Teams Virginia Tech 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Virginia Tech roster 118 players. From 12 states; the most from Virginia (78) and North Carolina (13). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 4 Receivers 1 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 9 Specialists 12 Athletes and others 27
Receivers 1 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 18 D.J. Coles WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Maidens, VA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 8 Greg Boone TE 6′3″ Chesapeake, VA 7 catches, 75 yards 33 Chris Drager TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Jefferson Hills, PA 2 returns, 8 yards 88 Andre Smith TE 6′5″ 272 Germantown, MD 3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD 18 Sam Wheeler TE 6′3″ Blacksburg, VA 2 catches, 30 yards 9 Randall Dunn TE 6′2″ Virginia Beach, VA 48 George George TE 6′4″ Salem, VA 85 Rob Stanton TE 6′5″ 234 Richlands, VA 86 Eric Martin TE 6′2″ Woodbridge, VA 87 Prince Parker TE 6′6″ Norfolk, VA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 54 OT 6′6″ 317 Wilmington, NC 59 Courtney Prince OG 6′3″ 282 Mitchellville, MD 60 Beau Warren C 6′3″ 286 Clifton, VA 61 Darian Fisher OT 6′4″ 285 Virginia Beach, VA 62 Blake DeChristopher OT 6′5″ 311 Midlothian, VA 63 Bo Gentry C 5′9″ 262 Blacksburg, VA 64 Richard Graham OG 6′6″ 306 Richmond, VA 65 Matt Baldwin OG 6′6″ 299 Oakwood, VA 67 Michael Via OT 6′7″ 304 McLeansville, NC 68 Jaymes Brooks OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 307 Newport News, VA 70 Sergio Render OG 6′3″ 313 Newnan, GA 71 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 309 Norfolk, VA 72 Andrew Lanier OT 6′5″ Moore, SC 74 Andrew Miller OL 6′4″ 296 Bassett, VA 75 Greg Nosal OG 6′6″ 297 Virginia Beach, VA 76 David Wang OL 6′2″ 308 Ashburn, VA 77 Ed Wang OT 6′5″ 309 Ashburn, VA 77 Tyler Barfield OG 6′1″ 320 Herndon, VA Jim Brown OG 6′3″ 314 Richmond, VA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 56 Antoine Hopkins DT 6′1″ Highland Springs, VA 1 INT 6 DE 6′2″ 262 Carteret, NJ 42 J.R. Collins DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Stafford, VA 47 Nekos Brown DE 6′2″ 248 Brandywine, MD 53 Dwight Tucker DT 6′2″ 280 Oviedo, FL 56 Demetrius Taylor DT 6′0″ 273 Virginia Beach, VA 66 Tyrel Wilson DE 6′2″ 230 Hampton, VA 82 Steven Friday DE 6′4″ 250 Hampton, VA 91 John Graves DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 278 Richmond, VA 93 Isaiah Hamlette DT 6′5″ 291 Stafford, VA 95 Cordarrow Thompson DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 301 Stafford, VA 96 Josh Eadie DE 6′4″ 231 Lynchburg, VA 99 DE 6′4″ 255 Hampton, VA Christian Reed DE 6′1″ 225 New Egypt, NJ Jeff Wardach DE 6′3″ 245 Roanoke, VA Joe Jones DT 6′3″ 277 Virginia Beach, VA Kwamaine Battle DT 6′1″ 302 Spring Hope, NC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 23 Lorenzo Williams LB 6′2″ 217 Fayetteville, NC 24 Tariq Edwards LB 6′2″ Cheraw, SC 28 Alonzo Tweedy OLB 6′2″ 193 Richmond, VA 36 Jake Johnson LB 6′1″ 231 Fredericksburg, VA 38 Quillie Odom LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 239 Manassas, VA 40 Wiley Brown OLB 5′10″ 197 Brandywine, MD 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow OLB 6′2″ Ashburn, VA 44 Lyndell Gibson LB 5′11″ 232 Virginia Beach, VA 51 Bruce Taylor LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 246 Myrtle Beach, SC 52 Barquell Rivers LB 6′0″ Wadesboro, NC 57 Telvion Clark LB 6′1″ 228 Norfolk, VA 58 Jack Tyler LB 6′1″ 230 Oakton, VA 94 Mark Muncey LB 5′11″ 218 Tazewell, VA Jerome Williams LB 6′0″ 210 Central, SC Tim Richardson LB 5′10″ 245 Hampton, VA
Defensive backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 20 Jayron Hosley CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Delray Beach, FL 47 returns, 348 yards 22 Stephan Virgil CB 5′11″ Rocky Mount, NC 1 INT 37 Jacob Sykes CB 6′1″ Goldsboro, NC 1 return, 24 yards 1 Antone Exum CB 6′1″ 220 Glen Allen, VA 9 Cris Hill CB 5′11″ Richmond, VA 21 Rashad Carmichael CB 5′11″ 186 Clinton, MD 27 Jerrodd Williams CB 6′0″ 203 Central, SC Germond Oatneal CB 5′11″ 184 Upper Marlboro, MD Mark Carter CB 6′0″ 177 Lynchburg, VA
Specialists 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 49 Matt Waldron PK 5′11″ Oakfield, NY 20 of 23 field goals 97 Brent Bowden P 6′3″ Centreville, VA 57 punts, 43.8 average 30 Brian Saunders P 6′0″ Roseland, VA 48 Justin Myer PK 6′1″ Manheim, PA 50 Collin Carroll LS 6′3″ 232 Hopkins, MN 63 Matt Tuttle LS 6′0″ 229 Chesapeake, VA 89 Cody Journell PK 6′0″ Ripplemead, VA 97 Chris Hazley PK 6′1″ West Chester, PA Ethan Dickerson LS 5′10″ 189 Christiansburg, VA Grant Bowden P 6′4″ 200 Centreville, VA Joe Yates LS 5′11″ 260 Haysi, VA Zack Pickard PK 5′11″ 170 Graham, NC
Athletes and others 27 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 34 Ryan Williams 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Manassas, VA 1,655 rushing yards, 21 TD Roc Carmichael 6 INT 81 Jarrett Boykin 6′2″ Charlotte, NC 40 catches, 835 yards, 5 TD 2 Josh Oglesby 5′11″ Garner, NC 335 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 Dyrell Roberts 6′2″ Smithfield, VA 18 returns, 574 yards 4 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Danville, VA 17 returns, 325 yards 19 Danny Coale 6′0″ Lexington, VA 30 catches, 614 yards, 2 TD 17 Kam Chancellor 6′4″ Norfolk, VA 2 INT 24 Dorian Porch 5′11″ Calhoun, GA 1 INT 2 Davon Morgan 6′0″ Richmond, VA 4 returns, 74 yards 29 Xavier Boyce 6′4″ Virginia Beach, VA 8 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD 7 Marcus Davis 6′4″ Virginia Beach, VA 5 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD 23 Matt Reidy 6′1″ Gaithersburg, MD 1 return, 1 yard 46 Zac Evans 5′10″ Christiansburg, VA 6 rushing yards 15 Eddie Whitley 6′1″ Charlotte, NC 18 Austin Fuller 6′2″ Richlands, VA 26 James Hopper 5′9″ 180 Fayetteville, NC 32 Darren Evans 6′0″ Indianapolis, IN 80 Brandon Dillard 5′11″ 176 Martinsville, VA 83 Patrick Terry 5′11″ 190 South Boston, VA Adam Dyer 5′11″ 185 Roanoke, VA Ben Barber 5′11″ 215 Alexandria, VA Brandon Keith 6′1″ 200 Roanoke, VA Kenny Lewis Jr. 5′9″ 198 Danville, VA Nick Sheehan 6′1″ 204 Round Hill, VA Nubian Peak 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 176 Radford, VA Tony Gregory 6′0″ Virginia Beach, VA
Davon Morgan, Cris Hill, Ju-Ju Clayton, Alonzo Tweedy, Kenny Younger, Antoine Hopkins, Richard Graham, John Graves, Jim Brown Marcus Davis, Randall Dunn, Xavier Boyce, Lyndell Gibson, Demetrius Taylor, Darian Fisher, Greg Nosal, Joe Jones, Tony Gregory Tyrod Taylor, Tyrel Wilson, Jaymes Brooks, Steven Friday, James Gayle, Tim Richardson Kam Chancellor, Telvion Clark, Vinston Painter, Prince Parker Ryan Williams, Quillie Odom, Brent Bowden, Grant Bowden Logan Thomas, Josh Eadie, Mark Carter Sam Wheeler, Joey Phillips, Bo Gentry Rashad Carmichael, Wiley Brown, Nekos Brown J.R. Collins, Isaiah Hamlette, Cordarrow Thompson Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, David Wang, Ed Wang Adam Dyer, Brandon Keith, Jeff Wardach Josh Oglesby, Josh Call David Wilson, Kenny Lewis Jr. Greg Boone, Matt Tuttle Eddie Whitley, Jarrett Boykin Jeff Beyer, Jack Tyler Austin Fuller, Rob Stanton Lorenzo Williams, James Hopper Matt Reidy, Andre Smith Jerrodd Williams, Jerome Williams Zac Evans, Ethan Dickerson Courtney Prince, Germond Oatneal Beau Warren, Eric Martin Antone Exum Jason Worilds Dyrell Roberts D.J. Coles Danny Coale Jayron Hosley Stephan Virgil Dorian Porch Tariq Edwards Brian Saunders Darren Evans Chris Drager Jake Johnson Jacob Sykes Kenny Jefferson George George Justin Myer Matt Waldron Collin Carroll Bruce Taylor Barquell Rivers Dwight Tucker Nick Becton Blake DeChristopher Matt Baldwin Michael Via Sergio Render Andrew Lanier Andrew Miller Tyler Barfield Brandon Dillard Patrick Terry Cody Journell Mark Muncey Chris Hazley Ben Barber Christian Reed Joe Yates Kwamaine Battle Nick Sheehan Nubian Peak Wll Cole Zack Pickard VA 78 NC 13 MD 8 SC 5 PA 3 Hometowns of the 2009 Virginia Tech 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 Virginia 78 North Carolina 13 Maryland 8 South Carolina 5 Pennsylvania 3 New Jersey 2 Florida 2 Georgia 2 Top counties Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 9 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 8 Fairfax County, Virginia pop. 1.1 million 5 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 Hampton city, Virginia pop. 138,000 5 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.
Tyrod Taylor QB5-star recruit
Logan Thomas QB4-star recruit
Nick Becton OT
Vinston Painter OT4-star recruit
Jason Worilds DE
James Gayle DE
David Wilson 4-star recruit