2008 South Florida roster

35 players. From 5 states; the most from Florida (22). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 35 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
8	Matt Grothe QB	6′0″	Lakeland, FL	2,911 passing yards, 18 TD
6	Grant Gregory QB	6′1″	Athens, OH	104 passing yards
7	B.J. Daniels QB	6′0″	Tallahassee, FL	86 passing yards

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
26	Mike Ford RB	6′2″	Sarasota, FL	407 rushing yards, 5 TD
	Benjamin Williams RB			308 rushing yards, 5 TD
3	Moise Plancher RB	5′8″	Naples, FL	322 rushing yards, 6 TD
33	Jamar Taylor RB	5′9″	Lakeland, FL	300 rushing yards, 3 TD
20	Aston Samuels RB	5′10″	Belle Glade, FL

Receivers 11

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Marcus Edwards WR			42 returns, 262 yards
87	Jessie Hester WR	6′0″	Belle Glade, FL	54 catches, 579 yards, 3 TD
	Taurus Johnson WR			38 catches, 498 yards, 6 TD
11	A.J. Love WR	6′2″	Bradenton, FL	30 catches, 354 yards, 2 TD
2	Carlton Mitchell WR	6′4″	Lutz, FL	28 catches, 405 yards, 1 TD
81	Dontavia Bogan WR	6′1″	Thomasville, GA	26 catches, 354 yards, 1 TD
9	Theo Wilson WR	6′0″	Dunedin, FL	8 returns, 103 yards
	Cedric Hill WR			16 catches, 194 yards, 2 TD
80	Patrick Richardson WR	6′0″	Pensacola, FL	7 catches, 68 yards
6	Ed Alcin WR	6′2″	Tampa, FL	2 catches, 17 yards
29	Colby Erskin WR	5′9″	Seminole, FL

Tight ends 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
43	Richard Kelly TE		6′2″		Bushnell, FL	115 rushing yards, 1 TD
82	Ben Busbee TE		6′3″		Mobile, AL	7 catches, 99 yards, 2 TD

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
94	Craig Marshall DE		6′4″		Fort Walton Beach, FL	1 INT

Linebackers 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
11	Sabbath Joseph LB3-star recruit	5′11″	235	Miami, FL	1 INT
42	Kion Wilson LB	6′2″		Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
	Tyrone McKenzie OLB				1 INT

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
3	Jerome Murphy CB	6′1″		Elizabeth, NJ	2 INT
5	Nate Allen S	6′2″		Cape Coral, FL	1 INT
19	Daniel Bryant CB3-star recruit	6′2″		Tallahassee, FL	1 return, 6 yards
31	Charlton Sinclair DB3-star recruit	5′11″	190	Jacksonville, FL	1 return, 26 yards

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
28	Maikon Bonani PK		5′10″		Lake Wales, FL	15 of 21 field goals
25	Delbert Alvarado P		6′0″		Tampa, FL	48 punts, 39.7 average

Athletes and others 4

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Carlton Williams					3 INT
	Mike Padilla					10 rushing yards
	Trent Pupello					2 catches, 26 yards
	Shawn Cannon					7 rushing yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 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.