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2009 Northern Illinois University Football Roster

Coaches | Alphabetical | Numerical

Alphabetical

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	Year	Hometown/High School/Last College
50	Eddie Adamski	C	6-3	284	RS SR	Kildeer, IL/Carmel
21	Justin Anderson	TB	6-0	234	RS SR	Chicago, IL/Steinmetz
51	Zach Anderson	DL	6-2	298	FR	Ladysmith, WI/Ladysmith
7	Perez Ashford	WR	5-10	168	FR	Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights
39	Garrett Barnas	SS	6-1	205	JR	Walnut, Il/Bureau Valley/Harper College
90	Alan Baxter	DE	6-0	241	FR	Buffalo Grove, IL/Buffalo Grove
96	Bryan Beckner	TE	6-4	240	RS JR	Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara
32	Cameron Bell	RB	6-2	243	JR	Round Rock, TX/Stony Point/Iowa State
56	Brandon Bice	DE	6-4	250	RS SR	McCook, IL/Lyons Township
44	Darnell Bolding	DE	6-2	224	RS JR	Washington, D.C./Bowie/Coffeyville CC
89	Travis Bond	TE	6-3	221	RS FR	Byron, IL/Byron
8	Me'co Brown	TB	5-7	185	SO	Moss Point, MS/Moss Point
52	Phil Brown	LB	6-0	225	RS SR	Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
4	David Bryant	FS	5-11	210	RS SR	St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins
9	Devon Butler	LB	5-11	209	FR	Pembroke Pines, FL/Everglades
36	Tyrone Clark	LB	5-11	202	FR	St. Louis, MO/Mehlville
10	Willie Clark	WR	6-1	196	RS SO	Roselle, IL/Lake Park
84	Tyler Clasey	WR	6-1	190	RS JR	Champaign, IL/Centennial
54	Jake Coffman	DE	6-5	255	RS JR	German Valley, IL/Forreston
93	Adam Coleman	DT	6-3	266	SO	Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf
18	Tommy Coughlin	QB	6-2	161	FR	Northbrook, IL/Glenbrook North
80	Landon Cox	WR	6-3	213	JR	Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North
22	Ricky Crider	TB	5-9	178	RS JR	Evansville, IN/Reitz
83	Reed Cunningham	TE	6-5	255	RS SR	Cambria, WI/Pardeeville
23	Kiaree Daniels	CB	5-10	193	JR	Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland JC
20	Tommy Davis	CB	5-11	190	RS FR	East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic
29	Jordan Delegal	LB	6-1	203	SO	Miami, FL/Chaminade Madonna/Joliet JC
86	Dan Edem	LB	6-2	210	RS FR	Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
64	Ross Elliott	LB	6-1	219	FR	Madison, WI/La Follette
2	Sean Evans	CB	5-11	167	FR	Ft. Walton Beach, FL/Ft. Walton Beach
3	Ryan Fillingim	K	6-0	191	JR	Hoffman Estates, IL/Conant/Harper College
47	Connor Flahive	FB	6-0	240	RS JR	Niles, IL/Notre Dame
33	Patrick George	CB	5-11	190	JR	Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech
3	DeMarcus Grady	QB	6-1	202	RS SO	Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids
88	Nick Groeniger	TE	6-5	242	JR	Laguna Niguel, CA/Aliso Niguel/Saddleback College
26	Cory Hanson	LB	6-2	220	RS SR	Minneapolis, MN/De La Salle
12	Chandler Harnish	QB	6-2	213	RS SO	Bluffton, IN/Norwell
17	A.J. Hill	QB	6-2	198	FR	DuQuoin, IL/DuQuoin
94	John Hopkins	DL	6-4	245	RS SO	St. Louis, MO/Oakville
60	Ed Jackson	OL	6-3	297	RS JR	Belleville, IL/Cahokia
40	Victor Jacques	LB	6-1	224	RS FR	Miami, FL/Christopher Columbus
30	James Jefferies	DB	5-9	193	SR	Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel
99	Nabal Jefferson	DL	5-11	270	FR	Chicago, IL/Marist
57	Kyle Jenkins	DL	6-4	263	JR	Itasca, IL/Driscoll/Harper College
13	Anthony Johnson	WR	6-3	177	FR	San Antonio, TX/Earl Warren
19	Nick Kamenjarin	LB	5-11	200	RS JR	Chicago, IL/New Prairie
74	Adam Kiel	OL	6-5	305	RS SO	Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic
43	Antione Kirkland	RB	5-11	190	FR	Boca Raton, FL/Olympic Heights
31	Tyler Knight	DB	5-11	199	RS JR	Park Ridge, IL/Maine South
58	Mike Krause	DT	6-4	270	RS JR	Germantown, WI/Germantown
22	John Kremer	DB	5-10	185	RS JR	Oswego, IL/Oswego
79	Matt Krempel	OL	6-4	297	FR	Columbus, IN/Columbus North
48	Mike Kritikos	DE	6-3	225	RS SR	Addison, IL/Addison Trail
37	Alex Kube	LB	6-0	212	RS JR	Cary, IL/Cary-Grove
92	Brian Lawson	DT	6-3	272	RS FR	Park Forest, IL/Rich East
45	Mike Lepper	FB	6-1	230	RS JR	Oak Lawn, IL/Richards
11	Marcus Lewis	WR	6-3	210	SR	Gurnee, IL/Warren
14	Jordan Lynch	QB	6-1	195	FR	Chicago, IL/Mt. Carmel
97	Jack Marks	TE	6-6	232	RS SO	Orland Park, IL/Marist
41	Pat McAvoy	FB	6-1	221	RS SO	Cary, IL/St. Viator
46	Rashaan Melvin	CB	6-2	174	RS FR	Waukegan, IL/Waukegan
1	Martel Moore	WR	6-2	168	FR	San Antonio, TX/Earl Warren
15	Ryan Morris	QB	6-3	196	RS SR	Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago
28	Furqan Muhammad	WR	5-7	148	RS SO	Mableton, GA/Pebblebrook/Valdosta State
6	Ryan Neir	P	6-3	195	RS FR	Roscoe, IL/Hononegah
89	Ron Newcomb	DL	6-3	265	RS SO	Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel
17	Matt Ng	WR	6-0	189	RS FR	Carol Stream, IL/Glenbard North
85	Stephen O'Neal	DE	6-4	219	FR	Park Forest, IL/Rich East
85	Riley O'Toole	WR	6-3	193	FR	Naperville, IL/Naperville Central
62	Trevor Olson	OT	6-6	294	RS SO	Richfield, MN/Richfield
65	Jason Onyebuagu	OL	6-2	307	SR	Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central
68	Keith Otis	OL	6-4	314	RS SO	Chicago, IL/Hubbard
55	Nolan Owen	DS	5-10	203	JR	Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon
81	Nathan Palmer	WR	5-11	190	RS SO	Elkhart, IN/Central
72	Joe Pawlak	OL	6-5	281	RS SO	Grayslake, IL/Grayslake
70	Logan Pegram	OL	6-3	293	RS FR	Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake
69	Jon Phillips	DL	6-3	260	FR	Dixon, IL/Dixon
98	D.J. Pirkle	DT	6-0	285	JR	Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East
95	Sean Progar	DE	6-3	255	RS FR	Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South
45	George Rainey	LB	6-2	208	FR	Milwaukee, WI/South Division
75	Jerry Rigo	OL	6-5	297	RS FR	LaGrange, IL/Lyons Township
63	Kevin Sabock	LB	6-2	214	RS FR	Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
16	Mike Salerno	K/P	5-11	170	RS SR	Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg/Winona State
4	Ryan Salerno	K	5-8	152	FR	Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg
87	Jason Schepler	TE	6-3	255	SO	Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
53	Pat Schiller	LB	6-2	229	RS SO	Geneva, IL/Geneva
26	Barrington Scott	TB	5-11	202	FR	Ft. Wayne, IN/Snider
34	Kyle Skarb	FB	6-2	226	JR	Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich
59	Kevin Skatrud	OG	6-7	327	RS SR	Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda
35	Alan Smith	TB	5-10	202	RS SO	Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley
46	Calvin Smith	FB	6-1	242	FR	Monee, IL/Joliet Catholic
5	Chris Smith	CB	5-10	185	JR	Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Highland JC
8	Donald Smith	DB	5-9	172	RS SO	Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Ellsworth CC
38	Mike Sobol	SS	6-0	198	RS JR	Pevely, MO/Herculaneum
28	Chad Spann	TB	5-9	197	JR	Indianapolis, IN/North Central
61	Panan Tense	OG	6-4	300	RS JR	Hillside, IL/Fenwick
32	Boone Thorgesen	DB	6-0	191	RS SO	Elburn, IL/Kaneland
42	John Tranchitella	LB	6-1	236	SR	Addison, IL/Driscoll
6	Jody Van Laanen	S	6-0	195	RS FR	Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon
77	Jared Volk	OL	6-3	302	FR	Hartland, WI/Arrowhead
18	Ron Walker	WR	6-1	188	RS FR	Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw
24	Dominique Ware	CB	6-0	170	FR	Bolingbrook, IL/Plainfield North
71	Scott Wedige	C	6-4	296	RS SO	Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area
91	Anthony Wells	DE	6-3	232	FR	North Chicago, IL/North Chicago
49	Josh Wilber	P	5-11	235	JR	Phoenix, AZ/Barry Goldwater/Phoenix College
82	Preston Williams	WR	5-11	180	RS SR	Urbana, IL/Urbana
27	Spencer Williamson	LB	6-4	218	RS SR	Elkhart, IN/Central
25	Tracy Wilson	SS	6-2	204	RS SO	Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales

Coaches

Jerry Kill - Head Coach

Tracy Claeys - Defensive Coordinator

Matt Limegrover - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

Brian Anderson - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends

Tom Matukewicz - Assistant Coach/Linebackers

Jeff Phelps - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line

Pat Poore - Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

Rob Reeves - Assistant Coach/Running Backs

Jay Sawvel - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs and Special Teams

Jim Zebrowski - Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks

Brad Brachear - Graduate Assistant - Defense

Nate Griffin - Graduate Assistant - Video

Marc Webel - Graduate Assistant - Offense

Adam Clark - Director of Football Operations

Eric Klein - Sports Performance

Numerical

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	Year	Hometown/High School/Last College
1	Martel Moore	WR	6-2	168	FR	San Antonio, TX/Earl Warren
2	Sean Evans	CB	5-11	167	FR	Ft. Walton Beach, FL/Ft. Walton Beach
3	Ryan Fillingim	K	6-0	191	JR	Hoffman Estates, IL/Conant/Harper College
3	DeMarcus Grady	QB	6-1	202	RS SO	Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids
4	Ryan Salerno	K	5-8	152	FR	Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg
4	David Bryant	FS	5-11	210	RS SR	St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins
5	Chris Smith	CB	5-10	185	JR	Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Highland JC
6	Jody Van Laanen	S	6-0	195	RS FR	Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon
6	Ryan Neir	P	6-3	195	RS FR	Roscoe, IL/Hononegah
7	Perez Ashford	WR	5-10	168	FR	Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights
8	Me'co Brown	TB	5-7	185	SO	Moss Point, MS/Moss Point
8	Donald Smith	DB	5-9	172	RS SO	Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Ellsworth CC
9	Devon Butler	LB	5-11	209	FR	Pembroke Pines, FL/Everglades
10	Willie Clark	WR	6-1	196	RS SO	Roselle, IL/Lake Park
11	Marcus Lewis	WR	6-3	210	SR	Gurnee, IL/Warren
12	Chandler Harnish	QB	6-2	213	RS SO	Bluffton, IN/Norwell
13	Anthony Johnson	WR	6-3	177	FR	San Antonio, TX/Earl Warren
14	Jordan Lynch	QB	6-1	195	FR	Chicago, IL/Mt. Carmel
15	Ryan Morris	QB	6-3	196	RS SR	Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago
16	Mike Salerno	K/P	5-11	170	RS SR	Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg/Winona State
17	Matt Ng	WR	6-0	189	RS FR	Carol Stream, IL/Glenbard North
17	A.J. Hill	QB	6-2	198	FR	DuQuoin, IL/DuQuoin
18	Ron Walker	WR	6-1	188	RS FR	Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw
18	Tommy Coughlin	QB	6-2	161	FR	Northbrook, IL/Glenbrook North
19	Nick Kamenjarin	LB	5-11	200	RS JR	Chicago, IL/New Prairie
20	Tommy Davis	CB	5-11	190	RS FR	East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic
21	Justin Anderson	TB	6-0	234	RS SR	Chicago, IL/Steinmetz
22	John Kremer	DB	5-10	185	RS JR	Oswego, IL/Oswego
22	Ricky Crider	TB	5-9	178	RS JR	Evansville, IN/Reitz
23	Kiaree Daniels	CB	5-10	193	JR	Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland JC
24	Dominique Ware	CB	6-0	170	FR	Bolingbrook, IL/Plainfield North
25	Tracy Wilson	SS	6-2	204	RS SO	Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales
26	Cory Hanson	LB	6-2	220	RS SR	Minneapolis, MN/De La Salle
26	Barrington Scott	TB	5-11	202	FR	Ft. Wayne, IN/Snider
27	Spencer Williamson	LB	6-4	218	RS SR	Elkhart, IN/Central
28	Chad Spann	TB	5-9	197	JR	Indianapolis, IN/North Central
28	Furqan Muhammad	WR	5-7	148	RS SO	Mableton, GA/Pebblebrook/Valdosta State
29	Jordan Delegal	LB	6-1	203	SO	Miami, FL/Chaminade Madonna/Joliet JC
30	James Jefferies	DB	5-9	193	SR	Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel
31	Tyler Knight	DB	5-11	199	RS JR	Park Ridge, IL/Maine South
32	Cameron Bell	RB	6-2	243	JR	Round Rock, TX/Stony Point/Iowa State
32	Boone Thorgesen	DB	6-0	191	RS SO	Elburn, IL/Kaneland
33	Patrick George	CB	5-11	190	JR	Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech
34	Kyle Skarb	FB	6-2	226	JR	Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich
35	Alan Smith	TB	5-10	202	RS SO	Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley
36	Tyrone Clark	LB	5-11	202	FR	St. Louis, MO/Mehlville
37	Alex Kube	LB	6-0	212	RS JR	Cary, IL/Cary-Grove
38	Mike Sobol	SS	6-0	198	RS JR	Pevely, MO/Herculaneum
39	Garrett Barnas	SS	6-1	205	JR	Walnut, Il/Bureau Valley/Harper College
40	Victor Jacques	LB	6-1	224	RS FR	Miami, FL/Christopher Columbus
41	Pat McAvoy	FB	6-1	221	RS SO	Cary, IL/St. Viator
42	John Tranchitella	LB	6-1	236	SR	Addison, IL/Driscoll
43	Antione Kirkland	RB	5-11	190	FR	Boca Raton, FL/Olympic Heights
44	Darnell Bolding	DE	6-2	224	RS JR	Washington, D.C./Bowie/Coffeyville CC
45	Mike Lepper	FB	6-1	230	RS JR	Oak Lawn, IL/Richards
45	George Rainey	LB	6-2	208	FR	Milwaukee, WI/South Division
46	Calvin Smith	FB	6-1	242	FR	Monee, IL/Joliet Catholic
46	Rashaan Melvin	CB	6-2	174	RS FR	Waukegan, IL/Waukegan
47	Connor Flahive	FB	6-0	240	RS JR	Niles, IL/Notre Dame
48	Mike Kritikos	DE	6-3	225	RS SR	Addison, IL/Addison Trail
49	Josh Wilber	P	5-11	235	JR	Phoenix, AZ/Barry Goldwater/Phoenix College
50	Eddie Adamski	C	6-3	284	RS SR	Kildeer, IL/Carmel
51	Zach Anderson	DL	6-2	298	FR	Ladysmith, WI/Ladysmith
52	Phil Brown	LB	6-0	225	RS SR	Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
53	Pat Schiller	LB	6-2	229	RS SO	Geneva, IL/Geneva
54	Jake Coffman	DE	6-5	255	RS JR	German Valley, IL/Forreston
55	Nolan Owen	DS	5-10	203	JR	Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon
56	Brandon Bice	DE	6-4	250	RS SR	McCook, IL/Lyons Township
57	Kyle Jenkins	DL	6-4	263	JR	Itasca, IL/Driscoll/Harper College
58	Mike Krause	DT	6-4	270	RS JR	Germantown, WI/Germantown
59	Kevin Skatrud	OG	6-7	327	RS SR	Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda
60	Ed Jackson	OL	6-3	297	RS JR	Belleville, IL/Cahokia
61	Panan Tense	OG	6-4	300	RS JR	Hillside, IL/Fenwick
62	Trevor Olson	OT	6-6	294	RS SO	Richfield, MN/Richfield
63	Kevin Sabock	LB	6-2	214	RS FR	Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
64	Ross Elliott	LB	6-1	219	FR	Madison, WI/La Follette
65	Jason Onyebuagu	OL	6-2	307	SR	Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central
68	Keith Otis	OL	6-4	314	RS SO	Chicago, IL/Hubbard
69	Jon Phillips	DL	6-3	260	FR	Dixon, IL/Dixon
70	Logan Pegram	OL	6-3	293	RS FR	Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake
71	Scott Wedige	C	6-4	296	RS SO	Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area
72	Joe Pawlak	OL	6-5	281	RS SO	Grayslake, IL/Grayslake
74	Adam Kiel	OL	6-5	305	RS SO	Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic
75	Jerry Rigo	OL	6-5	297	RS FR	LaGrange, IL/Lyons Township
77	Jared Volk	OL	6-3	302	FR	Hartland, WI/Arrowhead
79	Matt Krempel	OL	6-4	297	FR	Columbus, IN/Columbus North
80	Landon Cox	WR	6-3	213	JR	Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North
81	Nathan Palmer	WR	5-11	190	RS SO	Elkhart, IN/Central
82	Preston Williams	WR	5-11	180	RS SR	Urbana, IL/Urbana
83	Reed Cunningham	TE	6-5	255	RS SR	Cambria, WI/Pardeeville
84	Tyler Clasey	WR	6-1	190	RS JR	Champaign, IL/Centennial
85	Riley O'Toole	WR	6-3	193	FR	Naperville, IL/Naperville Central
85	Stephen O'Neal	DE	6-4	219	FR	Park Forest, IL/Rich East
86	Dan Edem	LB	6-2	210	RS FR	Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
87	Jason Schepler	TE	6-3	255	SO	Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
88	Nick Groeniger	TE	6-5	242	JR	Laguna Niguel, CA/Aliso Niguel/Saddleback College
89	Ron Newcomb	DL	6-3	265	RS SO	Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel
89	Travis Bond	TE	6-3	221	RS FR	Byron, IL/Byron
90	Alan Baxter	DE	6-0	241	FR	Buffalo Grove, IL/Buffalo Grove
91	Anthony Wells	DE	6-3	232	FR	North Chicago, IL/North Chicago
92	Brian Lawson	DT	6-3	272	RS FR	Park Forest, IL/Rich East
93	Adam Coleman	DT	6-3	266	SO	Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf
94	John Hopkins	DL	6-4	245	RS SO	St. Louis, MO/Oakville
95	Sean Progar	DE	6-3	255	RS FR	Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South
96	Bryan Beckner	TE	6-4	240	RS JR	Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara
97	Jack Marks	TE	6-6	232	RS SO	Orland Park, IL/Marist
98	D.J. Pirkle	DT	6-0	285	JR	Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East
99	Nabal Jefferson	DL	5-11	270	FR	Chicago, IL/Marist