2016 Pittsburgh roster

104 players: 12 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 78 with no class listed. From 18 states; the most from Pennsylvania (43) and Ohio (13). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
4	Nathan Peterman QB4-star recruit		6′2″		Fruit Cove, FL	2,855 passing yards, 27 TD
3	Ben Dinucci QB		6′2″	220	Dallas, TX	16 passing yards, 1 TD
15	Manny Stocker QB		6′2″		Coatesville, PA	9 rushing yards
7	Thomas MacVittie QB		6′5″	225	Cincinnati, OH
12	Bo Schneider QB		6′3″	225	Dallas, TX
12	Ricky Town QB	Fr.	6′3″	220	Newbury Park, CA

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
24	James Conner RB3-star recruit		6′2″		Erie, PA	1,092 rushing yards, 16 TD
9	Rachid Ibrahim RB		6′0″	195	Rockville, MD	13 tackles
26	Chawntez Moss RB		5′11″	210	Cleveland, OH	227 rushing yards, 1 TD
22	Darrin Hall RB4-star recruit	So.	5′11″	225	Youngstown, OH	160 rushing yards
37	Qadree Ollison RB	So.	6′2″	230	Niagara Falls, NY	127 rushing yards, 2 TD
35	George Aston FB	So.	6′0″	255	Stephens City, VA	75 rushing yards, 5 TD
36	Shawn Wood RB		6′0″	210	New Castle, DE
40	Colton Lively FB		6′0″	235	Lake Dallas, TX
49	Erik Sellers FB		6′1″	235	Clearfield, PA

Receivers 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
85	Jester Weah WR		6′3″	210	Madison, WI	36 catches, 870 yards, 10 TD
10	Quadree Henderson WR		5′8″	190	Wilmington, DE	26 catches, 286 yards, 1 TD
19	Dontez Ford WR		6′2″		McKees Rocks, PA	17 catches, 288 yards, 2 TD
82	Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR	So.	5′9″	190	Kissimmee, FL	8 tackles
6	Tre Tipton WR		6′1″	185	Apollo, PA	12 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD
2	Maurice Ffrench WR	Fr.	5′11″	200	New Brunswick, NJ	122 rushing yards, 2 TD
6	Aaron Mathews WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	220	Clairton, PA	6 catches, 51 yards
5	Ruben Flowers III WR		6′3″	205	Lima, OH
34	Mark Bernsdorff WR		5′11″	195	Sylvania, OH
48	Kellen McAlone WR	So.	6′2″	215	Dallas, TX
80	Zach Challingsworth WR		6′2″		McDonald, PA

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
83	Scott Orndoff TE		6′5″		Waynesburg, PA	35 catches, 579 yards, 5 TD
45	Devon Edwards TE		6′4″	275	Columbus, OH	4 tackles
84	Zach Poker TE		6′4″		Oconomowoc, WI	4 tackles
31	Jaymar Parrish TE		6′2″		Monroeville, PA	4 catches, 78 yards
35	Tyler Sear TE		6′4″	260	New Castle, PA
81	Jim Medure TE	Fr.	6′2″	235	New Castle, PA
81	Nathan Bossory TE		6′3″	240	Manchester, MI
87	Chris Clark TE4-star recruit		6′6″	260	Ridgewood, NJ
98	DeAndre Schifino TE		6′2″	235	Pittsburgh, PA

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
66	Mike Herndon OL	So.	6′4″	310	Greenville, VA	2 tackles, 1 sack
70	Brian O’Neill OL		6′6″	305	Wilmington, DE	1 tackle
50	Mike Grimm OL		6′6″	320	Bethel Park, PA
53	Dorian Johnson OL4-star recruit		6′5″	315	Belle Vernon, PA
54	Justin Morgan OL		6′6″	350	Bronx, NY
55	Chase Brown OL	Fr.	6′5″	310	Ashburn, VA
55	Jaryd Jones-Smith OL		6′7″	320	Voorhees, NJ
60	Aaron Reese OL		6′5″	310	Chambersburg, PA
62	John Guy OL		6′7″	310	Somerville, MA
63	Alex Officer OL		6′4″	340	Rochester, NY
64	Aaron Britton OL		6′5″	280	Washington, PA
68	Kyle Benbrook OL		6′3″	295	Washington, NJ
69	Adam Bisnowaty OL4-star recruit		6′6″	305	Pittsburgh, PA
70	Nolan Ulizio OL	Fr.	6′5″	320	West Chester, OH
72	Carson Baker OL		6′5″	320	Fairborn, OH
72	Tony Pilato OL		6′5″	320	Greensburg, PA
74	Alex Paulina OL3-star recruit		6′3″	315	Canonsburg, PA
76	Connor Dintino OL3-star recruit		6′3″	315	Mashpee, MA
77	Alex Galiyas OL		6′2″	290	Dexter, MI
78	Alex Bookser OL4-star recruit		6′6″	315	Pittsburgh, PA

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
5	Ejuan Price DL		6′0″		Rankin, PA	45 tackles, 13 sacks
52	Shakir Soto DL		6′3″		Wilkes-Barre, PA	46 tackles, 4.5 sacks
6	Tyrique Jarrett DL		6′3″		Pittsburgh, PA	31 tackles, 1 sack
92	Jeremiah Taleni DL		6′1″	285	Kaneohe, HI	24 tackles, 3 sacks
92	Rori Blair DL		6′4″		Pittsburgh, PA	22 tackles, 3.5 sacks
96	Allen Edwards DL		6′4″	255	Miami, FL	13 tackles, 1.5 sacks
40	James Folston Jr. DL	So.	6′4″	250	Cocoa, FL	9 tackles, 0.5 sacks
93	Shane Roy DL	So.	6′4″	280	Reading, OH	4 tackles
34	Amir Watts DL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	295	Chicago, IL	3 tackles
8	Dewayne Hendrix DL	So.	6′4″	265	O’Fallon, IL
17	Rashad Weaver DL	RS	6′5″	270	Fort Lauderdale, FL
31	Kaezon Pugh DL		6′1″	250	Aliquippa, PA
70	Calvin Hamilton DL		6′0″	315	Philadelphia, PA
86	Julian Desiré DE		6′3″	215	Uniondale, NY
95	Zack Gilbert DL		6′1″	240	Charlotte, NC

Linebackers 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
47	Matt Galambos LB		6′2″		Collingdale, PA	85 tackles, 0.5 sacks
23	Oluwaseun Idowu LB	So.	6′0″	230	Wexford, PA	75 tackles
30	Mike Caprara LB		6′0″		Turtle Creek, PA	37 tackles, 2.5 sacks
58	Quintin Wirginis LB	So.	6′2″	250	Pittsburgh, PA	28 tackles, 4 sacks
9	Saleem Brightwell LB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′0″	230	Paterson, NJ	26 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
4	Bam Bradley LB		6′2″		Dayton, OH	29 tackles, 1 sack
41	Jalen Williams LB		6′2″	215	Newburgh, NY	5 tackles
25	Elijah Zeise LB	So.	6′2″	240	Pittsburgh, PA	1 tackle
27	Nico Lodovico LB		6′1″	230	Murrysville, PA
28	Anthony McKee Jr. LB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′2″	220	Columbus, OH
50	Dom Cuono LB		6′2″	235	Tampa, FL
53	Brian Popp LB		6′0″	235	Loveland, OH

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
38	Ryan Lewis DB		6′0″		Seattle, WA	79 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
14	Avonte Maddox DB		5′9″	180	Detroit, MI	49 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT
2	Terrish Webb DB		5′11″		Clairton, PA	66 tackles, 1 INT
9	Jordan Whitehead DB4-star recruit		5′11″	195	Aliquippa, PA	65 tackles, 1 INT
15	Reggie Mitchell DB		6′0″		Pittsburgh, PA	56 tackles, 0.5 sacks
11	Dane Jackson DB	Fr.	6′0″	190	Coraopolis, PA	18 tackles, 1 INT
20	Dennis Briggs DB	So.	5′10″	195	Wilkinsburg, PA	18 tackles, 1 sack
7	Jazzee Stocker DB	Fr.	6′2″	190	Coatesville, PA	12 tackles
32	Phillipie Motley DB	So.	5′10″	175	Columbus, OH	9 tackles
3	Damar Hamlin DB4-star recruit		6′1″	195	Mckees Rocks, PA	8 tackles
7	Henry Miller DB		6′3″	205	Kissimmee, FL
21	Malik Henderson DB		6′0″	190	Plantation, FL
35	Rob Boatright DB		5′10″	190	Clairton, PA
43	Jay Stocker DB		6′2″	185	Coatesville, PA
46	Rimoni Dorsey DB	Fr.	6′0″	215	Richmond, VA

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
12	Chris Blewitt PK	5′9″		Alexandria, VA	10 of 17 field goals
18	Ryan Winslow P	6′6″	225	Maple Glen, PA	56 punts, 42.6 average
61	Pat Quirin LS	6′1″		Pittsburgh, PA	2 tackles
45	Nick Goldsmith P	6′2″	210	Dyer, IN
49	Alec Schuster PK	6′1″	195	Matthews, NC
55	Conrad Brake LS	6′0″	230	Rochester, NY
57	Jake Knight LS	6′3″	225	Flint, MI

Hometowns of the 2016 Pittsburgh 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

Pennsylvania 43
Ohio 13
Florida 8
New York 6
New Jersey 5
Virginia 5
Texas 4
Michigan 4

Top counties

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 21
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3
Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 3
Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 3
New Castle County, Delaware pop. 578,000 3

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.