Teams Illinois 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Illinois roster 100 players. From 14 states; the most from Illinois (53) and Ohio (14). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 12 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 5 RB 6′0″ Champaign, IL 734 rushing yards, 5 TD 21 Jason Ford RB 6′0″ Belleville, IL 588 rushing yards, 4 TD 28 Troy Pollard RB 5′8″ Jacksonville, FL 16 returns, 327 yards 22 Daniel Dufrene RB 5′11″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 277 rushing yards, 3 TD 41 Zach Becker FB 6′3″ Homer, IL 4 returns, 50 yards 23 Bud Golden RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Cincinnati, OH 27 Ronald Stewart RB 5′6″ Chicago, IL 33 Mark Burgess RB 5′9″ 200 Philo, IL 34 Greg Fuller RB 6′1″ 240 Harvey, IL 36 Tony Hyde RB 6′0″ 237 Barrington, IL
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 Arrelious Benn WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ Washington, DC 38 catches, 490 yards, 2 TD 15 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Lakeland, FL 23 catches, 361 yards, 3 TD 10 Eddie McGee WR 6′4″ Washington, DC 115 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 Jarred Fayson WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Tampa, FL 16 catches, 218 yards, 1 TD 17 Jeff Cumberland WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Columbus, OH 11 catches, 174 yards, 3 TD 8 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Jacksonville, FL 10 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD 17 Fred Sykes WR 6′0″ Tampa, FL 10 catches, 75 yards, 2 TD 12 Chris James WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Orange, TX 4 catches, 61 yards 1 Cordale Scott WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Cleveland, OH 9 Steve Hull WR 6′2″ Cincinnati, OH 80 Johnathan Davidson WR 5′9″ 155 Champaign, IL 81 Ryan Larson WR 6′0″ 198 Crystal Lake, IL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 16 TE 6′5″ Bloomington, IL 10 catches, 114 yards 33 Russell Ellington TE 6′2″ Homewood, IL 1 INT 83 Hubie Graham TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Scranton, PA 2 catches, 34 yards 40 London Davis TE 6′4″ Cahokia, IL 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD 83 Eddie Viliunas TE 6′4″ LaGrange Park, IL 86 Tim Russell TE 6′6″ St. Charles, IL 88 Justin Lattimore TE 6′3″ Tampa, FL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 52 OL 6′5″ 315 Park Forest, IL 55 Anterio Jackson OL 6′2″ 300 Chicago, IL 57 Mike Garrity OL 6′6″ 310 Batavia, IL 58 Andrew Carter OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Tallahassee, FL 61 Tyler Sands OL 6′5″ 300 Boyertown, PA 62 Eric Block OL 6′3″ 290 New Orleans, LA 64 Nate Swanson OL 6′8″ 325 Manlius, IL 66 Randall Hunt OL 6′6″ 315 Hightstown, NJ 67 Jake Feldmeyer OL 6′4″ 295 Centerville, OH 69 Ryan Sedlacek OL 6′4″ 300 Westport, CT 70 Corey Lewis OL 6′6″ Cresco, PA 71 OL 6′5″ Chicago, IL 72 OL 6′5″ 310 Oberlin, OH 73 Jack Cornell OL 6′6″ 315 Quincy, IL 75 Leon Hill OL 6′4″ 320 Chicago, IL 76 Graham Pocic OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 310 Lemont, IL 78 Ryan Palmer OL 6′7″ 310 Canton, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 95 Doug Pilcher DL 6′5″ Hinsdale, IL 1 INT 54 Justin Staples DL 6′4″ 240 Lakewood, OH 56 Sirod Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 295 Garfield Heights, OH 59 Tim Kynard DL 6′3″ 270 Toledo, OH 79 Craig Wilson DL 6′5″ 320 Harvey, IL 85 DL 6′4″ 265 Akron, OH 90 Antonio James DL 6′5″ 255 Massillon, OH 91 DL 6′4″ Chicago, IL 91 Lendell Buckner DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 340 Chicago, IL 92 DL 6′2″ 315 Bloomington, IL 93 DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Miami, FL 94 DL 6′1″ 305 Fort Walton Beach, FL 96 Wisdom Onyegbule DL 6′3″ 285 Bolingbrook, IL 97 Clay Nurse DL 6′3″ 260 Beltsville, MD 98 Daryle Ballew DL 6′1″ 310 Cincinnati, OH 99 DL 6′6″ Homewood, IL
Linebackers 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 18 Nate Bussey LB 6′2″ Washington, DC 1 return, 12 yards 2 Martez Wilson LB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ Chicago, IL 25 Ashante Williams LB 5′11″ Mayfield, OH 38 Ian Thomas LB 6′1″ Berwyn Heights, MD 42 Aaron Gress LB 6′0″ 220 Exeter, CA 43 Dane Lundeen LB 5′11″ 205 Elgin, IL 48 LB 6′3″ 220 Chicago, IL 51 Evan Frierson LB 6′2″ 230 Washington, DC 53 Dustin Jefferson LB 6′0″ 240 Kankakee, IL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 21 Jack Ramsey DB 5′11″ Chicago, IL 16 catches, 182 yards 1 Terry Hawthorne DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ East St. Louis, IL 1 INT 3 DB 6′0″ Washington, DC 1 INT 20 Garrett Edwards DB 6′2″ Downers Grove, IL 1 INT 26 Justin Green DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Louisville, KY 88 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Jacksonville, FL 6 Joelil Thrash DB 6′0″ 200 Washington, DC 7 Supo Sanni DB 6′3″ Chicago Heights, IL 15 Walter Aikens DB 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC 23 Ben Mathis DB 6′3″ 205 Springfield, IL 24 Bo Flowers DB 6′2″ 215 Maywood, IL 26 Alex Coglianese DB 5′10″ 190 Schaumburg, IL 27 Antonio Gully DB 6′1″ 190 St. Louis, MO 29 Kaeman Mitchell DB 5′9″ 180 Champaign, IL 35 Kevin Johnson DB 6′1″ 190 Lake Zurich, IL 36 Tommie Hopkins DB 5′11″ 175 East St. Louis, IL 37 Nattiel Perkins DB 5′11″ 200 Chicago, IL 46 Darius Purcell DB 5′11″ 229 Chicago, IL
Martez Wilson, Juice Williams, Jack Ramsey, Ronald Stewart, Nattiel Perkins, Darius Purcell, Nate Palmer, Anterio Jackson, Jeff Allen, Leon Hill, Glenn Foster, Lendell Buckner Tavon Wilson, Joelil Thrash, Arrelious Benn, Eddie McGee, Nate Bussey, Evan Frierson Terry Hawthorne, Antonio Gully, Tommie Hopkins, London Davis Patrick Nixon-Youman, A.J. Jenkins, Troy Pollard, Matt Eller Russell Ellington, Greg Fuller, Craig Wilson, Michael Buchanan Kevin Johnson, Tony Hyde, Ryan Larson, Anthony Santella Mikel Leshoure, Kaeman Mitchell, Johnathan Davidson Steve Hull, Bud Golden, Daryle Ballew Jarred Fayson, Fred Sykes, Justin Lattimore Michael Hoomanawanui, Adam Rebholz, Josh Brent Cordale Scott, Sirod Williams Supo Sanni, Jon Asamoah Jacob Charest, Walter Aikens Garrett Edwards, Doug Pilcher Bo Flowers, Michael Cklamovski Ian Thomas, Clay Nurse Mike Garrity, Tim Russell Graham Pocic, Wisdom Onyegbule Nathan Scheelhaase Chris James Derek Dimke Sean Anderson Chris Duvalt Jeff Cumberland Jason Ford Daniel Dufrene Ben Mathis Ashante Williams Alex Coglianese Justin Green Mark Burgess Zach Becker Aaron Gress Dane Lundeen Tad Keely Zak Pedersen Dustin Jefferson Justin Staples Andrew Carter Tim Kynard Tyler Sands Eric Block Nate Swanson Randall Hunt Jake Feldmeyer Ryan Sedlacek Corey Lewis Hugh Thornton Jack Cornell Ryan Palmer Eddie Viliunas Hubie Graham Whitney Mercilus Antonio James Corey Liuget Akeem Spence IL 53 OH 14 FL 12 DC 6 PA 3 Hometowns of the 2009 Illinois 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 Illinois 53 Ohio 14 Florida 12 Washington, D.C. 6 Pennsylvania 3 Missouri 2 North Carolina 2 Maryland 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 24 District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 6 Champaign County, Illinois pop. 209,000 5 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 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.
Mikel Leshoure RB
Chris Duvalt WR3-star recruit
A.J. Jenkins WR4-star recruit
Michael Hoomanawanui TE
Jon Asamoah OL
Jeff Allen OL
Hugh Thornton OL
Whitney Mercilus DL
Glenn Foster DL
Josh Brent DL
Corey Liuget DL4-star recruit
Akeem Spence DL
Michael Buchanan DL
Nate Palmer LB
Tavon Wilson DB