Teams Minnesota 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Minnesota roster 101 players. From 18 states; the most from Minnesota (42) and Wisconsin (9). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 10 Receivers 10 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 QB 6′3″ Shoreview, MN 2,582 passing yards, 13 TD 5 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Indianapolis, IN 265 rushing yards 19 Adam Lueck QB 6′0″ 194 Eden Prairie, MN
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 22 Duane Bennett RB 5′9″ St. Louis, MO 376 rushing yards, 6 TD 6 Kevin Whaley RB 5′9″ Virginia Beach, VA 367 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 De’Leon Eskridge RB 5′11″ San Francisco, CA 294 rushing yards, 3 TD 35 Jon Hoese FB 6′2″ Glencoe, MN 103 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Jay Thomas RB 6′0″ Oakdale, MN 4 returns, 65 yards 18 R.J. Buckner RB 5′11″ Keller, TX 36 Nick Rengel FB 6′3″ 225 Sartell, MN 37 Willie Schneider FB 5′11″ 216 St. Paul, MN 42 Logan U’u FB 5′10″ 230 Oakland, CA 44 Ed Cotton FB 6′1″ 210 Champlin, MN
Receivers 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 81 Bryant Allen WR 6′0″ Maplewood, MO 31 returns, 118 yards 7 WR 6′3″ Cold Spring, MN 50 catches, 758 yards, 5 TD 1 Brandon Green WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Chicago, IL 21 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6′3″ Dallas, TX 17 catches, 311 yards 4 Hayo Carpenter WR 5′11″ Lawndale, CA 2 catches, 43 yards 16 Ben Kuznia WR 6′0″ Olivia, MN 2 catches, 15 yards 9 David Pittman WR 5′11″ Pasadena, CA −9 rushing yards 80 Xzavian Brandon WR 6′3″ 181 Duluth, GA 82 A.J. Barker WR 6′1″ St. Paul, MN 84 Victor Keise WR 6′1″ Coral Springs, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE 6′3″ Redwood Falls, MN 37 catches, 505 yards, 3 TD 85 Eric Lair TE 6′3″ Houston, TX 1 catch, 12 yards 19 Kendall Gregory-McGhee TE 6′5″ Aurora, CO 86 Moses Alipate TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 281 Bloomington, MN 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 6′4″ 236 Richfield, MN 88 Collin McGarry TE 6′4″ Stillwater, MN 96 Curtis Hughes TE 6′4″ Chicago, IL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 53 D.J. Burris OL 6′2″ 305 Kenton, OH 58 Ed Olson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 309 Mahtomedi, MN 60 Ryan Wynn OL 6′5″ 305 Plymouth, MN 61 Trey Davis OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 281 Farmington, MN 62 Zach Mottla OL 6′2″ 277 Edina, MN 63 Andy Brinkhaus OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 276 Bloomington, MN 66 Nedward Tavale OL 6′2″ 334 St. Paul, MN 68 Chris Bunders OL 6′3″ 292 Maple Grove, MN 69 Jacob Glickstein OL 6′3″ 270 New Berlin, WI 71 Jeff Wills OL 6′7″ 350 Laurelton, NY 73 Matt Carufel OL 6′5″ 302 Forest Lake, MN 74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL 6′5″ 290 Apple Valley, MN 75 Brooks Michel OL 6′7″ 298 Carmel, IN 76 Dominic Alford OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 325 Cleveland, OH 78 Ryan Orton OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Eden Prairie, MN 79 Matt Stommes OL 6′7″ 312 Richmond, MN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 89 Barrett Moen DL 6′4″ Bloomington, MN 1 return, 9 yards 49 Matt Garin DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 249 Apple Valley, MN 55 Cedric McKinley DE 6′6″ 282 Demopolis, AL 56 Chris Severson DL 6′5″ 225 Wanaukee, WI 62 Eric Jacques DL 6′2″ 296 Pompano Beach, FL 67 David Stommes DL 6′4″ 240 Eden Valley, MN 68 Jewhan Edwards DT 6′2″ 330 Philadelphia, PA 90 Austin Hahn DL 6′4″ 290 Hartford, WI 90 Raymond Henderson DE 6′5″ 263 Oak Creek, WI 92 Kyle Dykstra DL 6′4″ 241 Princeton, MN 93 Derrick Onwuachi DE 6′5″ 262 Newhall, CA 95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6′3″ 244 Lexington, KY 96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6′2″ 294 St. Louis, MO 97 Anthony Jacobs DL 6′2″ 291 Northfield, MN 98 Eric Small DT 6′2″ 306 Naperville, IL 99 Garrett Brown DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 310 New Haven, CT 99 DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Minneapolis, MN
Linebackers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 Nathan Triplett ILB 2 INT 21 LB 6′1″ Upper Darby, PA 1 INT 30 Lee Campbell LB 6′3″ Naples, FL 1 INT 4 Keanon Cooper LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Dallas, TX 1 return, 29 yards 8 Spencer Reeves LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 234 Dallas, TX 17 Sam Maresh LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Champlin, MN 26 Mike Rallis LB 6′2″ Edina, MN 32 Nate Triplett LB 6′3″ 247 Maple Plain, MN 33 Rex Sharpe LB 6′1″ 231 Fairfield, AL 43 Ryan Grant LB 6′2″ 226 Eden Prairie, MN 44 Brent Singleton LB 6′1″ 214 Plantation, FL 50 Patrick Sveum LB 6′1″ 231 Rochester, MN 51 Gary Tinsley LB 6′1″ Jacksonville, FL 57 Aaron Hill LB 6′2″ St. Charles, MO 59 Joey Balthazor LB 6′3″ Hartland, WI
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 Troy Stoudermire DB 5′10″ Dallas, TX 44 returns, 1,057 yards 27 Kyle Theret DB 5′10″ Murrieta, CA 3 INT 15 Traye Simmons DB 5′11″ Marietta, GA 2 INT 24 CB 5′11″ Rochester, MN 2 INT 3 Kim Royston DB 5′11″ Minneapolis, MN 1 INT 23 Michael Carter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Pompano Beach, FL 1 return, 0 yards 2 Ryan Collado CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Cincinnati, OH 5 Johnny Johnson DB 5′9″ Chicago, IL 6 Kerry Lewis DB 5′9″ 179 Dallas, TX 13 Michael McKelton DB 5′10″ 183 Royal Palm Beach, FL 14 Kyle Henderson DB 5′11″ 185 Minneapolis , MN 25 Tim Dandridge DB 6′1″ 185 Detroit, MI 28 Kenny Watkins DB 6′0″ 198 Detroit, MI 36 Chase Haviland DB 5′9″ 185 Thief River Falls, MN 38 Marcus Singletary DB 6′0″ 188 Hinesville, GA 39 Nicholas Stommes DB 6′0″ 205 Owen, WI 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6′1″ 205 Redwood Falls, MN 45 Bryan Klitzke DB 6′1″ 210 Chippewa Falls, WI
Adam Lueck, Mike Rallis, Ryan Grant, Zach Mottla, Andy Brinkhaus, Ryan Orton, Moses Alipate, Sahr Ngekia, Barrett Moen Kim Royston, Kyle Henderson, Eric Ellestad, Ryan Wynn, Chris Bunders, Ra’Shede Hageman Troy Stoudermire, Keanon Cooper, Da’Jon McKnight, Kerry Lewis, Spencer Reeves Brandon Green, Johnny Johnson, Dan Orseske, Curtis Hughes Adam Weber, Willie Schneider, Nedward Tavale, A.J. Barker Jay Thomas, Ed Olson, Collin McGarry Matt Garin, Trey Davis, Ryan Ruckdashel De’Leon Eskridge, Logan U’u Sam Maresh, Ed Cotton Duane Bennett, Brandon Kirksey Michael Carter, Eric Jacques Marcus Sherels, Patrick Sveum Tim Dandridge, Kenny Watkins David Schwerman, Joey Balthazor Nathan Tow-Arnett, Nick Tow-Arnett Ryan Coleman, Jacob Glickstein David Stommes, Matt Stommes Ryan Collado Hayo Carpenter MarQueis Gray Kevin Whaley Eric Decker David Pittman Michael McKelton Traye Simmons Ben Kuznia R.J. Buckner Kendall Gregory-McGhee Simoni Lawrence Kyle Theret Lee Campbell Nate Triplett Rex Sharpe Jon Hoese Chase Haviland Nick Rengel Blake Haudan Marcus Singletary Nicholas Stommes Brent Singleton Bryan Klitzke Gary Tinsley D.J. Burris Cedric McKinley Aaron Hill Jewhan Edwards Jeff Wills Matt Carufel Brooks Michel Dominic Alford Xzavian Brandon Bryant Allen Victor Keise Eric Lair Austin Hahn Raymond Henderson Kyle Dykstra Derrick Onwuachi D.L. Wilhite Anthony Jacobs Eric Small Garrett Brown MN 42 WI 9 FL 7 TX 7 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2009 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 42 Wisconsin 9 Texas 7 Florida 7 California 6 Illinois 5 Ohio 4 Missouri 4 Top counties Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 18 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Ramsey County, Minnesota pop. 543,000 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.
Adam Weber QB
MarQueis Gray QB4-star recruit
Eric Decker WR
Ra’Shede Hageman DL4-star recruit
Simoni Lawrence LB
Marcus Sherels CB