2009 Ball State roster

94 players. From 10 states; the most from Indiana (41) and Ohio (34). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
5	Kelly Page QB	6′3″		Sunnyvale, TX	1,019 passing yards, 7 TD
17	Tanner Justice QB	6′3″		Indianapolis, IN	594 passing yards, 2 TD
9	Logan Laughlin QB	6′1″	196	Fort Wayne, IN
16	Brooks Medaris QB	5′10″	191	Muncie, IN

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2009
7	Cory Sykes RB	5′7″	Harvey, IL	559 rushing yards, 3 TD
21	David Brown RB	5′10″	Shelbyville, IN
23	Dwayne Donigan RB	5′5″	Indianapolis, IN

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
1	Briggs Orsbon WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Convoy, OH	51 catches, 461 yards, 1 TD
12	Torieal Gibson WR	5′9″		Cleveland, OH	25 catches, 337 yards, 3 TD
4	Daniel Ifft WR	6′3″		Dover, OH	20 catches, 269 yards, 2 TD
83	Jeremy Hill WR	6′2″		Marietta, GA	11 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD
3	Seth White WR	5′10″		Bexley, OH	8 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD
27	Jelani Alford WR	5′9″		Cincinnati, OH	1 return, 7 yards
87	Myles Trempe WR	6′4″		Springfield, OH	2 catches, 10 yards
2	Jamill Smith WR	5′8″		Muncie, IN
28	Mike Galiik WR	5′11″	168	Lexington, OH
81	Connor Ryan WR	6′1″		Westlake, OH
85	Keith Langtry WR	6′1″	175	Prairie Village, KS
87	Otis Brown WR	5′9″		Gainesville, FL
89	Trent Beane WR	6′0″	185	Bloomington, IN
98	Sean Keller WR	5′10″	185	Malnerville, OH

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
88	Zane Fakes TE	6′3″		Plainfield, IN	10 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
11	Aaron Mershman TE	6′2″		Bowling Green, OH
43	Jacob Green TE	6′3″	229	Wyoming, OH
84	Ryan Warmoth TE	6′1″	216	Mishawaka, IN
99	Barry Flynn TE	6′5″	215	Indianapolis, IN

Offensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Evan Neff OL	6′4″	250	Centerville, OH
54	Jerrod Gray C3-star recruit	6′3″	276	Bradley, IL
58	J.T. Macy OL	6′1″	285	Fishers, IN
66	Kreg Hunter C	6′3″	294	Lebanon, IN
67	Travis Arnold OT	6′8″	297	Fort Wayne, IN
69	Chad Davis OT	6′3″	280	Pendleton, IN
70	Jordan Applegate C	6′5″	300	Fort Wayne, IN
72	Cameron Lowry OT	6′6″	293	Indianapolis, IN
73	Dan Manick C	6′4″	290	Dyer, IN
74	Michael Switzer OG	6′5″	293	Indianapolis, IN
75	Matthew Page OT	6′6″	300	East Chicago, IN
76	Rayondon Kennedy OG	6′2″	280	Dolton, IL
77	Austin Holtz OT2-star recruit	6′5″	300	Holt, MI
78	Kevin Gall OT	6′5″	285	Granger, IN
79	Kitt O’Brien OG	6′5″		Walton, IN

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
91	Robert Eddins DE2-star recruit	6′3″		Detroit, MI	2 returns, 28 yards
41	Andrew Puthoff DE	6′3″		St. Henry, OH	2 catches, 29 yards
34	Jeff Barker DE	6′5″	220	Lowell, IN
36	Pete Rolf DT	6′4″	260	Piqua, OH
44	Ryan Hartke DE	6′4″		St. Henry, OH
51	Kaylon Woods DE	6′2″	253	Jacksonville, FL
61	Brian Hickman DE	6′4″	201	Sheridan, IN
63	Steve Yoder NT	6′3″	303	Canal Fulton, OH
65	Drew Duffin DT	6′3″	266	Avon, IN
90	Harold Hogue NT	6′0″	269	Indianapolis, IN
92	Jafe Pitcock DT3-star recruit	6′2″	268	Piqua, OH
93	Justin Woodard DE	6′3″	228	LaGrange, GA
94	Ethan Buckles DE	6′7″	230	Indianapolis, IN
95	Rene Perry NT	5′11″	272	Lake City, FL
97	Donovan Jarrett NT	6′3″	327	Hamilton, OH
99	Adam Morris DT	6′0″	279	Dublin, OH

Linebackers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
8	Travis Freeman LB	6′0″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
56	Justin Cruz LB	5′11″		Fleming Island, FL	2 returns, 16 yards
17	Zac Jordan LB	5′10″	198	Cincinnati, OH
24	Theon Dixon LB	6′1″	216	Cleveland, OH
32	Lorren Womack LB	6′0″		Huber Heights, OH
42	Davyd Jones LB	6′1″		Muncie, IN
47	Tony Martin LB	6′0″		Park Hills, MO
48	Kevin Obyc LB	5′11″	195	Columbus, OH

Defensive backs 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
25	Sean Baker S	6′1″		Canfield, OH	4 INT
16	Charlie Todd CB	5′10″		Bear, DE	19 returns, 216 yards
6	Jason Pinkston CB	6′1″		Cleveland, OH	3 INT
7	Andre Dawson CB	6′0″		Lewis Center, OH
13	Armand Dehaney CB	5′6″		Maple Heights, OH
15	Jakeem Gregory CB	5′9″	165	Fort Wayne, IN
20	Joshua Howard S	6′1″		Inkster, MI
23	Kyle Hoke S3-star recruit	5′11″		Sugar Land, TX
39	Brandon Kish S	5′10″	200	Amherst, OH
96	Kyle Pettit CB	6′2″	183	Sunman, IN

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
26	Ian McGarvey PK	5′9″		Greenwood, IN	18 of 21 field goals
18	Scott Kovanda P	6′3″		Hartland, MI	57 punts, 40.0 average
14	Steven Schott PK	6′0″		Massillon, OH	1 of 2 field goals
53	Cody Muhlenkamp LS	5′11″	191	Coldwater, OH

Athletes and others 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
33	MiQuale Lewis	5′6″		Fort Wayne, IN	871 rushing yards, 5 TD
6	Eric Williams	5′10″		Indianapolis, IN	34 returns, 812 yards
38	Alex Knipp 2-star recruit	6′0″		Amherst, OH	1 INT
22	Ray Winkler	5′9″		South Bend, IN	8 rushing yards
9	Kyle Kuntz	5′10″	197	Vandalia, OH
30	John Buckingham	6′1″	220	Greenwood, IN
31	Dane Cook	6′0″	205	Eaton, IN
35	Michael Hunt	5′6″	170	South Bend, IN
37	Blake Barajas	6′0″	190	Upland, IN
40	Reid Scheidt	6′2″	200	Lake Village, IN
43	Tad Kilburn	6′0″	184	Middletown, OH
48	Spain Cosby	5′11″	222	Carrollton, GA
49	Brent Bostic	5′8″	175	Fort Wayne, IN
50	Bill Huntsinger	6′0″	220	Frankton, IN
55	Sam Woodworth	6′2″	215	Elkhart, IN

Hometowns of the 2009 Ball State 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

Indiana 41
Ohio 34
Michigan 4
Florida 4
Illinois 3
Georgia 3
Texas 2
Delaware 1

Top counties

Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 8
Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 6
Allen County, Indiana pop. 392,000 6
St. Joseph County, Indiana pop. 273,000 4
Delaware County, Indiana pop. 112,000 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.