Teams Miami (OH) 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Miami (OH) roster 110 players: 13 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 16 juniors, 60 with no class listed. From 19 states; the most from Ohio (33) and Illinois (22). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Gus Ragland QB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 2,041 passing yards, 19 TD 5 Billy Bahl QB 6′4″ 233 Woodstock, IL 820 passing yards, 5 TD 9 Alex James Malzone QB So. 6′2″ 230 Farmington Hills, MI
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 26 Alonzo Smith RB Jr. 5′10″ 208 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 660 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Kenny Young RB Jr. 5′7″ 179 Tallahasee, FL 772 rushing yards, 6 TD 31 Maurice Thomas RB 5′11″ 179 Oxford, OH 6 returns, 98 yards 1 Jaylon Bester RB 5′8″ 180 Belleville, IL 111 rushing yards 33 Leonard Ross RB 5′11″ 205 LaGrange Park, IL 57 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Zach Kahn RB Fr. 5′10″ 211 Strongsville, OH 36 Mason Kuhr RB 5′10″ 190 Centerville, OH
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 81 James Gardner WR Jr. 6′4″ 216 Fort Lauderdale, FL 47 catches, 927 yards, 11 TD 88 Jared Murphy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 182 Fort Wayne, IN 38 catches, 430 yards, 2 TD 83 Sam Martin WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 201 Boulder, CO 25 catches, 359 yards, 3 TD 86 Luke Mayock WR So. 6′5″ 229 Sugar Land, TX 14 catches, 215 yards, 1 TD 25 Isaiah Hill WR 5′11″ 204 Duncan, SC 3 rushing yards 4 Chris Hudson WR 6′4″ 224 Hazard, KY 13 Jack Sorenson WR RS 6′0″ 195 Kildeer, IL 13 Kyle Row WR 6′0″ 182 Oregon, OH 16 Zack Hazlett WR Fr. 5′11″ 205 Dublin, OH 19 K.J. Hancock WR 6′1″ 209 Suwanee, GA 19 Nick Marosi WR So. 6′1″ 210 Grand Rapids, MI 27 Jared Sharp WR 5′8″ 168 Flossmoor, IL 28 Jack Grochowski WR 6′4″ 215 Palatine, IL 30 Ben Rinsma WR 6′3″ 190 Powell, OH 34 Myles McKernin WR 5′8″ 176 Hinsdale, IL 85 Tyler Fleetwood WR Fr. 6′1″ 201 Lilburn, GA
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 82 Ryan Smith TE 6′4″ 265 River Forest, IL 35 catches, 454 yards, 4 TD 37 Grant Niemiec TE 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Commerce, MI 4 tackles 44 Nate Becker TE 6′5″ 264 Carmel, IN 3 catches, 23 yards 46 Andrew Homer TE 6′6″ 246 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 80 Quentin Hardy TE So. 6′5″ 237 Murfreesboro, TN 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD 35 Michael Davenport TE 6′1″ 199 Cincinnati, OH 37 Payton O’Reilly TE Fr. 6′0″ 225 Bozeman, MT 43 Kyle Speas TE Fr. 6′5″ 234 Plainfield, IL 84 Alexx Zielinski TE 6′5″ 252 Brighton, MI 88 Mitchell Lewis TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 251 Lisle, IL 89 Alec Greene TE 6′3″ 271 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 52 Jordan Rigg OL Jr. 6′4″ 294 Springboro, OH 3 tackles 54 Tommy Doyle OL 6′8″ 326 Edina, MN 1 tackle 50 Ryan Mullen OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Lake Villa, IL 51 Danny Godlevske OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 305 Indianapolis, IN 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 Jr. 6′3″ 300 Dublin, OH 67 Jordan Diamond OL 6′5″ 310 Chicago, IL 68 Donovan White OL Fr. 6′4″ 311 Gahanna, OH 70 Trent Maynard OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 306 Indianapolis, IN 74 Jack Schroer OL So. 6′4″ 288 New Albany, OH 75 Jarrett LaRubbio OL So. 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 So. 6′5″ 285 Livonia, MI 78 Ian Leever OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 300 Loveland, OH
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 58 Doug Costin DL So. 6′2″ 295 West Chester, PA 48 tackles, 5 sacks 92 Pasquale Calcagno DE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Charles, IL 35 tackles, 3.5 sacks 96 Nate Trawick DL Jr. 5′11″ 335 Richmond, IN 31 tackles, 1 sack 55 Ikeem Allen DL 6′5″ 270 Charlotte, NC 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Ben Kimpler DL 6′6″ 258 Libertyville, IL 14 tackles 9 Brad Earnest DL 6′1″ 245 Atlanta, GA 13 tackles 30 Josh Maize DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 277 Deerfield, IL 12 tackles 94 Mack Duffin DL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Avon, IN 10 tackles 69 A.J. Burdine DL 6′2″ 285 Cincinnati, OH 7 tackles 99 Elijah Watson DL 6′1″ 273 Hackensack, NJ 4 tackles 61 Zach Swarts DL 6′4″ 280 Fort Wayne, IN 3 tackles 52 Cam Turner DL Fr. 6′0″ 238 Saint Louis, MO 2 tackles 32 Liam Sallquist DL 6′5″ 252 Cincinnati, OH 1 tackle 36 Paul Moses DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 230 Toledo, OH 1 tackle 90 Dean Lemon DL So. 6′2″ 250 Kettering, OH 1 tackle 91 Andrew Sharp DL 6′4″ 267 Grosse Pointe, MI 1 tackle 11 Dominique Robinson DL RS 6′4″ 252 Canton, OH 11 Logan Speyer DL 6′4″ 271 Arlington, OH 45 Cole Jones DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′0″ 231 Oxford, OH 71 Sam Murrer DL So. 6′4″ 295 Park Hills, KY 73 Josiah Tate DL 6′2″ 250 Pepper Pike, OH 93 David Marsh DL 6′3″ 258 Indianapolis, IN 94 Jahmal Wynter DL RS 6′2″ 281 Mcdonough, GA
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 38 Brad Koenig LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Ann Arbor, MI 102 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Junior McMullen LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 245 Oak Park, MI 57 tackles, 2 sacks 48 Sam Connolly LB 6′1″ 245 Chicago, IL 28 tackles, 1 INT 27 Kobe Burse LB So. 6′0″ 224 Muskegon Heights, MI 25 tackles 17 Myles Reid LB So. 6′1″ 225 Atlanta, GA 5 tackles 37 Nick Lavigna LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Cleveland, OH 1 tackle 35 Ryan McWood LB 6′2″ 221 Grosse Pointe, MI 39 Nigel Adams LB 5′11″ 231 Lawrenceville, GA 47 Reese Melton LB 6′2″ 211 Columbus, OH
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Tony Reid DB 5′11″ 190 Charlotte, NC 73 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 2 Joshua Allen DB Jr. 205 Charlotte, NC 53 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 21 De’Andre Montgomery DB Jr. 6′2″ 228 Hampton, GA 62 tackles, 1 INT 24 Heath Harding DB 5′10″ 190 Dayton, OH 62 tackles, 1 INT 15 Deondre Daniels DB Jr. 5′11″ 196 Goose Creek, SC 35 tackles, 1 INT 8 Daryus Thompson DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Powder Springs, GA 26 tackles 1 Cedric Asseh DB So. 6′1″ 192 Loganville, GA 15 tackles, 1 INT 49 Bart Baratti DB So. 6′1″ 200 Spring, TX 11 tackles 22 Matt Merimee DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Fairview Park, OH 3 tackles, 1 INT 6 Travion Banks DB So. 5′11″ 183 Evanston, IL 6 tackles 3 Mike Brown DB 6′1″ 222 Grand Rapids, MI 4 tackles 12 Tay Gowan DB 6′1″ 180 Covington, GA 1 tackle 4 Allan Koikoi DB So. 5′11″ 185 Baltimore, MD 13 Donte Taylor Jr. DB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Akron, OH 14 Zedrick Raymond DB So. 6′0″ 181 Mobile, AL 20 Jack Alpert DB 6′1″ 191 Cleveland, OH 29 Khari Anderson DB 6′1″ 195 Cleveland, OH 48 Luke Sheppard DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Joliet, IL
Gus Ragland, Liam Sallquist, Michael Davenport, Andrew Homer, A.J. Burdine, Sam Murrer Zack Hazlett, Ben Rinsma, Evan Crabtree, Sam McCollum Joshua Allen, Tony Reid, Ikeem Allen Kyle Kramer, Myles McKernin, Mitchell Lewis Jack Alpert, Khari Anderson, Nick Lavigna Danny Godlevske, Trent Maynard, David Marsh Mike Brown, Nick Marosi Travion Banks, Ryan Smith Brad Earnest, Myles Reid Jack Sorenson, Jack Grochowski Kyle Row, Paul Moses Josh Maize, Jacob Swartz Maurice Thomas, Cole Jones Ryan Sandles, Grant Niemiec Ryan McWood, Andrew Sharp Nigel Adams, Tyler Fleetwood Reese Melton, Alec Greene Sam Connolly, Jordan Diamond Cam Turner, Mitch Palmer Tommy Doyle, Zach Hovey Zach Swarts, Jared Murphy Cedric Asseh Jaylon Bester Allan Koikoi Chris Hudson Billy Bahl Junior McMullen Daryus Thompson Alex James Malzone Dominique Robinson Logan Speyer Tay Gowan Donte Taylor Jr. Zedrick Raymond Deondre Daniels K.J. Hancock De’Andre Montgomery Matt Merimee Heath Harding Isaiah Hill Alonzo Smith Joey Brookhart Jared Sharp Kobe Burse Zach Kahn Paul Young Leonard Ross Mason Kuhr Payton O’Reilly Brad Koenig Kyle Speas Nate Becker Luke Sheppard Bart Baratti Ryan Mullen Jordan Rigg Doug Costin Trent Kramer Donovan White Josiah Tate Jack Schroer Jarrett LaRubbio Randy Heideman Matt Skibinski Ian Leever Samuel Sloman Quentin Hardy James Gardner Sam Martin Alexx Zielinski Luke Mayock Dean Lemon Pasquale Calcagno Jahmal Wynter Mack Duffin Ben Kimpler Nate Trawick Elijah Watson OH 33 IL 22 MI 12 GA 11 IN 8 Hometowns of the 2017 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 33 Illinois 22 Michigan 12 Georgia 11 Indiana 8 North Carolina 3 Florida 3 Texas 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 7 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 7 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 6 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 5 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.
