2011 Wisconsin roster

119 players. From 18 states; the most from Wisconsin (58) and Ohio (15). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2011
16	Russell Wilson QB3-star recruit	5′11″	Richmond, VA	3,175 passing yards, 33 TD
11	Joe Brennan QB	6′3″	Audubon, NJ	48 passing yards
2	Joel Stave QB	6′5″	Greenfield, WI
5	Jon Budmayr QB3-star recruit	6′0″	Woodstock, IL
10	Curt Phillips QB4-star recruit	6′3″	Kingsport, TN
12	Nate Tice QB	6′5″	Edina, MN

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
28	Montee Ball RB3-star recruit	5′11″		Wentzville, MO	1,923 rushing yards, 33 TD
20	James White RB	5′10″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	713 rushing yards, 6 TD
34	Bradie Ewing RB	6′0″		Richland Center, WI	20 catches, 246 yards
22	Jeffrey Lewis RB	6′2″		Brookfield, WI	187 rushing yards, 1 TD
25	Melvin Gordon RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Kenosha, WI	98 rushing yards, 1 TD
26	Derek Straus FB	6′1″		Waunakee, WI
29	Miles Groeschel RB	5′10″	212	Fond Du Lac, WI
34	Derek Watt FB3-star recruit	6′2″		Pewaukee, WI
42	Jason Hengel FB	6′2″	240	La Crosse, WI

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
1	Nick Toon WR	6′3″		Middleton, WI	64 catches, 926 yards, 10 TD
4	Jared Abbrederis WR	6′2″		Wautoma, WI	55 catches, 933 yards, 8 TD
15	Jeff Duckworth WR	6′0″		Cincinnati, OH	15 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD
3	Kenzel Doe WR	5′8″		Reidsville, NC	5 returns, 54 yards
82	Manasseh Garner WR3-star recruit	6′2″		Pittsburgh, PA	2 catches, 45 yards
9	Jordan Fredrick WR	6′4″		Madison, WI
14	Drew McAdams WR	6′0″	200	Madison, WI
16	Chukwuma Offor WR	6′0″	180	Madison, WI
17	Connor Moutvic WR	6′0″	190	Lake Forest, IL
18	Lance Baretz WR	5′11″	195	Franklin, WI
24	Fred Willis Jr. WR	6′2″	200	Milwaukee, WI
31	Connor Cummins WR	6′1″	200	Kettering, OH
82	A.J. Jordan WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Dayton, OH
82	Jake Stengel WR	6′3″	203	Sheboygan, WI
87	Marquis Mason WR	6′4″	224	Madison, WI
89	Chase Hammond WR	6′5″		Youngstown, OH

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
48	Jacob Pedersen TE	6′5″		Menominee, MI	30 catches, 356 yards, 8 TD
85	Brian Wozniak TE	6′4″		Loveland, OH	1 return, 4 yards
82	Jake Byrne TE	6′4″		Rogers, AR	1 catch, 14 yards
46	Austin Traylor TE	6′4″		Columbus, OH
49	Sam Arneson TE	6′4″		Merrill, WI
84	Austin Maly TE	6′5″	250	Waunakee, WI

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
54	Kyle Costigan OL	6′5″		Wind Lake, WI
55	Joseph McNamara OL	6′1″	312	Pembroke Pines, FL
56	Riki Kodanko OL	6′9″	342	Green Bay, WI
58	Jacob Ninneman OL	6′2″	288	Oregon, WI
58	Ricky Wagner OL	6′6″	320	West Allis, WI
60	Jake Current OL	6′3″	305	Troy, OH
61	Tyler Marz OL	6′7″	325	Springfield, MN
63	Casey Dehn OL	6′6″	335	Owatonna, MN
64	Robert Burge OL	6′7″	323	Holmen, WI
65	Jonathan Coon OL	6′7″	312	Franklin, WI
66	Peter Konz OL	6′5″	315	Neenah, WI
67	Josh Oglesby OL5-star recruit	6′7″	330	Milwaukee, WI
70	Kevin Zeitler OL	6′4″	315	Waukesha, WI
71	Ray Ball OL	6′7″	321	Columbus, OH
72	Travis Frederick OL	6′4″	338	Sharon, WI
73	Dallas Lewallen OL	6′6″	321	Berlin, WI
75	Zac Matthias OL	6′5″	318	Hemlock, MI
78	Rob Havenstein OL3-star recruit	6′8″	333	Mount Airy, MD
79	Ryan Groy OL	6′5″	320	Middleton, WI

Defensive line 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
11	David Gilbert DL	6′4″		Coral Springs, FL
51	Tyler Dippel DE	6′4″	270	Slinger, WI
55	Eriks Briedis DL	6′4″	300	Miami, FL
87	Ethan Hemer DE	6′6″	285	Medford, WI
90	Jake Irwin DL	6′4″	260	Waunakee, WI
91	Jordan Kohout DL4-star recruit	6′3″	290	Waupun, WI
91	Konrad Zagzebski DE	6′3″	277	Weston, WI
92	Pat Muldoon DE	6′3″		Mason, OH
93	Jake Keefer DE4-star recruit	6′3″	273	Woodville, WI
93	Louis Nzegwu DL3-star recruit	6′4″	255	Platteville, WI
95	Patrick Butrym DL	6′4″		New Berlin, WI
99	James Adeyanju DE	6′2″	262	Chicago, IL

Linebackers 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
44	Chris Borland ILB	5′11″		Kettering, OH	2 INT
53	Mike Taylor LB	6′2″		Ashwaubenon, WI	2 INT
9	Kevin Claxton LB	6′1″	240	Fort Lauderdale, FL
13	Conor O’Neill LB	6′0″		Delray Beach, FL
17	A.J. Fenton LB	6′1″	220	Erie, PA
17	Sherard Cadogan OLB	6′3″	232	Washington Township, NJ
28	Coddye Ring-Noonan LB	5′10″	215	Madison, WI
30	Derek Landisch ILB	6′0″		Nashotah, WI
31	Josh Peprah LB	5′11″	215	McKinney, TX
36	Ethan Armstrong OLB	6′2″		Ottawa, IL
38	Cameron Ontko LB	5′11″	220	Seven Hills, OH
41	Greg Russo LB	6′3″	260	Lake Mills, WI
41	Jesse Hayes OLB	6′3″	233	Cincinnati, OH
42	Cody Byers LB	6′2″	221	Centerville, OH
43	Michael Trotter ILB3-star recruit	6′0″	220	Racine, WI
46	Willie Resop LB	6′1″	220	Appleton, WI
50	Josh Harrison OLB	6′0″	223	Huber Heights, OH
52	Nick Hill LB	6′2″	218	Milwaukee, WI
57	Ben Ruechel ILB	6′2″	224	Oconto, WI
59	Marcus Trotter ILB	6′0″		Racine, WI
97	Brendan Kelly OLB3-star recruit	6′6″	255	Eden Prairie, MN

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
7	Aaron Henry DB	6′0″		Immokalee, FL	4 INT
24	Shelton Johnson DB	6′0″		Carrollton, TX	4 INT
26	Antonio Fenelus DB	5′9″		Boca Raton, FL	4 INT
27	Kyle Zuleger S	5′11″		Appleton, WI	6 rushing yards
3	Jameson Wright DB4-star recruit	6′1″	185	Fort Pierce, FL
4	Devin Gaulden CB	5′10″	187	Miramar, FL
5	Andrew Lukasko DB	5′10″	180	Edgar, WI
5	Darius Hillary CB3-star recruit	5′11″		Cincinnati, OH
7	Michael Caputo S	6′1″		Imperial, PA
8	Isaiah Williams S	6′1″	200	Miami, FL
8	Tyler Leonhard DB	5′11″	165	Tony, WI
10	Devin Smith DB	5′11″		Coppell, TX
12	Dezmen Southward S	6′2″		Sunrise, FL
14	Marcus Cromartie DB	6′1″		Mansfield, TX
21	Peniel Jean CB	5′11″		West Palm Beach, FL
22	Darius Feaster DB	5′11″	208	Mequon, WI
23	Jerry Ponio S	6′1″	195	Chicago, IL
25	Adam Hampton DB	5′11″	185	Lancaster, WI
29	Terrance Floyd CB	5′10″	198	Boynton Beach, FL
47	Frank Tamakloe DB	6′3″	190	Washington, DC

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
18	Philip Welch PK	6′3″		Fort Collins, CO	5 of 6 field goals
98	Brad Nortman P	6′3″		Brookfield, WI	46 punts, 42.2 average
94	Kyle French PK	6′1″		Menomonee Falls, WI	3 of 5 field goals
56	James McGuire LS	6′0″	216	St. Paul, MN
62	Kyle Wojta LS	6′2″	230	Madison, WI
90	Drew Meyer P	6′3″		Hartland, WI
96	Alec Lerner PK	5′7″		Omaha, NE

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
45	Warren Herring	6′3″	294	Fairview Heights, IL
77	Bryce Gilbert	6′2″	305	Brookfield, WI
96	Beau Allen 3-star recruit	6′3″		Minnetonka, MN

Hometowns of the 2011 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 58
Ohio 15
Florida 14
Illinois 6
Minnesota 6
Texas 4
Pennsylvania 3
New Jersey 2

Top counties

Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 12
Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 9
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 7
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6
Montgomery County, Ohio pop. 536,000 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’ 2011 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.