THIRD AND DATA

Roster

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

Season
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2008 roster

Players

31

Rated recruits

9

29% of the roster

Average stars

2.78

Among rated players only

Transfers in

0

Matched by name to the portal

31 players23 of 31 have recorded statistics in 2008 · Their lines are this season only. The rest show career totals through 2008, marked career, at every school they have played for.

Offense

Quarterbacksby position, then this season's passing yards1
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB8Adam Weber2yr
    2,761 Pass yds15 TD8 Int62.2 Cmp%233 Rush yds
Running backsby position, then this season's rushing yards4
  • —No recruiting profile foundFB35Jon Hoese1yr
    4 Car5 Rush yds2 TD1.3 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2De'Leon Eskridge1yr
    184 Car678 Rush yds7 TD3.7 Rush avg
    29 Rec181 Rec yds6.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Duane Bennett2yr
    32 Car140 Rush yds2 TD4.4 Rush avg
    12 Rec125 Rec yds10.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB20Jay Thomas3yr
    7 Car24 Rush yds0 TD3.4 Rush avg
    2 Rec4 Rec yds2.0 Rec avg
Receiversby position, then this season's receiving yards7
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Eric Decker3yr
    84 Rec1,074 Rec yds7 TD12.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR16Ben Kuznia1yr
    31 Rec310 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR1Brandon Green1yr
    20 Rec298 Rec yds1 TD14.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR39Ralph Spry2yr
    7 Rec63 Rec yds0 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR5Brodrick Smith1yr
    5 Rec50 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitWR6Da'Jon McKnight1yr
    3 Rec38 Rec yds1 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR9David Pittman1yr
    4 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
Tight endsby position, then this season's receiving yards1
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE48Nick Tow-Arnett2yr
    10 Rec211 Rec yds1 TD21.1 Rec avg

Defense

Linebackersby position, then this season's interceptions3
Defensive backsby position, then this season's interceptions7
Position not listedby recruiting8

Most of this roster has no recruiting profile. CFBD's athlete links thin out going backwards — roughly two-thirds of a 2026 roster can be matched against about one in twenty of a 2004 one — so an em dash here usually means no profile was found rather than a player nobody rated. Hover a star to see which.

Minnesota roster — 2008 · Third and Data