Teams Northern Illinois 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Northern Illinois roster 106 players. From 17 states; the most from Illinois (59) and Wisconsin (9). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 11
Running backs 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 34 Kyle Skarb FB 6′2″ Hawthorn Woods, IL 11 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD 47 Connor Flahive FB 6′0″ Niles, IL 1 catch, 10 yards 32 Cameron Bell FB 6′2″ Round Rock, TX 40 Ross Elliott FB 6′1″ 230 Madison, WI 41 Pat McAvoy FB 6′1″ Cary, IL 43 Antione Kirkland RB 5′11″ 198 Boca Raton, FL 45 Mike Lepper FB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Oak Lawn, IL 46 Calvin Smith FB 6′1″ 242 Monee, IL
Receivers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 80 Landon Cox WR 6′3″ Calumet City, IL 45 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD 3 DeMarcus Grady WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Grand Rapids, MI 330 rushing yards, 1 TD 11 Marcus Lewis WR 6′3″ Gurnee, IL 29 catches, 299 yards, 3 TD 10 Willie Clark WR 6′1″ Roselle, IL 19 catches, 220 yards, 1 TD 1 Martel Moore WR 6′0″ San Antonio, TX 16 catches, 189 yards 7 Perez Ashford WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Shaker Heights, OH 10 catches, 83 yards 81 WR 5′11″ Elkhart, IN 5 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 82 Preston Williams WR 5′11″ Urbana, IL 1 catch, 9 yards, 1 TD 5 Furqan Muhammad WR 5′7″ 165 Mableton, GA 13 Anthony Johnson WR 6′3″ San Antonio, TX 17 Matt Ng WR 6′0″ 206 Carol Stream, IL 18 Ron Walker WR 6′1″ 188 Marrero, LA 84 Tyler Clasey WR 6′1″ 190 Champaign, IL 85 Riley O’Toole WR 6′3″ 193 Naperville, IL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 83 Reed Cunningham TE 6′5″ Cambria, WI 5 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 96 Bryan Beckner TE 6′4″ Bourbonnais, IL 4 catches, 64 yards 87 Jason Schepler TE 6′2″ Sycamore, IL 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD 89 Jack Marks TE 6′6″ Orland Park, IL 1 catch, 5 yards 88 Nick Groeniger TE 6′5″ Laguna Niguel, CA 89 Travis Bond TE 6′3″ 221 Byron, IL 94 Adam Kiel TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 290 Wentzville, MO 94 John Hopkins TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 262 St. Louis, MO
Offensive line 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 65 Jason Onyebuagu OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 1 return, 7 yards 71 Scott Wedige C 6′4″ Elkhorn, WI 1 return, 6 yards 50 Eddie Adamski C 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 284 Kildeer, IL 59 Kevin Skatrud OG 6′7″ 327 Brodhead, WI 60 Ed Jackson OL 6′3″ 314 Belleville, IL 61 Panan Tense OG 6′4″ 300 Hillside, IL 62 Trevor Olson OT 6′6″ 298 Richfield, MN 68 Keith Otis OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 317 Chicago, IL 70 Logan Pegram OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Silver Lake, KS 72 Joe Pawlak OL 6′5″ 300 Grayslake, IL 75 Jerry Rigo OL 6′5″ 297 LaGrange, IL 77 Jared Volk OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 315 Hartland, WI 79 Matt Krempel OL 6′5″ 307 Columbus, IN
Defensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 54 Jake Coffman DE 6′5″ German Valley, IL 1 INT 44 Darnell Bolding DE 6′2″ 216 Washington, DC 46 George Rainey DE 6′2″ 222 Milwaukee, WI 48 Mike Kritikos DE 6′3″ 225 Addison, IL 51 Zach Anderson DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Ladysmith, WI 56 Brandon Bice DE 6′4″ 250 McCook, IL 57 Kyle Jenkins DE 6′4″ 253 Itasca, IL 58 Mike Krause DT 6′4″ 266 Germantown, WI 69 Jon Phillips DL 6′3″ 260 Dixon, IL 89 Stephen O’Neal DE 6′3″ 235 Park Forest, IL 90 Alan Baxter DE 6′0″ 240 Buffalo Grove, IL 91 Anthony Wells DT 6′3″ 276 North Chicago, IL 92 Brian Lawson DT 6′3″ 268 Park Forest, IL 95 Sean Progar DE 6′2″ Glenview, IL 96 Ron Newcomb DL 6′3″ 280 Wheatfield, IN 98 D.J. Pirkle DT 6′0″ 283 Frankfort, IL 99 Nabal Jefferson DT 6′0″ Chicago, IL
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 26 Cory Hanson LB 6′2″ Minneapolis, MN 3 INT 42 John Tranchitella LB 6′1″ Addison, IL 2 returns, 63 yards 29 Jordan Delegal LB 6′1″ Miami, FL 1 return, 14 yards 9 Devon Butler LB 5′11″ Pembroke Pines, FL 19 Nick Kamenjarin LB 5′11″ 200 Chicago, IL 26 Dan Edem LB 6′2″ 219 Apple Valley, MN 27 Spencer Williamson LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 218 Elkhart, IN 36 Tyrone Clark LB 5′10″ St. Louis, MO 37 Alex Kube LB 6′0″ 228 Cary, IL 40 Victor Jacques LB 5′11″ 228 Miami, FL 63 Kevin Sabock LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 214 Sycamore, IL 66 Jeff Sayre LB 6′3″ 220 Libertyville, IL
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 17 Tommy Davis S 5′11″ East St. Louis, IL 51 returns, 836 yards 33 Patrick George CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Chicago, IL 2 INT 23 Kiaree Daniels CB 5′10″ Kissimmee, FL 1 INT 6 Jody Van Laanen S 6′0″ Green Bay, WI 1 return, 13 yards 22 John Kremer DB 5′10″ Oswego, IL 1 return, −1 yards 1 Donald Smith DB 5′9″ 176 Palmetto, FL 2 Sean Evans CB 5′10″ Ft. Walton Beach, FL 5 Chris Smith CB 5′10″ Palmetto, FL 11 CB 6′2″ Waukegan, IL 24 Dominique Ware S 5′11″ Bolingbrook, IL 30 James Jefferies DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 193 Chicago, IL 31 Tyler Knight DB 5′11″ 199 Park Ridge, IL 32 Boone Thorgesen DB 6′0″ 198 Elburn, IL
Athletes and others 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 28 5′9″ Indianapolis, IN 1,038 rushing yards, 19 TD 8 Me’co Brown 2★ 2-star recruit 5′7″ Moss Point, MS 645 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Ricky Crider 5′9″ Evansville, IN 16 returns, 343 yards 21 Justin Anderson 6′0″ Chicago, IL 151 rushing yards 39 Garrett Barnas 6′1″ Walnut, IL 1 INT 25 Tracy Wilson 6′2″ Harvey, IL 26 Barrington Scott 5′11″ 202 Ft. Wayne, IN 35 Alan Smith 5′10″ 208 Naperville, IL 38 Mike Sobol 6′0″ 203 Pevely, MO 45 Nolan Owen 5′10″ 205 Canyon Lake, CA 93 Adam Coleman 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Bettendorf, IA
Jordan Lynch, Nick Kamenjarin, Justin Anderson, James Jefferies, Patrick George, Keith Otis, Nabal Jefferson Marcus Lewis, Rashaan Melvin, Jeff Sayre, Joe Pawlak, Anthony Wells Ryan Salerno, Mike Salerno, Mike Lepper, Jack Marks Willie Clark, John Tranchitella, Mike Kritikos, Kyle Jenkins Ryan Morris, Matt Ng, Alan Smith, Riley O’Toole Tommy Davis, Tyrone Clark, John Hopkins Tyler Knight, Connor Flahive, Sean Progar Kyle Skarb, Eddie Adamski, Alan Baxter Donald Smith, Chris Smith Martel Moore, Anthony Johnson Tracy Wilson, Landon Cox Spencer Williamson, Nathan Palmer Chad Spann, Jason Onyebuagu Jordan Delegal, Victor Jacques Alex Kube, Pat McAvoy Calvin Smith, D.J. Pirkle Kevin Sabock, Jason Schepler Preston Williams, Tyler Clasey Stephen O’Neal, Brian Lawson Sean Evans DeMarcus Grady Ryan Fillingim Furqan Muhammad Jody Van Laanen Perez Ashford Me’co Brown Devon Butler A.J. Hill Chandler Harnish Ron Walker Ryan Neir Tommy Coughlin John Kremer Ricky Crider Kiaree Daniels Dominique Ware Barrington Scott Cory Hanson Dan Edem Boone Thorgesen Cameron Bell Mike Sobol Garrett Barnas Ross Elliott Antione Kirkland Darnell Bolding Nolan Owen George Rainey Josh Wilber Zach Anderson Jake Coffman Brandon Bice Mike Krause Kevin Skatrud Ed Jackson Panan Tense Trevor Olson Jon Phillips Logan Pegram Scott Wedige Jerry Rigo Jared Volk Matt Krempel Reed Cunningham Nick Groeniger Travis Bond Adam Coleman Adam Kiel Bryan Beckner Ron Newcomb IL 59 IN 9 WI 9 FL 8 MO 4 Hometowns of the 2009 Northern Illinois 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 Illinois 59 Wisconsin 9 Indiana 9 Florida 8 Missouri 4 Texas 3 Minnesota 3 California 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 23 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 8 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 8 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 3 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 2 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.
Chandler Harnish QB
Jordan Lynch QB3-star recruit
Nathan Palmer WR
Rashaan Melvin CB
Chad Spann