Teams Western Kentucky 2009 Roster ← 2008 2010 → 2009 Western Kentucky roster 107 players. From 12 states; the most from Kentucky (42) and Georgia (20). The 2009 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 10 Receivers 14 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Kawaun Jakes QB 6′3″ St. Augustine, FL 1,516 passing yards, 9 TD 12 Brandon Smith QB 6′0″ Danville, KY 16 passing yards, 1 TD 24 Tyler Bruce QB 6′1″ Lizton, IN 0 passing yards
Running backs 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 3 Bobby Rainey RB 5′8″ 205 Griffin, GA 53 returns, 1,079 yards 20 Marell Booker RB 5′9″ Louisville, KY 252 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 Tyrell Hayden RB 5′7″ Lexington, KY 215 rushing yards, 2 TD 27 Rod Johnson FB 5′11″ Lexington, KY 1 return, 0 yards 28 Braxston Miller RB 5′11″ Stanford, KY 8 rushing yards 15 Courtney Dalcourt FB 5′11″ 225 Franklin, KY 26 Avery Hibbitt RB 5′9″ Bowling Green, KY 34 Keshawn Simpson RB 6′0″ Lexington, KY 38 Brandon Pierce RB 5′6″ 192 Forrest Park, GA 45 Joe Montano RB 5′10″ 193 Louisville, KY
Receivers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 11 Jake Gaebler WR 5′10″ Mundelein, IL 43 catches, 494 yards, 4 TD 7 Quinterrance Cooper WR 5′11″ St. Augustine, FL 20 catches, 151 yards 9 Marcus Vasquez WR 6′1″ Chula Vista, CA 19 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD 2 Anthony Sheppard WR 6′1″ Pahokee, FL 10 catches, 106 yards 8 Seth Tamme WR 5′11″ Danville, KY 8 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD 16 Dustin Boyer WR 6′1″ Mount Vernon, IN 4 catches, 31 yards 29 Clark Jeter WR 6′1″ Lexington, KY 1 catch, 8 yards 14 John Garrett WR 6′0″ 196 Nashville, TN 17 Dexter Haynes WR 6′4″ Folkston, GA 36 Will Adams WR 5′11″ 183 Grand Prairie, TX 80 Antionne Lightfoot WR 5′7″ 163 Henderson, KY 80 Blake Ayers WR 5′11″ 196 Bowling Green, KY 81 Jamarielle Brown WR 6′1″ Paducah, KY 89 Maurice Bullard WR 6′1″ 209 LaVergne, TN
Offensive line 22 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 55 James Rusin OL 6′2″ 273 Orlinda, TN 58 Shelley Anthony OL 6′1″ 290 Fairburn, GA 60 Ed Hazelett OL 6′8″ 317 Indianapolis, IN 60 Zack Rinestine OL 6′1″ 284 Fort Campbell, KY 61 Jeremy White OL 6′3″ 282 Owensboro, KY 62 Kale Butler OL 6′0″ 294 Greenville, KY 63 Luis Polanco OL 6′2″ 292 Tampa, FL 64 Paul Millay OL 6′3″ 289 Owensboro, KY 65 Sean Conway OL 6′3″ 305 Nashville, TN 67 Cody Widelski OL 6′3″ 285 Maysville, KY 68 Preston King OL 6′5″ 299 Bowling Green, KY 69 Luke Stansfield OL 6′4″ 290 Franklin, TN 70 Cody Hughes OL 6′0″ 295 Bradenton, FL 71 Lloyd Pressley OL 6′3″ 300 Evansville, IN 72 Derrick Elder OL 6′2″ 310 Louisville, KY 73 Jacob McLaurin OL 6′4″ 291 Indianpolis, IN 74 Mychal Patterson OL 6′3″ 291 Stone Mountain, GA 75 Seth White OL 6′5″ 291 Nashville, TN 76 Adam Smith OL 6′5″ 325 Murfreesboro, TN 77 Wes Jeffries OL 6′4″ Bowling Green, KY 78 Logan Massengale OL 6′6″ 280 Franklin, TN 79 Jebb Lenhart OL 6′3″ 304 Pigeon Forge, TN
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 5 Jared Clendenin DL 6′3″ Stone Mountain, GA 43 Jamarcus Allen DL 5′11″ 286 Orlando, FL 45 Cole Tischer DL 6′4″ 250 Brentwood, TN 54 Korentheus Bailey DL 6′2″ 302 Lula, GA 62 Ralph Alexander DL 6′3″ 235 Washington, DC 90 Bo Adebayo DL 6′4″ 268 Lawrenceville, GA 91 Brandon Whitty DL 6′1″ 288 St. Augustine, FL 92 James Hervey DL 6′2″ 289 Tyrone, GA 93 DL 6′5″ 249 Loganville, GA 94 Nick Hartnett DL 5′11″ 286 Marietta, GA 95 Kenny Martin DL 6′0″ 289 Orlando, FL 96 Rammell Lewis DL 6′2″ 299 Grayson, GA 97 Johnathan Scott DL 6′3″ 241 Shelbyville, KY 98 Galatian King DL 6′3″ 269 Waycross, GA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 6 Thomas Majors LB 6′0″ Nashville, TN 1 INT 41 Taurean Smith LB 6′1″ Perry, GA 1 INT 42 L.J. Harbison LB 6′0″ Edmonton, KY 1 INT 57 Josh Carter LB 6′1″ Fort Campbell, KY 2 returns, 2 yards 9 Tyran Golden LB 6′2″ 218 Lithonia, GA 25 Chuck Franks LB 6′2″ Fayette, AL 36 Darius Baughman LB 6′2″ 244 Danville, KY 38 Mike Gothard LB 6′1″ 225 Marietta, GA 39 Nick Brent LB 6′1″ 232 Louisville, KY 40 Connor O’Banion LB 6′1″ 220 Carmel, IN 48 Marquise Burns LB 6′0″ 225 Dayton, OH 50 Ben Duvall LB 6′3″ 230 Owensboro, KY 51 Chris Brice LB 6′2″ 225 Helena, AL 52 Tyler Julian LB 6′0″ 220 Evansville, IN 53 Lawrence Taugher LB 6′0″ 235 Jeffersonville, IN 56 Chris Riggs LB 5′11″ 215 Taylorsville, KY 58 Mike Federspiel LB 6′3″ Lexington, KY 59 Tavis Ciochetty LB 5′11″ 235 Bowling Green, KY
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2009 13 Dexter Taylor DB 5′9″ Indianpolis, IN 13 returns, 259 yards 2 Derrius Brooks DB 5′10″ Fortson, GA 10 returns, 261 yards 8 Jamal Forrest DB 5′9″ Miami, FL 1 INT 22 Trent Calhoun DB 5′10″ Stanford, KY 1 INT 14 Kareem Peterson DB 5′11″ Lewisburg, TN 15 Ryan Beard DB 6′0″ Bowling Green, KY 17 Denton Allmon DB 5′8″ 182 Irving, TX 21 Jihad Morris DB 6′0″ 180 Newburgh, NY 23 Clint Mitchell DB 6′0″ 194 Stockbridge, GA 24 William Simmons DB 5′8″ 186 Louisville, KY 29 Kiante Young DB 5′11″ Gainesville, GA 30 Jerrod Babik DB 5′8″ 196 Walton, KY 31 Orlando Misaalefua DB 5′10″ 220 Fort Campbell, KY 32 Erik Jones DB 5′9″ 179 Cincinnati, OH 35 Darryl Williams DB 5′9″ 172 Miami, FL 37 Vince Williams DB 5′10″ Alpharetta, GA
Ryan Beard, Avery Hibbitt, Tavis Ciochetty, Preston King, Wes Jeffries, Blake Ayers, Casey Tinius Marell Booker, William Simmons, Nick Brent, Joe Montano, O.J. Bell, Lawrence Taugher, Derrick Elder Tyrell Hayden, Rod Johnson, Clark Jeter, Keshawn Simpson, Mike Federspiel Thomas Majors, John Garrett, Clay Cunningham, Sean Conway, Seth White Ben Duvall, Jeremy White, Paul Millay, Tyler Matthews Jared Clendenin, Tyran Golden, Mychal Patterson Kawaun Jakes, Quinterrance Cooper, Brandon Whitty Seth Tamme, Brandon Smith, Darius Baughman Orlando Misaalefua, Josh Carter, Zack Rinestine Cole Tischer, Luke Stansfield, Logan Massengale Jamal Forrest, Darryl Williams Trent Calhoun, Braxston Miller Mike Gothard, Nick Hartnett Jamarcus Allen, Kenny Martin Tyler Julian, Lloyd Pressley Ed Hazelett, Jack Doyle Quanterus Smith, Rammell Lewis Anthony Sheppard Derrius Brooks Bobby Rainey Marcus Vasquez Jake Gaebler Monte Merrick Kareem Peterson Courtney Dalcourt Dustin Boyer Denton Allmon Dexter Haynes Jihad Morris Clint Mitchell Tyler Bruce Chuck Franks Kiante Young Jerrod Babik Erik Jones Tristan Jones Will Adams Vince Williams Brandon Pierce Connor O’Banion Taurean Smith L.J. Harbison Marquise Burns Chris Young Chris Brice Korentheus Bailey James Rusin Chris Riggs Shelley Anthony Kale Butler Ralph Alexander Luis Polanco Cody Widelski Cody Hughes Adam Smith Jebb Lenhart Antionne Lightfoot Jamarielle Brown Cy Schroeder Maurice Bullard Bo Adebayo James Hervey Johnathan Scott Galatian King KY 42 GA 20 TN 14 FL 10 IN 11 Hometowns of the 2009 Western Kentucky 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 Kentucky 42 Georgia 20 Tennessee 14 Indiana 11 Florida 10 Texas 2 Alabama 2 Ohio 2 Top counties Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 7 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 6 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 5 Fayette County, Kentucky pop. 324,000 5 Daviess County, Kentucky pop. 104,000 4 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.
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