The Hoosiers 2015-2016 Scholarship Grid

Created and Written By: Nick Holmes (@HoosierHolmes)

With the addition of five new recruits last week, fans have been wondering how many players will the Hoosiers accept commitments from? Indiana entered the offseason with one open scholarship, which could have been used on a late addition, much like the team did when they added defensive tackle Nate Hoff or cornerback Tim Bennett. However, as it stands now, the team continues to carry this scholarship, which can be used on a deserving walk-on for the season and then used on a prospect in the '16 class.

With the devastating news of Antonio Allen's arrest and subsequent removal from the team, the Hoosiers found themselves with another scholarship to fill. Due to teams being limited to adding only 25 new players per cycle, this one will have to be given to a walk-on if the one above is used.   

The current senior class stands at 13 players, four of which were originally walk-ons with the program but earned scholarships last fall. While it's not a foregone conclusion that all four will be on scholarship again this fall, there's a strong likelihood that once again, any open scholarships will be used on walk-ons for the season. 

The Hoosiers 2016 class size will also be contingent upon how many redshirt juniors will decide to return for their fifth season next fall.  Of the 12 juniors, eight will be entering their fourth season with the program and their return will be dependent upon their future role with the team, how their body is holding up, or if they have decided that getting their real life started is more of an attractive option than returning for a fifth year.  

As of now it looks as if the Hoosiers will add at least 15 athletes in 2016 class, but with normal attrition that is expected in college football and the potential of redshirt juniors not returning for their fifth year, I expect that number to grow closer to 20.

Scholarship Grid
Position	2016 Commits	'15 Freshmen	RS Freshmen	Sophomores	Juniors	Seniors
Quarterback	Peyton Ramsey	Austin King	Danny Cameron	Zander Diamont		Nate Sudfeld
Running Back	Tyus Flakes Cole Gest	Devonte Williams	Tommy Mister	Devine Redding	Jordan Howard
Wide Receivers	Phil Benker	Isaac James Mike Majette Leon Thornton Nick Westbrook	Coray Keel	Dominique Booth Simmie Cobbs Isaac Griffith J-Shun Harris II Marqui Hawkings Camion Patrick	Ricky Jones Jr.**	Damon Graham*
Tight End		Austin Dorris		Danny Friend Jordan Fuchs		Michael Cooper* Anthony Corsaro*
Tackle		Brandon Knight DeVondre Love	Delroy Baker Tim Gardner			Ralston Evans Jason Spriggs
Guard		Simon Stepaniak	Wes Martin		Jacob Bailey** Dimitric Camiel** Dan Feeney** DeAndre Herron**
Center		Hunter Littlejohn			Wes Rogers**	Jake Reed
Defensive End	Allen Cater	Jacob Robinson	Nick Carovillano	Robert McCray III	Shawn Heffern**	Nick Mangieri
Defensive Tackle	Ryan Smith	Joe Belden	Mike Barwick Jr. Derrian Meminger	Patrick Dougherty Nate Hoff	Ralph Green III** Darius Latham	Adarius Rayner
Bandit		Brandon Wilson	Nile Sykes			Zach Shaw
Inside LB		Reakwon Jones		Greg Gooch Marcus Oliver Tegray Scales	T.J. Simmons
Outside LB		Omari Stringer	Zeke Walker Dameon Willis	Chris Covington	Clyde Newton	Dawson Fletcher
Cornerback	A'Shon Riggins	Andre Brown Tyler Green		Donovan Clark Rashad Fant Noel Padmore Laray Smith		Kenny Mullen
Safety	Khalil Bryant	Jameel Cook Jon Crawford	Will Dawkins	Chase Dutra Tony Fields Kiante Walton
Special Teams						Erich Toth*
Athlete		Donovan Hale
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*Originally walked on, earned a scholarship for the 2014 season
** Redshirt Junior