Teams Rutgers 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Rutgers roster 107 players: 8 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 1 junior, 85 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from New Jersey (51) and Pennsylvania (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 12 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 12 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Giovanni Rescigno QB So. 6′3″ 229 Macomb Twp., MI 889 passing yards, 5 TD 5 Chris Laviano QB 6′3″ Glen Head, NY 748 passing yards, 5 TD 14 Tylin Oden QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Columbia, TN 144 rushing yards 12 Zach Allen QB 6′3″ 212 Temple, TX −1 passing yards 11 Hayden Rettig QB 6′3″ Los Angeles, CA 15 Jack Clements QB 6′4″ 216 Moorestown, NJ 18 Michael Dare QB 6′5″ 220 Elmwood Park, NJ 19 Troy Anthony QB 6′2″ 215 Albany, NY
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Robert Martin RB 5′11″ 212 Harrisburg, PA 625 rushing yards, 2 TD 32 Justin Goodwin RB 6′0″ Madison, NJ 517 rushing yards, 1 TD 40 Kevin Marquez FB 6′1″ Egg Harbor Township, NJ 18 tackles 8 Josh Hicks RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Palmetto, FL 157 rushing yards 3 Trey Sneed RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Orange Park, FL 53 rushing yards 30 Andre Hunt RB 6′0″ Apple Valley, MN 1 tackle, 1 sack 20 Devan Carter RB 6′1″ 216 Rochester, NY 24 Charles Snorweah RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Levittown, PA 27 McDerby Ceneus RB 5′8″ 190 West Orange, NJ 34 Solomon Manning FB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 241 Colonia, NJ 44 Max Anthony RB Fr. 6′0″ 240 Albany, NY 45 Jim Brady RB 6′1″ 237 Egg Harbor, NJ
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Jawuan Harris WR 5′9″ 190 Pembroke Pines, FL 39 catches, 481 yards, 3 TD 88 Andre Patton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Wilmington, DE 33 catches, 460 yards, 5 TD 1 WR 5′10″ 178 Trilby, FL 20 catches, 210 yards 23 Dacoven Bailey WR 5′10″ 205 Pilot Point, TX 6 tackles 84 John Tsimis WR 6′0″ Harrington Park, NJ 11 catches, 94 yards 13 Carlton Agudosi WR 6′6″ Somerset, NJ 5 tackles 87 Vance Matthews WR 6′4″ Cape May, NJ 5 tackles 2 Ahmir Mitchell WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Egg Harbor City, NJ 16 Christopher Parker WR 5′5″ 168 Harlem, NY 26 Ahmed Bah WR 6′3″ 195 Brooklyn, NY 41 Thomas Koprowski WR 5′11″ 180 Totowa, NJ 80 Alex Schoen WR 5′7″ 172 Short Hills, NJ 82 Ntwademela Perry WR 6′3″ 218 Durban Westville, South Africa 83 Rashad Blunt WR 6′1″ 195 St. John’s, FL 84 Cole Murphy WR RS 6′1″ 199 Olathe, KS
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 42 Nick Arcidiacono TE 6′5″ Holland, PA 10 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD 88 Matt Flanagan TE 6′6″ 260 Chester, NJ 6 catches, 29 yards 43 George Behr TE 6′5″ 242 Cottage Grove, MN 83 Travis Vokolek TE 6′7″ 260 Springfield, MO 86 Nakia Griffin-Stewart TE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Tenafly, NJ 88 Jerome Washington TE So. 6′4″ 256 Elizabeth, NJ 88 Johnathan Lewis TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 238 East Orange, NJ
Offensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 54 Kamaal Seymour OL Fr. 6′6″ 324 Brooklyn, NY 60 Dorian Miller OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Metuchen, NJ 64 Skiy Pyrame OL 6′1″ 270 Queens, NY 65 Tariq Cole OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 317 Long Beach, NY 69 Derrick Nelson OL 6′3″ 295 Capitol Heights, MD 70 Chris Muller OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 312 Perkiomenville, PA 71 Marcus Applefield OL Jr. 6′5″ 308 Weeki Wachee, FL 72 Manny Taylor OL RS 6′5″ 312 Philadelphia, PA 73 Jonah Jackson OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Media, PA 75 Zach Venesky OL RS 6′3″ 306 Peckville, PA 77 J.J. Denman OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Yardley, PA 79 Zack Heeman OL 6′7″ 310 Budd Lake, NJ
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Julian Pinnix-Odrick DL 6′5″ Montclair, NJ 52 tackles, 5 sacks 91 Darius Hamilton DL 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ West Paterson, NJ 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks 59 Darnell Davis DL 6′2″ 247 Union, NJ 41 tackles, 2 sacks 51 Sebastian Joseph DL 6′4″ 305 Stroudsburg, PA 30 tackles, 1 sack 99 Kevin Wilkins DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 304 Mahwah, NJ 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Jon Bateky DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 298 Boyds, MD 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Jimmy Hogan DE So. 6′4″ 265 Wyckoff, NJ 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 58 Kemoko Turay DE 6′5″ 252 Newark, NJ 3 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Ron’Dell Carter DL 6′2″ Baltimore, MD 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Eric Wiafe DL 6′5″ 290 Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 2 tackles 45 Muhammad Wainwright DL So. 6′4″ 245 New Brunswick, NJ 67 Kenneth Roman DL 6′4″ 290 Hawley, PA 96 Willington Previlon DL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Orange, NJ
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Trevor Morris LB So. 6′1″ 228 King of Prussia, PA 102 tackles, 1 sack 6 Deonte Roberts LB So. 6′1″ 235 Brooklyn, NY 94 tackles, 1 INT 9 Tyreek Maddox-Williams LB 6′1″ 226 Philadelphia, PA 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks 33 Greg Jones LB 6′0″ Colonia, NJ 20 tackles, 1 sack 22 Quanzell Lambert LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Sicklerville, NJ 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 49 Brandon Russell LB 6′0″ 235 Pembroke Pines, FL 16 tackles 35 Eric Margolis LB 6′3″ 240 New City, NY 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 12 Myles Nash LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 257 Sicklerville, NJ 6 tackles 9 Najee Clayton LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Paterson, NJ 5 tackles 21 Ross Douglas LB 5′10″ 205 Avon, OH 4 tackles 47 Isaiah Johnson LB 6′1″ Oakland, CA 2 tackles 5 Ronnie James LB 6′0″ Glassboro, NJ 1 tackle 34 Talib Abdur-Ra’oof LB 5′11″ 209 East Orange, NJ 55 Austin Rosa LB 5′10″ 210 Reading, PA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 31 Anthony Cioffi DB 6′0″ Springfield, NJ 63 tackles, 2 INT 23 Kiy Hester DB So. 6′0″ 208 Wayne, NJ 51 tackles, 1 sack 9 Saquan Hampton DB So. 6′1″ 209 Hamilton, NJ 46 tackles, 1 INT 1 Blessuan Austin DB So. 6′1″ 195 Queens, NY 42 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 11 Isaiah Wharton DB So. 6′1″ 203 Kissimmee, FL 45 tackles, 1 INT 22 Damon Hayes DB 6′1″ 201 Upper Marlboro, MD 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 17 K.J. Gray DB 6′1″ 205 Newark, NJ 15 tackles, 1 INT 36 T.J. Taylor DB 6′3″ 221 Kendall Park, NJ 5 tackles 29 Lawrence Stevens DB 5′8″ 184 Lawrenceville, NJ 3 tackles 39 Sandy Anya DB 5′10″ Somerset, NJ 3 tackles 37 Zane Campbell DB 6′1″ 194 Delran, NJ 2 tackles 20 Marcus Parker DB 5′10″ Hackensack, NJ 1 tackle 25 Jarius Adams DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Palm Beach Gardens, FL 1 tackle 16 Jelani Garvin DB 5′8″ 175 Bergenfield, NJ 27 Kobe Marfo DB RS 5′10″ 190 Alexandria, VA 33 Kyle Laporte DB RS 5′10″ 175 Piscataway, NJ 40 Brian Chase DB 5′8″ 179 Baltimore, MD 43 D’Won Walker DB 5′11″ 189 Jersey City, NJ 45 Dylan Rogers DB 5′11″ 219 Middletown, NJ 46 Davante McDuffie DB 6′0″ 198 Linden, NJ
McDerby Ceneus, Anthony Cioffi, Justin Goodwin, Julian Pinnix-Odrick, Darnell Davis, Alex Schoen, Willington Previlon K.J. Gray, Talib Abdur-Ra’oof, D’Won Walker, Kemoko Turay, Jerome Washington, Johnathan Lewis Blessuan Austin, Deonte Roberts, Ahmed Bah, Kamaal Seymour, Skiy Pyrame Greg Jones, Kyle Laporte, Solomon Manning, Dorian Miller, Michael Cintron Najee Clayton, Kiy Hester, Thomas Koprowski, Darius Hamilton Tyreek Maddox-Williams, Jack Clements, Zane Campbell, Manny Taylor Jelani Garvin, Michael Dare, Marcus Parker, Nakia Griffin-Stewart Kevin Marquez, Jim Brady, Eric Wiafe David Bonagura, Jimmy Hogan, Kevin Wilkins Jawuan Harris, Brandon Russell Myles Nash, Quanzell Lambert Carlton Agudosi, Sandy Anya Troy Anthony, Max Anthony Kobe Marfo, Derrick Nelson Lawrence Stevens, J.J. Denman Brian Chase, Ron’Dell Carter Zack Heeman, Matt Flanagan John Tsimis, Gavin Haggerty Janarion Grant Ahmir Mitchell Trey Sneed Chris Laviano Ronnie James Trevor Morris Robert Martin Josh Hicks Saquan Hampton Hayden Rettig Isaiah Wharton Zach Allen Tylin Oden Christopher Parker Giovanni Rescigno Devan Carter Ross Douglas Damon Hayes Dacoven Bailey Charles Snorweah Jarius Adams Andre Hunt Eric Margolis T.J. Taylor Nick Arcidiacono George Behr Dylan Rogers Muhammad Wainwright Davante McDuffie Isaiah Johnson Sebastian Joseph Austin Rosa Tariq Cole Kenneth Roman Chris Muller Marcus Applefield Jonah Jackson Zach Venesky Rashad Blunt Travis Vokolek Cole Murphy Alan Lucy Vance Matthews Andre Patton Jared Smolar Jon Bateky NJ 51 PA 13 NY 12 FL 9 MD 5 Hometowns of the 2016 Rutgers 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 New Jersey 51 Pennsylvania 13 New York 12 Florida 9 Maryland 5 California 2 Texas 2 Virginia 2 Top counties Bergen County, New Jersey pop. 962,000 9 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 8 Middlesex County, New Jersey pop. 871,000 7 Union County, New Jersey pop. 579,000 4 Passaic County, New Jersey pop. 521,000 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.
Janarion Grant WR