Teams Texas Tech 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Texas Tech roster 106 players: 13 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 16 juniors, 62 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (77) and California (6). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 16 Nic Shimonek QB 6′3″ 225 Mildred, TX 3,963 passing yards, 33 TD 17 McLane Carter QB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Gilmer, TX 359 passing yards, 2 TD 7 Jett Duffey QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Mansfield, TX 16 passing yards 12 Colt Garrett QB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Lubbock, TX
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Justin Stockton RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Cibolo, TX 797 rushing yards, 4 TD 24 Tre King RB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Wichita, KS 623 rushing yards, 5 TD 32 Desmond Nisby RB 6′1″ 0 San Francisco, CA 273 rushing yards, 7 TD 2 Demarcus Felton RB Jr. 5′7″ 205 Houston, TX 102 rushing yards 29 Mason Reed FB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Cisco, TX 25 rushing yards 21 Da’Leon Ward RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 30 Caleb Woodward RB 6′0″ 200 Leander, TX 5 rushing yards 30 Jax Welch RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Odessa, TX 36 Jake Levrier RB 5′8″ 185 Houston, TX 46 Henry Howard FB 6′0″ 210 San Angelo, TX
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Keke Coutee WR 5′11″ 180 Lufkin, TX 93 catches, 1,429 yards, 10 TD 14 Dylan Cantrell WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Whitehouse, TX 71 catches, 816 yards, 7 TD 13 Cameron Batson WR 5′9″ 170 Oklahoma City, OK 59 catches, 487 yards, 5 TD 9 T.J. Vasher WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 215 Wichita Falls, TX 29 catches, 545 yards, 6 TD 11 WR 6′4″ 210 San Bernadino, CA 18 catches, 304 yards, 3 TD 4 Antoine Wesley WR So. 6′5″ 200 Cibolo, TX 10 catches, 137 yards 1 Quan Shorts WR 6′2″ 195 Humble, TX 9 catches, 109 yards, 2 TD 88 Ja’Deion High WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Hereford, TX 7 catches, 58 yards 8 De’Quan Bowman WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Millville, NJ 2 catches, 11 yards 20 JoJo Robinson WR 5′11″ 0 Miami, FL 2 catches, 26 yards 19 Zach Austin WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Austin, TX 80 Brandt Schilling WR 5′9″ 175 Idalou, TX 82 Hunter Isom WR 5′11″ 180 Ennis, TX 83 Xavier Castille WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 204 Rockwall, TX 84 Nate Shelton WR 5′11″ 195 Garland, TX
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 79 Travis Bruffy OL So. 6′6″ 305 Missouri City, TX 2 tackles 78 Terence Steele OL So. 6′6″ 310 Cibolo, TX 1 tackle 56 Jack Anderson OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Frisco, TX 1 catch, 2 yards 51 Tony Morales OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Arlington, TX 54 Jajuan Dulaney OL 6′4″ 305 Powder Springs, GA 57 Ty Morrow OL RS 6′4″ 275 Canadian, TX 58 Madison Akamnonu OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 310 Arlington, TX 61 Colin Yang OL 6′3″ 280 Frisco, TX 64 Peyton Steele OL 6′2″ 290 Buda, TX 65 Zach Adams OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 320 Fredericksburg, VA 66 John Gerold OL 6′4″ 285 Houston, TX 70 Dwayne Johnson Jr. OL 6′4″ 310 Houston, TX 71 Bailey Smith OL So. 6′5″ 295 Lucas, TX 72 Jack Reichel OL 6′5″ 290 Sacramento, CA 75 Giovanni Pancotti OL 6′6″ 310 Houston, TX 76 Paul Stawarz OL 6′6″ 295 Channahon, IL 77 Jacob Hines OL 6′5″ 320 Long Beach, CA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 Broderick Washington Jr DL So. 6′3″ 305 Longview, TX 44 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Mychealon Thomas DL 6′2″ 325 Dallas, TX 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 53 Eli Howard DL Fr. 6′4″ 280 San Angelo, TX 27 tackles, 5.5 sacks 52 Zach Barnes DL 6′3″ 250 Loganville, GA 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Lonzell Gilmore DL So. 6′3″ 260 Spring, TX 10 tackles 90 Quentin Yontz DL So. 6′2″ 275 Corona, CA 9 tackles 96 Nick McCann DL 6′2″ 305 Texarkana, AR 5 tackles 95 Talor Nunez DL 6′2″ 265 Midland, TX 1 tackle 43 Malik Essilfie DL So. 6′3″ 275 Houston, TX 50 Jesse Brown DL 5′11″ 285 Katy, TX 57 Michael Mays DL 6′1″ 230 Houston, TX 89 Houston Miller DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 275 Keller, TX 92 Noah Jones DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Moore, OK 97 Joseph Wallace DL 6′1″ 315 Dallas, TX
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 40 Dakota Allen LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Humble, TX 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 1 LB So. 6′1″ 245 Houston, TX 89 tackles, 1 INT 13 Kolin Hill LB Jr. 6′2″ 245 Schertz, TX 44 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Tony Jones LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Casselberry, FL 32 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 6 Riko Jeffers LB 6′2″ 235 Garland, TX 22 tackles 33 Brayden Stringer LB 6′2″ 220 Cypress, TX 8 tackles 18 Christian Taylor LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 5 tackles 10 Johnathan Picone LB 6′1″ 225 Covington, LA 1 tackle 42 Matthew Anunda LB 5′9″ 205 Arlington, TX 1 tackle 8 Jamile Johnson LB 6′1″ 230 Dallas, TX 35 Jamarcus Washington LB 6′2″ 215 Houston, TX 45 Aaron Calcote LB 6′0″ 230 Shreveport, LA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 7 Jah’Shawn Johnson DB 5′10″ 185 Ennis, TX 97 tackles 15 Vaughnte Dorsey DB Jr. 5′11″ 200 Cleveland, MS 59 tackles, 1 INT 31 Justus Parker DB So. 6′0″ 205 La Vernia, TX 42 tackles, 4 INT 23 Damarcus Fields DB 6′0″ 200 Taylor, TX 50 tackles, 1 INT 5 Octavious Morgan DB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Greenwood, SC 40 tackles 4 Desmon Smith DB So. 6′2″ 195 Odessa, TX 30 tackles, 1 INT 3 Douglas Coleman III DB So. 6′1″ 200 Zachary, LA 22 tackles, 1 INT 28 Jaylon Lane DB 6′2″ 190 Nacogdoches, TX 27 tackles 19 Willie Sykes DB 6′0″ 180 Houston, TX 13 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Kisean Allen DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Mesquite, TX 18 tackles 3 D.J. Polite-Bray DB 6′0″ 190 Lithonia, GA 7 tackles 26 Kevin W. Moore DB 6′1″ 195 Lafayette, LA 6 tackles 14 Abraham Wallace DB 6′0″ 189 Baton Rouge, LA 1 tackle 17 John Davis Jr. DB 6′1″ 190 Euless, TX 1 tackle 22 Trevor Walker DB 6′0″ 188 Arlington, TX 1 tackle 12 Quincy Addison DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Angleton, TX 16 Thomas Leggett DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Navarre, FL 22 Trey Gentry DB 5′11″ 175 San Antonio, TX 47 Cade Erwin DB 5′11″ 185 Flower Mound, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 85 Dominic Panazzolo P Jr. 6′5″ 210 Adelaide, Australia 60 punts, 41.4 average 96 Clayton Hatfield PK Jr. 5′10″ 185 Boerne, TX 6 of 10 field goals 49 Michael Barden PK Jr. 5′11″ 180 Austin, TX 4 of 8 field goals 87 Michael Ewton PK 5′7″ 0 Allen, TX 1 of 3 field goals 43 Matthew Cluck PK So. 6′2″ 220 Arlington, TX 1 of 2 field goals 37 John DeLaGarza PK 6′2″ 200 Allen, TX 43 Cody Waddell P Fr. 6′1″ 205 Elkton, MD 46 Jonathan Garibay PK 6′0″ 215 Rubidoux, CA 97 Reed Bowman P Fr. 6′0″ 200 Magnolia, TX
Athletes and others 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 48 Kyle Heffron Jr. 6′0″ 215 San Antonio, TX 1 tackle 43 Noah Hess 6′2″ 200 Houston, TX
Jordyn Brooks, Demarcus Felton, Christian Taylor, Willie Sykes, Jamarcus Washington, Jake Levrier, Malik Essilfie, Noah Hess, Michael Mays, John Gerold, Dwayne Johnson Jr., Giovanni Pancotti Jett Duffey, Trevor Walker, Matthew Anunda, Matthew Cluck, Tony Morales, Madison Akamnonu Antoine Wesley, Justin Stockton, Kolin Hill, Terence Steele Jamile Johnson, Da’Leon Ward, Joseph Wallace, Mychealon Thomas John DeLaGarza, Jack Anderson, Colin Yang, Michael Ewton Jah’Shawn Johnson, Donta Thompson, Hunter Isom Connor Killian, Cade Erwin, Houston Miller Quan Shorts, Dakota Allen Desmon Smith, Jax Welch Riko Jeffers, Nate Shelton Cameron Batson, Noah Jones Zach Austin, Michael Barden Trey Gentry, Kyle Heffron Henry Howard, Eli Howard Jonathan Garibay, Quentin Yontz Keke Coutee D.J. Polite-Bray Douglas Coleman III Octavious Morgan De’Quan Bowman T.J. Vasher Tony Jones Johnathan Picone Derrick Willies Colt Garrett Quincy Addison Abraham Wallace Dylan Cantrell Travis Koontz Vaughnte Dorsey Nic Shimonek Thomas Leggett John Davis Jr. McLane Carter JoJo Robinson Kisean Allen Damarcus Fields Tre King Kevin W. Moore Jaylon Lane Mason Reed Caleb Woodward Justus Parker Desmond Nisby Brayden Stringer Tyler Carr Cody Waddell Aaron Calcote Jesse Brown Zach Barnes Jajuan Dulaney Ty Morrow Peyton Steele Zach Adams Bailey Smith Jack Reichel Paul Stawarz Jacob Hines Travis Bruffy Brandt Schilling Xavier Castille Ja’Deion High Lonzell Gilmore Talor Nunez Broderick Washington Jr Clayton Hatfield Nick McCann Reed Bowman TX 77 CA 6 LA 5 FL 3 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2017 Texas Tech 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 77 California 6 Louisiana 5 Georgia 3 Florida 3 Oklahoma 2 South Carolina 1 New Jersey 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 17 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 9 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 5 Guadalupe County, Texas pop. 184,000 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.
Derrick Willies WR
Jordyn Brooks LB