Teams Minnesota 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Minnesota roster 96 players: 6 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 11 juniors, 66 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Minnesota (37) and Illinois (9). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 10
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Minneapolis, MN 35 catches, 677 yards, 7 TD 82 Demetrius Douglas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Portland, OR 11 catches, 83 yards 24 Drew Hmielewski WR 6′1″ 204 Marshall, MN 5 returns, 25 yards 12 Hunter Register WR 6′5″ 214 Lafayette, LA 3 tackles 9 Eric Carter WR 5′11″ 193 Lakeland, FL 4 catches, 86 yards 5 Melvin Holland Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 206 Ashburn, VA 1 tackle 8 Mark Williams WR 6′0″ 195 Gainestown, AL 2 catches, 43 yards 88 Rashad Still WR 6′5″ 214 El Paso, TX 2 catches, 68 yards 84 Will Reger WR 6′3″ 204 Burnsville, MN 1 catch, 26 yards 18 Clay Geary WR 5′10″ 200 Lakeville, MN 26 True Thompson WR Fr. 6′4″ 215 Plymouth, MN 27 Paul Gossage WR 6′3″ 185 Mokena, IL 87 Yale Van Dyne WR 6′3″ 205 Overland Park, KS 89 Matt Morse WR 6′1″ 195 Apple Valley, MN
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 86 Brandon Lingen TE 6′5″ 254 Wayzata, MN 9 catches, 84 yards, 2 TD 80 Nate Wozniak TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′10″ 280 Greenwood, IN 7 catches, 104 yards 42 Ko Kieft TE 6′5″ 265 Sioux Center, IA 2 catches, 17 yards 44 Colton Beebe TE So. 6′3″ 265 Kansas City, KS 1 tackle 17 Seth Green TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 240 Woodbury, MN 85 Bryce Witham TE RS 6′4″ 265 Grand Rapids, MI 96 Nathan Bursch TE 6′5″ 255 Woodbury, MN
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 67 Nate Umlor OL 6′5″ 300 Allendale, MI 11 tackles 64 Conner Olson OL 6′5″ 310 Monticello, MN 1 tackle 73 Donnell Greene OL Jr. 6′7″ 320 Marietta, GA 1 tackle 55 Eric Rousemiller OL 6′4″ 310 Lakeville, MN 58 Quinn Oseland OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Springfield, IL 61 Bronson Dovich OL 6′5″ 300 Chaska, MN 62 Jared Weyler OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Dayton, OH 70 Sam Schlueter OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 325 Victoria, MN 71 Ben Davis OL RS 6′3″ 317 Elk Grove, CA 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 Jason Dickson OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Corona, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 DL 6′0″ 292 Chicago, IL 23 tackles 93 Merrick Jackson DL 6′2″ 316 East St. Louis, IL 15 tackles, 2.5 sacks 19 Gary Moore DL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Mobile, AL 19 tackles, 1 sack 46 Winston DeLattiboudere DL So. 6′3″ 260 Baltimore, MD 13 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Andrew Stelter DL 6′4″ 298 Owatonna, MN 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 12 Tai’yon Devers DL So. 6′4″ 245 Pompano Beach, FL 3 tackles, 1 sack 3 Jerry Gibson DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Theodore, AL 32 Keonte Schad DL RS 6′2″ 288 Madison, WI 90 Sam Renner DL So. 6′4″ 275 Maple Grove, MN 93 Connor Novak-Goar DL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Eden Prairie, MN 94 Quinn Coughlin DL 6′3″ 238 Eden Prairie, MN 97 Royal Silver DL So. 6′3″ 300 Cedar Rapids, IA 99 O.J. Smith DL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Bossier City, LA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 41 Thomas Barber LB So. 6′0″ 240 Plymouth, MN 115 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 13 Jonathan Celestin LB 6′1″ 232 Jonesboro, GA 78 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 45 Carter Coughlin LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 245 Eden Prairie, MN 37 tackles, 6.5 sacks 21 Kamal Martin LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Burnsville, MN 42 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 36 Blake Cashman LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Eden Prairie, MN 30 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Julian Huff LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Bolingbrook, IL 11 tackles 35 Jaylen Waters LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Killeen, TX 7 tackles 12 Cody Poock LB 6′2″ 229 Okoboji, IA 4 tackles 15 Everett Williams LB 6′1″ 244 Mansfield, TX 32 Joe Russell LB 6′2″ 210 Shoreview, MN 43 Bailey Schoenfelder LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Huron, SD
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Jacob Huff DB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Bolingbrook, IL 65 tackles, 3 INT 34 Antonio Shenault DB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Roselle, IL 64 tackles, 1 sack 4 Adekunle Ayinde DB 6′0″ 210 Blaine, MN 51 tackles, 1 INT 8 Duke McGhee DB 6′1″ 211 Decatur, GA 50 tackles, 1 INT 11 DB 5′10″ 205 The Woodlands, TX 20 tackles, 1 sack 3 Kiondre Thomas DB Fr. 6′0″ 186 Fort Smith, AR 21 tackles 26 Ken Handy-Holly DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 215 Jackson, AL 12 tackles 21 Justus Harris DB 5′10″ 195 Roswell, GA 8 tackles 14 Zo Craighton DB 6′1″ 206 Geismar, LA 7 tackles 2 Phillip Howard DB 5′11″ 195 Minneapolis, MN 11 catches, 132 yards 1 Calvin Swenson DB 6′1″ 215 Kaukauna, WI 2 tackles 7 Rey Estes DB 6′0″ 175 East St. Louis, IL 16 Coney Durr DB 5′10″ 200 Baton Rouge, LA 24 Adam Beck DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 205 Richmond, TX 29 Jack Leius DB 6′0″ 200 Plymouth, MN 36 Bishop McDonald DB RS 6′0″ 195 Oakdale, MN 44 Tommy Fuller DB 5′10″ 190 Eden Prairie, MN
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 38 Emmit Carpenter PK Jr. 6′0″ 200 Green Bay, WI 14 of 20 field goals 18 P 6′6″ 258 Pace, FL 66 punts, 43.0 average 25 Payton Jordahl LS Jr. 6′2″ 230 Perham, MN 1 tackle 47 Jacob Herbers P So. 6′2″ 215 Battle Creek, MI 1 punt, 11.0 average 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 So. 6′4″ 200 Burnet, TX 48 Anders Gelecinskyj PK Fr. 6′2″ 200 Bloomington, MN
Kamal Martin, Blake Cashman, Tommy Fuller, Carter Coughlin, Anders Gelecinskyj, Will Reger, Connor Novak-Goar, Quinn Coughlin Phillip Howard, Tyler Johnson, True Thompson, Jack Leius, Thomas Barber, Sam Renner Clay Geary, Mike Delich, Eric Rousemiller, Matt Morse Seth Green, Dominik London, Nathan Bursch Rodney Smith, Jonathan Celestin Jacob Huff, Julian Huff Rey Estes, Merrick Jackson Mark Williams, Ken Handy-Holly Conor Rhoda, Noah Kuehn Justus Harris, Vincent Calhoun Bronson Dovich, Sam Schlueter Calvin Swenson Jerry Gibson Kiondre Thomas Adekunle Ayinde Shannon Brooks Melvin Holland Jr. Zack Annexstad Duke McGhee Eric Carter Antoine Winfield Jr. Demry Croft Cody Poock Hunter Register Tai’yon Devers Jaran Roste Zo Craighton Everett Williams Coney Durr Ryan Santoso Gary Moore Kobe McCrary Adam Beck Drew Hmielewski Payton Jordahl Paul Gossage Joe Russell Keonte Schad Antonio Shenault Logan McElfresh Jaylen Waters Bishop McDonald John Mack Emmit Carpenter Trey Hansen Justin Juenemann Ko Kieft Bailey Schoenfelder Colton Beebe Alex Melvin Winston DeLattiboudere Jacob Herbers Quinn Oseland Jared Weyler Conner Olson Nate Umlor Ben Davis Donnell Greene Nick Connelly Garrison Wright Jason Dickson Nate Wozniak Demetrius Douglas Bryce Witham Brandon Lingen Yale Van Dyne Rashad Still Steven Richardson Royal Silver Andrew Stelter O.J. Smith MN 37 IL 9 GA 7 TX 6 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 37 Illinois 9 Georgia 7 Texas 6 Wisconsin 4 Alabama 4 Florida 4 Iowa 4 Top counties Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 13 Dakota County, Minnesota pop. 446,000 8 Washington County, Minnesota pop. 276,000 4 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 3 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 2 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.
Tyler Johnson WR3-star recruit
Steven Richardson DL
Antoine Winfield Jr. DB
Ryan Santoso P