Teams TCU 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 TCU roster 131 players: 18 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 20 juniors, 73 with no class listed. From 23 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (75) and California (12). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 31 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 15
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 Kyle Hicks RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Arlington, TX 637 rushing yards, 4 TD 6 Darius Anderson RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 212 Fresno, TX 768 rushing yards, 8 TD 33 Sewo Olonilua RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 240 Kingwood, TX 330 rushing yards, 7 TD 39 Stacy Boyd RB 5′5″ 150 Fort Worth, TX −4 rushing yards 3 Emari Demercado RB 5′11″ 210 Inglewood, CA 30 Omega Stallworth RB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Pensacola, FL 41 Pakamiaiaea Davis FB 6′2″ 240 Kailua-Kona, HI 42 Gabe Merigian FB 5′10″ 255 Detroit, MI
Receivers 31 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 10 Desmon White WR 5′7″ 160 DeSoto, TX 41 catches, 423 yards, 5 TD 25 KaVontae Turpin WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 157 Monroe, LA 41 catches, 394 yards, 1 TD 9 John Diarse WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 214 Monroe, LA 35 catches, 575 yards, 3 TD 1 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 195 Waxahachie, TX 33 catches, 576 yards, 8 TD 2 Jaelan Austin WR Jr. 6′2″ 198 Grand Prairie, TX 15 catches, 242 yards 2 Kenedy Snell WR 5′7″ 184 Waxahachie, TX 88 rushing yards, 1 TD 87 TreVontae Hights WR So. 6′3″ 195 Yoakum, TX 6 tackles 3 Shaun Nixon WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 203 Austin, TX 11 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD 13 Ty Slanina WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 207 East Bernard, TX 10 catches, 76 yards 22 Jarrison Stewart WR Jr. 6′0″ 200 Mesquite, TX 5 tackles 11 Dylan Thomas WR 6′1″ 199 Fort Worth, TX 9 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD 1 Emanuel Porter WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Dallas, TX 2 catches, 14 yards, 1 TD 2 Taj Williams WR 6′4″ 193 Tallahassee, FL 2 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD 13 Isaiah Graham WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 188 Bastrop, LA 2 catches, 16 yards 10 Armanii Glaspie WR 5′10″ 175 Mansfield, TX 14 Karson Ringdahl WR So. 6′3″ 201 Columbia, MO 15 Hunter Harris WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 182 Aledo, TX 19 Omar Manning WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 214 Lancaster, TX 27 Jack Heathcott WR Fr. 6′4″ 216 Memphis, TN 28 Patrick Zeller WR Jr. 6′0″ 192 San Diego, CA 34 Ni’Jeel Meeking WR RS 6′3″ 206 Farmerville, LA 36 Ryan Martin WR So. 6′5″ 208 Hudson, OH 37 Kade Willis WR 5′10″ 195 Shallowater, TX 43 Michael Carroll WR 6′1″ 170 Beavercreek, OH 80 Robbie Fuelling WR 5′9″ 160 La Canada, CA 82 Jason D’Armore WR Fr. 5′5″ 165 Pine Brook, NJ 83 Daniel Walsh WR 6′2″ 190 San Diego, CA 84 Nathan Hernandez WR 5′8″ 160 Coppell, TX 85 Niven Raj WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Colleyville, TX 86 Michael Byrd Jr. WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Charlotte, NC 89 Austin Ahrendt WR 6′3″ 208 Sioux City, IA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 64 OG 6′7″ 358 Long Beach, CA 2 tackles 58 Patrick Morris C 6′3″ 300 Denton, TX 1 tackle 51 Austin Schlottmann OG 6′6″ 300 Brenham, TX 52 Trey Elliott OG Jr. 6′4″ 294 Dallas, TX 57 Casey McDermott Vai OG 6′4″ 280 Raytown, MO 60 Nate Guyton OG So. 6′0″ 284 Atlanta, GA 62 David Bolisomi OT So. 6′6″ 322 Denton, TX 63 Garrett Altman OG 6′4″ 295 Brenham, TX 65 Colson Altman OG RS 6′2″ 320 Brenham, TX 68 Anthony McKinney OT So. 6′8″ 314 Rockford, IL 68 Joseph Noteboom OT 6′5″ 306 Plano, TX 70 Cordel Iwuagwu OG So. 6′3″ 311 Houston, TX 71 Toby Lettman OL 6′8″ 315 Surrey, United Kingdom 72 Nick Cominos OL 6′2″ 292 Macomb, MI 73 Blake Hickey OG RS 6′4″ 318 Godley, TX 74 Chris Gaynor OG 6′5″ 295 Pompano Beach, FL 76 Sam Awolope OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 292 Missouri City, TX 77 OT So. 6′7″ 328 New Canaan, CT Kellton Hollins OL Fr. 6′2″ 292 Zachary, LA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Mat Boesen DE 6′4″ 240 Torrance, CA 63 tackles, 11.5 sacks 15 DE Jr. 6′4″ 249 McKinney, TX 47 tackles, 8.5 sacks 56 Chris Bradley DT 6′2″ 275 Shreveport, LA 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 90 Ross Blacklock DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 Missouri City, TX 25 tackles, 2 sacks 91 DE Jr. 6′4″ 276 Munday, TX 15 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 94 Corey Bethley DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 313 Katy, TX 23 tackles, 1 sack 54 Joseph Broadnax Jr. DT Jr. 6′0″ 294 Dallas, TX 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 40 Michael Epley DE Jr. 6′3″ 259 Leander, TX 9 tackles 86 Gary Overshown DE Fr. 6′5″ 222 Mesquite, TX 4 tackles, 1 sack 39 Jacques Guillot DE Jr. 6′2″ 229 Laguna Vista, TX 40 Parker Workman DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 South Jordan, UT 41 Brandon Bowen DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 273 Trophy Club, TX 44 Ezra Tu’ua DT 6′2″ 316 Anchorage, AK 96 Dennis Collins DE 6′2″ 256 West Monroe, LA 97 Christian Applewhite DE So. 6′2″ 255 Houston, TX 97 James Terry Jr. DT 6′2″ 282 Little Rock, AR
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 32 Travin Howard LB 6′1″ 213 Longview, TX 95 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 42 Ty Summers LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 San Antonio, TX 59 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 7 Arico Evans LB Jr. 6′2″ 206 Dallas, TX 33 tackles 11 Montrel Wilson LB So. 6′3″ 228 Keller, TX 29 tackles 35 Sammy Douglas LB 6′3″ 215 Arlington, TX 24 tackles 23 Alec Dunham LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Coldspring, TX 8 tackles 30 Garret Wallow LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 New Orleans, LA 7 tackles 12 Shawn Robinson LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 231 DeSoto, TX 159 rushing yards 27 Garrett Kaufman LB 6′1″ 225 Bentonville, AR 2 tackles 20 La’Kendrick Van Zandt LB 6′1″ Henderson, TX 35 Elias Garcia Olague LB Fr. 6′1″ 214 Austin, TX 43 Davis Devereaux LB 6′1″ 220 Dallas, TX 47 Alex Bush LB 6′2″ 230 La Habra, CA 48 Lucas Reynolds LB 6′2″ 237 Frisco, TX
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 18 Nick Orr S 5′10″ 187 DeSoto, TX 61 tackles, 3 INT 31 Ridwan Issahaku S Jr. 6′1″ 196 Norcross, GA 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 6 Innis Gaines S So. 6′2″ 207 Beaumont, TX 34 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 11 Ranthony Texada CB 5′10″ 170 Frisco, TX 33 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 2 Niko Small S Jr. 5′10″ 183 Arlington, TX 37 tackles 12 Jeff Gladney CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 183 New Boston, TX 24 tackles, 2 INT 3 Markell Simmons S Jr. 6′1″ 197 Phoenix, AZ 26 tackles, 1 INT 24 Julius Lewis CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 180 Mansfield, TX 10 tackles 28 Tony James CB Jr. 5′10″ 159 Arlington, TX 7 tackles 16 Michael Downing Jr. S 5′11″ 188 Alpharetta, GA 6 tackles 26 Vernon Scott S So. 6′2″ 206 Mansfield, TX 5 tackles 4 Christian Williams S 6′1″ 191 Orange, CA 4 Keenan Reed S So. 5′11″ 179 Tulsa, OK 10 Kerry Johnson S 6′1″ 185 Houston, TX 21 Noah Daniels CB 6′0″ 210 League City, TX 25 Isaiah Alexander CB 5′7″ 177 Aurora, CO 30 Tony Wallace CB 5′10″ 195 Las Vegas, NV 33 Ryan McGee S So. 6′2″ 205 Austin, TX
Specialists 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 46 Jonathan Song PK 5′10″ 175 Fort Worth, TX 8 of 8 field goals 29 Adam Nunez P So. 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 62 punts, 39.3 average 37 Cole Bunce PK 5′10″ 170 San Jose, CA 6 of 7 field goals 22 Andrew David P So. 5′9″ 181 Massillon, OH 6 punts, 42.8 average 36 Ryan Graf PK 6′0″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 0 of 1 field goal 49 Lucas Gravelle LS 6′0″ 224 Niagara, NY 3 tackles 32 Brandon Ritchie PK Jr. 5′11″ 195 Colleyville, TX 1 of 1 extra point 27 Brandon Hatfield PK 6′3″ 230 Chino Hills, CA 40 Ray Thomas PK Fr. 6′1″ 237 Mcallen, TX 41 Dillon Jones P RS 6′4″ 184 Darien, CT 43 Maxwell Finch PK Fr. 6′2″ 177 Houston, TX 47 Donovan Cahill LS Fr. 6′0″ 210 Summit, NJ 59 Parker DuBose LS 6′2″ 240 Fort Worth, TX 61 Wil Houston LS Fr. 6′2″ 221 Fort Worth, TX 93 Blake Patterson P 6′2″ 195 Logan, UT
Niko Small, Armanii Glaspie, Kyle Hicks, Julius Lewis, Vernon Scott, Tony James, Sammy Douglas Dylan Thomas, Stacy Boyd, Jonathan Song, Parker DuBose, Wil Houston, Charlie Reid Emanuel Porter, Arico Evans, Davis Devereaux, Trey Elliott, Joseph Broadnax Jr. Kerry Johnson, Adam Nunez, Maxwell Finch, Cordel Iwuagwu, Christian Applewhite Jaelan Austin, Desmon White, Shawn Robinson, Nick Orr Shaun Nixon, Ryan McGee, Elias Garcia Olague Michael Collins, Dillon Jones, Lucas Niang Kenny Hill, Montrel Wilson, Brandon Bowen John Diarse, KaVontae Turpin, Dennis Collins Austin Schlottmann, Garrett Altman, Colson Altman Jalen Reagor, Kenedy Snell Christian Williams, Robbie Fuelling Ranthony Texada, Lucas Reynolds Hunter Harris, Daythan Davis Jarrison Stewart, Gary Overshown Patrick Zeller, Daniel Walsh Brandon Ritchie, Niven Raj Chris Bradley, Artayvious Lynn Patrick Morris, David Bolisomi Sam Awolope, Ross Blacklock Taj Williams Emari Demercado Markell Simmons Keenan Reed Darius Anderson Innis Gaines Mat Boesen Asaph Zamora Jeff Gladney Isaiah Graham Ty Slanina Jack Adams Karson Ringdahl Ben Banogu Michael Downing Jr. Grayson Muehlstein Omar Manning La’Kendrick Van Zandt Noah Daniels Andrew David Alec Dunham Isaiah Alexander Brandon Hatfield Garrett Kaufman Jack Heathcott Garret Wallow Omega Stallworth Tony Wallace Ridwan Issahaku Travin Howard Sewo Olonilua Ni’Jeel Meeking Ryan Graf Ryan Martin Cole Bunce Kade Willis Jacques Guillot Michael Epley Parker Workman Ray Thomas Pakamiaiaea Davis Gabe Merigian Ty Summers Michael Carroll Ezra Tu’ua Alex Bush Donovan Cahill Lucas Gravelle Casey McDermott Vai Nate Guyton Matt Pryor Anthony McKinney Joseph Noteboom Nick Cominos Blake Hickey Chris Gaynor Cole Hunt Jason D’Armore Cole Novak Nathan Hernandez Michael Byrd Jr. TreVontae Hights Austin Ahrendt L.J. Collier Blake Patterson Corey Bethley James Terry Jr. Kellton Hollins TX 75 CA 12 LA 9 FL 4 CT 3 Hometowns of the 2017 TCU 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 75 California 12 Louisiana 9 Florida 4 Connecticut 3 Georgia 3 Ohio 3 Missouri 2 Top counties Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 17 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 13 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 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’ 2017 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.
Kenny Hill QB4-star recruit
Jalen Reagor WR4-star recruit
Matt Pryor OG
Lucas Niang OT
Ben Banogu DE
L.J. Collier DE