2008 Football Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High school/Junior college)
1 Jake Sharp RB 5-10 190 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central HS)
2 Raymond Brown WR 6-3 205 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter College Prep)
4 Gary Green RB 5-9 175 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (James Madison HS)
5 Todd Reesing QB 5-11 200 Jr. Austin, Texas (Lake Travis HS)
6 Rell Lewis WR 5-10 198 Fr. Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS)
7 Patrick Resby S 6-0 200 Sr. Houston, Texas (Forest Brook HS/ Navarro CC)
8 Joe Mortensen LB 6-1 250 Sr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley HS)
9 Raimond Pendleton WR 5-11 192 Jr. Garland, Texas (South Garland HS)
10 Kerry Meier QB/WR 6-3 220 Jr. Pittsburg, Kan. (Pittsburg HS)
11 A.J. Steward QB 6-4 223 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Riverview Gardens HS)
12 James Holt LB 6-3 222 Sr. Altus, Okla. (Altus HS)
13 Marcus Herford WR 6-3 208 Sr. DeSoto, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
14 Stephen Hoge K 6-4 216 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North HS)
16 Chris Harris DB 6-0 180 So. Bixby, Okla. (Bixby HS)
16 Jacob Branstetter PK 5-10 175 Fr. Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur HS)
17 Tyler Lawrence QB 6-3 217 So. Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West HS)
18 Xavier Rambo WR 6-0 195 So. Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS)
19 Reece Petty WR 6-2 195 So. Liberal, Kan. (Liberal HS)
19 Kale Pick QB 6-2 200 Fr. Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City HS)
22 Kyle Davis P 5-10 200 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Rockhurst HS)
22 Angus Quigley RB 6-2 222 Jr. Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne HS)
23 Ryan Murphy WR 5-10 174 Fr. Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)
24 Kendrick Harper DB 5-9 190 Sr. Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County HS/Butler County CC)
25 Darrell Stuckey S 6-1 205 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Washington HS)
26 Phillip Strozier DB 6-0 196 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)
27 Darin Dersten DB 5-10 179 So. Ford, Kan. (Bucklin HS/Dodge City JC)
28 Eric Tyler S 6-0 185 Fr. Kansas City, Kan. (Schlagle HS)
29 Isiah Barfield WR 6-0 175 Fr. Haven, Kan. (Haven HS)
30 Anthony Davis DB 6-0 192 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. (East Central HS)
31 Brian Blackwell S 5-10 196 Fr. Herington, Kan. (Herington HS)
31 Steven Foster FB 6-2 235 Fr. Sedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS)
32 Carmon Boyd-Anderson RB 6-1 200 So. Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville HS)
33 Brian Murphy RB 5-8 168 Fr. Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)
34 Donte Bean RB 5-10 190 So. Rowlett, Texas (North Garland HS)
36 Tang Bacheyie RB 6-1 211 Sr. Windsor, Ontario (Sandwich HS)
37 Micah Brown WR 6-0 185 Sr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS)
39 Dustin Moomau DB 6-0 190 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North HS/Coffeyville CC)
40 Mike Rivera LB 6-3 255 Sr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)
41 Arist Wright LB 6-0 220 Jr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)
44 Olaitan Oguntodu S 6-0 220 Jr. Mesquite, Texas (John Horn HS)
45 Justin Springer LB 6-4 232 So. Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos HS)
46 Justin Thornton S 6-1 202 Jr. St. Joseph, Mo. (Central HS)
47 Matt Bouwie WR 5-11 170 So. Wichita, Kan. (Heights HS)
47 Maxwell Onyegbule DE 6-5 251 Jr. Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS)
49 Drew Dudley LB 6-2 227 So. College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)
50 Ryan Cantrell OL 6-3 295 Sr. Sugar Land, Texas (William P. Clements HS)
51 Dakota Lewis LB 6-1 202 So. Sulphur, Okla. (Sulphur HS)
52 Steven Johnson LB 6-2 225 Fr. Media, Pa. (Strath Haven HS)
53 Chris Heinz LB 6-3 205 Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)
56 Kayl Anderson LS 6-2 250 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley HS)
57 Chea Peterman LB 6-2 212 Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS)
58 Jake Schermer LB 6-2 220 Jr. Nixa, Mo. (Ozark HS)
59 Sal Capra OL 6-3 290 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS)
60 Jose Rodriguez OL 6-6 293 Jr. LaPuente, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS)
62 Alex Smith OL 5-11 280 So. Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS)
63 Ian Wolfe OL 6-5 283 So. Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS)
66 Adrian Mayes OL 6-3 305 Sr. Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS)
68 Carl Wilson OL 6-4 286 So. Redlands, Calif. (East Valley HS)
70 Matt Darton OL 6-6 310 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (University City HS)
74 Jeff Spikes OL 6-6 314 Fr. Painesville, Ohio (Harvey HS)
75 Nathan D'Cunha OL 6-6 307 Jr. Campbelltown, NSW, Australia (St. Gregory's/Santa Barbara CC)
77 Jeremiah Hatch OL 6-3 311 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)
79 Chet Hartley OL 6-4 310 Sr. Kingman, Kan. (Kingman HS/Butler County CC)
80 Dezmon Briscoe WR 6-3 200 So. Dallas, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
81 Russell Brorsen DE 6-4 240 Sr. Stillwater, Okla. (Stillwater HS)
81 Johnathan Wilson WR 6-3 187 So. Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS)
82 Nick Plato TE 6-6 228 Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS)
84 Jeff Wheeler DE 6-7 260 Jr. Houston, Texas (Clear Lake HS)
85 Rod Harris Jr. WR 6-2 200 So. Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS/Blinn JC)
87 Bradley Dedeaux TE 6-3 249 So. Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City HS)
87 John Larson DE 6-3 250 Sr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Pembroke Hill HS)
88 Dexton Fields WR 6-0 204 Sr. Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS)
89 Tertavian Ingram WR 6-0 195 So. Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS)
90 Richard Alspaugh DE 6-4 241 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest HS)
91 Jake Laptad DE 6-4 237 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)
92 Patrick Dorsey DT 6-0 271 Fr. Houston, Texas (Yates HS)
94 Caleb Blakesley DL 6-5 290 Jr. Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa HS)
96 Dustin Spears DE 6-5 235 Sr. Osborne, Kan. (Osborne HS/Garden City CC)
97 Richard Johnson Jr. DE 6-2 279 Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)
98 Justin Pessetto OL 6-3 274 So. Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)
99 Jamal Greene DE 6-4 301 So. Kansas City, Kan. (Washington HS)
  Tim Biere TE 6-4 240 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside HS)
  Greg Brown DB 5-11 164 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS)
  Jocques Crawford RB 6-1 230 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS/Cisco JC)
  Tanner Hawkinson TE 6-6 200 Fr. McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)
  Ben Lueken OL 6-6 300 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade HS)
  Trevor Marrongelli OL 6-4 285 Fr. Rolling Rock, Texas (Westwood HS)
  D.J. Marshall DE 6-4 230 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS)
  Darius Parish DT 6-4 325 Fr. Wichita, Kan. (North HS)
  Daymond Patterson WR 5-9 175 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS)
  Corrigan Powell DB 5-10 161 Fr. Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS)
  Sean Ransburg ATH 6-1 195 Fr. Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)
  Josh Richardson OLB 6-4 200 Fr. Dublin, Ohio (Scioto HS)
  Alonso Rojas P 6-3 220 So. Miami, Fla. (Killian HS/Bowling Green)
  Lubbock Smith DB 5-11 190 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)
  John Williams OL 6-4 335 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. (Washington HS)
  Duane Zlatnik DE 6-4 260 Fr. Rossville, Kan. (Rossville HS)


Coaching Staff

Mark Mangino, Head coach, 37-36, seventh season (Youngstown State, 1987)

Ed Warinner, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Mount Union, 1984)

Clint Bowen, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties (Kansas, 1994)

John Reagan, Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator (Syracuse 1994)

Brandon Blaney, Tight Ends, Recruiting (Youngstown State, 1999)

Louie Matsakis, Running Backs/Special Teams (Emporia State, 2000)

Je'Ney Jackson, Cornerbacks (Wyoming, 1998)

Steve Tovar, Linebackers (Ohio State, 2002)

David Beaty, Wide Receivers (Lindenwood, 1994)

Joe Bob Clements, Defensive Line (Kansas State, 1999)

Chris Dawson, Strength and Conditioning (Oklahoma, 1995)

George Matsakis, Director of Football Operations (Kansas State, 1993)

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