Teams Northwestern 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Northwestern roster 100 players. From 24 states; the most from Illinois (33) and Ohio (13). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 10
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 13 QB 6′3″ Chicago, IL 3,430 passing yards, 16 TD 7 QB 6′1″ Bethlehem, PA 167 rushing yards 14 Joe Mauro QB 6′4″ Bedford, TX 6 rushing yards
Running backs 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 19 Arby Fields RB 5′9″ Alta Loma, CA 302 rushing yards, 5 TD 20 Scott Concannon RB 5′10″ Columbia, MO 241 rushing yards, 2 TD 39 Jacob Schmidt RB 5′10″ Rhinelander, WI 217 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Stephen Simmons RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ St. Louis, MO 233 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Alex Daniel RB 3★ 3-star recruit Roswell, GA 3 Tyris Jones RB 6′0″ Fort Wayne, IN 32 Mike Trumpy RB 6′1″ Wheaton, IL
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 85 Zeke Markshausen WR 5′11″ Capron, IL 91 catches, 858 yards, 3 TD 12 Andrew Brewer WR 6′3″ Tulsa, OK 57 catches, 925 yards, 9 TD 5 Sidney Stewart WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Farmington Hills, MI 42 catches, 470 yards, 2 TD 8 Demetrius Fields WR 6′0″ Dallas, TX 24 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD 11 WR 6′0″ Hilliard, OH 21 catches, 226 yards 6 Charles Brown WR 5′11″ Chicago, IL 8 catches, 65 yards 81 Kevin Frymire WR 6′1″ Burr Ridge, IL 1 catch, 16 yards 2 Lee Coleman WR 5′10″ 180 Gainesville, GA 15 Carl Fisher WR 6′0″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 80 Mike Jensen WR 6′0″ Rancho Santa Fe, CA 83 Kevin Mitchell WR 6′2″ 225 Skokie, IL 84 Drew Moulton WR 5′11″ Freeland, MI 86 Brendan Barber WR 6′2″ Erie, PA 87 Mark Ison WR 6′0″ 200 Powell, OH 88 Martin Bayless WR 6′2″ 205 Fresno, TX
Offensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 52 Evan Luxenburg OL 6′3″ 290 Beachwood, OH 62 Taylor Paxton OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Centennial, CO 63 Keegan Grant OL 6′2″ 305 Coal City, IL 64 Doug Bartels OL 6′4″ 295 Caledonia, IL 65 Ben Burkett OL 6′4″ 290 Toledo, OH 66 Mike Boyle OL 6′7″ 290 Havertown, PA 69 Nick Adamle OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 300 Wheaton, IL 70 Patrick Ward OL 6′7″ 310 Homer Glen, IL 72 Brian Mulroe OL 6′4″ 295 Glenview, IL 73 Colin Armstrong OL 6′5″ 290 Wheaton, IL 74 Chuck Porcelli OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 315 Oak Brook, IL 75 Al Netter OL 6′6″ 310 Rohnert Park, CA 76 Desmond Taylor OL 6′3″ 300 Los Angeles, CA 79 Neal Deiters OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 315 Elmhurst, IL
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 88 Quentin Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 INT 1 Bo Cisek DL 6′2″ Chicago, IL 42 Kevin Watt DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 265 Glen Ellyn, IL 60 Jake Gregus DL 6′3″ 230 Riverside, IL 61 Andrew Struckmeyer DL 6′2″ 260 Vienna, VA 67 Marshall Thomas DT 6′3″ 295 Miami, FL 71 Cameron Joplin DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 265 Ann Arbor, MI 79 Adam Hahn DT 6′4″ 290 Hartford, WI 90 Jack DiNardo DL 6′4″ 295 Hinsdale, IL 91 DL 6′5″ 300 Lake Elmo, MN 93 Niko Mafuli DL 6′3″ 305 Florissant, MO 94 Vince Browne DL 6′5″ 265 Lisbon, OH 95 Davon Custis DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Gahanna, OH 96 Anthony Battle DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Dolton, IL 97 Tyler Scott DL 6′4″ Warren, OH 98 DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Chicago, IL
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 24 CB 6′1″ Peoria, IL 5 INT 3 Jeravin Matthews CB 5′11″ Canonsburg, PA 21 returns, 357 yards 4 Brendan Smith S 6′1″ Andover, MA 16 returns, 73 yards 10 S 6′4″ Pickerington, OH 3 INT 26 CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Northfield Center, OH 2 INT 17 Brad Phillips S 6′4″ Export, PA 1 INT 28 Justan Vaughn CB 6′0″ Pearland, TX 1 INT 7 Hunter Bates S 5′10″ Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 4 returns, 11 yards 47 Ricky Weina CB 5′11″ Union Grove, WI 1 return, 23 yards 14 Caleb Harper CB 5′11″ 180 Murfreesboro, TN 16 Davion Fleming S 5′10″ 200 Upland, CA 20 Tim Weak CB 6′1″ 180 Omaha, NE 21 Mike Bolden CB 6′1″ 200 Evanston, IL 22 Demetrius Dugar CB 5′11″ Houston, TX 27 Jared Carpenter S 6′0″ Bowling Green, KY 32 David Arnold S 6′1″ Copley, OH 34 James Nussbaum S 6′2″ 215 Greenwood, IN 36 Cooper Gerami S 6′0″ 200 Lafayette, LA 38 James Kurzawski CB 5′10″ 185 Evanston, IL 49 Scott Lilja S 5′10″ 185 Lake Bluff, IL
Athletes and others 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 9 Drake Dunsmore 6′3″ Lenexa, KS 47 catches, 523 yards, 3 TD 80 Brendan Mitchell 6′3″ Twinsburg, OH 4 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD 44 Mark Woodsum 6′0″ Arlington Heights, IL 17 rushing yards 89 Josh Rooks 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Zeeland, MI 3 catches, 34 yards 40 Brett Nagel 6′4″ 230 Lemont, IL 43 Tim Riley 6′3″ Oswego, IL 45 Aaron Nagel 6′1″ Lemont, IL 81 Evan Watkins 6′6″ Carol Stream, IL 82 John Plasencia 6′5″ 255 Tampa, FL 87 Brian Smith 6′7″ 285 Medina, OH
Mike Trumpy, Kevin Watt, John Henry Pace, Nick Adamle, Colin Armstrong, Chuck Porcelli, Neal Deiters, Kevin Frymire, Jack DiNardo Bo Cisek, Charles Brown, Mike Kafka, Steve Flaherty, Pat Hickey, Corbin Bryant Carl Fisher, Brett Nagel, Aaron Nagel, Patrick Ward Mike Bolden, James Kurzawski, Brian Mulroe, Kevin Mitchell Demetrius Fields, Roderick Goodlow Brian Peters, Davon Custis Demetrius Dugar, David Nwabuisi Stephen Simmons, Quentin Davie Nate Williams, Quentin Williams Stefan Demos Lee Coleman Jeravin Matthews Tyris Jones Brendan Smith Sidney Stewart Dan Persa Hunter Bates Drake Dunsmore Jeremy Ebert Andrew Brewer Caleb Harper Joe Mauro Davion Fleming Brad Phillips Arby Fields Scott Concannon Tim Weak Sherrick McManis Jordan Mabin Jared Carpenter Justan Vaughn Stone Pinckney David Arnold James Nussbaum Ben Johnson Cooper Gerami Jeff Budzien Jacob Schmidt Tim Riley Mark Woodsum Damien Proby Ricky Weina Brandon Williams Scott Lilja Bryce McNaul Evan Luxenburg Will Studlien Jake Gregus Andrew Struckmeyer Taylor Paxton Keegan Grant Doug Bartels Ben Burkett Mike Boyle Marshall Thomas Cameron Joplin Al Netter Desmond Taylor Adam Hahn Brendan Mitchell Mike Jensen Evan Watkins John Plasencia Drew Moulton Zeke Markshausen Brendan Barber Brian Smith Mark Ison Martin Bayless Josh Rooks Brian Arnfelt Niko Mafuli Vince Browne Anthony Battle Tyler Scott IL 33 OH 13 PA 7 TX 7 CA 5 Hometowns of the 2009 Northwestern 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 33 Ohio 13 Pennsylvania 7 Texas 7 California 5 Wisconsin 5 Michigan 4 Missouri 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 15 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 10 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 3 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 2 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 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.
Mike Kafka QB
Dan Persa QB
Jeremy Ebert WR
Brian Arnfelt DL
Corbin Bryant DL3-star recruit
Sherrick McManis CB
Brian Peters S
Jordan Mabin CB3-star recruit