2016 Michigan roster

142 players: 31 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 98 with no class listed. From 28 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (52) and Ohio (14). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
3	Wilton Speight QB	So.	6′6″	232	Richmond, VA	2,538 passing yards, 18 TD
8	John O’Korn QB		6′4″	211	Huntingdon, PA	173 passing yards, 2 TD
11	Shane Morris QB4-star recruit		6′3″	225	Warren, MI	45 passing yards
6	Michael Sessa QB	Fr.	6′8″	215	Hinsdale, IL
15	Alex Malzone QB4-star recruit		6′2″	228	Farmington Hills, MI
15	Garrett Moores QB		6′5″	214	Detroit, MI
18	Brandon Peters QB4-star recruit		6′5″	220	Avon, IN

Running backs 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
4	De’Veon Smith RB4-star recruit		5′11″		Warren, OH	846 rushing yards, 10 TD
9	Chris Evans RB4-star recruit		5′11″	216	Indianapolis, IN	614 rushing yards, 4 TD
22	Karan Higdon RB	So.	5′10″	202	Sarasota, FL	425 rushing yards, 6 TD
80	Khalid Hill FB		6′2″	265	Detroit, MI	39 rushing yards, 10 TD
37	Bobby Henderson FB		6′0″		Hopewell Junction, NY	37 rushing yards, 1 TD
5	Jared Wangler FB	So.	6′2″	240	Royal Oak, MI	1 tackle
26	Kingston Davis RB	Fr.	6′1″	240	Prattville, AL	17 rushing yards
27	Joe Hewlett RB	So.	6′0″	202	Novi, MI	−1 rushing yards
13	Tru Wilson RB		5′10″	200	Warren, MI	1 rushing yard
19	Henry Poggi FB4-star recruit		6′4″	244	Baltimore, MD	4 rushing yards
30	Joe Beneducci FB		5′9″	229	Far Hills, NJ	1 rushing yard
41	Michael Hirsch FB		6′1″		Glenview, IL	2 rushing yards
5	O’Maury Samuels RB4-star recruit		5′11″	195	Los Lunas, NM
20	Drake Johnson RB		6′1″		Ann Arbor, MI
35	Brian Chu FB		5′10″	223	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
39	Spencer Dickow FB		6′0″	237	Bloomfield Hills, MI
40	Nick Volk FB		5′11″	257	Frankenmuth, MI
44	Jared Char RB	Fr.	5′11″	200	Farmington Hills, MI
45	Peter Bush RB	Fr.	6′2″	220	Newport Beach, CA

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
82	Amara Darboh WR4-star recruit		6′2″		West Des Moines, IA	57 catches, 862 yards, 7 TD
86	Jehu Chesson WR		6′3″		St. Louis, MO	35 catches, 500 yards, 2 TD
88	Grant Perry WR	So.	6′0″	195	Bloomfield Hills, MI	13 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
13	Eddie McDoom WR		6′0″	185	Winter Garden, FL	5 catches, 59 yards
11	Kekoa Crawford WR4-star recruit		6′1″	180	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	4 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD
1	Drake Harris WR4-star recruit	So.	6′4″	190	Grand Rapids, MI	2 catches, 11 yards
85	Maurice Ways WR		6′3″	215	Beverly Hills, MI	2 catches, 24 yards
17	Nate Johnson WR		5′11″	185	Thompson’s Station, TN	1 catch, 4 yards
15	Jacob West WR	Fr.	6′1″	212	Pinckney, MI
16	Jack Wangler WR		6′1″	202	Royal Oak, MI
17	Simeon Smith WR		6′6″	210	Kalamazoo, MI
18	Brendan White WR	Fr.	6′1″	197	Scottsdale, AZ
24	Jake Martin WR	Fr.	5′11″	197	Grand Rapids, MI
43	Tyler Grosz WR	Fr.	6′1″	203	Auburn Hills, MI
81	Nate Schoenle WR	RS	6′2″	207	Plymouth, MI
82	Desmond Nicholas WR	Fr.	5′11″	182	Buffalo, NY

Tight ends 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
88	Jake Butt TE4-star recruit		6′6″		Pickerington, OH	46 catches, 546 yards, 4 TD
89	Ian Bunting TE4-star recruit		6′7″	252	Hinsdale, IL	5 catches, 46 yards
17	Tyrone Wheatley TE4-star recruit		6′6″	265	Buffalo, NY	3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD
84	Sean McKeon TE	Fr.	6′5″	246	Dudley, MA	2 catches, 10 yards
86	Devin Asiasi TE4-star recruit		6′3″	279	Shoreview, CA	2 catches, 18 yards, 1 TD
81	Michael Jocz TE		6′4″		Novi, MI	1 catch, 12 yards
34	Kenneth Ferris TE		6′5″	247	Fowlerville, MI
38	Joseph Files TE	Fr.	6′4″	253	Lake Orion, MI
82	Nick Eubanks TE	RS	6′5″	256	Plantation, FL
83	Zach Gentry TE4-star recruit	So.	6′8″	262	Albuquerque, NM
86	Conner Edmonds TE		6′5″	252	Richfield, WI

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Michael Onwenu OL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	350	Detroit, MI
51	Cesar Ruiz OL4-star recruit	RS	6′4″	319	Camden, NJ
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
61	Dan Jokisch OL	Fr.	6′5″	296	Clarkston, MI
63	Ben Pliska OL		6′4″	276	Kirkland, WA
64	Stephen Spanellis OL	RS	6′5″	300	Baltimore, MD
65	Anthony Kay OL		6′4″	275	West Bloomfield, MI
67	Kyle Kalis OL4-star recruit		6′5″	305	Lakewood, OH
68	Andrew Vastardis OL		6′3″	294	Ashburn, VA
70	Nolan Ulizio OL		6′5″	305	West Chester, OH
71	Ben Braden OL		6′6″	335	Rockford, MI
74	Ben Bredeson OL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	325	Hartland, WI
75	Jon Runyan OL	Fr.	6′5″	321	Moorestown, NJ
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
79	Greg Robinson OL	Fr.	6′6″	306	Hudson, OH

Defensive line 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
33	Taco Charlton DE4-star recruit		6′6″		Pickerington, OH	39 tackles, 9.5 sacks
43	Chris Wormley DE4-star recruit		6′6″		Toledo, OH	37 tackles, 6 sacks
96	Ryan Glasgow DT		6′4″		Aurora, IL	41 tackles, 4 sacks
73	Maurice Hurst Jr. DL4-star recruit		6′2″	280	Westwood, MA	32 tackles, 4.5 sacks
99	Matthew Godin DT4-star recruit		6′6″		Novi, MI	27 tackles, 1 sack
3	Rashan Gary DL5-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	283	Plainfield, NJ	23 tackles, 1 sack
90	Bryan Mone DL4-star recruit	So.	6′4″	335	Salt Lake City, UT	10 tackles
93	Lawrence Marshall DL4-star recruit	So.	6′4″	285	Southfield, MI	5 tackles
55	Garrett Miller DT		6′4″		Adrian, MI	4 tackles
91	Reuben Jones DL	Fr.	6′4″	250	Lakeland, FL	2 tackles
99	Michael Dwumfour DL		6′1″	296	Scotch Plains, NJ	2 tackles
2	Carlo Kemp DL4-star recruit	RS	6′3″	286	Boulder, CO
7	Shelton Johnson DE		6′5″	212	Delray Beach, FL
37	Dane Drobocky DL	Fr.	6′3″	245	Bowling Green, KY
53	Salim Makki DT		6′0″	264	Dearborn, MI
54	Carl Myers DL	Fr.	6′2″	286	Grand Rapids, MI
92	Ron Johnson DL4-star recruit		6′4″	267	Camden, NJ
95	Donovan Jeter DL4-star recruit		6′3″	318	Beaver Falls, PA
98	Aubrey Solomon DL5-star recruit		6′5″	315	Leesburg, GA

Linebackers 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
42	Ben Gedeon LB4-star recruit		6′3″		Hudson, OH	94 tackles, 4.5 sacks
9	Mike McCray LB4-star recruit		6′4″	242	Trotwood, OH	72 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT
5	Jabrill Peppers LB5-star recruit		6′1″		East Orange, NJ	72 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
15	Chase Winovich LB4-star recruit	So.	6′3″	255	Clairton, PA	31 tackles, 5 sacks
29	Jordan Glasgow LB	Fr.	6′1″	226	Aurora, IL	12 tackles
10	Devin Bush LB4-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	233	Pembroke Pines, FL	11 tackles
59	Noah Furbush LB	So.	6′5″	237	Kenton, OH	9 tackles
7	Khaleke Hudson LB	Fr.	6′0″	220	Mckeesport, PA	8 tackles
46	Michael Francis Wroblewski LB		6′2″	237	Chicago, IL	5 tackles
6	Josh Uche LB	Fr.	6′2″	250	Miami, FL	3 tackles
52	Elysee Mbem-Bosse LB		6′3″	232	Ellenwood, GA	1 tackle
6	Devin Gil LB	RS	6′1″	236	Pembroke Pines, FL
37	Jonathan Lampani LB	RS	6′1″	239	Grand Rapids, MI
38	Geoffrey Reeves LB	RS	6′0″	217	Detroit, MI
56	Jameson Offerdahl LB		6′2″	225	Fort Lauderdale, FL
58	Alex Kaminski LB		5′11″	226	Ada, MI
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	2016
25	Dymonte Thomas S4-star recruit		6′2″		Alliance, OH	64 tackles, 1 INT
44	Delano Hill S		6′1″		Detroit, MI	50 tackles, 3 INT
8	Channing Stribling CB		6′2″		Matthews, NC	29 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
26	Jourdan Lewis CB4-star recruit		5′11″		Detroit, MI	27 tackles, 2 INT
14	Josh Metellus DB	Fr.	6′0″	218	Pembroke Pines, FL	15 tackles, 1 sack
23	Tyree Kinnel DB4-star recruit	So.	5′11″	215	Huber Heights, OH	14 tackles
28	Brandon Watson DB	So.	5′11″	204	Wilmington, DE	13 tackles
34	Jeremy Clark CB		6′4″		Madisonville, KY	11 tackles
18	A.J. Pearson S		6′0″		Johns Creek, GA	6 tackles
28	Keith Washington CB	Fr.	6′1″	180	Prattville, AL	3 tackles
24	Lavert Hill DB4-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	182	Detroit, MI	2 tackles
20	Matt Mitchell DB		5′10″	191	Dexter, MI
22	David Long DB4-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	198	Los Angeles, CA
28	Austin Brenner DB		6′2″	189	Saline, MI
30	Tyler Cochran DB	Fr.	6′1″	206	Royal Oak, MI
32	Louis Grodman DB	Fr.	5′11″	196	Commerce Township, MI
36	Taylor Krupp DB		6′1″	186	New Lothrop, MI
40	Kenneth Sloss CB		5′11″	170	Monroe, MI
42	John Baty DB	RS	5′11″	170	Honolulu, HI
49	Anthony Dalimonte S		5′9″	176	Bloomfield Hills, MI

Specialists 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
91	Kenny Allen PK		6′4″		Fenton, MI	19 of 23 field goals
12	Ryan Tice PK		6′1″	170	Saline, MI	0 of 1 field goal
3	Quinn Nordin PK	RS	6′1″	196	Rockford, MI
31	James Foug PK		5′11″	178	Palo Alto, CA
31	Scott Sypniewski LS		6′1″	231	Ottawa, IL
33	Camaron Cheeseman LS	RS	6′4″	230	New Albany, OH
38	Bradley Deeg LS		6′0″	176	Plymouth, MI
39	Alan Selzer PK	Fr.	6′3″	178	Dallas, TX
49	Andrew Robinson LS		6′0″	218	Troy, MI
99	Will Hart P		6′3″	206	Hunting Valley, OH

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
32	Ty Isaac 4-star recruit			6′3″	228	Shorewood, IL	417 rushing yards, 5 TD
	M Wrobolewski						3 tackles

Hometowns of the 2016 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 52
Ohio 14
Florida 11
New Jersey 10
Illinois 8
California 6
Pennsylvania 5
Virginia 3

Top counties

Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 20
Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 11
Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 7
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5
Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 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’ 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.