Teams Kent State 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Kent State roster 106 players. From 15 states; the most from Ohio (63) and Florida (12). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 34 Trayion Durham RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Cincinnati, OH 1,316 rushing yards, 14 TD 1 Dri Archer RB 5′8″ Laurel, FL 1,429 rushing yards, 16 TD 35 Julian Durden RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′7″ McKees Rock, PA 131 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Anthony Meray RB 5′8″ Spanaway, WA 8 rushing yards 2 Larry Dawson RB 6′0″ Akron, OH 4 rushing yards 18 Tristin Boykin RB 6′0″ Centerville, OH 22 C.J. Brathwaite RB 5′6″ 180 West Bloomfield, MI 29 Joe Rogers Jr. RB 5′9″ 218 Barberton, OH
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 8 Matthew Hurdle WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Richmond, VA 35 catches, 333 yards, 1 TD 19 Josh Boyle WR 5′9″ Venice, FL 28 catches, 338 yards, 3 TD 6 Chris Humphrey WR 6′1″ Solon, OH 26 catches, 319 yards 4 Eric Adeyemi WR 6′0″ Miami, FL 18 catches, 242 yards, 3 TD 16 Sam Miller WR 6′0″ Orrville, OH 2 catches, 16 yards 82 Chris Gordon WR 5′10″ Miami, FL 1 catch, 11 yards 5 Tyshon Goode WR 6′0″ Syracuse, NY 8 Charles Chandler WR 6′2″ Columbus, OH 10 Colin Reardon WR 6′1″ Poland, OH 12 Evan Shimensky WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Kent, OH 12 James Brooks WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Groveland, FL 15 Joe Ziccardi WR 5′11″ Chesterland, OH 17 William Woods WR 5′9″ East Cleveland, OH 25 Ernest Calhoun WR 5′6″ Akron, OH 39 Skevo Zembillas WR 5′8″ 165 Youngstown, OH
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 42 Tim Erjavec TE 6′2″ Willowick, OH 19 catches, 181 yards, 1 TD 84 Kyle Payton TE 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Dublin, OH 7 catches, 38 yards 7 Casey Pierce TE 6′4″ Parma, OH 1 catch, 10 yards 13 Brice Fackler TE 6′4″ Kenton, OH 80 Kyle Crum TE 6′4″ 230 Minerva, OH 83 Mike Levandowski TE 6′5″ Stow, OH 90 Xavier Douglas TE 6′2″ 230 Akron, OH
Offensive line 21 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 50 Pat McShane OL 6′5″ 304 Stow, OH 54 Jason Bitsko OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 297 Huber Heights, OH 54 Johnny Simon OL 6′4″ 290 Stow, OH 55 Reno Reda OL 6′6″ 300 Pataskala, OH 57 Tad France OL 6′4″ 285 Elyria, OH 61 Brandon Raftovich OL 6′2″ 315 Stow, OH 61 OL 6′3″ 310 Mason, OH 62 Bryan Sawyer OL 6′2″ 270 Caldwell, OH 63 Alex Nielsen OL 6′4″ 306 Amherst, 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 Jake Witucki OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Natrona Heights, PA 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 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 47 Mark Fackler DE 6′3″ Kenton, OH 3 INT 6 Dana Brown Jr. DL 6′0″ McKeesport, PA 1 INT 34 Richard Gray DL 6′2″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 INT 41 Zack Hitchens DE 6′1″ Canal Winchester, OH 1 INT 69 Nate Terhune DL 6′4″ Chagrin Falls, OH 31 rushing yards 5 Marcus Wright DL 6′4″ 258 Kent, OH 5 Roosevelt Nix DL 5′11″ 260 Reynoldsburg, OH 42 Colton Kmetz DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 220 Ijamsville, MD 43 Jake Kincaid DE 6′1″ 248 Pickerington, OH 48 Nate Vance DE 6′1″ 230 Stow, OH 50 Chris Fairchild DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oak Hill, 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 80 Andrew Christopher DL 6′4″ 270 Chardon, OH
Linebackers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 30 Luke Batton LB 5′11″ Macedonia, OH 2 INT 43 C.J. Malauulu LB 6′0″ Oceanside, CA 1 INT 46 Nick Conrad LB 6′0″ Stow, OH 2 returns, 2 yards 32 Matt Dellinger LB 6′1″ Clarkston, MI 1 return, 10 yards 4 C.J. Steward LB 6′0″ 230 Jacksonville, FL 10 Andre Parker LB 6′1″ 219 Ruckersville, VA 24 J.J. Sanders LB 5′11″ 209 Columbus, OH 25 Denzell Burton LB 6′0″ 200 Cleveland, OH 33 Dontavious Colson LB 5′10″ 236 Cordele, GA 36 Brandt Pfeifer LB 6′1″ 210 Lake Forest, IL 58 Danny Gress LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Englewood, OH
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 39 Luke Wollet S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Poland, OH 4 INT 3 Leon Green S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Monroeville, PA 3 INT 11 Darius Polk CB 5′11″ Lynchburg, VA 2 INT 11 Norman Wolfe Jr. CB 5′7″ Akron, OH 2 INT 8 Calvin Tiggle S 5′10″ Ellenwood, GA 1 INT 21 Sidney Saulter CB 6′0″ Miami, FL 1 INT 23 Jordan Italiano S 5′10″ Canfield, OH 1 INT 2 Malcom Pannell CB 5′10″ 172 Pickerington, OH 2 Sal Battles S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Youngstown, OH 6 Keenan Stalls S 6′0″ Tampa, FL 7 Fabrice Pratt S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 186 Miami, FL 13 Kerrick Rhone CB 5′10″ 184 Pflugerville, TX 14 Dylan Farrington CB 6′1″ Chapel Hill, NC 19 Jamal Roberts CB 5′10″ 186 Dale City, FL 22 Adam Maxie CB 6′1″ 176 Westlake, TX 26 Justin Tress S 5′8″ 180 Beaver Falls, PA 31 Devante’ Strickland S 6′1″ 220 Columbus, OH
Marcus Wright, Evan Shimensky, Anthony Melchiori, Luke Batton, Nick Conrad, Nate Vance, Pat McShane, Johnny Simon, Brandon Raftovich, Brian Winters, Mike Levandowski, Andrew Horning Charles Chandler, J.J. Sanders, Devante’ Strickland, Anthony Pruitt, Phil Huff Larry Dawson, Norman Wolfe Jr., Ernest Calhoun, Xavier Douglas Eric Adeyemi, Fabrice Pratt, Sidney Saulter, Chris Gordon Casey Pierce, Denzell Burton, Clay Miller, Vince Boden Dri Archer, Josh Boyle, A.J. Rotella Malcom Pannell, Roosevelt Nix, Jake Kincaid Dana Brown Jr., Richard Gray, Carlows Brown Sal Battles, Skevo Zembillas Brett Maxie, Adam Maxie Chris Humphrey, Nate Terhune David Fisher, C.J. Malauulu Colin Reardon, Luke Wollet Brice Fackler, Mark Fackler William Woods, Tim Erjavec Jake Dooley, Josh Kline Leon Green Spencer Keith C.J. Steward Tyshon Goode Keenan Stalls Calvin Tiggle Matthew Hurdle Andre Parker Darius Polk James Brooks Luke Smurthwaite Kerrick Rhone Dylan Farrington Joe Ziccardi Sam Miller Tristin Boykin Jamal Roberts Anthony Meray C.J. Brathwaite Jordan Italiano Justin Tress Joe Rogers Jr. Matt Dellinger Dontavious Colson Trayion Durham Trip Ison Brandt Pfeifer Zack Hitchens Colton Kmetz Freddy Cortez Chris Fairchild Jason Bitsko Reno Reda Tad France Danny Gress Elias Sayre Bryan Sawyer Alex Nielsen Kent Cleveland Terrell Johnson Tyler Arend Jake Witucki Tom Pizzurro Robert Kearney Max Plunkett Shawn Wheeler Andrew Christopher Kyle Crum Kyle Payton Brad Miller Chad Bushley OH 63 FL 12 PA 7 VA 4 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2012 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 63 Florida 12 Pennsylvania 7 Virginia 4 Texas 3 Georgia 3 New York 2 California 2 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 14 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 9 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 8 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Montgomery County, Ohio pop. 536,000 5 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’ 2012 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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