Teams Purdue 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Purdue roster 107 players. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (28) and Florida (18). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 14 Receivers 15 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 14 Joey Elliott QB 6′2″ Evansville, IN 3,026 passing yards, 22 TD 20 Kyle Adams QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 180 Austin, TX 29 catches, 249 yards 19 Caleb TerBush QB 6′5″ Metamora, IL 22 passing yards 7 Najee Tyler QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 235 Fresh Meadows, NY 9 Robert Marve QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Tampa, FL 15 QB 6′2″ Ocala, FL 18 Skyler Titus QB 6′2″ 228 Nappanee, IN
Running backs 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 23 Ralph Bolden RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Folkston, GA 935 rushing yards, 9 TD 5 Al-Terek McBurse RB 6′0″ Winter Springs, FL 19 returns, 468 yards 33 Jaycen Taylor RB 5′10″ Hawthorne, CA 387 rushing yards, 4 TD 1 Keith Carlos RB 6′1″ Bridgeport, CT 21 catches, 242 yards, 1 TD 44 Frank Halliburton FB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 25 rushing yards 25 Dan Dierking FB 5′10″ Wheaton, IL 4 rushing yards 48 Jared Crank FB 6′2″ Richardson, TX 15 rushing yards 20 Gavin Roberts RB 6′0″ Somerset, NJ 22 Ishmael Aristide RB 5′11″ 199 Orlando, FL 22 Sean Matti RB 6′0″ 233 Shoreview, MN 24 George Brigandi RB 5′8″ 198 Winnetka, IL 28 Jarrod Shaw FB 5′11″ 221 Fort Wayne, IN 40 Derek Jackson FB 6′1″ Glen Allen, VA 46 Kurt Freytag FB 6′1″ Carmel, IN
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 Keith Smith WR 6′2″ Fort Hood, TX 91 catches, 1,100 yards, 6 TD 17 Aaron Valentin WR 6′1″ Freeport, NY 54 catches, 621 yards, 7 TD 3 Waynelle Gravesande WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Irvington, NJ 18 returns, 51 yards 7 Cortez Smith WR 6′2″ Hooks, TX 17 catches, 177 yards, 2 TD 10 Royce Adams WR 6′0″ Cleveland, OH 7 returns, 107 yards 13 Antavian Edison WR 5′11″ Fort Meyers, FL 1 catch, 15 yards, 1 TD 2 Justin Siller WR 6′3″ Detroit, MI 4 Eric Williams WR 5′10″ 200 Brandenton, FL 6 Gary Bush WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Miami, FL 12 Tommie Thomas WR 6′1″ Robbins, IL 26 Adam Wolf WR 5′11″ 204 Tampa, FL 27 T.J. Barbarette WR 5′6″ Mount Vernon, IN 80 Xavier Reese WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ North Lauderdale, FL 83 Kurt Lichtenberg WR 6′1″ 185 Warrenville, IL 87 Kris Staats WR 6′1″ 203 La Porte, IN
Offensive line 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Eric Hedstrom OG 6′5″ 292 Arlington Heights, IL 52 Henry Lorenzen C 6′2″ 283 Wilsonville, ON 53 Dan Barry OG 6′2″ 303 Mentor, OH 56 Monroe Brooks OT 6′6″ 290 Palatine, IL 59 Cody Davis C 6′3″ 289 Spring, TX 61 Zach Jones OT 6′5″ 312 Plainfield, IN 62 Nick Mondek OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 307 Naperville, IL 63 James Shepherd OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 315 Crofton, KY 64 OT 6′5″ 315 Miami, FL 65 Austen Moret C 6′2″ 298 Whitefish Bay, WI 67 Peters Drey OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 302 Mobile, AL 68 Dennis Kelly OT 6′8″ 306 Chicago Heights, IL 72 Justin Pierce OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Tom Bean, TX 73 Ken Plue OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 366 Rensselaer, NY 74 Connor Snapp OG 6′7″ 324 Valparaiso, IN 75 Zach Reckman OG 6′5″ 297 Cincinnati, OH 76 Rick Schmeig C 6′3″ 305 Cincinnati, OH 77 Ryan Prater OT 6′5″ 286 Dallas, TX 78 Trevor Foy OL 6′7″ 300 Louisville, KY 79 Andrew Brewer C 6′3″ 297 Huntington, WV
Defensive line 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 93 DT 6′3″ East Chicago, IN 2 INT 58 Robert Maci DE 6′4″ Fishers, IN 1 return, 8 yards 2 Gerald Gooden DE 6′4″ Hooks, TX 21 Nickcaro Golding DE 6′5″ 225 Evanston, IL 49 Adam Brockman DE 6′3″ 265 Lebanon, IN 51 Xavier Melton DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 291 Lakeland, FL 55 Brandon Taylor DT 6′1″ 295 Aventura, FL 60 Brad Niemeier DT 6′1″ 277 Evansville, IN 70 LaSalle Cooks DT 6′3″ 271 Orlando, FL 84 Eric Mebane DE 6′3″ 215 Grand Prairie, TX 86 Chris Mitchum DT 6′3″ 245 Kingstree, SC 91 Justin Kitchens DE 6′5″ 271 Warner Robbins, GA 92 Mike Neal DT 6′4″ 302 Merrillville, IN 95 Keyon Brown DE 6′3″ 241 Harvey, IL 98 Eric McDaniel DT 6′2″ 310 Calhoun, GA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 24 Jason Werner LB 6′4″ Greenwood, IN 1 INT 30 Joe Holland LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Indianapolis, IN 1 INT 47 Chris Carlino LB 6′2″ Fishers, IN 1 INT 11 DeVarro Greaves LB 6′2″ Folkston, GA 1 return, 13 yards 3 Dwayne Beckford LB 6′1″ Irvington, NJ 5 Antwon Higgs LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Pompano Beach, FL 18 Nnamdi Ezenwa LB 6′2″ 225 Acworth, GA 36 Zack Heiniger LB 5′11″ 207 Fishers, IN 39 John Humphrey LB 6′1″ 241 Youngstown, OH 51 Kakpindi Jamiru LB 5′9″ 222 Indianapolis, IN 57 Tyler Haston LB 6′2″ 228 Avon, IN
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 7 Brandon King CB 5′11″ Warner Robbins, GA 3 INT 2 Torri Williams S 6′2″ Cedar Park, TX 2 INT 4 Dwight McLean S 6′1″ Corona, CA 1 INT 9 David Pender CB 6′1″ Folkston, GA 1 INT 15 Charlton Williams CB 6′2″ 197 Tamarac, FL 19 Jimmy Riley CB 5′10″ 161 Naperville, IL 28 Josh Johnson CB 5′11″ Dade City, FL 29 Chris Quinn S 5′11″ 195 Miami, FL 31 Josh McKinley S 6′1″ 210 Leander, TX 32 Albert Evans S 6′0″ Gary, IN 35 Logan Link S 6′1″ West Liberty, OH 38 Josh VanZant CB 5′9″ 195 Mount Vernon, IN 41 Abe Trindle S 5′10″ 185 Martinsville, IN 41 Sean Collins CB 5′7″ 172 Indianapolis, IN 43 Walter Williams CB 5′10″ 201 Columbus, OH
Chris Summers, Zack Heiniger, Kurt Freytag, Chris Carlino, Robert Maci, John Finch Joe Holland, Sean Collins, Frank Halliburton, Kakpindi Jamiru Gary Bush, Chris Quinn, Kevin Pamphile David Pender, DeVarro Greaves, Ralph Bolden Jimmy Riley, Nick Mondek, Kurt Lichtenberg Gerald Gooden, Cortez Smith Torri Williams, Josh McKinley Dwayne Beckford, Waynelle Gravesande Robert Marve, Adam Wolf Joey Elliott, Brad Niemeier Charlton Williams, Xavier Reese Ishmael Aristide, LaSalle Cooks T.J. Barbarette, Josh VanZant Carson Wiggs, Eric Mebane Eric Hedstrom, Monroe Brooks Tyler Haston, Zach Jones Zach Reckman, Rick Schmeig Kawann Short, Keyon Brown Keith Carlos Justin Siller Dwight McLean Eric Williams Al-Terek McBurse Antwon Higgs Najee Tyler Keith Smith Royce Adams Tommie Thomas Antavian Edison Rob Henry Jeff Panfil Aaron Valentin Nnamdi Ezenwa Skyler Titus Caleb TerBush Gavin Roberts Kyle Adams Nickcaro Golding Sean Matti George Brigandi Jason Werner Dan Dierking Jarrod Shaw Josh Johnson Kevin Ballinger Albert Evans Jaycen Taylor Logan Link Robert Harris Kaleb Volstad John Humphrey Derek Jackson Abe Trindle Walter Williams Jared Crank Adam Brockman Xavier Melton Dan Barry Brandon Taylor Cody Davis Andy Huffman James Shepherd Austen Moret Peters Drey Dennis Kelly Justin Pierce Ken Plue Connor Snapp Ryan Prater Trevor Foy Andrew Brewer Crosby Wright Chris Mitchum Kris Staats Jeff Lindsay Mike Neal Eric McDaniel IN 28 FL 18 IL 13 TX 13 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2009 Purdue 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 Indiana 28 Florida 18 Texas 13 Illinois 13 Georgia 7 Ohio 7 New Jersey 3 New York 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 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.
Rob Henry QB
Kevin Pamphile OT
Kawann Short DT