Teams Akron 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Akron roster 104 players. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Ohio (44) and Pennsylvania (19). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 Broderick Alexander FB 6′0″ Covington, GA 198 rushing yards 10 Alex Allen RB 6′0″ Youngstown, OH 188 rushing yards, 5 TD 32 Joe Tuzze RB 5′11″ Mayfield, PA 244 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 DeVoe Torrence RB 6′1″ Canton, OH 146 rushing yards 3 Dale Martin RB 5′11″ Boilingbrook, IL 167 rushing yards 15 Nate Burney RB 5′6″ Youngstown, OH 47 rushing yards 41 LeVon Morefield FB 5′9″ Columbus, OH 8 rushing yards 4 Nathan Cope RB 5′10″ 185 Warren, OH 42 Larry Dawson RB 6′0″ 205 Akron, OH 47 James Heiss FB 6′1″ 220 Mt. Lebanon, PA
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 82 Jeremy LaFrance WR 6′1″ Belle Chasse, LA 43 catches, 520 yards, 2 TD 21 Andre Jones WR 5′11″ Forestville, MD 33 catches, 553 yards, 4 TD 12 Jeremy Bruce WR 5′9″ Beaver Falls, PA 29 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD 2 Jalil Carter WR 6′0″ Toledo, OH 14 returns, 284 yards 1 Deryn Bowser WR 6′1″ Los Angeles, CA 21 catches, 307 yards, 5 TD 7 Dashan Miller WR 6′1″ Corona, CA 16 catches, 257 yards 80 Nadir Brown WR 6′5″ East Orange, NJ 5 catches, 64 yards 81 Anthony Meriwether WR 6′1″ Cleveland, OH 5 catches, 67 yards 6 Curtis Brown WR 5′11″ Belle Glade, FL 1 catch, 3 yards 9 Gary Pride II WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 19 Nolan Procter WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Southfield, MI 47 Josh Smith WR 6′1″ Cincinnati, OH 83 Dee Frieson WR 5′8″ Jacksonville, FL 83 Shawn Roberts WR 6′0″ 165 West Salem, OH 88 Jerrod Dillard WR 6′5″ Adrian, MI
Offensive line 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 51 Elliott Bates OL 6′3″ 295 Houston, PA 53 Dan Ronsman OL 6′4″ 290 Antioch, IL 63 Joe Pachuta OT 6′6″ 290 New Concord, OH 64 Mitch Straight OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Russell, PA 65 OL 6′4″ 287 Dresden, OH 66 Sean McCarthy OL 6′3″ 280 Toledo, OH 68 Andrew Colosimo OL 6′5″ 275 Upper Arlington, OH 69 Casey Estrada OL 6′4″ 295 Folsom, CA 70 Paul Simkovich OG 6′3″ 293 Latrobe, PA 71 Mike Ward C 6′3″ Fairfax, VA 72 Joe Petrides OL 6′5″ 305 Baltimore, MD 72 Zac Kasparek OG 6′5″ 308 New Brighton, PA 73 Jake Anderson OT 6′6″ 305 Erie, PA 75 Corey Woods OT 6′5″ 300 Reading, PA 76 Jarrod Pughsley OL 6′5″ 313 Lima, OH 77 Joe Vidovic OL 6′6″ 265 Willoughby, OH 78 Zack Anderson OL 6′4″ 310 Lester, PA 79 Jason Sekinger OL 6′9″ 335 Columbus, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 DE 6′1″ 235 Waldorf, MD 13 Shane Shead DE 6′2″ 257 Plano, TX 37 Ben Bertsch DE 6′0″ 240 Akron, OH 44 Abdullah Homayed DL 6′3″ 235 Dearborn, MI 45 Joe Rash DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 270 Pittsburgh, PA 52 Marquinn Davis DL 55 Antoine Jones DT 6′3″ 260 Thorndale, PA 56 DT 6′1″ 285 Trenton, NJ 60 Dan Marcoux DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 275 Ramsey, NJ 67 Deni Odofin DL 6′3″ 230 Endicott, NY 74 Derek Johnston DL 6′0″ 280 Lisbon, OH 91 Nick Bridenbaugh DL 6′2″ 270 Uniontown, OH 92 Ryan Bain DL 6′2″ 290 Bolingbrook, IL 96 Hasan Hazime DE 6′5″ 270 Pickering, ON 97 James Harvey DT 6′4″ 284 Cochranton, PA 99 Cowles Stewart DT 6′1″ 320 Westfield, NJ
Linebackers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 20 Mike Thomas LB 5′11″ Columbus, OH 2 INT 34 Brian Wagner LB 6′0″ Springfield, OH 2 INT 24 Aaron Williams LB 6′0″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 return, 0 yards 5 Troy Gilmer LB 6′1″ 223 Huber Heights, OH 23 Sean Fobbs LB 6′1″ 240 Miamisburg, OH 28 Amin Kabir LB 6′1″ 205 Warrensville, OH 29 Da-Von Moore LB 5′11″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 46 Blake Fraley LB 5′10″ 219 Hilliard, OH 47 Al-Teric Balaam LB 6′0″ 245 New Brunswick, NJ 49 Matt Little LB 6′2″ 230 Durham, NC 57 Nate Schuler LB 6′2″ 235 New Middleton, OH 58 Marcus Lemon LB 5′10″ 225 Waldorf, MD 82 Viktor Rajek LB 6′3″ 235 Pezinok, Slovakia
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Manley Waller CB 5′8″ Decatur, GA 3 INT 11 Miguel Graham DB 5′9″ Rock Hill, SC 3 INT 27 Wayne Cobham DB 6′2″ Pembroke Pines, FL 2 INT 17 Norman Shuford DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Southfield, MI 57 rushing yards 1 Diamond Weaver CB 5′9″ Mobile, AL 1 return, 20 yards 4 Jared Province S 6′0″ Warren, OH 1 return, 8 yards 9 Doug Richardson S 6′0″ Twinsburg, OH 1 return, −2 yards 48 Tyler Campbell DB 5′11″ Pickerington, OH 1 return, 6 yards 14 Thomas Miller DB 5′10″ 160 Stoneboro, PA 15 Marvase Byrd CB 5′7″ 170 McKeesport, PA 21 Bill Alexander CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 170 Whingham, GA 26 Kevin Davis S 6′1″ 200 Soquel, CA 29 Randy Greenwood CB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Fairport Harbor, OH 31 Emmanuel Lartey CB 5′11″ 182 College Park, GA 33 Josh Richmond S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Passaic, NJ
Matt Rodgers, Marvase Byrd, Aaron Williams, Da-Von Moore, Joe Rash Mike Thomas, LeVon Morefield, Blake Fraley, Andrew Colosimo, Jason Sekinger Patrick Nicely, Chris Jacquemain, Igor Iveljic, Joe Vidovic Zack Campbell, DeVoe Torrence, Adam Steiner Gary Pride II, Tony Longo, Josh Smith Will Fleming, Ben Bertsch, Larry Dawson Jalil Carter, Sean McCarthy Jared Province, Nathan Cope Shawn Lemon, Marcus Lemon Alex Allen, Nate Burney Jeremy Bruce, Zac Kasparek Norman Shuford, Nolan Procter Amin Kabir, Anthony Meriwether Branko Rogovic, Nick Legger Deryn Bowser Diamond Weaver Broderick Alexander Jared Wackerly Troy Gilmer Curtis Brown Manley Waller Dashan Miller Doug Richardson Miguel Graham Shane Shead T.J. Marchese Thomas Miller Andre Jones Sean Fobbs Kevin Davis Wayne Cobham Randy Greenwood Emmanuel Lartey Joe Tuzze Josh Richmond Brian Wagner John Stec Abdullah Homayed Al-Teric Balaam James Heiss Tyler Campbell Matt Little Elliott Bates Dan Ronsman Antoine Jones Almondo Sewell Nate Schuler Dan Marcoux Joe Pachuta Mitch Straight Adam Bice Deni Odofin Casey Estrada Paul Simkovich Mike Ward Joe Petrides Jake Anderson Derek Johnston Corey Woods Jarrod Pughsley Zack Anderson Nadir Brown Jeremy LaFrance Dee Frieson Shawn Roberts Rhyne Ladrach Kyle Weber Jon Root Jerrod Dillard Nick Bridenbaugh Ryan Bain James Harvey Cowles Stewart OH 44 PA 19 NJ 6 CA 4 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2009 Akron roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Ohio 44 Pennsylvania 19 New Jersey 6 California 4 Georgia 4 Illinois 4 Florida 4 Maryland 4 Top counties Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 6 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 6 Stark County, Ohio pop. 374,000 5 Lake County, Ohio pop. 232,000 5 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2009 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.
Adam Bice OL
Shawn Lemon DE
Almondo Sewell DT