Teams Virginia Tech 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Virginia Tech roster 117 players: 11 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 1 junior, 97 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Virginia (71) and North Carolina (9). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 4
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 34 Travon McMillian RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 210 Woodbridge, VA 671 rushing yards, 7 TD 45 Sam Rogers FB 5′11″ Mechanicsville, VA 283 rushing yards, 2 TD 42 Marshawn Williams RB 6′0″ Hampton, VA 244 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Shai McKenzie RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Washington, PA 76 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 Steven Peoples RB So. 5′9″ 222 Galax, VA 60 rushing yards, 1 TD 48 D.J. Reid RB 6′1″ Chester, VA 65 rushing yards 33 Deshawn McClease RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Chesapeake, VA 27 rushing yards 16 Coleman Fox RB Fr. 5′11″ 187 Salem, VA 40 Trey Skeens RB 5′11″ 216 Wytheville, VA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Isaiah Ford WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Jacksonville, FL 79 catches, 1,094 yards, 7 TD 5 Cam Phillips WR 6′0″ 199 Laurel, MD 76 catches, 983 yards, 5 TD 12 Henri Murphy WR 5′10″ 175 Pine Bluff, AR 12 returns, 321 yards 86 C.J. Carroll WR So. 5′8″ 173 Olney, MD 18 catches, 258 yards 15 Jaylen Bradshaw WR 6′1″ Chesapeake, VA 3 catches, 25 yards 89 Devin Wilson WR 6′3″ McKees Rocks, PA 2 catches, 13 yards 39 Sean Daniel WR Fr. 5′9″ 180 Chesapeake, VA 1 catch, 6 yards 6 Dominic Benson WR RS 6′2″ 190 Woodbridge, VA 9 Eric Kumah WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 223 Woodbridge, VA 17 Samuel Denmark WR RS 6′0″ 190 Hanahan, SC 19 John Jennings WR 6′3″ 190 Centreville, VA 29 Sean Savoy WR RS 5′9″ 184 Washington, DC 30 Jordan Jefferson WR 5′8″ 180 Goochland, VA 41 Kevin Henry WR 5′10″ 165 Greensboro, NC 87 Bodhie Long WR 6′3″ 200 Richmond, VA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ Virginia Beach, VA 48 catches, 691 yards, 7 TD 6 Chris Cunningham TE Fr. 6′2″ 241 Jacksonville, FL 6 catches, 48 yards, 4 TD 13 Chris Durkin TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Poland, OH 80 Colt Pettit TE 6′3″ 265 Deshler, OH 89 Drake Deiuliis TE 6′5″ 240 Charlotte, NC 90 Casey Harman TE 6′3″ 242 Swords Creek, VA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 72 Augie Conte OL 6′6″ Richmond, VA 1 tackle 50 Patrick Kearns OL 6′5″ 297 Adairsville, GA 52 Austin Cannon OL RS 6′2″ 332 Mechanicsville, VA 57 OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 308 Bealeton, VA 61 Kyle Chung OL So. 6′3″ 311 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 62 D’Andre Plantin OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Norcross, GA 63 Daniel Bailey OL 6′3″ 303 Abingdon, VA 64 Eric Gallo C 6′2″ 300 Richboro, PA 65 Matt Christ OL 6′3″ 280 Sterling, VA 66 Billy Ray Mitchell OL 6′4″ 285 Westwood, NJ 67 Parker Osterloh OT 6′8″ 326 Williamsburg, VA 68 Connor Kish OL 6′2″ 305 Oceanside, CA 69 Yosuah Nijman OL So. 6′7″ 322 Maplewood, NJ 70 Kevin Kish OL 6′2″ 290 Oceanside, CA 71 Jonathan McLaughlin OL 6′5″ 294 Mauldin, SC 71 T.J. Jackson OL RS 6′6″ 377 Cumberland, VA 74 Braxton Pfaff OL 6′5″ 315 Lynchburg, VA 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL RS 6′5″ 310 Salem, VA 76 Jarrett Hopple OL 6′7″ 305 Suffolk, VA 77 Demetri Moore OL 6′6″ 302 Fairborn, OH 79 Tyrell Smith OL 6′3″ 300 North Brunswick, NJ
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 60 Woody Baron DT 6′2″ Nashville, TN 56 tackles, 5.5 sacks 4 Ken Ekanem DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Centreville, VA 36 tackles, 7.5 sacks 99 Vinny Mihota DL So. 6′5″ 298 Fredericksburg, VA 43 tackles, 2 sacks 94 Trevon Hill DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Virginia Beach, VA 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks 8 Ricky Walker DL So. 6′2″ 300 Hampton, VA 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 Nigel Williams DT 6′2″ Richmond, VA 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Tim Settle DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 328 Manassas, VA 17 tackles 11 Houshun Gaines DL Fr. 6′3″ 235 Rocky Mount, NC 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Steve Sobczak DT 6′1″ Milford, VA 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 43 Seth Dooley DE 6′5″ Salem, VA 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 96 Jimmie Taylor DL 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, NC 2 tackles 18 Raymon Leroy Minor DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 245 Ashland, VA 43 Xavier Burke DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Lawrenceville, VA 47 Darius Fullwood DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 263 College Park, MD 52 Clay Dean DL 6′2″ 260 Purcellville, VA 61 Joe Koshuta DL 6′1″ 253 Vienna, VA 90 Dalton Roe DT 6′1″ 263 Williamsburg, VA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 54 Andrew Motuapuaka LB 6′0″ 233 Virginia Beach, VA 114 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT 49 LB 6′5″ 236 Danville, VA 106 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 24 Anthony Shegog LB 6′2″ 213 Stafford, VA 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 56 Sean Huelskamp LB 6′1″ 222 Centreville, VA 11 tackles 4 Tavante Beckett LB 5′10″ 214 Chesapeake, VA 6 tackles 37 Johnathan Galante LB 5′9″ Blacksburg, VA 1 tackle 44 Tre Hubbard LB 5′11″ Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 50 Jamieon Moss LB 6′1″ Elizabeth City, NC 1 tackle 30 Eron Carter LB 6′1″ 231 Palatka, FL 53 Trent Young LB 5′10″ 215 Richmond, VA 57 Zack Treser LB 6′5″ 225 Blacksburg, VA 92 Matt Reinhart LB 6′2″ 228 Shoemakersville, PA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 S 6′2″ 210 Danville, VA 89 tackles, 4 INT 19 DB 6′0″ Suffolk, VA 93 tackles 6 Mook Reynolds DB 6′0″ 183 Greensboro, NC 65 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 36 Adonis Alexander CB 6′3″ 193 Charlotte, NC 43 tackles, 2 INT 3 Greg Stroman CB 6′0″ 180 Bristow, VA 48 returns, 681 yards 31 Brandon Facyson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 197 Newnan, GA 48 tackles 17 Divine Deablo DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 226 Winston-salem, NC 4 tackles 20 Deon Newsome S 5′11″ 193 Hampton, VA 4 tackles 26 Jovonn Quillen DB Fr. 6′0″ 188 Hampton, VA 3 tackles 1 Reggie Floyd DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 222 Manassas, VA 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 28 Curtis Williams CB 5′9″ Amelia, VA 1 return, −8 yards 2 Bryce Watts DB 6′0″ 175 Toms River, NJ 27 Shawn Payne CB 6′3″ 189 Chesterfield, VA 29 DuWayne Johnson CB 6′1″ 185 Washington, DC 29 Ishmiel Seisay DB Fr. 5′9″ 198 Springfield, VA 35 Erikk Banks CB 5′10″ 185 St. Paul, VA 39 Tyrone Thornton DB 5′9″ 197 Boston, MA 42 Elisha Boyd CB 6′2″ 185 Newport News, VA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 46 Joey Slye PK 5′11″ 210 Stafford, VA 20 of 27 field goals 90 Mitchell Ludwig P 5′11″ Abingdon, VA 68 punts, 38.8 average 35 Michael Santamaria PK 5′9″ Athens, GA 51 Hundley McCurry LS 5′11″ 190 Summerville, SC 53 Wayne Mutter P 5′9″ 160 Grundy, VA 87 Colton Taylor LS 6′1″ 223 Salem, VA 89 Wright Bynum LS 6′4″ 233 Columbia, SC 92 Robert Warfel PK 5′10″ 164 Woodgrove, VA 95 Chaska Moon LS 5′10″ 227 Wake Forest, NC
Reggie Floyd, Greg Stroman, Ken Ekanem, Tim Settle, John Jennings, Sean Huelskamp Bucky Hodges, Jahque Alleyne, Tre Hubbard, Andrew Motuapuaka, Trevon Hill Ricky Walker, Deon Newsome, Jovonn Quillen, Elisha Boyd, Marshawn Williams Tavante Beckett, Jaylen Bradshaw, Deshawn McClease, Sean Daniel Dominic Benson, Eric Kumah, Ishmiel Seisay, Travon McMillian Nigel Williams, Trent Young, Augie Conte, Bodhie Long Coleman Fox, Seth Dooley, Zachariah Hoyt, Colton Taylor Chase Mummau, Sam Rogers, Austin Cannon Curtis Williams, DuWayne Johnson, Sean Savoy Isaiah Ford, Chris Cunningham Cam Phillips, Darius Fullwood Mook Reynolds, Kevin Henry Jack Click, Raymon Leroy Minor Chuck Clark, Jarrett Hopple Terrell Edmunds, Tremaine Edmunds Anthony Shegog, Joey Slye Shawn Payne, D.J. Reid Adonis Alexander, Drake Deiuliis Johnathan Galante, Zack Treser Alden Carpenter, Clay Dean Daniel Bailey, Mitchell Ludwig Parker Osterloh, Dalton Roe Connor Kish, Kevin Kish A.J. Bush Bryce Watts Shai McKenzie Jerod Evans Brenden Motley Houshun Gaines Henri Murphy Chris Durkin Divine Deablo Josh Jackson Samuel Denmark Der’Woun Greene Eron Carter Jordan Jefferson Brandon Facyson Steven Peoples Erikk Banks Michael Santamaria Tyrone Thornton Trey Skeens Xavier Burke Jamieon Moss Patrick Kearns Hundley McCurry Wayne Mutter Wyatt Teller Woody Baron Joe Koshuta Kyle Chung D’Andre Plantin Eric Gallo Matt Christ Billy Ray Mitchell Yosuah Nijman Jonathan McLaughlin T.J. Jackson Braxton Pfaff Demetri Moore Tyrell Smith Colt Pettit C.J. Carroll Devin Wilson Wright Bynum Casey Harman Steve Sobczak Matt Reinhart Robert Warfel Chaska Moon Jimmie Taylor Vinny Mihota VA 71 NC 9 GA 5 FL 4 NJ 4 Hometowns of the 2016 Virginia Tech 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 Virginia 71 North Carolina 9 Georgia 5 Florida 4 New Jersey 4 Pennsylvania 4 South Carolina 4 Maryland 3 Top counties Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 5 Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 5 Prince William County, Virginia pop. 489,000 4 Chesapeake city, Virginia pop. 253,000 4 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 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’ 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.
Jerod Evans QB
Bucky Hodges TE4-star recruit
Wyatt Teller OG4-star recruit
Tremaine Edmunds LB
Terrell Edmunds S
Chuck Clark DB