2008 Southern Miss roster

28 players. From 6 states; the most from Mississippi (10) and Alabama (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 28 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
12	Austin Davis QB		6′2″		Meridian, MS	3,128 passing yards, 23 TD
14	Martevious Young QB		6′1″		Alexander City, AL	6 passing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
25	Damion Fletcher RB2-star recruit	5′10″	Biloxi, MS	1,313 rushing yards, 10 TD
2	V.J. Floyd RB	5′10″	Orlando, FL	246 rushing yards, 2 TD
11	Tory Harrison RB3-star recruit	6′1″	Leesburg, FL	254 rushing yards, 7 TD

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
5	DeAndre Brown WR5-star recruit	6′6″	Ocean Springs, MS	67 catches, 1,117 yards, 12 TD
86	Gerald Baptiste WR	6′0″	New Orleans, LA	35 catches, 460 yards, 2 TD
6	Freddie Parham WR	6′0″	Margaret, AL	19 catches, 173 yards
	Ed Morgan WR			14 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Torris Magee WR			10 catches, 86 yards
83	Johdrick Morris WR	6′3″	Baton Rouge, LA	5 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD
27	William Spight WR	5′10″	Montgomery, AL	2 catches, 29 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Shawn Nelson TE2-star recruit		Gonzales, LA	53 catches, 557 yards, 3 TD
84	Leroy Banks TE	6′3″	Memphis, TN	5 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD
19	Jonathan Massey TE	6′3″	Pascagoula, MS	4 catches, 50 yards, 2 TD

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
32	Martez Smith LB		6′0″		Canton, MS	1 INT

Defensive backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
12	Andre Watson DB	5′10″		Ocean Springs, MS	34 returns, 170 yards
8	Justin Wilson DB	5′11″		Taylorsville, MS	4 INT
18	Eddie Hicks DB2-star recruit	6′2″		Clarksdale, MS	4 INT
2	C.J. Bailey DB3-star recruit	5′10″	194	Moss Point, MS	2 INT
28	Michael McGee DB	5′10″		Magee, MS	1 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Britt Barefoot K					9 of 15 field goals
31	Justin Estes PK		5′9″		Marietta, OH	4 of 7 field goals

Athletes and others 5

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Brett Hicks					7 punts, 37.1 average
	Bubba Kirksey					118 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Eddie Willingham					1 INT
	Tokumbo Abanikanda					1 INT
	Chris Rhoden					2 catches, 12 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.