2016 Louisiana roster

124 players: 22 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 2 juniors, 84 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Louisiana (59) and Mississippi (16). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
10	Anthony Jennings QB4-star recruit		6′2″		Marietta, GA	2,169 passing yards, 11 TD
6	Jalen Nixon QB		6′2″		Lafayette, LA	84 passing yards
3	Jordan Davis QB2-star recruit		6′3″	217	Spring, TX	7 passing yards
2	Gunner Hudspeth QB		6′2″	185	Grenada, MS
7	Andre Nunez QB	So.	6′3″	205	Pacoima, CA
16	Jake Arceneaux QB	RS	6′2″	201	Lafayette, LA

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
15	Elijah McGuire RB3-star recruit		5′11″		Houma, LA	1,127 rushing yards, 7 TD
23	Jordan Wright RB	Fr.	5′11″	212	Pearl, MS	192 rushing yards, 1 TD
23	Darius Hoggins RB		5′7″	177	Coconut Creek, FL	281 rushing yards, 1 TD
4	Raymond Calais RB	Fr.	5′9″	185	Breaux Bridge, LA	117 rushing yards, 1 TD
3	Ashton Johnson RB	Fr.	5′10″	218	Baton Rouge, LA
29	Justin Boatwright RB		6′0″	195	West Hempstead, NY

Receivers 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
2	Al Riles WR		5′10″		Covington, LA	60 catches, 729 yards, 2 TD
21	Keenan Barnes WR	So.	6′3″	208	Madison, MS	31 catches, 418 yards, 6 TD
2	Ja’Marcus Bradley WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′1″	195	Ackerman, MS	21 catches, 370 yards, 1 TD
8	Dion Ray WR	Fr.	6′0″	215	New Orleans, LA	119 rushing yards, 2 TD
28	Chris Collins WR		5′8″	182	Prairieville, LA	6 tackles
4	Gary Haynes WR3-star recruit		5′9″		Missouri City, TX	11 catches, 54 yards
13	Gabe Fuselier WR2-star recruit		5′11″		St. Martinville, LA	7 catches, 75 yards
7	Jared Johnson WR		6′5″		Minden, LA
13	Ryheem Malone WR		5′9″	187	Houston, TX
17	Jarrod Jackson WR	Fr.	6′0″	190	Reserve, LA
18	Devin Scott WR		5′11″	187	Harvey, LA
22	Earnest Patterson WR	So.	5′7″	155	Brenham, TX
24	Tyler DeRouen WR		5′11″	185	Abbeville, LA
35	Leon Duncan WR		5′7″	163	New Orleans, LA
82	Nate Arceneaux WR		6′2″	187	Lafayette, LA
83	Trey Green WR		5′9″	175	Belle Chasse, LA
84	Cameron Howell WR		6′2″	190	Bossier City, LA
84	David Doeker WR		6′1″	181	Shreveport, LA
	Ca’Ron Baham WR		6′0″	190	Marrero, LA

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
81	Nick Byrne TE		6′3″		Rogers, AR	14 catches, 135 yards
86	Matt Barnes TE		6′3″	255	Groesbeck, TX	5 catches, 40 yards
81	Alex Allen TE3-star recruit	Fr.	6′0″	216	Slidell, LA	1 tackle
11	Raynard Ford TE		6′5″	291	Hyattsville, MD
85	Chris Turner TE	Fr.	6′3″	243	Lafayette, LA
88	Cody Mitchell TE3-star recruit		6′5″	240	Jasper, TX
88	Johnny Lumpkin TE		6′6″	268	Atlanta, GA

Offensive line 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
60	D’Aquin Withrow OL		6′6″	293	Harvey, LA	2 tackles
75	Kevin Dotson OL	Fr.	6′4″	321	Plaquemine, LA	2 tackles
50	Robert Hunt OL	Fr.	6′5″	322	Burkeville, TX	1 tackle
52	Craig Smith OL		6′6″	309	West Palm Beach, FL
61	Cole Prudhomme OL	RS	6′4″	302	Eunice, LA
66	Rico Robinson OL	Fr.	6′5″	308	Pensacola, FL
67	Ken Marks OL		6′4″	308	Beaumont, TX
68	Jacob Wentz OL		6′6″	240	Destrehan, LA
69	Caden Cunningham OL		6′0″	266	Lafayette, LA
70	Staten Wade OL		6′5″	301	Texarkana, AR
71	Akkai Ward OL		6′3″	310	Brusly, LA
72	Grant Horst OL		6′5″	302	Spanish Fort, AL
77	Adrian Goodacre OL	So.	6′4″	311	Carthage, TX
78	Allen Cummins OL		6′0″	277	Hattiesburg, MS
79	Eddie Gordon OL		6′1″	311	Boiling Springs, SC

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
92	Taboris Lee DT		6′2″	295	Ackerman, MS	39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
55	Karmichael Dunbar DL		6′2″		Prior Lake, MN	40 tackles, 2 sacks
4	Trev Miller DE		6′1″	260	Noxapater, MS	29 tackles, 4 sacks
90	Kevon Perry DT		6′1″	298	Buffalo, NY	27 tackles, 2.5 sacks
10	Jarvis Jeffries DE		6′3″	252	Gastonia, NC	23 tackles, 0.5 sacks
94	Mario Osborne DL3-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	273	Daphne, AL	17 tackles, 1 sack
95	Rodrick Stephens DT		6′0″	309	Hialeah, FL	19 tackles
98	LaDarrius Kidd DT2-star recruit	So.	6′3″	317	Gulfport, MS	9 tackles
99	Tra’Vontae Booker DT	Fr.	6′4″	304	Jackson, LA	5 tackles
96	David Lemoto DL		6′2″		Los Angeles, CA	4 tackles
15	Bennie Higgins DE	Fr.	6′0″	280	Greenwood, MS
33	Carlos Robinson DE3-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	236	Monroe, LA
46	Mustafa Mitchell DE	Jr.	6′2″	225	Newark, NJ
53	Christian Cederquist DT		6′3″	325	Copenhagen, Denmark
93	Darryl Johnson DT		6′3″	335	Morgan City, LA
94	Andarious Jones DT		6′2″	270	Fort Smith, AR

Linebackers 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
4	Tre’maine Lightfoot LB		6′0″		Patterson, LA	101 tackles, 2 sacks
7	Otha Peters LB		6′2″		Covington, LA	94 tackles, 2 sacks
3	Joe Dillon LB		6′2″	220	Tylertown, MS	51 tackles, 7 sacks
51	Trey Granier LB		6′1″		Thibodaux, LA	24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
30	T.J. Posey LB3-star recruit		6′0″	234	Gadsden, AL	14 tackles, 0.5 sacks
56	Terrence Jones LB		6′3″	234	Pearland, TX	6 tackles
31	Alonzo Brown LB	Fr.	6′0″	216	Magee, MS	4 tackles
45	Shay LaPorte LB		6′0″	229	Abbeville, LA	4 tackles
59	Jacques Boudreaux LB	Fr.	6′1″	229	New Orleans, LA	4 tackles
44	Tanner Holmes LB	So.	6′2″	213	Newton, TX	1 tackle
7	Ferrod Gardner LB		6′1″	220	Dayton, OH
28	Jake Bartley LB		6′0″	195	Shreveport, LA
34	Brayden Bailey LB	So.	6′2″	210	St. George, UT
35	Chaiziere Malbrue LB	So.	6′2″	213	Carencro, LA
40	Chandler Wachholtz LB	Fr.	6′1″	236	Carlsbad, CA
41	Caleb Vidrine LB		5′9″	193	Opelousas, LA
43	Kaleb Fredericks LB		6′2″	215	Gulfport, MS
44	Tanner Wiggins LB		6′2″	227	Morgan City, LA
55	Tommy Whitted LB	So.	6′1″	225	Orlando, FL
58	Justin Middleton LB	So.	6′1″	225	Mansfield, TX

Defensive backs 26

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
7	Travis Crawford DB		5′11″	191	New Orleans, LA	71 tackles, 1 INT
23	Tracy Walker DB		6′2″	200	Brunswick, GA	61 tackles, 3 INT
8	Simeon Thomas DB3-star recruit		6′3″	197	Miami, FL	40 tackles, 2 INT
10	Christian Goodlett DB		6′0″		Lawrenceville, GA	49 tackles
17	Damar’ren Mitchell DB		5′11″	185	Magnolia, TX	46 tackles
16	Denarius Howard DB		6′0″	201	Greenwood, MS	32 tackles, 1 INT
22	Reginald Miles DB		5′8″		Alexandria, LA	30 tackles
2	Levarious Varnado DB		5′10″	189	Calhoun City, MS	25 returns, 362 yards
6	Savion Brown DB		6′2″		Shreveport, LA	13 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
38	Terik Miller DB	Fr.	6′0″	203	Pensacola, FL	21 tackles
19	Troy McCollum DB3-star recruit		6′0″	178	Miami, FL	11 tackles
20	Dominick Jones DB		5′11″		New Orleans, LA	11 tackles
6	Corey Turner DB	So.	6′1″	204	New Orleans, LA	9 tackles
26	Artez Williams DB		6′0″		Greenwood, MS	8 tackles
11	Michael Jacquet DB	Fr.	6′2″	201	Beaumont, TX	15 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD
11	Lorenzo Cryer DB		6′2″	176	Jefferson, LA	4 tackles
13	Vince Thomas DB	So.	6′0″	201	New Orleans, LA	1 tackle
9	Kamar Greenhouse DB	Fr.	6′1″	184	Marksville, LA
24	Cole Bourque DB		5′10″	176	Erath, LA
25	Deuce Wallace DB	Fr.	5′10″	207	Lafayette, LA
26	Blair Brooks S	RS	6′2″	180	Thibodaux, LA
29	Koa Haynes DB	So.	6′0″	180	Covina, CA
30	Julius Perkins DB	So.	6′3″	210	Houston, TX
33	Jamarius Williams DB	So.	6′3″	208	Farmerville, LA
37	Errol Brown DB	Fr.	6′1″	195	New Orleans, LA
39	Edward Thompson DB		5′9″	170	Missouri City, TX

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
36	Stevie Artigue PK		5′10″	170	Lafayette, LA	19 of 24 field goals
37	Steven Coutts P		6′4″	215	Brisbane, Australia	64 punts, 44.1 average
47	Dylan Scheurich PK		5′8″		Metairie, LA	1 of 1 extra point
39	Michael Godley PK		5′11″	170	Starkville, MS
41	Calvin Linden PK	So.	6′0″	221	River Ridge, LA
86	Aaron Bird PK		6′0″		New Iberia, LA
89	Austin Melancon P		5′10″	209	Crowley, LA

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
34	Sterling Miller			6′0″	208	Lafayette, LA
49	Stephen Morella			5′11″	237	Lafayette, LA

Hometowns of the 2016 Louisiana 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 59
Mississippi 16
Texas 16
Florida 8
California 4
Georgia 4
Alabama 3
Arkansas 3

Top counties

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 10
Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 8
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 6
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 3

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.