Teams Wake Forest 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Wake Forest roster 99 players: 15 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 72 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (21) and Florida (16). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 12 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 36 Cade Carney RB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Advance, NC 589 rushing yards, 6 TD 22 Matt Colburn RB So. 5′10″ 200 Irmo, SC 626 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Rocky Reid RB 6′0″ Mt. Pleasant, NC 54 rushing yards 20 Tyler Bell RB So. 5′11″ 215 Mobile, AL 97 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Isaiah Robinson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 220 Charlotte, NC 27 Trey Ndlovu RB 5′7″ 240 Hummelstown, PA 29 Christopher Pappayliou FB 6′1″ 220 Long Branch, NJ 30 William Flood FB 6′2″ 235 Atlanta, GA 32 Charles Argenzio FB 6′0″ Richmond, VA
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Tabari Hines WR 5′10″ 185 Florence, SC 38 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD 15 Cortez Lewis WR 6′1″ 205 Demopolis, AL 32 catches, 415 yards, 1 TD 9 Chuck Wade WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 24 catches, 245 yards, 1 TD 17 WR So. 6′0″ 190 Moorpark, CA 23 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD 5 Steven Claude WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Miami, FL 10 returns, 141 yards 2 WR 6′0″ 195 Durham, NC 125 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 Scotty Washington WR Fr. 6′5″ 225 Washington, DC 10 catches, 115 yards 3 Greg Dortch WR RS 5′9″ 170 Highlands Springs, VA 11 Davis Johnson WR RS 5′11″ 180 Alpharetta, GA 13 Jalen Latter WR 6′0″ Charlotte, NC 13 Malik Grate WR 6′0″ 170 Anderson, SC 25 James Sriraman WR 6′3″ 200 Raleigh, NC 80 Jeremiah Brown WR 6′2″ 180 High Point, NC 82 Cooper Hearn WR 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC 88 Jared Crump WR 6′3″ St. John’s, FL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 85 Cam Serigne TE 6′3″ 240 Ashburn, VA 30 catches, 426 yards, 3 TD 41 Devin Pike TE 6′6″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 9 yards 86 Jack Freudenthal TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Richmond, VA 1 return, 1 yard 46 Nick Luedeke TE 6′5″ 265 Cary, NC 87 Thomas Cole TE 6′5″ 250 Wellsburg, WV 92 Cade Luedde TE 6′5″ 230 Houston, TX
Offensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 73 Jake Benzinger OL Fr. 6′7″ 295 Williamstown, MA 1 tackle 74 Phil Haynes OL So. 6′4″ 310 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 78 Tyler Hayworth OL 6′4″ Kingsport, TN 1 catch, −4 yards 55 A’Lique Terry OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 275 Hialeah, FL 56 Harry Warner OL 6′3″ 285 Spring Lake, NJ 66 Rocco Esposito OL 6′5″ 320 Coraopolis, PA 67 Taylor Chambers OL 6′8″ 305 Columbia, SC 68 Patrick Osterhage OL So. 6′4″ 280 Centerville, OH 70 Ryan Anderson OL So. 6′6″ 305 Raleigh, NC 71 Nathan Gilliam OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Knoxville, TN 75 Justin Herron OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Silver Spring, MD 79 Cameron Gardner OL 6′5″ 275 Bailey, NC
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 DL 6′4″ 275 Houston, TX 50 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 1 INT 40 Josh Banks DL 6′4″ Cary, NC 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks 14 Wendell Dunn DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Miami, FL 32 tackles, 2.5 sacks 48 Willie Yarbary DL So. 6′2″ 285 Augusta, GA 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks 96 Chris Stewart DL 6′3″ Petal, MS 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks 4 Julian Jackson DL 6′3″ 235 Dothan, AL 12 tackles, 3 sacks 51 Chris Calhoun DL So. 6′4″ 245 Alpharetta, GA 12 tackles, 1 sack 95 Shelldon Lewinson DL 6′2″ Seffner, FL 8 tackles 45 Paris Black DL 6′3″ 255 Fayetteville, NC 7 tackles 54 Elontae Bateman DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Memphis, TN 3 tackles 57 Ali Lamot DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Mebane, NC 1 tackle 18 DL RS 6′5″ 275 Roanoke, VA 38 Zander Zimmer DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Winter Park, FL 49 Rashawn Shaw DL 6′3″ 250 Fort Pierce, FL 59 Leo Kone DL 6′3″ 300 New York, NY 62 Reid Althoff DL 6′4″ 255 Sarasota, FL 93 Zeek Rodney DL 6′1″ 305 Rock Hill, SC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Marquel Lee LB 6′3″ Waldorf, MD 105 tackles, 7.5 sacks 26 Thomas Brown LB 6′3″ Evans, GA 65 tackles, 4 sacks 6 Jaboree Williams LB 6′0″ 245 Deerfield Beach, FL 36 tackles, 2 sacks 50 Grant Dawson LB 6′1″ 225 Winston-Salem, NC 35 tackles, 1 INT 34 Demetrius Kemp LB So. 6′1″ 220 Demopolis, AL 31 tackles, 1 sack 23 Justin Strnad LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 235 Palm Harbor, FL 19 tackles 35 Nate Mays LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Dalton, GA 4 tackles 44 Kalin McNeil LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 17 D.J. Taylor LB 6′1″ 235 Belvidere, TN 43 Connor Miller LB 6′2″ 225 Charlotte, NC 57 Emmanuel Walker LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Holly Hill, SC 58 Vincent Paolucci LB 6′0″ 230 San Diego, CA 99 Augustus Fortune LB 6′0″ 215 Columbia, TN
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 DB 6′2″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 100 tackles, 5 INT 25 Brad Watson DB 6′0″ Round Rock, TX 63 tackles, 2 INT 2 Cameron Glenn DB So. 6′1″ 200 Stone Mountain, GA 35 tackles, 1 INT 8 Josh Okonye DB 6′0″ 200 Sugar Land, TX 36 tackles 4 Amari Henderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Charlotte, NC 20 tackles, 1 INT 18 John Armstrong DB 5′9″ Orlando, FL 22 returns, 488 yards 21 Essang Bassey DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Columbus, GA 19 tackles 17 Traveon Redd DB 6′0″ 201 Martinsville, VA 9 tackles 11 Dionte Austin DB 6′0″ Baltimore, MD 7 tackles 20 Dezmond Wortham DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Frisco, TX 2 tackles 5 Arkeem Byrd DB RS 6′1″ 190 Savannah, GA 28 Christopher Pearcey DB 5′11″ 200 Bradenton, FL 37 Thomas Dillon DB 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 Mike Weaver PK 6′1″ 190 Pine City, NY 21 of 27 field goals 8 Dom Maggio PK Fr. 6′3″ 190 Monkton, MD 72 punts, 42.0 average 15 Garrett Wilson LS 6′3″ 210 Sanford, NC 1 tackle 11 Darren Ford PK So. 6′2″ 210 Howell, MI 52 Dayton Diemel LS Fr. 5′10″ 230 Hudson, WI 61 Sam Beckerman PK 5′10″ 170 Toronto, ON 91 Chase Wilson LS 6′2″ 215 Mooresville, NC 97 Ben Brown PK Fr. 6′2″ 175 Chevy Chase, MD 98 Adam Centers PK 6′0″ 205 Coppell, TX
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Ryan Janvion 5′11″ Miami, FL 46 tackles, 1 INT
Amari Henderson, Jalen Latter, Isaiah Robinson, Connor Miller, Cooper Hearn James Sriraman, Josh Banks, Nick Luedeke, Ryan Anderson, Phil Haynes Steven Claude, Wendell Dunn, Ryan Janvion Thomas Dillon, Duke Ejiofor, Cade Luedde Chuck Wade, John Wolford Davis Johnson, Chris Calhoun Cortez Lewis, Demetrius Kemp Charles Argenzio, Jack Freudenthal Justin Herron, Ben Brown Cameron Glenn Kendall Hinton Greg Dortch Jessie Bates III Julian Jackson Rocky Reid Arkeem Byrd Tabari Hines Jaboree Williams Mike Weaver Scotty Washington Dom Maggio Josh Okonye Kyle Kearns Marquel Lee Darren Ford Dionte Austin Kyle Driscoll Malik Grate Garrett Wilson Alex Bachman D.J. Taylor Traveon Redd Carlos Basham Jr. John Armstrong Dezmond Wortham Tyler Bell Essang Bassey Matt Colburn Justin Strnad Brad Watson Thomas Brown Trey Ndlovu Christopher Pearcey Christopher Pappayliou William Flood Nate Mays Cade Carney Zander Zimmer Devin Pike Kalin McNeil Paris Black Willie Yarbary Rashawn Shaw Grant Dawson Dayton Diemel Elontae Bateman A’Lique Terry Harry Warner Ali Lamot Emmanuel Walker Vincent Paolucci Leo Kone Reid Althoff Rocco Esposito Taylor Chambers Patrick Osterhage Nathan Gilliam Jake Benzinger Tyler Hayworth Cameron Gardner Jeremiah Brown Cam Serigne Thomas Cole Jared Crump Chase Wilson Zeek Rodney Shelldon Lewinson Chris Stewart Adam Centers Augustus Fortune NC 21 FL 16 GA 9 TX 7 SC 6 Hometowns of the 2016 Wake Forest 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 North Carolina 21 Florida 16 Georgia 9 Texas 7 Virginia 6 South Carolina 6 Maryland 5 Tennessee 5 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 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’ 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.
John Wolford QB3-star recruit
Alex Bachman WR
Kendall Hinton WR
Duke Ejiofor DL
Carlos Basham Jr. DL
Jessie Bates III DB