2009 New Mexico State roster

93 players. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from California (27) and Texas (19). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
9	Jeff Fleming QB	6′4″		Fullerton, CA	789 passing yards, 4 TD
8	Tanner Rust QB3-star recruit	6′2″		Lakeside, CA
13	Scott Galland QB	6′3″	207	Bellevue, WA
16	Rush Atkinson QB	6′0″	200	Arlington, TX

Running backs 11

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
20	Seth Smith RB	5′8″		Oakland, CA	1,016 rushing yards, 1 TD
23	Tonny Glynn RB	5′8″		Lubbock, TX	295 rushing yards, 1 TD
3	Marquell Colston RB3-star recruit	5′9″		Little Rock, AR	249 rushing yards, 2 TD
28	Robert Clay RB3-star recruit	5′10″		New Braunfels, TX	16 rushing yards
21	Ronald Opetaia RB	5′9″		American Samoa	0 rushing yards
6	Donavan Roberts RB	5′10″		Mansfield, TX
23	James Hall Jr. RB2-star recruit	5′8″	182	Las Cruces, NM
29	Victor Johnson RB	5′11″		San Diego, CA
38	Brandon Perez FB	5′8″		Sparta, NJ
41	J’Barrie Jones RB	5′11″	220	Oakland, CA
49	Teka Salicido FB	5′11″	232	Hondo, NM

Receivers 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
7	Todd Lee WR2-star recruit	5′9″		Baton Rouge, LA	28 catches, 280 yards, 1 TD
32	Marcus Allen WR	6′0″		Newman, CA	26 catches, 308 yards, 2 TD
10	Marcus Anderson WR	5′8″		Austin, TX	22 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD
5	Julius Fleming WR	5′8″		Baton Rouge, LA	4 catches, 27 yards
12	William Bullock WR	6′3″		Manhattan Beach, CA	4 catches, 48 yards
9	Darrius Preston WR	6′1″		Ft. Myers, FL	1 catch, 3 yards
18	Mark Hilgers WR	5′11″	165	Aurora, IL
80	Jeremy Little WR	6′1″	170	Shreveport, LA
83	Barry Huntley WR	6′0″	185	Atlanta, GA
86	Derrick Barnes WR	6′1″	190	Mesquite, TX
87	Ruben Martinez WR2-star recruit	6′0″	197	Los Alamos, NM
88	Joe Cordova WR	6′8″	251	Marietta, GA

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
15	Trevor Walls TE	6′5″		Waverly, OH	352 passing yards, 2 TD
17	Kyle Nelson TE	6′4″		Waco, TX	12 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
87	Kyle Hipp TE	6′5″		San Diego, CA	4 catches, 23 yards
85	Ronny Torres TE	6′4″		Clovis, CA	1 return, 0 yards
81	Kenny Evora TE	6′4″		Widefield, CO	1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD
22	David Quiroga TE2-star recruit	6′1″		Chino Hills, CA
39	Spencer Diaz TE	6′5″	215	Las Cruces, NM

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
40	Jourdan Rodriguez OL	6′0″	218	Artesia, NM
58	Dejuan Yates OL	6′2″	280	Thousands Oaks, CA
59	David Norman OL	6′4″	300	Poway, CA
61	J.R. Saulietis OL	6′3″	292	Cloudcroft, NM
62	Mike Grady OL	6′3″	306	Corpus Christi, TX
63	Mike Yocius OL	6′4″	311	Cary, IL
66	Ruben Escarsega OL	6′4″	290	El Paso, TX
67	Joseph Palmer OL	6′3″	308	Spring, TX
70	Robert Rodriguez OL	6′2″	295	Artesia, NM
71	Eric Carlson OL	6′2″	290	Los Alamos, NM
72	Sioeli Fakalata OL	6′3″	321	East Palo Alto , CA
73	Patrick Blount OL	6′3″	263	Fort Worth, TX
74	Joe Suder OL	6′5″	298	Santa Rosa, CA
75	Dwayne Barton OL	6′4″	290	Detroit, MI
77	Joel Buschmann OL3-star recruit	6′3″	292	Denver, CO
78	Kyle Smith OL2-star recruit	6′6″	291	Arlington, TX
78	Matt Passwaters OL	6′3″	285	San Diego, CA
79	Jake Swenson OL	6′6″	294	El Paso, TX

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
37	Ka’ua Adolpho DE	6′1″		Kahuku, HI	1 return, 0 yards
52	Donte Savage DL	6′2″		Portland, OR	1 return, 29 yards
13	Anthony Smith DL2-star recruit	6′1″	230	Mesa, AZ
24	Justen Alford DE	6′2″	227	Dillion, SC
44	Chris Romero DT	6′4″	273	Las Vegas, NV
47	Chance Roberts DL	6′4″	243	Los Lunas, NM
48	Pierre Fils DE	6′3″	240	Ramsely, NJ
54	John Finau DT	6′1″	300	Long Beach, CA
69	Matthew Collins DT	6′3″	310	Albuquerque, NM
90	David Niumatalolo DE	6′2″	247	Kahuku, HI
90	E.J. Cannon NT	6′0″	292	Odessa, TX
91	J.D. Davis DT	6′3″	260	Marion, SC
92	Branden Warner DT	6′2″	291	Atlanta, GA
92	Vincent Federico DT	6′4″	290	West Covina, CA
93	Rex Meikel DT	6′3″	265	Yucaipa, CA
94	Kawika Shook DE	6′3″	275	Kapolei, HI

Linebackers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
51	Ross Conner LB	5′10″		Las Cruces, NM	1 INT
9	Jason Scott LB	5′10″	201	Chino Hills, CA
11	Jamar Cotton LB	6′0″	224	Irvington, NJ
12	Bryan Bonilla LB	6′1″	240	Pomona, CA
36	B.J. Adolpho LB	5′11″	225	Kahuku, HI
45	Tony Epenesa LB	6′1″	227	San Diego, CA
47	Boyblue Aoelua LB	5′10″
56	Sam King LB	6′0″	215	Las Vegas , NV
96	Numi Lolohea LB	5′11″	237	Eulass, TX

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
4	Davon House DB	6′0″		Palmdale, CA	3 INT
8	Chris Buckner DB	6′0″		Arlington, TX	1 INT
1	Jonte Green DB	6′0″		St Petersburg, FL
2	Ben Bradley DB	5′10″		Belleview, FL
25	Lorenzo Caldwell DB	6′1″	190	Fontana, CA
31	Devin Jackson DB	5′8″	155	Chino Hills, CA

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
96	Kyle Hughes PK	6′0″		Columbia, SC	9 of 15 field goals
46	Jordan Davenport PK	6′1″		Plano, TX	0 of 1 field goal
98	Mike Diaz PK	6′1″	205	San Diego, CA
98	Zach Diaz PK	5′8″	165	Las Cruces, NM

Athletes and others 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
2	Alphonso Powell	5′9″		Copperas Cove, TX	1 INT
3	Donyae Coleman	5′10″		Lynwood, CA	5 returns, 80 yards
19	Stephon Hatchett	5′8″		Newport News, VA	1 INT
8	Michael Zant	5′10″	180	Midland, TX
15	Junior Fasavalu	6′0″	185	Long Beach, CA
34	Sina Shabazz	5′11″	180	Las Cruces, NM

Hometowns of the 2009 New Mexico State roster, plus 1 from outside the 50 states; 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

California 27
Texas 19
New Mexico 13
Hawaii 4
Florida 3
Louisiana 3
New Jersey 3
South Carolina 3

Top counties

Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 7
San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 7
San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 5
Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5
Doña Ana County, New Mexico pop. 224,000 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’ 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.