2008 Minnesota roster

31 players. From 11 states; the most from Minnesota (8) and California (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
8	Adam Weber QB		6′3″		Shoreview, MN	2,761 passing yards, 15 TD

Receivers 8

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
7	Eric Decker WR		6′3″		Cold Spring, MN	84 catches, 1,074 yards, 7 TD
	Jack Simmons WR					36 catches, 331 yards, 2 TD
16	Ben Kuznia WR		6′0″		Olivia, MN	31 catches, 310 yards
1	Brandon Green WR4★4-star recruit		6′0″		Chicago, IL	20 catches, 298 yards, 1 TD
39	Ralph Spry WR		5′10″		Auburn, AL	7 catches, 63 yards
5	Brodrick Smith WR		6′1″		Garden City, KS	5 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
9	David Pittman WR		5′11″		Pasadena, CA	4 catches, 32 yards
6	Da’Jon McKnight WR		6′3″		Dallas, TX	3 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD

Linebackers 3

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
30	Lee Campbell LB		6′3″		Naples, FL	2 INT
21	Simoni Lawrence LB		6′1″		Upper Darby, PA	1 INT
51	Gary Tinsley LB		6′1″		Jacksonville, FL	1 return, 0 yards

Defensive backs 7

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
24	Marcus Sherels CB		5′11″		Rochester, MN	34 returns, 179 yards
15	Traye Simmons DB		5′11″		Marietta, GA	4 INT
27	Kyle Theret DB		5′10″		Murrieta, CA	3 INT
29	Shady Salamon DB		5′11″	202	South St. Paul, MN	181 rushing yards, 3 TD
2	Ryan Collado CB3★3-star recruit		5′9″		Cincinnati, OH	1 INT
2	Troy Stoudermire DB		5′10″		Dallas, TX	3 catches, 13 yards
5	Johnny Johnson DB		5′9″		Chicago, IL	1 return, 0 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.