Teams UNLV 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 UNLV roster 86 players. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from California (38) and Nevada (13). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 2 QB 6′1″ Normal, IL 2,230 passing yards, 13 TD 11 Les Obie QB 5′10″ Huntington Beach, CA 8 rushing yards 8 Caleb Herring QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Moreno Valley, CA
Running backs 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 26 Deante’ Purvis RB 5′11″ 195 Pinole, CA 50 returns, 1,165 yards 32 Channing Trotter RB 5′9″ Mesa, AZ 541 rushing yards, 9 TD 27 Chris Brogdon RB 5′7″ Phoenix, AZ 150 rushing yards 30 Imari Thompson RB 5′9″ DeSoto, TX 24 rushing yards 28 Bradley Randle RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′7″ Murrieta, CA 42 David Blair FB 6′1″ 240 Tempe, AZ 46 Travis Trickey FB 6′2″ 230 Springerville, AZ
Receivers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 88 Ryan Wolfe WR 6′2″ Santa Clarita, CA 74 catches, 760 yards, 2 TD 4 Phillip Payne WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Las Vegas, NV 58 catches, 661 yards, 7 TD 7 Michael Johnson WR 5′8″ Suisun, CA 43 catches, 484 yards, 1 TD 85 Jerriman Robinson WR 6′2″ Rialto, CA 20 catches, 342 yards, 3 TD 84 Rodelin Anthony WR 6′5″ Immokalee, FL 16 catches, 240 yards, 4 TD 80 Mark Barefield WR 6′0″ Wills Point, TX 3 catches, 26 yards 17 Renan Saint Preux WR 6′1″ Immokalee, FL 1 catch, 9 yards 19 Charles Childers WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Las Vegas, NV 81 Tate Knutson WR 5′10″ Anchorage, AK 82 Gordy Cooper WR 6′5″ 215 San Jacinto, CA 83 Brandon Babineaux WR 6′3″ 200 Folsom, CA 87 Trey Mays WR 5′10″ Las Vegas, NV
Offensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 50 Andrew Mack C 6′1″ 275 Plano, TX 51 Daniel Kaanana OL 6′5″ 275 Pearl City, HI 59 Bennielee Shelby OL 6′1″ 285 Greenville, TX 59 Joe Hawley OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Yorba Linda, CA 61 Mike Donato OL 6′3″ 300 Las Vegas, NV 63 Sean Tesoro OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 310 Kahului, HI 64 Doug Zismann OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 300 Phoenix, AZ 66 John Gianninoto OL 6′4″ 295 Tucson, AZ 70 Jason Heath OL 6′3″ 280 Penryn, CA 71 Shane Watterson OL 6′4″ 280 Saugus, CA 72 Thomas Wren OL 6′6″ 290 Yorba Linda, CA 73 Evan Marchal OL 6′7″ 320 Petaluma, CA 74 Thomas Kilgore OL 6′6″ 305 Fresno, CA 75 Matt Murphy OL 6′4″ 300 Lake Forest, CA 76 Jason Koontz OL 6′2″ 305 Corona, CA 77 Yusef Rodgers OL 6′2″ Van Nuys, CA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 93 Malo Taumua DL 6′1″ Honolulu, HI 1 INT 42 Heivaha Mafi DE 6′1″ 260 Oakland, CA 47 Daniel Mareko DE 6′3″ 245 Pago Pago, American Samoa 48 Beau Brence DE 6′3″ Plano, TX 53 Matt Kravetz DL 6′1″ 255 Las Vegas, NV 62 A.J. Lewis DL 6′1″ 245 Las Vegas, NV 65 Ramsey Feagai DL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 350 Honolulu, HI 68 Martin Tevaseu DL 6′2″ 340 Boonville, CA 91 Preston Brooks DE 6′3″ 280 Los Angeles, CA 92 B.J. Bell DE 6′2″ 260 Tustin, CA 96 James Dunlap DL 6′1″ 260 Pasadena, CA 98 Jesse Backerman DE 6′3″ 255 Tucson, AZ 99 Isaako Aaitui DE 6′4″ 315 Pago Pago, American Samoa
Linebackers 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 C.J. Cox LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Garland, TX 173 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Chris Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Las Vegas, NV 24 Starr Fuimaono LB 6′0″ 220 Chula Vista, CA 33 Jason Beauchamp LB 6′3″ 235 San Diego, CA 36 Nate Carter LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Las Vegas, NV 46 Wiselet Rouzard LB 5′9″ 215 Immokalee, FL 52 Reggie Umuolo LB 5′11″ 195 Phoenix, AZ 54 Bryce Saldi LB 6′2″ 220 Southlake, TX 56 Ronnie Paulo LB 6′2″ 235 Las Vegas, NV 57 Adam Gent LB 5′11″ 205 Bremerton, WA Dominic Bonetpels LB 6′0″ 225 Victorville, CA Robert Adell LB 5′9″ 210 Henderson, NV
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Mike Clausen DB 6′2″ Riverside, CA 463 passing yards, 4 TD 10 Quinton Pointer DB 5′10″ Fort Myers, FL 5 returns, 98 yards 13 Marquel Martin DB 5′11″ Rialto, CA 1 INT 22 Alex De Giacomo DB 6′1″ Westminster, CA 1 INT 23 Terrance Lee DB 6′0″ New Britain, CT 1 INT 25 Mike Grant DB 5′10″ Fresno, CA 1 INT 38 Calvin Randleman DB 6′0″ Huron, OH 1 return, 4 yards 1 Will Chandler DB 5′11″ Pacoima, CA 14 Courtney Bridget DB 6′3″ 180 Baltimore, MD 20 Kenny Brown DB 5′10″ 175 Palmdale, CA 21 Warren Zeigler CB 6′0″ 170 San Leandro, CA 31 David Biggs DB 5′9″ 175 Moreno Valley, CA 45 John Therrell DB 6′2″ 170 Las Vegas, NV
Phillip Payne, Chris Jones, Charles Childers, Nate Carter, Ben Jaekle, John Therrell, Matt Kravetz, Ronnie Paulo, Mike Donato, A.J. Lewis, Aaron Reed, Trey Mays Chris Brogdon, Kyle Watkins, Reggie Umuolo, Doug Zismann C.J. Cox, Beau Brence, Andrew Mack Renan Saint Preux, Wiselet Rouzard, Rodelin Anthony Kamu Kapanui, Ramsey Feagai, Malo Taumua Will Chandler, Ryan Wolfe Mike Clausen, Jason Koontz Caleb Herring, David Biggs Les Obie, Alex De Giacomo Marquel Martin, Jerriman Robinson Mike Grant, Thomas Kilgore Channing Trotter, David Blair Bryce Saldi, Austin Harrington Joe Hawley, Thomas Wren John Gianninoto, Jesse Backerman Omar Clayton Michael Johnson Quinton Pointer Courtney Bridget Kenny Brown Warren Zeigler Terrance Lee Starr Fuimaono Deante’ Purvis Bradley Randle Imari Thompson Jason Beauchamp Kyle Watson Calvin Randleman Jordan Barrett Heivaha Mafi Brendon Lamers Travis Trickey Daniel Kaanana Adam Gent Bennielee Shelby Sean Tesoro Martin Tevaseu Jason Heath Shane Watterson Evan Marchal Matt Murphy Yusef Rodgers Mark Barefield Tate Knutson Gordy Cooper Brandon Babineaux Preston Brooks B.J. Bell James Dunlap Allen Hardison Dominic Bonetpels Robert Adell CA 38 NV 13 AZ 9 TX 8 HI 5 Hometowns of the 2009 UNLV 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 California 38 Nevada 13 Arizona 9 Texas 8 Hawaii 5 Florida 4 American Samoa 2 Illinois 1 Top counties Clark County, Nevada pop. 2.3 million 13 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 8 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 7 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 6 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 6 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.
Omar Clayton QB