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2008 Football Roster (By Position)

 

QUARTERBACKS         HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Jacob Catloth        6-0  170  FR  HS  Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School
Kevin Lee            5-11 185  FR  RS  Mission, Kan./Shawnee Mission North High School
John McCoy           5-11 200  SO  RS  North Attleboro, Mass./Southwest Baptist University
Levi Richardson      6-0  185  FR  RS  Claremore, Okla./Sequoyah High School
Jeff Smith           6-0  205  FR  RS  Pittsburg, Kan./St. Mary’s-Colgan High School
Mark Smith           5-11 181  SR  3L  Pittsburg, Kan./St. Mary’s-Colgan High School
  
FULLBACKS            HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Colby Childs         5-11 203  SO  SQ  Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll High School
Todd Hertzog         6-0  235  JR  2L  Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit High School
Nate Morris          5-11 196  JR  TR  Coffeyville, Kan./Coffeyville Community College
Joey Zdeb            5-11 236  FR  HS  Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

TAILBACKS            HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Brandon Clark        5-11 211  SR  1L  Fremont, Calif./De Anza College
Caleb Farabi         5-7  171  SR  3L  Pittsburg, Kan./St. Mary’s-Colgan High School
Terrance Isaac       5-7  181  SO  1L  Luling, La./Coffeyville Community College
Eric Love            5-9  180  FR  RS  Cozad, Neb./Cozad High School

WIDE RECEIVERS       HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Billy Ewy            6-1  194  FR  RS  Louisburg, Kan./Louisburg High School
Derek Fisher         6-2  180  FR  RS  Garden Plain, Kan./Garden Plain High School
Kendall Fisher       6-4  218  JR  1L  Garden Plain, Kan./Garden Plain High School
Ryan Holt            6-0  192  SO  SQ  Louisburg, Kan./Louisburg High School
Jared Jerkins        5-11 204  FR  HS  Houston, Texas/Klein Forest High School
Kiara Jones          5-11 178  FR  RS  Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg High School
Harrison Kush        5-10 179  SR  2L  Louisburg, Kan./Coffeyville Community College
Tyler Larson         6-3  202  SO  TR  Redmond, Wash./Minnesota State Community & Technical College
Marques Nelson       6-3  226  SR  3L  Kansas City, Kan./Sumner Academy
Alex Port            5-9  178  FR  HS  Chesterland, Ohio/West Geauga High School
Aaron Sawyer         6-3  200  FR  HS  Merriam, Kan./Shawnee Mission North High School
Zach Simpson         6-0  175  SO  TR  Miami, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Jon Thomas           5-6  153  FR  RS  Raytown, Mo./Christ Prep Academy
Nathan Thomas        5-10 168  SR  3L  Raytown, Mo./Blue Springs South High School
Dillion Wagnon       6-2  177  FR  HS  Broken Arrow, Okla./Lincoln Christian School

TIGHT ENDS           HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Martin Burke         6-5  262  JR  2L  Baxter Springs, Kan./Baxter Springs High School
Blake Byford         6-1  228  JR  TR  Edmond, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Damyon Dooley        6-3  232  JR  TR  Commerce, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Bristan Kelley       6-6  259  SO  TR  Lee’s Summit, Mo./Northern Illinois University
Ricky Ludeman        6-3  240  JR  1L  Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville High School
Chance Riley         6-2  227  FR  RS  Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville High School
Kyle Speichinger     6-4  230  JR  TR  Basehor, Kan./Butler County Community College

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN    HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Ty Cobb              6-2  270  FR  RS  Jenks, Okla./Jenks High School
Billy Cox            6-1  301  JR  1L  Oklahoma City, Okla./Carl Albert High School
Stephen Cummins      6-2  271  FR  RS  Carthage, Mo./Carthage High School
Grant Garwood        6-1  307  SO  1L  Joplin, Mo./Joplin High School
Travis Greer         6-3  324  SR  3L  Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School
Aaron Kolich         6-2  258  FR  HS  Olathe, Kan./Olathe South High School
Shane McGinnis       6-6  303  SR  3L  Joplin, Mo./Webb City High School
Kendall Molz         6-4  275  SR  3L  Kiowa, Kan./South Barber High School
Jay Nuñez            6-1  262  JR  1L  Alva, Okla./Alva High School
Josh Paoni           6-4  300  SR  2L  Girard, Kan./Girard High School
Nick Pohlmann        6-2  280  SO  SQ  Owensville, Mo./Owensville High School
Nick Pugh            6-4  274  FR  HS  Nowata, Okla./Nowata High School
Kell Smalley         6-0  265  FR  RS  Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley High School
Nick Sloan           6-5  295  FR  HS  Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission West High School
Nick Speed           6-0  285  JR  SQ  Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley High School
Jason Weeks          6-1  302  FR  HS  Oologah, Okla./Oologah High School
Dustin Wiley         6-3  270  SO  SQ  Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington High School

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN    HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Shawn Churchman      6-0  213  JR  SQ  Kansas City, Mo./Saint Pius X High School
Josiah Cody          6-4  267  FR  HS  Skiatook, Okla./Skiatook High School
J.C. Dawes           6-1  278  SR  1L  Baxter Springs, Kan./Coffeyville Community College
Matt Jenkins         5-11 268  SO  SQ  Olathe, Kan./Olathe East High School
J.R. Jones           6-0  304  FR  TR  Norcross, Ga./Hutchinson Community College
Jordan Karr          6-3  255  JR  2L  Paola, Kan./Paola High School
Joe Kennard          6-4  271  JR  SQ  Overland Park, Kan./Butler County Community College
Brock Lohr           6-1  239  JR  1L  Goodland, Kan./Goodland High School
Rashad Pittman       6-2  261  SR  3L  Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington High School
Mike Roberts         6-0  268  JR  2L  Holton, Kan./Holton High School
Ted Thompson         6-3  255  FR  HS  Monument, Colo./Lewis-Palmer High School
Jacob Tupper         5-10 215  SO  SQ  Stilwell, Kan./Blue Valley High School
Joe Uzzel            6-4  225  FR  HS  Catoosa, Okla./Lincoln Christian School

INSIDE LINEBACKERS   HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Ryan Belcher         5-10 213  SR  1L  Webb City, Mo./Webb City High School
Jeremiah Burton      6-1  240  SR  TR  Enid, Okla./Oklahoma State University
Austin Cartright     6-1  205  SR  3L  Joplin, Mo./Joplin High School
Craig Durfee         5-11 204  JR  RS  Salina, Kan./Coffeyville Community College
Antonio Graham       5-10 207  JR  2L  Tulsa, Okla./Union High School
Derek Jackson        5-9  225  FR  RS  Americus, Kan./Northern Heights High School
Bubba Lundy          6-0  218  SO  SQ  Pittsburg, Kan./St. Mary’s-Colgan High School
Giorgio Majors       6-0  198  SR  1L  Houston, Texas/Kilgore College
Rusty Morgan         6-0  224  SR  3L  Cushing, Okla./Cushing High School
Caleb Pazzie         5-11 211  JR  SQ  Augusta, Kan./Augusta High School
Dustin Smith         6-1  224  FR  RS  Spring Hill, Kan./Spring Hill High School

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS  HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Chad Hays            6-0  204  FR  RS  Mapleton, Kan./Uniontown High School
Myles Jennings       5-11 218  SR  SQ  Garden Plain, Kan./Garden City Community College
Jeremy Kadoich       5-10 216  FR  HS  Las Vegas, Nevada/Spring Valley High School
Zack Langston        6-3  220  JR  2L  Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest High School
Alex Lord            5-11 200  FR  HS  Owasso, Okla./Owasso High School
Sean O’Malley        6-1  210  FR  RS  Roeland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission North High School
Thorne Penrod        5-10 178  FR  RS  Nevada, Mo./Nevada High School
Travis Ratliff       6-0  212  SO  SQ  Chanute, Kan./Chanute High School
Brett Shamblin       5-10 198  SR  3L  Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South High School
Luke Stringer        6-4  240  FR  RS  Topeka, Kan./Hayden High School
Chris Swartz         5-11 202  JR  2L  Cherokee, Kan./Southeast High School
Spencer Worthington  6-2  215  FR  RS  Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle High School

DEFENSIVE BACKS      HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Tyler Bennett        5-11 175  FR  HS  Girard, Kan./Girard High School
Sam Byrd             5-9  200  FR  RS  Pryor, Okla./Fort Gibson High School
Dustin Heckroth      6-1  193  JR  TR  Salina, Kan./Hutchinson Community College
Marquis Hines        6-0  197  FR  HS  Houston, Texas/Spring Westfield High School
Jeremy Jackson       6-0  200  SR  1L  Burton, Texas/Blinn College
Alex Kuhlman         6-3  205  SO  1L  Ness City, Kan./Ness City High School
Daron Love           6-1  180  SO  TR  Riviera Beach, Fla./University of Minnesota
Bryan McMurtrey      5-11 184  SR  3L  Kansas City, Kan./Sumner Academy
Elijah Olabode       5-9  179  FR  HS  Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill High School
Caleb Sanders        5-11 186  FR  RS  Carthage, Mo./Carthage High School
Chadd Snyder         6-1  200  JR  2L  Carl Junction, Mo./Carl Junction High School
David Vaughn         5-10 190  SO  1L  Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert High School
Ferrari Welch        6-2  199  JR  TR  San Diego, Calif./Santa Barbara City College
Joe Windscheffel     6-2  217  FR  HS  Smith Center, Kan./Smith Center High School

SPECIAL TEAMS        POS  HT   WT   CL  EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Billy Ewy            LS   6-2  194  FR  RS  Louisburg, Kan./Louisburg High School
Robert Kinsman       LS   5-9  210  FR  RS  Mission, Kan./Shawnee Mission North High School
Brandon McMullen     PK/P 5-11 172  JR  TR  Olathe, Kan./Highland Community College
Jared Witter         PK/P 6-3  202  SO  1L  Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission West High School

COACHING STAFF: Chuck Broyles, Head Coach; Tim Beck, Offensive Coordinator; David Wiemers, Defensive Coordinator; Lance Cullen, Secondary; John Pierce, Running Backs; Carl Roth, Inside Linebackers; Steve Wells, Offensive Line; Larry Garman, Tight Ends; Frank Naccarato, Wide Receivers; Greg Warlop, Outside Linebackers; Richie Adkins, Graduate Assistant, Ike Eguae, Graduate Assistant; Ryan Hellwig, Graduate Assistant; Chris Landqvist, Graduate Assistant; Chad Weeks, Graduate Assistant.