Teams SMU 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 SMU roster 110 players: 15 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 24 juniors, 9 seniors, 47 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (83) and California (4). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 5 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 8
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 6 Braeden West RB Sr. 5′10″ 170 Katy, TX 589 rushing yards, 6 TD 2 Ke’Mon Freeman RB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Texarkana, TX 339 rushing yards, 6 TD 5 Xavier Jones RB 5′11″ 208 Spring, TX 311 rushing yards, 2 TD 31 Merek Pierce RB Jr. 5′9″ 200 Frisco, TX 56 rushing yards 43 J.R. Griffin RB Jr. 5′10″ 202 Richardson, TX 17 rushing yards, 1 TD
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 3 James Proche WR Jr. 6′0″ 193 Dallas, TX 93 catches, 1,199 yards, 12 TD 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Desoto, TX 48 catches, 735 yards, 6 TD 22 Myron Gailliard WR Jr. 5′9″ 181 Mansfield, TX 18 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 1 C.J. Sanders WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 183 Granada Hills, CA 8 returns, 198 yards 20 Tyler Page WR 5′11″ 200 Friendswood, TX 12 catches, 234 yards, 2 TD 13 Judah Bell WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 215 Tyler, TX 8 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD Jr. Roberson WR 4 catches, 67 yards 9 Treveon Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Brenham, TX 3 catches, 7 yards 6 Austin Upshaw WR 6′1″ 192 La Porte, TX 11 rushing yards, 1 TD 11 Jared Miles WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 New Orleans, LA 2 catches, 4 yards 20 Jordan Brooks-Wess WR 5′8″ 175 Grapevine, TX 2 catches, 17 yards 10 Armanii Glaspie WR 5′10″ 175 Mansfield, TX 10 Brandon Benson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 201 Waco, TX 44 James Sowards WR 6′4″ 200 Nacogdoches, TX 84 Matt Dorrity WR Fr. 5′7″ 180 Coppell, TX 86 Conner Allen WR 5′8″ 180 Dallas, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 14 Ryan Becker TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 248 Marble Falls, TX 9 catches, 121 yards, 3 TD 81 Ben Redding TE 6′5″ 233 Friendswood, TX 4 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD 85 Hunter Thedford TE Jr. 6′6″ 260 Comanche, TX 3 catches, 36 yards 44 Kedrick James TE So. 6′5″ 263 Waco, TX 80 Corey Rau TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Katy, TX 86 Tommy McIntyre TE Fr. 6′8″ 258 Florham Park, NJ 99 Cody Banks TE So. 6′7″ 258 Richmond, VA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 56 Alan Ali OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 300 Fort Worth, TX 56 Harrison Barton OL 6′3″ 300 Bellaire, TX 57 Chad Pursley OL Sr. 6′4″ 277 Mansfield, TX 57 Cobe Bryant OL RS 6′5″ 315 Auburn Hills, MI 58 Patrick Jones OL So. 6′2″ 293 Fort Worth, TX 63 Charlie Flores OL Jr. 6′4″ 312 Fort Worth, TX 64 Bryce Wilds OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Freeport, TX 65 Jordan Gipson OL 6′3″ 285 Bay City, TX 68 Nick Natour OL 6′5″ 295 Frisco, TX 69 Jacob Todora OL 6′4″ 300 Frisco, TX 71 Jaylon Thomas OL RS 6′5″ 311 Lubbock, TX 72 Nick Dennis OL Jr. 6′3″ 327 Midland, TX 73 Larry Hughes OL 6′7″ 310 Carrollton, TX 74 Braxton Webb OL So. 6′4″ 305 San Angelo, TX 75 Hayden Howerton OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 300 Katy, TX 76 Levon Livingston OL 6′7″ 290 Washington, DC 78 Beau Morris OL Fr. 6′6″ 311 Baton Rouge, LA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 35 Delontae Scott DE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Irving, TX 32 tackles, 4.5 sacks 97 Turner Coxe DE 6′3″ 240 Dallas, TX 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Demerick Gary DT Jr. 6′2″ 287 Dallas, TX 23 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Pono Davis DT Jr. 6′2″ 298 Kailua Kona, HI 22 tackles 34 Toby Ndukwe DL 6′3″ 250 Richmond, TX 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 3 Gary Wiley DE 6′3″ 239 Longview, TX 6 tackles, 2 sacks 54 Gerrit Choate DE So. 5′11″ 236 Dallas, TX 12 tackles 95 Jake Hall DT Sr. 6′5″ 253 Springdale, AR 9 tackles, 1 sack 90 Ken McLaurin DT So. 6′2″ 319 Aubrey, TX 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 68 Chris Biggurs DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 295 Coppell, TX 6 tackles 33 Noah Westerfield DE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Frisco, TX 5 tackles 99 Harrison Loveless DT Fr. 6′3″ 291 Cypress, TX 4 tackles 91 Terrance Newman DT 6′0″ 315 Duncanville, TX 3 tackles 22 Tyeson Neals DE So. 6′2″ 265 Moore, OK 1 tackle 50 Pakamiaiaea Davis DE Jr. 6′2″ 240 Kailua, HI 1 tackle 92 Shabazz Dotson DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Cedar Hill, TX 1 tackle 40 Noah Spears DE So. 6′1″ 233 Irving, TX 70 Kadarius Smith DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Plano, TX
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 14 Richard Moore LB 6′0″ 226 Cedar Hill, TX 80 tackles, 5 sacks 11 Kyran Mitchell LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX 81 tackles, 4 sacks 16 Trevor Denbow LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Corsicana, TX 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks 3 Delano Robinson LB 6′0″ 238 Denton, TX 33 tackles 17 Jordon Williams LB Jr. 6′1″ 219 Houston, TX 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Shaine Hailey LB 5′11″ 215 Dallas, TX 16 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 32 Jc Rispress LB Fr. 5′10″ 193 Fort Worth, TX 4 tackles, 1 INT 41 Preston Ellison LB Fr. 6′2″ 211 Odessa, TX 3 tackles 6 Jimmy Phillips Jr. LB 6′3″ 236 Mesquite, TX 2 tackles 18 William Jeanlys LB Sr. 6′2″ 198 Boynton Beach, FL 25 Myles Duke LB So. 6′5″ 247 Baytown, TX 30 Kyle Blaskovich LB Fr. 6′2″ 219 Moorestown, NJ 33 Jordan Ward LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Sugarland, TX 35 Armando Fitz Jr. LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 46 Andrew Adams LB 5′10″ 221 Little Rock, AR Brian Holloway LB 6′0″ 225 League City, TX
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 23 Rodney Clemons S Jr. 6′0″ 205 Katy, TX 72 tackles, 1 INT 2 Patrick Nelson DB Jr. 6′0″ 216 Chicago, IL 59 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 2 Mikial Onu S Jr. 5′11″ 205 Sugarland, TX 55 tackles, 1 INT 6 Elijah McQueen S So. 5′10″ 179 Terrell, TX 51 tackles, 1 INT 12 Kevin Johnson CB 5′9″ 180 Waskom, TX 18 tackles, 2 INT 7 Robert Hayes Jr. CB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 190 Slidell, LA 23 tackles 21 Cole Sterns S 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 175 Tucson, AZ 22 tackles 15 Jordan Wyatt CB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Wylie, TX 16 tackles, 1 INT 28 Christian Davis CB 5′11″ 195 Waco, TX 14 tackles, 1 INT 8 Eric Sutton DB 5′9″ 175 Cedar Hill, TX 16 tackles 23 Jourdan Blake CB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Princeton, TX 2 tackles 5 Ar’mani Johnson CB RS 6′0″ 180 Missouri City, TX 13 Sam Westfall CB 5′10″ 183 Saint George, UT 20 Collin Rock S So. 5′11″ 194 Cypress, TX 26 Brent Freeman S 5′8″ 185 Houston, TX 27 Michael Salerno S Fr. 6′0″ 187 Encino, CA 29 Justin Guy-Robinson CB 5′10″ 180 Pearland, TX 34 Brice Madison S So. 5′7″ 188 Houston, TX 43 Brady McCanles S 5′11″ 190 Overland Park, KS 46 Jackson Weaver S 5′11″ 185 Columbus, OH
James Proche, Shaine Hailey, Demerick Gary, Christian McAnalley, Will Moore, Gerrit Choate, Conner Allen, Turner Coxe Eric Sutton, Reggie Roberson Jr., Richard Moore, Terrance Newman, Shabazz Dotson Kyran Mitchell, Jordon Williams, Brent Freeman, Brice Madison, Michael Poujol Jc Rispress, Armando Fitz Jr., Alan Ali, Patrick Jones, Charlie Flores Ben Hicks, Brandon Benson, Christian Davis, Kedrick James Braeden West, Rodney Clemons, Hayden Howerton, Corey Rau Merek Pierce, Noah Westerfield, Nick Natour, Jacob Todora Armanii Glaspie, Myron Gailliard, Chad Pursley Chris Biggurs, Larry Hughes, Matt Dorrity Mikial Onu, Jordan Ward Ar’mani Johnson, Harrison Barton Collin Rock, Harrison Loveless Tyler Page, Ben Redding Tyeson Neals, Jack Hansing Delontae Scott, Noah Spears J.R. Griffin, Kadarius Smith C.J. Sanders Ke’Mon Freeman Patrick Nelson Delano Robinson Gary Wiley Xavier Jones Austin Upshaw Elijah McQueen Jimmy Phillips Jr. Robert Hayes Jr. Treveon Johnson William Brown Jared Miles Kevin Johnson Judah Bell Sam Westfall Ryan Becker Jordan Wyatt Trevor Denbow William Jeanlys Jordan Brooks-Wess Cole Sterns Jourdan Blake Myles Duke Michael Salerno Justin Guy-Robinson Kyle Blaskovich Toby Ndukwe Preston Ellison Brady McCanles James Sowards Andrew Adams Jackson Weaver Pakamiaiaea Davis Pono Davis Michael Sehlinger Garrett Stotts Cobe Bryant Bryce Wilds Jordan Gipson Jaylon Thomas Nick Dennis Braxton Webb Levon Livingston Beau Morris Hunter Thedford Tommy McIntyre Kevin Robledo Ken McLaurin Kevin Miles Jake Hall Cody Banks Brian Holloway TX 83 CA 4 LA 3 AR 2 HI 2 Hometowns of the 2018 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 83 California 4 Louisiana 3 Oklahoma 2 New Jersey 2 Arkansas 2 Hawaii 2 Illinois 1 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 19 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 15 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 9 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 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’ 2018 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.
