2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown Last School
76 Dominic Alford OL JR 6-3 336 Cleveland, OH Shaker Heights
12 Moses Alipate QB FR 6-5 230 Bloomington, MN Bloomington Jefferson HS
2 Bryant Allen WR FR 6-0 167 Maplewood, MO Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS
59 Joey Balthazor LB FR 6-3 207 Hartland, WI Arrowhead HS
81 A.J. Barker WR FR 6-1 178 St. Paul, MN De La Salle HS
22 Duane Bennett RB SO 5-9 203 St. Louis, MO O'Fallon Township
80 Xzavian Brandon WR SO 6-3 188 Duluth, GA Northview
63 Andy Brinkhaus OL JR 6-3 276 Bloomington, MN Bloomington Jefferson
99 Garrett Brown DT SR 6-2 310 New Haven, CT Fairfield College Prep
18 R.J. Buckner RB JR 5-11 202 Keller, TX Harvest Christian Academy
68 Chris Bunders OL SO 6-3 322 Maple Grove, MN Osseo
53 D.J. Burris OL JR 6-2 290 Kenton, OH Kenton
30 Lee Campbell LB SR 6-3 246 Naples, FL Gulf Coast
4 Hayo Carpenter WR JR 5-11 174 Lawndale, CA College of the Canyons/Sherman E. Burroughs HS
1 Michael Carter DB FR 5-11 163 Pompano Beach, FL Ely HS
73 Matt Carufel OL JR 6-5 302 Forest Lake, MN Notre Dame
47 Ryan Coleman LS JR 6-1 225 Brookfield, WI Brookfield East
2 Ryan Collado CB JR 5-9 175 Cincinnati, OH Hills Christian
4 Keanon Cooper LB FR 6-0 210 Dallas, TX Skyline
44 Ed Cotton FB FR 6-0 219 Champlin, MN Champlin Park HS
25 Tim Dandridge DB SO 6-1 185 Detroit, MI Highland Park
61 Trey Davis OL SO 6-2 281 Farmington, MN Farmington
7 Eric Decker WR SR 6-3 220 Cold Spring, MN Rocori
92 Kyle Dykstra DL FR 6-4 241 Princeton, MN Princeton HS
68 Jewhan Edwards DT SO 6-2 333 Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic
37 Eric Ellestad K JR 6-3 204 Brooklyn Park, MN Armstrong
23 DeLeon Eskridge RB SO 5-11 198 San Francisco, CA Junipero Serra
49 Matt Garin DE FR 6-4 220 Apple Valley, MN Eastview HS
69 Jacob Glickstein DL FR 6-3 268 New Berlin, WI Brookfield Central HS
43 Ryan Grant LB FR 6-2 219 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie
5 MarQueis Gray QB FR 6-4 222 Indianapolis, IN Ben Davis
1 Brandon Green WR SO 6-0 183 Chicago, IL Robeson
91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE FR 6-5 241 Aurora, CO Cherokee Trail HS
86 Ra'Shede Hageman TE FR 6-6 272 Minneapolis, MN Washburn HS
64 Austin Hahn OL FR 6-4 275 Hartford, WI Hartford HS
38 Blake Haudan P SR 6-1 210 Toledo, OH St. John's Jesuit
36 Chase Haviland DB FR 5-9 177 Thief River Falls, MN Lincoln HS
34 Kyle Henderson DB SO 5-11 167 Minneapolis , MN Minnesota State-Mankato
90 Raymond Henderson DE SR 6-5 263 Oak Creek, WI Oak Creek
57 Aaron Hill LB FR 6-2 210 St. Charles, MO Lutheran HS
35 Jon Hoese FB JR 6-2 233 Glencoe, MN Glencoe-Silver Lake
96 Curtis Hughes TE JR 6-4 249 Chicago, IL Gwendolyn Brooks Prep
97 Anthony Jacobs DE SO 6-2 289 Northfield, MN Northfield
94 Eric Jacques DL FR 6-2 283 Pompano Beach, FL Ely HS
5 Johnny Johnson DB SO 5-9 189 Chicago, IL Robeson
84 Victor Keise WR FR 6-1 176 Coral Springs, FL North Broward Prep HS
96 Brandon Kirksey DT SO 6-2 295 St. Louis, MO Hazelwood East
48 Bryan Klitzke DB SO 6-1 210 Chippewa Falls, WI Chippewa Falls
16 Ben Kuznia WR SR 6-0 186 Olivia, MN BOLD
85 Eric Lair TE SO 6-3 230 Houston, TX Lamar
21 Simoni Lawrence LB SR 6-1 221 Upper Darby, PA Valley Forge Military
6 Kerry Lewis DB FR 5-9 179 Dallas, TX Lancaster HS
11 Adam Lueck QB FR 6-0 187 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie
17 Sam Maresh LB FR 6-3 247 Champlin, MN Champlin Park
88 Collin McGarry TE JR 6-4 235 Stillwater, MN Stillwater
13 Michael McKelton DB SR 5-10 183 Royal Palm Beach, FL Royal Palm Beach
55 Cedric McKinley DE SR 6-6 282 Demopolis, AL Mississippi Gulf Coast
83 Da'Jon McKnight WR SO 6-3 200 Dallas, TX Skyline
75 Brooks Michel OL FR 6-7 295 Carmel, IN Carmel HS
89 Barrett Moen DL SR 6-4 282 Bloomington, MN Jefferson
62 Zach Mottla OL FR 6-2 274 Edina, MN Cretin-Derham Hall HS
87 Sahr Ngekia WR FR 6-4 213 Richfield, MN Academy of Holy Angels
14 Damola Ogundipe DB JR 5-7 187 New Brighton, MN Irondale
58 Ed Olson OL FR 6-7 288 Mahtomedi, MN Mahtomedi HS
93 Derrick Onwuachi DE SR 6-5 262 Newhall, CA College of the Canyons
41 Dan Orseske P FR 6-3 199 Chicago, IL Brother Rice HS
78 Ryan Orton OL SO 6-4 296 Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie
9 David Pittman WR SR 5-11 190 Pasadena, CA Pasadena City College
26 Mike Rallis DB SO 6-2 210 Edina, MN Edina HS
8 Spencer Reeves LB FR 6-2 221 Dallas, TX Skyline
36 Nick Rengel FB FR 6-3 225 Sartell, MN Sartell HS
3 Kim Royston DB JR 5-11 193 Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin
74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL SR 6-5 290 Apple Valley, MN Eastview
29 Shady Salamon RB SO 5-11 203 South St. Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall
37 Willie Schneider FB FR 5-11 216 St. Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall HS
43 David Schwerman K FR 6-0 202 Kettle Moraine, WI Kettle Moraine HS
56 Chris Severson DL FR 6-5 225 Wanaukee, WI Wanaukee HS
33 Rex Sharpe LB SR 6-1 231 Fairfield, AL Arizona Western
24 Marcus Sherels CB SR 5-11 172 Rochester, MN John Marshall
15 Traye Simmons DB SR 5-11 180 Marietta, GA College of the Sequoias
38 Marcus Singletary DB SR 6-0 188 Hinesville, GA Rainy River CC
44 Brent Singleton LB FR 6-1 213 Plantation, FL American Heritage HS
98 Eric Small DT SR 6-2 306 Naperville, IL Joliet JC
67 David Stommes DL FR 6-6 210 Eden Valley, MN Eden Valley-Watkins HS
79 Matt Stommes OL SR 6-7 312 Richmond, MN Eden Valley-Watkins
39 Nicholas Stommes DB SR 6-0 205 Owen, WI Owen-Withee
11 Troy Stoudermire WR SO 5-10 183 Dallas, TX Skyline
50 Patrick Sveum LB SR 6-1 214 Rochester, MN Century
66 Nedward Tavale OL SR 6-2 334 St. Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall
27 Kyle Theret DB JR 5-10 193 Murrieta, CA J.K. Mullen High
20 Jay Thomas RB SR 6-0 209 Oakdale, MN Tartan
51 Gary Tinsley LB SO 6-1 220 Jacksonville, FL First Coast
52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL SR 6-2 288 Redwood Falls, MN Redwood Valley
40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB SO 6-1 199 Redwood Falls, MN -
48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE SR 6-3 248 Redwood Falls, MN Redwood Valley
32 Nate Triplett LB SR 6-3 247 Maple Plain, MN Delano
42 Logan U'u FB SR 5-10 230 Oakland, CA Laney College
28 Kenny Watkins DB FR 6-0 187 Detroit, MI Brother Rice HS
8 Adam Weber QB JR 6-3 221 Shoreview, MN Mounds View
6 Kevin Whaley RB FR 5-9 179 Virginia Beach, VA Salem
95 D.L. Wilhite DE FR 6-4 233 Lexington, KY Bryan Station
71 Jeff Wills OL JR 6-7 365 Laurelton, NY Lackawanna College
60 Ryan Wynn OL SO 6-5 296 Plymouth, MN Maple Grove