2016 Liberty roster

63 players: 20 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 1 junior, 30 with no class listed. From 12 states; the most from Virginia (10) and Texas (9). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
	Stephon Masha QB					134 passing yards
12	Stephen Calvert QB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′2″	180	Plantation, FL	119 passing yards, 1 TD
4	Mason Cunningham QB	Fr.	6′0″	200	Shelbyville, TN
87	Spencer Jones QB		6′1″	197	Nashville, TN

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
34	Carrington Mosley RB		5′11″	235	Ewa Beach, HI	106 rushing yards, 1 TD
22	Todd Macon RB		5′10″	210	Ewa Beach, HI	43 rushing yards, 1 TD
23	Frankie Hickson RB	Fr.	5′8″	190	Lynchburg, VA	45 rushing yards
36	Thomas Kennedy FB		5′11″	240	North Richland Hills, TX	1 return, 12 yards
9	Kentory Matthews RB	So.	5′8″	180	Virginia Beach, VA

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
82	B.J. Farrow WR	So.	6′1″	190	Lynchburg, VA	8 catches, 93 yards
7	Damian King WR		5′11″	175	Saint Petersburg, FL	4 catches, 25 yards
	Dante Shells WR					4 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD
	Zac Parker WR					3 catches, 27 yards
	Canon Smith WR					2 catches, 8 yards
	Kendall Couamin WR					2 catches, 14 yards
11	Antonio Gandy-Golden WR	Fr.	6′4″	220	Dallas, GA	1 catch, 47 yards
1	Marquis Fitzgerald WR		6′1″	190	Lubbock, TX
87	Cephas Reddick WR	Jr.	5′8″	175	Woodbridge, VA

Tight ends 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
40	Zac Foutz TE	Fr.		6′3″	250	Roanoke, VA

Offensive line 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
56	Dontae Duff OL	Fr.	6′1″	330	Mesquite, TX
66	Ethan Crawford OL	Fr.	6′4″	300	Augusta, GA
72	James Passmore OL2-star recruit	So.	6′5″	290	Dallas, NC
73	Sam Isaacson OL	Fr.	6′7″	315	Lynchburg, VA

Defensive line 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
54	Juwan Wells DL	So.	6′2″	270	Dublin, GA	22 tackles, 2.5 sacks
55	Tolen Avery DL	So.	6′3″	295	Galveston, TX	4 tackles
44	Dia’Vante Brown DE		6′2″	245	Fairfield, TX	3 tackles
75	Gregg Storey DL		6′5″	345	Andrews, TX	1 tackle
11	Jessie Lemonier DL	Fr.	6′3″	240	Hialeah, FL
34	Devin Pearson DL	Fr.	5′11″	315	Cincinnati, OH
42	Dylan Gilfoy DL	Fr.	6′5″	260	Brentwood, CA
90	Mitchell Hurtado DL	So.	6′2″	280	Anaheim, CA
94	Vincent Elefante DL	Fr.	6′4″	285	Upland, CA

Linebackers 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
20	Solomon McGinty LB		6′2″	220	Chicago, IL	11 tackles
5	Lucas Irons LB	So.	6′0″	215	Fort Lauderdale, FL	9 tackles
12	Brandon Tillmon LB2-star recruit	Fr.	6′0″	210	Lexington, SC	3 tackles
20	Jaylyn McKinney LB	So.	6′0″	225	Lake Wales, FL	2 tackles
14	Solomon Ajayi LB	Fr.	6′1″	235	Frisco, TX
17	Kedrick Bradley LB	So.	5′11″	230	Chattanooga, TN
27	Cheapell Morris LB	Fr.	6′2″	200	North Highlands, CA
48	David King LB	So.	6′1″	220	Stuarts Draft, VA
49	Christian Launius LB	RS	5′11″	215	Mocksville, NC

Defensive backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
39	Chris Turner CB		6′3″	175	Llano, TX	12 tackles
28	Corbin Jackson S	So.	6′0″	205	Charlotte, NC	11 tackles
3	Rion Davis S3-star recruit	Fr.	6′0″	190	Hopkins, SC	4 tackles
31	Elijah Benton S	Fr.	6′1″	205	Forest, VA	4 tackles
8	Jimmy Faulks CB		6′1″	190	Saint Petersburg, FL	3 tackles
2	Jeremy Peters CB	So.	5′10″	195	Green Cove Springs, FL	2 tackles
24	Malik Matthews CB	Fr.	5′11″	195	Jacksonville, FL	2 tackles
0	Tim Kidd-Glass S		6′1″	210	Danville, VA
20	Bejour Wilson CB	Fr.	5′11″	170	San Lorenzo, CA

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
35	Trey Turner P		5′11″	210	Houston, TX	13 punts, 38.5 average
90	Alex Probert PK		5′9″	188	Andover, MN	0 of 1 field goal
41	Aaron Peart P	Fr.	6′2″	200	Purcellville, VA

Athletes and others 10

Player	Hometown	2016
Nick Newman		19 tackles, 1 INT
Dexter Robbins		19 tackles
Tyrin Holloway		7 tackles, 1 INT
Alpha Jalloh		9 tackles
Erwin Dessources		7 tackles
JaRon Greene		7 tackles
Will Brown		5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Javon Frazier		3 tackles
DeCarlo Hamilton	Plantation, FL	1 tackle
Lucas Holder		1 tackle

Hometowns of the 2016 Liberty 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

Virginia 10
Texas 9
Florida 9
California 5
Tennessee 3
Georgia 3
North Carolina 3
South Carolina 2

Top counties

Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3
Lynchburg city, Virginia pop. 79,497 3
Honolulu County, Hawaii pop. 1 million 2
Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 2
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 1

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.