Teams Colorado 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Colorado roster 107 players. From 16 states; the most from Colorado (32) and California (18). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 4 Receivers 12 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 7
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 21 Scotty McKnight WR 5′11″ Coto de Caza, CA 76 catches, 893 yards, 6 TD 6 Markques Simas WR 6′2″ 43 catches, 585 yards, 3 TD 15 Jason Espinoza WR 5′8″ Alamosa, CO 13 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD 16 Will Jefferson Jr. WR 5′11″ 190 Moreno Valley, CA 6 catches, 45 yards 83 Dustin Ebner WR 6′1″ Arvada, CO 3 catches, 15 yards 1 Andre Simmons WR 6′2″ Blackville, SC 2 catches, 47 yards 16 Anthony Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Compton, CA 1 catch, 42 yards 12 Ryan Maxwell WR 5′8″ 180 17 Toney Clemons WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ New Kensington, PA 35 Kyle Cefalo WR 5′10″ Boise, ID 82 Jarrod Darden WR 6′5″ 210 Keller, TX 89 Mario Conte WR 5′10″ 175 Lakewood, CO
Tight ends 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 87 Riar Geer TE 6′4″ 36 catches, 402 yards, 4 TD 33 Patrick Devenny TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Granite Bay, CA 13 catches, 154 yards, 3 TD 34 Ryan Deehan TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Poway, CA 10 catches, 91 yards 43 Matthew Bahr TE 6′4″ Dove Canyon, CA 44 Nick Kasa TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Thornton, CO 47 Alex Wood TE 6′2″ Steamboat Springs, CO 81 Luke Walters TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Lakewood, CO 85 DaVaughn Thornton TE 6′4″ Denver, CO 88 Devin Shanahan TE 6′5″ 250 99 Scott Fernandez TE 6′3″ Broomfield, CO
Offensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 53 Ryan Dannewitz OL 6′6″ 300 San Jacinto, CA 55 Gus Handler OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Barrington, IL 55 Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner OG 6′3″ 310 Corona, CA 56 Keenan Stevens C 6′2″ 290 Monument, CO 59 David Bakhtiari OL 6′4″ 295 Burlingame, CA 60 David Clark OL 6′4″ 315 Aspen, CO 63 Ethan Adkins OL 6′4″ Castle Rock, CO 64 Mike Iltis OL 6′3″ 290 Sarasota, FL 66 Blake Behrens OL 6′3″ 300 Phoenix, AZ 68 Shawn Daniels OL 6′3″ 275 Evergreen, CO 73 Ryan Miller OL 5★ 5-star recruit 6′8″ 295 Littleton, CO 75 Jack Harris OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 295 Parker, CO 77 Bryce Givens OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 275 Castle Rock, CO 79 Sione Tau OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 350 Honolulu, HI
Linebackers 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 45 Jeff Smart ILB 6′0″ 1 INT 52 Bryan Stengel ILB 6′2″ 1 return, 5 yards 54 Marcus Burton ILB 6′0″ 1 return, 14 yards 1 Derrick Webb ILB 6′0″ 225 Memphis, TN 3 Douglas Rippy ILB 6′3″ 230 Columbus, OH 10 Michael Sipili ILB 6′1″ Honolulu, HI 12 Patrick Mahnke ILB 6′1″ Parker, CO 17 Josh Hartigan OLB 6′1″ Fort Lauderdale, FL 31 Jon Major OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Parker, CO 32 Paul Vigo OLB 6′1″ 205 New Brunswick, NJ 35 Geoff Sissom LB 6′1″ 220 40 Zackary Farley OLB 6′1″ 215 43 Brandon Gouin OLB 6′1″ 220 48 Liloa Nobriga OLB 6′2″ 240 Summerlin, NV 55 David Goldberg OLB 6′1″ 245 Aspen, CO 57 Guy Sergent OLB 6′1″ 220 59 B.J. Beatty OLB 6′2″ Kaaawa, HI
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 CB 6′2″ Colton, CA 2 INT 7 Anthony Perkins DB 5′10″ Northglenn, CO 2 INT 23 Jalil Brown CB 6′1″ Phoeniz, AZ 2 INT 42 Benjamin Burney CB 5′11″ Denver, CO 2 INT 22 Arthur Jaffee DB 5′11″ Boulder, CO 6 returns, 144 yards 7 Ray Polk DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Scottsdale, AZ 13 Parker Orms DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Wheat Ridge, CO 17 Steven Hicks DB 5′10″ 180 18 Jonathan Hawkins DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ Perris, CA 19 Travis Sandersfeld DB 6′0″ Limon, CO 20 Matt Meyer S 5′9″ 190 Laguna Niguel, CA 25 Deji Olatoye DB 6′1″ 195 Dublin, OH 27 Vince Ewing DB 6′0″ 205 Carlsbad, CA 28 Bret Smith S 5′11″ 190 29 Terdema Ussery S 6′3″ 225 Dallas, TX 37 Cameron Ham S 6′1″ 205 Haxtun, CO 37 Cody McAninch DB 6′1″ 200 39 Erik Manarino S 5′9″ 185
Aric Goodman, Quentin Hildreth, Corey Nabors, Joe Silipo, Ryan Miller, Tony Poremba Patrick Mahnke, Jon Major, Jack Harris Zach Grossnickle, Nick Kasa, DaVaughn Thornton Brian Lockridge, Scotty McKnight, Matthew Bahr Arthur Jaffee, Will Pericak, Scott Fernandez Jimmy Smith, Will Jefferson Jr. Cody Hawkins, Kyle Cefalo Michael Sipili, Sione Tau Parker Orms, Dustin Ebner David Goldberg, David Clark Ethan Adkins, Bryce Givens Luke Walters, Mario Conte Andre Simmons Derrick Webb Darrell Scott Douglas Rippy Rodney Stewart Anthony Perkins Ray Polk Tyler Hansen Jason Espinoza Josh Hartigan Toney Clemons Jonathan Hawkins Travis Sandersfeld Matt Meyer Deji Olatoye Vince Ewing Terdema Ussery Paul Vigo Ryan Deehan Cameron Ham Alex Wood Tyler Ahles Liloa Nobriga Ryan Dannewitz Gus Handler Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner Keenan Stevens B.J. Beatty David Bakhtiari Mike Iltis Blake Behrens Shawn Daniels Jarrod Darden Marquez Herrod Forrest West Conrad Obi Eugene Goree Nate Bonsu CO 32 CA 18 HI 3 OH 3 TX 3 Hometowns of the 2009 Colorado 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 32 California 18 Arizona 4 Ohio 3 Hawaii 3 Texas 3 Tennessee 2 Idaho 2 Top counties Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 6 Douglas County, Colorado pop. 377,000 6 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 5 Jefferson County, Colorado pop. 579,000 5 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 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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