Teams North Texas 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 North Texas roster 104 players: 23 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 8 juniors, 8 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (72) and Oklahoma (10). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 3 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 DeAndre Torrey RB Sr. 5′7″ 195 Gautier, MS 1,215 rushing yards, 13 TD 0 Ikaika Ragsdale RB 5′11″ 220 Las Vegas, NV 534 rushing yards, 5 TD 25 Ayo Adeyi RB 5′7″ 194 Mansfield, TX 496 rushing yards, 6 TD 23 Isaiah Johnson RB 5′10″ 210 Lubbock, TX 359 rushing yards, 5 TD 44 Dawson Nobriga RB So. 5′6″ 180 Houston, TX 23 rushing yards 20 Keith Jackson RB 5′11″ 215 Missouri City, TX 0 rushing yards 27 Oscar Adaway III RB 5′11″ 219 North Little Rock, AR 36 Caleb Osuofa RB Jr. 5′8″ 172 Denton, TX 48 Bryce Drummond FB RS 6′3″ 230 Pawhuska, OK
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Roderic Burns WR 5′9″ 190 Houston, TX 58 catches, 802 yards, 4 TD 8 Damon Ward Jr. WR Fr. 5′11″ 204 Beaumont, TX 21 catches, 311 yards, 2 TD 13 Khatib Lyles WR 6′1″ 218 El Paso, TX 13 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD 18 Dorian Morris WR 5′10″ 190 Mesquite, TX 6 returns, 131 yards Bryson Jackson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 182 Humble, TX 12 catches, 176 yards 11 Detraveon Brown WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 196 Shreveport, LA 8 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD 4 Jyaire Shorter WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 218 Killeen, TX 6 catches, 107 yards 85 David Chapple WR So. 5′11″ 166 North Little Rock, AR 3 tackles 9 Deonte Simpson WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 186 Beaumont, TX 5 catches, 73 yards 5 Tommy Bush WR Transfer from Georgia 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 204 Schertz, TX 3 catches, 43 yards 80 Zhighlil McMillan WR 6′0″ 208 Frisco, TX 1 catch, 10 yards 19 Caleb Johnson WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Greenville, TX 42 Will Kuehne WR So. 6′1″ 203 Owasso, OK 81 Troy Edwards Jr. WR Jr. 5′11″ 191 Midlothian, TX 82 Finn Corwin WR Fr. 5′8″ 183 Dallas, TX 85 Evan Greene WR RS 5′11″ 191 Dallas, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Jason Pirtle TE Sr. 6′2″ 232 Locust Grove, OK 41 catches, 380 yards, 2 TD 87 Jake Roberts TE 6′4″ 252 Norman, OK 11 catches, 98 yards 20 Cole McCrary TE So. 6′2″ 230 Dallas, TX 4 tackles 89 Asher Alberding TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 255 Houston, TX 1 tackle 30 Var’Keyes Gumms TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Houston, TX 40 Edward Bautista TE Fr. 6′0″ 224 Wichita Falls, TX 84 Christian Lee TE Fr. 6′3″ 221 Friendswood, TX
Offensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 66 Jacob Brammer OL 6′4″ 301 Richmond, TX 1 tackle 73 Cole Brown OL So. 6′4″ 292 Conroe, TX 1 tackle 51 Teeshaun Turpin OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Cleveland, OH 52 Dane Jackson OL 297 Berea, KY 60 Chris Cassidy OL Fr. 6′4″ 292 Angleton, TX 64 Jett Duncan OL Fr. 6′1″ 295 The Woodlands, TX 65 Gabe Blair OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 306 Denton, TX 67 Rayvon Crum OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Pinson, AL 68 Daxton Byers OL Fr. 6′5″ 307 Edmond, OK 70 Kade Bond OL RS 6′3″ 298 Magnolia, TX 72 Manase Mose OL Jr. 6′1″ 292 Euless, TX 78 Daizion Carroll OL So. 6′1″ 314 Waco, TX 79 John Brunner OL Fr. 6′5″ 319 Brock, TX
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Gabriel Murphy DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Dallas, TX 53 tackles, 7.5 sacks 97 Dion Novil DL Sr. 6′4″ 330 Abilene, TX 51 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 12 Grayson Murphy DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Dallas, TX 37 tackles, 8.5 sacks 10 Roderick Brown DL Fr. 5′11″ 290 Forney, TX 19 tackles, 3 sacks 42 Kameron Hill DE Sr. 6′2″ 243 Stafford, TX 16 tackles, 4 sacks 3 Caleb Colvin DL Sr. 6′2″ 289 Owasso, OK 19 tackles, 1 sack 9 Enoch Jackson Jr. DL Transfer from Arkansas Fr. 5′11″ 301 Mansfield, TX 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Kortlin Rausaw DL 6′3″ 305 Wylie, TX 4 tackles 91 Dayton LeBlanc DL 6′1″ 283 Breaux Bridge, LA 3 tackles 15 Fatafehi Vailea DT 6′1″ 307 Oakland, CA 16 Jonathan Pickett DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Las Vegas, NV 50 Trent Ward DL Fr. 6′3″ 265 Spring, TX 92 Jake Jones DL So. 6′4″ 251 Willis, TX 94 Kalvin Hutchings DL So. 6′4″ 298 Longview, TX 95 Kevin Greene DL RS 6′3″ 290 Del City, OK 96 Ta’Shoyn Johnson DL 6′1″ 278 Killeen, TX 98 Davontae McCrae DL So. 6′4″ 256 Miami, FL 99 Kenneth Dotson DL Fr. 6′3″ 257 Houston, TX
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 K.D. Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 229 Ennis, TX 120 tackles, 4.5 sacks 5 Tyreke Davis LB Sr. 5′10″ 220 Denton, TX 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks 30 Larry Nixon III LB 6′1″ 231 North Richland Hills, TX 70 tackles, 1.5 sacks 21 Kevin Wood LB 5′10″ 213 Converse, TX 53 tackles, 2 INT 25 Sean-Thomas Faulkner LB Transfer from The Citadel 5′11″ 190 Easley, SC 52 tackles 8 Jordan Brown LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 240 Huntsville, TX 28 tackles 15 Carson Kropp LB 6′1″ 230 Oologah, OK 17 tackles 36 Jaylen Smith LB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Hamilton, ON 14 tackles 3 Jace Ruder LB Transfer from North Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 237 Norton, KS 571 passing yards, 3 TD 34 Kyleb Howell LB Sr. 6′0″ 227 Lantana, TX 6 tackles 8 Chris Wright LB RS 6′4″ 250 Aledo, TX 37 Taylor Jacobs LB Fr. 6′0″ 228 Grand Prairie, TX 40 Jacobi Johnson LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 239 Oklahoma City, OK
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 DeShawn Gaddie CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Arlington, TX 57 tackles 10 Makyle Sanders S Sr. 6′0″ 210 Tyler, TX 44 tackles, 1 INT 8 John Davis Jr. CB Transfer from Texas Tech 6′0″ 187 Euless, TX 16 tackles, 1 INT 7 Quinn Whitlock DB Jr. 6′0″ 194 Pinola, MS 20 tackles 5 Ridge Texada CB Transfer from McNeese Fr. 5′8″ 179 Frisco, TX 18 tackles 27 Harold West DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Arlington, TX 13 tackles, 1 INT 19 Dillion Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Nacogdoches, TX 7 tackles 22 Keelan Crosby DB 6′1″ 194 Anna, TX 7 tackles 21 Upton Stout DB 5′9″ 182 Houston, TX 6 tackles 6 Loronzo Thompson CB 5′11″ 155 Friendswood, TX 4 tackles 20 Alphie Guillory S Fr. 5′9″ 195 Desoto, TX 4 tackles 23 Greg Francis DB Transfer from UNLV 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 195 Las Vegas, NV 3 tackles 29 Nate Durham S Jr. 6′2″ 225 Rockton, IL 1 tackle 13 Jordan Rucker DB So. 6′0″ 180 Denton, TX 15 Cinque Williams DB RS 5′10″ 187 Southlake, TX 26 Alex Morris S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 202 Humble, TX 29 B.J. Lewis DB Fr. 5′9″ 168 Melissa, TX 31 Robert Johnson CB 5′11″ 184 Memphis, TN 39 Logan Wilson DB Transfer from UL Monroe Fr. 5′10″ 165 Dallas, TX
Austin Aune, Tyreke Davis, Jordan Rucker, Kyleb Howell, Caleb Osuofa, Gabe Blair Roderic Burns, Upton Stout, Var’Keyes Gumms, Dawson Nobriga, Asher Alberding, Kenneth Dotson Gabriel Murphy, Grayson Murphy, Cole McCrary, Logan Wilson, Finn Corwin, Evan Greene DeShawn Gaddie, Enoch Jackson Jr., Ayo Adeyi, Harold West, Brandon Oldham Ikaika Ragsdale, Jonathan Pickett, Greg Francis Loronzo Thompson, Kason Martin, Christian Lee John Davis Jr., Larry Nixon III, Manase Mose Caleb Colvin, Will Kuehne Jyaire Shorter, Ta’Shoyn Johnson Ridge Texada, Zhighlil McMillan Damon Ward Jr., Deonte Simpson Roderick Brown, Dorian Morris Alphie Guillory, Taylor Jacobs Keith Jackson, Kameron Hill Keelan Crosby, B.J. Lewis Alex Morris, Bryson Jackson Oscar Adaway III, David Chapple Jacobi Johnson, Kevin Greene Trent Ward, Jett Duncan Cole Brown, Jake Jones K.D. Davis Amani Gilmore DeAndre Torrey Jace Ruder Tommy Bush Quinn Whitlock Chris Wright Jordan Brown Kortlin Rausaw Makyle Sanders Detraveon Brown Khatib Lyles Carson Kropp Cinque Williams Fatafehi Vailea Cole Johnson Caleb Johnson Dillion Williams Kevin Wood Isaiah Johnson Sean-Thomas Faulkner Nate Durham Robert Johnson Bernardo Rodriguez Edward Bautista Bryce Drummond Teeshaun Turpin Dane Jackson Chris Cassidy Jacob Brammer Rayvon Crum Daxton Byers Kade Bond Daizion Carroll John Brunner Troy Edwards Jr. Jake Roberts Jason Pirtle Dayton LeBlanc Kalvin Hutchings Dion Novil Davontae McCrae Ethan Mooney TX 72 OK 10 LA 3 NV 3 AR 2 Hometowns of the 2021 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 72 Oklahoma 10 Nevada 3 Louisiana 3 Mississippi 2 Arkansas 2 Kansas 1 California 1 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 10 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 10 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 9 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 6 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 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’ 2021 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.
