List of East Texans on Division I FBS College Football Rosters
There will be 115 players from East Texas on FBS rosters come college football season, including players from the 2013 signing class.
More than two dozen FBS schools will have at least one East Texans on their rosters. The Big 12 Conference leads the way with 36 players from the area. The SEC, which has had a team win the national title in each of the last seven years, has 14 players hailing from East Texas.
The Texas Longhorns and North Texas Mean Green have the most East Texas representation with 10 players apiece.
East Texans on FBS Rosters
(includes 2013 signing class)
Air Force
- Colin Jeter TE, Fr., Longview
- Nick Siler, OL, Fr., Henderson
Arkansas
- D.J. Dean, ATH, Fr., Newton
- Eric Hawkins, WR, RS Fr., Longview
- Darrell Kelly-Thomas, DE, Soph., Lufkin
- Alex Voelzke, TE, Soph., Spring Hill
Arkansas State
- Kendrick Daniels, RB, RS Fr., Sulphur Springs
- Cliff Mitchell, OL, RS Sr., Jasper
Boise State
- Derrick Thomas, RB, TS Jr., Pittsburg
Baylor
- B.J. Allen, CB, Soph., Tatum
- Pat Colbert, TE, Soph., Kilgore
- Darius Jones, CB, Sr., Marshall
- Rashodrick Linwood, WR, RS Fr., Linden-Kildare
Houston
- Tyus Bowser, DE, Fr., John Tyler
- Jeremiah Farley, DL, Jr., Longview
- Aaron Johnson, WR, Jr., Longview
- Austin Lunsford, OL, Jr., Garrison
- Tomme Mark, DL, Soph., Lufkin
- Bryce Redman, OL, Jr., Longview
- Greg Ward, QB, Fr., John Tyler
- Austin Wilson, LB, Sr., Tyler Lee
Kentucky
- Cantrell McKinley, S, Soph., Liberty-Eylau
Louisiana-Monroe
- Bivins Caraway, QB, Fr., Longview
- Corey Davis, CB, Soph., Gladewater
- Cortney Davis, WR, Soph., Gladewater
- Malcolm Edmond, DE, Jr., Liberty-Eylau
- Joey Gautney, DE, Jr., Whitehouse
- De'Vonte Haggerty, WR, Fr., John Tyler
- DeVontae McNeal, RB, Soph., Quitman
- Jackson Randle, DE, Soph., Lufkin
Louisiana Tech
- Vince Cano, OL, Sr., Kilgore
- Grant Childress, WR, RS Fr., Tyler Grace
- Matthew Shepperd, OL, Sr., Marshall
Memphis
- Mitch Manley, TE, RS Soph., Pittsburg
- Micah Simmons, OL, Soph., Lindale
Mississippi State
- Jeremey Chappelle, WR, Jr., Bullard Brook Hill
- Fred Ross, WR, Fr., John Tyler
Missouri
- Michael Boddie, OL, RS Soph., Gilmer
- Cortland Browning, S, RS Soph., Tyler Lee
- Rickey Hatley, DL, RS Fr., Atlanta
- Braylon Webb, S, RS Jr., Gilmer
North Texas
- Carl Caldwell, WR, Sr., Whitehouse
- Antonio Johnson, OL, Jr., Diboll
- Lairamie Lee, DB, Jr., Chapel Hill
- Blake Macek, P, RS Fr., Sulphur Springs
- Syd Moore, DT, Fr., Van
- Daniel Prior, TE, Sr., Henderson
- Rex Rollins, DB, RS Fr., Chapel Hill
- Andrew Tucker, DB, Fr., Chapel Hill
- Sir Calvin Wallace, DT, RS Fr., Chapel Hill
- Mason Y'Barbo, OL, Jr., Sulphur Springs
Oklahoma
- Aaron Franklin, LB, RS Jr., Marshall
- Trey Metoyer, WR, Soph., Whitehouse
Oklahoma State
- Devin Davis, OL, Soph., Nacogdoches
- Eric Davis, DE, RS Fr., John Tyler
- Jake Jenkins, OL, Jr., Gilmer
- Charlie Moore, WR, Sr., Bullard
- Corion Webster, RB, Fr., Atlanta
- Sam Wren, DE, Jr., Palestine
Oregon State
- Damien Haskins, RB, Fr., New Boston
Rice
- Darrion Pollard, CB, RS Fr., Gilmer
- Luke Turner, RB, Soph., Gilmer
- Michael Warren, CB, Soph., Frankston
SMU
- Everett Dickerson, DB, Fr., Atlanta
- Jeremy Johnson, WR, Sr., John Tyler
- Kevin Pope, LB, Sr., Mount Enterprise
- Nick Reed, DL, Soph., Pleasant Grove
- Traylon Shead, RB, Jr., Cayuga
- JaBryce Taylor, WR, Fr., Lufkin
- Der'rikk Thompson, WR, Jr., Troup
- Trey Washington, DB, Fr., Gilmer
TCU
- Ray Burns, DT, Sr., Maud
- James Dunbar, OT, Sr., Maud
- Travoskey Garrett, CB, Soph., Lufkin
- Chris Hackett, S, Soph., John Tyler
- Bryant House, DT, Sr., Maud
- Dac Shaw, LB, Fr., Mineola
Texas
- Carrington Byndom, CB, Sr., Lufkin
- Josh Cochran, OT, Jr., Hallsville
- Ashton Dorsey, DT, Sr., John Tyler
- Steve Edmond, LB, Jr., Daingerfield
- Bryant Jackson, WR, Jr., Sulphur Springs
- Clark Orren, OL, RS Fr., Longview
- Jalen Overstreet, QB, RS Fr., Tatum
- Kendall Sanders, WR, Soph., Athens
- Dalton Santos, LB, Soph., Van
- Kendall Thompson, LB, Jr., Carthage
Texas A&M
- Tra Carson, RB, Soph., Liberty-Eylau
- Isaiah Golden, DT, Fr., Carthage
- Malcome Kennedy, WR, Jr., Cayuga
- Ed Pope, WR, RS Fr., Carthage
Texas State
- Lucas Askew, TE, Fr., Harmony
- David Mims, CB, RS Fr., Daingerfield
Texas Tech
- Ryan Bustin, K, Jr., Kilgore
- Dylan Cantrell, WR, Fr., Whitehouse
- Beau Carpenter, OL, Jr., Sulphur Springs
- Reginald Davis, WR, Soph., Tenaha
- Conner Grooms, OL, Soph., Tyler Lee
- Chris Knighton, DE, Sr., Longview
- Pete Robertson, LB, Soph., Longview
- Dominique Wheeler, WR, Soph., Crockett
Tulsa
- Keyarris Garrett, WR, Jr., Daingerfield
- Bradley White, DB, Soph., Tyler Grace
UTEP
- Germard Reed, DL, Sr., Lufkin
- Robert Spencer, DB, Soph., John Tyler
UTSA
- Treston Coleman, RB, Fr., Frankston
- Kenny Harrison, WR, Jr., Linden-Kildare
- Darrien Starling, CB, Jr., John Tyler
- Triston Wade, S, Jr., John Tyler
Washington State
- Tyler Baker, WR, RS Soph., Bullard Brook Hill
Wyoming
- Jalen Claiborne, WR, Jr., Carthage
- Marqueston Huff, CB, Sr., Liberty-Eylau
- Trey Norman, WR, Jr., Liberty-Eylau
- Chad Reese, S, Jr., Tyler Lee
- Lucas Wacha, LB, RS Fr., Pleasant Grove