Teams Kent State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Kent State roster 112 players: 7 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 10 juniors, 1 senior, 71 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (47) and Florida (14). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 4 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 George Bollas QB 6′3″ 219 Aurora, OH 1,133 passing yards, 4 TD 7 QB 6′3″ 207 Grafton, OH 310 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Nick Holley QB 5′10″ 200 Toledo, OH 207 rushing yards, 1 TD 13 Will Phillis QB 6′4″ 230 Hilliard, OH 15 Woody Barrett QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 245 Winter Garden, FL 17 Mylik Mitchell QB 6′3″ 206 Cleveland, OH
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 RB So. 5′9″ 206 Oberlin, OH 490 rushing yards, 3 TD 2 Will Matthews RB So. 5′7″ 201 Destrehan, LA 188 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Raekwon James RB Jr. 5′9″ 187 New Orleans, LA 9 returns, 145 yards 26 Myles Washington RB 5′9″ 222 New Orleans, LA 35 rushing yards 6 Keon Singleton RB 6′0″ 221 Washington, DC 17 rushing yards 22 Miles Hibbler RB 5′11″ 206 Troy, OH −4 rushing yards 12 Darrick Edwards RB So. 5′6″ 180 Frederick, MD 33 Jo-el Shaw RB So. 6′1″ 230 Pittsburgh, PA 44 Aren Harris RB 5′10″ 193 Holland, OH
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Kavious Price WR So. 5′6″ 166 Bradenton, FL 19 returns, 280 yards 12 Raymond James WR 5′11″ 175 Dayton, OH 15 returns, 110 yards 20 Trey Harrell WR 6′0″ 185 Metaire, LA 17 catches, 324 yards, 1 TD 11 Mike Carrigan WR So. 5′9″ 168 Tallahassee, FL 14 catches, 281 yards, 2 TD 86 Zaquon Tyson WR Jr. 5′9″ 165 Miami, FL 5 returns, 63 yards 3 Kris White WR 6′1″ 225 Clermont, FL 9 catches, 105 yards 80 Johnny Woods WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Smiths Station, AL 3 catches, 20 yards 10 Antwan Dixon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 178 Fort Myers, FL 19 Donte Ross WR 6′1″ 184 Palmdale, CA 23 Kyle Smecker WR 6′2″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 25 Jonathan Moore WR 5′8″ 176 Fort Lauderdale, FL 26 Shane Welsh WR 80 Keshunn Abram WR RS 6′2″ 193 Southaven, MS 81 Dominic DiGioia WR 5′10″ 165 Port Orange, FL 83 Brant Williams WR 6′1″ 160 Daytona Beach, FL 84 Jalil Nelson WR 5′9″ 174 Bowie, MD 85 Luke Grandjean WR 6′2″ 180 North Canton, OH 89 Charles Gamble III WR 6′1″ 175 Cincinnati, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 67 Nathan Monnin OL 6′5″ 295 Piqua, OH 1 return, 0 yards 50 Adam Tourville OL Fr. 6′3″ 330 La Habra, CA 54 Nate Warnock OL So. 6′4″ 300 LaPorte, IN 54 Nathan Puthoff OL 6′4″ 313 Columbus, OH 55 Julian Sams OL RS 6′3″ 300 Bealeton, VA 59 Connor Shinsky OL 6′5″ 302 Butler, PA 60 Dan Perry OL 6′2″ 270 Lapeer, MI 61 Jack Clement OL 6′3″ 283 Springfield, IL 62 Davonte James OL 6′2″ 260 Springfield, OH 64 Bryce Gibbs OL So. 6′3″ 284 Wellington, OH 67 Stefano Millin OL 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 68 Mike Marinelli OL So. 6′3″ 281 Allison Park, PA 70 Jacob Belleli OL 6′7″ 295 Beachwood, OH 71 Eddie Brecht OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 300 Lapeer, MI 72 Jamil Viaud OL So. 6′4″ 273 Franklin Square, NY 75 Adam Gregoire OL RS 6′6″ 332 Canton, OH 76 Chase Van Hoef OL 6′3″ 285 Grand Haven, MI 77 Chase Robinson OL 6′5″ 265 Wellington, OH 78 Zach Corrigall OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Akron, OH
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 90 Jon Cunningham DT 6′1″ 295 Bedford, OH 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks 58 Theo Eboigbe DE Jr. 6′1″ 261 Lithonia, GA 39 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Theo Majette DL So. 5′11″ 238 West Bloomfield, MI 17 tackles, 4 sacks 45 Marques Moore DE 6′1″ 249 Springfield, OH 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Anthony McKay DT 6′1″ 289 Salinas, CA 20 tackles, 1 sack 55 Jordan Robinson DE 6′2″ 257 Jefferson City, MO 15 tackles, 1 sack 3 Devante Lee DL 6′6″ 294 Chicago, IL 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 33 Matthew Sommers DE 6′2″ 265 Kent, OH 10 tackles 53 Alex Hoag DE So. 6′3″ 250 Venice, FL 9 tackles 98 Dominic Hill NT So. 6′0″ 277 Fort Worth, TX 7 tackles 56 Jontey Byrd DT 5′10″ 289 Daytona Beach, FL 6 tackles 93 Matt Bell DL Fr. 5′11″ 240 Lawrenceville, GA 5 tackles 41 Jabbar Price DL RS 6′4″ 250 Youngstown, OH 49 Kalil Morris NT Jr. 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 55 Sekou Diaby DL 6′2″ 272 Hillside, NJ 94 Dennis Wariboko DL So. 6′4″ 250 Nigeria, Nigeria 96 Michael Frazier DL 6′3″ 235 Sicklerville, NJ
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 22 Jim Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 232 Tallahassee, FL 98 tackles, 6 sacks 28 Manny Lawrence-Burke LB 6′0″ 200 Steubenville, OH 76 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 5 James Alexander LB 5′11″ 231 Miami, FL 62 tackles, 3.5 sacks 1 Nick Faulkner LB So. 6′1″ 231 Canton, OH 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks 34 Kesean Gamble LB 6′1″ 280 Cincinnati, OH 170 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Matt Bahr LB 6′1″ 210 Kenton, OH 13 tackles 35 Sam Thomas LB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′0″ 234 Baltimore, MD 10 tackles 48 Cepeda Phillips LB Fr. 6′0″ 217 Detroit, MI 10 tackles 32 Dalton Hicks LB So. 5′11″ 229 Delphos, OH 9 tackles 42 Danny Johnson LB 5′11″ 200 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 36 Amari Jenson LB 6′0″ 244 Ypsilanti, MI 44 Sebastian Spear LB RS 6′0″ 203 Cleveland, OH 48 Bernard Russ LB 6′1″ 196 Macedonia, OH
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 Jamal Parker CB So. 5′8″ 177 Pennsauken, NJ 57 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 23 Jerrell Foster CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 186 Cincinnati, OH 44 tackles, 1 INT 21 Demetrius Monday CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Douglasville, GA 22 tackles, 5 INT 25 Juantez McRae S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 195 Baltimore, MD 30 tackles, 1 INT 10 Quan Robinson Jr. S Jr. 6′1″ 174 Cleveland, OH 23 tackles, 1 INT 14 Elvis Hines CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 174 Camden, NJ 18 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 39 Miles Daniel CB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 166 Oak Park, MI 17 tackles, 1 INT 13 Erik Simpson S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 193 Cleveland, OH 21 tackles 30 Darryl Marshall CB Jr. 5′10″ 171 Hyattsville, MD 16 tackles 5 K.J. Sherald CB 5′9″ 181 Waldorf, MD 4 tackles 14 John Henry Bronczek S So. 5′7″ 189 Massillon, OH 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 2 tackles 11 Akeam Peters S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 188 Tucker, GA 2 tackles 27 Jae’Vante Ray S So. 5′10″ 165 Akron, OH 1 tackle 5 Jake McVay DB 5′11″ 197 Aurora, OH 15 K.J. Sherald CB 5′9″ Waldorf, MD 26 Richie Carpenter Jr. S RS 5′10″ 194 Dayton, OH 41 Rodley Jolicoeur S 2★ 2-star recruit 5′8″ 185 Delray Beach, FL 43 Elijah Elliott DB 5′10″ 170 Toledo, OH
Specialists 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 36 Derek Adams P 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Manheim, PA 79 punts, 43.6 average 12 Shane Hynes PK 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 178 Clarkston, MI 9 of 15 field goals 47 Joey Palumbo LS So. 6′0″ 214 Hudson, OH 5 tackles 94 Grant Urenovitch P Fr. 6′1″ 157 Whitehouse, OH
Quan Robinson Jr., Erik Simpson, Mylik Mitchell, Sebastian Spear, Jacob Belleli, Jon Cunningham George Bollas, Jake McVay, Matthew Sommers, Joey Palumbo, Bernard Russ Jerrell Foster, Kesean Gamble, Danny Johnson, Chalfonte Butler, Charles Gamble III Nick Holley, Marcus Elliott, Elijah Elliott Will Phillis, Kalil Morris, Nathan Puthoff Raekwon James, Myles Washington, Ryan Malone Nick Faulkner, Adam Gregoire James Alexander, Zaquon Tyson K.J. Sherald, K.J. Sherald Dustin Crum, Justin Rankin Jamal Parker, Elvis Hines Mike Carrigan, Jim Jones Raymond James, Richie Carpenter Jr. John Henry Bronczek, Stefano Millin Miles Hibbler, Nathan Monnin Kyle Smecker, Jo-el Shaw Juantez McRae, Sam Thomas Jae’Vante Ray, Zach Corrigall Marques Moore, Davonte James Jontey Byrd, Brant Williams Dan Perry, Eddie Brecht Bryce Gibbs, Chase Robinson Will Matthews Devante Lee Kavious Price Kris White Carlos Pickett Keon Singleton Matt Bahr Antwan Dixon Akeam Peters Darrick Edwards Shane Hynes Woody Barrett Dan Hillenbrand Donte Ross Trey Harrell Demetrius Monday Jonathan Moore Manny Lawrence-Burke Darryl Marshall Dalton Hicks Amari Jenson Derek Adams Miles Daniel Jabbar Price Rodley Jolicoeur Aren Harris Adam Dulka Cepeda Phillips Adam Tourville Anthony McKay Alex Hoag Nate Warnock Jordan Robinson Julian Sams Sekou Diaby Theo Eboigbe Connor Shinsky Jack Clement Mike Marinelli Jamil Viaud Chase Van Hoef Johnny Woods Keshunn Abram Dominic DiGioia Jalil Nelson Luke Grandjean Conor Brumfield Theo Majette Matt Bell Grant Urenovitch Michael Frazier Dominic Hill OH 47 FL 14 MI 8 MD 7 GA 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 47 Florida 14 Michigan 8 Maryland 7 Georgia 6 Louisiana 5 Pennsylvania 5 New Jersey 4 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 8 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5 Lucas County, Ohio pop. 428,000 5 Stark County, Ohio pop. 374,000 5 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 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.
Dustin Crum QB
Justin Rankin RB