2008 Georgia Tech roster

35 players. From 6 states; the most from Georgia (13) and Florida (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 35 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
11	Jaybo Shaw QB		6′0″		Flowery Branch, GA	200 rushing yards, 3 TD
9	Joshua Nesbitt QB4-star recruit		6′1″		Greensboro, GA	808 passing yards, 2 TD; 693 rushing yards, 7 TD

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
21	Jonathan Dwyer RB4-star recruit	6′0″	Marietta, GA	1,395 rushing yards, 12 TD
20	Roddy Jones RB	5′9″	Stone Mountain, GA	690 rushing yards, 4 TD
36	Lucas Cox RB	6′0″	Lewisberry, PA	200 rushing yards, 3 TD
24	Embry Peeples RB	5′10″	Orlando, FL	97 rushing yards, 1 TD
3	Marcus Wright RB3-star recruit	5′7″	San Antonio, TX	37 rushing yards
27	Jonathan Malone RB	5′9″	Marietta, GA

Receivers 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
84	Tyler Melton WR	6′0″		Houston, TX	22 returns, 86 yards
8	Demaryius Thomas WR	6′3″		Montrose, GA	39 catches, 627 yards, 3 TD
	Greg Smith WR				98 rushing yards, 2 TD
15	Correy Earls WR	6′0″		Macon, GA	4 catches, 41 yards
81	Zach Fisher WR	6′2″	204	Marietta, GA	3 catches, 45 yards

Offensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
73	Austin Barrick OT		6′3″	286	Moody, AL	11 rushing yards

Defensive line 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Michael Johnson DE					1 INT
91	Derrick Morgan DE4-star recruit		6′4″	272	Coatesville, PA	2 rushing yards

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
1	Morgan Burnett S4-star recruit	6′1″		College Park, GA	7 INT
26	Dominique Reese DB	5′11″		Auburn, AL	3 INT
28	Rashaad Reid CB	5′10″	191	St. Augustine, FL	3 INT
2	Mario Butler CB	6′1″		Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
22	Cooper Taylor S	6′5″		Atlanta, GA	1 INT
10	Martin Frierson DB	6′2″		Columbia, SC

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
14	Scott Blair PK		6′0″		Calhoun, GA	12 of 19 field goals
85	Chandler Anderson P		6′0″		Columbus, GA	6 punts, 41.7 average

Athletes and others 11

Player	Hometown	2008
Andrew Smith		7 returns, 33 yards
Calvin Booker		51 rushing yards
Alex Walker		1 INT
Jahi Word-Daniels		1 INT
Quincy Kelly 3-star recruit	Decatur, GA	42 rushing yards
A.J. Smith		3 returns, 0 yards
Mohamed Yahiaoui		0 of 1 field goal
Bryce Dykes		8 rushing yards
Lance Walls		9 rushing yards
R.B. Clyburn		1 catch, 19 yards
James Liipfert		2 rushing 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.