2009 LSU roster

129 players. From 18 states; the most from Louisiana (77) and Texas (19). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
9	Jordan Jefferson QB4-star recruit	6′5″		St. Rose, LA	2,166 passing yards, 17 TD
12	Jarrett Lee QB4-star recruit	6′2″		Brenham, TX	197 passing yards, 2 TD
1	Barrett Bailey QB	6′4″	196	Baton Rouge, LA
8	T.C. McCartney QB	6′3″	216	Boulder, CO
14	Chris Garrett QB	6′4″	235	Tupelo, MS

Running backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
32	Charles Scott RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Saline, LA	542 rushing yards, 4 TD
5	Keiland Williams RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Lafayette, LA	368 rushing yards, 4 TD
34	Stevan Ridley RB	6′0″		Natchez, MS	180 rushing yards, 3 TD
8	Trindon Holliday RB	5′5″		Zachary, LA	126 rushing yards, 1 TD
18	Richard Murphy RB	6′1″		Rayville, LA	10 rushing yards
24	Patrick Lipoma RB	5′4″	163	Prairieville, LA
27	August Mangin FB	5′10″	201	Lewisville, TX
33	Dominique Allen FB	5′11″	255	Paris, TN
35	James Stampley FB	5′10″		Baker, LA
40	Orlando Gunn RB	5′8″	181	Harker Heights, TX
42	Michael Ford RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Leesville, LA
44	Curtis Sutera FB	5′11″	218	Little Falls, NJ
45	Richard Dugas FB	6′1″	263	Lincoln, NE
48	Kellen Theriot FB	6′1″	234	Houston, TX

Receivers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
1	Brandon LaFell WR	6′3″		Houston, TX	57 catches, 792 yards, 11 TD
80	Terrence Toliver WR5-star recruit	6′5″		Hempstead, TX	53 catches, 735 yards, 3 TD
10	Russell Shepard WR5-star recruit	6′1″		Houston, TX	277 rushing yards, 2 TD
2	Rueben Randle WR5-star recruit	6′4″		Bastrop, LA	11 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD
28	R.J. Jackson WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Houston, TX	11 catches, 141 yards
86	Chris Mitchell WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Marrero, LA	10 catches, 65 yards
31	John Williams WR4-star recruit	5′11″		Breaux Bridge, LA	1 catch, 17 yards
6	Tim Molton WR	6′3″	173	Montz, LA
16	Jhyryn Taylor WR	6′0″	175	Franklinton, LA
21	Chris Tolliver WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Rayville, LA
27	Jarred Joseph WR	6′2″	216	New Orleans, LA
39	Ian Harding WR	6′1″	211	New Orleans, LA
39	R.J. Gillen WR	6′0″	194	Memphis, TN
80	Terrance Toliver WR	6′5″	206	Hempstead, TX
82	Karl Acker WR	5′9″	188	Portland, OR
	Jordan Newell WR	5′9″	170	Homer, LA
	Marc Paul WR			Gretna, LA

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
18	Richard Dickson TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Ocean Springs, MS	21 catches, 157 yards
88	Chase Clement TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Thibodaux, LA	3 returns, 20 yards
19	Deangelo Peterson TE4-star recruit	6′4″		New Orleans, LA	5 catches, 82 yards, 2 TD
83	Mitch Joseph TE	6′5″		New Iberia, LA	2 catches, 18 yards
41	Ronnie Turpin TE	6′4″	214	Baton Rouge, LA
47	Tyler Edwards TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Monroe, LA
84	Jake Bryan TE	6′2″	235	Pollock, LA
	Greg Ostrom TE	6′4″	217	Baton Rouge, LA

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
60	Will Blackwell OG	6′4″		West Monroe, LA	1 return, 5 yards
51	Clay Spencer OG	6′6″	288	Baton Rouge, LA
53	T-Bob Hebert C4-star recruit	6′3″	304	Norcross, GA
61	Ben Domingue C	6′3″	270	Lafayette, LA
62	Carneal Ainsworth OL4-star recruit	6′4″	296	Baton Rouge, LA
64	Patrick Lonergan C	6′4″	300	New Orleans, LA
65	Lyle Hitt OG	6′2″	295	Baton Rouge, LA
68	Josh Dworaczyk OG	6′6″	300	New Iberia, LA
69	Alex Bonnette OT	6′2″	284	LaPlace, LA
69	Stavion Lowe OL4-star recruit	6′5″	296	Brownwood, TX
70	Ciron Black OT	6′5″	322	Tyler, TX
71	Cordian Hagans OL	6′5″	287	Snellville, GA
72	Alex Hurst OT	6′6″	331	Bartlett, TN
73	Chris Davenport OT5-star recruit	6′4″	330	Mansfield, LA
73	Thomas Parsons OL	6′5″	294	Canyon Lake, TX
74	Josh Williford OG	6′7″	343	Dothan, AL
75	Greg Shaw OT4-star recruit	6′5″	281	Hialeah, FL
76	Chris Faulk OT4-star recruit	6′6″	323	Slidell, LA
78	Joseph Barksdale OT4-star recruit	6′6″	318	Detroit, MI
79	Matt Branch OG4-star recruit	6′6″	287	Monroe, LA

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
18	Bennie Logan DT	6′3″	295	Coushatta, LA
49	Barkevious Mingo DE4-star recruit	6′5″	240	West Monroe, LA
59	Jonathan Nixon DE	6′2″	259	N. Little Rock, AR
77	Josh Downs DT4-star recruit	6′1″	287	Bastrop, LA
84	Rahim Alem DE	6′3″	263	New Orleans, LA
87	Chancey Aghayere DE4-star recruit	6′4″	265	Garland, TX
89	Lavar Edwards DE	6′5″		Gretna, LA
90	Michael Brockers DT4-star recruit	6′6″		Houston, TX
91	Charles Alexander DT	6′3″	298	Breaux Bridge, LA
92	Drake Nevis DT4-star recruit	6′2″		Marrero, LA
93	Cleveland Davis DL	6′0″	282	Baton Rouge, LA
94	Akiem Hicks DL	6′6″	301	Elk Grove, CA
95	Lazarius Levingston DT	6′4″	280	Ruston, LA
96	Dwayne Dailey DL	6′1″	242	Lafayette, LA
97	Al Woods DT5-star recruit	6′4″	311	Elton, LA
97	Dennis Johnson DT	6′2″	285	Amory, MS
99	Sam Montgomery DE4-star recruit	6′5″	260	Greenwood, SC

Linebackers 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
11	Kelvin Sheppard LB	6′3″		Stone Mountain, GA	1 INT
54	Jacob Cutrera LB	6′4″		Lafayette, LA	1 INT
56	Perry Riley LB	6′2″	245	Ellenwood, GA	1 INT
23	Stefoin Francois LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Reserve, LA	1 return, 5 yards
52	Ace Foyil LB	6′3″		Madisonville, LA	1 return, 11 yards
18	Lamin Barrow LB	6′2″	232	Marrero, LA
19	David Detz LB	6′0″	208	Leesville, LA
22	Ryan Baker LB4-star recruit	6′0″	236	Grand Ridge, FL
24	Harry Coleman LB	6′2″	206	Baldwin, LA
37	Karnell Hatcher LB4-star recruit	6′2″	223	Delray Beach, FL
39	Josh Johns LB	6′2″	206	Baton Rouge, LA
41	Kyle Prater LB4-star recruit	6′1″	224	Kerrville, TX
42	David Impastato LB	5′11″	196	River Ridge, LA
46	Kevin Minter LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Suwanee, GA
48	Seth Fruge LB	5′11″		Welsh, LA
51	Michael Johnson LB	5′11″	216	Zachary, LA
58	Tahj Jones LB	6′2″		Sulphur, LA
	Paul Felio LB	6′0″	212	League City, TX

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
3	Chad Jones S4-star recruit	6′3″		Baton Rouge, LA	3 INT
13	Ron Brooks CB4-star recruit	6′0″		Irving, TX	13 returns, 252 yards
7	Patrick Peterson CB5-star recruit	6′1″		Pompano Beach, FL	2 INT
18	Brandon Taylor S4-star recruit	6′0″		Franklinton, LA	2 INT
29	Chris Hawkins CB	6′1″		Walker, LA	2 INT
4	Jai Eugene CB4-star recruit	5′11″		St. Rose, LA	1 INT
43	Daniel Graff S	6′0″		Metairie, LA	1 return, 13 yards
6	Craig Loston S5-star recruit	6′2″		Houston, TX
6	Tyler Glynn DB	5′10″	168	West Monroe, LA
16	Trent Hebert DB	5′9″	192	Cecilia, LA
17	Morris Claiborne CB	6′0″		Shreveport, LA
21	Tayler Debusk DB	5′11″	199	Tupelo, MS
25	Drayton Calhoun CB4-star recruit	6′0″	180	Clarkston, GA
27	Dexter Alexander DB	5′9″	189	Baton Rouge, LA
28	Joe Maltempi DB	5′8″	173	Chester, VA
34	Jimmy Rome DB	6′1″	190	Baton Rouge, LA
35	Ryan St. Julien CB	6′1″	185	St. Martinville, LA
36	Derrick Bryant S	5′11″	195	Lawrenceville, GA
40	Rockey Duplessis S	6′1″	207	Belle Chasse, LA
45	Zach Elkins DB	5′8″	182	Bay St. Louis, MS

Specialists 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
30	Josh Jasper PK	5′11″		Memphis, TN	17 of 20 field goals
38	Derek Helton P	6′0″		Hoyt, KS	47 punts, 39.9 average
30	Drew Alleman PK	5′11″		Lafayette, LA	2 punts, 25.5 average
3	Parker Brown PK	6′2″	187	Orem, UT
4	Tyler Listi PK	5′6″	167	Lafayette, LA
38	D.J. Howard P	6′2″		Baton Rouge, LA
49	Austin Kinchen LS	6′2″	209	Baton Rouge, LA
50	Joey Crappell LS	6′2″	245	Patterson, LA
85	Alex Russian LS	6′5″	235	Round Rock, TX

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
43	Cole Richardson		5′11″	190	Ruston, LA

Hometowns of the 2009 LSU 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

Louisiana 77
Texas 19
Georgia 7
Mississippi 6
Florida 4
Tennessee 4
Utah 1
Colorado 1

Top counties

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 16
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 7
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 6
Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 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’ 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.