2016 NC State roster

107 players: 10 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 84 with no class listed. From 18 states; the most from North Carolina (61) and Georgia (14). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
15	Ryan Finley QB		6′4″	212	Phoenix, AZ	3,055 passing yards, 18 TD
2	Jalan McClendon QB4-star recruit		6′5″	221	Charlotte, NC	145 rushing yards, 2 TD
5	Josh Taylor QB		5′11″		New Bern, NC
14	Woody Cornwell QB	So.	6′2″	203	Lake Junaluska, NC

Running backs 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
21	Matthew Dayes RB		5′9″		Ft. Lauderdale, FL	1,166 rushing yards, 10 TD
7	Nyheim Hines RB4-star recruit		5′9″	197	Garner, NC	32 returns, 782 yards
25	Reggie Gallaspy II RB3-star recruit	So.	5′11″	235	High Point, NC	234 rushing yards, 2 TD
27	Dakwa Nichols RB		5′9″	195	Rockingham, NC	98 rushing yards, 1 TD
22	Johnny Frasier RB4-star recruit		5′10″		Princeton, NC	64 rushing yards, 1 TD
33	Brady Bodine RB	So.	5′10″	195	Conway Springs, KS	14 rushing yards
5	Damontay Rhem RB	Fr.	5′11″	220	Wendell, NC
10	Heath Boyd RB		5′10″	190	Wake Forest, NC
29	Marquise Braxton FB		6′1″	225	Greenville, NC
41	Will Eason RB		5′7″	173	Charlotte, NC
46	Logan DeBoer FB		6′1″	226	Pittsburgh, PA

Receivers 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
1	Stephen Louis WR		6′2″	215	West Palm Beach, FL	35 catches, 678 yards, 2 TD
13	Bra’Lon Cherry WR		5′11″		New Bern, NC	30 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD
3	Kelvin Harmon WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	214	Palmyra, NJ	27 catches, 462 yards, 5 TD
11	Jakobi Meyers WR	Fr.	6′2″	203	Lithonia, GA	13 catches, 158 yards
30	Gavin Locklear WR		5′10″	190	Apex, NC	2 catches, 15 yards
19	C.J. Riley WR		6′4″	230	Coconut Creek, FL
80	Ben Grazen WR		5′9″		Cary, NC
82	Brian Sessoms WR		5′8″	170	Winston-Salem, NC
83	Daeshawn Stephens WR		6′1″	214	Durham, NC
85	JuMichael Ramos WR		6′2″	200	Lovejoy, GA

Tight ends 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
81	Thaddeus Moss TE3-star recruit	6′3″	249	Charleston, WV	6 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD
48	Cole Cook TE	6′6″	250	Carrollton, GA	4 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD
88	Pharoah McKever TE	6′6″	227	Tabor City, NC	1 tackle
41	Clark Eyers TE	6′5″	252	Dunn, NC

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
55	Tyrone Riley OT		6′6″	305	Savannah, GA	9 tackles, 1 sack
50	Tony Adams OG		6′2″	322	Charlotte, NC	1 tackle
65	Garrett Bradbury C	So.	6′3″	300	Charlotte, NC	1 tackle
52	Kendall Brown OT	RS	6′4″	263	Jacksonville, FL
53	Tyler Jones OT		6′3″	306	Stone Mountain, GA
54	Will Richardson OT		6′6″	322	Burlington, NC
56	Bryce Kennedy OG3-star recruit		6′3″	305	Southern Pines, NC
59	John Tu’uta C		6′3″	280	Fredericksburg, VA
60	Grant Pacanovsky OL		6′2″	265	Cary, NC
64	Peter Daniel OT		6′6″	305	Raleigh, NC
66	Joe Scelfo OL		6′1″	300	Bogart, GA
66	Joshua Fedd-Jackson OG3-star recruit	RS	6′3″	323	Newark, NJ
70	Terronne Prescod OG		6′5″	334	Decatur, GA
72	Philip Walton Jr. OT		6′6″	300	Charlotte, NC
74	Emanuel McGirt Jr. OT4-star recruit		6′6″	305	Durham, NC
75	Bryce Folsom OL		6′4″	263	Alpharetta, GA
76	Harrison Gee OL		6′3″	301	Burlington, NC
78	Aaron Wiltz OG		6′5″	307	Baton Rouge, LA
79	Ben Kaiser OG		6′3″	273	Pasadena, CA

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
9	Bradley Chubb DE		6′4″	275	Marietta, GA	55 tackles, 10.5 sacks
27	Justin Jones DT3-star recruit		6′2″	312	Austell, GA	44 tackles, 3 sacks
45	Darian Roseboro DE4-star recruit	So.	6′4″	283	Lincolnton, NC	25 tackles, 7 sacks
35	Kentavius Street DE4-star recruit		6′2″	282	Greenville, NC	29 tackles, 5.5 sacks
98	B.J. Hill DT		6′4″	315	Oakboro, NC	38 tackles, 1 sack
94	Monty Nelson DT3-star recruit		6′2″		Plantation, FL	26 tackles, 1 sack
91	Eurndraus Bryant DT	So.	6′1″	330	North Charleston, SC	13 tackles, 1 sack
1	James Smith-Williams DE	Fr.	6′3″	265	Raleigh, NC	13 tackles, 0.5 sacks
55	Deonte Holden DE	Fr.	6′4″	249	Landover, MD	2 tackles
44	Bryan Smith DE		6′2″	259	Oxford, NC
54	Davion Allred DE		6′0″	228	Raleigh, NC
68	Troy Bowman DT		6′3″	290	Wilmington, NC
73	Grant Bowman DT		6′1″	275	Wilmington, NC
75	Hampton Billips DE		6′7″	247	Greensboro, NC
90	Ben Shug Frazier DT3-star recruit		6′2″	321	Buford, GA
92	Larrell Murchison DT	Fr.	6′3″	291	Elizabethtown, NC
99	Quentez Johnson DT		6′2″	330	Ellenwood, GA

Linebackers 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
4	Jerod Fernandez LB		6′0″	224	Sanford, FL	89 tackles, 1 INT
58	Airius Moore LB		6′0″	237	Beavercreek, OH	85 tackles, 2.5 sacks
32	Riley Nicholson LB		6′0″	237	Kissimmee, FL	12 tackles, 0.5 sacks
44	Ford Howell LB		6′1″		Memphis, TN	5 tackles
3	Germaine Pratt LB3-star recruit	So.	6′3″	240	High Point, NC
40	Jacob Davis LB		6′2″	240	Farmville, NC
43	David Pierson LB	RS	6′1″	227	Wendell, NC
47	Garrett Hooker LB		6′2″	247	High Point, NC
49	Matt Stevens LB		6′0″	223	Charlotte, NC
54	Evin Bellamy LB		6′2″	231	Leland, NC

Defensive backs 24

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
11	Josh Jones S		6′2″		Walled Lake, MI	108 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
24	Shawn Boone S		5′10″	206	W. Palm Beach, FL	67 tackles
8	Dravious Wright DB		5′10″		Vero Beach, FL	64 tackles
29	Jack Tocho CB		6′0″		Charlotte, NC	37 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
2	Mike Stevens CB		5′11″	190	Charlotte, NC	27 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
6	Niles Clark DB		5′11″		Marietta, GA	27 tackles, 1 INT
31	Jarius Morehead S	Fr.	6′1″	215	Whitsett, NC	13 tackles, 1 INT
4	Nick McCloud DB		6′1″	190	Rock Hill, SC	13 tackles
14	Dexter Wright S	So.	6′2″	229	Wilson, NC	10 tackles
7	Trae Meadows DB		6′1″	190	Greensboro, NC	4 tackles, 1 INT
7	Freddie Phillips Jr. DB	Fr.	6′1″	208	Pelion, SC	5 tackles
8	Maurice Trowell CB	So.	5′11″	195	Durham, NC	9 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
25	Sean Paul CB3-star recruit		5′11″		Vero Beach, FL	3 tackles
28	Josh Sessoms S		6′2″		Wilson, NC	3 tackles
	Tim Kidd-Glass S		6′1″	200	Danville, VA	2 tackles
5	Johnathan Alston CB		6′0″	210	Bunn, NC
13	J.J. Givens CB		6′2″	174	Richmond, VA
13	Stephen Morrison DB	So.	5′11″	217	Weddington, NC
19	Bryce Banks CB		6′2″	192	Columbia, MO
26	Nicholas Lacy CB		5′7″	182	Pinehurst, NC
27	Vernon Grier CB	Fr.	5′10″	185	Charlotte, NC
28	Kishawn Miller CB	Fr.	5′9″	176	Buffalo, NY
30	James Valdez CB		5′11″	193	Orangeburg, SC
36	William Brown III S		5′8″	197	Raleigh, NC

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
92	Kyle Bambard PK	So.	5′8″	188	Walled Lake, MI	5 of 10 field goals
90	A.J. Cole III P	So.	6′4″	218	College Park, GA	51 punts, 41.3 average
33	Connor Haskins PK		5′8″		Lumberton, NC	4 of 7 field goals
37	Jackson Maples PK		6′0″		West End, NC	2 tackles
57	Tyler Griffiths LS	So.	6′1″	253	Monroe, NC	2 tackles
91	Asa Alexander P		5′10″	205	Greenville, NC
93	Tanner McCarthy PK		5′8″	182	Wilson, NC

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
1	Jaylen Samuels			5′11″	223	Charlotte, NC	55 catches, 565 yards, 7 TD

Hometowns of the 2016 NC State 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

North Carolina 61
Georgia 14
Florida 10
South Carolina 4
Virginia 3
New Jersey 2
Michigan 2
Arizona 1

Top counties

Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 11
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 10
Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 6
Pitt County, North Carolina pop. 177,000 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’ 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.