2008 Syracuse roster

32 players. From 9 states; the most from New York (5) and Florida (4). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 32 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
4	Cameron Dantley QB		6′1″	228	Silver Spring, MD	1,298 passing yards, 11 TD

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Curtis Brinkley RB			1,164 rushing yards, 7 TD
29	Antwon Bailey RB	5′8″	Landover, MD	221 rushing yards, 2 TD
	Tony Fiammetta FB			16 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
3	Delone Carter RB3-star recruit	5′10″	Copley, OH	137 rushing yards

Receivers 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
7	Donte Davis WR	6′0″	Chantilly, VA	29 catches, 312 yards, 2 TD
5	Marcus Sales WR4-star recruit	6′0″	Syracuse, NY	14 catches, 160 yards, 1 TD
11	Lavar Lobdell WR	6′3″	Syracuse, NY	13 catches, 165 yards
82	Van Chew WR	6′1″	Manassas, VA	4 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD
1	Mike Williams WR	6′2″	Buffalo, NY

Tight ends 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
85	Mike Owen TE	6′4″		Riverhead, NY	19 catches, 175 yards, 2 TD
9	Andrew Robinson TE	6′3″	245	Baltimore, MD	132 passing yards
80	Nick Provo TE3-star recruit	6′4″		West Palm Beach, FL	4 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
8	Cody Catalina TE	6′3″		Ruffs Dale, PA	−1 rushing yards

Linebackers 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
32	Doug Hogue LB		6′2″		Yonkers, NY	232 rushing yards, 2 TD
25	Derrell Smith LB		6′1″		New Castle, DE	1 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
6	Da’Mon Merkerson CB		6′1″		Passaic, NJ	6 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
14	Grant Mayes CB3-star recruit		5′10″	191	Roselle, NJ	1 catch, 26 yards

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Patrick Shadle K2-star recruit				Morgantown, WV	14 of 17 field goals
47	Rob Long P		6′3″		Downingtown, PA	66 punts, 43.9 average

Athletes and others 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Ryan Howard				25 returns, 5 yards
35	Michael Holmes	5′11″		Jacksonville, FL	2 INT
	Bruce Williams				2 INT
20	Randy McKinnon	5′10″	191	Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
	Jake Flaherty				1 INT
	Chaz Cervino				3 catches, 37 yards
10	Dorian Graham	5′11″		Plantation, FL	1 return, 23 yards
24	Max Suter	5′11″		Ruffs Dale, PA	1 return, 9 yards
	Dan Sheeran				2 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD
	Parker Cantey				1 return, 0 yards
	Ben Maljovec				1 catch, 7 yards
	Daniel Bailey				0 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.