| 2009 Northern Illinois University Spring Football Roster |
| Coaches  |  Alphabetical  |  Numerical  |

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| Alphabetical |
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | Year | Hometown/High School/Last College |
| 50 | Eddie Adamski | C | 6-3 | 280 | RS SR | Kildeer, IL/Carmel |
| 21 | Justin Anderson | TB | 6-0 | 225 | RS SR | Chicago, IL/Steinmetz |
| 96 | Bryan Beckner | TE | 6-4 | 260 | RS JR | Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara |
| 56 | Brandon Bice | DE | 6-4 | 250 | RS SR | McCook, IL/Lyons Township |
| 44 | Darnell Bolding | LB | 6-2 | 215 | RS JR | Washington, DC/Bowie/Coffeyville C.C. |
| Travis Bond | TE | 6-3 | 215 | RS FR | Byron, IL/Byron |
| 8 | Me'co Brown | RB | 5-7 | 180 | SO | Moss Point, MS/Moss Point |
| 52 | Phil Brown | LB | 6-0 | 220 | RS SR | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 4 | David Bryant | DB | 5-10 | 205 | RS SR | St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins |
| 10 | Willie Clark | WR | 6-1 | 190 | RS SO | Roselle, IL/Lake Park |
| 84 | Tyler Clasey | WR | 6-1 | 190 | RS JR | Champaign, IL/Centennial |
| 54 | Jake Coffman | DE | 6-5 | 245 | RS JR | German Valley, IL/Forreston |
| 93 | Adam Coleman | DT | 6-3 | 245 | SO | Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf |
| 80 | Landon Cox | WR | 6-3 | 215 | JR | Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North |
| 22 | Ricky Crider | TB | 5-9 | 190 | RS JR | Evansville, IN/Reitz |
| 45 | Jason Cruikshank | DE | 6-3 | 220 | RS JR | Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove |
| 83 | Reed Cunningham | TE | 6-5 | 245 | RS SR | Cambria, WI/Pardeeville |
| 23 | Kiaree Daniels | DB | 5-10 | 190 | JR | Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland J.C. |
| 8 | Tommy Davis | WR | 5-11 | 190 | RS FR | East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic |
| 86 | Dan Edem | TE | 6-2 | 210 | RS FR | Apple Valley, MN/Eastview |
| 47 | Connor Flahive | FB | 6-0 | 240 | RS JR | Niles, IL/Notre Dame |
| 33 | Patrick George | DB | 5-11 | 190 | JR | Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech |
| 3 | DeMarcus Grady | QB | 6-1 | 200 | RS SO | Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids |
| 26 | Cory Hanson | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SR | Minneapolis, MN/DeLaSalle |
| 12 | Chandler Harnish | QB | 6-2 | 210 | RS SO | Bluffton, IN/Norwell |
| 66 | Tony Holmes | OT | 6-6 | 330 | RS SR | Woodbury, MN/Senior |
| 94 | John Hopkins | DL | 6-4 | 240 | RS SO | St. Louis, MO/Oakville |
| 41 | Steve Ivanisevic | K | 5-11 | 195 | RS JR | Darien, IL/Hinsdale South/Joliet JC |
| 90 | Ed Jackson | DE | 6-3 | 285 | RS JR | Belleville, IL/Cahokia |
| 40 | Victor Jacques | LB | 6-1 | 210 | RS FR | Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus |
| 30 | James Jefferies | CB | 5-9 | 180 | RS JR | Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel |
| 99 | Kyle Jenkins | DL | 6-4 | 256 | JR | Itasca, IL/Driscoll/Harper College |
| 35 | Nick Kamenjarin | LB | 5-11 | 200 | RS JR | Chicago, IL/New Prairie |
| 74 | Adam Kiel | OL | 6-5 | 290 | RS SO | Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic |
| 31 | Tyler Knight | DB | 5-11 | 195 | RS JR | Park Ridge, IL/Maine South |
| 58 | Mike Krause | DL | 6-4 | 270 | RS JR | Germantown, WI/Germantown |
| 22 | John Kremer | DB | 5-10 | 180 | RS JR | Oswego, IL/Oswego |
| 48 | Mike Kritikos | DE | 6-3 | 220 | RS SR | Addison, IL/Addison Trail |
| 37 | Alex Kube | LB | 6-0 | 220 | RS JR | Cary, IL/Cary-Grove |
| 57 | Zach Larsen | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SR | Northfield, MN/Northfield |
| 92 | Brian Lawson | DL | 6-3 | 260 | 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 |
| 97 | Jack Marks | TE | 6-6 | 240 | RS SO | Orland Park, IL/Marist |
| 33 | Pat McAvoy | FB | 6-1 | 215 | RS SO | Cary, IL/St. Viator |
| 7 | Rashaan Melvin | DB | 6-2 | 170 | RS FR | Waukegan, IL/Waukegan |
| 15 | Ryan Morris | QB | 6-3 | 200 | RS SR | Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago |
| 6 | Ryan Neir | P | 6-3 | 205 | RS FR | Roscoe, IL/Hononegah |
| 89 | Ron Newcomb | DL | 6-3 | 235 | RS SO | Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel |
| 19 | Matt Ng | WR | 6-0 | 185 | RS FR | Carol Stream, IL/Glenbard North |
| 62 | Trevor Olson | OL | 6-6 | 290 | RS SO | Richfield, MN/Richfield |
| 65 | Jason Onyebuagu | OL | 6-2 | 305 | SR | Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central |
| 68 | Keith Otis | OL | 6-4 | 295 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/Hubbard |
| 55 | Nolan Owen | DS | 5-10 | 210 | JR | Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon |
| 81 | Nathan Palmer | WR | 5-11 | 185 | RS SO | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 72 | Joe Pawlak | OL | 6-5 | 285 | RS SO | Grayslake, IL/Grayslake |
| 70 | Logan Pegram | OL | 6-3 | 310 | RS FR | Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake |
| 98 | D.J. Pirkle | DL | 6-0 | 270 | JR | Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East |
| 46 | David Pratt | LB | 6-1 | 205 | RS SR | Macomb, IL/Macomb |
| 95 | Sean Progar-Jackson | DE | 6-3 | 250 | RS FR | Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South |
| 75 | Jerry Rigo | OL | 6-5 | 305 | RS FR | LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township |
| 14 | Brandon Rogers | QB | 6-2 | 205 | RS FR | Broken Arrow, OK/Tulsa Union |
| 63 | Kevin Sabock | LB | 6-2 | 210 | RS FR | Sycamore, IL/Sycamore |
| 16 | Mike Salerno | K/P | 5-11 | 165 | RS SR | Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State |
| 35 | Jeff Sayre | LB | 6-3 | 220 | RS SO | Libertyville, IL/Barrington/Nebraska |
| 87 | Jason Schepler | TE | 6-3 | 255 | SO | Sycamore, IL/Sycamore |
| 29 | Pat Schiller | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SO | Geneva, IL/Geneva |
| 34 | Kyle Skarb | FB | 6-2 | 220 | JR | Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich |
| 59 | Kevin Skatrud | OG | 6-7 | 315 | RS SR | Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda |
| 35 | Alan Smith | RB | 5-10 | 200 | RS SO | Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley |
| 5 | Chris Smith | DB | 5-10 | 181 | JR | Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Highland CC |
| 9 | Donald Smith | DB | 5-9 | 160 | JR | Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Ellsworth CC |
| 38 | Mike Sobol | SS | 6-0 | 195 | RS JR | Pevely, MO/Herculaneum |
| 28 | Chad Spann | RB | 5-9 | 195 | JR | Indianapolis, IN/North Central |
| 61 | Panan Tense | OG | 6-4 | 300 | RS JR | Hillside, IL/Fenwick |
| 16 | Boone Thorgesen | S | 6-0 | 185 | RS SO | Elburn, IL/Kaneland |
| 42 | John Tranchitella | LB | 6-1 | 230 | SR | Addison, IL/Driscoll |
| 6 | Jody Van Laanen | S | 6-0 | 190 | RS FR | Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon |
| 1 | Ron Walker | WR | 6-1 | 175 | RS FR | Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw |
| 71 | Scott Wedige | OL | 6-4 | 285 | RS SO | Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area |
| Josh Wilber | P | 5-11 | 215 | 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 | 205 | RS SR | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 25 | Tracy Wilson | DB | 6-2 | 200 | RS SO | Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales |
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| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | Year | Hometown/High School/Last College |
| 1 | Ron Walker | WR | 6-1 | 175 | RS FR | Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw |
| 3 | DeMarcus Grady | QB | 6-1 | 200 | RS SO | Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids |
| 4 | David Bryant | DB | 5-10 | 205 | RS SR | St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins |
| 5 | Chris Smith | DB | 5-10 | 181 | JR | Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Highland CC |
| 6 | Jody Van Laanen | S | 6-0 | 190 | RS FR | Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon |
| 6 | Ryan Neir | P | 6-3 | 205 | RS FR | Roscoe, IL/Hononegah |
| 7 | Rashaan Melvin | DB | 6-2 | 170 | RS FR | Waukegan, IL/Waukegan |
| 8 | Me'co Brown | RB | 5-7 | 180 | SO | Moss Point, MS/Moss Point |
| 8 | Tommy Davis | WR | 5-11 | 190 | RS FR | East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic |
| 9 | Donald Smith | DB | 5-9 | 160 | JR | Palmetto, FL/Palmetto/Ellsworth CC |
| 10 | Willie Clark | WR | 6-1 | 190 | RS SO | Roselle, IL/Lake Park |
| 11 | Marcus Lewis | WR | 6-3 | 210 | SR | Gurnee, IL/Warren |
| 12 | Chandler Harnish | QB | 6-2 | 210 | RS SO | Bluffton, IN/Norwell |
| 14 | Brandon Rogers | QB | 6-2 | 205 | RS FR | Broken Arrow, OK/Tulsa Union |
| 15 | Ryan Morris | QB | 6-3 | 200 | RS SR | Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago |
| 16 | Boone Thorgesen | S | 6-0 | 185 | RS SO | Elburn, IL/Kaneland |
| 16 | Mike Salerno | K/P | 5-11 | 165 | RS SR | Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State |
| 19 | Matt Ng | WR | 6-0 | 185 | RS FR | Carol Stream, IL/Glenbard North |
| 21 | Justin Anderson | TB | 6-0 | 225 | RS SR | Chicago, IL/Steinmetz |
| 22 | John Kremer | DB | 5-10 | 180 | RS JR | Oswego, IL/Oswego |
| 22 | Ricky Crider | TB | 5-9 | 190 | RS JR | Evansville, IN/Reitz |
| 23 | Kiaree Daniels | DB | 5-10 | 190 | JR | Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland J.C. |
| 25 | Tracy Wilson | DB | 6-2 | 200 | RS SO | Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales |
| 26 | Cory Hanson | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SR | Minneapolis, MN/DeLaSalle |
| 27 | Spencer Williamson | LB | 6-4 | 205 | RS SR | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 28 | Chad Spann | RB | 5-9 | 195 | JR | Indianapolis, IN/North Central |
| 29 | Pat Schiller | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SO | Geneva, IL/Geneva |
| 30 | James Jefferies | CB | 5-9 | 180 | RS JR | Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel |
| 31 | Tyler Knight | DB | 5-11 | 195 | RS JR | Park Ridge, IL/Maine South |
| 33 | Pat McAvoy | FB | 6-1 | 215 | RS SO | Cary, IL/St. Viator |
| 33 | Patrick George | DB | 5-11 | 190 | JR | Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech |
| 34 | Kyle Skarb | FB | 6-2 | 220 | JR | Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich |
| 35 | Nick Kamenjarin | LB | 5-11 | 200 | RS JR | Chicago, IL/New Prairie |
| 35 | Alan Smith | RB | 5-10 | 200 | RS SO | Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley |
| 35 | Jeff Sayre | LB | 6-3 | 220 | RS SO | Libertyville, IL/Barrington/Nebraska |
| 37 | Alex Kube | LB | 6-0 | 220 | RS JR | Cary, IL/Cary-Grove |
| 38 | Mike Sobol | SS | 6-0 | 195 | RS JR | Pevely, MO/Herculaneum |
| 40 | Victor Jacques | LB | 6-1 | 210 | RS FR | Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus |
| 41 | Steve Ivanisevic | K | 5-11 | 195 | RS JR | Darien, IL/Hinsdale South/Joliet JC |
| 42 | John Tranchitella | LB | 6-1 | 230 | SR | Addison, IL/Driscoll |
| 44 | Darnell Bolding | LB | 6-2 | 215 | RS JR | Washington, DC/Bowie/Coffeyville C.C. |
| 45 | Jason Cruikshank | DE | 6-3 | 220 | RS JR | Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove |
| 45 | Mike Lepper | FB | 6-1 | 230 | RS JR | Oak Lawn, IL/Richards |
| 46 | David Pratt | LB | 6-1 | 205 | RS SR | Macomb, IL/Macomb |
| 47 | Connor Flahive | FB | 6-0 | 240 | RS JR | Niles, IL/Notre Dame |
| 48 | Mike Kritikos | DE | 6-3 | 220 | RS SR | Addison, IL/Addison Trail |
| 50 | Eddie Adamski | C | 6-3 | 280 | RS SR | Kildeer, IL/Carmel |
| 52 | Phil Brown | LB | 6-0 | 220 | RS SR | Chicago, IL/Morgan Park |
| 54 | Jake Coffman | DE | 6-5 | 245 | RS JR | German Valley, IL/Forreston |
| 55 | Nolan Owen | DS | 5-10 | 210 | JR | Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon |
| 56 | Brandon Bice | DE | 6-4 | 250 | RS SR | McCook, IL/Lyons Township |
| 57 | Zach Larsen | LB | 6-2 | 225 | RS SR | Northfield, MN/Northfield |
| 58 | Mike Krause | DL | 6-4 | 270 | RS JR | Germantown, WI/Germantown |
| 59 | Kevin Skatrud | OG | 6-7 | 315 | RS SR | Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda |
| 61 | Panan Tense | OG | 6-4 | 300 | RS JR | Hillside, IL/Fenwick |
| 62 | Trevor Olson | OL | 6-6 | 290 | RS SO | Richfield, MN/Richfield |
| 63 | Kevin Sabock | LB | 6-2 | 210 | RS FR | Sycamore, IL/Sycamore |
| 65 | Jason Onyebuagu | OL | 6-2 | 305 | SR | Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central |
| 66 | Tony Holmes | OT | 6-6 | 330 | RS SR | Woodbury, MN/Senior |
| 68 | Keith Otis | OL | 6-4 | 295 | RS SO | Chicago, IL/Hubbard |
| 70 | Logan Pegram | OL | 6-3 | 310 | RS FR | Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake |
| 71 | Scott Wedige | OL | 6-4 | 285 | RS SO | Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area |
| 72 | Joe Pawlak | OL | 6-5 | 285 | RS SO | Grayslake, IL/Grayslake |
| 74 | Adam Kiel | OL | 6-5 | 290 | RS SO | Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic |
| 75 | Jerry Rigo | OL | 6-5 | 305 | RS FR | LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township |
| 80 | Landon Cox | WR | 6-3 | 215 | JR | Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North |
| 81 | Nathan Palmer | WR | 5-11 | 185 | RS SO | Elkhart, IN/Central |
| 82 | Preston Williams | WR | 5-11 | 180 | RS SR | Urbana, IL/Urbana |
| 83 | Reed Cunningham | TE | 6-5 | 245 | RS SR | Cambria, WI/Pardeeville |
| 84 | Tyler Clasey | WR | 6-1 | 190 | RS JR | Champaign, IL/Centennial |
| 86 | Dan Edem | TE | 6-2 | 210 | RS FR | Apple Valley, MN/Eastview |
| 87 | Jason Schepler | TE | 6-3 | 255 | SO | Sycamore, IL/Sycamore |
| 89 | Ron Newcomb | DL | 6-3 | 235 | RS SO | Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel |
| 90 | Ed Jackson | DE | 6-3 | 285 | RS JR | Belleville, IL/Cahokia |
| 92 | Brian Lawson | DL | 6-3 | 260 | RS FR | Park Forest, IL/Rich East |
| 93 | Adam Coleman | DT | 6-3 | 245 | SO | Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf |
| 94 | John Hopkins | DL | 6-4 | 240 | RS SO | St. Louis, MO/Oakville |
| 95 | Sean Progar-Jackson | DE | 6-3 | 250 | RS FR | Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South |
| 96 | Bryan Beckner | TE | 6-4 | 260 | RS JR | Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara |
| 97 | Jack Marks | TE | 6-6 | 240 | RS SO | Orland Park, IL/Marist |
| 98 | D.J. Pirkle | DL | 6-0 | 270 | JR | Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East |
| 99 | Kyle Jenkins | DL | 6-4 | 256 | JR | Itasca, IL/Driscoll/Harper College |
| Josh Wilber | P | 5-11 | 215 | JR | Phoenix, AZ/Barry Goldwater/Phoenix College |
| Travis Bond | TE | 6-3 | 215 | RS FR | Byron, IL/Byron |
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