2008 Akron roster

25 players. From 7 states; the most from Pennsylvania (6) and Ohio (5). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 25 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2008
11	Chris Jacquemain QB		6′2″	Mentor, OH	2,748 passing yards, 20 TD
5	Matt Rodgers QB3-star recruit		6′2″	Pittsburgh, PA	1 rushing yard

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Dennis Kennedy RB			1,321 rushing yards, 17 TD
	Andrew Johnson RB4-star recruit		Pittsburgh, PA	278 rushing yards, 2 TD
10	Alex Allen RB	6′0″	Youngstown, OH	152 rushing yards, 3 TD
	Bryan Williams RB		Wayne, PA	1 INT
32	Joe Tuzze RB	5′11″	Mayfield, PA	67 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
1	Deryn Bowser WR	6′1″	Los Angeles, CA	64 catches, 785 yards, 4 TD
21	Andre Jones WR	5′11″	Forestville, MD	47 catches, 678 yards, 7 TD
12	Jeremy Bruce WR	5′9″	Beaver Falls, PA	29 catches, 345 yards, 1 TD
7	Dashan Miller WR	6′1″	Corona, CA	16 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD
	Alphonso Owen WR			15 catches, 173 yards, 1 TD
	Merce Poindexter WR			12 catches, 145 yards, 4 TD
2	Jalil Carter WR	6′0″	Toledo, OH	1 INT
	Brandon Williams WR			4 catches, 57 yards
47	Josh Smith WR	6′1″	Cincinnati, OH

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2008
24	Aaron Williams LB		6′0″	Pittsburgh, PA	1 return, 0 yards

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2008
11	Miguel Graham DB		5′9″	Rock Hill, SC	2 INT
6	Manley Waller CB		5′8″	Decatur, GA	1 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2008
45	Igor Iveljic PK3-star recruit		6′0″	Mentor, OH	18 of 28 field goals
38	John Stec P		5′8″	Delray Beach, FL	48 punts, 37.1 average

Athletes and others 4

Player	Hometown	2008
Doug Williams 2-star recruit	Tampa, FL	2 INT
Brandon Anderson		1 INT
Miller Thomas		1 INT
Matt Harmon		5 rushing yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 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.