2016 Tennessee State roster
34 players. From 7 states; the most from Texas (16) and Illinois (5). The 2016 season.
Our source’s roster for 2016 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 1
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Butler QB2-star recruit | Tallahassee, FL | 285 passing yards, 2 TD |
Running backs 3
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Erick Evans RB | 5′9″ | Dallas, TX | 69 rushing yards | |
| 4 | Sabree Curtis Jr. RB | 5′10″ | 175 | Ewa Beach, HI | 16 rushing yards |
| 33 | Seth Rowland RB | 5′6″ | 185 | Ewa Beach, HI | 1 tackle |
Receivers 4
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Patrick Smith WR | 6′0″ | 190 | Lubbock, TX | 7 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD |
| 1 | Steven Newbold WR3-star recruit | 5′11″ | 170 | Lubbock, TX | 5 catches, 62 yards |
| Rodney Morris WR | 2 catches, 5 yards | ||||
| 3 | Chris Rowland WR | 5′8″ | 170 | Lubbock, TX | 1 catch, 3 yards |
Tight ends 1
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mahlon Medley TE | 6′3″ | 225 | Lewisville, TX | 2 catches, 16 yards |
Defensive line 4
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebenezer Ogundeko DE | 6′3″ | 255 | Fairfield, TX | 2 tackles, 1 sack |
| 76 | Terrence Summers DT | 6′2″ | 310 | Spring Branch, TX | 1 tackle |
| 92 | Jason Morrow DL | 6′2″ | 260 | Andrews, TX | 1 tackle |
| 97 | Justin Culpepper DT | 6′1″ | 255 | Spring Branch, TX | 1 tackle |
Linebackers 5
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Chris Collins LB | 5′11″ | 230 | Chicago, IL | 7 tackles |
| 19 | Justin North LB2-star recruit | 6′2″ | 230 | Chicago, IL | 5 tackles |
| 30 | Blair Edwards LB | 6′1″ | 200 | Chicago, IL | 4 tackles |
| 16 | Reggie Gunn LB | 6′1″ | 195 | Chicago, IL | 1 tackle |
| 50 | Joseph Johnson LB | 6′1″ | 230 | Chicago, IL | 1 tackle |
Defensive backs 5
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Larry Wilhoite S | 6′0″ | 185 | Krum, TX | 5 tackles |
| 26 | Laquarius Cook S | 6′0″ | 190 | Krum, TX | 5 tackles |
| 5 | Terrell Bonds DB | 5′9″ | 176 | Leander, TX | 4 tackles |
| 22 | Lakhalon Holland DB | 5′10″ | 190 | Leander, TX | 2 tackles |
| 10 | Dajour Nesbeth CB | 6′1″ | 187 | Llano, TX | 1 tackle |
Specialists 2
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Lane Clark PK | 5′11″ | 170 | Lancaster, TX | 1 of 1 field goal |
| 18 | Austin Rowley P | 6′2″ | 180 | Houston, TX | 3 punts, 39.3 average |
Athletes and others 9
| No. | Player | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Justice Jr. 2-star recruit | Montgomery, AL | 8 tackles | |||
| David Kamara | 6 tackles | ||||
| Ezra Robinson | 3 tackles | ||||
| Roc-M Nesbitt | 2 tackles | ||||
| Ej Junior IV | Middletown, OH | 1 tackle | |||
| Gabe Scott | 1 tackle | ||||
| Larry Haralson II | 1 tackle | ||||
| Sidney Hammond | Kennesaw, GA | 1 tackle | |||
| Tyric Reid 3-star recruit | Eustis, FL | 1 tackle |
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.