Teams Rutgers 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Rutgers roster 104 players: 9 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 13 juniors, 1 senior, 74 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from New Jersey (55) and Pennsylvania (11). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 14 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Kyle Bolin QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Lexington, KY 711 passing yards, 3 TD 17 Giovanni Rescigno QB Jr. 6′3″ 229 Macomb Twp., MI 517 passing yards, 2 TD 12 Zach Allen QB 6′3″ 212 Temple, TX −1 rushing yards 14 Rob Nittolo QB 6′1″ 210 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 19 Tom Flacco QB 6′1″ 185 Voorhees, NJ
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 13 Gus Edwards RB 6′1″ 235 Staten Island, NY 713 rushing yards, 6 TD 7 Robert Martin RB 5′11″ 212 Harrisburg, PA 452 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Raheem Blackshear RB 5′9″ 194 Philadelphia, PA 238 rushing yards, 3 TD 8 Josh Hicks RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Palmetto, FL 7 returns, 97 yards 44 Max Anthony RB So. 6′0″ 240 Albany, NY 2 catches, 17 yards 27 McDerby Ceneus RB 5′8″ 190 West Orange, NJ −3 rushing yards 24 Charles Snorweah RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 180 Levittown, PA 34 Solomon Manning FB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 241 Colonia, NJ 40 Joseph Hayford RB RS 5′7″ 190 Spotswood, NJ 45 Jim Brady RB 6′1″ 237 Egg Harbor, NJ
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Jawuan Harris WR 5′9″ 190 Pembroke Pines, FL 37 tackles, 3 INT 23 Dacoven Bailey WR 5′10″ 205 Pilot Point, TX 10 tackles, 1 sack 1 WR 5′10″ 178 Trilby, FL 16 catches, 167 yards, 1 TD 5 Damon Mitchell WR 6′2″ 213 Egg Harbor City, NJ 10 catches, 130 yards 7 Hunter Hayek WR 5′9″ 184 Wayne, NJ 8 catches, 62 yards 5 Everett Wormley WR 6′0″ 197 Burlington, NJ 4 catches, 19 yards 18 Bo Melton WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Mays Landing, NJ 4 catches, 83 yards 6 Mohamed Jabbie WR 5′11″ 196 Monmouth Junction, NJ 3 catches, 19 yards 13 Prince Taylor WR RS 5′10″ 193 Hackensack, NJ 16 Tommy Wyatt WR 6′3″ 206 Pine Hill, NJ 38 Nyhsere Woodson WR 5′10″ 201 Trenton, NJ 80 Nixon Provillon WR 6′2″ 202 Irvington, NJ 83 Rashad Blunt WR 6′1″ 195 St. John’s, FL 84 Cole Murphy WR Fr. 6′1″ 199 Olathe, KS
Tight ends 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Jerome Washington TE Jr. 6′4″ 256 Elizabeth, NJ 28 catches, 282 yards, 1 TD 88 Johnathan Lewis TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 238 East Orange, NJ 111 rushing yards, 4 TD 86 Nakia Griffin-Stewart TE So. 6′5″ 260 Tenafly, NJ 11 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD 83 Travis Vokolek TE 6′7″ 260 Springfield, MO 1 catch, 14 yards
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 54 Kamaal Seymour OL So. 6′6″ 324 Brooklyn, NY 1 tackle 65 Tariq Cole OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 317 Long Beach, NY 1 tackle 71 Marcus Applefield OL Sr. 6′5″ 308 Weeki Wachee, FL 1 tackle 55 Michael Maietti OL RS 6′1″ 290 West Orange, NJ 58 Charles Zarzecki OL 6′7″ 300 Boonton, NJ 60 Dorian Miller OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Metuchen, NJ 60 Omari Cooper OL Fr. 6′4″ 274 San Diego, CA 61 Mike Lonsdorf OL RS 6′6″ 304 Bound Brook, NJ 63 Jim Onulak OL RS 6′2″ 285 Belmar, NJ 64 Skiy Pyrame OL 6′1″ 270 Queens, NY 66 Nick Krimin OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 310 South Amboy, NJ 72 Manny Taylor OL Fr. 6′5″ 312 Philadelphia, PA 73 Jonah Jackson OL So. 6′4″ 305 Media, PA 75 Zach Venesky OL Fr. 6′3″ 306 Peckville, PA 77 Sam Vretman OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 302 Upplands Vasby, Sweden 79 Zack Heeman OL 6′7″ 310 Budd Lake, NJ
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 58 Kemoko Turay DE 6′5″ 252 Newark, NJ 60 tackles, 4 sacks 99 Kevin Wilkins DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 304 Mahwah, NJ 44 tackles 59 Darnell Davis DL 6′2″ 247 Union, NJ 37 tackles, 2 sacks 51 Sebastian Joseph DL 6′4″ 305 Stroudsburg, PA 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Jon Bateky DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 298 Boyds, MD 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks 50 Julius Turner DL 6′0″ 265 Meridian, MS 18 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Elorm Lumor DL Fr. 6′3″ 241 Piscataway, NJ 16 tackles, 1 sack 96 Willington Previlon DL So. 6′5″ 295 Orange, NJ 13 tackles, 1 sack 2 C.J. Onyechi DL 6′0″ 245 West Orange, NJ 8 tackles 92 Eric Wiafe DL 6′5″ 290 Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 2 tackles 98 Jimmy Hogan DE Jr. 6′4″ 265 Wyckoff, NJ 2 tackles 45 Muhammad Wainwright DL Jr. 6′4″ 245 New Brunswick, NJ 90 Freddie Recio DL RS 6′2″ 288 Union City, NJ 92 Joe Rivera DL 6′2″ 290 Belleville, NJ 93 Jason Griggs DL RS 6′1″ 273 Highland Park, NJ 94 Terrence Harris DL 6′3″ 295 Englewood, NJ
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Trevor Morris LB Jr. 6′1″ 228 King of Prussia, PA 115 tackles, 0.5 sacks 6 Deonte Roberts LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Brooklyn, NY 96 tackles 21 Ross Douglas LB 5′10″ 205 Avon, OH 36 tackles 8 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 232 Baltimore, MD 16 tackles, 1 INT 49 Brandon Russell LB 6′0″ 235 Pembroke Pines, FL 11 tackles 12 Myles Nash LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 257 Sicklerville, NJ 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Olakunle Fatukasi LB 6′1″ 234 Far Rockaway, NY 7 tackles 6 Rashawn Battle LB 6′1″ 232 Greentown, PA 2 tackles, 1 INT 35 Eric Margolis LB 6′3″ 240 New City, NY 3 tackles 40 Brendan DeVera LB 6′1″ 242 Monticello, NY 2 tackles 28 Aslan Pugh LB 6′0″ 227 Wilmington, DE 5 rushing yards 9 Tyreek Maddox-Williams LB 6′1″ 226 Philadelphia, PA 25 Syhiem Simmons LB 5′11″ 214 Jersey City, NJ 42 Izaia Bullock LB 5′10″ 213 Linden, NJ 55 Austin Rosa LB 5′10″ 210 Reading, PA
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 K.J. Gray DB 6′1″ 205 Newark, NJ 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 22 Damon Hayes DB 6′1″ 201 Upper Marlboro, MD 45 tackles, 1 INT 23 Kiy Hester DB Jr. 6′0″ 208 Wayne, NJ 31 tackles, 3 INT 11 Isaiah Wharton DB Jr. 6′1″ 203 Kissimmee, FL 36 tackles 9 Saquan Hampton DB Jr. 6′1″ 209 Hamilton, NJ 34 tackles 1 Blessuan Austin DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Queens, NY 12 tackles, 1 INT 37 Zane Campbell DB 6′1″ 194 Delran, NJ 16 tackles 29 Lawrence Stevens DB 5′8″ 184 Lawrenceville, NJ 7 tackles 27 Kobe Marfo DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Alexandria, VA 1 tackle 16 Jelani Garvin DB 5′8″ 175 Bergenfield, NJ 21 Tre Avery DB RS 5′11″ 180 Baltimore, MD 31 Edwin Lopez DB 5′11″ 175 Camden, NJ 33 Kyle Laporte DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Piscataway, NJ 46 Davante McDuffie DB 6′0″ 198 Linden, NJ
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 Ryan Anderson P 6′1″ 203 DeWitt, MI 79 punts, 44.4 average 97 Andrew Harte PK 6′0″ 190 Downers Grove, IL 7 of 10 field goals 47 Bill Taylor LS 6′1″ 225 Parsippany, NJ 1 tackle 46 Brendan Shank LS RS 6′0″ 225 Franklin, NJ 62 Matthew Sportelli LS Fr. 6′1″ 261 Wayne, NJ 85 Alan Lucy LS 6′0″ 218 Dinwiddie, VA 94 P 6′2″ 185 Melbourne, VIC 94 Michael Cintron P 6′3″ 222 Piscataway, NJ 95 Justin Davidovicz PK Fr. 5′10″ 167 Bridgewater, NJ 99 Gavin Haggerty PK So. 5′8″ 170 Montvale, NJ
K.J. Gray, Syhiem Simmons, Kemoko Turay, Jerome Washington, Johnathan Lewis, Freddie Recio, Joe Rivera C.J. Onyechi, McDerby Ceneus, Michael Maietti, Darnell Davis, Nixon Provillon, Willington Previlon Raheem Blackshear, Tyreek Maddox-Williams, Edwin Lopez, Zane Campbell, Manny Taylor Elorm Lumor, Kyle Laporte, Solomon Manning, Dorian Miller, Michael Cintron Blessuan Austin, Deonte Roberts, Kamaal Seymour, Skiy Pyrame Mohamed Jabbie, Joseph Hayford, Muhammad Wainwright, Jason Griggs Hunter Hayek, Kiy Hester, Charles Zarzecki, Matthew Sportelli Gus Edwards, Izaia Bullock, Davante McDuffie, Nick Krimin Prince Taylor, Jelani Garvin, Nakia Griffin-Stewart, Terrence Harris Jawuan Harris, Brandon Russell Olakunle Fatukasi, Tariq Cole Everett Wormley, Charles Snorweah Tyshon Fogg, Tre Avery Saquan Hampton, Jim Onulak Myles Nash, Tom Flacco Lawrence Stevens, Nyhsere Woodson Jim Brady, Eric Wiafe Mike Lonsdorf, Justin Davidovicz Jimmy Hogan, Kevin Wilkins Janarion Grant Damon Mitchell Trevor Morris Rashawn Battle Robert Martin Josh Hicks Kyle Bolin Isaiah Wharton Zach Allen Rob Nittolo Tommy Wyatt Giovanni Rescigno Bo Melton Ross Douglas Damon Hayes Dacoven Bailey Kobe Marfo Aslan Pugh Eric Margolis Brendan DeVera Max Anthony Brendan Shank Bill Taylor Julius Turner Sebastian Joseph Austin Rosa Omari Cooper Marcus Applefield Jonah Jackson Zach Venesky Zack Heeman Rashad Blunt Travis Vokolek Cole Murphy Alan Lucy Jon Bateky Ryan Anderson Andrew Harte Gavin Haggerty NJ 55 PA 11 NY 10 FL 8 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 55 Pennsylvania 11 New York 10 Florida 8 Maryland 4 Texas 2 Michigan 2 Virginia 2 Top counties Middlesex County, New Jersey pop. 871,000 10 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 9 Bergen County, New Jersey pop. 962,000 7 Union County, New Jersey pop. 579,000 4 Atlantic County, New Jersey pop. 276,000 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’ 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.
Janarion Grant WR
Tyshon Fogg LB4-star recruit
Adam Korsak P