2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown | Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Alford, Dominic | OT | SO | 6-3 | 315 | Cleveland, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 19 | Allison, Andrew | DB | JR | 6-0 | 171 | Ladysmith, WI | Ladysmith |
| 22 | Bennett, Duane | RB | SO | 5-9 | 202 | St. Louis, MO | O'Fallon Township |
| 80 | Brandon, Xzavian | WR | FR | 6-3 | 185 | Duluth, GA | Northview |
| 75 | Brasch, Tyler | OL | FR | 6-6 | 215 | Minneapolis, MN | Southwest HS |
| 63 | Brinkhaus, Andy | OT | SO | 6-3 | 275 | Bloomington, MN | Bloomington Jefferson |
| 1 | Brock, Tramaine | FS | JR | 5-10 | 194 | Long Beach, MS | Mississippi Gulf Coast |
| 92 | Brody, William | DE | SR | 6-4 | 250 | Garfield Heights, OH | Benedictine |
| 99 | Brown, Garrett | DT | JR | 6-2 | 303 | New Haven, CT | Fairfield College Prep |
| 18 | Buckner, R.J. | RB | SO | 5-11 | 205 | Keller, TX | Harvest Christian Academy |
| 68 | Bunders, Chris | OL | FR | 6-3 | 312 | Maple Grove, MN | Osseo |
| 53 | Burris, D.J. | C | SO | 6-2 | 293 | Kenton, OH | Kenton |
| 30 | Campbell, Lee | DE | JR | 6-3 | 256 | Naples, FL | Gulf Coast |
| 77 | Carufel, Matt | OL | JR | 6-5 | 295 | Forest Lake, MN | Notre Dame |
| 47 | Coleman, Ryan | LS | SO | 6-1 | 225 | Brookfield, WI | Brookfield East |
| 2 | Collado, Ryan | DB | SO | 5-9 | 176 | Cincinnati, OH | Hills Christian |
| 31 | Combs, Terrell | DE | FR | 6-2 | 250 | Lexington, KY | Bryan Station |
| 4 | Cooper, Keanon | FS | FR | 6-0 | 200 | Dallas, TX | Skyline |
| 25 | Dandridge, Tim | DB | FR | 6-1 | 180 | Detroit, MI | Highland Park |
| 56 | Davis, Steve | LB | SR | 6-1 | 226 | St. Louis, MO | McCluer North |
| 61 | Davis, Trey | OL | FR | 6-2 | 276 | Farmington, MN | Farmington |
| 7 | Decker, Eric | WR | JR | 6-2 | 215 | Cold Spring, MN | Rocori |
| 68 | Edwards, Jewhan | DT | FR | 6-2 | 320 | Philadelphia, PA | Roman Catholic |
| 37 | Ellestad, Eric | K | SO | 6-2 | 195 | Brooklyn Park, MN | Armstrong |
| 23 | Eskridge, DeLeon | RB | FR | 5-11 | 190 | San Francisco, CA | Junipero Serra |
| 46 | Ferris, Jake | RB | FR | 5-11 | 195 | Hartland, WI | Arrowhead HS |
| 69 | Glickstein, Jacob | OL | FR | 6-3 | 275 | New Berlin, WI | Brookfield Central HS |
| 43 | Grant, Ryan | LB | FR | 6-2 | 215 | Eden Prairie, MN | Eden Prairie |
| 5 | Gray, MarQueis | QB | FR | 6-4 | 215 | Indianapolis, IN | Ben Davis |
| 2 | Green, Brandon | WR | FR | 6-0 | 180 | Chicago, IL | Robeson |
| 64 | Hahn, Austin | OL | FR | 6-3 | 275 | Hartford, WI | Hartford HS |
| 38 | Haudan, Blake | P | JR | 6-0 | 210 | Toledo, OH | St. John's Jesuit |
| 90 | Henderson, Raymond | DE | JR | 6-5 | 251 | Oak Creek, WI | Oak Creek |
| 45 | Hennessey, Thomas | LB | JR | 5-11 | 215 | Somerset, WI | Somerset |
| 44 | Hightower, Deon | LB | SR | 6-3 | 226 | Arlington, TX | Mansfield Summit |
| 35 | Hoese, Jon | LB | SO | 6-2 | 221 | Glencoe, MN | Glencoe-Silver Lake |
| 37 | Horton, Tim | DB | FR | 5-9 | 160 | Chicago, IL | Thornton HS |
| 96 | Hughes, Curtis | TE | SO | 6-4 | 245 | Chicago, IL | Gwendolyn Brooks Prep |
| 97 | Jacobs, Anthony | DE | FR | 6-2 | 288 | Northfield, MN | Northfield |
| 62 | James, Curtis | OL | FR | 6-4 | 285 | Edina, MN | Edina HS |
| 49 | Jilek, Scott | FS | SO | 5-11 | 205 | Eden Prairie, MN | Eden Prairie |
| 82 | Johnson, Johnny | WR | FR | 5-9 | 180 | Chicago, IL | Robeson |
| 34 | Johnson, Tyler | RB | JR | 5-9 | 195 | Fridley, MN | Concordia Academy |
| 96 | Kirksey, Brandon | DE | FR | 6-2 | 265 | St. Louis, MO | Hazelwood East |
| 48 | Klitzke, Bryan | DB | FR | 6-1 | 194 | Chippewa Falls, WI | Chippewa Falls |
| 41 | Kucek, Justin | P | SR | 6-0 | 206 | Canfield, OH | Canfield |
| 16 | Kuznia, Ben | WR | JR | 6-0 | 186 | Olivia, MN | BOLD |
| 85 | Lair, Eric | TE | FR | 6-3 | 210 | Houston, TX | Lamar |
| 21 | Lawrence, Simoni | LB | JR | 6-1 | 205 | Upper Darby, PA | Valley Forge Military |
| 11 | Lueck, Adam | QB | FR | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Maciejowski, Mike | QB | SR | 6-3 | 223 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 28 | Mannion, Kevin | LB | SR | 6-2 | 218 | Germantown, WI | Germantown |
| 17 | Maresh, Sam | LB | FR | 6-3 | 235 | Champlin, MN | Champlin Park |
| 88 | McGarry, Collin | TE | SO | 6-4 | 243 | Stillwater, MN | Stillwater |
| 13 | McKelton, Michael | DB | JR | 5-10 | 179 | Royal Palm Beach, FL | Royal Palm Beach |
| 55 | McKinley, Cedric | DE | JR | 6-5 | 250 | Demopolis, AL | Mississippi Gulf Coast |
| 83 | McKnight, Da'Jon | WR | FR | 6-3 | 200 | Dallas, TX | Skyline |
| 73 | Meinke, Jason | OT | JR | 6-5 | 278 | Apple Valley, MN | Eastview |
| 71 | Mensen, Chris | OL | JR | 6-5 | 279 | Solon, IA | Solon |
| 89 | Moen, Barrett | DT | JR | 6-3 | 275 | Bloomington, MN | Jefferson |
| 36 | Monroe, Joel | K | SR | 5-11 | 195 | Brooklyn Park, MN | Robbinsdale Cooper |
| 87 | Moore, Kyle | WR | FR | 6-0 | 180 | St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 59 | Moore, Steve | LB | SR | 6-2 | 238 | Coon Rapids, MN | Blaine |
| 17 | Mortensen, Tony | QB | SR | 6-3 | 230 | Hutchinson, MN | Hutchinson |
| 13 | Nance, John | QB | FR | 6-4 | 185 | St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 12 | Ogundipe, Damola | RB | SO | 5-7 | 180 | New Brighton, MN | Irondale |
| 93 | Onwuachi, Derrick | DE | JR | 6-5 | 250 | Newhall, CA | College of the Canyons |
| 78 | Orton, Ryan | OL | FR | 6-4 | 284 | Eden Prairie, MN | Eden Prairie |
| 9 | Pittman, David | QB | JR | 5-11 | 193 | Snellville, GA | Pasadena City College |
| 94 | Plath, Michael | LB | FR | 6-3 | 210 | New Brighton, MN | Irondale HS |
| 26 | Rallis, Mike | LB | FR | 6-2 | 225 | Edina, MN | Edina HS |
| 89 | Randolph, Brandon | WR | FR | 6-0 | 190 | Oak Creek, IL | Harlan HS |
| 3 | Royston, Kim | DB | JR | 5-11 | 185 | Minneapolis, MN | Wisconsin |
| 74 | Ruckdashel, Ryan | OG | JR | 6-5 | 281 | Apple Valley, MN | Eastview |
| 29 | Salamon, Shady | RB | FR | 5-10 | 185 | South St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 38 | Schwerman, David | K | FR | 6-0 | 195 | Kettle Moraine, WI | Kettle Moraine HS |
| 33 | Sharpe, Rex | LB | JR | 6-1 | 226 | Fairfield, AL | Arizona Western |
| 24 | Sherels, Marcus | DB | JR | 5-11 | 166 | Rochester, MN | John Marshall |
| 15 | Simmons, Jack | TE | SR | 6-4 | 246 | Libertyville, IL | Carmel |
| 15 | Simmons, Traye | DB | JR | 5-11 | 175 | Marietta, GA | College of the Sequoias |
| 38 | Singletary, Marcus | DB | JR | 5-11 | 187 | Hinesville, GA | Rainy River CC |
| 51 | Small, Eric | DT | JR | 6-2 | 301 | Naperville, IL | Joliet JC |
| 1 | Smith, Brodrick | WR | FR | 6-3 | 200 | Garden City, KS | Garden City |
| 81 | Spry, Ralph | WR | SO | 5-11 | 175 | Auburn, AL | Auburn |
| 79 | Stommes, Matt | OL | JR | 6-7 | 284 | Richmond, MN | Eden Valley-Watkins |
| 39 | Stommes, Nicholas | DB | JR | 5-11 | 204 | Owen, WI | Owen-Withee |
| 11 | Stoudermire, Troy | CB | FR | 5-10 | 185 | Dallas, TX | Skyline |
| 57 | Strouth, Tony | DT | FR | 5-10 | 250 | Edina, MN | Edina |
| 50 | Sveum, Patrick | LB | JR | 6-1 | 220 | Rochester, MN | Century |
| 34 | Tate', Andre | LB | FR | 6-2 | 205 | Mendota Heights, MN | Henry Sibley |
| 66 | Tavale, Nedward | OG | JR | 6-2 | 329 | St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 27 | Theret, Kyle | DB | SO | 5-11 | 185 | Murrieta, CA | J.K. Mullen High |
| 20 | Thomas, Jay | RB | JR | 6-0 | 195 | Oakdale, MN | Tartan |
| 84 | Thompson, Jimmy | WR | FR | 6-2 | 201 | Hayward, WI | Hayward |
| 9 | Tinsley, Gary | LB | FR | 6-1 | 220 | Jacksonville, FL | First Coast |
| 52 | Tow-Arnett, Jeff | OG | JR | 6-2 | 285 | Redwood Falls, MN | Redwood Valley |
| 40 | Tow-Arnett, Nathan | DB | FR | 6-0 | 200 | Redwood Falls, MN | Redwood Valley |
| 48 | Tow-Arnett, Nick | TE | JR | 6-2 | 249 | Redwood Falls, MN | Redwood Valley |
| 32 | Triplett, Nathan | LB | JR | 6-3 | 236 | Maple Plain, MN | Delano |
| 42 | U'u, Logan | LB | JR | 5-10 | 225 | Oakland, CA | Laney College |
| 91 | VanDeSteeg, William | DE | SR | 6-4 | 256 | Silver Lake, MN | Glencoe-Silver Lake |
| 8 | Weber, Adam | QB | SO | 6-3 | 220 | Shoreview, MN | Mounds View |
| 67 | Weber, Nick | OG | SR | 6-6 | 300 | Hastings, MN | Rochester CC |
| 6 | Whaley, Kevin | RB | FR | 5-9 | 180 | Virginia Beach, VA | Salem |
| 98 | Wilhite, D.L. | DE | FR | 6-4 | 235 | Lexington, KY | Bryan Station |
| 60 | Wynn, Ryan | OL | FR | 6-5 | 278 | Plymouth, MN | Maple Grove |