Teams Pittsburgh 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Pittsburgh roster 94 players: 11 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 14 juniors, 57 with no class listed. From 19 states; the most from Pennsylvania (29) and Ohio (14). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 12 Receivers 10 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 22 Darrin Hall RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 225 Youngstown, OH 628 rushing yards, 9 TD 37 RB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Niagara Falls, NY 398 rushing yards, 5 TD 26 Chawntez Moss RB 5′11″ 210 Cleveland, OH 116 rushing yards, 2 TD 1 A.J. Davis RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Graceville, FL 40 rushing yards, 1 TD 49 Erik Sellers FB 6′1″ 235 Clearfield, PA 1 return, 8 yards Todd Sibley Jr. RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 227 Akron, OH 1 tackle 35 George Aston FB Jr. 6′0″ 255 Stephens City, VA 36 Shawn Wood RB 6′0″ 210 New Castle, DE 39 Kyle Vreen RB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Aliquippa, PA 40 Colton Lively FB 6′0″ 235 Lake Dallas, TX 47 Ryan Sliwoski FB 5′11″ 225 Greensburg, PA 48 Peyton Deri FB Fr. 6′1″ 220 North Huntingdon, PA
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 82 WR Jr. 5′9″ 190 Kissimmee, FL 43 catches, 531 yards, 2 TD 85 Jester Weah WR 6′3″ 210 Madison, WI 41 catches, 698 yards, 4 TD 2 Maurice Ffrench WR So. 5′11″ 200 New Brunswick, NJ 25 catches, 272 yards 10 Quadree Henderson WR 5′8″ 190 Wilmington, DE 17 catches, 186 yards 6 Aaron Mathews WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 220 Clairton, PA 16 catches, 189 yards 48 Kellen McAlone WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 5 Ruben Flowers III WR 6′3″ 205 Lima, OH 6 Tre Tipton WR 6′1″ 185 Apollo, PA 34 Mark Bernsdorff WR 5′11″ 195 Sylvania, OH 46 Michael Vardzel WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Charleston, SC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Matt Flanagan TE 6′6″ 260 Chester, NJ 17 catches, 160 yards 87 Chris Clark TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 260 Ridgewood, NJ 16 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 81 Jim Medure TE So. 6′2″ 235 New Castle, PA 4 tackles 35 Tyler Sear TE 6′4″ 260 New Castle, PA 1 catch, 10 yards 81 Nathan Bossory TE 6′3″ 240 Manchester, MI 1 catch, 15 yards, 1 TD 19 Charles Reeves Jr. TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 280 Steubenville, OH 41 Jake Zilinskas TE RS 6′2″ 245 Indiana, PA 45 Devon Edwards TE 6′4″ 275 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 66 Mike Herndon OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Greenville, VA 7 tackles 37 Rashad Wheeler OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Pittsburgh, PA 4 tackles 63 Alex Officer OL 6′4″ 340 Rochester, NY 1 tackle 67 Jimmy Morrissey OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Huntingdon Valley, PA 1 tackle 70 Brian O’Neill OL 6′6″ 305 Wilmington, DE 10 rushing yards 54 Justin Morgan OL 6′6″ 350 Bronx, NY 55 Chase Brown OL So. 6′5″ 310 Ashburn, VA 55 Jaryd Jones-Smith OL 6′7″ 320 Voorhees, NJ 56 Brandon Ford OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 310 Pittsburgh, PA 58 Brandon Hodges OL 6′4″ 315 Aberdeen, MS 70 Nolan Ulizio OL So. 6′5″ 320 West Chester, OH 71 Bryce Hargrove OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Akron, OH 72 Tony Pilato OL 6′5″ 320 Greensburg, PA 76 Connor Dintino OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 315 Mashpee, MA 78 Alex Bookser OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 315 Pittsburgh, PA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 DL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Fort Lauderdale, FL 28 tackles, 3 sacks 8 Dewayne Hendrix DL Jr. 6′4″ 265 O’Fallon, IL 21 tackles, 3 sacks 40 James Folston Jr. DL Jr. 6′4″ 250 Cocoa, FL 21 tackles, 1 sack 10 Keyshon Camp DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Lakeland, FL 19 tackles 34 Amir Watts DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Chicago, IL 16 tackles, 1 sack 93 Shane Roy DL Jr. 6′4″ 280 Reading, OH 14 tackles, 1 sack 96 Allen Edwards DL 6′4″ 255 Miami, FL 13 tackles 91 Patrick Jones II DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Chesapeake, VA 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Kam Carter DL 6′4″ 295 Germantown, MD 8 tackles 31 Kaezon Pugh DL 6′1″ 250 Aliquippa, PA 86 Julian Desiré DL 6′3″ 215 Uniondale, NY 95 Greg Sizemore DL 6′1″ 230 Greene County, VA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 23 Oluwaseun Idowu LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Wexford, PA 93 tackles, 5 sacks 9 Saleem Brightwell LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 230 Paterson, NJ 73 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 25 Elijah Zeise LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Pittsburgh, PA 49 tackles 44 Elias Reynolds LB 6′2″ 235 Brooklyn, NY 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 24 Phil Campbell LB 6′1″ 220 Kendall Park, NJ 13 tackles 36 Chase Pine LB 6′3″ 250 Williamsburg, VA 11 tackles 53 Brian Popp LB 6′0″ 235 Loveland, OH 9 tackles 41 Jalen Williams LB 6′2″ 215 Newburgh, NY 6 tackles 28 Anthony McKee Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 220 Columbus, OH 2 tackles 29 Albert Tucker LB RS 6′1″ 220 Plantation, FL 58 Quintin Wirginis LB Jr. 6′2″ 250 Pittsburgh, PA
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Aliquippa, PA 60 tackles, 1 INT 11 Dane Jackson DB So. 6′0″ 190 Coraopolis, PA 40 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 14 DB 5′9″ 180 Detroit, MI 27 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT 3 DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Mckees Rocks, PA 41 tackles, 1 INT 20 Dennis Briggs DB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Wilkinsburg, PA 33 tackles, 1 INT 2 Bricen Garner S 6′1″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 30 tackles, 1 INT 7 Jazzee Stocker DB So. 6′2″ 190 Coatesville, PA 12 tackles 7 Therran Coleman CB 6′0″ 190 Pittsburgh, PA 6 tackles 15 Jason Pinnock DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Windsor, CT 4 tackles 32 Phillipie Motley DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Columbus, OH 4 tackles 21 Damarri Mathis DB 5′11″ 205 Lakeland, FL 2 tackles 46 Rimoni Dorsey DB So. 6′0″ 215 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 7 Henry Miller DB 6′3″ 205 Kissimmee, FL 21 Malik Henderson DB 6′0″ 190 Plantation, FL 22 Kollin Smith DB 5′10″ 180 Upper Marlboro, MD 35 Rob Boatright DB 5′10″ 190 Clairton, PA
Bricen Garner, Aaron Mathews, Therran Coleman, Elijah Zeise, Rob Boatright, Rashad Wheeler, Brandon Ford, Quintin Wirginis, Alex Bookser, Cal Adomitis Damar Hamlin, Dane Jackson, Oluwaseun Idowu Jordan Whitehead, Kaezon Pugh, Kyle Vreen Quadree Henderson, Shawn Wood, Brian O’Neill Anthony McKee Jr., Phillipie Motley, Devon Edwards Brian Popp, Nolan Ulizio, Shane Roy Ben Dinucci, Kellen McAlone Henry Miller, Rafael Araujo-Lopes Keyshon Camp, Damarri Mathis Malik Henderson, Albert Tucker Tyler Sear, Jim Medure Ryan Sliwoski, Tony Pilato Bryce Hargrove, Todd Sibley Jr. A.J. Davis Maurice Ffrench Max Browne Kam Carter Ruben Flowers III Tre Tipton Jazzee Stocker Thomas MacVittie Dewayne Hendrix Kenny Pickett Saleem Brightwell Ricky Town Avonte Maddox Jason Pinnock Rashad Weaver Ryan Winslow Charles Reeves Jr. Dennis Briggs Darrin Hall Kollin Smith Phil Campbell Chawntez Moss Amir Watts Mark Bernsdorff George Aston Chase Pine Qadree Ollison Colton Lively James Folston Jr. Jake Zilinskas Jalen Williams Elias Reynolds Michael Vardzel Rimoni Dorsey Peyton Deri Erik Sellers Ian Troost Jake Scarton Justin Morgan Chase Brown Jaryd Jones-Smith Brandon Hodges Alex Officer Mike Herndon Jimmy Morrissey Connor Dintino Nathan Bossory Jester Weah Julian Desiré Chris Clark Matt Flanagan Patrick Jones II Greg Sizemore Allen Edwards Alex Kessman PA 29 OH 14 FL 10 NJ 7 VA 7 Hometowns of the 2017 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 29 Ohio 14 Florida 10 New Jersey 7 Virginia 7 New York 6 Texas 3 Delaware 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 14 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 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’ 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.
Ben Dinucci QB
Max Browne QB5-star recruit
Kenny Pickett QB
Qadree Ollison RB
Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR
Rashad Weaver DL
Jordan Whitehead DB4-star recruit
Avonte Maddox DB
Damar Hamlin DB4-star recruit