Teams Nebraska 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Nebraska roster 138 players. From 19 states; the most from Nebraska (69) and Texas (19). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 14 Receivers 16 Tight ends 13 Offensive line 24 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 7
Running backs 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 10 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Danville, CA 1,147 rushing yards, 10 TD 22 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Plano, TX 349 rushing yards, 3 TD 27 Dontrayevous Robinson RB 6′1″ Euless, TX 165 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 Curenski Gilleylen RB 6′0″ Leander, TX 17 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD 14 Lester Ward FB 6′3″ Brenham, TX 38 rushing yards 28 Austin Jones RB 5′10″ Aurora, CO 18 rushing yards 48 Tyler Legate FB 5′10″ Neligh, NE 3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD 38 Graham Stoddard FB 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 1 return, 1 yard 29 Collins Okafor RB 6′1″ Omaha, NE 9 rushing yards 30 Mike Hays FB 6′1″ 235 Papillion, NE 31 C.J. Zimmerer FB 6′0″ Omaha, NE 33 Colin McDermott FB 6′2″ 250 Omaha, NE 34 Jeremy Wallace RB 6′1″ 230 Omaha, NE 34 Mitch Hron FB 6′2″ 230 Schuyler, NE
Receivers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 24 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Omaha, NE 40 catches, 796 yards, 4 TD 6 Tim Marlowe WR 5′10″ Youngstown, OH 12 returns, 284 yards 18 Menelik Holt WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ San Diego, CA 15 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD 84 Brandon Kinnie WR 6′3″ Kansas City, MO 15 catches, 141 yards 1 Chris Brooks WR 6′2″ St. Louis, MO 14 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD 1 Khiry Cooper WR 6′3″ Shreveport, LA 13 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD 8 Will Henry WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ El Paso, TX 1 catch, 1 yard 82 Wes Cammack WR 5′11″ DeWitt, NE 1 catch, 2 yards 4 Ty Kildow WR 5′7″ 175 Omaha, NE 9 Joe Broekemeier WR 6′4″ Aurora, NE 21 Steven Osborne WR 6′4″ Garland, TX 35 Nick Failla WR 5′10″ 175 Omaha, NE 42 Tyson Clark WR 6′4″ 190 Lincoln, NE 83 Joseph Partington WR 6′2″ 190 Grand Island, NE 85 K.C. Hyland WR 6′6″ 215 Lincoln, NE 87 Taylor Dixon WR 5′11″ 195 Wauneta, NE
Tight ends 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 44 Mike McNeill TE 6′4″ Kirkwood, MO 28 catches, 259 yards, 4 TD 25 Kyler Reed TE 6′3″ Shawnee, KS 6 catches, 54 yards 49 Dreu Young TE 6′4″ Cozad, NE 5 catches, 78 yards 81 Ben Cotton TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Ames, IA 5 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 33 Ryan Hill TE 6′3″ Arvada, CO 2 catches, 8 yards, 1 TD 35 Jay Martin TE 6′2″ 230 Waverly, NE 37 Kevin Thomsen TE 6′2″ 245 Elkhorn, NE 41 Jake Long TE 6′4″ Elkhorn, NE 47 Brett Wells TE 6′4″ 215 St. Paul, NE 82 Robert Barry TE 6′8″ 245 Battle Creek, NE 86 Mychael McClure TE 6′5″ 245 Wisner, NE 89 Conor McDermott TE 6′2″ Omaha, NE 89 J.T. Kerr TE 6′4″ 245 San Diego, CA
Offensive line 24 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Quentin Toailoa OL 6′4″ 295 Highland, CA 51 Brandon Chapek OL 6′5″ 305 Wahoo, NE 52 Dwight Jones OL 6′4″ 275 Gretna, NE 58 Mike Caputo OL 6′1″ 275 Omaha, NE 59 Brian Thorson OL 6′3″ 280 Omaha, NE 61 OL 6′4″ 315 Elkhorn, NE 62 Andy Christensen OL 6′3″ 305 Bennington, NE 62 Cole Pensick OL 6′2″ 275 Lincoln, NE 63 Derek Meyer OL 6′5″ 315 Campbell, NE 65 Mike Smith OL 6′6″ 285 Las Vegas, NV 66 Cruz Barrett OL 6′4″ 310 Daytona Beach, FL 67 Jacob Hickman OL 6′4″ 290 Bakersfield, CA 68 Keith Williams OL 6′5″ 310 Florissant, MO 70 Nick Ash OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 285 Keller, TX 71 OL 6′6″ 310 Lakewood, CO 72 Jesse Coffey OL 6′7″ 290 Denton, TX 72 Justin Jackson OL 6′3″ 280 Roca, NE 73 D.J. Jones OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Omaha, NE 74 Ricky Henry OL 6′4″ 305 Omaha, NE 75 Luke Lingenfelter OL 6′4″ 280 Plainview, NE 76 OL 6′7″ 315 Williston, ND 77 Seung Hoon Choi OL 6′2″ 295 Lincoln, NE 78 Marcel Jones OL 6′7″ 320 Phoenix, AZ 79 Brandon Thompson OL 6′6″ 300 The Woodlands, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 93 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Portland, OR 1 INT 46 Eric Martin DE 6′2″ Moreno Valley, CA 1 return, 9 yards 9 Jason Ankrah DE 6′4″ Gaithersburg, MD 34 Cameron Meredith DE 6′4″ Huntington Beach, CA 53 Thaddeus Randle DT 6′1″ 300 Galena Park, TX 55 Baker Steinkuhler DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Lincoln, NE 63 Ben Martin DT 6′4″ 260 Lincoln, NE 68 Josh Molek DT 6′3″ 255 Omaha, NE 69 Brodrick Nickens DT 6′5″ Alliance, NE 70 Kenny Anderson DT 6′2″ 260 Omaha, NE 78 Colin Kanne DL 6′4″ 250 Omaha, NE 80 David Harvey DE 6′4″ 270 La Plata, MD 85 Faron Klingelhoefer DT 6′2″ 265 Amherst, NE 90 Terrence Moore DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ New Orleans, LA 91 Dan Glassman DE 6′4″ 250 Omaha, NE 92 Tyrone Fahie DE 6′3″ 255 Virginia Beach, VA 94 DT 6′6″ 285 Cozad, NE 95 Pierre Allen DE 6′5″ 265 Denver, CO 98 Josh Williams DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Denton, TX
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 52 Phillip Dillard LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Tulsa, OK 1 INT 36 Mathew May LB 6′1″ Imperial, NE 2 returns, −4 yards 42 Sean Fisher LB 6′6″ Omaha, NE 1 return, 0 yards 22 Joseph Camarata LB 5′10″ 225 Overland Park, KS 32 Jim Ebke LB 6′0″ 205 Lincoln, NE 35 Matt Holt LB 6′0″ 200 Lee’s Summitt, MO 37 Tyrone Lewis LB 6′2″ 205 Lincoln, NE 41 Thomas Grove LB 6′2″ 225 Arlington, NE 44 Micah Kreikemeier LB 6′3″ 220 West Point, NE 45 Alonzo Whaley LB 6′1″ Madisonville, TX 48 Chris Williams LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Abilene, TX 49 Matt Manninger LB 6′1″ 220 Omaha, NE 51 Will Compton LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Bonne Terre, MO 54 Colton Koehler LB 6′1″ 230 Harvard, NE 56 Devin Paulsen LB 6′2″ 215 Lincoln, NE 59 Colby Starkebaum LB 6′1″ 210 Sterling, CO
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 33 Matt O’Hanlon S 5′11″ Bellevue, NE 6 INT 21 CB 6′1″ Glendale, AZ 5 INT 7 DeJon Gomes DB 6′0″ Hayward, CA 4 INT 4 Larry Asante S 6′1″ Alexandria, VA 2 INT 28 Eric Hagg DB 6′2″ Peoria, AZ 1 INT 32 Marcus Mendoza CB 5′10″ Houston, TX 6 catches, 40 yards 15 Alfonzo Dennard CB 5′10″ Rochelle, GA 1 return, 25 yards 39 Justin Blatchford S 6′1″ Ponca, NE 1 return, 25 yards 2 Antonio Bell CB 6′2″ Daytona Beach, FL 1 catch, 3 yards 2 Lazarri Middleton CB 6′1″ 190 Long Beach, CA 3 Rickey Thenarse S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Los Angeles, CA 5 Anthony West DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ San Diego, CA 8 Austin Cassidy S 6′1″ Lincoln, NE 10 Dijon Washington CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Lawndale, CA 11 Andrew Green DB 6′0″ 195 San Antonio, TX 12 Courtney Osborne S 6′3″ Garland, TX 13 P.J. Smith S 6′2″ River Ridge, LA 16 Adam Watson DB 6′0″ 185 Lincoln, NE 19 Wil Richards S 5′11″ 190 Lee’s Summit, MO 23 Lance Thorell DB 6′1″ Loomis, NE 29 Seth Jameson S 6′1″ 205 Southlake, TX 31 Jase Dean CB 6′0″ 200 Bridgeport, NE 43 Brent Moravec DB 6′0″ 195 Grand Island, NE
Ty Kildow, Ron Kellogg III, Niles Paul, Collins Okafor, C.J. Zimmerer, Colin McDermott, Matt O’Hanlon, Jeremy Wallace, Nick Failla, Sean Fisher, Matt Manninger, Mike Caputo, Brian Thorson, Josh Molek, Kenny Anderson, D.J. Jones, Ricky Henry, Colin Kanne, Conor McDermott, Alex Henery, Dan Glassman Austin Cassidy, Adam Watson, Jim Ebke, Tyrone Lewis, Graham Stoddard, Tyson Clark, Baker Steinkuhler, Devin Paulsen, Cole Pensick, Ben Martin, Sam Meginnis, Seung Hoon Choi, K.C. Hyland Kevin Thomsen, Jake Long, Spencer Long, Andy Christensen Anthony West, Menelik Holt, J.T. Kerr Courtney Osborne, Steven Osborne, Rex Burkhead Antonio Bell, Cruz Barrett Prince Amukamara, Eric Hagg Seth Jameson, Nick Ash Marcus Mendoza, Thaddeus Randle Brent Moravec, Joseph Partington Dreu Young, Jared Crick Jesse Coffey, Josh Williams Chris Brooks Khiry Cooper Lazarri Middleton Rickey Thenarse Taylor Martinez Larry Asante Zac Lee Tim Marlowe DeJon Gomes Kody Spano Will Henry Jason Ankrah Joe Broekemeier Dijon Washington Roy Helu Andrew Green Curenski Gilleylen P.J. Smith Lester Ward Alfonzo Dennard Latravis Washington Cody Green Wil Richards Joseph Camarata Lance Thorell Kyler Reed Dontrayevous Robinson Jon Damkroger Austin Jones Mike Hays Jase Dean Ryan Hill Cameron Meredith Mitch Hron Jay Martin Mathew May Justin Blatchford Thomas Grove Micah Kreikemeier Mike McNeill Alonzo Whaley Eric Martin Brett Wells Chris Williams Tyler Legate Quentin Toailoa Brandon Chapek Will Compton Dwight Jones Phillip Dillard Colton Koehler Colby Starkebaum Derek Meyer Mike Smith Jacob Hickman Keith Williams Brodrick Nickens Jeremiah Sirles Justin Jackson Luke Lingenfelter Brent Qvale Marcel Jones Brandon Thompson David Harvey Ben Cotton Robert Barry Wes Cammack Brandon Kinnie Faron Klingelhoefer Mychael McClure Taylor Dixon Terrence Moore P.J. Mangieri Tyrone Fahie Adam Kuhl Ndamukong Suh Pierre Allen Tyler Daake Brett Maher NE 69 TX 19 CA 14 MO 7 CO 5 Hometowns of the 2009 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 69 Texas 19 California 14 Missouri 7 Colorado 5 Louisiana 3 Florida 3 Arizona 3 Top counties Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 21 Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 16 Dodge County, Nebraska pop. 37,351 4 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 3 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.
Roy Helu RB3-star recruit
Rex Burkhead RB4-star recruit
Niles Paul WR4-star recruit
Spencer Long OL
Jeremiah Sirles OL
Brent Qvale OL
Ndamukong Suh DT4-star recruit
Jared Crick DT
Prince Amukamara CB