Teams SMU 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 SMU roster 115 players: 15 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 7 juniors, 71 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (91) and California (4). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 12
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Ben Hicks QB So. 6′1″ 217 Waco, TX 3,569 passing yards, 33 TD 2 Rafe Peavey QB Jr. 6′1″ 204 Bolivar, MO 116 passing yards, 1 TD 15 D.J. Gillins QB Jr. 6′3″ 215 Jacksonville, FL 76 passing yards, 1 TD 1 Wade Smith QB 5′11″ 170 Austin, TX 11 Matthew Maggi QB 6′1″ 184 Houston, TX 12 Dylan Beiersdorf QB 6′3″ 188 Dallas, TX
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Xavier Jones RB 5′11″ 208 Spring, TX 1,075 rushing yards, 9 TD 2 Ke’Mon Freeman RB So. 5′11″ 220 Texarkana, TX 543 rushing yards, 11 TD 6 Braeden West RB Jr. 5′10″ 170 Katy, TX 568 rushing yards, 2 TD 31 Merek Pierce RB So. 5′9″ 200 Frisco, TX 16 rushing yards 36 Kane Norman RB 5′9″ 174 Allen, TX 43 J.R. Griffin RB So. 5′10″ 202 Richardson, TX
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 202 Lake Charles, LA 114 catches, 1,236 yards, 13 TD 16 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 216 Brenham, TX 68 catches, 1,085 yards, 12 TD 3 James Proche WR So. 6′0″ 193 Dallas, TX 40 catches, 816 yards, 6 TD 9 Shelby Walker WR 6′0″ 165 Houston, TX 8 tackles 22 Myron Gailliard WR So. 5′9″ 181 Mansfield, TX 9 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD 25 Marcalas Johnson WR 5′9″ 190 Arp, TX 57 rushing yards 1 Kevin Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 186 DeSoto, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 10 Brandon Benson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 201 Waco, TX 1 catch, 72 yards, 1 TD 15 Alex Honey WR 6′4″ 196 Denton, TX 1 catch, 14 yards 20 Tyler Page WR 5′11″ 200 Friendswood, TX 1 catch, 8 yards 20 Jordan Brooks-Wess WR 5′8″ 175 Grapevine, TX 88 Joshua Shelmire WR 6′2″ 188 Dickinson, TX
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Ryan Becker TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 248 Marble Falls, TX 2 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD 85 Hunter Thedford TE So. 6′6″ 260 Comanche, TX 1 tackle 11 Raymond Epps TE 6′4″ 248 Indianapolis, IN 1 catch, 17 yards, 1 TD 24 Mitchell Kaufman TE 6′3″ 237 Dallas, TX 1 catch, 28 yards 44 Kedrick James TE Fr. 6′5″ 263 Waco, TX 80 Corey Rau TE RS 6′4″ 260 Katy, TX 81 Ben Redding TE 6′5″ 233 Friendswood, TX 81 Jordan Severt TE 6′4″ 247 Austin, TX 85 Thomas Mallak TE 6′5″ 220 Chagrin Falls, OH 86 Tommy McIntyre TE RS 6′8″ 258 Florham Park, NJ 90 Jackson Lawley TE 6′1″ 225 Combine, TX 99 Cody Banks TE Fr. 6′7″ 258 Richmond, VA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 56 Harrison Barton OL 6′3″ 300 Bellaire, TX 57 Chad Pursley OL Jr. 6′4″ 277 Mansfield, TX 57 Cobe Bryant OL 6′5″ 315 Auburn Hills, MI 58 Patrick Jones OL Fr. 6′2″ 293 Fort Worth, TX 60 Will Hopkins OL 6′7″ 290 Austin, TX 63 Charlie Flores OL So. 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 Jordan Gipson OL 6′3″ 285 Bay City, TX 65 Matthew Huhn OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 278 San Antonio, TX 68 Nick Natour OL 6′5″ 295 Frisco, TX 69 Jacob Todora OL 6′4″ 300 Frisco, TX 72 Nick Dennis OL So. 6′3″ 327 Midland, TX 74 Braxton Webb OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 San Angelo, TX 75 Hayden Howerton OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 300 Katy, TX 78 Beau Morris OL RS 6′6″ 311 Baton Rouge, LA 78 Jalen Lynch OL 6′3″ 310 Dallas, TX 79 Rex Printz OL 6′3″ 300 Marble Falls, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 99 Justin Lawler DE 6′4″ 265 Pottsboro, TX 74 tackles, 9.5 sacks 93 Mason Gentry DE 6′6″ 300 Plano, TX 31 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Tyeson Neals DE Fr. 6′2″ 265 Moore, OK 19 tackles, 4.5 sacks 51 Pono Davis DT So. 6′2″ 298 Kailua Kona, HI 26 tackles, 2 sacks 95 J.T. Williams DT 6′1″ 285 Denton, TX 31 tackles 35 Delontae Scott DE So. 6′5″ 250 Irving, TX 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 10 Demerick Gary DT So. 6′2″ 287 Dallas, TX 15 tackles, 1 INT 40 Dimarya Mixon DL 6′4″ 250 Compton, CA 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Nick Horton DE 6′2″ 247 Garland, TX 7 tackles, 1 sack 7 Michael Badejo DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Grand Prairie, TX 3 tackles 68 Chris Biggurs DT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 295 Coppell, TX 3 tackles 40 Noah Spears DE Fr. 6′1″ 233 Irving, TX 1 tackle 49 Robert Hall DE 6′3″ 267 Madison, MS 50 Pakamiaiaea Davis DE So. 6′2″ 240 Kailua, HI 54 Gerrit Choate DE Fr. 5′11″ 236 Dallas, TX 70 Kadarius Smith DL RS 6′2″ 300 Plano, TX 90 Ken McLaurin DT Fr. 6′2″ 319 Aubrey, TX
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Kyran Mitchell LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 73 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 48 Anthony Rhone LB 6′0″ 233 Texarkana, TX 67 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 Jordon Williams LB So. 6′1″ 219 Houston, TX 37 tackles 3 Delano Robinson LB 6′0″ 238 Denton, TX 26 tackles, 1 INT 9 Shaine Hailey LB 5′11″ 215 Dallas, TX 23 tackles 32 R.C. Cox LB 6′1″ 225 Gurnee, IL 22 tackles 18 William Jeanlys LB Jr. 6′2″ 198 Boynton Beach, FL 8 tackles 22 Matt McNew LB 6′3″ 244 Robinson, TX 8 tackles 25 Myles Duke LB Fr. 6′5″ 247 Baytown, TX 3 tackles 33 Jordan Ward LB So. 6′2″ 230 Sugarland, TX 3 tackles 48 Kayce Medlock LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 192 Arp, TX 3 tackles 16 Trevor Denbow LB RS 5′11″ 225 Corsicana, TX 35 Armando Fitz Jr. LB RS 6′1″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 39 Rob Grass LB 6′0″ 187 Wenham, MA 41 Preston Ellison LB RS 6′2″ 211 Odessa, TX 42 Raul Reyes III LB 5′10″ 205 Dallas, TX 46 Andrew Adams LB 5′10″ 221 Little Rock, AR
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Mikial Onu S So. 5′11″ 205 Sugarland, TX 105 tackles, 2 INT 23 Rodney Clemons S So. 6′0″ 205 Katy, TX 67 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 15 Jordan Wyatt CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Wylie, TX 49 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 3 Cedric Lancaster DB 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 28 tackles 28 Christian Davis CB 5′11″ 195 Waco, TX 18 tackles, 1 INT 6 Elijah McQueen S Fr. 5′10″ 179 Terrell, TX 17 tackles, 1 INT 12 Kevin Johnson CB 5′9″ 180 Waskom, TX 17 returns, 349 yards 8 Eric Sutton DB 5′9″ 175 Cedar Hill, TX 14 tackles 29 Justin Guy-Robinson CB 5′10″ 180 Pearland, TX 4 tackles 20 Collin Rock S Fr. 5′11″ 194 Cypress, TX 2 tackles 5 Ar’mani Johnson CB 5′11″ 177 Missouri City, TX 26 Brent Freeman S 5′8″ 185 Houston, TX 27 Michael Clark S 6′1″ 182 Cedar Hill, TX 34 Brice Madison S Fr. 5′7″ 188 Houston, TX 41 Pedro Duran Silva DB 5′9″ 181 Austin, TX
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 Josh Williams PK 5′11″ 179 Rowlett, TX 14 of 20 field goals 47 Jamie Sackville P So. 5′10″ 192 Melbourne, VIC 59 punts, 40.6 average 89 Kevin Robledo PK So. 6′0″ 184 Thousand Oaks, CA 1 of 1 field goal 32 Jack Hansing PK Fr. 5′11″ 204 Oklahoma City, OK 33 Alex Melvin P 6′4″ 187 Burnet, TX 45 Will Moore PK Fr. 6′0″ 177 Dallas, TX 53 Michael Poujol LS So. 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 93 Kevin Miles PK Fr. 6′0″ 204 San Anselmo, CA 98 Case Bayless P 6′1″ 180 Richardson, TX
James Proche, Shaine Hailey, Demerick Gary, Dylan Beiersdorf, Mitchell Kaufman, Raul Reyes III, Will Moore, Gerrit Choate, Jalen Lynch Cedric Lancaster, Shelby Walker, Kyran Mitchell, Matthew Maggi, Jordon Williams, Brent Freeman, Brice Madison, Michael Poujol Nick Horton, J.R. Griffin, Kadarius Smith, Mason Gentry, Case Bayless Kevin Thomas, Michael Badejo, Eric Sutton, Michael Clark Wade Smith, Pedro Duran Silva, Will Hopkins, Jordan Severt Ben Hicks, Brandon Benson, Christian Davis, Kedrick James Braeden West, Rodney Clemons, Hayden Howerton, Corey Rau Merek Pierce, Kane Norman, Nick Natour, Jacob Todora Delano Robinson, Alex Honey, J.T. Williams Armando Fitz Jr., Patrick Jones, Charlie Flores Ke’Mon Freeman, Anthony Rhone Mikial Onu, Jordan Ward Ar’mani Johnson, Harrison Barton Josh Williams, Jordan Wyatt Ryan Becker, Rex Printz Jordan Brooks-Wess, Evan Brown Tyler Page, Ben Redding Myron Gailliard, Chad Pursley Tyeson Neals, Jack Hansing Marcalas Johnson, Kayce Medlock Delontae Scott, Noah Spears Rafe Peavey Xavier Jones Elijah McQueen Raymond Epps Kevin Johnson D.J. Gillins Courtland Sutton Trevor Denbow Trey Quinn William Jeanlys Collin Rock Matt McNew Myles Duke Justin Guy-Robinson R.C. Cox Alex Melvin Rob Grass Dimarya Mixon Preston Ellison Andrew Adams Robert Hall Pakamiaiaea Davis Pono Davis Michael Sehlinger Nicholas Avantino Garrett Stotts Cobe Bryant Bryce Wilds Jordan Gipson Matthew Huhn Chris Biggurs Nick Dennis Braxton Webb Beau Morris Hunter Thedford Thomas Mallak Tommy McIntyre Joshua Shelmire Kevin Robledo Jackson Lawley Ken McLaurin Kevin Miles Cody Banks Justin Lawler TX 91 CA 4 FL 2 HI 2 LA 2 Hometowns of the 2017 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 91 California 4 Florida 2 Louisiana 2 Oklahoma 2 Hawaii 2 Missouri 1 Indiana 1 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 21 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 16 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 7 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 5 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.
Trey Quinn WR4-star recruit
Courtland Sutton WR3-star recruit