The 2009 Miami Hurricanes football roster has been released. Some initial thoughts:
Ray Ray Armstrong is taking on the challenge of wearing the late Sean Taylor’s legendary #26. Good luck, my man. Huge shoes to fill… Travis Benjamin will be the best looking prospect at #3 Miami has seen in a while. Hoping he can be Tremain Mack-esque on special teams. Plus, fast guys should be in single-digit numbers… Sam Shields traded #83 for #9 and WR for CB. Curious to see that play out… Jamal Reid landed #15 now that Jermaine McKenzie has transferred. When was the last time a Miami great wore #15? I can’t even recall… A.J. Highsmith and Daniel Adderley are both sporting #19 – as it back up QB Matt Perrelli, who amazingly is only entering his senior season I’d have sworn Perrelli had been around long enough to own a national championship ring – maybe two…
Damien Berry in Ed Reed’s old #20, though less pressure there now that he’s remaining at running back… Brandon McGee at #21. Great number… Jared Campbell still wearing the obscure #37. Does he see the field this year?… Joe Wylie still listed at #41 even though he’s transferred to Tennessee State… #47 LaRon Byrd. Hoping for a Playmaker-esque type season for Mike’s old number-sake… Georgia product Shayon Green wearing Jon Vilma’s old #51. Bring it… Marcus Robinson still in linebacker coach Mike Barrow’s old #56. Channel the spirit of the Bermuda Triangle, MR – even though you’re on the defensive line… Nice to see more depth in the 60s and 70s as the offensive line needs more worthwhile bodies… former Miami basketball forward-turned-tight-end Jimmy Graham will sport #80… #83 remains a small guy number with Kendal Thompkins wearing it, a la Sinorice Moss and Shields last year…
Hoping Leonard Hankerson can break the Ryan Moore-like curse that resides with the #85. I’d settle for a Chris T. Moore-type season… Billy Sanders took Jeremy Shockey’s old #88. Live up to the hype, BS… #93 is Luther Robinson and that just sounds like a big guy who is going to put a hurting on you. We’ll see… Ready to see #95 Gavin Hardin in Bryan Pata’s old number this year. Hardin endeared himself to Miami fans with his emotionally-fueled outburst, injured on the sidelines during last year’s Florida State loss. Now it’s time to match it with his show skills. He’ll get his chance Labor Day night against the same foe. Stay tuned.
1 — Harris, Brandon
2 — Cooper, Graig
3 — Benjamin, Travis
4 — Johnson, Aldarius
5 — James, Javarris
6 — Phillips, Randy
7 — Telemaque, Vaughn
8 — Van Dyke, DeMarcus
9 — Shields, Sam
11 — Brown, Arthur
12 — Harris, Jacory
13 — Hill, Ryan
15 — Reid, Jamal
16 — Smith, Cannon
17 — Cook, Taylor
18 — Epps, Dedrick
19 — Highsmith, A.J.
19 — Adderley, Daniel
19 — Perrelli, Matt
20 — Berry, Damien
21 — McGee, Brandon
22 — James, Mike
23 — Johnson, Tervaris
24 — Grant, Chavez
25 — Bosher, Matt
26 — Armstrong, Ray Ray
27 — Miller, Lamar
28 — Collier, Thearon
29 — Nicolas, JoJo
30 — Hill, Patrick
31 — Spence, Sean
32 — Chambers, Lee
34 — Holton, C.J.
35 — Vernon, Olivier
36 — Robinson, Kylan
37 — Campbell, Jared
39 — Hill, Devon
40 — Lucking, Joe
40 — Wieclaw, Jake
41 — Wylie, Joe
43 — Calhoun, John
44 — McCarthy, Colin
45 — Buchanan, Ramon
47 — Byrd, LaRon
48 — Smith, Andrew
49 — Dye, Dyron
49 — Harris, Courtney
50 — Sharpton, Darryl
51 — Green, Shayon
53 — Paalua, Levi
54 — Regis, Micanor
55 — Jones, Ben
56 — Robinson, Marcus
57 — Bailey, Allen
58 — Futch, Jordan
60 — Ivory, Chris
61 — Figueroa, Joel
63 — Horn, Tyler
64 — Fox, Jason
65 — Pipho, Matt
66 — Gunn, Harland
68 — Symonette, Ian
69 — Goldstein, Sean
69 — Byrne, Jake
70 — Trump, A.J.
71 — White, Cory
72 — Washington, Brandon
74 — Franklin, Orlando
75 — Wheeler, Jared
78 — Johnson, Jermaine
80 — Hayes, Chris
80 — Graham, Jimmy
81 — Johnson, Davon
82 — Plein, Stephen
83 — Thompkins, Kendal
84 — Gordon, Richard
85 — Hankerson, Leonard
86 — Streeter, Tommy
88 — Sanders, Billy
88 — Kimball, Kris
90 — Wesley, Steven
91 — Joseph, Joe
92 — Holmes, Josh
93 — Robinson, Luther
94 — Moncur, Eric
95 — Hardin, Gavin
96 — Porter, Curtis
97 — Ojomo, Adewale
98 — Lewis, Jeremy
99 — Forston, Marcus