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Football

2009 Roster

Coaches | Alphabetical | Numerical

Alphabetical

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown/Last School
61	Anthony Adams	Offensive Line	6-4	320	RS JR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
32	David Ahola, Jr.	Running Back	5-9	180	RS FR	Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central H.S.
86	Brandon Akinbiyi	Wide Receiver	5-8	165	RS FR	Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS
96	Durrell Banks	Defensive Line	6-2	250	RS SR	Wilkesboro, NC/Wilkes Central H.S.
83	Lerenzo Barr	Wide Receiver	6-1	185	RS JR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
	Johnathan Battle	Offensive Line	6-3	305	RS SR	Atlanta, GA/East Carolina
18	Marvin Bohannon	Defensive Back	6-2	190	RS SR	Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth H.S.
11	Antonio Brown	Wide Receiver	6-3	200	FR	Chesapeake, VA/Indian River H.S.
87	Sharano Brown	Wide Receiver	6-0	165	RS FR	Nashville, N.C./Nash Central HS
	Deylan Buntyn	Offensive Line	6-4	290	FR	Havelock, NC/Havelock H.S.
20	Jordan Carter	Running Back	6-2	200	FR	Burlington, NC/Eastern Alamance H.S.
19	Alex Chandler	Defensive Back	6-1	180	RS SR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
27	Marcus Coates	Strong Safety	6-2	220	RS SR	Washington, D.C./Howard D. Woodson H.S.
	Nic Cooper	Running Back	6-0	230	RS SO	Clinton, NC/Clinton H.S.
50	Juan Corders	Linebacker	6-2	250	SR	Durham, NC/Hillside H.S.
54	Douglas Coulter	Linebacker	6-1	215	SR	Hickory, NC/Bunker Hill H.S.
78	Jonathan Crawley	Offensive Line	6-7	320	FR	Richmond, VA/Hugenot H.S.
43	Tykeam Dawkins	Linebacker	6-2	210	SO	Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford HS
51	Mario Dawson	Linebacker	5-11	230	RS SR	Durham, NC/North Carolina Central
42	Daniel Degraffenreid	Defensive Back	5-11	180	RS SO	Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale H.S.
17	Cameron Demps	Defensive Back	5-11	180	RS FR	Suwanee, GA/Peachtree Ridge H.S.
63	Kevin Dorsey, Jr.	Defensive Line	6-3	275	SR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
08	Jarrett Dunston	Quarterback	6-3	220	SR	Raleigh, NC/Temple University
16	Xavier Earvin	Defensive Back	6-1	190	FR	Gainesville, GA/Gainesville H.S.
35	Bendhie Eliassaint	Linebacker	5-10	220	RS JR	Miami, FL/Allen
36	Darren Everette	Linebacker	6-4	205	RS FR	Murfreesboro, NC/Hertford County H.S.
	Keith Ferguson	Defensive Back	6-1	200	SO	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
44	Carlos Fields, Jr.	Linebacker	6-2	215	FR	Henderson, NC/Northern Vance H.S.
01	Dominique Fitzgerald	Wide Receiver	6-0	180	SO	Danville, VA/George Washington Danville H.S.
75	Brennen Glover	Offensive Line	6-4	270	FR	Charlotte, NC/Audrey Kell H.S.
	Tyrone Goldston	Fullback	5-11	250	RS FR	Asheboro, NC/Asheboro H.S.
90	Charles Goodwin	Defensive Line	6-6	260	FR	High Point, NC/High Point Andrews H.S.
77	Julian Gray	Offensive Line	6-4	275	RS SO	College Port, GA/Westlake H.S.
48	Michael Gray	Linebacker	6-0	225	JR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
73	Ron Hall	Offensive Line	6-5	260	FR	Alpharetta, GA/Alpharetta H.S.
93	David Harris	Defensive Line	6-3	245	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/West Mecklenburg H.S.
14	John Harris	Running Back	5-10	190	FR	Stuart, VA/Patrick County H.S.
15	Marcus Harris	Running Back	5-7	185	RS JR	Burlington, NC/Walter M. Williams H.S.
89	Austin Higgins	Tight End	6-3	260	FR	Winston-Salem, NC/Atkins H.S.
22	Tienne Jefferson	Quarterback	6-1	200	RS SO	Washington, D.C./Fork Union M.A.
49	Lamarcius Jenkins	Tight End	6-4	255	RS SO	Ahoskie, NC/Hertford County H.S.
29	Thomas Johnson	Defensive Back	6-0	200	SR	Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale H.S.
40	Jimmie Johnson, III	Tight End	6-3	230	FR	Washington, D.C./Georgetown Prepatory
94	Brian Jones	Defensive Line	6-2	245	RS SR	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
47	Shawn Kearney	Linebacker	6-2	210	RS SO	Henderson, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
38	Alton Keaton	Defensive Back	5-8	180	RS JR	Henderson, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
88	Johnathon Kinzer	Wide Receiver	6-3	215	RS SR	Winston-Salem, NC/Parkland H.S.
03	Omar Kizzie	Wide Receiver	5-10	195	RS JR	Richmond, VA/Huguenot H.S.
69	Corey Land	Offensive Line	6-4	350	RS JR	Chester, SC/Chester H.S.
65	Markus Lawrence	Offensive Line	6-4	290	FR	Charlotte, NC/Harding University H.S.
71	Nazir Levine	Offensive Line	6-4	290	SO	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
62	David Luckett	Offensive Line	6-3	280	RS FR	Pomfret, MD/McDonough H.S.
09	Chedrick Marshall	Linebacker	6-1	235	RS SR	Greensboro, NC/Dudley H.S.
74	Thurman McDonald	Offensive Line	6-5	335	RS SO	Fayetteville, NC/E.E. Smith H.S.
26	Brandon McRae	Running Back	5-10	225	RS SR	Washington, D.C./Charles H. Flowers H.S.
25	Jared Mitchell	Defensive Back	6-3	190	RS JR	Durham, NC/Hillside H.S.
53	Colby Morris	Linebacker	6-1	235	RS SO	Elizabeth City, NC/Northeastern H.S.
64	Elerod Morris, II	Offensive Line	6-2	280	RS FR	Knightdale, NC/East Wake H.S.
05	Nathan Munford, IV	Running Back	5-9	185	RS JR	Richmond, VA/Meadowbrook H.S.
55	Joshua Newkirk	Defensive Line	6-2	240	SO	Wallace, NC/Wallace Rose H.S.
31	Wayne Noble, Jr.	Defensive Back	5-11	175	RS SR	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
92	James Pegues	Linebacker	6-3	225	FR	Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford H.S.
58	Corei Plummer	Defensive Line	5-11	262	RS JR	Middleburg, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
10	Jordan Reid	Quarterback	6-2	190	FR	High Point, NC/High Point Andrews H.S.
41	Khendra Reid	Linebacker	6-1	205	FR	Pikeville, NC/C.B. Aycock H.S.
80	Javon Rembert	Wide Receiver	5-9	170	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/Independence H.S.
13	Malcolm Rowe	Defensive Back	6-2	200	FR	Fayetteville, NC/Douglas Byrd H.S.
59	Ricky Rozier	Linebacker	6-2	230	FR	Milford, CT/Jonathan Law H.S.
24	Jaquin Sessoms	Defensive Back	5-10	205	RS JR	Harrellsville, NC/Hertford County H.S.
28	Jonathan Setzer	Defensive Back	6-0	200	RS JR	Lenoir, NC/West Caldwell H.S.
46	Rashad Shaw	Freshman	5-11	190	RS FR	Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford HS
72	Edgar Sheppard	Offensive Line	6-4	305	RS FR	Washington, D.C./Georgetown Prepatory
57	Devease Simpson	Linebacker	5-10	240	RS JR	Greensboro, NC/Western Guilford H.S.
	Akiem Smart	Defensive Line	6-4	260	RS FR	Fairfax, SC/Allendale-Fairfax H.S.
84	Joseph Suber	Wide Receiver	6-4	225	FR	Whitmore, SC/Newberry H.S.
	Devven Sutton	Defensive Line	6-2	250	RS JR	Elizabeth City, NC/Northeastern H.S.
30	Rodney Taylor	Defensive Back	5-10	175	RS SO	Durham, NC/Riverside H.S.
70	Travis Taylor	Offensive Line	6-0	325	RS SO	Newberry, SC/Newberry H.S.
07	Landen Thayer	Kicker/Punter	5-10	185	FR	Clemmons, NC/West Forsyth H.S.
66	Terrance Thomas	Offensive Line	6-3	270	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/Harding H.S.
37	John Thompson, Jr.	Running Back	6-0	240	RS FR	Stantonsburg, NC/Greene Central H.S.
98	Barry Tripp	Defensive Line	6-0	290	FR	Snow Hill, NC/Greene Central
91	Chase Tripp	Defensive Line	6-2	245	FR	Chocowinity. NC/Washington H.S.
21	Lavell Tucker	Defensive Back	6-1	190	RS FR	South Boston, VA/Halifax County H.S.
97	Kenny Uqdah	Defensive Line	6-2	260	FR	Winston-Salem, NC/Carver H.S.
	Carl Vincent	Defensive Back	6-0	195	JR	Miramar, FL/Miramar H.S.
99	Akeem Ward	Defensive Line	6-4	260	SO	Holly Springs, NC/Middle Creek H.S.
81	Melquan Weston	Wide Receiver	6-0	175	FR	Richmond, VA/Highland Springs H.S.
85	Lamar Whidbee	Wide Receiver	6-3	180	RS FR	Hertford, NC/Perquimans County H.S.
76	Eric Wiggins	Offensive Line	6-5	290	RS FR	College Park, MD/Gonzaga College H.S.
39	Justin Wilkerson	Linebacker	6-2	245	SO	Oxford, NC/J.F. Webb H.S.
04	Branden Williams	Quarterback	6-1	190	RS FR	Seale, AL/Glenwood H.S.
45	Willie Wilson	Running Back	5-10	220	RS JR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
	Linwood Woodley	Wide Receiver	5-11	190	FR	Charlotte, NC/North Mecklenburg H.S.
82	Jarrin Wooten	Wide Receiver	6-5	190	FR	Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest H.S.
02	Brian Wynn	Quarterback	6-4	200	RS JR	Greensboro, NC/Ben L. Smith H.S.
95	Stephen Young	Defensive Line	6-3	280	SO	Dale City, VA/Garfield H.S.

Coaching Staff

Kermit Blount - Head Coach

Alan Hall - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach

Mike Ketchum - Defensive Coordinator

Aaron Federspiel - Asst. Coach (Offensive Line)

Sherman Simmons - Asst. Coach (Defensive Line)

Robert Vallone - Asst. Coach (Running Backs)

Kevin Downing - Asst. Coach (Wide Receivers)

John Falvey - Asst. Coach (Strong Safeties)

LaQuaid Manago - Student Assistant Coach

DeValdean Penn - Special Asst. To WSSU Football

Jay Robinson - Equipment Manager

Numerical

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown/Last School
01	Dominique Fitzgerald	Wide Receiver	6-0	180	SO	Danville, VA/George Washington Danville H.S.
02	Brian Wynn	Quarterback	6-4	200	RS JR	Greensboro, NC/Ben L. Smith H.S.
03	Omar Kizzie	Wide Receiver	5-10	195	RS JR	Richmond, VA/Huguenot H.S.
04	Branden Williams	Quarterback	6-1	190	RS FR	Seale, AL/Glenwood H.S.
05	Nathan Munford, IV	Running Back	5-9	185	RS JR	Richmond, VA/Meadowbrook H.S.
07	Landen Thayer	Kicker/Punter	5-10	185	FR	Clemmons, NC/West Forsyth H.S.
08	Jarrett Dunston	Quarterback	6-3	220	SR	Raleigh, NC/Temple University
09	Chedrick Marshall	Linebacker	6-1	235	RS SR	Greensboro, NC/Dudley H.S.
10	Jordan Reid	Quarterback	6-2	190	FR	High Point, NC/High Point Andrews H.S.
11	Antonio Brown	Wide Receiver	6-3	200	FR	Chesapeake, VA/Indian River H.S.
13	Malcolm Rowe	Defensive Back	6-2	200	FR	Fayetteville, NC/Douglas Byrd H.S.
14	John Harris	Running Back	5-10	190	FR	Stuart, VA/Patrick County H.S.
15	Marcus Harris	Running Back	5-7	185	RS JR	Burlington, NC/Walter M. Williams H.S.
16	Xavier Earvin	Defensive Back	6-1	190	FR	Gainesville, GA/Gainesville H.S.
17	Cameron Demps	Defensive Back	5-11	180	RS FR	Suwanee, GA/Peachtree Ridge H.S.
18	Marvin Bohannon	Defensive Back	6-2	190	RS SR	Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth H.S.
19	Alex Chandler	Defensive Back	6-1	180	RS SR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
20	Jordan Carter	Running Back	6-2	200	FR	Burlington, NC/Eastern Alamance H.S.
21	Lavell Tucker	Defensive Back	6-1	190	RS FR	South Boston, VA/Halifax County H.S.
22	Tienne Jefferson	Quarterback	6-1	200	RS SO	Washington, D.C./Fork Union M.A.
24	Jaquin Sessoms	Defensive Back	5-10	205	RS JR	Harrellsville, NC/Hertford County H.S.
25	Jared Mitchell	Defensive Back	6-3	190	RS JR	Durham, NC/Hillside H.S.
26	Brandon McRae	Running Back	5-10	225	RS SR	Washington, D.C./Charles H. Flowers H.S.
27	Marcus Coates	Strong Safety	6-2	220	RS SR	Washington, D.C./Howard D. Woodson H.S.
28	Jonathan Setzer	Defensive Back	6-0	200	RS JR	Lenoir, NC/West Caldwell H.S.
29	Thomas Johnson	Defensive Back	6-0	200	SR	Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale H.S.
30	Rodney Taylor	Defensive Back	5-10	175	RS SO	Durham, NC/Riverside H.S.
31	Wayne Noble, Jr.	Defensive Back	5-11	175	RS SR	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
32	David Ahola, Jr.	Running Back	5-9	180	RS FR	Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central H.S.
35	Bendhie Eliassaint	Linebacker	5-10	220	RS JR	Miami, FL/Allen
36	Darren Everette	Linebacker	6-4	205	RS FR	Murfreesboro, NC/Hertford County H.S.
37	John Thompson, Jr.	Running Back	6-0	240	RS FR	Stantonsburg, NC/Greene Central H.S.
38	Alton Keaton	Defensive Back	5-8	180	RS JR	Henderson, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
39	Justin Wilkerson	Linebacker	6-2	245	SO	Oxford, NC/J.F. Webb H.S.
40	Jimmie Johnson, III	Tight End	6-3	230	FR	Washington, D.C./Georgetown Prepatory
41	Khendra Reid	Linebacker	6-1	205	FR	Pikeville, NC/C.B. Aycock H.S.
42	Daniel Degraffenreid	Defensive Back	5-11	180	RS SO	Greensboro, NC/Ragsdale H.S.
43	Tykeam Dawkins	Linebacker	6-2	210	SO	Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford HS
44	Carlos Fields, Jr.	Linebacker	6-2	215	FR	Henderson, NC/Northern Vance H.S.
45	Willie Wilson	Running Back	5-10	220	RS JR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
46	Rashad Shaw	Freshman	5-11	190	RS FR	Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford HS
47	Shawn Kearney	Linebacker	6-2	210	RS SO	Henderson, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
48	Michael Gray	Linebacker	6-0	225	JR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
49	Lamarcius Jenkins	Tight End	6-4	255	RS SO	Ahoskie, NC/Hertford County H.S.
50	Juan Corders	Linebacker	6-2	250	SR	Durham, NC/Hillside H.S.
51	Mario Dawson	Linebacker	5-11	230	RS SR	Durham, NC/North Carolina Central
53	Colby Morris	Linebacker	6-1	235	RS SO	Elizabeth City, NC/Northeastern H.S.
54	Douglas Coulter	Linebacker	6-1	215	SR	Hickory, NC/Bunker Hill H.S.
55	Joshua Newkirk	Defensive Line	6-2	240	SO	Wallace, NC/Wallace Rose H.S.
57	Devease Simpson	Linebacker	5-10	240	RS JR	Greensboro, NC/Western Guilford H.S.
58	Corei Plummer	Defensive Line	5-11	262	RS JR	Middleburg, NC/Southern Vance H.S.
59	Ricky Rozier	Linebacker	6-2	230	FR	Milford, CT/Jonathan Law H.S.
61	Anthony Adams	Offensive Line	6-4	320	RS JR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
62	David Luckett	Offensive Line	6-3	280	RS FR	Pomfret, MD/McDonough H.S.
63	Kevin Dorsey, Jr.	Defensive Line	6-3	275	SR	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
64	Elerod Morris, II	Offensive Line	6-2	280	RS FR	Knightdale, NC/East Wake H.S.
65	Markus Lawrence	Offensive Line	6-4	290	FR	Charlotte, NC/Harding University H.S.
66	Terrance Thomas	Offensive Line	6-3	270	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/Harding H.S.
69	Corey Land	Offensive Line	6-4	350	RS JR	Chester, SC/Chester H.S.
70	Travis Taylor	Offensive Line	6-0	325	RS SO	Newberry, SC/Newberry H.S.
71	Nazir Levine	Offensive Line	6-4	290	SO	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
72	Edgar Sheppard	Offensive Line	6-4	305	RS FR	Washington, D.C./Georgetown Prepatory
73	Ron Hall	Offensive Line	6-5	260	FR	Alpharetta, GA/Alpharetta H.S.
74	Thurman McDonald	Offensive Line	6-5	335	RS SO	Fayetteville, NC/E.E. Smith H.S.
75	Brennen Glover	Offensive Line	6-4	270	FR	Charlotte, NC/Audrey Kell H.S.
76	Eric Wiggins	Offensive Line	6-5	290	RS FR	College Park, MD/Gonzaga College H.S.
77	Julian Gray	Offensive Line	6-4	275	RS SO	College Port, GA/Westlake H.S.
78	Jonathan Crawley	Offensive Line	6-7	320	FR	Richmond, VA/Hugenot H.S.
80	Javon Rembert	Wide Receiver	5-9	170	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/Independence H.S.
81	Melquan Weston	Wide Receiver	6-0	175	FR	Richmond, VA/Highland Springs H.S.
82	Jarrin Wooten	Wide Receiver	6-5	190	FR	Southern Pines, NC/Pinecrest H.S.
83	Lerenzo Barr	Wide Receiver	6-1	185	RS JR	Kingstree, SC/Kingstree H.S.
84	Joseph Suber	Wide Receiver	6-4	225	FR	Whitmore, SC/Newberry H.S.
85	Lamar Whidbee	Wide Receiver	6-3	180	RS FR	Hertford, NC/Perquimans County H.S.
86	Brandon Akinbiyi	Wide Receiver	5-8	165	RS FR	Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS
87	Sharano Brown	Wide Receiver	6-0	165	RS FR	Nashville, N.C./Nash Central HS
88	Johnathon Kinzer	Wide Receiver	6-3	215	RS SR	Winston-Salem, NC/Parkland H.S.
89	Austin Higgins	Tight End	6-3	260	FR	Winston-Salem, NC/Atkins H.S.
90	Charles Goodwin	Defensive Line	6-6	260	FR	High Point, NC/High Point Andrews H.S.
91	Chase Tripp	Defensive Line	6-2	245	FR	Chocowinity. NC/Washington H.S.
92	James Pegues	Linebacker	6-3	225	FR	Greensboro, NC/Southeast Guilford H.S.
93	David Harris	Defensive Line	6-3	245	RS FR	Charlotte, NC/West Mecklenburg H.S.
94	Brian Jones	Defensive Line	6-2	245	RS SR	Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S.
95	Stephen Young	Defensive Line	6-3	280	SO	Dale City, VA/Garfield H.S.
96	Durrell Banks	Defensive Line	6-2	250	RS SR	Wilkesboro, NC/Wilkes Central H.S.
97	Kenny Uqdah	Defensive Line	6-2	260	FR	Winston-Salem, NC/Carver H.S.
98	Barry Tripp	Defensive Line	6-0	290	FR	Snow Hill, NC/Greene Central
99	Akeem Ward	Defensive Line	6-4	260	SO	Holly Springs, NC/Middle Creek H.S.
	Carl Vincent	Defensive Back	6-0	195	JR	Miramar, FL/Miramar H.S.
	Keith Ferguson	Defensive Back	6-1	200	SO	Jacksonville, NC/Northside H.S.
	Linwood Woodley	Wide Receiver	5-11	190	FR	Charlotte, NC/North Mecklenburg H.S.
	Nic Cooper	Running Back	6-0	230	RS SO	Clinton, NC/Clinton H.S.
	Tyrone Goldston	Fullback	5-11	250	RS FR	Asheboro, NC/Asheboro H.S.
	Akiem Smart	Defensive Line	6-4	260	RS FR	Fairfax, SC/Allendale-Fairfax H.S.
	Devven Sutton	Defensive Line	6-2	250	RS JR	Elizabeth City, NC/Northeastern H.S.
	Johnathan Battle	Offensive Line	6-3	305	RS SR	Atlanta, GA/East Carolina
	Deylan Buntyn	Offensive Line	6-4	290	FR	Havelock, NC/Havelock H.S.