2017 Vanderbilt roster

100 players: 20 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 17 juniors, 51 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from Georgia (16) and Tennessee (12). The 2017 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
14	Kyle Shurmur QB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	225	Philadelphia, PA	2,823 passing yards, 26 TD
2	Deuce Wallace QB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′2″	212	Sevierville, TN	94 passing yards, 1 TD
3	Shawn Stankavage QB	Jr.	6′2″	201	Durham, NC	6 passing yards
12	Jacob Free QB3-star recruit	RS	6′5″	217	Brantley, AL
15	Mo Hasan QB		6′3″	200	Coral Gables, FL
18	Hayden Pegley QB		6′1″	190	Burlingame, CA

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
7	Ralph Webb RB		5′10″	202	Gainesville, FL	831 rushing yards, 10 TD
23	Khari Blasingame RB	Jr.	6′1″	235	New Market, AL	147 rushing yards
32	Jamauri Wakefield RB	Fr.	6′1″	223	Jacksonville, FL	115 rushing yards
28	Dallas Rivers RB		6′1″	225	Stone Mountain, GA	78 rushing yards
40	Baffour Osei RB		5′8″	180	Accra, Ghana	3 rushing yards
6	Josh Crawford RB		5′10″	198	Wetumpka, AL
27	Jaire George FB		6′1″	230	Hyattville, MD
39	Bailey McElwain FB		6′1″	238	Trussville, AL

Receivers 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
19	C.J. Duncan WR		5′11″	203	Montgomery, AL	52 catches, 517 yards, 5 TD
10	Trent Sherfield WR		6′1″	205	Danville, IL	50 catches, 729 yards, 5 TD
16	Kalija Lipscomb WR	So.	6′1″	201	New Orleans, LA	37 catches, 610 yards, 8 TD
9	Caleb Scott WR		6′2″	202	Suwanee, GA	18 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD
4	Donaven Tennyson WR	So.	5′10″	170	Richmond, VA	8 catches, 116 yards
19	Chris Pierce WR		6′4″	231	Smithfield, VA	4 tackles
36	Trey Ellis WR		5′9″	170	Charlotte, NC	5 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
13	Jackson Winrow WR	Fr.	6′1″	213	Shawnee, OK	1 catch, 13 yards
11	Alex Stump WR		6′3″	210	Avon, OH
11	Amir Abdur-Rahman WR		6′3″	225	Atlanta, GA
11	Justice Shelton-Mosley WR	So.	5′10″	196	Sacramento, CA
17	Keithian Starling WR	Fr.	6′0″	185	Nashville, TN

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
80	Jared Pinkney TE	So.	6′4″	260	Norcross, GA	22 catches, 279 yards, 3 TD
84	Sam Dobbs TE	Jr.	6′4″	230	Douglasville, GA	8 catches, 79 yards
83	Nathan Marcus TE		6′5″	242	Glen Ellyn, IL	7 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
45	Cody Markel TE	So.	6′5″	250	Middleton, WI
82	Turner Cockrell TE		6′5″	230	Acworth, GA
89	Braden Kopp TE	Fr.	6′5″	270	Houston, TX

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
57	Drew Birchmeier OL	Fr.	6′4″	300	Midlothian, VA	2 tackles
56	Saige Young OL	So.	6′4″	305	Versailles, KY	1 tackle
61	Bruno Reagan OL3-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	315	Clarksville, TN	1 tackle
50	Sean McMoore OL	Fr.	6′4″	292	Kapolei, HI
53	Rowan Godwin OL	So.	6′4″	305	Dothan, AL
54	Tyler Steen OL		6′5″	315	Miami, FL
55	David Floyd OL		6′5″	300	Nashville, TN
57	Ean Pfeifer OL		6′4″	300	Bentonville, AR
58	Justin Skule OL		6′6″	315	Clifton, VA
59	John Learned OL		6′3″	285	Gulf Breeze, FL
64	Carlton Lorenz OL	Fr.	6′4″	290	Studio City, CA
70	Jared Southers OL	Jr.	6′5″	310	South Orange, NJ
74	Cole Clemens OL	RS	6′6″	344	South Jordan, UT
75	Bailey Granier OL3-star recruit		6′6″	316	Galliano, LA
76	Egidio DellaRipa OL	Jr.	6′4″	305	Castaic, CA
77	Devin Cochran OL3-star recruit	RS	6′7″	320	Norcross, GA

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
34	Dare Odeyingbo DL3-star recruit	Jr.	6′2″	282	Irving, TX	35 tackles, 4.5 sacks
10	Dayo Odeyingbo DL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	276	Irving, TX	21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
49	Jonathan Wynn DL		6′5″	265	Stone Mountain, GA	23 tackles, 2.5 sacks
77	Nifae Lealao DL4-star recruit		6′5″	312	Sacramento, CA	23 tackles
90	Cameron Tidd DL	Fr.	6′3″	295	Greenwood, IN	16 tackles, 1 sack
74	Jay Woods DL4-star recruit		6′3″	285	Jackson, GA	15 tackles, 1 sack
54	Jalen Pinkney DL		6′3″	225	Norcross, GA	2 tackles
96	Darion DeBrossard DL3-star recruit	So.	6′4″	295	Snellville, GA	2 tackles
57	Josiah Sa’o DL		6′2″	295	San Diego, CA	1 tackle
29	Louis Vecchio DL	Jr.	6′5″	258	Orange, CA
54	Kade Mayle DL	Jr.	6′2″	265	McConnelsville, OH
56	Brandon Maddox DL	Fr.	6′3″	290	North Augusta, SC
66	Cameron Robinson DL	Fr.	6′0″	302	Mobile, AL
79	Sean Sadler DL	Fr.	6′3″	238	Oklahoma City, OK
98	Eddie Zinn-Turner DT	Fr.	6′1″	315	Canton, OH
99	Stone Edwards DL	RS	6′5″	270	Hillsborough, NC

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
20	Oren Burks LB		6′3″	230	Fairfax Station, VA	82 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
11	Charles Wright LB	Jr.	6′3″	240	Irvine, CA	43 tackles, 9.5 sacks
40	Jordan Griffin LB	Jr.	6′0″	223	Tampa, FL	62 tackles, 1 sack
4	Emmanuel Smith LB4-star recruit		6′2″	240	Murfreesboro, TN	57 tackles, 1.5 sacks
25	Josh D. Smith LB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	240	Murfreesboro, TN	21 tackles, 2 sacks
9	Caleb Peart LB	So.	6′1″	235	Chandler, AZ	11 tackles
48	Andre Mintze LB	Fr.	6′3″	246	Philadelphia, PA	5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
33	Jay Edward Hockaday LB		6′3″	230	Nashville, TN	5 tackles
26	Andrew Rector LB	Jr.	6′0″	205	Nashville, TN	4 tackles
18	Kenny Hebert LB		6′4″	231	New Orleans, LA	1 tackle
8	Lashawn Paulino-Bell LB	Fr.	6′4″	243	Fort Lauderdale, FL
18	Colin Anderson LB	RS	6′2″	228	Florence, AL
29	Brett Starr LB	Fr.	6′1″	228	Brentwood, TN

Defensive backs 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
5	LaDarius Wiley S	Jr.	6′1″	210	Los Angeles, CA	88 tackles, 1 INT
14	Ryan White S4-star recruit		5′10″	190	Louisville, KY	60 tackles, 2 INT
8	Joejuan Williams CB4-star recruit	So.	6′3″	208	Nashville, TN	39 tackles
3	Taurean Ferguson CB		5′9″	190	Jonesboro, GA	29 tackles, 1 INT
31	Tre Herndon CB		6′1″	188	Chattanooga, TN	29 tackles, 1 sack
2	Arnold Tarpley III S		6′1″	203	Pittsburgh, PA	29 tackles
30	Bryce Lewis CB3-star recruit		6′1″	185	Lilburn, GA	10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
21	Donovan Sheffield CB3-star recruit	Jr.	6′0″	190	Nashville, TN	14 tackles
6	Zaire Jones S3-star recruit		6′0″	200	Meridian, MS	11 tackles
17	Tae Daley S		6′1″	196	Warner Robins, GA	6 tackles
2	Frank Coppet S		5′11″	192	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 return, 1 yard
22	Austin Quillen S	Fr.	5′11″	195	Jenks, OK	1 tackle
38	Gil Barksdale S	So.	5′10″	180	Solon, OH
	Elijah Hamilton DB	RS	6′2″	205	Roswell, GA

Specialists 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
42	Sam Loy P		6′1″	188	San Clemente, CA	64 punts, 40.2 average
17	Tommy Openshaw PK		6′2″	200	Jacksonville, FL	3 of 7 field goals
97	Reid Nelson P		6′2″	215	Hueytown, AL	2 punts, 24.5 average
98	Ryley Guay PK	So.	5′10″	191	Naperville, IL	1 of 1 extra point
47	Tommy Schiager LS	Fr.	6′0″	220	Portland, OR
49	Alex Maxey LS		5′11″	180	Phoenix, AZ
51	Scott Sypniewski LS		6′1″	231	Ottawa, IL
59	Scott Meyer LS	Fr.	6′1″	224	Alpharetta, GA
93	Parker Thome P	Jr.	6′4″	215	Hortonville, WI

Hometowns of the 2017 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 16
Tennessee 12
California 10
Florida 9
Alabama 9
Virginia 5
Illinois 4
Ohio 4

Top counties

Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6
Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 6
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3
Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 3
Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 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’ 2017 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.