Teams Eastern Michigan 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Eastern Michigan roster 94 players. From 15 states and 3 other countries; the most from Michigan (40) and Ohio (19). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 13 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 13 Alex Gillett QB 6′1″ Green Springs, OH 763 passing yards, 3 TD; 484 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 Kyle McMahon QB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Rochester Hills, MI 634 passing yards, 4 TD 7 Andy Schmitt QB 6′4″ St. John’s, MI 428 passing yards, 2 TD 4 Devontae Payne QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Cleveland, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 18 DeAnthony White WR 5′8″ Kennesaw, GA 32 returns, 558 yards 15 Jacory Stone WR 6′0″ Cleveland, OH 32 catches, 347 yards, 1 TD 26 Corey Welch WR 5′9″ Akron, OH 154 rushing yards, 2 TD 9 Tyrone Burke WR 5′11″ Syracuse, NY 16 catches, 253 yards, 1 TD 1 Kinsman Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Bennettsville, SC 15 catches, 275 yards, 3 TD 27 Marvon Sanders WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Ypsilanti, MI 14 catches, 124 yards 84 Trey Hunter WR 6′0″ Pemberville, OH 12 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD 80 Nick Olds WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Columbus, IN 11 catches, 129 yards 2 Dontayo Gage WR 5′11″ Pontiac, MI 5 catches, 28 yards 9 Jay Jones WR 5′10″ Palm Coast, FL 28 Brandon Boyle WR 5′9″ 170 Ypsilanti, MI 82 Terrance Gourdine WR 6′0″ Miami, FL 86 L’Shane Bynum WR 6′2″ 202 Taylor, MI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 81 Ben Thayer TE 6′4″ Kalamazoo, MI 29 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD 83 John Bonner TE 6′2″ Dayton, OH 8 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD 85 Garrett Hoskins TE 6′2″ Grand Rapids, MI 6 catches, 48 yards 36 Ryan Kuhlman TE 6′4″ 264 Findlay, OH 44 Alexander Gudejko TE 6′5″ 225 Barrington, IL 44 Kyle DeMaster TE 6′1″ Macomb, MI 87 Drew Serruto TE 6′4″ 275 Dayton, OH 88 Sonny Paluch TE 6′4″ 248 Harper Woods, MI 89 Josh LeDuc TE 6′3″ Canton, MI
Offensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 55 Stephen Johnson OL 6′4″ 287 Holt, MI 60 Andy Fretz OL 6′2″ 294 Kalamazoo, MI 61 Derek Gotham OL 6′4″ 290 South Lyon, MI 63 Mark VanDenburgh OL 6′4″ 306 Chesterton, IN 65 Dan DeMaster OL 6′5″ 304 Macomb, MI 68 Korey Neal OL 6′3″ 291 Bowie, MD 69 Shawn Sinawe OL 6′3″ 305 Ann Arbor, MI 70 Cory Watman OL 6′2″ 294 Queensland, ON 71 Brian Moore OL 6′5″ 305 Detroit, MI 72 Andrew Sorgatz OL 6′5″ 286 Wheaton, IL 75 Scott MacLeod OL 6′8″ 306 Sterling Heights, MI 76 Bridger Buche OL 6′3″ 305 Portland, MI 78 Eric Davis OL 6′2″ 300 Southgate, MI 79 Orlando McCord OL 6′3″ 310 Detroit, MI
Defensive line 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 43 Devon Davis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Columbus, IN 1 INT 17 Brandon Downs DL 6′1″ 246 Springfield, OH 56 DL 6′4″ 263 Montreal, QC 56 Ryan Leonard DL 6′0″ 287 Carrollton, TX 64 Khaled Mheisen DL 6′5″ 305 Canton, MI 74 Matt Price DL 6′3″ 270 Saline, MI 90 Javon Reese DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 250 Ft. Wayne, IN 91 Dan Cordick DL 6′2″ 235 Vancouver, BC 93 Brad Ohrman DL 6′4″ Adrian, MI 96 Brandon Slater DL 6′2″ 280 Southfield, MI 97 Kalvin Seilis DL 6′5″ 254 Holland Landing, ON 98 Bronly Kashama DE 6′4″ 245 Brampton, ON 99 Tyler Palsrok DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Vicksburg, MI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 20 Andre Hatchett LB 5′11″ 221 Indianapolis, IN 1 INT 42 Marcus English LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Dayton, OH 1 INT 40 Neal Howey LB 6′1″ Monroe, MI 2 returns, 3 yards 29 Lorenzo Seaberry LB 5′8″ Cleveland, OH 1 return, 14 yards 51 Herb Waits LB 5′11″ Saginaw, MI 1 return, 0 yards 11 Nate Paopao LB 6′0″ Oceanside, CA 21 Garrett Gronowski LB 6′3″ 220 Avon, OH 47 Chris Bittner LB 6′1″ 215 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48 James Ervin LB 6′0″ 198 Nacogdoches, TX 50 Blake Browe LB 5′11″ 205 Southgate, MI 52 Steve Brown LB 6′0″ 222 Charlottesville, VA 53 Justin Reaves LB 5′11″ 240 Cleveland, OH 57 Tim Fort LB 6′0″ Southfield, MI 67 Marty Newman LB 6′0″ 236 North Olmsted, OH
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 Johnny Sears DB 6′0″ Fresno, CA 33 returns, 755 yards 23 Chris May DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Jupiter, FL 6 INT 6 Marty Cardwell DB 5′10″ Flint, MI 1 INT 10 Ryan Downard DB 6′0″ Lima, OH 1 INT 31 Marcell Rose DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Orlando, FL 1 INT 10 Corey Manns DB 5′11″ Kenton, OH 2 catches, 17 yards 2 Latarrius Thomas DB 6′1″ 210 New Smyrna Beach, FL 5 Willie Hickman DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 150 Pahokee, FL 14 Brandon Pratt DB 6′2″ Wayne, MI 16 Jonte Lewis S 6′0″ 213 Tulare, CA 28 Nate Wilson DB 5′11″ Mentor, OH 33 Alex Bellfy DB 6′0″ Brooklyn, MI 34 Ja’Ron Gillespie DB 6′0″ 180 Washington, DC 36 Jon Pryor DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′9″ 165 Monroeville, PA 37 Mark Mitchell DB 5′11″ 175 Blissfield, MI 46 Sterling Vaughn DB 6′0″ 205 West Haven, CT
Joe Fleming, Matt Boyd, Tim Fort, Matt Bowman, Brandon Slater Devontae Payne, Jacory Stone, Lorenzo Seaberry, Justin Reaves Terrence Blevins, Brian Moore, Orlando McCord Brandon Pratt, Patrick Treppa, L’Shane Bynum Marvon Sanders, Brandon Boyle, Shawn Sinawe Marcus English, John Bonner, Drew Serruto Dontayo Gage, Chris Bittner Kyle McMahon, Scott MacLeod Mark Mitchell, Brad Ohrman Devon Davis, Nick Olds Kyle DeMaster, Dan DeMaster Blake Browe, Eric Davis Andy Fretz, Ben Thayer Khaled Mheisen, Josh LeDuc Kinsman Thomas Latarrius Thomas Ben Axon Willie Hickman Marty Cardwell Johnny Sears Jay Jones Tyrone Burke Corey Manns Ryan Downard Nate Paopao Alex Gillett Jonte Lewis Brandon Downs DeAnthony White Andre Hatchett Garrett Gronowski Dwayne Priest Chris May Dominique Sherrer Corey Welch Nate Wilson Marcell Rose Alex Bellfy Zach Johnson Ja’Ron Gillespie Jon Pryor Ryan Kuhlman Joe Carithers Neal Howey Alexander Gudejko Sterling Vaughn James Ervin Herb Waits Steve Brown Mike Zupancic Stephen Johnson Ryan Leonard Derek Gotham Mark VanDenburgh Marty Newman Korey Neal Andrew Sorgatz Matt Price Bridger Buche Terrance Gourdine Trey Hunter Garrett Hoskins Sonny Paluch Javon Reese Tyler Palsrok MI 40 OH 19 FL 7 IN 5 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2009 Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan 40 Ohio 19 Florida 7 Indiana 5 California 4 ON 3 Georgia 2 Virginia 2 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 11 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 9 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 5 Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 4 Macomb County, Michigan pop. 880,000 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.
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