2012 Texas A&M roster

116 players. From 8 states; the most from Texas (96) and Louisiana (9). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
2	Johnny Manziel QB	6′1″		Kerrville, TX	3,706 passing yards, 26 TD
3	Jameill Showers QB	6′2″		Killeen, TX	319 passing yards, 2 TD
16	Matt Joeckel QB	6′4″		Arlington, TX	42 passing yards
6	Matt Davis QB4-star recruit	6′2″	206	Houston, TX
14	Conner McQueen QB	5′10″		Klein, TX
17	Joshua Stump QB	5′10″	185	Beaumont, TX

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
1	Ben Malena RB4-star recruit	5′9″		Cedar Hill, TX	808 rushing yards, 8 TD
33	Christine Michael RB5-star recruit	5′11″		Beaumont, TX	417 rushing yards, 12 TD
3	Trey Williams RB5-star recruit	5′8″		Spring, TX	376 rushing yards, 5 TD
27	Brice Dolezal RB	5′9″		Austin, TX	70 rushing yards
5	Tra Carson RB	6′0″		Texarkana, TX
26	Sam Giamfortone RB	6′1″	222	Friendswood, TX
29	D’Cardio Cottonham RB	5′9″	185	Dallas, TX
37	Garrett Graham RB	5′10″	197	Mansfield, TX

Receivers 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
13	Mike Evans WR	6′5″		Galveston, TX	82 catches, 1,105 yards, 5 TD
25	Ryan Swope WR	6′0″		Austin, TX	72 catches, 913 yards, 8 TD
8	Thomas Johnson WR5-star recruit	5′11″		Dallas, TX	30 catches, 339 yards, 1 TD
84	Malcome Kennedy WR	6′0″		Cayuga, TX	26 catches, 285 yards, 2 TD
	E.Z. Nwachukwu WR				26 catches, 485 yards, 7 TD
5	Kenric McNeal WR	6′1″		Spring, TX	19 catches, 265 yards, 2 TD
11	Derel Walker WR	6′2″		Hillsboro, TX	8 catches, 85 yards
23	Sabian Holmes WR	5′11″		Southlake, TX	6 catches, 48 yards
84	LeKendrick Williams WR3-star recruit	5′8″		Sharpstown, TX	5 catches, 116 yards, 2 TD
88	Gaston Lamascus WR	5′8″		Navasota, TX	5 catches, 56 yards
4	Brandal Jackson WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Navasota, TX
7	Uzoma Nwachukwu WR4-star recruit	6′0″	194	Allen, TX
15	Travis Labhart WR	5′9″		Dallas, TX
18	Edward Pope WR4-star recruit	6′4″		Carthage, TX
35	Matt Wilkins WR	5′9″	185	College Station, TX
82	Boone Niederhofer WR	6′3″		San Antonio, TX
83	Colton Beardmore WR	5′9″	170	Cypress, TX
85	Kyle Aubuchon WR	5′10″	190	Hebron, TX

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
81	Nehemiah Hicks TE	6′4″		Hutto, TX	7 catches, 60 yards
19	Michael Lamothe TE	6′3″		New Iberia, LA	2 catches, 17 yards
41	Brandon Alexander TE4-star recruit	6′6″		Brenham, TX
47	Caden Smith TE	6′3″		Roscoe, TX
47	Daniel Inglett TE
86	Caleb Little TE	6′3″	235	Salado, TX

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Justin Ortega OL	5′10″	235	San Antonio, TX
51	Jarvis Harrison OL	6′4″	330	Navasota, TX
56	Mike Matthews OL4-star recruit	6′2″	290	Missouri City, TX
57	Dylan Guthrie OL	6′3″	269	Houston, TX
59	Allen Woodum OL	6′3″	292	Conroe, TX
60	Nathan Gutekunst OL	6′6″	308	Humble, TX
61	Patrick Lewis OL4-star recruit	6′2″	312	LaPlace, LA
65	John-Albert Arechiga OL	6′2″	300	Houston, TX
70	Cedric Ogbuehi OL4-star recruit	6′5″	305	Allen, TX
71	Kimo Tipoti OL	6′3″	320	Hurst, TX
74	Germain Ifedi OL4-star recruit	6′6″	335	Houston, TX
75	Jake Matthews OL4-star recruit	6′5″	305	Missouri City, TX
76	Luke Joeckel OL4-star recruit	6′6″	310	Arlington, TX
77	Shep Klinke OL4-star recruit	6′7″	305	Katy, TX
78	Garrett Gramling OL	6′6″	310	Denton, TX
79	Joseph Cheek OL	6′7″	305	Seguin, TX
86	Ben Compton OL	6′4″		Friendswood, TX

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
35	Tyrell Taylor DL	6′4″	235	Houston, TX
42	Kirby Ennis DL	6′4″	310	Huntsville, TX
47	Caleb Russell DL	6′2″	248	Midlothian, TX
50	Tyrone Taylor DL	6′3″	257	Houston, TX
67	Tyler Godwin DL	6′3″	280	Clear Springs, TX
72	Gavin Stansbury DL	6′4″	255	Franklin, LA
73	Rhontae Scales DL	6′6″	300	Killeen, TX
83	Alonzo Williams DL	6′4″	296	Long Beach, CA
89	Ivan Robinson DL4-star recruit	6′3″	290	Longville, LA
90	Polo Manukainiu DL4-star recruit	6′5″	255	Euless, TX
92	Jonathan Mathis DL	6′2″	300	Houston, TX
94	Damontre Moore DL	6′4″		Rowlett, TX
95	Julien Obioha DL	6′4″	280	New Orleans, LA
98	Shayvion Hatten DL4-star recruit	6′4″	295	Daingerfield, TX
99	Spencer Nealy DL	6′5″	277	San Antonio, TX

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
8	Steven Jenkins LB	6′2″		Pensacola, FL	1 INT
10	Sean Porter LB	6′2″		Schertz, TX	1 INT
16	Donnie Baggs LB	6′1″		League City, TX	1 INT
9	Nate Askew LB	6′4″		San Antonio, TX	3 catches, 10 yards
11	Jonathan Stewart LB3-star recruit	6′4″	244	Shreveport, LA
23	Domonique Patterson LB	6′0″	218	Dallas, TX
27	Michael Osadebey LB	6′1″	215	Grapevine, TX
33	Michael Richardson LB	6′2″	230	DeSoto, TX
34	Jordan Richmond LB4-star recruit	6′3″	225	Denton, TX
40	Shaun Ward LB	6′2″	244	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
43	Justin Bass LB	6′2″	231	Plano, TX
46	Jake Russell LB	6′2″	229	Sulphur Springs, TX
49	Taylor Martinez LB	6′0″	219	Fort Bend, TX
57	Alvin Munrose LB	6′1″	228	Baytown, TX
58	Cody Johnson LB	6′1″	220	Anahuac, TX

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
22	Dustin Harris DB	6′0″		Livingston, TX	34 returns, 432 yards
21	Steven Terrell DB	5′10″		Allen, TX	2 INT
29	Deshazor Everett DB	6′0″		DeRidder, LA	2 INT
1	De’Vante Harris DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Mesquite, TX	1 INT
4	Toney Hurd Jr. DB4-star recruit	5′9″		Missouri City, TX	1 INT
5	Floyd Raven DB4-star recruit	6′2″	200	Kenner, LA	1 INT
7	Tramain Jacobs DB	6′1″		Covington, LA	1 INT
20	C.J. Jones DB	6′1″		Houston, TX	1 return, 20 yards
2	Steven Campbell DB	6′0″		Houston, TX
6	Desmond Gardiner DB	5′10″		Port Arthur, TX
12	Sam Moeller DB	5′11″		San Antonio, TX
15	Kenneth Marshall DB4-star recruit	6′0″	191	South Houston, TX
19	Matt Fritsche DB	6′3″	171	Bryan, TX
21	Brandon Williams DB	6′0″		Brookshire, TX
25	Clay Honeycutt DB	6′2″		Dickinson, TX
26	Devonta Burns DB3-star recruit	6′0″	211	Arlington, TX
30	Johntel Franklin DB	6′2″	200	Milwaukee, WI
31	Howard Matthews DB4-star recruit	6′2″		League City, TX
32	Rylan Riney DB	5′11″	175	Aledo, TX
39	Marvin Taylor III DB	5′11″	187	Houston, TX

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
24	Taylor Bertolet PK	5′9″		Reading, PA	13 of 22 field goals
48	Ryan Epperson P	6′2″		Keller, TX	41 punts, 42.0 average
49	Josh Lambo PK	6′0″		Middleton, WI	1 of 1 extra point
31	Seth Wicks PK	5′10″	165	Keller, TX
36	Davis Plowman PK	5′10″	185	Roswell, GA
38	Drew Kaser P	6′3″		Strongsville, OH
40	Kyle Serres PK	6′2″	200	Spring, TX
40	Seth Hiddink PK	6′4″	200	Wylie, TX

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Alex Freeman	6′1″	235	Austin, TX
62	Nick Brown	6′4″	215	Cumming, GA
64	Jonathan Puffer	6′3″	226	Katy, TX

Hometowns of the 2012 Texas A&M 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 96
Louisiana 9
Florida 2
Wisconsin 2
Georgia 2
Pennsylvania 1
Ohio 1
California 1

Top counties

Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 20
Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 10
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 8
Bexar County, Texas pop. 2.1 million 6
Galveston County, Texas pop. 359,000 6

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’ 2012 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.