The 2016 Baylor Football Roster

With spring football practices starting tomorrow (I’m so excited I might cry), it’s time to take a look at the new faces on the 2016 roster and trying to get over the fact that some familiar names will be gone.

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Experience Hometown/HS/Last College

1

Young, Taylor LB

5-10

225

JR 2L DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS

2

Hall, Davion S

6-2

205

JR 2L Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-Eylau HS

2

Lynch, Blake WR

6-3

205

RS FR SQ Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer HS

3

Stidham, Jarrett QB

6-3

210

SO 1L Stephenville, Texas/Stephenville HS

3

Wright, Tion CB

5-10

180

SR 2L Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS/Moorpark College

5

Jefferson, Johnny RB

5-10

210

JR 2L Killeen, Texas/Shoemaker HS

5

Nance, Brian DE

6-3

245

JR 2L Euless, Texas/Euless Trinity HS/Hargrave Military Academy

6

Black, Henry CB

6

190

RS FR SQ Shreveport, La./Woodlawn HS

6

Hasty, JaMycal RB

5-9

195

RS FR SQ Longview, Texas/Longview HS

7

Blake, Jourdan S

6

190

SO 1L Princeton, Texas/Princeton HS

7

Hawthorne, Lynx WR

6

205

SR 3L Refugio, Texas/Refugio HS

8

Zamora, Ishmael WR

6-4

220

SO 1L Houston, Texas/Elsik HS

9

Cannon, KD WR

6

180

JR 2L Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant HS

9

Reid, Ryan CB

5-11

190

SR 3L Dallas, Texas/Sherman HS

11

Houston, Jameson CB

6

190

RS FR SQ Austin, Texas/St. Michael’s Academy

11

Stricklin, Pooh WR

6-2

180

RS FR SQ Waco, Texas/Midway HS

12

Jones, Quan WR

6-5

220

JR 2L Wylie, Texas/East HS

13

Johnson, Chris WR/TE

6-5

235

JR 2L Bryan, Texas/Bryan HS

14

Platt, Chris WR

5-11

170

SO 1L Willis, Texas/Willis HS

15

Smith, Zach QB

6-3

220

FR HS Grandview, Texas/Grandview HS

16

Dickson, Tren’Davian WR

5-11

170

FR HS Navasota, Texas/Navasota HS

17

Russell, Seth QB

6-3

220

SR 3L Garland, Texas/Garland HS

18

Bennema, Zack QB

6-4

215

RS FR SQ Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley HS

18

Waz, Chance CB

6

185

JR 2L Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson HS

19

Davis, Raaquan LB

6-2

225

JR 2L Rockwall, Texas/Heath HS

20

Edwards, Aiavion LB

6-1

225

SR 3L Stephenville, Texas/Stephenville HS

21

Levels, Patrick NB

5-11

195

SR 3L Dallas, Texas/Roosevelt HS

22

Tolbert, Jordan CB

5-11

170

RS FR SQ Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point HS

22

Williams, Terence RB

6-2

215

SO 1L Ennis, Texas/Ennis HS

24

Singleton, Terrence NB

5-11

200

SR 3L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS

25

Bucey, Dwyer RB

5-9

200

RS FR SQ Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep

26

Sells, Taion S

5-10

185

SR 3L Irving, Texas/MacArthur HS

27

Vaughs, Verkedric CB

5-10

195

SO 1L Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS

28

Chafin, Devin RB

6

225

SR 3L Burkburnett, Texas/Burkburnett HS

28

Stewart, Orion S

6-2

200

SR 3L Waco, Texas/Midway HS

29

Koym, Jarrod S

6

205

SO SQ Odessa, Texas/Midland Christian HS

31

Nicholson, Tony CB

5-10

190

RS FR SQ Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie HS

31

Schrepfer, Wyatt RB

5-10

210

JR SQ Trinidad, Colo./Hoehne HS/Colorado School of Mines

32

Jones Jr., Lenoy LB

5-10

220

RS FR SQ Waco, Texas/Midway HS

32

Linwood, Shock RB

5-9

200

SR 3L Linden, Texas/Linden-Kildare HS

33

Bennett, Tom P/K

6-4

180

RS FR SQ Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS

33

Hunter, Iain LB

6

210

JR SQ Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS

35

Franklin, Mallory S

5-10

195

JR SQ Everman, Texas/Everman HS

36

Galitz, Drew P/K

6

195

SO 1L Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett HS

37

Jaynes, Tyler NB

6-2

210

JR 1L Gatesville, Texas/Gatesville HS

38

Williams, Jordan LB

6

215

RS FR SQ Paris, Texas/Paris HS

39

Moore, Kaleb S

6

205

SR 1L Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair HS

40

Callahan, Chris P/K

5-9

200

JR 2L Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School

41

Hill, Calvin S

6-1

200

SO SQ Waco, Texas/Live Oak HS

42

Carroll, Anthony CB

6

185

SO SQ Shreveport, La./Byrd HS

43

Jacobs, Jamie DE

6-4

230

SO 1L Waco, Texas/Live Oak HS

44

Johnston, Clay LB

6-3

210

RS FR SQ Abiline, Texas/Wylie HS

46

Matiscik, Ross LB

6

235

RS FR SQ McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd HS

48

Blanchard, Travon NB

6-2

205

JR 2L Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark HS

49

Ogor, Eric LB

5-11

205

RS FR SQ Richmond, Texas/Foster HS

50

Kelly, Clint DS

6

215

SO HS Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine HS

51

Lutzel, Chris DS

5-10

220

RS FR SQ Huntersville, N.C./Southlake Christian Academy

52

Hammad, Rami OL

6-4

335

JR 1L Irving, Texas/Irving HS

52

Roberts, Greg DE

6-6

245

SO 1L Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches HS

53

Orcutt, Keith OL

6-4

290

JR SQ Little River, Texas/Academy HS

54

Fox, Harrison OL

6-2

280

JR SQ Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS

55

Black, Baylor LB

6-1

225

SR 1L Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall HS/Mary-Hardin Baylor

55

Fuller, Kyle OL

6-5

315

SR 3L Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS

56

Smith, K.J. DE

6-2

260

JR 2L Frisco, Texas/Centennial HS

57

Thrift, Tanner OL

6-5

305

JR 2L Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS

59

Bryson, Jeffrey LB

5-11

215

JR SQ San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt HS

60

Coffey, Michael OL

6-3

240

RS FR SQ Navasota, Texas/Navasota HS

64

Desouza, Dominic OL

6-6

310

JR SQ Pacifica, Calif./Terra Nova HS/City College of San Francisco

68

Wilson, Ishmael OL

6-4

305

JR 2L Lancaster, Texas/Bishop Dunne HS/Texas A&M

70

Pelzel, Josh OL

6-6

325

SO 1L Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale HS

71

Daniel, Riley OL

6-6

300

RS FR SQ Ringling, Okla./Ringling HS

72

Blackmar, Blake OL

6-5

340

SO 1L Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS

74

Muir, Sean OL

6-3

290

JR SQ Sutherland, NSW, Australia/Kirrawee HS

76

Porter, Mo OL

6-6

330

JR SQ Missouri City, Texas/Marshall HS/Navarro College

77

Lawrence, Patrick OL

6-6

295

SO 1L Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie HS

78

George, Cody DL

6-1

250

RS FR SQ Lorena, Texas/Lorena HS

79

Autry, B.J. OL

6-3

320

JR TR Mobile, Ala./Coffeyville CC

81

Murphy, Blake WR

5-9

150

JR SQ Lake Forrest, Calif./El Toro HS/Redlands

83

Edmiston, Cole WR

6-1

190

JR 1L Gatesville, Texas/Gatesville HS

84

Okeke, Obim WR

6

200

RS FR SQ Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS

85

Feuerbacher, Jordan TE

6-4

255

JR 2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park HS

86

Jones, Marques WR

6-2

180

RS FR SQ McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS

87

Clements, Jayson TE

6-2

235

JR TR Waco, Texas/Midway HS/Stephen F. Austin

88

Malin, Josh DL

6-6

275

SO SQ Cibolo, Texas/Steele HS

88

Tecklenburg, Sam TE

6-4

255

RS FR SQ Plano, Texas/Plano HS

89

White, Trevor WR

5-7

165

SO SQ Arlington, Texas/Martin HS

90

Hunt, Tyrone DE

6-4

265

RS FR SQ Ar, Texas/Arp HS

91

Morris, Andrew DT

6-1

275

SO 1L Mesquite, Texas/John Horn HS

94

Jones, Xavier DE

6-3

220

SO 1L Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia West HS

96

Bonds, Byron DT

6-2

290

SR 3L Allen, Texas/Allen HS

97

Lewis, Ira DL

6-3

285

SO 1L Houston, Texas/Lamar HS

99

Faulk, Jeremy DL

6-1

265

JR TR Hastings, Fla./Garden City CC/Florida Atlantic

This updated roster isn’t complete yet as only four players from the incoming 2016 class are listed, which is why this list seems a little short. The new names on the roster include freshman QB Zach Smith, freshman WR Tren’Davian Dickson, junior OL B.J. Autry, junior TE Jayson Clements, and junior DL Jeremy Faulk. All of the freshmen are early enrollees who will be participating in spring drills and the juniors are JUCO transfers (except for Clements). It’s important to recruit guys from junior colleges and other universities in general because they’ve already had experience on the field and can immediately start contributing to the team. A couple of position changes on the roster include former WR Davion Hall’s switch to S, which is a huge deal for the team. Hall is a tremendous athlete who played on both sides of the ball in high school and gained interest from school’s all over the nation. Although he was a highly ranked recruit, Hall hasn’t seemed to find his groove as a WR because of the depth of receivers Baylor has (they’re called wide receiver u for a reason). Trying to compete with stars like Corey Coleman, KD Cannon, and Ish Zamora is a difficult feat, so the switch to S will allow Hall to finally show his talents. Former WRs Kaleb Moore and Jourdan Blake have also switched to S for the upcoming season. Fans might notice that former LB Kendall Ehrlich is no longer listed on the roster. There is no news surrounding his departure, so I’m not sure if he’s going to transfer schools or if he’s graduating early. Another piece of noteworthy news is that Chris Johnson is no longer listed as QB but rather a WR/TE. I’m expecting to see him in rotation for TE more than receiver because that will be a position of need with the departing of Gus Penning and LaQuan McGowan to graduation. There are currently only three other TEs- Jordan Feuerbacher (redshirted all of last season but his redshirt was pulled when Penning went down with injury), Sam Tecklenburg, and transfer Jayson Clements. Johnson’s size and speed make him a great candidate to compete for a starting TE spot as WRU is already loaded with incredible receivers. That’s all the news for now, folks! Spring ball is starting tomorrow, which means that the football season is just around the corner. The greatest time of the year is almost upon us!

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