Teams South Carolina 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 South Carolina roster 117 players: 19 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 88 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from South Carolina (43) and Georgia (26). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 12 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Rico Dowdle RB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Asheville, NC 764 rushing yards, 6 TD 25 A.J. Turner RB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Clifton, VA 497 rushing yards, 3 TD 33 David Williams RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 229 Philadelphia, PA 239 rushing yards, 3 TD 32 Rod Talley RB 5′10″ Laurens, SC 62 rushing yards 30 Darius Paulk RB 5′8″ Columbia, SC 24 rushing yards 5 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Sumter, SC 33 Slade Carroll RB RS 5′9″ 205 Lexington, SC 34 Mon Denson RB Fr. 5′10″ 215 Lagrange, GA 36 C.J. Freeman RB 5′11″ 210 Greensboro, NC 44 Adrian McGee RB 5′11″ 185 Greer, SC
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Deebo Samuel WR So. 6′0″ 210 Inman, SC 59 catches, 783 yards, 1 TD 89 Bryan Edwards WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 215 Conway, SC 44 catches, 590 yards, 4 TD 83 Chavis Dawkins WR Fr. 6′2″ 225 Duncan, SC 8 catches, 69 yards 6 Terry Googer WR 6′4″ 217 Atlanta, GA 7 catches, 66 yards 8 Randrecous Davis WR 5′10″ 190 Atlanta, GA 3 catches, 45 yards 14 Jamari Smith WR 5′10″ Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 15 Matrick Belton WR 6′3″ Columbia, SC 1 tackle 9 Jerad Washington WR 5′8″ 171 Jacksonville, FL 10 Lorenzo Lee Nunez WR 6′3″ 205 Kennesaw, GA 16 Bailey Hart WR RS 6′3″ 185 Mount Pleasant, SC 22 Montray Feaster WR 6′4″ 205 Union, SC 24 Garrett Frederick WR 5′11″ 177 Plano, TX 80 Shemar Glenn WR 6′1″ 170 Union, SC 85 Devin Dingle WR 5′10″ 167 Summerville, SC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 81 TE 6′5″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 48 catches, 616 yards, 1 TD 3 K.C. Crosby TE So. 6′1″ 229 Bamberg, SC 23 catches, 217 yards, 4 TD 40 Jacob August TE So. 6′6″ 252 Columbia, SC 5 catches, 52 yards 87 Kiel Pollard TE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Moultrie, GA 1 catch, 18 yards 15 Evan Hinson TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Deltona, FL 39 Rivers Bedenbaugh TE 6′2″ 256 Leesville, SC 84 Kyle Markway TE 6′4″ 250 Saint Louis, MO 86 Robert Tucker III TE 6′3″ 238 Atlanta, GA
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 51 Cory Helms OL 6′4″ 309 Alpharetta, GA 55 Christian Pellage OL 6′7″ 305 Brooksville, FL 56 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Harrisburg, NC 63 Blake Camper OL 6′8″ 309 Virginia Beach, VA 65 Pika Leota OL 6′4″ 315 Asheville, NC 67 Ryan Green OL 6′3″ 289 James Island, SC 69 D.J. Park OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 337 Dillon, SC 70 Alan Knott OL 6′4″ 290 Tyrone, GA 72 Donell Stanley OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 322 Floyd Dale, SC 74 Mason Zandi OL 6′9″ 315 Irmo, SC 75 Darius Whitfield OL 6′2″ 286 Mobile, AL 77 Malik Young OL 6′3″ 287 Pelzer, SC 78 Zack Bailey OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 314 Summerville, SC 79 Trey Derouen OL 6′3″ 305 Lilburn, GA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Darius English DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Powder Springs, GA 60 tackles, 9 sacks 8 Marquavius Lewis DL 6′3″ Greenwood, SC 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks 90 Taylor Stallworth DL 6′2″ 305 Mobile, AL 41 tackles, 1 sack 93 Ulric Jones DL 6′5″ 312 Oxford, AL 42 tackles 94 Kelsey Griffin DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Buford, GA 32 tackles 4 Keir Thomas DE 6′2″ 275 Miami, FL 24 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Dante Sawyer DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 275 Suwanee, GA 25 tackles, 1 sack 95 Kobe Smith DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Lawrenceville, GA 4 tackles 91 Shameik Blackshear DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 272 Bluffton, SC 2 tackles 48 Dexter Wideman DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Saluda, SC 1 tackle 99 Abu Lamin DL 6′4″ Fayetteville, NC 1 tackle 3 DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 310 Charleston, SC 49 Boosie Whitlow DL 6′3″ 240 Opelika, AL 50 Griffin Gentry DL RS 6′1″ 275 Birmingham, AL 52 Jajuan Blankenship DL 6′0″ 265 Anderson, SC 61 Javion Duncan DL So. 5′11″ 273 Simpsonville, SC 96 Aaron Thompson DL 6′3″ 297 Fort Lauderdale, FL 98 Stephon Taylor DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 293 New Orleans, LA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Bryson Allen-Williams LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 230 Ellenwood, GA 74 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 11 T.J. Holloman LB 6′2″ Stone Mountain, GA 71 tackles, 3 INT 28 Jonathan Walton LB 6′0″ Daphne, AL 68 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Chris Moody LB 6′1″ McDonough, GA 46 tackles, 1 INT 8 D.J. Wonnum LB Fr. 6′5″ 260 Stone Mountain, GA 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks 29 Antoine Wilder LB 5′10″ 190 Riverdale, GA 15 tackles, 1 INT 6 T.J. Brunson LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Columbia, SC 12 tackles 23 Larenz Bryant LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Charlotte, NC 4 tackles 9 Sherrod Pittman LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Jacksonville, FL 2 tackles 35 Daniel Fennell LB Fr. 6′2″ 255 Loganville, GA 1 tackle 10 Skai Moore LB 6′2″ 218 Cooper City, FL 11 Eldridge Thompson LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Houston, TX 13 Jalen Dread LB 5′10″ 220 Foley, AL 32 Brett Shore LB 5′11″ 210 Irmo, SC 41 Tyler Ragsdale LB 6′0″ 220 Mt. Pleasant, SC 46 Trey Mitchell LB 6′2″ 210 Lexington, SC 57 Hassan Belton LB 6′0″ 215 Blythewood, SC
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 24 D.J. Smith DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 198 Marietta, GA 79 tackles, 1 INT 3 Chris Lammons CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Lauderhill, FL 53 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 7 JaMarcus King DB 6′2″ 186 Mobile, AL 54 tackles, 3 INT 16 Rashad Fenton DB So. 5′11″ 188 Miami, FL 37 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 22 Steven Montac DB So. 5′10″ 186 Covington, GA 39 tackles 17 Chaz Elder CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Union City, GA 18 tackles 17 Javon Charleston DB Fr. 6′1″ 187 Gurnee, IL 10 tackles 26 Jasper Sasser DB 6′0″ Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles 27 Toure Boyd DB 5′10″ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1 tackle 23 Korey Banks DB 5′11″ 191 Tyrone, GA 1 catch, 5 yards 9 Keisean Nixon DB So. 5′10″ 193 Compton, CA 30 Shannon James DB 5′7″ 160 Florence, SC 31 Chris Smith DB 5′10″ 180 Rock Hill, SC 34 Scott Grant DB 5′10″ 192 Laurens, SC 36 Morgan Vest DB 6′0″ 190 Leander, TX 39 Demetrius Smalls DB 5′9″ 174 Bluffton, SC 40 Jason Senn DB So. 5′8″ 186 Beaufort, SC 43 Benji Russell DB 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 29 Elliott Fry PK 6′0″ Frisco, TX 13 of 17 field goals 16 Sean Kelly P 5′10″ Oakland, FL 72 punts, 42.5 average 85 Michael Almond PK Fr. 6′3″ 223 North Augusta, SC 2 punts, 44.0 average 20 Joseph Charlton P Fr. 6′5″ 190 Columbia, SC 42 Alexander Woznick PK 5′11″ 165 Greenville, SC 45 Ben Asbury LS 6′0″ 205 Atlanta, GA 46 Harrison Freeman LS 6′4″ 224 Raleigh, NC 47 Drew Williams LS 6′2″ 215 Irmo, SC 48 Nick McGriff LS 6′0″ 225 Gainesville, FL 48 Will Tommie PK Fr. 5′10″ 170 Greenwood, SC 59 Logan Crane LS 6′3″ 245 Dartmouth, MA 90 Wyman Baxley LS 6′2″ 195 Athens, GA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 42 Jordan Diggs 6′0″ Fort Myers, FL 25 tackles
T.J. Brunson, Matrick Belton, Joseph Charlton, Darius Paulk, Jacob August Terry Googer, Randrecous Davis, Benji Russell, Ben Asbury, Robert Tucker III Jerad Washington, Sherrod Pittman, Jamari Smith, Jasper Sasser, Hayden Hurst JaMarcus King, Darius Whitfield, Taylor Stallworth Brett Shore, Drew Williams, Mason Zandi Javon Kinlaw, Ryan Green Bryson Allen-Williams, Antoine Wilder Keir Thomas, Rashad Fenton Rico Dowdle, Pika Leota D.J. Wonnum, T.J. Holloman Marquavius Lewis, Will Tommie Jake Bentley, Boosie Whitlow Bailey Hart, Tyler Ragsdale Montray Feaster, Shemar Glenn Korey Banks, Alan Knott Rod Talley, Scott Grant Slade Carroll, Trey Mitchell Demetrius Smalls, Shameik Blackshear Adrian McGee, Chavis Dawkins Zack Bailey, Devin Dingle Trey Derouen, Kobe Smith Kelsey Griffin, Dante Sawyer Deebo Samuel Chris Lammons K.C. Crosby Brandon McIlwain Darius English Ty’Son Williams Chris Moody Keisean Nixon Lorenzo Lee Nunez Perry Orth Skai Moore Eldridge Thompson Michael Scarnecchia Jalen Dread Evan Hinson Sean Kelly Chaz Elder Danny Gordon Javon Charleston Steven Montac Larenz Bryant D.J. Smith Garrett Frederick A.J. Turner Toure Boyd Jonathan Walton Elliott Fry Shannon James Chris Smith David Williams Mon Denson Daniel Fennell C.J. Freeman Morgan Vest Rivers Bedenbaugh Jason Senn Alexander Woznick Jordan Diggs Harrison Freeman Dexter Wideman Nick McGriff Griffin Gentry Cory Helms Jajuan Blankenship Christian Pellage Will Putnam Hassan Belton Logan Crane Javion Duncan Blake Camper D.J. Park Donell Stanley Malik Young Kyle Markway Michael Almond Kiel Pollard Bryan Edwards Wyman Baxley Ulric Jones Aaron Thompson Stephon Taylor Abu Lamin SC 43 GA 26 FL 17 AL 9 NC 7 Hometowns of the 2016 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 43 Georgia 26 Florida 17 Alabama 9 North Carolina 7 Texas 4 Pennsylvania 2 California 2 Top counties Richland County, South Carolina pop. 422,000 9 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 7 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 5 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Charleston County, South Carolina pop. 420,000 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.
Jake Bentley QB4-star recruit
Ty’Son Williams RB4-star recruit
Hayden Hurst TE
Will Putnam OL4-star recruit
Javon Kinlaw DL4-star recruit