Teams Boise State 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Boise State roster 105 players. From 15 states and 3 other countries; the most from California (35) and Idaho (21). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 13 Receivers 12 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 6
Running backs 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 27 Jeremy Avery RB 5′9″ Bellflower, CA 1,150 rushing yards, 6 TD 22 RB 5′9″ Stockton, CA 765 rushing yards, 15 TD 7 D.J. Harper RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Cypress, TX 284 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Matt Kaiserman RB 6′0″ Nampa, ID 150 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Jarvis Hodge RB 5′9″ Phoenix, AZ 102 rushing yards, 1 TD 47 Dan Paul FB 6′1″ Boring, OR 4 catches, 40 yards, 3 TD 39 Drew Wright RB 5′9″ Nampa, ID 55 rushing yards 21 Carlo Audagnotti RB 5′7″ 176 Johannesburg, South Africa 21 Malcolm Johnson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 198 Gresham, OR 32 Andy Silsby RB 5′11″ 221 Boise, ID 38 Raphiel Lambert RB 5′7″ Portland, OR 42 Jake Hess FB 5′10″ 231 Reno, NV Joey Paul FB 6′0″ 205 Boring, OR
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 1 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Los Angeles, CA 79 catches, 1,041 yards, 10 TD 2 Austin Pettis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Anaheim, CA 63 catches, 855 yards, 14 TD 3 Chris Potter WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Westlake Village, CA 16 returns, 139 yards 34 Kirby Moore WR 6′3″ Prosser, WA 21 catches, 242 yards, 2 TD 89 Tyler Shoemaker WR 6′1″ Meridian, ID 21 catches, 345 yards, 2 TD 20 Mitch Burroughs WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Meridian, ID 11 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD 46 Michael Choate WR 6′0″ Haviland, KS 0 passing yards 15 Tyler Jackson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Castle Rock, CO 18 Aaron Burks WR 6′2″ Grand Prairie, TX 82 Geraldo Hiwat WR 6′4″ Amsterdam, Netherlands Jake Johnston WR 5′11″ 186 Eagle, ID Preston Minter WR 5′8″ 177 Boise, ID
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 80 Kyle Efaw TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Boise, ID 31 catches, 444 yards, 1 TD 85 TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ Brea, CA 9 catches, 110 yards, 4 TD 40 Richie Brockel TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Phoenix, AZ 8 catches, 75 yards, 2 TD 88 Chandler Koch TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Flower Mound, TX 2 catches, 17 yards 83 Sean King TE 6′3″ 240 Boise, ID 86 Trevor Peterson TE 6′2″ 245 Camino, CA 87 Gabe Linehan TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Banks, OR
Offensive line 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 54 Michael Ames OL 6′4″ 293 Boise, ID 57 Garrett Pendergast OL 6′4″ 271 Whittier, CA 59 Will Lawrence OL 6′2″ 293 Upper Marlboro, MD 61 Joe Kellogg OG 6′3″ 305 Scottsdale, AZ 62 Kevin Sapien OL 6′4″ 286 Torrance, CA 64 Brenel Myers OG 6′3″ Houston, TX 65 OL 6′3″ 300 Council, ID 66 Thomas Byrd C 5′11″ 290 San Pablo, CA 70 Zach Waller OL 6′5″ 289 Elk Grove, CA 72 Matt Slater OT 6′4″ 290 St. Paul, MN 73 Nate Potter OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 295 Boise, ID 74 Cory Yriarte OL 6′1″ 286 Palmdale, CA 74 Tom Swanson OL 6′6″ 273 Sammamish, WA 75 Faraji Wright OT 6′3″ 300 Vallejo, CA 76 Jake Broyles OL 6′5″ 286 Henderson, NV 77 Spencer Gerke OL 6′3″ 303 Boise, ID 78 Charles Leno Jr. OT 6′3″ 249 Oakland, CA 79 Bronson Durrant OL 6′3″ 267 Eugene, OR
Defensive line 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 92 DE 6′3″ Caldwell, ID 1 INT 41 Kharyee Marshall DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Phoenix, AZ 43 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe DT 6′3″ 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands 50 J.P. Nisby DT 6′1″ 305 Stockton, CA 53 Zach Gholson DE 6′2″ 248 Carlsbad, CA 55 Chuck Hayes DT 6′2″ 290 Auroro, CO 81 Nick Alexander DE 6′4″ 243 Los Angeles, CA 90 DT 6′4″ 300 Las Vegas, NV 91 Greg Grimes DT 6′0″ 293 Sacramento, CA 93 Justin Jungblut DL 6′4″ 273 Scottsdale, AZ 95 Darren Koontz DT 6′3″ 280 Los Alamitos, CA 96 Jarrell Root DL 6′3″ 262 Boise, ID 97 Chase Baker DT 6′1″ Rocklin, CA 98 Ryan Winterswyk DE 6′4″ La Habra, CA 99 Michael Atkinson DT 6′0″ Windsor, ON
Linebackers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 36 Aaron Tevis LB 6′3″ Tucson, AZ 3 INT 52 Derrell Acrey LB 6′1″ East Highland, CA 2 INT 33 Tommy Smith LB 6′1″ Atlanta, GA 1 INT 26 Billy Derome LB 5′11″ 181 Mountain Home, ID 32 Dave Wilson LB 6′1″ 222 Powell, WY 32 Jonathan Brown LB 5′10″ Alameda, CA 42 Matt Wilson LB 6′1″ 226 Powell, WY 44 Allen Mooney LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 211 Maple Valley, WA 45 Daron Mackey LB 5′11″ 233 Bakersfield, CA 48 J.C. Percy LB 6′0″ Blackfoot, ID 56 Dustin Kamper LB 6′1″ Meridian, ID 56 John Michael Davis LB 6′0″ 210 Santa Margarita, CA 94 Byron Hout LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Coeur d’Alene, ID
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 1 CB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Piscataway, NJ 49 returns, 282 yards 13 CB 5′10″ Elk Grove, CA 5 INT 23 S 5′11″ Compton, CA 4 INT 17 S 5′11″ San Rafael, CA 2 INT 8 S 6′3″ Houston, TX 1 INT 24 Hazen Moss DB 6′0″ Rifle, CO 1 INT 25 Hunter White DB 5′11″ Huntington Beach, CA 1 INT 4 Jerrell Gavins CB 5′9″ Miami, FL 4 returns, 112 yards 5 CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ San Diego, CA 3 rushing yards 5 Jason Robinson S 5′11″ Los Angeles, CA 1 catch, 28 yards 15 Quaylon Ewing CB 6′0″ 175 Houston, TX 16 Cedric Febis S 6′3″ Amsterdam, Netherlands 19 Josh Borgman CB 5′7″ Boise, ID 28 Dane Turner S 5′10″ 170 Sutter, CA 30 Travis Stanaway S 5′11″ Clyde Hill, WA 31 Antwon Murray CB 5′11″ 172 Lakeland, FL 37 Ebenezer Makinde CB 5′10″ 181 Phoenix, AZ
Josh Borgman, Andy Silsby, Michael Ames, Nate Potter, Spencer Gerke, Kyle Efaw, Sean King, Jarrell Root, Preston Minter Mitch Burroughs, Kyle Brotzman, Dustin Kamper, Tyler Shoemaker, Jake Johnston Jarvis Hodge, Ebenezer Makinde, Richie Brockel, Kharyee Marshall Titus Young, Jason Robinson, Nick Alexander Austin Pettis, Tommy Gallarda, Ryan Winterswyk George Iloka, Quaylon Ewing, Brenel Myers Malcolm Johnson, Dan Paul, Joey Paul Jeron Johnson, Jeremy Avery, Darren Koontz Matt Kaiserman, Drew Wright, Shea McClellin Chris Potter, James Crawford Jamar Taylor, Mike Coughlin Kellen Moore, Kirby Moore Brandyn Thompson, Zach Waller Winston Venable, Thomas Byrd Doug Martin, J.P. Nisby Travis Stanaway, Tom Swanson Dave Wilson, Matt Wilson Joe Kellogg, Justin Jungblut Kyle Wilson Jerrell Gavins D.J. Harper Mike Tamburo Trevor Harman Tyler Jackson Joe Southwick Aaron Burks Hazen Moss Hunter White Billy Derome Dane Turner Antwon Murray Jonathan Brown Tommy Smith Aaron Tevis Raphiel Lambert Jake Hess Allen Mooney Chris Roberson Daron Mackey Michael Choate J.C. Percy Brad Elkin Derrell Acrey Zach Gholson Chuck Hayes John Michael Davis Garrett Pendergast Will Lawrence Kevin Sapien Matt Paradis Matt Slater Cory Yriarte Faraji Wright Jake Broyles Charles Leno Jr. Bronson Durrant Jimmy Pavel Trevor Peterson Gabe Linehan Chandler Koch Billy Winn Greg Grimes Byron Hout Chase Baker CA 35 ID 21 OR 8 AZ 7 TX 7 Hometowns of the 2009 Boise 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 California 35 Idaho 21 Oregon 8 Texas 7 Arizona 7 Washington 6 Colorado 3 Netherlands 3 Top counties Ada County, Idaho pop. 519,000 14 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 10 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 6 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 5 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.
Kellen Moore QB3-star recruit
Doug Martin RB
Titus Young WR3-star recruit
Tommy Gallarda TE2-star recruit
Matt Paradis OL
Shea McClellin DE
Billy Winn DT
Kyle Wilson CB2-star recruit
Brandyn Thompson CB
Jeron Johnson S
Winston Venable S
George Iloka S
Jamar Taylor CB3-star recruit
Kyle Brotzman PK