2008 Illinois roster

25 players. From 7 states; the most from Illinois (8) and Florida (7). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 25 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
7	Juice Williams QB		6′2″		Chicago, IL	3,173 passing yards, 22 TD

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
22	Daniel Dufrene RB	5′11″	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	663 rushing yards
21	Jason Ford RB	6′0″	Belleville, IL	294 rushing yards, 8 TD
5	Mikel Leshoure RB	6′0″	Champaign, IL	126 rushing yards, 1 TD
28	Troy Pollard RB	5′8″	Jacksonville, FL	37 rushing yards, 1 TD
41	Zach Becker FB	6′3″	Homer, IL	1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
9	Arrelious Benn WR5-star recruit	6′2″		Washington, DC	67 catches, 1,055 yards, 3 TD
	Will Judson WR				21 catches, 401 yards, 2 TD
17	Jeff Cumberland WR4-star recruit	6′5″		Columbus, OH	20 catches, 352 yards, 4 TD
17	Fred Sykes WR	6′0″		Tampa, FL	12 catches, 156 yards, 1 TD
8	A.J. Jenkins WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	11 catches, 287 yards, 3 TD
15	Chris Duvalt WR3-star recruit	5′11″		Lakeland, FL	10 catches, 156 yards, 4 TD
10	Eddie McGee WR	6′4″		Washington, DC	5 catches, 49 yards
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit	5′11″	195	Orange, TX	1 catch, 1 yard

Tight ends 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
16	Michael Hoomanawanui TE		6′5″		Bloomington, IL	25 catches, 312 yards, 2 TD
83	Hubie Graham TE4-star recruit		6′4″		Scranton, PA	2 catches, 25 yards

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Vontae Davis CB				2 INT
4	Donsay Hardeman DB	6′2″	210	Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
28	Dere Hicks DB	5′10″	175	Roanoke, VA	1 INT
14	Miami Thomas DB	5′11″	180	Chicago, IL	1 return, 0 yards

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
84	Matt Eller PK		6′2″		Jacksonville, FL	15 of 20 field goals
87	Anthony Santella P		6′2″		Wauconda, IL	53 punts, 39.4 average

Athletes and others 3

Player	Hometown	2008
Brit Miller		1 INT
Derek Walker 2-star recruit	Lombard, IL	1 INT
Alex Reavy		1 catch, 10 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.