Teams San José State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 San José State roster 110 players: 19 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 15 juniors, 14 seniors, 51 with no class listed. From 8 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (96) and Arizona (3). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 5 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 17 Nick Starkel QB Sr. 6′3″ 214 Argyle, TX 1,645 passing yards, 9 TD 2 Walker Eget QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Santa Clarita, CA 8 passing yards 14 Matt Der Torossian QB Fr. 6′3″ 195 Laguna Hills, CA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Nick Nash WR 6′3″ 195 Irvine, CA 971 passing yards, 6 TD 9 Isaiah Hamilton WR 5′11″ 187 Baldwin Park, CA 31 catches, 414 yards, 2 TD 13 Jermaine Braddock WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 191 Covina, CA 27 catches, 390 yards, 2 TD 4 Charles Ross WR Transfer from Nevada 6′1″ 165 Culver City, CA 25 catches, 305 yards, 2 TD 4 Shamar Garrett WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 175 Livermore, CA 11 catches, 52 yards 12 Malikhi Miller WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 211 Oakland, CA 9 catches, 198 yards, 2 TD 84 Isaiah Holiness WR 5′10″ 183 Redlands, CA 5 catches, 35 yards 21 Jamar Simpson WR Fr. 5′11″ 161 Moreno Valley, CA 2 catches, 21 yards 12 Taariq Johnson WR Jr. 6′3″ 215 Buena Park, CA 1 catch, 0 yards 2 Branden Alvarez WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 180 Corona, CA 2 Donald McKinney WR RS 6′3″ 195 Tustin, CA 8 Chance La Chapelle WR So. 6′4″ 225 Sacramento, CA 9 Andre Crump WR 6′0″ 180 Elk Grove, CA 30 Assani Berkeley WR RS 6′0″ 179 San Luis Obispo, CA 41 Steven Houston WR Jr. 6′4″ 197 Dublin, CA
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 87 Derrick Deese Jr. TE Sr. 6′4″ 235 La Palma, CA 47 catches, 730 yards, 4 TD 81 Dominick Mazotti TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 223 Pleasanton, CA 8 catches, 135 yards 84 Sam Olson TE 6′3″ 231 Visalia, CA 4 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD 85 Jackson Canaan TE 6′2″ 227 Sacramento, CA 2 catches, 9 yards 86 Skylar Loving-Black TE Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 6′3″ 240 San Jose, CA 1 catch, 23 yards
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 66 Lamar Barrett OL Jr. 6′4″ 325 Bartow, FL 2 tackles 55 Jack Snyder OT Sr. 6′5″ 310 Mill Valley, CA 1 tackle 56 Kyle Hoppe C Sr. 6′1″ 290 Temecula, CA 1 tackle 57 Trevor Robbins OL Sr. 6′4″ 285 San Jose, CA 1 tackle 54 Jaime Navarro OT So. 6′3″ 297 Temecula, CA 1 catch, −6 yards 64 Gavyn Tobin OL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Oakley, CA 1 catch, −6 yards 55 Fernando Carmona OL RS 6′5″ 325 Las Vegas, NV 58 Ryan Stewart OL RS 6′4″ 305 Frankfort, IL 60 Hudson Mesa OL RS 6′1″ 293 Mountain View, CA 61 Jacob Songer OL So. 6′5″ 242 Santa Barbara, CA 62 Jesse Chamberlain OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 302 Burbank, CA 67 Kai Peterson OL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Novato, CA 70 Tyler Stevens OL Jr. 6′4″ 298 Chandler, AZ 71 Tyler Ostrom OL So. 6′2″ 299 Ventura, CA 72 Jelani Newman OL So. 6′4″ 290 Scottsdale, AZ 73 John Weiss OL So. 6′4″ 281 El Dorado Hills, CA 74 Anthony Pardue OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 314 Murrieta, CA 76 Dawson Brown OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Kentfield, CA 77 Scott Breslin OL Sr. 6′4″ 280 Burbank, CA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 42 Viliami Fehoko DL 6′4″ 263 East Palo Alto, CA 37 tackles, 7 sacks 92 Cade Hall DL 6′3″ 270 Morgan Hill, CA 40 tackles, 4 sacks 3 Tre Smith DL 6′5″ 265 Mesa, AZ 22 tackles, 3 sacks 4 Noah Wright DL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Lemoore, CA 24 tackles 42 Soane Toia DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 278 Nuku’alofa, Tonga 24 tackles 91 E.J. Ane DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 275 Fort Irwin, CA 12 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Lando Grey DL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Pago Pago, American Samoa 15 tackles 48 Josh Gomez DL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Salinas, CA 1 tackle, 1 sack 96 Jay Kakiva DL So. 6′4″ 307 Las Vegas, NV 3 tackles 77 Marcus Wilson DL Jr. 6′5″ 250 Murrieta, CA 1 tackle 92 Natano Woods DL 6′6″ 247 Kent, WA −1 rushing yards 93 Sinjun Astani DL 6′4″ 270 Malibu, CA 1 tackle 94 Jamaar Hardy DL Jr. 6′3″ 273 Antioch, CA 97 Christian Johnson DL Sr. 6′6″ 276 Olivehurst, CA 98 Grady Manley DL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Lincoln, CA 99 Marcel Sanders DL Fr. 6′3″ 230 Fresno, CA 99 Nate Lewis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 260 Carmichael, CA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 45 Kyle Harmon LB 6′0″ 225 Antioch, CA 134 tackles, 1 sack 8 Alii Matau LB 6′1″ 226 Milpitas, CA 51 tackles, 3 sacks 8 Jordan Cobbs LB 6′1″ 235 Oakland, CA 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 41 Hadari Darden LB Sr. 6′3″ 207 Berkeley, CA 30 tackles, 1 sack Tysyn Parker LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 237 Gardena, CA 28 tackles, 1 INT 16 Rico Tolefree LB 6′1″ 233 Richmond, CA 28 tackles, 1 sack 6 Bryun Parham LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 223 Long Beach, CA 19 tackles 9 Matthew Tago LB Transfer from Oregon State 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 222 Palmdale, CA 13 tackles 12 Rahyme Johnson LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Leimert Park, CA 13 tackles 46 Christian Webb LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Mission Viejo, CA 7 tackles, 1 sack 2 Dion Leonard LB Jr. 6′3″ 215 Milpitas, CA 4 tackles 40 Isaak Togia LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 207 Garden Grove, CA 4 tackles 11 Elijah Lawson LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Hayward, CA 1 tackle 5 Jordan Allen LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 San Diego, CA 14 Elijah Wood LB 6′2″ 200 Elk Grove, CA 35 Charles Rogers LB So. 6′1″ 223 Loomis, CA 55 Anthony Madrigal LB Fr. 5′11″ 227 San Jose, CA
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 27 Jonathan Lenard Jr. S Sr. 6′1″ 207 Beaumont, TX 72 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 22 Tre Jenkins S 5′11″ 219 Stockton, CA 72 tackles 23 Nehemiah Shelton CB 6′2″ 185 Gardena, CA 61 tackles, 2 INT 7 Kenyon Reed CB 5′10″ 171 Concord, CA 29 tackles, 1 INT 5 Bobby Brown II DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Lancaster, CA 30 tackles 25 Charlie Bostic III CB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Saratoga, CA 9 returns, 156 yards 11 Ryan Nixon CB Transfer from Tulsa Jr. 6′3″ 194 Long Beach, CA 7 tackles 20 Tre White DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 189 Benicia, CA 7 tackles 8 Malik Welch DB 6′1″ 195 Inglewood, CA 5 tackles 1 Mikale Greer DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Compton, CA 4 tackles 17 Zavion Reese DB 6′0″ 193 San Marcos, CA 4 tackles 27 Andrew Jenkins S 5′9″ 187 Stockton, CA 4 tackles 6 Johnny Balderas CB Jr. 6′1″ 187 Shafter, CA 1 tackle 7 Jalen Apalit-Williams DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 193 Martinez, CA 15 Jalen Bainer CB RS 5′10″ 186 San Marcos, CA 19 B.J. Johnson S So. 6′2″ 200 Santa Rosa, CA 20 Torion White DB 6′0″ 176 Long Beach, CA 24 Norio Thomas S Jr. 5′10″ 205 Reseda, CA 30 Charlie Kinne DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Los Altos, CA 31 Chance Johnson S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Hayward, CA 38 Stan Livingstone CB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 175 Carson, CA 39 Kavon Baptiste CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 180 Riverside, CA
Dion Leonard, Alii Matau, Brendan Manigo, Davis Salom, Anthony Madrigal, Trevor Robbins, Hudson Mesa, Skylar Loving-Black Mikale Greer, Bryun Parham, Ryan Nixon, Torion White, Derrick Deese Jr. Jordan Cobbs, Malikhi Miller, Rico Tolefree, Hadari Darden Kairee Robinson, Kyle Harmon, Gavyn Tobin, Jamaar Hardy Jaime Navarro, Kyle Hoppe, Anthony Pardue, Marcus Wilson Branden Alvarez, Kavon Baptiste, Taren Schive Donald McKinney, Nick Nash, Isaak Togia Charles Ross, Malik Welch, Rahyme Johnson Matt Der Torossian, Christian Webb, Andrew Gonneville Nehemiah Shelton, Stan Livingstone, Tysyn Parker Tre Smith, Jelani Newman Shamar Garrett, Dominick Mazotti Jordan Allen, Kenyon Sims Jalen Apalit-Williams, Tre White Chance La Chapelle, Jackson Canaan Andre Crump, Elijah Wood Elijah Lawson, Chance Johnson Jalen Bainer, Zavion Reese Jamar Simpson, Isaiah Holiness Tre Jenkins, Andrew Jenkins Matthew Mercurio, Josh Gomez Fernando Carmona, Jay Kakiva Jack Snyder, Dawson Brown Jesse Chamberlain, Scott Breslin Walker Eget Noah Wright Bobby Brown II Johnny Balderas Kenyon Reed Isaiah Hamilton Matthew Tago Taariq Johnson Jermaine Braddock Nick Starkel B.J. Johnson Tyler Nevens Norio Thomas Charlie Bostic III Jonathan Lenard Jr. Travis Benham Assani Berkeley Charlie Kinne Charles Rogers Jakai Torres Steven Houston Viliami Fehoko Ryan Stewart Jacob Songer Lamar Barrett Kai Peterson Tyler Stevens Tyler Ostrom John Weiss Sam Olson E.J. Ane Cade Hall Natano Woods Sinjun Astani Christian Johnson Grady Manley Marcel Sanders Nate Lewis Will Hart CA 96 AZ 3 NV 2 TX 2 Hometowns of the 2021 San José State roster; the four 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 California 96 Arizona 3 Texas 2 Nevada 2 Tonga 1 Illinois 1 Florida 1 American Samoa 1 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 21 Santa Clara County, California pop. 1.9 million 11 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 8 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 8 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 million 8 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’ 2021 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.
