2009 Alabama roster

104 players. From 12 states; the most from Alabama (55) and Florida (11). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
12	Greg McElroy QB	6′3″		Southlake, TX	2,508 passing yards, 17 TD
2	Star Jackson QB4-star recruit	6′3″		Lake Worth, FL	116 passing yards
10	A.J. McCarron QB4-star recruit	6′4″	190	Mobile, AL
16	Thomas Darrah QB	6′6″	212	Newnan, GA
18	Morgan Ogilvie QB	6′0″	198	Mountain Brook, AL

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
22	Mark Ingram RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Flint, MI	1,658 rushing yards, 17 TD
3	Trent Richardson RB5-star recruit	5′11″		Pensacola, FL	751 rushing yards, 8 TD
5	Roy Upchurch RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Tallahassee, FL	299 rushing yards, 2 TD
29	Terry Grant RB4-star recruit	5′9″		Lumberton, MS	166 rushing yards, 3 TD
6	Demetrius Goode RB				108 rushing yards
40	Baron Huber RB2-star recruit	6′3″		Knoxville, TN	1 return, 10 yards
33	Mike Marrow RB	6′2″	235	Holland, OH
42	Eddie Lacy RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Geismar, LA
44	Jacob Vane RB

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
8	Julio Jones WR5-star recruit	6′4″		Foley, AL	43 catches, 596 yards, 4 TD
4	Marquis Maze WR	5′10″		Birmingham, AL	31 catches, 523 yards, 2 TD
15	Darius Hanks WR	6′0″		Norcross, GA	17 catches, 272 yards, 3 TD
80	Mike McCoy WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Rankin, MS	10 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
82	Earl Alexander WR4-star recruit	6′4″		Phenix City, AL	4 catches, 52 yards
11	Brandon Gibson WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL	2 catches, 25 yards
88	Michael Bowman WR4-star recruit	6′4″		Rossville, GA	1 catch, 7 yards
7	Kenny Bell WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Rayville, LA
13	Rob Ezell WR	5′10″	172	Athens, AL
18	Nick Williams WR	5′10″	185	Fort Lauderdale, FL
26	Kendall Kelly WR4-star recruit	6′3″	214	Gadsden, AL
46	William Strickland WR	6′0″	191	Tuscaloosa, AL
48	Travis Sikes WR	6′2″	188	Nashville, TN
83	Kevin Norwood WR4-star recruit	6′2″		D’Iberville, MS

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2009
84	Colin Peek TE	6′6″	Ponte Vedra, FL	26 catches, 313 yards, 3 TD
17	Brad Smelley TE	6′3″	Tuscaloosa, AL	7 catches, 50 yards
85	Preston Dial TE	6′3″	Mobile, AL	3 catches, 25 yards
89	Michael Williams TE4-star recruit	6′6″	Reform, AL	3 catches, 29 yards
87	Chris Underwood TE	6′4″	Vestavia Hills, AL

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Alfred McCullough OL	6′2″	311	Athens, AL
54	Russell Raines OL	6′2″	277	Satsuma, AL
60	David Williams OL	6′3″	267	Duncanville, AL
61	Anthony Steen OL	6′3″	303	Lambert, MS
65	Chance Warmack OL	6′3″	320	Atlanta, GA
66	Brian Motley OL	6′3″	289	Autaugaville, AL
67	John Michael Boswell OL4-star recruit	6′5″	300	Northport, AL
68	Taylor Pharr OL4-star recruit	6′6″	290	Irondale, AL
72	Tyler Love OL5-star recruit	6′6″	307	Mountain Brook, AL
73	William Vlachos OL4-star recruit	6′1″	294	Birmingham, AL
74	Allen Skelton OL	6′1″	267	Coker, AL
74	David Ross OL4-star recruit	6′3″	302	Homewood, AL
75	Barrett Jones OL4-star recruit	6′5″	311	Memphis, TN
76	D.J. Fluker OL5-star recruit	6′6″	335	Foley, AL
77	James Carpenter OL	6′5″	300	Augusta, GA
78	Mike Johnson OL	6′6″	305	Pensacola, FL
79	Drew Davis OL	6′7″	305	Evergreen, AL

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
57	Marcell Dareus DL4-star recruit	6′4″		Huffman, AL	1 INT
92	Damion Square DL4-star recruit	6′3″		Houston, TX	1 return, 5 yards
97	Lorenzo Washington DL	6′5″		Loganville, GA	1 return, 16 yards
49	Ed Stinson DL	6′4″	292	Homestead, FL
54	Glenn Harbin DL	6′5″	260	Mobile, AL
56	William Ming DL	6′3″	283	Athens, AL
58	Nick Gentry DL	6′1″	284	Prattville, AL
62	Terrence Cody DL	6′5″	365	Ft. Myers, FL
64	Kerry Murphy DL4-star recruit	6′4″	319	Hoover, AL
86	Undra Billingsley DL	6′2″	288	Birmingham, AL
90	Milton Talbert DL	6′4″	275	Hattiesburg, MS
93	Chris Bonds DL	6′4″	273	Columbia, SC
94	Darrington Sentimore DL4-star recruit	6′3″	261	Norco, LA
95	Brandon Deaderick DL	6′4″	287	Elizabethtown, KY
96	Luther Davis DL4-star recruit	6′3″	279	West Monroe, LA
97	Brandon Moore DL4-star recruit	6′5″	305	Montgomery, AL
99	Josh Chapman DL	6′1″	310	Hoover, AL

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
25	Rolando McClain LB4-star recruit	6′4″		Decatur, AL	2 INT
13	Cory Reamer LB	6′4″		Hoover, AL	1 INT
32	Eryk Anders LB	6′2″		San Antonio, TX	1 INT
5	Jerrell Harris LB4-star recruit	6′3″	242	Gadsden, AL
11	Tana Patrick LB4-star recruit	6′3″	238	Bridgeport, AL
19	Jonathan Atchison LB	6′3″	236	Atlanta, GA
30	Dont’a Hightower LB4-star recruit	6′4″		Lewisburg, TN
35	Nico Johnson LB5-star recruit	6′3″		Andalusia, AL
36	Chris Jordan LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Brentwood, TN
40	DeMarcus DuBose LB	6′1″	240	Montgomery, AL
41	Courtney Upshaw LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Eufaula, AL
44	Alex Benson LB	6′1″	210	Trussville, AL
51	Michael DeJohn LB	6′1″	237	Hoover, AL
55	Chavis Williams LB	6′4″		Dora, AL
87	Drew Bullard LB	6′3″	232	Florence, AL
91	Alex Watkins LB	6′3″	234	Brownsville, TN

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
28	Javier Arenas DB	5′9″		Tampa, FL	72 returns, 1,044 yards
4	Mark Barron DB4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL	7 INT
27	Justin Woodall DB4-star recruit	6′2″		Oxford, MS	3 INT
3	Kareem Jackson DB	5′11″		Macon, GA	1 INT
20	Tyrone King DB	5′11″		Birmingham, AL	1 INT
23	Robby Green DB4-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	1 INT
24	Marquis Johnson DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Sarasota, FL	1 INT
1	B.J. Scott S5-star recruit	5′11″		Prichard, AL
9	Phelon Jones DB	5′11″		Moblie, AL
18	Rod Woodson DB4-star recruit	5′11″	200	Olive Branch, MS
21	Dre Kirkpatrick DB5-star recruit	6′3″		Gadsden, AL
33	Hampton Gray DB	6′1″	194	Tuscaloosa, AL
37	Robert Lester DB	6′2″		Foley, AL
39	Kyle Pennington DB	5′11″	188	Chatom, AL
46	Wesley Neighbors DB	6′1″	205	Huntsville, AL

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2009
99	Leigh Tiffin PK	6′2″	Muscle Shoals, AL	30 of 35 field goals
97	P.J. Fitzgerald P	5′11″	Coral Springs, FL	58 punts, 41.5 average
5	Jeremy Shelley PK	5′10″	Raleigh, NC	0 of 1 field goal

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
4	A.J. Walker
50	Brian Selman	6′0″	211	Vestavia Hills, AL
51	Carson Tinker	6′1″	220	Murfreesboro, TN

Hometowns of the 2009 Alabama 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

Alabama 55
Florida 11
Georgia 8
Mississippi 7
Tennessee 7
Louisiana 5
Texas 3
North Carolina 1

Top counties

Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 16
Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 7
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama pop. 238,000 6
Baldwin County, Alabama pop. 247,000 3
Limestone County, Alabama pop. 111,000 3

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.