2005 Minnesota roster

29 players. From 4 states; the most from Ohio (2). The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 29 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Running backs 5

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Laurence Maroney RB			1,464 rushing yards, 10 TD
	Gary Russell RB		Columbus, OH	1,130 rushing yards, 18 TD
	Amir Pinnix RB3★3-star recruit		Newark, NJ	467 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Justin Valentine RB			84 rushing yards, 2 TD
	Alex Daniels RB4★4-star recruit		Columbus, OH	1 return, 13 yards

Receivers 4

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Ernest Wheelwright WR			37 catches, 568 yards, 5 TD
	Logan Payne WR			37 catches, 529 yards, 2 TD
	Jared Ellerson WR			21 catches, 511 yards, 5 TD
	Jakari Wallace WR			17 catches, 218 yards

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Matt Spaeth TE			26 catches, 333 yards, 4 TD

Defensive backs 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Dominique Barber S			1 return, 12 yards

Athletes and others 13

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Dominic Jones			28 returns, 120 yards
	John Pawielski			1 INT
	John Shevlin 3★3-star recruit		Saint Paul, MN	1 INT
	Kyle McKenzie			1 INT
	Mike Sherels			1 INT
	Terrance Campbell			1 INT
	Trumaine Banks			1 INT
	Jarod Posthumus			6 catches, 60 yards
	Tony Mortensen			130 passing yards, 1 TD
	Micah Rucker 3★3-star recruit		Estero, FL	4 catches, 76 yards
	Jason Lamers			2 rushing yards, 2 TD
	Mike Maciejowski			5 rushing yards
	Jamal Harris

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 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.