Teams Penn State 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Penn State roster 118 players. From 17 states; the most from Pennsylvania (52) and Maryland (12). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 9 Receivers 15 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 4
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 17 Daryll Clark QB 6′3″ Youngstown, OH 3,003 passing yards, 24 TD 12 Kevin Newsome QB 6′2″ Chesapeake, VA 95 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 QB 6′1″ 210 Scranton, PA 0 passing yards 2 Shane McGregor QB 6′1″ Ebensburg, PA 14 Garrett Venuto QB 6′0″ Ithaca, NY 15 John Kelly QB 6′1″ 203 Frederick, MD 15 Steven Hill QB 6′1″ 209 Colleyville, TX
Running backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 Brandon Beachum RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Struthers, OH 113 rushing yards, 1 TD 37 Joe Suhey RB 6′1″ Deerfield, IL 68 rushing yards 23 Shaine Thompson RB 6′0″ Bronx, NY 14 rushing yards 24 Derek Day RB 5′9″ Harrisburg, PA 29 Kevin Kowalishen RB 5′10″ 187 Northampton, PA 30 Andre Dupree FB 5′10″ Waldorf, MD 30 Josh Matzkin FB 6′0″ 222 Tampa, FL 35 Pat Zerbe FB 6′1″ West Lawn, PA 41 J.R. Refice FB 6′0″ 246 Jessup, PA
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Derek Moye WR 6′5″ Rochester, PA 48 catches, 785 yards, 6 TD 5 Graham Zug WR 6′2″ Manheim, PA 46 catches, 600 yards, 7 TD 19 Justin Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Wilmington, DE 8 returns, 41 yards 11 Devon Smith WR 5′7″ White Plains, MD 5 returns, 91 yards 7 Curtis Drake WR 5′11″ Philadelphia, PA 8 catches, 98 yards 83 Brett Brackett WR 6′6″ Lawrenceville, NJ 3 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD 14 A.J. Price WR 6′4″ 177 Reston, VA 16 Ryan Scherer WR 5′8″ Avon Lake, OH 17 Christian Kuntz WR 6′4″ Camp Hill, PA 18 Andrew Goodman WR 6′0″ 197 Philadelphia, PA 27 Tariq Tongue WR 5′8″ 165 Flushing, NY 37 Evan Lewis WR 5′9″ Gettysburg, PA 81 Shawney Kersey WR 6′1″ Woodbury, NJ 85 Brandon Moseby-Felder WR 6′2″ 195 Fort Washington, MD 89 Sean Luchnick WR 6′0″ 194 Helotes, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 10 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Uniondale, NY 41 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD 82 Mickey Shuler TE 6′4″ 247 Enola, PA 11 catches, 89 yards, 2 TD 80 TE 6′6″ Wilmington, DE 1 catch, 6 yards 13 Mark Wedderburn TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 226 Upper Darby, PA 18 Brennan Coakley TE 6′4″ 241 Newtown, CT 82 Brian Irvin TE 6′3″ Orrtanna, PA 87 Jonathan Stewart TE 6′2″ North Huntingdon, PA 88 J.D. Mason TE 6′4″ 247 Philipsburg, PA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 DeOn’tae Pannell OG 6′5″ 310 Southfield, MI 52 Chimaeze Okoli OT 6′4″ 293 Virginia Beach, VA 54 Matt Stankiewitch C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 301 Orwigsburg, PA 58 Adam Gress OT 6′6″ 320 West Mifflin, PA 60 Ty Howle C 6′0″ 293 Wake Forest, NC 61 OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 306 Bridgeville, PA 62 Frank Figueroa OG 6′3″ 294 San Antonio, TX 64 OG 6′3″ 301 Williamsville, NY 67 Quinn Barham OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 304 Durham, NC 68 Doug Klopacz C 6′3″ 286 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 70 Anthony Tortorelli OG 6′0″ 261 State College, PA 70 Nate Cadogan OT 6′5″ Portsmouth, OH 72 Nerraw McCormack OT 6′5″ 279 Bronx, NY 73 Dennis Landolt OT 6′4″ 306 Burlington, NJ 73 Mark Arcidiacono OG 6′4″ 293 Holland, PA 74 Johnnie Troutman OG 6′4″ 314 Brown Mills, NJ 75 Eric Shrive OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 297 Scranton, PA 77 OT 6′6″ Carlisle, PA 77 Lou Eliades OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 310 Ocean, NJ 78 Mike Farrell OT 6′6″ 306 Pittsburgh, PA 79 Ako Poti OT 6′3″ 303 Daly City, CA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 5 Jerome Hayes DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Bayonne, NJ 3 returns, 74 yards 39 Tom Golarz DE 6′1″ 249 Bloomington, IN 44 Kevion Latham DE 6′2″ 252 Greensboro, NC 47 DL 6′1″ Steelton, PA 55 Tom McEowen DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 288 Feasterville, PA 56 Eric Latimore DE 6′6″ 277 Middletown, DE 59 Pete Massaro DE 6′4″ 256 Newtown Square, PA 71 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Wilmington, DE 81 Jack Crawford DE 6′5″ 273 Longport, NJ 85 Ollie Ogbu DT 6′1″ 285 Staten Island, NY 90 Sean Stanley DE 6′1″ Rockville, MD 91 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 296 Lebanon, PA 93 James Terry DT 6′3″ 316 New Castle, DE 94 Mikel Berry DL 6′2″ 259 Upper Arlington, OH 98 Matt Kenney DE 6′0″ 236 State College, PA 99 Brandon Ware DT 6′3″ 337 Harrisburg, PA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 11 Navorro Bowman LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 232 District Heights, MD 2 INT 43 Josh Hull LB 6′3″ Millheim, PA 2 INT 34 Nathan Stupar LB 6′1″ State College, PA 1 INT 45 LB 6′2″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 INT 9 Michael Zordich LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Youngstown, OH 2 returns, 28 yards 6 Gerald Hodges LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Paulsboro, NJ 31 Nick Delligatti LB 6′0″ 206 Grove City, PA 33 Michael Yancich LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Washington, PA 42 Michael Mauti LB 6′2″ Mandeville, LA 46 Ken Pollock LB 6′0″ 194 Dallas, PA 48 Chris Colasanti LB 6′2″ 241 Leonard, MI 54 James Van Fleet LB 6′0″ Williamsport, PA
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 28 Drew Astorino S 5′10″ Edinboro, PA 20 returns, 55 yards 2 Chaz Powell CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ New Freedom, PA 16 returns, 371 yards 1 A.J. Wallace CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Waldorf, MD 3 INT 1 Nick Sukay S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Mt. Pleasant, PA 2 INT 12 Stephon Morris CB 5′8″ Greenbelt, MD 1 INT 13 Andrew Dailey S 6′2″ Massillon, OH 1 INT 1 Malcolm Willis S 5′11″ Marbury, MD 5 Derrick Thomas CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Greenbelt, MD 7 Cedric Jeffries S 6′2″ 205 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 7 Stephen Obeng-Agyapong S 5′10″ Bronx, NY 8 D’Anton Lynn CB 6′1″ 198 Celina, TX 14 Mike Wallace CB 5′9″ 195 Silver Springs, MD 16 Shelton McCullough CB 6′0″ 193 Randallstown, MD 27 Jacob Fagnano S 6′0″ Wiliamsport, PA 35 Jesse Alfreno CB 5′11″ 194 Grove City, PA 36 Kyle Johnson S 6′0″ 192 Landenberg, PA 38 Tyler Ahrenhold S 6′0″ 185 Blue Bell, PA 46 Stephen Joseph S 6′0″ 184 Factoryville, PA
Specialists 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 36 Collin Wagner PK 5′9″ State College, PA 15 of 22 field goals 41 Jeremy Boone P 5′9″ Mechanicsburg, PA 53 punts, 43.3 average 49 Ryan Breen P 6′2″ Clarkston, MI 1 punt, 43.0 average 28 David Soldner PK 6′1″ Lititz, PA 30 Anthony Fera PK 6′2″ Cypress, TX 40 Andrew Pitz LS 6′3″ 228 Bettendorf, IA 44 Michael Fuhrman LS 5′10″ 213 Pittsburgh, PA 57 Emery Etter LS 6′1″ 221 Chambersburg, PA
Christian Kuntz, Derek Day, Jeremy Boone, Jordan Hill, Mickey Shuler, Brandon Ware Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, Stephfon Green, Shaine Thompson, Tariq Tongue, Nerraw McCormack Justin Brown, Devon Still, Andrew Szczerba, James Terry Nathan Stupar, Collin Wagner, Anthony Tortorelli, Matt Kenney Michael Fuhrman, Sean Lee, Adam Gress, Mike Farrell A.J. Wallace, Andre Dupree Nick Sukay, Tyler Ahrenhold Derrick Thomas, Stephon Morris Gerald Hodges, Mark Wedderburn Cedric Jeffries, Jack Crawford Curtis Drake, Andrew Goodman Michael Zordich, Daryll Clark Matt McGloin, Eric Shrive Nick Delligatti, Jesse Alfreno Tom McEowen, Mark Arcidiacono Malcolm Willis Chaz Powell Shane McGregor Brandon Beachum Graham Zug Jerome Hayes Derek Moye D’Anton Lynn Andrew Quarless Devon Smith Navorro Bowman Kevin Newsome Andrew Dailey A.J. Price Garrett Venuto Mike Wallace John Kelly Steven Hill Ryan Scherer Shelton McCullough Brennan Coakley Evan Royster Curtis Dukes David Soldner Drew Astorino Kevin Kowalishen Anthony Fera Josh Matzkin Brent Carter Michael Yancich Pat Zerbe Kyle Johnson Evan Lewis Joe Suhey Tom Golarz Andrew Pitz J.R. Refice Michael Mauti Josh Hull Kevion Latham Ken Pollock Stephen Joseph Chris Colasanti Ryan Breen DeOn’tae Pannell Chimaeze Okoli James Van Fleet Matt Stankiewitch Eric Latimore Emery Etter Pete Massaro Ty Howle Stefen Wisniewski Frank Figueroa John Urschel Quinn Barham Doug Klopacz Nate Cadogan Dennis Landolt Johnnie Troutman Garry Gilliam Lou Eliades Ako Poti Shawney Kersey Brian Irvin Brett Brackett Brandon Moseby-Felder Ollie Ogbu Jonathan Stewart J.D. Mason Sean Luchnick Sean Stanley Jared Odrick Mikel Berry PA 52 MD 12 NJ 10 NY 10 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2009 Penn State 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 Pennsylvania 52 Maryland 12 New Jersey 10 New York 10 Ohio 7 Texas 5 Delaware 5 Virginia 4 Top counties Centre County, Pennsylvania pop. 159,000 6 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 New Castle County, Delaware pop. 578,000 5 Bronx County, New York pop. 1.4 million 4 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.
Matt McGloin QB
Andrew Quarless TE4-star recruit
Andrew Szczerba TE
Stefen Wisniewski OG4-star recruit
John Urschel OG
Garry Gilliam OT
Jordan Hill DL
Devon Still DT4-star recruit
Jared Odrick DT4-star recruit
Sean Lee LB