Teams Houston 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Houston roster 114 players: 16 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 15 juniors, 17 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 14 states and 4 other countries; the most from Texas (77) and Georgia (7). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Clayton Tune QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Carrollton, TX 3,546 passing yards, 30 TD 14 Ike Ogbogu QB 6′1″ 210 San Jose, CA 256 passing yards, 2 TD 19 Holman Edwards QB Fr. 6′2″ 214 French Camp, MS −2 rushing yards 12 Sofian Massoud QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 Katy, TX 18 Maddox Kopp QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 235 Houston, TX
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 22 Alton McCaskill RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Conroe, TX 961 rushing yards, 16 TD 4 Ta’Zhawn Henry RB 5′7″ 180 Houston, TX 524 rushing yards, 7 TD 34 Mulbah Car RB Sr. 5′11″ 209 Austin, TX 188 rushing yards 8 Chandler Smith RB Sr. 5′6″ 184 Spring, TX 129 rushing yards, 2 TD 35 Jamel Starks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 187 Decatur, GA 6 rushing yards 21 Stacy Sneed RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 185 Arlington, TX 26 James Fullbright III RB 5′6″ 193 Waco, TX 29 Kelan Walker RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 228 Desoto, TX 37 Terrell Brown RB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Harvey, LA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Nathaniel Dell WR So. 5′10″ 165 Daytona Beach, FL 90 catches, 1,329 yards, 12 TD 30 Jake Herslow WR Sr. 6′0″ 176 Virginia Beach, VA 36 catches, 480 yards, 5 TD 1 Jeremy Singleton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 New Orleans, LA 29 catches, 495 yards, 5 TD 8 KeSean Carter WR Transfer from Texas Tech 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 The Woodlands, TX 26 catches, 331 yards, 1 TD 15 Jaylen Erwin WR Transfer from UCLA Sr. 5′11″ 180 Charlotte, NC 14 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD 83 Peyton Sawyer WR 5′11″ 175 League City, TX 4 catches, 51 yards 80 Ja’Kori Morgan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Houston, TX 1 tackle 84 Cole McGowan WR Sr. 5′11″ 187 Magnolia, TX 1 tackle 1 Bryson Smith WR Jr. 6′0″ 170 Tyler, TX 6 Raylen Sharpe WR RS 5′9″ 165 Allen, TX 9 Ke’Andre Street WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Tyler, TX 15 Darius Edmonds WR RS 6′5″ 195 Atascocita, TX 17 Khiyon Wafer WR 6′1″ 190 Frisco, TX 19 C.J. Guidry WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Pearland, TX 33 Cash Walker WR RS 5′11″ 180 Argyle, TX 82 Dylan Robinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 205 Atascocita, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 85 Christian Trahan TE 6′3″ 245 Sulphur, LA 37 catches, 398 yards, 2 TD 17 Seth Green TE Transfer from Minnesota 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 240 Woodbury, MN 13 catches, 157 yards, 3 TD 88 Shane Creamer TE Sr. 6′3″ 230 Del Rio, TX 1 catch, 5 yards 89 Parker Eichenberger TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 225 Katy, TX 1 catch, 10 yards 49 Dekalen Goodson TE So. 6′2″ 240 Tyler, TX 85 Matt Byrnes TE 6′6″ 250 Chicago, IL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 65 Kody Russey OL Transfer from Louisiana Tech Sr. 6′2″ 292 Burleson, TX 1 tackle 74 Cam’Ron Johnson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 Houston, TX 1 tackle 54 Joshua Atkins OL 6′3″ 315 Arlington, TX 55 Carson Walker OL RS 6′4″ 315 Midlothian, TX 61 Benil Johnson OL So. 6′3″ 290 Houston, TX 62 Derek Bowman OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 292 Magnolia, TX 62 Gabe Cossey OL Fr. 6′6″ 330 Klein, TX 64 Dennis Bardwell OL Sr. 6′6″ 305 Huffman, TX 66 James Faminu OL RS 6′6″ 315 London, England 70 Jordan Boatman OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 The Woodlands, TX 70 Max Banes OL So. 6′5″ 309 Houston, TX 70 Trevonte Sylvester OL RS 6′6″ 280 Breaux Bridge, LA 71 Reuben Unije OL RS 6′6″ 315 Bradenton, FL 71 Ugonna Nnanna OL RS 6′4″ 311 Arlington, TX 72 Tank Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 320 El Paso, TX 74 Almarion Crim OL RS 6′2″ 300 Adamsville, AL 75 Jack Freeman OL So. 6′3″ 300 Midlothian, TX 76 Patrick Paul OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Houston, TX 77 Chayse Todd OL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Crosby, TX 77 Keenan Murphy OL Sr. 6′3″ 298 Crosby, TX
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 Derek Parish DL 6′2″ 245 Pearland, TX 54 tackles, 5 sacks 92 Logan Hall DL Jr. 6′6″ 260 Belton, TX 47 tackles, 6 sacks 12 David Anenih DL Sr. 6′3″ 249 Arlington, TX 30 tackles, 5 sacks 44 D’Anthony Jones DL Jr. 6′2″ 270 Lawndale, CA 17 tackles, 7 sacks 17 Atlias Bell DL Jr. 6′1″ 275 New Orleans, LA 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks 9 Nelson Ceaser DL 6′3″ 250 Missouri City, TX 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks 97 Chidozie Nwankwo DT 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 290 Richmond, TX 22 tackles, 2 sacks 56 Latrell Bankston DL Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′0″ 260 Woodstock, GA 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks 95 Jamykal Neal DL Jr. 6′1″ 315 12 tackles, 1 sack Sedrick Williams DL So. 6′1″ 285 Houma, LA 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Hakeem Ajijolaiya DL Fr. 6′2″ 320 Katy, TX 2 tackles, 1 sack Olivier Charles-Pierre DL Jr. 6′1″ 375 Laval, QC 2 tackles 13 Alexander Duke DL Jr. 6′4″ 245 Bellaire, TX 1 tackle 6 Garfield Lawrence DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 240 Tyler, TX 98 Rafal Szymanski DL RS 6′4″ 245 Gdansk, Poland
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Donavan Mutin LB 6′0″ 230 Spring, TX 77 tackles, 2 sacks 2 Deontay Anderson LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 63 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Hasaan Hypolite LB 5′11″ 215 Fresno, TX 44 tackles, 1 INT 8 Malik Robinson LB 6′0″ 230 Snellville, GA 34 tackles, 1 sack 13 Ronald Nunnery LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Pearland, TX 19 tackles, 1 sack 9 Jovanni Stewart LB Sr. 5′9″ 194 Katy, TX 16 tackles 26 Elijah Gooden LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Boling, TX 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks 10 Jordan Carmouche LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Manvel, TX 12 tackles 9 Amaud Willis-Dalton LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Cypress, TX 5 tackles 4 Justin Beadles LB Transfer from Virginia Tech 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 275 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle, 1 sack 52 Ken Savanah LB 5′11″ 225 1 tackle 36 Jalen Garner LB RS 6′1″ 225 Norcross, GA 54 Blake Okoye LB RS 6′2″ 210 Spring, TX
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Marcus Jones CB Sr. 5′8″ 185 Enterprise, AL 47 tackles, 5 INT 6 Damarion Williams CB Sr. 5′10″ 178 Atlanta, GA 63 tackles, 1 INT 2 Gervarrius Owens DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Moore, OK 52 tackles, 2 INT 1 Alex Hogan DB Transfer from Texas Tech 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 27 tackles, 2 INT 23 Art Green DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Chesterfield, MO 18 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jayce Rogers DB Jr. 5′8″ 175 Valdosta, GA 21 tackles 3 Gleson Sprewell S 6′2″ 195 Surprise, AZ 4 tackles, 2 INT 33 Garrison Vaughn DB 6′2″ 200 Belton, TX 13 tackles 20 Antonio Brooks DB So. 5′11″ 200 Missouri City, TX 11 tackles 4 Shaun Lewis DB 6′0″ 180 Houston, TX 7 tackles 28 Thabo Mwaniki DB 5′11″ 192 Denton, TX 6 tackles 8 Demarcus Griffin-Taylor DB Fr. 5′9″ 166 Charlotte, NC 2 tackles 34 William White S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Carrollton, TX 2 tackles 25 D.J. Small CB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Dickinson, TX 1 tackle 5 Jalen Emery DB RS 5′10″ 185 Pearland, TX 7 T.J. Marshall S RS 5′11″ 200 Pearland, TX 15 Mark Wilson DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 18 Kelvin Clemmons CB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Tampa, FL 24 Damarco Williams CB 6′5″ 193 Temple, TX 27 Mike Welch DB RS 5′10″ 195 Dickinson, TX 37 Deondre Dansby S Fr. 5′8″ 170 Dallas, TX 38 Dylan Dixon DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 38 Theron Stroops DB RS 6′1″ 195 Lancaster, TX
Alex Hogan, Deontay Anderson, Shaun Lewis, Ta’Zhawn Henry, Mark Wilson, Maddox Kopp, Dylan Dixon, Benil Johnson, Max Banes, Cam’Ron Johnson, Patrick Paul, Ja’Kori Morgan Jalen Emery, T.J. Marshall, Ronald Nunnery, C.J. Guidry, Bubba Baxa, Derek Parish Donavan Mutin, Chandler Smith, KeSean Carter, Blake Okoye, Jordan Boatman Darius Edmonds, Dennis Bardwell, Chayse Todd, Keenan Murphy, Dylan Robinson Bryson Smith, Garfield Lawrence, Ke’Andre Street, Dekalen Goodson Jovanni Stewart, Sofian Massoud, Parker Eichenberger, Hakeem Ajijolaiya Nelson Ceaser, Alexander Duke, Antonio Brooks, Kyle Ramsey David Anenih, Stacy Sneed, Joshua Atkins, Ugonna Nnanna Justin Beadles, Damarion Williams, Jamel Starks D.J. Small, Mike Welch, Peyton Sawyer Jeremy Singleton, Atlias Bell Gervarrius Owens, Dalton Witherspoon Clayton Tune, William White Raylen Sharpe, Khiyon Wafer Demarcus Griffin-Taylor, Jaylen Erwin Thabo Mwaniki, Cash Walker Garrison Vaughn, Logan Hall Mulbah Car, Davis Beal Carson Walker, Jack Freeman Derek Bowman, Cole McGowan Nathaniel Dell Gleson Sprewell Hasaan Hypolite Jayce Rogers Malik Robinson Marcus Jones Amaud Willis-Dalton Jordan Carmouche Ike Ogbogu Seth Green Kelvin Clemmons Holman Edwards Alton McCaskill Art Green Damarco Williams Elijah Gooden James Fullbright III Kelan Walker Jake Herslow Jalen Garner Deondre Dansby Terrell Brown Theron Stroops D’Anthony Jones Jacob Garza Latrell Bankston Gavin Gately Gabe Cossey Kody Russey Trevonte Sylvester Reuben Unije Tank Jenkins Almarion Crim Christian Trahan Matt Byrnes Shane Creamer Chidozie Nwankwo Sedrick Williams TX 77 GA 7 LA 6 CA 3 FL 3 Hometowns of the 2021 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 77 Georgia 7 Louisiana 6 Florida 3 California 3 Oklahoma 2 North Carolina 2 Alabama 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 28 Brazoria County, Texas pop. 391,000 6 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 5 Montgomery County, Texas pop. 684,000 5 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 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.
