Teams Nevada 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Nevada roster 114 players: 14 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 85 with no class listed. From 16 states and 1 other country; the most from California (58) and Nevada (23). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 6 Receivers 16 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 15 Tyler Stewart QB 6′4″ Simi Valley, CA 1,161 passing yards, 9 TD 6 Ty Gangi QB So. 6′2″ 205 Glendale, CA 1,301 passing yards, 8 TD 7 Joe Pyle QB 6′3″ 200 Fallon, NV 10 Griffin Dahn QB RS 6′5″ 250 Columbus, OH 11 Hunter Fralick QB 6′2″ Sparks, NV 13 Cristian Solano QB Fr. 6′2″ 195 San Fernando, CA 14 Danté Mayes QB 6′2″ 190 Pittsburg, CA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 20 James Butler RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 210 Bloomingdale, IL 1,336 rushing yards, 12 TD 7 Jaxson Kincaide RB 5′9″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 334 rushing yards, 3 TD 22 Akeel Lynch RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Toronto, ON 29 rushing yards 33 Blake Wright RB So. 5′10″ 205 Fresno, CA 26 rushing yards 23 Kelton Moore RB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Arlington, TX 10 rushing yards 22 Russell Booze RB RS 5′10″ 190 Las Vegas, NV
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 19 Wyatt Demps WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 200 Elk Grove, CA 53 catches, 686 yards, 9 TD 12 Hasaan Henderson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Las Vegas, NV 30 catches, 301 yards, 2 TD 84 Jerico Richardson WR 5′11″ Los Angeles, CA 26 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD 83 Andrew Celis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 San Quentin, CA 23 catches, 318 yards 14 Dominic Christian WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 81 Victor Gonzalez WR 6′0″ Riverside, CA 2 catches, 85 yards 8 Brendan O’Leary-Orange WR Fr. 6′4″ 210 Toronto, ON 10 Ben Putman WR Fr. 5′9″ 185 Novato, CA 11 McLane Mannix WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Midland, TX 15 Trevion Armstrong WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Richmond, VA 16 Brandon Thompson WR 6′2″ 200 Sacramento, CA 18 Reese Neville WR 6′0″ 185 Yerington, NV 80 David Harvey WR 6′1″ 195 Pasadena, CA 80 Jason Elenberger WR 5′11″ 185 Sacramento, CA 82 Tucker Melcher WR 6′1″ 200 Reno, NV 87 Brayden Sanchez WR 5′11″ Hanford, CA
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 47 Jarred Gipson TE 6′1″ Houston, TX 19 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD 88 Brandon Scott TE 6′3″ 240 Yucaipa, CA 6 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD 49 Trae Carter-Wells TE So. 6′1″ 230 Sparks, NV 2 tackles 45 Austin Carrow TE 6′3″ Novato, CA 1 catch, 11 yards 43 Colin Flannery TE 6′5″ 215 Richmond, TX 44 Kori Collons TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 240 Sacramento, CA 49 Trae Wells TE 6′2″ 225 Sparks, NV 80 Jacob Drahos TE RS 6′1″ 235 Carson City, NV 88 Evan Faunce TE 6′4″ Indianapolis, IN 89 Nick Colson TE 6′4″ 220 Gilbert, AZ
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 Kalei Meyer OL So. 6′0″ 280 Waipahu, HI 16 tackles 53 Tyler Rosentreter OL 6′5″ 310 Rohnert Park, CA 54 Jermaine Ledbetter OL 6′3″ 320 Saint Petersburg, FL 60 Reece Backman OL 6′4″ 265 Livermore, CA 62 Nathan Goltry OL 6′1″ 300 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 63 Daren Echeveria OL 6′4″ 290 Antelope, CA 64 Sean Krepsz OL So. 6′4″ 330 Riverside, CA 65 Clifford Porter OL 6′4″ 290 Reno, NV 66 Thomas Newton OL 6′1″ 270 Las Vegas, NV 67 Jake Herron OL 6′2″ 280 Napa, CA 71 Jake Nelson OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 San Juan Capistrano, CA 72 Jeremy Macauley OL 6′1″ 300 Sparks, NV 73 OL 6′4″ 300 Sparks, NV 74 Ilya Lopez OL 6′3″ 285 Moraga, CA 75 Carl Burton-Hill OL 6′4″ 320 Dixon, CA 77 Ziad Damanhoury OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 310 San Diego, CA 79 Jacob Henry OL 6′4″ 295 Lemoore, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 95 Patrick Choudja DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Oakley, CA 38 tackles, 1 sack 11 Jordan Silva DE So. 6′4″ 245 Murrieta, CA 33 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Korey Rush DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 270 Salt Lake City, UT 23 tackles, 1 sack 17 Jarid Joseph DE 6′2″ Lakewood, CA 15 tackles, 3 sacks 96 Hausia Sekona DT Fr. 6′0″ 280 Salt Lake City, UT 24 tackles 55 Nakita Lealao DT 6′2″ Herriman, UT 15 tackles 78 Jarius McDade DT So. 6′1″ 335 Seattle, WA 12 tackles 97 Salesa Faraimo DL 6′2″ Sacramento, CA 8 tackles 58 Nolan Dambacher DE 6′3″ Sonora, CA 1 tackle 39 Ricky Thomas Jr. DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Reno, NV 91 Adam Lopez DT RS 6′3″ 330 Sacramento, CA 92 Kaleb Meder DE Fr. 6′3″ 270 Wheatland, CA 92 Nick Gregg DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 310 Sparks, NV
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 56 Alex Bertrando LB 6′2″ Loomis, CA 105 tackles 7 Gabriel Sewell LB Fr. 6′0″ 245 St. George, UT 78 tackles 90 LB So. 6′2″ 235 Dothan, AL 59 tackles, 5 sacks 50 Austin Paulhus LB 6′1″ 230 Granite Bay, CA 38 tackles 34 Travis Wilson LB 6′1″ 220 Cedar Hill, TX 20 tackles 57 John Durney LB 6′0″ Yreka, CA 8 tackles 3 Ahki Muhammad LB 5′9″ 185 East Palo Alto, CA 6 catches, 98 yards, 1 TD 24 Lucas Weber LB 6′1″ 230 Reno, NV 3 tackles 38 Jake Lacaden LB 5′11″ Kapolei, HI 2 tackles 10 L.J. Jackson LB 6′0″ Reno, NV 1 tackle 16 Maliek Broady LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Las Vegas, NV 1 tackle 51 Colton Concellos LB 6′3″ Lompoc, CA 1 tackle 1 Nephi Sewell LB 6′0″ 225 St. George, UT 23 D.J. Powe LB 6′2″ 210 El Cerrito, CA 36 Tyler Crandall LB 5′11″ 200 Folsom, CA 40 Devin Porter LB 6′2″ 200 Reno, NV 52 Kyle Adams LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Ladera Ranch, CA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Asauni Rufus DB So. 5′11″ 200 Bakersfield, CA 95 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Dameon Baber DB So. 5′10″ 200 Palmdale, CA 74 tackles 8 Jaden Sawyer DB 6′0″ 195 San Jose, CA 49 tackles, 2 INT 28 Elijah Mitchell DB 5′8″ Corona, CA 39 tackles, 1 INT 10 Kendall Johnson DB 6′0″ 192 Lafayette, LA 32 tackles, 1 INT 4 E.J. Muhammad DB 5′11″ 195 Desoto, TX 13 tackles 18 Elijah Moody DB 5′11″ 175 Long Beach, CA 8 tackles 25 Daniel Brown DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Harbor City, CA 7 tackles 35 Riley Brand DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Anaheim, CA 6 tackles 31 Randy Uzoma DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Canoga Park , CA 5 tackles 29 Cameron Turner DB 5′10″ Munford, AL 2 tackles 9 Justin Brent DB So. 6′3″ 205 Speedway, IN 9 Marcus Lucas DB 5′11″ 180 Mobile, AL 12 Anthony Hankins DB So. 5′9″ 195 Reno, NV 16 Kevin Howell DB 5′9″ 185 Thousand Oaks, CA 20 Ramarius Cooley DB 5′10″ 175 Las Vegas, NV 22 Daq Irby DB 6′1″ 215 San Diego, CA 22 Jimbo Davis DB 5′10″ 180 North Bend, WA 32 Devoreaux Stewart DB 5′11″ 195 Westlake Village, CA 33 Morris Bowman DB 5′11″ 180 Sherman Oaks, CA 37 David Kruskamp DB 6′0″ 180 Milpitas, CA
L.J. Jackson, Anthony Hankins, Lucas Weber, Ricky Thomas Jr., Devin Porter, Wes Farnsworth, Clifford Porter, Tucker Melcher Hunter Fralick, Trae Carter-Wells, Trae Wells, Jeremy Macauley, Austin Corbett, Nick Gregg Hasaan Henderson, Maliek Broady, Ramarius Cooley, Russell Booze, Ramiz Ahmed, Thomas Newton Brandon Thompson, Kori Collons, Jason Elenberger, Adam Lopez, Salesa Faraimo Jarid Joseph, Elijah Moody, Alex Boy Elijah Mitchell, Sean Krepsz, Victor Gonzalez Nephi Sewell, Gabriel Sewell E.J. Muhammad, Travis Wilson Ty Gangi, David Harvey Jaden Sawyer, David Kruskamp Ben Putman, Austin Carrow Daq Irby, Ziad Damanhoury Tyler Crandall, Daren Echeveria Jake Lacaden, Kalei Meyer Austin Paulhus, Alex Bertrando Kyle Adams, Jake Nelson Hausia Sekona, Korey Rush Asauni Rufus Ahki Muhammad Dameon Baber Jaxson Kincaide Joe Pyle Justin Brent Marcus Lucas Griffin Dahn Kendall Johnson Jordan Silva McLane Mannix Cristian Solano Danté Mayes Dominic Christian Trevion Armstrong Tyler Stewart Kevin Howell Reese Neville Wyatt Demps James Butler Jimbo Davis D.J. Powe Kelton Moore Daniel Brown Evan Rios Cameron Turner Randy Uzoma Devoreaux Stewart Blake Wright Morris Bowman Quinton Conaway Riley Brand Brent Zuzo Colin Flannery Jarred Gipson Spencer Pettit Colton Concellos Tyler Rosentreter Jermaine Ledbetter Nakita Lealao John Durney Nolan Dambacher Reece Backman Nathan Goltry Jake Herron Ilya Lopez Carl Burton-Hill Jarius McDade Jacob Henry Jacob Drahos Andrew Celis Jerico Richardson Brayden Sanchez Brandon Scott Evan Faunce Nick Colson Malik Reed Kaleb Meder Patrick Choudja CA 58 NV 23 TX 6 UT 5 AL 3 Hometowns of the 2016 Nevada 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 California 58 Nevada 23 Texas 6 Utah 5 Alabama 3 Washington 3 Florida 2 ON 2 Top counties Washoe County, Nevada pop. 497,000 14 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 12 Sacramento County, California pop. 1.6 million 8 Clark County, Nevada pop. 2.3 million 6 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 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.
Austin Corbett OL
Malik Reed LB