2008 Florida State roster

40 players. From 7 states; the most from Florida (16) and Georgia (5). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 40 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
7	Christian Ponder QB		6′3″		Colleyville, TX	2,006 passing yards, 14 TD
	Drew Weatherford QB4-star recruit				Land O Lakes, FL	156 passing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Antone Smith RB5-star recruit		Pahokee, FL	792 rushing yards, 15 TD
	Preston Parker RB4-star recruit		Delray Beach, FL	40 catches, 372 yards, 2 TD
38	Jermaine Thomas RB4-star recruit	5′11″	Jacksonville, FL	482 rushing yards, 3 TD
40	Matt Dunham FB	6′1″	Columbus, GA

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Greg Carr WR				39 catches, 542 yards, 4 TD
8	Taiwan Easterling WR	5′11″		Hattiesburg, MS	30 catches, 322 yards, 1 TD
83	Bert Reed WR	5′10″		Panama City, FL	23 catches, 295 yards, 3 TD
86	Rod Owens WR	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	15 catches, 183 yards
80	Jarmon Fortson WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Hurtsboro, AL	8 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD
89	Louis Givens WR	5′8″		Jacksonville, FL	4 catches, 44 yards
87	Cameron Wade WR	6′5″	215	Cairo, GA	3 catches, 59 yards
26	A.J. Alexander WR4-star recruit	5′11″		Altoona, PA	1 return, 12 yards
9	Richard Goodman WR	6′0″		Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Tight ends 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
81	Caz Piurowski TE4-star recruit		6′7″		Land O’Lakes, FL	8 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
88	Beau Reliford TE		6′6″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 catch, 8 yards

Linebackers 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
36	Dekoda Watson LB		6′2″	226	Aiken, SC	1 INT
13	Nigel Bradham LB5-star recruit		6′3″		Crawfordville, FL	2 rushing yards

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
37	Ed Imeokparia S	5′10″	194	Philadelphia, PA	0 of 1 field goal
20	Jamie Robinson S4-star recruit	6′2″		Rock Hill, SC	1 INT
21	Patrick Robinson CB4-star recruit	5′11″		Miami, FL	1 INT
15	Ochuko Jenije CB	5′11″		Tallahassee, FL	2 returns, 6 yards

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Graham Gano K				24 of 26 field goals
45	Shawn Powell P	6′4″		Rome, GA	18 punts, 41.1 average
41	James Esco PK	6′3″	207	Leesburg, GA	1 of 1 extra point

Athletes and others 14

Player	Hometown	2008
Zach Hobby		1 of 3 field goals
Tony Carter		13 returns, 113 yards
D’Vontrey Richardson 4-star recruit	Leesburg, GA	254 rushing yards, 3 TD
Corey Surrency		12 catches, 237 yards, 4 TD
Marcus Sims 4-star recruit	Tallahassee, FL	64 rushing yards, 1 TD
Darius McClure		1 INT
Neefy Moffett		1 INT
Seddrick Holloway		1 INT
Toddrick Verdell		1 INT
Carlton Jones	Tampa, FL	99 rushing yards, 1 TD
Roosevelt Lawson		1 return, 5 yards
Brandon Paul 4-star recruit	Tallahassee, FL	4 rushing yards
Joe Surratt		1 catch, 11 yards
Josh Dobbie		1 catch, 14 yards

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.