Teams North Carolina 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 North Carolina roster 101 players. From 18 states; the most from North Carolina (56) and Virginia (9). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 9 Receivers 10 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 3 Athletes and others 6
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 13 QB 6′4″ Marietta, GA 2,136 passing yards, 14 TD 14 Braden Hanson QB 6′6″ Charlotte, NC 7 passing yards 2 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ West Springfield, VA
Running backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 45 Devon Ramsay FB 6′2″ Red Bank, NJ 6 catches, 57 yards 6 Anthony Elzy RB 5′10″ Warren, OH 40 rushing yards 4 Bobby Rome FB 2★ 2-star recruit Norfolk, VA 3 catches, 28 yards 5 Jamal Womble RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Teachey, NC 41 rushing yards 40 Hunter Furr RB 6′0″ Lewisville, NC 6 rushing yards 23 Steven Hatley RB 5′10″ 215 Charlotte, NC 30 Carter Brown RB Salem, VA 38 Curtis Byrd FB 6′1″ Durham, NC 39 Kenny Owens FB 6′0″ Fayettville, NC
Receivers 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Durham, NC 62 catches, 724 yards, 5 TD 88 Erik Highsmith WR 6′3″ Vanceboro, NC 37 catches, 425 yards, 2 TD Zach Pianalto WR 33 catches, 334 yards, 1 TD 87 Jheranie Boyd WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Gastonia, NC 12 catches, 214 yards, 4 TD 83 Dwight Jones WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ Burlington, NC 5 catches, 21 yards 3 Joshua Adams WR 4★ 4-star recruit Cambridge, MA 3 catches, 49 yards 11 Joshua McKie WR Mauldin, SC 25 Lee Browne WR Raleigh, NC 81 Quentin Plair WR Lawrenceville, GA 85 Rashad Mason WR 4★ 4-star recruit Nashville, TN
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 80 Ed Barham TE 6′3″ Bacon’s Castle, VA 6 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD 33 Christian Wilson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ McKees Rocks, PA 5 catches, 30 yards 17 Zack Pianalto TE 6′4″ 250 Springdale, AR 49 TE 6′3″ Winston-Salem, NC 84 Vince Jacobs TE Charlotte, NC 86 Randy White TE Bristol, VA 89 Nelson Hurst TE 6′3″ Plainfield, IN
Offensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 55 Trey Strickland OL Charlotte, NC 62 David Collins OG 6′8″ 310 Kernersville, NC 63 Peyton Jenest C 6′5″ Davidson, NC 64 OG 6′3″ Wilmington, NC 65 Cam Holland C 6′2″ 320 Pittsburgh, PA 66 Mike Ingersoll OT 6′5″ 305 Mint Hill, NC 67 Greg Elleby OL 6′4″ 285 Tabor City, NC 69 Lowell Dyer C Durham, NC 70 Alan Pelc OG 6′6″ 305 Houston, TX 71 Carl Gaskins OT 6′5″ 315 Melbourne, FL 72 Kyle Jolly OT Powhatan, VA 72 Scott Mincey C 6′2″ 280 Yanceyville, NC 73 Brennan Williams OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 310 West Roxbury, MA 74 Sam Ellis OG 6′4″ 285 Carrboro, NC 76 OG 6′7″ Windsor, NC 78 T. Moore Evins OL Oxford, NC
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 DT 6′3″ 310 Washington, DC 42 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 270 Ladson, SC 55 Linwan Euwell DE 6′2″ 220 Pinetops, NC 78 Jordan Nix DT 6′3″ 295 Lawton, OK 90 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 285 Kinston, NC 91 Tydreke Powell DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Ahoskie, NC 92 E.J. Wilson DE 2★ 2-star recruit Lawrenceville, VA 93 DT Eagle Springs, NC 94 Adam Curry DE 6′4″ 250 Durham, NC 94 Michael McAdoo DE 6′7″ 245 Antioch, TN 96 Tavares Brown DT Rockingham, NC 97 Aleric Mullins DT 4★ 4-star recruit Caruthersville, MO 97 Jared McAdoo DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 295 Chapel Hill, NC 98 Donte Paige-Moss DE 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Jacksonville, NC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 47 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Columbia, MD 1 INT 54 LB 6′3″ Havelock, NC 1 INT 33 Hayden Hunter LB Austin, TX 35 Herman Davidson LB 6′2″ 215 Long Beach, CA 36 Kennedy Tinsley LB 2★ 2-star recruit Greensboro, NC 41 Ebele Okakpu LB 6′2″ 225 Roswell, GA 41 Shane Mularkey LB 6′2″ 210 Norcross, GA 43 Curtis Campbell LB 6′2″ 225 Chesapeake, VA 45 Josh Bridges LB 6′2″ 230 Charlotte, NC 48 Kevin Reddick LB 6′3″ New Bern, NC 51 Brandon Roberts LB Durham, NC 52 Quan Sturdivant LB 6′2″ Oakboro, NC 53 Hawatha Bell LB 4★ 4-star recruit Charlotte, NC 56 Alex Crisp LB Burlington, NC 57 Dion Guy LB 6′4″ Washington, DC
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 21 S 6′0″ Decatur, GA 38 returns, 520 yards 27 Deunta Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Jacksonville, NC 6 INT 16 Kendric Burney CB 5′9″ Jacksonville, NC 5 INT 12 Charles Brown CB 5′10″ Cleveland, OH 3 INT 1 Gene Robinson S 5′11″ Memphis, TN 1 INT 10 Melvin Williams DB Lebanon, TN 1 INT 7 Mywan Jackson CB 5′11″ Seffner, FL 1 catch, 12 yards 13 Todd Harrelson CB 6′2″ Chesapeake, VA 1 catch, 1 yard 7 Josh Stewart S Greensboro, NC 18 Josh Hunter CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Charlotte, NC 23 Jordan Hemby CB Morganton, NC 24 Terry Shankle CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Norwood, NC 25 Matt Merletti S 5′11″ Cleveland, OH 28 Jonathan Smith S 6′2″ Laurinburg, NC 29 Brian Gupton S 6′3″ 200 Nashville, TN 31 Peter Mangum DB 5′10″ 175 Raleigh, NC 32 Tyler Caldwell S Kernersville, NC 37 LeCount Fantroy CB 5′11″ 195 Washington, DC
Braden Hanson, Josh Hunter, Steven Hatley, Ryan Houston, Josh Bridges, Hawatha Bell, Trey Strickland, Vince Jacobs Greg Little, Curtis Byrd, Brandon Roberts, Lowell Dyer, Adam Curry Marvin Austin, LeCount Fantroy, Dion Guy Casey Barth, Mark House, Jonathan Cooper Kendric Burney, Deunta Williams, Donte Paige-Moss Tyler Caldwell, Ryan Taylor, David Collins Joshua Adams, Brennan Williams Josh Stewart, Kennedy Tinsley Charles Brown, Matt Merletti Todd Harrelson, Curtis Campbell Lee Browne, Peter Mangum Brian Gupton, Rashad Mason Ebele Okakpu, Shane Mularkey Alex Crisp, Dwight Jones Sam Ellis, Jared McAdoo Gene Robinson Bryn Renner Bobby Rome Jamal Womble Anthony Elzy Mywan Jackson Melvin Williams Joshua McKie T.J. Yates A.J. Blue Zack Pianalto Shaun Draughn Da’Norris Searcy Jordan Hemby Terry Shankle Jonathan Smith C.J. Feagles Carter Brown Christian Wilson Hayden Hunter Johnny White Herman Davidson Grant Schallock Hunter Furr Robert Quinn Devon Ramsay Zach Brown Kevin Reddick Trevor Stuart Quan Sturdivant Bruce Carter Linwan Euwell Peyton Jenest Cam Holland Mike Ingersoll Greg Elleby Alan Pelc Carl Gaskins Kyle Jolly Scott Mincey Travis Bond Jordan Nix T. Moore Evins Ed Barham Quentin Plair Randy White Jheranie Boyd Erik Highsmith Nelson Hurst Quinton Coples Tydreke Powell E.J. Wilson Cam Thomas Michael McAdoo Tavares Brown Aleric Mullins NC 56 VA 9 GA 5 TN 5 DC 3 Hometowns of the 2009 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 56 Virginia 9 Tennessee 5 Georgia 5 Ohio 3 Washington, D.C. 3 Texas 3 Massachusetts 2 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 10 Durham County, North Carolina pop. 332,000 5 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 3 New Hanover County, North Carolina pop. 235,000 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.
T.J. Yates QB
Bryn Renner QB4-star recruit
Greg Little WR4-star recruit
Ryan Taylor TE
Jonathan Cooper OG
Travis Bond OG
Marvin Austin DT
Robert Quinn DE4-star recruit
Quinton Coples DE4-star recruit
Cam Thomas DT
Zach Brown LB4-star recruit
Bruce Carter LB
Da’Norris Searcy S
Shaun Draughn