Teams Kent State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Kent State roster 103 players: 23 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 1 junior, 69 with no class listed. From 14 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (54) and Florida (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Nick Holley QB 5′10″ 200 Toledo, OH 868 passing yards, 4 TD; 920 rushing yards, 10 TD 17 Mylik Mitchell QB 6′3″ 206 Cleveland, OH 363 passing yards, 5 TD 2 George Bollas QB 6′3″ 219 Aurora, OH 402 passing yards, 2 TD 14 Justin Agner QB 6′2″ 200 Woodstock, GA 64 passing yards 19 Pat Ford QB 6′6″ 215 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 RB Fr. 5′9″ 206 Oberlin, OH 511 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Raekwon James RB So. 5′9″ 187 New Orleans, LA 25 catches, 225 yards 2 Will Matthews RB Fr. 5′7″ 201 Destrehan, LA 138 rushing yards 26 Myles Washington RB 5′9″ 222 New Orleans, LA 51 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Keon Singleton RB 6′0″ 221 Washington, DC 12 Darrick Edwards RB Fr. 5′6″ 180 Frederick, MD 22 Miles Hibbler RB 5′11″ 206 Troy, OH 33 Jo-el Shaw RB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Pittsburgh, PA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 86 Zaquon Tyson WR So. 5′9″ 165 Miami, FL 18 returns, 164 yards 25 Ernest Calhoun WR 5′6″ Akron, OH 20 catches, 311 yards, 4 TD 3 Kavious Price WR Fr. 5′6″ 166 Bradenton, FL 12 catches, 86 yards 11 Mike Carrigan WR Fr. 5′9″ 168 Tallahassee, FL 6 catches, 66 yards 80 Johnny Woods WR So. 6′2″ 200 Smiths Station, AL 6 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD 20 Trey Harrell WR 6′0″ 185 Metaire, LA 5 catches, 46 yards 8 Charles Chandler WR 6′2″ Columbus, OH 2 catches, 40 yards 3 Kris White WR 6′1″ 225 Clermont, FL 1 catch, 12 yards 10 Colin Reardon WR 6′1″ Poland, OH 3 passing yards 10 Antwan Dixon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 178 Fort Myers, FL 35 Jon Chege WR 6′0″ 167 Frederick, MD 81 Devin Monroe WR 5′10″ 177 Lebanon, OH 83 Brant Williams WR 6′1″ 160 Daytona Beach, FL 85 Luke Grandjean WR 6′2″ 180 North Canton, OH 89 Charles Gamble III WR 6′1″ 175 Cincinnati, OH
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 59 Connor Shinsky OL 6′5″ 302 Butler, PA 1 tackle 54 Nate Warnock OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 LaPorte, IN 54 Nathan Puthoff OL 6′4″ 313 Columbus, OH 55 Reno Reda OL 6′6″ 300 Pataskala, OH 60 Gage Wagner OL 6′3″ 265 Ravenna, OH 62 Davonte James OL 6′2″ 260 Springfield, OH 63 Alex Nielsen OL 6′4″ 306 Amherst, OH 64 Bryce Gibbs OL Fr. 6′3″ 284 Wellington, OH 67 Nathan Monnin OL 6′5″ 295 Piqua, OH 67 Stefano Millin OL 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 68 Mike Marinelli OL Fr. 6′3″ 281 Allison Park, PA 71 Wayne Scott OL 6′3″ 300 Daytona Beach, FL 72 Jamil Viaud OL Fr. 6′4″ 273 Franklin Square, NY 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 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 51 Terence Waugh DE 6′1″ Atlanta, GA 64 tackles, 8 sacks 90 Jon Cunningham DT 6′1″ 295 Bedford, OH 34 tackles, 1 sack 50 Chris Fairchild DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oak Hill, OH 33 tackles, 1 sack 58 Theo Eboigbe DE So. 6′1″ 261 Lithonia, GA 22 tackles 98 Dominic Hill NT Fr. 6′0″ 277 Fort Worth, TX 19 tackles 34 Anthony Johnson DE 6′4″ Miami, FL 9 tackles, 2 sacks 49 Kalil Morris NT So. 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 15 tackles 33 Matthew Sommers DE 6′2″ 265 Kent, OH 8 tackles 45 Marques Moore DE 6′1″ 249 Springfield, OH 7 tackles 56 Jontey Byrd DT 5′10″ 289 Daytona Beach, FL 5 tackles 92 Theo Majette DL Fr. 5′11″ 238 West Bloomfield, MI 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 Alex Hoag DE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Venice, FL 2 tackles 48 Shemar Moss DE 6′1″ 240 Columbus, OH 52 Hakeem Enis DL 5′11″ 264 Decatur, GA 94 Dennis Wariboko DL Fr. 6′4″ 250 Nigeria, Nigeria
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 37 Nick Cuthbert LB 6′1″ Chesterland, OH 98 tackles, 1 sack 7 Elcee Refuge LB 5′9″ New Orleans, LA 41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 22 Jim Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 232 Tallahassee, FL 37 tackles, 1 sack 5 James Alexander LB 5′11″ 231 Miami, FL 33 tackles, 1 sack 1 Nick Faulkner LB Fr. 6′1″ 231 Canton, OH 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 28 Manny Lawrence-Burke LB 6′0″ 200 Steubenville, OH 7 tackles 6 Matt Bahr LB 6′1″ 210 Kenton, OH 6 tackles 36 Darius Redmond LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Miami, FL 5 tackles 35 Ryan Seibert LB 6′4″ Columbus, OH 2 tackles 32 Dalton Hicks LB Fr. 5′11″ 229 Delphos, OH 1 tackle 35 Sam Thomas LB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 234 Baltimore, MD 42 Danny Johnson LB 5′11″ 200 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 18 Nate Holley S 5′11″ Toledo, OH 111 tackles, 1 sack 27 Kevin Bourne S 5′10″ Newark, OH 67 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 25 Juantez McRae S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 195 Baltimore, MD 59 tackles, 1 INT 12 Najee Murray CB 5′9″ Steubenville, OH 47 tackles, 2 INT 23 Jerrell Foster CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 186 Cincinnati, OH 39 tackles, 3 INT 7 Jamal Parker CB Fr. 5′8″ 177 Pennsauken, NJ 28 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 30 Darryl Marshall CB So. 5′10″ 171 Hyattsville, MD 19 tackles 21 Demetrius Monday CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Douglasville, GA 18 tackles 11 Akeam Peters S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 188 Tucker, GA 4 tackles 20 Marcus Elliott DB 6′0″ 201 Toledo, OH 4 tackles 6 Carlos Pickett S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 187 Brunswick, GA 1 tackle 10 Quan Robinson Jr. S So. 6′1″ 174 Cleveland, OH 1 tackle 5 Jake McVay DB 5′11″ 197 Aurora, OH 13 Erik Simpson S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 193 Cleveland, OH 14 John Henry Bronczek S Fr. 5′7″ 189 Massillon, OH 27 Jae’Vante Ray S Fr. 5′10″ 165 Akron, OH 43 Elijah Elliott DB 5′10″ 170 Toledo, OH
George Bollas, Jake McVay, Tarron Fields, Matthew Sommers, Joey Palumbo Charles Chandler, Ryan Seibert, Shemar Moss, Kalil Morris, Nathan Puthoff Nick Holley, Nate Holley, Marcus Elliott, Elijah Elliott James Alexander, Anthony Johnson, Darius Redmond, Zaquon Tyson Elcee Refuge, Raekwon James, Myles Washington, Ryan Malone Quan Robinson Jr., Erik Simpson, Mylik Mitchell, Jon Cunningham Jerrell Foster, Danny Johnson, Chalfonte Butler, Charles Gamble III Akeam Peters, Terence Waugh, Hakeem Enis Pat Ford, Ernest Calhoun, Jae’Vante Ray Jontey Byrd, Wayne Scott, Brant Williams Matt Bahr, Brice Fackler Mike Carrigan, Jim Jones Darrick Edwards, Jon Chege Najee Murray, Manny Lawrence-Burke John Henry Bronczek, Stefano Millin Miles Hibbler, Nathan Monnin Juantez McRae, Sam Thomas Marques Moore, Davonte James Bryce Gibbs, Chase Robinson Nick Faulkner Will Matthews Kavious Price Kris White Carlos Pickett Keon Singleton Jamal Parker Antwan Dixon Colin Reardon Justin Rankin Shane Hynes Justin Agner Dan Hillenbrand Trey Harrell Demetrius Monday Kevin Bourne Darryl Marshall Dalton Hicks Jo-el Shaw Derek Adams Nick Cuthbert Chris Fairchild Alex Hoag Nate Warnock Reno Reda Theo Eboigbe Connor Shinsky Gage Wagner Alex Nielsen Mike Marinelli Jamil Viaud Jake Witucki Chase Van Hoef David Smith Johnny Woods Devin Monroe Brad Miller Luke Grandjean Conor Brumfield Grant Williams Theo Majette Grant Urenovitch Dominic Hill OH 54 FL 13 GA 8 LA 6 MD 5 Hometowns of the 2016 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 54 Florida 13 Georgia 8 Louisiana 6 Maryland 5 Pennsylvania 5 Michigan 3 Washington, D.C. 1 Top counties Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 5 Lucas County, Ohio pop. 428,000 5 Lorain County, Ohio pop. 317,000 5 Portage County, Ohio pop. 162,000 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.
Justin Rankin RB