Teams Houston 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Houston roster 116 players: 10 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 15 juniors, 71 with no class listed. From 10 states and 3 other countries; the most from Texas (90) and Louisiana (6). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 16 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Kyle Postma QB 6′2″ 200 Katy, TX 1,125 passing yards, 5 TD 1 D’Eriq King QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Manvel, TX 1,260 passing yards, 7 TD 10 QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′3″ 211 Scottsdale, AZ 751 passing yards, 4 TD 13 Mason McClendon QB 5′9″ 180 Midland, TX 14 Ike Ogbogu QB 6′1″ 210 San Jose, CA
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Duke Catalon RB 6′0″ 215 Houston, TX 637 rushing yards, 8 TD 34 Mulbah Car RB 5′11″ 209 Austin, TX 388 rushing yards, 3 TD 25 Dillon Birden RB 5′10″ 200 Houston, TX 333 rushing yards, 4 TD 20 Davion Mitchell RB So. 5′11″ 195 Rockdale, TX 38 rushing yards 21 Patrick Carr RB 5′10″ 205 The Woodlands, TX 26 rushing yards 28 Josh Burrell RB Jr. 5′11″ 235 Missouri City, TX 1 tackle 8 Chandler Smith RB RS 5′6″ 184 Spring, TX 20 Kaliq Kokuma RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 205 League City, TX 31 Blake Hirsch RB 5′11″ 223 Katy, TX 32 Kevrin Justice RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Kilgore, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 15 Linell Bonner WR 6′0″ 200 Houston, TX 80 catches, 889 yards, 5 TD 88 WR 6′3″ 202 Metairie, LA 76 catches, 1,070 yards, 3 TD 85 John Leday WR 6′0″ 200 Port Arthur, TX 25 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD 9 Courtney Lark WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Bellaire, TX 13 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD 2 Keith Corbin WR 6′2″ 200 Beaumont, TX 10 catches, 164 yards 17 Terry Mark WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 195 Lufkin, TX 3 tackles 21 Ellis Jefferson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Denton, TX 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD 83 Derek McLemore WR 5′10″ 187 Southlake, TX 3 catches, 41 yards 16 Joshua Hancock WR 5′11″ 167 Killeen, TX 19 Andrew Segovia WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 New Caney, TX 30 Timon Nolan WR So. 5′11″ 195 Rosenberg, TX 33 Kinte Hatton WR Jr. 6′0″ 185 Houston, TX 36 Bryce Washington WR Fr. 6′1″ 194 Marietta, GA 37 Payton Pardee WR So. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 80 Colton Cerday WR So. 6′0″ 220 Wimberley, TX 84 Cole McGowan WR RS 5′11″ 187 Magnolia, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 52 Braylon Jones OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Tyler, TX 1 tackle 69 Will Noble OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Leander, TX 1 tackle 51 Na’Ty Rodgers OL 6′5″ 302 Pomfret, MD 53 OL 6′0″ 305 Toronto, Canada 60 Kordell Snyder OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Frisco, TX 61 Ryan Deshotel OL 6′4″ 304 Pearland, TX 62 Jarrid Williams OL RS 6′6″ 310 Cedar Hill, TX 63 Colson Altman OL 6′0″ 327 Brenham, TX 64 Dennis Bardwell OL RS 6′6″ 305 Huffman, TX 65 Gio Pancotti OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Houston, TX 66 Cole Miller OL 6′1″ 295 Shreveport, LA 71 Deon Mix OL 6′4″ 315 Batesville, MS 72 Justin Murphy OL So. 6′6″ 291 Belton, TX 72 Mason Denley OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Columbus, TX 73 Marcus Oliver OL 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 74 Josh Jones OL So. 6′7″ 310 Richmond, TX 76 Kameron Eloph OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 300 Bossier City, LA 77 Keenan Murphy OL RS 6′3″ 298 Crosby, TX
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 10 DT 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′3″ 292 Houston, TX 73 tackles, 5.5 sacks 4 Leroy Godfrey DL So. 6′3″ 240 Missouri City, TX 33 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Nick Thurman DE 6′4″ 293 Dallas, TX 32 tackles, 2 sacks 3 Reggie Chevis DL 6′2″ 290 Houston, TX 34 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Jerard Carter DE Jr. 6′3″ 295 Houston, TX 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks 98 DL Fr. 6′6″ 270 Houston, TX 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 12 David Anenih DL 6′3″ 249 Arlington, TX 6 tackles, 2 sacks 5 Aymiel Fleming DL So. 6′3″ 295 La Marque, TX 7 tackles 90 Zach Vaughan DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 265 Round Rock, TX 1 tackle 99 Blake Young DL So. 6′2″ 285 Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 17 Atlias Bell DL 6′1″ 275 New Orleans, LA 17 Chauntez Jackson DE 6′4″ 297 Inglewood, CA 49 Taures Payne DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Hoover, AL 51 Tariq Freeny DL Fr. 6′2″ 235 Rosenberg, TX 58 Nnanna Ejiogu DE 5′9″ 231 Houston, TX 75 Jacoby Morrison DL 6′2″ 255 Houston, TX 80 Noah Jones DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 270 Lancaster, TX 93 Colby Brignac DL 6′2″ 275 New Orleans, LA 94 Isaiah Chambers DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 265 Houston, TX Olivier Charles-Pierre DL 6′1″ 375 Laval, QC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 12 D’Juan Hines LB 6′1″ 230 Spring, TX 110 tackles, 1 INT 9 Matthew Adams LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 237 Missouri City, TX 88 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 LB Jr. 6′4″ 240 Galena Park, TX 62 tackles, 2 sacks 45 Cameron Doubenmier LB 5′11″ 225 League City, TX 9 tackles 26 Elijah Gooden LB 6′1″ 215 Boling, TX 4 tackles 36 Nomluis Fruge LB 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 3 tackles 20 Roman Brown LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 DeSoto, TX 2 tackles Grant Stuard LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Conroe, TX 2 tackles 45 Jordan Milburn LB So. 6′1″ 235 Galveston, TX 1 tackle 19 Ralph Harvey Jr. LB 6′1″ 235 Los Angeles, CA 33 Ja’Von Shelley LB 6′1″ 225 Klein, TX 42 Terrance Edgeston LB RS 6′2″ 220 Falkner, MS 51 Rasheed Tynes LB 5′10″ 220 Baltimore, MD
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 23 Terrell Williams S 6′4″ 212 Lawton, OK 66 tackles, 4 INT 1 Garrett Davis DB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Red Oak, TX 51 tackles, 4 INT 2 Khalil Williams S 5′11″ 210 Missouri City, TX 54 tackles, 2 sacks 14 Isaiah Johnson CB Jr. 6′4″ 203 Bryan, TX 45 tackles, 2 INT 24 Jeremy Winchester CB 5′11″ 203 Spring, TX 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 18 CB Jr. 5′11″ 192 Houston, TX 42 tackles, 1 INT 22 Austin Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Houston, TX 33 tackles, 1 sack 13 Joeal Williams CB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Missouri City, TX 17 tackles, 1 sack 27 Brandon McDowell CB 5′9″ 183 Desoto, TX 18 returns, 179 yards 16 Ka’Darian Smith CB So. 6′1″ 186 Spring, TX 5 tackles 29 Darius Gilbert S So. 6′3″ 200 Springhill, LA 4 tackles 18 Collin Wilder S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 201 Katy, TX 2 tackles 8 Patrick Rosette S 6′1″ 205 Richmond, TX 1 tackle 3 Gleson Sprewell S 6′2″ 195 Surprise, AZ 6 Damarion Williams CB RS 5′10″ 178 Atlanta, GA 6 Khari Dotson DB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Houston, TX 18 Kelvin Clemmons CB 6′1″ 195 Tampa, FL 19 Javian Smith CB 6′3″ 193 Richmond, TX 20 Devodric Bynum CB 5′11″ 195 Dallas, TX 25 D.J. Small CB 5′10″ 190 Dickinson, TX 34 King Ekejija DB 6′2″ 200 Cedar Hill, TX 35 Jayson Price DB 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 37 Caemen Mayfield S 6′0″ 206 Fulshear, TX
Duke Catalon, Reggie Chevis, Khari Dotson, Emeke Egbule, Ed Oliver, Linell Bonner, Alexander Myres, Austin Robinson, Dillon Birden, Kinte Hatton, Jayson Price, Nomluis Fruge, Payton Pardee, Joel Scarbrough, Jerard Carter, Nnanna Ejiogu, Gio Pancotti, Marcus Oliver, Jacoby Morrison, Romello Brooker, Isaiah Chambers, Payton Turner Khalil Williams, Leroy Godfrey, Courtney Lark, Matthew Adams, Joeal Williams, Josh Burrell Chandler Smith, D’Juan Hines, Ka’Darian Smith, Patrick Carr, Jeremy Winchester Roman Brown, Brandon McDowell, King Ekejija, Jarrid Williams, Kobe Idumwonyi Kyle Postma, Collin Wilder, Blake Hirsch Patrick Rosette, Javian Smith, Josh Jones Kaliq Kokuma, D.J. Small, Cameron Doubenmier Timon Nolan, Caemen Mayfield, Tariq Freeny Aymiel Fleming, Jordan Milburn Atlias Bell, Colby Brignac Ralph Harvey Jr., Blake Young Devodric Bynum, Nick Thurman Caden Novikoff, Nick Wildberger Anthony Cantu, Ryan Deshotel Dennis Bardwell, Keenan Murphy Cole Miller, Kameron Eloph Will Noble, Zach Vaughan D’Eriq King Garrett Davis Keith Corbin Gleson Sprewell Damarion Williams Kyle Allen David Anenih Mason McClendon Ike Ogbogu Isaiah Johnson Joshua Hancock Chauntez Jackson Terry Mark Kelvin Clemmons Andrew Segovia Davion Mitchell Ellis Jefferson Terrell Williams Elijah Gooden Darius Gilbert Kevrin Justice Ja’Von Shelley Mulbah Car Bryce Washington Terrance Edgeston Dalton Witherspoon Bo Alexander Taures Payne Na’Ty Rodgers Rasheed Tynes Braylon Jones Kordell Snyder Colson Altman Deon Mix Justin Murphy Mason Denley Colton Cerday Noah Jones Derek McLemore Cole McGowan John Leday Mason Tobola Alex Leslie Steven Dunbar Grant Stuard TX 90 LA 6 CA 4 AZ 2 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2017 Houston 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 Texas 90 Louisiana 6 California 4 Arizona 2 Georgia 2 Florida 2 Oklahoma 2 Mississippi 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 34 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 11 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 8 Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 5 Montgomery County, Texas pop. 684,000 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’ 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.
Kyle Allen QB5-star recruit
Steven Dunbar WR
Alex Fontana OL
Ed Oliver DT5-star recruit
Payton Turner DL
Emeke Egbule LB
Alexander Myres CB