2009 Michigan roster

124 players. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Michigan (40) and Florida (11). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
5	Tate Forcier QB4-star recruit	6′1″		San Diego, CA	2,050 passing yards, 13 TD
16	Denard Robinson QB4-star recruit	6′0″		Deerfield Beach, FL	351 rushing yards, 5 TD
8	Nick Sheridan QB	6′1″			88 passing yards
17	David Cone QB	6′7″			54 passing yards
14	Jack Kennedy QB	5′11″		Walled Lake, MI	6 rushing yards
14	Nader Furrha QB	5′11″	175

Running backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
4	Brandon Minor RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Richmond, VA	502 rushing yards, 8 TD
23	Carlos Brown RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Franklin, GA	480 rushing yards, 4 TD
2	Vincent Smith RB	5′6″		Pahokee, FL	276 rushing yards, 1 TD
20	Michael Shaw RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Trotwood, OH	185 rushing yards, 2 TD
5	Michael Cox RB	6′0″		Dorchester, MA	113 rushing yards, 2 TD
24	Kevin Grady RB5-star recruit	5′9″		Grand Rapids, MI	80 rushing yards, 1 TD
14	Teric Jones RB	5′9″		Detroit, MI
28	Fitzgerald Toussaint RB	5′10″		Youngstown, OH
31	Paul Gyarmati FB	6′1″	234	Birmingham, MI
32	O’Neil Swanson RB	5′10″	162	West Bloomfield, MI
36	Jonny Childers FB	6′2″	216
44	Mark Moundros FB	6′1″		Farmington Hills, MI
49	Benjamin Sutton RB	5′11″	196
49	John McColgan FB	6′1″		Saginaw, MI

Receivers 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
21	Roy Roundtree WR	6′0″		Trotwood, OH	32 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD
13	Greg Mathews WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Orlando, FL	29 catches, 352 yards, 1 TD
9	Martavious Odoms WR	5′8″		Pahokee, FL	22 catches, 272 yards, 1 TD
21	Junior Hemingway WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Conway, SC	16 catches, 268 yards, 2 TD
7	Darryl Stonum WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Stafford, TX	13 catches, 199 yards, 1 TD
82	LaTerryal Savoy WR	6′3″			12 catches, 158 yards
19	Kelvin Grady WR	5′10″		Grand Rapids, MI	10 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD
6	Je’Ron Stokes WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Philadelphia, PA	2 catches, 16 yards
37	Ricky Reyes WR	5′11″			2 catches, 33 yards
82	Terrence Robinson WR4-star recruit	5′9″		Klein, TX	1 catch, 13 yards
21	Jeremy Gallon WR4-star recruit	5′8″		Apopka, FL
26	Nick Koenigsknecht WR	5′10″	183
27	Jordan Owens WR	5′9″	166	Alpharetta, GA
30	Doug Rogan WR	6′1″	188	Grass Lake, MI
40	Zac Baker WR	5′9″	192
83	Jon Conover WR	6′3″	199
85	Joe Reynolds WR	6′1″		Rochester, MI
89	Patrick Collins WR	6′1″	180	Ann Arbor, MI

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
86	Kevin Koger TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Toledo, OH	16 catches, 220 yards, 2 TD
80	Martell Webb TE	6′4″		Pontiac, MI	4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
89	Brandon Moore TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Trotwood, OH	1 catch, 19 yards
46	Jon Bills TE	6′3″	240	Farmington Hills, MI
84	Steve Watson TE	6′4″		Cherry Hills Village, CO
96	Mike Therman TE	6′4″	239

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	David Molk OL	6′2″	286	Lemont, IL
52	Ricky Barnum OL4-star recruit	6′3″	296	Lakeland, FL
57	Elliott Mealer OL4-star recruit	6′5″	308	Wauseon, OH
59	Tom Lindley OL	6′2″	290
60	David Moosman OL	6′5″
61	Zac Ciullo OL	6′1″	259	Bloomfield Hills, MI
62	Tim McAvoy OL	6′6″	291
63	Rocko Khoury OL	6′4″	287	Traverse City, MI
65	Patrick Omameh OL	6′4″	305	Columbus, OH
66	Christian Brandt OL	6′6″	300
67	Adam Barker OL	6′1″	278
69	Erik Gunderson OL	6′8″	306	Milan, MI
70	Bryant Nowicki OL	6′9″	325
71	Mark Ortmann OL	6′7″	284
72	Mark Huyge OL	6′6″	302	Wyoming, MI
74	John Ferrara OL	6′4″	286	Staten Island, NY
75	Michael Schofield OL4-star recruit	6′7″	304	Orland Park, IL
77	Taylor Lewan OL4-star recruit	6′8″		Cave Creek, AZ
79	Perry Dorrestein OL	6′7″	321	Plainfield, IL

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
88	Craig Roh DE4-star recruit	6′5″		Scottsdale, AZ	1 INT
55	Brandon Graham DE5-star recruit	6′2″		Detroit, MI	3 returns, 36 yards
32	Vince Helmuth DT	6′1″	291
39	Will Heininger DE	6′6″	295	Ann Arbor, MI
53	Ryan Van Bergen DE4-star recruit	6′6″	288	Whitehall, MI
62	Dominique Ware DT	5′7″	248	Detroit, MI
67	Nathan Brink DT	6′5″	275	Holland, MI
68	Mike Martin DT4-star recruit	6′2″	304	Redford, MI
73	William Campbell DT4-star recruit	6′5″	308	Detroit, MI
76	Quinton Washington DT4-star recruit	6′4″	301	St. Stephen, SC
89	Tim North DE	6′1″	246
90	Anthony LaLota DE4-star recruit	6′4″	270	Princeton, NJ
92	Greg Banks DT	6′4″	285	Denver, CO
95	Renaldo Sagesse DT	6′4″	289	Montreal, QC
99	Adam Patterson DE4-star recruit	6′3″	276	Columbia, SC

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
8	Jonas Mouton LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Los Angeles, CA	2 INT
3	Stevie Brown LB4-star recruit	6′0″		Columbus, IN	1 INT
52	Kevin Leach LB	6′1″		Kentwood, MI	1 INT
4	Brandon Smith LB4-star recruit	6′3″		New Brunswick, NJ	3 returns, 53 yards
4	Cameron Gordon LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Detroit, MI
7	Brandin Hawthorne LB	6′0″		Pahokee, FL
25	Kenny Demens LB	6′1″		Oak Park, MI
27	Mike Jones LB	6′2″	226	Orlando, FL
34	Isaiah Bell LB4-star recruit	6′1″	250	Youngstown, OH
36	Rushdi Furrha LB	6′1″	204
42	J.B. Fitzgerald LB4-star recruit	6′3″	241	Princeton Junction, NJ
50	Ohene Opong-Owusu LB	6′2″	239
51	Marell Evans LB	6′3″	237	Richmond, VA
58	Brandon Herron LB	6′2″	221	Stafford, TX

Defensive backs 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
6	Donovan Warren CB5-star recruit	6′0″		Long Beach, CA	4 INT
32	Jordan Kovacs S	6′0″		Curtice, OH	1 INT
33	Boubacar Cissoko CB4-star recruit	5′9″		Detroit, MI	1 INT
2	J.T. Turner CB4-star recruit	6′2″	187	Scottsdale, AZ
5	Vladimir Emilien S	6′1″	204	Lauderhill, FL
8	J.T. Floyd CB	6′0″		Greenville, SC
13	Adrian Witty CB	5′10″	166	Deerfield Beach, FL
17	Tony Anderson CB	5′11″	195	Redondo Beach, CA
18	James Rogers CB	6′1″		Madison Heights, MI
21	Jordan Reilly S	5′10″	185	Taylor, MI
23	Floyd Simmons S	6′0″		Detroit, MI
28	Matthew Cavanaugh S	5′10″	190	Alto, MI
29	Troy Woolfolk CB	6′0″	191	Sugar Land, TX
30	Thomas Gordon S	5′11″		Detroit, MI
31	Jared Van Slyke S	6′2″	195	St. Louis, MO
35	Karl Tech S	5′10″	195	Grosse Pointe, MI
36	Zac Johnson S	6′2″	205	Morenci, MI
38	Al Backey CB	5′10″	183	Ypsilanti, MI
40	Michael Williams S4-star recruit	5′11″	188	Ventura, CA

Specialists 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
92	Jason Olesnavage PK	6′5″			11 of 15 field goals
41	Zoltan Mesko P	6′5″			52 punts, 44.5 average
97	Scott Schrimscher PK	5′10″		Canton, MI	1 of 1 extra point
30	Chris Berry P	6′3″	208
34	Brendan Gibbons PK	6′1″		West Palm Beach, FL
39	Eddie Murray PK	6′0″	180
43	Bryan Wright PK4-star recruit	6′1″	217	Salem, OH
46	Seth Broekhuizen PK	6′1″		Holland, MI
54	Jareth Glanda LS	6′3″		Rochester Hills, MI
66	George Morales LS	6′0″	236	North Las Vegas, NV
91	Tom Pomarico LS	6′4″	240	Jackson, MI
93	Kris Pauloski PK	6′3″	204	Indianapolis, IN
94	Curt Graman LS	6′5″	205	Cincinnati, OH

Hometowns of the 2009 Michigan 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

Michigan 40
Florida 11
Ohio 11
California 5
Texas 4
South Carolina 4
Arizona 3
New Jersey 3

Top counties

Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 12
Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 11
Kent County, Michigan pop. 663,000 5
Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4
Washtenaw County, Michigan pop. 370,000 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’ 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.