Temple University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
- Adu, Aaron
- Ali, Kareem
- Allen, Josh
- Apostolu, Nick
- Archibong, Daniel
- Armstead, Ryquell
- Atoki, Jeremiah
- Backer, T.J.
- Blue, Jadan
- Booth-Lloyd, Freddie
- Boozer, Cole
- Boumerhi, Aaron
- Bowler, Connor
- Bradley, Shaun
- Braswell, Christian
- Brown, Kimere
- Bruton, Keyvone
- Bryant, Darian
- Bryant, Ventell
- Burns, Malik
- Carter, Brian
- Cavallucci, Max
- Centeio, Todd
- Chandler, Rob
- Chandler, Sean
- Crump, Linwood
- Cruz, Anthony
- DeCaesar, Kevin
- DeRobertis, Mark
- DiFrancesco, Mike
- Dioubate, Karamo
- Dogbe, Michael
- Ebiketie, Arnold
- Eisenson, Andrew
- Ellick, Marshall
- Fair, Jovahn
- Finch, Sharif
- Folks, Jared
- Forrest, Jonny
- Foster, Artrel
- Franklin, Sam
- Fulton, Vaughn
- Gabriel, Shaun
- Gardner, Jager
- Graham-Mobley, Isaiah
- Hennessy, Matt
- Hines, Travis
- Holder, L.J.
- Hood, David
- Isaacs, Audley
- Israel, Benson
- Jefferson, Cequan
- Jennings, Jeremy
- Jennings, Adonis
- Johnson, Freddie
- Johnson, Leon
- Jones, Randle
- Jones, Carrington
- Jones, Todd
- Jones, Austin
- Jones, Peyton
- Jones, Mike
- Kelly, DeAndre
- Kiewlak, Eric
- Kirkwood, Keith
- Kramer, Sam
- Kwenkeu, William
- Lang, Josh
- Lerch, Corey
- Lerch, Cole
- Levin, Drew
- Levine, Dana
- Mack, Branden
- Maijeh, Ifeanyi
- Marchi, Logan
- Martin, Jacob
- Martir, Christian
- Mason, Ty
- Mattioni, Thomas
- McHale, James
- McLean, Booker
- Mesday, Zack
- Mobley, Will
- Moody, Emil
- Myarick, Chris
- Nigrelli, Domenic
- Nutile, Frank
- Petrick, Steve
- Picozzi, Vincent
- Pinto, Leon
- Pogue, Boaz
- Randall, Delvon
- Raynor, Tyliek
- Reid, George
- Ritrovato, Rob
- Robinson, Jake
- Robinson, Jaelin
- Roche, Quincy
- Rosa, Aidan
- Ruff, Aaron
- Russell, Chapelle
- Russo, Anthony
- Ruza, John
- Sestili, Griffin
- Sharga, Nick
- Smith, Chris
- Starzyk, Alex
- Sullivan, Adrian
- Taylor, Jullian
- Thomas, Gordon
- Thomas, Jyquis
- Thomas, Derrek
- Trahan, Hez
- Tyler, Amir
- Walls, Benny
- Washington, Collin
- Webb, Greg
- Williams, Casey
- Williams, Travon
- Wilson, Taiyir
- Wright, Isaiah
- Yancy, Brodrick
- Yeboah, Kenny
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- Adu, Aaron
- Ali, Kareem
- Allen, Josh
- Apostolu, Nick
- Archibong, Daniel
- Armstead, Ryquell
- Atoki, Jeremiah
- Backer, T.J.
- Blue, Jadan
- Booth-Lloyd, Freddie
- Boozer, Cole
- Boumerhi, Aaron
- Bowler, Connor
- Bradley, Shaun
- Braswell, Christian
- Brown, Kimere
- Bruton, Keyvone
- Bryant, Darian
- Bryant, Ventell
- Burns, Malik
- Carter, Brian
- Cavallucci, Max
- Centeio, Todd
- Chandler, Rob
- Chandler, Sean
- Crump, Linwood
- Cruz, Anthony
- DeCaesar, Kevin
- DeRobertis, Mark
- DiFrancesco, Mike
- Dioubate, Karamo
- Dogbe, Michael
- Ebiketie, Arnold
- Eisenson, Andrew
- Ellick, Marshall
- Fair, Jovahn
- Finch, Sharif
- Folks, Jared
- Forrest, Jonny
- Foster, Artrel
- Franklin, Sam
- Fulton, Vaughn
- Gabriel, Shaun
- Gardner, Jager
- Graham-Mobley, Isaiah
- Hennessy, Matt
- Hines, Travis
- Holder, L.J.
- Hood, David
- Isaacs, Audley
- Israel, Benson
- Jefferson, Cequan
- Jennings, Jeremy
- Jennings, Adonis
- Johnson, Freddie
- Johnson, Leon
- Jones, Randle
- Jones, Carrington
- Jones, Todd
- Jones, Austin
- Jones, Peyton
- Jones, Mike
- Kelly, DeAndre
- Kiewlak, Eric
- Kirkwood, Keith
- Kramer, Sam
- Kwenkeu, William
- Lang, Josh
- Lerch, Corey
- Lerch, Cole
- Levin, Drew
- Levine, Dana
- Mack, Branden
- Maijeh, Ifeanyi
- Marchi, Logan
- Martin, Jacob
- Martir, Christian
- Mason, Ty
- Mattioni, Thomas
- McHale, James
- McLean, Booker
- Mesday, Zack
- Mobley, Will
- Moody, Emil
- Myarick, Chris
- Nigrelli, Domenic
- Nutile, Frank
- Petrick, Steve
- Picozzi, Vincent
- Pinto, Leon
- Pogue, Boaz
- Randall, Delvon
- Raynor, Tyliek
- Reid, George
- Ritrovato, Rob
- Robinson, Jake
- Robinson, Jaelin
- Roche, Quincy
- Rosa, Aidan
- Ruff, Aaron
- Russell, Chapelle
- Russo, Anthony
- Ruza, John
- Sestili, Griffin
- Sharga, Nick
- Smith, Chris
- Starzyk, Alex
- Sullivan, Adrian
- Taylor, Jullian
- Thomas, Gordon
- Thomas, Jyquis
- Thomas, Derrek
- Trahan, Hez
- Tyler, Amir
- Walls, Benny
- Washington, Collin
- Webb, Greg
- Williams, Casey
- Williams, Travon
- Wilson, Taiyir
- Wright, Isaiah
- Yancy, Brodrick
- Yeboah, Kenny
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T.J. Backer
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Stroudsburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Stroudsburg
- Bio
- Stats
- Media
2017 (Sophomore): Joined team in spring as a walk-on and has not seen game action thus far.
College: Played one year of baseball at Bloomsburg University for coach Mike Collins.
High School: Played wide receiver at Stroudsburg for coach Jim Miller … three-year letterwinner ... helped his team go a perfect 10-0 his senior season … broke numerous school records his senior season including receiving yards in a game (181), receiving TDs in a game (4), receiving TDs in season (10) and receiving TDs in career (16) … first-team All-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in 2015 and played in the Lehigh Valley All-Star Classic … also played baseball.
Personal: Born Tom Backer in Lake Tahoe, Calif. … parents are Beth and Don Backer … has one sister Brooke (4) … grandfather Tony Rincanvage played for the Pittsburgh Steelers … list of favorites include: Wolf of Wall Street (movie), The Office (TV show), Eagles (NFL team), Brian Dawkins (NFL player), baseball (sports besides football) … plans to major in sports management.
College: Played one year of baseball at Bloomsburg University for coach Mike Collins.
High School: Played wide receiver at Stroudsburg for coach Jim Miller … three-year letterwinner ... helped his team go a perfect 10-0 his senior season … broke numerous school records his senior season including receiving yards in a game (181), receiving TDs in a game (4), receiving TDs in season (10) and receiving TDs in career (16) … first-team All-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in 2015 and played in the Lehigh Valley All-Star Classic … also played baseball.
Personal: Born Tom Backer in Lake Tahoe, Calif. … parents are Beth and Don Backer … has one sister Brooke (4) … grandfather Tony Rincanvage played for the Pittsburgh Steelers … list of favorites include: Wolf of Wall Street (movie), The Office (TV show), Eagles (NFL team), Brian Dawkins (NFL player), baseball (sports besides football) … plans to major in sports management.
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Friday, March 27
2026 Spring Practice Blog
2026 Spring Practice Blog
Saturday, March 28
2026 Temple Football Pro Day
2026 Temple Football Pro Day
Thursday, March 19
2026 Temple Football Schedule Announced
2026 Temple Football Schedule Announced
Thursday, February 26
Football Announces 2026 Spring Schedule
Football Announces 2026 Spring Schedule
Tuesday, February 24





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