Teams UTEP 2014 Roster ← 2013 2015 → 2014 UTEP roster 115 players: 1 freshman, 114 with no class listed. From 15 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (74) and California (15). The 2014 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 14 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Running backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 29 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ El Paso, TX 1,321 rushing yards, 11 TD Nate Jeffery RB 531 rushing yards, 5 TD 23 Josh Bell RB 6′0″ Sugar Land, TX 256 rushing yards, 4 TD 7 LaQuintus Dowell RB 5′10″ Humble, TX 4 returns, 90 yards 30 Darrin Laufasa RB 6′1″ Seattle, WA 41 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 David Hamm RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 222 Klein, TX 96 rushing yards 4 Jeremiah Laufasa RB 5′10″ Kirkland, WA 65 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Jacob Martinez RB 5′8″ El Paso, TX 16 rushing yards 22 Noah Siegrist RB 5′9″ 195 Hudson, FL 25 Nathan Jeffery RB 6′0″ 210 Caddo Mills, TX 41 Cole Staudt RB 6′0″ 235 Pearland, TX 48 Patrick Trinidad FB 5′8″ 230 San Antonio, TX 49 Daniel Carrillo FB 5′11″ 220 El Paso, TX 82 Sloan Spiller FB RS 6′1″ 221 Katy, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 8 Autrey Golden WR 5′11″ Willis, TX 31 catches, 263 yards, 2 TD 14 Ian Hamilton WR 6′5″ Pasadena, CA 28 catches, 585 yards, 2 TD 4 Jarrad Shaw WR 5′9″ Los Angeles, CA 13 catches, 168 yards, 1 TD 9 Jaquan White WR 5′10″ Dallas, TX 4 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD 11 Malcolm Trail WR 6′1″ Dallas, TX 3 catches, 64 yards 1 Tyler Batson WR 6′2″ 205 Spring, TX 1 catch, 11 yards 5 Ziere Banner WR 6′1″ Killeen, TX 9 rushing yards 6 Brandon Moss WR 6′3″ 190 El Paso, TX 6 rushing yards 11 Cole Freytag WR 6′1″ El Paso, TX 19 Daniel Siller WR 6′1″ Torreon, Mexico 42 Jordan Jackson WR 5′10″ 165 Freeport, TX 80 Jacob Garcia WR 5′11″ 185 El Paso, TX 82 Donovan Walker WR 6′1″ 179 Chino Hills, CA 87 Damian Stevenson WR 5′9″ 160 Euless, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 87 TE 6′7″ Klein, TX 19 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD 18 Katrae Ford TE 6′5″ Houston, TX 6 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 89 Cole Rogers TE 6′4″ Dripping Springs, TX 2 catches, 25 yards 80 Hayden Plinke TE 6′4″ Hollsboro, OR 81 Sterling Napier TE 6′4″ 250 Rio Rancho, NM 82 Nick Jones TE 6′7″ 260 Buffalo, NY 88 Augie Touris TE 6′4″ 270 Buffalo, NY
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 58 Chris Jones OL 6′1″ 310 Corsicana, TX 59 Paulo Melendez OL 6′3″ 305 El Paso, TX 60 Eric Lee OL 6′1″ 305 Riverside, CA 62 Kyle Brown OL 6′2″ 285 Conroe, TX 67 Anthony Kyles OL 6′2″ Los Angeles, CA 68 Josh Silvas OL 6′4″ 385 El Paso, TX 69 Jerel Watkins OL 6′3″ 300 Channelview, TX 70 Jerome Daniels OL 6′3″ 305 Little Elm, TX 71 Erik Ramirez OL 6′3″ 285 El Paso, TX 72 Jerrod Brooks OL 6′6″ 312 Dallas, TX 73 Chris Thummel OL 6′4″ 290 El Paso, TX 74 John De La Rosa OL 6′6″ 325 Bay City, TX 75 Derek Elmendorff OL 6′3″ 310 El Paso, TX 76 OL 6′3″ 330 Las Vegas, NV 77 Chris Thomas OL 6′5″ 310 Lancaster, TX 78 Josh Valdez OL 6′2″ 285 El Paso, TX 78 Michael Castle OL 6′1″ 325 Argyle, TX 79 Christopher Misaalefua OL 6′5″ 375 Lindsay, CA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 40 Cooper Brock DL 6′4″ 260 Copperas Cove, TX 43 Roy Robertson-Harris DL 6′7″ 255 Grand Prairie, TX 52 Dewan Edmonson DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 285 Manvel, TX 55 Mike Sota DE RS 6′5″ 280 Placentia, CA 63 Gino Bresolin DL 6′1″ Redmond, WA 66 Christian Harper DL 6′4″ Houston, TX 84 Luke Elsner DL 6′4″ 240 Seymour, WI 87 Christian Buckingham DL 6′4″ 280 Tafuna, American Samoa 90 Maurice Chavis DL 6′1″ 275 Tucson, AZ 91 Vince Czerniewski DL 6′0″ 275 Pittsburgh, PA 92 Alex Villarreal DL 6′4″ 300 Hidalgo, TX 94 Joseph Kraemer DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Kettering, OH 95 Devante Richardson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 290 Fort Worth, TX 97 Brian Madunezim DL 6′3″ Houston, TX 98 Eddie Custard DL 6′1″ 230 Faunsdale, AL 99 Foster Dixson DL Fr. 6′4″ 256 Los Angeles, CA 99 Jacob Bejarano DL 6′1″ 275 El Paso, TX
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 10 Jimmy Musgrave LB 6′0″ Victorville, CA 1 INT 16 Alvin Jones LB 5′11″ 230 El Paso, TX 1 INT 35 Trey Brown LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ Brownwood, TX 1 INT 10 Devin Simmons LB 6′0″ El Paso, TX 26 Justen Tatum LB 6′1″ 250 Dallas, TX 31 Matthew Heard LB 6′3″ 225 El Paso, TX 33 Lawrence Montegut LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 225 La Marque, TX 34 Anthony Puente LB 5′11″ San Antonio, TX 36 Nick Usher LB 6′4″ Los Angeles, CA 37 Kristopher Christian LB 5′11″ 230 Lovejoy, GA 44 Cooper Foster LB 6′1″ Cedar Park, TX 53 Douglas Omoegbele LB 6′0″ 220 Sugarland, TX 54 Silas Firstley LB 6′0″ Mesquite, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2014 32 Damian Payne DB 6′0″ Houston, TX 33 returns, 232 yards 1 Adrian James DB 6′0″ Dallas, TX 1 INT 6 Da’Carlos Renfro DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Orange, TX 1 INT 7 Nick Gathrite DB 5′9″ Riverside, CA 1 INT 13 Wesley Miller DB 5′10″ Fresno, CA 1 INT 22 Jameel Erving DB 6′1″ Fontana, CA 1 INT 27 Devin Cockrell DB 6′0″ 200 Port Arthur, TX 1 INT 2 Ishmael Harrison DB 6′0″ Red Oak, TX 3 Traun Roberson DB 6′0″ DeSoto, TX 5 Leon Hayes DB 5′10″ Las Vegas, NV 5 Nik Needham DB 2★ 2-star recruit RS 6′0″ 203 Buena Park, CA 8 Kelvin Fisher Jr. DB 5′11″ Gilbert, AZ 9 Kevin Carreon DB 5′10″ 170 El Paso, TX 12 Kionce Roberts DB 5′9″ 165 Corona, CA 13 Mookie Carlile DB 6′1″ 200 Stephenville, TX 17 Nathan Stukes DB 5′11″ 205 Anderson, SC 21 Dashone Smith DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Spring, TX 31 Robert Spencer DB 6′0″ 190 Tyler, TX 38 Natanael Rodriguez DB 6′1″ 200 EL Paso, TX
Jacob Martinez, Brandon Moss, Kevin Carreon, Devin Simmons, Guillermo Serrano, Cole Freytag, Ryan Metz, Alvin Jones, Aaron Jones, Matthew Heard, Natanael Rodriguez, Daniel Carrillo, Jason Filley, Paulo Melendez, Josh Silvas, Erik Ramirez, Chris Thummel, Derek Elmendorff, Josh Valdez, Jacob Garcia, Jacob Bejarano Adrian James, Jaquan White, Malcolm Trail, Justen Tatum, Jerrod Brooks Jarrad Shaw, Nick Usher, Anthony Kyles, Foster Dixson Katrae Ford, Damian Payne, Christian Harper, Brian Madunezim Leon Hayes, Jay Mattox, Will Hernandez Nick Gathrite, Kionce Roberts, Eric Lee Tyler Batson, Dashone Smith Jameill Showers, Ziere Banner Traun Roberson, Roy Robertson-Harris Jeremiah Laufasa, Gino Bresolin Nik Needham, Mike Sota Autrey Golden, Kyle Brown Garrett Simpson, Jerome Daniels David Hamm, Eric Tomlinson Anthony Puente, Patrick Trinidad Mikael Sroka, Michael Castle Brooks Friedman, Damian Stevenson Nick Jones, Augie Touris Ishmael Harrison Da’Carlos Renfro LaQuintus Dowell Kelvin Fisher Jr. Jimmy Musgrave Mack Leftwich Mookie Carlile Wesley Miller Ian Hamilton Nathan Stukes Hunter McEachern Jake Sammut Jameel Erving Noah Siegrist Josh Bell Nathan Jeffery Devin Cockrell Darrin Laufasa Robert Spencer Lawrence Montegut Trey Brown Kristopher Christian Cooper Brock Cole Staudt Jordan Jackson Cooper Foster Dewan Edmonson Douglas Omoegbele Silas Firstley Chris Jones Nick Dooley Jerel Watkins John De La Rosa Chris Thomas Christopher Misaalefua Sterling Napier Donovan Walker Sloan Spiller Luke Elsner Cole Rogers Maurice Chavis Vince Czerniewski Alex Villarreal Joseph Kraemer Devante Richardson Mike Ruggles Eddie Custard TX 74 CA 15 AZ 4 NV 3 WA 3 Hometowns of the 2014 UTEP 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 Texas 74 California 15 Arizona 4 Washington 3 Nevada 3 Pennsylvania 2 Florida 2 New York 2 Top counties El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 21 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 11 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 9 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 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’ 2014 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.
Aaron Jones RB3-star recruit
Eric Tomlinson TE
Will Hernandez OL