Teams North Texas 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 North Texas roster 114 players: 24 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 78 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Texas (87) and Oklahoma (6). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 20 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 4
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Jeffery Wilson RB 6′0″ 194 Elkhart, TX 936 rushing yards, 14 TD 29 Willy Ivery RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Sulphur Springs, TX 490 rushing yards, 6 TD 4 Anthony Wyche RB Fr. 5′11″ 191 Philadelphia, PA 67 rushing yards 25 Andrew Tucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 202 Tyler, TX 153 rushing yards, 2 TD 44 Cannon Maki FB So. 5′11″ 233 Mansfield, TX 1 return, 12 yards 40 Trever Merrell RB 5′10″ 207 Davis, OK 46 Christian Hosley RB Fr. 5′9″ 191 San Antonio, TX
Receivers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Thaddeous Thompson WR 6′2″ Cibolo, TX 43 catches, 545 yards, 2 TD 3 Terian Goree WR 6′3″ Carthage, TX 36 catches, 328 yards, 2 TD 1 Turner Smiley WR 6′0″ 193 Frisco, TX 33 catches, 389 yards, 2 TD 31 Kenny Buyers WR 5′11″ Hurst, TX 32 catches, 324 yards, 1 TD 89 Willie Robinson WR 6′0″ Fort Worth, TX 18 catches, 222 yards 83 Tyler Wilson WR 5′11″ Arlington, TX 13 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD 8 Rico Bussey Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Lawton, OK 8 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD 2 O’Keeron Rutherford WR 6′5″ 185 Carthage, TX 7 catches, 71 yards 11 Quinetin Jackson WR So. 6′3″ 202 Granite City, IL 2 tackles 81 Daniel Khan WR 5′11″ 179 Sherman Oaks, CA 3 catches, 24 yards 34 Elijah McIntyre WR 6′0″ Arlington, TX 2 catches, 22 yards 32 Michael Lawrence WR Fr. 5′10″ 187 Sweetwater, TX 1 catch, 16 yards 9 WR Fr. 6′1″ 208 Allen, TX 20 Spencer Edwards WR 6′0″ 170 Rockwall, TX 30 Dennis Smith WR Fr. 5′9″ 173 San Antonio, TX 39 Braydon Watson WR 5′11″ 175 Waco, TX 47 Dakota Michaels WR 6′1″ 185 Lucas, TX 80 Will Boyd WR 6′3″ 185 Arlington, TX 85 Garrett Barton WR 5′11″ 185 Diana, TX 89 Kam Duhon WR RS 5′11″ 183 Southlake, TX
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 71 OL So. 6′9″ 325 Coppell, TX 1 tackle 64 Sam Rice OL 6′4″ Coppell, TX 3 rushing yards 53 T.J. Henson OL 6′4″ 298 Plano, TX 54 Creighton Barr OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 301 Flower Mound, TX 57 Bernie Santos OL 6′3″ 326 Denton, TX 58 Wylie Reinhardt OL 6′4″ 261 Saginaw, TX 59 Trey Keenan OL 6′5″ 272 Argyle, TX 60 Sosaia Mose OL Fr. 6′2″ 292 Euless, TX 62 Jerod Fritsch OL 6′5″ 255 Denton, TX 67 Chris Miles Jr. OL 6′4″ 299 Flower Mound, TX 68 Chett Munden OL 6′5″ 268 Marshall, TX 69 Doro Omerhi OL 6′4″ 306 Pearland, TX 70 R.D. Wegmann OL 6′3″ 265 Wichita Falls, TX 70 Thomas Preston III OL Fr. 6′4″ 286 Mesa, AZ 73 Garrett Gunter OL 6′4″ 283 Spring Branch, TX 77 Elex Woodworth OL Fr. 6′4″ 296 Mesquite, TX 79 Riley Mayfield OL So. 6′7″ 300 Cedar Park, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Jareid Combs DE 6′3″ Minneapolis, MN 43 tackles, 3 sacks 49 Roderick Young DL So. 6′1″ 297 Spring, TX 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 T.J. Tauaalo DT So. 6′2″ 300 Keller, TX 25 tackles, 1 sack 56 Malik Dilonga DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Cedar Hill, TX 21 tackles, 2 sacks 30 Jarrian Roberts DE 6′2″ Clarksville, TX 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Andy Flusche DE 6′3″ 255 Muenster, TX 17 tackles 2 LaDarius Hamilton DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 260 Corrigan, TX 9 tackles, 1 sack 97 Demonte Hood DT 6′0″ Arlington, TX 12 tackles 90 Tillman Johnson DE 6′1″ 251 Round Rock, TX 11 tackles 44 Sid Moore DL 6′1″ 253 Van, TX 4 tackles 34 Bryce English DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 295 DeSoto, TX 46 Nicholas Pichon DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Sugar Land, TX 52 Darrian McMillan DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Mobile, AL 86 Kevin Dillman DE 6′4″ 254 Denton, TX 92 Terrance Johnson DL 6′4″ 257 Austin, TX 93 Julius Combes DL 6′1″ 282 Washington, DC 94 JoJo Ozougwu DE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Alief, TX 94 Tuulau Saafi DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Euless, TX 98 A.J. Tolbert DE 6′0″ 235 Southlake, TX
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Cortney Finney LB 5′11″ Bay City, TX 78 tackles, 1 sack 37 Brandon Garner LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 230 Mansfield, TX 50 tackles, 3.5 sacks 18 Joshua Wheeler LB 6′3″ 229 Grand Prairie, TX 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks 32 Fred Scott LB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ Kennedale, TX 55 tackles, 1 sack 22 E.J. Ejiya LB So. 6′3″ 230 Blain, MN 43 tackles 10 Calvin Minor LB 6′3″ 210 Lewisville, TX 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 20 William LeMasters LB Fr. 6′2″ 223 Dallas, TX 3 tackles 5 Mylam Peters LB 6′5″ 241 Kissimmee, FL 1 tackle 3 Tim Faison LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Tallahassee, FL 23 Connor Means LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 224 Deer Park, TX 40 Nick Smith LB 6′2″ 227 Arlington, TX 42 Corey Mann LB RS 6′0″ 209 Decatur, TX 43 Zack Bishop LB 6′2″ 225 Allen, TX 48 Jamie King LB Fr. 6′3″ 231 Azle, TX 57 Shane Gerths LB 6′1″ 205 Celina, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Kishawn McClain S 5′11″ 187 Rosenberg, TX 91 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT 9 Nate Brooks DB So. 6′0″ 192 Whitehouse, TX 57 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 21 James Gray DB 6′0″ Atlanta, GA 64 tackles, 1 INT 27 Ashton Preston DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 193 Edmond, OK 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 7 Dee Baulkman DB 5′11″ 191 Bainbridge, GA 35 tackles, 2.5 sacks 2 Eric Jenkins DB 5′10″ 170 New Orleans, LA 18 tackles, 3 INT 16 Chad Davis DB 5′10″ Richmond, TX 25 tackles, 1 INT 4 Khairi Muhammad S Fr. 5′11″ 188 Dallas, TX 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 24 Taylor Robinson DB Fr. 5′11″ 188 Fort Worth, TX 18 tackles 19 John Schilleci DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Denton, TX 7 tackles 6 Darius Turner DB 6′1″ Nashville, TN 4 tackles 39 Jameel Moore DB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 181 Cedar Hill, TX 3 tackles 43 Kway Hill DB 5′11″ 178 Columbus, GA 1 tackle 14 Cedric Fernandes DB So. 5′10″ 190 Arlington, TX 16 Kemon Hall DB So. 5′11″ 190 Calhoun City, MS 19 Nnamdi Umeakuana DB 6′1″ 195 Irving, TX 29 Nate Durham S 6′2″ 225 Rockton, IL 38 Andrew Jones DB 6′1″ 173 Mesquite, TX 41 Jalen Thomas DB 6′2″ 210 Detroit, MI
Cedric Fernandes, Fred Scott, Elijah McIntyre, Brandon Garner, Nick Smith, Cannon Maki, Will Boyd, Tyler Wilson, Trey Enterline, Demonte Hood Mitch Cason, T.J. Tauaalo, Creighton Barr, Chris Miles Jr., Eric Keena, Connor Davis, Kam Duhon, A.J. Tolbert John Schilleci, Bernie Santos, Kel Straubmueller, Trey Keenan, Jerod Fritsch, Kevin Dillman Turner Smiley, Jalen Guyton, Alec Morris, Zack Bishop Joshua Wheeler, Bryce English, Jameel Moore, Malik Dilonga Taylor Robinson, Wylie Reinhardt, Willie Robinson, Sam Aguilera Calvin Minor, Sam Rice, Jordan Murray Chad Davis, Nicholas Pichon, JoJo Ozougwu Kenny Buyers, Sosaia Mose, Tuulau Saafi O’Keeron Rutherford, Terian Goree Khairi Muhammad, William LeMasters Kelvin Smith, Roderick Young Nate Brooks, Andrew Tucker Spencer Edwards, Alvin Kenworthy Ashton Preston, Trevor Moore Dennis Smith, Christian Hosley Andrew Jones, Elex Woodworth Riley Mayfield, Tillman Johnson Eric Jenkins LaDarius Hamilton Jeffery Wilson Tim Faison Anthony Wyche Mylam Peters Darius Turner Kishawn McClain Mason Fine Dee Baulkman Jareid Combs Rico Bussey Jr. Quinetin Jackson Thaddeous Thompson Caleb Chumley Kemon Hall Cortney Finney Devin O’Hara Nnamdi Umeakuana Quinn Shanbour James Gray E.J. Ejiya Connor Means Nate Durham Willy Ivery Jarrian Roberts Michael Lawrence Braydon Watson Trever Merrell Jalen Thomas Corey Mann Kway Hill Sid Moore Dakota Michaels Jamie King Jake Davis Darrian McMillan T.J. Henson Shane Gerths Chett Munden Doro Omerhi R.D. Wegmann Thomas Preston III Garrett Gunter Daniel Khan Garrett Barton Terrance Johnson Blake Patterson Julius Combes Tim Ursery Andy Flusche TX 87 OK 6 GA 3 IL 3 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2016 North Texas 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 Texas 87 Oklahoma 6 Georgia 3 Illinois 3 Florida 2 Minnesota 2 Louisiana 1 Pennsylvania 1 Top counties Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 23 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 12 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 10 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 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.
Mason Fine QB
Jalen Guyton WR
Jordan Murray OL