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2008 Illinois Roster

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Year	Hometown	Last School
63	Aguanunu, Chudi	6-5	323	OL	JR	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences
71	Allen, Jeff	6-4	317	OL	FR	Chicago, Ill.	King
14	Anderson, Sean	6-4	185	QB	RS FR	Tinley Park, Ill.	Andrew
52	Asamoah, Jon	6-5	309	OL	JR	Park Forest, Ill.	Rich East
98	Ballew, Daryle	6-1	313	DL	RS FR	Cincinnati, Ohio	Withrow
41	Becker, Zach	6-3	240	RB	FR	Homer, Ill.	St. Joseph-Ogden
31	Bellamy, Travon	6-0	207	DB	SO	Greenbelt, Md.	Eleanor Roosevelt
9	Benn, Arrelious	6-2	214	WR	SO	Washington, D.C.	Dunbar
62	Block, Eric	6-3	292	OL	SR	New Orleans, La.	Jesuit
36	Bosch, Jared	6-1	200	H/P	SO	Mahomet, Ill.	Mahomet-Seymour
38	Brandabur, Matt	6-0	220	PK	SO	Middletown, Ohio	Middletown
92	Brent, Josh	6-2	315	DL	SO	Bloomington, Ill.	Central Catholic
99	Brown, Jerry	6-4	251	DL	SO	St. Louis, Mo.	Vashon
33	Burgess, Mark	5-9	184	RB	RS FR	Philo, Ill.	Unity (Tolono)
18	Bussey, Nate	6-2	216	DB	SO	Washington, D.C.	Dunbar
43	Carson III, Sam	6-1	254	LB	SR	Woodridge, Ill.	Downers Grove South
12	Charest, Jacob	6-4	200	QB	FR	Matthews, N.C.	Butler
35	Cklamovski, Michael	6-4	261	PK	JR	Willow Springs, Ill.	Lyons Township
73	Cornell, Jack	6-5	321	OL	RS FR	Quincy, Ill.	Notre Dame
17	Cumberland, Jeff	6-5	251	WR	JR	Columbus, Ohio	Brookhaven
40	Davis, London	6-4	244	TE	FR	Cahokia, Ill.	Cahokia
1	Davis, Vontae		204	DB	JR	Washington, D.C.	Dunbar
81	Davis, Will	6-3	268	DL	SR	Greenbelt, Md.	Eleanor Roosevelt
19	Dimke, Derek	6-0	175	PK	FR	Rockford, Ill.	Boylan
22	Dufrene, Daniel	5-11	201	RB	JR	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	College of the Sequoias
15	Duvalt, Chris	5-11	175	WR	JR	Lakeland, Fla.	Lake Gibson
23	Eastman, Jack	6-1	194	WR	JR	Naperville, Ill.	Joliet Catholic
20	Edwards, Garrett	6-2	214	DB	SO	Downers Grove, Ill.	North
84	Eller, Matt	6-1	201	PK	RS FR	Jacksonville, Fla.	Bishop Kenny
33	Ellington, Russell	6-2	217	LB	FR	Homewood, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor
72	Ellis, Reggie	6-2	295	DL	FR	Washington, D.C.	Dunbar
11	Fayson, Jarred	6-0	209	WR	JR	Tampa, Fla.	Univ. of Florida
24	Flowers, Bo	6-2	218	DB	SO	Maywood, Ill.	Walther Lutheran
21	Ford, Jason		220	RB	FR	Belleville, Ill.	Althoff
47	Foster, Glenn	6-4	252	DL	FR	Chicago, Ill.	Mt. Carmel
51	Frierson, Evan	6-2	217	LB	FR	Washington, D.C.	H.D. Woodson
68	Fulton, Xavier	6-5	300	OL	SR	Flossmoor, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor
57	Garrity, Mike	6-6	289	OL	RS FR	Batavia, Ill.	Batavia
39	Gillen, Conor	6-2	233	LB	JR	Glen Ellyn, Ill.	Glenbard West
83	Graham, Hubie	6-4	248	TE	FR	Scranton, Pa.	West Scranton
27	Gully, Antonio	6-1	183	DB	SO	St. Louis, Mo.	Cardinal Ritter
4	Hardeman, Donsay	6-2	220	DB	JR	Jacksonville, Fla.	Georgia Military College
28	Hicks, Dere	5-10	179	DB	JR	Roanoke, Va.	Valley Forge Prep.
16	Hoomanawanui, Michael	6-5	274	TE	JR	Bloomington, Ill.	Central Catholic
66	Hunt, Randall	6-6	311	OL	SO	Hightstown, N.J.	Valley Forge Prep.
55	Jackson, Anterio	6-2	277	DL	SO	Chicago, Ill.	Fenger
90	James, Antonio	6-5	255	DL	JR	Massillon, Ohio	Washington
6	James, Chris	6-0	188	WR	SO	Chicago, Ill.	Morgan Park
53	Jefferson, Dustin	6-0	230	LB	SO	Kankakee, Ill.	Kankakee
8	Jenkins, A.J.		175	WR	FR	Jacksonville, Fla.	Terry Parker
35	Johnson, Kevin	6-1	193	DB	FR	Lake Zurich, Ill.	Lake Zurich
13	Judson, Will	5-8	163	WR	SR	Riverdale, Ga.	Florida A&M
59	Keely, Tad	6-1	220	LS	SO	Oswego, Ill.	Oswego
5	LeShoure, Mikel		240	RB	FR	Champaign, Ill.	Centennial
70	Lewis, Corey	6-6	278	OL	FR	Cresco, Pa.	East Stroudsburg South
94	Lindquist, David	6-3	293	DL	SR	Highland Park, Ill.	Highland Park
93	Liuget, Corey	6-3	283	DL	FR	Miami, Fla.	Hialeah
30	Locksley, Jr., Mike	5-11	205	DB	RS FR	Champaign, Ill.	Centennial
42	Lundeen, Dane	5-11	199	LB	FR	Elgin, Ill.	South Elgin
60	McDonald, Ryan	6-5	296	OL	SR	Holland, Mich.	West Ottawa
10	McGee, Eddie	6-4	200	QB	SO	Washingon, D.C.	H.D. Woodson
88	McGoey, Jason	6-0	185	WR	RS FR	Wheaton, Ill.	Warrenville South
85	Mercilus, Whitney	6-3	242	DL	FR	Akron, Ohio	Garfield
44	Miller, Brit	6-1	250	LB	SR	Decatur, Ill.	Eisenhower
65	Nabolotny, Mike	6-5	281	OL	SR	Glenview, Ill.	Glenbrook South
97	Nurse, Clay	6-3	258	DL	SO	Beltsville, Md.	High Point
96	Onyegbule, Wisdom	6-3	245	DL	RS FR	Bolingbrook, Ill.	Bolingbrook
49	Pacha, Tyler	5-10	207	RB	SR	Fairfield, Iowa	Ellsworth Comm. Col.
48	Palmer, Nate	6-3	213	LB	FR	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
78	Palmer, Ryan	6-7	294	OL	SO	Canton, Ohio	Glen Oak
46	Pedersen, Zak	6-2	220	LS	FR	Joliet, Ill.	Joliet Catholic
37	Perkins, Nattiel	5-11	195	DB	FR	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
95	Pilcher, Doug	6-5	266	DL	JR	Hinsdale, Ill.	Central
45	Pittman, Rodney	6-2	242	LB	SR	Fort Washington, Md.	Friendly
76	Pocic, Graham	6-7	320	OL	FR	Lemont, Ill.	Lemont
29	Pollard, Troy	5-8	180	RB	RS FR	Jacksonville, Fla.	Andrew Jackson
19	Ramsey, Jack	5-11	187	WR	FR	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
80	Reavy, Alex	6-2	195	WR	SO	Springfield, Ill.	Sacred Heart Griffin
61	Sands, Tyler	6-5	309	OL	FR	Boyertown, Pa.	Boyertown Area
32	Sanni, Supo	6-3	205	DB	FR	Homewood, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor
87	Santella, Anthony	6-2	190	P	SO	Wauconda, Ill.	Univ. of Utah
11	Scott, Cordale	6-3	208	WR	FR	Cleveland, Ohio	Glenville
69	Sedlacek, Ryan	6-4	283	OL	FR	Westport, Conn.	Staples
30	Smith, Rahkeem	6-1	255	RB	JR	Lombard, Ill.	Hargrave Prep
54	Staples, Justin	6-4	222	LB	FR	Lakewood, Ohio	St. Edward
10	Stunkard, Cody	5-11	206	DB	SO	Philo, Ill.	Unity
89	Sullivan, Tom	6-4	241	TE	JR	Tinley Park, Ill.	Marist
82	Sykes, Fred		184	WR	FR	Tampa, Fla.	Chamberlain
38	Thomas, Ian	6-0	218	LB	RS FR	Berwyn Heights, Md.	DeMatha
14	Thomas, Miami	5-11	176	DB	SO	Chicago, Ill.	Morgan Park
49	Uzodinma, Ugochukwu	6-4	248	DL	FR	Washington, D.C.	Dunbar
18	Viliunas, Eddie	6-4	226	QB	FR	LaGrange Park, Ill.	Lyons Township
91	Walker, Derek	6-4	270	DL	SR	Glendale Heights, Ill.	Glenbard East
58	Whalen, Bryson	6-4	257	DL	SR	Freeport, Ill.	Aquin
3	Wilkins, Marques	6-0	191	WR	JR	Decatur, Ill.	MacArthur
25	Williams, Ashante	5-10	197	DB	FR	Mayfield, Ohio	Mayfield
7	Williams, Juice	6-2	233	QB	JR	Chicago, Ill.	Vocational
56	Williams, Sirod	6-0	292	DL	SR	Garfield Heights, Ohio	Garfield Heights
79	Wilson, Craig	6-5	317	OL	RS FR	Harvey, Ill.	Hargrave Acad.
2	Wilson, Martez	6-4	246	LB	SO	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
3	Wilson, Tavon	6-0	191	DB	FR	Washington, D.C.	H.D. Woodson
37	Yelton, Kyle	6-0	195	P	JR	Chesterton, Ind.	Chesterton

Staff

Ron Zook - Head Football Coach

Reggie Mitchell - Asst Head Coach/Recruiting/Running Backs

Dan Disch - LB Coach/Co-Def. Coordinator

Curt Mallory - DB Coach; Co-Def. Coordinator

Mike Woodford - Special Teams Coordinator

Kurt Beathard - Outside Receivers Coach

Lou Hernandez - Strength & Conditioning Coach

Jim Pry - Inside Receivers Coach

Greg Bruner - Video Director

Trent Chesnut - Head Football Equipment Manager

Joe Cross - Academic Counselor

Byron Cunningham - Co-Head Football Athletic Trainer

Daryl Dixon - Defense Graduate Assistant

Kristin Kane - Academic Counselor

Adrian Melendez - Director of Football Operations

Eric Ramos - Quality Control

Nick Richey - Co-Head Football Athletic Trainer

Karla Suber - Academic Counselor

Annie White - Academic Counselor

Numerical

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Year	Hometown (Last School)
1	Vontae Davis		204	DB	JR	Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
2	Martez Wilson	6-4	246	LB	SO	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
3	Tavon Wilson	6-0	191	DB	FR	Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson)
3	Marques Wilkins	6-0	191	WR	JR	Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur)
4	Donsay Hardeman	6-2	220	DB	JR	Jacksonville, Fla. (Georgia Military College)
5	Mikel LeShoure		240	RB	FR	Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
6	Chris James	6-0	188	WR	SO	Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
7	Juice Williams	6-2	233	QB	JR	Chicago, Ill. (Vocational)
8	A.J. Jenkins		175	WR	FR	Jacksonville, Fla. (Terry Parker)
9	Arrelious Benn	6-2	214	WR	SO	Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
10	Cody Stunkard	5-11	206	DB	SO	Philo, Ill. (Unity)
10	Eddie McGee	6-4	200	QB	SO	Washingon, D.C. (H.D. Woodson)
11	Jarred Fayson	6-0	209	WR	JR	Tampa, Fla. (Univ. of Florida)
11	Cordale Scott	6-3	208	WR	FR	Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
12	Jacob Charest	6-4	200	QB	FR	Matthews, N.C. (Butler)
13	Will Judson	5-8	163	WR	SR	Riverdale, Ga. (Florida A&M)
14	Miami Thomas	5-11	176	DB	SO	Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
14	Sean Anderson	6-4	185	QB	RS FR	Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
15	Chris Duvalt	5-11	175	WR	JR	Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)
16	Michael Hoomanawanui	6-5	274	TE	JR	Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic)
17	Jeff Cumberland	6-5	251	WR	JR	Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven)
18	Eddie Viliunas	6-4	226	QB	FR	LaGrange Park, Ill. (Lyons Township)
18	Nate Bussey	6-2	216	DB	SO	Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
19	Derek Dimke	6-0	175	PK	FR	Rockford, Ill. (Boylan)
19	Jack Ramsey	5-11	187	WR	FR	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
20	Garrett Edwards	6-2	214	DB	SO	Downers Grove, Ill. (North)
21	Jason Ford		220	RB	FR	Belleville, Ill. (Althoff)
22	Daniel Dufrene	5-11	201	RB	JR	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (College of the Sequoias)
23	Jack Eastman	6-1	194	WR	JR	Naperville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
24	Bo Flowers	6-2	218	DB	SO	Maywood, Ill. (Walther Lutheran)
25	Ashante Williams	5-10	197	DB	FR	Mayfield, Ohio (Mayfield)
27	Antonio Gully	6-1	183	DB	SO	St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter)
28	Dere Hicks	5-10	179	DB	JR	Roanoke, Va. (Valley Forge Prep.)
29	Troy Pollard	5-8	180	RB	RS FR	Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson)
30	Rahkeem Smith	6-1	255	RB	JR	Lombard, Ill. (Hargrave Prep)
30	Mike Locksley, Jr.	5-11	205	DB	RS FR	Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
31	Travon Bellamy	6-0	207	DB	SO	Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
32	Supo Sanni	6-3	205	DB	FR	Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
33	Mark Burgess	5-9	184	RB	RS FR	Philo, Ill. (Unity (Tolono))
33	Russell Ellington	6-2	217	LB	FR	Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
35	Michael Cklamovski	6-4	261	PK	JR	Willow Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township)
35	Kevin Johnson	6-1	193	DB	FR	Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
36	Jared Bosch	6-1	200	H/P	SO	Mahomet, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour)
37	Kyle Yelton	6-0	195	P	JR	Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
37	Nattiel Perkins	5-11	195	DB	FR	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
38	Matt Brandabur	6-0	220	PK	SO	Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
38	Ian Thomas	6-0	218	LB	RS FR	Berwyn Heights, Md. (DeMatha)
39	Conor Gillen	6-2	233	LB	JR	Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)
40	London Davis	6-4	244	TE	FR	Cahokia, Ill. (Cahokia)
41	Zach Becker	6-3	240	RB	FR	Homer, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden)
42	Dane Lundeen	5-11	199	LB	FR	Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin)
43	Sam Carson III	6-1	254	LB	SR	Woodridge, Ill. (Downers Grove South)
44	Brit Miller	6-1	250	LB	SR	Decatur, Ill. (Eisenhower)
45	Rodney Pittman	6-2	242	LB	SR	Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly)
46	Zak Pedersen	6-2	220	LS	FR	Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
47	Glenn Foster	6-4	252	DL	FR	Chicago, Ill. (Mt. Carmel)
48	Nate Palmer	6-3	213	LB	FR	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
49	Ugochukwu Uzodinma	6-4	248	DL	FR	Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
49	Tyler Pacha	5-10	207	RB	SR	Fairfield, Iowa (Ellsworth Comm. Col.)
51	Evan Frierson	6-2	217	LB	FR	Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson)
52	Jon Asamoah	6-5	309	OL	JR	Park Forest, Ill. (Rich East)
53	Dustin Jefferson	6-0	230	LB	SO	Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee)
54	Justin Staples	6-4	222	LB	FR	Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward)
55	Anterio Jackson	6-2	277	DL	SO	Chicago, Ill. (Fenger)
56	Sirod Williams	6-0	292	DL	SR	Garfield Heights, Ohio (Garfield Heights)
57	Mike Garrity	6-6	289	OL	RS FR	Batavia, Ill. (Batavia)
58	Bryson Whalen	6-4	257	DL	SR	Freeport, Ill. (Aquin)
59	Tad Keely	6-1	220	LS	SO	Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)
60	Ryan McDonald	6-5	296	OL	SR	Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
61	Tyler Sands	6-5	309	OL	FR	Boyertown, Pa. (Boyertown Area)
62	Eric Block	6-3	292	OL	SR	New Orleans, La. (Jesuit)
63	Chudi Aguanunu	6-5	323	OL	JR	Chicago, Ill. (Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences)
65	Mike Nabolotny	6-5	281	OL	SR	Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
66	Randall Hunt	6-6	311	OL	SO	Hightstown, N.J. (Valley Forge Prep.)
68	Xavier Fulton	6-5	300	OL	SR	Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
69	Ryan Sedlacek	6-4	283	OL	FR	Westport, Conn. (Staples)
70	Corey Lewis	6-6	278	OL	FR	Cresco, Pa. (East Stroudsburg South)
71	Jeff Allen	6-4	317	OL	FR	Chicago, Ill. (King)
72	Reggie Ellis	6-2	295	DL	FR	Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
73	Jack Cornell	6-5	321	OL	RS FR	Quincy, Ill. (Notre Dame)
76	Graham Pocic	6-7	320	OL	FR	Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)
78	Ryan Palmer	6-7	294	OL	SO	Canton, Ohio (Glen Oak)
79	Craig Wilson	6-5	317	OL	RS FR	Harvey, Ill. (Hargrave Acad.)
80	Alex Reavy	6-2	195	WR	SO	Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffin)
81	Will Davis	6-3	268	DL	SR	Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
82	Fred Sykes		184	WR	FR	Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain)
83	Hubie Graham	6-4	248	TE	FR	Scranton, Pa. (West Scranton)
84	Matt Eller	6-1	201	PK	RS FR	Jacksonville, Fla. (Bishop Kenny)
85	Whitney Mercilus	6-3	242	DL	FR	Akron, Ohio (Garfield)
87	Anthony Santella	6-2	190	P	SO	Wauconda, Ill. (Univ. of Utah)
88	Jason McGoey	6-0	185	WR	RS FR	Wheaton, Ill. (Warrenville South)
89	Tom Sullivan	6-4	241	TE	JR	Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist)
90	Antonio James	6-5	255	DL	JR	Massillon, Ohio (Washington)
91	Derek Walker	6-4	270	DL	SR	Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard East)
92	Josh Brent	6-2	315	DL	SO	Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic)
93	Corey Liuget	6-3	283	DL	FR	Miami, Fla. (Hialeah)
94	David Lindquist	6-3	293	DL	SR	Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)
95	Doug Pilcher	6-5	266	DL	JR	Hinsdale, Ill. (Central)
96	Wisdom Onyegbule	6-3	245	DL	RS FR	Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
97	Clay Nurse	6-3	258	DL	SO	Beltsville, Md. (High Point)
98	Daryle Ballew	6-1	313	DL	RS FR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow)
99	Jerry Brown	6-4	251	DL	SO	St. Louis, Mo. (Vashon)

Staff

Ron Zook - Head Football Coach

Reggie Mitchell - Asst Head Coach/Recruiting/Running Backs

Dan Disch - LB Coach/Co-Def. Coordinator

Curt Mallory - DB Coach; Co-Def. Coordinator

Mike Woodford - Special Teams Coordinator

Kurt Beathard - Outside Receivers Coach

Lou Hernandez - Strength & Conditioning Coach

Jim Pry - Inside Receivers Coach

Greg Bruner - Video Director

Trent Chesnut - Head Football Equipment Manager

Joe Cross - Academic Counselor

Byron Cunningham - Co-Head Football Athletic Trainer

Daryl Dixon - Defense Graduate Assistant

Kristin Kane - Academic Counselor

Adrian Melendez - Director of Football Operations

Eric Ramos - Quality Control

Nick Richey - Co-Head Football Athletic Trainer

Karla Suber - Academic Counselor

Annie White - Academic Counselor

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