2017 Western Illinois roster

41 players: 1 sophomore, 40 with no class listed. From 6 states; the most from Texas (22) and Illinois (8). The 2017 season.

Our source’s roster for 2017 is partial: 41 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
18	Sean McGuire QB2-star recruit			6′3″	228	Dallas, TX	276 passing yards, 3 TD

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
36	Max Norris RB	5′10″	207	Ewa Beach, HI	80 rushing yards, 1 TD
5	Steve McShane RB	5′8″	185	Ewa Beach, HI	26 rushing yards, 1 TD
34	Larry Harleston RB	5′10″	226	Ewa Beach, HI	2 tackles
9	Victavious Johnson RB	5′11″	210	Ewa Beach, HI	11 rushing yards
21	Devon Sanders RB2-star recruit	5′9″	205	Ewa Beach, HI	78 rushing yards, 1 TD
25	Clint Ratkovich RB	6′1″	220	Ewa Beach, HI	3 rushing yards

Receivers 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
5	Jarid Brown WR	6′0″		Huntingtown, MD	2 tackles
17	Jaelon Acklin WR	6′2″	190	Lubbock, TX	4 catches, 61 yards
29	Leon Thornton III WR	6′1″	196	Lombard, IL	2 tackles
2	Isaiah LeSure WR2-star recruit	6′3″	180	Lubbock, TX	1 catch, 15 yards
10	Brandon Gaston WR	6′2″	185	Lubbock, TX	1 catch, 19 yards, 1 TD

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
81	Tony Harper TE	6′4″	233	Lewisville, TX	2 catches, 45 yards
83	Adam Conrady TE	6′6″	260	Lewisville, TX	2 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
45	Tyler Slamans TE	6′3″	239	Lewisville, TX	1 catch, 8 yards

Defensive line 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
99	Khalen Saunders DL	6′2″	310	Andrews, TX	3 tackles, 1 sack
51	Colin Olson DL	6′4″	250	Andrews, TX	2 tackles, 1 sack
54	J’Len Smith DL	6′2″	237	Memphis, TN	4 tackles
95	Mick Nelson DL	6′3″	281	Andrews, TX	1 tackle, 1 sack
91	Kyle Williams DE	6′4″	265	Fairfield, TX	2 tackles, 0.5 sacks
94	Grant Kasal DL	6′5″	265	Andrews, TX	1 tackle
97	Eryk Preston DE	6′4″	228	Fairfield, TX

Linebackers 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
44	Brett Taylor LB	6′2″	230	Chicago, IL	8 tackles
58	Riggs Baxter LB	6′1″	215	Chicago, IL	2 tackles, 1 INT
50	Pete Swenson LB	6′3″	230	Chicago, IL	4 tackles, 0.5 sacks
37	Zach Glisan LB	6′2″	224	Chicago, IL	5 tackles
39	Quentin Moon LB3-star recruit	6′2″	232	Chicago, IL	3 tackles
27	Tre Hendon LB	6′0″	218	Chicago, IL	1 tackle

Defensive backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
30	Justin Fitzpatrick DB	6′1″	200	Leander, TX	2 tackles, 2 INT
5	Aaron Diggs DB	6′1″	188	Leander, TX	7 tackles
11	Eric Carrera DB	6′0″	200	Leander, TX	3 tackles
2	Brandon Mayes S	5′11″		Aurora, IL	2 tackles
3	Timothy Smith DB	6′1″	200	Leander, TX	2 tackles
6	Xavier Rowe DB	6′0″	190	Leander, TX	2 tackles
38	David Griffith DB	5′11″	210	Leander, TX	2 tackles
12	Darron Wheeler DB	5′11″	190	Leander, TX	1 tackle
24	Mike Viti DB3-star recruit	6′0″	190	Leander, TX

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
31	Sam Crosa PK	So.		5′7″	168	Columbus, OH	1 of 1 field goal
89	Adam Fellner P			6′4″	220	Houston, TX	3 punts, 50.0 average

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
	Josh Smith 2-star recruit					Memphis, TN	2 tackles
	Tyrin Holloway						1 tackle

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.