2004 Ohio State roster

27 players. From 3 states; the most from Ohio (5). The 2004 season.

Our source’s roster for 2004 is partial: 27 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Justin Zwick QB5-star recruit		Massillon, OH	1,209 passing yards, 6 TD
	Troy Smith QB			896 passing yards, 8 TD

Running backs 4

Player	Hometown	2004
Lydell Ross RB4-star recruit	Tampa, FL	475 rushing yards, 4 TD
Antonio Pittman RB		381 rushing yards, 1 TD
Maurice Hall RB4-star recruit	Columbus, OH	216 rushing yards, 1 TD
Branden Joe RB		162 rushing yards, 1 TD

Receivers 6

Player	Hometown	2004
Santonio Holmes WR		29 returns, 214 yards
Bam Childress WR		17 catches, 205 yards
Roy Hall WR		17 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD
Ryan Hamby WR		16 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD
Anthony Gonzalez WR		8 catches, 179 yards, 2 TD
Rory Nicol WR4-star recruit	Beaver, PA	3 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Quinn Pitcock DT4-star recruit		Piqua, OH	1 INT

Linebackers 2

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	A.J. Hawk LB			2 INT
	Bobby Carpenter LB			2 INT

Defensive backs 3

Player	Hometown	2004
Ashton Youboty DB		4 INT
Nate Salley DB		2 INT
Donte Whitner DB5-star recruit	Cleveland, OH	1 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Hometown	2004
	Mike Nugent K			24 of 27 field goals
	Kyle Turano P			65 punts, 42.8 average

Athletes and others 7

Player	Hometown	2004
Brandon Mitchell		1 INT
Tyler Everett		1 INT
Brandon Schnittker		2 catches, 19 yards
Devon Lyons		2 catches, 15 yards
Dionte Johnson	Columbus, OH	10 rushing yards
Michael DeMaria		4 rushing yards
Roshawn Parker		5 rushing yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2004 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.