Teams Texas 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Texas roster 120 players: 13 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 94 with no class listed. From 11 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (96) and Louisiana (7). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 9 Receivers 18 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 207 Arlington, TX 2,958 passing yards, 21 TD 18 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Whitewright, TX 174 rushing yards, 7 TD 18 Josh Covey QB 6′1″ 210 Georgetown, TX 1 tackle 19 Matthew Merrick QB 6′3″ 200 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 11 Logan Vinklarek QB 6′2″ 232 LaGrange, TX 15 Trey Holtz QB 6′2″ Tampa, FL 17 Jimmy Greenwood QB 6′3″ 184 Austin, TX
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 33 RB 6′2″ Texas City, TX 2,028 rushing yards, 15 TD 25 Chris Warren III RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 250 Rockwall, TX 366 rushing yards, 3 TD 22 Kyle Porter RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 210 Katy, TX 206 rushing yards 41 Tristian Houston RB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Galena Park, TX 3 rushing yards 27 Roderick Bernard RB 5′9″ Houston, TX 28 Kirk Johnson RB 6′0″ 215 San Jose, CA 30 Toneil Carter RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Houston, TX 33 Tim Yoder RB 5′9″ 190 Plano, TX 40 Trenton Hafley RB 5′10″ 205 Wichita Falls, TX
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Armanti Foreman WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 210 Texas City, TX 34 catches, 420 yards, 3 TD 6 Jake Oliver WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Dallas, TX 33 catches, 358 yards 11 Jacorey Warrick WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Houston, TX 30 catches, 360 yards, 3 TD 8 Dorian Leonard WR 6′5″ 205 Longview, TX 29 catches, 397 yards, 3 TD 9 Collin Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 220 San Jose, CA 28 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD 13 WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Denton, TX 24 catches, 266 yards, 3 TD 6 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 210 Sachse, TX 20 catches, 412 yards, 3 TD 1 John Burt WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Tallahassee, FL 18 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD 14 Lorenzo Joe WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Abilene, TX 8 catches, 102 yards 84 WR Fr. 6′4″ 225 Grapevine, TX 2 catches, 15 yards 16 Davion Curtis WR 6′0″ 190 Temple, TX 17 Reggie Hemphill-Mapps WR 6′1″ 185 Houston, TX 27 Connor Huffman WR 5′9″ 168 Arlington, TX 36 Eric Gonzalez WR 5′8″ 200 Weslaco, TX 81 Ryan Roberts WR 6′6″ 196 Cedar Park, TX 83 John Thomas Hildebrand WR 5′10″ 175 Houston, TX 85 Philipp Moeller WR 5′11″ 185 Plano, TX 88 Ty Templin WR 6′0″ Granbury, TX
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 44 Quincy Vasser TE 6′4″ Nyack, NY 3 tackles 47 TE So. 6′3″ 255 Tampa, FL 4 catches, 82 yards, 2 TD 42 Caleb Bluiett TE 6′3″ Beaumont, TX 2 catches, 11 yards 43 Robert Willis TE 6′4″ 250 Dripping Springs, TX 80 Blake Whiteley TE 6′5″ 242 Vancouver, BC 82 Michael Wilson TE 6′4″ 235 Arlington, TX 83 Matt Center TE 6′2″ 224 Llano, TX 87 Garrett Gray TE 6′4″ 240 Marble Falls, TX 88 Peyton Aucoin TE 6′4″ 243 Metairie, LA 89 Chris Fehr TE 6′3″ 230 Austin, TX
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 55 OL 6′6″ 315 Coppell, TX 1 tackle 76 OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Dallas, TX 1 tackle 51 Terrell Cuney OL 6′3″ 310 Jasper, TX 54 Garrett Graf OL 6′2″ 285 Grand Prairie, TX 56 Zach Shackelford OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Belton, TX 58 Brandon Hodges OL 6′4″ 315 Aberdeen, MS 59 Michael Welsh OL 6′2″ 285 Houston, TX 63 Alex Anderson OL 6′4″ 305 New Orleans, LA 64 Jake McMillon OL 6′3″ 305 Abilene, TX 68 Frank Lopez OL 6′0″ 332 Eagle Pass, TX 69 Austin Allsup OL 6′3″ 295 Austin, TX 70 Buck Major OL 6′6″ 327 Huntsville, TX 72 Elijah Rodriguez OL 6′5″ 305 Houston, TX 73 Parker Braun OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Hallsville, TX 73 Patrick Hudson OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 330 Silsbee, TX 74 Jean Delance OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 309 Mesquite, TX 75 Tristan Nickelson OL 6′10″ 315 League City, TX 77 Patrick Vahe OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 325 Euless, TX 79 Garrett Thomas OL 6′7″ 300 Many, LA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 44 Breckyn Hager DL So. 6′3″ 255 Austin, TX 65 tackles, 6 sacks 95 Poona Ford DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 305 Hilton Head, SC 54 tackles 97 Chris Nelson DL So. 6′1″ 315 Lakeland, FL 45 tackles, 1.5 sacks 32 Malcolm Roach DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Baton Rouge, LA 33 tackles, 3 sacks 90 Charles Omenihu DL So. 6′6″ 275 Rowlett, TX 27 tackles, 3.5 sacks 93 Paul Boyette Jr. DT 6′3″ Humble, TX 34 tackles, 1 sack 91 Bryce Cottrell DE 6′2″ Plano, TX 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks 1 Jordan Elliott DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Houston, TX 8 tackles 55 D’Andre Christmas DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 315 New Orleans, LA 5 tackles, 1 sack 95 Gerald Wilbon DL 6′3″ 325 Saint Rose, LA 4 tackles 13 Chris Daniels DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 315 Euless, TX 39 Edward Pequeno DL 6′1″ 270 McAllen, TX 48 Andrew Fitzgerald DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Flower Mound, TX 61 Alex Mercado DT 5′11″ 300 San Antonio, TX 62 Patrick Ojeaga DT 6′1″ 297 McAllen, TX 87 David Gonzalez DE 6′5″ 238 Chicago, IL 91 Jamari Chisholm DL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Valdosta, GA 92 Marcel Southall DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 275 Dallas, TX
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 46 Malik Jefferson LB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Mesquite, TX 59 tackles, 5.5 sacks 35 Edwin Freeman LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Arlington, TX 46 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 45 Anthony Wheeler LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Dallas, TX 61 tackles, 0.5 sacks 40 Naashon Hughes LB 6′4″ 250 Harker Heights, TX 27 tackles, 4.5 sacks 30 Timothy Cole LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Brenham, TX 26 tackles, 1 sack 23 Jeffrey McCulloch LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Houston, TX 22 tackles, 1 sack 43 Cameron Townsend LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 215 Missouri City, TX 3 tackles 1 Erick Fowler OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 240 Manor, TX 1 tackle 37 Johnny Tseng LB 6′1″ Lolita, TX 1 tackle 31 Kyle Hrncir LB 6′2″ 225 San Antonio, TX 33 Gary Johnson LB So. 6′0″ 230 Douglas, AL 36 Demarco Boyd LB 6′0″ 240 Gilmer, TX 42 Jay Harper LB 6′0″ 225 Houston, TX
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 Dylan Haines S 6′1″ Lago Vista, TX 42 tackles, 4 INT 31 Jason Hall DB 6′3″ 220 Grand Prairie, TX 52 tackles, 3 sacks 2 Kris Boyd DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 Gilmer, TX 48 tackles, 1 INT 11 P.J. Locke III DB So. 5′11″ 210 Beaumont, TX 33 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 24 John Bonney DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 205 Houston, TX 39 tackles 4 DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Rockwall, TX 30 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Holton Hill DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Houston, TX 22 tackles 18 Kevin Vaccaro S 5′8″ Brownwood, TX 16 tackles, 2 sacks 18 Davante Davis DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Miami, FL 15 tackles 19 Brandon Jones DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Nacogdoches, TX 15 tackles 7 Antwuan Davis DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Bastrop, TX 9 tackles 1 Sheroid Evans CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Sugar Land, TX 8 tackles 23 Jordan Strickland DB 5′10″ 175 Aurora, CO 26 Eric Cuffee DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Waco, TX 28 Jarmarquis Durst DB So. 6′1″ 200 Conroe, TX 30 Mason Ramirez DB Fr. 5′10″ 210 Round Rock, TX 33 Trevor Carr DB 6′0″ 205 Tyler, TX 38 Caden Forisha DB 5′8″ 160 Hutto, TX
Jordan Elliott, Holton Hill, Jacorey Warrick, Reggie Hemphill-Mapps, Jeffrey McCulloch, John Bonney, Roderick Bernard, Toneil Carter, Tristian Houston, Jay Harper, Michael Welsh, Elijah Rodriguez, John Thomas Hildebrand, Michael David Poujol Jake Oliver, Matthew Merrick, Anthony Wheeler, Matthew Sims, Kent Perkins, Marcel Southall Jimmy Greenwood, Breckyn Hager, Jak Holbrook, Austin Allsup, Chris Fehr DeShon Elliott, Devin Duvernay, Chris Warren III, Charles Omenihu Shane Buechele, Connor Huffman, Edwin Freeman, Michael Wilson Tim Yoder, Philipp Moeller, Bryce Cottrell Kris Boyd, Demarco Boyd Armanti Foreman, D’Onta Foreman Collin Johnson, Kirk Johnson P.J. Locke III, Caleb Bluiett Chris Daniels, Patrick Vahe Jerrod Heard, Jon Coppens Lorenzo Joe, Jake McMillon Trey Holtz, Andrew Beck Mason Ramirez, Ryan Roberts Jason Hall, Garrett Graf Kyle Hrncir, Alex Mercado Mitchell Becker, Tristan Nickelson Edward Pequeno, Patrick Ojeaga Malik Jefferson, Jean Delance Andrew Fitzgerald, Lil’Jordan Humphrey D’Andre Christmas, Alex Anderson Erick Fowler John Burt Sheroid Evans Antwuan Davis Dorian Leonard Logan Vinklarek Dylan Haines Joshua Rowland Trent Domingue Davion Curtis Davante Davis Josh Covey Kevin Vaccaro Tyrone Swoopes Brandon Jones Kyle Porter Jordan Strickland Eric Cuffee Jarmarquis Durst Timothy Cole Malcolm Roach Gary Johnson Trevor Carr Eric Gonzalez Johnny Tseng Caden Forisha Naashon Hughes Trenton Hafley Cameron Townsend Robert Willis Quincy Vasser Terrell Cuney Connor Williams Zach Shackelford Brandon Hodges Frank Lopez Buck Major Parker Braun Patrick Hudson Garrett Thomas Matt Center David Gonzalez Garrett Gray Peyton Aucoin Ty Templin Jamari Chisholm Paul Boyette Jr. Gerald Wilbon Poona Ford Chris Nelson TX 96 LA 7 FL 5 CA 2 MS 2 Hometowns of the 2016 Texas 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 7 Florida 5 California 2 Mississippi 2 Australia 1 Colorado 1 Alabama 1 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 16 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 13 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 7 Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 7 Williamson County, Texas pop. 673,000 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’ 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.
Shane Buechele QB4-star recruit
Tyrone Swoopes QB4-star recruit
D’Onta Foreman RB
Jerrod Heard WR4-star recruit
Devin Duvernay WR4-star recruit
Lil’Jordan Humphrey WR
Andrew Beck TE
Connor Williams OL
Kent Perkins OG4-star recruit
DeShon Elliott DB4-star recruit
Michael Dickson P