2012 Tulane roster

102 players. From 15 states; the most from Louisiana (49) and Texas (12). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2012
11	Ryan Griffin QB3-star recruit	6′5″	Westlake Village, CA	2,771 passing yards, 20 TD
12	D.J. Ponder QB	6′2″	Baton Rouge, LA	333 passing yards, 2 TD
1	Devin Powell QB	6′3″	New Orleans, LA	255 passing yards, 1 TD
16	Jordy Joseph QB	5′10″	New Iberia, LA

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
25	Josh Rounds RB	6′0″	205	New Orleans, LA	23 returns, 424 yards
26	Orleans Darkwa RB	6′0″		Nashville, TN	245 rushing yards, 3 TD
28	Rob Kelley RB3-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	286 rushing yards
24	Danté Butler RB3-star recruit	5′10″		New Orleans, LA	157 rushing yards
24	Stephen Barnett RB3-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	2 rushing yards
33	Lazedrick Thompson RB	5′11″		LaPlace, LA

Receivers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
3	Ryan Grant WR	6′1″		Beaumont, TX	76 catches, 1,149 yards, 6 TD
82	Xavier Rush WR	6′3″		Terry, MS	43 catches, 520 yards, 5 TD
80	Justyn Shackleford WR	5′11″		Decatur, GA	28 catches, 431 yards, 2 TD
15	Marc Edwards WR3-star recruit	6′1″		New Orleans, LA	23 catches, 264 yards, 1 TD
9	Wilson Van Hooser WR	6′0″		Montgomery, AL	11 catches, 233 yards, 5 TD
39	Keith Harvey II WR	5′7″		Lakewood, CA	2 returns, 49 yards
86	Brent Comardelle WR	6′0″		League City, TX	4 catches, 53 yards
36	Devin Boutte WR	5′9″		New Iberia, LA	1 catch, 6 yards
8	Devon Breaux WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Donaldsonville, LA
9	Kedrick Banks WR	5′9″		New Orleans, LA
9	Teddy Veal WR	6′0″	189	Bridge City, LA
22	Jamar Thomas WR	5′10″		Baton Rouge, LA
42	Carlos Wilson WR	5′10″		Grambling, LA
44	Alec Macias WR	5′10″	187	Miami, FL
49	JoJo Dobbs WR	6′1″	199	Washington, DC
85	Larry Dace WR	5′10″		New Orleans, LA
89	Jacob Davis WR	5′10″	174	Novato, CA

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
88	Matt Marfisi TE	6′6″		Tomball, TX	8 catches, 20 yards
81	Sydie London TE	6′2″		New Orleans, LA	6 catches, 38 yards
88	Evan Tatford TE	6′5″		Lafayette, LA	6 catches, 20 yards
84	Stephen Suchy TE	6′3″		East Bradenton, FL
87	Josh Drum TE	6′4″	237	Hoover, AL

Offensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
60	Preston Paine OL	6′3″	257	Dallas, TX
61	Colton Hanson OG	6′6″	305	New Braunfels, TX
64	Mike Henry C	6′5″	265	Marrero, LA
65	Zach Morgan C	6′3″	284	Lake Charles, LA
66	Nathan Shienle OG	6′5″	311	Tampa, FL
67	Bob Bradley OG	6′3″	254	Medford, NJ
68	Arturo Uzdavinis OT	6′7″	305	Thonotosassa, FL
68	Greg Thomson OL	6′3″	264	Skaneateles, NY
70	Sean Donnelly OT	6′8″	297	Pelham, NY
72	Rio Mares OG3-star recruit	6′4″	299	Corrales, NM
73	Alex Paul OG	6′6″	320	New Orleans, LA
74	Adam Skidmore OG	6′6″	315	Bayville, NJ
76	Nate Skold OT	6′7″	290	Omaha, NE
78	Todd Jacquet OT	6′5″	290	Harvey, LA
79	Eric Jones OT3-star recruit	6′7″	311	Hoover, AL

Defensive line 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
53	Andre Robinson DE	6′2″		Longwood, FL	1 INT
41	Aaron Bryant DE	6′5″	260	Katy, TX
48	Royce LaFrance DE	6′3″	259	Harvey, LA
50	Austen Jacks DE	6′3″	255	Winter Park, FL
51	Michael Pierce Jr. DE	6′0″	275	Daphne, AL
54	Devin Williams DT3-star recruit	6′2″	250	Katy, TX
55	Taylor Perry DT	6′3″	271	San Diego, CA
90	Wendell Beckwith DE3-star recruit	6′2″	225	Clinton, LA
92	Julius Warmsley DE	6′2″	269	Baton Rouge, LA
93	Kenny Welcome DT	6′1″	290	New Orleans, LA
94	Casey Blum DE	6′2″	242	Moorpark, CA
96	Corey Redwine DT	6′0″	294	Fairburn, GA
99	Calvin Thomas DT	6′3″	275	Chandler, AZ

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
45	Matthew Bailey LB	5′11″		New Orleans, LA	2 INT
57	Zach Davis LB	6′0″		Lawrenceville, GA	1 INT
20	Trent Mackey LB	5′11″		Port Sulphur, LA
21	Kyle Davis LB3-star recruit	5′11″		San Antonio, TX
27	Chris Hanuscin LB	5′7″	174	Van Nuys, CA
34	Darryl Farley LB3-star recruit	6′0″		Atlanta, GA
40	Taylor Bullock LB	6′2″	231	New Iberia, LA
47	Cameron DeJean LB3-star recruit	6′2″	203	Lafayette, LA
49	Kerchal Byrd LB3-star recruit	6′0″	224	Palmetto, FL
56	Dominique Robertson LB	6′1″		Cypress, TX
58	Brandon Schmidt LB	5′10″	227	Lafayette, LA
59	David Laborde LB	6′0″	222	Lafayette, LA
59	Ray Oppman LB	6′1″	225	Sugar Land, TX
60	Jacques Zelnik LB	6′0″	235	Garrison, NY
63	Logan Hamilton LB	5′10″	216	Lake Charles, LA

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
6	Lorenzo Doss CB3-star recruit	5′11″		New Orleans, LA	5 INT
13	Derrick Strozier CB	5′8″		Orlando, FL	12 returns, 123 yards
10	Ryan Travis CB	6′0″		Plaquemine, LA	2 INT
35	Sam Scofield S	6′1″		Lafayette, LA	2 INT
27	Richard Carthon S	5′8″		Shreveport, LA	9 returns, 183 yards
1	Shakiel Smith S	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	1 INT
14	Jordan Batiste CB3-star recruit	5′8″		Gramercy, LA	1 INT
2	Darion Monroe CB3-star recruit	5′10″		Reserve, LA	3 returns, 63 yards
5	Brandon LeBeau S	6′0″		New Orleans, LA
17	Alex Lauricella CB	5′11″		River Ridge, LA
18	Devon Walker S	6′1″	173	New Orleans, LA
22	Jordan Sullen CB	6′0″		New Orleans, LA
23	Kendrell Washington CB	5′10″	170	Brenham, TX
29	Fudge Van Hooser CB	6′1″	182	Montgomery, AL
29	Renaldo Thomas S3-star recruit	6′4″		New Orleans, LA
37	L.J. Parker CB	5′11″	190	Port Allen, LA
38	Anthony Bronzo S	5′11″	185	West Harrison, NY
44	Kendrick Washington CB	5′10″	173	Brenham, TX

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
19	Cairo Santos PK	5′8″		St. Augustine, FL	21 of 21 field goals
31	Peter Picerelli P	6′0″		Warren, RI	69 punts, 41.2 average
69	Jonathan Ginsburgh P	5′11″		Alexandria, LA	2 punts, 36.5 average
30	Ryan Rome PK	5′9″		Destrehan, LA
45	Stephen Purcell PK	6′0″	207	Scarsdale, NY
62	Steven Broccoli P	5′10″	165	New York, NY
95	Logan Hilton P	5′10″		Alexandria, LA

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
56	John Edwards		6′4″	237	Port Allen, LA
97	Billy Johnson		6′0″	239	Braselton, GA

Hometowns of the 2012 Tulane 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

Louisiana 49
Texas 12
Florida 10
California 6
New York 6
Alabama 5
Georgia 5
New Jersey 2

Top counties

Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 17
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 5
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 5
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 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’ 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.