Teams Houston 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Houston roster 116 players: 20 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 81 with no class listed. From 8 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (96) and Louisiana (9). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Tyler, TX 3,557 passing yards, 22 TD 1 D’Eriq King QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Manvel, TX 16 returns, 283 yards 3 Kyle Postma QB 6′2″ 200 Katy, TX 210 passing yards 8 Hunter McCoy QB 6′4″ 220 Mineral Wells, TX 10 QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′3″ 211 Scottsdale, AZ 12 Bowman Sells QB 6′2″ 202 Lucas, TX 13 Mason McClendon QB 5′9″ 180 Midland, TX 16 Bear Fenimore QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Austin, TX
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Duke Catalon RB 6′0″ 215 Houston, TX 528 rushing yards, 4 TD 25 Dillon Birden RB 5′10″ 200 Houston, TX 289 rushing yards, 6 TD 34 Mulbah Car RB 5′11″ 209 Austin, TX 206 rushing yards, 2 TD 32 Kevrin Justice RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Kilgore, TX 149 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Josh Burrell RB So. 5′11″ 235 Missouri City, TX 51 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Kaliq Kokuma RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 205 League City, TX 15 rushing yards 31 Blake Hirsch RB 5′11″ 223 Katy, TX 3 rushing yards 20 Davion Mitchell RB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Rockdale, TX 48 Michael Dunn RB 5′10″ 200 Toledo, OH
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 15 Linell Bonner WR 6′0″ 200 Houston, TX 98 catches, 1,118 yards, 3 TD 21 Chance Allen WR 6′2″ Missouri City, TX 56 catches, 815 yards, 6 TD 88 WR 6′3″ 202 Metairie, LA 53 catches, 692 yards, 5 TD 2 Keith Corbin WR 6′2″ 200 Beaumont, TX 6 catches, 68 yards 5 Marquez Stevenson WR 6′0″ 190 Shreveport, LA 2 returns, 0 yards 9 Courtney Lark WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 200 Bellaire, TX 3 catches, 26 yards 17 Terry Mark WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Lufkin, TX 3 catches, 8 yards 83 Derek McLemore WR 5′10″ 187 Southlake, TX 1 catch, 5 yards 5 Ra’Shaad Samples WR 5′11″ 190 Dallas, TX 19 Andrew Segovia WR RS 5′10″ 185 New Caney, TX 27 Christian Luke WR 6′2″ 215 Willis, TX 30 Timon Nolan WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Rosenberg, TX 33 Kinte Hatton WR So. 6′0″ 185 Houston, TX 37 Payton Pardee WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 39 Keisland Smalls WR 5′9″ 185 Austin, TX 80 Colton Cerday WR Fr. 6′0″ 220 Wimberley, TX 85 John Leday WR 6′0″ 200 Port Arthur, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 45 Tyler McCloskey TE 6′2″ Houston, TX 23 catches, 233 yards, 4 TD 82 Romello Brooker TE So. 6′5″ 253 Houston, TX 2 catches, 10 yards, 1 TD 13 Chris Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Bryan, TX 1 catch, 9 yards 87 Alex Leslie TE 6′5″ 240 New Braunfels, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 89 Byron Simpson TE 6′5″ Cat Spring, TX 1 catch, 15 yards 48 Bo Alexander TE Fr. 6′4″ 285 Orlando, FL 84 Kobe Idumwonyi TE 6′1″ 240 Cedar Hill, TX 86 Mason Tobola TE 6′2″ 230 West, TX
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 72 Mason Denley OL So. 6′5″ 310 Columbus, TX 1 tackle 51 Na’Ty Rodgers OL 6′5″ 302 Pomfret, MD 52 Braylon Jones OL RS 6′4″ 315 Tyler, TX 53 OL 6′0″ 305 Toronto, Canada 58 Ryan Hirsch OL 6′2″ 280 Katy, TX 61 Ryan Deshotel OL 6′4″ 304 Pearland, TX 62 Jarrid Williams OL 6′6″ 310 Cedar Hill, TX 63 Marc Reid OL 6′5″ 279 Atascocita, TX 64 Grant Strimple OL 6′2″ 277 Richmond, TX 66 Cole Miller OL 6′1″ 295 Shreveport, LA 69 Will Noble OL So. 6′5″ 295 Leander, TX 70 Mac Long OL 6′4″ 300 Edna, TX 72 Justin Murphy OL Fr. 6′6″ 291 Belton, TX 73 Marcus Oliver OL 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 74 Josh Jones OL Fr. 6′7″ 310 Richmond, TX 76 Kameron Eloph OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 300 Bossier City, LA 79 Josh Thomas OL 6′6″ 332 Shreveport, LA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 10 DT 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 292 Houston, TX 65 tackles, 5 sacks 91 Nick Thurman DE 6′4″ 293 Dallas, TX 27 tackles, 2 sacks 94 DE 6′6″ Beaumont, TX 21 tackles, 1 sack 52 Jerard Carter DE So. 6′3″ 295 Houston, TX 20 tackles 93 B.J. Singleton DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Destrehan, LA 13 tackles 5 Aymiel Fleming DL Fr. 6′3″ 295 La Marque, TX 6 tackles, 1 sack 90 Zach Vaughan DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 265 Round Rock, TX 6 tackles 4 Leroy Godfrey DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Missouri City, TX 3 tackles 17 Chauntez Jackson DE 6′4″ 297 Inglewood, CA 27 D.J. Jenkins DE 6′2″ 260 Huntsville, TX 59 Zorrell Ezell DE 6′1″ 285 Humble, TX 93 Colby Brignac DL 6′2″ 275 New Orleans, LA 96 Blaine Medland DE 6′0″ 246 Deer Park, TX 99 Blake Young DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Los Angeles, CA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 41 Steven Taylor OLB 6′1″ Cedar Hill, TX 74 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 INT 9 Matthew Adams LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 237 Missouri City, TX 82 tackles, 2 sacks 81 OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Tyler, TX 47 tackles, 8.5 sacks 12 D’Juan Hines LB 6′1″ 230 Spring, TX 44 tackles 8 LB So. 6′4″ 240 Galena Park, TX 22 tackles 36 Nomluis Fruge LB 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 6 tackles, 1 sack 45 Jordan Milburn LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Galveston, TX 4 tackles 45 Cameron Doubenmier LB 5′11″ 225 League City, TX 3 tackles 20 Roman Brown LB So. 6′2″ 230 DeSoto, TX 1 tackle 51 Rasheed Tynes LB 5′10″ 220 Baltimore, MD 1 tackle 19 Ralph Harvey Jr. LB 6′1″ 235 Los Angeles, CA 33 Ja’Von Shelley LB 6′1″ 225 Klein, TX 55 Davonte Thomas ILB 6′1″ 220 Aldine, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Howard Wilson CB 6′1″ DeSoto, TX 54 tackles, 5 INT 1 Garrett Davis DB So. 6′2″ 210 Red Oak, TX 65 tackles, 3 sacks 2 Khalil Williams S 5′11″ 210 Missouri City, TX 68 tackles, 2 sacks 26 Brandon Wilson CB 5′11″ Shreveport, LA 43 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 24 Jeremy Winchester CB 5′11″ 203 Spring, TX 45 tackles, 1 sack 23 Terrell Williams S 6′4″ 212 Lawton, OK 29 tackles 18 Collin Wilder S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 201 Katy, TX 10 returns, 40 yards 14 Isaiah Johnson CB So. 6′4″ 203 Bryan, TX 15 catches, 165 yards 22 Austin Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Houston, TX 4 tackles, 1 sack 13 Joeal Williams CB So. 5′11″ 195 Missouri City, TX 3 tackles, 1 sack 19 Javian Smith CB 6′3″ 193 Richmond, TX 3 tackles 16 Ka’Darian Smith CB Fr. 6′1″ 186 Spring, TX 2 tackles 18 CB So. 5′11″ 192 Houston, TX 1 tackle 18 Michael Eke S 6′2″ Houston, TX 1 tackle 6 Khari Dotson DB So. 6′2″ 205 Houston, TX 29 Darius Gilbert S Fr. 6′3″ 200 Springhill, LA 30 Andrew Robertson CB 5′9″ 176 Garland, TX 31 D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork S 5′10″ 183 Friendswood, TX 35 Andrew Mathis CB 6′0″ 204 Duncanville, TX 37 Caemen Mayfield S 6′0″ 206 Fulshear, TX 42 Grayson Thorburn S 6′2″ 205 Frisco, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 47 Ty Cummings PK 6′0″ Southlake, TX 16 of 20 field goals 38 Dane Roy P Fr. 6′7″ 240 Bunyip, VIC 59 punts, 40.6 average 41 Joel Scarbrough PK 5′9″ 175 Houston, TX 1 of 1 extra point 31 Jon Letter LS 6′3″ 191 Katy, TX 42 Caden Novikoff PK So. 6′0″ 190 San Antonio, TX 44 Anthony Cantu LS Fr. 5′10″ 220 Pasadena, TX 44 Luke Hogan PK 6′1″ 192 Keller, TX 48 Zach Faires LS 6′2″ 235 Edinburg, TX 97 Nick Wildberger LS Fr. 6′2″ 240 San Antonio, TX
Duke Catalon, Khari Dotson, Emeke Egbule, Ed Oliver, Linell Bonner, Alexander Myres, Michael Eke, Austin Robinson, Dillon Birden, Kinte Hatton, Nomluis Fruge, Payton Pardee, Joel Scarbrough, Tyler McCloskey, Jerard Carter, Davonte Thomas, Marcus Oliver, Romello Brooker Khalil Williams, Leroy Godfrey, Courtney Lark, Matthew Adams, Joeal Williams, Chance Allen, Josh Burrell Howard Wilson, Roman Brown, Andrew Mathis, Steven Taylor, Jarrid Williams, Kobe Idumwonyi Kyle Postma, Collin Wilder, Blake Hirsch, Jon Letter, Ryan Hirsch Marquez Stevenson, Brandon Wilson, Cole Miller, Kameron Eloph, Josh Thomas Greg Ward Jr., Braylon Jones, Tyus Bowser D’Juan Hines, Ka’Darian Smith, Jeremy Winchester Bear Fenimore, Mulbah Car, Keisland Smalls Javian Smith, Grant Strimple, Josh Jones Luke Hogan, Ty Cummings, Derek McLemore D’Eriq King, D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork Keith Corbin, Cameron Malveaux Aymiel Fleming, Jordan Milburn Ra’Shaad Samples, Nick Thurman Chris Johnson, Isaiah Johnson Ralph Harvey Jr., Blake Young Kaliq Kokuma, Cameron Doubenmier Timon Nolan, Caemen Mayfield Caden Novikoff, Nick Wildberger Anthony Cantu, Ryan Deshotel Will Noble, Zach Vaughan Garrett Davis Hunter McCoy Kyle Allen Bowman Sells Mason McClendon Chauntez Jackson Terry Mark Andrew Segovia Davion Mitchell Terrell Williams Christian Luke D.J. Jenkins Darius Gilbert Andrew Robertson Kevrin Justice Ja’Von Shelley Grayson Thorburn Bo Alexander Michael Dunn Zach Faires Na’Ty Rodgers Rasheed Tynes Zorrell Ezell Marc Reid Mac Long Justin Murphy Mason Denley Colton Cerday John Leday Mason Tobola Alex Leslie Steven Dunbar Byron Simpson B.J. Singleton Colby Brignac Blaine Medland TX 96 LA 9 CA 3 MD 2 Hometowns of the 2016 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 96 Louisiana 9 California 3 Maryland 2 Arizona 1 Oklahoma 1 VIC 1 Florida 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 32 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 11 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 9 Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 5 Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 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’ 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.
Greg Ward Jr. QB3-star recruit
Kyle Allen QB5-star recruit
Steven Dunbar WR
Alex Fontana OL
Ed Oliver DT5-star recruit
Cameron Malveaux DE
Tyus Bowser OLB3-star recruit
Emeke Egbule LB
Alexander Myres CB