Teams Western Kentucky 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Western Kentucky roster 112 players: 13 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 98 with no class listed. From 16 states; the most from Kentucky (42) and Florida (27). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 32 D’Andre Ferby RB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Nashville, TN 650 rushing yards, 11 TD 20 Anthony Wales RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Louisville, KY 1,091 rushing yards, 9 TD 26 Darmontre Warr RB 5′9″ Louisville, KY 124 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Leon Allen RB 6′0″ 245 Bradenton, FL 137 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Anthony Davis RB 5′9″ Indianapolis, IN 102 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Marquez Trigg RB RS 6′0″ 220 Glasgow, KY 41 Blair Vaughn RB 6′1″ 235 Clearwater, FL
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 8 Kylen Towner WR 5′8″ 175 Mobile, AL 46 returns, 857 yards 2 WR 6′1″ Louisville, KY 86 catches, 1,467 yards, 17 TD 21 Jared Dangerfield WR 6′3″ West Palm Beach, FL 82 catches, 844 yards, 8 TD 15 Nicholas Norris WR 5′9″ Miami, FL 63 catches, 971 yards, 6 TD 3 Antwane Grant WR 6′1″ Wilmington, DE 55 catches, 701 yards, 7 TD 1 Nacarius Fant WR 5′9″ 185 Bowling Green, KY 13 catches, 159 yards 13 Will Bush WR 5′11″ 195 Louisville, KY 1 catch, 8 yards 8 John Brunner WR 6′3″ 190 Clearwater, FL 10 Andre Thomas-Cobb WR 6′3″ 200 Lehigh Acres, FL 80 Alex Veneman WR 6′0″ 180 Fort Thomas, KY 87 Jacob Harris WR 6′5″ 211 Palm Harbor, FL 89 Stephon Brown WR 5′8″ Atlanta, GA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 82 TE 6′6″ Clearwater, FL 38 catches, 563 yards, 8 TD 86 Tim Gorski TE 6′6″ Chicago, IL 10 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD 22 Devin Scott TE 6′4″ Indianapolis, IN 3 catches, 14 yards 18 Shaquille Johnson TE 6′4″ Lake City, FL 1 return, 10 yards 44 TE 6′6″ Bowling Green, KY 1 catch, 7 yards 19 Deon Yelder TE 6′4″ 255 Louisville, KY 84 Wesley Vollmer TE 6′4″ 220 Clearwater, FL 85 Mik’Quan Deane TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Tulsa, OK 89 Desmond Maxwell TE 6′2″ Louisville, KY
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 51 Brandon Ray OL 6′2″ 300 Madison, AL 55 Tyler Camp OL 6′3″ 310 Forsyth, GA 61 Matt Boston OL 6′2″ 280 Glasgow, KY 62 OL 6′6″ 310 Dublin, GA 63 Miles Pate OL RS 6′2″ 315 Lawrenceville, GA 64 Dennis Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 305 Snellville, GA 65 Nick True OL 6′4″ 285 Fort Thomas, KY 65 Scott Liebert OL 6′3″ 280 Louisville, KY 69 Matt Nord OL 6′6″ 320 Louisville, KY 70 Max Halpin OL 6′3″ 295 Fort Mitchell, KY 71 R.J. Scaife OL 6′5″ 295 Dade City, FL 73 Cullen Reynolds OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ 325 Madisonville, KY 75 Jimmie Sims OL 6′4″ 295 New Orleans, LA 76 Forrest Lamp OL 6′4″ Venice, FL 77 Hunter Holland OL 6′2″ 285 Buford, GA 79 Joe Manley OL 6′6″ 315 Bowling Green, KY
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 3 Jontavius Morris DL 6′2″ 305 Albany, GA 9 Omarius Bryant DL 6′3″ Byram, MS 11 Tanner Reeves DL 6′4″ Lakeland, FL 24 Devante Duclos DL 6′1″ Miami, FL 35 Nicholas Coffey DL RS 6′3″ 255 Dunnville, KY 42 Derik Overstreet DL 6′2″ 250 Paducah, KY 48 Kalvin Robinson DL 6′5″ Birmingham, AL 53 Julian Leslie DL 6′3″ 255 Miami, FL 55 Evan Sayner DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Paducah, KY 60 Dylan Ferguson DL 6′1″ 270 Mount Washington, KY 78 Maurice Bennett DL 6′2″ 290 Madison, MS 88 Gavin Rocker DL 6′2″ 255 Tyrone, GA 91 Trae Jones DL 6′0″ 300 Cusseta, GA 92 Ge’Monee Brown DL 6′2″ 305 Petal, MS 93 Robert Crawford DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Nashville, TN 93 Sheldon Goins DL 6′4″ 210 Frankfort, KY 94 Bryan Shorter DL 6′2″ 280 Phenix City, AL 95 Heath Wiggins DL RS 6′2″ 250 Mayfield, KY 96 Julien Lewis DL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Madison, AL 98 Devante Terrell DL 6′0″ 290 Lakeland, FL 99 Ty’Ron Horton DL 6′3″ Lousiville, KY
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 10 Nick Holt LB 6′1″ Seattle, WA 3 INT 6 T.J. McCollum LB 6′3″ 235 Birmingham, AL 1 INT 13 Nick Newton LB 6′4″ Clearwater, FL 1 INT 4 Der’Quione Mobley LB Fr. 6′1″ 240 Louisville, KY 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB 6′1″ 230 Bowling Green, KY 17 Dejon Brown LB 6′3″ 250 Beaumont, CA 25 Masai Whyte LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Shelbyville, KY 32 Ryan Duvall LB 6′5″ 225 Owensboro, KY 34 Drew Davis LB 6′1″ Madison, AL 40 Isaac Tanner LB 6′0″ 225 Tampa, FL 44 Ben Holt LB 5′11″ 225 Bowling Green, KY 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 5′8″ 225 Louisville, KY 59 Jarrett Sippola LB 6′0″ 215 Carrollton, GA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 30 DB 5′11″ Nashville, TN 4 INT 5 Wonderful Terry DB 5′10″ Fort Pierce, FL 2 INT 1 Leverick Johnson DB 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 1 INT 6 De’Andre Simmons DB 5′11″ 195 Royal Palm Beach, FL 1 INT 7 Joe Brown DB 5′10″ 195 Louisville, KY 1 INT 8 Marcus Ward DB 6′3″ 220 Birmingham, AL 1 INT 22 DeAndre Farris DB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Shelbyville, KY 1 INT 31 Branden Leston DB 6′3″ Clearwater, FL 1 INT 1 DeVante Thomas DB 5′9″ 185 Baltimore, MD 5 Jason Johnson DB 6′0″ Pahokee, FL 9 Drell Greene DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Alma, GA 14 Juwan Gardner DB 6′0″ 195 Louisville, KY 20 Nathan Roush DB 6′1″ 185 Louisville, KY 21 Jordon Gonzalez DB RS 5′11″ 180 Louisville, KY 22 Forrest Coleman DB 6′2″ 190 Stockton, CA 26 Zhock Mason DB 5′10″ 180 Union, KY 27 Martavius Mims DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Muscle Shoals, AL 36 A.J. Jackson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Louisville, KY 38 Ta’Corian Darden DB RS 5′10″ 185 Russellville, KY 85 Devin Nixon DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Melbourne, FL
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 56 Garrett Schwettman PK 5′11″ Murray, KY 15 of 16 field goals 49 Jake Collins P Fr. 6′1″ 210 Louisville, KY 37 punts, 41.7 average 15 Joseph Occhipinti P 6′3″ Nashville, TN 15 punts, 37.9 average 13 Ryan Nuss PK Fr. 5′8″ 200 Fairfield, OH 39 Alex Rinella PK RS 6′1″ 225 Johnson City, TN 46 Chas Dailey LS 6′0″ 180 Louisville, KY 47 Nolan Dowling LS 6′0″ 230 Belleville, IL 48 Skyler Simcox PK So. 6′0″ 187 Abingdon, VA
Taywan Taylor, Der’Quione Mobley, Joe Brown, Will Bush, Juwan Gardner, Deon Yelder, Anthony Wales, Nathan Roush, Jordon Gonzalez, Darmontre Warr, A.J. Jackson, Chas Dailey, Jake Collins, Daeshawn Bertram, Scott Liebert, Matt Nord, Desmond Maxwell John Brunner, Nick Newton, Branden Leston, Blair Vaughn, Tyler Higbee, Wesley Vollmer Nacarius Fant, Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Ben Holt, George Fant, Joe Manley Leverick Johnson, Nicholas Norris, Devante Duclos, Julian Leslie Joseph Occhipinti, Prince Charles Iworah, D’Andre Ferby, Robert Crawford T.J. McCollum, Marcus Ward, Kalvin Robinson Drew Davis, Brandon Ray, Julien Lewis Marquez Trigg, Matt Boston De’Andre Simmons, Jared Dangerfield Tanner Reeves, Devante Terrell DeAndre Farris, Masai Whyte Devin Scott, Anthony Davis Derik Overstreet, Evan Sayner Miles Pate, Dennis Edwards Nick True, Alex Veneman DeVante Thomas Antwane Grant Jontavius Morris Drew Eckels Jason Johnson Wonderful Terry Kylen Towner Drell Greene Nelson Fishback Omarius Bryant Andre Thomas-Cobb Nick Holt Brandon Doughty Reese Ryan Ryan Nuss Mike White Dejon Brown Shaquille Johnson Forrest Coleman Zhock Mason Martavius Mims Ryan Duvall Leon Allen Nicholas Coffey Ta’Corian Darden Alex Rinella Isaac Tanner Nolan Dowling Skyler Simcox Tyler Camp Garrett Schwettman Jarrett Sippola Dylan Ferguson Darrell Williams Jr. Max Halpin R.J. Scaife Cullen Reynolds Jimmie Sims Forrest Lamp Hunter Holland Maurice Bennett Devin Nixon Mik’Quan Deane Tim Gorski Jacob Harris Gavin Rocker Stephon Brown Trae Jones Ge’Monee Brown Sheldon Goins Bryan Shorter Heath Wiggins Sidney Hammond KY 42 FL 27 GA 12 AL 9 TN 5 Hometowns of the 2015 Western Kentucky 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 Kentucky 42 Florida 27 Georgia 12 Alabama 9 Tennessee 5 California 3 Mississippi 3 Indiana 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 17 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 7 Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 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’ 2015 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.
Mike White QB
Taywan Taylor WR
Tyler Higbee TE
George Fant TE
Darrell Williams Jr. OL
Prince Charles Iworah DB