2005 Northwestern roster

36 players. The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 36 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
	Brett Basanez QB4-star recruit			Arlington Heights, IL	3,622 passing yards, 21 TD
	C.J. Bacher QB				59 passing yards, 1 TD

Running backs 4

Player	Hometown	2005
Tyrell Sutton RB		1,474 rushing yards, 16 TD
Brandon Roberson RB2-star recruit	Pearland, TX	171 rushing yards
Omar Conteh RB		21 rushing yards
Terrell Jordan RB

Receivers 8

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
	Shaun Herbert WR				79 catches, 862 yards, 6 TD
	Jonathan Fields WR				60 catches, 555 yards
	Mark Philmore WR				55 catches, 662 yards, 6 TD
	Ross Lane WR				24 catches, 378 yards, 1 TD
	Kim Thompson WR				19 catches, 326 yards, 1 TD
	Eric Peterman WR				12 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Rasheed Ward WR				7 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Jeff Yarbrough WR				1 catch, 7 yards

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
	Barry Cofield DT				1 INT

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
	Tim McGarigle LB				1 INT

Defensive backs 1

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
4	Brendan Smith S		6′1″	Andover, MA	2 INT

Specialists 4

No.	Player		Ht	Hometown	2005
	Joel Howells K				11 of 21 field goals
	Ryan Pederson P				45 punts, 39.6 average
	Slade Larscheid P				10 punts, 38.8 average
	Amado Villarreal K				1 of 1 field goal

Athletes and others 15

Player	Hometown	2005
Marquice Cole		5 INT
Herschel Henderson		3 INT
Gerard Hamlett		174 rushing yards, 1 TD
Adam Kadela		1 INT
Bryan Heinz		1 INT
Deante Battle		1 INT
Eddie Simpson		1 INT
Frederic Tarver		1 INT
Kevin Mims		1 INT
Nick Roach		1 INT
Reggie McPherson		1 INT
Frayne Abernathy 2-star recruit	North Augusta, SC	4 catches, 49 yards, 2 TD
Sam Cheatham		3 catches, 37 yards
Erryn Cobb		2 catches, 29 yards
T.J. Jones		1 catch, 16 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 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.