Teams Western Michigan 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Western Michigan roster 102 players: 16 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 6 juniors, 62 with no class listed. From 15 states and 2 other countries; the most from Michigan (50) and Illinois (18). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 10 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 31 Jarvion Franklin RB 6′0″ 225 Tinley Park, IL 1,228 rushing yards, 11 TD 32 Jamauri Bogan RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′7″ 190 Union, NJ 589 rushing yards, 3 TD 2 LeVante Bellamy RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 394 rushing yards, 3 TD 22 Davon Tucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′8″ 210 Somerdale, NJ 143 rushing yards, 3 TD 28 Matt Falcon RB 6′1″ 235 Ypsilanti, MI 37 rushing yards Ra’Sean Davie RB 5′7″ 170 Indianapolis, IN 55 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Leo Ekwoge RB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Olney, MD 45 rushing yards 2 Chase Brown RB 5′11″ 205 London, ON 8 Dawson Schick RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Oklahoma City, OK 25 Prince Walker RB RS 5′10″ 175 Naperville, IL 26 Devan Bass RB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Turlock, CA
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Darius Phillips WR 5′10″ 190 Detroit, MI 40 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 13 Keishawn Watson WR So. 5′11″ 185 Wheaton, IL 41 catches, 374 yards, 7 TD 1 D’Wayne Eskridge WR 5′9″ 190 Bluffton, IN 30 catches, 506 yards, 3 TD 13 Tyron Arnett WR 5′11″ 190 Belle Glade, FL 13 catches, 210 yards, 1 TD 10 Hunter Broersma WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Mona Shores, MI 1 catch, 5 yards 1 Alex Mussat WR So. 6′2″ 205 Troy, MI 5 passing yards 1 WR 6′0″ 185 Naperville, IL 19 Brandon Hinds WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Lansing, MI 82 Jaret Curtis WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Green Bay, WI 87 Elliot Oldham WR 6′2″ 190 Detroit, MI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 85 Donnie Ernsberger TE 6′3″ 255 Battle Creek, MI 34 catches, 394 yards, 4 TD 15 Giovanni Ricci TE So. 6′3″ 240 Loveland, OH 12 catches, 80 yards 83 Luke Sanders TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 220 Fishers, IN 3 catches, 40 yards 38 Odell Miller TE Jr. 6′3″ 270 Kalamazoo, MI 1 tackle 40 Mitch Heimbuch TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Romeo, MI 1 catch, 11 yards, 1 TD 43 Jackson Knipper TE 6′2″ 245 Beavercreek, OH 88 Lucas Bezerra TE 6′4″ 250 Troy, MI 88 Wade Buckman TE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Holland, MI 89 Brett Borske TE RS 6′7″ 275 Naperville, IL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 51 Jordan Asbury OG Fr. 6′3″ 295 Warren, MI 52 John Keenoy OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Kentwood, MI 59 Luke Juriga C So. 6′4″ 298 Aurora, IL 60 Mark Brooks OL 6′6″ 315 Portland, MI 61 Mike Caliendo OG RS 6′4″ 300 Brookfield, WI 62 Alex Keys C So. 6′1″ 295 Highlands Ranch, CO 63 Daniel Bucholz OL 6′3″ 275 Wheaton, IL 66 Wesley French C RS 6′5″ 307 Benton Harbor, MI 67 Curtis Doyle OL 6′5″ 305 Alma, MI 70 Spencer Kanz OT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 295 Luxemburg, WI 70 Zenden Dellinger OL 6′7″ 325 Fort Wayne, IN 71 Jonathan Todd OG So. 6′6″ 325 Mokena, IL 73 Mohamed Elazazy OG 6′5″ 300 Menasha, WI 75 Zach Novoselsky OL 6′5″ 295 Lincolnshire, IL 76 Jaylon Moore OT Fr. 6′5″ 315 Detroit, MI 77 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 330 Southfield, MI 78 Elliot Jordan OL 6′6″ 290 Kentwood, MI
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 58 Antonio Balabani DE So. 6′3″ 245 Macomb, MI 33 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Andre Turner DE 6′4″ 280 Detroit, MI 25 tackles, 2 sacks 33 Eric Assoua DL Jr. 6′2″ 240 Silver Spring, MD 19 tackles, 3 sacks 1 Ali Fayad DE 6′2″ 255 Dearborn, MI 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks 55 Nick Matich DL 6′2″ 290 Clarkson, MI 9 tackles, 1 sack 50 Daniel Jackson DL 6′2″ 270 Romeoville, IL 8 tackles 36 DeShawn Foster DL So. 5′11″ 260 Detroit, MI 5 tackles 8 Ralph Holley DT 6′1″ 285 West Bloomfield, MI 3 tackles 91 Ken Finley DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Muskegon, MI 3 tackles 98 Kailien Guillory DE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 3 Derrick Hubbard DL RS 6′2″ 215 Ann Arbor, MI 46 Brendan Siwajek DL 6′2″ 270 Macomb, MI 54 Dezmond Lance DL 6′2″ 265 Armada, MI 68 Jamal Williams DT So. 6′3″ 290 Chicago, IL 90 Ken Aguirre DL RS 6′2″ 310 Joliet, IL 92 Zack Taylor DL 6′2″ 295 New Berlin, WI
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Asantay Brown LB 6′0″ 215 Muskegon, MI 98 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 10 Robert Spillane LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Oak Park, IL 88 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Caleb Bailey LB 6′0″ 225 Romeoville, IL 63 tackles, 2 sacks 20 Drake Spears LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 235 Aurora, IL 31 tackles, 1 sack 34 Alex Grace LB So. 6′1″ 225 Saginaw, MI 32 tackles 24 Treshaun Hayward LB 6′1″ 229 Ypsilanti, MI 14 tackles 8 Dwayne Chapman LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 West Bloomfield, MI 1 tackle 9 Najee Clayton LB So. 6′2″ 235 Paterson, NJ 1 tackle 48 Joseph Miller LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Gaylord, MI
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 Stefan Claiborne S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Clinton Township, MI 64 tackles 9 Davontae Ginwright DB 6′2″ 200 Southfield, MI 50 tackles 30 Malik Rucker DB 5′10″ 185 Minneapolis, MN 37 tackles, 1 INT 1 Sam Beal DB 6′1″ 185 Grand Rapids, MI 26 tackles, 2 INT 24 Obbie Jackson DB So. 5′10″ 160 West Bloomfield, MI 23 tackles, 2 INT 2 Justin Tranquill S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 200 Huntertown, IN 13 tackles 18 Brad Tanner DB 6′1″ 195 Romeo, MI 10 tackles 3 Anton Curtis CB So. 6′0″ 195 Grosse Pointe, MI 18 catches, 211 yards 6 A.J. Thomas S 6′3″ 210 Detroit, MI 8 tackles 12 Emanuel Jackson DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Novi, MI 7 tackles 11 Dontre Boyd CB 5′9″ 170 Detroit, MI 4 tackles 14 Calin Crawford CB 6′0″ 205 Canton, MI 1 tackle 18 Ginial Isma S 6′0″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 29 Andrew Trost S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Grosse Pointe, MI
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 Josh Grant PK 6′1″ 185 Flower Mound, TX 15 of 23 field goals 39 Derrick Mitchell P 6′2″ 205 Paw Paw, MI 65 punts, 42.4 average 43 Wyatt Pfeifer LS 6′2″ 235 Delaware, OH 3 tackles 93 Austin Regan PK 6′1″ 200 New Lenox, IL 1 of 1 extra point 16 Thiago Kapps PK 6′0″ 190 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 47 Keenan Erb PK 5′7″ 155 Vicksburg, MI 96 Jason Evans PK 5′10″ 195 Oswego, IL 97 Izaak Gerkis P 5′8″ 176 Birmingham, MI 97 Michael Arenberg PK Fr. 6′0″ 180 Cary, IL 99 Martin Diaz LS 5′10″ 215 Miami, FL
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 72 Steven Clark 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 285 Arab, AL 27 tackles
Ali Fayad, Darius Phillips, Andre Turner, A.J. Thomas, Dontre Boyd, DeShawn Foster, Jaylon Moore, Elliot Oldham Dwayne Chapman, Ralph Holley, Davontae Ginwright, Obbie Jackson, Chukwuma Okorafor, Izaak Gerkis Jayden Reed, Drake Spears, Prince Walker, Luke Juriga, Brett Borske Sam Beal, Jon Wassink, John Keenoy, Elliot Jordan LeVante Bellamy, Kailien Guillory, Ra’Sean Davie Derrick Hubbard, Treshaun Hayward, Matt Falcon Stefan Claiborne, Brendan Siwajek, Antonio Balabani Alex Mussat, Lucas Bezerra Anton Curtis, Andrew Trost Asantay Brown, Ken Finley Caleb Bailey, Daniel Jackson Keishawn Watson, Daniel Bucholz Brad Tanner, Mitch Heimbuch Mike Caliendo, Zack Taylor Ken Aguirre, Austin Regan D’Wayne Eskridge Justin Tranquill Chris Riddle Kaleb Eleby Leo Ekwoge Reece Goddard Dawson Schick Brendan Tabone Najee Clayton Hunter Broersma Robert Spillane Emanuel Jackson Tyron Arnett Calin Crawford Giovanni Ricci Ginial Isma Brandon Hinds Davon Tucker Devan Bass Malik Rucker Jarvion Franklin Jamauri Bogan Eric Assoua Alex Grace Odell Miller Derrick Mitchell Jackson Knipper Wyatt Pfeifer Keenan Erb Joseph Miller Jordan Asbury Dezmond Lance Nick Matich Mark Brooks Alex Keys Wesley French Curtis Doyle Jamal Williams Spencer Kanz Zenden Dellinger Jonathan Todd Steven Clark Mohamed Elazazy Zach Novoselsky Jaret Curtis Luke Sanders Donnie Ernsberger Wade Buckman Jason Evans Michael Arenberg Josh Grant Martin Diaz MI 50 IL 18 IN 7 WI 5 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 50 Illinois 18 Indiana 7 Wisconsin 5 Florida 4 New Jersey 3 Ohio 3 Missouri 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 12 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 9 Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 5 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 5 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’ 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.
Jayden Reed WR