2015 Michigan roster

128 players: 13 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 114 with no class listed. From 24 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (53) and Ohio (24). The 2015 season.

Quarterbacks 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
15	Jake Rudock QB		6′3″		Weston, FL	3,017 passing yards, 20 TD
3	Wilton Speight QB	Fr.	6′6″	232	Richmond, VA	73 passing yards, 1 TD
6	Brian Cleary QB		6′3″	205	Detroit, MI
8	John O’Korn QB		6′4″	211	Huntingdon, PA
11	Shane Morris QB4-star recruit		6′3″	225	Warren, MI
13	Matt Thompson QB		6′5″	214	Cincinnati, OH
15	Alex Malzone QB4-star recruit		6′2″	228	Farmington Hills, MI
15	Garrett Moores QB		6′5″	214	Detroit, MI

Running backs 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
4	De’Veon Smith RB4-star recruit		5′11″		Warren, OH	753 rushing yards, 6 TD
20	Drake Johnson RB		6′1″		Ann Arbor, MI	271 rushing yards, 4 TD
27	Derrick Green RB5-star recruit		5′11″		Richmond, VA	157 rushing yards, 2 TD
39	Sione Houma FB		6′0″		Salt Lake City, UT	184 rushing yards, 5 TD
36	Joe Kerridge FB		6′0″		Traverse City, MI	62 rushing yards, 1 TD
22	Karan Higdon RB	Fr.	5′10″	202	Sarasota, FL	19 rushing yards
29	Ross Taylor-Douglas RB		5′10″	186	Avon, OH	18 rushing yards
80	Khalid Hill FB		6′2″	265	Detroit, MI	4 catches, 71 yards
19	Henry Poggi FB4-star recruit		6′4″	244	Baltimore, MD	1 catch, 2 yards
29	Ross Douglas RB		5′10″		Avon, OH	3 rushing yards
5	Jared Wangler FB	Fr.	6′2″	240	Royal Oak, MI
18	Antonio Whitfield RB		5′4″	160	Canal Winchester, OH
24	Kevin Gross RB		5′11″	195	Saline, MI
26	Kingston Davis RB	RS	6′1″	240	Prattville, AL
27	Joe Hewlett RB	Fr.	6′0″	202	Novi, MI
30	Joe Beneducci FB		5′9″	229	Far Hills, NJ
34	Deyanco Hardwick FB		5′11″	225	Ann Arbor, MI
37	Bobby Henderson FB		6′0″		Hopewell Junction, NY
40	Nick Volk FB		5′11″	257	Frankenmuth, MI

Receivers 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
82	Amara Darboh WR4-star recruit		6′2″		West Des Moines, IA	58 catches, 727 yards, 5 TD
86	Jehu Chesson WR		6′3″		St. Louis, MO	50 catches, 764 yards, 9 TD
88	Grant Perry WR	Fr.	6′0″	195	Bloomfield Hills, MI	14 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD
1	Drake Harris WR4-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	190	Grand Rapids, MI	6 catches, 39 yards
85	Maurice Ways WR		6′3″	215	Beverly Hills, MI	3 catches, 40 yards
8	Freddy Canteen WR4-star recruit	So.	6′1″	195	Elkton, MD	1 catch, 0 yards
10	Da’Mario Jones WR		6′2″		Westland, MI	1 catch, 2 yards
3	Bo Dever WR		6′2″		Lake Forest, IL
16	Jack Wangler WR		6′1″	202	Royal Oak, MI
41	Brian Cole WR4-star recruit		6′2″	200	Saginaw, MI
83	Jaron Dukes WR		6′4″	204	Columbus, OH
89	Brad Anlauf WR		6′4″	199	Hinsdale, IL

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
88	Jake Butt TE4-star recruit		6′6″		Pickerington, OH	51 catches, 654 yards, 3 TD
84	A.J. Williams TE4-star recruit		6′6″		Cincinnati, OH	12 catches, 129 yards
89	Ian Bunting TE4-star recruit		6′7″	252	Hinsdale, IL	5 catches, 72 yards
17	Tyrone Wheatley TE4-star recruit		6′6″	265	Buffalo, NY
81	Michael Jocz TE		6′4″		Novi, MI
83	Zach Gentry TE4-star recruit	Fr.	6′8″	262	Albuquerque, NM
97	Cody Zeisler TE		6′3″	255	Ann Arbor, MI

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Greg Froelich OL	6′2″	257	Maplewood, NJ
52	Mason Cole OL4-star recruit	6′5″	297	Tarpon Springs, FL
55	David Dawson OL4-star recruit	6′4″	325	Detroit, MI
57	Patrick Kugler OL4-star recruit	6′5″	296	Wexford, PA
57	William Coleman OL	6′1″	320	Battle Creek, MI
61	Graham Glasgow OL	6′6″	303	Aurora, IL
62	Blake Bars OL	6′5″	281	Nashville, TN
63	Ben Pliska OL	6′4″	276	Kirkland, WA
67	Kyle Kalis OL4-star recruit	6′5″	305	Lakewood, OH
70	Nolan Ulizio OL	6′5″	305	West Chester, OH
71	Ben Braden OL	6′6″	335	Rockford, MI
72	Logan Tuley-Tillman OL4-star recruit	6′7″	309	Peoria, IL
73	Chris Fox OL4-star recruit	6′6″	303	Parker, CO
74	Dan Samuelson OL	6′5″	289	Plymouth, IN
76	Juwann Bushell-Beatty OL4-star recruit	6′6″	318	Paramus, NJ
77	Grant Newsome OL4-star recruit	6′7″	318	McLean, VA
78	Erik Magnuson OL4-star recruit	6′6″	305	San Diego, CA

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
91	Wyatt Shallman DL4-star recruit		6′3″	266	Hartland, MI	9 rushing yards
7	Shelton Johnson DE		6′5″	212	Delray Beach, FL
33	Taco Charlton DE4-star recruit		6′6″		Pickerington, OH
37	Dane Drobocky DL	RS	6′3″	245	Bowling Green, KY
43	Chris Wormley DE4-star recruit		6′6″		Toledo, OH
45	Brady Pallante DL		6′1″	276	Naples, FL
50	Tom Strobel DE4-star recruit		6′6″	270	Mentor, OH
53	Mario Ojemudia DE4-star recruit		6′2″		Farmington Hills, MI
54	Carl Myers DL	RS	6′2″	286	Grand Rapids, MI
55	Garrett Miller DT		6′4″		Adrian, MI
69	Willie Henry DT		6′3″		Cleveland, OH
73	Maurice Hurst Jr. DL4-star recruit		6′2″	280	Westwood, MA
90	Bryan Mone DL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	335	Salt Lake City, UT
91	Reuben Jones DL	RS	6′4″	250	Lakeland, FL
93	Lawrence Marshall DL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	285	Southfield, MI
96	Ryan Glasgow DT		6′4″		Aurora, IL
99	Matthew Godin DT4-star recruit		6′6″		Novi, MI

Linebackers 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
5	Jabrill Peppers LB5-star recruit		6′1″		East Orange, NJ	26 returns, 417 yards
3	Desmond Morgan LB		6′1″		Holland, MI	1 INT
9	Mike McCray LB4-star recruit		6′4″	242	Trotwood, OH
14	Allen Gant LB		6′2″	225	Sylvania, OH
15	Chase Winovich LB4-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	255	Clairton, PA
15	James Ross LB4-star recruit		6′1″	232	Orchard Lake, MI
27	Chris Terech LB		6′2″	215	Saline, MI
31	Nick Benda LB		6′0″	223	Champion, MI
35	Joe Bolden LB4-star recruit		6′3″	232	Cincinnati, OH
38	John Andrysiak LB		6′1″	215	Flint, MI
42	Ben Gedeon LB4-star recruit		6′3″		Hudson, OH
46	Michael Wroblewski LB		6′2″		Saint Clair Shores, MI
51	Tommy Whitted LB		6′1″	225	Winter Park, FL
52	Royce Jenkins-Stone LB4-star recruit		6′2″		Detroit, MI
54	Dan Liesman LB		6′2″	233	Lansing, MI
56	Jameson Offerdahl LB		6′2″	225	Fort Lauderdale, FL
58	Alex Kaminski LB		5′11″	226	Ada, MI
59	Noah Furbush LB	Fr.	6′5″	237	Kenton, OH
88	Jack Dunaway LB		6′2″	233	Bloomfield Hills, MI
92	Cheyenn Robertson LB		6′3″	228	Union City, NJ

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
26	Jourdan Lewis CB4-star recruit		5′11″		Detroit, MI	15 returns, 378 yards
34	Jeremy Clark CB		6′4″		Madisonville, KY	3 INT
8	Channing Stribling CB		6′2″		Matthews, NC	2 INT
22	Jarrod Wilson S4-star recruit		6′2″		Akron, OH	2 INT
25	Dymonte Thomas S4-star recruit		6′2″		Alliance, OH	1 return, 28 yards
32	Brian Cole II S		6′2″	210	Saginaw, MI	1 catch, −1 yards
13	Terry Richardson CB4-star recruit		5′9″	174	Detroit, MI
18	A.J. Pearson S		6′0″		Johns Creek, GA
20	Matt Mitchell DB		5′10″	191	Dexter, MI
23	Tyree Kinnel DB4-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	215	Huber Heights, OH
24	Wayne Lyons CB		6′1″	193	Fort Lauderdale, FL
27	Travis Wooley CB		6′0″	195	Sault Sainte Marie, MI
28	Brandon Watson DB	Fr.	5′11″	204	Wilmington, DE
28	Keith Washington CB	RS	6′1″	180	Prattville, AL
30	Reon Dawson DB		6′2″	175	Trotwood, OH
32	Shaun Austin S		6′1″	202	Plymouth, MI
38	Francois Montbrun S		5′10″	183	Ishpeming, MI
40	Kenneth Sloss CB		5′11″	170	Monroe, MI
44	Delano Hill S		6′1″		Detroit, MI
49	Anthony Dalimonte S		5′9″	176	Bloomfield Hills, MI

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
91	Kenny Allen PK		6′4″		Fenton, MI	18 of 22 field goals
12	Blake O’Neill P		6′2″		Melbourne, Australia	53 punts, 41.3 average
3	Kyle Seychel PK		6′2″	171	Brighton, MI
12	Ryan Tice PK		6′1″	170	Saline, MI
22	Andrew David P	RS	5′9″	181	Massillon, OH
31	Scott Sypniewski LS		6′1″	231	Ottawa, IL
49	Andrew Robinson LS		6′0″	218	Troy, MI

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
32	Ty Isaac 4-star recruit			6′3″	228	Shorewood, IL	205 rushing yards, 1 TD

Hometowns of the 2015 Michigan 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

Michigan 53
Ohio 24
Florida 9
Illinois 8
New Jersey 5
Virginia 3
Pennsylvania 3
Maryland 2

Top counties

Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 14
Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 10
Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 7
Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 4
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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’ 2015 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.