Teams San Diego State 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 San Diego State roster 108 players. From 9 states; the most from California (86) and Colorado (7). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 23 Brandon Sullivan RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Poway, CA 558 rushing yards, 4 TD 34 Walter Kazee RB 5′9″ San Bernardino, CA 371 rushing yards, 2 TD 30 Davon Brown RB 5′9″ Torrance, CA 9 returns, 160 yards 32 Anthony Miller RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Dallas, TX 81 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Matthew Kawulok FB 6′2″ Boulder, CO 4 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD 13 RB 5′10″ La Habra, CA 37 James Simon RB 5′7″ 175 San Diego, CA 40 Chad Young FB 5′10″ La Verne, CA 43 Brice Heers FB 5′11″ 210 Encinitas, CA 50 Chris Gordert FB 6′0″ 230 Honolulu, HI
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 1 DeMarco Sampson WR 6′2″ Chula Vista, CA 62 catches, 851 yards, 8 TD 80 Vincent Brown WR 6′0″ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 45 catches, 778 yards, 6 TD 18 Roberto Wallace WR 6′4″ Oceanside, CA 36 catches, 463 yards, 3 TD 18 Dominique Sandifer WR 6′0″ Gardena, CA 26 catches, 298 yards, 2 TD 3 Mekell Wesley WR 5′10″ Chandler, AZ 3 catches, 22 yards 19 Jon Toledo WR 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ Encinitas, CA 3 catches, 95 yards 10 Dylan Denso WR 6′2″ Laguna Niguel, CA 11 Brandon Kohn WR 5′11″ 200 Fairfield, CA 17 Doug Deakin WR 6′0″ Oak Park, CA 21 Robert Gregorio WR 5′10″ 170 Rolling Hills, CA 24 Colin Lockett WR 6′0″ Diamond Bar, CA 81 Marven Jones WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 San Diego, CA 83 Osmond Nicholas WR 6′3″ Oceanside, CA 86 Michael Vandenkolk WR 6′0″ 185 Carlsbad, CA 87 Javier Nicholas WR 6′0″ 190 Oceanside, CA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 7 Alston Umuolo TE 6′4″ Phoenix, AZ 22 catches, 243 yards, 3 TD 85 D.J. Shields TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Bonita, CA 11 catches, 109 yards 89 Hunter Hewitt TE 6′5″ Lafayette, CA 1 return, 10 yards 10 Josh O’Brien TE 6′4″ Del Mar, CA 41 Tony DeMartinis TE 6′5″ 255 Sun Valley, CA 88 Gavin Escobar TE 6′6″ Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Trask Iosefa OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 300 Ewa Beach, HI 51 Jimmy Miller OL 6′3″ 290 Denver, CO 53 Emilio Rivera OL 6′4″ Sylmar, CA 60 Tommie Draheim OL 6′4″ 295 Lakeside, CA 61 Denny Tran OL 6′3″ 295 San Diego, CA 65 Japheth Gordon OL 6′3″ 300 Canyon Country, CA 67 Ikaika Aken-Moleta OL 6′2″ 295 Kapolei, HI 68 Nik Embernate OL 6′4″ 300 Yucaipa, CA 69 Erik Quinones OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Canyon Lake, CA 71 Alec Johnson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Denver, CO 72 Tom Rische OL 6′4″ 300 Fresno, CA 73 Kellen Farr OL 6′7″ 305 Mesa, AZ 74 Mike Matamua OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Kapolei, HI 75 Leo Grassilli OL 6′3″ 295 Woodbridge, VA 77 Damian Shankle OL 6′2″ 295 Laguna Niguel, CA 78 Brian Milholland OL 6′6″ 300 San Diego, CA 79 Kurtis Gunther OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 285 Camarillo, CA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 47 Jacob Tauanuu DL 6′1″ 260 San Diego, CA 48 Eron Moses DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Yorba Linda, CA 49 J.J. Autele DL 6′1″ 235 Waipahu, HI 55 Neil Spencer DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 285 Las Vegas, NV 56 Jonathan Soto DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 260 West Covina, CA 59 Garrett Riggio DL 6′4″ 240 San Fernando, CA 90 B.J. Williams DE 6′3″ 250 Aurora, CO 91 Frederick Trujillo DL 6′1″ 240 Albuquerque, NM 93 Larry Gibbs DL 6′0″ 240 Riverside, CA 94 Jerome Long DL 6′5″ 285 Los Osos, CA 95 Michael Snead DL 6′4″ 250 Oakland, CA 96 Greg Scott DL 6′2″ 265 Torrance, CA 97 Eric Ikonne DL 6′0″ 250 Dallas, TX 99 Ernie Lawson DL 6′3″ 285 Vallejo, CA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 35 Luke Laolagi LB 6′1″ Reseda, CA 2 INT 34 Jerry Milling LB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′10″ Palmdale, CA 1 INT 40 Zach Shapiro LB 6′2″ Claremont, CA 1 return, 10 yards 52 Marcus Yarbrough LB 6′2″ San Diego, CA 1 return, 1 yard 31 Logan Ketchum LB 6′3″ Oak Park, CA 6 rushing yards 57 Willie Watters LB 6′2″ Englewood, CO 1 catch, 5 yards, 1 TD 9 Miles Burris LB 6′3″ 235 Granite Bay, CA 16 Bryan Finkel LB 6′2″ 220 South Tahoe, CA 33 Colin Shumate LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Las Vegas, NV 36 Nick Tenhaeff LB 6′2″ Atascadero, CA 37 Vaness Harris LB 6′2″ Los Angeles, CA 43 Ross Williams LB 6′3″ 205 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 44 Rob Andrews LB 6′2″ 220 Pleasanton, CA 46 Jacob Driver LB 6′2″ 220 Carlsbad, CA 51 Isaac Sensabaugh LB 6′0″ 200 Long Beach, CA 54 Demetrius Barksdale LB 6′3″ 205 San Diego, CA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 Davion Mauldin DB 5′11″ Compton, CA 35 returns, 639 yards 39 Preston King DB 5′10″ Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 24 returns, 92 yards 32 Vincent Camarda DB 6′2″ San Diego, CA 2 INT 42 Nick Sandford DB 6′2″ Orange, CA 2 INT 2 Leon McFadden DB 5′10″ Inglewood, CA 1 INT 5 Dey Juan Hemmings DB 5′11″ San Bernadino, CA 1 INT 21 Aaron Moore DB 6′0″ Tampa, FL 1 INT 11 Brandon Davis DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Oakland, CA 3 returns, 53 yards 1 Andy Gregorio DB 5′9″ 190 Rolling Hills, CA 3 Darryn Lewis DB 5′9″ Elk Grove, CA 6 Gabe Lemon DB 5′10″ Mission Viejo, CA 7 Derek Mack DB 5′7″ 160 Spring Valley, CA 12 Josh Wade DB 6′0″ San Diego, CA 20 Nat Berhe DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Colton, CA 22 Andrew Preston DB 6′1″ Centennial, CO 24 Kwincy Edwards DB 5′11″ 175 Palmdale, CA 26 Marcus Andrews DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Los Angeles, CA 27 Eric Pinkins DB 6′3″ Sacramento, CA 29 Larry Parker DB 5′11″ San Diego, CA 41 Khalid Stevens DB 5′11″ 195 Pacific Palisades, CA
Josh Wade, Larry Parker, Vincent Camarda, James Simon, Jacob Tauanuu, Marcus Yarbrough, Demetrius Barksdale, Denny Tran, Brian Milholland, Marven Jones Andy Gregorio, Dominique Sandifer, Robert Gregorio, Davon Brown, Greg Scott Gabe Lemon, Drew Westling, Preston King, Ross Williams, Gavin Escobar Jon Toledo, Brice Heers, Jacob Driver, Michael Kaiser, Michael Vandenkolk Kelsey Sokoloski, Andrew Preston, Willie Watters, B.J. Williams J.J. Autele, Trask Iosefa, Ikaika Aken-Moleta, Mike Matamua Ronnie Hillman, Eron Moses, Aaron Brewer Ryan Lindley, Kwincy Edwards, Jerry Milling Doug Deakin, Logan Ketchum, Khalid Stevens Roberto Wallace, Osmond Nicholas, Javier Nicholas Colin Lockett, Chad Young, Zach Shapiro Davion Mauldin, Isaac Sensabaugh Dey Juan Hemmings, Vincent Brown Dylan Denso, Damian Shankle Josh O’Brien, Brian Stahovich Brandon Davis, Michael Snead Jake Bernards, Walter Kazee Bryan Finkel, Nick Sandford Marcus Andrews, Vaness Harris Bryan Shields, D.J. Shields Anthony Miller, Eric Ikonne Colin Shumate, Neil Spencer Luke Laolagi, Tony DeMartinis Jimmy Miller, Alec Johnson Emilio Rivera, Garrett Riggio Lane Yoshida, Ernie Lawson DeMarco Sampson Leon McFadden Darryn Lewis Mekell Wesley Alston Umuolo Derek Mack Miles Burris Brandon Kohn Ryne Clark Matthew Kawulok Nat Berhe Aaron Moore Brandon Sullivan Eric Pinkins Nick Tenhaeff Rob Andrews Chris Gordert Jonathan Soto Tommie Draheim Japheth Gordon Nik Embernate Erik Quinones Tom Rische Kellen Farr Leo Grassilli Kurtis Gunther Hunter Hewitt Frederick Trujillo Larry Gibbs Jerome Long CA 86 CO 7 HI 5 AZ 3 NV 2 Hometowns of the 2009 San Diego 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 California 86 Colorado 7 Hawaii 5 Arizona 3 Texas 2 Nevada 2 Florida 1 Virginia 1 Top counties San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 26 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 22 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 12 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 6 Honolulu County, Hawaii pop. 1 million 5 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.
Ronnie Hillman RB