2009 Football Roster
| 1
| Kinsman Thomas
| | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Fr.
| Bennettsville, S.C. | Marlboro County | |
| 2
| Dontayo Gage
| *** | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Sr.
| Pontiac, Mich. | Northern | |
| 3
| Terrence Blevins
| *** | RB | 6-1 | 225 | Sr.
| Detroit, Mich. | Denby | |
| 4
| Ben Axon
| | RB | 6-1 | 195 | Fr.
| Bradenton, Fla. | Manatee | |
| 4
| Kevin Long
| ** | DB | 6-1 | 196 | Jr.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | Walled Lake Central | |
| 5
| Willie Hickman
| | DB | 5-9 | 150 | Fr.
| Pahokee, Fla. | Pahokee | |
| 6
| Martavius Cardwell
| | DB | 5-10 | 198 | So.
| Flint, Mich. | Carman-Ainsworth | |
| 7
| Andy Schmitt
| *** | QB | 6-4 | 235 | Sr.
| St. John’s, Mich. | St. John’s | |
| 8
| Johnny Sears
| | DB | 6-0 | 184 | Sr.
| Fresno, Calif. | Edison | |
| 9
| Tyrone Burke
| ** | WR | 6-0 | 197 | Jr.
| Syracuse, N.Y. | Corcoran | Milford Academy |
| 10
| Ryan Downard
| ** | DB | 6-1 | 201 | Jr.
| Lima, Ohio | Shawnee | |
| 11
| Kyle McMahon
| ** | QB | 6-3 | 204 | Jr.
| Rochester Hills, Mich. | Pontiac Notre Dame Prep | |
| 11
| Nate Paopao
| | LB | 6-1 | 233 | Jr.
| Oceanside, Calif. | El Camino | Palomar J.C. |
| 12
| Jason Williams
| | QB | 6-3 | 180 | So.
| Dayton, Ohio | Miamisburg | |
| 13
| Alex Gillett
| | QB | 6-1 | 194 | Fr.
| Green Springs, Ohio | Clyde | |
| 14
| Devontae Payne
| | QB | 6-6 | 228 | Fr.
| Cleveland, Ohio | South | |
| 14
| Brandon Pratt
| * | DB | 6-2 | 197 | Jr.
| Wayne, Mich. | Westland John Glenn | |
| 15
| Jacory Stone
| *** | WR | 6-0 | 200 | Sr.
| Cleveland, Ohio | Glenville | |
| 16
| Jonte Lewis
| | S | 6-0 | 213 | Jr.
| Tulare, Calif. | Tulare Union | College of the Sequoias J.C. |
| 17
| Brandon Downs
| *** | DL | 6-1 | 246 | Sr.
| Springfield, Ohio | Kenton Ridge | |
| 18
| DeAnthony White
| *** | WR | 5-8 | 183 | Sr.
| Kennesaw, Ga. | Kell | |
| 19
| Arrington Hicks
| ** | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Jr.
| Orlando, Fla. | Edgewater | |
| 20
| Andre’ Hatchett
| *** | LB | 5-11 | 221 | Sr.
| Indianapolis, Ind. | Warren Central | |
| 21
| Garrett Gronowski
| | DB | 6-3 | 205 | Fr.
| Avon, Ohio | Avon | |
| 22
| Dwayne Priest
| ** | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Jr.
| Roanoke, Va. | William Fleming | Fork Union Academy |
| 23
| Chris May
| *** | DB | 5-10 | 195 | Sr.
| Jupiter, Fla. | Dwyer | |
| 24
| Corey Manns
| | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Rf.
| Kenton, Ohio | Kenton | |
| 25
| Jermaine Jenkins
| *** | LB | 6-2 | 218 | Sr.
| Saginaw, Mich. | Saginaw | |
| 26
| Corey Welch
| * | RB | 5-9 | 184 | So.
| Akron, Ohio | Green | |
| 28
| Brandon Boyle
| | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Fr.
| Ypsilanti, Mich. | Lincoln | |
| 28
| Nate Wilson
| * | DB | 5-11 | 177 | So.
| Mentor, Ohio | Mentor | |
| 29
| Lorenzo Seaberry
| *** | LB | 5-8 | 210 | Sr.
| Cleveland, Ohio | Bedford | |
| 31
| Marcell Rose
| | DB | 5-9 | 183 | So.
| Orlando, Fla. | Cypress Creek | |
| 32
| Dominique Sherrer
| | RB | 5-11 | 194 | So.
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Colerain | |
| 33
| Zach Johnson
| *** | P/PK | 6-0 | 185 | Sr.
| Springboro, Ohio | Springboro | |
| 34
| Ja'Ron Gillespie
| | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Fr.
| Washington, D.C. | Friendship Collegiate Academy | |
| 35
| Joe Fleming
| | RB | 5-11 | 221 | Fr.
| Southfield, Mich. | Lathrup | |
| 37
| Mark Mitchell
| ** | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Jr.
| Blissfield, Mich. | Tecumseh | |
| 38
| Joe Carithers
| * | PK | 6-0 | 190 | Jr.
| Dacula, Ga. | Dacula | Palomar J.C. |
| 39
| Patrick Treppa
| * | P | 5-10 | 158 | Jr.
| Livonia, Mich. | Stevenson | |
| 40
| Neal Howey
| * | LB | 6-1 | 215 | Jr.
| Monroe, Mich. | St. Mary's | Upper Iowa |
| 41
| Latarrius Thomas
| | DB | 6-2 | 211 | Jr.
| New Smyrna Beach, Fla. | Smyrna Beach | Louisville |
| 42
| Marcus English
| * | LB | 6-1 | 215 | So.
| Dayton, Ohio | Trotwood-Madison | |
| 43
| Alex Bellfy
| | DB | 6-1 | 196 | Rf.
| Jackson, Mich. | Lumen Christi | |
| 44
| Kyle DeMaster
| | LB | 6-2 | 222 | Fr.
| Macomb, Mich. | Macomb Dakota | |
| 45
| Matt Boyd
| | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Fr.
| Southfield, Mich. | Lathrup | |
| 46
| Alexander Gudejko
| | LS | 6-5 | 203 | So.
| Barrington, Ill. | Barrington | |
| 46
| Sterling Vaughn
| | DB | 6-0 | 205 | Fr.
| West Haven, Conn. | Notre Dame | |
| 47
| Chris Bittner
| | LB | 6-1 | 215 | So.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | Lahser | |
| 48
| James Ervin
| | LB | 6-0 | 198 | Rf.
| Nacogdoches, Texas | Nacogdoches | |
| 49
| Andy Mulumba
| | LB | 6-3 | 244 | Fr.
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Vieux Montreal | |
| 50
| Blake Browe
| | LB | 5-11 | 205 | Fr.
| Southgate, Mich. | Anderson | |
| 51
| Herb Waits
| * | LB | 5-10 | 194 | So.
| Saginaw, Mich. | Swan Valley | |
| 52
| Steve Brown
| * | LB | 6-0 | 220 | So.
| Charlottesville, Va. | St. Anne's Belfield | Fork Union Academy |
| 53
| Justin Reaves
| | LB | 5-11 | 240 | So.
| Cleveland, Ohio | Twinsburg | Gannon University |
| 53
| Mike Zupancic
| | LS | 6-4 | 250 | Rf.
| Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | Trabuco Hills | |
| 55
| Stephen Johnson
| ** | OL | 6-4 | 287 | Sr.
| Holt, Mich. | Holt | |
| 56
| Ryan Leonard
| | DL | 6-0 | 285 | Jr.
| Carrollton, Texas | Hebron | SMU-College of the Sequoias J.C. |
| 57
| Tim Fort
| ** | LB | 6-0 | 215 | Jr.
| Southfield, Mich. | Southfield | |
| 58
| Matt Bowman
| | LS | 6-0 | 209 | Rf.
| West Bloomfield, Mich. | West Bloomfield | |
| 59
| Matt Price
| | DL | 6-3 | 224 | Fr.
| Saline, Mich. | Saline | |
| 60
| Andy Fretz
| *** | OL | 6-2 | 294 | Sr.
| Kalamazoo, Mich. | Central | |
| 61
| Derek Gotham
| * | OL | 6-4 | 290 | So.
| South Lyon, Mich. | South Lyon | |
| 63
| Mark VanDenburgh
| | OL | 6-4 | 306 | Rf.
| Chesterton, Ind. | Chesterton | |
| 64
| Khaled Mheisen
| | DL | 6-5 | 305 | Fr.
| Canton, Mich. | Redford Catholic Central | |
| 65
| Dan DeMaster
| ** | OL | 6-5 | 302 | Jr.
| Macomb, Mich. | L'Anse Cruse Central | |
| 66/36
| Ryan Kuhlman
| * | OL/FB | 6-4 | 265 | So.
| Findlay, Ohio | Findlay | |
| 67
| Marty Newman
| | LB | 6-0 | 236 | Rf.
| North Olmsted, Ohio | St. Edward | |
| 68
| Korey Neal
| | OL | 6-3 | 282 | Rf.
| Bowie, Md. | St. John's | |
| 69
| Shawn Sinawe
| | DL | 6-2 | 287 | Fr.
| Ann Arbor, Mich. | Pioneer | |
| 70/41
| Corey Watman
| | OL/FB | 6-2 | 294 | Rf.
| Queensville, Ontario, Canada | Huron Heights | |
| 71
| Brian Moore
| | OL | 6-6 | 302 | Jr.
| Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech | Elizabeth City State College |
| 72
| Andrew Sorgatz
| | OL | 6-5 | 256 | Fr.
| Wheaton, Ill. | Wheaton North | |
| 75
| Scott MacLeod
| | OL | 6-8 | 297 | Fr.
| Sterling Heights, Mich. | DeLaSalle | |
| 76
| Bridger Buche
| ** | OL | 6-3 | 294 | Jr.
| Portland, Mich. | Portland | |
| 78
| Eric Davis
| ** | OL | 6-2 | 283 | Jr.
| Southgate, Mich. | Anderson | |
| 80
| Nick Olds
| | WR | 6-3 | 180 | Fr.
| Columbus, Ind. | East | |
| 81
| Ben Thayer
| * | TE | 6-4 | 228 | Jr.
| Kalamazoo, Mich. | Hackett Catholic Central | |
| 82
| Terrance Gourdine
| | WR | 6-1 | 185 | Fr.
| Miami, Fla. | Miramar | |
| 83
| John Bonner
| *** | TE | 6-2 | 243 | Sr.
| Dayton, Ohio | Chaminade Julienne | |
| 84
| Trey Hunter
| * | WR | 6-0 | 200 | So.
| Pemberville, Ohio | Eastwood | |
| 85
| Garrett Hoskins
| | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Fr.
| Grand Rapids, Mich. | Creston | |
| 86
| L’Shane Bynum
| | WR | 6-2 | 202 | Rf.
| Taylor, Mich. | Truman | |
| 88
| Sonny Paluch
| * | TE | 6-4 | 248 | Jr.
| Harper Woods, Mich. | Harper Woods | |
| 89
| Josh LeDuc
| ** | TE | 6-3 | 230 | Jr.
| Canton, Mich. | Plymouth | |
| 90
| Javon Reese
| * | DL | 6-2 | 232 | So.
| Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Southside | |
| 91
| Dan Cordick
| | DL | 6-2 | 235 | Jr.
| Vancouver, B.C., Canada | Vancouver College Prep | Sacramento City College |
| 93
| Brad Ohrman
| * | DL | 6-4 | 247 | So.
| Adrian, Mich. | Adrian | |
| 94
| Devon Davis
| | DE | 6-2 | 215 | Fr.
| Columbus, Ind. | East | |
| 95
| Orlando McCord
| | DE | 6-4 | 265 | Fr.
| Detroit, Mich. | Martin Luther King | |
| 96
| Brandon Slater
| * | DL | 6-3 | 270 | So.
| Southfield, Mich. | Lathrup | |
| 98
| Kalonji Kashama
| | DE | 6-4 | 245 | Fr.
| Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Brampton | |
| 99
| Tyler Palsrok
| ** | DL | 6-4 | 274 | Jr.
| Vicksburg, Mich. | Vicksburg | |
* denotes letterman
Coaching Staff
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Ron English
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Head Coach
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Eric Lewis
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Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
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Ken Karcher
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Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
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Kurt Anderson
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Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
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Tom Burpee
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Assistant Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams
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Antonio Carter
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Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers
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Tim Carter
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Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
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Casey Creehan
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Asst. Football Coach/Defensive Line
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Steve Szabo
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Assistant Coach/Linebackers
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Tyrone Wheatley
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Assistant Coach/Running Backs
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Jacob Kirkendall
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Director of Football Operations
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Matt Patterson
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Video Coordinator
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Olmy Olmstead
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Graduate Assistant
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Steve Otterbein
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Graduate Assistant
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