Teams Vanderbilt 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Vanderbilt roster 97 players: 17 freshmen, 80 with no class listed. From 21 states; the most from Georgia (17) and Tennessee (17). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 12 Specialists 9
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Ralph Webb RB 5′10″ 202 Gainesville, FL 1,152 rushing yards, 5 TD 28 Dallas Rivers RB 6′1″ 225 Stone Mountain, GA 183 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Josh Crawford RB 5′10″ 198 Wetumpka, AL 54 rushing yards 42 Ladarius Banks FB 6′2″ Dallas, GA 0 rushing yards 23 RB Fr. 6′1″ 235 New Market, AL 27 Jaire George FB 6′1″ 230 Hyattville, MD 41 Chris Martin FB 5′10″ 240 Princeton, NJ
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 10 Trent Sherfield WR 6′1″ 205 Danville, IL 51 catches, 659 yards, 3 TD 9 Caleb Scott WR 6′2″ 202 Suwanee, GA 24 catches, 339 yards, 2 TD 86 Latevius Rayford WR 6′1″ Memphis, TN 19 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD 6 Darrius Sims WR 5′9″ Memphis, TN 10 catches, 110 yards 36 Trey Ellis WR 5′9″ 170 Charlotte, NC 4 returns, 22 yards 6 DeAndre Woods WR 6′3″ 229 Clay, AL 7 catches, 129 yards 82 Kris Kentera WR 6′4″ Colorado Springs, CO 7 catches, 92 yards 8 Ronald Monroe WR 6′3″ Houston, TX 5 catches, 17 yards 18 Chandler Dorrell WR 5′11″ Nashville, TN 3 catches, 20 yards 11 Rashad Canty WR 6′3″ 205 Riverdale, GA 19 C.J. Duncan WR 5′11″ 203 Montgomery, AL 39 Brian Doney WR 5′10″ 184 Westerville, OH 85 Curtis Graves WR 6′2″ 198 Alpharetta, GA 87 Winston Guillory WR 5′11″ Dallas, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 81 Steven Scheu TE 6′5″ Evansville, IN 27 catches, 240 yards, 1 TD 83 Nathan Marcus TE 6′5″ 242 Glen Ellyn, IL 4 catches, 34 yards 84 Sam Dobbs TE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Douglasville, GA 1 catch, 21 yards 88 Kyle Anderton TE 6′5″ Hendersonville, TN 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD 45 Cody Markel TE RS 6′5″ 250 Middleton, WI 89 Sean Dowling TE 6′5″ Fallbrook, CA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 50 Andrew Jelks OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Paris, TN 53 Jake Bernstein C 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 56 Barrett Gouger OL 6′4″ 305 Soddy-Daisy, TN 56 Saige Young OL RS 6′4″ 305 Versailles, KY 57 Ean Pfeifer OL 6′4″ 300 Bentonville, AR 58 OL 6′6″ 315 Clifton, VA 60 Cole Hardin OL 6′4″ 305 Florence, AL 61 Bruno Reagan OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 315 Clarksville, TN 64 Delando Crooks OG 6′5″ 305 Atlanta, GA 66 Blake Fromang OT 6′7″ 305 Orlando, FL 70 Jared Southers OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 South Orange, NJ 74 OL 6′7″ 312 Green Cove Springs, FL 75 Bailey Granier OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 316 Galliano, LA 76 Egidio DellaRipa OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Castaic, CA 77 C 6′4″ 300 Germantown, TN 78 Kevin McCoy OL 6′5″ 305 Tampa, FL
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 29 Louis Vecchio DL Fr. 6′5″ 258 Orange, CA 34 Dare Odeyingbo DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 282 Irving, TX 44 Nehemiah Mitchell DL 6′4″ Hayward, CA 49 Jonathan Wynn DL 6′5″ 265 Stone Mountain, GA 54 Kade Mayle DL Fr. 6′2″ 265 McConnelsville, OH 55 Caleb Azubike DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Nashville, TN 69 DL 6′5″ Duncanville, TX 74 Jay Woods DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Jackson, GA 77 Nifae Lealao DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 312 Sacramento, CA 90 Sekou Clark DE 6′3″ 264 Denton, TX 94 Torey Agee DL 6′4″ Opelika, AL 95 Riley Tindol DE 6′5″ 267 Billingsley, AL 96 Darion DeBrossard DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 295 Snellville, GA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 20 LB 6′3″ 230 Fairfax Station, VA 3 INT 4 Emmanuel Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Murfreesboro, TN 11 Charles Wright LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Irvine, CA 11 Harding Harper ILB 6′2″ 240 Montgomery, AL 25 Josh D. Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 240 Murfreesboro, TN 26 Andrew Rector LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Nashville, TN 33 Jay Edward Hockaday LB 6′3″ 230 Nashville, TN 35 Darreon Herring LB 6′2″ Stone Mountain, GA 40 Ja’karri Thomas ILB 6′1″ Tallahassee, FL 40 Jordan Griffin LB Fr. 6′0″ 223 Tampa, FL 41 ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Pinson, AL 45 OLB 6′5″ Snellville, GA 52 Nigel Bowden ILB 6′1″ Macon, GA 56 Bradyn Jasper OLB 6′3″ 245 Washington, MO 99 Landon Stokes OLB 6′4″ Orlando, FL
Defensive backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 14 Ryan White S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Louisville, KY 22 returns, 176 yards 27 Jahmel McIntosh S 6′1″ Cleveland, MS 2 INT 5 Torren McGaster CB 6′0″ Daphne, AL 4 returns, 29 yards 31 CB 6′1″ 188 Chattanooga, TN 2 returns, 15 yards 2 Arnold Tarpley III S 6′1″ 200 Pittsburgh, PA 3 Taurean Ferguson CB 5′9″ 190 Jonesboro, GA 4 Tre Bell CB 6′0″ 178 Union, NJ 5 LaDarius Wiley S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Los Angeles, CA 21 Donovan Sheffield CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Nashville, TN 24 Jalen Banks S 5′11″ Markham, IL 30 Bryce Lewis CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Lilburn, GA 32 Andrew Williamson S 6′1″ San Antonio, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 17 Tommy Openshaw PK 6′2″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 12 of 19 field goals 93 Hayden Lekacz PK 6′0″ Glen Ellyn, IL 4 of 4 extra points 16 Colby Cooke P 6′3″ Goochland, VA 1 punt, 43.0 average 37 Wilson Johnson LS 6′2″ 212 Nashville, TN 42 Sam Loy P 6′1″ 188 San Clemente, CA 48 Jacob Schultz LS 6′4″ 235 Murfreesboro, TN 51 Davis Winkie LS 6′4″ 250 Cumming, GA 93 Parker Thome P Fr. 6′4″ 215 Hortonville, WI 97 Reid Nelson P 6′2″ 215 Hueytown, AL
Chandler Dorrell, Donovan Sheffield, Andrew Rector, Jay Edward Hockaday, Wilson Johnson, Caleb Azubike Emmanuel Smith, Josh D. Smith, Jacob Schultz Dallas Rivers, Darreon Herring, Jonathan Wynn Bryce Lewis, Stephen Weatherly, Darion DeBrossard Johnny McCrary, Delando Crooks John Webb, Winston Guillory Tre Bell, Jared Southers Darrius Sims, Latevius Rayford Caleb Scott, Davis Winkie Charles Wright, Louis Vecchio Harding Harper, C.J. Duncan Oren Burks, Justin Skule Jordan Griffin, Kevin McCoy Ladarius Banks, Sam Dobbs Blake Fromang, Landon Stokes Nathan Marcus, Hayden Lekacz Arnold Tarpley III Shawn Stankavage Taurean Ferguson LaDarius Wiley Torren McGaster DeAndre Woods Josh Crawford Ralph Webb Ronald Monroe Trent Sherfield Rashad Canty Wade Freebeck Kyle Shurmur Ryan White Colby Cooke Tommy Openshaw Khari Blasingame Jalen Banks Jahmel McIntosh Tre Herndon Andrew Williamson Dare Odeyingbo Trey Ellis Brian Doney Ja’karri Thomas Chris Martin Zach Cunningham Sam Loy Nehemiah Mitchell Cody Markel Andrew Jelks Nigel Bowden Jake Bernstein Kade Mayle Barrett Gouger Bradyn Jasper Saige Young Ean Pfeifer Cole Hardin Bruno Reagan Adam Butler Jay Woods Will Holden Bailey Granier Egidio DellaRipa Nifae Lealao Spencer Pulley Steven Scheu Kris Kentera Curtis Graves Kyle Anderton Sean Dowling Sekou Clark Parker Thome Torey Agee Riley Tindol Reid Nelson GA 17 TN 17 AL 11 FL 9 CA 8 Hometowns of the 2015 Vanderbilt 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 Georgia 17 Tennessee 17 Alabama 11 Florida 9 California 8 Texas 7 Illinois 5 New Jersey 3 Top counties Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 6 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 4 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 3 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’ 2015 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.
Kyle Shurmur QB4-star recruit
Khari Blasingame RB
Justin Skule OL
Will Holden OL
Spencer Pulley C
Adam Butler DL
Oren Burks LB
Zach Cunningham ILB4-star recruit
Stephen Weatherly OLB
Tre Herndon CB