2008 Buffalo roster

28 players. From 11 states and 1 other country; the most from New York (9) and Texas (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 28 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Drew Willy QB				Randolph, NJ	3,304 passing yards, 25 TD
6	Zach Maynard QB		6′2″		Greensboro, NC	7 passing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
19	James Starks RB	6′2″	217	Niagara Falls, NY	1,333 rushing yards, 16 TD
27	Brandon Thermilus RB	6′1″		Flower Mound, TX	454 rushing yards, 7 TD
28	Mario Henry RB2-star recruit	5′9″		Erie, PA	130 rushing yards
36	Ike Nduka RB	6′0″		White Plains, NY

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
18	Naaman Roosevelt WR	6′0″	Buffalo, NY	104 catches, 1,402 yards, 13 TD
	Ernest Jackson WR		Rochester, NY	45 catches, 507 yards, 4 TD
88	Brett Hamlin WR2-star recruit	6′1″	Jupiter, FL	38 catches, 459 yards, 5 TD
	Gary Rice WR		Hamilton, OH	12 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Chris Scharon WR2-star recruit		Salem, NH	3 catches, 21 yards
2	Marcus Rivers WR	6′5″	Lackawanna, NY	2 catches, 11 yards
5	Terrell Jackson WR2-star recruit	6′0″	Temple, TX
23	Alex Pierre WR	6′1″	Hackensack, NJ

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
82	Jesse Rack TE	6′3″	Maspeth, NY	21 catches, 205 yards
86	Kyle Brey TE	6′2″	Granger, IN	5 catches, 31 yards
80	Aaron Connacher TE	6′5″	Jamestown, NY

Linebackers 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
26	John Syty LB	6′3″	235	Clarence, NY	2 INT
34	Justin Winters LB	6′0″		Greenbelt, MD	1 INT
52	Tom Drewes LB	6′1″	255	Dunmore, PA	1 return, 16 yards

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
25	Domonic Cook DB	5′10″	Buffalo, NY	3 INT
7	Davonte Shannon DB	6′2″	Jeannette, PA	1 INT
30	Mike Newton DB2-star recruit	5′11″	Pasadena, MD	1 INT
15	Josh Thomas DB	5′11″	Cedar Hill, TX

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
39	A.J. Principe PK		5′9″		Columbus, OH	12 of 17 field goals
13	Peter Fardon P		6′2″		Brisbane, Australia	65 punts, 39.1 average

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Bryan Kisabeth				Dearborn, MI	2 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
	Jeff Niedermier

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.