2015 Minnesota roster

118 players: 10 freshmen, 1 senior, 107 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from Minnesota (40) and Illinois (13). The 2015 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
7	Mitch Leidner QB	6′4″		Lakeville, MN	2,701 passing yards, 14 TD
11	Demry Croft QB	6′5″	205	Rockford, IL	34 passing yards
15	Conor Rhoda QB	6′3″	225	Eagan, MN
18	Jacques Perra QB	6′3″	223	Roseville, MN

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
1	Rodney Smith RB3-star recruit		5′11″	210	Jonesboro, GA	670 rushing yards, 2 TD
4	Shannon Brooks RB		6′0″	215	Austell, GA	709 rushing yards, 7 TD
35	Rodrick Williams Jr RB		5′11″	234	Lewisville, TX	108 rushing yards, 1 TD
43	Tyler Hartmann FB		6′3″		Andover, MN	3 returns, 31 yards
41	Miles Thomas FB		5′11″		Downs, KS	4 catches, 42 yards
32	Berkley Edwards RB		5′9″	200	Novi, MI	29 rushing yards
28	Jonathan Femi-Cole RB	RS	6′0″	225	Vaughan, ON
44	Jacob Kirsch RB		5′11″	201	Rochester, MN
	James Johannesson RB3-star recruit				Fargo, ND

Receivers 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
1	K.J. Maye WR		5′10″	194	Mobile, AL	73 catches, 773 yards, 5 TD
82	Drew Wolitarsky WR3-star recruit		6′3″		Santa Clarita, CA	39 catches, 524 yards, 3 TD
9	Eric Carter WR		5′11″	193	Lakeland, FL	23 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD
88	Rashad Still WR		6′5″	214	El Paso, TX	18 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD
1	Isaiah Gentry-Madaris WR	Sr.	6′4″	220	Cincinnati, OH	2 catches, 36 yards
5	Melvin Holland Jr. WR3-star recruit		6′3″	206	Ashburn, VA	2 catches, 8 yards
15	Chris Streveler WR		6′3″	215	Crystal Lake, IL	1 catch, 4 yards
2	Isaiah Gentry WR3-star recruit		6′4″	225	Cincinnati, OH
12	Hunter Register WR		6′5″	214	Lafayette, LA
15	Desmond Gant WR		6′3″	214	Aurora, IL
16	Jeff Jones WR4-star recruit		6′0″	209	Minneapolis, MN
19	Michael Conway WR		6′5″	225	La Crescent, MN
22	Jeff Borchardt WR		6′0″	204	Medina, MN
23	E.J. Sardinha WR		6′1″	194	Wellington, FL
24	Adam Mayer WR		6′1″	215	Walnut Creek, CA
26	Brian Smith WR		6′4″		Milwaukee, WI
29	Louis Tuszynski WR		5′11″	187	Germantown, WI
84	Will Reger WR		6′3″	204	Burnsville, MN
89	Matt Morse WR		6′1″	195	Apple Valley, MN
89	Tyler Moore WR3-star recruit		5′10″	163	Galena Park, TX

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
86	Brandon Lingen TE		6′5″	254	Wayzata, MN	33 catches, 428 yards, 3 TD
45	Nick Hart TE		6′5″		Prior Lake, MN	9 catches, 84 yards
80	Nate Wozniak TE3-star recruit		6′10″	280	Greenwood, IN	8 catches, 75 yards
83	Noah Scarver TE		6′5″		Minneapolis, MN	1 catch, 5 yards
44	Colton Beebe TE	RS	6′3″	265	Kansas City, KS
81	Duke Anyanwu TE		6′4″	245	Blaine, MN

Offensive line 22

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Luke Rasmussen OL		6′7″	295	Brookfield, WI
55	Connor Mayes OL		6′5″	330	Van Alstyne, TX
58	Quinn Oseland OL3-star recruit		6′6″	305	Springfield, IL
60	Matt Leidner OL		6′2″	290	Lakeville, MN
61	Bronson Dovich OL		6′5″	300	Chaska, MN
62	Jared Weyler OL	Fr.	6′4″	300	Dayton, OH
63	Jon Christenson OL		6′4″	303	Minnetonka, MN
64	Conner Olson OL		6′5″	310	Monticello, MN
64	Matt Oldenkamp OL		6′6″	273	Eagle River, AK
65	Josh Campion OL		6′5″	307	Fergus Falls, MN
66	Ted Stieber OL3-star recruit		6′6″	320	Akron, OH
67	Brian Bobek OL		6′2″	289	Inverness, IL
68	Isaac Hayes OL3-star recruit		6′2″	316	Brooklyn Park, MN
70	Chad Fahning OL		6′6″	290	St. Paul, MN
73	Donnell Greene OL	Fr.	6′7″	320	Marietta, GA
73	Joe Bjorklund OL		6′5″	300	Rosemount, MN
74	Nick Connelly OL		6′7″	300	Red Wing, MN
75	Noah Kuehn OL		6′6″	305	Eagan, MN
76	Alex Mayes OL3-star recruit		6′6″	310	Van Alstyne, TX
77	Foster Bush OL		6′5″	306	Menasha, WI
78	Ben Lauer OL		6′7″	317	Plymouth, MN
79	Jonah Pirsig OL3-star recruit		6′9″	325	Blue Earth, MN

Defensive line 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
3	Jerry Gibson DL	Fr.	6′3″	260	Theodore, AL
9	Alex Keith DL		6′3″	254	Columbia, MO
19	Gary Moore DL	Fr.	6′4″	300	Mobile, AL
52	Yoshoub Timms DL		6′2″		Fort Walton Beach, FL
55	Theiren Cockran DL		6′6″	258	Homestead, FL
69	Justin Carr DL		6′2″	280	Rochester, MN
87	Gaelin Elmore DL		6′6″	275	Somerset, WI
91	Julien Kafo DL		6′4″	265	Mont-Tremblant, QC
92	Robert Ndondo-Lay DL		6′5″	264	Minneapolis, MN
94	Mose Hall DL		6′4″	275	Mobile, AL
95	Hendrick Ekpe DL		6′5″		Lewisville, TX
96	Steven Richardson DL		6′0″	292	Chicago, IL
97	Scott Ekpe DL		6′4″		Lewisville, TX
99	Andrew Stelter DL		6′4″	298	Owatonna, MN

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
26	De’Vondre Campbell LB		6′5″		Fort Myers, FL	1 INT
12	Cody Poock LB		6′2″	229	Okoboji, IA
13	Jonathan Celestin LB		6′1″	232	Jonesboro, GA
15	Everett Williams LB		6′1″	244	Mansfield, TX
18	Peter Westerhaus LB3-star recruit		6′3″	230	Chanhassen, MN
19	Cedric Dicke LB		6′3″	210	Cannon Falls, MN
20	Julian Huff LB	Fr.	6′0″	225	Bolingbrook, IL
30	Chris Wipson LB3-star recruit		6′2″	216	Plymouth, MN
35	Jaylen Waters LB3-star recruit		6′3″	247	Killeen, TX
36	Blake Cashman LB	Fr.	6′2″	235	Eden Prairie, MN
48	Blake Weber LB		6′1″	225	Prior Lake, MN
50	Jack Lynn LB		6′3″		Lake Zurich, IL
56	Nick Rallis LB		5′11″		Edina, MN
57	Joey Mydra LB		6′3″	215	Hopkins, MN
59	Ray Dixon LB		6′3″	225	Loxahatchee, FL

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
3	KiAnte Hardin DB		5′10″		Webb City, MO	20 returns, 328 yards
29	Briean Boddy-Calhoun DB		5′11″		Wilmington, DE	4 INT
5	Jalen Myrick DB		5′10″		Bloomingdale, GA	3 INT
1	Craig James DB		5′10″	191	Edwardsville, IL	12 returns, −7 yards
11	Antonio Johnson DB		6′0″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
31	Eric Murray DB		6′0″		Milwaukee, WI	1 INT
2	Dior Johnson DB		6′2″	210	Detroit, MI
2	Jacob Huff DB	Fr.	5′11″	210	Bolingbrook, IL
4	Adekunle Ayinde DB		6′0″	210	Blaine, MN
6	Ace Rogers DB		6′1″	210	Iowa City, IA
7	Damarius Travis DB		6′2″		Pensacola, FL
8	Duke McGhee DB		6′1″	211	Decatur, GA
14	Zo Craighton DB		6′1″	206	Geismar, LA
21	Ray Buford DB		6′2″		Detroit, MI
33	John McKelvey DB		6′0″	203	Hunting Valley, OH
34	Antonio Shenault DB	Fr.	5′11″	190	Roselle, IL
40	Alexander Starks DB		5′11″	200	Plainfield, IL
87	Cavonte Johnson DB		5′11″	198	Edina, MN

Specialists 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
18	Ryan Santoso P		6′6″	258	Pace, FL	17 of 21 field goals
37	Peter Mortell P		6′2″		Green Bay, WI	74 punts, 43.4 average
25	Payton Jordahl LS	Fr.	6′2″	230	Perham, MN
34	Logan McElfresh P		6′1″	214	Brainerd, MN
38	Emmit Carpenter PK	Fr.	6′0″	200	Green Bay, WI
39	Trey Hansen LS		6′2″	215	Cedar Falls, IA
40	Chase Samuels LS		6′0″	200	Phoenix, AZ
42	Justin Juenemann PK		6′0″	175	Phillipsburg, KS
97	Andrew Harte PK		6′0″	190	Downers Grove, IL

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
85	Lincoln Plsek			6′4″		West, TX

Hometowns of the 2015 Minnesota 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

Minnesota 40
Illinois 13
Texas 10
Florida 8
Wisconsin 8
Ohio 6
Georgia 6
Alabama 4

Top counties

Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 13
Dakota County, Minnesota pop. 446,000 7
Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 4
Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 3
Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 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’ 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.