Teams Kansas 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Kansas roster 121 players: 11 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 20 juniors, 69 with no class listed. From 23 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (36) and Kansas (18). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 13 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 Khalil Herbert RB 5′9″ 212 Coral Springs, FL 663 rushing yards, 4 TD 24 Taylor Martin RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Fort Worth, TX 286 rushing yards, 3 TD 7 Dom Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Mckinney, TX 176 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Deron Thompson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 193 Wichita, KS 86 rushing yards 46 Sam Schroeder FB 6′0″ 246 Wichita, KS 1 tackle 32 Reese Randall RB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Lawrence, KS 10 rushing yards 12 Octavius Matthews RB 6′1″ 200 Stevenson, AL 23 Denzell Evans RB 5′11″ 215 Houston, TX 28 Kendall Morris RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 200 St. Louis, MO 30 Kezelee Flomo RB 5′10″ 215 Fridley, MN 35 Caperton Humphrey FB So. 6′2″ 225 Ona, WV 37 Quinton McQuillan FB 6′2″ 225 Leavenworth, KS 49 Hudson Hall FB So. 6′2″ 230 Austin, TX
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Steven Sims Jr. WR Jr. 5′10″ 176 Houston, TX 59 catches, 839 yards, 6 TD 14 Chase Harrell WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 249 Huffman, TX 25 catches, 221 yards, 3 TD 14 Evan Fairs WR 6′3″ 208 Fulshear, TX 24 catches, 335 yards, 1 TD 88 Jeremiah Booker WR Jr. 6′2″ 212 College Station, TX 22 catches, 287 yards, 2 TD 4 Quan Hampton WR 5′10″ 180 Texarkana, TX 21 catches, 145 yards 33 Ryan Schadler WR Jr. 5′11″ 191 Hesston, KS 21 catches, 181 yards 20 Emmanuel Moore WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 208 Haslet, TX 9 tackles 2 Daylon Charlot WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 193 Patterson, LA 5 returns, 82 yards 4 Tyler Patrick WR Jr. 6′0″ 177 The Woodlands, TX 9 catches, 111 yards 14 Kerr Johnson Jr. WR Jr. 5′11″ 193 Santa Rosa, CA 8 catches, 92 yards 8 Kwamie Lassiter II WR 6′0″ 175 Chandler, AZ −6 rushing yards 5 Bobby Hartzog Jr. WR 5′11″ 195 Houston, TX 5 Stephon Robinson Jr. WR RS 5′10″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 8 Keaton Perry WR 5′10″ 194 Arlington, TX 17 Travis Jordan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 190 New Orleans, LA 81 Kameron McQueen WR Fr. 6′0″ 206 Tulsa, OK 85 Zach Nachbar WR Jr. 6′3″ 190 Salina, KS Ezra Naylor WR RS 6′4″ 206 Atlanta, GA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 68 Earl Bostick OL 6′6″ 310 Barnwell, SC 1 tackle 76 Chris Hughes OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 320 Harker Heights, TX 1 tackle 53 Alex Fontana OL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Toronto, ON 55 Jacob Bragg OL 6′4″ 291 Nacogdoches, TX 56 Zach Hannon OL 6′4″ 315 Kansas City, MO 58 Api Mane OL RS 6′3″ 334 East Palo Alto, CA 58 Charles Baldwin OL 6′5″ 305 Windsor, CT 60 Beau Lawrence OL 6′5″ 309 Overland Park, KS 61 Malik Clark OL RS 6′4″ 323 New Orleans, LA 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 So. 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 72 Adagio Lopeti OL RS 6′4″ 307 East Palo Alto, CA 73 Larry Hughes OL 6′7″ 310 Carrollton, TX 74 Clyde McCauley III OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 310 Arlington, TX 75 Antione Frazier OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Huffman, TX 77 Andru Tovi OL So. 6′3″ 310 Halawa, HI 78 Hakeem Adeniji OL So. 6′5″ 300 Garland, TX
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 Daniel Wise DT Jr. 6′3″ 290 Lewisville, TX 54 tackles, 6.5 sacks 2 Dorance Armstrong Jr. DE 6′4″ 246 Houston, TX 63 tackles, 2 sacks 17 Josh Ehambe DE 6′3″ 247 Arlington, TX 22 tackles, 2 sacks 88 J.J. Holmes DT Jr. 6′3″ 330 Chipley, FL 24 tackles, 1 sack 98 KeyShaun Simmons DL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Jackson, MS 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 15 Kyron Johnson DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 223 Arlington, TX 17 tackles 19 Isaiah Bean DE 6′4″ 220 Houston, TX 10 tackles, 1 sack 54 Jacky Dezir DT 6′1″ 290 Chicago, IL 10 tackles 99 DeeIsaac Davis DT 6′3″ 300 Wichita, KS 5 tackles 97 Kellen Ash DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Manchester, MO 2 tackles 6 Isi Holani DT Jr. 6′3″ 325 Kaumana, HI 1 tackle 45 Mazin Aql DE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Stilwell, KS 1 return, 16 yards 44 Willie McCaleb DE So. 6′2″ 240 Grenada, MS 56 Reuben Lewis DL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Apopka, FL 90 Jelani Brown DT So. 6′2″ 290 San Jose, CA 92 Dai Coye Haley DT 6′2″ 290 Atchison, KS 93 Sam Burt DL 6′4″ 295 Abilene, KS 94 Codey Cole DE So. 6′3″ 275 Ypsilanti, MI 95 Vaughn Taylor Jr. DE 6′3″ 230 Washington, DC 97 Darrius Moragne DE So. 6′7″ 294 Holland, MI
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 29 Joe Dineen Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Lawrence, KS 130 tackles, 2 sacks 47 Keith Loneker Jr. LB Jr. 6′2″ 228 Lawrence, KS 47 tackles, 2 sacks 31 Osaze Ogbebor LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 McKinney, TX 46 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Dru Prox LB 6′0″ 230 Kaufman, TX 11 tackles 5 Azur Kamara LB So. 6′4″ 235 Glendale, AZ 9 Najee Stevens-McKenzie LB So. 6′3″ 215 Cleveland, OH 18 Denzel Feaster LB 6′3″ 224 Austin, TX 38 Kashe Boatner LB 6′1″ 230 Phenix City, AL 41 Tom Barrett LB RS 6′1″ 215 Cleveland, OH Nate Betts LB RS 6′1″ 204 Kerens, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Mike Lee S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 175 New Orleans, LA 71 tackles, 2 INT 1 Bryce Torneden S So. 5′10″ 192 Lawrence, KS 60 tackles, 2 sacks 13 Hasan Defense CB So. 6′0″ 193 Jacksonville, FL 42 tackles, 2 INT 22 Tyrone Miller Jr. S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 188 Ann Arbor, MI 47 tackles 1 Kyle Mayberry CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Tulsa, OK 30 tackles 7 Derrick Neal CB 5′11″ 180 Dallas, TX 22 tackles 8 Shakial Taylor CB Jr. 6′0″ 178 Lakeland, FL 22 tackles 4 Shaquille Richmond CB So. 6′0″ 202 Oklahoma City, OK 18 tackles 27 DeAnte Ford S So. 5′10″ 181 Houston, TX 17 tackles 10 Julian Chandler S Fr. 6′0″ 182 Houston, TX 6 tackles 23 Ian Peterson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Round Rock, TX 1 tackle 3 Elmore Hempstead Jr. CB So. 5′11″ 180 Smackover, AR 3 Ricky Thomas S RS 5′10″ 180 New Orleans, LA 4 Elijah Jones CB RS 6′1″ 180 Cape Coral, FL 12 Antonio Cole S 6′0″ 198 Tulsa, OK 12 Jeremiah McCullough S So. 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 15 Shola Ayinde CB 6′0″ 175 Houston, TX 28 Robert Topps III S 6′2″ 201 Chicago, IL 34 Justin Williams CB 5′11″ 180 Bixby, OK
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 Gabriel Rui PK Jr. 5′11″ 205 Hinton, OK 17 of 20 field goals 36 Cole Moos P 5′11″ 190 Broken Arrow, OK 83 punts, 39.6 average 80 Kyle Thompson P Fr. 6′4″ 222 El Cajon, CA 4 punts, 36.8 average 46 Liam Jones PK Fr. 5′10″ 180 Choctaw, OK 1 tackle 67 Logan Klusman LS 6′1″ 233 Lafayette, LA 1 tackle 39 John Wirtel LS 6′3″ 250 Orland Park, IL 63 Kolin Hayes LS Fr. 5′11″ 210 Kansas City, MO 92 Donovan Gagen P Fr. 5′11″ 185 Belleville, IL
Dorance Armstrong Jr., Bobby Hartzog Jr., Julian Chandler, Steven Sims Jr., Shola Ayinde, Isaiah Bean, Denzell Evans, DeAnte Ford, Cam Durley Ricky Thomas, Mike Lee, Travis Jordan, Tyriek Starks, Malik Clark Bryce Torneden, Joe Dineen Jr., Reese Randall, Keith Loneker Jr. Kyle Mayberry, Antonio Cole, Cole Moos, Kameron McQueen Keaton Perry, Kyron Johnson, Josh Ehambe, Clyde McCauley III Najee Stevens-McKenzie, Tom Barrett, Moses Marshall IV Deron Thompson, Sam Schroeder, DeeIsaac Davis Dom Williams, Osaze Ogbebor Kwamie Lassiter II, James Sosinski Chase Harrell, Antione Frazier Denzel Feaster, Hudson Hall Tyrone Miller Jr., Codey Cole Robert Topps III, Jacky Dezir Zach Hannon, Kolin Hayes Api Mane, Adagio Lopeti Larry Hughes, Daniel Wise Daylon Charlot Elmore Hempstead Jr. Elijah Jones Quan Hampton Shaquille Richmond Tyler Patrick Azur Kamara Miles Kendrick Stephon Robinson Jr. Isi Holani Derrick Neal Gabriel Rui Peyton Bender Thomas MacVittie Shakial Taylor Carter Stanley Jeremiah McCullough Octavius Matthews Hasan Defense Kenyon Tabor Evan Fairs Kerr Johnson Jr. Emmanuel Moore Khalil Herbert Ian Peterson Taylor Martin Kendall Morris Kezelee Flomo Ryan Schadler Justin Williams Caperton Humphrey Quinton McQuillan Kashe Boatner John Wirtel Willie McCaleb Mazin Aql Liam Jones Dru Prox Jacob Bragg Reuben Lewis Charles Baldwin Beau Lawrence Kyle Pullia Jayson Rhodes Hunter Saulsbury Kevin Feder Logan Klusman Earl Bostick Mesa Ribordy Lucas Jacobs Chris Hughes Andru Tovi Hakeem Adeniji Kyle Thompson Ben Johnson Zach Nachbar Ryan Renick Jack Luavasa J.J. Holmes Jeremiah Booker Jelani Brown Dai Coye Haley Donovan Gagen Sam Burt Vaughn Taylor Jr. Darrius Moragne Kellen Ash KeyShaun Simmons Ezra Naylor Nate Betts TX 36 KS 18 CA 8 FL 8 OK 8 Hometowns of the 2017 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 36 Kansas 18 Oklahoma 8 Florida 8 California 8 Louisiana 7 Illinois 5 Ohio 4 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 12 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 Tulsa County, Oklahoma pop. 681,000 5 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 5 Sedgwick County, Kansas pop. 528,000 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.
