2008 Northwestern roster

31 players. From 12 states; the most from Illinois (6) and Ohio (4). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	C.J. Bacher QB			2,432 passing yards, 17 TD
13	Mike Kafka QB	6′3″	Chicago, IL	330 passing yards, 2 TD
7	Dan Persa QB	6′1″	Bethlehem, PA	−2 rushing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Tyrell Sutton RB			890 rushing yards, 6 TD
	Omar Conteh RB			235 rushing yards, 3 TD
25	Stephen Simmons RB3-star recruit	5′8″	St. Louis, MO	178 rushing yards, 2 TD
39	Jacob Schmidt RB	5′10″	Rhinelander, WI	4 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Ross Lane WR			60 catches, 640 yards, 3 TD
	Eric Peterman WR			59 catches, 737 yards, 6 TD
	Rasheed Ward WR			51 catches, 526 yards, 3 TD
12	Andrew Brewer WR	6′3″	Tulsa, OK	18 catches, 145 yards
5	Sidney Stewart WR3-star recruit	6′1″	Farmington Hills, MI	17 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
11	Jeremy Ebert WR	6′0″	Hilliard, OH	15 catches, 161 yards, 2 TD
6	Charles Brown WR	5′11″	Chicago, IL	2 catches, 14 yards
85	Zeke Markshausen WR	5′11″	Capron, IL	1 catch, 6 yards
81	Kevin Frymire WR	6′1″	Burr Ridge, IL

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
99	Corey Wootton DE		6′7″	280	Rutherford, NJ	1 INT

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
4	Brendan Smith S	6′1″	Andover, MA	27 returns, 118 yards
17	Brad Phillips S	6′4″	Export, PA	3 INT
26	Jordan Mabin CB3-star recruit	5′11″	Northfield Center, OH	3 INT
24	Sherrick McManis CB	6′1″	Peoria, IL	2 INT
10	Brian Peters S	6′4″	Pickerington, OH	1 INT
28	Justan Vaughn CB	6′0″	Pearland, TX

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Amado Villarreal K					20 of 25 field goals
1	Stefan Demos P3-star recruit		5′10″		Scottsdale, AZ	64 punts, 39.0 average

Athletes and others 6

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Vincente Browne			1 INT
89	Josh Rooks 3-star recruit	6′6″	Zeeland, MI	7 catches, 46 yards, 2 TD
80	Brendan Mitchell	6′3″	Twinsburg, OH	2 catches, 6 yards, 1 TD
	Kyle Daley			1 of 1 extra point
9	Drake Dunsmore	6′3″	Lenexa, KS
44	Mark Woodsum	6′0″	Arlington Heights, IL

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.