Teams SMU 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 SMU roster 135 players: 22 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 15 juniors, 21 seniors, 61 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (97) and California (11). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 14
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 5 Xavier Jones RB Sr. 5′11″ 208 Spring, TX 1,276 rushing yards, 23 TD 2 Ke’Mon Freeman RB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Texarkana, TX 483 rushing yards, 5 TD 25 T.J. McDaniel RB 6′0″ 197 Southlake, TX 236 rushing yards, 3 TD 31 Tyler Lavine RB 5′11″ 222 Cedar Park, TX 10 tackles 22 TaMerik Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 229 Angleton, TX 25 rushing yards 31 Merek Pierce RB Sr. 5′9″ 200 Frisco, TX 31 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Ulysses Bentley IV RB 5′11″ 200 Houston, TX 36 rushing yards 20 Cameron Rosenberger RB RS 5′9″ 195 Memphis, TN
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 3 James Proche WR Sr. 6′0″ 193 Dallas, TX 111 catches, 1,225 yards, 15 TD 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Desoto, TX 43 catches, 803 yards, 6 TD 22 Myron Gailliard WR Sr. 5′9″ 181 Mansfield, TX 26 catches, 250 yards, 1 TD 11 WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 203 North Richland Hills, TX 25 catches, 403 yards, 1 TD 20 Tyler Page WR 5′11″ 200 Friendswood, TX 13 catches, 198 yards 1 C.J. Sanders WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 183 Granada Hills, CA 11 catches, 154 yards 9 Treveon Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Brenham, TX 4 tackles 6 Austin Upshaw WR 6′1″ 192 La Porte, TX 2 tackles 13 Judah Bell WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Tyler, TX 4 catches, 27 yards 15 Calvin Wiggins WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Trophy Club, TX 1 catch, 13 yards 9 Beau Barker WR RS 6′1″ 181 Amarillo, TX 36 Walker French WR So. 5′10″ 160 Highland Park, TX 41 Jack Hajdu WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Dallas, TX 45 Ben Palmer WR RS 5′8″ 168 Dallas, TX 48 Devan Reck-Irvin WR RS 6′3″ 170 Amarillo, TX 84 Matt Dorrity WR So. 5′7″ 180 Coppell, TX 85 Keith Jones WR Fr. 6′1″ 187 San Clemente, CA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 83 Kylen Granson TE 6′3″ 235 Austin, TX 43 catches, 721 yards, 9 TD 14 Ryan Becker TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 248 Marble Falls, TX 4 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD 44 Kedrick James TE Jr. 6′5″ 263 Waco, TX 80 Corey Rau TE So. 6′4″ 260 Katy, TX 81 Ben Redding TE 6′5″ 233 Friendswood, TX 86 Tommy McIntyre TE So. 6′8″ 258 Florham Park, NJ 88 Carson Welch TE Fr. 6′5″ 219 Mansfield, TX 99 Cody Banks TE Jr. 6′7″ 258 Richmond, VA
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 71 Jaylon Thomas OL Fr. 6′5″ 311 Lubbock, TX 1 tackle 56 Alan Ali OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 300 Fort Worth, TX 57 Cobe Bryant OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Auburn Hills, MI 58 Patrick Jones OL Jr. 6′2″ 293 Fort Worth, TX 59 Tai Brooks OL RS 6′4″ 335 Allen, TX 60 Carter Foster OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Fort Worth, TX 63 Charlie Flores OL Sr. 6′4″ 312 Fort Worth, TX 64 Cameron Ervin OL RS 6′3″ 280 Fayetteville, AR 65 Thomas Shelmire OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 290 Dallas, TX 66 Sam Burns OL RS 6′3″ 283 Dallas, TX 72 Nick Dennis OL Sr. 6′3″ 327 Midland, TX 74 Braxton Webb OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 San Angelo, TX 75 Hayden Howerton OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 300 Katy, TX 78 Beau Morris OL So. 6′6″ 311 Baton Rouge, LA 79 Danielson Ike OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 338 Kansas City, MO
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 35 Delontae Scott DE Sr. 6′5″ 250 Irving, TX 39 tackles, 9 sacks 97 Turner Coxe DE 6′3″ 240 Dallas, TX 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks 10 Demerick Gary DT Sr. 6′2″ 287 Dallas, TX 20 tackles, 6.5 sacks 96 Zach Abercrumbia DT 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 286 Dallas, TX 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 51 Pono Davis DT Sr. 6′2″ 298 Kailua Kona, HI 30 tackles, 2 sacks 3 Gary Wiley DE 6′3″ 239 Longview, TX 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 22 Tyeson Neals DE Jr. 6′2″ 265 Moore, OK 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Nelson Paul DE 6′2″ 237 Bunnell, FL 10 tackles, 1 sack 34 Toby Ndukwe DL 6′3″ 250 Richmond, TX 4 tackles, 3 sacks 54 Gerrit Choate DE Jr. 5′11″ 236 Dallas, TX 13 tackles 91 Terrance Newman DT 6′0″ 315 Duncanville, TX 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 40 Elijah Chatman DT 6′0″ 278 Shreveport, LA 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 68 Chris Biggurs DT 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 295 Coppell, TX 2 tackles 99 Harrison Loveless DT So. 6′3″ 291 Cypress, TX 2 tackles 39 Darren Brown DT RS 6′1″ 323 Converse, TX 40 Noah Spears DE Jr. 6′1″ 233 Irving, TX 46 Garnett March II DE RS 6′1″ 200 Sherman Oaks, CA 61 Jack Young DE RS 6′3″ 220 Ladera Ranch, CA 70 Kadarius Smith DL So. 6′2″ 300 Plano, TX 90 Alex Sickafoose DE RS 6′3″ 228 Katy, TX 95 Will Jones DT 6′1″ 300 Plano, TX 98 Jacob Pugh DT Jr. 6′0″ 297 Addison, TX
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 50 Richard McBryde LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 232 Troy, AL 99 tackles, 4 sacks 3 Delano Robinson LB 6′0″ 238 Denton, TX 76 tackles, 2.5 sacks 16 Trevor Denbow LB So. 5′11″ 225 Corsicana, TX 64 tackles, 0.5 sacks Brian Holloway LB 6′0″ 225 League City, TX 21 tackles 14 Richard Moore LB 6′0″ 226 Cedar Hill, TX 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Shaine Hailey LB 5′11″ 215 Dallas, TX 13 tackles 6 Jimmy Phillips Jr. LB 6′3″ 236 Mesquite, TX 9 tackles 32 Jc Rispress LB So. 5′10″ 193 Fort Worth, TX 2 tackles 31 Armando Fitz Jr. LB So. 6′1″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 1 tackle 15 Keke Burns LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 224 Pittsburg, TX 25 Myles Duke LB Jr. 6′5″ 247 Baytown, TX 30 Kyle Blaskovich LB So. 6′2″ 219 Moorestown, NJ 41 Preston Ellison LB So. 6′2″ 211 Odessa, TX 42 Deuce Palmer LB RS 6′1″ 215 Danville, CA 45 Luke Evans LB RS 5′9″ 225 Liberty, TX 53 Garrett Madison LB RS 6′0″ 218 Katy, TX 58 Eli Furgal LB RS 5′11″ 195 Southlake, TX 58 Nick Lerew LB RS 6′1″ 228 Dillsburg, PA 60 Reid Stacy LB RS 6′0″ 215 Frisco, TX 62 Daniel Steckler LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Dallas, TX
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 Patrick Nelson DB Sr. 6′0″ 216 Chicago, IL 81 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 1 INT 23 Rodney Clemons S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Katy, TX 77 tackles, 4 INT 26 Brandon Stephens DB 6′0″ 206 Plano, TX 49 tackles 5 Ar’mani Johnson CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Missouri City, TX 37 tackles, 2 INT 11 Chevin Calloway S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Dallas, TX 21 tackles, 1 INT 18 Chace Cromartie S Fr. 6′0″ 199 Cibolo, TX 22 tackles 7 Robert Hayes Jr. CB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Slidell, LA 19 tackles 2 Cam’ron Jones DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Mansfield, TX 9 tackles 8 Eric Sutton DB 5′9″ 175 Cedar Hill, TX 7 tackles 27 Michael Salerno S So. 6′0″ 187 Encino, CA 4 tackles 21 Donald Clay S 6′0″ 185 New Orleans, LA 3 tackles 29 Justin Guy-Robinson CB 5′10″ 180 Pearland, TX 2 tackles 19 Roderick Roberson Jr. DB 6′0″ 195 Royse City, TX 1 tackle 12 Kevin Johnson CB Sr. 5′9″ 180 Waskom, TX 13 Sam Westfall CB RS 5′10″ 183 Saint George, UT 20 Collin Rock S Jr. 5′11″ 194 Cypress, TX 20 Marcus Nesby CB RS 5′10″ 150 Corona, CA 27 Ben Furgal CB RS 5′11″ 183 Southlake, TX 28 Christian Davis CB 5′11″ 195 Waco, TX 34 Brice Madison S Jr. 5′7″ 188 Houston, TX 35 Will Goldberg S 5′11″ 178 Santa Monica, CA 36 Terry Keys III CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Dickinson, TX 42 Ra-Sun Kazadi S Fr. 5′11″ 185 Waco, TX 47 Hunter Ballard S RS 5′10″ 190 Redondo Beach, CA 48 Evan Gray S Fr. 6′0″ 192 Hobbs, NM
Specialists 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 89 Kevin Robledo PK Sr. 6′0″ 184 Thousand Oaks, CA 10 of 13 field goals 97 Russell Roberts PK Fr. 6′0″ 178 Jackson, MS 1 of 2 field goals 46 Luke Hogan PK Jr. 6′1″ 210 Keller, TX 1 of 1 field goal 46 Warren Scott P Fr. 6′2″ 190 Jackson, MS 8 punts, 40.9 average 47 Jamie Sackville P Sr. 5′10″ 192 Melbourne, VIC 5 punts, 39.8 average 49 Cole Voyles LS Fr. 6′0″ 186 Houston, TX 1 tackle 32 Jack Hansing PK Jr. 5′11″ 204 Oklahoma City, OK 44 Charles Cannon PK So. 5′8″ 177 Justin, TX 50 Mark Fuchs LS Fr. 5′10″ 209 Fort Myers, FL 53 Michael Poujol LS Sr. 6′4″ 225 Houston, TX 90 Nick Lang P RS 6′2″ 180 Saint Louis, MO 93 Kevin Miles PK Jr. 6′0″ 204 San Anselmo, CA 94 Wills Thompson III PK RS 5′11″ 168 Charlotte, NC 98 Austin Dennis PK RS 5′11″ 164 Boerne, TX
James Proche, Shaine Hailey, Demerick Gary, Chevin Calloway, Walker French, Jack Hajdu, Ben Palmer, Gerrit Choate, Daniel Steckler, Thomas Shelmire, Sam Burns, Zach Abercrumbia, Turner Coxe Armando Fitz Jr., Jc Rispress, Alan Ali, Patrick Jones, Carter Foster, Charlie Flores Terrance Gipson, Ulysses Bentley IV, Brice Madison, Cole Voyles, Michael Poujol Calvin Wiggins, T.J. McDaniel, Ben Furgal, Luke Hogan, Eli Furgal Rodney Clemons, Garrett Madison, Hayden Howerton, Corey Rau, Alex Sickafoose Cam’ron Jones, Shane Buechele, Myron Gailliard, Carson Welch Eric Sutton, Reggie Roberson Jr., Richard Moore, Terrance Newman Brandon Stephens, Kadarius Smith, Will Jones, Jacob Pugh Christian Davis, Ra-Sun Kazadi, Kedrick James Merek Pierce, Tai Brooks, Reid Stacy Beau Barker, Devan Reck-Irvin Treveon Johnson, Jacob Oehrlein Collin Rock, Harrison Loveless Tyler Page, Ben Redding Tyeson Neals, Jack Hansing Michael Salerno, Garnett March II Delontae Scott, Noah Spears Terry Keys III, Brian Holloway Warren Scott, Russell Roberts Chris Biggurs, Matt Dorrity C.J. Sanders Ke’Mon Freeman Patrick Nelson Delano Robinson Gary Wiley Ar’mani Johnson Xavier Jones Austin Upshaw Jimmy Phillips Jr. Omari Ross Robert Hayes Jr. Nelson Paul William Brown Rashee Rice Derek Green Kevin Johnson Judah Bell Sam Westfall Ryan Becker Keke Burns Trevor Denbow Chace Cromartie Roderick Roberson Jr. Cameron Rosenberger Marcus Nesby Donald Clay TaMerik Williams Myles Duke Justin Guy-Robinson Kyle Blaskovich Tyler Lavine Toby Ndukwe Will Goldberg Darren Brown Elijah Chatman Preston Ellison Deuce Palmer Charles Cannon Luke Evans Hunter Ballard Evan Gray Mark Fuchs Richard McBryde Pono Davis Cobe Bryant Nick Lerew Jack Young Cameron Ervin Jaylon Thomas Nick Dennis Braxton Webb Beau Morris Danielson Ike Kylen Granson Keith Jones Tommy McIntyre Kevin Robledo Nick Lang Kevin Miles Wills Thompson III Austin Dennis Cody Banks TX 97 CA 11 LA 4 FL 2 MO 2 Hometowns of the 2019 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 97 California 11 Louisiana 4 Florida 2 Oklahoma 2 New Jersey 2 Mississippi 2 Missouri 2 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 23 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 15 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 15 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 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’ 2019 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.
Shane Buechele QB4-star recruit
Rashee Rice WR3-star recruit