2008 New Mexico State roster

26 players. From 8 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (8) and Louisiana (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 26 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Chase Holbrook QB					3,361 passing yards, 25 TD
15	J.J. McDermott QB2-star recruit		6′4″		Katy, TX	246 passing yards

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
3	Marquell Colston RB3-star recruit	5′9″	Little Rock, AR	384 rushing yards, 4 TD
23	Tonny Glynn RB	5′8″	Lubbock, TX	214 rushing yards
21	Ronald Opetaia RB	5′9″	American Samoa	85 rushing yards, 1 TD
6	Donavan Roberts RB	5′10″	Mansfield, TX	42 rushing yards
38	Brandon Perez FB	5′8″	Sparta, NJ	104 rushing yards

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Chris Williams WR		Rio Rancho, NM	86 catches, 1,271 yards, 9 TD
	A.J. Harris WR		Baton Rouge, LA	78 catches, 713 yards, 3 TD
10	Marcus Anderson WR	5′8″	Austin, TX	50 catches, 617 yards, 9 TD
	Weston Neiman WR			27 catches, 254 yards, 2 TD
	Kenneth Buckley WR			21 catches, 216 yards
5	Julius Fleming WR	5′8″	Baton Rouge, LA	13 catches, 166 yards
7	Todd Lee WR2-star recruit	5′9″	Baton Rouge, LA	6 catches, 35 yards

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
17	Kyle Nelson TE		6′4″		Waco, TX	11 catches, 70 yards

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
42	Nick Paden LB		6′3″	235	Folsom, CA	2 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
4	Davon House DB		6′0″		Palmdale, CA	2 INT
8	Chris Buckner DB		6′0″		Arlington, TX

Specialists 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
96	Kyle Hughes PK		6′0″		Columbia, SC	7 of 11 field goals

Athletes and others 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
2	Alphonso Powell	5′9″	Copperas Cove, TX	2 INT
	Marvin Betts			2 INT
	Derrick Richardson			1 INT
	LaVorick Williams 2-star recruit		Odessa, TX	7 catches, 52 yards
	Doug McDaniel			2 catches, 30 yards
	Drew Thatcher			1 catch, 5 yards
19	Stephon Hatchett	5′8″	Newport News, VA

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 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.