Teams Western Michigan 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Western Michigan roster 107 players: 16 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 18 juniors, 8 seniors, 49 with no class listed. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Michigan (47) and Illinois (22). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 12 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 3
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 16 Jon Wassink QB Jr. 6′2″ 208 Grand Rapids, MI 2,009 passing yards, 16 TD 5 Kaleb Eleby QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Maryland Heights, MO 1,092 passing yards, 4 TD 4 Chris Riddle QB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Jacksonville, FL 1 return, 8 yards 10 Griffin Alstott QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 2 LeVante Bellamy RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 1,228 rushing yards, 6 TD 32 Jamauri Bogan RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′7″ 190 Union, NJ 764 rushing yards, 16 TD 2 Chase Brown RB 5′11″ 205 London, ON 352 rushing yards 5 Leo Ekwoge RB Sr. 5′11″ 210 Olney, MD 7 tackles 22 Davon Tucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′8″ 210 Somerdale, NJ 86 rushing yards 25 Prince Walker RB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Naperville, IL 59 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Dawson Schick RB So. 5′11″ 190 Oklahoma City, OK 26 Devan Bass RB So. 6′1″ 195 Turlock, CA Ra’Sean Davie RB 5′7″ 170 Indianapolis, IN
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 WR 6′0″ 185 Naperville, IL 55 catches, 792 yards, 8 TD 1 D’Wayne Eskridge WR 5′9″ 190 Bluffton, IN 38 catches, 776 yards, 3 TD 1 Drake Harris WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 190 Grand Rapids, MI 27 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD 13 Keishawn Watson WR Jr. 5′11″ 185 Wheaton, IL 25 catches, 350 yards, 2 TD Jaylen Hall WR 6′3″ 180 Macomb, MI 11 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD 13 Tyron Arnett WR 5′11″ 190 Belle Glade, FL 4 catches, 26 yards 1 Alex Mussat WR Jr. 6′2″ 205 Troy, MI 0 passing yards 2 Cam Cooper WR RS 5′10″ 185 Chelsea, MI 10 Hunter Broersma WR So. 6′1″ 190 Mona Shores, MI 19 Brandon Hinds WR So. 6′0″ 180 Lansing, MI 80 Ryan Lezzer WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Clearfield, PA 82 Jaret Curtis WR So. 5′11″ 185 Green Bay, WI
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 15 Giovanni Ricci TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Loveland, OH 35 catches, 392 yards, 3 TD 40 Mitch Heimbuch TE So. 6′3″ 235 Romeo, MI 3 tackles 38 Odell Miller TE Sr. 6′3″ 270 Kalamazoo, MI 2 catches, 16 yards 83 Luke Sanders TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 220 Fishers, IN 1 catch, 19 yards 89 Brett Borske TE Fr. 6′7″ 275 Naperville, IL 1 catch, 17 yards, 1 TD 19 Wyatt Rector TE 6′2″ 232 Leesburg, FL 2 rushing yards 12 Lee Payton TE 6′2″ 220 River Rouge, MI 38 Tanner Mathias TE Fr. 6′4″ 280 Menominee, MI 43 Jackson Knipper TE 6′2″ 245 Beavercreek, OH 88 Wade Buckman TE So. 6′6″ 250 Holland, MI
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 66 Wesley French C Fr. 6′5″ 307 Benton Harbor, MI 22 tackles 51 Jordan Asbury OG So. 6′3″ 295 Warren, MI 52 John Keenoy OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Kentwood, MI 59 Luke Juriga C Jr. 6′4″ 298 Aurora, IL 60 Mark Brooks OL 6′6″ 315 Portland, MI 61 Mike Caliendo OG Fr. 6′4″ 300 Brookfield, WI 62 Alex Keys C Jr. 6′1″ 295 Highlands Ranch, CO 63 Kevin Doster OL 6′3″ 255 Troy, MI 64 Tom O’Mara OG Fr. 6′3″ 285 Chicago, IL 65 Trevor Campbell OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 315 Naperville, IL 67 Curtis Doyle OL 6′5″ 305 Alma, MI 70 Spencer Kanz OT 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 295 Luxemburg, WI 71 Jonathan Todd OG Jr. 6′6″ 325 Mokena, IL 72 Dylan Deatherage OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 302 Kankakee, IL 73 Mohamed Elazazy OG RS 6′5″ 300 Menasha, WI 75 Zach Novoselsky OL 6′5″ 295 Lincolnshire, IL 76 Jaylon Moore OT So. 6′5″ 315 Detroit, MI
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Ali Fayad DE 6′2″ 255 Dearborn, MI 33 tackles, 6.5 sacks 8 Ralph Holley DT 6′1″ 285 West Bloomfield, MI 29 tackles, 5 sacks 33 Eric Assoua DL Sr. 6′2″ 240 Silver Spring, MD 18 tackles, 4.5 sacks 58 Antonio Balabani DE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Macomb, MI 21 tackles, 1.5 sacks 36 DeShawn Foster DL Jr. 5′11″ 260 Detroit, MI 11 tackles, 2 sacks 98 Kailien Guillory DE So. 6′5″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 8 tackles, 1 sack 93 Will McCabe DT 6′3″ 290 Palatine, IL 5 tackles, 1 sack 1 Andre Carter DL 6′5″ 270 Detroit, MI 7 tackles 91 Ken Finley DL Sr. 6′2″ 285 Muskegon, MI 7 tackles 90 Ken Aguirre DL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Joliet, IL 6 tackles 99 Ronnie Buford DL Fr. 6′4″ 205 Chelsea, MI 3 tackles 3 Derrick Hubbard DL Fr. 6′2″ 215 Ann Arbor, MI 21 rushing yards 46 Brendan Siwajek DL 6′2″ 270 Macomb, MI 68 Jamal Williams DT Jr. 6′3″ 290 Chicago, IL
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 20 Drake Spears LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 235 Aurora, IL 86 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 34 Alex Grace LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Saginaw, MI 83 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 20 Corvin Moment LB 6′0″ 245 Vero Beach, FL 52 tackles, 1 sack 9 Najee Clayton LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Paterson, NJ 34 tackles, 3 sacks 24 Treshaun Hayward LB 6′1″ 229 Ypsilanti, MI 23 tackles 3 Zaire Barnes LB 6′1″ 227 Mundelein, IL 15 tackles 41 Tanner Motz LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 240 Saint Johns, MI 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Harrison Taylor LB 6′1″ 216 Saint Charles, IL 7 tackles, 1 INT 10 Matthew Stuckey LB 6′0″ 225 Olympia Fields, IL 4 tackles 42 Roy McCree LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 33 Ryan Selig LB 6′3″ 240 Lake Villa, IL 1 tackle 8 Dwayne Chapman LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 225 West Bloomfield, MI 31 Austin France LB 6′3″ 220 Fort Wayne, IN 45 Sean Akins LB 6′0″ 205 St. Joseph, MI 48 Joseph Miller LB So. 5′11″ 225 Gaylord, MI 50 Jonathan Douglas LB 6′1″ 220 Troy, MI
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 2 Justin Tranquill S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 200 Huntertown, IN 82 tackles, 1 INT 21 Stefan Claiborne S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 205 Clinton Township, MI 56 tackles 6 A.J. Thomas S 6′3″ 210 Detroit, MI 47 tackles, 1 INT 11 Juwan Dowels DB Sr. 5′10″ 180 Sunrise, FL 33 tackles, 2 INT 3 Anton Curtis CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Grosse Pointe, MI 24 tackles, 2 INT 9 Davontae Ginwright DB 6′2″ 200 Southfield, MI 16 tackles Patrick Lupro CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Belleville, MI 10 tackles 14 Calin Crawford CB 6′0″ 205 Canton, MI 3 tackles 18 Ginial Isma S 6′0″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 tackles 35 Jake Moertl S 5′11″ 205 Palatine, IL 1 punt, 67.0 average 12 Emanuel Jackson DB So. 5′11″ 185 Novi, MI 15 Kwaku Appiah CB 5′11″ 170 Frankfort, IL 24 Obbie Jackson DB Jr. 5′10″ 160 West Bloomfield, MI 26 K.J. Anderson CB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Buford, GA 29 Andrew Trost S So. 5′10″ 190 Grosse Pointe, MI
Athletes and others 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 - 1n 1 of 1 extra point - 1c −5 rushing yards 72 Steven Clark 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 285 Arab, AL
Ali Fayad, Andre Carter, A.J. Thomas, Lee Payton, DeShawn Foster, Roy McCree, Jaylon Moore Jayden Reed, Drake Spears, Prince Walker, Luke Juriga, Trevor Campbell, Brett Borske Drake Harris, Jon Wassink, Gavin Peddie, John Keenoy, Bryce Bouwens Dwayne Chapman, Ralph Holley, Davontae Ginwright, Obbie Jackson Stefan Claiborne, Brendan Siwajek, Antonio Balabani, Jaylen Hall Alex Mussat, Jonathan Douglas, Kevin Doster LeVante Bellamy, Kailien Guillory, Ra’Sean Davie Matthew Stuckey, Kwaku Appiah, Jonathan Todd Jake Moertl, Zach Novoselsky, Will McCabe Cam Cooper, Ronnie Buford Anton Curtis, Andrew Trost Derrick Hubbard, Treshaun Hayward Sean Akins, Wesley French Tom O’Mara, Jamal Williams D’Wayne Eskridge Justin Tranquill Zaire Barnes Chris Riddle Kaleb Eleby Leo Ekwoge Dawson Schick Najee Clayton Griffin Alstott Hunter Broersma Juwan Dowels Emanuel Jackson Harrison Taylor Keishawn Watson Tyron Arnett Calin Crawford Giovanni Ricci Ginial Isma Brandon Hinds Wyatt Rector Corvin Moment Davon Tucker Devan Bass K.J. Anderson Austin France Jamauri Bogan Eric Assoua Ryan Selig Alex Grace Odell Miller Tanner Mathias Nick Mihalic Mitch Heimbuch Tanner Motz Jackson Knipper Joseph Miller Jordan Asbury Mark Brooks Mike Caliendo Alex Keys Curtis Doyle Spencer Kanz Dylan Deatherage Steven Clark Mohamed Elazazy Ryan Lezzer Jaret Curtis Luke Sanders Wade Buckman Ken Aguirre Ken Finley Cameron Braaten Michael Arenberg Josh Grant Patrick Lupro MI 47 IL 22 FL 7 IN 7 WI 4 Hometowns of the 2018 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 47 Illinois 22 Indiana 7 Florida 7 Wisconsin 4 New Jersey 3 Maryland 2 Ohio 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 11 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 8 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 5 Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 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’ 2018 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