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2008 Northern Illinois University Football Roster
Coaches  |  Alphabetical  |  Numerical 


Alphabetical
NO NAME POS HT WT Year Hometown/High School/Last College
50 Eddie Adamski C 6-3 280 RS JR Kildeer, IL/Carmel
13 Evans Adonis WR 6-0 190 RS SR Miami, FL/Southwest
9 Josh Allen LB 6-0 215 SR North Chicago, IL/North Chicago
21 Justin Anderson TB 6-0 225 RS JR Chicago, IL/Steinmetz
49 Anthony Antonacci FB 6-1 240 RS JR Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley
88 Brandon Beal TE 6-3 250 RS SR St. Louis, MO/Vianney
96 Bryan Beckner TE 6-4 260 RS SO Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara
56 Brandon Bice DE 6-4 250 RS JR McCook, IL/Lyons Township
44 Darnell Bolding LB 6-2 215 RS SO Washington, DC/Bowie/Coffeyville C.C.
60 Jon Brost OT 6-6 300 RS SR Maple Grove, MN/Maple Grove
8 Me'co Brown RB 5-7 180 FR Moss Point, MS/Moss Point
52 Phil Brown LB 6-0 220 RS JR Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
4 David Bryant DB 5-10 205 RS JR St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins
36 Chase Carter DB 6-0 175 SR Wichita, KS/Wichita Heights/Coffeyville C.C.
20 Montell Clanton TB 5-9 195 RS SR Rockford, IL/Guilford
10 Willie Clark WR 6-1 190 RS FR Roselle, IL/Lake Park
84 Tyler Clasey WR 6-1 190 RS SO Champaign, IL/Centennial
54 Jake Coffman DE 6-5 245 RS SO German Valley, IL/Forreston
93 Adam Coleman DT 6-3 245 FR Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf
46 Maurice Coon DE 6-1 250 FR Lakeland, FL/George Jenkins
80 Landon Cox WR 6-3 215 SO Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North
22 Ricky Crider TB 5-9 190 RS SO Evansville, IN/Reitz
45 Jason Cruikshank DE 6-3 220 RS SO Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove
83 Reed Cunningham TE 6-5 245 RS JR Cambria, WI/Pardeeville
23 Kiaree Daniels DB 5-10 190 SO Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland J.C.
7 Britt Davis WR 6-3 205 RS SR Broadview, IL/Riverside-Brookfield
8 Tommy Davis WR 5-11 190 FR East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic
18 Andy Dittbenner P 6-2 205 SR Bloomington, IL/Normal University
86 Dan Edem TE 6-2 210 FR Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
51 Larry English DE 6-3 255 RS SR Aurora, IL/Marmion Academy
47 Connor Flahive FB 6-0 240 RS SO Niles, IL/Notre Dame
32 Jeff Fontana FS 6-0 205 RS JR Libertyville, IL/Libertyville
33 Patrick George DB 5-11 190 SO Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech
3 DeMarcus Grady QB 6-1 200 RS FR Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids
43 T.J. Griffin LB 6-0 230 RS SR Carol Stream, IL/Wheaton North
26 Cory Hanson LB 6-2 225 RS JR Minneapoiis, MN/DeLaSalle
12 Chandler Harnish QB 6-2 210 RS FR Bluffton, IN/Norwell
66 Tony Holmes OT 6-6 330 RS JR Woodbury, MN/Senior
94 John Hopkins DL 6-4 240 SO St. Louis, MO/Oakville
5 Kordero Hunter DB 6-0 170 FR Chicago, IL/Hillcrest/Eisenhower
41 Steve Ivanisevic K 5-11 195 JR Darien, IL/Hinsdale South/Joliet JC
90 Ed Jackson DE 6-3 285 RS SO Belleville, IL/Cahokia
40 Victor Jacques FB 6-1 210 FR Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus
30 James Jefferies CB 5-9 180 RS SO Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel
35 Nick Kamenjarin LB 5-11 200 RS SO Chicago, IL/New Prairie
78 Dan Keller OG 6-6 295 RS SR Racine, WI/St. Catherines
74 Adam Kiel OL 6-5 290 RS FR Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic
31 Tyler Knight DB 5-11 195 RS SO Park Ridge, IL/Maine South
58 Mike Krause DL 6-4 270 RS SO Germantown, WI/Germantown
22 John Kremer DB 5-10 180 RS SO Oswego, IL/Oswego
42 Connor Krisch FB 6-0 220 FR Plainfield, IL/Joliet Catholic
48 Mike Kritikos LB 6-3 220 RS JR Addison, IL/Addison Trail
69 Alex Krutsch DT 6-3 265 RS SR Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg
37 Alex Kube LB 6-0 220 RS SO Cary, IL/Cary-Grove
57 Zach Larsen LB 6-2 225 RS JR Northfield, MN/Northfield
92 Brian Lawson DL 6-3 260 FR Park Forest, IL/Rich East
45 Mike Lepper FB 6-1 230 RS SO Oak Lawn, IL/Richards
11 Marcus Lewis WR 6-3 210 JR Gurnee, IL/Warren
97 Jack Marks TE 6-6 240 RS FR Orland Park, IL/Marist
33 Pat McAvoy FB 6-1 215 RS FR Cary, IL/St. Viator
53 Tim McCarthy LB 6-1 230 RS SR Neenah, WI/Neenah
7 Rashaan Melvin DB 6-2 170 FR Waukegan, IL/Waukegan
15 Ryan Morris QB 6-3 200 RS JR Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago
6 Ryan Neir P 6-3 205 FR Roscoe, IL/Hononegah
89 Ron Newcomb DL 6-3 235 RS FR Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel
19 Dan Nicholson QB 6-3 190 RS SR Chicago, IL/Brother Rice
62 Trevor Olson OL 6-6 290 RS FR Richfield, MN/Richfield
65 Jason Onyebuagu OL 6-2 305 JR Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central
68 Keith Otis OL 6-4 295 RS FR Chicago, IL/Hubbard
55 Nolan Owen DS 5-10 210 SO Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon
81 Nathan Palmer WR 5-11 185 RS FR Elkhart, IN/Central
20 Ricardo Patton DB 6-2 185 RS SO Boulder, CO/Boulder/Morehouse
72 Joe Pawlak OL 6-5 285 RS FR Grayslake, IL/Grayslake
70 Logan Pegram OL 6-3 310 FR Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake
5 Marcus Perez WR 6-0 180 RS SR Elkhart, IN/Central
98 D.J. Pirkle DL 6-0 270 SO Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East
46 David Pratt DB 6-1 205 RS JR Macomb, IL/Macomb
95 Sean Progar-Jackson DE 6-3 250 FR Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South
24 Bradley Pruitt DB 6-1 200 SR Chicago, IL/Hyde Park
2 Melvin Rice CB 5-11 195 SR Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
14 Brandon Rogers QB 6-2 205 FR Broken Arrow, OK/Tulsa Union
99 Craig Rusch DT 6-4 265 RS SR Hilbert, WI/Hilbert
63 Kevin Sabock LB 6-2 210 FR Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
16 Mike Salerno K/P 5-11 165 RS JR Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State
87 Jason Schepler TE 6-3 255 FR Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
9 Matt Schiffler TB 5-10 205 RS JR LaGrange Park, IL/Nazareth Academy
29 Pat Schiller LB 6-2 225 RS FR Geneva, IL/Geneva
85 Matt Simon WR 6-2 210 RS SR Farmington, MN/Farmington
34 Kyle Skarb FB 6-2 220 SO Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich
59 Kevin Skatrud OG 6-7 315 RS JR Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda
35 Alan Smith RB 5-10 200 RS FR Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
38 Mike Sobol SS 6-0 195 RS SO Pevely, MO/Herculaneum
28 Chad Spann RB 5-9 195 SO Indianapolis, IN/North Central
39 Justin Stewart FS 6-1 195 RS SO O'Fallon, IL/Township
61 Panan Tense OG 6-4 300 RS SO Hillside, IL/Fenwick
16 Boone Thorgesen S 6-0 185 RS FR Elburn, IL/Kaneland
42 John Tranchitella LB 6-1 230 JR Addison, IL/Driscoll
17 Greg Turner WR 6-0 195 SR Glendale Heights, IL/Driscoll
6 Jody Van Laanen S 6-0 190 FR Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon
1 Ron Walker WR 6-1 175 FR Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw
71 Scott Wedige OL 6-4 285 RS FR Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area
64 Jake Wertz OT 6-5 305 RS JR Prairie View, IL/Lincolnshire Stevenson
82 Preston Williams WR 5-11 180 RS JR Urbana, IL/Urbana
27 Spencer Williamson SS 6-4 205 RS JR Elkhart, IN/Central
25 Tracy Wilson DB 6-2 200 RS FR Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales

Coaches

Jerry Kill - Head Coach
Tracy Claeys - Defensive Coordinator
Matt Limegrover - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Brian Anderson - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends
P.J. Fleck - Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Tom Matukewicz - Assistant Coach/Linebackers
Jeff Phelps - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Pat Poore - Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
Rob Reeves - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Jay Sawvel - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs and Special Teams
Brad Brachear - Graduate Assistant - Defense
Nate Griffin - Graduate Assistant - Video
Brandon Staley - Graduate Assistant - Recruiting/Operations
Marc Webel - Graduate Assistant - Offense
Adam Clark - Director of Football Operations
Eric Klein - Sports Performance

Numerical
NO NAME POS HT WT Year Hometown/High School/Last College
1 Ron Walker WR 6-1 175 FR Marrero, LA/Archbishop Shaw
2 Melvin Rice CB 5-11 195 SR Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
3 DeMarcus Grady QB 6-1 200 RS FR Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids
4 David Bryant DB 5-10 205 RS JR St. Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins
5 Kordero Hunter DB 6-0 170 FR Chicago, IL/Hillcrest/Eisenhower
5 Marcus Perez WR 6-0 180 RS SR Elkhart, IN/Central
6 Jody Van Laanen S 6-0 190 FR Green Bay, WI/Ashwaubenon
6 Ryan Neir P 6-3 205 FR Roscoe, IL/Hononegah
7 Britt Davis WR 6-3 205 RS SR Broadview, IL/Riverside-Brookfield
7 Rashaan Melvin DB 6-2 170 FR Waukegan, IL/Waukegan
8 Me'co Brown RB 5-7 180 FR Moss Point, MS/Moss Point
8 Tommy Davis WR 5-11 190 FR East St. Louis, IL/Althoff Catholic
9 Matt Schiffler TB 5-10 205 RS JR LaGrange Park, IL/Nazareth Academy
9 Josh Allen LB 6-0 215 SR North Chicago, IL/North Chicago
10 Willie Clark WR 6-1 190 RS FR Roselle, IL/Lake Park
11 Marcus Lewis WR 6-3 210 JR Gurnee, IL/Warren
12 Chandler Harnish QB 6-2 210 RS FR Bluffton, IN/Norwell
13 Evans Adonis WR 6-0 190 RS SR Miami, FL/Southwest
14 Brandon Rogers QB 6-2 205 FR Broken Arrow, OK/Tulsa Union
15 Ryan Morris QB 6-3 200 RS JR Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago
16 Boone Thorgesen S 6-0 185 RS FR Elburn, IL/Kaneland
16 Mike Salerno K/P 5-11 165 RS JR Orland Park, IL/Sandburg/Winona State
17 Greg Turner WR 6-0 195 SR Glendale Heights, IL/Driscoll
18 Andy Dittbenner P 6-2 205 SR Bloomington, IL/Normal University
19 Dan Nicholson QB 6-3 190 RS SR Chicago, IL/Brother Rice
20 Montell Clanton TB 5-9 195 RS SR Rockford, IL/Guilford
20 Ricardo Patton DB 6-2 185 RS SO Boulder, CO/Boulder/Morehouse
21 Justin Anderson TB 6-0 225 RS JR Chicago, IL/Steinmetz
22 John Kremer DB 5-10 180 RS SO Oswego, IL/Oswego
22 Ricky Crider TB 5-9 190 RS SO Evansville, IN/Reitz
23 Kiaree Daniels DB 5-10 190 SO Kissimmee, FL/Osceola/Highland J.C.
24 Bradley Pruitt DB 6-1 200 SR Chicago, IL/Hyde Park
25 Tracy Wilson DB 6-2 200 RS FR Harvey, IL/St. Francis DeSales
26 Cory Hanson LB 6-2 225 RS JR Minneapoiis, MN/DeLaSalle
27 Spencer Williamson SS 6-4 205 RS JR Elkhart, IN/Central
28 Chad Spann RB 5-9 195 SO Indianapolis, IN/North Central
29 Pat Schiller LB 6-2 225 RS FR Geneva, IL/Geneva
30 James Jefferies CB 5-9 180 RS SO Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel
31 Tyler Knight DB 5-11 195 RS SO Park Ridge, IL/Maine South
32 Jeff Fontana FS 6-0 205 RS JR Libertyville, IL/Libertyville
33 Pat McAvoy FB 6-1 215 RS FR Cary, IL/St. Viator
33 Patrick George DB 5-11 190 SO Chicago, IL/Gordon Tech
34 Kyle Skarb FB 6-2 220 SO Hawthorn Woods, IL/Lake Zurich
35 Nick Kamenjarin LB 5-11 200 RS SO Chicago, IL/New Prairie
35 Alan Smith RB 5-10 200 RS FR Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
36 Chase Carter DB 6-0 175 SR Wichita, KS/Wichita Heights/Coffeyville C.C.
37 Alex Kube LB 6-0 220 RS SO Cary, IL/Cary-Grove
38 Mike Sobol SS 6-0 195 RS SO Pevely, MO/Herculaneum
39 Justin Stewart FS 6-1 195 RS SO O'Fallon, IL/Township
40 Victor Jacques FB 6-1 210 FR Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus
41 Steve Ivanisevic K 5-11 195 JR Darien, IL/Hinsdale South/Joliet JC
42 John Tranchitella LB 6-1 230 JR Addison, IL/Driscoll
42 Connor Krisch FB 6-0 220 FR Plainfield, IL/Joliet Catholic
43 T.J. Griffin LB 6-0 230 RS SR Carol Stream, IL/Wheaton North
44 Darnell Bolding LB 6-2 215 RS SO Washington, DC/Bowie/Coffeyville C.C.
45 Jason Cruikshank DE 6-3 220 RS SO Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove
45 Mike Lepper FB 6-1 230 RS SO Oak Lawn, IL/Richards
46 David Pratt DB 6-1 205 RS JR Macomb, IL/Macomb
46 Maurice Coon DE 6-1 250 FR Lakeland, FL/George Jenkins
47 Connor Flahive FB 6-0 240 RS SO Niles, IL/Notre Dame
48 Mike Kritikos LB 6-3 220 RS JR Addison, IL/Addison Trail
49 Anthony Antonacci FB 6-1 240 RS JR Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley
50 Eddie Adamski C 6-3 280 RS JR Kildeer, IL/Carmel
51 Larry English DE 6-3 255 RS SR Aurora, IL/Marmion Academy
52 Phil Brown LB 6-0 220 RS JR Chicago, IL/Morgan Park
53 Tim McCarthy LB 6-1 230 RS SR Neenah, WI/Neenah
54 Jake Coffman DE 6-5 245 RS SO German Valley, IL/Forreston
55 Nolan Owen DS 5-10 210 SO Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon
56 Brandon Bice DE 6-4 250 RS JR McCook, IL/Lyons Township
57 Zach Larsen LB 6-2 225 RS JR Northfield, MN/Northfield
58 Mike Krause DL 6-4 270 RS SO Germantown, WI/Germantown
59 Kevin Skatrud OG 6-7 315 RS JR Brodhead, WI/Brodhead-Juda
60 Jon Brost OT 6-6 300 RS SR Maple Grove, MN/Maple Grove
61 Panan Tense OG 6-4 300 RS SO Hillside, IL/Fenwick
62 Trevor Olson OL 6-6 290 RS FR Richfield, MN/Richfield
63 Kevin Sabock LB 6-2 210 FR Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
64 Jake Wertz OT 6-5 305 RS JR Prairie View, IL/Lincolnshire Stevenson
65 Jason Onyebuagu OL 6-2 305 JR Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central
66 Tony Holmes OT 6-6 330 RS JR Woodbury, MN/Senior
68 Keith Otis OL 6-4 295 RS FR Chicago, IL/Hubbard
69 Alex Krutsch DT 6-3 265 RS SR Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg
70 Logan Pegram OL 6-3 310 FR Silver Lake, KS/Silver Lake
71 Scott Wedige OL 6-4 285 RS FR Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area
72 Joe Pawlak OL 6-5 285 RS FR Grayslake, IL/Grayslake
74 Adam Kiel OL 6-5 290 RS FR Wentzville, MO/St. Dominic
78 Dan Keller OG 6-6 295 RS SR Racine, WI/St. Catherines
80 Landon Cox WR 6-3 215 SO Calumet City, IL/Thornton Fractional North
81 Nathan Palmer WR 5-11 185 RS FR Elkhart, IN/Central
82 Preston Williams WR 5-11 180 RS JR Urbana, IL/Urbana
83 Reed Cunningham TE 6-5 245 RS JR Cambria, WI/Pardeeville
84 Tyler Clasey WR 6-1 190 RS SO Champaign, IL/Centennial
85 Matt Simon WR 6-2 210 RS SR Farmington, MN/Farmington
86 Dan Edem TE 6-2 210 FR Apple Valley, MN/Eastview
87 Jason Schepler TE 6-3 255 FR Sycamore, IL/Sycamore
88 Brandon Beal TE 6-3 250 RS SR St. Louis, MO/Vianney
89 Ron Newcomb DL 6-3 235 RS FR Wheatfield, IN/Chicago Mt. Carmel
90 Ed Jackson DE 6-3 285 RS SO Belleville, IL/Cahokia
92 Brian Lawson DL 6-3 260 FR Park Forest, IL/Rich East
93 Adam Coleman DT 6-3 245 FR Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf
94 John Hopkins DL 6-4 240 SO St. Louis, MO/Oakville
95 Sean Progar-Jackson DE 6-3 250 FR Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South
96 Bryan Beckner TE 6-4 260 RS SO Bourbonnais, IL/Bishop McNamara
97 Jack Marks TE 6-6 240 RS FR Orland Park, IL/Marist
98 D.J. Pirkle DL 6-0 270 SO Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way East
99 Craig Rusch DT 6-4 265 RS SR Hilbert, WI/Hilbert

Coaches

Jerry Kill - Head Coach
Tracy Claeys - Defensive Coordinator
Matt Limegrover - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Brian Anderson - Assistant Coach/Tight Ends
P.J. Fleck - Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Tom Matukewicz - Assistant Coach/Linebackers
Jeff Phelps - Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Pat Poore - Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
Rob Reeves - Assistant Coach/Running Backs
Jay Sawvel - Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs and Special Teams
Brad Brachear - Graduate Assistant - Defense
Nate Griffin - Graduate Assistant - Video
Brandon Staley - Graduate Assistant - Recruiting/Operations
Marc Webel - Graduate Assistant - Offense
Adam Clark - Director of Football Operations
Eric Klein - Sports Performance