Teams Michigan State 2008 Roster ← 2007 2009 → 2008 Michigan State roster 34 players. From 6 states; the most from Michigan (13) and Ohio (8). The 2008 season .
Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 8 Receivers 5 Tight ends 2 Linebackers 2 Defensive backs 9 Specialists 2 Athletes and others 4
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 Brian Hoyer QB 2,404 passing yards, 9 TD 8 Kirk Cousins QB 6′3″ Holland, MI 310 passing yards, 2 TD
Running backs 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 Javon Ringer RB 1,637 rushing yards, 22 TD 27 Andre Anderson RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Barrington, IL 97 rushing yards 45 Andrew Hawken FB 6′2″ Grandville, MI 11 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 20 A.J. Jimmerson RB 5′10″ St. Louis, MO 14 rushing yards 32 Ashton Leggett RB 5′11″ Muskegon, MI 7 rushing yards, 1 TD 44 Josh Rouse FB 6′3″ 240 Newtown, CT 3 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD 41 Glenn Winston RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Detroit, MI 0 rushing yards 37 Fred Smith FB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Detroit, MI 1 catch, 7 yards
Receivers 5 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 25 Blair White WR 6′2″ Saginaw, MI 43 catches, 659 yards, 1 TD 3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6′2″ Westerville, OH 41 catches, 528 yards 2 Mark Dell WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Farmington Hills, MI 36 catches, 679 yards, 3 TD 82 Keshawn Martin WR 5′11″ Inkster, MI 11 catches, 132 yards Deon Curry WR 5 catches, 46 yards
Tight ends 2 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 83 Charlie Gantt TE 6′5″ Farmington Hills, MI 19 catches, 302 yards, 4 TD 85 Garrett Celek TE 6′5″ Cincinnati, OH 6 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
Defensive backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 5 Johnny Adams CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Akron, OH 2 INT 29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6′2″ Warren, OH 2 INT 33 Danny Fortener S 6′2″ Kettering, OH 2 INT 9 Jeremy Ware CB 5′10″ Fort Myers, FL 1 INT 11 Marcus Hyde S 6′0″ Fostoria, OH 1 INT 37 Ross Weaver CB 6′1″ 203 Southfield, MI 1 INT 38 Kendell Davis-Clark S 6′0″ 216 Alliance, OH 1 INT 26 Jesse Johnson S 5′10″ 186 Durand, MI 1 return, 29 yards 40 Roderick Jenrette S 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ Tampa, FL
Specialists 2 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2008 14 Brett Swenson PK 5′8″ Pompano Beach, FL 22 of 28 field goals 18 Aaron Bates P 6′0″ New Concord, OH 71 punts, 42.0 average
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.
