Teams Kansas 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Kansas roster 98 players. From 16 states; the most from Texas (31) and Kansas (23). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 4
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 10 Kerry Meier WR 6′3″ Pittsburg, KS 102 catches, 985 yards, 8 TD 80 Dezmon Briscoe WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Dallas, TX 84 catches, 1,337 yards, 9 TD 15 Daymond Patterson WR 5′8″ Mesquite, TX 30 returns, 168 yards 81 Johnathan Wilson WR 6′2″ Houston, TX 35 catches, 449 yards 7 Kale Pick WR 6′1″ Dodge City, KS 167 rushing yards 89 Tertavian Ingram WR 5′11″ Tampa, FL 2 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD 3 Reece Petty WR 6′2″ 190 Liberal, KS 12 Christian Matthews WR 6′1″ Arlington, TX 20 D.J. Beshears WR 5′9″ Denton, TX 26 Chase Knighton WR 5′11″ 184 Athens, TX 28 Willie O’Quinn WR 6′0″ 181 Coppell, TX 39 Patrick Schilling WR 6′1″ 187 Kansas City, MO 83 Chris Omigie WR 6′4″ Arlington, TX 85 Rod Harris Jr. WR 6′0″ Bryan, TX 88 Erick McGriff WR 6′3″ Tampa, FL
Offensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 53 Tom Mabry OL 6′4″ 287 Belleville, IL 59 Sal Capra OL 6′2″ 295 Kansas City, MO 62 Alex Smith OL 5′11″ 266 Basehor, KS 63 Ian Wolfe OL 6′5″ 295 Fort Collins, CO 67 Duane Zlatnik OL 6′4″ 306 Rossville, KS 68 Carl Wilson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 292 Redlands, CA 69 Trevor Marrongelli OL 6′3″ 303 Austin, TX 70 Gavin Howard OL 6′4″ 300 Owasso, OK 72 OL 6′5″ 300 McPherson, KS 73 Joe Semple OL 6′2″ 294 Mundelein, IL 74 Jeff Spikes OL 6′6″ 325 Painesville, OH 76 Brad Thorson OL 6′5″ 310 Mequon, WI 77 Jeremiah Hatch OL 6′3″ 307 Dallas, TX 79 Riley Spencer OL 6′6″ 305 Hesston, KS
Defensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 90 Maxwell Onyegbule DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Arlington, TX 1 INT 38 Josh Richardson DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Dublin, OH 55 Darius Parish DT 6′4″ 327 Wichita, KS 64 Randall Dent Jr. DT 6′5″ 275 Grand Prairie, TX 65 Michael Martinovich DT 6′5″ Tulsa, OK 71 John Williams DL 6′3″ 300 Tulsa, OK 75 Travis Stephens DT 6′3″ 262 Houston, TX 84 Jeff Wheeler DE 6′7″ 260 Houston, TX 90 Kevin Young DL 6′3″ 287 Olathe, KS 91 Jake Laptad DE 6′4″ 260 Tulsa, OK 91 Shane Smith DL 6′5″ 290 Albuquerque, NM 92 Patrick Dorsey DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 273 Houston, TX 93 Quintin Woods DE 6′5″ 236 Flint, MI 94 Caleb Blakesley DT 6′5″ 292 Ottawa, KS 94 Tyrone Sellers DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 McCook, NE 95 D.J. Marshall DE 6′3″ 235 Mesquite, TX 96 Dustin Spears DE 6′5″ 242 Osborne, KS 97 Richard Johnson Jr. DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 283 Jefferson City, MO 99 Jamal Greene DT 6′4″ 303 Kansas City, KS
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 45 Justin Springer LB 6′3″ Los Fresnos, TX 2 returns, 20 yards 34 Huldon Tharp LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 227 Mulvane, KS 37 Brian Blackwell LB 6′0″ 210 Herington, KS 39 Vernon Brooks LB 40 Jacoby Thomas LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Texarkana, TX 41 Jordan Fee LB 6′0″ 197 Hutchinson, KS 46 Steve Mestan LB 6′2″ Delevan, WI 49 Drew Dudley LB 6′2″ 241 College Station, TX 49 Tyler Hunt LB 6′2″ Lawrence, KS 52 LB 6′1″ Media, PA 57 Chea Peterman LB 6′0″ 212 North Little Rock, AR 58 Jake Schermer LB 6′2″ 222 Nixa, MO
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 24 S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Dublin, OH 24 returns, 398 yards 25 Darrell Stuckey S 6′1″ Kansas City, KS 14 returns, 358 yards 23 Ryan Murphy S 6′0″ Lawrence, KS 2 INT 46 Justin Thornton CB 6′1″ St. Joseph, MO 1 INT 1 Lubbock Smith S 5′10″ Dallas, TX 4 Prinze Kande S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 194 Euless, TX 5 Greg Brown CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Cedar Hill, TX 16 Chris Harris CB 5′10″ 190 Bixby, OK 17 Calvin Rubles CB 6′3″ 205 Richardson, TX 18 Corrigan Powell CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Garland, TX 19 Isiah Barfield CB 5′11″ Haven, KS 23 Dexter Linton S 5′10″ 195 Arlington, TX 24 Taylor Lee S 6′0″ 190 Harrisonville, MO 26 Phillip Strozier S 5′11″ Kansas City, MO 28 Brandon Hawks S 5′9″ 190 Oskaloosa, KS 30 Anthony Davis CB 5′11″ Tulsa, OK 33 Tyler Patmon CB 5′10″ Round Rock, TX 44 Olaitan Oguntodu S 6′0″ 218 Mesquite, TX
Anthony Davis, Kayl Anderson, Michael Martinovich, John Williams, Jake Laptad Christian Matthews, Dexter Linton, Chris Omigie, Maxwell Onyegbule Travis Stephens, Johnathan Wilson, Jeff Wheeler, Patrick Dorsey Lubbock Smith, Jeremiah Hatch, Dezmon Briscoe Daymond Patterson, Olaitan Oguntodu, D.J. Marshall Calvin Rubles, Corrigan Powell, Toben Opurum Phillip Strozier, Patrick Schilling, Sal Capra John Millsap, Darius Parish Greg Brown, Randall Dent Jr. Todd Reesing, Trevor Marrongelli Ryan Murphy, Tyler Hunt Bradley McDougald, Josh Richardson Darrell Stuckey, Jamal Greene Erick McGriff, Tertavian Ingram Jake Sharp Reece Petty Prinze Kande Rell Lewis Kale Pick Jordan Webb Kerry Meier A.J. Steward Jacob Branstetter Chris Harris Alonso Rojas Isiah Barfield D.J. Beshears Angus Quigley Taylor Lee Chase Knighton Brandon Hawks Willie O’Quinn Steven Foster Tyler Patmon Huldon Tharp Deshaun Sands Brian Blackwell Ryan Burton Jacoby Thomas Jordan Fee Justin Springer Justin Thornton Steve Mestan Drew Dudley Steven Johnson Tom Mabry Chea Peterman Jake Schermer Alex Smith Ian Wolfe Duane Zlatnik Carl Wilson Gavin Howard Tanner Hawkinson Joe Semple Jeff Spikes Brad Thorson Riley Spencer Nick Plato Rod Harris Jr. Tim Biere Bradley Dedeaux Ted McNulty Kevin Young Shane Smith Quintin Woods Caleb Blakesley Tyrone Sellers Dustin Spears Richard Johnson Jr. TX 31 KS 23 OK 10 MO 9 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2009 Kansas 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 Texas 31 Kansas 23 Oklahoma 10 Missouri 9 Florida 4 Ohio 3 Illinois 3 Colorado 2 Top counties Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 12 Tulsa County, Oklahoma pop. 681,000 7 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 3 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.
Tanner Hawkinson OL
Steven Johnson LB
Bradley McDougald S4-star recruit