Teams UConn 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 UConn roster 102 players: 11 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 9 juniors, 70 with no class listed. From 18 states and 4 other countries; the most from Connecticut (30) and New Jersey (11). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 10 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Bryant Shirreffs QB 6′2″ 210 Jefferson, GA 2,287 passing yards, 14 TD 5 David Pindell QB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Columbia, MD 937 passing yards, 4 TD 7 Marvin Washington QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 202 Orlando, FL 12 Brandon Bisack QB So. 6′5″ 219 Fairfield, CT 12 Mike Beaudry QB RS 6′5″ 250 Orlando, FL 17 Jordan McAfee QB 6′4″ 220 Everett, MA 18 Brad Westmark QB 6′0″ 193 Brookfield, CT
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 34 Kevin Mensah RB 5′9″ 202 Worcester, MA 561 rushing yards, 4 TD 11 Nate Hopkins RB 6′1″ 212 Flower Mound, TX 343 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Arkeel Newsome RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′7″ 190 Ansonia, CT 261 rushing yards, 3 TD 48 Jason Thompson RB 5′7″ 182 Shelton, CT 27 rushing yards 30 Donevin O’Reilly RB So. 5′9″ 190 Glastonbury, CT 2 returns, 31 yards 24 Ja’Kevious Vickers RB 5′10″ 193 Belle Glade, FL 26 Stanley Little RB So. 5′9″ 190 Waterbury, CT
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 1 WR Jr. 6′2″ 204 Montreal, QC 43 catches, 615 yards, 7 TD 19 Quayvon Skanes WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Chicago, IL 35 catches, 335 yards, 1 TD 23 Keyion Dixon WR 6′3″ 190 Glastonbury, CT 33 catches, 360 yards, 1 TD 2 Tyraiq Beals WR Jr. 6′0″ 190 East Orange, NJ 30 catches, 266 yards 26 Kyle Buss WR Jr. 6′1″ 181 New Berlin, NY 10 returns, 240 yards 82 Mason Donaldson WR 6′2″ 207 Allentown, PA 16 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD 83 Ardell Brown WR So. 5′10″ 180 Rochester, NY 83 T.J. Vernieri WR 6′1″ 168 Long Valley, NJ 84 Bryan Coney WR 6′1″ 203 Naugatuck, CT 85 Justin Morehead WR 6′0″ 176 New Haven, CT
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Aaron McLean TE Jr. 6′5″ 221 Southborough, MA 31 catches, 472 yards, 2 TD 9 Tyler Davis TE So. 6′4″ 250 North Bellmore, NY 14 catches, 156 yards 86 Alec Bloom TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 253 Ligonier, PA 5 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD 81 Jay Rose TE 6′3″ 253 Southington, CT 2 returns, 2 yards 15 Donovan Williams TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Dumfries, VA 53 rushing yards 80 Tommy Myers TE 6′5″ 245 Coventry, CT 3 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD 89 Ryan Fitton TE 6′4″ 237 Westport, CT 90 Zordan Holman TE 6′5″ 251 Portland, ME
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 77 Trey Rutherford OL 6′5″ 312 Markham, ON 1 tackle 55 Stanley Hubbard III OL 6′3″ 293 Chevy Chase, DC 56 Nino Leone OL Fr. 6′4″ 312 Middleton, MA 60 Ben Bonvicini OL So. 6′1″ 314 Torrington, CT 62 Tommy Hopkins OL 6′6″ 300 Hawthorne, NY 63 Ryan Crozier OL 6′4″ 294 Plantation, FL 65 OL So. 6′5″ 300 Kingston, Jamaica 67 Brian Cespedes OL 6′6″ 299 New London, CT 71 James Tunstall OL 6′5″ 305 Indian Head, MD 72 Brendan Vechery OL 6′6″ 310 Ashburn, VA 73 Steve Hashemi OL 6′6″ 293 Trumbull, CT 74 Ryan Van Demark OL RS 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 78 Andrew Torres-Silva OL RS 6′4″ 277 Castroville, CA 78 Ian Campbell OL 6′5″ 295 Pompton Plains, NJ 79 Cam DeGeorge OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Lynnfield, MA 79 Kyle Schafenacker OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 284 Cooper City, FL 79 Noel Brouse OL Fr. 6′4″ 279 Slatington, PA
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 93 DL 6′4″ 303 Far Rockaway, NY 45 tackles, 4 sacks 57 Cole Ormsby DL 6′3″ 264 Windsor, CT 22 tackles, 7 sacks 15 Luke Carrezola DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Langhorne, PA 22 tackles, 2 sacks 50 Sheriden Lawley DL 6′4″ 290 Abbotsford, BC 13 tackles 94 Kevin Murphy DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 305 Westchester, PA 13 tackles 88 Connor Freeborn DL So. 6′5″ 265 Wilmington, DE 7 tackles 58 Philippe Okounam DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 282 Chateauguay, QC 3 tackles 96 James Atkins DL Jr. 6′5″ 275 Saugus, MA 1 tackle 42 T.J. Gardner DL RS 6′2″ 244 Windsor, CT 59 Andrew Migliaccio DL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Granby, CT 92 Carlton Steer DL Jr. 6′2″ 263 East Hartford, CT
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Junior Joseph LB 6′1″ 232 Sinking Springs, PA 91 tackles, 4 sacks 13 Vontae Diggs LB 6′2″ 221 Downers Grove, IL 77 tackles 25 Tyler Coyle LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Windsor, CT 67 tackles, 2 INT 33 Chris Britton LB 6′1″ 225 Harrisburg, PA 48 tackles, 1 sack 27 Omar Fortt LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 212 Stamford, CT 40 tackles Darrian Beavers LB 6′3″ 242 Cincinnati, OH 15 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Cameron Stapleton LB 6′4″ 230 Staten Island, NY 14 tackles, 1 sack 6 Ian Swenson LB 6′1″ 218 Wilmette, IL 15 tackles 47 Santana Sterling LB Jr. 6′0″ 226 Chandler, AZ 15 tackles 6 Eddie Hahn LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 223 Port Monmouth, NJ 10 tackles 45 Ryan Gilmartin LB Fr. 5′11″ 227 Weddington, NC 8 tackles 44 Ian Swenson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Wilmette, IL 6 tackles 49 Rhakim Williams LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Worcester, MA 3 rushing yards 12 E.J. Levenberry LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Woodbridge, VA 22 Eli Thomas LB So. 6′1″ 220 Elmira, NY 38 Jeff Woodcock LB 6′0″ 226 Middletown, CT 41 Marshé Terry LB 6′4″ 220 Columbus, NJ 58 Dillon Harris LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Bloomfield, CT
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 CB 6′1″ 190 Orange, NJ 63 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 7 Marshe Terry S So. 6′4″ 220 Columbus, NJ 60 tackles, 1 INT 1 Tre Bell DB 5′11″ 175 Union, NJ 49 tackles, 1 INT 29 Anthony Watkins DB 5′10″ 197 Fort Meade, MD 33 tackles 36 Brayden Brown DB 6′1″ 192 Cumberland, MD 25 tackles 2 Brice McAllister S 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 190 East Longmeadow, MA 22 tackles 21 Jordan Swann CB 5′10″ 186 Baltimore, MD 15 tackles, 1 INT 14 Tahj Herring-Wilson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Hartford, CT 17 tackles 31 John Robinson IV DB 6′2″ 195 Englewood, NJ 2 tackles 37 Kyle Williams DB 5′7″ 180 Hamden, CT 2 tackles 3 Diamond Harrell DB RS 6′1″ 205 Canoga Park, CA 28 Quimonei Bell-Hunter DB 6′1″ 196 Marcellus, NY 32 Aaron Garland DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 193 Oak Park, IL 35 Jarrell Chaney DB 6′1″ 190 Albany, NY 39 Chris Jean-Pierre DB 5′11″ 205 Deep River, CT 39 Ryan Carroll DB RS 6′1″ 180 Temple Hills, MD
Tyler Coyle, T.J. Gardner, Cole Ormsby, Dillon Harris, Andrew Migliaccio Arkeel Newsome, Jason Thompson, Steve Hashemi Keyion Dixon, Donevin O’Reilly, Carlton Steer Tre Bell, Jamar Summers Ian Swenson, Ian Swenson Marshe Terry, Marshé Terry Marvin Washington, Mike Beaudry Tyler Davis, Folorunso Fatukasi Brandon Bisack, Ryan Fitton Tahj Herring-Wilson, Harrison Newman Brad Westmark, Jeff Sidebotham Kevin Mensah, Rhakim Williams Nick Zecchino, Ian Campbell Cam DeGeorge, James Atkins Brice McAllister Tyraiq Beals Diamond Harrell Bryant Shirreffs David Pindell Eddie Hahn Aaron McLean Cameron Stapleton Junior Joseph Nate Hopkins E.J. Levenberry Vontae Diggs Donovan Williams Luke Carrezola Will Rishell Jordan McAfee Quayvon Skanes Jordan Swann Eli Thomas Ja’Kevious Vickers Kyle Buss Stanley Little Omar Fortt Quimonei Bell-Hunter Anthony Watkins John Robinson IV Aaron Garland Chris Britton Jarrell Chaney Brayden Brown Kyle Williams Jeff Woodcock Chris Jean-Pierre Ryan Carroll Brett Graham Ryan Gilmartin Santana Sterling Brian Keating Stanley Hubbard III Nino Leone Ben Bonvicini Tommy Hopkins Ryan Crozier Brian Cespedes James Tunstall Brendan Vechery Ryan Van Demark Daniel Oak Andrew Torres-Silva Kyle Schafenacker Noel Brouse Tommy Myers Jay Rose Mason Donaldson Ardell Brown T.J. Vernieri Bryan Coney Justin Morehead Alec Bloom Connor Freeborn Zordan Holman Kevin Murphy Darrian Beavers CT 30 NJ 11 NY 9 MA 8 PA 8 Hometowns of the 2017 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 30 New Jersey 11 New York 9 Massachusetts 8 Pennsylvania 8 Maryland 6 Florida 6 Illinois 5 Top counties Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 13 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 627,000 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 455,000 4 Worcester County, Massachusetts pop. 868,000 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’ 2017 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
Jamar Summers CB