Teams North Texas 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 North Texas roster 98 players. From 9 states; the most from Texas (78) and Mississippi (5). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 10 Receivers 20 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 11 Specialists 4
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Nathan Tune QB 6′4″ Celina, TX 646 passing yards, 5 TD 7 Derek Thompson QB 6′4″ Glen Rose, TX 60 passing yards, 1 TD
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 5 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Haltom City, TX 1,378 rushing yards, 17 TD 26 Cam Montgomery RB 6′1″ The Woodlands, TX 265 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 James Hamilton RB 5′8″ Cedar Hill, TX 47 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Jeremi Mathis RB 6′1″ Arlington, TX 39 rushing yards 32 Micah Mosley RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Nederland, TX 6 rushing yards 25 Matt Ponce RB 5′11″ 198 Whitehouse, TX 30 Weston Squier RB 5′8″ Sanger, TX 39 John Ekwerekwu RB 5′11″ 208 Carrollton, TX 43 Shelton Gandy RB 5′8″ 170 Denton, TX 48 Charles Monroe RB 5′10″ 220 Mesquite, TX
Receivers 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 11 Riley Dodge WR 6′0″ Southlake, TX 1,975 passing yards, 9 TD 15 Jamaal Jackson WR 5′10″ Amite, LA 71 catches, 701 yards, 6 TD 19 Darius Carey WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ New Orleans, LA 57 catches, 509 yards, 4 TD 82 Michael Outlaw WR 6′0″ Starkville, MS 41 catches, 473 yards, 2 TD 4 Alex Lott WR 5′9″ Plano, TX 22 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD 9 B.J. Lewis WR 6′1″ Waco, TX 21 catches, 265 yards 89 Forrest Rucker WR 6′6″ Hearne, TX 7 catches, 72 yards 80 Kevin Dickerson WR 6′0″ Fort Worth, TX 6 catches, 55 yards 3 Willie Taylor WR 5′10″ Dallas, TX 3 catches, 7 yards 8 Sam Roberson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Somerville, TX 3 catches, 39 yards 87 Chris Brainard WR 5′11″ Southlake, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 13 Chase Baine WR 6′0″ Lake Dallas, TX −1 rushing yards 1 Desmond Brigham WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 184 Caddo Mills, TX 14 Tyler Stradford WR 6′2″ New Orleans, LA 17 Breece Johnson WR 6′1″ Colleyville, TX 18 Benny Jones WR 6′2″ Marlin, TX 20 Jamel Jackson WR 5′9″ 171 Killeen, TX 84 Greg Brown WR 6′1″ Grand Prairie, TX 87 Casey Schutza WR 5′10″ Euless, TX 89 Rory Cruz WR 6′0″ 160 Arlington, TX
Offensive line 23 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Nick Leppo OL 6′3″ 280 Southlake, TX 51 Jared Acton OL 5′11″ 287 Southlake, TX 56 J.J. Johnson C 6′3″ 275 Plano, TX 57 Tyler Bailey OL 6′2″ 292 Lexington, KY 58 Dan Holt OL 6′4″ 299 McKinney, TX 60 Aaron Fortenberry OL 6′4″ 308 Era, TX 62 Gabe Hollivay OL 6′3″ 328 Hamilton, MS 64 LaChris Anyiam OL 6′4″ 296 Allen, TX 64 Victor Gill OL 6′4″ 265 Argyle, TX 65 Kennan Flax OL 6′4″ 283 Houston, TX 66 Jacob Kaiser OL 6′7″ 311 Greensburg, PA 67 Ryan Williams OL 6′2″ 219 Southlake, TX 68 Kelvin Drake C 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 295 Galveston, TX 69 Jason Bruner OL 6′9″ 311 Mineola, TX 70 Coleman Feeley OL 6′5″ 287 Austin, TX 71 Matthew Menard OL 6′4″ 297 Spring, TX 72 Matt Tomlinson OL 6′5″ 298 Klein, TX 73 Jeremy Bean OL 6′5″ 306 Bethel, OK 74 Troy Franklin OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 280 Celina, TX 76 John Noble OL 6′6″ 273 Rockwall, TX 77 Esteban Santiago OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 320 El Paso, TX 78 Troy Kokjohn OL 6′2″ 227 Carrollton, TX 79 Nate Jenkins OL 6′4″ 349 Hattiesburg, MS
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 94 Kyle White DT 6′2″ New Orleans , LA 1 return, 10 yards 47 Brandon Akpunku DE 6′1″ 240 Cedar Hill, TX 48 K.C. Obi DE 6′2″ 251 Mission Hills, CA 52 Sam Owusu-Hemeng DE 6′2″ 242 Arlington, TX 57 Joseph Nailor DE 6′2″ 235 Houston, TX 61 Jonathan Stewart DT 6′2″ 254 Arlington, TX 90 Mack Cole III DE 6′4″ 228 Topeka, KS 91 Kelvin Jackson DT 6′3″ 310 Hermanville, MS 94 Eddrick Gilmore DE 6′5″ 269 Houston, TX 95 Jesse DeSoto DT 6′1″ 268 San Antonio, TX 96 Tevinn Cantly DT 6′4″ 333 Arlington, TX 97 Joe Hawthorne DT 6′4″ 270 Arlington, TX 98 John Weber DE 6′3″ 274 Harvey, LA 99 Shavod Atkinson DT 6′2″ 284 Hobart, OK
Linebackers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 42 LB 6′1″ Stafford, TX 1 INT 45 Jeremy Phillips LB 6′3″ Waller, TX 1 INT 83 Bryant Seidle LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ Cypress, TX 3 returns, 29 yards 31 A.J. Penson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Lufkin, TX 36 Marquese Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 261 Atlanta, TX 40 Tyler Washington LB 6′1″ 221 Cedar Hill, TX 46 Julian Herron LB 6′2″ Arlington, TX 51 Sean January LB 6′0″ 223 Cave Creek, AZ 54 Robbie Deheck LB 6′2″ 231 Azle, TX 59 Ryan Foster LB 6′2″ 227 Grand Prairie, TX 86 Christian Davidson LB 6′2″ 222 Spring, TX
Defensive backs 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 21 Royce Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Houston, TX 25 returns, 414 yards 8 Ira Smith DB 5′11″ Long Beach, MS 10 returns, 197 yards 18 John Shorter DB 6′0″ Dallas, TX 1 INT 10 DaWaylon Cook DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Dallas, TX 2 returns, 47 yards 6 Hilbert Jackson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Rowlett, TX 7 Jamaal Wilson DB 5′10″ DeSoto, TX 16 Phillip Roberts DB 5′11″ 195 Killeen, TX 20 Justin Chatman DB 5′9″ 180 Mesquite, TX 22 Adryan Adams DB 6′0″ 182 Oklahoma City, OK 23 Darien Williams DB 5′10″ 189 Vernon, TX 27 Robbie Gordon DB 6′0″ 190 Ardmore, OK
Jeremi Mathis, Julian Herron, Sam Owusu-Hemeng, Jonathan Stewart, Rory Cruz, Tevinn Cantly, Joe Hawthorne James Hamilton, Jamaal Wilson, Tyler Washington, Brandon Akpunku, Ryan Foster, Greg Brown Riley Dodge, Nick Leppo, Jared Acton, Ryan Williams, Chris Brainard Willie Taylor, DaWaylon Cook, John Shorter, Jose Serrano Royce Hill, Joseph Nailor, Kennan Flax, Eddrick Gilmore Lance Dunbar, Kevin Dickerson, Draylen Ross Tyler Stradford, Darius Carey, Kyle White Cam Montgomery, Matthew Menard, Christian Davidson John Ekwerekwu, Will Atterberry, Troy Kokjohn Alex Lott, J.J. Johnson Hilbert Jackson, John Noble Nathan Tune, Troy Franklin Phillip Roberts, Jamel Jackson Breece Johnson, Casey Schutza Justin Chatman, Charles Monroe Shelton Gandy, Victor Gill Desmond Brigham Derek Thompson Ira Smith Sam Roberson B.J. Lewis Chase Baine Jamaal Jackson Benny Jones Adryan Adams Darien Williams Matt Ponce Robbie Gordon Weston Squier A.J. Penson Micah Mosley Marquese Davis Craig Robertson Jeremy Phillips K.C. Obi Jeremy Knott Trent Deans Sean January Robbie Deheck Tyler Bailey Dan Holt Aaron Fortenberry Gabe Hollivay LaChris Anyiam Jacob Kaiser Kelvin Drake Jason Bruner Coleman Feeley Matt Tomlinson Jeremy Bean Esteban Santiago Nate Jenkins Michael Outlaw Bryant Seidle Austin Fitzpatrick Daniel Prior Forrest Rucker Mack Cole III Kelvin Jackson Jesse DeSoto John Weber Shavod Atkinson TX 78 LA 5 MS 5 OK 5 Hometowns of the 2009 North Texas roster; the four 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 Texas 78 Mississippi 5 Louisiana 5 Oklahoma 5 California 1 Arizona 1 Kentucky 1 Pennsylvania 1 Top counties Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 18 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 13 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 8 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 7 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 6 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.
Lance Dunbar RB3-star recruit
Craig Robertson LB