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2009 Northwestern Preseason Roster

Coaches | Alphabetical | Numerical

Alphabetical

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Elig.	Hometown/High School
69	Nick Adamle	OL	6-4	300	RS FR	Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North
73	Colin Armstrong	OL	6-5	285	SO	Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy
91	Brian Arnfelt	DE	6-5	270	RS FR	Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater
32	David Arnold	S	6-1	220	SO	Copley, Ohio/Copley
86	Brendan Barber	WR	6-2	195	RS FR	Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
64	Doug Bartels	OL	6-4	285	SO	Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic
7	Hunter Bates	S	5-10	175	RS FR	Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease
96	Anthony Battle	DE	6-2	230	FR	Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel
88	Martin Bayless	WR	6-2	195	RS FR	Fresno, Texas/Hightower
21	Mike Bolden	CB	6-1	185	SO	Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township
66	Mike Boyle	OL	6-7	290	JR	Havertown, Pa./St. Joe's Prep/The Hun School (N.J.)
12	Andrew Brewer	WR	6-3	215	SR	Tulsa, Okla./Jenks
6	Charles Brown	WR	5-11	180	SO	Chicago, Ill./Robeson
94	Vince Browne	DE	6-5	265	SO	Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson
98	Corbin Bryant	DE	6-4	280	JR	Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
37	Jeff Budzien	PK	5-11	160	FR	Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead
65	Ben Burkett	OL	6-4	280	SO	Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit
27	Jared Carpenter	S	6-0	205	RS FR	Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green
55	Bo Cisek	DE	6-2	260	RS FR	Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame
2	Lee Coleman	WR	5-10	185	JR	Gainesville, Ga./East Hall
20	Scott Concannon	RB	5-10	190	SO	Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
95	Davon Custis	DE	6-3	250	FR	Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales
23	Alex Daniel	RB	6-0	195	RS FR	Roswell, Ga./Roswell
41	Quentin Davie	LB	6-4	225	JR	St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter
79	Neal Deiters	OL	6-8	315	RS FR	Elmhurst, Ill./York
1	Stefan Demos	P/PK	5-10	190	JR	Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon
90	Jack DiNardo	DT	6-4	285	SO	Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
22	Demetrius Dugar	CB	5-11	170	RS FR	Houston, Texas/Aldine
9	Drake Dunsmore	SB	6-3	235	SO	Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas
11	Jeremy Ebert	WR	6-0	180	SO	Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby
19	Arby Fields	RB	5-9	190	FR	Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos
8	Demetrius Fields	WR	6-0	205	RS FR	Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
15	Carl Fisher	WR	6-0	195	JR	Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
34	Steve Flaherty	PK	6-1	170	RS FR	Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
16	Davion Fleming	S	5-10	205	FR	Upland, Calif./Upland
81	Kevin Frymire	WR	6-1	180	SR	Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy
36	Cooper Gerami	S	6-0	200	FR	Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More
48	Roderick Goodlow	LB	6-2	210	FR	Dallas, Texas/W.H. Adamson
63	Keegan Grant	OL	6-2	295	JR	Coal City, Ill./Coal City
60	Jake Gregus	DL	6-3	220	FR	Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence
79	Adam Hahn	DT	6-4	295	SR	Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union
14	Caleb Harper	CB	5-11	185	RS FR	Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel
59	Pat Hickey	LS	6-0	220	FR	Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy
49	Mark Ison	WR	6-0	195	JR	Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
37	Mike Jensen	DB	6-0	185	FR	Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishop's School
50	Chris Jeske	LB	6-1	220	SR	Yorkville, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy
35	Ben Johnson	LB	6-4	215	RS FR	Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran
54	Tyris Jones	LB	6-0	205	RS FR	Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran
71	Cameron Joplin	DE	6-5	265	SO	Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer
13	Mike Kafka	QB	6-3	215	SR	Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
38	James Kurzawski	CB	5-10	180	RS FR	Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy
49	Scott Lilja	S	5-10	180	JR	Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest
92	Evan Luxenburg	DT	6-3	270	RS FR	Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood
26	Jordan Mabin	CB	5-11	180	SO	Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia
93	Niko Mafuli	DT	6-3	305	SO	Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High
85	Zeke Markshausen	WR	5-11	180	SR	Capron, Ill./North Boone
78	Kurt Mattes	OL	6-6	295	SR	Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West
3	Jeravin Matthews	RB	5-11	170	SO	Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
14	Joe Mauro	QB	6-4	215	JR	Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell
24	Sherrick McManis	CB	6-1	190	SR	Peoria, Ill./Richwoods
51	Bryce McNaul	LB	6-4	230	SO	Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie
80	Brendan Mitchell	SB	6-3	250	SR	Twinsburg, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy
83	Kevin Mitchell	WR	6-1	215	SR	Skokie, Ill./Notre Dame
84	Drew Moulton	WR	5-11	175	FR	Freeland, Mich./Midland
72	Brian Mulroe	OL	6-4	275	RS FR	Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy
52	Aaron Nagel	LB	6-1	220	SO	Lemont, Ill./Lemont
40	Brett Nagel	SB	6-4	220	RS FR	Lemont, Ill./Lemont
75	Al Netter	OL	6-6	290	SO	Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman
34	James Nussbaum	S	6-2	215	JR	Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove
33	David Nwabuisi	LB	6-0	245	RS FR	Houston, Texas/Episcopal
58	John Henry Pace	LS	5-11	210	SO	Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
62	Taylor Paxton	OL	6-4	290	FR	Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek
7	Dan Persa	QB	6-1	205	SO	Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
10	Brian Peters	S	6-4	215	SO	Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central
45	Kyle Petty	LB	6-0	205	SO	Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North
17	Brad Phillips	S	6-4	215	SR	Export, Pa./Franklin Regional
31	Stone Pinckney	LB	6-0	220	RS FR	Columbia, S.C./Hammond School
82	John Plasencia	SB	6-5	240	FR	Tampa, Fla./Jesuit
74	Chuck Porcelli	OL	6-7	300	RS FR	Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic
46	Damien Proby	LB	6-0	210	FR	North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne
43	Tim Riley	LB	6-3	215	FR	Oswego, Ill./Oswego
89	Josh Rooks	SB	6-6	265	JR	Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian
39	Jacob Schmidt	RB	5-10	200	SO	Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander
97	Tyler Scott	DE	6-4	235	FR	Warren, Ohio/Howland
25	Stephen Simmons	RB	5-8	180	JR	St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH)
4	Brendan Smith	S	6-1	210	SR	Andover, Mass./New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
68	Brian Smith	OL	6-7	295	FR	Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
5	Sidney Stewart	WR	6-1	185	JR	Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison
61	Andrew Struckmeyer	DT	6-2	250	SO	Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson
56	Will Studlien	LB	6-2	220	FR	Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut
76	Desmond Taylor	OT	6-3	290	SR	Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
67	Marshall Thomas	DT	6-3	290	SR	Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep
29	Mike Trumpy	RB	6-0	200	FR	Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North
28	Justan Vaughn	CB	6-0	190	JR	Pearland, Texas/Pearland
70	Patrick Ward	OL	6-7	280	FR	Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic
18	Evan Watkins	QB	6-6	235	FR	Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North
42	Kevin Watt	DE	6-4	260	SO	Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
20	Tim Weak	CB	6-1	175	RS FR	Omaha, Neb./Millard North
47	Ricky Weina	CB	5-11	180	SO	Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union
38	Brandon Williams	PK	6-2	200	FR	Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood
57	Nate Williams	LB	6-2	230	JR	Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
53	Quentin Williams	DE	6-4	235	RS FR	Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
44	Mark Woodsum	SB	6-0	235	SR	Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove
99	Corey Wootton	DE	6-7	270	SR	Rutherford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep

Coaches

Pat Fitzgerald - Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach

Randy Bates - Linebackers Coach

Jerry Brown - Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach

Adam Cushing - Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Mike Hankwitz - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach

Bob Heffner - Superbacks Coach

Kevin Johns - Wide Receivers Coach/Passing Game Coordinator

Marty Long - Defensive Line Coach

Matt MacPherson - Running Backs Coach

Mick McCall - Offensive Coordinator/QB's Coach

Louis Ayeni - Offensive Graduate Assistant

Sharrod Everett - Associate Director of Football Operations

Nolan Jones - Director of Football Operations

Larry Lilja - Director of Strength and Conditioning

Alan Wolking - Defensive Graduate Assistant

Cody Cejda - Coordinator of Player Development and Personnel

Jay Hooten - Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

Ken Kowalski - Director of Video Operations

David Reitz - Randy Walker Recruiting Assistant

Niel Stopczynski - Assistant Director of Video Services

Numerical

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Elig.	Hometown/High School
1	Stefan Demos	P/PK	5-10	190	JR	Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon
2	Lee Coleman	WR	5-10	185	JR	Gainesville, Ga./East Hall
3	Jeravin Matthews	RB	5-11	170	SO	Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
4	Brendan Smith	S	6-1	210	SR	Andover, Mass./New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
5	Sidney Stewart	WR	6-1	185	JR	Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison
6	Charles Brown	WR	5-11	180	SO	Chicago, Ill./Robeson
7	Hunter Bates	S	5-10	175	RS FR	Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease
7	Dan Persa	QB	6-1	205	SO	Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
8	Demetrius Fields	WR	6-0	205	RS FR	Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
9	Drake Dunsmore	SB	6-3	235	SO	Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas
10	Brian Peters	S	6-4	215	SO	Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central
11	Jeremy Ebert	WR	6-0	180	SO	Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby
12	Andrew Brewer	WR	6-3	215	SR	Tulsa, Okla./Jenks
13	Mike Kafka	QB	6-3	215	SR	Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
14	Caleb Harper	CB	5-11	185	RS FR	Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel
14	Joe Mauro	QB	6-4	215	JR	Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell
15	Carl Fisher	WR	6-0	195	JR	Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
16	Davion Fleming	S	5-10	205	FR	Upland, Calif./Upland
17	Brad Phillips	S	6-4	215	SR	Export, Pa./Franklin Regional
18	Evan Watkins	QB	6-6	235	FR	Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North
19	Arby Fields	RB	5-9	190	FR	Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos
20	Tim Weak	CB	6-1	175	RS FR	Omaha, Neb./Millard North
20	Scott Concannon	RB	5-10	190	SO	Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
21	Mike Bolden	CB	6-1	185	SO	Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township
22	Demetrius Dugar	CB	5-11	170	RS FR	Houston, Texas/Aldine
23	Alex Daniel	RB	6-0	195	RS FR	Roswell, Ga./Roswell
24	Sherrick McManis	CB	6-1	190	SR	Peoria, Ill./Richwoods
25	Stephen Simmons	RB	5-8	180	JR	St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH)
26	Jordan Mabin	CB	5-11	180	SO	Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia
27	Jared Carpenter	S	6-0	205	RS FR	Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green
28	Justan Vaughn	CB	6-0	190	JR	Pearland, Texas/Pearland
29	Mike Trumpy	RB	6-0	200	FR	Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North
31	Stone Pinckney	LB	6-0	220	RS FR	Columbia, S.C./Hammond School
32	David Arnold	S	6-1	220	SO	Copley, Ohio/Copley
33	David Nwabuisi	LB	6-0	245	RS FR	Houston, Texas/Episcopal
34	James Nussbaum	S	6-2	215	JR	Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove
34	Steve Flaherty	PK	6-1	170	RS FR	Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
35	Ben Johnson	LB	6-4	215	RS FR	Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran
36	Cooper Gerami	S	6-0	200	FR	Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More
37	Jeff Budzien	PK	5-11	160	FR	Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead
37	Mike Jensen	DB	6-0	185	FR	Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishop's School
38	Brandon Williams	PK	6-2	200	FR	Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood
38	James Kurzawski	CB	5-10	180	RS FR	Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy
39	Jacob Schmidt	RB	5-10	200	SO	Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander
40	Brett Nagel	SB	6-4	220	RS FR	Lemont, Ill./Lemont
41	Quentin Davie	LB	6-4	225	JR	St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter
42	Kevin Watt	DE	6-4	260	SO	Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
43	Tim Riley	LB	6-3	215	FR	Oswego, Ill./Oswego
44	Mark Woodsum	SB	6-0	235	SR	Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove
45	Kyle Petty	LB	6-0	205	SO	Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North
46	Damien Proby	LB	6-0	210	FR	North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne
47	Ricky Weina	CB	5-11	180	SO	Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union
48	Roderick Goodlow	LB	6-2	210	FR	Dallas, Texas/W.H. Adamson
49	Scott Lilja	S	5-10	180	JR	Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest
49	Mark Ison	WR	6-0	195	JR	Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
50	Chris Jeske	LB	6-1	220	SR	Yorkville, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy
51	Bryce McNaul	LB	6-4	230	SO	Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie
52	Aaron Nagel	LB	6-1	220	SO	Lemont, Ill./Lemont
53	Quentin Williams	DE	6-4	235	RS FR	Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
54	Tyris Jones	LB	6-0	205	RS FR	Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran
55	Bo Cisek	DE	6-2	260	RS FR	Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame
56	Will Studlien	LB	6-2	220	FR	Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut
57	Nate Williams	LB	6-2	230	JR	Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
58	John Henry Pace	LS	5-11	210	SO	Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
59	Pat Hickey	LS	6-0	220	FR	Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy
60	Jake Gregus	DL	6-3	220	FR	Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence
61	Andrew Struckmeyer	DT	6-2	250	SO	Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson
62	Taylor Paxton	OL	6-4	290	FR	Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek
63	Keegan Grant	OL	6-2	295	JR	Coal City, Ill./Coal City
64	Doug Bartels	OL	6-4	285	SO	Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic
65	Ben Burkett	OL	6-4	280	SO	Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit
66	Mike Boyle	OL	6-7	290	JR	Havertown, Pa./St. Joe's Prep/The Hun School (N.J.)
67	Marshall Thomas	DT	6-3	290	SR	Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep
68	Brian Smith	OL	6-7	295	FR	Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
69	Nick Adamle	OL	6-4	300	RS FR	Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North
70	Patrick Ward	OL	6-7	280	FR	Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic
71	Cameron Joplin	DE	6-5	265	SO	Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer
72	Brian Mulroe	OL	6-4	275	RS FR	Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy
73	Colin Armstrong	OL	6-5	285	SO	Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy
74	Chuck Porcelli	OL	6-7	300	RS FR	Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic
75	Al Netter	OL	6-6	290	SO	Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman
76	Desmond Taylor	OT	6-3	290	SR	Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
78	Kurt Mattes	OL	6-6	295	SR	Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West
79	Adam Hahn	DT	6-4	295	SR	Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union
79	Neal Deiters	OL	6-8	315	RS FR	Elmhurst, Ill./York
80	Brendan Mitchell	SB	6-3	250	SR	Twinsburg, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy
81	Kevin Frymire	WR	6-1	180	SR	Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy
82	John Plasencia	SB	6-5	240	FR	Tampa, Fla./Jesuit
83	Kevin Mitchell	WR	6-1	215	SR	Skokie, Ill./Notre Dame
84	Drew Moulton	WR	5-11	175	FR	Freeland, Mich./Midland
85	Zeke Markshausen	WR	5-11	180	SR	Capron, Ill./North Boone
86	Brendan Barber	WR	6-2	195	RS FR	Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
88	Martin Bayless	WR	6-2	195	RS FR	Fresno, Texas/Hightower
89	Josh Rooks	SB	6-6	265	JR	Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian
90	Jack DiNardo	DT	6-4	285	SO	Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
91	Brian Arnfelt	DE	6-5	270	RS FR	Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater
92	Evan Luxenburg	DT	6-3	270	RS FR	Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood
93	Niko Mafuli	DT	6-3	305	SO	Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High
94	Vince Browne	DE	6-5	265	SO	Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson
95	Davon Custis	DE	6-3	250	FR	Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales
96	Anthony Battle	DE	6-2	230	FR	Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel
97	Tyler Scott	DE	6-4	235	FR	Warren, Ohio/Howland
98	Corbin Bryant	DE	6-4	280	JR	Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
99	Corey Wootton	DE	6-7	270	SR	Rutherford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep