2011 Houston roster

115 players. From 9 states; the most from Texas (104) and Mississippi (2). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
7	Case Keenum QB	6′2″		Abilene, TX	5,631 passing yards, 48 TD
12	Cotton Turner QB	6′1″		Sugar Land, TX	652 passing yards, 6 TD
13	Crawford Jones QB	6′0″		Keller, TX	18 passing yards
2	Drew Hollingshead QB3-star recruit	6′3″	210	Rockwall, TX
8	David Piland QB	6′3″		Southlake, TX
16	Bram Kohlhausen QB3-star recruit	6′2″		Houston, TX

Running backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
29	Michael Hayes RB	5′9″		East Bernard, TX	727 rushing yards, 11 TD
5	Charles Sims RB3-star recruit	6′0″		Houston, TX	821 rushing yards, 9 TD
25	Bryce Beall RB3-star recruit	5′11″		Tatum, TX	311 rushing yards, 7 TD
24	Kent Brooks RB	5′11″		Humble, TX	8 returns, 8 yards
40	Braxton Welford RB	5′11″		San Diego, CA	83 rushing yards, 1 TD
34	Randall Hollimon RB	6′0″		Houston, TX	38 rushing yards
20	Kurtis Shaw RB	5′8″	180	Spring, TX
21	Brandon Ellison RB	5′11″	211	Houston, TX
23	Xavier Brown FB	5′11″	215	Pearland, TX
25	Chadwick Calloway RB	5′6″	188	Houston, TX
26	Chris Wilson RB	5′11″		Sugar Land, TX
35	Kenneth Farrow RB	5′10″		Hurst, TX
41	Joseph Nasser RB	5′11″	185	Abilene, TX
42	Terrell Douglas RB	5′11″	212	Mansfield, TX
48	Vernon Jefferies RB	5′7″	188	Katy, TX

Receivers 22

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
35	Tyron Carrier WR	5′8″		Houston, TX	96 catches, 958 yards, 5 TD
83	Patrick Edwards WR	5′9″		Hearne, TX	89 catches, 1,752 yards, 20 TD
3	Justin Johnson WR3-star recruit	6′1″		Richardson, TX	87 catches, 1,229 yards, 12 TD
88	E.J. Smith WR3-star recruit	6′1″		Camden, MS	29 catches, 310 yards, 2 TD
4	Ronnie Williams WR	5′11″		Houston, TX	16 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD
9	Dewayne Peace WR	5′11″		Grand Prairie, TX	13 catches, 105 yards
4	Daniel Spencer WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Grandview, TX	12 catches, 171 yards, 2 TD
36	Gino Collins WR	5′11″		Houston, TX	10 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD
1	Darian Lazard WR3-star recruit	5′11″		Pearland, TX	8 catches, 72 yards
18	Mark Roberts WR	6′3″		Orange, TX	6 catches, 136 yards
33	Marcus Williams WR	5′10″		Houston, TX	2 catches, 11 yards
89	Isaiah Sweeney WR	5′10″		Missouri City, TX	2 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
82	Chance Blackmon WR	6′2″		Tatum, TX	1 catch, 27 yards, 1 TD
6	Dominique Sanders WR3-star recruit	6′1″	190	Fort Worth, TX
14	Aaron Johnson WR	6′0″		Longview, TX
17	Austin Elrod WR	6′1″		Ovilla, TX
18	Casey Martin WR	5′10″		Huffman, TX
19	Shane Ros WR	5′10″		Katy, TX
47	Marcell Bates WR	5′8″	175	Sugar Land, TX
80	Clyde Lee WR	6′1″	171	Houston, TX
84	Wayne Beadle WR	5′11″		Houston, TX
87	DeAndre Perry WR	6′4″	220	Austin, TX

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
85	Kenneth Bibbins Jr. TE		6′2″	237	Sugar Land, TX

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
66	Austin Lunsford OL	6′1″		Garrison, TX	3 returns, 1 yard
58	Bryce Redman OL	6′2″	295	Longview, TX
60	Alex Cooper OL	6′4″	305	Bellaire, TX
63	Kevin Forsch OL	6′3″	307	Klein, TX
64	Ty Cloud OL	6′4″	314	Highland Village, TX
67	Tyler Pruitt OL	6′0″	200	Rockwall, TX
68	James Burden OL	6′4″	267	Deer Park, TX
69	Ralph Oragwu OL	6′3″	324	Missouri City, TX
70	Chris Thompson OL	6′2″	285	Hitchcock, TX
71	Zachary Johnson OL	6′7″	300	Norman, OK
72	Chris Hill OL	6′4″	285	Houston, TX
72	Emeka Okafor OL	6′5″	320	Sunnyvale, TX
74	Rowdy Harper OL	6′5″		Broken Arrow, OK
76	Jacolby Ashworth OL	6′3″	300	Lufkin, TX
77	Blake Sargent OL	6′3″	297	Friendswood, TX
79	DeAnthony Sims OL3-star recruit	6′3″	320	Houston, TX

Defensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
59	Kelvin King DL	6′2″		Houston, TX	1 INT
6	William Moore DE	6′2″	233	Houston, TX
44	Desmond Pulliam DE	6′0″	248	Louise, TX
45	Lloyd Allen DL	6′3″	235	Baton Rouge, LA
46	David Mason DL	6′1″	223	Columbus, OH
51	Jon Witten DE	6′2″	220	Houston, TX
56	Tyrone Campbell DL	6′1″	300	Channelview, TX
62	Doug Winfield DL	6′1″	280	Spring, TX
75	Josh McNeill DL	6′5″	307	Magnolia, TX
90	Zeke Riser DL	6′4″	255	LaVernia, TX
91	Radermon Scypion DL3-star recruit	6′3″	278	Port Arthur, TX
92	Joey Mbu DT	6′3″		Richmond, TX
93	Ameen Behbahani DL	6′1″		Plano, TX
94	Adrian Harris DE	5′11″	208	Lancaster, TX
95	David Hunter DL	6′2″	297	Waller, TX
96	Jeremiah Farley DT	6′0″	281	Longview, TX
97	Eric Braswell DE	6′5″	268	Killeen, TX
98	Keithen English DL3-star recruit	6′2″	312	Dallas, TX
99	Dominic Smith DL	6′3″	301	Houston, TX

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
42	Phillip Steward LB	6′0″		Missouri City, TX	6 INT
49	Derrick Mathews LB	6′0″		Houston, TX	3 INT
55	Marcus McGraw LB	6′0″		Arlington, TX	1 INT
8	Sammy Brown LB	6′3″	240	Wiggins, MS
22	Miller Pierce LB	6′1″	202	Waller, TX
31	Kris Johnston LB	6′0″	218	Texas City, TX
33	Kevin Wilson LB	5′11″	192	Daphne, AL
38	George Bamfo LB	5′11″	218	Rockwall, TX
43	Austin Wilson LB	6′0″	225	Tyler, TX
47	John McIntyre LB	6′0″	230	Bryan, TX
48	Andrew Hogan LB	6′0″	215	Keller, TX
50	Efrem Oliphant LB3-star recruit	6′1″		Houston, TX
52	Philip Causey LB	5′10″	210	San Antonio, TX
54	Everett Daniels LB	6′0″	223	Sachse, TX

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
13	Thomas Bates DB	5′10″		Baytown, TX	3 INT
41	Nick Saenz DB	6′1″		Pearland, TX	3 INT
2	D.J. Hayden DB	6′0″		Houston, TX	2 INT
32	Damian Payne DB	6′0″		Houston, TX	7 returns, 108 yards
10	Zachary McMillian DB	5′10″	178	Missouri City, TX	1 INT
28	Jeffery Lewis DB	5′9″		Houston, TX	1 INT
5	James Jones DB	6′0″	180	Houston, TX
12	Chevy Bennett DB	6′0″	201	Dallas, TX
17	Chris Cermin DB	5′11″		Katy, TX
20	Colton Valencia DB	5′11″	189	Missouri City, TX
25	Alex Tillman DB	5′10″		Houston, TX
29	Marcus Moody DB	5′9″	205	Stafford, TX
30	Earl Foster S3-star recruit	5′11″		Houston, TX
37	D.J. Jones DB	6′0″	185	Cibolo, TX
44	Brannon Beasley DB	5′10″	188	Portland, OR

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
46	Matt Hogan PK	6′0″		Keller, TX	13 of 16 field goals
15	Richie Leone P	6′3″		Roswell, GA	51 punts, 41.2 average
16	Jordan Mannisto PK	6′1″		Westlake Village, CA
39	Kyle Bullard PK	6′1″		Boerne, TX
40	Sam Martin P	6′1″	185	Texas City, TX
53	Nolan Frese LS	6′2″	235	Roanoke, TX
86	Brandon Hartson LS	6′2″	238	Fairfield, TX

Hometowns of the 2011 Houston roster; the four 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

Texas 104
Mississippi 2
California 2
Oklahoma 2
Georgia 1
Alabama 1
Oregon 1
Louisiana 1

Top counties

Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 37
Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 12
Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 8
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7
Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 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’ 2011 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.