Teams SMU 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 SMU roster 114 players: 22 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 84 with no class listed. From 16 states and 3 other countries; the most from Texas (86) and Florida (5). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Ben Hicks QB Fr. 6′1″ 217 Waco, TX 2,930 passing yards, 19 TD 4 Matt Davis QB 6′0″ Houston, TX 155 passing yards, 2 TD 7 Darrel Colbert Jr. QB 5′11″ Houston, TX 38 passing yards 2 Rafe Peavey QB So. 6′1″ 204 Bolivar, MO 15 D.J. Gillins QB So. 6′3″ 215 Jacksonville, FL 17 Connor Simpson QB 6′3″ 205 Los Angeles, CA 18 Sam Carey QB 6′2″ 178 New Berlin, WI
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Braeden West RB So. 5′10″ 170 Katy, TX 1,036 rushing yards, 6 TD 2 Ke’Mon Freeman RB Fr. 5′11″ 220 Texarkana, TX 651 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Xavier Jones RB 5′11″ 208 Spring, TX 140 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Joseph Paden RB 5′9″ Lancaster, TX 2 rushing yards 25 Aphonso Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 183 Van, TX 31 Merek Pierce RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Frisco, TX 43 J.R. Griffin RB Fr. 5′10″ 202 Richardson, TX
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 16 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 216 Brenham, TX 76 catches, 1,246 yards, 10 TD 3 James Proche WR Fr. 6′0″ 193 Dallas, TX 57 catches, 709 yards, 6 TD 83 Xavier Castille WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 204 Rockwall, TX 40 catches, 423 yards, 1 TD 1 Kevin Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 186 DeSoto, TX 12 catches, 131 yards 9 Shelby Walker WR 6′0″ 165 Houston, TX 7 catches, 85 yards 22 Myron Gailliard WR Fr. 5′9″ 181 Mansfield, TX 5 catches, 54 yards 15 Alex Honey WR 6′4″ 196 Denton, TX 2 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD 89 Austin Rolfe WR 6′0″ Nashville, TN 2 catches, 23 yards 10 Brandon Benson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 201 Waco, TX 18 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 202 Lake Charles, LA 40 Derek Dickman WR 6′0″ 185 McKinney, TX 88 Joshua Shelmire WR 6′2″ 188 Dickinson, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 84 Jeremiah Gaines TE 6′2″ Red Oak, TX 10 catches, 117 yards, 3 TD 24 Mitchell Kaufman TE 6′3″ 237 Dallas, TX 7 catches, 54 yards 85 Hunter Thedford TE Fr. 6′6″ 260 Comanche, TX 3 tackles 14 Ryan Becker TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 248 Marble Falls, TX 1 catch, 17 yards 45 Dylan Dickman TE 6′0″ 232 Mckinney, TX 81 Jordan Severt TE 6′4″ 247 Austin, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 76 Jerry Saena OL 6′4″ Pago Pago, American Samoa 1 tackle 56 Harrison Barton OL 6′3″ 300 Bellaire, TX 57 Chad Pursley OL So. 6′4″ 277 Mansfield, TX 62 Travis Fister OL 6′2″ 274 Tuscon, AZ 63 Charlie Flores OL Fr. 6′4″ 312 Fort Worth, TX 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 69 Jacob Todora OL 6′4″ 300 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 72 Nick Dennis OL Fr. 6′3″ 327 Midland, TX 77 Keaton Bates OL 6′4″ 272 Arlington, TX 78 Jalen Lynch OL 6′3″ 310 Dallas, TX 78 Tony Richards OL 6′5″ 276 Dallas, TX 79 Rex Printz OL 6′3″ 300 Marble Falls, TX
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 99 Justin Lawler DE 6′4″ 265 Pottsboro, TX 65 tackles, 6 sacks 92 Zelt Minor DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Houston, TX 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 98 Deon Green DL 6′4″ Windermere, FL 34 tackles, 1 sack 10 Demerick Gary DT Fr. 6′2″ 287 Dallas, TX 21 tackles, 4 sacks 34 Jarvis Pruitt DL 6′3″ Houston, TX 19 tackles, 4.5 sacks 93 Mason Gentry DE 6′6″ 300 Plano, TX 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks 7 Michael Badejo DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Grand Prairie, TX 13 tackles, 1 sack 95 J.T. Williams DT 6′1″ 285 Denton, TX 10 tackles, 1 sack 35 Delontae Scott DE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Irving, TX 7 tackles, 1 sack 36 Michael Scott DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Tallahassee, FL 7 tackles 23 Nick Horton DE 6′2″ 247 Garland, TX 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 68 Chris Biggurs DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 295 Coppell, TX 3 tackles 39 Keyfer Roberts DL 6′2″ 287 Midlothian, TX 40 Noah Spears DE RS 6′1″ 233 Irving, TX 49 Robert Hall DE 6′3″ 267 Madison, MS 50 Pakamiaiaea Davis DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Kailua, HI 51 Pono Davis DT Fr. 6′2″ 298 Kailua Kona, HI 66 Myles McCormack DL 6′1″ 268 Irving, TX 90 Ken McLaurin DT RS 6′2″ 319 Aubrey, TX 97 Terry Ayeni DL 6′2″ 266 Toronto, ON
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Kyran Mitchell LB So. 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 67 tackles, 3.5 sacks 48 Anthony Rhone LB 6′0″ 233 Texarkana, TX 47 tackles, 1 INT 44 Jackson Mitchell LB 6′0″ Southlake, TX 47 tackles, 1 sack 32 R.C. Cox LB 6′1″ 225 Gurnee, IL 33 tackles, 2 sacks 40 Carlos Carroll LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Tucson, AZ 22 tackles 17 Jordon Williams LB Fr. 6′1″ 219 Houston, TX 19 tackles 13 Blake Carlisle LB 6′3″ Dickinson, TX 9 tackles 18 William Jeanlys LB So. 6′2″ 198 Boynton Beach, FL 5 tackles 22 Matt McNew LB 6′3″ 244 Robinson, TX 2 tackles, 1 sack 10 Jordan Carmouche LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Manvel, TX 46 rushing yards 33 Jordan Ward LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Sugarland, TX 3 tackles 26 Jeremy White LB 5′9″ Dallas, TX 2 tackles 25 Myles Duke LB RS 6′5″ 247 Baytown, TX 42 Raul Reyes III LB 5′10″ 205 Dallas, TX 46 Andrew Adams LB 5′10″ 221 Little Rock, AR 49 Charlie Mitelhaus LB 6′3″ 230 Longmont, CO
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 29 Darrion Millines DB 6′0″ Boynton Beach, FL 64 tackles, 5 INT 15 Jordan Wyatt CB So. 6′0″ 195 Wylie, TX 50 tackles, 4 INT 23 Rodney Clemons S Fr. 6′0″ 205 Katy, TX 56 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Horace Richardson DB 6′0″ Everman, TX 32 tackles, 6 INT 12 Kevin Johnson CB 5′9″ 180 Waskom, TX 40 tackles 2 Mikial Onu S Fr. 5′11″ 205 Sugarland, TX 28 tackles 28 Christian Davis CB 5′11″ 195 Waco, TX 12 tackles 8 Eric Sutton DB 5′9″ 175 Cedar Hill, TX 8 tackles 21 Chase Schultz S 6′1″ Rockwall, TX 1 tackle 30 Christian Burks DB 6′0″ Copper Canyon, TX 1 tackle 3 Cedric Lancaster DB 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 16 Chan Amie DB 5′11″ 169 Waskom, TX 20 Collin Rock S RS 5′11″ 194 Cypress, TX 26 Brent Freeman S 5′8″ 185 Houston, TX 27 Michael Clark S 6′1″ 182 Cedar Hill, TX 31 Rashaad Burton DB 6′0″ 193 Arlington, TX
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 Josh Williams PK 5′11″ 179 Rowlett, TX 17 of 22 field goals 47 Jamie Sackville P Fr. 5′10″ 192 Melbourne, VIC 71 punts, 39.6 average 37 Michael Armstrong PK So. 5′10″ 180 Greensboro, NC 1 of 2 field goals 33 Alex Melvin P 6′4″ 187 Burnet, TX 43 Davis Luster P 6′2″ 190 Nashville, TN 45 Will Moore PK RS 6′0″ 177 Dallas, TX 53 Michael Poujol LS Fr. 6′4″ 225 Houston, 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 89 Kevin Robledo PK Fr. 6′0″ 184 Thousand Oaks, CA
Cedric Lancaster, Matt Davis, Darrel Colbert Jr., Shelby Walker, Kyran Mitchell, Jordon Williams, Brent Freeman, Jarvis Pruitt, Michael Poujol, Braylon Hyder, Zelt Minor James Proche, Demerick Gary, Mitchell Kaufman, Jeremy White, Raul Reyes III, Will Moore, Jalen Lynch, Tony Richards Kevin Thomas, Michael Badejo, Eric Sutton, Michael Clark Josh Williams, Jordan Wyatt, Chase Schultz, Xavier Castille Myron Gailliard, Rashaad Burton, Chad Pursley, Keaton Bates Ben Hicks, Brandon Benson, Christian Davis Alex Honey, Christian Burks, J.T. Williams Nick Horton, J.R. Griffin, Mason Gentry Merek Pierce, Nick Natour, Jacob Todora Delontae Scott, Noah Spears, Myles McCormack Ke’Mon Freeman, Anthony Rhone Mikial Onu, Jordan Ward Braeden West, Rodney Clemons Kevin Johnson, Chan Amie Blake Carlisle, Joshua Shelmire Ryan Becker, Rex Printz William Jeanlys, Darrion Millines Derek Dickman, Dylan Dickman Davis Luster, Austin Rolfe Jackson Mitchell, Evan Brown Marcus McNeil, Daniel McCarty Rafe Peavey Xavier Jones Horace Richardson Jordan Carmouche D.J. Gillins Courtland Sutton Connor Simpson Sam Carey Trey Quinn Collin Rock Sean Tuohy Jr. Matt McNew Aphonso Thomas Myles Duke Joseph Paden R.C. Cox Alex Melvin Michael Scott Michael Armstrong Keyfer Roberts Carlos Carroll Andrew Adams Charlie Mitelhaus Robert Hall Pakamiaiaea Davis Pono Davis Michael Sehlinger Nicholas Avantino Garrett Stotts Harrison Barton Travis Fister Charlie Flores Bryce Wilds Chris Biggurs Chauncey Briggs Nick Dennis Jordan Severt Jeremiah Gaines Hunter Thedford Kevin Robledo Ken McLaurin Deon Green Justin Lawler TX 86 FL 5 CA 3 TN 3 AZ 2 Hometowns of the 2016 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 86 Florida 5 California 3 Tennessee 3 Arizona 2 Hawaii 2 Missouri 1 Wisconsin 1 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 20 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 17 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 8 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 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.
Courtland Sutton WR3-star recruit
Trey Quinn WR4-star recruit