2008 Miami roster

32 players. From 7 states; the most from Florida (20) and Tennessee (2). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 32 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
9	Robert Marve QB4-star recruit		6′1″		Tampa, FL	1,293 passing yards, 9 TD
12	Jacory Harris QB4-star recruit		6′4″		Miami, FL	1,195 passing yards, 12 TD

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
2	Graig Cooper RB	6′0″	Memphis, TN	841 rushing yards, 4 TD
5	Javarris James RB4-star recruit	6′0″	Immokalee, FL	286 rushing yards, 4 TD
	Derron Thomas RB			111 rushing yards, 1 TD
8	Shawnbrey McNeal RB	5′10″	Dallas, TX	62 rushing yards, 2 TD
30	Patrick Hill FB	5′9″	Torrance, CA	4 catches, 17 yards

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
4	Aldarius Johnson WR4-star recruit	6′3″	Miami, FL	31 catches, 332 yards, 3 TD
28	Thearon Collier WR	5′9″	Miami, FL	26 catches, 324 yards, 2 TD
2	LaRon Byrd WR	6′4″	Hahnville, LA	21 catches, 228 yards, 4 TD
3	Travis Benjamin WR4-star recruit	5′10″	Belle Glade, FL	18 catches, 293 yards, 3 TD
	Kayne Farquharson WR			18 catches, 280 yards, 3 TD
	Chris Zellner WR			14 catches, 91 yards, 1 TD
85	Leonard Hankerson WR	6′3″	Fort Lauderdale, FL	11 catches, 140 yards, 2 TD
83	Kendal Thompkins WR	5′10″	Miami, FL	2 catches, 4 yards

Tight ends 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
18	Dedrick Epps TE		6′4″		Richmond, VA	22 catches, 304 yards, 2 TD
84	Richard Gordon TE4-star recruit		6′4″		Miami, FL	3 catches, 24 yards

Offensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
64	Jason Fox OT		6′7″	314	Fort Worth, TX	5 rushing yards, 1 TD

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
94	Eric Moncur DL		6′2″	250	Miami, FL	1 INT

Linebackers 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
31	Sean Spence LB4-star recruit		6′0″	224	Miami, FL	1 INT
44	Colin McCarthy LB		6′2″		Clearwater, FL

Defensive backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
9	Sam Shields DB4-star recruit	6′0″	Sarasota, FL	11 catches, 124 yards
1	Brandon Harris DB5-star recruit	5′11″	Miami, FL	1 INT
32	Lee Chambers DB4-star recruit	5′10″	Coffeeville, MS	116 rushing yards
24	Davon Johnson DB4-star recruit	6′0″	Miami, FL	5 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD
6	Randy Phillips DB4-star recruit	6′1″	Belle Glade, FL
13	Ryan Hill DB4-star recruit	6′0″	Tallahassee, FL
29	JoJo Nicolas DB	6′1″	Homestead, FL

Specialists 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
25	Matt Bosher PK		6′0″		Jupiter, FL	18 of 20 field goals

Athletes and others 3

Player	Hometown	2008
Bruce Johnson 4-star recruit	Opa Locka, FL	1 INT
Khalil Jones		5 catches, 39 yards
Cannon Smith	Memphis, TN	2 rushing yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 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.