Teams Marshall 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Marshall roster 104 players. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Florida (32) and Virginia (14). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 37 Kevin Grooms RB 5′10″ Hollywood, FL 737 rushing yards, 8 TD 20 Steward Butler RB 5′9″ Lakeland, FL 500 rushing yards, 3 TD 8 Remi Watson RB 5′11″ Lakeland, FL 380 rushing yards, 7 TD 42 Essray Taliaferro RB 5′7″ Washington, DC 251 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 RB 5′10″ San Diego, CA 93 rushing yards, 2 TD 47 Devon Johnson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Richlands, VA 3 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD 29 Martin Ward RB 5′10″ Jonesboro, GA 1 rushing yard 2 Tron Martinez RB 5′10″ Hampton, VA 35 Kevin Rodriguez RB 5′8″ Linden, NJ 48 Zach Wellman RB 6′0″ 237 Huntington, WV
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 1 Tommy Shuler WR 5′7″ Miami, FL 110 catches, 1,138 yards, 6 TD 19 Andre Snipes-Booker WR 5′10″ Sarasota, FL 42 returns, 701 yards 9 Antavious Wilson WR 6′1″ Pahokee, FL 69 catches, 741 yards, 9 TD 3 WR 6′3″ Dunbar, WV 57 catches, 679 yards, 3 TD Harold Hoskins WR 35 catches, 374 yards, 10 TD 4 Demetrius Evans WR 5′11″ Belle Glade, FL 32 catches, 284 yards, 2 TD 24 Jazz King WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Duncan, SC 15 catches, 151 yards, 2 TD 81 Craig Wilkins WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Hialeah, FL 14 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 3 Davonte Allen WR 6′2″ Belle Glade, FL 11 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD 5 Jermaine Kelson WR 5′7″ 183 Miami, FL 7 catches, 69 yards 84 Dameon Garrett WR 5′11″ Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 5 yards 11 Devon Smith WR 5′7″ White Plains, MD 32 DeAndre Reaves WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 172 Sterling, VA 80 Chris Alston Jr. WR 5′10″ 164 Winnsboro, SC 80 Jack Gammon WR 5′10″ 178 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 22 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 50 DaVonte Edwards OL 5′11″ 255 South Charleston, WV 52 Blake Brooks OL 6′1″ 299 Charleston, WV 56 Grady Kerr OL 6′2″ 306 New Smyrna Beach, FL 57 Eric Ansley OL 6′7″ 300 Riverdale, GA 60 Chris Jasperse OL 6′5″ 294 Greensboro, NC 61 Josh Murriel OL 6′5″ 303 Port St. Lucie, FL 62 James Allen OL 6′2″ 276 Bradenton, FL 63 Gage Niemeyer OL 6′6″ 283 San Jacinto, CA 64 John Bruhin OL 6′5″ 312 Powell, TN 64 Ryan Riedel OL 6′1″ 287 Huntington, WV 64 Trevor Mendelson OL 6′8″ 304 Dublin, OH 65 Billy Rone OL 6′4″ 290 Glendale, AZ 66 Cameron Dees OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 275 Seffner, FL 68 Anthony Spano OL 6′2″ 269 Naples, FL 68 Tom Collins OL 6′5″ 265 Williamstown, WV 70 Corey Tenney OL 6′7″ 303 New Castle, VA 71 Sebastian Johansson OL 6′5″ 284 Karlstad, Sweden 74 Alex Schooler OL 6′7″ 303 Wichita, KS 76 Garrett Scott OL 6′5″ 294 Douglas, GA 77 Jordan Jeffries OL 6′8″ 310 Oswego, IL 78 Clint Van Horn OL 6′5″ 305 Beckley , WV 79 Josh Lovell OL 6′6″ 309 Christchurch, VA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 53 Alex Bazzie DL 6′1″ Silver Spring, MD 1 return, 14 yards 11 James Rouse DL 6′5″ 271 Harrisonburg, VA 13 Armonze Daniel DL 6′4″ 244 Avon, IN 40 Ra’Shawde Myers DL 6′5″ Cocoa, FL 45 Matt Pickett DL 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 52 Malcolm Strong DL 6′4″ 253 Stone Mountain, GA 57 Seth Doss DL 5′11″ 227 Marlinton, WV 58 Jeremiah Taylor DL 6′4″ 255 South Point, OH 70 Marcus Gilchrist DL 6′4″ 249 Port Charlotte, FL 73 Joe Massaquoi DL 6′5″ Alexandria, VA 91 Ken Smith DL 6′3″ 288 Copperas Cove, TX 93 Steve Dillon DL 6′4″ 286 Palmdale, CA 94 Jarquez Samuel DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Valdosta, GA 96 Brandon Sparrow DL 6′3″ 305 Bedford, VA 97 Marques Aiken DL 6′5″ 277 Lauderhill, FL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 25 Devin Arrington LB 6′2″ Portsmouth, VA 1 INT 27 Billy Mitchell LB 6′3″ Navarre, FL 1 INT 46 Jermaine Holmes LB 5′11″ Valdosta, GA 1 INT 44 Derek Mitchell LB 6′1″ Point Pleasant, WV 1 return, 35 yards 14 Raheem Waiters LB 6′1″ Quincy, WV 16 Lawrence Johnson LB 6′0″ 209 West Bloomfield, MI 22 D.J. Hunter LB 6′0″ 211 Middletown, OH 31 Evan McKelvey LB 6′2″ Moncks Corner, SC 49 Cortez Carter LB 6′0″ 235 Bealeton, VA 51 Deon Meadows LB 5′11″ 229 Smyrna, TN 54 Anthony Wilson LB 6′0″ 205 Alexandria, VA
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 26 Dominick LeGrande S 6′2″ Staten Island, NY 2 INT 36 Monterius Lovett DB 5′11″ Tallahassee, FL 2 INT 2 Derrick Thomas DB 6′0″ Greenbelt, MD 1 INT 5 Keith Baxter DB 6′0″ Homestead, FL 1 INT 1 A.J. Leggett S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Miami, FL 7 DB 6′0″ Lakeland, FL 10 Okechukwu Okoroha S 6′1″ 210 Lanham, MD 18 Andre Scott DB 6′0″ Orlando, FL 20 Derek Robinson DB 5′10″ 166 Davie, FL 23 Lorenzo Steele DB 5′8″ 180 District Heights, MD 28 Corie Wilson S 5′9″ 168 Miami, FL 35 Shawn Samuels S 5′10″ 196 Bainbridge, GA 38 Ardy Holmes DB 5′8″ 185 Charlotte, NC 43 Deontae West DB 5′9″ 167 Hollywood, FL 48 Stephen Roush S 6′1″ 201 Parkersburg, WV
A.J. Leggett, Tommy Shuler, Jermaine Kelson, Rakeem Cato, Corie Wilson Davonte Allen, Demetrius Evans, Antavious Wilson Darryl Roberts, Remi Watson, Steward Butler Tanner Owens, Stefone Grace, Dameon Garrett C.J. Crawford, Zach Wellman, Ryan Riedel Ardy Holmes, Matt Pickett, Matt Cincotta Essray Taliaferro, Anthony Wilson, Joe Massaquoi Derrick Thomas, Alex Bazzie Aaron Dobson, DaVonte Edwards Raheem Waiters, Stephen Roush Blake Frohnapfel, Eric Frohnapfel Derek Robinson, Marques Aiken Dominick LeGrande, Kevin Rodriguez Kevin Grooms, Deontae West Jermaine Holmes, Jarquez Samuel James Allen, Austin Dumas Tron Martinez Keith Baxter Travon Van Gunnar Holcombe Okechukwu Okoroha Devon Smith James Rouse Armonze Daniel Lawrence Johnson Andre Scott Andre Snipes-Booker D.J. Hunter Justin Haig Lorenzo Steele Jazz King Devin Arrington Gator Hoskins Billy Mitchell Martin Ward Evan McKelvey DeAndre Reaves Shawn Samuels Monterius Lovett Tyler Williams Ra’Shawde Myers Derek Mitchell Devon Johnson Cortez Carter Deon Meadows Blake Brooks Malcolm Strong Grady Kerr Eric Ansley Seth Doss Jeremiah Taylor Chris Jasperse Josh Murriel Gage Niemeyer John Bruhin Trevor Mendelson Billy Rone Cameron Dees Anthony Spano Tom Collins Corey Tenney Marcus Gilchrist Alex Schooler Garrett Scott Jordan Jeffries Clint Van Horn Josh Lovell Chris Alston Jr. Jack Gammon Craig Wilkins Trent Martin Byran Attaway Joe Woodrum Ken Smith Steve Dillon James Power Brandon Sparrow FL 32 VA 14 WV 13 GA 8 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2012 Marshall 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 Florida 32 Virginia 14 West Virginia 13 Georgia 8 Ohio 7 Maryland 5 South Carolina 4 North Carolina 4 Top counties Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 7 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 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’ 2012 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.
Travon Van RB
Aaron Dobson WR
Darryl Roberts DB