Teams Georgia Tech 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Georgia Tech roster 120 players. From 16 states; the most from Georgia (75) and Florida (14). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 17 Receivers 12 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 12
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 Joshua Nesbitt QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Greensboro, GA 1,701 passing yards, 10 TD; 1,037 rushing yards, 18 TD 11 Jaybo Shaw QB 6′0″ Flowery Branch, GA 18 passing yards 13 QB 6′0″ Wetumpka, AL 21 passing yards 4 Jim Henry QB 5′11″ 162 Hawkinsville, GA 7 Jordan Luallen QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 206 Greenwood, IN 12 Jordan Conant QB 5′11″ 200 Winthrop, ME
Running backs 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 21 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Marietta, GA 1,395 rushing yards, 14 TD 17 Orwin Smith RB 6′0″ Phenix City, AL 37 returns, 877 yards 18 Anthony Allen RB 6′0″ Tampa, FL 618 rushing yards, 6 TD 20 Roddy Jones RB 5′9″ Stone Mountain, GA 345 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Marcus Wright RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′7″ San Antonio, TX 190 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Embry Peeples RB 5′10″ Orlando, FL 170 rushing yards 27 Preston Lyons RB 6′0″ Atlanta, GA 139 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 Richard Watson RB 6′1″ Tallahassee, FL 37 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Lucas Cox RB 6′0″ Lewisberry, PA 31 rushing yards 27 Jonathan Malone RB 5′9″ Marietta, GA 5 rushing yards 12 DeShon Scott RB 5′10″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 20 David Sims RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ St. Matthews, SC 25 Robert Godhigh RB 5′7″ Acworth, GA 31 Tyler Jarry RB 5′11″ 174 Suwanne, GA 39 Justin Randolph RB 5′10″ 168 Kennesaw, GA 49 Jamal Paige RB 5′9″ Atlanta, GA 89 Paul Reese RB 6′0″ 185 Albany, GA
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 WR 6′3″ Montrose, GA 46 catches, 1,154 yards, 8 TD 5 WR 6′5″ Lithonia, GA 6 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 84 Tyler Melton WR 6′0″ Houston, TX 5 catches, 46 yards 23 WR 6′3″ Cincinnati, OH 19 rushing yards 80 Daniel McKayhan WR 6′0″ Decatur, GA 1 catch, 18 yards 15 Correy Earls WR 6′0″ Macon, GA 29 Jon Lockhart WR 6′0″ 190 Blountstown, FL 33 Chris Jackson WR 6′1″ McDonough, GA 82 Kevin Cone WR 6′2″ Stone Mountain, GA 83 Jeremy Moore WR 6′3″ Austin, TX 86 Geoff Greco WR 6′3″ 221 Wexford, PA 88 Onu Okebie WR 6′1″ 184 Lawrenceville, GA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Jay Finch OL 6′3″ 285 Acworth, GA 52 Will Jackson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 295 Knoxville, TN 55 Ray Beno OL 6′2″ Newnan, GA 60 Brad Sellers OL 6′2″ 257 Grand Prairie, TX 61 Phil Smith OT 6′5″ 292 Tampa, FL 63 Chase Hudson OL 6′2″ 268 Dacula, GA 64 Mike Johnson OL 6′4″ 304 Lithonia, GA 65 Antonio Foster OL 6′4″ 300 Valdosta, GA 66 Will Minter OL 6′3″ 351 Ft. Washington, MD 67 Josh Aiken-Phillips OL 6′3″ 250 Lawrenceville, GA 68 Zach Fraysier OL 6′3″ 263 Ball Ground, GA 69 Tyler Kidney OL 6′2″ 265 Alpharetta, GA 70 Joseph Gilbert OL 6′4″ 280 Cartersville, GA 71 Cord Howard OL 6′5″ 308 Phenix City, AL 71 J.C. Lanier OL 6′4″ 310 Stillmore, GA 74 Zach Krish OL 6′4″ 281 Snellville, GA 75 Nick Claytor OT 6′6″ 285 Gainesville, GA 76 Nick McRae OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 302 Dublin, GA 77 Dan Voss C 6′4″ 296 Cherry Hill, NJ 77 Omoregie Uzzi OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Lithonia, GA 78 Clyde Yandell OL 6′5″ 287 St. Augustine, FL 79 Sean Bedford C 6′1″ 281 Gainesville, FL
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 92 Jason Peters DE 6′4″ Baton Rouge, LA 1 INT 56 Osahon Tongo DE 6′3″ 247 Naperville, IL 67 Ben Keith DT 6′1″ 269 Gainesville, FL 67 Steven Powers DL 6′2″ 232 Rome, GA 72 Jason Hill DT 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 312 Atlanta, GA 88 Antonio Wilson DE 6′6″ 240 Decatur, GA 90 DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 345 Enterprise, AL 93 Emmanuel Dieke DE 6′6″ 270 Riverdale, GA 94 Izaan Cross DE 6′4″ Flowery Branch, GA 95 Christopher Crenshaw DE 6′3″ 258 Louisville, GA 96 Logan Walls DT 6′2″ 299 Dawsonville, GA 97 Robert Hall DE 6′3″ 269 Hawkinsville, GA 98 Ben Anderson DT 6′2″ 272 Aiken, SC 99 Euclid Cummings DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 44 Albert Rocker OLB 6′1″ New Market, AL 1 return, 0 yards 12 Anthony Barnes OLB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Cartersville, GA 3 rushing yards 11 Brandon Watts LB 6′2″ Tennille, GA 27 Jared Polak LB 6′0″ 194 Lilburn, GA 30 Daniel Drummond LB 6′3″ Flowery Branch, GA 34 Steven Sylvester LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 McDonough, GA 40 Julian Burnett LB 5′10″ Macon, GA 41 Anthony Egbuniwe OLB 6′5″ 248 Greenville, SC 42 Malcolm Munroe OLB 6′3″ 220 Miami, FL 51 Brad Jefferson LB 6′2″ 244 Wrightsville, GA 54 Sedric Griffin LB 5′11″ 225 Blair, SC 58 B.J. Machen LB 6′1″ Hilliard, OH 59 Kyle Jackson LB 6′0″ McDonough, GA 60 Austin Flanary LB 6′1″ 217 Scottsdale, AZ 62 Tyler Kelly OLB 6′7″ 217 Conyers, GA 65 Corey Alford LB 5′11″ 226 Conyers, GA 68 Robert Hogan III LB 6′0″ 217 Newnan, GA Charlie Hollman LB 6′1″ 200 Sandy Springs, GA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 37 Jerrard Tarrant DB 6′1″ Carrollton, GA 35 returns, 280 yards 1 S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ College Park, GA 4 INT 2 Mario Butler CB 6′1″ Jacksonville, FL 2 INT 10 Martin Frierson DB 6′2″ Columbia, SC 1 INT 22 Cooper Taylor S 6′5″ Atlanta, GA 1 INT 26 Dominique Reese DB 5′11″ Auburn, AL 1 INT 4 Brandon Leslie S 6′0″ 206 Fresno, CA 6 Rod Sweeting CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Locust Grove, GA 8 Mario Edwards DB 6′1″ 214 College Park, GA 14 DB 5′10″ Queensland, GA 24 Scott Elder CB 5′9″ 173 Stone Mountain, GA 25 DeRon Jasper DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 213 Dunwoody, GA 26 Lance Richardson S 6′2″ 206 Ware Shoals, SC 30 Colin Emerson S 6′1″ 195 Suwanee, GA 35 Michael Peterson CB 5′11″ 190 Tampa, FL 38 Stephen Mann S 6′0″ 212 Malabar, FL 39 Tyler Barrett S 5′10″ 180 Hagerstown, MD 46 Patrick Nordmann S 5′9″ 178 Augusta, GA 48 Carl Miles CB 5′11″ 169 Miramar, FL
Specialists 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 14 Scott Blair PK 6′0″ Calhoun, GA 14 of 20 field goals 85 Chandler Anderson P 6′0″ Columbus, GA 37 punts, 42.3 average 17 Chris Tanner PK 6′0″ Norcross, GA 14 of 14 extra points 6 Ty Rawlings PK 5′10″ 157 Griffin, GA 44 David Scully PK 6′2″ Dawsonville, GA 47 Andy Elakman PK 6′0″ 181 Calhoun, GA 53 Jeff Lentz LS 6′6″ 245 Marietta, GA 54 Michael Ray LS 5′10″ 210 Roswell, GA 63 Tyler Morgan LS 6′3″ 212 Fayetteville, GA 66 Cory Pritchett LS 6′1″ 267 Chatsworth, GA 82 Sean Poole P 6′1″ Tallahassee, FL Kevin Crosby P 6′3″ 191 Alpharetta, GA
Cooper Taylor, Preston Lyons, Jamal Paige, Jason Hill, Daniel McKayhan, Antonio Wilson, Euclid Cummings Stephen Hill, Roddy Jones, Scott Elder, Mike Johnson, Omoregie Uzzi, Kevin Cone Rod Sweeting, Chris Jackson, Steven Sylvester, Kyle Jackson Chris Tanner, DeRon Jasper, Michael Ray, Charlie Hollman Jared Polak, Josh Aiken-Phillips, Zach Krish, Onu Okebie Morgan Burnett, Mario Edwards, Emmanuel Dieke Jaybo Shaw, Daniel Drummond, Izaan Cross Orwin Smith, Cord Howard, Chandler Anderson Anthony Allen, Michael Peterson, Phil Smith Jonathan Dwyer, Jonathan Malone, Jeff Lentz Robert Godhigh, Justin Randolph, Jay Finch Jim Henry, Robert Hall Anthony Barnes, Joseph Gilbert Scott Blair, Andy Elakman Correy Earls, Julian Burnett Richard Watson, Sean Poole David Scully, Logan Walls Ray Beno, Robert Hogan III Tyler Kelly, Corey Alford Ben Keith, Sean Bedford Tyler Kidney, Kevin Crosby Mario Butler Marcus Wright Brandon Leslie Ty Rawlings Jordan Luallen Demaryius Thomas Joshua Nesbitt Martin Frierson Brandon Watts DeShon Scott Jordan Conant Tevin Washington Jemea Thomas David Sims Quentin Sims Embry Peeples Dominique Reese Lance Richardson Jon Lockhart Colin Emerson Tyler Jarry Lucas Cox Jerrard Tarrant Stephen Mann Tyler Barrett Anthony Egbuniwe Malcolm Munroe Albert Rocker Patrick Nordmann Carl Miles Brad Jefferson Will Jackson Sedric Griffin Osahon Tongo B.J. Machen Austin Flanary Brad Sellers Chase Hudson Tyler Morgan Antonio Foster Cory Pritchett Will Minter Steven Powers Zach Fraysier J.C. Lanier Nick Claytor Nick McRae Dan Voss Clyde Yandell Jeremy Moore Tyler Melton Geoff Greco Paul Reese T.J. Barnes Jason Peters Christopher Crenshaw Ben Anderson GA 75 FL 14 AL 6 SC 6 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2009 Georgia Tech 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 Georgia 75 Florida 14 South Carolina 6 Alabama 6 Texas 5 Ohio 2 Pennsylvania 2 Maryland 2 Top counties Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 11 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 9 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 7 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 6 Henry County, Georgia pop. 250,000 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.
Tevin Washington QB
Jonathan Dwyer RB4-star recruit
Demaryius Thomas WR
Stephen Hill WR
Quentin Sims WR
T.J. Barnes DT3-star recruit
Morgan Burnett S4-star recruit
Jemea Thomas DB