Teams Georgia 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Georgia roster 128 players. From 17 states; the most from Georgia (87) and Florida (13). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 10 Receivers 2 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 12 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 33
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 48 Fred Munzenmaier FB 6′2″ Norcross, GA 36 rushing yards, 2 TD 49 Shaun Chapas FB 6′2″ St. Augustine, FL 45 rushing yards, 1 TD 27 Dontavius Jackson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Franklin, GA 38 rushing yards 35 Kevin Lanier FB 5′11″ Woodstock, GA 1 rushing yard 46 Justin Fields FB 6′1″ Savannah, GA −1 rushing yards 38 Chad Klar RB 5′10″ 195 Warner Robins, GA 41 Cameron Allen FB 6′1″ Canton, GA 42 Dustin Royston FB 5′11″ 237 Royston, GA 44 Josh Sailors FB 5′9″ Athens, GA 89 Bruce Figgins FB 6′4″ Columbus, GA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 7 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Tampa, FL 23 catches, 374 yards, 3 TD 81 Aron White TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Columbia, MO 13 catches, 198 yards, 4 TD 88 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Dartmouth, MA 2 catches, 17 yards 39 Dustin Banks TE 6′4″ 210 Augusta, GA 68 Ben Harbin TE 6′3″ 230 Dalton, GA 85 Nick Franks TE 6′2″ 210 Midway, GA 86 Derek Rich TE 6′5″ Gainesville, GA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 54 Tanner Strickland OG 6′5″ 319 Nashville, GA 55 Josh Parrish OG 6′4″ 300 Norcross, GA 59 Casey Nickels OT 6′4″ 280 Tignall, GA 60 Ben Jones C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 316 Centreville, AL 60 Clint Boling OT 6′5″ 315 Alpharetta, GA 63 Chris Davis OG 6′4″ 302 Jefferson, GA 64 Dallas Lee OG 6′4″ 295 Buford, GA 65 John Bodin OG 6′6″ 321 Covington, GA 67 Jonathan Owens OG 6′4″ 294 Blountsville, AL 68 Chris Burnette OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 314 LaGrange, GA 70 A.J. Harmon OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Louisville, GA 71 Cordy Glenn OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 348 Riverdale, GA 72 Vincent Vance OT 6′8″ 325 Hinesville, GA 74 Austin Long OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 324 Memphis, TN 74 Kevin Perez C 6′3″ 270 Miami, FL 76 Ben Harden OG 6′3″ 308 Perry, GA 77 Trinton Sturdivant OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Wadesboro, NC 78 Josh Davis OT 6′6″ 310 Jayess, MS 79 Justin Anderson OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 342 Ocilla, GA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 41 Roderick Battle DE 6′4″ 259 Atlanta, GA 53 Jeremy Longo DE 6′3″ 255 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 56 Geno Atkins DT 6′1″ 290 Pembroke Pines, FL 84 Trenton Turner DE 6′6″ 234 Peachtree City, GA 85 Derrick Lott DE 6′4″ 303 Kennesaw, GA 90 Montez Robinson DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 250 Avon, IN 91 Kade Weston DT 5★ 5-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Red Bank, NJ 92 Neland Ball DE 6′6″ 236 Jackson, GA 93 Abry Jones DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 308 Warner Robbins, GA 94 DeAngelo Tyson DE 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ 306 Statesboro, GA 95 Jeff Owens DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Sunrise, FL 96 Brandon Wheeling DT 6′3″ 276 Dallas, GA 97 Brandon Wood DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 287 Buchanan, GA 98 Ricardo Crawford DT 6′1″ 303 Fair Bluff, NC
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 22 Richard Samuel ILB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ Cartersville, GA 395 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Chase Vasser OLB 6′3″ 219 Gainesville, GA 35 Michael Gilliard ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Valdosta, GA 37 Akeem Hebron ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 229 Gaithersburg, MD 38 Jeremy Sulek ILB 6′1″ 209 Dacula, GA 38 Marcus Dowtin ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Upper Marlboro, MD 42 OLB 6′3″ Statesboro, GA 43 Charles White ILB 6′1″ 222 Columbia, SC 43 Chris Grund ILB 6′0″ 215 Orlando, FL 45 Christian Robinson ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Norcross, GA 49 Jason Veal ILB 5′11″ 220 Lilburn, GA 50 Darryl Gamble OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Bainbridge, GA 51 Akeem Dent ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 233 Atlanta, GA 83 Cornelius Washington OLB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 268 Hephzibah, GA 90 Matthew DeGenova OLB 6′1″ 236 Kenner, LA 95 Reuben Faloughi OLB 6′5″ 253 Martinez, GA
Defensive backs 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Fayetteville, GA 38 returns, 985 yards 23 Prince Miller CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′8″ Duncan, SC 29 returns, 226 yards 1 Branden Smith CB 5★ 5-star recruit 5′11″ Atlanta, GA 16 returns, 279 yards 19 Sanders Commings CB 6′2″ Augusta, GA 1 INT 4 Christian Norton CB 5′7″ 154 Athens, GA 5 Stephen Braue DB 5′11″ 196 Alpharetta, GA 7 Blake Sailors CB 5′11″ 179 Athens, GA 10 Jordan Love CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Glen Allen, VA 15 Eric Elliot CB 5′9″ 188 Kennesaw, GA 25 Vance Cuff CB 5′11″ Moultrie, GA 28 Corey Dunson CB 6′0″ 196 Albany, GA 47 Chad Gloer CB 5′10″ 196 Fayetteville, GA
Specialists 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 57 Blair Walsh PK 5′10″ Boca Raton, FL 20 of 22 field goals 13 P 6′2″ Duluth, GA 56 punts, 48.1 average 32 Brandon Bogotay PK 6′3″ San Diego, CA 69 Ty Frix LS 6′0″ 214 Calhoun, GA 83 Thomas Bell LS 6′0″ 200 Dunwoody, GA 91 Scott Eichler PK 5′11″ 182 Oakwood, GA 92 Jordan Stowe PK 6′5″ 200 Lilburn, GA 94 Billy Johnson LS 6′0″ 239 Braselton, GA 96 Andrew Jensen PK 6′3″ Lawrenceville, GA 98 Trent Dittmer P 5′9″ 175 Cartersville, GA 99 Jamie Lindley PK 5′11″ 183 Savannah, GA
Athletes and others 33 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 Washaun Ealey 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Stillmore, GA 717 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Caleb King 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Norcross, GA 594 rushing yards, 7 TD 8 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ Summerville, SC 53 catches, 808 yards, 6 TD 9 Reshad Jones 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ Atlanta, GA 4 INT 82 Michael Moore 6′2″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 25 catches, 249 yards, 5 TD 2 Logan Gray 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Columbia, MO 10 returns, −2 yards 18 6′0″ Donalsonville, GA 2 INT 12 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Mount Airy, GA 18 catches, 377 yards, 1 TD 30 Carlton Thomas 4★ 4-star recruit 5′7″ Frostproof, FL 92 rushing yards 17 Rantavious Wooten 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Belle Glade, FL 10 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD 28 Israel Troupe 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Tifton, GA 4 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD 15 5★ 5-star recruit 6′5″ Memphis, TN 2 catches, 15 yards 80 Zach Renner 5′11″ Monroe, CT 1 return, 11 yards 33 Kalvin Daniels 5′10″ Eastman, GA 3 rushing yards 87 Vernon Spellman 6′1″ Marietta, GA 1 catch, 4 yards 10 Marquise Brown 5′11″ 179 Lanham, MD 16 Josh Murray 6′2″ 202 Tampa, FL 16 Kris Durham 6′5″ Calhoun, GA 26 Andrew Johnson 5′10″ 194 Athens, GA 27 Rhett McGowan 6′0″ Calhoun, GA 29 Makiri Pugh 6′0″ 196 Charlotte, NC 31 Quintin Banks 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 213 Warner Robins, GA 35 Rennie Curran 5′11″ 225 Snellville, GA 36 6′1″ Damascus, GA 36 Wes Van Dyk 6′0″ Highland Park, TX 37 Cortney Newmans 5′9″ 226 Macon, GA 39 6′2″ 220 Bainbridge, GA 48 Jackson Griffeth 6′2″ 197 Gainesville, GA 65 Devin Hollander 5′11″ 231 Gainesville, GA 81 Taylor Bradberry 6′3″ Winder, GA 85 Greg Lanier 6′1″ 189 Clarkesville, GA 94 Robert Bell 6′1″ 260 Richmond, VA 99 Kwame Geathers 6′6″ 355 Georgetown, SC
Caleb King, Christian Robinson, Fred Munzenmaier, Josh Parrish, Thomas Bell Drew Butler, Rennie Curran, Jason Veal, Jordan Stowe, Andrew Jensen Chase Vasser, Jackson Griffeth, Devin Hollander, Derek Rich, Scott Eichler Branden Smith, Reshad Jones, Roderick Battle, Akeem Dent Christian Norton, Blake Sailors, Andrew Johnson, Josh Sailors Kris Durham, Rhett McGowan, Shawn Williams, Ty Frix Orson Charles, Aaron Murray, Josh Murray Joe Cox, Jonathan Batson, Makiri Pugh Sanders Commings, Dustin Banks, Reuben Faloughi Brandon Boykin, Chad Gloer Logan Gray, Aron White Stephen Braue, Clint Boling Tavarres King, Greg Lanier Eric Elliot, Derrick Lott Marlon Brown, Austin Long Craig Sager, Vernon Spellman Richard Samuel, Trent Dittmer Twoey Hosch, Dallas Lee Quintin Banks, Chad Klar Kevin Lanier, Cameron Allen Nick Williams, Darryl Gamble Justin Houston, DeAngelo Tyson Justin Fields, Jamie Lindley Jeremy Longo, Michael Moore Washaun Ealey Zach Mettenberger A.J. Green Jordan Love Marquise Brown Rantavious Wooten Bacarri Rambo Prince Miller Vance Cuff Dontavius Jackson Corey Dunson Israel Troupe Carlton Thomas Brandon Bogotay Kalvin Daniels Michael Gilliard Wes Van Dyk Akeem Hebron Cortney Newmans Jeremy Sulek Marcus Dowtin Dustin Royston Charles White Chris Grund Shaun Chapas Tanner Strickland Geno Atkins Blair Walsh Casey Nickels Ben Jones Chris Davis John Bodin Jonathan Owens Ben Harbin Chris Burnette A.J. Harmon Cordy Glenn Vincent Vance Kevin Perez Ben Harden Trinton Sturdivant Josh Davis Justin Anderson Zach Renner Taylor Bradberry Cornelius Washington Trenton Turner Nick Franks Arthur Lynch Bruce Figgins Matthew DeGenova Montez Robinson Kade Weston Neland Ball Billy Johnson Robert Bell Jeff Owens Brandon Wheeling Brandon Wood Ricardo Crawford Kwame Geathers GA 87 FL 13 NC 5 SC 4 MD 3 Hometowns of the 2009 Georgia 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 87 Florida 13 North Carolina 5 South Carolina 4 Maryland 3 Missouri 2 Virginia 2 Tennessee 2 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 12 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Hall County, Georgia pop. 213,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 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.
Joe Cox QB
Zach Mettenberger QB4-star recruit
Aaron Murray QB5-star recruit
Orson Charles TE4-star recruit
Arthur Lynch TE4-star recruit
Justin Houston OLB
Brandon Boykin CB4-star recruit
Drew Butler P
A.J. Green 5-star recruit
Bacarri Rambo 
Tavarres King 4-star recruit
Marlon Brown 5-star recruit
Shawn Williams 
Nick Williams