The following tables present the athletes on the Golden Gopher football roster for the 2008 season. Projected starters are bold-faced in the grid. Redshirt and transfer athletes are displayed in a red font. Walk-on athletes are indicated with a (wo) suffix. Athletes that have already used a redshirt year have an asterisk (*) following their name.

Click the links below to selectively display subsets of the grid. Tables last updated on September 6, 2008

Class Chart | Depth Chart ~ Offense | Defense | Special Teams | Recruits | All


Scholarships
2008 (Seniors) 2009 (Juniors) 2010 (Sophomores) 2011 (Freshmen) 2012 (Redshirts)
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Offense
2008 (Seniors) 2009 (Juniors) 2010 (Sophomores) 2011 (Freshmen) 2012 (Redshirts)
QBMike Maciejowski*
Tony Mortensen*
David Pittman
Adam Weber*
 John Nance
RB Tyler Johnson (wo)
Jay Thomas*
Duane Bennett
R.J. Buckner*
Damola Ogundipe*
Deleon Eskridge
Shady Salamon
Jake Ferris (wo)
Kevin Whaley
WR Eric Decker*
Ben Kuznia*
Ralph Spry
Xzavian Brandon
Brandon Green
DaJon McKnight
Kyle Moore (wo)*
Jimmy Thompson*
Johnny Johnson
Brodrick Smith
TEJack Simmons*
Nick Tow-Arnett*
Curtis Hughes*
Colin McGarry
 Eric Lair
OT Jason Meinke (wo)*
Chris Mensen*
Ryan Ruckdashel*
Matt Stommes*
Dominic Alford*
Andy Brinkhaus*
Matt Carufel*
Ryan Wynn*
 
OGNick Weber (wo)
Ned Tavale*
D.J. Burris*
Chris Bunders*
Ryan Orton*
Jacob Glickstein (wo)
Austin Hahn (wo)
Curtis James (wo)
C Jeff Tow-Arnett (wo)*
 Trey Davis*
 
Defense
2008 (Seniors) 2009 (Juniors) 2010 (Sophomores) 2011 (Freshmen) 2012 (Redshirts)
DEWilliam Brody*
Willie VanDeSteeg*
Raymond Henderson*
Cedric McKinley*
Derrick Onwuachi*
 Anthony Jacobs*
Brandon Kirksey
Terrell Combs
D.L. Wilhite
DT Garrett Brown
Barrett Moen (wo)*
Eric Small*
 Jewhan Edwards
Tony Strouth (wo)*
 
LBSteve Davis
Deon Hightower*
Kevin Mannion*
Steve Moore*
Lee Campbell
Thomas Hennessey*
Simoni Lawrence
Rex Sharpe*
Patrick Sveum (wo)*
Nate Tripplett*
Logan Uu*
Jon Hoese (wo)
Andre Tate`*
Ryan Grant
Gary Tinsley
CB Andrew Allison (wo)*
Michael McKelton*
Marcus Sherels
Traye Simmons
Marcus Singletary (wo)
Nicholas Stommes (wo)
Ryan Collado
Kim Royston (wo)*
Troy Stoudermire
 
FS Tramaine Brock
Scott Jilek (wo)
Bryan Klitzke (wo)*
Keanon Cooper
SS  Kyle Theret
Tim Dandridge
Mike Rallis (wo)
Nathan Tow-Arnett (wo)
Special Teams
2008 (Seniors) 2009 (Juniors) 2010 (Sophomores) 2011 (Freshmen) 2012 (Redshirts)
KJoel Monroe*
 Eric Ellestad*
 David Schwerman (wo)
PJustin Kucek*
    
LS  Ryan Coleman*
  
Recruits
QBMoses Alipate [2009]
OTJosh Campion [2009]
WRVictor Keise [2009]
RBHasan Lipscomb [2009]
LBSam Maresh (projected) [2009]
OTBrooks Michel [2009]
OTEd Olson [2009]
PDan Orseski [2009]
AthNick Rengel [2009]
RBEric Stephens [2009]
Offense
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team
QBAdam Weber - SO*
Tony Mortensen - SR*
Mike Maciejowski - SR*
RBDuane Bennett - SO
Deleon Eskridge - FR
Shady Salamon - FR
WREric Decker - JR*
Ben Kuznia - JR*
Ralph Spry - SO
Brandon Green - FR
Brodrick Smith - FR
Jimmy Thompson - FR*
Xzavian Brandon - FR
Johnny Johnson - FR
DaJon McKnight - FR
TEJack Simmons - SR*
Nick Tow-Arnett - JR*
Curtis Hughes - SO*
OTDominic Alford - SO*
Ryan Wynn - FR*
Jason Meinke - JR (wo)*
Ryan Ruckdashel - JR*
Andy Brinkhaus - SO*
Matt Stommes - JR*
OGD.J. Burris - SO*
Ned Tavale - JR*
Chris Bunders - FR*
Ryan Orton - FR*
 
CJeff Tow-Arnett - JR (wo)*
Trey Davis - FR*
 
Defense
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team
DEDerrick Onwuachi - JR*
Willie VanDeSteeg - SR*
William Brody - SR*
Cedric McKinley - JR*
Raymond Henderson - JR*
Brandon Kirksey - FR
DTGarrett Brown - JR
Eric Small - JR*
Jewhan Edwards - FR
Barrett Moen - JR (wo)*
Tony Strouth - FR (wo)*
LBLee Campbell - JR
Deon Hightower - SR*
Kevin Mannion - SR*
Steve Davis - SR
Simoni Lawrence - JR
Nate Tripplett - JR*
Jon Hoese - SO (wo)
Rex Sharpe - JR*
CBMarcus Sherels - JR
Traye Simmons - JR
Ryan Collado - SO
Michael McKelton - JR*
 
FSTramaine Brock - JR
Keanon Cooper - FR
Scott Jilek - SO (wo)
SSKyle Theret - SO
Tim Dandridge - FR
Mike Rallis - FR (wo)
Special Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team
KJoel Monroe - SR*
Eric Ellestad - SO*
 
PJustin Kucek - SR*
  
LSRyan Coleman - SO*