Teams Utah 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Utah roster 136 players: 27 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 1 junior, 97 with no class listed. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (44) and Utah (42). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 13 Receivers 19 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 8
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 Joe Williams RB Allentown, PA 1,407 rushing yards, 10 TD 2 RB Fr. 5′10″ 222 Hialeah Gardens, FL 382 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Armand Shyne RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Oakland, CA 373 rushing yards, 4 TD 4 Troy McCormick Jr. RB 5′9″ 175 Ewa Beach, HI 194 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Joe Williams RB 5′11″ Allentown, PA 179 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Jordan Howard RB 5′10″ 204 Redlands, CA 32 rushing yards 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5′11″ 195 Boca Raton, FL 2 rushing yards 27 Marcel Manalo RB 5′11″ 220 Rio Linda, CA 27 Mason Woodward RB Fr. 5′9″ 216 West Point, UT 30 James Gray RB 5′9″ 174 Tokyo, Japan 30 Quinn Meier RB 5′11″ 188 Salt Lake City , UT 32 Joey Wood RB Fr. 5′9″ 220 Los Gatos, CA 32 Ty Murrell RB 5′8″ 175 Cornelius, NC
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 Tim Patrick WR 6′5″ San Diego, CA 45 catches, 711 yards, 5 TD 16 Cory Butler-Byrd WR 5′10″ Compton, CA 29 catches, 372 yards 10 Raelon Singleton WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Crosby, TX 27 catches, 464 yards, 4 TD 3 Demari Simpkins WR Fr. 5′10″ 187 Carol City, FL 19 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD 80 Siaosi Wilson WR 6′2″ 193 Tustin, CA 15 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD 6 Kyle Fulks WR 5′9″ 175 Katy, TX 7 returns, 194 yards 33 Tyrone Smith WR 6′4″ 218 Fresno, CA 10 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD 19 Tyler Cooperwood WR 5′9″ Long Beach, CA 3 catches, 17 yards 81 Dimitri Salido WR 5′11″ Pleasant Hill, CA 1 tackle 8 Alec Dana WR 6′2″ 195 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8 Derrick Vickers WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Bakersfield, CA 10 Riley Richmond WR 5′7″ 163 Salt Lake City , UT 18 Britain Covey WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 172 Provo, UT 20 Lahi Kautai WR 5′8″ 195 Euless, TX 29 Gage Cook WR 5′11″ 192 Kaysville, UT 80 Siaosi Mariner WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Tustin, CA 83 Jameson Field WR 5′11″ 187 Long Beach, CA 84 Dakota Baker WR 6′2″ 180 Idaho Falls, ID 85 Andrew Santiago WR 6′0″ 195 Provo, UT
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 18 Evan Moeai TE 6′2″ Provo, UT 22 catches, 308 yards, 2 TD 88 Harrison Handley TE 6′5″ 250 Draper, UT 12 catches, 168 yards 86 Wallace Gonzalez TE 6′5″ San Gabriel Valley, CA 1 catch, 11 yards 44 Jake Jackson TE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Encinitas, CA 46 Connor Haller TE RS 6′2″ 230 Salt Lake City , UT 46 Tyler Bell TE 6′4″ 240 Mountain Valley, CA 82 Ken Hampel TE 6′3″ Mountain View, CA 87 Siale Fakailoatonga TE 6′4″ 257 Salt Lake City , UT 88 Bapa Falemaka TE RS 6′3″ 259 Grantsville, UT 89 Chad Hekking TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Vacaville, CA 95 Trace Hobbs TE 6′3″ 190 Anaheim, CA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Alani Havili-Katoa OL So. 6′3″ 305 Stansbury Park, UT 4 tackles 74 Salesi Uhatafe OL 6′5″ 320 Euless, TX 2 tackles 54 Isaac Asiata OL 6′3″ Spanish Fork, UT 1 tackle 52 Sam Tevi OT 6′6″ 305 Euless, TX 56 Tucker Scott OL 6′4″ 282 San Clemente, CA 60 Keven Dixon OL 6′5″ 290 Buena Park, CA 60 Noah Reneau-Myers OL So. 6′4″ 310 Walnut Creek, CA 62 Aaron Amaama OL 6′1″ 380 Kearns, UT 65 Paul Toala OL Fr. 6′4″ 339 Burien, WA 66 Kyle Lanterman OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Long Beach, CA 67 Nick Carman OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 276 Tempe, AZ 68 J.J. Dielman OL 6′5″ 300 Ahwatukee, AZ 69 Lo Falemaka OL 6′5″ 295 West Valley City, UT 70 Jackson Barton OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′7″ 308 Salt Lake City , UT 71 Daniel Heller OL 6′2″ 290 Las Vegas, NV 72 OL 6′5″ 300 Lehi, UT 73 Johnny Capra OL 6′6″ 301 Auburn, CA 75 Alex Locklear OL Fr. 6′5″ 330 Huntington, WV 75 Nick Nowakowski OL 6′1″ 295 Castaic, CA 76 Scott Peck OL 6′6″ 310 Spokane Valley, WA 77 Darrin Paulo OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Sacramento, CA 78 Jake Grant OL 6′3″ 295 Scottsdale, AZ
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 49 Hunter Dimick DE 6′3″ Syracuse, UT 53 tackles, 14.5 sacks 50 Pita Taumoepenu DE 6′1″ Provo, UT 41 tackles, 9 sacks 45 Filipo Mokofisi DT 6′4″ 295 Woods Cross, UT 45 tackles, 5 sacks 59 Pasoni Tasini DT 6′3″ Ephraim, UT 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Lowell Lotulelei DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 320 South Jordan, UT 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks 6 Bradlee Anae DE Fr. 6′3″ 265 Laie, HI 4 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Kylie Fitts DE 6′4″ 260 San Bernardino, CA 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks 40 Hayden Clegg DE 6′1″ Laguna Nigel, CA 8 tackles 99 Leki Fotu DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 335 West Valley City, UT 1 tackle 7 Rex Jordan DE Fr. 6′4″ 237 Stone Mountain, GA 9 Davir Hamilton DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 240 Compton, CA 11 Vaha Vainuku DL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Salt Lake City , UT 42 Nick Heninger DE 6′2″ 230 South Jordan, UT 52 John Penisini DT Fr. 6′2″ 333 West Jordan, UT 54 Gerrit Choate DE RS 5′11″ 236 Dallas, TX 64 Mark Kruger DT 6′2″ 292 Orem, UT 87 Caleb Repp DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 95 Malik Haynes DE Fr. 6′2″ 250 Hauula, HI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Chase Hansen LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 230 Highland, UT 90 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 10 Sunia Tauteoli LB 6′0″ 227 Salt Lake City , UT 57 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 30 Cody Barton LB So. 6′2″ 230 Salt Lake City , UT 66 tackles, 1 sack 5 Kavika Luafatasaga LB 6′4″ 235 Honolulu, HI 52 tackles 3 Donavan Thompson LB Fr. 5′10″ 219 Miami, FL 12 tackles 31 Evan Eggiman LB 6′2″ Hillsboro, OR 6 tackles 32 Sharrieff Shah Jr. LB 6′1″ Sandy, UT 6 tackles 37 Christian Drews LB 6′1″ 225 Ramona, CA 3 tackles 8 Chris Hart LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Fort Lauderdale, FL 34 Alex Whittingham LB 5′10″ 210 Salt Lake City, UT 38 Sam Whittingham LB 5′10″ 210 Folsom, CA 42 Marcus Sanders-Williams LB 5′11″ Las Vegas, NV 51 Trevor Horlacher LB 6′2″ 222 Ivins, UT 57 Justin Tatola LB 5′11″ 211 South San Francisco, CA
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 20 Marcus Williams DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Corona, CA 64 tackles, 5 INT 14 Brian Allen DB 6′3″ La Marque, TX 35 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 29 Reggie Porter DB 5′11″ Amite, LA 43 tackles, 2 INT 12 Justin Thomas DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′8″ Orange, TX 35 tackles, 1 sack 1 Boobie Hobbs DB 5′10″ 180 New Orleans, LA 35 returns, 274 yards 15 Dominique Hatfield DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Los Angeles, CA 30 tackles, 1 INT 11 Jordan Fogal DB So. 5′10″ 195 San Leandro, CA 20 tackles, 2 INT 35 Casey Hughes DB Jr. 5′11″ 187 North Las Vegas, NV 5 tackles 7 Andre Godfrey DB 5′10″ Miami, FL 4 tackles 36 Mackay Dunn DB 5′10″ Draper, UT 3 tackles 23 Julian Blackmon DB Fr. 6′1″ 204 Layton, UT 2 tackles 26 Terrell Burgess DB Fr. 6′0″ 198 San Marcos, CA 2 returns, 27 yards 5 Tyson Cisrow DB 5′10″ Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 tackle 24 Kenric Young DB 6′1″ 189 Gainesville, FL 1 tackle 2 Philip Afia DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Chino Hills, CA 5 Tareke Lewis DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Palatka, FL 5 Tavaris Williams DB 5′11″ 185 Fort White, FL 13 Marquise Blair DB So. 6′2″ 195 Wooster, OH 14 Josh Nurse DB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Fayetteville, GA 15 Corrion Ballard DB So. 6′3″ 200 Houston, TX 16 Nygel King DB RS 6′0″ 180 Tomball, TX 17 Conner Charles DB 5′11″ 175 Boise, ID 33 Damian Greene DB 5′8″ 182 Sammamish, WA 35 Shawn Hansen DB 5′11″ 195 Buena Park, CA 43 Tyson Doman DB 6′0″ 192 Alpine, UT Duressa Goesse DB 6′0″ 170 Salt Lake City , UT
Riley Richmond, Sunia Tauteoli, Vaha Vainuku, Hayes Hicken, Cody Barton, Quinn Meier, Alex Whittingham, Connor Haller, Aaron Amaama, Lo Falemaka, Jackson Barton, Siale Fakailoatonga, Leki Fotu, Duressa Goesse, Landon Coles Chayden Johnston, Sharrieff Shah Jr., Mackay Dunn, Andy Phillips, Nick Heninger, John Penisini, Harrison Handley, Lowell Lotulelei Britain Covey, Evan Moeai, Pita Taumoepenu, Mark Kruger, Andrew Santiago, Matt Gay Davir Hamilton, Cory Butler-Byrd, Tyler Cooperwood, Kyle Lanterman, Jameson Field Julian Blackmon, Mason Woodward, Gage Cook, Hunter Dimick Tyler Huntley, Tyson Cisrow, Chris Hart Troy Williams, Dominique Hatfield, Wallace Gonzalez Lahi Kautai, Sam Tevi, Salesi Uhatafe Chase Hansen, Tyson Doman, Garett Bolles Casey Hughes, Marcus Sanders-Williams, Daniel Heller Shawn Hansen, Keven Dixon, Trace Hobbs Siaosi Mariner, Siaosi Wilson, Chase Dominguez Donavan Thompson, Andre Godfrey Alec Dana, Caleb Repp Jason Thompson, Damian Greene Jordan Fogal, Tyler Bell Logan Bateman, John Aloma Terrell Burgess, Jake Jackson Joe Williams, Joe Williams Alani Havili-Katoa, Bapa Falemaka Nick Carman, Jake Grant Boobie Hobbs Philip Afia Zack Moss Demari Simpkins Troy McCormick Jr. Armand Shyne Kavika Luafatasaga Tareke Lewis Tavaris Williams Bradlee Anae Kyle Fulks Devonta’e Henry-Cole Rex Jordan Derrick Vickers Raelon Singleton Kylie Fitts Justin Thomas Tim Patrick Marquise Blair Brian Allen Josh Nurse Corrion Ballard Nygel King Conner Charles Marcus Williams Kenric Young Jordan Howard Marcel Manalo Reggie Porter Evan Eggiman Joey Wood Ty Murrell Tyrone Smith Christian Drews Sam Whittingham Hayden Clegg Filipo Mokofisi Trevor Horlacher Gerrit Choate Isaac Asiata Tucker Scott Justin Tatola Pasoni Tasini Noah Reneau-Myers Paul Toala J.J. Dielman Johnny Capra Alex Locklear Nick Nowakowski Scott Peck Darrin Paulo Dimitri Salido Ken Hampel Dakota Baker Chad Hekking Malik Haynes A.J. Cecil CA 44 UT 42 FL 11 TX 10 HI 4 Hometowns of the 2016 Utah 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 Utah 42 Florida 11 Texas 10 Hawaii 4 Washington 4 Nevada 3 Arizona 3 Top counties Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 23 Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 10 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 9 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 7 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 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.
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