2016 Wisconsin roster

101 players: 6 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 1 junior, 82 with no class listed. From 19 states and 2 other countries; the most from Wisconsin (47) and Florida (11). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
12	Alex Hornibrook QB	Fr.	6′4″	220	West Chester, PA	1,262 passing yards, 9 TD
13	Bart Houston QB4-star recruit		6′4″		Dublin, CA	1,245 passing yards, 5 TD
19	Karé Lyles QB		6′0″	212	Scottsdale, AZ

Running backs 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
6	Corey Clement RB4-star recruit		5′11″		Glassboro, NJ	1,375 rushing yards, 15 TD
32	Leon Jacobs FB		6′2″	245	San Pedro, CA	37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
23	Dare Ogunbowale RB		5′11″		Milwaukee, WI	506 rushing yards, 5 TD
9	Bradrick Shaw RB		6′1″	225	Birmingham, AL	457 rushing yards, 5 TD
28	Taiwan Deal RB	So.	6′1″	225	Capitol Heights, MD	164 rushing yards
45	Alec Ingold FB	So.	6′2″	246	Green Bay, WI	44 rushing yards, 2 TD
20	Austin Ramesh RB		6′1″	255	Land O’ Lakes, WI	58 rushing yards, 3 TD
39	Jake Whalen FB		6′1″	246	Wausau, WI	1 tackle
5	Chris James RB4-star recruit		5′10″	219	Chicago, IL
21	Mark Saari RB	So.	6′0″	206	Montrel, WI
29	Troy Laufenberg RB		5′10″	189	Waunakee, WI
30	Aaron Maternowski FB		6′0″	239	Slinger, WI
34	Sam Brodner RB		5′10″	216	Glen Ellyn, IL

Receivers 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
11	Jazz Peavy WR	6′0″	189	Kenosha, WI	43 catches, 635 yards, 5 TD
15	Robert Wheelwright WR3-star recruit	6′3″		Columbus, OH	34 catches, 448 yards, 1 TD
15	George Rushing WR	6′1″	200	Miramar, FL	12 catches, 136 yards
86	Ricky Finco WR	5′8″		Hartland, WI	2 returns, 16 yards
87	Quintez Cephus WR	6′1″	207	Macon, GA	4 catches, 94 yards
4	A.J. Taylor WR4-star recruit	5′11″	200	Kansas City, MO	3 catches, 53 yards
1	Reggie Love WR	6′3″		Boynton Beach, FL
43	Peter Roy WR	6′0″	195	Muskego, WI
46	Jack Popp WR	6′2″	210	Mequon, WI
82	Henry Houden WR	6′4″	204	Madison, WI

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
81	Troy Fumagalli TE		6′6″	248	Aurora, IL	47 catches, 580 yards, 2 TD
44	Eric Steffes TE		6′5″		Mount Calvary, WI	7 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD
49	Kyle Penniston TE4-star recruit		6′4″	243	Orange, CA	6 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD
41	Jake Hescock TE		6′7″		Pittsfield, MA	1 tackle
85	Zander Neuville TE		6′5″	252	Waupaca, WI	1 return, 13 yards
46	Gabe Lloyd TE	RS	6′4″	231	Green Bay, WI
48	Mitchell Herl TE		6′4″	254	Middleton, WI

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
66	Beau Benzschawel OL	So.	6′6″	322	Grafton, WI	1 tackle
52	Jacob Maxwell OL		6′6″	313	Greendale, WI
58	George Panos OL3-star recruit		6′5″	326	Hartland, WI
62	Patrick Kasl OL3-star recruit		6′5″	325	Wyoming, MN
63	Michael Deiter OL	So.	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
67	Jon Dietzen OL4-star recruit	RS	6′6″	319	Black Creek, WI
68	David Moorman OL3-star recruit	RS	6′5″	307	Northville, MI
71	Cole Van Lanen OL4-star recruit	RS	6′5″	312	Green Bay, WI
73	Kevin Estes OL3-star recruit		6′5″	263	San Marcos, CA
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
78	Jason Erdmann OL	RS	6′6″	328	Richfield, WI
79	David Edwards OL	Fr.	6′7″	319	Downers Grove, IL

Defensive line 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
94	Conor Sheehy DE3-star recruit		6′4″	293	Milwaukee, WI	27 tackles, 2.5 sacks
57	Alec James DE3-star recruit		6′3″	272	Brookfield, WI	23 tackles, 3.5 sacks
34	Chikwe Obasih DE3-star recruit		6′3″	275	Brookfield, WI	22 tackles, 1.5 sacks
99	Olive Sagapolu NT	So.	6′2″	338	Pago Pago, American Samoa	14 tackles, 1 sack
93	Garrett Rand DE4-star recruit		6′2″	279	Chandler, AZ	5 tackles
96	Billy Hirschfeld DE		6′6″	305	Okauchee, WI	2 tackles
52	David Pfaff DE	RS	6′2″	288	Mequon, WI
66	Kelly Thomas DE		6′6″	274	Racine, WI
67	Gunnar Roberge NT	RS	6′4″	292	Seymour, WI
92	Jeremy Patterson NT		6′3″	350	Screven, GA
95	Keldric Preston DE	Fr.	6′4″	249	Tampa, FL
98	Kraig Howe DE	Fr.	6′3″	277	Dayton, OH

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
53	T.J. Edwards ILB	So.	6′1″	248	Lake Villa, IL	89 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT
42	T.J. Watt OLB		6′5″		Pewaukee, WI	63 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 1 INT
48	Jack Cichy ILB		6′2″	234	Somerset, WI	60 tackles, 1.5 sacks
43	Ryan Connelly ILB	So.	6′3″	236	Eden Prairie, MN	59 tackles, 1 INT
47	Vince Biegel OLB4-star recruit		6′4″		Wisconsin Rapids, WI	44 tackles, 4 sacks
5	Garret Dooley OLB		6′3″	246	Rochester, IL	40 tackles, 3.5 sacks
56	Zack Baun LB	Fr.	6′3″	235	Brown Deer, WI	15 tackles
18	Arrington Farrar ILB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′2″	242	Atlanta, GA	7 tackles
47	Griffin Grady ILB		6′3″	216	Dublin, OH	4 tackles
17	Andrew Van Ginkel LB	So.	6′4″	233	Rock Valley, IA
41	Max Praschak OLB		6′2″	210	Somerset, WI
46	Nick Thomas ILB		6′2″	225	Bradenton, FL
48	Travis Wiltjer LB	RS	6′2″	225	Maple City, MI
51	Dallas Jeanty OLB		5′11″	232	Fort Lauderdale, FL
54	Chris Orr LB	Fr.	6′0″	224	Desoto, TX
59	Tyler Johnson LB	RS	6′3″	241	Menasha, WI

Defensive backs 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
19	Leo Musso S		5′10″		Waunakee, WI	74 tackles, 5 INT
14	D’Cota Dixon S	So.	5′10″	200	Oak Hill, FL	60 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
8	Sojourn Shelton CB		5′9″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	30 tackles, 4 INT
25	Derrick Tindal CB		5′11″	181	Fort Lauderdale, FL	34 tackles, 3 INT
31	Lubern Figaro CB		6′0″	188	Everett, MA	30 tackles
12	Natrell Jamerson S		6′0″	198	Ocala, FL	19 tackles
8	Joe Ferguson S		6′1″	195	Madison, WI	7 tackles
19	Titus Booker CB		5′11″	195	Round Lake Beach, IL	6 tackles
2	Patrick Johnson S		5′11″	202	Washington, DC	3 tackles
13	Evan Bondoc S	So.	6′1″	200	Madison, WI	1 tackle
24	Keelon Brookins S		5′11″		St. Paul, MN	1 tackle
30	Serge Trezy CB		6′2″		Orlando, FL	1 tackle
11	Nick Nelson CB2-star recruit		5′11″	208	Glenarden, MD
28	Blake Mielke S		6′2″	200	Hartland, WI
29	Dontye Carriere-Williams CB		5′10″		Miami, FL
37	Bret Verstegen S		5′11″	183	Kimberly, WI

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
37	Andrew Endicott PK		5′9″		Roseville, CA	13 of 19 field goals
15	Anthony Lotti P		6′0″	187	Flowery Branch, GA	51 punts, 37.7 average
27	Rafael Gaglianone PK		5′11″	236	Sao Paulo, Brazil	7 of 8 field goals
38	P.J. Rosowski P	So.	6′3″	226	Stoughton, WI	15 punts, 36.7 average
60	Connor Udelhoven LS		6′0″		St. Paul, MN	1 tackle
39	Zach Hintze PK	RS	6′0″	190	Fond Du Lac, WI
51	Adam Bay LS	RS	6′0″	229	Mesa, AZ
90	Connor Allen P	RS	6′0″	168	New Berlin, WI

Hometowns of the 2016 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 47
Florida 11
Illinois 7
California 5
Georgia 4
Ohio 4
Minnesota 4
Arizona 3

Top counties

Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 11
Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 7
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 4
Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 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’ 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.