Teams UCLA 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 UCLA roster 108 players: 7 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 1 junior, 92 with no class listed. From 13 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (85) and Texas (9). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 16 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 Mike Fafaul QB 6′2″ Cockeysville, MD 1,602 passing yards, 12 TD 3 QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 218 Manhattan Beach, CA 1,915 passing yards, 10 TD 6 Devon Modster QB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 225 Mission Viejo, CA 19 Craig Myers QB 5′11″ 185 Claremont, CA 25 Justin Saleh QB 6′3″ 180 Vienna, VA
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 23 Nate Starks RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Las Vegas, NV 281 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Soso Jamabo RB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′2″ 212 Plano, TX 321 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Bolu Olorunfunmi RB So. 5′10″ 222 Clovis, CA 280 rushing yards, 4 TD 32 Jalen Starks RB 6′0″ 265 Van Nuys, CA 77 rushing yards, 2 TD 40 Cameron Griffin FB 6′3″ Inglewood, CA 3 tackles 45 Giovanni Gentosi RB So. 6′2″ 247 Newport Beach, CA 1 tackle 28 Khalil Muhammad RB 5′8″ 183 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 30 Zachary Byrge RB 5′7″ 210 Los Angeles, CA 36 Ethan Fernea RB 6′0″ 196 Dripping Springs, TX 40 Justin Rittman RB 6′1″ 230 Stanford, CA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Darren Andrews WR 5′10″ 195 Phillips Ranch, CA 55 catches, 709 yards, 4 TD 2 Jordan Lasley WR 6′1″ 210 Compton, CA 41 catches, 620 yards, 5 TD 10 Kenneth Walker WR 5′9″ Richmond, CA 22 catches, 365 yards, 4 TD 1 Ishmael Adams WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′8″ Woodland Hills, CA 20 catches, 178 yards 82 Eldridge Massington WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Mesquite, TX 20 catches, 285 yards 1 Theo Howard WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Westlake Village, CA 12 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD 21 Mossi Johnson WR 6′0″ 195 Los Angeles, CA 3 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD 83 Alex Van Dyke WR 6′4″ 215 Lubbock, TX 3 catches, 19 yards 29 Brad Sochowski WR 5′10″ 190 San Marcos, CA 1 catch, 13 yards 6 Stephen Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′10″ 195 San Leandro, CA 9 Dymond Lee WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Reseda, CA 11 Audie Omotosho WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 180 Plano, CA 17 Christian Pabico WR So. 6′0″ 198 Long Beach, CA 26 Alvoid Bennett WR 5′9″ 160 Santa Barbara, CA 31 Will McClure WR 5′8″ 180 Folsom, CA 41 Trae Smith WR 6′3″ 200 Los Angeles, CA
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Nate Iese TE 6′3″ Elk Grove, CA 25 catches, 400 yards, 4 TD 81 Caleb Wilson TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Gardena, CA 16 catches, 220 yards 88 Austin Roberts TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Hollywood, FL 15 catches, 261 yards, 1 TD 44 Alex Rassool TE 6′3″ 230 Stevenson Ranch, CA 99 Jake Jones TE 6′4″ 240 Stockton, CA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 75 Boss Tagaloa OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 312 Pittsburg, CA 18 tackles 52 Scott Quessenberry OL 6′3″ 310 La Costa, CA 1 tackle 56 Josh Wariboko-Alali OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 293 Edmond, OK 1 tackle 69 Najee Toran OL 6′2″ 305 Houston, TX 1 tackle 51 Markus Boyer OL 6′1″ 300 Huntington Beach, CA 53 Nolan Dellibovi OL 6′3″ 295 Simi Valley, CA 55 Michael Alves OL 6′4″ 305 San Diego, CA 58 Gyo Shojima OL 6′1″ 290 Redondo Beach, CA 59 Zach Bateman OL 6′6″ 310 Santa Ana, CA 63 Jake Tourville OL 6′1″ 300 La Habra, CA 65 Paco Perez OL 6′4″ 315 Baldwin Park, CA 68 Clayton Demski OL 6′2″ 260 Larkspur, CA 68 OL 6′8″ 310 Nashville, TN 71 Poasi Moala OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Moreno Valley, CA 72 Cristian Garcia OL 6′3″ 320 Whittier, CA 74 Alex Akingbulu OL 6′5″ 285 Carson, CA 76 Kenny Lacy OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 310 Phoenix, AZ 77 Andre James OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Herriman, UT 77 OL 6′8″ 310 Roseville, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 98 DL 6′2″ Richmond, CA 61 tackles, 10 sacks 91 Jacob Tuioti-Mariner DL 6′2″ 285 Corona, CA 42 tackles, 3 sacks 96 DL 6′3″ Ottawa, ON 38 tackles 99 Matt Dickerson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 San Mateo, CA 34 tackles 47 DL 5★ 5-star recruit 6′3″ Auburn, CA 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 90 Rick Wade DL Fr. 6′6″ 275 Santa Margarita, CA 21 tackles, 1 sack 58 Deon Hollins DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Houston, TX 5 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Nick Terry DL 6′3″ 305 Elk Grove, CA 3 tackles 35 Ainuu Taua DL 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 275 Lompoc, CA 2 catches, 16 yards 69 Preston Awedisean DL 6′4″ 300 Palmdale, CA 70 Jaypal Bedi DL 6′1″ 285 Moorpark, CA 89 Thomas Schwab DL 6′3″ 275 Lucas, TX 99 Chigozie Nnoruka DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Sacramento, CA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 LB 6′0″ Long Beach, CA 119 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT 42 Kenny Young LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 New Orleans, LA 90 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 2 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 234 Upland, CA 26 tackles 4 LB 6′2″ Moorpark, CA 20 tackles, 1 INT 44 Isaako Savaiinaea LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Honolulu, HI 9 tackles 11 Keisean Lucier-South LB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Santa Ana, CA 6 tackles 26 Leni Toailoa LB 6′1″ 215 Rialto, CA 5 tackles 52 Lokeni Toailoa LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 256 Rialto, CA 5 tackles 17 DeChaun Holiday LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 San Marcos, CA 4 tackles 14 LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 235 Bakersfield, CA 3 tackles 40 Josh Chambers LB 6′1″ Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 32 Mique Juarez LB 5★ 5-star recruit RS 6′2″ 245 Torrance, CA 43 Willie Green LB 6′1″ 230 Beverly Hills, CA 55 Breland Brandt LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 230 Carson, CA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Randall Goforth DB 5′10″ Long Beach, CA 58 tackles, 4 INT 4 Jaleel Wadood DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 76 tackles 6 Adarius Pickett DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 198 Richmond, CA 42 tackles, 3 INT 10 DB 6′0″ Sunrise, FL 31 tackles, 2 INT 22 Nate Meadors DB So. 5′11″ 196 San Bernardino, CA 36 tackles 21 Tahaan Goodman DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 29 tackles, 1 INT 9 DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Elk Grove, CA 18 tackles 18 Octavius Spencer DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Pasadena, CA 11 tackles 23 Will Lockett DB 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 7 tackles 17 John Johnson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Fresno, CA 6 tackles 26 Brandon Stephens DB 6′0″ 206 Plano, TX 95 rushing yards 25 Denzel Fisher DB 6′1″ 175 Los Angeles, CA 4 tackles 21 Brandon Burton S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Los Angeles, CA 3 tackles 24 Charles Dawson DB 5′9″ Los Angeles, CA 3 tackles 28 Keyon Riley DB Fr. 6′1″ 198 Moreno Valley, CA 1 tackle 29 Colin Samuel CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Long Beach, CA 1 tackle 33 Dylan Luther DB 5′11″ Huntington Beach, CA 1 tackle 26 Jason Baker DB 6′1″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 39 Michael Mapes DB 5′8″ 175 Los Angeles, CA
Specialists 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 J.J. Molson PK 6′1″ 197 Montreal, QC 12 of 20 field goals 47 Austin Kent PK 6′1″ 215 Charlotte, NC 44 punts, 38.3 average 20 P So. 6′2″ 191 Westchester, CA 23 punts, 40.3 average 17 Andrew Strauch PK Fr. 5′11″ 180 Piedmont, CA 1 of 2 field goals 39 Adam Searl P 6′0″ Irvine, CA 6 punts, 41.0 average 30 Johnny Den Bleyker LS RS 5′11″ 194 Fremont, CA 99 Crawford Pierson PK 5′10″ 170 Westlake Village, CA
Jaleel Wadood, Brandon Burton, Mossi Johnson, Charles Dawson, Denzel Fisher, Jason Baker, Zachary Byrge, Michael Mapes, Josh Chambers, Trae Smith Josh Rosen, Mique Juarez, Breland Brandt, Gyo Shojima, Alex Akingbulu, Caleb Wilson Jordan Lasley, Randall Goforth, Jayon Brown, Christian Pabico, Colin Samuel Josh Woods, Darren Andrews, Craig Myers Adarius Pickett, Kenneth Walker, Takkarist McKinley Marcus Rios, Nate Iese, Nick Terry Keisean Lucier-South, Adam Searl, Zach Bateman Stefan Flintoft, Cameron Griffin, Willie Green Nate Meadors, Leni Toailoa, Lokeni Toailoa Will Lockett, Deon Hollins, Najee Toran Soso Jamabo, Brandon Stephens Theo Howard, Crawford Pierson Bolu Olorunfunmi, John Johnson Cameron Judge, Jaypal Bedi Devon Modster, Scott Quessenberry Dymond Lee, Jalen Starks DeChaun Holiday, Brad Sochowski Tahaan Goodman, Khalil Muhammad Keyon Riley, Poasi Moala Dylan Luther, Markus Boyer Paco Perez, Cristian Garcia Ishmael Adams Stephen Johnson Fabian Moreau Audie Omotosho Mike Fafaul Krys Barnes Andrew Strauch Octavius Spencer Nate Starks Justin Saleh Alvoid Bennett Johnny Den Bleyker Will McClure Ainuu Taua Ethan Fernea Justin Rittman Kenny Young Alex Rassool Isaako Savaiinaea Giovanni Gentosi Austin Kent Eddie Vanderdoes Nolan Dellibovi Michael Alves Josh Wariboko-Alali Jake Tourville Clayton Demski Conor McDermott Preston Awedisean Boss Tagaloa Kenny Lacy Andre James Kolton Miller Eldridge Massington Alex Van Dyke Austin Roberts Thomas Schwab Rick Wade Jacob Tuioti-Mariner Chigozie Nnoruka Jake Jones Matt Dickerson CA 85 TX 9 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2016 UCLA roster; the three 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 California 85 Texas 9 Florida 2 Maryland 1 PQ 1 Nevada 1 Virginia 1 Louisiana 1 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 36 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 9 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 6 Sacramento County, California pop. 1.6 million 5 Contra Costa County, California pop. 1.2 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.
Josh Rosen QB5-star recruit
Conor McDermott OL
Kolton Miller OL
Takkarist McKinley DL
Eli Ankou DL
Eddie Vanderdoes DL5-star recruit
Jayon Brown LB
Josh Woods LB4-star recruit
Cameron Judge LB
Krys Barnes LB4-star recruit
Fabian Moreau DB
Marcus Rios DB4-star recruit
Stefan Flintoft P