Teams Memphis 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Memphis roster 118 players: 12 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 7 juniors, 79 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Tennessee (33) and Mississippi (18). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 5 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Riley Ferguson QB 6′4″ 210 Matthews, NC 4,257 passing yards, 38 TD 2 David Moore QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 190 Alpharetta, GA 63 passing yards, 1 TD 7 Brady Davis QB 6′4″ 205 Starkville, MS 1 rushing yard 11 Brady McBride QB 6′0″ 200 Coppell, TX
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB So. 6′3″ 227 Humble, TX 866 rushing yards, 13 TD 8 RB So. 5′9″ 200 Batesville, MS 1,154 rushing yards, 9 TD 28 Doroland Dorceus RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 215 New Orleans, LA 201 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 208 Memphis, TN 230 rushing yards, 2 TD 31 Anthony Young RB 6′0″ 200 Memphis, TN 5 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 WR 5′11″ 190 Memphis, TN 96 catches, 1,462 yards, 18 TD 89 Phil Mayhue WR 6′3″ 210 Sicklerville, NJ 35 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD 10 Damonte Coxie WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 200 Reserve, LA 21 catches, 323 yards, 3 TD 9 John Williams WR So. 5′9″ 169 Destrehan, LA 12 catches, 145 yards 81 Mechane Slade WR So. 5′9″ 170 Roswell, GA 9 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD 13 Kedarian Jones WR So. 6′1″ 191 Dallas, TX 8 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD 18 Roderick Proctor WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Orlando, FL 5 catches, 67 yards 9 Gabriel Rogers WR 6′0″ 190 Jackson, MS 14 WR So. 6′2″ 221 Stockbridge, GA 22 Jaiden Woodson WR 5′6″ 155 League City, TX 25 Tre’Veon Hamilton WR 6′3″ 195 Humble, TX 37 Brennon Lewis WR 6′3″ 195 Fort Smith, AR 43 Jaylen McClanahan WR 6′3″ 175 Clarksville, TN 82 Hunter Hill WR Fr. 5′11″ 184 Memphis, TN
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 86 Joey Magnifico TE So. 6′4″ 240 Cordova, TN 21 catches, 280 yards, 3 TD 5 Sean Dykes TE 6′2″ 224 Houston, TX 15 catches, 346 yards, 3 TD 87 Ross Burcham TE 6′5″ 225 Adamsville, TN 2 catches, 24 yards 44 Steven Enis TE 6′2″ 240 Fayette, AL 46 Carson Short TE 6′4″ 234 Waverly, TN 83 Nick Robinson TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Oklahoma City, OK
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 59 Brytain Peddy OL So. 6′3″ 310 Munford, TN 2 tackles 54 Drew Kyser OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 300 Opelika, AL 1 tackle 72 Trevon Tate OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 295 Houston, TX 1 tackle 50 Lio Lafaele OL 6′4″ 305 Corona, CA 51 Jace Neville OL 6′6″ 290 Columbia, MO 52 Peyton Jones OL So. 6′6″ 302 Memphis, TN 53 Dustin Woodard OL So. 6′2″ 291 Chandler, AZ 58 Brian Thomas OL 6′4″ 310 Baton Rouge, LA 63 Ryan Young OL 6′3″ 280 Memphis, TN 64 Daly Cull OL 6′1″ 285 Hendersonville, TN 65 Josiah Perry OL 6′2″ 300 Chandler, AZ 66 Roger Joseph OL 6′5″ 309 Fort Lauderdale, FL 67 Manuel Orona-Lopez OL Fr. 6′3″ 291 Phoenix, AZ 70 Harneet Gill OL 6′7″ 290 St. Charles, MO 71 Gabe Kuhn OL 6′4″ 295 Wildwood, MO 74 Michael Joseph OL 6′5″ 366 Gaithersburg, MD 75 Matt Dale OL 6′6″ 320 Raymond, MS 75 Tauvaga Ho Ching II OL 6′5″ 285 Upland, CA 79 Scottie Dill OL So. 6′7″ 297 Eads, TN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 55 Bryce Huff DE So. 6′3″ 255 Mobile, AL 30 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Christian Johnson DL 6′5″ 270 Memphis, TN 25 tackles, 3.5 sacks 1 O’Bryan Goodson DL Fr. 6′1″ 297 Batesville, MS 28 tackles, 1 sack 38 Jonathan Wilson DL So. 6′3″ 264 Port Sulphur, LA 22 tackles, 2 sacks 7 John Tate DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Pine Bluff, AR 27 tackles 97 Emmanuel Cooper DL Jr. 6′1″ 300 Arkadelphia, TN 27 tackles 46 Joseph Dorceus DL 6′0″ 265 Spring, TX 16 tackles, 1 sack 48 Ernest Suttles DL 6′5″ 265 Tampa, FL 8 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Khalil Johnson DL So. 6′5″ 285 Dallas, TX 2 tackles 98 Jared Gentry DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 325 Opelika, AL 2 tackles 5 Everitt Cunningham DE RS 6′3″ 250 West Point, MS 51 Barrett Brown DL RS 6′3″ 220 Franklin, TN 91 Morris Joseph DL 6′2″ 281 Orange, TX 92 Jeremiah Maclin DE Fr. 6′1″ 239 Southaven, MS 93 Desmond Hawkins DL So. 6′5″ 285 Memphis, TN 95 Keith Brigham DL So. 6′3″ 292 Normal, IL 97 Wardalis Ducksworth DL 6′4″ 246 Mize, MS
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Genard Avery LB 6′1″ 255 Grenada, MS 80 tackles, 8.5 sacks 25 Austin Hall LB So. 6′2″ 225 Collierville, TN 84 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 7 Curtis Akins LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Byhalia, MS 88 tackles, 0.5 sacks 35 Tim Hart LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 229 Memphis, TN 49 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 30 Shareef White LB 6′1″ 235 Grenada, MS 50 tackles, 1.5 sacks 16 Nehemiah Augustus LB 6′0″ 205 Patterson, LA 19 tackles 23 J.J. Russell LB 6′1″ 225 Grenada, MS 9 tackles 29 Darian Porter LB 6′3″ 230 Louisville, KY 2 tackles, 1 INT 52 Jacoby Hill OLB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles, 1 sack Thomas Pickens LB 6′2″ 207 Memphis, TN 6 tackles 34 Jackson Dillon LB Jr. 6′6″ 265 Ringling, OK 2 tackles 57 Hayden Ferrari LB So. 5′11″ 230 Memphis, TN 1 tackle 3 Keith Brown Jr. LB RS 6′1″ 229 Madison, MS 16 Cade Mashburn LB RS 6′2″ 220 Norman, OK 42 Zane Sutherland LB 6′2″ 230 Seymour, TN 50 Mannie Lowery LB 6′1″ 235 Henry County, GA 56 Fred Walls LB 6′2″ 230 Olive Branch, MS 59 Chandler Stump LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Franklin, TN
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Terrell Carter DB 5′11″ 180 Nashville, TN 69 tackles, 5 INT 14 Jonathan Cook DB 6′0″ 198 Daphne, AL 78 tackles, 2 INT 24 Tito Windham DB Jr. 5′9″ 185 Gulfport, MS 36 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Josh Perry DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Amite, LA 37 tackles, 1 INT 22 Tyrez Lindsey DB 6′2″ 212 Dothan, AL 39 tackles 19 Shaun Rupert DB 6′1″ 195 Montgomery, AL 14 tackles, 1 INT 2 La’Andre Thomas CB 6′1″ 185 Jackson, MS 13 tackles, 1 INT 39 Christian Slaughter DB 5′10″ 190 Cedar Hill, TX 18 tackles 29 Carlito Gonzalez DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Stone Mountain, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 37 Caelon Harden DB 6′0″ 182 Little Rock, AR 9 tackles 1 Jacobi Francis DB 5′11″ 193 Covington, GA 6 tackles 9 Jamil Collins DB 5′11″ 170 Olive Branch, MS 6 tackles 18 Tim Gordon DB Jr. 5′11″ 164 St. Paul, MN 1 tackle 36 Ladarius Jordan DB So. 5′10″ 176 Cordova, TN 1 tackle 47 Colton Cochran DB Fr. 6′0″ 202 Memphis, TN 1 tackle 7 Chris Claybrooks DB Fr. 6′0″ 176 Nashville, TN 7 T.J. Carter S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN 31 Quindon Lewis DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 170 Moore, OK 44 Ashton Merrett DB 6′2″ 212 New Orleans, LA 45 Bradley Jones DB 6′2″ 190 Nashville, TN 46 Alex Gaca DB 6′3″ 195 Franklin, TN
Tony Pollard, Anthony Miller, Christian Johnson, Anthony Young, Tim Hart, Colton Cochran, Peyton Jones, Hayden Ferrari, Ryan Young, Hunter Hill, Desmond Hawkins, Micah Bridgeforth, Thomas Pickens Terrell Carter, Chris Claybrooks, T.J. Carter, Bradley Jones Evan Michael, Ladarius Jordan, Tim Belles, Joey Magnifico Genard Avery, J.J. Russell, Shareef White Jamil Collins, Sam Craft, Fred Walls Alex Gaca, Barrett Brown, Chandler Stump O’Bryan Goodson, Darrell Henderson La’Andre Thomas, Gabriel Rogers Sean Dykes, Trevon Tate Patrick Taylor Jr., Tre’Veon Hamilton Brady McBride, Connor Choate Kedarian Jones, Khalil Johnson Doroland Dorceus, Ashton Merrett Quindon Lewis, Nick Robinson Christian Slaughter, Marcus Green Mannie Lowery, Chase Burdette Dustin Woodard, Josiah Perry Drew Kyser, Jared Gentry Jacobi Francis David Moore Keith Brown Jr. Riley Ferguson Everitt Cunningham Brady Davis Curtis Akins John Tate Josh Perry John Williams Damonte Coxie Antonio Gibson Jonathan Cook Cade Mashburn Nehemiah Augustus Spencer Smith Roderick Proctor Tim Gordon Shaun Rupert Jaiden Woodson Tyrez Lindsey Tito Windham Austin Hall Aidan Daily Carlito Gonzalez Darian Porter Jackson Dillon Riley Patterson Brennon Lewis Caelon Harden Jonathan Wilson Zane Sutherland Jaylen McClanahan Steven Enis Carson Short Joseph Dorceus Ernest Suttles Lio Lafaele Jace Neville Jacoby Hill Bryce Huff Brian Thomas Brytain Peddy Daly Cull Roger Joseph Manuel Orona-Lopez Harneet Gill Gabe Kuhn Michael Joseph Matt Dale Tauvaga Ho Ching II Scottie Dill Mechane Slade Ross Burcham Phil Mayhue Morris Joseph Jeremiah Maclin Keith Brigham Emmanuel Cooper Wardalis Ducksworth De’Andre Alexander Wyatt Langhi TN 33 MS 18 TX 14 GA 9 LA 8 Hometowns of the 2017 Memphis 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 Tennessee 33 Mississippi 18 Texas 14 Georgia 9 Louisiana 8 Alabama 7 Oklahoma 4 Arkansas 3 Top counties Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 19 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 6 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 4 DeSoto County, Mississippi pop. 191,000 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’ 2017 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.
Darrell Henderson RB
Tony Pollard RB3-star recruit
Anthony Miller WR
Antonio Gibson WR