2009 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown | Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Walter Aikens | DB | FR | 6-1 | 185 | Charlotte, NC | Harding |
| 71 | Jeff Allen | OL | SO | 6-5 | 310 | Chicago, IL | King |
| 14 | Sean Anderson | QB | SO | 6-4 | 195 | Tinley Park, IL | Andrew |
| 52 | Jon Asamoah | OL | SR | 6-5 | 315 | Park Forest, IL | Rich East |
| 98 | Daryle Ballew | DL | SO | 6-1 | 310 | Cincinnati, OH | Withrow |
| 41 | Zach Becker | TE | SO | 6-3 | 252 | Homer, IL | St. Joseph-Ogden |
| 31 | Travon Bellamy | DB | JR | 6-0 | 205 | Greenbelt, MD | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 9 | Arrelious Benn | WR | JR | 6-2 | 220 | Washington, DC | Dunbar |
| 62 | Eric Block | OL | SR | 6-3 | 290 | New Orleans, LA | Jesuit |
| 92 | Josh Brent | DL | JR | 6-2 | 315 | Bloomington, IL | Central Catholic |
| 99 | Michael Buchanan | DL | FR | 6-6 | 220 | Homewood, IL | Homewood-Flossmoor |
| 91 | Lendell Buckner | DL | FR | 6-3 | 340 | Chicago, IL | Leo |
| 33 | Mark Burgess | RB | SO | 5-9 | 200 | Philo, IL | Unity (Tolono) |
| 18 | Nate Bussey | LB | JR | 6-2 | 220 | Washington, DC | Dunbar |
| 58 | Andrew Carter | OL | FR | 6-4 | 272 | Tallahassee, FL | Leon |
| 12 | Jacob Charest | QB | FR | 6-4 | 220 | Matthews, NC | Butler |
| 35 | Michael Cklamovski | PK | SR | 6-4 | 250 | Willow Springs, IL | Lyons Township |
| 26 | Alex Coglianese | DB | FR | 5-10 | 190 | Schaumburg, IL | Schaumburg |
| 73 | Jack Cornell | OL | SO | 6-5 | 315 | Quincy, IL | Notre Dame |
| 17 | Jeff Cumberland | WR | SR | 6-5 | 255 | Columbus, OH | Brookhaven |
| 80 | Johnathan Davidson | WR | FR | 5-9 | 155 | Champaign, IL | Centennial |
| 40 | London Davis | TE | FR | 6-4 | 255 | Cahokia, IL | Cahokia |
| 13 | Derek Dimke | PK | SO | 6-0 | 180 | Rockford, IL | Boylan |
| 22 | Daniel Dufrene | RB | SR | 5-11 | 205 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | College of the Sequoias |
| 15 | Chris Duvalt | WR | SR | 5-11 | 175 | Lakeland, FL | Lake Gibson |
| 20 | Garrett Edwards | DB | JR | 6-2 | 210 | Downers Grove, IL | North |
| 84 | Matt Eller | PK | SO | 6-2 | 210 | Jacksonville, FL | Bishop Kenny |
| 33 | Russell Ellington | LB | SO | 6-2 | 225 | Homewood, IL | Homewood-Flossmoor |
| 11 | Jarred Fayson | WR | JR | 6-0 | 215 | Tampa, FL | Univ. of Florida |
| 67 | Jake Feldmeyer | OL | FR | 6-4 | 265 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 24 | Bo Flowers | DB | JR | 6-2 | 215 | Maywood, IL | Walther Lutheran |
| 21 | Jason Ford | RB | SO | 6-0 | 230 | Belleville, IL | Althoff |
| 47 | Glenn Foster | DL | FR | 6-4 | 270 | Chicago, IL | Mt. Carmel |
| 51 | Evan Frierson | LB | FR | 6-2 | 225 | Washington, DC | H.D. Woodson |
| 34 | Greg Fuller | RB | FR | 6-1 | 240 | Harvey, IL | Thornton Twp. |
| 57 | Mike Garrity | OL | SO | 6-6 | 310 | Batavia, IL | Batavia |
| 23 | Bud Golden | RB | FR | 6-0 | 190 | Cincinnati, OH | Sycamore |
| 83 | Hubie Graham | TE | SO | 6-4 | 245 | Scranton, PA | West Scranton |
| 26 | Justin Green | RB | FR | 5-11 | 178 | Louisville, KY | Male |
| 42 | Aaron Gress | LB | JR | 6-0 | 230 | Exeter, CA | College of the Sequoias |
| 27 | Antonio Gully | DB | JR | 6-1 | 180 | St. Louis, MO | Cardinal Ritter |
| 4 | Donsay Hardeman | DB | SR | 6-2 | 210 | Jacksonville, FL | Georgia Military College |
| 12 | Terry Hawthorne | DB | FR | 6-0 | 170 | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis |
| 28 | Dere Hicks | DB | SR | 5-10 | 175 | Roanoke, VA | Valley Forge Prep. |
| 75 | Leon Hill | OL | FR | 6-4 | 320 | Chicago, IL | Leo |
| 16 | Michael Hoomanawanui | TE | SR | 6-5 | 270 | Bloomington, IL | Central Catholic |
| 36 | Tommie Hopkins | DB | FR | 5-11 | 175 | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis |
| 4 | Steve Hull | WR | FR | 6-2 | 187 | Cincinnati, OH | Sycamore |
| 66 | Randall Hunt | OL | JR | 6-6 | 320 | Hightstown, NJ | Valley Forge Prep. |
| 36 | Tony Hyde | RB | SO | 6-0 | 237 | Barrington, IL | Barrington |
| 55 | Anterio Jackson | OL | JR | 6-2 | 285 | Chicago, IL | Fenger |
| 90 | Antonio James | DL | SR | 6-5 | 255 | Massillon, OH | Washington |
| 6 | Chris James | WR | JR | 6-0 | 195 | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park |
| 53 | Dustin Jefferson | LB | JR | 6-0 | 240 | Kankakee, IL | Kankakee |
| 8 | A.J. Jenkins | WR | SO | 6-0 | 185 | Jacksonville, FL | Terry Parker |
| 35 | Kevin Johnson | DB | FR | 6-1 | 190 | Lake Zurich, IL | Lake Zurich |
| 45 | Tad Keely | LS | JR | 6-1 | 225 | Oswego, IL | Oswego |
| 59 | Tim Kynard | DL | FR | 6-3 | 240 | Toledo, OH | St. John's |
| 81 | Ryan Larson | WR | JR | 6-0 | 198 | Crystal Lake, IL | Central |
| 88 | Justin Lattimore | TE | FR | 6-3 | 215 | Tampa, FL | Gaither |
| 5 | Mikel LeShoure | RB | SO | 6-0 | 225 | Champaign, IL | Centennial |
| 70 | Corey Lewis | OL | SO | 6-6 | 315 | Cresco, PA | East Stroudsburg South |
| 93 | Corey Liuget | DL | SO | 6-3 | 290 | Miami, FL | Hialeah |
| 43 | Dane Lundeen | LB | FR | 5-11 | 205 | Elgin, IL | South Elgin |
| 23 | Ben Mathis | DB | FR | 6-3 | 190 | Springfield, IL | Springfield |
| 10 | Eddie McGee | QB | JR | 6-4 | 210 | Washington, DC | H.D. Woodson |
| 85 | Whitney Mercilus | DL | FR | 6-3 | 255 | Akron, OH | Garfield |
| 29 | Kaeman Mitchell | DB | FR | 5-9 | 180 | Champaign, IL | Centennial |
| 8 | Patrick Nixon-Youman | DB | FR | 5-10 | 165 | Jacksonville, FL | Middleburg |
| 97 | Clay Nurse | DL | JR | 6-3 | 260 | Beltsville, MD | High Point |
| 96 | Wisdom Onyegbule | DL | SO | 6-3 | 265 | Bolingbrook, IL | Bolingbrook |
| 48 | Nate Palmer | LB | FR | 6-3 | 230 | Chicago, IL | Simeon |
| 78 | Ryan Palmer | OL | JR | 6-7 | 310 | Canton, OH | Glen Oak |
| 46 | Zak Pedersen | LS | FR | 6-2 | 220 | Joliet, IL | Joliet Catholic |
| 37 | Nattiel Perkins | DB | FR | 5-11 | 200 | Chicago, IL | Simeon |
| 95 | Doug Pilcher | DL | SR | 6-5 | 265 | Hinsdale, IL | Central |
| 76 | Graham Pocic | OL | FR | 6-7 | 320 | Lemont, IL | Lemont |
| 29 | Troy Pollard | RB | SO | 5-8 | 185 | Jacksonville, FL | Andrew Jackson |
| 46 | Darius Purcell | DB | SO | 5-11 | 229 | Chicago, IL | Hubbard |
| 19 | Jack Ramsey | WR | SO | 5-11 | 190 | Chicago, IL | Simeon |
| 19 | Adam Rebholz | QB | FR | 6-1 | 215 | Bloomington, IL | Central Catholic |
| 86 | Tim Russell | WR | FR | 6-5 | 210 | St. Charles, IL | East |
| 61 | Tyler Sands | OL | FR | 6-5 | 295 | Boyertown, PA | Boyertown Area |
| 32 | Supo Sanni | DB | SO | 6-3 | 215 | Chicago Heights, IL | Homewood-Flossmoor |
| 87 | Anthony Santella | P | JR | 6-2 | 190 | Wauconda, IL | Univ. of Utah |
| 2 | Nathan Scheelhaase | QB | FR | 6-3 | 185 | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst |
| 1 | Cordale Scott | WR | SO | 6-3 | 215 | Cleveland, OH | Glenville |
| 69 | Ryan Sedlacek | OL | FR | 6-4 | 300 | Westport, CT | Staples |
| 30 | Rahkeem Smith | DL | SR | 6-1 | 265 | Lombard, IL | Hargrave Prep |
| 94 | Akeem Spence | DL | FR | 6-1 | 280 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Fort Walton Beach |
| 54 | Justin Staples | LB | FR | 6-4 | 225 | Lakewood, OH | St. Edward |
| 23 | Ronald Stewart | RB | SO | 5-6 | 175 | Chicago, IL | Gage Park |
| 74 | Nate Swanson | OL | FR | 6-8 | 325 | Manlius, IL | Bureau Valley |
| 82 | Fred Sykes | WR | SO | 6-0 | 185 | Tampa, FL | Chamberlain |
| 38 | Ian Thomas | LB | SO | 6-0 | 225 | Berwyn Heights, MD | DeMatha |
| 14 | Miami Thomas | DB | SO | 5-11 | 175 | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park |
| 72 | Hugh Thornton | OL | FR | 6-5 | 285 | Oberlin, OH | Oberlin |
| 6 | Joelil Thrash | DB | FR | 6-0 | 185 | Washington, DC | H.D. Woodson |
| 18 | Eddie Viliunas | TE | FR | 6-4 | 235 | LaGrange Park, IL | Lyons Township |
| 25 | Ashante Williams | DB | FR | 5-10 | 195 | Mayfield, OH | Mayfield |
| 7 | Juice Williams | QB | SR | 6-2 | 235 | Chicago, IL | Vocational |
| 56 | Sirod Williams | DL | SR | 6-0 | 295 | Garfield Heights, OH | Garfield Heights |
| 79 | Craig Wilson | OL | SO | 6-5 | 320 | Harvey, IL | Hargrave Acad. |
| 2 | Martez Wilson | LB | JR | 6-4 | 240 | Chicago, IL | Simeon |
| 3 | Tavon Wilson | DB | SO | 6-0 | 195 | Washington, DC | H.D. Woodson |
| 37 | Kyle Yelton | P | SR | 6-0 | 190 | Chesterton, IN | Chesterton |