2009 Wisconsin roster

113 players. From 18 states; the most from Wisconsin (48) and Illinois (13). The 2009 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2009
16	Scott Tolzien QB	6′3″	Rolling Meadows, IL	2,705 passing yards, 16 TD
10	Curt Phillips QB4-star recruit	6′3″	Kingsport, TN	65 passing yards
18	Dustin Sherer QB	6′3″	Cicero, IN	3 rushing yards, 1 TD
5	Jon Budmayr QB3-star recruit	6′0″	Woodstock, IL
12	Nate Tice QB	6′5″	Edina, MN

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
32	John Clay RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Racine, WI	1,517 rushing yards, 18 TD
28	Montee Ball RB3-star recruit	5′11″		Wentzville, MO	391 rushing yards, 4 TD
4	Zach Brown RB	5′10″		Royal Palm, FL	279 rushing yards, 3 TD
22	Erik Smith RB	6′0″		Chicago, IL	69 rushing yards, 1 TD
34	Bradie Ewing RB	6′0″		Richland Center, WI	4 returns, 78 yards
17	Mike Preisler RB	6′0″	194	Port Washington, WI
42	Sam Spitz FB	6′0″	245	Chicago, IL

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
1	Nick Toon WR	6′3″		Middleton, WI	54 catches, 805 yards, 4 TD
6	Isaac Anderson WR	5′10″		Minneapolis, MN	30 catches, 480 yards, 2 TD
85	David Gilreath WR3-star recruit	5′11″		Minneapolis, MN	12 catches, 177 yards
23	Maurice Moore WR	5′10″		Ft. Worth, TX	5 returns, 72 yards
3	Kyle Jefferson WR3-star recruit	6′4″		Cleveland, OH	4 catches, 35 yards
8	Kraig Appleton WR4-star recruit	6′3″		East St. Louis, IL	3 catches, 26 yards
4	Jared Abbrederis WR	6′2″		Wautoma, WI
15	Jeff Duckworth WR	6′0″		Cincinnati, OH
16	Chukwuma Offor WR	6′0″	180	Madison, WI
20	T.J. Williams WR	6′0″	183	Kenosha, WI
27	Nate Emanuel WR	6′0″	195	Appleton, WI
32	Eric Kossoris WR	6′1″	191	Franklin, WI
87	Richard Kirtley WR	6′2″	196	Crete, IL

Tight ends 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
89	Garrett Graham TE	6′3″		Brick, NJ	51 catches, 624 yards, 7 TD
84	Lance Kendricks TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Milwaukee, WI	29 catches, 356 yards, 3 TD
36	Mickey Turner TE	6′3″		Camdenton, MO	6 catches, 34 yards
46	Zach Davison TE	6′4″	260	Waukee, IA
48	Jacob Pedersen TE	6′5″		Menominee, MI
81	Rob Korslin TE	6′4″		Brookfield, WI
82	Jake Byrne TE	6′4″		Rogers, AR
85	Brian Wozniak TE	6′4″		Loveland, OH
94	Jeremy Reierson TE	6′6″	238	Rio, WI
96	Michael Brunner TE	6′5″	256

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Clinton Heckner OL	6′3″	275	Kimberly, WI
58	Ricky Wagner OL	6′6″	320	West Allis, WI
60	Jake Current OL	6′3″	305	Troy, OH
61	Sam Edmiston OL	6′7″	272	Cincinnati, OH
63	Casey Dehn OL	6′6″	335	Owatonna, MN
64	Robert Burge OL	6′7″	323	Holmen, WI
65	Joe Schafer OL	6′4″	305	Mendota Heights, MN
66	Peter Konz OL	6′5″	315	Neenah, WI
67	Josh Oglesby OL5-star recruit	6′7″	330	Milwaukee, WI
68	Gabe Carimi OL	6′7″	327	Cottage Grove, WI
69	Alex Dietzen OL	6′8″	305	Appleton, WI
70	Kevin Zeitler OL	6′4″	315	Waukesha, WI
72	Travis Frederick OL	6′4″	338	Sharon, WI
73	Jordan Bergmann OL	6′5″	322	Slinger, WI
74	John Moffitt OL	6′5″	323	Guilford, CT
75	Zac Matthias OL	6′5″	318	Hemlock, MI
76	Bill Nagy OL	6′3″	318	Hudson, OH
78	Jake Bscherer OL4-star recruit	6′7″	310	Sturgeon Bay, WI
79	Ryan Groy OL	6′5″	320	Middleton, WI

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
95	Patrick Butrym DL	6′4″		New Berlin, WI	1 INT
11	David Gilbert DL	6′4″		Coral Springs, FL	1 return, 21 yards
45	Dan Moore DL	6′2″	283	O’Fallon, IL
50	O’Brien Schofield DL	6′3″	248	Great Lakes, IL
51	Tyler Dippel DE	6′4″	270	Slinger, WI
55	Eriks Briedis DL	6′4″	300	Miami, FL
64	Jordan Hein DL	6′3″	286	Wausau, WI
77	Dan Cascone DL	6′3″	301	Newtown, CT
79	Jeff Stehle DL3-star recruit	6′6″	310	Constantia, NY
87	Ethan Hemer DE	6′6″	285	Medford, WI
89	Shelby Harris DL4-star recruit	6′2″	246	Milwaukee, WI
90	Anthony Mains DL3-star recruit	6′6″	226	Naples, FL
91	Jordan Kohout DL4-star recruit	6′3″	290	Waupun, WI
92	Pat Muldoon DE	6′3″		Mason, OH
93	Louis Nzegwu DL3-star recruit	6′4″	255	Platteville, WI
94	Tyler Westphal DL4-star recruit	6′6″	252	Menasha, WI
99	J.J. Watt DL	6′6″		Pewaukee, WI

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
44	Chris Borland ILB	5′11″		Kettering, OH	8 returns, 131 yards
9	Blake Sorensen LB	6′1″		Eden Prairie, MN	1 INT
15	Culmer St. Jean LB	6′0″		Naples, FL	1 INT
53	Mike Taylor LB	6′2″		Ashwaubenon, WI	1 INT
13	Conor O’Neill LB	6′0″		Delray Beach, FL
17	A.J. Fenton LB	6′1″	220	Erie, PA
28	Coddye Ring-Noonan LB	5′10″	215	Madison, WI
31	Josh Peprah LB	5′11″	215	McKinney, TX
36	Ethan Armstrong OLB	6′2″		Ottawa, IL
41	Kevin Rouse LB	6′0″	230	Yorkville, IL
43	Leonard Hubbard LB3-star recruit	6′0″	231	Springfield, IL
47	Jaevery McFadden LB	6′2″	230	Riviera Beach, FL
52	Nick Hill LB	6′2″	218	Milwaukee, WI
56	Matthew Groff LB	6′2″	234	Mahtomedi, MN
59	Tony Megna LB	6′0″	202	Oak Creek, WI
97	Brendan Kelly OLB3-star recruit	6′6″	255	Eden Prairie, MN

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
21	Chris Maragos DB	6′0″		Racine, WI	4 INT
10	Devin Smith DB	5′11″		Coppell, TX	2 INT
29	Niles Brinkley DB	5′10″		St. Louis, MO	2 INT
2	Jay Valai DB	5′9″		Euless, TX	1 INT
26	Antonio Fenelus DB	5′9″		Boca Raton, FL	1 INT
7	Aaron Henry DB	6′0″		Immokalee, FL	1 return, 9 yards
38	Tyler Holland DB	5′11″		Glen Ellyn, IL	1 return, 13 yards
5	Andrew Lukasko DB	5′10″	180	Edgar, WI
8	Aubrey Pleasant DB	5′11″	203	Flint, MI
12	Dezmen Southward S	6′2″		Sunrise, FL
14	Marcus Cromartie DB	6′1″		Mansfield, TX
19	William Hartmann DB	5′11″	200	Sheboygan, WI
22	Darius Feaster DB	5′11″	208	Mequon, WI
23	Jerry Ponio S	6′1″	195	Chicago, IL
24	Shelton Johnson DB	6′0″		Carrollton, TX
25	Adam Hampton DB	5′11″	185	Lancaster, WI
27	Kyle Zuleger S	5′11″		Appleton, WI
31	Prince Moody DB	5′10″	198	Columbus, OH
37	Kevin Claxton DB	6′1″	218	Fort Lauderdale, FL
46	Sean Kennedy DB	6′2″	180	Milwaukee, WI

Specialists 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2009
18	Philip Welch PK	6′3″		Fort Collins, CO	17 of 24 field goals
98	Brad Nortman P	6′3″		Brookfield, WI	49 punts, 42.0 average
57	Drew Woodward LS	6′4″	212	Appleton, WI
62	Kyle Wojta LS	6′2″	230	Madison, WI
90	Ryan Wickesberg P	6′1″	207	Saukville, WI
96	Alec Lerner PK	5′7″		Omaha, NE

Hometowns of the 2009 Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin 48
Illinois 13
Florida 11
Ohio 9
Minnesota 8
Texas 6
Michigan 3
Missouri 3

Top counties

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 8
Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 6
Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 5
Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 5
Outagamie County, Wisconsin pop. 193,000 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.