Teams Kent State 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Kent State roster 98 players: 10 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 87 with no class listed. From 10 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (60) and Florida (12). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 7
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 10 Colin Reardon WR 6′1″ Poland, OH 901 passing yards, 7 TD 10 Antwan Dixon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 178 Fort Myers, FL 26 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD 80 Johnny Woods WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Smiths Station, AL 22 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD 86 Zaquon Tyson WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Miami, FL 11 returns, 79 yards 3 Kris White WR 6′1″ 225 Clermont, FL 21 catches, 225 yards 25 Ernest Calhoun WR 5′6″ Akron, OH 19 catches, 224 yards, 3 TD 6 P.J. Simmons WR 5′9″ Tallahassee, FL 17 catches, 115 yards 8 Charles Chandler WR 6′2″ Columbus, OH 8 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD 11 Connor Arlia WR 5′9″ Weirton, WV 5 catches, 23 yards 19 Josh Boyle WR 5′9″ Venice, FL 1 catch, 13 yards 85 Luke Grandjean WR 6′2″ 180 North Canton, OH 1 catch, 6 yards 15 Joe Ziccardi WR 5′11″ Chesterland, OH 35 Colton Whited WR 6′1″ 185 Hudson, OH 81 Devin Monroe WR 5′10″ 177 Lebanon, OH
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 13 Brice Fackler TE 6′4″ Kenton, OH 10 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD 84 Kyle Payton TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Dublin, OH 2 catches, 17 yards 18 Dan Hillenbrand TE 6′6″ 250 Westlake, OH 44 Joseph Green TE 6′3″ 230 Washington, DC 46 Chalfonte Butler TE 6′6″ 253 Cincinnati, OH 82 Ryan Malone TE 6′1″ 240 New Orleans, LA 88 Conor Brumfield TE RS 6′3″ 240 Acworth, GA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 54 Nathan Puthoff OL 6′4″ 313 Columbus, OH 55 Reno Reda OL 6′6″ 300 Pataskala, OH 57 Tad France OL 6′4″ 285 Elyria, OH 59 Connor Shinsky OL 6′5″ 302 Butler, PA 62 Davonte James OL 6′2″ 260 Springfield, OH 63 Alex Nielsen OL 6′4″ 306 Amherst, OH 66 Anthony Pruitt OL 6′2″ 300 Columbus, OH 67 Nathan Monnin OL 6′5″ 295 Piqua, OH 67 Stefano Millin OL 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 68 Mike Marinelli OL RS 6′3″ 281 Allison Park, PA 71 Wayne Scott OL 6′3″ 300 Daytona Beach, FL 73 Jake Witucki OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Natrona Heights, PA 74 Brock Macaulay OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Big Prarie, OH 76 Chase Van Hoef OL 6′3″ 285 Grand Haven, MI 77 Chase Robinson OL 6′5″ 265 Wellington, OH 77 David Smith OL 6′4″ 304 Charleston, WV
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 33 Matthew Sommers DE 6′2″ 265 Kent, OH 2 returns, 7 yards 69 Nate Terhune DL 6′4″ Chagrin Falls, OH 44 rushing yards 34 Anthony Johnson DE 6′4″ Miami, FL 43 Marquis Jarman DT 5′10″ 292 Hamilton, OH 45 Marques Moore DE 6′1″ 249 Springfield, OH 49 Kalil Morris NT Fr. 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 50 Chris Fairchild DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oak Hill, OH 51 Terence Waugh DE 6′1″ Atlanta, GA 52 Clay Miller DL 6′4″ 275 Maple Heights, OH 56 Jontey Byrd DT 5′10″ 289 Daytona Beach, FL 58 Theo Eboigbe DE Fr. 6′1″ 261 Lithonia, GA 72 Max Williams DL 6′0″ 270 Cleveland, OH 80 Brandon Reynolds DL 90 Jon Cunningham DT 6′1″ 295 Bedford, OH
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Elcee Refuge LB 5′9″ New Orleans, LA 1 INT 37 Nick Cuthbert LB 6′1″ Chesterland, OH 1 INT 35 Ryan Seibert LB 6′4″ Columbus, OH 1 return, 5 yards 6 Matt Bahr LB 6′1″ 210 Kenton, OH 1 catch, 0 yards 3 DeVante’ Strickland LB 6′1″ 237 Columbus, OH 5 James Alexander LB 5′11″ 231 Miami, FL 22 Jim Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 232 Tallahassee, FL 31 Troy Dipre LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Solon, OH 32 Matt Dellinger LB 6′1″ Clarkston, MI 36 Darius Redmond LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Miami, FL 42 Danny Johnson LB 5′11″ 200 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 21 Demetrius Monday CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Douglasville, GA 6 INT 18 Nate Holley S 5′11″ Toledo, OH 1 INT 20 Marcus Elliott DB 6′0″ 201 Toledo, OH 1 INT 23 Jordan Italiano S 5′10″ Canfield, OH 1 INT 25 Juantez McRae S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Baltimore, MD 1 INT 5 Jake McVay DB 5′11″ 197 Aurora, OH 6 Carlos Pickett S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 187 Brunswick, GA 10 Quan Robinson Jr. S Fr. 6′1″ 174 Cleveland, OH 12 Najee Murray CB 5′9″ Steubenville, OH 13 Erik Simpson S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 193 Cleveland, OH 17 D’Andre Smart CB 5′11″ 157 Miami, FL 20 Eldin Anu CB 5′9″ 170 Columbus, OH 23 Jerrell Foster CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 186 Cincinnati, OH 27 Jae’Vante Ray S RS 5′10″ 165 Akron, OH 27 Kevin Bourne S 5′10″ Newark, OH 30 Darryl Marshall CB Fr. 5′10″ 171 Hyattsville, MD 33 Cameron Gray CB 6′0″ 210 Monroeville, PA 39 Nelson Anu DB 5′10″ 185 Columbus, OH
DeVante’ Strickland, Charles Chandler, Eldin Anu, Ryan Seibert, Nelson Anu, Kalil Morris, Nathan Puthoff, Anthony Pruitt Quan Robinson Jr., Erik Simpson, Mylik Mitchell, Clay Miller, Max Williams, Jon Cunningham George Bollas, Jake McVay, Anthony Melchiori, Matthew Sommers, Colton Whited James Alexander, D’Andre Smart, Anthony Johnson, Darius Redmond, Zaquon Tyson Elcee Refuge, Raekwon James, Myles Washington, Ryan Malone Jerrell Foster, Trayion Durham, Danny Johnson, Chalfonte Butler Nick Holley, Nate Holley, Marcus Elliott Joe Ziccardi, Sam Kukura, Nick Cuthbert Matt Bahr, Brice Fackler P.J. Simmons, Jim Jones Connor Arlia, Najee Murray Shane Hynes, Matt Dellinger Miles Hibbler, Nathan Monnin Ernest Calhoun, Jae’Vante Ray Troy Dipre, Nate Terhune Anthony Golden, Kyle Payton Marques Moore, Davonte James Jontey Byrd, Wayne Scott Kris White Carlos Pickett Antwan Dixon Colin Reardon Darrick Edwards Nathan Strock Dan Hillenbrand Josh Boyle Demetrius Monday Jordan Italiano Juantez McRae Kevin Bourne Darryl Marshall Cameron Gray Marquis Jarman Joseph Green Chris Fairchild Terence Waugh Reno Reda Tad France Theo Eboigbe Connor Shinsky Alex Nielsen Stefano Millin Mike Marinelli Jake Witucki Chase Van Hoef Chase Robinson David Smith Johnny Woods Devin Monroe Brad Miller Luke Grandjean Conor Brumfield Grant Williams April Goss Chad Bushley OH 60 FL 12 GA 5 PA 5 LA 4 Hometowns of the 2015 Kent State 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 Ohio 60 Florida 12 Georgia 5 Pennsylvania 5 Louisiana 4 Maryland 3 Michigan 3 West Virginia 2 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 10 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 9 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 4 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 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’ 2015 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.
