2017 Wisconsin roster

102 players: 22 freshmen, 6 sophomores, 12 juniors, 1 senior, 61 with no class listed. From 23 states and 2 other countries; the most from Wisconsin (45) and Illinois (10). The 2017 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
12	Alex Hornibrook QB	So.	6′4″	220	West Chester, PA	2,644 passing yards, 25 TD
17	Jack Coan QB		6′3″	221	Sayville, NY	36 passing yards
15	Danny Vanden Boom QB	RS	6′5″	209	Kimberly, WI
19	Karé Lyles QB		6′0″	212	Scottsdale, AZ

Running backs 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
32	Leon Jacobs FB		6′2″	245	San Pedro, CA	60 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
23	Jonathan Taylor RB3-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	219	Salem, NJ	1,794 rushing yards, 12 TD
9	Bradrick Shaw RB		6′1″	225	Birmingham, AL	365 rushing yards, 4 TD
37	Garrett Groshek RB	Fr.	5′11″	220	Amherst Junction, WI	297 rushing yards, 2 TD
5	Chris James RB4-star recruit		5′10″	219	Chicago, IL	233 rushing yards, 1 TD
9	Rachid Ibrahim RB		6′0″	195	Rockville, MD	130 rushing yards
20	Austin Ramesh RB		6′1″	255	Land O’ Lakes, WI	89 rushing yards, 2 TD
45	Alec Ingold FB	Jr.	6′2″	246	Green Bay, WI	19 rushing yards, 1 TD
21	Mark Saari RB	Jr.	6′0″	206	Montrel, WI
28	Taiwan Deal RB	Jr.	6′1″	225	Capitol Heights, MD
32	Jake Collinsworth FB		6′1″	240	Merrill, WI
34	Mason Stokke FB	Fr.	6′2″	239	Menomonie, WI
34	Sam Brodner RB		5′10″	216	Glen Ellyn, IL
39	Jake Whalen FB		6′1″	246	Wausau, WI

Receivers 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
4	A.J. Taylor WR4-star recruit		5′11″	200	Kansas City, MO	31 catches, 475 yards, 5 TD
87	Quintez Cephus WR		6′1″	207	Macon, GA	30 catches, 501 yards, 6 TD
7	Danny Davis III WR4-star recruit		6′0″	193	Springfield, OH	26 catches, 418 yards, 5 TD
3	Kendric Pryor WR		5′11″	189	Hazel Crest, IL	13 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD
11	Jazz Peavy WR		6′0″	189	Kenosha, WI	5 catches, 55 yards
15	George Rushing WR		6′1″	200	Miramar, FL
16	Jack Dunn WR	RS	5′7″	178	Madison, WI
24	Adam Krumholz WR	Fr.	6′1″	193	Stoughton, WI
38	Sam DeLany WR		5′10″	162	Delafield, WI
43	Peter Roy WR		6′0″	195	Muskego, WI

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
81	Troy Fumagalli TE		6′6″	248	Aurora, IL	46 catches, 547 yards, 4 TD
85	Zander Neuville TE		6′5″	252	Waupaca, WI	9 catches, 81 yards, 2 TD
49	Kyle Penniston TE4-star recruit		6′4″	243	Orange, CA	7 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD
46	Gabe Lloyd TE	Fr.	6′4″	231	Green Bay, WI	3 tackles
84	Seth Currens TE	Fr.	6′4″	227	Pickerington, OH	1 tackle
86	Luke Benzschawel TE	RS	6′6″	276	Grafton, WI

Offensive line 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
67	Jon Dietzen OL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	319	Black Creek, WI	1 tackle
63	Michael Deiter OL	Jr.	6′6″	321	Curtice, OH	4 rushing yards, 1 TD
54	Kayden Lyles OL4-star recruit		6′3″	315	Madison, WI
61	Tyler Biadasz OL	Fr.	6′3″	321	Amherst, WI
62	Patrick Kasl OL3-star recruit		6′5″	325	Wyoming, MN
64	Brett Connors OL		6′6″	304	New Berlin, WI
66	Beau Benzschawel OL	Jr.	6′6″	322	Grafton, WI
68	David Moorman OL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	307	Northville, MI
69	Aaron Vopal OL	RS	6′6″	312	De Pere, WI
71	Cole Van Lanen OL4-star recruit	Fr.	6′5″	312	Green Bay, WI
73	Alex Fenton OL		6′4″	313	Menomonie, WI
75	Micah Kapoi OL		6′3″	308	Kapolei, HI
78	Jason Erdmann OL	Fr.	6′6″	328	Richfield, WI
79	David Edwards OL	So.	6′7″	319	Downers Grove, IL

Defensive line 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
57	Alec James DE3-star recruit		6′3″	272	Brookfield, WI	52 tackles, 6.5 sacks
94	Conor Sheehy DE3-star recruit		6′4″	293	Milwaukee, WI	35 tackles, 1.5 sacks
99	Olive Sagapolu NT	Jr.	6′2″	338	Pago Pago, American Samoa	17 tackles, 3 sacks
97	Isaiahh Loudermilk DE	Fr.	6′7″	293	Howard, KS	10 tackles, 1.5 sacks
93	Garrett Rand DE4-star recruit		6′2″	279	Chandler, AZ	13 tackles
34	Chikwe Obasih DE3-star recruit		6′3″	275	Brookfield, WI	11 tackles
96	Billy Hirschfeld DE		6′6″	305	Okauchee, WI	2 tackles
95	Keldric Preston DE	So.	6′4″	249	Tampa, FL	1 tackle
98	Kraig Howe DE	So.	6′3″	277	Dayton, OH	1 tackle
52	David Pfaff DE	Fr.	6′2″	288	Mequon, WI
67	Gunnar Roberge NT	Fr.	6′4″	292	Seymour, WI

Linebackers 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
53	T.J. Edwards ILB	Jr.	6′1″	248	Lake Villa, IL	81 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT
43	Ryan Connelly ILB	Jr.	6′3″	236	Eden Prairie, MN	88 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
17	Andrew Van Ginkel LB	Jr.	6′4″	233	Rock Valley, IA	39 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 INT
5	Garret Dooley OLB		6′3″	246	Rochester, IL	40 tackles, 7.5 sacks
54	Chris Orr LB	So.	6′0″	224	Desoto, TX	36 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
18	Arrington Farrar ILB4-star recruit	Sr.	6′2″	242	Atlanta, GA	16 tackles
58	Mike Maskalunas LB		6′3″	241	Long Grove, IL	11 tackles
59	Tyler Johnson LB	Fr.	6′3″	241	Menasha, WI	8 tackles, 1 sack
49	Christian Bell LB		6′4″	245	Birmingham, AL	2 tackles, 1 sack
41	Noah Burks LB3-star recruit		6′2″	245	Carmel, IN	3 tackles
37	Ethan Cesarz ILB		6′0″	231	Delavan, WI
38	Paul Jackson OLB		6′3″	234	Miami Gardens, FL
46	Hegeman Tiedt LB	RS	6′4″	243	Burlington, WI
46	Nick Thomas ILB		6′2″	225	Bradenton, FL
47	Griffin Grady ILB		6′3″	216	Dublin, OH
48	Jack Cichy ILB		6′2″	234	Somerset, WI
48	Travis Wiltjer LB	Fr.	6′2″	225	Maple City, MI
56	Zack Baun LB	So.	6′3″	235	Brown Deer, WI

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
12	Natrell Jamerson S		6′0″	198	Ocala, FL	51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT
14	D’Cota Dixon S	Jr.	5′10″	200	Oak Hill, FL	55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
8	Joe Ferguson S		6′1″	195	Madison, WI	16 tackles, 4 INT
5	Dontye Carriere-Williams DB		5′11″	193	Miami, FL	30 tackles, 1 INT
25	Derrick Tindal CB		5′11″	181	Fort Lauderdale, FL	25 tackles, 2 INT
11	Nick Nelson CB2-star recruit		5′11″	208	Glenarden, MD	30 tackles
13	Evan Bondoc S	Jr.	6′1″	200	Madison, WI	7 tackles
25	Eric Burrell S	Fr.	6′0″	195	Severn, MD	6 tackles
31	Lubern Figaro CB		6′0″	188	Everett, MA	5 tackles
21	Caesar Williams CB		6′0″	188	Grand Prairie, TX	1 tackle
29	Dontye Carriere-Williams CB		5′10″		Miami, FL	1 tackle
31	Madison Cone S		5′9″	182	Kernersville, NC	1 tackle
2	Patrick Johnson S		5′11″	202	Washington, DC
19	Titus Booker CB		5′11″	195	Round Lake Beach, IL
26	Chris Clementi DB		5′11″	181	Wausau, WI
27	Cristian Volpentesta CB	RS	5′9″	185	Highland Park, IL
28	Blake Mielke S		6′2″	200	Hartland, WI
36	Kobe Knaak CB	Fr.	5′9″	191	Franklin, WI

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
27	Rafael Gaglianone PK		5′11″	236	Sao Paulo, Brazil	16 of 18 field goals
15	Anthony Lotti P		6′0″	187	Flowery Branch, GA	57 punts, 40.0 average
90	Connor Allen P	Fr.	6′0″	168	New Berlin, WI	4 punts, 40.0 average
39	Zach Hintze PK	Fr.	6′0″	190	Fond Du Lac, WI	1 tackle
51	Adam Bay LS	Fr.	6′0″	229	Mesa, AZ	1 tackle
38	P.J. Rosowski P	Jr.	6′3″	226	Stoughton, WI
52	Josh Bernhagen LS	Fr.	6′2″	245	Madison, WI

Hometowns of the 2017 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 45
Illinois 10
Florida 9
Ohio 5
Maryland 4
Georgia 3
Arizona 3
Alabama 2

Top counties

Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 8
Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 7
Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 4
Brown County, Wisconsin pop. 271,000 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’ 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.