2008 Washington State roster

31 players. From 6 states; the most from California (9) and Washington (7). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
9	Kevin Lopina QB	6′3″	Pleasanton, CA	841 passing yards
9	Marshall Lobbestael QB	6′3″	Oak Harbor, WA	571 passing yards, 4 TD
	Gary Rogers QB			352 passing yards, 2 TD

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
31	Dwight Tardy RB2-star recruit	5′10″	Walnut, CA	481 rushing yards, 3 TD
34	Logwone Mitz RB	6′1″	Redmond, WA	441 rushing yards, 3 TD
22	Chantz Staden RB	5′10″	San Jose, CA	141 rushing yards, 2 TD
	Chris Ivory RB2-star recruit		Longview, TX	136 rushing yards, 1 TD
20	Marcus Richmond RB	6′1″	Mesa, AZ	69 rushing yards

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Brandon Gibson WR				57 catches, 673 yards, 2 TD
85	Jeshua Anderson WR	6′2″		Woodland Hills, CA	33 catches, 305 yards, 2 TD
	Devin Frischknecht WR				17 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD
	Ben Woodard WR				16 catches, 201 yards
4	Kevin Norrell WR3-star recruit	5′9″	199	Los Angeles, CA	11 catches, 124 yards
2	Daniel Blackledge WR	6′0″		Colorado Springs, CO	9 catches, 70 yards
84	Jared Karstetter WR3-star recruit	6′4″		Spokane, WA	6 catches, 90 yards

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
14	Tony Thompson TE		6′2″		Seattle – Ballard, WA	4 catches, 30 yards

Linebackers 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
13	Myron Beck LB	6′0″		Seattle, WA	1 INT
35	Hallston Higgins LB	5′11″	210	Magnolia, TX	1 INT
45	Andy Mattingly LB	6′4″		Spokane, WA	1 INT
46	Louis Bland LB3-star recruit	5′10″		Modesto, CA	1 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
26	Xavier Hicks Jr. S		6′0″		Fullerton, CA	2 INT
21	Chima Nwachukwu S		5′11″		Allen, TX	1 INT

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
8	Reid Forrest P	6′1″	Ephrata, WA	77 punts, 41.2 average
18	Nico Grasu PK	6′1″	Encino, CA	9 of 13 field goals
6	Daniel Wagner P	6′0″	Portland, OR	8 punts, 39.0 average

Athletes and others 6

Player	Hometown	2008
Romeo Pellum 3-star recruit	Santa Fe Springs, CA	2 INT
Wade Penner		0 of 1 field goal
Greg Trent 2-star recruit	Keller, TX	1 INT
Michael Willis		4 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
Benny Ward		2 catches, 3 yards
Cory Evans		1 return, 1 yard

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.