2016 Louisiana Tech roster

121 players: 21 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 2 juniors, 85 with no class listed. From 8 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (71) and Texas (25). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
14	Ryan Higgins QB		6′2″		Hutto, TX	4,617 passing yards, 41 TD
8	J’Mar Smith QB	Fr.	6′1″	218	Meridian, MS	412 passing yards, 2 TD
10	Price Wilson QB3-star recruit		6′1″		Marietta, GA	58 passing yards

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
3	Jarred Craft RB		6′0″	222	Haughton, LA	1,074 rushing yards, 9 TD
6	Boston Scott RB		5′6″	203	Baton Rouge, LA	515 rushing yards, 6 TD
15	Kam McKnight RB	So.	6′2″	232	Ethel, LA	18 catches, 281 yards, 3 TD
41	Bobby Holly FB	Fr.	6′1″	252	Farmerville, LA	9 tackles
29	Dee Fleming RB	So.	5′9″	206	Natchez, MS	10 rushing yards
23	Jaqwis Dancy RB3-star recruit		5′11″	193	Junction City, AR
27	Travis Gary RB		5′9″	193	Coushatta, LA
43	Quanta Moore RB		6′1″	243	New Orleans, LA
	Jackson Smithey FB		6′1″	220	Ruston, LA

Receivers 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
5	Trent Taylor WR3-star recruit		5′8″		Shreveport, LA	136 catches, 1,803 yards, 12 TD
1	Carlos Henderson WR3-star recruit		5′11″		New Orleans, LA	82 catches, 1,535 yards, 19 TD
86	Rhashid Bonnette WR	Fr.	6′0″	169	Loreauville, LA	19 catches, 183 yards
4	Alfred Smith WR	Fr.	5′9″	184	Destrehan, LA	16 catches, 232 yards, 1 TD
9	Conner Smith WR		6′3″		Covington, LA	15 catches, 169 yards
17	DeJuawn Oliver WR		5′11″	203	Napoleanville, LA	11 catches, 225 yards, 2 TD
16	Marcus Gaines WR		5′6″	161	Covington, LA	6 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD
13	Marlon Watts WR		6′2″	197	New Orleans, LA	4 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
84	Javonte Woodard WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′0″	198	Haughton, LA	1 catch, 17 yards
9	Teddy Veal WR		6′0″	189	Bridge City, LA
11	George Scott WR		6′1″	226	Natchez, MS
11	Jon Randall Belton WR3-star recruit	RS	6′3″	223	Monroe, LA
31	Gavin Englade WR		5′9″	170	Lutcher, LA
35	Wes Gresham WR		6′0″	176	Ruston, LA
42	Roderick Jackson WR		6′0″	165	Monroe, LA
82	Jonathan Hughes WR		5′10″	192	Lake Charles, LA
83	Jake Norris WR	RS	5′9″	164	West Monroe, LA
	Deontae Allen WR		5′8″	165	Houston, TX
	Kegan Ferer WR		5′9″	170	Plano, TX

Tight ends 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
19	Alex Woodall TE3-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	255	Summit, MS	1 catch, 17 yards
82	Peyton Braswell TE		6′4″		Monroe, LA
	Hunter Stelly TE		6′0″	225	Hardin, TX
	Jakin Thorne TE		6′4″	195	Haymarket, VA

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
73	Kirby Wixson OL		6′4″		Pearl, MS	1 tackle
55	David Mahaffey OL		6′4″	291	Brandon, MS
55	Drew Kirkpatrick OL	Fr.	6′3″	310	Uvalde, TX
56	Wyatt Santos OL		6′2″	300	Van, TX
57	DeVante Lovett OL		6′6″	290	Strong, AR
58	Joshua Outlaw OL		6′6″	311	Lithonia, GA
61	Ethan Reed OL	Fr.	6′4″	301	Orange, TX
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
66	Shane Carpenter OL	So.	6′6″	314	Walker, LA
69	Drew Melancon OL		6′4″	298	Des Allemands, LA
72	Chris Roberts OL		6′1″	317	Deville, LA
74	O’Shea Dugas OL		6′5″	330	Lafayette, LA
75	Darrell Brown OL		6′4″	305	Abilene, TX
75	Michael Rodriguez OL	So.	6′6″	291	La Porte, TX
76	Clayton Landry OL		6′5″	278	Denham Springs, LA
77	Gewhite Stallworth OL	Fr.	6′8″	320	Houston, TX

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
45	Jaylon Ferguson DE3-star recruit	So.	6′5″	269	St. Francisville, LA	49 tackles, 14.5 sacks
98	Aaron Brown DL		6′1″		Carrollton, TX	34 tackles, 4.5 sacks
94	Jordan Bradford DT	So.	6′2″	280	Bay St. Louis, MS	28 tackles, 2.5 sacks
50	Deldrick Canty DE3-star recruit		6′2″	269	Baton Rouge, LA	29 tackles, 2 sacks
91	Cedric Johnson DT3-star recruit		6′2″	312	Rowlett, TX	20 tackles, 2 sacks
99	Keonatye Garner DT	So.	6′4″	280	Jackson, MS	18 tackles
47	Eric Kendzior DL		6′3″	240	Deer Park, TX	9 tackles, 2 sacks
93	Immanuel Turner DE	So.	6′3″	265	Magnolia, AR	7 tackles
95	Matthew Ydarraga DE	So.	6′3″	243	Central, LA	6 tackles
96	Ka’Derrion Mason DT3-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	297	Mccomb, MS	3 tackles
58	Charles Adeola DT	Fr.	6′3″	264	Slidell, LA
60	Keon Johnson DL		6′2″	270	Ruston, LA
67	Tyler Spears DL		6′1″	290	Winnsboro, LA
90	Courtney Wallace DT	Fr.	6′2″	305	Monroe, LA
92	La’Dante Davenport DT	Fr.	6′3″	287	Shreveport, LA
97	Brandon Brinson DE		6′3″	242	Houma, LA
	Parker Brewton DE		6′0″	225	Winnfield, LA

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
2	Jordan Harris LB		6′0″		Clarksdale, MS	94 tackles, 1 sack
31	Russell Farris LB		5′11″	232	Ventress, LA	75 tackles, 2.5 sacks
44	Brandon Durman LB	So.	6′2″	227	Tyler, TX	44 tackles, 2 sacks
5	Dalton Santos LB4-star recruit		6′2″		Van, TX	47 tackles, 0.5 sacks
33	Dae’Von Washington LB	So.	5′10″	215	Alexandria, LA	9 tackles, 0.5 sacks
35	Collin Scott LB	Fr.	6′0″	231	Houston, TX	9 tackles
4	Michael Mims LB		5′11″		West Monroe, LA	6 tackles
46	Donald Freeman LB		6′3″		Baton Rouge, LA	3 tackles
55	Frasier Hogan LB		5′10″		Ruston, LA	1 tackle
2	Connor Taylor LB	Fr.	6′0″	223	Kaysville, UT
39	Randy Hogan LB	Fr.	6′1″	227	Pascagoula, MS
51	Dante Williams LB		6′1″	222	Bossier City, LA
54	Devin Hamilton LB3-star recruit		5′11″	209	Lake Charles, LA
	Jacob Mangino LB		5′10″	200	Madison, MS

Defensive backs 22

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
7	Xavier Woods S3-star recruit		5′11″		West Monroe, LA	89 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 INT
2	Secdrick Cooper S		6′0″	211	Marrero, LA	73 tackles, 1.5 sacks
11	Lloyd Grogan S3-star recruit		6′1″		Morgan City, LA	76 tackles
8	DaMarion King S		5′11″	205	Muscle Shoals, AL	70 tackles, 1 sack
23	Prince Sam CB		6′2″		Allen, TX	34 tackles, 2 INT
22	Cyril Noland-Lewis S		6′1″		Ruston, LA	31 tackles
23	Ephraim Kitchen CB3-star recruit		5′10″	180	Batesville, MS	31 tackles
49	Elliot Blankenship DB		6′0″	214	Jonesboro, LA	20 tackles, 3 sacks
4	Darryl Lewis S	Fr.	5′11″	210	New Orleans, LA	19 tackles, 1.5 sacks
1	L’Jarius Sneed S	Fr.	6′1″	193	Minden, LA	17 tackles, 1 INT
14	Ronald Lewis S		5′11″	196	Harvey, LA	17 tackles, 1 INT
40	Roland Dunn CB		5′10″	160	Shreveport, LA	11 tackles
25	Theron Williams S	Jr.	5′10″	203	New Orleans, LA	6 tackles
30	Aaron Roberson CB3-star recruit		5′9″	200	Shreveport, LA	2 tackles
32	Trey Spencer CB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Orange, TX	2 tackles
2	Zach Hannibal DB		6′0″	188	Monroe, LA	1 tackle
10	James Jackson S	Fr.	5′11″	225	Haynesville, LA	1 tackle
5	Michael Sam CB	Fr.	6′1″	194	New Iberia, LA
26	Eriel Dorsey DB		5′9″	175	Alexandria, LA
27	Tony Griffin DB		5′11″	185	Shreveport, LA
28	Jordan Baldwin S	So.	6′1″	186	Amite, LA
48	Kirkland McCulloch CB		6′0″	190	Shreveport, LA

Specialists 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
10	Jonathan Barnes PK		5′9″	182	Baton Rouge, LA	22 of 26 field goals
28	Gerald Shouse P		6′1″		Shreveport, LA	34 punts, 43.2 average
43	Logan McPherson P		5′10″		Fort Payne, AL	5 punts, 34.0 average
9	Bailey Hale PK	Fr.	5′11″	196	Iowa Park, TX
18	Will Parker P		6′3″	200	Denison, TX
36	Davan Dyer P	So.	6′4″	235	Gilston, Australia
39	Kyle Fischer PK		5′11″		Frisco, TX
	Curphey Hardin PK		5′11″	175	Monroe, LA
	Dennis McMullen PK		5′8″	160	Springhill, LA

Athletes and others 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
53	Darrell Travis	5′11″		McKinney, TX	1 tackle
4	Robert Trimber
33	Tyler Perron	5′10″	182	Jonesville, LA
68	Drew Edgar	5′10″	235	Madison, MS
	Ruston Travis	5′9″	160	McKinney, TX
	Tanner Borskey	5′11″	205	Mandeville, LA

Hometowns of the 2016 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 71
Texas 25
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 3
Alabama 2
Georgia 2
Utah 1
Australia 1

Top counties

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 9
Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 7
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana pop. 48,174 6
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5
Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 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.