Teams Syracuse 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Syracuse roster 106 players: 25 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 65 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from Florida (19) and New York (17). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 QB So. 6′4″ 226 Lake Oswego, OR 2,679 passing yards, 15 TD 16 Zack Mahoney QB 6′2″ 217 LaGrange Park, IL 943 passing yards, 8 TD 10 Austin Wilson QB 6′2″ 220 Camp Hill, PA 116 passing yards 11 Clayton Welch QB Fr. 6′5″ 243 Chico, CA 15 Mo Hasan QB 6′3″ 200 Coral Gables, FL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 84 Amba Etta-Tawo WR 6′2″ Powder Springs, GA 94 catches, 1,482 yards, 14 TD 3 Ervin Philips WR 5′11″ 181 West Haven, CT 90 catches, 822 yards, 6 TD 1 Brisly Estime WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Delray Beach, FL 48 catches, 518 yards, 3 TD 8 Steve Ishmael WR 6′2″ 209 Miami, FL 48 catches, 559 yards, 1 TD 1 Sean Riley WR Fr. 5′8″ 178 Los Angeles, CA 11 catches, 109 yards 82 Alvin Cornelius WR 6′1″ Staten Island, NY 7 catches, 110 yards 13 Devin C. Butler WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 District Heights, MD 2 catches, 14 yards 86 Adly Enoicy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 228 Delray Beach, FL 1 catch, 35 yards 83 Sean Avant WR 5′10″ 217 Miramar, FL 0 passing yards 17 Jamal Custis WR 6′5″ 213 Philadelphia, PA 19 Tyler Gilfus WR Fr. 6′1″ 199 Cape Vincent, NY 81 Kenterius Womack WR 6′1″ 181 Luverne, AL 84 K.K. Hahn WR 5′10″ 167 Bethesda, MD 88 Clay Austin WR 5′9″ 172 Montclair, NJ
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 60 Cody Conway OL So. 6′6″ 296 Plainfield, IL 1 tackle 75 Sam Heckel OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 280 Waukesha, WI 1 tackle 56 Liam O’Sullivan OL 6′8″ 270 Chicago, IL 57 Omari Palmer OL 6′3″ 315 Coram, NY 58 Donnie Foster OL 6′3″ 326 Savannah, GA 59 Aaron Roberts OL So. 6′4″ 292 Chicago, IL 61 Samuel Clausman OL 6′3″ 331 Pembroke Pines, FL 63 Evan Adams OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 352 Norwalk, CT 64 Colin Byrne OL 6′5″ 292 Coral Springs, FL 64 Ryan Alexander OL Fr. 6′3″ 307 Floral Park, NY 65 OL 6′7″ 309 Hillside, NJ 67 Michael Lasker OL 6′5″ 312 Corona, CA 71 Keaton Darney OL 6′3″ 271 Los Angeles, CA 72 Andrejas Duerig OL Fr. 6′3″ 326 Lowell, IN 73 Jon Burton OL 6′8″ 310 Spotsylvania, VA 78 Jason Emerich OL 6′3″ 293 New Ringgold, PA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 95 Chris Slayton DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 309 University Park, IL 33 tackles, 4 sacks 55 DL Fr. 6′3″ 253 Indianapolis, IN 29 tackles, 1 sack 85 Josh Black DL 6′3″ 284 Loves Park, IL 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 De’Jon Wilson DL 6′3″ Washington, DC 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Kayton Samuels DL So. 6′0″ 320 Ellenwood, GA 17 tackles McKinley Williams DL 6′4″ 270 Miramar, FL 14 tackles, 1 sack 99 Jake Pickard DL Fr. 6′5″ 251 Short Hills, NJ 11 tackles, 1 INT 45 Kenneth Ruff DL Fr. 6′1″ 308 Lauderhill, FL 6 tackles 79 Anthony Giudice DL 6′1″ Monroe Township, NJ 2 tackles, 1 sack 58 Hernz Laguerre DL 6′1″ Spring Valley, NY 1 tackle 2 Justin Ellis DL RS 6′2″ 255 Roswell, GA 51 Jaquwan Nelson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 51 Shaquille Grosvenor DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Linden, NJ 54 Tyler Cross DL 6′2″ 279 Douglassville, GA 94 DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Converse, TX 97 Brandon Berry DL Fr. 6′4″ 244 Griffin, GA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 30 Parris Bennett LB 6′0″ 216 Detroit, MI 110 tackles, 1 INT 4 Zaire Franklin LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 236 Philadelphia, PA 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 23 Jonathan Thomas LB 6′1″ 209 Lawrenceville, GA 52 tackles, 1 sack 25 Kielan Whitner LB So. 6′0″ 215 Lawrenceville, GA 35 tackles, 1 INT 12 Andrew Armstrong LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Youngstown, OH 16 tackles 37 Ted Taylor LB 6′1″ Riviera Beach, FL 16 tackles 33 Marqez Hodge LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Miami, FL 15 tackles 24 Shyheim Cullen LB Fr. 6′0″ 224 Lowell, MA 8 tackles 39 Troy Henderson LB 5′11″ 215 Cleveland, OH 5 tackles 41 Eric Anthony LB 6′0″ Baldwinsville, NY 1 tackle 41 Ryan Guthrie LB So. 6′2″ 224 Cumming, GA 43 Terell Drayton LB 5′11″ 219 Rosedale, NY 46 Adam Dulka LB 5′9″ 219 Brecksville, OH 46 Lakiem Williams LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Tacoma, WA 49 Alryk Perry LB 6′1″ 217 Columbus, AL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 19 Daivon Ellison DB 5′8″ 181 Linden, NJ 90 tackles, 1 INT 23 Rodney Williams DB So. 5′10″ 187 Cherry Hill, NJ 60 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 20 Corey Winfield CB 6′1″ 198 St. Louis, MO 41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 22 Cordell Hudson DB So. 5′11″ 189 Largo, FL 43 tackles, 1 INT 3 Christopher Fredrick DB Fr. 5′11″ 198 Conley, GA 21 tackles, 1 INT 16 Carl Jones DB Fr. 6′1″ 189 Twinsburg, OH 10 tackles 8 Antwan Cordy DB 5′8″ 189 Homestead, FL 8 tackles 9 Evan Foster DB Fr. 6′0″ 215 West Bloomfield, MI 8 tackles 11 Juwan Dowels DB So. 5′10″ 180 Sunrise, FL 4 tackles 18 Scoop Bradshaw DB Fr. 5′11″ 178 Tampa, FL 3 tackles 11 Devon Clarke DB 6′2″ 197 Kissimmee, FL 2 tackles 21 Chauncey Scissum DB 6′2″ 210 Henrietta, NY 1 tackle 32 Winston Lee DB 5′10″ Hudson, NY 1 tackle 2 Wayne Morgan DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Brooklyn, NY 15 Anthony Lombardi DB 6′3″ 211 Stamford, CT 17 DuWayne Johnson DB Fr. 6′3″ 183 Washington, DC 26 Tyrone Perkins DB So. 6′0″ 206 Glen Head, NY 35 Kyle Lawrence Strickland DB RS 6′0″ 186 Roswell, GA 42 Joe Stanard DB 5′10″ 202 Baldwinsville, NY
Zaire Franklin, Jamal Custis, Rodney Williams Ravian Pierce, Juwan Dowels, Kenneth Ruff Daivon Ellison, Shaquille Grosvenor, Alvin Cornelius Jordan Fredericks, Terell Drayton, Ryan Alexander Jonathan Thomas, Kielan Whitner, George Morris Liam O’Sullivan, Aaron Roberts, Kendall Moore Samuel Clausman, Sean Avant, McKinley Williams Brisly Estime, Adly Enoicy Sean Riley, Keaton Darney Justin Ellis, Kyle Lawrence Strickland Christopher Fredrick, Kayton Samuels Steve Ishmael, Marqez Hodge DuWayne Johnson, De’Jon Wilson Parris Bennett, Jacob Hill Ben Honis, Cameron MacPherson Eric Anthony, Joe Stanard Clay Austin, Jake Pickard Eric Dungey Wayne Morgan Ervin Philips Dontae Strickland Antwan Cordy Evan Foster Austin Wilson Sterling Hofrichter Clayton Welch Devon Clarke Andrew Armstrong Devin C. Butler Anthony Lombardi Mo Hasan Carl Jones Zack Mahoney Scoop Bradshaw Tyler Gilfus Corey Winfield Chauncey Scissum Moe Neal Cordell Hudson Shyheim Cullen Tyrone Perkins Otto Zaccardo Kyle Kleinberg Winston Lee Ted Taylor Alex Grossman Troy Henderson Ryan Guthrie Adam Dulka Lakiem Williams Matt Allen Keller Cole Murphy Alryk Perry Jaquwan Nelson Nathan Hines Tyler Cross Kendall Coleman Omari Palmer Donnie Foster Hernz Laguerre Cody Conway Evan Adams Colin Byrne Jamar McGloster Michael Lasker Andrejas Duerig Steven Clark Jon Burton Sam Heckel Jason Emerich Anthony Giudice Kenterius Womack Amba Etta-Tawo K.K. Hahn Josh Black Josh Parris Trey Dunkelberger Nolan Joseph Cooney Alton Robinson Chris Slayton Brandon Berry FL 19 NY 17 GA 13 NJ 8 IL 7 Hometowns of the 2016 Syracuse 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 Florida 19 New York 17 Georgia 13 New Jersey 8 Illinois 7 Pennsylvania 6 California 5 Ohio 4 Top counties Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 8 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Nassau County, New York pop. 1.4 million 4 Onondaga County, New York pop. 471,000 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.
Eric Dungey QB
Ben Honis TE
Jamar McGloster OL
Kendall Coleman DL
Alton Robinson DL