Teams Minnesota 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Minnesota roster 108 players: 13 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 85 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Minnesota (34) and Illinois (10). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 QB 6′4″ Lakeville, MN 2,169 passing yards, 8 TD 15 Conor Rhoda QB 6′3″ 225 Eagan, MN 88 passing yards, 1 TD 11 Demry Croft QB 6′5″ 205 Rockford, IL
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Rodney Smith RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Jonesboro, GA 1,158 rushing yards, 16 TD 4 Shannon Brooks RB 6′0″ 215 Austell, GA 650 rushing yards, 5 TD 22 Kobe McCrary RB 6′1″ 240 Chipley, FL 242 rushing yards, 3 TD 29 Carlton Djam RB 5′11″ Lindstrom, MN 33 rushing yards 28 Jonathan Femi-Cole RB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Vaughan, ON 32 Zachariah Knox RB 5′10″ 181 Stillwater, MN 40 Connor Mohs FB 6′1″ 240 Woodbury, MN James Johannesson RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fargo, ND
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 82 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Santa Clarita, CA 66 catches, 860 yards, 5 TD 88 Rashad Still WR 6′5″ 214 El Paso, TX 18 catches, 349 yards 26 Brian Smith WR 6′4″ Milwaukee, WI 17 catches, 279 yards, 1 TD 6 WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 14 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD 9 Eric Carter WR 5′11″ 193 Lakeland, FL 9 catches, 125 yards 12 Hunter Register WR 6′5″ 214 Lafayette, LA 1 catch, 6 yards 2 Isaiah Gentry WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Cincinnati, OH 5 Melvin Holland Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 206 Ashburn, VA 8 Mark Williams WR 6′0″ 195 Gainestown, AL 19 Michael Conway WR 6′5″ 225 La Crescent, MN 24 Adam Mayer WR 6′1″ 215 Walnut Creek, CA 24 Drew Hmielewski WR 6′1″ 204 Marshall, MN 84 Will Reger WR 6′3″ 204 Burnsville, MN 89 Matt Morse WR 6′1″ 195 Apple Valley, MN 89 Tyler Moore WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 163 Galena Park, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 80 Nate Wozniak TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′10″ 280 Greenwood, IN 13 catches, 135 yards 44 Colton Beebe TE Fr. 6′3″ 265 Kansas City, KS 6 catches, 48 yards 86 Brandon Lingen TE 6′5″ 254 Wayzata, MN 3 catches, 28 yards 45 Nick Hart TE 6′5″ Prior Lake, MN 1 catch, 5 yards 42 Ko Kieft TE 6′5″ 265 Sioux Center, IA 81 Duke Anyanwu TE 6′4″ 245 Blaine, MN 83 Danny Pietruszewski TE 6′3″ 225 South St. Paul, MN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Luke Rasmussen OL 6′7″ 295 Brookfield, WI 55 Connor Mayes OL 6′5″ 330 Van Alstyne, TX 58 Quinn Oseland OL 3★ 3-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 So. 6′4″ 300 Dayton, OH 63 Ryan Just OL 6′4″ 290 Rochester, MN 64 Conner Olson OL 6′5″ 310 Monticello, MN 66 Ted Stieber OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 320 Akron, OH 70 Chad Fahning OL 6′6″ 290 St. Paul, MN 73 Donnell Greene OL So. 6′7″ 320 Marietta, GA 74 Nick Connelly OL 6′7″ 300 Red Wing, MN 75 Noah Kuehn OL 6′6″ 305 Eagan, MN 76 Vincent Calhoun OL 6′4″ 320 Roswell, GA 78 Garrison Wright OL 6′4″ 319 Beattie, KS 79 Jonah Pirsig OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′9″ 325 Blue Earth, MN
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 96 DL 6′0″ 292 Chicago, IL 31 tackles, 7 sacks 95 Hendrick Ekpe DL 6′5″ Lewisville, TX 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks 99 Andrew Stelter DL 6′4″ 298 Owatonna, MN 18 tackles, 1.5 sacks 87 Gaelin Elmore DL 6′6″ 275 Somerset, WI 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 97 Scott Ekpe DL 6′4″ Lewisville, TX 17 tackles, 1 sack 46 Winston DeLattiboudere DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Baltimore, MD 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 12 Tai’yon Devers DL Fr. 6′4″ 245 Pompano Beach, FL 5 tackles, 3 sacks 93 Merrick Jackson DL 6′2″ 316 East St. Louis, IL 8 tackles, 1 sack 52 Yoshoub Timms DL 6′2″ Fort Walton Beach, FL 7 tackles, 1 sack 19 Gary Moore DL So. 6′4″ 300 Mobile, AL 2 tackles, 1 sack 3 Jerry Gibson DL So. 6′3″ 260 Theodore, AL 2 tackles 33 Tamarion Johnson DL 6′5″ 215 Detroit, MI 90 Sam Renner DL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Maple Grove, MN 91 Julien Kafo DL 6′4″ 265 Mont-Tremblant, QC 97 Royal Silver DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Cedar Rapids, IA 98 Sam White DL 6′3″ 265 Muskego, WI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Jonathan Celestin LB 6′1″ 232 Jonesboro, GA 80 tackles, 2.5 sacks 50 Jack Lynn LB 6′3″ Lake Zurich, IL 77 tackles, 0.5 sacks 36 Blake Cashman LB So. 6′2″ 235 Eden Prairie, MN 45 tackles, 7.5 sacks 56 LB 5′11″ Edina, MN 37 tackles, 1 sack 20 Julian Huff LB So. 6′0″ 225 Bolingbrook, IL 30 tackles 45 Carter Coughlin LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 245 Eden Prairie, MN 24 tackles, 2 sacks 12 Cody Poock LB 6′2″ 229 Okoboji, IA 24 tackles, 1 sack 21 Kamal Martin LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Burnsville, MN 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 41 Thomas Barber LB Fr. 6′0″ 240 Plymouth, MN 12 tackles 35 Jaylen Waters LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Killeen, TX 7 tackles 15 Everett Williams LB 6′1″ 244 Mansfield, TX 31 Troy Dipre LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Solon, OH 48 Blake Weber LB 6′1″ 225 Prior Lake, MN 59 Ray Dixon LB 6′3″ 225 Loxahatchee, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Damarius Travis DB 6′2″ Pensacola, FL 83 tackles, 2 INT 8 Duke McGhee DB 6′1″ 211 Decatur, GA 54 tackles, 1 INT 11 DB 5′10″ 205 The Woodlands, TX 52 tackles, 1 INT 3 KiAnte Hardin DB 5′10″ Webb City, MO 39 tackles, 2 INT 5 DB 5′10″ Bloomingdale, GA 41 tackles, 1 INT 34 Antonio Shenault DB So. 5′11″ 190 Roselle, IL 32 tackles 4 Adekunle Ayinde DB 6′0″ 210 Blaine, MN 23 tackles, 1 INT 21 Ray Buford DB 6′2″ Detroit, MI 16 tackles 2 Jacob Huff DB So. 5′11″ 210 Bolingbrook, IL 6 tackles 16 Coney Durr DB 5′10″ 200 Baton Rouge, LA 6 tackles 14 Zo Craighton DB 6′1″ 206 Geismar, LA 4 tackles 30 Eric Amoako DB 5′11″ Arlington, TX 2 tackles 2 Dior Johnson DB 6′2″ 210 Detroit, MI 6 Ace Rogers DB 6′1″ 210 Iowa City, IA 22 Joey Gorgen DB 6′0″ 180 Mineral Point, WI 26 Ken Handy-Holly DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Jackson, AL 32 Brady Wieland DB 5′11″ 185 Milwaukee, WI 40 Alexander Starks DB 5′11″ 200 Plainfield, IL 46 Dorborwulu Cooper DB 5′11″ 180 Coon Rapids, MN
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 38 Emmit Carpenter PK So. 6′0″ 200 Green Bay, WI 22 of 24 field goals 18 P 6′6″ 258 Pace, FL 77 punts, 40.9 average 25 Payton Jordahl LS So. 6′2″ 230 Perham, MN 3 tackles 34 Logan McElfresh P 6′1″ 214 Brainerd, MN 37 John Mack PK 6′0″ 195 Hartland, WI 39 Trey Hansen LS 6′2″ 215 Cedar Falls, IA 42 Justin Juenemann PK 6′0″ 175 Phillipsburg, KS 46 Alex Melvin P Fr. 6′4″ 200 Burnet, TX 47 Jacob Herbers P Fr. 6′2″ 215 Battle Creek, MI 97 Andrew Harte PK 6′0″ 190 Downers Grove, IL
Kamal Martin, Blake Cashman, Carter Coughlin, Nick Rallis, Will Reger Dior Johnson, Ray Buford, Tamarion Johnson Tyler Johnson, Thomas Barber, Sam Renner Mitch Leidner, Matt Leidner, Matt Morse Conor Rhoda, Noah Kuehn, Danny Pietruszewski Rodney Smith, Jonathan Celestin Jacob Huff, Julian Huff Adekunle Ayinde, Duke Anyanwu Mark Williams, Ken Handy-Holly Everett Williams, Eric Amoako Brian Smith, Brady Wieland Nick Hart, Blake Weber Hendrick Ekpe, Scott Ekpe Isaiah Gentry Jerry Gibson KiAnte Hardin Shannon Brooks Jalen Myrick Melvin Holland Jr. Ace Rogers Damarius Travis Duke McGhee Eric Carter Antoine Winfield Jr. Demry Croft Cody Poock Hunter Register Tai’yon Devers Zo Craighton Coney Durr Ryan Santoso Gary Moore Michael Conway Joey Gorgen Kobe McCrary Adam Mayer Drew Hmielewski Payton Jordahl Carlton Djam Troy Dipre Zachariah Knox Antonio Shenault Logan McElfresh Jaylen Waters John Mack Emmit Carpenter Trey Hansen Alexander Starks Connor Mohs Justin Juenemann Ko Kieft Colton Beebe Alex Melvin Dorborwulu Cooper Winston DeLattiboudere Jacob Herbers Jack Lynn Yoshoub Timms Luke Rasmussen Connor Mayes Quinn Oseland Ray Dixon Bronson Dovich Jared Weyler Ryan Just Conner Olson Ted Stieber Chad Fahning Donnell Greene Nick Connelly Vincent Calhoun Garrison Wright Jonah Pirsig Nate Wozniak Drew Wolitarsky Brandon Lingen Gaelin Elmore Rashad Still Tyler Moore Merrick Jackson Steven Richardson Andrew Harte Royal Silver Sam White Andrew Stelter James Johannesson MN 34 IL 10 TX 10 WI 8 FL 7 Hometowns of the 2016 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 34 Illinois 10 Texas 10 Wisconsin 8 Georgia 7 Florida 7 Iowa 5 Michigan 4 Top counties Dakota County, Minnesota pop. 446,000 8 Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 7 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 3 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 3 Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 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’ 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.
Mitch Leidner QB
Drew Wolitarsky WR3-star recruit
Tyler Johnson WR3-star recruit
Steven Richardson DL
Nick Rallis LB
Antoine Winfield Jr. DB
Jalen Myrick DB
Ryan Santoso P