2015 Wisconsin roster

106 players: 12 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 93 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Wisconsin (52) and Florida (11). The 2015 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
2	Joel Stave QB		6′5″		Greenfield, WI	2,687 passing yards, 11 TD
13	Bart Houston QB4-star recruit		6′4″		Dublin, CA	281 passing yards, 3 TD
7	D.J. Gillins QB4-star recruit		6′3″	198	Jacksonville, FL
12	Alex Hornibrook QB	RS	6′4″	220	West Chester, PA
14	Thad Armstrong QB		6′5″	213	Ottawa, IL

Running backs 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
23	Dare Ogunbowale RB		5′11″		Milwaukee, WI	819 rushing yards, 7 TD
28	Taiwan Deal RB	Fr.	6′1″	225	Capitol Heights, MD	503 rushing yards, 6 TD
45	Alec Ingold FB	Fr.	6′2″	246	Green Bay, WI	131 rushing yards, 6 TD
6	Corey Clement RB4-star recruit		5′11″		Glassboro, NJ	221 rushing yards, 5 TD
34	Derek Watt FB3-star recruit		6′2″		Pewaukee, WI	15 catches, 139 yards
32	Caleb Kinlaw RB		5′10″	202	Goose Creek, SC	30 rushing yards
21	Mark Saari RB	Fr.	6′0″	206	Montrel, WI	0 rushing yards
20	Austin Ramesh RB		6′1″	255	Land O’ Lakes, WI	1 catch, 12 yards
26	Derek Straus FB		6′1″		Waunakee, WI	4 rushing yards
29	Troy Laufenberg RB		5′10″	189	Waunakee, WI
32	Leon Jacobs FB		6′2″	245	San Pedro, CA
39	Jake Whalen FB		6′1″	246	Wausau, WI

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
30	Alex Erickson WR	6′0″		Darlington, WI	77 catches, 978 yards, 3 TD
15	Robert Wheelwright WR3-star recruit	6′3″		Columbus, OH	32 catches, 416 yards, 4 TD
11	Jazz Peavy WR	6′0″	189	Kenosha, WI	20 catches, 268 yards
9	Jordan Fredrick WR	6′4″		Madison, WI	7 catches, 81 yards
1	Reggie Love WR	6′3″		Boynton Beach, FL	4 catches, 55 yards
15	George Rushing WR	6′1″	200	Miramar, FL	1 catch, 10 yards
32	Noah Stengel WR	6′2″	201	Sheboygan, WI
43	Peter Roy WR	6′0″	195	Muskego, WI
82	A.J. Jordan WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Dayton, OH
82	Henry Houden WR	6′4″	204	Madison, WI
84	Andrew James WR	6′0″	166	Fort Lauderdale, FL
85	Krenwick Sanders WR	6′2″		Jesup, GA
86	Ricky Finco WR	5′8″		Hartland, WI

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
81	Troy Fumagalli TE	6′6″	248	Aurora, IL	28 catches, 313 yards, 1 TD
46	Austin Traylor TE	6′4″		Columbus, OH	14 catches, 210 yards, 4 TD
44	Eric Steffes TE	6′5″		Mount Calvary, WI	3 catches, 50 yards
85	Zander Neuville TE	6′5″	252	Waupaca, WI	1 return, 3 yards
38	John Damrow TE	6′3″	225	Delvan, WI
46	Gabe Lloyd TE	6′4″	231	Green Bay, WI
48	Mitchell Herl TE	6′4″	254	Middleton, WI
49	Kyle Penniston TE4-star recruit	6′4″	243	Orange, CA

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Jacob Maxwell OL		6′6″	313	Greendale, WI
58	George Panos OL3-star recruit		6′5″	326	Hartland, WI
61	Tyler Marz OL		6′7″	325	Springfield, MN
62	Walker Williams OL		6′7″	321	Tacoma, WA
63	Michael Deiter OL	Fr.	6′6″	321	Curtice, OH
64	Brett Connors OL		6′6″	304	New Berlin, WI
65	Ryan Ramczyk OL		6′6″	314	Stevens Point, WI
66	Beau Benzschawel OL	Fr.	6′6″	322	Grafton, WI
69	Aidan McNamara OL		6′4″	314	Madison, WI
70	Dan Voltz OL4-star recruit		6′3″	301	Barrington, IL
71	Ray Ball OL		6′7″	321	Columbus, OH
73	Kevin Estes OL3-star recruit		6′5″	263	San Marcos, CA
74	Hayden Biegel OL		6′7″	299	Wisconsin Rapids, WI
75	Micah Kapoi OL		6′3″	308	Kapolei, HI
76	Logan Schmidt OL		6′4″	306	Gotham, WI
77	Ian Dretzka OL		6′6″	322	Delafield, WI
79	Ben Hemer OL		6′6″	299	Medford, WI
79	David Edwards OL	RS	6′7″	319	Downers Grove, IL

Defensive line 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
34	Chikwe Obasih DE3-star recruit		6′3″	275	Brookfield, WI
57	Alec James DE3-star recruit		6′3″	272	Brookfield, WI
66	Kelly Thomas DE		6′6″	274	Racine, WI
92	Jeremy Patterson NT		6′3″	350	Screven, GA
93	Jake Keefer DE4-star recruit		6′3″	273	Woodville, WI
94	Conor Sheehy DE3-star recruit		6′4″	293	Milwaukee, WI
95	Arthur Goldberg DE		6′3″	296	Mount Lebanon, PA
96	Billy Hirschfeld DE		6′6″	305	Okauchee, WI
97	Andrew Ruzek DE		6′6″	258	Stevens Point, WI
98	Kraig Howe DE	RS	6′3″	277	Dayton, OH
99	Olive Sagapolu NT	Fr.	6′2″	338	Pago Pago, American Samoa

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
58	Joe Schobert OLB		6′2″		Waukesha, WI	1 INT
5	Garret Dooley OLB		6′3″	246	Rochester, IL
17	Andrew Van Ginkel LB	Fr.	6′4″	233	Rock Valley, IA
18	Arrington Farrar ILB4-star recruit	So.	6′2″	242	Atlanta, GA
41	Jesse Hayes OLB		6′3″	233	Cincinnati, OH
41	Max Praschak OLB		6′2″	210	Somerset, WI
42	T.J. Watt OLB		6′5″		Pewaukee, WI
43	Ryan Connelly ILB	Fr.	6′3″	236	Eden Prairie, MN
46	Nick Thomas ILB		6′2″	225	Bradenton, FL
47	Vince Biegel OLB4-star recruit		6′4″		Wisconsin Rapids, WI
48	Jack Cichy ILB		6′2″	234	Somerset, WI
52	Kellen Jones ILB		6′0″	230	Houston, TX
53	T.J. Edwards ILB	Fr.	6′1″	248	Lake Villa, IL
54	Ty DeForest ILB		6′0″	220	Marshall, WI

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
3	Tanner McEvoy S		6′6″		Hillsdale, NJ	6 INT
12	Natrell Jamerson S		6′0″	198	Ocala, FL	20 returns, 448 yards
7	Michael Caputo S		6′1″		Imperial, PA	2 INT
19	Leo Musso S		5′10″		Waunakee, WI	2 INT
8	Sojourn Shelton CB		5′9″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 INT
30	Serge Trezy CB		6′2″		Orlando, FL	18 rushing yards
5	Darius Hillary CB3-star recruit		5′11″		Cincinnati, OH
8	Joe Ferguson S		6′1″	195	Madison, WI
11	T.J. Reynard CB		5′10″	170	Virginia Beach, VA
13	Evan Bondoc S	Fr.	6′1″	200	Madison, WI
14	D’Cota Dixon S	Fr.	5′10″	200	Oak Hill, FL
19	Titus Booker CB		5′11″	195	Round Lake Beach, IL
24	Keelon Brookins S		5′11″		St. Paul, MN
25	Derrick Tindal CB		5′11″	181	Fort Lauderdale, FL
26	Elijah Strong CB		6′0″	170	Oak Creek, WI
29	Terrance Floyd CB		5′10″	198	Boynton Beach, FL
31	Lubern Figaro CB		6′0″	188	Everett, MA
37	Bret Verstegen S		5′11″	183	Kimberly, WI

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2015
27	Rafael Gaglianone PK		5′11″	236	Sao Paulo, Brazil	18 of 27 field goals
90	Drew Meyer P		6′3″		Hartland, WI	69 punts, 39.7 average
97	Jack Russell PK		6′0″		Waunakee, WI	2 of 2 extra points
38	P.J. Rosowski P	Fr.	6′3″	226	Stoughton, WI	1 punt, 40.0 average
37	Andrew Endicott PK		5′9″		Roseville, CA
51	Adam Bay LS		6′0″	229	Mesa, AZ
60	Connor Udelhoven LS		6′0″		St. Paul, MN

Hometowns of the 2015 Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin 52
Florida 11
Ohio 8
Illinois 7
California 5
Minnesota 4
Pennsylvania 3
Georgia 3

Top counties

Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 12
Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 12
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 5
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4
Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 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’ 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.