Teams UTEP 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 UTEP roster 122 players: 23 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 1 junior, 86 with no class listed. From 19 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (64) and California (23). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 13 Receivers 17 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 29 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ El Paso, TX 1,773 rushing yards, 17 TD 4 Quadraiz Wadley RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Kennedale, TX 168 rushing yards 15 Kevin Dove RB 6′0″ 245 El Campo, TX 101 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Tyrone Nelson RB 5′11″ Los Angeles, CA 30 rushing yards 23 Orion Prescott RB 5′8″ Seattle, WA 14 rushing yards 30 Darrin Laufasa RB 6′1″ Seattle, WA 8 rushing yards 19 Desmond Davis RB 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 19 Treyvon Hughes RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Carrollton, TX 22 Ronald Awatt RB 6′0″ 213 Lubbock, TX 23 T.K. Powell RB 5′11″ 195 Fort Worth, TX 25 Jonathan Millan FB 5′9″ 217 El Paso, TX 35 David Jackson FB 6′0″ 230 El Paso, TX 48 Robert Pufahl FB Fr. 5′11″ 245 Westlake Village, CA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Terry Juniel WR So. 5′10″ 180 Surprise, AZ 32 returns, 360 yards 11 Cole Freytag WR 6′1″ El Paso, TX 36 catches, 520 yards, 5 TD 9 Jaquan White WR 5′10″ Dallas, TX 16 returns, 353 yards 21 Eddie Sinegal WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 El Paso, TX 29 catches, 338 yards 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′6″ 170 Mesquite, TX 13 returns, 220 yards 10 Warren Redix WR So. 5′10″ 185 El Paso, TX 12 catches, 84 yards, 3 TD 7 Kavika Johnson WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Las Cruces, NM 11 catches, 95 yards 6 Brandon Moss WR 6′3″ 190 El Paso, TX 3 tackles 1 Tyler Batson WR 6′2″ 205 Spring, TX 5 catches, 114 yards 1 Elliott Oldham WR 6′3″ 200 Detroit, MI 3 Mark Torrez WR 6′0″ 195 El Paso, TX 5 Keynan Foster WR 5′9″ 165 Mill Creek, WA 9 Alan Busey WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Anchorage, AK 11 Erik Brown WR So. 6′1″ 175 11 Jean-Andre Moore WR 6′1″ 185 Aloha, OR 17 Dylan Kittrell WR 5′11″ 185 Carrollton, TX 80 Camryn Curtis Dozier WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Houston, TX
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 80 Hayden Plinke TE 6′4″ Hollsboro, OR 38 catches, 456 yards, 8 TD 18 Kent Taylor TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Tampa, FL 8 catches, 50 yards 81 Sterling Napier TE 6′4″ 250 Rio Rancho, NM 2 catches, 8 yards, 1 TD 87 Jorge Rodriguez TE 6′1″ 230 El Paso, TX 88 Augie Touris TE 6′4″ 270 Buffalo, NY
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 67 Anthony Kyles OL 6′2″ Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 58 Tanner Stallings OL 6′2″ 295 Sterling, KS 61 Ruben Guerra OL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Bakersfield, CA 62 Chance Bishop OL 6′6″ 325 Kennedale, TX 63 Josiah Gray OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Rancho, CA 65 Derron Gatewood OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Odessa, TX 69 Markos Lujan OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 El Paso, 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 Bijan Hosseini OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Upland, CA 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 79 Christopher Misaalefua OL 6′5″ 375 Lindsay, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 55 Mike Sota DE So. 6′5″ 280 Placentia, CA 47 tackles 56 Sky Logan DL 6′1″ 280 Natchez, MS 34 tackles, 0.5 sacks 97 Brian Madunezim DL 6′3″ Houston, TX 31 tackles, 1 sack 63 Gino Bresolin DL 6′1″ Redmond, WA 25 tackles 99 Christian Richardson DL 6′3″ 300 Oak Hills, CA 21 tackles 49 Gene Hopkins DL 6′3″ Elgin, TX 13 tackles, 1 sack 11 Denzel Chukwukelu DT Fr. 6′4″ 290 Rockwall, TX 8 tackles 66 Christian Harper DL 6′4″ Houston, TX 7 tackles 84 Luke Elsner DL 6′4″ 240 Seymour, WI 5 tackles 99 Foster Dixson DL Jr. 6′4″ 256 Los Angeles, CA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 50 Jimmy Quemado DT Fr. 5′11″ 260 Honolulu, HI 87 Christian Buckingham DL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Tafuna, American Samoa 99 Chris Richardson DL Fr. 6′3″ 298 Oak Hills, CA
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 16 Alvin Jones LB 5′11″ 230 El Paso, TX 93 tackles, 2.5 sacks 36 Nick Usher LB 6′4″ Los Angeles, CA 76 tackles, 5.5 sacks 3 Dante Lovilotte LB 5′11″ 230 Port Arthur, TX 88 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Jayson VanHook LB 6′3″ 210 Moreno Valley, CA 36 tackles, 1 sack 54 Silas Firstley LB 6′0″ Mesquite, TX 33 tackles, 1 sack 33 Lawrence Montegut LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 225 La Marque, TX 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Johnny Jones LB 6′1″ 220 Carrollton, TX 13 tackles 44 Cooper Foster LB 6′1″ Cedar Park, TX 11 tackles 6 Dylan Parsee LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 San Angelo, TX 3 tackles 43 Makana Fraser LB 6′2″ Keaau, HI 3 tackles 47 Stephen Forester LB 6′2″ 230 Dallas, TX 3 tackles 10 Devin Simmons LB 6′0″ El Paso, TX 1 tackle 7 Kalaii Griffin LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Bethesda, MD 17 Chris Barnwell LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 El Paso, TX 25 Greyson Gabbard LB 5′11″ 210 El Paso, TX 28 Bradley Taylor LB 6′2″ 205 Visalia, CA 28 Brannon Bullitt LB 6′0″ 235 El Paso, TX 29 Jamar Smith LB So. 5′10″ 230 Lyons, GA 34 Thomas Lash LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Santa Barbara, CA 37 Kristopher Christian LB 5′11″ 230 Lovejoy, GA 41 Devin Gillotte LB 5′9″ 225 Greenacres, FL 45 Dante Lovilette LB 5′11″ 225 Port Arthur, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 21 Dashone Smith DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Spring, TX 53 tackles, 2 INT 27 Devin Cockrell DB 6′0″ 200 Port Arthur, TX 58 tackles 5 Nik Needham DB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′0″ 203 Buena Park, CA 54 tackles 1 Kalon Beverly DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 195 New Orleans, LA 41 tackles, 1 INT 24 Brendan Royal DB 6′0″ Oakland, CA 33 tackles, 1 INT 13 Justin Rogers DB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Los Angeles, CA 17 tackles, 1 INT 39 Kolbi McGary DB 6′1″ Cedar Hill, TX 9 tackles, 1 INT 12 Adrian Hynson DB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Corpus Christi, TX 5 tackles 5 Leon Hayes DB 5′10″ Las Vegas, NV 4 tackles 7 Curtez Woods DB 5′10″ El Paso, TX 2 tackles 14 Alex Jean Charles DB 6′0″ 170 Winter Haven, FL 2 tackles 18 Jerrell Brown DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Perris, CA 1 tackle 1 Broderick Harrell DB 5′11″ 200 Lubbock, TX 2 Michael Lewis DB Fr. 6′0″ 192 Trinity, TX 10 Khalil Rashaad-Brown DB So. 5′10″ 195 Carson, CA 24 Kahani Smith DB So. 6′1″ 190 Los Angeles, CA 31 Eric Foster DB 6′0″ 185 El Paso, TX 32 Donte Young DB 5′11″ 180 Weeki Wachee, FL 35 Cam Martin DB 5′10″ 215 Keller, TX 40 Randy Thomas DB 5′10″ 170 El Paso, TX 41 Elijah Perales DB 5′9″ 190 El Paso, TX
Mark Torrez, Brandon Moss, Curtez Woods, Devin Simmons, Warren Redix, Cole Freytag, Ryan Metz, Christopher Chavez, Alvin Jones, Chris Barnwell, Eddie Sinegal, Greyson Gabbard, Jonathan Millan, Brannon Bullitt, Aaron Jones, Eric Foster, David Jackson, Randy Thomas, Elijah Perales, Alan Luna, Andrew Zubia, Jason Filley, Fowler Freund, Markos Lujan, Erik Ramirez, Chris Thummel, Derek Elmendorff, Jorge Rodriguez Justin Rogers, Tyrone Nelson, Kahani Smith, Nick Usher, Anthony Kyles, Foster Dixson Desmond Davis, Christian Harper, Camryn Curtis Dozier, Brian Madunezim Dante Lovilotte, Devin Cockrell, Dante Lovilette Leon Hayes, Jay Mattox, Will Hernandez Johnny Jones, Dylan Kittrell, Treyvon Hughes Jaquan White, Stephen Forester, Jerrod Brooks Broderick Harrell, Ronald Awatt Tyler Batson, Dashone Smith Quadraiz Wadley, Chance Bishop Nik Needham, Mike Sota Brandon Jones, Ruben Guerra Orion Prescott, Darrin Laufasa Walter Dawn Jr., Silas Firstley Chris Richardson, Christian Richardson Elliott Oldham Kai Locksley Kalon Beverly Michael Lewis Terry Juniel Keynan Foster Dylan Parsee Kalaii Griffin Kavika Johnson Brady Viles Zack Greenlee Alan Busey Jayson VanHook Khalil Rashaad-Brown Denzel Chukwukelu Jean-Andre Moore Mack Leftwich Adrian Hynson Alex Jean Charles Kevin Dove Jerrell Brown Kent Taylor Jake Sammut T.K. Powell Brendan Royal Bradley Taylor Jamar Smith Donte Young Lawrence Montegut Thomas Lash Cam Martin Kristopher Christian Kolbi McGary Devin Gillotte Makana Fraser Cooper Foster Robert Pufahl Gene Hopkins Jimmy Quemado Sky Logan Tanner Stallings Gino Bresolin Josiah Gray Derron Gatewood Jerome Daniels Bijan Hosseini John De La Rosa Chris Thomas Christopher Misaalefua Sterling Napier Luke Elsner Augie Touris TX 64 CA 23 FL 4 WA 4 AZ 3 Hometowns of the 2016 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 64 California 23 Washington 4 Florida 4 Arizona 3 Nevada 3 Maryland 2 New Mexico 2 Top counties El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 28 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 8 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 7 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6 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’ 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.
Aaron Jones RB3-star recruit
Will Hernandez OL