2016 Kansas roster

118 players: 21 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 78 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (44) and Kansas (21). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
3	Montell Cozart QB3-star recruit		6′1″	205	Kansas City, MO	1,075 passing yards, 7 TD
9	Carter Stanley QB	Fr.	6′2″	198	Vero Beach, FL	959 passing yards, 6 TD
5	Ryan Willis QB		6′4″	220	Overland Park, KS	811 passing yards, 3 TD
15	Deondre Ford QB		6′1″		Waco, TX
18	Tyriek Starks QB		6′1″	190	New Orleans, LA

Running backs 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
22	Ke’aun Kinner RB		5′9″		Little Elm, TX	738 rushing yards, 3 TD
24	Taylor Martin RB3-star recruit		5′10″	200	Fort Worth, TX	324 rushing yards, 4 TD
21	Khalil Herbert RB		5′9″	212	Coral Springs, FL	189 rushing yards, 3 TD
23	Denzell Evans RB		5′11″	215	Houston, TX	29 rushing yards
25	J.J. Jolaoso RB		5′10″		Attleboro, MA	3 returns, 51 yards
44	Michael Zunica FB		5′11″		Palos Park, IL	3 tackles
26	Deron Thompson RB3-star recruit		5′9″	193	Wichita, KS
27	James Sullivan RB		5′11″	193	Colorado Springs, CO
32	Reese Randall RB	So.	5′11″	220	Lawrence, KS
46	Sam Schroeder FB		6′0″	246	Wichita, KS
49	Hudson Hall FB	Fr.	6′2″	230	Austin, TX

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
11	Steven Sims Jr. WR	So.	5′10″	176	Houston, TX	72 catches, 859 yards, 7 TD
1	LaQuvionte Gonzalez WR4-star recruit		5′10″		Cedar Hill, TX	62 catches, 729 yards, 3 TD
82	Shakiem Barbel WR		6′3″		Fresno, CA	34 catches, 323 yards
5	Bobby Hartzog Jr. WR		5′11″	195	Houston, TX	17 catches, 132 yards
18	Keegan Brewer WR		5′11″	180	Corinth, TX	15 catches, 86 yards
4	Tyler Patrick WR	So.	6′0″	177	The Woodlands, TX	14 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
20	Emmanuel Moore WR3-star recruit	So.	6′0″	208	Haslet, TX	7 returns, 106 yards
88	Jeremiah Booker WR	So.	6′2″	212	College Station, TX	9 catches, 63 yards
14	Chase Harrell WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	249	Huffman, TX	5 catches, 81 yards, 2 TD
14	Evan Fairs WR		6′3″	208	Fulshear, TX	1 catch, 8 yards
85	Austin Moses WR		6′1″		Overland Park, KS	1 catch, 3 yards
8	Keaton Perry WR		5′10″	194	Arlington, TX
14	Kerr Johnson Jr. WR	So.	5′11″	193	Santa Rosa, CA
33	Ryan Schadler WR	So.	5′11″	191	Hesston, KS
85	Zach Nachbar WR	So.	6′3″	190	Salina, KS

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
84	Ben Johnson TE		6′5″	245	Basehor, KS	10 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
6	Maciah Long TE3-star recruit		6′2″		Houston, TX	1 rushing yard
81	Jace Sternberger TE	Fr.	6′4″	250	Kingfisher, OK	1 catch, 5 yards
82	James Sosinski TE	RS	6′7″	250	Chandler, AZ
86	Ryan Renick TE		6′3″	240	Iola, TX

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Alex Fontana OL	So.	6′2″	300	Toronto, ON
55	Jacob Bragg OL		6′4″	291	Nacogdoches, TX
58	Charles Baldwin OL		6′5″	305	Windsor, CT
60	Beau Lawrence OL		6′5″	309	Overland Park, KS
62	D’Andre Banks OL		6′3″	305	Killeen, TX
64	Kyle Pullia OL		6′4″	300	Villa Park, IL
65	Jayson Rhodes OL		6′4″	307	Deer Park, TX
66	Hunter Saulsbury OL		6′4″	310	Stillwell, KS
67	Kevin Feder OL	Fr.	6′9″	300	Ramsey, NJ
69	Mesa Ribordy OL		6′4″	305	Louisburg, KS
70	Lucas Jacobs OL		6′2″	305	Huntington, WV
71	Cam Durley OL		6′6″	315	Houston, TX
73	Larry Hughes OL		6′7″	310	Carrollton, TX
74	Clyde McCauley III OL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	310	Arlington, TX
75	Antione Frazier OL	RS	6′5″	300	Huffman, TX
76	Chris Hughes OL3-star recruit		6′4″	320	Harker Heights, TX
77	Andru Tovi OL	Fr.	6′3″	310	Halawa, HI
77	Joe Gibson OL		6′3″		Prairie Village, KS
78	Hakeem Adeniji OL	Fr.	6′5″	300	Garland, TX

Defensive line 23

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
2	Dorance Armstrong Jr. DE		6′4″	246	Houston, TX	56 tackles, 10 sacks
96	Daniel Wise DT	So.	6′3″	290	Lewisville, TX	38 tackles, 3 sacks
99	DeeIsaac Davis DT		6′3″	300	Wichita, KS	31 tackles, 2 sacks
13	Damani Mosby DE		6′3″		Atlanta, GA	25 tackles, 1 sack
46	Cameron Rosser DE		6′1″		Las Vegas, NV	14 tackles, 4 sacks
35	Anthony Olobia DE		6′5″		Renton, WA	14 tackles, 1 sack
19	Isaiah Bean DE		6′4″	220	Houston, TX	10 tackles, 2 sacks
6	Isi Holani DT	So.	6′3″	325	Kaumana, HI	11 tackles
17	Josh Ehambe DE		6′3″	247	Arlington, TX	3 tackles, 1 sack
54	Jacky Dezir DT		6′1″	290	Chicago, IL	4 tackles
91	D.J. Williams DT		6′5″		Lufkin, TX	3 tackles
97	Kellen Ash DE3-star recruit		6′3″	285	Manchester, MO	1 tackle
44	Willie McCaleb DE	Fr.	6′2″	240	Grenada, MS
45	Mazin Aql DE	So.	6′2″	230	Stilwell, KS
72	Will Smith DT		6′3″	307	Shawnee, KS
88	J.J. Holmes DT	So.	6′3″	330	Chipley, FL
90	Jelani Brown DT	Fr.	6′2″	290	San Jose, CA
92	Lay’Trion Jones DT		6′3″	295	Garland, TX
92	Sam Hardy DE		6′4″	230	Wyndmoor, PA
94	Codey Cole DE	Fr.	6′3″	275	Ypsilanti, MI
95	Devon Williams DT		6′4″	320	St. Augustine, FL
97	Darrius Moragne DE	Fr.	6′7″	294	Holland, MI
98	KeyShaun Simmons DL	So.	6′2″	295	Jackson, MS

Linebackers 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
28	Courtney Arnick LB3-star recruit		6′2″		Dallas, TX	66 tackles, 2 sacks
47	Keith Loneker Jr. LB	So.	6′2″	228	Lawrence, KS	43 tackles
5	Marcquis Roberts LB		6′1″		Marietta, GA	35 tackles, 1 sack
29	Joe Dineen Jr. LB3-star recruit		6′2″	235	Lawrence, KS	16 tackles
31	Osaze Ogbebor LB	So.	6′1″	225	McKinney, TX	12 tackles
18	Denzel Feaster LB		6′3″	224	Austin, TX	9 tackles
41	Kendall Duckworth LB		6′1″		Naples, FL	1 tackle
5	Azur Kamara LB	Fr.	6′4″	235	Glendale, AZ
9	Najee Stevens-McKenzie LB	Fr.	6′3″	215	Cleveland, OH

Defensive backs 26

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
9	Fish Smithson S		5′11″		Baltimore, MD	93 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
11	Mike Lee S3-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	175	New Orleans, LA	76 tackles, 1 INT
30	Tevin Shaw S		5′11″		Piscataway, NJ	56 tackles
8	Brandon Stewart CB		6′0″		Cedar Hill, TX	25 tackles, 3 INT
10	Marnez Ogletree CB		5′10″		Fullerton, CA	34 tackles
24	Bazie Bates IV S		6′1″		Allen, TX	20 tackles, 1 INT
7	Derrick Neal CB		5′11″	180	Dallas, TX	15 tackles
22	Tyrone Miller Jr. S3-star recruit	So.	6′0″	188	Ann Arbor, MI	15 tackles
1	Bryce Torneden S	Fr.	5′10″	192	Lawrence, KS	10 tackles
14	Chevy Graham CB		5′11″		Uniondale, NY	10 tackles
22	Greg Allen S3-star recruit		5′11″		Houston, TX	5 tackles, 1 INT
4	Shaquille Richmond CB	Fr.	6′0″	202	Oklahoma City, OK	8 tackles
26	Colin Spencer CB3-star recruit		5′10″		Dallas, TX	8 tackles
27	DeAnte Ford S	Fr.	5′10″	181	Houston, TX	3 tackles
1	Kyle Mayberry CB3-star recruit		5′10″	180	Tulsa, OK	2 tackles
3	Elmore Hempstead Jr. CB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Smackover, AR
8	Shakial Taylor CB	So.	6′0″	178	Lakeland, FL
10	Julian Chandler S	RS	6′0″	182	Houston, TX
12	Jeremiah McCullough S	Fr.	6′0″	190	Baltimore, MD
13	Hasan Defense CB	Fr.	6′0″	193	Jacksonville, FL
14	Sam Skwarlo S		5′10″	190	Lawrence, KS
15	Shola Ayinde CB		6′0″	175	Houston, TX
18	Frank Seurer Jr. S		5′11″	195	Olathe, KS
23	Ian Peterson CB3-star recruit		5′11″	185	Round Rock, TX
34	Justin Williams CB		5′11″	180	Bixby, OK
47	Nathan Miller CB		5′11″	176	Topeka, KS

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
7	Matthew Wyman PK		6′1″		Bloomfield Hills, MI	13 of 19 field goals
36	Cole Moos P		5′11″	190	Broken Arrow, OK	73 punts, 41.4 average
67	Logan Klusman LS		6′1″	233	Lafayette, LA	1 tackle
7	Gabriel Rui PK	So.	5′11″	205	Hinton, OK
39	John Wirtel LS		6′3″	250	Orland Park, IL

Hometowns of the 2016 Kansas 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 44
Kansas 21
Florida 7
Oklahoma 6
Michigan 4
California 4
Illinois 4
Louisiana 3

Top counties

Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 14
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7
Johnson County, Kansas pop. 621,000 7
Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5
Douglas County, Kansas pop. 120,000 5

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.