2008 Western Michigan football roster
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| # | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown (Prev School) | |
| 01 | Biggers, E.J. | CB | 6-00 | 180 | Sr. | North Miami Beach, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 01 | Wiggins, Doug | S | 5-11 | 197 | So. | North Miami Beach, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 02 | West, Brandon | RB | 5-10 | 188 | Jr. | Brunswick, GA (Camden County High School) | |
| 03 | Hiller, Tim | QB | 6-05 | 228 | Jr. | Orrville, OH (Orrville High School) | |
| 04 | Murray, Jamelle | WR | 5-08 | 167 | So. | Delray, FL (Atlantic High School) | |
| 05 | Lawrence, Deshon | WR | 6-00 | 175 | RFr. | College Park, GA (Westlake High School) | |
| 06 | Fryar, Londen | CB | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. | Jobstown , NJ (Holy Cross High School) | |
| 07 | Simpson, Jamie | RB | 6-01 | 237 | Fr. | Dowagiac, MI (Dowagiac Union High School) | |
| 08 | Dawsey, Kelly | CB | 6-00 | 177 | Fr. | Valdosta, GA (Lowndes High School) | |
| 09 | Delmas, Louis | FS | 5-11 | 196 | Sr. | North Miami Beach, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 10 | Reedy, Dennis | QB | 6-02 | 199 | Sr. | South Lyon, MI (South Lyon High School) | |
| 11 | Julien, Schneider | WR | 5-10 | 175 | Sr. | Miami, FL (Foothill College) | |
| 12 | Arnheim, Robert | QB | 6-02 | 195 | RFr. | Orlando, FL (Edgewater High School) | |
| 14 | Carder, Alex | QB | 6-02 | 205 | Fr. | Shawnee, KS (Shawnee Mission NW High School) | |
| 15 | Dorcely, Andy | FS | 6-00 | 194 | Jr. | Miami, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 16 | Williams, Anthony | TE | 6-02 | 230 | So. | Miami, FL (Miami Edison High School) | |
| 17 | Potter, John | K | 6-02 | 195 | Fr. | Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven High School) | |
| 18 | Burdi, Drew | QB | 6-01 | 198 | So. | Downers Grove, IL (Downers Grove High School) | |
| 19 | Price, Josh | CB | 6-00 | 195 | Fr. | Jacksonville, FL (Terry Parker High School) | |
| 20 | Clark, Caleb | WR | 6-02 | 212 | Jr. | Calgary, AB (Bow Valley High School) | |
| 21 | Sadler, Ravelle | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH (Colerain High School) | |
| 22 | Thompson, Glenis | RB | 5-08 | 210 | Jr. | West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Lake High School) | |
| 23 | Winchester, Aaron | RB | 5-09 | 190 | Fr. | North Miami Beach, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 25 | Jagels, Alex | QB | 6-03 | 210 | So. | Rochester, MI (Rochester High School) | |
| 25 | Lewis, David | CB | 5-10 | 170 | So. | Deefield Beach, FL (Deerfield Beach High School) | |
| 26 | Morris, Caleb | K | 6-00 | 210 | So. | Coudersport, PA (Maryland) (Coudersport High School) | |
| 26 | Wilson, C.J. | FS | 6-02 | 206 | Sr. | Chicago, IL (North Chicago High School) | |
| 27 | Simmons, Jamarko | WR | 6-02 | 234 | Sr. | Flint, MI (Central High School) | |
| 27 | Stewart, Vernon | SS | 5-11 | 190 | RFr. | Canton, MI (Plymouth High School) | |
| 28 | Dixson, Keith | CB | 6-01 | 185 | RFr. | Flint, MI (Harmony Prep School) (Carman-Ainsworth H.S.) | |
| 29 | Gajos, Scott | LB | 6-00 | 223 | Sr. | Warren, MI (Fitzgerald High School) | |
| 30 | Wallace, Dervon | SS | 6-00 | 180 | RFr. | Stone Mountain, GA (Tower High School) | |
| 31 | Dreher, Paul | TE | 6-05 | 260 | Fr. | Buchanan, MI (Niles High School) | |
| 32 | O'Neill, James | TE | 6-05 | 234 | So. | Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven High School) | |
| 33 | Armstrong, Mario | SS | 6-00 | 188 | So. | Warner Robbins, GA (Northside High School) | |
| 34 | Berry, Jamail | SS | 6-00 | 190 | So. | New Castle, DE (Coffeyville Community College) (William Penn High School) | |
| 34 | Monette, Eric | WR | 6-05 | 180 | Fr. | Portage, MI (Portage Central High School) | |
| 35 | Pritchard, Austin | LB | 6-04 | 233 | Jr. | Lebanon, OH (Lebanon High School) | |
| 36 | Balice, Tim | P | 5-11 | 195 | So. | Ionia, MI (Ionia High School) | |
| 36 | Deshazor, Jaron | RB | 5-08 | 190 | RFr. | Portage, MI (Central High School) | |
| 37 | Armer, Ben | P | 5-10 | 201 | RFr. | Janesville, WI (Parker High School) | |
| 37 | Bunbury, Brooks | K | 5-08 | 188 | So. | Leland, MI (Central High School) | |
| 38 | Prom, Chris | LB | 6-04 | 220 | Fr. | Saukville, WI (Port Washington High School) | |
| 39 | Ross, Waymon | LB | 6-01 | 225 | Fr. | Marathon, FL (Marathon High School) | |
| 40 | Elsworth, Kirk | RB | 6-00 | 225 | Sr. | Goodrich, MI (Goodrich High School) | |
| 40 | Murphy, Matt | LB | 6-01 | 217 | So. | Palos Heights, IL (Drake) (St. Rita High School) | |
| 41 | Krasinski, Dan | LB | 6-00 | 212 | Jr. | Mattawan, MI (Mattawan High School) | |
| 42 | Baliko, Chad | TE | 6-03 | 239 | Jr. | Fenton, MI (Brighton High School) | |
| 42 | Polmanteer, Jason | LB | 6-04 | 235 | Fr. | Battle Creek, MI (Gull Lake High School) | |
| 43 | McCornell, Boston | LB | 6-01 | 233 | Sr. | Macon, GA (Georgia Miltary College) (Northeast High School) | |
| 45 | Vernon, Shaun | LB | 5-11 | 220 | RFr. | Lake Orion, MI (Lake Orion High School) | |
| 46 | Lefere, Patrick | WR | 6-00 | 175 | Fr. | Jackson, MI (Jackson Lumen Christi High School) | |
| 46 | Stephen, Desman | CB | 6-00 | 190 | Sr. | Flint, MI (Central High School) | |
| 47 | Zajac, Mitch | LB | 6-01 | 220 | Fr. | Holt, MI (Holt High School) | |
| 48 | Braska, Justin | DE | 6-04 | 234 | Jr. | DeWitt, MI (DeWitt High School) | |
| 50 | Lackner, Kyle | DE | 6-03 | 230 | Fr. | Naperville, IL (Naperville North High School) | |
| 51 | Porter, Harrison | LB | 6-00 | 200 | So. | Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard High School) | |
| 52 | Smith, Joe | LB | 5-10 | 230 | Fr. | Three Rivers, MI (Mendon High School) | |
| 53 | Pickens, Matt | LB | 6-00 | 215 | So. | Bloomfield, MI (Brother Rice High School) | |
| 54 | Marshall, Greg | DE | 6-00 | 245 | Sr. | Portage, MI (Northern High School) | |
| 55 | Scott, Doug | LB | 6-03 | 210 | Fr. | San Diego, CA (Cathedral Catholic High School) | |
| 57 | Byrne, Ryan | DT | 6-00 | 275 | Fr. | Woodstock, GA (Etowah High School) | |
| 58 | Pethan, Lee | OL | 6-04 | 285 | RFr. | Hilbert, WI (Hilbert High School) | |
| 59 | Duclo, Dustin | LB | 5-10 | 225 | Sr. | Southgate, MI (Anderson High School) | |
| 60 | Mitchell, Nick | OL | 6-01 | 290 | So. | Palatine, IL (William Friend High School) | |
| 61 | Clemens, Nick | OL | 6-04 | 307 | So. | Waunakee, WI (Waunakee High School) | |
| 62 | Galeher, Kevin | OT | 6-05 | 295 | Fr. | Evergreen Park, IL (St. Rita High School) | |
| 63 | Wasikowski, Paul | OG | 6-03 | 291 | Jr. | Cudahy, WI (Cudahy High School) | |
| 64 | Jaeger, Sam | OL | 6-05 | 321 | Fr. | Westville, IN (Chesterton High School) | |
| 65 | Swanson, Phillip | OL | 6-04 | 307 | So. | Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven High School) | |
| 66 | Kelly, Chris | K | 5-10 | 210 | Jr. | Walled Lake, MI (Walled Lake High School) | |
| 67 | Johnson, Rob | OT | 6-04 | 338 | Sr. | Grand Blanc, MI (Grand Blanc High School) | |
| 68 | Cielenski, Cody | DT | 6-02 | 280 | Jr. | Downers Grove, IL (North High School) | |
| 69 | Harrington, Tom | LS | 6-00 | 223 | Jr. | Chicago, IL (St. Rita High School) | |
| 71 | Hamilton, Howard | OL | 6-05 | 270 | Fr. | Southfield, MI (Southfield High School) | |
| 72 | Parker, Anthony | OL | 6-05 | 305 | RFr. | Miami, FL (North Miami Beach High School) | |
| 73 | Fretz, Kevin | OL | 6-03 | 233 | Fr. | Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo Central High School) | |
| 75 | Starkey, Alex | OL | 6-04 | 280 | Fr. | Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) | |
| 76 | Ellingsen, Steve | OT | 6-04 | 307 | Sr. | Crown Point, IN (Crown Point High School) | |
| 77 | Lochmann, Matt | OT | 6-04 | 299 | Jr. | Hartland, WI (Arrowhead High School) | |
| 79 | Jack, Jonathan | OL | 6-06 | 340 | RFr. | Matteson, IL (Marian Catholic High School) | |
| 80 | Kashama, Fernand | DE | 6-03 | 221 | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario (Notre Dame Secondary School) | |
| 80 | Riley, E.J. | WR | 6-00 | 180 | Fr. | Portage, MI (Portage Central High School) | |
| 81 | Nunez, Juan | WR | 6-00 | 172 | So. | Miami, FL (Miami Carol City High School) | |
| 82 | Ledbetter, Branden | TE | 6-05 | 230 | Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, FL (Saint Thomas Aquinas High School) | |
| 83 | White, Jordan | WR | 6-00 | 206 | So. | North Ridgeville, OH (North Ridgeville High School) | |
| 84 | Stevens, Matt | TE | 6-04 | 243 | Jr. | Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South High School) | |
| 85 | Hammond, Blake | TE | 6-05 | 236 | Fr. | Mokena, IL (Lincoln Way East High School) | |
| 86 | Hinds, Scott | WR | 6-03 | 190 | Fr. | Fort Myers, FL (Fort Myers Highland High School) | |
| 87 | Zipfel, Jeff | TE | 6-06 | 215 | Fr. | Ixonia, WI (Kettle Moraine High School) | |
| 89 | Patterson, Seth | WR | 6-03 | 185 | Fr. | Round Rock, TX (Stony Point High School) | |
| 90 | Davidson, Zach | DE | 6-02 | 257 | Sr. | Racine, WI (Washington Park High School) | |
| 91 | Nemeth, Grant | DT | 6-02 | 270 | Sr. | Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South High School) | |
| 92 | Nowak, Drew | DT | 6-04 | 250 | Fr. | Green Bay, WI (De Pere High School) | |
| 93 | Russell, John | DT | 6-03 | 269 | Sr. | Loganville, GA (The Hun School) | |
| 94 | Legrier, Deauntay | DE | 6-01 | 240 | Fr. | Rochelle, GA (Wilcox County High School) | |
| 95 | Pyant, Chris | DT | 6-03 | 269 | So. | Farmington Hills, MI (Harrison High School) | |
| 96 | Peiffer, Weston | DE | 6-04 | 245 | Fr. | Chaska, MN (Chaska High School) | |
| 97 | Bishop, Freddie | DE | 6-04 | 247 | Fr. | Inkster, MI (Carleton Airport High School) | |
| 98 | Flom, Cory | DT | 6-04 | 276 | Sr. | Prior Lake , MN (Academy of Holy Angels) | |
| 99 | Varcadipane, Nick | DT | 6-02 | 285 | Sr. | Totowa, NJ (Passaic Valley High School) |
COACHES
Bill Cubit - Head Coach
Tim Daoust - Assistant Coach - Defensive Secondary
Mike Grant - Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Rick Kravitz - Assistant Coach - Safeties
Peter McCarty - Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Jake Moreland - Assistant Coach - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Steve Morrison - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
A.J. Ricker - Assistant Coach - Offense
Mike Sabock - Assistant Coach - Running Backs/Special Teams
Bob Stanley - Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
Ryan Cubit - Graduate Assistant
Matt Ludeman - Graduate Assistant
Tim Knox - Director of Football Operations