Teams Wake Forest 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Wake Forest roster 87 players: 11 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 12 juniors, 49 with no class listed. From 22 states; the most from North Carolina (17) and Georgia (12). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 11 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 22 Matt Colburn RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Irmo, SC 904 rushing yards, 7 TD 36 Cade Carney RB So. 5′11″ 215 Advance, NC 232 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Isaiah Robinson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 220 Charlotte, NC 82 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Tyler Bell RB Jr. 5′11″ 215 Mobile, AL 26 Christian Beal RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 180 Winston-Salem, NC 27 Trey Ndlovu RB 5′7″ 240 Hummelstown, PA 29 DeAndre’ Delaney RB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Morristown, TN
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Greg Dortch WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Highlands Springs, VA 53 catches, 722 yards, 9 TD 5 Tabari Hines WR 5′10″ 185 Florence, SC 53 catches, 683 yards, 7 TD 7 Scotty Washington WR So. 6′5″ 225 Washington, DC 45 catches, 711 yards, 3 TD 2 WR 6′0″ 195 Durham, NC 190 rushing yards, 1 TD 17 WR Jr. 6′0″ 190 Moorpark, CA 21 catches, 365 yards, 3 TD 9 Chuck Wade WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 19 catches, 245 yards, 1 TD 5 Steven Claude WR So. 6′2″ 200 Miami, FL 6 tackles 15 Cortez Lewis WR 6′1″ 205 Demopolis, AL 9 catches, 132 yards 13 Malik Grate WR 6′0″ 170 Anderson, SC 3 tackles 11 Davis Johnson WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Alpharetta, GA 1 catch, 5 yards 25 James Sriraman WR 6′3″ 200 Raleigh, NC 35 Willy Bemiss WR 5′11″ 180 Richmond, VA
Offensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 68 Patrick Osterhage OL Jr. 6′4″ 280 Centerville, OH 1 tackle 50 Zach Tom OL 6′5″ 305 Prairieville, LA 53 Je’Vionte’ Nash OL 6′3″ 305 Orange Park, FL 55 A’Lique Terry OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 275 Hialeah, FL 58 Tyler Watson OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Roswell, GA 60 Taleni Suhren OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 297 Charlotte, NC 70 Ryan Anderson OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 Raleigh, NC 71 Nathan Gilliam OL So. 6′5″ 300 Knoxville, TN 73 Jake Benzinger OL So. 6′7″ 295 Williamstown, MA 74 Phil Haynes OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Raleigh, NC 75 Justin Herron OL So. 6′5″ 290 Silver Spring, MD
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 53 DL 6′4″ 275 Houston, TX 43 tackles, 6.5 sacks 14 Wendell Dunn DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Miami, FL 46 tackles, 3 sacks 48 Willie Yarbary DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Augusta, GA 31 tackles, 4 sacks 93 Zeek Rodney DL 6′1″ 305 Rock Hill, SC 29 tackles, 1 sack 54 Elontae Bateman DL So. 6′2″ 285 Memphis, TN 22 tackles, 1 sack 18 DL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Roanoke, VA 24 tackles 51 Chris Calhoun DL Jr. 6′4″ 245 Alpharetta, GA 21 tackles 1 Sulaiman Kamara DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 291 Richmond, VA 12 tackles 45 Paris Black DL 6′3″ 255 Fayetteville, NC 6 tackles, 1 sack 56 Deon Young DL 6′1″ 315 Inglewood, CA 5 tackles 12 Manny Walker DE RS 6′4″ 235 Holly Hill, SC 38 Zander Zimmer DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Winter Park, FL 44 LaRonde’ Liverpool DL 6′3″ 280 Virginia Beach, VA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Jaboree Williams LB 6′0″ 245 Deerfield Beach, FL 85 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 50 Grant Dawson LB 6′1″ 225 Winston-Salem, NC 90 tackles, 2.5 sacks 23 Justin Strnad LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Palm Harbor, FL 51 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT 34 Demetrius Kemp LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Demopolis, AL 63 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Ja’Cquez Williams LB 6′2″ 220 Hinesville, GA 21 tackles, 1 sack 17 D.J. Taylor LB 6′1″ 235 Belvidere, TN 5 tackles 15 Jake Simpson LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Buford, GA 4 tackles 35 Nate Mays LB So. 6′1″ 225 Dalton, GA 3 tackles 44 Kalin McNeil LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 43 Connor Miller LB 6′2″ 225 Charlotte, NC 99 Augustus Fortune LB 6′0″ 215 Columbia, TN
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Cameron Glenn DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Stone Mountain, GA 98 tackles, 2 INT 3 DB 6′2″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 79 tackles, 1 INT 21 Essang Bassey DB So. 5′10″ 190 Columbus, GA 69 tackles, 3 INT 4 Amari Henderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 180 Charlotte, NC 62 tackles, 2 INT 12 Luke Masterson DB 6′2″ 220 Naples, FL 42 tackles 6 Ja’Sir Taylor DB 5′10″ 187 Asbury Park, NJ 27 tackles 5 Arkeem Byrd DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Savannah, GA 395 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Coby Davis DB 5′11″ 200 Upper Marlboro, MD 10 tackles 5 Cedric Jiles DB 5′10″ 180 Clinton, MS 1 tackle 17 Traveon Redd DB 6′0″ 201 Martinsville, VA 23 Troy Simon S 6′0″ 185 Alpharetta, GA 26 Justin Bartee DB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Vienna, VA 27 Tyriq Hardimon DB 6′0″ Marietta, GA 28 Christopher Pearcey DB 5′11″ 200 Bradenton, FL 37 Thomas Dillon DB 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 39 Keegan Good DB Fr. 6′0″ 199 Pinehurst, NC
Amari Henderson, Isaiah Robinson, Connor Miller, Taleni Suhren Sulaiman Kamara, Willy Bemiss, Jack Freudenthal Davis Johnson, Troy Simon, Chris Calhoun James Sriraman, Ryan Anderson, Phil Haynes Steven Claude, Wendell Dunn Chuck Wade, John Wolford Luke Masterson, Zander Zimmer Cortez Lewis, Demetrius Kemp Christian Beal, Grant Dawson Thomas Dillon, Duke Ejiofor Keegan Good, Jaren Lubrano Justin Herron, Ben Brown Cameron Glenn Kendall Hinton Greg Dortch Jessie Bates III Arkeem Byrd Cedric Jiles Tabari Hines Ja’Sir Taylor Jaboree Williams Mike Weaver Scotty Washington Dom Maggio Ja’Cquez Williams Darren Ford Kyle Driscoll Manny Walker Malik Grate Garrett Wilson Jake Simpson Alex Bachman D.J. Taylor Traveon Redd Carlos Basham Jr. Matthew Considine Coby Davis Tyler Bell Essang Bassey Matt Colburn Brandon Chapman Justin Strnad Justin Bartee Trey Ndlovu Tyriq Hardimon Christopher Pearcey DeAndre’ Delaney Nate Mays Cade Carney Devin Pike Kalin McNeil LaRonde’ Liverpool Paris Black Willie Yarbary Zach Tom Dayton Diemel Je’Vionte’ Nash Elontae Bateman A’Lique Terry Deon Young Tyler Watson Patrick Osterhage Nathan Gilliam Jake Benzinger Cam Serigne Thomas Cole Zeek Rodney Augustus Fortune Jamie Newman NC 17 FL 12 GA 12 VA 9 SC 5 Hometowns of the 2017 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 17 Georgia 12 Florida 12 Virginia 9 South Carolina 5 Tennessee 5 Maryland 4 Alabama 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 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’ 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.
John Wolford QB3-star recruit
Jamie Newman QB3-star recruit
Kendall Hinton WR
Alex Bachman WR
Duke Ejiofor DL
Carlos Basham Jr. DL
Jessie Bates III DB