Teams Kent State 2011 Roster ← 2010 2012 → 2011 Kent State roster 103 players. From 15 states; the most from Ohio (60) and Florida (10). The 2011 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 13 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 8
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 34 Trayion Durham RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Cincinnati, OH 570 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Jacquise Terry RB 6′0″ Phenix City, AL 324 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Anthony Meray RB 5′8″ Spanaway, WA 244 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Robert Hollomon RB 5′9″ 165 Philadelphia, PA 15 returns, 315 yards 2 Larry Dawson RB 6′0″ Akron, OH −2 rushing yards 1 Dri Archer RB 5′8″ Laurel, FL 18 Tristin Boykin RB 6′0″ Centerville, OH 32 Terrell Bates RB 5′9″ 205 Cleveland, OH 37 Lamar Washington RB 6′0″ 228 East Islip, NY 44 Alex Belconis FB 6′0″ 240 Mentor, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 4 Eric Adeyemi WR 6′0″ Miami, FL 40 returns, 468 yards 18 Sam Kirkland WR 6′0″ Chesapeake, VA 29 catches, 259 yards 5 Tyshon Goode WR 6′0″ Syracuse, NY 21 catches, 285 yards, 2 TD 8 Matthew Hurdle WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Richmond, VA 19 catches, 242 yards, 1 TD 6 Chris Gilbert WR 6′0″ Huntersville, NC 18 catches, 265 yards, 2 TD 6 Chris Humphrey WR 6′1″ Solon, OH 4 returns, 11 yards 12 Evan Shimensky WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Kent, OH 15 Kendrick Pressley WR 5′11″ Sumter, SC 16 Sam Miller WR 6′0″ Orrville, OH 19 Josh Boyle WR 5′9″ Venice, FL 23 Jeremy McCoy WR 6′1″ 191 Columbus, OH 82 Chris Gordon WR 5′10″ Miami, FL 85 C.J. Matthews WR 5′10″ 192 Cleveland, OH
Tight ends 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 81 Justin Thompson TE 6′1″ Gahanna, OH 26 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD 42 Tim Erjavec TE 6′2″ Willowick, OH 10 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD 7 Casey Pierce TE 6′4″ Parma, OH 3 catches, 25 yards 24 Jon Simpson TE 6′5″ Chatham, VA 1 catch, 7 yards 83 Markus Burton TE 6′2″ 215 Columbus, OH 83 Mike Levandowski TE 6′5″ Stow, OH 84 Kyle Payton TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Dublin, OH 87 Mike Garrison TE 6′7″ 230 Stow, OH 90 Xavier Douglas TE 6′2″ 230 Akron, OH
Offensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 54 Jason Bitsko OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 297 Huber Heights, OH 54 Johnny Simon OL 6′4″ 290 Stow, OH 55 Chris Anzevino OL 6′2″ Warren, OH 61 OL 6′3″ 310 Mason, OH 65 Kent Cleveland OL 6′4″ 306 Atlanta, GA 66 Anthony Pruitt OL 6′2″ 300 Columbus, OH 66 OL 6′5″ 310 Hudson, OH 67 Terrell Johnson OL 6′4″ 304 Pasadena, MD 70 Tyler Arend OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Paulding, OH 72 Vince Boden OL 6′9″ 334 Seven Hills, OH 73 Charles Laster OL 6′7″ 330 Mableton, GA 74 Tom Pizzurro OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 292 Armonk, NY 75 Phil Huff OL 6′3″ 290 Hilliard, OH 76 Robert Kearney OL 6′4″ 314 Durham, NC 77 Max Plunkett OL 6′8″ 310 Dayton, OH 78 Shawn Wheeler OL 6′2″ 295 Brazil, IN
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 34 Richard Gray DL 6′2″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 return, 12 yards 47 Mark Fackler DE 6′3″ Kenton, OH 1 return, 9 yards 5 Roosevelt Nix DL 5′11″ 260 Reynoldsburg, OH 6 Dana Brown Jr. DL 6′0″ McKeesport, PA 41 Zack Hitchens DE 6′1″ Canal Winchester, OH 48 Nate Vance DE 6′1″ 230 Stow, OH 51 Jake Dooley DE 6′2″ 240 Mason, OH 52 Clay Miller DL 6′4″ 275 Maple Heights, OH 53 Carlows Brown DL 6′0″ 266 McKeesport, PA 58 Elias Sayre DL 6′5″ 245 Lebanon, OH 69 Nate Terhune DL 6′4″ Chagrin Falls, OH 77 Lee Stalker DL 6′3″ 274 Butler, PA 80 Andrew Christopher DL 6′4″ 270 Chardon, OH 93 Ishmaa’ily Kitchen DL 6′3″ 334 Youngstown, OH
Linebackers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 4 C.J. Steward LB 6′0″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 10 Andre Parker LB 6′1″ 219 Ruckersville, VA 13 Kyle Reese LB 6′0″ 219 Olmsted Falls, OH 22 Joe Kenn LB 5′10″ 205 Gilbert, AZ 24 J.J. Sanders LB 5′11″ 209 Columbus, OH 27 Derek Jones LB 6′3″ 235 Grove City, OH 30 Luke Batton LB 5′11″ Macedonia, OH 32 Steve Mehrer LB 6′0″ 221 Dublin, OH 43 C.J. Malauulu LB 6′0″ Oceanside, CA 44 Byron Tyson LB 5′10″ 215 Grenville, NC 46 Nick Conrad LB 6′0″ Stow, OH 49 Darius Petraitis LB 6′1″ 213 Cleveland, OH 58 Danny Gress LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Englewood, OH 96 Marc Lechlitner LB 6′0″ 229 Seven Hills, OH
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 39 Luke Wollet S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Poland, OH 4 INT 11 Norman Wolfe Jr. CB 5′7″ Akron, OH 3 INT 21 Sidney Saulter CB 6′0″ Miami, FL 3 INT 2 Josh Pleasant DB 5′10″ Germantown, MD 2 INT 3 Leon Green S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Monroeville, PA 1 INT 11 Darius Polk CB 5′11″ Lynchburg, VA 1 INT 2 Malcom Pannell CB 5′10″ 172 Pickerington, OH 2 Sal Battles S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Youngstown, OH 7 Fabrice Pratt S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 186 Miami, FL 8 Calvin Tiggle S 5′10″ Ellenwood, GA 14 Dylan Farrington CB 6′1″ Chapel Hill, NC 18 Chevin Meadows CB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′11″ 188 Akron, OH 26 Brian Hummer DB 5′10″ 202 Napoleon, OH 31 Devante’ Strickland S 6′1″ 220 Columbus, OH
Evan Shimensky, Luke Batton, Nick Conrad, Nate Vance, Johnny Simon, Brian Winters, Mike Levandowski, Mike Garrison, Andrew Horning Casey Pierce, Terrell Bates, Darius Petraitis, Clay Miller, Vince Boden, C.J. Matthews, Marc Lechlitner Jeremy McCoy, J.J. Sanders, Devante’ Strickland, Anthony Pruitt, Phil Huff, Markus Burton Larry Dawson, Norman Wolfe Jr., Chevin Meadows, Xavier Douglas Eric Adeyemi, Fabrice Pratt, Sidney Saulter, Chris Gordon Malcom Pannell, Roosevelt Nix, Justin Thompson Dana Brown Jr., Richard Gray, Carlows Brown Dri Archer, Josh Boyle Sal Battles, Ishmaa’ily Kitchen C.J. Steward, Cedric McCloud Chris Humphrey, Nate Terhune Luke Smurthwaite, Derek Jones Kyle Reese, Chad Bushley Steve Mehrer, Kyle Payton Jake Dooley, Josh Kline Josh Pleasant Leon Green Spencer Keith Matt Rinehart Tyshon Goode Chris Gilbert Calvin Tiggle Matthew Hurdle Andre Parker Darius Polk Jordan Tarver Dylan Farrington Kendrick Pressley Sam Miller Jerrod Ronyak Sam Kirkland Tristin Boykin Anthony Meray Robert Hollomon Jacquise Terry Joe Kenn Jon Simpson Brian Hummer Ryan Hidalgo Trayion Durham Trip Ison Lamar Washington Luke Wollet Zack Hitchens Tim Erjavec C.J. Malauulu Alex Belconis Byron Tyson Freddy Cortez Mark Fackler Jason Bitsko Chris Anzevino Danny Gress Elias Sayre Alex Thomasson Kent Cleveland Terrell Johnson Tyler Arend Charles Laster Tom Pizzurro Robert Kearney Lee Stalker Max Plunkett Shawn Wheeler Andrew Christopher Kadin Kerns OH 60 FL 10 PA 6 VA 6 GA 5 Hometowns of the 2011 Kent State 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 Ohio 60 Florida 10 Pennsylvania 6 Virginia 6 Georgia 5 North Carolina 4 New York 3 Maryland 2 Top counties Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 13 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 12 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 11 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 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’ 2011 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.
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