2009 Syracuse roster

77 players. From 16 states; the most from New York (23) and Pennsylvania (12). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2009
2	Greg Paulus QB	6′1″	Syracuse, NY	2,024 passing yards, 13 TD
12	Ryan Nassib QB	6′3″	West Chester, PA	422 passing yards, 3 TD
17	Charley Loeb QB	6′4″	Hollis, NH

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
3	Delone Carter RB3-star recruit	5′10″		Copley, OH	1,021 rushing yards, 11 TD
37	Mike Jones RB3-star recruit	5′11″	202	Middletown, PA	47 returns, 996 yards
29	Antwon Bailey RB	5′8″		Landover, MD	312 rushing yards, 1 TD
27	Averin Collier RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Rochester, NY	6 returns, 118 yards
42	Shane Kimmel FB	6′1″	232	Ivyland, PA
46	Robert Nieves FB	5′11″		Rye, NY
49	Adam Harris FB	6′2″		Towanda, PA

Receivers 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
1	Mike Williams WR	6′2″		Buffalo, NY	49 catches, 746 yards, 6 TD
15	Alec Lemon WR3-star recruit	6′2″		Crofton, MD	29 catches, 295 yards, 1 TD
5	Marcus Sales WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Syracuse, NY	28 catches, 324 yards, 3 TD
7	Donte Davis WR	6′0″		Chantilly, VA	24 catches, 257 yards, 1 TD
11	Lavar Lobdell WR	6′3″		Syracuse, NY	10 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
82	Van Chew WR	6′1″		Manassas, VA	6 catches, 66 yards
22	Torian Phillips WR	5′10″	167	Staten Island, NY
81	Cody Morgan WR	5′8″	182	Cohasset, MA
83	Ollie Taylor WR	6′0″	184	Harvard, MA
84	Michael Acchione WR	5′11″		Solvay, NY

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
8	Cody Catalina TE	6′3″		Ruffs Dale, PA	13 catches, 104 yards, 1 TD
85	Mike Owen TE	6′4″		Riverhead, NY	12 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD
48	Carl Cutler TE	6′3″		Norwich, VT	5 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD
80	Nick Provo TE3-star recruit	6′4″		West Palm Beach, FL	4 catches, 55 yards
86	David Stevens TE	6′3″		Short Hills, NJ
89	Thomas Trendowski TE	6′2″	242	Syracuse, NY

Offensive line 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
60	Jim McKenzie C	6′4″	284	Springfield, PA
62	Andrew Phillips OT	6′5″	280	Phoenix, NY
65	Jarel Lowery OG	6′3″	309	Paterson, NJ
66	Andrew Tiller OG	6′5″	334	Brentwood, NY
67	Justin Pugh OT	6′5″	298	Holland, PA
70	Ryan Bartholomew C3-star recruit	6′2″		Mitchellville, MD
71	Adam Rosner OG	6′5″	326	Depew, NY
72	Nick Lepak OG3-star recruit	6′5″	363	Auburn, NY
73	Jonathan Meldrum OT	6′5″	314	Boise, ID
74	Nick Speller OT	6′5″	299	Baltimore, MD
75	Zack Chibane OG	6′5″	295	Paramus, NJ
76	Ian Allport C	6′5″	296	Pulaski, NY
77	Tucker Baumbach OT2-star recruit	6′5″	317	Middletown, PA
78	Josh White OT	6′5″	272	Salisbury, MD

Defensive line 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Andrew Lewis DT	6′2″	285	Centreville, VA
52	Ollie Haney NT	6′2″	290	Clark, NJ
53	Chad Battles DE3-star recruit	6′2″	230	Newport News, VA
54	Mikhail Marinovich DE	6′5″	253	San Clemente, CA
55	Anthony Perkins DT	6′4″	282	Washington, DC
56	Cory Boatman DT	6′2″	256	Olney, MD
90	Jared Kimmel DE	6′6″	250	Harpursville, NY
91	Brandon Sharpe DE	6′1″	253	Virginia Beach, VA
94	Bud Tribbey DT	6′0″	290	Richmond, VA
95	Torrey Ball DE	6′4″	253	Athens, GA
97	Arthur Jones NT	6′4″	293	Endicott, NY
99	Chandler Jones DE	6′5″		Endicott, NY

Linebackers 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
32	Doug Hogue LB	6′2″		Yonkers, NY	1 INT
41	Ryan Gillum LB	5′11″		Youngstown, OH	1 return, 10 yards
25	Derrell Smith LB	6′1″		New Castle, DE
33	Dan Vaughan LB	6′2″	221	Gibsonia, PA
34	Earl Carter Jr. LB	6′0″	222	Orlando, FL
58	Mike Stenclik LB	6′0″	224	Webster, NY

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
26	Kevyn Scott CB	5′11″		Tamarac, FL	2 INT
6	Da’Mon Merkerson CB	6′1″		Passaic, NJ
18	John Mark Henderson CB	5′11″	185	San Francisco, CA
28	Nico Scott CB3-star recruit	5′10″	179	Greenbelt, MD
36	George Mayes CB	5′8″	182	Roselle, NJ
39	Lonnie Johnson DB	5′10″	206	Liverpool, NY

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
19	Ryan Lichtenstein PK	5′10″		Monroeville, PA	13 of 17 field goals
47	Rob Long P	6′3″		Downingtown, PA	58 punts, 43.8 average
40	Jake Smith PK				0 of 1 field goal
57	Maximilian Leo LS	5′11″	210	Clay, NY
79	Dalton Phillips LS	6′3″	266	Clancy, MT

Athletes and others 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
35	Michael Holmes	5′11″		Jacksonville, FL	3 INT
1	Phillip Thomas 3-star recruit	5′11″		Miami, FL	2 INT
24	Max Suter	5′11″		Ruffs Dale, PA	1 INT
10	Dorian Graham	5′11″		Plantation, FL
16	James Jarrett	6′2″	203	Clinton, NY
21	Shamarko Thomas	5′10″		Virginia Beach, VA
30	Rishard Anderson 3-star recruit	6′0″	180	Miramar, FL
38	Ryan Ahern	6′0″	198	Agoura Hills, CA

Hometowns of the 2009 Syracuse 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

New York 23
Pennsylvania 12
Florida 7
Virginia 7
Maryland 7
New Jersey 6
California 3
Ohio 2

Top counties

Onondaga County, New York pop. 471,000 7
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3
Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 3
Broome County, New York pop. 197,000 3
Suffolk County, New York pop. 1.5 million 2

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.