Teams UTEP 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 UTEP roster 123 players: 29 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 22 juniors, 10 seniors, 43 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (72) and California (23). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 22 Ronald Awatt RB 6′0″ 213 Lubbock, TX 843 rushing yards, 6 TD 33 Deion Hankins RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 El Paso, TX 458 rushing yards, 6 TD 4 Quadraiz Wadley RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 220 Kennedale, TX 139 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Reynaldo Flores RB Jr. 5′11″ 205 El Paso, TX 130 rushing yards 5 Willie Eldridge RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 123 rushing yards 31 James Tupou FB 5′10″ 230 Allen, TX 14 rushing yards 35 Forest McKee FB Sr. 6′1″ 245 Las Cruces, NM 2 catches, 19 yards 20 Jalen Joseph RB Fr. 5′8″ 209 El Paso, TX 11 rushing yards 17 Mister Chavis RB RS 5′8″ 167 Maricopa, AZ 42 Michael Young FB Fr. 5′7″ 220 Colleyville, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Jacob Cowing WR 5′11″ 175 Maricopa, AZ 69 catches, 1,354 yards, 7 TD 2 Justin Garrett WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Compton, CA 50 catches, 685 yards, 4 TD 10 Tyrin Smith WR 5′7″ 173 Cibolo, TX 33 catches, 570 yards, 4 TD 26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′6″ 178 Mesquite, TX 3 catches, 27 yards 9 Jostein Clarke WR 6′3″ 195 Prosper, TX 1 tackle 17 Nick Ast WR Transfer from Kansas State Jr. 6′5″ 220 Cimarron, KS 2 catches, 15 yards 13 Jeremiah Ballard WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Houston, TX 1 catch, 16 yards 8 Miles Banks WR Jr. 6′1″ 165 Missouri City, TX 10 Kevin Hurley WR Fr. 6′3″ 233 Walnut, MS 11 Khalil Warfield WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 San Antonio, TX 12 Josh Farr WR So. 6′0″ 189 Carmichael, CA 15 Jonathan Patrick Jr. WR So. 6′0″ 170 Houston, TX 19 Mike Malewitz WR So. 5′10″ 189 Grand Rapids, MI 23 Penny Baker WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Austin, TX 86 Lucas Flores WR RS 6′2″ 184 El Paso, TX Blas Compean WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 El Paso, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 68 Zuri Henry OL So. 6′6″ 293 Wylie, TX 1 tackle 76 Darta Lee OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Fresno, TX 1 tackle 79 Elijah Klein OL So. 6′4″ 319 Mt Baldy, CA 1 tackle 54 Steven Hubbard OL Fr. 6′3″ 314 Aldine, TX 55 Gamaliel Barboza OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Castroville, TX 60 Cameron Cooper OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 290 Aurora, CO 60 Joseph Immediato OL RS 6′4″ 318 El Paso, TX 63 Jeremiah Byers OL 6′4″ 331 Austin, TX 64 Fabio Novoa OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 El Paso, TX 66 Justin Mayers OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Frisco, TX 67 Michael Flood OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 305 Maricopa, AZ 67 Robert Mervin OL Jr. 6′3″ 327 Dumfries, VA 71 Tristin Tuialuuluu OL So. 6′0″ 296 El Paso, TX 72 Tucker Dunbar OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Folsom, CA 73 Bobby DeHaro OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 El Paso, TX 74 Azizi Henry OL RS 6′4″ 310 Wylie, TX 75 Andrew Meyer OL 6′3″ 302 San Marcos, CA 75 Juan Camacho Jr. OL 6′6″ 285 El Paso, TX 77 Ian James OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Aubrey, TX 78 Jaime Perales OL Jr. 6′2″ 290 El Paso, TX
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 Praise Amaewhule DE 6′3″ 250 Katy, TX 38 tackles, 5.5 sacks 11 Jadrian Taylor DE Jr. 6′1″ 246 Lufkin, TX 29 tackles, 6.5 sacks 54 Keenan Stewart DT So. 6′1″ 294 Cedar Rapids, IA 32 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Kelton Moss DT Jr. 6′1″ 294 Jonesboro, LA 22 tackles 48 Blake Thompson DT Jr. 6′0″ 289 Houston, TX 16 tackles, 1 sack 97 Josh Ortega DT Sr. 6′3″ 270 El Paso, TX 14 tackles, 1 sack 42 Deylon Williams DE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′0″ 251 Smyrna, TN 12 tackles, 1 sack 99 Sione Tonga’Uiha NT 6′0″ 295 Tempe, AZ 11 tackles 6 Jalen Rudolph DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 266 Baton Rouge, LA 9 tackles 50 Tevita Tafuna NT Fr. 6′1″ 285 East Palo Alto, CA 8 tackles 44 Elijah Robinson DE Fr. 6′0″ 230 Perris, CA 5 tackles 91 Michael Ike DT Fr. 6′3″ 270 Pflugerville, TX 3 tackles 33 Dresden McIver DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 259 San Antonio, TX 1 tackle 43 Osaiasi Taueli DE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 234 Mesa, AZ 45 Quincy Montgomery DE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Houston, TX 56 Jeremy Flores DE Fr. 6′3″ 220 El Paso, TX 57 Roshaun Thomas DE Fr. 6′1″ 248 El Paso, TX 65 Jagves Garnett DL So. 6′5″ 358 Cedar Rapids, IA 85 Andrew Stokes DT Jr. 6′1″ 260 El Paso, TX 92 Dante Granados DT RS 6′0″ 283 El Paso, TX 98 Fernando Reyes DT Fr. 6′2″ 280 Anthony, TX 98 Gerard Joseph DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 254 Houston, TX
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 17 Breon Hayward LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Houston, TX 98 tackles, 1.5 sacks 10 Tyrice Knight LB So. 6′2″ 235 Lakeland, FL 89 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 6 Gary Theard LB Jr. 6′2″ 238 Upland, CA 16 tackles 25 James Neal LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Paris, TX 4 tackles, 1 sack 30 Cal Wallerstedt LB So. 5′10″ 223 Harrisburg, NC 3 tackles 14 Connor Helsius LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2 tackles 4 Jerome Wilson Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 229 Etiwanda, CA 28 Xavier Simmons LB RS 6′1″ 220 El Paso, TX 34 Kiante Liggins LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 236 El Paso, TX 39 William Rodriguez LB Fr. 5′10″ 200 El Paso, TX 58 Pedro Escobar LB RS 5′11″ 258 El Paso, TX
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Dy’Vonne Inyang DB Sr. 6′1″ 180 Missouri City, TX 50 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 13 Dennis Barnes DB Jr. 5′10″ 170 Jefferson City, MO 53 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 1 Tyson Wilson S 5′10″ 180 Mckinney, TX 41 tackles, 1 INT 13 Torey Richardson CB 6′1″ 185 Tomball, TX 26 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 22 Josh Caldwell DB Sr. 6′0″ 170 Long Beach, CA 34 tackles 15 Walter Neil Jr. CB Transfer from Kansas State Sr. 5′10″ 180 Lawton, OK 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Ty’reke James S Jr. 5′10″ 199 Richmond, CA 23 tackles 28 Justin Prince DB Jr. 5′10″ 205 Inglewood, CA 17 tackles 12 Trejon Hugue S So. 6′0″ 181 Mansfield, TX 13 tackles 0 McKel Broussard S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 209 Sherman Oaks, CA 11 tackles 19 Deshaun Trotter CB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Henderson, NV 3 tackles 18 John Burris III DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 28 Darius Baptist DB Jr. 5′10″ 170 Hutto, TX 1 tackle 31 Carrington Mitchell DB So. 6′0″ 180 Hutto, TX 1 tackle 9 Dallas Burke S So. 6′1″ 205 Los Alamitos, CA 12 Diashun Moss CB Sr. 5′10″ 175 Coral Springs, FL 16 Tyler Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 195 Santa Maria, CA 20 Tre’Vion Ballard CB So. 5′9″ 170 Los Alamitos, CA 25 Joe Hagopian S So. 5′10″ 179 Sacramento, CA 26 Josh Dobbins CB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Colleyville, TX 27 Davis Burns S 6′0″ 192 El Paso, TX 32 Ilijah Johnson CB 5′11″ 170 Maricopa, AZ 35 Brady Wolfe S RS 6′0″ 196 Wolfforth, TX 36 Caden Herr S Fr. 6′0″ 193 Mission Viejo, CA 38 Verenzo Holmes DB 5′10″ 185 Grovetown, GA
Reynaldo Flores, Zach Rodriguez, Jalen Joseph, Davis Burns, Xavier Simmons, Deion Hankins, Kiante Liggins, Josh Hancock, William Rodriguez, Robert Cervantes, Julian Lopez, Mark Ramos, Jeremy Flores, Roshaun Thomas, Pedro Escobar, Joseph Immediato, Fabio Novoa, Tristin Tuialuuluu, Bobby DeHaro, Juan Camacho Jr., Jaime Perales, Andrew Stokes, Lucas Flores, Dante Granados, Josh Ortega, Blas Compean Willie Eldridge, Jeremiah Ballard, Jonathan Patrick Jr., Breon Hayward, Quincy Montgomery, Trent Thompson, Blake Thompson, Steven Hubbard, Gerard Joseph Jacob Cowing, Mister Chavis, Ilijah Johnson, Michael Flood Justin Garrett, Dallas Burke, Tre’Vion Ballard, Josh Caldwell Dy’Vonne Inyang, Miles Banks, Jakolby Longino Calvin Brownholtz, Josh Farr, Tucker Dunbar Darius Baptist, Carrington Mitchell, Michael Ike Tyson Wilson, Gavin Baechle Jerome Wilson Jr., Connor Helsius Quadraiz Wadley, Trejon Hugue Khalil Warfield, Dresden McIver Penny Baker, Jeremiah Byers Josh Dobbins, Michael Young James Tupou, Justin Mayers Osaiasi Taueli, Sione Tonga’Uiha Wyatt Dyer, Ian James Keenan Stewart, Jagves Garnett Zuri Henry, Azizi Henry McKel Broussard Gavin Hardison Ty’reke James Gary Theard Jalen Rudolph Kelton Moss Isaiah Bravo Jostein Clarke Kevin Hurley Tyrice Knight Tyrin Smith Jadrian Taylor Diashun Moss Dennis Barnes Torey Richardson Walter Neil Jr. Devon Daich Tyler Williams Nick Ast John Burris III Deshaun Trotter Mike Malewitz Ronald Awatt Praise Amaewhule James Neal Joe Hagopian Walter Dawn Jr. Justin Prince Cal Wallerstedt Brady Wolfe Forest McKee Caden Herr Angelo Tejada Verenzo Holmes Deylon Williams Elijah Robinson Connor Villalpando Tevita Tafuna Gamaliel Barboza Cameron Cooper Robert Mervin Andrew Meyer Darta Lee Elijah Klein Luke Soto Jacob Trim Zach Fryar Fernando Reyes TX 72 CA 23 AZ 6 FL 3 NM 3 Hometowns of the 2021 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 72 California 23 Arizona 6 New Mexico 3 Florida 3 Louisiana 2 Iowa 2 Mississippi 1 Top counties El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 27 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 11 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 San Bernardino County, California 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’ 2021 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.
