Teams Western Kentucky 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Western Kentucky roster 103 players: 17 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 2 juniors, 71 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Kentucky (40) and Florida (19). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 10 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 20 Anthony Wales RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Louisville, KY 1,621 rushing yards, 27 TD 3 Quinton Baker RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Ashland, KY 542 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Marquez Trigg RB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Glasgow, KY 298 rushing yards, 2 TD 32 D’Andre Ferby RB So. 6′1″ 230 Nashville, TN 1 rushing yard 20 Marcelis Logan RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Lexington, KY 25 Omar Stover RB 6′0″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 33 Leon Allen RB 6′0″ 245 Bradenton, FL 41 Blair Vaughan RB 6′1″ 225 Clearwater, FL
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 WR 6′1″ Louisville, KY 98 catches, 1,730 yards, 17 TD 8 Kylen Towner WR 5′8″ 175 Mobile, AL 38 returns, 1,110 yards 15 Nicholas Norris WR 5′9″ Miami, FL 76 catches, 1,318 yards, 14 TD 1 Nacarius Fant WR 5′9″ 185 Bowling Green, KY 29 catches, 407 yards, 2 TD 11 Lucky Jackson WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Lexington, KY 26 catches, 395 yards, 2 TD 16 Quin Jernighan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 LaVERGNE, TN 5 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD 13 Will Bush WR 5′11″ 195 Louisville, KY 2 catches, 41 yards 89 Stephon Brown WR 5′8″ Atlanta, GA 1 catch, 74 yards 83 Chris Cotto WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Hallandale, FL 83 Marcus Floyd WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Frankfort, KY
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 18 Shaquille Johnson TE 6′4″ Lake City, FL 9 returns, 86 yards 17 Steve Donatell TE 6′6″ Lone Tree, CO 13 catches, 125 yards, 2 TD 19 Deon Yelder TE 6′4″ 255 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 89 Desmond Maxwell TE 6′2″ Louisville, KY 1 catch, 8 yards 84 Wesley Vollmer TE 6′4″ 220 Clearwater, FL 85 Mik’Quan Deane TE So. 6′4″ 240 Tulsa, OK 87 Stevie Donatell TE 6′6″ 235 Lone Tree, CO
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 51 Brandon Ray OL 6′2″ 300 Madison, AL 1 tackle 76 Forrest Lamp OL 6′4″ Venice, FL 9 rushing yards, 1 TD 52 Adam Raschilla OL 6′5″ 330 Northporth, AL 55 Tyler Camp OL 6′3″ 310 Forsyth, GA 62 OL 6′6″ 310 Dublin, GA 63 Miles Pate OL Fr. 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 68 Parker Howell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 290 Nashville, TN 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 77 Hunter Holland OL 6′2″ 285 Buford, GA 78 Nick Allen OL 6′6″ 300 Belleville, IL 79 Joe Manley OL 6′6″ 315 Bowling Green, KY
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 Nick Dawson-Brents DL 6′3″ Charlotte, NC 37 tackles, 7 sacks 3 Chris Johnson DL 6′1″ 285 Gulfport, MS 43 tackles, 4 sacks 42 Derik Overstreet DL 6′2″ 250 Paducah, KY 34 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 9 Omarius Bryant DL 6′3″ Byram, MS 37 tackles, 3 sacks 24 Devante Duclos DL 6′1″ Miami, FL 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 96 Julien Lewis DL So. 6′3″ 300 Madison, AL 16 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Tanner Reeves DL 6′4″ Lakeland, FL 17 tackles 48 Kalvin Robinson DL 6′5″ Birmingham, AL 10 tackles 55 Evan Sayner DL So. 6′3″ 300 Paducah, KY 9 tackles 35 Nicholas Coffey DL Fr. 6′3″ 255 Dunnville, KY 4 tackles 95 Heath Wiggins DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Mayfield, KY 2 tackles 99 Ty’Ron Horton DL 6′3″ Lousiville, KY 2 tackles 18 Cecil Stallings DL 6′4″ 220 Tucker, GA 33 Anthony Robinson DL 6′3″ 235 Frankfort, KY 43 Carson Jordan DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Poplarville, MS 52 Chris Rehak DL 6′2″ 305 Columbus, GA 60 Dylan Ferguson DL 6′1″ 270 Mount Washington, KY 90 Jack Thompson DL 6′1″ 255 Edmonton, KY 90 Jaylon George DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Atlanta, GA 91 Trae Jones DL 6′0″ 300 Cusseta, GA 93 Robert Crawford DL So. 6′2″ 255 Nashville, TN
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 22 Keith Brown LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Miami, FL 130 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 INT 6 T.J. McCollum LB 6′3″ 235 Birmingham, AL 85 tackles 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB 6′1″ 230 Bowling Green, KY 64 tackles, 3.5 sacks 44 Ben Holt LB 5′11″ 225 Bowling Green, KY 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 34 Drew Davis LB 6′1″ Madison, AL 34 tackles, 1 INT 25 Masai Whyte LB So. 6′0″ 225 Shelbyville, KY 34 tackles, 1 sack 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 5′8″ 225 Louisville, KY 19 tackles 4 Der’Quione Mobley LB So. 6′1″ 240 Louisville, KY 6 tackles 27 Drew O’Bryan LB 6′2″ 233 Ashland, KY 45 Tyler Obee LB 5′11″ 200 Flossmoor, IL 58 DeVon Quincy LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 250 Lexington, KY 59 Jarrett Sippola LB 6′0″ 215 Carrollton, GA
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 31 Branden Leston DB 6′3″ Clearwater, FL 95 tackles, 1 INT 1 Leverick Johnson DB 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 45 tackles, 2 INT 7 Joe Brown DB 5′10″ 195 Louisville, KY 43 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 6 De’Andre Simmons DB 5′11″ 195 Royal Palm Beach, FL 30 tackles, 1 INT 14 Juwan Gardner DB 6′0″ 195 Louisville, KY 35 tackles 9 Drell Greene DB So. 5′11″ 200 Alma, GA 24 tackles, 1 sack 5 Jason Johnson DB 6′0″ Pahokee, FL 18 tackles, 1 INT 20 Nathan Roush DB 6′1″ 185 Louisville, KY 20 tackles 15 Ta’Corian Darden DB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Russellville, KY 4 tackles, 2 INT 27 Martavius Mims DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Muscle Shoals, AL 11 tackles 22 DeAndre Farris DB 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′10″ 195 Shelbyville, KY 10 tackles 36 A.J. Jackson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Louisville, KY 2 tackles, 1 INT 8 Marcus Ward DB 6′3″ 220 Birmingham, AL 6 tackles 17 Canon Jackson DB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Louisville, KY 21 Jordon Gonzalez DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Louisville, KY 85 Devin Nixon DB So. 6′0″ 190 Melbourne, FL
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 48 Skyler Simcox PK Jr. 6′0″ 187 Abingdon, VA 16 of 22 field goals 49 Jake Collins P So. 6′1″ 210 Louisville, KY 39 punts, 42.7 average 13 Ryan Nuss PK So. 5′8″ 200 Fairfield, OH 5 of 8 field goals 39 Alex Rinella PK Fr. 6′1″ 225 Johnson City, TN 3 tackles 15 Joseph Occhipinti P 6′3″ Nashville, TN 1 punt, 35.0 average 47 Nolan Dowling LS 6′0″ 230 Belleville, IL 54 Jared Nash LS Fr. 6′0″ 215 Fort Myers, FL 86 Josh Cole P 6′0″ 200 Bellaire, TX
Taywan Taylor, Der’Quione Mobley, Joe Brown, Will Bush, Juwan Gardner, Canon Jackson, Deon Yelder, Anthony Wales, Nathan Roush, Jordon Gonzalez, A.J. Jackson, Jake Collins, Daeshawn Bertram, Matt Nord, Desmond Maxwell Leverick Johnson, Nicholas Norris, Keith Brown, Devante Duclos Nacarius Fant, Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Ben Holt, Joe Manley Joseph Occhipinti, D’Andre Ferby, Parker Howell, Robert Crawford T.J. McCollum, Marcus Ward, Kalvin Robinson Lucky Jackson, Marcelis Logan, DeVon Quincy Cecil Stallings, Stephon Brown, Jaylon George Branden Leston, Blair Vaughan, Wesley Vollmer Drew Davis, Brandon Ray, Julien Lewis Quinton Baker, Drew O’Bryan Steve Donatell, Stevie Donatell DeAndre Farris, Masai Whyte Anthony Robinson, Marcus Floyd Derik Overstreet, Evan Sayner Nolan Dowling, Nick Allen Miles Pate, Dennis Edwards Chris Johnson Drew Eckels Jason Johnson Marquez Trigg Tyler Ferguson De’Andre Simmons Kylen Towner Drell Greene Nelson Fishback Omarius Bryant Tanner Reeves Nick Dawson-Brents Ryan Nuss Mike White Ta’Corian Darden Quin Jernighan Shaquille Johnson Omar Stover Martavius Mims Leon Allen Nicholas Coffey Alex Rinella Carson Jordan Tyler Obee Skyler Simcox Chris Rehak Jared Nash Tyler Camp Jarrett Sippola Dylan Ferguson Darrell Williams Jr. Nick True Max Halpin R.J. Scaife Cullen Reynolds Jimmie Sims Forrest Lamp Hunter Holland Chris Cotto Devin Nixon Mik’Quan Deane Josh Cole Jack Thompson Trae Jones Heath Wiggins KY 40 FL 19 GA 12 AL 9 TN 6 Hometowns of the 2016 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 40 Florida 19 Georgia 12 Alabama 9 Tennessee 6 Illinois 4 Mississippi 3 California 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 15 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 4 Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 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’ 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.
Mike White QB
Taywan Taylor WR
Darrell Williams Jr. OL