2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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The 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field....

team represented Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the...

. The team was coached by Jim Grobe

Jim Grobe

Jim Grobe is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Wake Forest University, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1995 to 2000, Grobe served as the head coach at Ohio University...

during his ninth season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field

BB&T Field

This article is about the football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For the baseball stadium also in Winston-Salem, see BB&T Ballpark. For the baseball stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, see BB&T Coastal Field....

. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. The Deacons finished the season with a record of 5–7 and 3–5 in ACC

2009 ACC football season

The 2009 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State and...

play. The Deacons missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2005 season.

On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players.

Whit Barnes OL 6-4 270 Rocky Mount, NC Rocky Mount
Tommy Bohanon FB 6-2 238 N. Fort Myers, FL N. Fort Myers
Devin Bolling OL-DL 6-5 270 Lynchburg, VA Brookville
Michael Campanaro RB 5-10 173 Clarksville, MD River Hill
Steven Chase OL-DL 6-7 270 Frederick, MD Thomas Johnson
Brendan Cross QB 6-2 198 Alpharetta, GA Chattahoochee
John Gallagher DL 6-4 252 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease
Josh Harris RB 5-10 190 Duncanville, TX Duncanville
Justin Jackson LB 6-1 205 Rockingham, NC Richmond County
Derald "D.J." Jones DB 5-10 162 Jacksonville, FL First Coast
Duran Lowe DB 5-11 214 Plant City, FL Plant City
Daniel Mack DB 6-0 196 Miami, FL Dad Christian
Matt Muncy TE 6-4 215 Tazewell, VA Tazewell
Jimmy Newman P-PK 6-2 195 Oxford, AL Oxford
Mike Olson LB 6-3 215 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge
Kris Redding DL 6-4 235 Douglasville, GA Whitefield Academy
Quan Rucker WR 6-0 185 Statesville, NC West Iredell
Frank Souza DL 6-4 285 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease
Dominique Tate DB 5-10 180 Winston-Salem, NC Carver
Zach Thompson DE 6-5 250 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge
Nikita Whitlock LB 5-11 245 Wylie, TX Wylie

Preferred Walk-Ons:
Spencer Bishop TE/LB 6-2 200 FR (HS) Pinehurst, NC (Pinecrest)
Roger Khouri Fullback 6-1 230 FR (HS) Key Biscayne, FL (Ransom Everglades)
Zach Massey TE/FB/LS 6-1 195 FR (HS) Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown)
Gray Mazzone Wide Receiver 5-9 170 FR (HS) Cary, NC (Panther Creek)
Josh Strickland Wide Receiver 6-2 185 FR (HS) Winston-Salem, NC (Forsyth Country Day)
Alex Wulfeck Punter 5-9 170 FR (HS) Orange Park, FL (Bolles School)

Position	Name	First year at WFU
Head Coach	Jim Grobe Jim Grobe Jim Grobe is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Wake Forest University, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1995 to 2000, Grobe served as the head coach at Ohio University...	2001
Secondary	Tim Billings	2006
Quarterbacks	Tom Elrod	2003
Defensive Ends	Keith Henry	2001
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	Brad Lambert	2001
Offensive coordinator / Offensive line	Steed Lobotzke	2001
Defensive Tackles	Ray McCartney	2001
Assistant Head Coach / Running backs / Kickers	Billy Mitchell	2001
Tight Ends / Fullbacks	Steve Russ	2008
Wide Receivers	Brian Knorr	2008
Source: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wake-m-footbl-mtt.html

5 all-time meetings: Baylor 4–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Baylor (Wake Forest 41 Baylor 13)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Baylor - David Gettis 8 yard TD pass from Robert Griffin III (Ben Parks kick), 11:10	Baylor 7-0
Baylor - Ben Parks 22 yd FG, :45	Baylor 10-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Mike Rinfrette 2 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), 6:45	Baylor 10-7
3rd Quarter
Baylor - Kendall Wright 37 yard TD run (Ben Parks kick), 13:12	Baylor 17-7
Baylor - Lanear Simpson 33 yard TD pass from Ernest Smith (Ben Parks kick), 5:07	Baylor 24-7
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 19 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), :10	Baylor 24-14
4th Quarter
Wake Forest – Andrew Parker 5 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), 12:30	Baylor 24-21

First all–time meeting.

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Stanford - Ryan Whalen 26 yard TD pass from Andrew Luck (Nate Whitaker kick), 10:53	Stanford 7-0
Wake Forest - Shane Popham 20 yd FG, 5:59	Stanford 7-3
2nd Quarter
Stanford - Ryan Whalen 17 yard TD pass from Andrew Luck (Nate Whitaker kick), 9:40	Stanford 14-3
Stanford - Nate Whitaker 54 yd FG, :01	Stanford 17-3
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Mike Rinfrette 3 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), 6:41	Stanford 17-10
4th Quarter
Wake Forest – Jordan Williams 9 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), 14:01	Tied 17-17
Wake Forest – Riley Skinner 1 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), :02	Wake Forest 24-17

9 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 8–0–1

Last meeting: 1939 in Greensboro (Wake Forest 34 Elon 0)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Wake Forest - Jordan Williams 5 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:09	Wake Forest 7-0
Wake Forest - Mike Rinfrette 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), :49	Wake Forest 14-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 54 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:20	Wake Forest 21-0
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Josh Adams 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:19	Wake Forest 28-0
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 80 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:14	Wake Forest 35-0
4th Quarter
Elon – Terrell Hudgins 13 yard TD pass from Scott Riddle (Adam Shreiner kick), 7:58	Wake Forest 35-7

16 all-time meetings: Boston College 8–6–2

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Boston College 24 Wake Forest 21)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Boston College - Steve Aponavicius 32 yd FG, 7:13	Boston College 3-0
Boston College - Jordon McMichael 50 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), 1:50	Boston College 10-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Brandon Pendergrass 76 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 11:38	Boston College 10-7
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, 5:43	Tied 10-10
Boston College - Chris Pantale 4 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), :30	Boston College 17-10
4th Quarter
Boston College - Colin Larmond Jr. 17 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), 9:42	Boston College 24-10
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 12 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:44	Boston College 24-17
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 16 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), :11	Tied 24-24
Overtime
Boston College - Steve Aponavicius 23 yd FG	Boston College 27-24

102 all-time meetings: NC State 61–35–6

Last meeting: 2008 at NC State (NC State 21 Wake Forest 17)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
NC State - George Bryan 4 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 11:12	NC State 7-0
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 27 yd FG, 6:45	NC State 7-3
NC State - Josh Czajkowski 30 yd FG, 2:55	NC State 10-3
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 4 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 13:27	Tied 10-0
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, :16	Wake Forest 13-10
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 11 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 6:51	Wake Forest 20-10
NC State - Russell Wilson 16 yd TD run (Josh Czajkowski kick), 4:57	Wake Forest 20-17
4th Quarter
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 25 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:05	Wake Forest 27-17
NC State - Toney Baker 5 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 8:26	Wake Forest 27-24
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 21 yd FG, 4:44	Wake Forest 30-24

57 all-time meetings: Maryland 41–15–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Maryland (Maryland 26 Wake Forest 0)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Wake Forest - Josh Adams 48 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:40	Wake Forest 7-0
Maryland - Davin Megget 1 yd TD run (Nick Ferrara kick), 10:41	Tied 7-7
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 4 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:20	Wake Forest 14-7
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 10 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), :00	Wake Forest 21-7
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 32 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:28	Wake Forest 28-7
Maryland - Nick Ferrara 50 yd FG, 7:27	Wake Forest 28-10
Wake Forest - Andre Parker 20 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:49	Wake Forest 35-10
3rd Quarter
Maryland - Adrian Cannon 2 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Nick Ferrara kick), 8:09	Wake Forest 35-17
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 27 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:46	Wake Forest 42-17
4th Quarter
Maryland - Adrian Cannon 15 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Davin Meggett pass from Chris Turner), 11:00	Wake Forest 42-25
Maryland - Torrey Smith 4 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Nick Ferrara kick), 1:37	Wake Forest 42-32

74 all-time meetings: Clemson 56–17–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 12 Clemson 7)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Clemson - Michael Palmer 1 yard TD pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick), 12:26	Clemson 7-0
Clemson - Richard Jackson 22 yd FG, 3:34	Clemson 10-0
2nd Quarter
Clemson - Kyle Parker 3 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 12:20	Clemson 17-0
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 28 yd FG, 3:49	Clemson 17-3
Clemson - C.J. Spiller 66 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 3:37	Clemson 24-3
Clemson - Jamie Harper 3 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 1:06	Clemson 31-3
3rd Quarter
Clemson - C.J. Spiller 14 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 6:11	Clemson 38-3

10 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 7–3

Last meeting: 2008 in Washington DC (Wake Forest 29 Navy 19)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Navy - Joe Buckley 50 yd FG, 2:52	Navy 3-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 40 yd FG, 13:45	Tied 3-3
Navy - Joe Buckley 41 yd FG, 7:26	Navy 6-3
3rd Quarter
Navy - Kriss Proctor 40 yd TD run (Joe Buckley kick), 11:23	Navy 13-3
4th Quarter
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 15 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 7:41	Navy 13-10

9 all-time meetings: Miami 6–3

Last meeting: 2008 at Miami (Miami 16 Wake Forest 10)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, 9:16	Wake Forest 3-0
Wake Forest - Tommy Bohanon 3 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:23	Wake Forest 10-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Riley Skinner 7 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:36	Wake Forest 17-0
Miami - Aldarius Johnson 35 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 9:08	Wake Forest 17-7
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 42 yd FG, :42	Wake Forest 20-7
Miami - Damien Berry 3 yard TD run (Matt Bosher kick), :03	Wake Forest 20-14
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 44 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:38	Wake Forest 27-14
4th Quarter
Miami - Tervaris Johnson 2 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 11:47	Wake Forest 27-21
Miami - Travis Benjamin 13 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 1:08	Miami 28-27

28 all-time meetings: Georgia Tech 20–8

Last meeting: 2006 in Jacksonville (Wake Forest 9 Georgia Tech 6)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Georgia Tech - Scott Blair Scott Blair Scott Blair was an American football placekicker for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets where he was a four year starter. He played high school football for the Calhoun Yellow Jackets in Calhoun, Georgia.- References :... 45 yd FG, 10:52	Georgia Tech 3-0
Georgia Tech - Preston Lyons 31 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 5:50	Georgia Tech 10-0
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Kevin Harris 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 14:05	Georgia Tech 10-7
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 20 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 8:03	Wake Forest 14-10
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 35 yd FG, 2:30	Wake Forest 17-10
3rd Quarter
Georgia Tech - Jonathan Dwyer 59 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 13:10	Tied 17-17
4th Quarter
Georgia Tech - Josh Nesbitt 12 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 8:19	Georgia Tech 24-17
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 11 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:27	Tied 24-24
Overtime
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 34 yd FG	Wake Forest 27-24
Georgia Tech - Josh Nesbitt 3 yard TD run (no kick attempted)	Georgia Tech 30-27

27 all-time meetings: Florida State 21–5–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Florida State (Wake Forest 12 Florida State 3)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Florida State - Ty Jones 9 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:24	Florida State 7-0
Wake Forest - Josh Adams 3 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:43	Tied 7-7
Florida State - Jermaine Thomas 6 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), :19	Florida State 14-7
2nd Quarter
Florida State - E.J. Manuel 1 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:48	Florida State 21-7
Florida State - Dustin Hopkins 47 yd FG, 4:52	Florida State 24-7
Florida State - Greg Reid 68 yard punt return TD (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:40	Florida State 31-7
Wake Forest - Josh Adams 20 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:12	Florida State 31-14
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Kevin Harris 12 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 6:57	Florida State 31-21
Florida State - Dustin Hopkins 42 yd FG, 4:01	Florida State 34-21
4th Quarter
Florida State - Jarmon Fortson 7 yard TD pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins kick), 11:04	Florida State 41-21
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 4 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:01	Florida State 41-28

88 all-time meetings: Duke 53–34–2

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 33 Duke 30 OT)

Scoring Play	Score
1st Quarter
Duke - Donovan Varner 56 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 13:56	Duke 7-0
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 28 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:21	Tied 7-7
Duke - Austin Kelly 62 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:10	Duke 14-7
Wake Forest - Chris Givens 54 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 7:21	Tied 14-14
2nd Quarter
Wake Forest - Devon Brown 8 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:50	Wake Forest 21-14
Duke - Will Snyderwine 51 yd FG, 5:21	Wake Forest 21-17
3rd Quarter
Wake Forest - Kevin Harris 13 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 9:46	Wake Forest 28-17
Duke - Will Snyderwine 33 yd FG, 7:10	Wake Forest 28-20
Wake Forest - Marshall Williams 49 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:51	Wake Forest 35-20
4th Quarter
Duke - Thaddeus Lewis 1 yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 9:45	Wake Forest 35-27
Wake Forest - Jimmy Newman 44 yd FG, 4:30	Wake Forest 38-27
Wake Forest - Alex Frye 37 yard interception return TD (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:26	Wake Forest 45-27
Duke - Donovan Varner 21 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:31	Wake Forest 45-34

Quarterbacks

10 Turner Faulk -
Freshman

11 Riley Skinner
Riley Skinner
Riley Skinner is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Wake Forest.-College career:...

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Senior

12 Skylar Jones -
Sophomore

13 Ted Stachitas -
Freshman

14 Brendan Cross - Freshman

15 Ryan McManus -
Senior

Running Back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

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20 Lovell Jackson -
Freshman

22 Brandon Pendergrass -
Sophomore

23 Kevin Harris -
Senior

25 Josh Harris - Freshman

25 Robert Smith- Junior

27 Josh Adams -
Junior

28 Michael Campanaro - Freshman

34 Willie Dixon -
Sophomore

Wide Receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

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2 Chris Givens -
Freshman

3 Devon Brown -
Sophomore

8 Marshall Williams -
Junior

9 Jordan Williams - Junior

17 Chris Langley - Senior

18 Danny Dembry -
Sophomore

36 Josh Strickland - Freshman

81 Terence Davis -
Freshman

82 Gray Mazzone - Freshman

86 Matt Hartford - Senior

88 Quan Rucker - Freshman

Fullbacks
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...

39 Roger Khouri - Freshman

19 Nick Tabron - Sophomore

44 Mike Rinfrette -
Senior

48 Anthony Williams - Senior

Tight End
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

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43 Spencer Bishop - Freshman

49 Zach Massey - Freshman

80 Andrew Parker - Sophomore

83 Cameron Ford -
Sophomore

85 Ben Wooster -
Senior

87 Ted Randolph -
Senior

89 Matt Muncy - Freshman

Offensive Linemen

60 Whit Barnes - Freshman

61 Barrett McMillin -
Senior

62 Doug Weaver -
Sophomore

64 Jeff Griffin -
Senior

66 Chance Raines - Sophomore

67 Trey Bailey -
Senior

69 Dennis Godfrey -
Sophomore

70 Chris DeGeare -
Senior

71 Ryan Britt -
Sophomore

72 Russell Nenon -
Junior

74 Garrick Williams -
Freshman

75 Michael Hoag -
Sophomore

76 Joe Birdsong -
Senior

77 Devin Bolling - Freshman

78 Joe Looney - Sophomore

79 Gabe Irby -
Freshman

Linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

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26 Jonathon Jones -
Senior

32 Scott Betros -
Freshman

35 Lee Malchow -
Junior

39 Justin Jackson - Freshman

40 Joey Ehrmann -
Freshman

41 Mike Olson - Freshman

43 Spencer Bishop - Freshman

43 Kyle Jarrett -
Sophomore

45 Riley Haynes -
Freshman

46 Matt Woodlief -
Junior

48 Collin Granger -
Sophomore

49 Zach Massey - Freshman

50 Nikita Whitlock - Freshman

52 Dominique Midgett -
Senior

53 Joe Hall -
Sophomore

56 Hunter Haynes -
Junior

57 Gelo Orange -
Sophomore

60 Barrett Powell -
Freshman

Cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

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4 Josh Bush -
Sophomore

6 Kenny Okoro -
Freshman

7 Michael Williams -
Sophomore

14 C.J. Washington -
Sophomore

17 Brandon Ghee
Brandon Ghee
Brandon Ghee is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft...

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Senior

24 D.J. Jones - Freshman

29 Dominique Tate - Freshman

36 Daniel Mack - Freshman

36 Josh Strickland - Freshman

37 Morgan Harris -
Freshman

38 Duran Lowe - Freshman

Safeties

5 Cyhl Quarles -
Sophomore

8 Geoff Wissing - Senior

10 Junior Petit-Jean -
Sophomore

21 Alex Frye -
Junior

30 John Stamper -
Sophomore

Defensive End
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

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34 Kevin Smith -
Freshman

49 Derricus Ellis -
Freshman

54 Kris Redding - Freshman

55 Tristan Dorty -
Sophomore

63 Tyler King - Sophomore

77 Devin Bolling - Freshman

90 Will Wright -
Sophomore

91 John Gallagher - Freshman

93 Frank Souza - Freshman

97 Kyle Wilber -
Sophomore

98 Zach Thompson - Freshman

Defensive Tackles

51 John Russell -
Senior

73 Steven Chase - Freshman

92 Bryson Dunmeyer -
Freshman

94 Tripp Russell -
Junior

95 Ramon Booi -
Freshman

96 Boo Robinson
Boo Robinson
Shaunterous "Boo" Robinson is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2010...

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Senior

99 Michael Lockett -
Senior

Placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...

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37 Shane Popham -
Sophomore

41 Cline Beam - Senior

82 Jimmy Newman - Freshman

Punters

24 Alex Wulfeck - Freshman

37 Shane Popham -
Sophomore

82 Jimmy Newman - Freshman

Long Snappers
Long snapper
In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....

48 Collin Granger -
Sophomore

49 Zach Massey - Freshman

53 Greg Bechtel - Senior

Kick Returner
Kick returner
In American and Canadian football, a kick returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the...

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2 Chris Givens -
Freshman

3 Devon Brown -
Sophomore

20 Lovell Jackson -
Freshman

Punt Returner
Punt returner
Punt returner is a position on special teams in American football.-Description:The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position by returning it. Before catching the punted ball, the returner must assess the situation on the field while...

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3 Devon Brown -
Sophomore

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