Teams New Mexico 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 New Mexico roster 127 players: 23 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 1 junior, 82 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from California (36) and Texas (26). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Teriyon Gipson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Dallas, TX 1,269 rushing yards, 13 TD 3 Richard McQuarley RB 5′11″ 221 Meridian, MS 656 rushing yards, 18 TD 25 Tyrone Owens RB So. 5′9″ 187 Manor, TX 1,097 rushing yards, 7 TD 20 Daryl Chestnut RB 5′8″ 182 Coconut Grove, FL 255 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Diquon Woodhouse RB 5′9″ Altus, OK 232 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Javohn Jones RB 5′11″ 200 Albuquerque, NM 37 rushing yards 4 Romell Jordan RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 173 Rio Rancho, NM 10 Zahneer Shuler RB So. 6′1″ 235 Woodbridge, NJ 26 Jacob Smith RB 5′11″ 188 Albuquerque, NM 28 Ahmari Davis RB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Oakland, CA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 18 Chris Davis Jr. WR 5′7″ 175 Lubbock, TX 22 returns, 150 yards 19 Elijah Lilly WR 6′0″ 160 San Bernardino, CA 19 returns, 521 yards 2 Dameon Gamblin WR 5′10″ Mesquite, TX 23 catches, 254 yards, 3 TD 5 Patrick Reed WR So. 6′2″ 188 Silsbee, TX 14 catches, 237 yards, 1 TD 15 Q’ Drennan WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 194 El Paso, TX 11 catches, 284 yards, 3 TD 83 Matt Quarells WR 6′1″ 195 Florissant, MO 11 catches, 180 yards, 1 TD 15 Emmanuel Harris WR So. 5′9″ 197 Dallas, TX 6 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD 28 Cameron Thomas WR Fr. 6′1″ 199 Katy, TX 2 tackles 80 Anu Somoye WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Houston, TX 2 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD 2 Delane Hart-Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 213 Philadelphia, PA 13 Aaron Molina WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Albuquerque, NM 14 Rafael Hidalgo WR So. 5′10″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 19 Thomas Vieira WR Fr. 5′10″ 182 Albuquerque, NM 82 James McNeely WR 6′0″ 184 Albuquerque, NM 83 Jacob Willcox WR 5′11″ 189 Grants, NM
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 50 Chris Lewis OL 6′3″ Compton, CA 1 tackle 55 Aaron Jenkins OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 307 Dallas, TX 56 Taylor Lindsey OL 6′4″ 271 Corona, CA 59 Blaise Fountain OL 6′1″ 280 Wichita, KS 61 Darian Allen OL 6′3″ 304 Dallas, TX 62 Garrett Adcock OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 288 Dallas, TX 64 Jack Lamm OL 6′3″ 273 Albuquerque, NM 66 Tevita Fonua OL 6′2″ 295 Richmond, CA 68 Nick Iacovangelo OL 6′7″ 314 Rochester, NY 71 David Zavala OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Lakewood, CA 71 Kameron Smith OL 6′7″ 325 Tacoma, WA 72 Avery Jordan OL 6′5″ 265 Houston, TX 74 Ray Baylor III OL 6′3″ 293 Houston, TX 75 Reno Henderson OL 6′4″ Ocala, FL 76 Jarred Sylvester OL Fr. 6′5″ 309 Clayton, NJ 77 Charlie Grammel OL 6′3″ 307 Frisco, TX 78 Izrael Castellanos OL 6′4″ 266 Mission Viejo, CA 78 Javon Mosley OL Fr. 6′7″ 317 Fort Worth, TX 79 Chris Estrella OL Fr. 6′4″ 294 San Jacinto, CA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 91 Nik D’Avanzo DL 6′3″ Baltimore, MD 61 tackles, 5 sacks 95 Garrett Hughes DL 6′2″ 264 Corona, CA 29 tackles, 6.5 sacks 98 Kene Okonkwo DL 6′3″ 272 Mesquite, TX 23 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 Cody Baker DL So. 6′3″ 274 Issaquah, WA 16 tackles 92 William Udeh DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Coppell, TX 12 tackles, 1 sack 96 Johnny Williams DL 6′2″ 303 Hemet, CA 9 tackles 99 Taylor Timmons DL 6′0″ Tampa, FL 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 90 Ewing Simmons DL 6′2″ Stockton, CA 1 tackle 40 Jonathan Brys DL RS 6′6″ 253 Jackson, MI 52 Aaron Blackwell DL 6′3″ 284 Peoria, AZ 55 Emmanuel Joseph DL 6′4″ 260 Los Angeles, CA 65 Jack Ziltz DL 6′2″ 295 Crete, IL 84 Trent Sellers DL Fr. 6′3″ 271 Fayetteville, GA 90 Erin Austin DL Fr. 6′2″ 269 Vallejo, CA 92 Jermane Conyers DL So. 6′2″ 326 Rossville, GA 95 Adebayo Soremekun DL Fr. 6′2″ 298 Los Angeles, CA
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 49 Dakota Cox LB 6′0″ Draper, UT 91 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 2 Kimmie Carson LB 6′1″ 221 Tulsa, OK 56 tackles, 1 sack 54 Donnie White LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ St. Louis, MO 46 tackles, 3.5 sacks 58 Maurice Daniels LB 6′2″ Coalinga, CA 31 tackles, 4.5 sacks 6 Austin Ocasio LB 6′1″ 228 Babylon, NY 31 tackles, 2 INT 33 Alex Hart LB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 235 Prior Lake, MN 23 tackles, 1 sack 57 Everett Powell LB So. 6′4″ 238 Livermore, CA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Evahelotu Tohi LB So. 6′2″ 235 Phoenix, AZ 1 tackle 20 Rayshawn Boyce LB Jr. 6′5″ 248 Compton, CA 26 Sitiveni Tamaivena LB So. 6′1″ 230 Renton, WA 29 Jordan Flack LB So. 6′3″ 220 Newbury Park, CA 29 Kenya Donaldson LB 6′1″ 221 Albuquerque, NM 30 Alexander Vainikolo LB Fr. 6′0″ 246 Kihei, HI 35 Dequez Irving LB Fr. 5′10″ 227 Wichita, KS 37 DaQuan Baker LB So. 6′2″ 225 Compton, CA 41 James Portilla LB So. 6′1″ 215 El Dorado Hills, CA 48 Isaiah Taylor LB 6′3″ 227 Santa Fe, NM 49 David Brown LB 6′1″ 217 Albuquerque, NM 56 Micah McVaney LB 6′2″ 225 West Lake Village, CA 99 Rhashaun Epting LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 219 Berkeley, IL
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 Ryan Santos S 5′10″ Klein, TX 55 tackles, 2 INT 14 Daniel Henry S 6′1″ San Diego, CA 65 tackles 3 Nias Martin CB 5′10″ Baltimore, MD 51 tackles 5 Lee Crosby S 5′11″ Baltimore, MD 33 tackles, 1 INT 11 Jadon Boatright CB 5′10″ Liberty Hill, TX 27 tackles, 1 INT 28 Jake Rothschiller S 5′8″ 181 Westlake Village, CA 25 tackles, 1 INT 16 Jacob Girgle S 5′11″ 187 Rancho Cucomonga, CA 18 tackles 4 Isaiah Brown CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 184 San Antonio, TX 12 tackles 9 Stanley Barnwell Jr. DB So. 6′2″ 198 Opa Locka, FL 10 tackles 4 Bijon Parker CB So. 6′0″ 195 Los Angeles , CA 6 tackles 26 Marquez Mackey CB 5′9″ St. Petersburg, FL 4 tackles 15 John Russo S 5′11″ Albuquerque, NM 3 tackles 7 Blair Manly CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 208 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 14 Gabe Ortega S 6′1″ 195 Rio Rancho, NM 1 tackle 3 D’Angelo Ross CB So. 5′8″ 175 La Puente, CA 3 Patrick Peek S 5′11″ 212 Fort Worth, TX 5 Michael Sewell Jr. S So. 6′1″ 193 Palmdale, CA 6 Dejohn Rogers CB Fr. 5′10″ 177 Paramus, NJ 8 Willie Hobdy DB Fr. 6′2″ 182 Garland, TX 12 Steven Steele S 5′11″ 194 Rio Rancho, NM 13 Jalin Burrell CB So. 6′0″ 195 Riverside, CA 32 Johnny Hernandez S Fr. 5′10″ 187 Temecula, CA 32 Kyle Rothschiller S 5′8″ 183 Westlake Village, CA 35 Kenneth Maxwell S 6′0″ 193 Center Hill, FL 36 Dorsett Valdez CB 5′10″ 175 Albuquerque, NM
Blair Manly, Derek Martinez, Aaron Molina, John Russo, Thomas Vieira, Jacob Smith, Kenya Donaldson, Javohn Jones, Dorsett Valdez, Michael Walsh, David Brown, Jack Lamm, James McNeely, Aaron Overacker, Sam Gentry, Steven Romero Tevaka Tuioti, Rayshawn Boyce, Corey Bojorquez, DaQuan Baker, Chris Lewis, David Zavala, Nick Lehman Teriyon Gipson, Emmanuel Harris, Aaron Jenkins, Darian Allen, Garrett Adcock Romell Jordan, Cole Gautsche, Steven Steele, Gabe Ortega Nias Martin, Lee Crosby, Nik D’Avanzo Bijon Parker, Emmanuel Joseph, Adebayo Soremekun Jalin Burrell, Taylor Lindsey, Garrett Hughes Ahmari Davis, Tevita Fonua, Rhashaun Epting Avery Jordan, Ray Baylor III, Anu Somoye Dameon Gamblin, Kene Okonkwo Patrick Peek, Javon Mosley Isaiah Brown, Erik Beilman Willie Hobdy, Beau Hott Coltin Gerhart, Johnny Hernandez Lamar Jordan, Charlie Grammel Sitiveni Tamaivena, Cody Baker Jake Rothschiller, Kyle Rothschiller Dequez Irving, Blaise Fountain Donnie White, Jeffrey Jones Jr. Chris Estrella, Johnny Williams Delane Hart-Johnson Kimmie Carson D’Angelo Ross Richard McQuarley Michael Sewell Jr. Patrick Reed Austin Ocasio Dejohn Rogers Diquon Woodhouse Stanley Barnwell Jr. Austin Apodaca Zahneer Shuler Jadon Boatright Ryan Santos Daniel Henry Rafael Hidalgo Q’ Drennan JaJuan Lawson Chris Davis Jr. Elijah Lilly Daryl Chestnut Tyrone Owens Marquez Mackey Cameron Thomas Jordan Flack Alexander Vainikolo Alex Hart Kenneth Maxwell Jonathan Brys James Portilla Evahelotu Tohi Dylan Kelly-Romero Isaiah Taylor Dakota Cox Aaron Blackwell Micah McVaney Everett Powell Maurice Daniels Jack Ziltz Nick Iacovangelo Kameron Smith Reno Henderson Jarred Sylvester Izrael Castellanos Jacob Willcox Matt Quarells Trent Sellers Dyson Chmura Erin Austin Ewing Simmons Jermane Conyers William Udeh Jason Sanders Matt Naranjo Vincent Aldering Taylor Timmons CA 36 TX 26 NM 23 FL 6 IL 3 Hometowns of the 2016 New Mexico 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 36 Texas 26 New Mexico 23 Florida 6 Maryland 3 New York 3 New Jersey 3 Washington 3 Top counties Bernalillo County, New Mexico pop. 674,000 16 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 15 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 9 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 7 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 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.
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