Teams Ole Miss 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Ole Miss roster 122 players: 27 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 80 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Mississippi (46) and Tennessee (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 10 Receivers 12 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Buffalo, NY 2,758 passing yards, 19 TD 2 QB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 202 Shreveport, LA 880 passing yards, 6 TD 10 Jordan Ta’amu QB So. 6′2″ 212 Pearl City, HI 16 Drew Davis QB 6′1″ 212 Chapel Hill, NC
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 21 Akeem Judd RB 5′11″ Durham, NC 826 rushing yards, 6 TD 23 Eugene Brazley RB 5′9″ 192 New Orleans, LA 261 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 D.K. Buford RB So. 5′11″ 231 Oxford, MS 29 rushing yards 24 Eric Swinney RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 214 Riverdale, GA 6 rushing yards 12 KeShun Wells RB Fr. 5′5″ 178 Moss Point, MS 22 Jordan Wilkins RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 217 Cordova, TN 22 Scottie Phillips RB Fr. 5′8″ 211 Ellisville, MS 26 Martin Johnson RB 6′0″ Preston, MS 32 Jerry Johnson RB Fr. 5′10″ 209 Starkville, MS 33 Nathan Vanderburg RB 5′7″ 176 Olive Branch, MS
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 197 Brentwood, TN 49 catches, 543 yards, 3 TD 3 Damore’ea Stringfellow WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Perris, CA 46 catches, 716 yards, 6 TD 8 Quincy Adeboyejo WR 6′3″ Cedar Hill, TX 35 catches, 456 yards, 1 TD 1 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 225 Starkville, MS 29 catches, 412 yards, 2 TD 5 DaMarkus Lodge WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 199 Cedar Hill, TX 15 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD 11 Markell Pack WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Purvis, MS 11 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD 14 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 225 Oxford, MS 2 catches, 13 yards, 2 TD 16 WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 180 Viera, FL 27 Cale Luke WR 6′1″ 200 Clinton, MS 81 Trey Bledsoe WR 6′1″ 216 Grenada, MS 85 Alex Weber WR So. 6′1″ 186 Lake City, FL 86 Walker Rynd WR 6′3″ 175 Fort Worth, TX
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 TE 6′3″ Powder Springs, GA 65 catches, 926 yards, 8 TD 7 Jason Pellerin TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 New Iberia, LA 90 rushing yards, 3 TD 84 Hunter Thurley TE 6′4″ Nashville, TN 6 tackles 28 D’Vaughn Pennamon TE 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Houston, TX 58 rushing yards, 1 TD 89 Taz Zettergren TE 6′3″ Senatobia, MS 4 catches, 79 yards 9 TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 15 Octavious Cooley TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Laurel, MS 16 Gabe Angel TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 236 Lebanon, TN 16 Jacob Mathis TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 246 Tampa, FL 43 Ty Quick TE 6′3″ 264 Terry, MS
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 50 Sean Rawlings OL So. 6′5″ 294 Madison, MS 1 tackle 52 Michael Howard OL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Green Cove Springs, FL 53 K.C. Swaim OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Truth Or Consequences, NM 54 Jack DeFoor OL 6′5″ 302 Calhoun, GA 54 Sam Johnson OL 6′1″ 268 Nashville, TN 55 Tyler Putman OL 6′4″ 308 Southaven, MS 63 Jacob Feeley C 6′2″ 287 Picayune, MS 67 Alex Givens OL Fr. 6′6″ 308 Nashville, TN 70 Jordan Sims OL 6′4″ 326 Homewood, AL 73 Rod Taylor OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 321 Jackson, MS 74 Greg Little OL 5★ 5-star recruit 6′6″ 325 Allen, TX 75 Robert Conyers OL 6′5″ 298 Miami, FL 76 Daronte Bouldin OL 6′5″ 318 Canton, MS 77 Talbot Buys OL 6′8″ 313 Vicksburg, MS 78 Jeremy Liggins OL 6′3″ Oxford, MS 79 Javon Patterson OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 314 Petal, MS
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 38 Marquis Haynes DE 6′3″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 53 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT 6 Fadol Brown DE 6′4″ Charleston, SC 39 tackles, 2.5 sacks 93 DT 6′0″ Greenville, SC 30 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 95 Benito Jones DL 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 329 Waynesboro, MS 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Jackson, MS 28 tackles, 1 sack 94 Issac Gross DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Batesville, MS 28 tackles 38 John Youngblood DE 6′3″ Trussville, AL 22 tackles 8 Garrald McDowell DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 259 Covington, LA 16 tackles, 1 sack 4 Victor Evans DE So. 6′3″ 243 Dallas, TX 14 tackles 38 Austrian Robinson DE Fr. 6′4″ 300 New York, NY 4 tackles, 1 sack 90 Ross Donelly DT So. 6′1″ 318 Houston, TX 5 tackles 34 Shawn Curtis DE 6′2″ 244 Doral, FL 4 tackles 96 Jordan Hebert DT So. 5′11″ 291 Klein, TX 2 tackles 19 Markel Winters DE So. 6′3″ 252 Tallahassee, FL 40 Josiah Coatney DT Fr. 6′4″ 325 Douglasville, GA 44 James Coley DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Natchez, MS 45 Tyler Pittman DL 5′11″ 230 Kossuth, MS 87 D.J. Forte DL 6′2″ 266 Atlanta, GA 99 Herbert Moore DT 6′1″ 323 Memphis, TN
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 DeMarquis Gates LB 6′2″ 221 Hampton, GA 79 tackles, 4 sacks 8 Rommel Mageo LB 6′2″ Pago Pago, American Samoa 44 tackles 43 Detric Bing-Dukes LB So. 6′1″ 254 Tucker, GA 41 tackles 2 Deontay Anderson LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 32 tackles, 1 INT 24 Tayler Polk LB 5′11″ 220 Magee, MS 34 tackles 21 Terry Caldwell LB 6′1″ Wilmington, NC 32 tackles 18 Ray Ray Smith LB 6′2″ 223 Florence, AL 21 tackles 32 Temario Strong LB 6′0″ Batesville, MS 16 tackles 17 Willie Andrew Hibbler LB Fr. 6′3″ 264 Sardis, MS 9 tackles 7 Jarrion Street LB 6′3″ 220 Trussville, AL 3 tackles 33 John-Patrick Sherling LB 5′11″ 240 Fairhope, AL 3 tackles 80 Elliot Markuson LB 6′0″ 225 Oxford, MS 1 tackle 3 Vernon Dasher OLB Fr. 6′1″ 217 Baxley, GA 34 Breon Dixon OLB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′11″ 205 Loganville, GA 37 Luke Davis LB 6′2″ 215 Trussville, AL 41 Brenden Williams LB Fr. 6′3″ 238 Birmingham, AL 44 Alex Ashlock LB 6′1″ 220 Cordova, TN 48 Jack Raborn LB 6′1″ 212 Winston-Salem, NC
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 36 Zedrick Woods DB So. 5′11″ 201 Lake City, FL 63 tackles, 3 INT 15 Myles Hartsfield DB Fr. 5′11″ 211 Sayreville, NJ 43 tackles 12 Tony Conner DB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′0″ Batesville, MS 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks 30 DB 5′11″ 202 Bassfield, MS 42 tackles 23 Carlos Davis DB 5′8″ Birmingham, AL 39 returns, 803 yards 19 Derrick Jones DB 6′2″ Eupora, MS 21 tackles, 2 INT 31 Jaylon Jones DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Allen, TX 26 tackles 1 Tony Bridges DB 6′0″ Collins, MS 23 tackles 26 Jalen Julius DB Fr. 5′10″ 192 Winter Garden, FL 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 C.J. Hampton DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Meridian, MS 16 tackles 13 Kailo Moore DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Rosedale, MS 11 tackles 2 Montrell Custis DB So. 6′0″ 181 Jonesboro, GA 10 tackles 28 Cam Ordway DB Fr. 5′11″ 182 Pulaski, TN 1 tackle 29 Armani Linton DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 231 Walnut, MS 1 tackle 5 Ken Webster DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 194 Decatur, GA 12 Greg Eisworth DB 6′0″ 205 Grand Prairie, TX 21 Javien Hamilton DB So. 5′10″ 176 Louin, MS 37 Art Mitchell DB Fr. 5′10″ 196 Yazoo City, MS 38 C.J. Moore DB 5′11″ 198 Bassfield, MS 39 Kweisi Fountain DB Fr. 6′1″ 207 Biloxi, MS 41 Antwain Smith DB 5′7″ 187 Southaven, MS
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 97 Gary Wunderlich PK 6′0″ 182 Memphis, TN 22 of 23 field goals 94 Will Gleeson P 6′3″ 192 Melbourne, Australia 28 punts, 44.1 average 53 Will Few LS 6′3″ Augusta, GA 2 tackles 91 Nathan Noble PK 6′3″ Greenville, MS 2 tackles 98 Grant Warren P 6′1″ Pascagoula, MS 1 punt, 39.0 average 57 Chadwick Lamar LS 6′1″ 206 Oxford, MS 58 Mike Taylor LS 6′1″ 190 Jackson, TN 62 Kamden Darney LS 6′1″ 227 Upland, CA 88 Jack Propst LS RS 5′10″ 190 Brentwood, TN 99 Justin Charette PK 5′10″ 183 Little Rock, AR 99 Patrick Nasiatka PK Fr. 6′2″ 210 Louisville, CO
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 - 9w 1 punt, 39.0 average
D.K. Metcalf, D.K. Buford, Chadwick Lamar, Jeremy Liggins, Elliot Markuson Dawson Knox, Sam Johnson, Alex Givens, Hunter Thurley Tony Conner, Willie Andrew Hibbler, Temario Strong, Issac Gross Tony Bridges, A.J. Moore, C.J. Moore Deontay Anderson, D’Vaughn Pennamon, Ross Donelly DaMarkus Lodge, Quincy Adeboyejo, Greg Eisworth Ken Webster, Detric Bing-Dukes, D.J. Forte Jarrion Street, Luke Davis, John Youngblood Breeland Speaks, Cale Luke, Rod Taylor Carlos Davis, Brenden Williams, Jordan Sims A.J. Brown, Jerry Johnson Montrell Custis, DeMarquis Gates KeShun Wells, Grant Warren Van Jefferson, Jack Propst Evan Engram, Josiah Coatney Jordan Wilkins, Alex Ashlock Jaylon Jones, Greg Little Zedrick Woods, Alex Weber Antwain Smith, Tyler Putman Gary Wunderlich, Herbert Moore Shea Patterson Damore’ea Stringfellow Vernon Dasher C.J. Hampton Victor Evans Fadol Brown Jason Pellerin Garrald McDowell Jordan Ta’amu Chad Kelly Markell Pack Kailo Moore Myles Hartsfield Octavious Cooley Drew Davis Gabe Angel Jacob Mathis Tre Nixon Ray Ray Smith Derrick Jones Markel Winters Akeem Judd Javien Hamilton Terry Caldwell Scottie Phillips Eugene Brazley Eric Swinney Tayler Polk Jalen Julius Martin Johnson Cam Ordway Armani Linton John-Patrick Sherling Nathan Vanderburg Breon Dixon Shawn Curtis Art Mitchell Austrian Robinson Marquis Haynes Kweisi Fountain Ty Quick James Coley Tyler Pittman Jack Raborn Sean Rawlings Michael Howard K.C. Swaim Will Few Jack DeFoor Mike Taylor Kamden Darney Jacob Feeley Robert Conyers Daronte Bouldin Talbot Buys Javon Patterson Trey Bledsoe Walker Rynd Taz Zettergren Nathan Noble D.J. Jones Benito Jones Jordan Hebert Justin Charette Patrick Nasiatka MS 46 TN 13 GA 12 TX 11 FL 10 Hometowns of the 2016 Ole Miss 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 Mississippi 46 Tennessee 13 Georgia 12 Texas 11 Florida 10 Alabama 8 Louisiana 4 North Carolina 4 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 6 Lafayette County, Mississippi pop. 58,327 5 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4 Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 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.
Chad Kelly QB4-star recruit
Shea Patterson QB5-star recruit
Van Jefferson WR4-star recruit
A.J. Brown WR4-star recruit
D.K. Metcalf WR4-star recruit
Tre Nixon WR4-star recruit
Evan Engram TE
Dawson Knox TE
D.J. Jones DT
Breeland Speaks DE4-star recruit
A.J. Moore DB