2015 Louisiana Tech roster

113 players: 13 freshmen, 2 sophomores, 98 with no class listed. From 10 states and 2 other countries; the most from Louisiana (63) and Texas (21). The 2015 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
6	Jeff Driskel QB5-star recruit		6′4″		Oviedo, FL	4,033 passing yards, 27 TD
14	Ryan Higgins QB		6′2″		Hutto, TX	138 passing yards, 1 TD
10	Price Wilson QB3-star recruit		6′1″		Marietta, GA	30 passing yards
8	J’Mar Smith QB	RS	6′1″	222	Meridian, MS
11	Kamal Brown QB		6′3″	190	Lafayette, LA
15	Stefan Kahn QB		6′2″	220	Houston, TX

Running backs 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
28	Kenneth Dixon RB3-star recruit		5′10″		Strong, AR	1,070 rushing yards, 19 TD
23	Jaqwis Dancy RB3-star recruit		5′11″	193	Junction City, AR	17 returns, 296 yards
3	Jarred Craft RB		6′0″	222	Haughton, LA	230 rushing yards, 1 TD
15	Kam McKnight RB	Fr.	6′2″	232	Ethel, LA	22 catches, 268 yards
6	Boston Scott RB		5′6″	203	Baton Rouge, LA	275 rushing yards
25	Blake Martin RB		5′10″		Lucas, TX	80 rushing yards, 1 TD
27	Marlon Seets RB		5′10″		Haughton, LA	2 rushing yards
23	Jay Gafford RB		5′11″		Dallas, TX
29	Dee Fleming RB	Fr.	5′9″	206	Natchez, MS
41	Bobby Holley RB		6′1″	224	Farmerville, LA
43	Quanta Moore RB		6′1″	243	New Orleans, LA

Receivers 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
5	Trent Taylor WR3-star recruit		5′8″		Shreveport, LA	99 catches, 1,282 yards, 9 TD
3	Paul Turner WR		5′11″		West Monroe, LA	45 catches, 657 yards, 3 TD
1	Carlos Henderson WR3-star recruit		5′11″		New Orleans, LA	36 catches, 774 yards, 5 TD
16	Marcus Gaines WR		5′6″	161	Covington, LA	17 catches, 315 yards, 2 TD
13	Marlon Watts WR		6′2″	197	New Orleans, LA	16 catches, 144 yards, 1 TD
9	Conner Smith WR		6′3″		Covington, LA	4 catches, 45 yards
18	Sanford Seay WR		6′2″		Leesburg, GA	4 catches, 50 yards
87	Grant Childress WR		6′0″		Tyler, TX	3 catches, 21 yards
17	DeJuawn Oliver WR		5′11″	203	Napoleanville, LA	1 catch, 37 yards
4	Alfred Smith WR	RS	5′9″	184	Destrehan, LA
26	Thaddaeus Medford WR		5′10″	195	Newbern, TN
31	Gavin Englade WR		5′9″	170	Lutcher, LA
80	Kameron McKnight WR		6′2″	225	Ethel, LA
82	Jonathan Hughes WR		5′10″	192	Lake Charles, LA
83	Kevin Gary WR		6′1″	183	Snellville, GA
86	Rhashid Bonnette WR	RS	6′0″	169	Loreauville, LA
86	Seth Shah WR		5′11″	210	Baton Rouge, LA

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
33	Ricky Jones TE		6′1″		Sweeny, TX	2 catches, 25 yards
17	Andy McAlindon TE		6′6″		San Bruno, CA
19	Alex Woodall TE3-star recruit	So.	6′3″	255	Summit, MS
44	Josh Gaston TE		6′3″		Olive Branch, MS
82	Peyton Braswell TE		6′4″		Monroe, LA

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
55	David Mahaffey OL		6′4″	291	Brandon, MS
57	DeVante Lovett OL		6′6″	290	Strong, AR
62	Joseph Brunson OL		6′4″	314	Ruston, LA
63	Deontae McCrady OL		6′3″	297	Arlington, TX
65	Kody Russey OL		6′2″	292	Burleson, TX
65	Stephan Crawford OL		6′1″	326	Baton Rouge, LA
66	Shane Carpenter OL	Fr.	6′6″	314	Walker, LA
68	Josh Robinson OL2-star recruit		6′2″	312	Lancaster, TX
72	Derek Edinburgh Jr. OT		6′8″	325	New Orleans, LA
73	Kirby Wixson OL		6′4″		Pearl, MS
74	O’Shea Dugas OL		6′5″	330	Lafayette, LA
75	Darrell Brown OL		6′4″	305	Abilene, TX
75	Michael Rodriguez OL	Fr.	6′6″	291	La Porte, TX
76	Clayton Landry OL		6′5″	278	Denham Springs, LA
77	Jens Danielsen OL		6′4″	290	Wichita, KS
78	Chris Aye OL		6′4″	277	Houston, TX
79	Cam Manning OL3-star recruit		6′2″	299	Southlake, TX

Defensive line 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
8	Vontarrius Dora DE2-star recruit		6′4″	262	West Point, MS
9	Vernon Butler DT		6′3″	316	Summit, MS
45	Jaylon Ferguson DE3-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	269	St. Francisville, LA
47	Darchi Anderson DE		6′1″	243	Shreveport, LA
47	Eric Kendzior DL		6′3″	240	Deer Park, TX
50	Deldrick Canty DE3-star recruit		6′2″	269	Baton Rouge, LA
58	Charles Adeola DT	RS	6′3″	264	Slidell, LA
59	Hakim Gray DT3-star recruit		6′3″	303	Keachi, LA
64	Domonique Williams DE		6′1″	238	Gonzales, LA
67	Tyler Spears DL		6′1″	290	Winnsboro, LA
89	Dolan Dunigan DE		6′4″	225	Winnipeg, MB
91	Cedric Johnson DT3-star recruit		6′2″	312	Rowlett, TX
93	Immanuel Turner DE	Fr.	6′3″	265	Magnolia, AR
94	Jordan Bradford DT	Fr.	6′2″	280	Bay St. Louis, MS
95	Matthew Ydarraga DE	Fr.	6′3″	243	Central, LA
96	Tyler Porter DT		5′11″	354	Lafayette, LA
97	Brandon Brinson DE		6′3″	242	Houma, LA
98	Aaron Brown DL		6′1″		Carrollton, TX
99	David Perez DE		6′0″	245	Miami, FL
99	Keonatye Garner DT	Fr.	6′4″	280	Jackson, MS

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
6	Beau Fitte LB2-star recruit		6′0″		Port Sulphur, LA	2 INT
24	Nick Thomason LB		6′1″		Muscle Shoals, AL	1 INT
4	Michael Mims LB		5′11″		West Monroe, LA
29	C.J. Cleveland LB		6′1″	215	Shreveport, LA
31	Russell Farris LB		5′11″	232	Ventress, LA
33	Dae’Von Washington LB	Fr.	5′10″	215	Alexandria, LA
36	Carrington McCallister LB		5′11″	212	Bedford, TX
39	Randy Hogan LB	RS	6′1″	227	Pascagoula, MS
44	Brandon Durman LB	Fr.	6′2″	227	Tyler, TX
46	Donald Freeman LB		6′3″		Baton Rouge, LA
51	Dante Williams LB		6′1″	222	Bossier City, LA
55	Frasier Hogan LB		5′10″		Ruston, LA
57	Drake Vincent LB		5′11″	215	Opelousas, LA

Defensive backs 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
7	Xavier Woods S3-star recruit		5′11″		West Monroe, LA	3 INT
15	Bryson Abraham CB		5′9″		Jennings, LA	3 INT
11	Lloyd Grogan S3-star recruit		6′1″		Morgan City, LA	1 INT
21	Adairius Barnes CB3-star recruit		5′11″		Port Gibson, MS	1 INT
23	Kentrell Brice S3-star recruit		5′11″		Ruston, LA	1 INT
30	Aaron Roberson CB3-star recruit		5′9″	200	Shreveport, LA	1 INT
2	Secdrick Cooper S		6′0″	211	Marrero, LA
14	Ronald Lewis S		5′11″	196	Harvey, LA
23	Ephraim Kitchen CB3-star recruit		5′10″	180	Batesville, MS
25	Theron Williams S	So.	5′10″	203	New Orleans, LA
27	Tony Griffin DB		5′11″	185	Shreveport, LA
28	Jordan Baldwin S	Fr.	6′1″	186	Amite, LA
36	Jarrell Jackson DB		6′0″	175	Haynesville, LA
40	Roland Dunn CB		5′10″	160	Shreveport, LA
42	Kollin Caldwell-Watkins DB		5′8″	195	Shreveport, LA
48	Kirkland McCulloch CB		6′0″	190	Shreveport, LA
49	Elliot Blankenship DB		6′0″	214	Jonesboro, LA

Specialists 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
10	Jonathan Barnes PK		5′9″	182	Baton Rouge, LA	22 of 26 field goals
28	Gerald Shouse P		6′1″		Shreveport, LA	51 punts, 40.9 average
43	Logan McPherson P		5′10″		Fort Payne, AL	4 punts, 33.3 average
18	Will Parker P		6′3″	200	Denison, TX
36	Davan Dyer P	Fr.	6′4″	235	Gilston, Australia
39	Kyle Fischer PK		5′11″		Frisco, TX

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
53	Darrell Travis			5′11″		McKinney, TX

Hometowns of the 2015 Louisiana Tech 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

Louisiana 63
Texas 21
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 4
Georgia 3
Florida 2
Alabama 2
California 1

Top counties

Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 9
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 7
Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 5
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 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.