2018 Memphis roster

109 players: 11 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 20 juniors, 8 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Tennessee (40) and Mississippi (20). The 2018 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
3	Brady White QB		6′3″	210	Newhall, CA	3,252 passing yards, 26 TD
11	Brady McBride QB		6′0″	200	Coppell, TX	88 passing yards
8	Connor Adair QB	Fr.	6′4″	184	Trussville, AL	17 passing yards, 1 TD
17	Markevion Quinn QB	RS	6′3″	195	Ruleville, MS

Running backs 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
8	Darrell Henderson RB	Jr.	5′9″	200	Batesville, MS	1,909 rushing yards, 22 TD
6	Patrick Taylor Jr. RB	Jr.	6′3″	227	Humble, TX	1,112 rushing yards, 16 TD
1	Tony Pollard RB3-star recruit	Jr.	6′0″	208	Memphis, TN	553 rushing yards, 6 TD
21	Timothy Taylor RB		5′10″	213	Memphis, TN	62 rushing yards
26	Marquavius Weaver RB		5′10″	211	Bartlett, TN	49 rushing yards
24	Cameron Fleming RB		5′7″	172	Cedar Hill, TX	25 rushing yards
19	Kenneth Gainwell RB		5′11″	195	Yazoo City, MS	91 rushing yards, 1 TD
11	Kylan Watkins RB	RS	5′11″	170	Memphis, TN
34	Gregory Williams RB		5′9″	190	Memphis, TN
43	Mario Nolan-Dillard RB	Fr.	6′0″	203	Memphis, TN

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
10	Damonte Coxie WR3-star recruit	So.	6′3″	200	Reserve, LA	72 catches, 1,174 yards, 7 TD
9	John Williams WR	Jr.	5′9″	169	Destrehan, LA	33 catches, 304 yards, 2 TD
81	Mechane Slade WR	Jr.	5′9″	170	Roswell, GA	14 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
13	Kedarian Jones WR	Jr.	6′1″	191	Dallas, TX	9 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD
14	Antonio Gibson WR	Jr.	6′2″	221	Stockbridge, GA	6 catches, 99 yards, 2 TD
4	Calvin Austin III WR		5′9″	162	Memphis, TN	2 catches, 24 yards
82	Hunter Hill WR	So.	5′11″	184	Memphis, TN	1 return, 1 yard
9	Gabriel Rogers WR	RS	6′0″	190	Jackson, MS
9	Pop Williams WR	So.	5′9″	169	Destrehan, LA
25	Tre’Veon Hamilton WR		6′3″	195	Humble, TX
37	Brennon Lewis WR		6′3″	195	Fort Smith, AR
80	Coye Fairman WR	Fr.	6′3″	202	Humble, TX
87	Jeremy Tate Jr. WR		6′4″	226	Columbus, MS
89	Tyler Moore WR3-star recruit	Fr.	5′10″	163	Galena Park, TX

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
86	Joey Magnifico TE	Jr.	6′4″	240	Cordova, TN	21 catches, 363 yards, 5 TD
5	Sean Dykes TE		6′2″	224	Houston, TX	13 catches, 196 yards, 2 TD
3	Tyce Daniel TE		6′4″	240	Paducah, KY	1 tackle
13	John Hassell TE	RS	6′3″	240	Collierville, TN
44	Steven Enis TE		6′2″	240	Fayette, AL
85	Garrett Sapp TE		6′5″	232	Memphis, TN
87	Chris Clark TE4-star recruit		6′6″	260	Ridgewood, NJ

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
54	Drew Kyser OL3-star recruit	Sr.	6′5″	300	Opelika, AL	1 tackle
52	Peyton Jones OL	Jr.	6′6″	302	Memphis, TN
53	Dustin Woodard OL	Jr.	6′2″	291	Chandler, AZ
55	Obinna Eze OT4-star recruit	RS	6′8″	315	Nashville, TN
56	Dylan Parham OL	RS	6′3″	285	Carrollton, GA
58	Brian Thomas OL	RS	6′4″	310	Baton Rouge, LA
59	Brytain Peddy OL	Jr.	6′3″	310	Munford, TN
65	Eli Jordan OL		6′4″	267	Arlington, TN
66	Roger Joseph OL		6′5″	309	Fort Lauderdale, FL
67	Manuel Orona-Lopez OL	So.	6′3″	291	Phoenix, AZ
68	William Lawrence OL3-star recruit		6′4″	291	Memphis, TN
72	Michael Denson OL	RS	6′5″	275	Rockwall, TX
72	Trevon Tate OL3-star recruit	Sr.	6′4″	295	Houston, TX
75	Matt Dale OL	RS	6′6″	320	Raymond, MS
77	Mikhail Hill OL	RS	6′4″	325	Harvey, LA
79	Scottie Dill OL	Jr.	6′7″	297	Eads, TN

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
46	Joseph Dorceus DL		6′0″	265	Spring, TX	50 tackles, 6 sacks
55	Bryce Huff DE	Jr.	6′3″	255	Mobile, AL	45 tackles, 7 sacks
38	Jonathan Wilson DL	Jr.	6′3″	264	Port Sulphur, LA	30 tackles, 6 sacks
7	John Tate DL3-star recruit		6′4″	295	Pine Bluff, AR	17 tackles, 4 sacks
1	O’Bryan Goodson DL	So.	6′1″	297	Batesville, MS	23 tackles, 1 sack
97	Emmanuel Cooper DL	Sr.	6′1″	300	Arkadelphia, TN	18 tackles
95	Keith Brigham DL	Jr.	6′3″	292	Normal, IL	8 tackles
96	Khalil Johnson DL	Jr.	6′5″	285	Dallas, TX	7 tackles
93	Desmond Hawkins DL	Jr.	6′5″	285	Memphis, TN	6 tackles
99	Braylon Brown DL	Fr.	6′4″	260	Cordova, TN	2 tackles, 1 sack
56	Corteze Love DE		6′3″	236	Memphis, TN	3 tackles
5	Everitt Cunningham DE	Fr.	6′3″	250	West Point, MS
54	J’Len Smith DL		6′2″	237	Memphis, TN
91	Morris Joseph DL	RS	6′2″	281	Orange, TX
92	Jeremiah Maclin DE	So.	6′1″	239	Southaven, MS
97	Wardalis Ducksworth DL	RS	6′4″	246	Mize, MS
98	Brandon Murphy DL		6′6″	291	Montgomery, AL

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
7	Curtis Akins LB	Sr.	6′2″	235	Byhalia, MS	100 tackles, 1 sack
25	Austin Hall LB	Jr.	6′2″	225	Collierville, TN	63 tackles, 1.5 sacks
23	J.J. Russell LB		6′1″	225	Grenada, MS	58 tackles, 3 sacks
35	Tim Hart LB3-star recruit	So.	6′1″	229	Memphis, TN	56 tackles
34	Jackson Dillon LB	Sr.	6′6″	265	Ringling, OK	26 tackles, 2 sacks
16	Nehemiah Augustus LB		6′0″	205	Patterson, LA	19 tackles
	Thomas Pickens LB		6′2″	207	Memphis, TN	6 tackles, 1 INT
16	Cade Mashburn LB	Fr.	6′2″	220	Norman, OK	4 tackles, 1 sack
52	Jacoby Hill OLB	So.	6′3″	235	Atlanta, GA	3 tackles, 1 sack
57	Hayden Ferrari LB	Jr.	5′11″	230	Memphis, TN	6 tackles
8	Xavier Cullens LB		6′1″	225	Ecru, MS	4 tackles
3	Keith Brown Jr. LB	Fr.	6′1″	229	Madison, MS	3 tackles
34	Tyler Garvey LB	Fr.	6′1″	218	Collierville, TN	1 tackle
59	Chandler Stump LB	So.	6′3″	240	Franklin, TN	1 tackle
53	Nyle Love LB		6′1″	235	Memphis, TN

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
7	T.J. Carter S3-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	190	Nashville, TN	68 tackles, 2 INT
22	Tyrez Lindsey DB		6′2″	212	Dothan, AL	71 tackles
8	Josh Perry DB3-star recruit		6′2″	200	Amite, LA	63 tackles
24	Tito Windham DB	Sr.	5′9″	185	Gulfport, MS	43 tackles, 2 INT
41	Sanchez Blake Jr. DB		6′0″	200	Olive Branch, MS	47 tackles
1	Jacobi Francis DB		5′11″	193	Covington, GA	24 tackles, 1 INT
7	Chris Claybrooks DB	So.	6′0″	176	Nashville, TN	8 tackles, 1 INT
29	Carlito Gonzalez DB3-star recruit		6′1″	195	Stone Mountain, GA	5 tackles, 1 INT
47	Colton Cochran DB	So.	6′0″	202	Memphis, TN	2 tackles, 1 INT
8	Tamaurice Smith DB		5′9″	185	Mobile, AL	5 tackles
2	La’Andre Thomas CB		6′1″	185	Jackson, MS	4 tackles
18	Tim Gordon DB	Sr.	5′11″	164	St. Paul, MN
21	Ross Anderson DB		5′10″	187	Memphis, TN
27	Noah Arrindell DB		5′10″	161	Germantown, TN
30	Rodney Owens DB	RS	6′0″	180	Goodlettsville, TN
36	Ladarius Jordan DB	Jr.	5′10″	176	Cordova, TN
44	Ashton Merrett DB		6′2″	212	New Orleans, LA
48	Gray Clark DB		6′4″	197	Memphis, TN

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
36	Riley Patterson PK	So.	6′0″	190	Edwardsville, IL	13 of 16 field goals
48	Adam Williams P	Fr.	6′5″	243	Lebanon, TN	58 punts, 43.2 average
39	Mike Kroeze PK		5′10″	215	Madison, MS
42	Preston Brady LS	RS	6′0″	222	Cordova, TN
49	Treysen Neal LS	RS	5′9″	219	Lake Saint Louis, MO
51	Riley Reardon LS		6′1″	177	Seminary, MS
60	Tim Belles LS		6′5″	255	Germantown, TN

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
11	Sam Craft 3-star recruit	Sr.		6′0″	210	Olive Branch, MS	3 catches, 39 yards

Hometowns of the 2018 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 40
Mississippi 20
Texas 13
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Georgia 6
Arkansas 2
Oklahoma 2

Top counties

Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 32
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 7
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4
Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 4
Hinds County, Mississippi pop. 219,000 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’ 2018 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.