2017 Western Carolina roster

38 players. From 9 states; the most from Texas (21) and Illinois (5). The 2017 season.

Our source’s roster for 2017 is partial: 38 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
12	Tyrie Adams QB		6′2″	180	Dallas, TX	339 passing yards, 2 TD
8	Ray Smith QB		6′1″	190	Dallas, TX	84 passing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
21	Detrez Newsome RB	5′10″	210	Ewa Beach, HI	134 rushing yards
7	Corey Holloway RB2-star recruit	5′10″	210	Ewa Beach, HI	76 rushing yards, 1 TD
20	Donnavan Spencer RB	5′10″	190	Ewa Beach, HI	0 rushing yards

Receivers 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
5	Terryon Robinson WR	5′11″	190	Lubbock, TX	11 catches, 104 yards, 1 TD
1	Steffon Hill WR	5′11″	195	Lubbock, TX	5 catches, 43 yards
2	Connell Young WR3-star recruit	6′0″	200	Lubbock, TX	5 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
11	Jordan Mathis WR	5′10″	200	Marietta, GA	3 catches, 48 yards
86	Tyran Reynolds WR	6′1″	200	Crystal River, FL	1 tackle

Tight ends 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
84	Owen Cosenke TE		6′3″	220	Lewisville, TX	4 catches, 34 yards
88	Aubry Payne TE2-star recruit		6′4″	235	Locust Grove, GA	1 catch, 23 yards

Defensive line 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
49	Nate Link DL	6′2″		Crowley, LA	5 tackles, 1 sack
97	Ezavian Dunn DT	6′2″	285	Spring Branch, TX	5 tackles
90	Solomon Clark DL	6′0″	250	Richmond, CA	3 tackles
78	Sheldon Kinard DT	6′1″	260	Spring Branch, TX	1 tackle
91	Tyler Junius DT	6′0″	285	Spring Branch, TX	1 tackle
99	Ricky Palao DL	6′2″	285	Hoover, AL	1 tackle

Linebackers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
4	A.J. Newman LB	6′1″	210	Chicago, IL	14 tackles
43	Kendall White LB	5′11″	220	Chicago, IL	9 tackles, 1 INT
58	Daniel Riddle LB	6′1″	225	Chicago, IL	11 tackles
96	Tahjai Watt LB	6′5″	215	Chicago, IL	5 tackles, 1 sack
37	Ty Harris LB	6′1″	220	Dacula, GA	3 tackles
48	Mitchell Chancey LB	6′0″	220	Chicago, IL	3 tackles
27	Trevor Childers LB	6′1″	190	Lincolnton, NC	1 tackle

Defensive backs 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
35	Keion Crossen DB	5′10″	180	Leander, TX	16 tackles, 1 sack
22	JerMichael White DB	6′1″	185	Leander, TX	18 tackles
29	Marvin Tillman DB3-star recruit	6′1″	190	Leander, TX	12 tackles, 1 INT
8	Tra Hardy DB	5′11″	185	Leander, TX	9 tackles
19	Devarius Cortner DB2-star recruit	6′1″	190	Leander, TX	8 tackles
30	Michael Murphy DB	6′2″	180	Leander, TX	2 tackles
9	John William Brannon III DB	6′2″	185	Leander, TX	1 tackle
24	Shamon Elliott DB	6′0″	190	Leander, TX	1 tackle

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
83	Ian Berryman P	6′0″	205	Houston, TX	13 punts, 43.2 average
0	Joel Poinsette PK	6′0″	165	Lancaster, TX	0 of 2 field goals
89	Joshua Gibson PK	5′8″	163	Andrews, NC	1 of 1 field goal
46	Jake Helms LS2-star recruit	6′0″	210	Austin, TX	1 tackle
87	Destry Barnwell P2-star recruit	6′0″	190	Houston, TX	1 punt, 37.0 average

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.