Teams Vanderbilt 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Vanderbilt roster 95 players: 12 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 66 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Tennessee (17) and Georgia (14). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 12 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Ralph Webb RB 5′10″ 202 Gainesville, FL 1,283 rushing yards, 13 TD 23 RB So. 6′1″ 235 New Market, AL 449 rushing yards, 10 TD 28 Dallas Rivers RB 6′1″ 225 Stone Mountain, GA 92 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Josh Crawford RB 5′10″ 198 Wetumpka, AL 66 rushing yards 39 Bailey McElwain FB 6′1″ 238 Trussville, AL 0 rushing yards 27 Jaire George FB 6′1″ 230 Hyattville, MD 40 Baffour Osei RB 5′8″ 180 Accra, Ghana
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 6 Darrius Sims WR 5′9″ Memphis, TN 29 returns, 725 yards 19 C.J. Duncan WR 5′11″ 203 Montgomery, AL 44 catches, 494 yards 10 Trent Sherfield WR 6′1″ 205 Danville, IL 34 catches, 472 yards, 1 TD 16 Kalija Lipscomb WR Fr. 6′1″ 201 New Orleans, LA 27 catches, 319 yards, 2 TD 9 Caleb Scott WR 6′2″ 202 Suwanee, GA 24 catches, 466 yards 87 Winston Guillory WR 5′11″ Dallas, TX 4 tackles 86 Latevius Rayford WR 6′1″ Memphis, TN 3 catches, 26 yards 4 Donaven Tennyson WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Richmond, VA 28 rushing yards 11 Justice Shelton-Mosley WR Fr. 5′10″ 196 Sacramento, CA 18 Chandler Dorrell WR 5′11″ Nashville, TN 36 Trey Ellis WR 5′9″ 170 Charlotte, NC 46 Reese Wilson WR 5′10″ 165 Rockwall, TX 81 Zack Smith WR 6′3″ 198 Mariposa, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 80 Jared Pinkney TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Norcross, GA 22 catches, 274 yards, 2 TD 83 Nathan Marcus TE 6′5″ 242 Glen Ellyn, IL 11 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD 84 Sam Dobbs TE So. 6′4″ 230 Douglasville, GA 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD 89 Sean Dowling TE 6′5″ Fallbrook, CA 1 catch, 6 yards 45 Cody Markel TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Middleton, WI 82 Turner Cockrell TE 6′5″ 230 Acworth, GA 88 Kyle Anderton TE 6′5″ Hendersonville, TN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 50 Andrew Jelks OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 305 Paris, TN 53 Rowan Godwin OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Dothan, AL 53 Sean Auwae-McMoore OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 308 Kapolei, HI 55 David Floyd OL 6′5″ 300 Nashville, TN 56 Barrett Gouger OL 6′4″ 305 Soddy-Daisy, TN 56 Saige Young OL Fr. 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 So. 6′3″ 315 Clarksville, TN 64 Delando Crooks OG 6′5″ 305 Atlanta, GA 66 Zach Aguirre OL 6′2″ 292 Mission Viejo, CA 70 Jared Southers OL So. 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 So. 6′4″ 305 Castaic, CA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 69 DL 6′5″ Duncanville, TX 31 tackles, 4 sacks 49 Jonathan Wynn DL 6′5″ 265 Stone Mountain, GA 28 tackles, 1 sack 77 Nifae Lealao DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 312 Sacramento, CA 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks 34 Dare Odeyingbo DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 282 Irving, TX 21 tackles, 1 sack 94 Torey Agee DL 6′4″ Opelika, AL 9 tackles 74 Jay Woods DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Jackson, GA 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 44 Nehemiah Mitchell DL 6′4″ Hayward, CA 6 tackles 29 Louis Vecchio DL So. 6′5″ 258 Orange, CA 54 Kade Mayle DL So. 6′2″ 265 McConnelsville, OH 95 Riley Tindol DE 6′5″ 267 Billingsley, AL 96 Darion DeBrossard DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 295 Snellville, GA 98 Eddie Zinn-Turner DT RS 6′1″ 315 Canton, OH
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 41 ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Pinson, AL 125 tackles 20 LB 6′3″ 230 Fairfax Station, VA 59 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 40 Ja’karri Thomas ILB 6′1″ Tallahassee, FL 59 tackles 40 Jordan Griffin LB So. 6′0″ 223 Tampa, FL 21 tackles 99 Landon Stokes OLB 6′4″ Orlando, FL 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Nigel Bowden ILB 6′1″ Macon, GA 14 tackles 11 Charles Wright LB So. 6′3″ 240 Irvine, CA 13 tackles 4 Emmanuel Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Murfreesboro, TN 6 tackles 9 Caleb Peart LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Chandler, AZ 5 tackles 25 Josh D. Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 240 Murfreesboro, TN 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 26 Andrew Rector LB So. 6′0″ 205 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 33 Jay Edward Hockaday LB 6′3″ 230 Nashville, TN 56 Bradyn Jasper OLB 6′3″ 245 Washington, MO
Defensive backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 LaDarius Wiley S So. 6′1″ 210 Los Angeles, CA 76 tackles, 1 sack 14 Ryan White S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Louisville, KY 75 tackles 5 Torren McGaster CB 6′0″ Daphne, AL 57 tackles, 1 INT 3 Taurean Ferguson CB 5′9″ 190 Jonesboro, GA 52 tackles, 1 INT 31 CB 6′1″ 188 Chattanooga, TN 41 tackles, 2 INT 2 Arnold Tarpley III S 6′1″ 200 Pittsburgh, PA 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 208 Nashville, TN 19 tackles 30 Bryce Lewis CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Lilburn, GA 10 tackles 21 Donovan Sheffield CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 190 Nashville, TN 7 tackles 24 Jalen Banks S 5′11″ Markham, IL 1 tackle 22 Austin Quillen S RS 5′11″ 195 Jenks, OK 38 Gil Barksdale S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Solon, OH
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Tommy Openshaw PK 6′2″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 15 of 19 field goals 42 Sam Loy P 6′1″ 188 San Clemente, CA 68 punts, 41.6 average 97 Reid Nelson P 6′2″ 215 Hueytown, AL 2 punts, 28.0 average 37 Wilson Johnson LS 6′2″ 212 Nashville, TN 47 Tommy Schiager LS RS 6′0″ 220 Portland, OR 48 Jacob Schultz LS 6′4″ 235 Murfreesboro, TN 51 Davis Winkie LS 6′4″ 250 Cumming, GA 59 Scott Meyer LS RS 6′1″ 224 Alpharetta, GA 93 Hayden Lekacz PK 6′0″ Glen Ellyn, IL 93 Parker Thome P So. 6′4″ 215 Hortonville, WI 98 Ryley Guay PK Fr. 5′10″ 191 Naperville, IL
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 D Sheffied 2 tackles
Joejuan Williams, Chandler Dorrell, Donovan Sheffield, Andrew Rector, Jay Edward Hockaday, Wilson Johnson, David Floyd Emmanuel Smith, Josh D. Smith, Jacob Schultz Darrius Sims, Latevius Rayford Caleb Scott, Davis Winkie Charles Wright, Louis Vecchio Justice Shelton-Mosley, Nifae Lealao Oren Burks, Justin Skule Dallas Rivers, Jonathan Wynn Bryce Lewis, Darion DeBrossard Nathan Marcus, Hayden Lekacz Arnold Tarpley III Shawn Stankavage Taurean Ferguson Donaven Tennyson LaDarius Wiley Torren McGaster Josh Crawford Ralph Webb Caleb Peart Trent Sherfield Wade Freebeck Kyle Shurmur Ryan White Kalija Lipscomb Tommy Openshaw C.J. Duncan Austin Quillen Khari Blasingame Jalen Banks Tre Herndon Dare Odeyingbo Trey Ellis Gil Barksdale Bailey McElwain Ja’karri Thomas Jordan Griffin Zach Cunningham Sam Loy Nehemiah Mitchell Cody Markel Reese Wilson Tommy Schiager Andrew Jelks Nigel Bowden Rowan Godwin Sean Auwae-McMoore Kade Mayle Barrett Gouger Bradyn Jasper Saige Young Ean Pfeifer Scott Meyer Cole Hardin Bruno Reagan Delando Crooks Zach Aguirre Adam Butler Jared Southers Jay Woods Will Holden Bailey Granier Egidio DellaRipa Jared Pinkney Zack Smith Turner Cockrell Sam Dobbs Winston Guillory Kyle Anderton Sean Dowling Parker Thome Torey Agee Riley Tindol Reid Nelson Eddie Zinn-Turner Ryley Guay Landon Stokes TN 17 GA 14 AL 11 CA 11 FL 7 Hometowns of the 2016 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 Tennessee 17 Georgia 14 California 11 Alabama 11 Florida 7 Illinois 5 Texas 4 Virginia 3 Top counties Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 7 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 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’ 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.
Kyle Shurmur QB4-star recruit
Khari Blasingame RB
Justin Skule OL
Will Holden OL
Adam Butler DL
Zach Cunningham ILB4-star recruit
Oren Burks LB
Tre Herndon CB
Joejuan Williams CB4-star recruit