2008 Northern Illinois roster

34 players. From 7 states; the most from Illinois (14) and Indiana (5). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
12	Chandler Harnish QB	6′2″	Bluffton, IN	1,528 passing yards, 8 TD
	Dan Nicholson QB			447 passing yards, 3 TD
15	Ryan Morris QB	6′3″	Carol Stream, IL	17 passing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
47	Connor Flahive FB	6′0″	Niles, IL	9 catches, 72 yards
	Montell Clanton RB			111 rushing yards, 1 TD
34	Kyle Skarb FB	6′2″	Hawthorn Woods, IL	8 catches, 72 yards, 2 TD

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Marcus Perez WR			34 catches, 480 yards, 2 TD
	Matt Simon WR			24 catches, 377 yards, 2 TD
3	DeMarcus Grady WR3-star recruit	6′1″	Grand Rapids, MI	188 rushing yards, 3 TD
80	Landon Cox WR	6′3″	Calumet City, IL	16 catches, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Britt Davis WR			14 catches, 113 yards
	Greg Turner WR			7 returns, 20 yards
81	Nathan Palmer WR	5′11″	Elkhart, IN	12 catches, 278 yards, 2 TD
10	Willie Clark WR	6′1″	Roselle, IL	6 catches, 79 yards
11	Marcus Lewis WR	6′3″	Gurnee, IL	1 catch, 7 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
83	Reed Cunningham TE	6′5″	Cambria, WI	22 catches, 252 yards, 3 TD
87	Jason Schepler TE	6′2″	Sycamore, IL	2 catches, 15 yards
96	Bryan Beckner TE	6′4″	Bourbonnais, IL

Offensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
65	Jason Onyebuagu OL3-star recruit		6′2″		Indianapolis, IN

Linebackers 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
26	Cory Hanson LB	6′2″		Minneapolis, MN	1 INT
53	Pat Schiller LB	6′2″	235	Geneva, IL	1 INT
42	John Tranchitella LB	6′1″		Addison, IL

Defensive backs 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
33	Patrick George CB3-star recruit		5′11″		Chicago, IL	1 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
16	Mike Salerno PK		5′11″		Orland Park, IL	18 of 24 field goals
	Andy Dittbenner P				Normal, IL	41 punts, 39.1 average

Athletes and others 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
8	Me’co Brown 2-star recruit	5′7″	Moss Point, MS	510 rushing yards, 2 TD
28	Chad Spann	5′9″	Indianapolis, IN	429 rushing yards, 8 TD
21	Justin Anderson	6′0″	Chicago, IL	209 rushing yards, 2 TD
22	Ricky Crider	5′9″	Evansville, IN	208 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Bradley Pruitt			2 INT
	Tim McCarthy			1 INT
	Brandon Beal 2-star recruit		St. Louis, MO	4 catches, 49 yards
	Evans Adonis			2 catches, 22 yards
	Melvin Rice			1 return, 0 yards

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.