Teams UConn 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 UConn roster 101 players: 12 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 80 with no class listed. From 19 states and 5 other countries; the most from Connecticut (26) and New Jersey (16). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 10 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Arkeel Newsome RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′7″ 190 Ansonia, CT 715 rushing yards, 5 TD 3 Ron Johnson RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ Naples, FL 242 rushing yards, 4 TD 48 Jason Thompson RB 5′7″ 182 Shelton, CT 20 rushing yards 11 Nate Hopkins RB 6′1″ 212 Flower Mound, TX 24 Ja’Kevious Vickers RB 5′10″ 193 Belle Glade, FL 26 Stanley Little RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Waterbury, CT 28 Tahj-Anthony Wilson RB 5′10″ 214 Long Island, NY 30 Donevin O’Reilly RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Glastonbury, CT 34 Teddy Allmendinger FB 6′1″ 241 Avon, CT 44 Rick Bartone RB 5′10″ 203 Derby, CT
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Noel Thomas WR 6′1″ 202 Norwalk, CT 100 catches, 1,179 yards, 3 TD 2 Tyraiq Beals WR So. 6′0″ 190 East Orange, NJ 12 returns, 186 yards 1 WR So. 6′2″ 204 Montreal, QC 23 catches, 296 yards 18 Brian Lemelle WR 5′10″ Harrisburg, PA 12 catches, 158 yards 84 Bryan Coney WR 6′1″ 203 Naugatuck, CT 2 tackles 23 Keyion Dixon WR 6′3″ 190 Glastonbury, CT 26 Kyle Buss WR So. 6′1″ 181 New Berlin, NY 83 Ardell Brown WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Rochester, NY 83 T.J. Vernieri WR 6′1″ 168 Long Valley, NJ 85 Malcolm Anthony WR 5′8″ 185 Mount Laurel, NJ
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 15 Donovan Williams TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Dumfries, VA 300 passing yards, 1 TD 86 Alec Bloom TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 253 Ligonier, PA 15 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD 9 Tyler Davis TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 North Bellmore, NY 11 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD 80 Tommy Myers TE 6′5″ 245 Coventry, CT 9 catches, 83 yards 94 Nicholas Lensander TE 6′4″ Santa Barbara, CA 4 tackles 8 Aaron McLean TE So. 6′5″ 221 Southborough, MA 2 catches, 40 yards 89 Chris Lee TE 6′7″ 273 Severna Park, MD 90 Zordan Holman TE 6′5″ 251 Portland, ME
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Andreas Knappe OL 6′8″ 325 Silkeborg, Denmark 60 Ben Bonvicini OL Fr. 6′1″ 314 Torrington, CT 61 Tom Tabur OL 6′3″ 300 Whitinsville, MA 62 Tommy Hopkins OL 6′6″ 300 Hawthorne, NY 63 Ryan Crozier OL 6′4″ 294 Plantation, FL 65 OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Kingston, Jamaica 67 Bryan Cespedes OL 6′7″ 313 New London, CT 71 Richard Levy OL 6′6″ 316 Trenton, NJ 72 Brendan Vechery OL 6′6″ 310 Ashburn, VA 73 Steve Hashemi OL 6′6″ 293 Trumbull, CT 74 Ryan Van Demark OL 6′5″ 302 Princeton, NJ 75 Daniel Oak OL 6′3″ 285 Fort Myers, FL 76 Harrison Newman OL 6′3″ 271 West Hartford, CT 77 Trey Rutherford OL 6′5″ 312 Markham, ON 78 Ian Campbell OL 6′5″ 295 Pompton Plains, NJ 79 Cam DeGeorge OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 290 Lynnfield, MA 79 Kyle Schafenacker OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 284 Cooper City, FL
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 92 Mikal Myers DL 6′1″ Newburgh, NY 51 tackles, 1 sack 15 Luke Carrezola DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Langhorne, PA 43 tackles, 3 sacks 93 DL 6′4″ 303 Far Rockaway, NY 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks 57 Cole Ormsby DL 6′3″ 264 Windsor, CT 26 tackles, 4 sacks 99 Sean Marinan DL 6′1″ Higganum, CT 11 tackles, 1 sack 94 Kevin Murphy DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 305 Westchester, PA 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 50 Sheriden Lawley DL 6′4″ 290 Abbotsford, BC 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 58 Philippe Okounam DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 282 Chateauguay, QC 88 Connor Freeborn DL Fr. 6′5″ 265 Wilmington, DE 91 Felton Blackwell DL 6′2″ 328 Egg Harbor City, NJ 92 Carlton Steer DL So. 6′2″ 263 East Hartford, CT 96 James Atkins DL So. 6′5″ 275 Saugus, MA
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Vontae Diggs LB 6′2″ 221 Downers Grove, IL 84 tackles, 1 sack 11 Junior Joseph LB 6′1″ 232 Sinking Springs, PA 81 tackles 36 Matthew Walsh LB 6′1″ Madison, CT 72 tackles 12 E.J. Levenberry LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Woodbridge, VA 37 tackles, 3.5 sacks 10 Cameron Stapleton LB 6′4″ 230 Staten Island, NY 14 tackles 33 Chris Britton LB 6′1″ 225 Harrisburg, PA 7 tackles 54 Omaine Stephens LB 6′3″ East Orange, NJ 2 tackles 30 Jalen Stevens LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Goose Creek, SC 1 tackle 55 Jon Hicks LB 6′2″ Palmyra, PA 1 tackle 9 William Richardson LB 6′2″ 242 Washington, DC 22 Eli Thomas LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Elmira, NY 35 Luke Sowa LB 6′2″ 233 Millstone, NJ 38 Johnny Somers LB 6′4″ 205 Stamford, CT 41 Marshé Terry LB 6′4″ 220 Columbus, NJ 47 Nazir Williams LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 248 Bridgeton, NJ 47 Santana Sterling LB So. 6′0″ 226 Chandler, AZ 49 Rhakim Williams LB RS 6′1″ 225 Worcester, MA 52 Richmond Williams LB 6′0″ 236 Hayfield, VA Darrian Beavers LB 6′3″ 242 Cincinnati, OH
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 20 S 6′3″ South Grafton, MA 118 tackles, 4 INT 21 CB 6′1″ 190 Orange, NJ 59 tackles, 2 INT 6 Jhavon Williams CB 5′11″ Delray Beach, FL 55 tackles, 1 INT 7 John Green CB 5′10″ Miami, FL 29 tackles 29 Anthony Watkins DB 5′10″ 197 Fort Meade, MD 21 tackles 2 Brice McAllister S 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′11″ 190 East Longmeadow, MA 18 tackles 31 John Robinson IV DB 6′2″ 195 Englewood, NJ 7 tackles 27 Nick Vitale CB 5′8″ Madison, CT 5 tackles 7 Marshe Terry S Fr. 6′4″ 220 Columbus, NJ 3 tackles 32 Aaron Garland DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 193 Oak Park, IL 1 tackle 1 Tre Bell DB 5′11″ 175 Union, NJ 26 Dan Romanello S 6′0″ 190 Norwalk, CT 37 Kyle Williams DB 5′7″ 180 Hamden, CT 39 Chris Jean-Pierre DB 5′11″ 205 Deep River, CT
Arkeel Newsome, Rick Bartone, Jason Thompson, Steve Hashemi Keyion Dixon, Donevin O’Reilly, Carlton Steer Tre Bell, Jamar Summers Tyraiq Beals, Omaine Stephens Noel Thomas, Dan Romanello Marshe Terry, Marshé Terry Tyler Davis, Folorunso Fatukasi Brian Lemelle, Chris Britton Nick Vitale, Matthew Walsh Teddy Allmendinger, Harrison Newman Nick Zecchino, Ian Campbell Richard Levy, Ryan Van Demark Cam DeGeorge, James Atkins Brice McAllister Ron Johnson Bryant Shirreffs David Pindell Jhavon Williams Garrett Anderson John Green Aaron McLean William Richardson Cameron Stapleton Junior Joseph Nate Hopkins Brandon Bisack E.J. Levenberry Vontae Diggs Donovan Williams Luke Carrezola Will Rishell Bobby Puyol Brad Westmark Obi Melifonwu Eli Thomas Ja’Kevious Vickers Kyle Buss Stanley Little Tahj-Anthony Wilson Anthony Watkins Jalen Stevens John Robinson IV Aaron Garland Luke Sowa Kyle Williams Johnny Somers Chris Jean-Pierre Brett Graham Justin Wain Nazir Williams Santana Sterling Rhakim Williams Richmond Williams Jon Hicks Cole Ormsby Ben Bonvicini Tom Tabur Tommy Hopkins Ryan Crozier Bryan Cespedes Brendan Vechery Daniel Oak Kyle Schafenacker Tommy Myers Ardell Brown T.J. Vernieri Bryan Coney Malcolm Anthony Alec Bloom Connor Freeborn Chris Lee Zordan Holman Felton Blackwell Mikal Myers Kevin Murphy Nicholas Lensander Sean Marinan Darrian Beavers CT 26 NJ 16 NY 9 FL 8 PA 8 Hometowns of the 2016 UConn 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 Connecticut 26 New Jersey 16 New York 9 Florida 8 Pennsylvania 8 Massachusetts 7 Virginia 4 Maryland 3 Top counties Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 8 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 455,000 5 Essex County, New Jersey pop. 863,000 4 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 627,000 4 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 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’ 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.
Hergy Mayala WR
Matt Peart OL
Folorunso Fatukasi DL
Obi Melifonwu S
Jamar Summers CB