2016 South Dakota State roster
34 players. From 3 states; the most from Texas (20) and Hawaii (3). The 2016 season.
Our source’s roster for 2016 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 2
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Taryn Christion QB2-star recruit | 6′2″ | 220 | Dallas, TX | 333 passing yards, 3 TD |
| Zach Lujan QB | 0 passing yards |
Running backs 3
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Brady Mengarelli RB | 5′10″ | 195 | Ewa Beach, HI | 47 rushing yards |
| 35 | Isaac Wallace RB | 6′1″ | 200 | Ewa Beach, HI | 112 rushing yards, 1 TD |
| 26 | Mikey Daniel RB | 6′2″ | 220 | Ewa Beach, HI | 1 tackle |
Receivers 4
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Jake Wieneke WR | 6′4″ | 215 | Lubbock, TX | 8 catches, 196 yards, 2 TD |
| 11 | Marquise Lewis WR2-star recruit | 5′11″ | 190 | Lubbock, TX | 2 returns, 7 yards |
| Connor Landberg WR | 2 catches, 15 yards | ||||
| 80 | Adam Anderson WR | 6′1″ | 195 | Lubbock, TX | 1 catch, 7 yards |
Tight ends 1
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 |  Dallas Goedert TE | 6′4″ | 260 | Lewisville, TX | 5 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD |
Defensive line 5
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Kellen Soulek DT | 6′5″ | 315 | Spring Branch, TX | 4 tackles |
| 34 | Austin Smenda DE | 6′2″ | 240 | Fairfield, TX | 3 tackles |
| 99 | Blake Whitsell DT | 6′2″ | 305 | Spring Branch, TX | 1 tackle |
| 90 | Ryan Earith DE2-star recruit | 6′4″ | 255 | Fairfield, TX | |
| 93 | Matt Fry DT | 6′2″ | 305 | Spring Branch, TX |
Linebackers 2
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christian Rozeboom LB | 6′2″ | 225 | Chicago, IL | 8 tackles |
| 53 | Dalton Cox LB | 6′1″ | 220 | Chicago, IL | 4 tackles |
Defensive backs 8
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Makiah Slade S2-star recruit | 6′1″ | 200 | Krum, TX | 6 tackles, 1 INT |
| 8 | Anthony Washington CB | 5′10″ | 180 | Llano, TX | 11 tackles |
| 24 | Nick Farina S | 5′11″ | 185 | Krum, TX | 8 tackles |
| 9 |  Jordan Brown CB3-star recruit | 6′1″ | 190 | Llano, TX | 1 INT |
| 17 | Alex Romenesko S | 5′11″ | 200 | Krum, TX | 3 tackles |
| 23 | Zy Mosley DB | 6′0″ | 175 | Leander, TX | 3 tackles |
| 28 | Chris Balster S | 5′10″ | 195 | Krum, TX | 3 tackles |
| 37 | Larenzo Williams S | 6′1″ | 190 | Krum, TX | 2 tackles |
Specialists 2
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chase Vinatieri PK2-star recruit | 6′1″ | 210 | Lancaster, TX | 2 of 2 field goals |
| 49 | Brady Hale P | 6′3″ | 200 | Houston, TX | 6 punts, 45.2 average |
Athletes and others 7
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Bobbit | 8 tackles | ||||
| Jared Blum | 5 tackles | ||||
| Cody Hazelett | 4 tackles | ||||
| Christian Banasiak | 3 tackles | ||||
| Cole Langer | 1 tackle | ||||
| Dallas Brown | 1 tackle | ||||
| Jake Harms | 1 tackle |
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.