Teams UNLV 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 UNLV roster 102 players: 15 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 5 juniors, 14 seniors, 50 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from California (44) and Nevada (23). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 9 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 6 Max Gilliam QB So. 6′3″ 200 Thousand Oaks, CA 1,394 passing yards, 14 TD 18 Armani Rogers QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Los Angeles, CA 601 passing yards, 10 TD; 565 rushing yards, 8 TD 12 Kenyon Oblad QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 200 Henderson, NV 7 passing yards 15 Marckell Grayson QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 200 Las Vegas, NV
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 3 Lexington Thomas RB Sr. 5′9″ 170 Houston, TX 1,071 rushing yards, 12 TD 8 Charles Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 200 Fresno, CA 332 rushing yards 35 Xzaviar Campbell RB Sr. 5′11″ 225 Bellaire, TX 269 rushing yards 29 Evan Owens RB Sr. 6′1″ 215 Tracy, CA 295 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Chad Magyar RB 6′2″ 215 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 3 tackles 33 Tyree Jackson RB 5′8″ 175 Pensacola, FL 2 tackles 13 Tariq Hollandsworth RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Sacramento, CA 34 Darran Williams RB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Oklahoma City, OK 34 Rashad Walker RB 6′2″ 215 Gurnee, IL
Receivers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 80 Brandon Presley WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Temecula, CA 35 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD 16 Tyleek Collins WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 170 Savannah, GA 31 catches, 422 yards, 6 TD 10 Darren Woods Jr. WR 6′0″ 215 Missouri City, TX 24 catches, 355 yards, 5 TD 2 Mekhi Stevenson WR 6′0″ 185 San Diego, CA 20 catches, 244 yards, 1 TD 84 Kendal Keys WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 205 San Diego, CA 5 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD 81 Andre Collins Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 215 Hacienda Heights, CA 1 catch, 7 yards 82 Elijah Trosclair WR So. 6′3″ 200 Sacramento, CA 82 Jacob Gasser WR So. 6′0″ 180 Long Beach, CA 90 Brandon Gahagan WR 5′10″ 170 Las Vegas, NV
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 45 Giovanni Fauolo TE 6′2″ 250 Oakley, CA 17 catches, 116 yards, 2 TD 15 Noah Bean TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Simi Valley, CA 3 catches, 12 yards, 2 TD 41 Jamaal Neal TE 6′1″ 260 South Gate, CA 1 catch, 6 yards 88 Cody Scherff TE Sr. 6′6″ 250 Albert Lea, MN 1 catch, 3 yards 39 Daniel Godfrey TE 5′8″ 235 Las Vegas, NV
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 65 Donovan Outlaw OL So. 6′4″ 290 Henderson, NV 1 tackle 51 Zack Singer OL 6′2″ 320 Las Vegas, NV 61 Ryan Tantum OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Auburn, CA 62 Nate Oishi OL So. 5′10″ 285 Honolulu, HI 64 Nathan Jacobson OL 6′5″ 280 Snohomish, WA 67 Jackson Reynolds OL RS 6′0″ 275 Henderson, NV 70 Justice Oluwaseun OL RS 6′3″ 325 Richmond, TX 70 Sid Acosta OL So. 6′1″ 300 Corona, CA 72 Matt Brayton OL So. 6′3″ 310 Monrovia, CA 73 Ashton Morgan OL RS 6′5″ 305 Chico, CA 74 Julio Garcia OL Fr. 6′3″ 330 Las Vegas, NV 75 Jaron Caldwell OL So. 6′4″ 335 Las Vegas, NV 77 Jackson McCullough OL So. 6′6″ 320 San Diego, CA 77 Keenen King OL 6′4″ 300 Las Vegas, NV 78 Justin Polu OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 335 Henderson, NV
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 56 Roger Mann DL Sr. 6′3″ 265 San Diego, CA 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks 20 Jameer Outsey DL Sr. 6′3″ 240 Somerset, NJ 31 tackles, 4 sacks 42 Salanoa-Alo Wily DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 295 Laie, HI 37 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Kolo Uasike DL 6′0″ 305 Mesa, AZ 24 tackles, 1 sack 91 Nate Neal DL So. 6′3″ 240 Montclair, CA 8 tackles, 1 sack 55 Tavis Malakius DL 6′2″ 300 Macon, GA 7 tackles 95 Jalen Graves DL Fr. 6′0″ 260 Las Vegas, NV 7 tackles 99 Chris Manoa DL 6′0″ 335 Chandler, AZ 2 tackles 48 Royce Danielson DL 6′4″ 255 Henderson, NV 1 tackle 97 Jamal Holloway DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 230 Camden, NJ 1 tackle 16 Eliel Ehimare DL RS 6′2″ 290 Katy, TX 20 Tavai Tuitasi DL RS 6′2″ 265 San Francisco, CA 61 Angel Torres DL 5′11″ 275 Las Vegas, NV 66 Ammir Aziz DL 6′6″ 335 Las Vegas, NV 90 Jalil Briley DL So. 6′3″ 255 Las Vegas, NV 91 Noah McGregor DL RS 6′4″ 270 Chatsworth, CA 92 Rodney Jones DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Stockton, CA 93 Dominion Ezinwa DL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 96 Montrice Johns DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 325 Yuma, AZ 98 Nick Dehdashtian DL 6′1″ 280 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 16 Javin White LB Jr. 6′3″ 205 Oakland, CA 74 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT 48 Bailey Laolagi LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Folsom, CA 77 tackles, 1.5 sacks 25 Gabe McCoy LB 6′2″ 220 Pittsburg, CA 46 tackles, 4 sacks 53 Farrell Hester II LB 6′1″ 240 Las Vegas, NV 33 tackles 47 Malcolm Johnson LB 6′0″ 235 Mandeville, LA 8 tackles 27 Austin Ajiake LB 6′2″ 220 Fremont, CA 5 tackles 44 Jacob Rominger LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Overland Park, KS 4 tackles 40 J.D. Alexander LB So. 6′2″ 230 Los Angeles, CA 3 tackles 52 Cooper Mirich LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Cheyenne, WY 2 tackles 10 Vic Viramontes LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Riverside, CA 54 Jaylen Encarnacion LB RS 6′2″ 270 Pawtucket, RI
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 33 Dalton Baker DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 109 tackles, 2 INT 17 Evan Austrie DB 6′0″ 210 Vallejo, CA 66 tackles 7 Jericho Flowers DB 5′10″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 53 tackles, 1 INT 26 Jocquez Kalili DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 49 tackles, 1 INT 22 Demitrious Gibbs DB So. 6′4″ 205 Chula Vista, CA 36 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 4 Alex Perry DB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Las Vegas, NV 24 tackles 32 Bryce Jackson DB 5′10″ 195 Chandler, AZ 13 tackles 23 Greg Francis DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Las Vegas, NV 12 tackles 3 Drew Tejchman DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Acworth, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 14 Myles Plummer DB So. 6′1″ 185 Prince Georges Metro C, MD 9 tackles 86 Darren Palmer DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Lithia Springs, GA 9 tackles 15 Soli Afalava DB So. 6′2″ 215 Hauula, HI 8 tackles 38 Ty’Jason Roberts DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 West Los Angeles, CA 7 tackles 28 Trey Austin DB 5′10″ 195 Bear, DE 2 tackles 19 Malachi Miles DB Fr. 5′8″ 170 Las Vegas, NV 1 tackle 21 Luca Vartic DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Kailua Kona, HI 1 tackle 37 Christian Minor DB Fr. 5′9″ 200 North Las Vegas, NV 1 tackle 6 Tykenzie Daniels DB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Richmond, TX 28 Aaron Lewis DB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 31 Kyle Moses DB RS 5′9″ 185 San Diego, CA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 30 Evan Pantels PK Sr. 5′10″ 190 Suwanee, GA 6 of 10 field goals 19 Hayes Hicken PK 6′2″ 245 Salt Lake City , UT 65 punts, 43.8 average 58 Nathan Guzman LS Jr. 5′10″ 185 Whittier, CA 5 tackles 32 Daniel Gutierrez PK 5′11″ 220 Los Angeles, CA 0 of 1 field goal 4 Dorian Naiditch PK 5′4″ 155 Carlisle, PA 52 Nikola Kresovic LS 6′2″ 205 San Diego, CA 52 Rex Goossen LS RS 6′2″ 210 Scottsdale, AZ 57 Nathan De Jager P So. 5′11″ 180 Bakersfield, CA 59 Patrick McInerney LS 6′2″ 220 Scottsdale, CA
Alex Perry, Marckell Grayson, Malachi Miles, Greg Francis, Jocquez Kalili, Dalton Baker, Christian Minor, Daniel Godfrey, Zack Singer, Farrell Hester II, Angel Torres, Ammir Aziz, Julio Garcia, Jaron Caldwell, Keenen King, Brandon Gahagan, Jalil Briley, Jalen Graves Mekhi Stevenson, Kyle Moses, Nikola Kresovic, Roger Mann, Jackson McCullough, Kendal Keys Kenyon Oblad, Royce Danielson, Donovan Outlaw, Jackson Reynolds, Justin Polu Jericho Flowers, Armani Rogers, Daniel Gutierrez, J.D. Alexander Rex Goossen, Patrick McInerney, Kolo Uasike Tykenzie Daniels, Justice Oluwaseun Darren Woods Jr., Xzaviar Campbell Vic Viramontes, Sid Acosta Tariq Hollandsworth, Elijah Trosclair Noah Bean, Noah McGregor Javin White, Tavai Tuitasi Aaron Lewis, Dominion Ezinwa Bryce Jackson, Chris Manoa Chad Magyar, Nick Dehdashtian Nathan Guzman, Matt Brayton Drew Tejchman Lexington Thomas Dorian Naiditch Max Gilliam Charles Williams Soli Afalava Eliel Ehimare Tyleek Collins Evan Austrie Hayes Hicken Jameer Outsey Luca Vartic Demitrious Gibbs Gabe McCoy Austin Ajiake Trey Austin Evan Owens Evan Pantels Tyree Jackson Darran Williams Rashad Walker Ty’Jason Roberts Jamaal Neal Salanoa-Alo Wily Jacob Rominger Giovanni Fauolo Malcolm Johnson Bailey Laolagi Cooper Mirich Jaylen Encarnacion Tavis Malakius Nathan De Jager Ryan Tantum Nate Oishi Nathan Jacobson Ashton Morgan Brandon Presley Andre Collins Jr. Jacob Gasser Darren Palmer Cody Scherff Nate Neal Rodney Jones Montrice Johns Jamal Holloway CA 44 NV 23 TX 6 AZ 5 GA 5 Hometowns of the 2018 UNLV 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 California 44 Nevada 23 Texas 6 Georgia 5 Arizona 5 Hawaii 4 New Jersey 2 Pennsylvania 1 Top counties Clark County, Nevada pop. 2.3 million 23 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 7 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 4 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 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’ 2018 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.
