2011 Tulane roster

97 players. From 15 states; the most from Louisiana (37) and Texas (18). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
11	Ryan Griffin QB3-star recruit	6′5″		Westlake Village, CA	2,502 passing yards, 13 TD
12	D.J. Ponder QB	6′2″		Baton Rouge, LA	214 passing yards
10	Leon Blouin IV QB	6′0″	201	Geismar, LA
14	Nick SanGiacomo QB2-star recruit	6′3″	209	Barnegat, NJ
16	Jordy Joseph QB	5′10″		New Iberia, LA

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
26	Orleans Darkwa RB	6′0″		Nashville, TN	924 rushing yards, 13 TD
2	Rob Kelley RB3-star recruit	5′11″	223	New Orleans, LA	332 rushing yards, 2 TD
25	Albert Williams RB	5′9″		Beaumont, TX	281 rushing yards, 2 TD
24	Danté Butler RB3-star recruit	5′10″		New Orleans, LA	12 returns, 247 yards
24	Stephen Barnett RB3-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	10 catches, 69 yards
44	Kasey Stelly FB	6′1″		Lafayette, LA	3 catches, 7 yards

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
9	Wilson Van Hooser WR	6′0″		Montgomery, AL	36 catches, 487 yards, 4 TD
80	Justyn Shackleford WR	5′11″		Decatur, GA	31 catches, 404 yards, 1 TD
7	Joe Kemp WR3-star recruit	6′4″		North Richland Hills, TX	28 catches, 272 yards, 1 TD
82	Xavier Rush WR	6′3″		Terry, MS	24 catches, 338 yards, 3 TD
22	Jamar Thomas WR	5′10″		Baton Rouge, LA	6 returns, 105 yards
86	Brent Comardelle WR	6′0″		League City, TX	5 catches, 94 yards
42	Carlos Wilson WR	5′10″		Grambling, LA	4 catches, 51 yards
3	Ryan Grant WR	6′1″		Beaumont, TX	1 catch, 27 yards, 1 TD
15	Marc Edwards WR3-star recruit	6′1″		New Orleans, LA
36	Devin Boutte WR	5′9″		New Iberia, LA
39	Keith Harvey II WR	5′7″		Lakewood, CA
49	JoJo Dobbs WR	6′1″	199	Washington, DC
89	Darius Tenney WR	5′9″	170	Atlanta, GA
89	Jacob Davis WR	5′10″	174	Novato, CA

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
88	Matt Marfisi TE	6′6″		Tomball, TX	13 catches, 131 yards, 1 TD
84	Stephen Suchy TE	6′3″		East Bradenton, FL	6 catches, 109 yards
81	Brock Sanders TE	6′4″		Johns Creek, GA	3 catches, −1 yards, 1 TD
88	Evan Tatford TE	6′5″		Lafayette, LA	1 catch, 38 yards
41	Andrew Siden TE	6′3″	235	Natick, MA
87	Josh Drum TE	6′4″	237	Hoover, AL

Offensive line 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Emmanuel Aluko OG2-star recruit	6′3″	292	Houston, TX
60	Ben Stone C	6′3″	288	Natchitoches, LA
64	Mike Henry C	6′5″	265	Marrero, LA
65	Zach Morgan C	6′3″	284	Lake Charles, LA
66	Joey Ray C	6′3″	310	Spring, TX
68	Arturo Uzdavinis OT	6′7″	305	Thonotosassa, FL
68	Greg Thomson OL	6′3″	264	Skaneateles, NY
69	Pat Husain OT	6′6″	298	Evanston, IL
70	Sean Donnelly OT	6′8″	297	Pelham, NY
71	Harris Howard OG	6′4″	293	Alpharetta, GA
72	Rio Mares OG3-star recruit	6′4″	299	Corrales, NM
74	Adam Skidmore OG	6′6″	315	Bayville, NJ
76	Nate Skold OT	6′7″	290	Omaha, NE
79	Eric Jones OT3-star recruit	6′7″	311	Hoover, AL

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
6	Dezman Moses DE	6′3″		Willingboro, NJ
41	Aaron Bryant DE	6′5″	260	Katy, TX
48	Josh Smith DE	6′2″	257	Thomaston, GA
50	Austen Jacks DE	6′3″	255	Winter Park, FL
51	Michael Pierce Jr. DE	6′0″	275	Daphne, AL
53	Andre Robinson DE	6′2″		Longwood, FL
54	Devin Williams DT3-star recruit	6′2″	250	Katy, TX
55	Taylor Perry DT	6′3″	271	San Diego, CA
90	Wendell Beckwith DE3-star recruit	6′2″	225	Clinton, LA
91	Lawrence Burl DL	6′3″	213	New Orleans, LA
92	Julius Warmsley DE	6′2″	269	Baton Rouge, LA
93	Kenny Welcome DT	6′1″	290	New Orleans, LA
94	Casey Blum DE	6′2″	242	Moorpark, CA
96	Corey Redwine DT	6′0″	294	Fairburn, GA
97	Shane Delery DT	6′4″	282	Kenner, LA
98	Cedric Wilson DT	6′2″	296	Sugar Land, TX
99	Chris Asumnu DT	6′2″	300	Houston, TX

Linebackers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
20	Trent Mackey LB	5′11″		Port Sulphur, LA	1 INT
34	Darryl Farley LB3-star recruit	6′0″		Atlanta, GA	1 INT
57	Zach Davis LB	6′0″		Lawrenceville, GA	1 INT
8	Steven Funderburk LB3-star recruit	6′2″	218	Port St. Lucie, FL
21	Kyle Davis LB3-star recruit	5′11″		San Antonio, TX
27	Chris Hanuscin LB	5′7″	174	Van Nuys, CA
40	Taylor Bullock LB	6′2″	231	New Iberia, LA
42	Kristofar Rhymes LB	6′0″	225	Houston, TX
45	Matthew Bailey LB	5′11″		New Orleans, LA
47	Cameron DeJean LB3-star recruit	6′2″	203	Lafayette, LA
49	Kerchal Byrd LB3-star recruit	6′0″	224	Palmetto, FL
56	Dominique Robertson LB	6′1″		Cypress, TX
58	Brandon Schmidt LB	5′10″	227	Lafayette, LA
59	Ray Oppman LB	6′1″	225	Sugar Land, TX
63	Logan Hamilton LB	5′10″	216	Lake Charles, LA

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
13	Derrick Strozier CB	5′8″		Orlando, FL	33 returns, 200 yards
10	Ryan Travis CB	6′0″		Plaquemine, LA	4 INT
5	Brandon LeBeau S	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	14 catches, 143 yards
1	Shakiel Smith S	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	1 INT
17	Alex Lauricella CB	5′11″		River Ridge, LA	1 INT
29	Renaldo Thomas S3-star recruit	6′4″		New Orleans, LA	1 INT
15	Taylor Echols S	6′3″		League City, TX
18	Devon Walker S	6′1″	173	New Orleans, LA
22	Jordan Sullen CB	6′0″		New Orleans, LA
23	Kendrell Washington CB	5′10″	170	Brenham, TX
30	Ryan Kaminski DB	6′4″	228	Bradenton, FL
35	Sam Scofield S	6′1″		Lafayette, LA
37	L.J. Parker CB	5′11″	190	Port Allen, LA
38	Anthony Bronzo S	5′11″	185	West Harrison, NY
44	Kendrick Washington CB	5′10″	173	Brenham, TX

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
19	Cairo Santos PK	5′8″		St. Augustine, FL	11 of 18 field goals
69	Jonathan Ginsburgh P	5′11″		Alexandria, LA	59 punts, 41.7 average
30	Ryan Rome PK	5′9″		Destrehan, LA	−3 passing yards
45	Steve Purcell PK	5′11″	205	Scarsdale, NY

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
56	John Edwards		6′4″	237	Port Allen, LA

Hometowns of the 2011 Tulane 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

Louisiana 37
Texas 18
Florida 10
Georgia 8
California 6
Alabama 4
New York 4
New Jersey 3

Top counties

Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 11
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 8
Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 5
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 5
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3

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’ 2011 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.