Teams Texas State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Texas State roster 105 players: 10 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 8 juniors, 63 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from Texas (89) and Louisiana (3). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 14 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Elijah King WR 6′2″ 190 Ashland, KY 52 catches, 750 yards, 3 TD 3 WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Houston, TX 22 returns, 382 yards 1 Tyler Watts WR Jr. 5′8″ 165 Brenham, TX 40 catches, 332 yards, 2 TD 80 Hutch White WR So. 6′1″ 195 Kerrville, TX 15 catches, 196 yards 22 Thurman Morbley WR 5′11″ 180 Texarkana, TX 14 catches, 192 yards 10 Mason Hays WR So. 6′1″ 205 Longview, TX 9 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD 11 Eric Luna WR 6′1″ 205 Deer Park, TX 8 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 24 Caleb Twyford WR 5′11″ 175 Farmersville, TX 7 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD 80 Chandler Speights WR 5′10″ 185 Richmond, TX 1 catch, 8 yards 17 T.J. Bedford WR RS 6′3″ 195 Convington, LA 28 Lincoln Warren WR So. 5′9″ 180 Mesquite, TX 34 Dylan Taylor WR 6′4″ 180 Seguin, TX 36 DeZean Gardner WR 6′1″ 185 Arlington, TX 83 Kelton Powell WR Jr. 6′0″ 180 Kyle, TX
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Kordell Rodgers TE 6′3″ 230 Houston, TX 25 tackles 32 Gabe Schrade TE 6′4″ 240 DeLand, FL 20 catches, 287 yards, 2 TD 41 Jeff Banks TE 6′6″ 240 Killeen, TX 5 tackles 87 Chris French TE 6′4″ 245 San Clemente, CA 5 catches, 46 yards, 1 TD 85 Elijah Rogers TE Jr. 6′4″ 225 Metairie, LA 4 catches, 33 yards 49 Hunter Hebert TE 6′4″ 220 Houston, TX 1 tackle 82 Brendon Rushing TE So. 6′4″ 235 Desoto, TX 0 rushing yards 47 Chase Cochrane TE 6′5″ 205 Austin, TX 89 Luke Kretschmer TE 6′2″ 240 Magnolia, TX
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 55 Aaron Brewer OL So. 6′3″ 270 Dallas, TX 2 tackles 50 Reece Jordan OL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Decatur, TX 1 tackle 51 Josiah Washington OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Desoto, TX 1 tackle 75 Nic Foster OT So. 6′4″ 275 Arlington, TX 1 tackle 54 David Tachie OL So. 6′4″ 313 Mckinney, TX 61 Colton Williams OG 6′5″ 290 League City, TX 62 Jacob Fryrear OL RS 6′2″ 285 Caldwell, TX 64 Cedric Gambrell OT 2★ 2-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Cleveland, TX 65 Kameron Jemison OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Overland Park, KS 67 Tryston Mizerak OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Garland, TX 70 John Armstrong OL 6′4″ 250 Leander, TX 72 Jacob Rowland OG So. 6′5″ 290 Wills Point, TX 77 Jacob Janak OL 6′5″ 265 Hallettsville, TX 78 Kregg Lemons OL 6′4″ 285 Houston, TX 79 Charlie Vatterott OG 6′4″ 290 Houston, TX
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 91 Jordan Mittie DT So. 6′3″ 284 Aledo, TX 52 tackles, 3.5 sacks 8 Hal Vinson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 240 Dallas, TX 40 tackles, 2.5 sacks 88 Caeveon Patton DL 6′2″ 285 Cuero, TX 26 tackles 11 Ishmael Davis DE So. 6′2″ 260 Killeen, TX 19 tackles 94 Dean Taylor DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 280 Pearland, TX 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Sami Awad NT Jr. 6′1″ 300 Duncanville, TX 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Gjemar Daniels DL 5′11″ 305 Kennedale, TX 4 tackles 92 Grant Lanza DT 6′4″ 270 Trophy Club, TX 3 tackles 94 Jaquel Pierce DL 6′2″ 285 Duncanville, TX 3 tackles 90 John Lilly DL Fr. 6′1″ 262 Houston, TX 2 tackles 88 Caleb Hall-Abbott DL 6′1″ 240 Waxahachie, TX 96 Kingsley Onyirioha DL Fr. 6′2″ 283 Houston, TX 97 Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez DL 6′3″ 250 Buda, TX
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Gabe Loyd ILB 6′2″ 232 St. Louis, MO 82 tackles, 4.5 sacks 9 Bryan London II LB So. 6′2″ 232 Converse, TX 91 tackles 18 Frankie Griffin LB So. 6′0″ 205 Spring, TX 74 tackles, 4 sacks 14 Easy Anyama OLB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Stafford, TX 39 tackles, 4 sacks 30 Nikolas Daniels LB So. 6′0″ 235 League City, TX 35 tackles 4 Gavin Graham LB 6′1″ 225 Austin, TX 22 tackles, 1 sack 21 Anthony Smith LB 5′10″ 200 Fort Worth, TX 352 rushing yards, 3 TD 12 Clifton Lewis Jr. LB So. 6′1″ 225 Missouri City, TX 11 tackles, 1 sack 43 John Brannon LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Mckinney, TX 9 tackles 40 Malik Alley LB So. 6′2″ 210 Tyler, TX 6 tackles 7 Kumonde Hines LB So. 6′3″ 240 Richmond, VA 5 tackles 7 Markeveon Coleman LB 6′2″ 215 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 22 Markeveon Coleman OLB 6′2″ Dallas, TX 39 Louis Rubin ILB 5′9″ 225 Pearland, TX 45 Jakharious Smith LB RS 6′3″ 210 Grand Prairie, TX 53 Tanner Hillard ILB 6′0″ 210 Beaumont, TX 54 Hunter Thompson ILB RS 6′0″ 225 New Braunfels, TX 55 Josh McDade OLB 6′1″ 225 Houston, TX
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 47 A.J. Krawczyk S Jr. 5′11″ 195 Kingwood, TX 74 tackles 16 JaShon Waddy CB So. 5′11″ 185 Angleton, TX 55 tackles 6 Anthony J. Taylor CB So. 5′8″ 185 Tyler, TX 36 tackles 15 Dila Rosemond S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Cypress, TX 32 tackles 20 Stephan Johnson S 6′0″ 200 The Woodlands, TX 31 tackles 4 Quinn Tiggs S 6′0″ 200 Tupelo, MS 11 tackles 5 Andrew Aneke CB 6′0″ 190 League City, TX 11 tackles 37 Greg Peace II CB So. 5′11″ 180 Grand Prairie, TX 9 tackles 81 Dennis Johnson Jr. DB Jr. 6′4″ 185 San Antonio, TX 8 tackles 23 Preston Dimery S 6′0″ 185 Kerrville, TX 6 tackles 21 Josh Newman S Fr. 6′0″ 200 St. Augustine, FL 4 tackles 19 Jordan Eastling CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Decatur, GA 2 tackles 35 Tyler Robinson CB 5′11″ 180 Grand Prairie, TX 2 tackles 2 Alvin Pacheco DB So. 6′0″ 185 Allentown, PA 16 Auston Deason S 6′0″ 195 Pearland, TX 23 Peyton Tuggle S 5′10″ 180 Cedar Creek, TX 31 Jhamar Dixon S 5′10″ 170 Kyle, TX 36 Hunter Farrar CB 5′11″ 170 Cedar Hill, TX
Jeremiah Haydel, Kordell Rodgers, Patrick Gonzales, Robert Brown Jr., Hunter Hebert, Josh McDade, Kregg Lemons, Charlie Vatterott, John Lilly, Kingsley Onyirioha Jaylin Nelson, Tyler Robinson, Hunter Farrar, Greg Peace II, Jakharious Smith, Josiah Washington, Brendon Rushing, Sami Awad, Jaquel Pierce Markeveon Coleman, Hal Vinson, Markeveon Coleman, Aaron Brewer Jordan Versey, DeZean Gardner, Nic Foster, Gjemar Daniels Andrew Aneke, Nikolas Daniels, Colton Williams Auston Deason, Louis Rubin, Dean Taylor Marcus Ripley, Frankie Griffin, Stephan Johnson Gavin Graham, Chase Cochrane Anthony J. Taylor, Malik Alley Willie Jones III, Tanner Hillard Mason Hays, Michael Ross Eric Luna, Foster Hilborn Ishmael Davis, Jeff Banks Clifton Lewis Jr., Easy Anyama Damian Williams, Elijah Rogers JaShon Waddy, Justin Warner Preston Dimery, Hutch White Jhamar Dixon, Kelton Powell Tyler Tutt, Grant Lanza John Brannon, David Tachie Tyler Watts Alvin Pacheco Gabe Loyd Elijah King Jaylen Gipson Quinn Tiggs Kumonde Hines Bryan London II Kishawn Kelley Dila Rosemond T.J. Bedford Jordan Eastling Anthony Smith Josh Newman Thurman Morbley Peyton Tuggle Caleb Twyford Anthony D. Taylor Lincoln Warren Jacob Meeker-Hackett Gabe Schrade Dylan Taylor LeDarrius Harris James Sherman A.J. Krawczyk Tommy Simmons Reece Jordan Hunter Thompson Jacob Fryrear Cedric Gambrell Kameron Jemison Tryston Mizerak John Armstrong Jacob Rowland Jacob Janak Chandler Speights Dennis Johnson Jr. Chris French Caeveon Patton Caleb Hall-Abbott Luke Kretschmer Jordan Mittie Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez TX 89 LA 3 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2017 Texas State roster; the three 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 89 Louisiana 3 Florida 2 Pennsylvania 1 Missouri 1 Kentucky 1 Mississippi 1 Virginia 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 16 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 15 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 Brazoria County, Texas pop. 391,000 5 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 3 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.
Jeremiah Haydel WR