Teams New Mexico 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 New Mexico roster 126 players: 12 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 21 juniors, 1 senior, 69 with no class listed. From 23 states and 1 other country; the most from California (39) and Texas (24). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 11 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 23 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 25 Tyrone Owens RB Jr. 5′9″ 187 Manor, TX 770 rushing yards, 4 TD 3 Richard McQuarley RB 5′11″ 221 Meridian, MS 473 rushing yards, 6 TD 20 Daryl Chestnut RB 5′8″ 182 Coconut Grove, FL 459 rushing yards, 4 TD 4 Romell Jordan RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 173 Rio Rancho, NM 267 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Kentrail Moran RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 198 O’Fallon, IL 32 rushing yards 5 Daevon Vigilant RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 181 Compton, CA 3 rushing yards 10 Zahneer Shuler RB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Woodbridge, NJ −3 rushing yards 6 Bryson Carroll RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′7″ 195 San Antonio, TX 10 rushing yards 33 Javohn Jones RB 5′11″ 200 Albuquerque, NM −2 rushing yards 26 Jacob Smith RB 5′11″ 188 Albuquerque, NM 28 Ahmari Davis RB So. 5′10″ 210 Oakland, CA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 19 Elijah Lilly WR 6′0″ 160 San Bernardino, CA 31 returns, 731 yards 23 Jay Griffin IV WR 5′10″ 163 Huntsville, TX 29 catches, 393 yards, 4 TD 18 Chris Davis Jr. WR 5′7″ 175 Lubbock, TX 25 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD 2 Delane Hart-Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 213 Philadelphia, PA 15 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD 15 Q’ Drennan WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 194 El Paso, TX 9 catches, 182 yards 5 Patrick Reed WR Jr. 6′2″ 188 Silsbee, TX 6 catches, 52 yards 80 Anu Somoye WR So. 6′2″ 195 Houston, TX 2 tackles 7 Anselem Umeh WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Bellflower, CA 3 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD 13 Aaron Molina WR So. 6′3″ 200 Albuquerque, NM 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD 14 Rafael Hidalgo WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 1 catch, 13 yards 9 Jordan Kress WR RS 6′0″ 193 Loveland, CO 15 Emmanuel Harris WR Jr. 5′9″ 197 Dallas, TX 18 Jonah Leyva WR RS 6′1″ 194 Carlsbad, NM 19 Thomas Vieira WR So. 5′10″ 182 Albuquerque, NM 28 Cameron Thomas WR So. 6′1″ 199 Katy, TX 80 Cade Hackey WR 6′3″ 196 Hatch, NM 83 Blake Wells WR 5′11″ 190 Clovis, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 55 Aaron Jenkins OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 307 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 72 Avery Jordan OL 6′5″ 265 Houston, TX 1 tackle 50 Teton Saltes OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 322 Albuquerque, NM 51 Jacob Barnhill OL 6′3″ 267 Albuquerque, NM 56 Austin Cook OL RS 6′5″ 298 Fort Scott, KS 59 Blaise Fountain OL 6′1″ 280 Wichita, KS 64 Kyle Stapley C RS 6′3″ 298 Morgan, UT 66 Dylan Weaver OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 300 Farmington, NM 66 Jacob Jankoviak OL RS 6′2″ 284 Corona, CA 68 Nick Iacovangelo OL 6′7″ 314 Rochester, NY 71 David Zavala OL So. 6′2″ 305 Lakewood, CA 74 Ray Baylor III OL 6′3″ 293 Houston, TX 76 Jarred Sylvester OL So. 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 So. 6′7″ 317 Fort Worth, TX 79 Chris Estrella OL So. 6′4″ 294 San Jacinto, CA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 Kene Okonkwo DL 6′3″ 272 Mesquite, TX 43 tackles 95 Garrett Hughes DL 6′2″ 264 Corona, CA 24 tackles, 2 sacks 53 Cody Baker DL Jr. 6′3″ 274 Issaquah, WA 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks 92 Jermane Conyers DL Jr. 6′2″ 326 Rossville, GA 17 tackles 55 Emmanuel Joseph DL 6′4″ 260 Los Angeles, CA 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Aaron Blackwell DL 6′3″ 284 Peoria, AZ 10 tackles 93 Nahje Flowers DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 278 Andrews, TX 3 tackles 96 Johnny Williams DL 6′2″ 303 Hemet, CA 3 tackles 55 Elmer Pauni NT Fr. 6′3″ 297 West Valley, UT 84 Trent Sellers DL So. 6′3″ 271 Fayetteville, GA 90 Erin Austin DL So. 6′2″ 269 Vallejo, CA 95 Adebayo Soremekun DL So. 6′2″ 298 Los Angeles, CA 98 Joey Noble DE RS 6′3″ 236 Lakewood, CA 99 Ben Gansallo DL 6′1″ 270 Missouri City, TX
Linebackers 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 33 Alex Hart LB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Prior Lake, MN 58 tackles, 1 sack 6 Austin Ocasio LB 6′1″ 228 Babylon, NY 49 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Rhashaun Epting LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 219 Berkeley, IL 38 tackles, 1 sack 29 Jordan Flack LB Jr. 6′3″ 220 Newbury Park, CA 22 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 45 Evahelotu Tohi LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Phoenix, AZ 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 26 Sitiveni Tamaivena LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Renton, WA 20 tackles, 1 sack 2 Kimmie Carson LB 6′1″ 221 Tulsa, OK 7 tackles 20 Rayshawn Boyce LB Sr. 6′5″ 248 Compton, CA 3 tackles, 1 sack 37 DaQuan Baker LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Compton, CA 3 tackles, 1 sack 57 Everett Powell LB Jr. 6′4″ 238 Livermore, CA 6 tackles 5 James Lewis LB RS 6′0″ 207 Tulsa, OK 11 Kameron Miller LB Fr. 6′2″ 203 Las Cruces, NM 19 Devin Sanders LB RS 6′2″ 233 San Diego, CA 20 Jacobi Hearn LB Fr. 6′0″ 218 Jackson, MS 30 Alexander Vainikolo LB So. 6′0″ 246 Kihei, HI 35 Dequez Irving LB So. 5′10″ 227 Wichita, KS 38 Matt French LB RS 6′1″ 224 Crestview, FL 41 James Portilla LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 El Dorado Hills, CA 44 Reco Hannah LB 6′2″ 210 Wedowee, AL 45 Joshua Woisin LB 5′10″ 216 Albuquerque, NM 46 Brandon Shook LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Simi Valley, CA 49 David Brown LB 6′1″ 217 Albuquerque, NM 56 Micah McVaney LB 6′2″ 225 West Lake Village, CA
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 28 Jake Rothschiller S 5′8″ 181 Westlake Village, CA 76 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 16 Jacob Girgle S 5′11″ 187 Rancho Cucomonga, CA 68 tackles, 2 INT 13 Jalin Burrell CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Riverside, CA 53 tackles 4 Bijon Parker CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Los Angeles , CA 23 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 9 Stanley Barnwell Jr. DB Jr. 6′2″ 198 Opa Locka, FL 27 tackles, 1 INT 3 D’Angelo Ross CB Jr. 5′8″ 175 La Puente, CA 28 tackles 35 Kenneth Maxwell S 6′0″ 193 Center Hill, FL 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Michael Sewell Jr. S Jr. 6′1″ 193 Palmdale, CA 12 tackles 32 Kyle Rothschiller S 5′8″ 183 Westlake Village, CA 8 tackles 14 Gabe Ortega S 6′1″ 195 Rio Rancho, NM 5 tackles 8 Willie Hobdy DB So. 6′2″ 182 Garland, TX 4 tackles 7 Blair Manly CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 208 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 2 Tony Collier CB RS 5′11″ 165 Little Rock, AR 3 Patrick Peek S RS 5′11″ 212 Fort Worth, TX 6 Dejohn Rogers CB So. 5′10″ 177 Paramus, NJ 10 Eric Cuffee CB RS 6′0″ 191 Waco, TX 12 Steven Steele S 5′11″ 194 Rio Rancho, NM 14 Michael LoVett III CB RS 6′0″ 186 Fort Wayne, IN 15 Letayveon Beaton S Fr. 5′9″ 187 Saint Petersburg, FL 23 Marcus Hayes S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 201 Rockford, IL 32 Johnny Hernandez S So. 5′10″ 187 Temecula, CA 36 Dorsett Valdez CB 5′10″ 175 Albuquerque, NM 96 Corey Hightower CB RS 5′11″ 190 Huntsville, TX
Blair Manly, Derek Martinez, Aaron Molina, Thomas Vieira, Jacob Smith, Javohn Jones, Dorsett Valdez, Joshua Woisin, David Brown, Teton Saltes, Jacob Barnhill, Aaron Overacker Daevon Vigilant, Anselem Umeh, Tevaka Tuioti, Rayshawn Boyce, Corey Bojorquez, DaQuan Baker, David Zavala, Joey Noble Romell Jordan, Steven Steele, Gabe Ortega, Marcus Williams Jalin Burrell, Caleb Hennie, Jacob Jankoviak, Garrett Hughes Bijon Parker, Emmanuel Joseph, Adebayo Soremekun Avery Jordan, Ray Baylor III, Anu Somoye Kimmie Carson, James Lewis Patrick Peek, Javon Mosley Bryson Carroll, Erik Beilman Willie Hobdy, Beau Hott Coltin Gerhart, Johnny Hernandez Lamar Jordan, Charlie Grammel Emmanuel Harris, Aaron Jenkins Jay Griffin IV, Corey Hightower Sitiveni Tamaivena, Cody Baker Ahmari Davis, Rhashaun Epting Jake Rothschiller, Kyle Rothschiller Dequez Irving, Blaise Fountain Chris Estrella, Johnny Williams Delane Hart-Johnson Tony Collier D’Angelo Ross Richard McQuarley Michael Sewell Jr. Patrick Reed Austin Ocasio Dejohn Rogers Jordan Kress Stanley Barnwell Jr. Eric Cuffee Zahneer Shuler Kameron Miller Brandt Hughes Michael LoVett III Rafael Hidalgo Letayveon Beaton Q’ Drennan Chris Davis Jr. Jonah Leyva Devin Sanders Elijah Lilly Daryl Chestnut Jacobi Hearn Marcus Hayes Kentrail Moran Tyrone Owens Daniel Peabody Cameron Thomas Jordan Flack Alexander Vainikolo Alex Hart Jared EnRico Kenneth Maxwell Matt French James Portilla Reco Hannah Evahelotu Tohi Brandon Shook Dylan Kelly-Romero Aaron Blackwell Elmer Pauni Austin Cook Micah McVaney Everett Powell Kyle Stapley Dylan Weaver Nick Iacovangelo Jarred Sylvester Izrael Castellanos Cade Hackey Jeffrey Jones Jr. Blake Wells Trent Sellers Kyle Jarvis Dyson Chmura Erin Austin Jermane Conyers Nahje Flowers Jason Sanders Lon Hampton Kene Okonkwo Ben Gansallo CA 39 TX 24 NM 21 FL 5 AZ 3 Hometowns of the 2017 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 39 Texas 24 New Mexico 21 Florida 5 Oklahoma 3 New York 3 New Jersey 3 Illinois 3 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 17 Bernalillo County, New Mexico pop. 674,000 12 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 8 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 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’ 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.
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