Teams Western Michigan 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Western Michigan roster 87 players: 17 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 65 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Michigan (46) and Illinois (15). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 31 Jarvion Franklin RB 6′0″ 225 Tinley Park, IL 1,353 rushing yards, 12 TD 32 Jamauri Bogan RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′7″ 190 Union, NJ 923 rushing yards, 8 TD 22 Davon Tucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 210 Somerdale, NJ 210 rushing yards, 4 TD 3 Fabian Johnson RB 5′7″ Miami, FL 229 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 LeVante Bellamy RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 133 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Leo Ekwoge RB So. 5′11″ 210 Olney, MD 4 tackles
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Darius Phillips WR 5′10″ 190 Detroit, MI 40 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT 84 WR 6′3″ Wheaton, IL 97 catches, 1,500 yards, 19 TD 83 Michael Henry WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Flint, MI 63 catches, 779 yards, 4 TD 15 Carrington Thompson WR 6′2″ Houston, TX 42 catches, 637 yards, 6 TD 1 D’Wayne Eskridge WR 5′9″ 190 Bluffton, IN 17 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD 25 Trevor Sweeney WR 5′8″ Mattawan, MI 8 tackles 13 Keishawn Watson WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Wheaton, IL 2 catches, 24 yards 1 Alex Mussat WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 Troy, MI 10 Hunter Broersma WR RS 6′1″ 190 Mona Shores, MI 19 Jason Russell WR 5′11″ 190 Saginaw, MI 29 Rodney Graves WR 6′1″ 171 Detroit, MI 80 Jake Spinek WR 5′10″ Troy, MI
Offensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 60 Mark Brooks OL 6′6″ 315 Portland, MI 1 tackle 52 John Keenoy OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Kentwood, MI 59 Luke Juriga C Fr. 6′4″ 298 Aurora, IL 62 Alex Keys C Fr. 6′1″ 295 Highlands Ranch, CO 63 Kristof Ifkovits OL 6′4″ 295 Chicago, IL 65 Jackson Day OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 292 Granger, IN 66 Wesley French C 6′5″ 307 Benton Harbor, MI 67 Curtis Doyle OL 6′5″ 305 Alma, MI 71 Jonathan Todd OG Fr. 6′6″ 325 Mokena, IL 72 Taylor Moton OL 6′5″ Okemos, MI 75 Zach Novoselsky OL 6′5″ 295 Lincolnshire, IL 77 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 330 Southfield, MI 78 Elliot Jordan OL 6′6″ 290 Kentwood, MI
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Keion Adams DE 6′2″ Salisbury, NC 49 tackles, 7.5 sacks 33 Eric Assoua DL So. 6′2″ 240 Silver Spring, MD 47 tackles, 3.5 sacks 5 Andre Turner DE 6′4″ 280 Detroit, MI 35 tackles, 2 sacks 53 Nathan Braster DL 6′5″ Fort Wayne, IN 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks 68 David Curle DL 6′3″ Shelby Township, MI 23 tackles, 1 sack 50 Daniel Jackson DL 6′2″ 270 Romeoville, IL 4 tackles 58 Antonio Balabani DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Macomb, MI 4 tackles 91 Ken Finley DL So. 6′2″ 285 Muskegon, MI 1 tackle 36 DeShawn Foster DL Fr. 5′11″ 260 Detroit, MI 55 Nick Matich DL 6′2″ 290 Clarkson, MI 68 Jamal Williams DT Fr. 6′3″ 290 Chicago, IL 92 Zack Taylor DL 6′2″ 295 New Berlin, WI 98 Kailen Guillory DL 6′5″ 262 Indiannapolis, IN
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 10 Robert Spillane LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Oak Park, IL 111 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT 6 Asantay Brown LB 6′0″ 215 Muskegon, MI 95 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Caleb Bailey LB 6′0″ 225 Romeoville, IL 71 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 56 Kasey Carson LB 5′11″ Battle Creek, MI 14 tackles, 1 INT 34 Alex Grace LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Saginaw, MI 12 tackles 20 Drake Spears LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 235 Aurora, IL 10 tackles 46 Lucas Cherocci LB 5′11″ Rochester Hills, MI 4 tackles 13 JaKevin Jackson LB 6′2″ Milledgeville, GA 3 tackles 27 Paul Engram LB 5′10″ 221 Detroit, MI 42 Jared Culp LB 6′2″ 225 New Carlistle, IN
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Justin Tranquill S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Huntertown, IN 89 tackles 15 Justin Ferguson S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Pembroke Pines, FL 49 tackles, 3 INT 1 Sam Beal DB 6′1″ 185 Grand Rapids, MI 55 tackles 24 Obbie Jackson DB Fr. 5′10″ 160 West Bloomfield, MI 19 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Davontae Ginwright DB 6′2″ 200 Southfield, MI 22 tackles 23 Austin Guido DB 5′11″ Naperville, IL 13 tackles 18 Brad Tanner DB 6′1″ 195 Romeo, MI 6 tackles 21 Stefan Claiborne S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 205 Clinton Township, MI 6 tackles 21 Jeffery Johnson S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Pontiac, MI 1 tackle 3 Anton Curtis CB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Grosse Pointe, MI 11 Dontre Boyd CB 5′9″ 170 Detroit, MI 12 Emanuel Jackson DB RS 5′11″ 185 Novi, MI 12 Emmanuel Jackson DB 5′11″ 170 Novi, MI 30 Malik Rucker DB 5′10″ 185 Minneapolis, MN 41 Latrell Levanduski DB 5′9″ 194 Charlotte, MI 45 Bill Bonnano DB 5′8″ 190 Livonia, MI
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 37 Butch Hampton PK 6′0″ Piedmont, OK 19 of 24 field goals 32 James Coleman P 6′2″ Martinsville, VA 28 punts, 40.3 average 39 Derrick Mitchell P 6′2″ 205 Paw Paw, MI 16 punts, 40.9 average 43 Wyatt Pfeifer LS 6′2″ 235 Delaware, OH 1 tackle 47 Keenan Erb PK 5′7″ 155 Vicksburg, MI 93 Austin Regan PK 6′1″ 200 New Lenox, IL 96 Jason Evans PK 5′10″ 195 Oswego, IL 99 Martin Diaz LS 5′10″ 215 Miami, FL
Darius Phillips, Andre Turner, Dontre Boyd, Paul Engram, Rodney Graves, DeShawn Foster Alex Mussat, Lucas Cherocci, Jake Spinek, Lucas Bezerra Sam Beal, Jon Wassink, John Keenoy, Elliot Jordan Davontae Ginwright, Obbie Jackson, Chukwuma Okorafor Drake Spears, Austin Guido, Luke Juriga Fabian Johnson, Martin Diaz Asantay Brown, Ken Finley Caleb Bailey, Daniel Jackson Brendan Tabone, Bill Bonnano Zach Terrell, Nathan Braster Emanuel Jackson, Emmanuel Jackson Keishawn Watson, Corey Davis Brad Tanner, Mitch Heimbuch Jason Russell, Alex Grace Stefan Claiborne, Antonio Balabani Trevor Sweeney, Derrick Mitchell Kasey Carson, Donnie Ernsberger Kristof Ifkovits, Jamal Williams D’Wayne Eskridge Keion Adams Justin Tranquill LeVante Bellamy Anton Curtis Leo Ekwoge Hunter Broersma Robert Spillane JaKevin Jackson Carrington Thompson Giovanni Ricci Justin Ferguson Tom Flacco Jeffery Johnson Davon Tucker Malik Rucker Jarvion Franklin Jamauri Bogan James Coleman Eric Assoua Butch Hampton Odell Miller Latrell Levanduski Jared Culp Wyatt Pfeifer Keenan Erb Nick Matich Mark Brooks Alex Keys Jackson Day Wesley French Curtis Doyle David Curle Jonathan Todd Taylor Moton Zach Novoselsky Michael Henry Zack Taylor Austin Regan Jason Evans MI 46 IL 15 IN 8 FL 3 NJ 3 Hometowns of the 2016 Western Michigan 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 Michigan 46 Illinois 15 Indiana 8 Florida 3 New Jersey 3 Maryland 2 Ohio 2 North Carolina 1 Top counties Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 10 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 9 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4 Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 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’ 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.
Zach Terrell QB
Corey Davis WR