Teams SMU 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 SMU roster 116 players: 8 freshmen, 108 with no class listed. From 15 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (82) and California (10). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 11
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 5 Xavier Jones RB 5′11″ 208 Spring, TX 634 rushing yards, 10 TD 6 Braeden West RB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Katy, TX 326 rushing yards, 2 TD 42 Prescott Line RB 6′0″ Oxford, MI 186 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Darius Durall RB 5′9″ 184 Houston, TX 24 rushing yards 25 K.C. Nlemchi RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Katy, TX 28 Joseph Paden RB 5′9″ Lancaster, TX 29 Austin DeFreitas RB 6′1″ 201 Irvine, CA 84 Lance Smith RB 6′3″ 200 Houston, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 16 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 216 Brenham, TX 49 catches, 862 yards, 9 TD Deion Sanders Jr. WR 16 returns, 366 yards 13 Ryheem Malone WR 5′9″ 187 Houston, TX 23 catches, 258 yards, 2 TD 83 Xavier Castille WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 204 Rockwall, TX 23 catches, 254 yards, 2 TD 1 Kevin Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 186 DeSoto, TX 14 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD 18 Darius Joseph WR 5′11″ Abilene, TX 6 returns, 23 yards 9 Shelby Walker WR 6′0″ 165 Houston, TX 11 catches, 170 yards 15 Alex Honey WR 6′4″ 196 Denton, TX 20 Nate Halverson WR 5′10″ Portland, OR 41 Anthony Buffini WR 6′0″ 194 Escondido, CA 82 Cam Winter WR 6′2″ 190 Tampa, FL 83 Arrius Holleman WR 6′3″ Lubbock, TX 85 Christian Biedenharn WR 6′0″ 195 San Antonio, TX 86 Austin Percy WR 6′4″ 186 Brentwood, TN
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 84 Jeremiah Gaines TE 6′2″ Red Oak, TX 16 catches, 249 yards, 4 TD 24 Mitchell Kaufman TE 6′3″ 237 Dallas, TX 3 catches, 41 yards 17 Hunter Herndon TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 248 Forney, TX 45 Dylan Dickman TE 6′0″ 232 Mckinney, TX 81 Jordan Severt TE 6′4″ 247 Austin, TX 85 Hunter Thedford TE RS 6′6″ 260 Comanche, TX 89 Christian Holloway TE 6′4″ 235 Torrance, CA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 51 William Barns OL 6′2″ 286 Dallas, TX 52 Taylor Lasecki OL 6′2″ Frisco, TX 57 Chad Pursley OL Fr. 6′4″ 277 Mansfield, TX 58 Taylor Reich OL 6′6″ 290 San Diego, CA 62 Travis Fister OL 6′2″ 274 Tuscon, AZ 63 Evan Brown OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 307 Southlake, TX 64 Bryce Wilds OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Freeport, TX 65 Marcus McNeil OL 6′3″ 306 San Antonio, TX 67 Daniel McCarty OL 6′3″ 283 San Antonio, TX 68 Nick Natour OL 6′5″ 295 Frisco, TX 71 Chauncey Briggs OL 6′6″ 293 West Bloomfield, MI 72 Braylon Hyder OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 313 Houston, TX 74 Christian Chamagua OL 6′5″ 265 Manvel, TX 75 Kris Weeks OL 6′5″ 295 Sachse, TX 76 Jerry Saena OL 6′4″ Pago Pago, American Samoa 77 Keaton Bates OL 6′4″ 272 Arlington, TX 78 Bozidar Antunovic OL 6′6″ 292 Indjija, Serbia 78 Tony Richards OL 6′5″ 276 Dallas, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Elie Nabushosi DL 6′3″ 253 Frisco, TX 23 Nick Horton DE 6′2″ 247 Garland, TX 34 Jarvis Pruitt DL 6′3″ Houston, TX 36 Michael Scott DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Tallahassee, FL 39 Keyfer Roberts DL 6′2″ 287 Midlothian, TX 40 Noah Spears DE 6′1″ 233 Irving, TX 47 Michael Epley DE 6′3″ 252 Leander, TX 55 Spencer Conley DL 6′4″ 269 Salt Lake City, UT 66 Myles McCormack DL 6′1″ 268 Irving, TX 90 DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 282 Rowlett, TX 91 Spencer Hollie DE 6′5″ 337 Dublin, CA 92 Zelt Minor DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Houston, TX 93 Mason Gentry DE 6′6″ 300 Plano, TX 95 Andrew McCleneghen DL 6′5″ 266 Plano, TX 96 Cameron Smith DL 6′2″ 255 Austin, TX 98 Deon Green DL 6′4″ Windermere, FL 99 Justin Lawler DE 6′4″ 265 Pottsboro, TX
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 Kyran Mitchell LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 1 INT 48 Anthony Rhone LB 6′0″ 233 Texarkana, TX 1 INT 25 Derek Longoria LB 6′1″ Brownwood, TX 4 catches, 31 yards 40 Carlos Carroll LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Tucson, AZ 1 return, 6 yards 1 Jonathan Yenga LB 6′1″ 224 Euless, TX 2 Caleb Tuiasosopo LB 6′2″ 233 Copperas Cove, TX 17 Jordon Williams LB RS 6′1″ 219 Houston, TX 18 William Jeanlys LB Fr. 6′2″ 198 Boynton Beach, FL 22 Matt McNew LB 6′3″ 244 Robinson, TX 25 Myles Duke LB 6′5″ 247 Baytown, TX 26 Jeremy White LB 5′9″ Dallas, TX 30 Robert Seals LB 6′5″ 236 Pearland, TX 32 R.C. Cox LB 6′1″ 225 Gurnee, IL 33 Jordan Ward LB RS 6′2″ 230 Sugarland, TX 42 Raul Reyes III LB 5′10″ 205 Dallas, TX 44 Jackson Mitchell LB 6′0″ Southlake, TX 49 Zane Smith LB 6′0″ 218 Southlake, TX
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 9 Horace Richardson DB 6′0″ Everman, TX 2 INT 15 Jordan Wyatt CB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Wylie, TX 2 INT 12 Kevin Johnson CB 5′9″ 180 Waskom, TX 7 returns, 145 yards 3 Cedric Lancaster DB 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 1 INT 4 David Johnson DB 5′11″ Spring, TX 1 INT 29 Darrion Richardson DB 6′0″ Boynton Beach, FL 1 INT 29 Jesse Montgomery DB 6′1″ 180 Dallas, TX 1 INT 10 Ajee Montes DB 6′0″ La Puente, CA 2 rushing yards 2 Mikial Onu S RS 5′11″ 205 Sugarland, TX 20 A.J. Justice DB 6′1″ 214 Houston, TX 21 Chase Schultz S 6′1″ Rockwall, TX 21 Deion Sanders Jr. DB 5′7″ 178 Atlanta, GA 26 Troy Castle DB 5′11″ 204 Gig Harbor, WA 28 Christian Davis CB 5′11″ 195 Waco, TX 28 Shakiel Randolph DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Waco, TX 30 Christian Burks DB 6′0″ Copper Canyon, TX 31 Rashaad Burton DB 6′0″ 193 Arlington, TX
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 27 Chad Hedlund PK 6′0″ Argyle, TX 8 of 11 field goals 14 Josh Williams PK 5′11″ 179 Rowlett, TX 38 punts, 38.7 average 19 Jackson Koonce P 6′1″ 197 Oceanside, CA 27 punts, 39.6 average 33 Alex Melvin P 6′4″ 187 Burnet, TX 37 Michael Armstrong PK Fr. 5′10″ 180 Greensboro, NC 43 Davis Luster P 6′2″ 190 Nashville, TN 50 Daniel Chaparro P 6′0″ 203 Dallas, TX 53 Michael Sehlinger LS 6′2″ 240 Louisville, KY 53 Nicholas Avantino LS 6′0″ 240 Redding, CA 54 Garrett Stotts LS 5′11″ 245 Lakeway, TX 69 Baxter Cantrell LS 6′2″ 180 Bentonville, AR
Cedric Lancaster, Darius Durall, Matt Davis, Darrel Colbert Jr., Shelby Walker, Kyran Mitchell, Ryheem Malone, Jordon Williams, A.J. Justice, Jarvis Pruitt, Braylon Hyder, Lance Smith, Zelt Minor Mitchell Kaufman, Jeremy White, Jesse Montgomery, Raul Reyes III, Daniel Chaparro, William Barns, Tony Richards Josh Williams, Jordan Wyatt, Chase Schultz, Kris Weeks, Xavier Castille, Zach Wood Ben Hicks, Christian Davis, Shakiel Randolph Elie Nabushosi, Taylor Lasecki, Nick Natour Alex Honey, Chad Hedlund, Christian Burks Nick Horton, Mason Gentry, Andrew McCleneghen Rashaad Burton, Chad Pursley, Keaton Bates Jackson Mitchell, Zane Smith, Evan Brown Marcus McNeil, Daniel McCarty, Christian Biedenharn Mikial Onu, Jordan Ward David Johnson, Xavier Jones Braeden West, K.C. Nlemchi William Jeanlys, Darrion Richardson Noah Spears, Myles McCormack Jordan Severt, Cameron Smith Jonathan Yenga Kevin Thomas Caleb Tuiasosopo Rafe Peavey Horace Richardson Ajee Montes Kevin Johnson Garrett Krstich D.J. Gillins Courtland Sutton Connor Simpson Hunter Herndon Darius Joseph Jackson Koonce Nate Halverson Deion Sanders Jr. Matt McNew Derek Longoria Myles Duke Troy Castle Joseph Paden Austin DeFreitas Robert Seals R.C. Cox Alex Melvin Michael Scott Michael Armstrong Keyfer Roberts Carlos Carroll Anthony Buffini Prescott Line Davis Luster Dylan Dickman Michael Epley Anthony Rhone Michael Sehlinger Nicholas Avantino Garrett Stotts Spencer Conley Taylor Reich Travis Fister Bryce Wilds Baxter Cantrell Chauncey Briggs Christian Chamagua Cam Winter Arrius Holleman Jeremiah Gaines Hunter Thedford Austin Percy Christian Holloway Spencer Hollie Deon Green Justin Lawler TX 82 CA 10 FL 6 AZ 2 MI 2 Hometowns of the 2015 SMU 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 Texas 82 California 10 Florida 6 Arizona 2 Michigan 2 Tennessee 2 Missouri 1 Oregon 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 18 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 15 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 8 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 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’ 2015 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.
Courtland Sutton WR3-star recruit
Zach Wood DE3-star recruit