Teams Utah State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Utah State roster 108 players: 15 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 3 juniors, 74 with no class listed. From 22 states; the most from Utah (33) and California (20). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 4
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Kent Myers QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Rowlett, TX 2,394 passing yards, 10 TD 8 Cade Smith QB 6′0″ 205 Salem, OR
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Tonny Lindsey Jr. RB 5′9″ 195 Ewa Beach, HI 763 rushing yards, 6 TD 21 LaJuan Hunt RB 5′8″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 140 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 RB 5′11″ Livingston, TX 259 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 Gerold Bright RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 190 Pensacola, FL 9 returns, 183 yards 34 Justen Hervey RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 215 Beaumont, TX 113 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Darwin Thompson RB Fr. 5′8″ 190 Jenks, OK 22 Eltoro Allen RB So. 5′9″ 185 Elk Grove, CA 29 Morian Walker Jr. RB RS 6′1″ 205 San Jose, CA 40 Dionte Simon RB 6′0″ 190 Tacoma, WA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 19 Ron’quavion Tarver WR So. 6′3″ 210 Belle Glade, FL 46 catches, 602 yards, 3 TD 27 Rayshad Lewis WR 5′10″ 177 Orlando, FL 40 catches, 469 yards, 2 TD 83 Andrew Rodriguez WR 5′9″ Allen, TX 26 catches, 286 yards, 1 TD 26 Kennedy Williams WR 5′6″ Las Vegas, NV 10 returns, 183 yards 88 Braelon Roberts WR 6′3″ 200 Dallas, TX 15 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD 17 Zach Van Leeuwen WR 6′0″ 185 Provo, UT 8 catches, 70 yards 5 Jaren Colston-Green WR 6′1″ 185 Tallahassee, FL 6 catches, 176 yards, 1 TD 7 Alex Byers WR 6′2″ 185 Riverview, FL 2 catches, 49 yards 80 Tyler Fox WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Layton, UT 1 tackle 14 Chad Artist WR So. 6′2″ 190 Logan, UT 1 catch, 0 yards 84 Ethan Cortazzo WR 6′0″ Mesa, AZ 1 catch, 3 yards 12 D.J. Nelson WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′9″ 195 Logan, UT 12 passing yards 15 Hudson Conrad WR 5′9″ 175 Tooele, UT 39 Connor McGuire WR 5′11″ 185 Roy, UT 83 Aaren Vaughns WR So. 5′8″ 180 Altadena, CA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 83 Wyatt Houston TE 6′4″ Tualatin, OR 36 catches, 331 yards, 2 TD 11 Damion Hobbs TE 6′2″ 245 Cedar Hill, TX 111 rushing yards, 6 TD 44 Landon Horne TE 6′2″ Kaysville, UT 2 catches, 12 yards 45 Joe Palange TE 6′1″ 250 Cleveland, OH 1 tackle 85 Derek Hastings TE 6′2″ Lehi, UT 1 tackle 87 Dax Raymond TE 6′5″ 245 Provo, UT
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 52 Sean Taylor OL 6′5″ 300 Vallejo, CA 55 Andrew Chen OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Calabasas, CA 59 Austin Stephens C 6′3″ 315 West Des Moines, IA 64 Jarom Ioane OL 6′6″ 360 Bountiful, UT 65 Austin Albrecht OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Sandy, UT 66 K.J. Uluave OL 6′4″ 300 Laie, HI 66 Matt Nelson OL RS 6′2″ 289 Mission Viejo, CA 67 Brandon Taukeiaho OL 6′2″ 305 South Jordan, UT 68 Dalton Forsythe OL 6′3″ 300 Grapevine, TX 69 Jake Templeton OL 6′2″ 305 Boise, ID 69 Roderick Smith OL 6′1″ 280 DeSoto, TX 70 Robert Castaneda OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Round Rock, TX 73 Preston Brooksby OL 6′5″ 290 Peoria, AZ 74 Jude Hockel OL 6′4″ 290 Walnut Creek, CA 76 Jake Simonich OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ Danville, CA 76 Roman Andrus OL So. 6′4″ 300 El Dorado Hills, CA 77 Villiamu McMoore OL 6′5″ 295 Kapolei, HI 78 Cody Boyer OL 6′5″ 285 St. George, UT
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 70 Travis Seefeldt DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Peoria, AZ 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks 19 Ian Togiai DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 280 West Valley City, UT 38 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Ricky Ali’ifua DE 6′2″ San Leandro, CA 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks 91 Siua Taufa DE 6′0″ Concord, CA 28 tackles 98 Edmund Faimalo DE 6′3″ Riverside, CA 27 tackles 96 Christopher ‘Unga DT Fr. 6′0″ 295 ROCHESTER, CA 20 tackles 51 Justus Te’i DL 6′3″ 260 Oceanside, CA 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 55 Adewale Adeoye DE So. 6′3″ 275 St. Louis, MO 2 tackles 93 Jacoby Wildman DE Fr. 6′2″ 250 Logan, UT 2 tackles 24 Dalton Baker DE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Payson, UT 44 Fua Leilua DT Fr. 6′3″ 295 Spanish Fork, UT 53 Braden Harris DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Gunnison, UT 54 Nami Tuitu’u DL RS 6′2″ 280 Mesa, AZ 91 Devon Anderson DT Fr. 6′1″ 295 Baltimore, MD
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 16 Anthony Williams LB 6′1″ Philadelphia, PA 96 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Brock Carmen LB 6′3″ Clovis, CA 63 tackles, 3 sacks 49 Derek Larsen LB Jr. 6′3″ 240 Logan, UT 43 tackles, 1.5 sacks 12 Alex Huerta LB 6′3″ 235 Wellsville, UT 45 tackles 48 Chase Christiansen LB So. 6′1″ 230 Stansbury, UT 39 tackles, 2 sacks 57 Leki Uasike LB 5′9″ Hurst, TX 43 tackles 22 Patrick Lee Miranda LB 5′10″ 220 Pawtucket, RI 7 tackles 46 Mason Tobeck LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Puyallup, WA 1 tackle 10 Chasen Andersen LB 5′11″ 225 Logan, UT 38 Mason Gajkowski LB So. 6′1″ 235 Sandy, UT 40 Ofa Latu LB So. 6′1″ 220 Provo, UT 41 Troy Murray LB 6′4″ 225 Logan, UT 42 Suli Tamaivena LB So. 6′0″ 230 Kirkland, WA 44 Louy Compton LB Jr. 6′3″ 210 Waterford, MI
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Dallin Leavitt S 5′10″ 205 Portland, OR 57 tackles, 3 INT 3 Jontrell Rocquemore S So. 6′1″ 210 McKinney, TX 40 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 1 Daniel Gray CB 5′1″ Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 tackles, 1 INT 13 Jalen Davis CB 5′10″ 185 La Mesa, CA 37 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 23 Gaje Ferguson S So. 6′0″ 205 Mendon, UT 40 tackles 8 Wesley Bailey CB 6′1″ 200 Huntsville, AL 27 tackles 31 Jentz Painter CB 5′8″ Riverton, UT 14 tackles, 1 sack 6 Cameron Haney CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 16 tackles 4 Aaron Wade S So. 6′1″ 210 Lithia, FL 6 tackles 40 Austin Cheney CB 5′9″ Boise, ID 2 tackles 26 Kevin Ogwu CB 5′9″ Katy, TX 1 tackle 7 D.J. Williams CB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Smyrna, TN 9 Ja’Marcus Ingram DB 6′2″ 195 Dallas, TX 15 Baron Gajkowski S RS 6′1″ 200 Alpine, UT 18 Makiah Gilmer CB 6′0″ 175 Kirkland, WA 27 Deante Fortenberry CB So. 5′10″ 190 Oakland, CA 29 Zach Swenson S 5′11″ 190 Salt Lake City, UT 31 Chance Parker S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Kaysille, UT 39 Jay Brown CB 5′8″ 165 Chino Hills, CA
Chasen Andersen, D.J. Nelson, Chad Artist, Gaje Ferguson, Jake Thompson, Troy Murray, Derek Larsen, Brock Warren, Jacoby Wildman Jentz Painter, Mason Gajkowski, Austin Albrecht, Brandon Taukeiaho Zach Van Leeuwen, Ofa Latu, Dax Raymond Ian Togiai, Zach Swenson, Chase Christiansen Daniel Gray, LaJuan Hunt Tonny Lindsey Jr., Villiamu McMoore Ja’Marcus Ingram, Braelon Roberts Damion Hobbs, Roderick Smith Baron Gajkowski, Derek Hastings Makiah Gilmer, Suli Tamaivena Austin Cheney, Jake Templeton Landon Horne, Tyler Fox Nami Tuitu’u, Ethan Cortazzo Leki Uasike, Mohelika Uasike Jarom Ioane, Aaron Dalton Travis Seefeldt, Preston Brooksby Gerold Bright Dallin Leavitt Kent Myers Jontrell Rocquemore Marquan Ellison Aaron Wade Darwin Thompson Jaren Colston-Green Cameron Haney Alex Byers D.J. Williams Cade Smith Wesley Bailey Alex Huerta Jalen Davis Hudson Conrad Anthony Williams Ron’quavion Tarver Brock Carmen Eltoro Allen Patrick Lee Miranda Dalton Baker Kennedy Williams Kevin Ogwu Deante Fortenberry Rayshad Lewis Morian Walker Jr. Devante Mays Justen Hervey Devin Centers Connor McGuire Jay Brown Dionte Simon Fua Leilua Louy Compton Joe Palange Mason Tobeck Emmett Odegard Justus Te’i Sean Taylor Braden Harris Adewale Adeoye Andrew Chen Gasetoto Schuster Austin Stephens Michael Smith Dominik Eberle K.J. Uluave Matt Nelson Dalton Forsythe Robert Castaneda Jude Hockel Jake Simonich Roman Andrus Cody Boyer Aaren Vaughns Andrew Rodriguez Wyatt Houston Devon Anderson Siua Taufa Ricky Ali’ifua Christopher ‘Unga Edmund Faimalo Zach Lee UT 33 CA 20 TX 14 FL 8 AZ 6 Hometowns of the 2016 Utah State 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 Utah 33 California 20 Texas 14 Florida 8 Arizona 6 Washington 4 Oregon 3 Hawaii 3 Top counties Cache County, Utah pop. 140,000 10 Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 7 Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 7 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5 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.
Devante Mays RB