Teams Colorado State 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Colorado State roster 106 players. From 17 states; the most from Colorado (43) and California (17). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 12 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Running backs 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 Leonard Mason RB 6′0″ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 766 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 John Mosure RB 5′10″ Miami, FL 650 rushing yards, 7 TD 36 Zac Pauga FB 6′0″ Lakewood, CO 25 catches, 219 yards, 3 TD 14 Alex Square RB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′9″ Fort Collins, CO 36 rushing yards 6 Chris Nwoke RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Highlands Ranch, CO 20 Raymond Carter RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Los Angeles, CA 25 Jonathan Gaye RB 6′0″ 180 Highlands Ranch, CO 26 Derek Good RB 5′10″ Berthoud, CO 32 Micheal Connor RB 5′10″ 196 Lubbock, TX 37 Doug Richau FB 5′11″ 229 Fort Collins, CO 42 Jason Klingerman FB 6′1″ 242 Valley Center, CA 46 Scott Carter FB 6′3″ 259 Highlands Ranch, CO
Receivers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 84 Rashaun Greer WR 6′1″ North Las Vegas, NV 49 catches, 739 yards 31 Dion Morton WR 5′10″ Riverside, CA 25 catches, 443 yards, 4 TD 23 Tyson Liggett WR 5′9″ Limon, CO 17 catches, 253 yards, 3 TD 1 Lou Greenwood WR 6′0″ Conroe, TX 13 catches, 221 yards, 2 TD 17 T.J. Borcky WR 6′4″ Orlando, FL 6 catches, 60 yards 3 Matt Yemm WR 5′11″ Fort Collins, CO 5 catches, 54 yards 1 Ryan Gardner WR 6′1″ Fairfield, CA 2 catches, 50 yards 8 Byron Steele WR 6′3″ Arlington, TX 2 catches, 60 yards 4 Jyrone Hickman WR 6′3″ 199 Pahokee, FL 9 Marquise Law WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Miami, FL 80 Vernon Scott WR 6′0″ 185 Muskogee, OK 83 Chris Robinson WR 85 Blake Swain WR 6′1″ 181 Aurora, CO 89 Alex Johnson WR 6′2″ 192 Englewood, CO
Tight ends 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 11 Eric Peitz TE 6′5″ Crofton, NE 14 catches, 114 yards, 3 TD 19 Norman Gee TE 6′5″ Severna Park, MD 2 catches, 30 yards 33 Cameron Moss TE 6′5″ 245 El Cajon, CA 34 Joe Brown TE 6′3″ Wichita, KS 83 Matt Weems TE 6′4″ 235 Littleton, CO 87 Brennan Price TE 6′6″ 215 Colorado Springs, CO 88 Ben Tedford TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′6″ 254 Littleton, CO 93 Ryan Murphy TE 6′7″ 245 Parker, CO
Offensive line 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 53 Cole Pemberton OL 6′7″ 318 Highlands Ranch, CO 54 Connor Smith OL 6′4″ 295 Canyon Lake, TX 55 Scott Benedict OL 6′4″ 289 Aurora, CO 57 Tim Walter OL 6′6″ Manhattan Beach, CA 58 Jake Gdowski OL 6′3″ 309 Grand Island, NE 60 Adrian Martinez OL 6′4″ 299 San Clemente, CA 64 Jordan Gragert OL 6′4″ 290 Libby, MT 65 Ryan Griffith OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Alta Loma, CA 67 Josh Tashiro OL 6′2″ 302 Brighton, CO 70 Weston Richburg OL 6′4″ 292 Amarillo, TX 72 Tyler McDermott OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 293 Lake Worth, FL 74 Shelley Smith OL 6′4″ 300 Phoenix, AZ 75 Brandon Haynes OL 6′3″ 300 Cedar Hill, TX 76 Paul Madsen OL 6′4″ 309 Provo, UT 77 Joe Caprioglio OL 6′6″ Highlands Ranch, CO 78 Jared Biard OL 6′7″ 315 League City, TX 78 Mark Starr OL 6′5″ Goodland, KS 79 Justin Becker OL 6′7″ 285 Highlands Ranch, CO
Defensive line 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 C.J. James DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 249 Orlando, FL 24 Cory Macon DE 6′6″ 242 Anchorage, AK 46 Ty Whittier DT 6′5″ 264 Wellington, CO 47 Zach Tiedgen DL 6′4″ 275 Highlands Ranch, CO 50 Kelly Seward DL 6′2″ 270 Yuma, CO 61 DL 6′3″ 249 Fort Hood, TX 62 James Morehead DT 6′6″ 320 Highlands Ranch, CO 66 Guy Miller DT 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 302 Scott City, KS 90 Sam Stewart DE 6′3″ 249 Tustin, CA 92 Nuku Latu DT 6′2″ 298 Mesa, AZ 94 Te’Jay Brown DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 260 St. Petersburg, FL 96 Curtis Wilson DL 6′4″ 275 Orlando, FL
Linebackers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 43 James Skelton LB 6′2″ Littleton, CO 1 INT 52 Michael Kawulok LB 6′3″ Boulder, CO 1 INT 29 Broderick Sargent LB 6′2″ Chesterfield, MO 1 return, 11 yards 3 Chris Gipson LB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Dallas, TX 6 Mychal Sisson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Duncanville, TX 18 Davis Burl LB 6′2″ 236 Aurora, CO 28 Andy Clements LB 5′11″ 210 Littleton, CO 34 Mike Orakpo LB 6′1″ 200 Sugar Land, TX 40 Adam Akisanya LB 5′10″ 206 Lakewood, CO 44 Luke Diehl LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 213 Sedalia, CO 51 Alex Williams LB 6′2″ 238 Sidney, NE 56 Ricky Brewer LB 6′2″ 212 Denver, CO 58 Cam Loughery LB 6′1″ 215 Atlanta, GA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 11 Nick Oppenneer CB 5′10″ Littleton, CO 4 INT 22 Elijah-Blu Smith CB 5′11″ Los Angeles, CA 3 INT 5 Gerard Thomas DB 5′9″ Kissimmee, FL 11 returns, 72 yards 20 Klint Kubiak DB 6′0″ Englewood, CO 1 INT 2 DeAngelo Wilkinson CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 191 Las Vegas, NV 2 Ezra Thompson S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Tinley Park, IL 4 Brandon Owens CB 6′0″ 178 Bakersfield, CA 7 Ivory Herd DB 5′11″ Vista, CA 13 Greyson Konkel S 6′1″ 205 Aurora, CO 13 Immanuel Mitchell DB 5′11″ 175 Corona, CA 15 Marcus Shaw CB 5′8″ Dallas, TX 19 Jarrad McKay S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 188 Wheat Ridge, CO 25 Travis Ford S 6′3″ 215 Oakland, CA 27 Josh Gabler S 6′0″ 210 Longmont, CO 28 Dillon Holliam S 6′1″ 189 St. Louis, MO 30 Dru Taylor CB 5′10″ 165 Oak Cliff, TX 32 Scott Zick DB 6′0″ 202 Fort Collins, CO 36 Alex Stratton S 6′2″ 203 Cheyenne, WY
Klay Kubiak, Nick Oppenneer, Greyson Konkel, M.J. McPeek, Davis Burl, Klint Kubiak, Andy Clements, James Skelton, Scott Benedict, Matt Weems, Blake Swain, Ben Tedford, Alex Johnson Chris Nwoke, Jonathan Gaye, Luke Diehl, Scott Carter, Zach Tiedgen, Cole Pemberton, James Morehead, Joe Caprioglio, Justin Becker Matt Yemm, Alex Square, Scott Zick, Doug Richau, Tanner Hedstrom C.J. James, Nico Ranieri, T.J. Borcky, Curtis Wilson Chris Gipson, Marcus Shaw, Dru Taylor DeAngelo Wilkinson, Rashaun Greer Mychal Sisson, Brandon Haynes John Mosure, Marquise Law Immanuel Mitchell, Dion Morton Grant Stucker, Ryan Murphy Raymond Carter, Elijah-Blu Smith Zac Pauga, Adam Akisanya Chad VanderMolen, Sam Stewart Ricky Brewer, Josh Tashiro Lou Greenwood Ryan Gardner Ezra Thompson Leonard Mason Brandon Owens Jyrone Hickman Gerard Thomas Ivory Herd Byron Steele Eric Peitz Jon Eastman Ben DeLine Jarrad McKay Norman Gee Tyson Liggett Cory Macon Travis Ford Derek Good Josh Gabler Dillon Holliam Broderick Sargent Micheal Connor Cameron Moss Joe Brown Mike Orakpo Alex Stratton Pete Kontodiakos Jason Klingerman Ty Whittier Kelly Seward Alex Williams Michael Kawulok Connor Smith Tim Walter Cam Loughery Jake Gdowski Adrian Martinez Eugene Daniels Jordan Gragert Ryan Griffith Guy Miller Weston Richburg Scott Albritton Tyler McDermott Shelley Smith Paul Madsen Jared Biard Mark Starr Vernon Scott Brennan Price Hunter Blevins Nuku Latu Te’Jay Brown CO 43 CA 17 TX 13 FL 11 KS 3 Hometowns of the 2009 Colorado 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 Colorado 43 California 17 Texas 13 Florida 11 Nebraska 3 Kansas 3 Nevada 2 Utah 2 Top counties Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 13 Douglas County, Colorado pop. 377,000 11 Larimer County, Colorado pop. 367,000 6 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 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.
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