2005 Akron roster

23 players. From 3 states; the most from Ohio (3). The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 23 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2005
	Luke Getsy QB					3,455 passing yards, 23 TD

Running backs 3

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2005
	Brett Biggs RB					1,230 rushing yards, 10 TD
	Dennis Kennedy RB					131 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Jerell Ringer RB					5 rushing yards

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2005
	Domenik Hixon WR			47 returns, 218 yards
	Jason Montgomery WR			48 catches, 702 yards, 7 TD
	Jabari Arthur WR			30 catches, 482 yards, 3 TD
	Kris Kasparek WR			27 catches, 312 yards
	Johnny Long WR		Cincinnati, OH	15 catches, 156 yards
	Merce Poindexter WR			4 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD
47	Josh Smith WR	6′1″	Cincinnati, OH

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2005
4	Ryan Johnson DL		6′2″	255	Starkville, MS	−2 rushing yards

Defensive backs 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2005
	Reggie Corner CB					2 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2005
	Jason Swiger K					14 of 20 field goals
	Billy Sullivan P					77 punts, 39.4 average

Athletes and others 8

Player	Hometown	2005
Dionte Henry 2-star recruit	Imperial, PA	2 INT
Brandon Anderson		1 INT
Chris Brown		1 INT
John Mackey		1 INT
Joe McDaniel		25 rushing yards
John Ferguson 3-star recruit	Reynoldsburg, OH	48 passing yards
Frank Berchie		18 rushing yards
Jason Nedd		1 catch, −8 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 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.