Teams Temple 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Temple roster 118 players: 14 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 12 juniors, 74 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Pennsylvania (46) and New Jersey (28). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 12 Logan Marchi QB 6′0″ 205 Bristol, CT 1,658 passing yards, 9 TD 8 Frank Nutile QB Jr. 6′4″ 220 Wayne, NJ 1,600 passing yards, 12 TD 1 Todd Centeio QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 222 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 20 passing yards 15 Anthony Russo QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 240 Doylestown, PA
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 Ryquell Armstead RB Jr. 5′11″ 215 Millville, NJ 604 rushing yards, 5 TD 45 Rob Ritrovato FB Jr. 5′11″ 240 West Chester, PA 178 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Nick Sharga FB 6′2″ 240 Cherryville, PA 53 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Jager Gardner RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Black Mountain, NC 37 rushing yards 24 David Hood RB 5′9″ Galloway, NJ 27 Jonny Forrest RB Fr. 5′10″ 210 New Rochelle, NY 28 Tayvon Ruley RB RS 6′0″ 215 Darby, PA 31 Mark DeRobertis RB 5′8″ 185 Malvern, PA 34 Booker McLean RB 6′1″ 180 Montville, NJ 34 Tyliek Raynor RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 195 Philadelphia, PA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Isaiah Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 220 West Hartford, CT 46 catches, 668 yards, 4 TD 5 Keith Kirkwood WR 6′3″ 220 Neptune, NJ 45 catches, 671 yards, 7 TD 17 Adonis Jennings WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Sicklerville, NJ 42 catches, 742 yards, 7 TD 19 Ventell Bryant WR Jr. 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 29 catches, 280 yards Randle Jones WR 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 14 catches, 194 yards 10 Marshall Ellick WR 6′2″ 191 Richmond, VA 10 catches, 93 yards 14 Brodrick Yancy WR 5′10″ 195 Bradenton, FL 8 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD 26 Travon Williams WR So. 5′8″ 170 Philadelphia, PA 2 returns, 30 yards 1 Branden Mack WR Fr. 6′5″ 220 Wyncote, PA 2 catches, 23 yards 5 Sean Ryan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Brooklyn, NY 16 Thomas Mattioni WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Downingtown, PA 25 Travis Hines WR 5′11″ 180 30 Eric Kiewlak WR Fr. 5′8″ 170 Fairless Hills, PA 47 T.J. Backer WR 6′3″ 208 Stroudsburg, PA 89 John Ruza WR 6′0″ 182 Wallingford, PA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 84 Kenny Yeboah TE 6′4″ 240 Allentown, PA 14 catches, 136 yards 85 Chris Myarick TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Elkins Park, PA 8 catches, 68 yards 82 Jake Robinson TE So. 6′2″ 240 Haddonfield, NJ 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD 38 Jeremiah Nelson TE Fr. 6′0″ 245 Jamaica, NY 39 Sam Kramer TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Landisville, PA 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 87 Emil Moody TE 6′4″ 205 Philadelphia, PA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 66 Chris Smith OL 6′2″ 280 North Plainfield, NJ 3 tackles 55 Brian Carter OL 6′1″ 300 Harrisburg, PA 2 tackles 70 Jovahn Fair OL So. 6′2″ 315 Akron, OH 1 tackle 58 OL So. 6′4″ 295 Bardonia, NY −3 rushing yards 52 Joseph Hooper OL RS 6′3″ 305 Waimea, HI 53 Leon Johnson OL 6′5″ 325 Plainfield, NJ 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 Leon Pinto OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Houston, TX 69 Adrian Sullivan OL 6′3″ 295 Babylon, NY 71 Benson Israel OL 6′1″ 295 Spring Valley, NY 74 James McHale OL 6′6″ 295 Dunmore, PA 75 Darian Bryant OL 6′5″ 320 Philadelphia, PA 77 Jaelin Robinson OL Jr. 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 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Sharif Finch DL 6′5″ 250 Henrico, VA 49 tackles, 8 sacks 9 Jacob Martin DL 6′2″ 250 Aurora, CO 44 tackles, 8 sacks 2 Quincy Roche DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Randallstown, MD 31 tackles, 7 sacks 94 Jullian Taylor DL 6′5″ 280 Glenside, PA 41 tackles 17 Dana Levine DE So. 6′4″ 235 Hallandale, FL 25 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Dan Archibong DT 6′6″ 300 Springfield, PA 20 tackles, 2 sacks 9 DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 280 Morris Plains, NJ 26 tackles 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd DT Jr. 6′1″ 330 Cocoa, FL 9 tackles, 1 sack 42 Deandre Kelly DE So. 6′1″ 260 Hyattsville, MD 9 tackles 92 Karamo Dioubate DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Philadelphia, PA 4 tackles 60 Greg Webb DL 6′1″ 305 Sicklerville, NJ 3 tackles 10 Zach Mesday DE So. 6′1″ 245 Bordentown, NJ 46 Casey Williams DL 6′3″ 240 Philadelphia, PA 55 Kaleb Prejean DE RS 6′4″ 250 Bristow, VA 58 Prosper Mekoba DL 6′2″ 235 Hillside, NJ 91 Malik Burns DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Marbury, MD 91 Nickolos Madourie DE Fr. 6′6″ 240 Sunrise, FL 96 Hez Trahan DL 6′3″ 255 Philadelphia, PA 98 Kevin Robertson DT RS 6′2″ 300 Silver Spring, MD Rob Chandler DL 6′0″ 250 Camden, NJ
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 5 Shaun Bradley LB So. 6′1″ 230 Mount Holly, NJ 85 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 3 Chapelle Russell LB So. 6′1″ 230 Lakewood, NJ 70 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Sam Franklin LB So. 6′3″ 210 Crystal River, FL 59 tackles, 4 sacks 4 William Kwenkeu LB 6′1″ 235 Waldorf, MD 34 tackles, 2 sacks 40 Todd Jones LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 19 Isaiah Graham-Mobley LB 6′1″ 230 King Of Prussia, PA 26 tackles, 2 sacks 19 Jeremiah Atoki LB 6′2″ 223 Vineland, NJ 2 tackles 48 Daishaun Grimes LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 St. Cloud, FL 1 tackle 13 L.J. Holder LB RS 6′3″ 215 Marlboro, NJ 15 Boaz Pogue LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Chambersburg, PA 31 Collin Washington LB 6′1″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 44 Jared Folks LB 6′1″ 235 Harrisburg, PA 53 Kevin DeCaesar LB So. 6′0″ 215 Westville, NJ 54 Mike DiFrancesco LB 6′0″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 55 Aidan Rosa LB 6′1″ 215 Milltown, NJ 59 Shaun Gabriel LB 6′2″ 225 Harrisburg, PA
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Delvon Randall S Jr. 6′1″ 215 Monroeville, PA 80 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 3 Sean Chandler DB 6′0″ 195 Camden, NJ 79 tackles, 3 INT 10 Mike Jones DB 5′11″ 187 Baltimore, MD 44 tackles, 1 INT 8 Artrel Foster DB 5′11″ 197 Meadville, PA 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 32 Benny Walls S So. 6′1″ 210 Cinnaminson, NJ 21 tackles 9 Linwood Crump DB 5′11″ 180 South Amboy, NJ 15 tackles 23 Derrek Thomas DB Jr. 6′3″ 193 Albany, NY 6 tackles, 1 INT 28 Jyquis Thomas S Jr. 6′1″ 190 Plant City, FL 8 tackles 21 Freddie Johnson CB 6′1″ 185 North Fort Myers, FL 5 tackles 24 Kimere Brown CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Penns Grove, NJ 2 tackles 3 Amir Tyler S RS 6′0″ 205 Lakewood, NJ 12 Anthony Cruz S So. 6′2″ 195 Dingmans Ferry, PA 15 Cequan Jefferson DB 5′10″ 192 Richmond, VA 25 Kareem Ali DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 Pennsauken, NJ 37 Josh Jones CB Fr. 6′1″ 170 Atlanta, GA 38 Aaron Adu CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Worcester, MA Christian Martir DB 5′11″ 200 Wyomissing, PA
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 41 Aaron Boumerhi PK 6′0″ 196 Philipsburg, PA 15 of 23 field goals 43 Alex Starzyk P 6′2″ 226 Pleasant Valley, NY 57 punts, 40.4 average 18 Austin Jones PK 5′10″ 215 Orlando, FL 4 of 5 field goals 59 Corey Lerch LS 5′10″ 200 Rydal, PA 2 tackles 15 Drew Levin P RS 6′2″ 190 Voorhees, NJ 19 Connor Bowler P 6′4″ 195 Glenmoore, PA 46 Travis Malinowski LS Fr. 5′11″ 195 Dearborn Heights, MI 48 Jacob LaFree PK So. 6′0″ 205 Plymouth, IN 57 Josh Lang LS 6′0″ 210 Point Pleasant, NJ 59 Cole Lerch LS RS 5′10″ 160 Rydal, PA
Sean Chandler, Kareem Ali, Travon Williams, Collin Washington, Benny Walls, Tyliek Raynor, Todd Jones, Casey Williams, Mike DiFrancesco, Gordon Thomas, Darian Bryant, Aaron Ruff, Chris Myarick, Emil Moody, Karamo Dioubate, Hez Trahan, Rob Chandler Dan Archibong, Tayvon Ruley, Nick Apostolu, John Ruza Sharif Finch, Marshall Ellick, Cequan Jefferson Drew Levin, Adonis Jennings, Greg Webb Jared Folks, Brian Carter, Shaun Gabriel Branden Mack, Jullian Taylor Amir Tyler, Chapelle Russell Sean Ryan, Jeremiah Nelson Shaun Bradley, L.J. Holder Ryquell Armstead, Jeremiah Atoki Frank Nutile, Booker McLean Zach Mesday, Eric Kiewlak Thomas Mattioni, Connor Bowler Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Mark DeRobertis Deandre Kelly, Kevin Robertson Rob Ritrovato, Vaughn Fulton Kevin DeCaesar, Jake Robinson Leon Johnson, Chris Smith Matt Hennessy, Benson Israel Cole Lerch, Corey Lerch Todd Centeio Delvon Randall Isaiah Wright Quincy Roche Nick Sharga Sam Franklin William Kwenkeu Keith Kirkwood Artrel Foster Jacob Martin Linwood Crump Michael Dogbe Mike Jones Anthony Cruz Logan Marchi Brodrick Yancy Anthony Russo Boaz Pogue Dana Levine Austin Jones Ventell Bryant Freddie Johnson Jager Gardner Derrek Thomas David Hood Kimere Brown Jonny Forrest Jyquis Thomas Josh Jones Aaron Adu Sam Kramer Aaron Boumerhi Taiyir Wilson Alex Starzyk Travis Malinowski T.J. Backer Daishaun Grimes Jacob LaFree Steve Petrick Joseph Hooper Aidan Rosa Kaleb Prejean Josh Lang Prosper Mekoba Leon Pinto Adrian Sullivan Jovahn Fair James McHale Jaelin Robinson Cole Boozer Domenic Nigrelli Kenny Yeboah Malik Burns Nickolos Madourie Freddie Booth-Lloyd Christian Martir Randle Jones PA 46 NJ 28 FL 12 NY 8 MD 7 Hometowns of the 2017 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 46 New Jersey 28 Florida 12 New York 8 Maryland 7 Virginia 4 Connecticut 3 Colorado 1 Top counties Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 12 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 7 Delaware County, Pennsylvania pop. 579,000 6 Camden County, New Jersey pop. 527,000 6 Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 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’ 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.
Matt Hennessy OL
Michael Dogbe DT3-star recruit