Teams Miami (OH) 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Miami (OH) roster 103 players: 21 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 66 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Ohio (26) and Illinois (15). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 5 Receivers 17 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 Gus Ragland QB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′1″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 1,537 passing yards, 17 TD 5 Billy Bahl QB 6′4″ 233 Woodstock, IL 1,154 passing yards, 8 TD 18 Noah Wezensky QB 6′2″ Fort Wayne, IN 307 passing yards, 2 TD 9 Alex James Malzone QB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Farmington Hills, MI
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 26 Alonzo Smith RB So. 5′10″ 208 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 709 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Kenny Young RB So. 5′7″ 179 Tallahasee, FL 557 rushing yards, 2 TD 20 Spencer McInnis RB 5′10″ Commerce Twp., MI 143 rushing yards, 1 TD 31 Maurice Thomas RB 5′11″ 179 Oxford, OH 258 rushing yards 33 Leonard Ross RB 5′11″ 205 LaGrange Park, IL
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 81 James Gardner WR So. 6′4″ 216 Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 catches, 750 yards, 6 TD 88 Jared Murphy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 182 Fort Wayne, IN 43 catches, 552 yards, 5 TD 6 Rokeem Williams WR 6′1″ Williston, SC 26 catches, 501 yards, 3 TD 10 Sam Shisso WR 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 10 catches, 155 yards, 3 TD 83 Sam Martin WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 201 Boulder, CO 7 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD 86 Luke Mayock WR Fr. 6′5″ 229 Sugar Land, TX 5 catches, 83 yards 13 Kyle Row WR 6′0″ 182 Oregon, OH 3 catches, 16 yards 4 Chris Hudson WR 6′4″ 224 Hazard, KY 19 K.J. Hancock WR 6′1″ 209 Suwanee, GA 19 Nick Marosi WR Fr. 6′1″ 210 Grand Rapids, MI 22 Stori Emerson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 216 Indianapolis, IN 25 Isaiah Hill WR 5′11″ 204 Duncan, SC 27 Jared Sharp WR 5′8″ 168 Flossmoor, IL 28 DeAndre Huff WR 5′11″ 196 Covington, GA 29 Sawyer Dean WR 5′9″ 177 Kings Mill, OH 34 Miles McKernin WR 5′10″ Hinsdale, IL 85 Tyler Fleetwood WR RS 6′1″ 201 Lilburn, GA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 52 Jordan Rigg OL So. 6′4″ 294 Springboro, OH 2 tackles 50 Ryan Mullen OL So. 6′3″ 290 Lake Villa, IL 1 tackle 54 Tommy Doyle OL 6′8″ 326 Edina, MN 56 Mitch Palmer OL 6′2″ 300 St. Louis, MO 57 Zach Hovey OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Eden Prairie, MN 66 Sam McCollum OL So. 6′3″ 300 Dublin, OH 67 Jordan Diamond OL 6′5″ 310 Chicago, IL 72 Collin Buchanan OL 6′5″ 328 Southfield, MI 73 Dalton Strunk OL 6′6″ 287 Liberty Township, OH 74 Jack Schroer OL Fr. 6′4″ 288 New Albany, OH 75 Jarrett LaRubbio OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Middletown, OH 76 Randy Heideman OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Bloomington, IL 77 Matt Skibinski OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 285 Livonia, MI 78 Ian Leever OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 300 Loveland, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Austin Gearing DL 6′5″ Franklin, OH 38 tackles, 4 sacks 32 Zach Smierciak DL 6′2″ Aurora, OH 30 tackles, 3 sacks 96 Nate Trawick DL So. 5′11″ 335 Richmond, IN 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Ikeem Allen DL 6′5″ 270 Charlotte, NC 27 tackles, 3 sacks 58 Doug Costin DL Fr. 6′2″ 295 West Chester, PA 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 36 Paul Moses DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 230 Toledo, OH 20 tackles 69 A.J. Burdine DL 6′2″ 285 Cincinnati, OH 16 tackles 9 Brad Earnest DL 6′1″ 245 Atlanta, GA 11 tackles, 1 sack 92 Quinn Calcagno DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Wheaton, IL 14 tackles 94 Mack Duffin DL So. 6′2″ 290 Avon, IN 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Dean Lemon DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Kettering, OH 4 tackles 53 Matt Smallbone DL 6′4″ Granger, IN 1 tackle 60 Cameron Petrie DL 6′0″ 255 Tampa, FL 1 tackle 61 Zach Swarts DL 6′4″ 280 Fort Wayne, IN 1 tackle 32 Liam Sallquist DL 6′5″ 252 Cincinnati, OH 45 Cole Jones DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 231 Oxford, OH 71 Sam Murrer DL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Park Hills, KY 91 J.T. Jones DL 6′3″ 246 East Atlanta, GA 92 Pasquale Calcagno DE So. 6′4″ 250 Charles, IL
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Junior McMullen LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 245 Oak Park, MI 90 tackles, 1 sack 38 Brad Koenig LB So. 6′1″ 225 Ann Arbor, MI 72 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 49 T.J. Williams LB 6′0″ Creve Coeur, MO 37 tackles, 2 INT 27 Kobe Burse LB Fr. 6′0″ 224 Muskegon Heights, MI 6 tackles 17 Myles Reid LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 39 Nigel Adams LB 5′11″ 231 Lawrenceville, GA 1 tackle 48 Sam Connolly LB 6′1″ 245 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 37 Nick Lavigna LB RS 6′2″ 215 Cleveland, OH Alex Rimko LB
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 Tony Reid DB 5′11″ 190 Charlotte, NC 98 tackles, 2 INT 24 Heath Harding DB 5′10″ 190 Dayton, OH 67 tackles, 4 INT 21 De’Andre Montgomery DB So. 6′2″ 228 Hampton, GA 65 tackles, 4 INT 2 Joshua Allen DB So. 205 Charlotte, NC 39 tackles 15 Deondre Daniels DB So. 5′11″ 196 Goose Creek, SC 28 tackles, 1 INT 30 Buchi Okafor DB 6′1″ Lewis Center, OH 28 tackles 8 Daryus Thompson DB So. 6′1″ 195 Powder Springs, GA 21 tackles 28 Bert Birdsall DB 5′11″ Chesterfield, MO 9 tackles 1 Cedric Asseh DB Fr. 6′1″ 192 Loganville, GA 7 tackles 22 Matt Merimee DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Fairview Park, OH 5 tackles 4 Allan Koikoi DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Baltimore, MD 4 tackles 6 Travion Banks DB Fr. 5′11″ 183 Evanston, IL 3 tackles 2 Jordan Martin DB 6′3″ 206 Upper Marlboro, MD 12 Tay Gowan DB 6′1″ 180 Covington, GA 14 Zedrick Raymond DB Fr. 6′0″ 181 Mobile, AL 29 Khari Anderson DB 6′1″ 195 Cleveland, OH 49 Bart Baratti DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Spring, TX
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 49 Nick Dowd PK 5′9″ 205 Westfield, IN 10 of 13 field goals 45 Justin Martin P 6′4″ West Chester, OH 33 punts, 38.0 average 9 Kyle Kramer P Fr. 6′3″ 215 Glen Ellyn, IL 30 punts, 41.7 average 79 Samuel Sloman PK Fr. 5′8″ 205 Roswell, GA 1 of 3 field goals 12 Jacob Newman PK 5′11″ Lawrenceberg, IN 26 Joey Brookhart PK 6′1″ 191 Dallas, TX 31 Evan Jakubowski PK 5′11″ 189 Wheaton, IL 31 Ryan Sandles PK 5′5″ 171 Novi, MI 59 Evan Crabtree LS Fr. 5′11″ 239 Dublin, OH 62 Nick Walter LS 6′1″ 244 Pickerington, OH 63 Brady Garber PK 5′8″ 180 Hinsdale, IL
Kyle Kramer, Evan Jakubowski, Miles McKernin, Brady Garber, Quinn Calcagno Joshua Allen, Sam Shisso, Tony Reid, Ikeem Allen Gus Ragland, Liam Sallquist, A.J. Burdine, Sam Murrer Brad Earnest, Myles Reid, J.T. Jones Noah Wezensky, Zach Swarts, Jared Murphy Spencer McInnis, Ryan Sandles, Grant Niemiec Sawyer Dean, Dalton Strunk, Jarrett LaRubbio Buchi Okafor, Evan Crabtree, Sam McCollum Travion Banks, Ryan Smith Alex James Malzone, Collin Buchanan Austin Gearing, Jordan Rigg Tay Gowan, DeAndre Huff Kyle Row, Paul Moses Khari Anderson, Nick Lavigna Maurice Thomas, Cole Jones Nigel Adams, Tyler Fleetwood Justin Martin, Ian Leever Sam Connolly, Jordan Diamond Tommy Doyle, Zach Hovey Cedric Asseh Jordan Martin Allan Koikoi Chris Hudson Billy Bahl Junior McMullen Rokeem Williams Daryus Thompson Jacob Newman Zedrick Raymond Deondre Daniels K.J. Hancock Nick Marosi De’Andre Montgomery Matt Merimee Stori Emerson Heath Harding Isaiah Hill Alonzo Smith Joey Brookhart Jared Sharp Kobe Burse Bert Birdsall Zach Smierciak Leonard Ross Brad Koenig Nate Becker Bart Baratti Nick Dowd T.J. Williams Ryan Mullen Matt Smallbone Mitch Palmer Doug Costin Cameron Petrie Nick Walter Jack Schroer Randy Heideman Matt Skibinski Samuel Sloman Quentin Hardy James Gardner Sam Martin Alexx Zielinski Luke Mayock Alec Greene Dean Lemon Pasquale Calcagno Mack Duffin Nate Trawick OH 26 IL 15 GA 12 MI 11 IN 10 Hometowns of the 2016 Miami (OH) 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 Ohio 26 Illinois 15 Georgia 12 Michigan 11 Indiana 10 North Carolina 4 Florida 4 South Carolina 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 5 Butler County, Ohio pop. 393,000 5 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 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’ 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.
