2020 Texas Tech roster

134 players: 25 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 11 juniors, 9 seniors, 63 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (102) and California (5). The 2020 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
7Alan Bowman QB3-star recruit6′3″220Grapevine, TX1,584 passing yards, 10 TD
3Henry Colombi QB3-star recruit6′3″220Hollywood, FL1,065 passing yards, 8 TD
1Donovan Smith QBRS6′5″235Las Vegas, NV
7Maverick McIvor QB3-star recruit6′2″214San Angelo, TX
16Brylon Lawson-Young QBSo.6′1″215Lubbock, TX

Running backs 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
4SaRodorick Thompson RB6′0″220Irving, TX610 rushing yards, 8 TD
28Tahj Brooks RB3-star recruit5′10″230Manor, TX255 rushing yards, 4 TD
42Chux Nwabuko III RB5′6″160Hutto, TX9 returns, 52 yards
30Jax Welch RBSr.5′9″185Odessa, TX
33Ronnie Hart RBFr.6′0″205Leonard, TX

Receivers 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
13Erik Ezukanma WR4-star recruit6′3″220Fort Worth, TX45 catches, 739 yards, 6 TD
8KeSean Carter WR3-star recruit5′11″180The Woodlands, TX30 catches, 310 yards, 4 TD
2Ja’Lynn Polk WR3-star recruit6′2″204Lufkin, TX28 catches, 264 yards, 2 TD
4Myles Price WR3-star recruit5′9″185The Colony, TX28 catches, 300 yards, 1 TD
89Caden Leggett WR6′1″200Georgetown, TX11 tackles
14Xavier White WR6′0″195Lubbock, TX21 catches, 104 yards
9T.J. Vasher WR4-star recruitSr.6′6″215Wichita Falls, TX19 catches, 227 yards, 2 TD
5Chadarius Townsend WR4-star recruitSo.6′0″205Tanner, AL9 returns, 179 yards
86Dalton Rigdon WR5′11″170Perryton, TX13 catches, 107 yards
7Trey Cleveland WR6′1″193Arlington, TX8 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
11Loic Fouonji WR4-star recruit6′4″215Midland, TX5 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD
11McLane Mannix WR3-star recruit5′10″190Midland, TX1 tackle
0Nate Floyd WR6′1″187College Station, TX
7Sterling Galban WR5′10″170Frisco, TX
15Cameron Cantrell WRFr.6′1″200Whitehouse, TX
27Kendell Jimerson WRFr.5′10″185Rockwall, TX
32Caleb Durham WRFr.5′10″195San Antonio, TX
35Mark Richardson WRJr.6′0″185Allen, TX
45Austin Brougham WRSo.6′2″195Fort Worth, TX
83Myller Royals WR3-star recruitSo.6′5″180Abilene, TX
84J.J. Sparkman WRRS6′4″225Longview, TX
84Kevin Terry WR6′1″195Little Elm, TX

Tight ends 8

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
15Travis Koontz TEJr.6′5″255Austintown, OH14 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD
87John Holcomb TE6′5″220Wellington, TX6 catches, 42 yards
40Connor Killian TESr.6′2″240Keller, TX2 tackles
0Jayden York TE6′5″240Austin, TX
26Jason Lloyd TEFr.6′4″250Belmont, CA
41Jackson Pace TEJr.6′2″215Texarkana, TX
43Henry Teeter TEFr.6′4″250San Angelo, TX
83Simon Gonzalez TE6′4″235Magnolia, TX

Offensive line 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
50Josh Burger OLJr.6′4″295Aurora, OH1 tackle
53Trevor Roberson OL3-star recruitRS6′11″345Wellington, TX
56Jack Anderson OL4-star recruitJr.6′5″315Frisco, TX
57Ty Morrow OLJr.6′4″275Canadian, TX
59Demarcus Marshall OL3-star recruitSo.6′3″320Grand Prairie, TX
63Aaron Castro OLRS6′3″295Hutto, TX
64Clayton Franks OLFr.6′4″290Mansfield, TX
65C.J. Zotz OLRS6′4″280Burkburnett, TX
65Zach Adams OL3-star recruitSr.6′6″315Fredericksburg, VA
66Hakeem White OLSo.6′3″285Waco, TX
67Troy Bradshaw OLSo.6′6″290Mineral Wells, TX
68Casey Verhulst OLSo.6′6″305Plano, TX
69John Stewart OLFr.6′4″280Harper, TX
70Weston Wright OLSo.6′6″320New Braunfels, TX
71Reece Azam OLFr.6′3″290Andrews, TX
72Landon Peterson OL3-star recruitRS6′6″295Odessa, TX
73Dawson Deaton OL3-star recruitSo.6′6″310Frisco, TX
73Ethan Carde OTFr.6′8″311Valrico, FL
74Larry Moore III OL6′6″284Missouri City, TX
75Will Farrar OL3-star recruitSo.6′5″325Richmond, TX
76Caleb Rogers OLRS6′5″310Mansfield, TX
78Gage Peters OLFr.6′3″285Lubbock, TX

Defensive line 15

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
97Tony Bradford Jr. DL6′1″300Houston, TX28 tackles, 1 sack
95Jaylon Hutchings DL6′0″305Forney, TX23 tackles, 1.5 sacks
53Eli Howard DLSr.6′4″280San Angelo, TX16 tackles, 2.5 sacks
91Devin Drew DLFr.6′2″280Kansas City, MO21 tackles
96Philip Blidi DL3-star recruit6′3″284Portales, NM6 tackles, 0.5 sacks
96Nick McCann DL6′2″305Texarkana, AR5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
91Nelson Mbanasor DL6′3″270Pflugerville, TX4 tackles
93Troy Te’O DLSo.6′2″280Lubbock, TX2 tackles
56Tre’Jon Lewis DL6′4″275Manor, TX
57Kole Pannell DLFr.6′3″250Burleson, TX
69Zackery Semrak DLJr.6′2″280Southlake, TX
78Alexander Poole DLSo.6′1″305Euless, TX
86Elisaia Siliga DLFr.6′0″305Pago Pago, American Samoa
92Noah Jones DLSr.6′3″285Moore, OK
99Gilbert Ibeneme DL3-star recruitRS6′3″285Pearland, TX

Linebackers 20

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
1Krishon Merriweather LBSo.6′0″235Hazelwood, MO75 tackles, 2 sacks
17Colin Schooler LB3-star recruit6′1″230Dana Point, CA63 tackles, 3.5 sacks
6Riko Jeffers LB6′2″235Garland, TX57 tackles, 1 sack
Brandon Randle LB6′2″240Battle Creek, MI32 tackles, 1 sack
24Jacob Morgenstern LBJr.6′4″220LaGrange, NY32 tackles
19Tyree Wilson LBSo.6′6″275New London, TX10 tackles, 1.5 sacks
32Tyrique Matthews LB5′11″235Houston, TX3 tackles
35Patrick Curley LBSo.6′2″230Wagoner, OK3 tackles
1Xavier Benson LB6′2″224Texarkana, TX
3Bryce Ramirez LB6′2″235Missouri City, TX
34Bryce Robinson LBFr.6′2″235Sachse, TX
34Trent Low LB6′1″225Midland, TX
39Michael Nelson LBJr.5′11″210San Antonio, TX
45Christian LaValle LB3-star recruitFr.6′0″230Mission Viejo, CA
47Ethan Frasier LBRS6′1″230Highlands Ranch, CO
48Blu Caylor LBFr.6′2″220Stephenville, TX
49Chance Cover LBFr.6′2″235Fort Worth, TX
52Joshua Rodriguez LBRS6′0″235Wichita Falls, TX
56Jackson Baggett LBFr.6′3″225Bushland, TX
92L.B. Moore LBRS6′3″265Amarillo, TX

Defensive backs 29

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
8Zech McPhearson DB4-star recruitSr.5′11″195Columbia, MD53 tackles, 4 INT
11Eric Monroe DB4-star recruit5′11″205Houston, TX59 tackles
16Thomas Leggett DBSr.6′0″200Navarre, FL40 tackles
23Damarcus Fields DB6′0″200Taylor, TX31 tackles
24Adam Beck DB3-star recruitJr.6′2″205Richmond, TX22 tackles, 1 sack
9Ja’Marcus Ingram DB6′2″195Dallas, TX20 tackles
6Kosi Eldridge DBSo.6′0″230Denton, TX15 tackles, 1 sack
7Adrian Frye DB6′0″205Houston, TX17 tackles
1Dadrion Taylor-Demerson DB5′11″195Oklahoma City, OK16 tackles
1Alex Hogan DB5′11″190Houston, TX8 tackles, 1 INT
10Cam White DBSo.6′0″215Flora, MS5 tackles
Seth Collins DB6′3″200San Diego, CA5 tackles
18Cameron Watts CB5′10″190Tulsa, OK3 tackles
27Jonathan Davis DB6′1″185Dallas, TX1 tackle
36Devyn Butler DB5′9″175Allen, TX1 tackle
3Xavier Martin DB3-star recruitSo.6′0″190Cibolo, TX
8John Davis Jr. CB6′0″187Euless, TX
14Beau Iovinelli DBSo.6′1″180
15Cole Boyd DBFr.6′3″215Boerne, TX
18Richard Olszak DBSo.5′9″180Weslaco, TX
19Dequanteous Watts DBFr.6′2″165Atlanta, GA
28Darien Boyd DBFr.5′11″190Wichita Falls, TX
28Kyan Brumfield DBSo.6′0″185SAN ANTONIO, TX
31Joseph Plunk DBRS5′10″180Amarillo, TX
36Brayden Gerlich DBFr.6′5″190Colleyville, TX
38Jett Whitfield DBFr.5′10″210New Deal, TX
40Luis Jaramillo DBRS6′0″185Austin, TX
43Ryan Frank DBFr.6′4″180Magnolia, TX
Kobee Minor DBRS5′11″182Lake Dallas, TX

Specialists 8

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2020
36Trey Wolff PKSo.6′4″210Spring, TX1 of 5 field goals
31Austin McNamara P6′4″210Gilbert, AZ41 punts, 46.3 average
46Jonathan Garibay PKSo.6′0″215Rubidoux, CA8 of 11 field goals
57John Berard LSSo.6′3″230Annapolis, MD1 tackle
34Landon O’Connor LSJr.6′2″210Edna, TX
43Cody Waddell PSr.6′1″205Elkton, MD
54Luke Rizzo LSSo.6′0″225The Woodlands, TX
97Gabriel Lozano PKRS6′1″185Austin, TX
Alex Hogan, Adrian Frye, Eric Monroe, Tyrique Matthews, Tony Bradford Jr.Sterling Galban, Mark Richardson, Devyn Butler, Jack Anderson, Dawson DeatonXavier White, Brylon Lawson-Young, Gage Peters, Troy Te’OJayden York, Luis Jaramillo, Gabriel LozanoXavier Benson, Jackson Pace, Nick McCannMyles Price, Kevin Terry, Kobee MinorAlan Bowman, Connor Killian, Zackery SemrakMaverick McIvor, Henry Teeter, Eli HowardTrey Cleveland, Clayton Franks, Caleb RogersJohn Davis Jr., Brayden Gerlich, Alexander PooleKeSean Carter, Trey Wolff, Luke RizzoT.J. Vasher, Darien Boyd, Joshua RodriguezLoic Fouonji, McLane Mannix, Trent LowErik Ezukanma, Austin Brougham, Chance CoverKyan Brumfield, Caleb Durham, Michael NelsonChux Nwabuko III, Aaron Castro, Nelson MbanasorDadrion Taylor-Demerson, Noah JonesBryce Ramirez, Larry Moore IIIRiko Jeffers, Casey VerhulstJa’Marcus Ingram, Jonathan DavisAdam Beck, Will FarrarKendell Jimerson, Bryce RobinsonTahj Brooks, Tre’Jon LewisJax Welch, Landon PetersonJoseph Plunk, L.B. MooreRyan Frank, Simon GonzalezNate FloydDonovan SmithKrishon MerriweatherJa’Lynn PolkHenry ColombiXavier MartinSaRodorick ThompsonChadarius TownsendKosi EldridgeZech McPhearsonCam WhiteCameron CantrellCole BoydTravis KoontzThomas LeggettColin SchoolerCameron WattsRichard OlszakDequanteous WattsTyree WilsonDamarcus FieldsJacob MorgensternJason LloydAustin McNamaraRonnie HartLandon O’ConnorPatrick CurleyJett WhitfieldCody WaddellChristian LaValleJonathan GaribayEthan FrasierBlu CaylorJosh BurgerTrevor RobersonJackson BaggettJohn BerardKole PannellTy MorrowDemarcus MarshallC.J. ZotzZach AdamsHakeem WhiteTroy BradshawJohn StewartWeston WrightReece AzamEthan CardeMyller RoyalsJ.J. SparkmanDalton RigdonCaden LeggettDevin DrewJaylon HutchingsPhilip BlidiGilbert IbenemeBrandon RandleSeth CollinsTX 102CA 5OK 4FL 3MD 3
Hometowns of the 2020 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

  1. Texas 102
  2. California 5
  3. Oklahoma 4
  4. Florida 3
  5. Maryland 3
  6. Missouri 2
  7. Ohio 2
  8. Nevada 1

Top counties

  1. Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 12
  2. Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6
  3. Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 6
  4. Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 6
  5. Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 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’ 2020 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.