Teams Duke 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Duke roster 96 players. From 20 states and 4 other countries; the most from North Carolina (19) and Florida (16). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 5 Receivers 11 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 Thaddeus Lewis QB 6′1″ Opa-Locka, FL 3,330 passing yards, 20 TD 19 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Scottsdale, AZ 330 passing yards, 4 TD 12 Sean Schroeder QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Laguna Niguel, CA
Receivers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 26 Donovan Varner WR 5′9″ Miami, FL 65 catches, 1,047 yards, 8 TD 2 Conner Vernon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Miami, FL 55 catches, 746 yards, 3 TD 83 Austin Kelly WR 6′2″ Mableton, GA 54 catches, 625 yards, 4 TD 33 Desmond Scott WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ Durham, NC 18 catches, 147 yards 17 Tyree Watkins WR 6′0″ Camden, NJ 7 catches, 48 yards 17 Sheldon Bell WR 6′4″ Baltimore, MD 5 catches, 27 yards 10 Matt Pridemore WR 6′0″ 190 Gainesville, GA 13 Preston Scott WR 5′10″ 185 Rochester, NY 14 Corey Gattis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Durham, NC 25 Georgie Kerber WR 6′2″ 185 Murphy, NC 36 Stephan Lotfi WR 6′4″ 205 New York, NY
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 87 Brett Huffman TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Massillon, OH 18 catches, 167 yards, 3 TD 22 Brandon King TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Doylestown, PA 9 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD 88 Danny Parker TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Rockville, MD 6 catches, 42 yards, 2 TD 44 Jack Farrell TE 6′2″ 225 Atlanta, GA 46 George Pearkes TE 6′2″ 240 Nelson, BC 46 Sam Payne TE 6′2″ 210 Oakwood, OH 85 Ryan Hall TE 6′3″ 240 Orlando, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 55 Brandon Harper OG 6′2″ 315 Alpharetta, GA 62 Bryan Morgan C 6′3″ 260 Hoover, AL 63 Chris Shannon OT 6′5″ 285 Andover, MA 64 Joey Finison C 6′4″ 290 Greensboro, NC 65 Jeffrey Cowart C 6′6″ 305 Forsyth, GA 66 Pontus Bondeson OT 6′6″ 275 Hoganas, Sweden 67 Mitchell Lederman OG 6′7″ 320 Brodhead, WI 68 Brian Moore C 6′2″ Coral Gables, FL 69 Teddy Force OT 6′5″ 270 Lancaster, PA 70 John Coleman C 6′4″ 290 Florence, SC 71 Jon Needham OG 6′7″ 315 Melrose, MA 72 Perry Simmons OT 6′5″ 300 Raleigh, NC 74 Dave Harding OG 6′4″ 285 Orlando, FL 75 Robert Drum OG 6′6″ 275 Hoover, AL 75 Travis Gibson OG 6′1″ 260 Miami, FL 76 Conor Irwin C 6′4″ 285 Knoxville, TN 77 Jarrod Holt OG 6′6″ 310 Clearwater, FL 79 Kyle Hill OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Orlando, FL
Defensive line 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 Vince Oghobaase DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Houston, TX 51 Will Hunter DE 6′2″ 220 Delray Beach, FL 54 Brandon Putnam DE 6′3″ 240 Peachtree City, GA 58 Curtis Hazelton DT 6′2″ 280 Roswell, GA 82 Sydney Sarmiento DT 6′4″ 300 Florence, SC 84 DE 6′5″ Galena, OH 90 Patrick Egboh DE 6′4″ 250 Mesquite, TX 91 Ayanga Okpokowuruk DE 6′3″ 250 Charlotte, NC 92 Justin Foxx DE 6′3″ 255 Charlotte, NC 97 John Drew DT 6′2″ 315 Midland, GA 99 Wesley Oglesby DE 6′5″ 255 Arlington, TX
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 31 Vincent Rey LB 6′0″ Far Rockaway, NY 2 INT 41 Eriks Reks LB 6′5″ Wrentham, MA 1 return, 10 yards 8 Abraham Kromah LB 6′1″ Staten Island, NY 28 Kevin Rojas LB 6′3″ 225 Raleigh, NC 34 Ned Smith LB 6′1″ 215 Raleigh, NC 39 Adam Banks LB 6′3″ 230 Asheville, NC 45 Austin Gamble LB 6′1″ 245 Weston, FL 48 Andrew Holoman LB 6′2″ 215 Ashburn, VA 50 Tyree Glover LB 6′1″ 245 Crescent City, FL 53 Michael Tooley LB 6′1″ 200 Cary, NC 56 Damian Thornton LB 6′2″ 240 Lenoir, NC 57 Jordan Baltes LB 6′1″ 210 Houston, TX
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 37 Johnny Williams CB 5′10″ St. Stephens, AL 41 returns, 521 yards 7 Leon Wright CB 5′9″ St. Petersburg, FL 5 INT 20 Lee Butler CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Anderson, SC 1 INT 4 Walt Canty S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Roebuck, SC 2 returns, −8 yards 25 Josh Trezvant S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Morrilton, AR 3 catches, 15 yards 38 Jordon Byas S 6′1″ Lynn Haven, FL 1 return, 6 yards 1 Zach Greene CB 5′10″ 170 Raleigh, NC 6 CB 6′0″ Waxhaw, NC 11 Randez James CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 San Antonio, TX 15 Taylor Sowell S 5′10″ 210 Spartanburg, SC 16 Chris Rwabukamba CB 5′11″ Windsor, ON 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman S 6′0″ Bethesda, MD 24 Garett Patterson CB 6′1″ Richmond, VA 29 Lex Butler CB 5′11″ 175 Anderson, SC 30 Colin Jones CB 5′9″ 195 Greenwich, CT 31 Tony Foster CB 6′1″ Burlington, NC 32 August Campbell S 6′3″ Freeport, Bahamas 35 Jeffrey Faris S 5′11″ 185 Knoxville, TN 40 Matt Daniels S 6′1″ Fayetteville, GA
Specialists 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 96 Will Snyderwine PK 5′11″ Potomac, MD 17 of 20 field goals 49 Kevin Jones P 6′2″ Austin, TX 54 punts, 39.3 average 47 Nick Maggio PK 6′3″ Leawood, KS 2 of 4 field goals 36 Alex King P 6′2″ Winston-Salem, NC 6 punts, 37.8 average 78 Jackson Anderson LS 6′4″ 260 Frisco, TX 94 Jeffrey Ijjas PK 5′11″ Clearwater, FL 95 Guillermo Freile PK 5′9″ 180 Miami, FL 98 Paul Asack PK 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Westwood, MA
Zach Greene, Kevin Rojas, Ned Smith, Michael Tooley, Perry Simmons Conner Vernon, Donovan Varner, Travis Gibson, Guillermo Freile Corey Gattis, Desmond Scott, Kinney Rucker Anthony Young-Wiseman, Danny Parker, Will Snyderwine Dave Harding, Kyle Hill, Ryan Hall Vince Oghobaase, Jordan Baltes Walt Canty, Taylor Sowell Kyle Griswould, John Drew Lee Butler, Lex Butler Colin Jones, Cameron Jones Jeffrey Faris, Conor Irwin Patrick Kurunwune, Kevin Jones Bryan Morgan, Robert Drum John Coleman, Sydney Sarmiento Jarrod Holt, Jeffrey Ijjas Ayanga Okpokowuruk, Justin Foxx Ross Cockrell Leon Wright Abraham Kromah Thaddeus Lewis Matt Pridemore Randez James Sean Schroeder Preston Scott Sheldon Bell Tyree Watkins Sean Renfree Re’quan Boyette Brandon King Garett Patterson Georgie Kerber Josh Trezvant Jay Hollingsworth Tony Foster Vincent Rey Alex King Stephan Lotfi Johnny Williams Jordon Byas Adam Banks Matt Daniels Eriks Reks Jack Farrell Austin Gamble Sam Payne Nick Maggio Andrew Holoman Tyree Glover Will Hunter Brandon Putnam Brandon Harper Damian Thornton Curtis Hazelton Chris Shannon Joey Finison Jeffrey Cowart Mitchell Lederman Brian Moore Teddy Force Jon Needham Jackson Anderson Austin Kelly Kenny Anunike Brett Huffman Patrick Egboh Charlie Hatcher Paul Asack Wesley Oglesby NC 19 FL 16 GA 10 TX 8 SC 6 Hometowns of the 2009 Duke 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 North Carolina 19 Florida 16 Georgia 10 Texas 8 South Carolina 6 New York 4 Maryland 4 Massachusetts 4 Top counties Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 6 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 million 3 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.
Sean Renfree QB4-star recruit
Kenny Anunike DE
Ross Cockrell CB