2010 Minnesota roster

105 players. From 16 states; the most from Minnesota (36) and Wisconsin (15). The 2010 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
8	Adam Weber QB	6′3″		Shoreview, MN	2,679 passing yards, 20 TD
5	MarQueis Gray QB4-star recruit	6′4″		Indianapolis, IN	42 catches, 587 yards, 5 TD
16	Tom Parish QB3-star recruit	6′3″	206	Hartland, WI
19	Adam Lueck QB	6′0″	194	Eden Prairie, MN

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
2	De’Leon Eskridge RB	5′11″		San Francisco, CA	698 rushing yards, 7 TD
22	Duane Bennett RB	5′9″		St. Louis, MO	529 rushing yards, 3 TD
20	Donnell Kirkwood RB	5′10″		Delray Beach, FL	107 rushing yards
35	Jon Hoese FB	6′2″		Glencoe, MN	12 catches, 97 yards
18	R.J. Buckner RB	5′11″		Keller, TX	1 return, 10 yards
30	Mike Henry FB	6′1″		Mahtomedi, MN
33	Cameron Gatling RB	5′10″	200	San Antonio, TX
44	Ed Cotton FB	6′1″	210	Champlin, MN

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
6	Da’Jon McKnight WR	6′3″		Dallas, TX	48 catches, 750 yards, 10 TD
81	Bryant Allen WR	6′0″		Maplewood, MO	16 catches, 202 yards, 1 TD
1	Brandon Green WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Chicago, IL	5 returns, 37 yards
4	Hayo Carpenter WR	5′11″		Lawndale, CA	1 catch, 0 yards
82	A.J. Barker WR	6′1″		St. Paul, MN	1 catch, 17 yards
84	Victor Keise WR	6′1″		Coral Springs, FL	1 catch, 1 yard
8	Cameron Wilson WR	6′3″	215	Rockwall, TX
13	J.D. Pride WR	6′1″	202	Brooklyn Park, MN
14	Connor Cosgrove WR	6′0″	175	Fitchburg, WI
17	C.J. Cesario WR	5′10″	186	Arlington Heights, IL
17	Logan Hutton WR	6′1″		La Marque, TX
25	Devon Wright WR	6′0″		Coral Springs, FL
80	Xzavian Brandon WR	6′3″	181	Duluth, GA

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
85	Eric Lair TE	6′3″		Houston, TX	39 catches, 526 yards, 2 TD
86	Tiree Eure TE	6′7″		Allentown, PA	3 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD
19	Kendall Gregory-McGhee TE	6′5″		Aurora, CO	1 return, 0 yards
88	Collin McGarry TE	6′4″		Stillwater, MN	2 catches, 14 yards
96	Curtis Hughes TE	6′4″		Chicago, IL	1 return, 6 yards
44	Gabe Mezzenga TE	6′4″		Shoreview, MN
47	Alex Bisch TE	6′6″	250	Northfield, MN
86	Moses Alipate TE4-star recruit	6′5″	281	Bloomington, MN
87	Sahr Ngekia TE	6′4″	236	Richfield, MN

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Zac Epping OL	6′2″		Kenosha, WI
53	D.J. Burris OL	6′2″	305	Kenton, OH
58	Ed Olson OL3-star recruit	6′7″	309	Mahtomedi, MN
60	Ryan Wynn OL	6′5″	305	Plymouth, MN
62	Zach Mottla OL	6′2″	277	Edina, MN
63	Andy Brinkhaus OL2-star recruit	6′3″	276	Bloomington, MN
64	Caleb Bak OL	6′3″	302	Columbia Heights, MN
68	Chris Bunders OL	6′3″	292	Maple Grove, MN
69	Jacob Glickstein OL	6′3″	270	New Berlin, WI
70	Brandon Haney OL	6′4″	300	DeForest, WI
70	Sean Ferguson OL	6′6″	305	Philadelphia, PA
71	Jeff Wills OL	6′7″	350	Laurelton, NY
73	Matt Carufel OL	6′5″	302	Forest Lake, MN
74	Marek Lenkiewicz OL	6′5″	292	Tinley Park, IL
75	Brooks Michel OL	6′7″	298	Carmel, IN
76	Dominic Alford OL2-star recruit	6′3″	325	Cleveland, OH
76	Jimmy Gjere OL4-star recruit	6′7″	323	New Brighton, MN
77	Matt Eggen OL	6′5″	290	LaCrosse, WI
78	Ryan Orton OL3-star recruit	6′4″	290	Eden Prairie, MN
79	Johnathan Ragoo OL3-star recruit	6′7″	325	Opa Locka, FL

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
46	Cameron Botticelli DL	6′5″	290	Milwaukee, WI
49	Matt Garin DE3-star recruit	6′4″	249	Apple Valley, MN
56	Josh Tauaefa DL	6′2″	281	Corinth, TX
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
89	Curran Delaney DL	6′1″	285	Victoria, MN
90	Austin Hahn DL	6′4″	290	Hartford, WI
92	Leston Simpson DE	6′3″	244	Springfield Garden, NY
93	Ben Perry DL	6′5″	263	Southlake, TX
94	Harold Legania DL	6′4″	313	New Orleans, LA
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
99	Ra’Shede Hageman DL4-star recruit	6′6″		Minneapolis, MN

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
26	Mike Rallis LB	6′2″		Edina, MN	3 INT
9	James Manuel LB	6′2″		Indianapolis, IN	1 INT
51	Gary Tinsley LB	6′1″		Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
1	Brendan Beal LB	6′3″	249	Bangor, PA
4	Keanon Cooper LB4-star recruit	6′0″		Dallas, TX
8	Spencer Reeves LB3-star recruit	6′2″	234	Dallas, TX
17	Dwayne Mitchell LB	6′2″	210	New Orleans, LA
32	Lamonte Edwards LB3-star recruit	6′2″		Woodbury, MN
42	Willie Tatum LB	6′2″	200	Pickerington, OH
43	Ryan Grant LB	6′2″	226	Eden Prairie, MN
44	Brent Singleton LB	6′1″	214	Plantation, FL
48	Judd Paffrath LB	6′2″	225	Alexandria, MN
50	Patrick Sveum LB	6′1″	231	Rochester, MN
57	Aaron Hill LB	6′2″		St. Charles, MO
59	Joey Balthazor LB	6′3″		Hartland, WI

Defensive backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
2	Troy Stoudermire DB	5′10″		Dallas, TX	33 returns, 798 yards
2	Ryan Collado CB3-star recruit	5′9″		Cincinnati, OH	2 INT
23	Michael Carter DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Pompano Beach, FL	2 INT
27	Kyle Theret DB	5′10″		Murrieta, CA	1 INT
5	Johnny Johnson DB	5′9″		Chicago, IL	3 returns, 52 yards
3	Kim Royston DB	5′11″		Minneapolis, MN
7	Tyrone Bouie DB3-star recruit	6′0″	170	Sanford, FL
9	Christyn Lewis DB	6′2″	170	Fontana, CA
14	Kyle Henderson DB	5′11″	185	Minneapolis , MN
21	Brock Vereen DB	6′0″		Valencia, CA
28	Kenny Watkins DB	6′0″	198	Detroit, MI
36	Chase Haviland DB	5′9″	185	Thief River Falls, MN
40	Nathan Tow-Arnett DB	6′1″	205	Redwood Falls, MN
45	Bryan Klitzke DB	6′1″	210	Chippewa Falls, WI

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
37	Eric Ellestad PK	6′3″		Brooklyn Park, MN	11 of 17 field goals
41	Dan Orseske P	6′3″		Chicago, IL	49 punts, 36.1 average
38	David Schwerman PK	6′0″		Kettle Moraine, WI	1 punt, 31.0 average
39	Jordan Wettstein PK	5′11″		De Pere, WI
47	Ryan Coleman LS	6′1″	225	Brookfield, WI
48	Jake Filkins LS	6′2″	240	Prescott, WI
49	Dave Ramlet LS	6′2″	235	Appleton, WI

Hometowns of the 2010 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 36
Wisconsin 15
Texas 11
Florida 9
Illinois 6
California 5
Pennsylvania 4
Ohio 4

Top counties

Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 16
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5
Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 5
Washington County, Minnesota pop. 276,000 5

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’ 2010 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.