Teams UTEP 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 UTEP roster 127 players: 27 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 16 juniors, 5 seniors, 55 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (76) and California (24). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 17 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 33 Deion Hankins RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 El Paso, TX 592 rushing yards, 9 TD 21 Joshua Fields RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 195 El Paso, TX 209 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Ronald Awatt RB 6′0″ 213 Lubbock, TX 190 rushing yards, 3 TD 31 James Tupou FB 5′10″ 230 Allen, TX 2 tackles 5 Willie Eldridge RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 0 rushing yards 3 Reynaldo Flores RB So. 5′11″ 205 El Paso, TX 28 rushing yards 4 Quadraiz Wadley RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Kennedale, TX 10 rushing yards 20 Jalen Joseph RB RS 5′8″ 209 El Paso, TX 35 Forest McKee FB 6′1″ 245 Las Cruces, NM 42 Michael Young FB RS 5′7″ 220 Colleyville, TX
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Jacob Cowing WR 5′11″ 175 Maricopa, AZ 41 catches, 691 yards, 3 TD 2 Justin Garrett WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Compton, CA 38 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′6″ 178 Mesquite, TX 20 catches, 202 yards 7 Devaughn Cooper WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 10 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD 11 Quintavius Workman WR 6′6″ 200 El Paso, TX 2 punts, 35.5 average 8 Miles Banks WR So. 6′1″ 165 Missouri City, TX 3 catches, 22 yards 12 Josh Farr WR Fr. 6′0″ 189 Carmichael, CA 2 catches, 11 yards 47 Adam Cousins WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Pflugerville, TX 1 catch, 7 yards 3 Mark Torrez WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 El Paso, TX 11 Khalil Warfield WR RS 6′2″ 205 San Antonio, TX 14 Richie Rodriguez WR Jr. 5′9″ 190 El Paso, TX 15 Jonathan Patrick Jr. WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Houston, TX 18 Darcell Benjamin WR So. 5′9″ 160 Los Angeles, CA 19 Mike Malewitz WR Fr. 5′10″ 189 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Davion Bynaum WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Cameron, TX 23 Skyler Newsome WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Lubbock, TX 86 Lucas Flores WR 6′2″ 184 El Paso, TX
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 45 Trent Thompson TE 6′1″ 248 Houston, TX 2 catches, 56 yards 87 Zach Fryar TE Fr. 6′1″ 240 Venice, FL 1 return, 11 yards 41 Robert Cervantes TE RS 6′1″ 210 El Paso, TX 43 Julian Lopez TE RS 6′1″ 246 El Paso, TX 80 Damian Maldonado TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Brownsville, TX 80 Luke Soto TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Tehachapi, CA 82 Jacob Trim TE RS 6′1″ 219 Leander, TX 85 Austin Yankowy TE So. 6′4″ 250 Emmaus, PA 85 Rashad Beecham TE Fr. 6′1″ 241 Cibolo, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 76 Darta Lee OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Fresno, TX 1 tackle 63 Jeremiah Byers OL 6′4″ 331 Austin, TX 1 catch, 3 yards 54 Steven Hubbard OL RS 6′3″ 314 Aldine, TX 55 Gamaliel ‘Tres’ Barboza OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Castroville, TX 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL So. 6′4″ 310 Castroville, TX 60 Cameron Cooper OL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Aurora, CO 60 James Facio OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 El Paso, TX 64 Fabio Novoa OL RS 6′4″ 325 El Paso, TX 66 Justin Mayers OL RS 6′4″ 320 Frisco, TX 67 Michael Flood OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Maricopa, AZ 67 Robert Mervin OL So. 6′3″ 327 Dumfries, VA 68 Zuri Henry OL Fr. 6′6″ 293 Wylie, TX 71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL Fr. 6′0″ 296 El Paso, TX 72 Tucker Dunbar OL So. 6′4″ 290 Folsom, CA 73 Bobby DeHaro OL So. 6′4″ 310 El Paso, TX 74 Azizi Henry OL 6′4″ 310 Wylie, TX 75 Andrew Meyer OL 6′3″ 302 San Marcos, CA 77 Ian James OL RS 6′5″ 275 Aubrey, TX 78 Jaime Perales OL So. 6′2″ 290 El Paso, TX 79 Elijah Klein OL Fr. 6′4″ 319 Mt Baldy, CA
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6′3″ 250 Katy, TX 18 tackles, 5.5 sacks 54 Keenan Stewart DT Fr. 6′1″ 294 Cedar Rapids, IA 34 tackles 7 Kelton Moss DT So. 6′1″ 294 Jonesboro, LA 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 42 Deylon Williams DE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 251 Smyrna, TN 8 tackles 6 Jalen Rudolph DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 266 Baton Rouge, LA 3 tackles, 1 sack 11 Jadrian Taylor DE So. 6′1″ 246 Lufkin, TX 6 tackles 99 Sione Tonga’Uiha NT 6′0″ 295 Tempe, AZ 6 tackles 48 Blake Thompson DT So. 6′0″ 289 Houston, TX 4 tackles 97 Josh Ortega DT 6′3″ 270 El Paso, TX 2 tackles 91 Michael Ike DT 6′3″ 270 Pflugerville, TX 1 tackle 33 Dresden McIver DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 259 San Antonio, TX 40 Anthony Ulmer DE Jr. 6′3″ 235 El Paso, TX 43 Osaiasi Taueli DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 234 Mesa, AZ 44 Elijah Robinson DE RS 6′0″ 230 Perris, CA 51 Armonie Brown DE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Refugio, TX 56 Jeremy Flores DE RS 6′3″ 220 El Paso, TX 59 Dedrick Simpson DT Jr. 6′3″ 320 Houston, TX 85 Andrew Stokes DT So. 6′1″ 260 El Paso, TX 92 Dante Granados DT 6′0″ 283 El Paso, TX 98 Fernando Reyes DT RS 6′2″ 280 Anthony, TX
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 47 Stephen Forester LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Dallas, TX 62 tackles, 1 sack 10 Tyrice Knight LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Lakeland, FL 54 tackles, 1 sack 9 Jayson VanHook LB Sr. 6′3″ 210 Moreno Valley, CA 24 tackles, 1 sack 17 Breon Hayward LB So. 6′0″ 230 Houston, TX 17 tackles 4 Jerome Wilson Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 229 Etiwanda, CA 11 tackles 6 Gary Theard LB So. 6′2″ 238 Upland, CA 10 tackles 16 Gabriel Flynn LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Tucson, AZ 5 tackles 14 Connor Helsius LB So. 6′0″ 215 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3 tackles 30 Cal Wallerstedt LB Fr. 5′10″ 223 Harrisburg, NC 1 tackle 8 Elijah Ruiz LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 El Paso, TX 15 Jacob Moi LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Redlands, CA 17 Jerome Wilson LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Etiwanda, CA 28 Xavier Simmons LB 6′1″ 220 El Paso, TX 34 Kiante Liggins LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 236 El Paso, TX 57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB Sr. 5′11″ 230 Fort Worth, TX 58 Pedro Escobar LB 5′11″ 258 El Paso, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 28 Justin Prince DB So. 5′10″ 205 Inglewood, CA 37 tackles, 1 sack 1 Broderick Harrell DB 5′11″ 200 Lubbock, TX 32 tackles 5 Dy’Vonne Inyang DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Missouri City, TX 32 tackles 29 Duron Lowe CB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Shawnee, KS 19 tackles, 2 INT 22 Josh Caldwell DB Jr. 6′0″ 170 Long Beach, CA 25 tackles 13 Dennis Barnes DB So. 5′10″ 170 Jefferson City, MO 21 tackles 3 Ty’reke James S So. 5′10″ 199 Richmond, CA 9 tackles 18 Robert Corner III DB Jr. 6′1″ 175 Compton, CA 4 tackles 32 Ilijah Johnson CB 5′11″ 170 Maricopa, AZ 4 tackles 19 Deshaun Trotter CB So. 6′2″ 205 Henderson, NV 3 tackles 31 Carrington Mitchell DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Hutto, TX 3 tackles 0 McKel Broussard S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 209 Sherman Oaks, CA 2 tackles 28 Darius Baptist DB So. 5′10″ 170 Hutto, TX 2 tackles 25 Kway’Chon Chisom DB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Hayti, MO 1 tackle 1 Tyson Wilson S 5′10″ 180 Mckinney, TX 1 Verenzo Holmes DB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Grovetown, GA 20 Tre’Vion Ballard CB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Los Alamitos, CA 26 Joshua Forester DB So. 6′1″ 195 Dallas, TX 27 Alfredo De La Torre CB Fr. 6′1″ 185 El Paso, TX 27 Davis Burns S 6′0″ 192 El Paso, TX 35 Nicolas Gamboa S Fr. 6′1″ 198 El Paso, TX 38 Verenzo Holmes DB 5′10″ 185 Grovetown, GA
Mark Torrez, Reynaldo Flores, Elijah Ruiz, Quintavius Workman, Richie Rodriguez, Zach Rodriguez, Jalen Joseph, Joshua Fields, Alfredo De La Torre, Davis Burns, Xavier Simmons, Deion Hankins, Kiante Liggins, Nicolas Gamboa, Josh Hancock, Anthony Ulmer, Robert Cervantes, Julian Lopez, Mark Ramos, Jeremy Flores, Pedro Escobar, James Facio, Fabio Novoa, Tristin Tuialuuluu, Bobby DeHaro, Jaime Perales, Andrew Stokes, Lucas Flores, Dante Granados, Josh Ortega T.J. Goodwin, Willie Eldridge, Jonathan Patrick Jr., Breon Hayward, Trent Thompson, Blake Thompson, Steven Hubbard, Dedrick Simpson Justin Garrett, Robert Corner III, Tre’Vion Ballard, Josh Caldwell Darius Baptist, Carrington Mitchell, Adam Cousins, Michael Ike Broderick Harrell, Ronald Awatt, Skyler Newsome Jacob Cowing, Ilijah Johnson, Michael Flood Jerome Wilson Jr., Connor Helsius, Jerome Wilson Calvin Brownholtz, Josh Farr, Tucker Dunbar Khalil Warfield, Dresden McIver, Alejandro Chavarria Tyson Wilson, Gavin Baechle Verenzo Holmes, Verenzo Holmes Dy’Vonne Inyang, Miles Banks Devaughn Cooper, Darcell Benjamin Jayson VanHook, Jacob Moi Joshua Forester, Stephen Forester James Tupou, Justin Mayers Osaiasi Taueli, Sione Tonga’Uiha Gamaliel ‘Tres’ Barboza, Gamaliel Barboza Zuri Henry, Azizi Henry McKel Broussard Gavin Hardison Ty’reke James Quadraiz Wadley Gary Theard Jalen Rudolph Kelton Moss Isaiah Bravo Tyrice Knight Jadrian Taylor Dennis Barnes Devon Daich Gabriel Flynn Deshaun Trotter Mike Malewitz Davion Bynaum Praise Amaewhule Kway’Chon Chisom Walter Dawn Jr. Justin Prince Duron Lowe Cal Wallerstedt Forest McKee Angelo Tejada Deylon Williams Michael Young Elijah Robinson Connor Villalpando Armonie Brown Keenan Stewart Barron Wortham Jr. Cameron Cooper Jeremiah Byers Robert Mervin Andrew Meyer Darta Lee Ian James Elijah Klein Damian Maldonado Luke Soto Jacob Trim Austin Yankowy Rashad Beecham Zach Fryar Fernando Reyes TX 76 CA 24 AZ 6 NM 3 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2020 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 76 California 24 Arizona 6 New Mexico 3 Georgia 2 Louisiana 2 Florida 2 Missouri 2 Top counties El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 31 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 9 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 8 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 6 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 6 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’ 2020 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.
