34 Frankco Gratton Jr. DL RS 6′3″ 197 Seattle, WA 92 Isaac Garcia DL Transfer from Oregon State 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 256 Bellevue, WA 98 Dario Pizzuti DT So. 6′3″ 297 El Dorado Hills, CA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 Levelle Bailey LB 6′2″ 224 Sacramento, CA 56 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 9 Malachi Langley LB 6′1″ 236 Los Angeles, CA 60 tackles, 1 INT 58 Tyson Maeva LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 San Diego, CA 44 tackles, 1 sack 42 Tyler Mello LB 6′2″ 229 Hanford, CA 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 30 Tanner Blount LB So. 6′0″ 222 Clovis, CA 4 tackles 8 Phoenix Jackson LB 6′0″ 221 Modesto, CA 1 tackle 19 Zeke Branham LB 6′1″ 234 Mesa, AZ 1 tackle 46 Cameron Lamanuzzi LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Fresno, CA 1 tackle 23 Malik Brooks LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Las Vegas, NV 40 Hunter Nabers LB Fr. 5′11″ 207 El Dorado Hills, CA 42 Sherwin King Jr. LB 6′0″ 190 Fresno, CA
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 33 Evan Williams DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Campbell, CA 90 tackles, 3 INT 1 Daron Bland DB Transfer from Sacramento State Sr. 6′0″ 200 Modesto, CA 45 tackles, 2 INT 2 Elijah Gates DB Transfer from UCLA 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Pasadena, CA 36 tackles, 1 INT 27 L.J. Early DB Jr. 5′10″ 183 Tulare, CA 33 tackles, 1 INT 1 Justin Houston DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 191 Gardena, CA 37 tackles 22 Cale Sanders S Fr. 5′10″ 185 Porter, TX 20 tackles, 1 INT 25 Emari Pait DB 6′2″ 210 Los Angeles, CA 25 tackles Bralyn Lux DB 5′11″ 185 San Jose, CA 24 tackles 5 Wylan Free DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5th 6′2″ 180 Compton, CA 16 tackles 17 Deonte Perry DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 191 Canoga Park, CA 14 tackles 10 Kosi Agina DB 6′0″ 192 Fresno, CA 12 tackles 30 Kenny Gagnon DB Sr. 5′11″ 183 La Quinta, CA 9 tackles 7 Jalen Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Lancaster, CA 1 tackle, 1 INT 22 Steven Comstock DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Glendora, CA 5 tackles 16 Rian Fields DB Jr. 6′6″ 210 Irvine, CA 2 tackles 24 Chrishawn Gordon DB 5′11″ 186 Valley Center, CA 2 tackles 30 Randy Jordan DB 5′9″ 170 Tulare, CA 2 tackles 39 Jason Diaz Jr. DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Fresno, CA 2 tackles 3 Alzillion Hamilton DB RS 5′11″ 185 Hayward, CA 7 Reggie Strong DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 191 Vallejo, CA 23 Julian Neal DB RS 6′2″ 200 San Francisco, CA 24 Charlotin Charles DB RS 6′0″ 196 Las Vegas, NV
Josh Kelly, Kosi Agina, Rodney Wright III, Jevon Bigelow, Tanner Blount, Jason Diaz Jr., Sherwin King Jr., Cameron Lamanuzzi, Mac Dalena Johnathan Arceneaux, Malachi Langley, Jaylen Henderson, Jordan Wilmore, Emari Pait Daron Bland, Phoenix Jackson, Isaiah Johnson, Julius Lewis Wylan Free, Leonard Payne Jr., Matt Smith, Jordan Brown Justin Houston, Andre Meono, Alex Akingbulu Emoryie Edwards, L.J. Early, Randy Jordan Levelle Bailey, Da’Marcus Johnson, Evan Bennett Steven Comstock, Michael Munoz, Matt Lawson Cesar Silva, Mose Vavao, Bralyn Lux Arron Mosby, Jalen Cropper Logan Fife, Rory Hanson Devo Bridges, Toreon Penright Jalen Williams, Dante Adkins Jr. Julian Neal, Kwami Jones Malik Brooks, Charlotin Charles Ryan Boehm, Kevin Atkins Hunter Nabers, Dario Pizzuti Tyson Maeva, Elijah Carson Keric Wheatfall Elijah Gates Zane Pope Alzillion Hamilton Erik Brooks Jordan Mims Reggie Strong Ty Jones Jake Haener Kamron Beachem Rian Fields Deonte Perry Joseph Campbell Zeke Branham Ronnie Rivers Cale Sanders Malik Sherrod Chrishawn Gordon Kenny Gagnon Evan Williams Frankco Gratton Jr. Tyler Mello Carson King Jacob Westberry Charles Remlinger Tyrone Sampson Jr. Bula Schmidt Julian Polendo Braylen Nelson Nick Abbs Osmar Velez Joseph Church Juan Rodriguez Tre Watson Donovan Williams Matt Lowe Raymond Pauwels Jr. Abraham Montano Jared Torres Isaac Garcia David Perales CA 80 TX 3 WA 3 AZ 2 NV 2 Hometowns of the 2021 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 80 Texas 3 Washington 3 Arizona 2 Nevada 2 Utah 1 VIC 1 Florida 1 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 18 Fresno County, California pop. 1 million 11 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 6 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 5 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 4 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’ 2021 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.
