Teams Tulane 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Tulane roster 95 players: 14 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 65 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (51) and Florida (12). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 26 Dontrell Hilliard RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Baton Rouge, LA 759 rushing yards, 9 TD 25 Josh Rounds RB 6′0″ 205 New Orleans, LA 758 rushing yards, 7 TD 33 Lazedrick Thompson RB 5′11″ LaPlace, LA 506 rushing yards, 7 TD 7 Devin Glenn RB So. 5′7″ 160 New Orleans, LA 11 returns, 191 yards 3 Sherman Badie RB 6′0″ 205 Metairie, LA 169 rushing yards, 1 TD 10 Darius Bradwell RB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Tallahassee, FL 33 rushing yards 34 Jared Bertrand RB So. 5′5″ 180 Covington, LA 7 rushing yards 31 Miles Strickland RB 5′9″ 185 Madison, AL
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Terren Encalade WR 6′0″ 190 East Pointe a la Hache, LA 36 catches, 500 yards, 6 TD 3 Darnell Mooney WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Gadsden, AL 24 catches, 267 yards, 2 TD 85 Larry Dace WR 5′9″ 170 New Orleans, LA 15 catches, 169 yards 8 Devon Breaux WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Donaldsonville, LA 3 catches, 38 yards 47 Andrew Zuckerman WR 5′9″ 195 Potomac, MD 26 rushing yards 83 Trey Scott WR 6′1″ Powder Springs, GA 2 catches, 14 yards 9 Chris Johnson WR 6′1″ Baton Rouge, LA 1 catch, 18 yards 30 Tristan Cooper WR 5′11″ Tampa, FL 1 catch, 3 yards 81 D.J. Owens WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 200 Acworth, GA 1 catch, 28 yards, 1 TD 6 Khalil McClain WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 222 Creekside, GA 13 Brian Newman WR So. 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 27 Reed Green WR 6′0″ 190 Meridian, MS 80 Andrew Hicks WR 6′3″ 225 Belle Chasse, LA 85 Rocky Ferony WR 6′3″ 185 Cedar Park, TX 88 Jabril Clewis WR So. 6′2″ 210 San Diego, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 97 John Washington OL Fr. 6′2″ 286 West Monroe, LA 2 tackles 50 Tyler Johnson OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Atlanta, GA 51 Junior Diaz C 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 300 Miami, FL 52 Dominique Briggs OL So. 6′3″ 295 Tulsa, OK 53 Keyshawn McLeod OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Port Charlotte, FL 58 Brian Webb OL 6′2″ 310 New Orleans, LA 58 Christian Montano OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Orange, CT 64 Corey Dublin OL 6′4″ 300 New Orleans, LA 65 Ben Knutson OL RS 6′7″ 305 Granger, IN 66 Phabion Woodard OL 6′2″ 320 Indianola, MS 71 Jason Stewart OG 6′5″ 360 New Orleans, LA 71 Leeward Brown OL 6′4″ 330 Miami, FL 72 John Leglue OL So. 6′7″ 310 Alexandria, LA 74 Devon Johnson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 290 Amite, LA 75 Chris Taylor OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 325 Baker, LA 78 Todd Jacquet OT 6′6″ 315 Harvey, LA 79 Kenneth Santa Marina OG 6′6″ 325 New Orleans, LA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 77 DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Baton Rouge, LA 68 tackles, 5.5 sacks 1 Ade Aruna DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 270 Akure, Nigeria 43 tackles, 5 sacks 94 Sean Wilson DT 6′4″ 305 Port Sulphur, LA 26 tackles, 3 sacks 90 Robert Kennedy DE So. 6′1″ 275 Belle Chasse, LA 27 tackles 54 Quinlan Carroll DE 6′2″ 220 Belle Chasse, LA 15 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 91 Eldrick Washington DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 285 Harvey, LA 20 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Luke Jackson DE 6′3″ 235 LaPlace, LA 20 tackles, 1 sack 57 Peter Woullard DE So. 6′4″ 235 New Orleans, LA 13 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Daren Williams DE 6′3″ Reserve, LA 14 tackles, 1 sack 65 Braynon Edwards DT 6′2″ 330 Miami, FL 2 tackles 28 Deion Rainey DL 6′2″ 270 Baton Rouge, LA 55 Mike Hinton DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Winston-salem, NC 95 Paul Staudinger DT 6′7″ 260 Rye, NY
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 LB 5′8″ Weston, FL 86 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 40 Zachery Harris LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 220 New Orleans, LA 45 tackles 56 Rae Juan Marbley LB 6′0″ 245 Destrehan, LA 36 tackles 52 Eric Thomas LB 5′10″ Meraux, LA 23 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Eric Bowie LB 6′2″ 225 Monroe, LA 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 35 Lawrence Graham LB Fr. 5′10″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 20 Chase Napoleon LB 5′9″ 205 Grand Prairie, TX 59 Sterling Fitzwater LB 5′10″ 205 Fairmont, WV 63 Casey Spinelli LB 5′10″ 192 Covington, LA
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Jarrod Franklin S 6′0″ 205 Baton Rouge, LA 78 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 2 Roderic Teamer S So. 6′0″ 205 New Orleans, LA 58 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 1 Donnie Lewis Jr. CB So. 6′0″ 195 Baton Rouge, LA 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 17 Parry Nickerson CB 6′0″ 180 Algiers, LA 29 tackles, 4 INT 23 Richard Allen DB 5′9″ Metairie, LA 31 tackles, 1 INT 19 Taris Shenall S So. 6′0″ 195 Marrero, LA 24 tackles, 1 INT 25 Will Harper S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Memphis, TN 20 tackles 2 P.J. Hall S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Hoover, AL 8 tackles 26 Thakarius Keyes CB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Laurel, MS 8 tackles 6 Larry Bryant S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Kennesaw, GA 3 tackles 32 Stephon Lofton CB 6′0″ 185 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 11 Tre Jackson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Baton Rouge, LA 12 rushing yards 24 Eric Lewis S 5′11″ 190 LaPlace, LA 27 John Helow CB 5′9″ 170 Jacksonville, FL 34 Jeremie Francis CB 5′11″ 180 New Orleans, LA 39 Sam Davis S 5′10″ 185 Overland Park, KS 39 Sean Harper DB RS 6′1″ 205 Fayetteville, GA
Roderic Teamer, Devin Glenn, Josh Rounds, Stephon Lofton, Jeremie Francis, Zachery Harris, Eric Thomas, Peter Woullard, Brian Webb, Corey Dublin, Jason Stewart, Kenneth Santa Marina, Charles Jones II, Larry Dace Donnie Lewis Jr., Jarrod Franklin, Chris Johnson, Tre Jackson, Dontrell Hilliard, Deion Rainey, Tanzel Smart Eric Lewis, Lazedrick Thompson, Luke Jackson, Randy Harvey, Rae Juan Marbley Quinlan Carroll, Todd Jacquet, Andrew Hicks, Robert Kennedy, Eldrick Washington William Townsend, Junior Diaz, Braynon Edwards, Leeward Brown Jonathan Banks, Johnathan Brantley, Brian Newman Sherman Badie, Richard Allen, Enrique Carrasquero Larry Bryant, D.J. Owens John Helow, Lawrence Graham Jared Bertrand, Casey Spinelli Eric Bowie, John Washington Nico Marley P.J. Hall Darnell Mooney Terren Encalade Khalil McClain Devon Breaux Darius Bradwell Glen Cuiellette Parry Nickerson Taris Shenall Chase Napoleon Marshall Wadleigh Will Harper Thakarius Keyes Reed Green Tristan Cooper Miles Strickland Sam Davis Sean Harper Andrew DiRocco Coby Neenan Sergio Medina Andrew Zuckerman Zachary Block Tyler Johnson Dominique Briggs Keyshawn McLeod Mike Hinton Christian Montano Sterling Fitzwater Geron Eatherly Steven Logan Ben Knutson Phabion Woodard John Leglue Devon Johnson Chris Taylor Trey Scott Rocky Ferony Jabril Clewis Kendall Ardoin Daren Williams Sean Wilson Paul Staudinger Aaron Golub LA 51 FL 12 GA 6 TX 6 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2016 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 51 Florida 12 Texas 6 Georgia 6 Alabama 4 Mississippi 3 Nigeria 1 Tennessee 1 Top counties Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 13 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 8 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 6 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana pop. 22,803 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 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.
Tanzel Smart DT3-star recruit
Nico Marley LB