Teams Minnesota 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Minnesota roster 122 players: 1 freshman, 121 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Minnesota (43) and Texas (13). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 19 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB 5′10″ Delray Beach, FL 926 rushing yards, 6 TD 35 Rodrick Williams Jr RB 5′11″ 234 Lewisville, TX 261 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 James Gillum RB 5′11″ Pearl River, LA 73 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Mike Henry FB 6′1″ Mahtomedi, MN 4 catches, 39 yards 27 David Cobb RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Killeen, TX 8 rushing yards 31 Cole Banham RB 5′9″ Lakeville, MN 32 Berkley Edwards RB 5′9″ 200 Novi, MI 42 JoJuan Harper RB 43 Tyler Hartmann FB 6′3″ Andover, MN
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 82 A.J. Barker WR 6′1″ St. Paul, MN 30 catches, 577 yards, 7 TD 14 Isaac Fruechte WR 6′3″ Caledonia, MN 19 catches, 256 yards, 2 TD 18 Derrick Engel WR 6′2″ Chaska, MN 18 catches, 375 yards, 1 TD 1 K.J. Maye WR 5′10″ 194 Mobile, AL 8 returns, 178 yards 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR 6′2″ Edina, MN 16 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD 12 Andre McDonald WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Minnetonka, MN 10 catches, 121 yards 1 Brandon Green WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Chicago, IL 6 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 25 Devon Wright WR 6′0″ Coral Springs, FL 19 rushing yards 17 Logan Hutton WR 6′1″ La Marque, TX 1 catch, 7 yards 16 Jamel Harbison WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Charlotte, NC 2 rushing yards 1 Isaiah Gentry-Madaris WR Fr. 6′4″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 8 Cameron Wilson WR 6′3″ 215 Rockwall, TX 14 Connor Cosgrove WR 6′0″ 175 Fitchburg, WI 17 C.J. Cesario WR 5′10″ 186 Arlington Heights, IL 23 Edward Sardinha WR 6′1″ 185 Wellington, FL 24 Matt Kloss WR 6′0″ 199 Coon Rapids, MN 84 Victor Keise WR 6′1″ Coral Springs, FL 86 Malcolm Moulton WR 5′11″ Lawrenceville, GA 89 Ben Holcomb WR 6′4″ 200 Germantown, WI
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 81 John Rabe TE 6′4″ Iowa Falls, IA 14 catches, 143 yards, 4 TD 83 Drew Goodger TE 6′5″ Shawnee Mission, KS 13 catches, 115 yards, 3 TD 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 81 Duke Anyanwu TE 6′4″ 245 Blaine, MN 86 Moses Alipate TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 281 Bloomington, MN 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 6′4″ 236 Richfield, MN 88 TE 6′4″ Waconia, MN
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 52 Zac Epping OL 6′2″ Kenosha, WI 1 return, 13 yards 58 Ed Olson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 309 Mahtomedi, MN 58 Tommy Olson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Mahtomedi, MN 60 Augustine Pupungatoa OL 6′6″ 265 River Falls, WI 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 Isaac Hayes OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 316 Brooklyn Park, MN 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 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 Ben Lauer OL 6′7″ 317 Plymouth, MN 79 Jonah Pirsig OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′9″ 325 Blue Earth, MN
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 9 Alex Keith DL 6′3″ 254 Columbia, MO 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 52 Yoshoub Timms DL 6′2″ Fort Walton Beach, FL 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 90 Jackson Miller DE 6′5″ 230 Okemos, MI 92 Roland Johnson DL 6′1″ 286 Camden, SC 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 97 Scott Ekpe DL 6′4″ Lewisville, TX 98 Michael Amaefula DL 6′2″ 249 Arlington, TX 99 DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ Minneapolis, MN
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 57 Aaron Hill LB 6′2″ St. Charles, MO 2 INT 32 Lamonte Edwards LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Woodbury, MN 1 return, 10 yards 59 Joey Balthazor LB 6′3″ Hartland, WI 1 return, 12 yards 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 18 Peter Westerhaus LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 Chanhassen, MN 19 Cedric Dicke LB 6′3″ 210 Cannon Falls, 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 47 Quinn Bauducco LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Moorpark, CA 50 Jack Lynn LB 6′3″ Lake Zurich, IL 56 LB 5′11″ Edina, MN
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 2 Troy Stoudermire DB 5′10″ Dallas, TX 25 returns, 512 yards 23 Michael Carter DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Pompano Beach, FL 4 INT 2 Cedric Thompson DB 6′0″ Calipatria, CA 2 INT 3 Derrick Wells DB 6′0″ Lehigh Acres, FL 2 INT 21 DB 6′0″ Valencia, CA 2 INT 15 Marcus Jones DB 5′8″ Wake Forest, NC 7 returns, 122 yards 3 Martez Shabazz DB 5′11″ DeSoto, TX 1 INT 6 Grayson Levine DB 5′11″ 210 Eden Prairie, MN 7 Damarius Travis DB 6′2″ Pensacola, FL 11 Antonio Johnson DB 6′0″ Cleveland, OH 16 Steven Montgomery DB 5′10″ 206 Miramar, FL 22 Jeremy Baltazar DB 6′0″ Corona, CA 28 Kenny Watkins DB 6′0″ 198 Detroit, MI 29 Briean Boddy DB 5′11″ 185 Wilmington, DE 31 DB 6′0″ Milwaukee, WI 33 John McKelvey DB 6′0″ 203 Hunting Valley, OH 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6′1″ 205 Redwood Falls, MN 87 Cavonte Johnson DB 5′11″ 198 Edina, MN
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2012 39 Jordan Wettstein PK 5′11″ De Pere, WI 12 of 20 field goals 41 Christian Eldred P 6′3″ Melbourne, Australia 67 punts, 38.1 average 38 David Schwerman PK 6′0″ Kettle Moraine, WI 2 punts, 31.0 average 37 Peter Mortell P 6′2″ Green Bay, WI 7 rushing yards 36 Chris Hawthorne PK 6′6″ Raleigh, NC 40 Jared Hartman LS 6′3″ 235 Falcon Heights, MN 41 Dan Orseske P 6′3″ Chicago, IL 48 Jake Filkins LS 6′2″ 240 Prescott, WI 49 Dave Ramlet LS 6′2″ 235 Appleton, WI
Grayson Levine, Andre McDonald, Mike Rallis, Gavin Bronson, Ryan Grant, Nick Rallis, Zach Mottla, Jon Christenson, Devin Crawford-Tufts, Moses Alipate, Cavonte Johnson, Sahr Ngekia Jared Hartman, Gabe Mezzenga, Caleb Bak, Jimmy Gjere, A.J. Barker Mitch Leidner, Cole Banham, Matt Garin, Joe Bjorklund Troy Stoudermire, Keanon Cooper, Spencer Reeves Derrick Engel, Peter Westerhaus, Curran Delaney Mike Henry, Ed Olson, Tommy Olson Isaac Hayes, Ben Lauer, Ra’Shede Hageman Brandon Green, Dan Orseske MarQueis Gray, James Manuel Max Shortell, Drew Goodger Donnell Kirkwood, Jephte Matilus Michael Carter, Eric Jacques Matt Kloss, Tyler Hartmann Devon Wright, Victor Keise Eric Murray, Cameron Botticelli Lamonte Edwards, Jake Filkins Rodrick Williams Jr, Scott Ekpe Peter Mortell, Jordan Wettstein David Schwerman, Joey Balthazor Luke McAvoy, Kyle McAvoy Brendan Beal Isaiah Gentry-Madaris K.J. Maye Cedric Thompson Derrick Wells Dexter Foreman Martez Shabazz Damarius Travis Cameron Wilson Alex Keith Philip Nelson Antonio Johnson Connor Cosgrove Isaac Fruechte Marcus Jones Jamel Harbison Steven Montgomery C.J. Cesario Logan Hutton Cedric Dicke Kendall Gregory-McGhee Brock Vereen James Gillum Jeremy Baltazar Edward Sardinha David Cobb Kenny Watkins Briean Boddy Berkley Edwards John McKelvey Chris Hawthorne Nathan Tow-Arnett Dominic Schultz Alex Bisch Quinn Bauducco Dave Ramlet Jack Lynn Yoshoub Timms Zac Epping Thieren Cockran Aaron Hill Augustine Pupungatoa Josh Campion Sean Ferguson Marek Lenkiewicz Ernie Heifort Foster Bush Jonah Pirsig Duke Anyanwu John Rabe Lincoln Plsek Malcolm Moulton Maxx Williams Ben Holcomb Jackson Miller Roland Johnson Ben Perry Harold Legania D.L. Wilhite Michael Amaefula MN 43 TX 13 WI 13 FL 12 IL 7 Hometowns of the 2012 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 43 Texas 13 Wisconsin 13 Florida 12 Illinois 7 California 4 Michigan 4 Ohio 3 Top counties Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 14 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5 Dakota County, Minnesota pop. 446,000 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 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’ 2012 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.
Philip Nelson QB3-star recruit
MarQueis Gray QB4-star recruit
Mitch Leidner QB
Maxx Williams TE
Ra’Shede Hageman DL4-star recruit
Nick Rallis LB
Brock Vereen DB
Eric Murray DB