Teams Temple 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Temple roster 119 players: 18 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 89 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from Pennsylvania (41) and New Jersey (39). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Elizabeth, NJ 3,295 passing yards, 22 TD 12 Logan Marchi QB 6′0″ 205 Bristol, CT 29 passing yards 8 Frank Nutile QB So. 6′4″ 220 Wayne, NJ 0 passing yards
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Jahad Thomas RB 5′10″ Elizabeth, NJ 953 rushing yards, 13 TD 7 Ryquell Armstead RB So. 5′11″ 215 Millville, NJ 919 rushing yards, 14 TD 21 Jager Gardner RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Black Mountain, NC 111 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 David Hood RB 5′9″ Galloway, NJ 6 tackles 4 Nick Sharga FB 6′2″ 240 Cherryville, PA 97 rushing yards 45 Rob Ritrovato FB So. 5′11″ 240 West Chester, PA 8 rushing yards 33 Kharee Ruley RB 5′8″ 165 Philadelphia, PA 34 Booker McLean RB 6′1″ 180 Montville, NJ 34 Tyliek Raynor RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Philadelphia, PA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 19 Ventell Bryant WR So. 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 54 catches, 895 yards, 4 TD 5 Keith Kirkwood WR 6′3″ 220 Neptune, NJ 42 catches, 648 yards, 4 TD 2 Isaiah Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 220 West Hartford, CT 14 returns, 295 yards 17 Adonis Jennings WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Sicklerville, NJ 27 catches, 474 yards, 4 TD 14 Brodrick Yancy WR 5′10″ 195 Bradenton, FL 24 catches, 284 yards, 2 TD Randle Jones WR 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 7 returns, 144 yards 10 Marshall Ellick WR 6′2″ 191 Richmond, VA 12 catches, 141 yards 26 Travon Williams WR Fr. 5′8″ 170 Philadelphia, PA 3 returns, 63 yards 20 Tom Bradway WR 5′8″ Linwood, NJ 1 tackle 21 Cortrelle Simpson WR 5′9″ Indian Head, MD 39 rushing yards 16 Tommy Wyatt WR 6′3″ 206 Pine Hill, NJ 28 Justin Bishop WR 6′2″ 140 Somers Point, NJ 80 Willie Smith III WR 5′11″ 175 Jacksonville, FL 87 David Fofi WR 6′2″ 185 Burke, VA 89 John Ruza WR 6′0″ 182 Wallingford, PA
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Romond Deloatch TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Hampton, VA 18 catches, 242 yards, 1 TD 86 Colin Thompson TE 6′4″ Doylestown, PA 3 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 82 Jake Robinson TE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Haddonfield, NJ 1 tackle 84 Kenny Yeboah TE 6′4″ 240 Allentown, PA 1 catch, 15 yards 85 Chris Myarick TE So. 6′5″ 250 Elkins Park, PA 1 catch, 15 yards 42 Taiyir Wilson TE 6′2″ 245 Schwenksville, PA 48 Steve Petrick TE 6′5″ 242 North Huntingdon, PA 83 Domenic Nigrelli TE 6′2″ 240 Wayne, PA 83 Patrick Anderson TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 88 Jake O’Donnell TE 6′6″ 255 Doylestown, PA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 66 Chris Smith OL 6′2″ 280 North Plainfield, NJ 3 tackles 53 Leon Johnson OL 6′5″ 325 Plainfield, NJ 1 tackle 55 Brian Carter OL 6′1″ 300 Harrisburg, PA 58 OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Bardonia, NY 61 Vaughn Fulton OL 6′6″ 280 Aston, 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 Fr. 6′2″ 315 Akron, OH 71 Benson Israel OL 6′1″ 295 Spring Valley, NY 72 Dan Drewes OL 6′1″ 285 Dunmore, PA 73 Lawenzo Clarke OL 6′3″ 289 Woodbury, NJ 74 James McHale OL 6′6″ 295 Dunmore, PA 75 Darian Bryant OL 6′5″ 320 Philadelphia, PA 77 Jaelin Robinson OL So. 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
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 43 Averee Robinson DL 6′0″ Harrisburg, PA 41 tackles, 4.5 sacks 9 DT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 280 Morris Plains, NJ 43 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Jacob Martin DL 6′2″ 250 Aurora, CO 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd DT So. 6′1″ 330 Cocoa, FL 18 tackles, 1 sack 52 Avery Ellis DL 6′2″ Montclair, NJ 15 tackles 6 Sharif Finch DL 6′5″ 250 Henrico, VA 11 tackles, 1 sack 94 Jullian Taylor DL 6′5″ 280 Glenside, PA 8 tackles 60 Greg Webb DL 6′1″ 305 Sicklerville, NJ 7 tackles 17 Dana Levine DE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Hallandale, FL 2 tackles, 1 sack 92 Karamo Dioubate DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 295 Philadelphia, PA 5 tackles 6 Dan Archibong DT 6′6″ 300 Springfield, PA 1 tackle 91 Jeromy Reichner DL 6′1″ 273 Philadelphia, PA 1 tackle 10 Zach Mesday DE Fr. 6′1″ 245 Bordentown, NJ 42 Deandre Kelly DE Fr. 6′1″ 260 Hyattsville, MD 55 Chris Tucker DL 6′3″ 245 Jackson, TN 58 Prosper Mekoba DL 6′2″ 235 Hillside, NJ 96 Hez Trahan DL 6′3″ 255 Philadelphia, PA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 42 Praise Martin-Oguike LB 6′1″ Woodbridge, NJ 54 tackles, 7.5 sacks 2 LB 5′10″ Baltimore, MD 66 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Stephaun Marshall LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Montclair, NJ 64 tackles 41 Jarred Alwan LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Cherry Hill, NJ 51 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Jared Folks LB 6′1″ 235 Harrisburg, PA 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 3 Chapelle Russell LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Lakewood, NJ 25 tackles, 1 sack 4 William Kwenkeu LB 6′1″ 235 Waldorf, MD 14 tackles 19 Jeremiah Atoki LB 6′2″ 223 Vineland, NJ 8 tackles 5 Shaun Bradley LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Mount Holly, NJ 6 tackles 4 Sam Franklin LB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Crystal River, FL 4 tackles 48 Daishaun Grimes LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 St. Cloud, FL 4 tackles 27 Julian Conover LB 6′3″ 205 Highland Falls, NY 40 Todd Jones LB So. 6′0″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 45 Julian Mahan LB 6′1″ 230 Sicklerville, NJ 53 Kevin DeCaesar LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Westville, NJ 54 Mike DiFrancesco LB 6′0″ 230 Philadelphia, PA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 27 S 6′0″ Camden, NJ 65 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 1 INT 2 Delvon Randall S So. 6′1″ 215 Monroeville, PA 65 tackles, 4 INT 3 Sean Chandler DB 6′0″ 195 Camden, NJ 51 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 15 DB 6′0″ Frederick, MD 27 tackles, 2 INT 8 Artrel Foster DB 5′11″ 197 Meadville, PA 34 tackles 23 Derrek Thomas DB So. 6′3″ 193 Albany, NY 29 tackles 32 Benny Walls S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Cinnaminson, NJ 12 tackles, 1 INT 15 Cequan Jefferson DB 5′10″ 192 Richmond, VA 13 tackles 9 Linwood Crump DB 5′11″ 180 South Amboy, NJ 7 tackles 28 Jyquis Thomas S So. 6′1″ 190 Plant City, FL 7 tackles 20 Khiry Lucas DB 6′1″ Cleveland, MS 5 tackles 26 Delvon Randall DB 6′0″ Monroeville, PA 4 tackles 25 Kareem Ali DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Pennsauken, NJ 1 tackle 21 Freddie Johnson CB 6′1″ 185 North Fort Myers, FL 1 catch, 14 yards 12 Anthony Cruz S Fr. 6′2″ 195 Dingmans Ferry, PA 13 Nate L. Smith DB 6′0″ 188 Philadelphia, PA 24 Kimere Brown CB RS 6′0″ 180 Penns Grove, NJ 25 Ahmad Thomas DB 5′9″ 185 Newark, NJ 31 Kareem Gaulden DB 6′1″ 200 Jersey City, NJ 38 Chris Bascomb DB 5′9″ 170 Franklinville, NJ
Sean Chandler, Nate L. Smith, Kareem Ali, Travon Williams, Haason Reddick, Benny Walls, Kharee Ruley, Tyliek Raynor, Todd Jones, Jarred Alwan, Mike DiFrancesco, Gordon Thomas, Semaj Reed, Darian Bryant, Aaron Ruff, Chris Myarick, Jeromy Reichner, Karamo Dioubate, Hez Trahan Jahad Thomas, P.J. Walker, Ahmad Thomas, Kareem Gaulden, Prosper Mekoba Tommy Wyatt, Kevin DeCaesar, Lawenzo Clarke, Jake Robinson Praise Martin-Oguike, Leon Johnson, Chris Smith, Dion Dawkins Dan Archibong, Nick Apostolu, John Ruza Sharif Finch, Marshall Ellick, Cequan Jefferson Adonis Jennings, Julian Mahan, Greg Webb Averee Robinson, Jared Folks, Brian Carter Delvon Randall, Delvon Randall Stephaun Marshall, Avery Ellis Ryquell Armstead, Jeremiah Atoki Frank Nutile, Booker McLean Tom Bradway, Justin Bishop Rob Ritrovato, Vaughn Fulton Matt Hennessy, Benson Israel Dan Drewes, James McHale Colin Thompson, Jake O’Donnell Avery Williams Isaiah Wright Chapelle Russell Nick Sharga Sam Franklin William Kwenkeu Keith Kirkwood Shaun Bradley Artrel Foster Jacob Martin Linwood Crump Michael Dogbe Zach Mesday Romond Deloatch Anthony Cruz Logan Marchi Brodrick Yancy Nate Hairston Dana Levine Austin Jones Ventell Bryant Khiry Lucas Cortrelle Simpson Freddie Johnson Jager Gardner Derrek Thomas David Hood Kimere Brown Julian Conover Jyquis Thomas Chris Bascomb Aaron Boumerhi Deandre Kelly Taiyir Wilson Alex Starzyk Daishaun Grimes Jacob LaFree Steve Petrick Chris Tucker Josh Lang Corey Lerch Brendan McGowan Adrian Sullivan Jovahn Fair Jaelin Robinson Cole Boozer Willie Smith III Domenic Nigrelli Patrick Anderson Kenny Yeboah David Fofi Josiah Hezekiah Bronson Jullian Taylor Freddie Booth-Lloyd Jake Geiger Randle Jones PA 41 NJ 39 FL 11 MD 6 NY 6 Hometowns of the 2016 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 41 New Jersey 39 Florida 11 Maryland 6 New York 6 Virginia 5 Connecticut 3 Colorado 1 Top counties Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 13 Camden County, New Jersey pop. 527,000 9 Union County, New Jersey pop. 579,000 5 Delaware County, Pennsylvania pop. 579,000 5 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 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.
P.J. Walker QB3-star recruit
Matt Hennessy OL
Dion Dawkins OL
Michael Dogbe DT3-star recruit
Avery Williams LB
Haason Reddick S
Nate Hairston DB