Teams Minnesota 2011 Roster ← 2010 2012 → 2011 Minnesota roster 117 players. From 18 states; the most from Minnesota (44) and Wisconsin (14). The 2011 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 5 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Indianapolis, IN 1,495 passing yards, 8 TD; 966 rushing yards, 6 TD 11 Max Shortell QB 6′6″ Shawnee Mission, KS 309 passing yards, 2 TD 3 Dexter Foreman QB 6′1″ 220 Manvel, TX 16 Tom Parish QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 206 Hartland, WI 19 Adam Lueck QB 6′0″ 194 Eden Prairie, MN
Receivers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6′3″ Dallas, TX 51 catches, 760 yards, 4 TD 1 Brandon Green WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Chicago, IL 15 catches, 190 yards, 1 TD 86 Malcolm Moulton WR 5′11″ Lawrenceville, GA 14 catches, 174 yards 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR 6′2″ Edina, MN 8 catches, 156 yards 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR 6′3″ Corona, CA 1 catch, 28 yards 25 Devon Wright WR 6′0″ Coral Springs, FL −1 rushing yards 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 22 Luke Trucilla WR 6′0″ 175 Erie, PA 24 Matt Kloss WR 6′0″ 199 Coon Rapids, MN 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 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 88 Collin McGarry TE 6′4″ Stillwater, MN 16 catches, 120 yards, 2 TD 85 Eric Lair TE 6′3″ Houston, TX 11 catches, 168 yards, 1 TD 81 John Rabe TE 6′4″ Iowa Falls, IA 4 catches, 36 yards, 2 TD 83 Drew Goodger TE 6′5″ Shawnee Mission, KS 2 catches, 7 yards 19 Kendall Gregory-McGhee TE 6′5″ Aurora, CO 44 Gabe Mezzenga TE 6′4″ Shoreview, MN 47 Alex Bisch TE 6′6″ 250 Northfield, MN 86 Moses Alipate TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 281 Bloomington, MN 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 6′4″ 236 Richfield, MN
Offensive line 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 58 Tommy Olson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Mahtomedi, MN 3 returns, 37 yards 52 Zac Epping OL 6′2″ Kenosha, WI 1 return, 18 yards 58 Ed Olson OL 3★ 3-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 Jon Christenson OL 6′4″ 303 Minnetonka, MN 64 Caleb Bak OL 6′3″ 302 Columbia Heights, MN 65 Josh Campion OL 6′5″ 307 Fergus Falls, MN 66 Luke McAvoy OL 6′5″ 285 Bloomington, IL 68 Chris Bunders OL 6′3″ 292 Maple Grove, MN 69 Jacob Glickstein OL 6′3″ 270 New Berlin, WI 70 Sean Ferguson OL 6′6″ 305 Philadelphia, PA 71 Kyle McAvoy OL 6′5″ 308 Bloomington, IL 73 Joe Bjorklund OL 6′5″ 300 Rosemount, MN 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL 6′5″ 292 Tinley Park, IL 75 Brooks Michel OL 6′7″ 298 Carmel, IN 75 Ernie Heifort OL 6′5″ Bemidji, MN 76 Jimmy Gjere OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 323 New Brighton, MN 77 Foster Bush OL 6′5″ 306 Menasha, WI 78 Ryan Orton OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Eden Prairie, MN
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 42 Gavin Bronson DL 6′4″ 242 Burnsville, MN 46 Cameron Botticelli DL 6′5″ 290 Milwaukee, WI 49 Matt Garin DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 249 Apple Valley, MN 55 Thieren Cockran DE 6′6″ 237 Homestead, FL 56 Curran Delaney DL 6′1″ 300 Victoria, MN 62 Eric Jacques DL 6′2″ 296 Pompano Beach, FL 67 David Stommes DL 6′4″ 240 Eden Valley, 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 98 Michael Amaefula DL 6′2″ 249 Arlington, TX 99 DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Minneapolis, MN
Linebackers 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 32 Lamonte Edwards LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Woodbury, MN 11 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Brendan Beal LB 6′3″ 249 Bangor, PA 4 Keanon Cooper LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Dallas, TX 8 Spencer Reeves LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 234 Dallas, TX 9 James Manuel LB 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB 6′2″ 210 New Orleans, LA 18 Peter Westerhaus LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 Chanhassen, MN 26 Mike Rallis LB 6′2″ Edina, MN 34 Jephte Matilus LB 6′1″ 238 Delray Beach, FL 42 Dominic Schultz LB 6′1″ 231 Port Huron, MI 43 Ryan Grant LB 6′2″ 226 Eden Prairie, MN 44 Brent Singleton LB 6′1″ 214 Plantation, FL 47 Quinn Bauducco LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Moorpark, CA 48 Judd Paffrath LB 6′2″ 225 Alexandria, MN 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 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 15 Marcus Jones DB 5′8″ Wake Forest, NC 13 returns, 370 yards 2 Troy Stoudermire DB 5′10″ Dallas, TX 12 returns, 173 yards 3 Kim Royston DB 5′11″ Minneapolis, MN 1 INT 21 DB 6′0″ Valencia, CA 1 INT 2 Cedric Thompson DB 6′0″ Calipatria, CA 3 Derrick Wells DB 6′0″ Lehigh Acres, FL 5 Johnny Johnson DB 5′9″ Chicago, IL 6 Grayson Levine DB 5′11″ 210 Eden Prairie, MN 7 Tyrone Bouie DB 3★ 3-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 16 Steven Montgomery DB 5′10″ 206 Miramar, FL 23 Michael Carter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Pompano Beach, FL 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 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 41 Dan Orseske P 6′3″ Chicago, IL 57 punts, 37.0 average 36 Chris Hawthorne PK 6′6″ Raleigh, NC 6 of 8 field goals 39 Jordan Wettstein PK 5′11″ De Pere, WI 6 of 6 field goals 38 David Schwerman PK 6′0″ Kettle Moraine, WI 2 punts, 23.5 average 31 David Platner PK 6′0″ 167 Eden Prairie, MN 37 Peter Mortell P 6′2″ Green Bay, WI 40 Jared Hartman LS 6′3″ 235 Falcon Heights, MN 48 Jake Filkins LS 6′2″ 240 Prescott, WI 49 Dave Ramlet LS 6′2″ 235 Appleton, WI
Grayson Levine, Adam Lueck, Mike Rallis, David Platner, Gavin Bronson, Ryan Grant, Zach Mottla, Jon Christenson, Ryan Orton, Devin Crawford-Tufts, Moses Alipate, Sahr Ngekia Kim Royston, J.D. Pride, Kyle Henderson, Ryan Wynn, Chris Bunders, Ra’Shede Hageman Jared Hartman, Gabe Mezzenga, Caleb Bak, Jimmy Gjere, A.J. Barker Troy Stoudermire, Keanon Cooper, Da’Jon McKnight, Spencer Reeves Mike Henry, Ed Olson, Tommy Olson, Collin McGarry Brandon Green, Johnny Johnson, Dan Orseske Tom Parish, David Schwerman, Joey Balthazor Cole Banham, Matt Garin, Joe Bjorklund MarQueis Gray, James Manuel Max Shortell, Drew Goodger Dwayne Mitchell, Harold Legania Peter Westerhaus, Curran Delaney Donnell Kirkwood, Jephte Matilus Duane Bennett, Brandon Kirksey Michael Carter, Eric Jacques Matt Kloss, Ed Cotton Devon Wright, Victor Keise Lamonte Edwards, Jake Filkins Peter Mortell, Jordan Wettstein Alex Bisch, Anthony Jacobs Luke McAvoy, Kyle McAvoy Xzavian Brandon, Malcolm Moulton Brendan Beal Cedric Thompson Ge’Shun Harris Derrick Wells Dexter Foreman Tyrone Bouie Cameron Wilson Christyn Lewis Connor Cosgrove Marcus Jones Steven Montgomery C.J. Cesario Logan Hutton Kendall Gregory-McGhee Brock Vereen Luke Trucilla David Cobb Kenny Watkins Cameron Gatling Chase Haviland Chris Hawthorne Nathan Tow-Arnett Dominic Schultz Brent Singleton Bryan Klitzke Cameron Botticelli Quinn Bauducco Judd Paffrath Dave Ramlet Patrick Sveum Gary Tinsley Zac Epping Thieren Cockran Aaron Hill Josh Campion David Stommes Jacob Glickstein Sean Ferguson Marek Lenkiewicz Brooks Michel Ernie Heifort Foster Bush John Rabe Eric Lair Austin Hahn Leston Simpson Ben Perry D.L. Wilhite Michael Amaefula MN 44 WI 14 FL 12 TX 12 IL 7 Hometowns of the 2011 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 44 Wisconsin 14 Texas 12 Florida 12 Illinois 7 California 5 Pennsylvania 3 Indiana 3 Top counties Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 18 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Washington County, Minnesota pop. 276,000 5 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 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’ 2011 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.
MarQueis Gray QB4-star recruit
Ra’Shede Hageman DL4-star recruit
Brock Vereen DB