Teams Temple 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Temple roster 130 players: 13 freshmen, 117 with no class listed. From 13 states; the most from Pennsylvania (52) and New Jersey (37). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 13 Receivers 17 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 12 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 5 Jahad Thomas RB 5′10″ Elizabeth, NJ 1,262 rushing yards, 17 TD 7 Ryquell Armstead RB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Millville, NJ 191 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 David Hood RB 5′9″ Galloway, NJ 180 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Jager Gardner RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Black Mountain, NC 184 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Nick Sharga FB 6′2″ 240 Cherryville, PA 2 returns, 16 yards 23 Zaire Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Sicklerville, NJ 28 Mike Gillespie RB 5′11″ 180 Glassboro, NJ 30 T.J. Simmons RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Lakeland, FL 36 Daiqwon Buckley FB 5′9″ 225 Dunmore, PA 39 Eric Neefe FB 5′10″ 237 Philadelphia, PA 40 Roy Wesley RB 5′8″ 187 Sharon Hill, PA 45 Rob Ritrovato FB Fr. 5′11″ 240 West Chester, PA Michael McDaniel RB 5′11″ 195 Bethlehem, PA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 19 Robby Anderson WR 6′3″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 70 catches, 939 yards, 7 TD 19 Ventell Bryant WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 39 catches, 579 yards, 3 TD 7 John Christopher WR 5′11″ Ormond Beach, FL 20 catches, 208 yards 17 WR 5′11″ Norristown, PA 20 catches, 288 yards, 1 TD 17 Adonis Jennings WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Sicklerville, NJ 14 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD 10 Sam Benjamin WR 6′0″ 200 Baltimore, MD 3 catches, 37 yards 14 Brodrick Yancy WR 5′10″ 195 Bradenton, FL 2 catches, 11 yards 85 Matthew Eaton WR Fr. 6′4″ 201 Norfolk, VA 1 catch, 11 yards 5 Keith Kirkwood WR 6′3″ 220 Neptune, NJ 10 Marshall Ellick WR 6′2″ 191 Richmond, VA 20 Tom Bradway WR 5′8″ Linwood, NJ 21 Cortrelle Simpson WR 5′9″ Indian Head, MD 34 Dean Mosley WR 6′3″ 201 Orlando, FL 41 Corey Gaarn WR 5′8″ 160 Cloister, NJ 80 Willie Smith III WR 5′11″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 85 Rob Heyen WR 6′2″ 196 Old Forge, PA 89 John Ruza WR 6′0″ 182 Wallingford, PA
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 Romond Deloatch TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Hampton, VA 20 catches, 155 yards, 3 TD 80 Kip Patton TE 6′4″ Norristown, PA 13 catches, 169 yards 82 Saledeem Major TE 6′3″ Philadelphia, PA 6 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD 86 Colin Thompson TE 6′4″ Doylestown, PA 5 catches, 67 yards 14 Thomas Rumer TE 6′3″ 218 Chester Springs, PA 42 Roy Pugh TE 6′4″ 196 South Orange, NJ 48 Alex Carling TE 6′5″ 225 Scranton, PA 82 Jake Robinson TE RS 6′2″ 240 Haddonfield, NJ 83 Domenic Nigrelli TE 6′2″ 240 Wayne, PA 83 Patrick Anderson TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 85 Chris Myarick TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Elkins Park, PA 90 Bailey Raymond TE 6′7″ 210 Enfield, CT
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 52 Eric Lofton OL 6′5″ 302 Lumberton, NJ 53 Leon Johnson OL 6′5″ 325 Plainfield, NJ 55 Brian Carter OL 6′1″ 300 Harrisburg, PA 60 Julio Derosier OL 6′6″ 287 Homestead, FL 61 Kiser Terry OL 6′3″ 275 Feasterville, PA 62 Nick Apostolu OL 6′5″ 300 Springfield, PA 63 Gordon Thomas OL 5′10″ 296 Philadelphia, PA 66 OL 6′5″ Rahway, NJ 67 Semaj Reed OL 6′5″ 290 Philadelphia, PA 68 Brendan McGowan OL 6′3″ 298 Barnesville, PA 69 Adrian Sullivan OL 6′3″ 295 Babylon, NY 70 Jovahn Fair OL RS 6′2″ 315 Akron, OH 71 Benson Israel OL 6′1″ 295 Spring Valley, NY 73 Joseph Woerner OL 6′4″ 260 Wyckoff, NJ 74 James McHale OL 6′6″ 295 Dunmore, PA 75 Shahbaz Ahmed OL 6′3″ 296 Lindenwold, NJ 77 Jaelin Robinson OL Fr. 6′6″ 325 New Haven, CT 78 Aaron Ruff OL 6′3″ 300 Philadelphia, PA 79 Cole Boozer OL 6′5″ 295 Hunt Valley, MD 79 Kyle Friend OL 6′2″ 305 Carlisle, PA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 6 Sharif Finch DL 6′5″ 250 Henrico, VA 1 INT 9 Jacob Martin DL 6′2″ 250 Aurora, CO 9 Matt Ioannidis DL 6′4″ 292 Ringoes, NJ 9 DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 280 Morris Plains, NJ 35 Nate D. Smith DL 6′0″ 236 Highland Park, NJ 43 Averee Robinson DL 6′0″ Harrisburg, PA 51 Brandon Chudnoff DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 260 Philadelphia, PA 52 Avery Ellis DL 6′2″ Montclair, NJ 58 Prosper Mekoba DL 6′2″ 235 Hillside, NJ 72 Hershey Walton DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 314 Reading, PA 76 Jordan Jones DL 6′0″ 275 Philadelphia, PA 94 Jullian Taylor DL 6′5″ 280 Glenside, PA 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd DT Fr. 6′1″ 330 Cocoa, FL
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 8 LB 6′1″ Stratford, CT 5 INT 2 LB 5′10″ Baltimore, MD 1 INT 6 Stephaun Marshall LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Montclair, NJ 1 INT 42 Praise Martin-Oguike LB 6′1″ Woodbridge, NJ 1 INT 31 Michael Felton LB 6′0″ Hanover, PA 3 catches, 11 yards, 1 TD 41 Jarred Alwan LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Cherry Hill, NJ 4 rushing yards 19 Jeremiah Atoki LB 6′2″ 223 Vineland, NJ 40 Todd Jones LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 44 Jared Folks LB 6′1″ 235 Harrisburg, PA 48 Daishaun Grimes LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 St. Cloud, FL 53 Kevin DeCaesar LB RS 6′0″ 215 Westville, NJ 54 Mike DiFrancesco LB 6′0″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 54 William Updegrove LB 6′2″ 230 Berwick, PA 97 Deon Smith LB 6′3″ 234 Lakewood, NJ
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 3 Sean Chandler DB 6′0″ 195 Camden, NJ 5 INT 21 Alex Wells DB 6′0″ Baltimore, MD 1 INT 8 Artrel Foster DB 5′11″ 197 Meadville, PA 1 return, −5 yards 0 Eriq Fadahunsi CB 5′11″ 190 Indian Head, MD 1 Tavon Young DB 5′10″ Oxon Hill, MD 2 Delvon Randall S Fr. 6′1″ 215 Monroeville, PA 13 Nate L. Smith DB 6′0″ 188 Philadelphia, PA 15 Cequan Jefferson DB 5′10″ 192 Richmond, VA 15 DB 6′0″ Frederick, MD 20 Khiry Lucas DB 6′1″ Cleveland, MS 23 Derrek Thomas DB Fr. 6′3″ 193 Albany, NY 25 Kareem Ali DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 180 Pennsauken, NJ 26 Delvon Randall DB 6′0″ Monroeville, PA 27 Anthony Davis DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Monroeville, PA 27 S 6′0″ Camden, NJ 28 Jyquis Thomas S Fr. 6′1″ 190 Plant City, FL 30 Joe Tindal DB 5′10″ 180 Pittsburgh, PA 32 Will Hayes DB 5′9″ 192 Farmingdale, NJ 34 David Sweetman DB 5′10″ 183 Taylor, PA 37 Boye Aromire DB 6′0″ 206 Landover, MD 38 Jarrid Satterfield DB 5′10″ 170 Willingboro, NJ 46 Kyle Baum DB 6′1″ 197 North Huntington, PA
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 18 Austin Jones PK 5′10″ 215 Orlando, FL 23 of 28 field goals 43 Alex Starzyk P 6′2″ 226 Pleasant Valley, NY 63 punts, 42.4 average 95 Tyler Mayes P 6′2″ Downingtown, PA 1 punt, 45.0 average 38 Jim Cooper PK 6′1″ Linwood, NJ 39 Andrew Chegia PK 5′7″ 155 Kennett Square, PA 41 Aaron Boumerhi PK 6′0″ 196 Philipsburg, PA 50 Niko Walsh LS 5′10″ 215 Los Angeles, CA 57 Josh Lang LS 6′0″ 210 Point Pleasant, NJ 59 Corey Lerch LS 5′10″ 200 Rydal, PA 60 Ralph Rizzolo LS 6′1″ 240 Livingston, NJ 65 Brian Fallon LS 6′0″ 224 Scranton, PA 99 Jake Geiger PK 6′0″ 175 Downingtown, PA
Sean Chandler, Nate L. Smith, Tim DiGiorgio, Kareem Ali, Haason Reddick, Eric Neefe, Todd Jones, Jarred Alwan, Brandon Chudnoff, Mike DiFrancesco, Gordon Thomas, Semaj Reed, Jordan Jones, Aaron Ruff, Saledeem Major, Chris Myarick Stephaun Marshall, Roy Pugh, Avery Ellis, Ralph Rizzolo John Loughery, Brandon Shippen, Kip Patton, Domenic Nigrelli Daiqwon Buckley, Alex Carling, Brian Fallon, James McHale Avery Williams, Sam Benjamin, Alex Wells Delvon Randall, Delvon Randall, Anthony Davis Jahad Thomas, P.J. Walker, Prosper Mekoba Sharif Finch, Marshall Ellick, Cequan Jefferson Thomas Rumer, Tyler Mayes, Jake Geiger Roy Wesley, Nick Apostolu, John Ruza Praise Martin-Oguike, Leon Johnson, Dion Dawkins Averee Robinson, Jared Folks, Brian Carter Kevin DeCaesar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jake Robinson Eriq Fadahunsi, Cortrelle Simpson Tavon Young, Boye Aromire Ryquell Armstead, Jeremiah Atoki Adonis Jennings, Zaire Williams Austin Jones, Dean Mosley Tom Bradway, Jim Cooper Joe Tindal, Kyle Baum Jarrid Satterfield, Eric Lofton Corey Lerch, Kiser Terry Nick Sharga Keith Kirkwood John Christopher Artrel Foster Frank Nutile Tyler Matakevich Jacob Martin Matt Ioannidis Michael Dogbe Romond Deloatch Logan Marchi Brodrick Yancy Nate Hairston Robby Anderson Ventell Bryant Khiry Lucas Jager Gardner Derrek Thomas David Hood Jyquis Thomas Mike Gillespie T.J. Simmons Michael Felton Will Hayes David Sweetman Nate D. Smith Andrew Chegia Aaron Boumerhi Corey Gaarn Alex Starzyk Rob Ritrovato Daishaun Grimes Niko Walsh William Updegrove Josh Lang Julio Derosier Brendan McGowan Adrian Sullivan Jovahn Fair Benson Israel Hershey Walton Joseph Woerner Jaelin Robinson Cole Boozer Kyle Friend Willie Smith III Patrick Anderson Matthew Eaton Rob Heyen Colin Thompson Bailey Raymond Josiah Hezekiah Bronson Jullian Taylor Deon Smith Freddie Booth-Lloyd Michael McDaniel PA 52 NJ 37 FL 12 MD 9 VA 5 Hometowns of the 2015 Temple 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 Pennsylvania 52 New Jersey 37 Florida 12 Maryland 9 Virginia 5 Connecticut 4 New York 4 Colorado 1 Top counties Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 11 Camden County, New Jersey pop. 527,000 8 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania pop. 216,000 6 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 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’ 2015 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.
P.J. Walker QB3-star recruit
Brandon Shippen WR
Dion Dawkins OL
Michael Dogbe DT3-star recruit
Tyler Matakevich LB
Avery Williams LB
Nate Hairston DB
Haason Reddick S