2008 Northeastern Football Roster
Roster sorted by number (click any column heading to sort by that category)
| No. | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School/Previous Schools |
| 1 | Darryl Jones | So. | DB | 5'10 | 184 | Landover, MD | St. John's College High |
| 2 | Nate Thellen | So. | DB | 6'2 | 201 | Brockton, MA | Brockton |
| 3 | Matt Carroll | Fr. | QB | 6'2 | 225 | Kennett Square, PA | Unionville |
| 4 | John Sperrazza | Sr. | QB | 6'2 | 247 | Mansfield, MA | Mansfield |
| 5 | Chris Plum | Sr. | WR | 6'2 | 215 | Deptford, NJ | Gloucester Catholic |
| 6 | Jesse Sparks | Fr. | WR | 5'10 | 165 | Cambridge, MA | Cambridge Rindge & Latin |
| 7 | Steven Murray Sesay | Fr. | DB | 5'10 | 165 | Fort Washington, MD | Friendly |
| 8 | Tony Lott | Jr. | WR | 6'3 | 223 | Owings Mills, MD | McDonough School |
| 9 | Alex Broomfield | Sr. | RB | 5'7 | 192 | Miami, FL | Chaminade-Madonna |
| 10 | Anthony Orio | Sr. | QB | 6'2 | 240 | Voorhees, NJ | Eastern Regional |
| 11 | Peter Jean-Francois | Fr. | DB | 5'10 | 185 | Davie, FL | University School of NSU |
| 12 | Alex Dulski | So. | QB | 6'4 | 215 | Walpole, MA | Walpole |
| 13 | Matt Reingold | So. | DB | 6'0 | 195 | Upper Grandview, NY | Nyack |
| 14 | Demetrius Biggs | So. | DB | 6'0 | 195 | Marietta, GA | Marietta |
| 15 | T.J. Jackson | RFr. | WR | 6'1 | 185 | Newnan, GA | Northgate |
| 16 | Paul Branco | So. | K | 5'9 | 163 | Brockton, MA | Brockton |
| 17 | Alton Bradley | Jr. | LB | 6'2 | 230 | Chesapeake, VA | Western Branch |
| 18 | Jocquez Fears | Fr. | DB | 5'9 | 185 | Fairburn, GA | Creekside/Whitewater |
| 19 | Alan Battista | RFr. | K | 5'9 | 180 | Belchertown, MA | Williston Northampton School |
| 20 | Elijah Harris | Fr. | DB | 5'9 | 180 | North Attleboro, MA | North Attleboro |
| 21 | Cord Parks | Sr. | DB | 5'11 | 189 | Decatur, GA | Stone Mountain |
| 22 | Mat Johnson | Jr. | K | 5'10 | 153 | Ankeny, IA | Ankeny |
| 23 | David Racca | Jr. | WR | 5'10 | 150 | Northboro, MA | Algonquin |
| 24 | Rashad Jordan | Jr. | DB | 6'0 | 194 | Dorchester, MA | Catholic Memorial |
| 25 | Jake Catlin | RFr. | DB | 5'11 | 208 | Ashburnham, MA | Oakmont Regional |
| 26 | Lloyd Clarke | So. | FB | 6'0 | 224 | Winter Park, FL | Winter Park |
| 27 | Tony Torres | RFr. | RB | 6'0 | 200 | Jamaica Plain, MA | Wayland |
| 28 | Emmanuel Matthews | Fr. | DB | 6'0 | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA | Pittsburgh Central Catholic |
| 29 | Jay Bornstein | So. | WR | 6'2 | 224 | Norton, MA | Bishop Feehan |
| 30 | John Griffin | So. | RB | 6'0 | 197 | Westminster, MA | Oakmont Regional |
| 31 | Tyler Church | So. | FB | 5'4 | 191 | Scottsdale, AZ | Horizon |
| 32 | Branden Crosson | Fr. | DB | 6'0 | 183 | Sicklerville, NJ | Winslow Township |
| 33 | Ben Burud | RFr. | LB | 6'3 | 207 | Townsend, MA | North Middlesex |
| 34 | Craig Kenney | Sr. | LB | 6'1 | 227 | Branford, CT | Branford |
| 35 | Derrick Brisbane | Fr. | LB | 6'0 | 215 | Newnan, GA | Northgate |
| 36 | Josh Weinstein | RFr. | WR | 5'11 | 185 | Mashpee, MA | Bishop Stang |
| 37 | TJ Strunk | Fr. | DB | 5'7 | 175 | West Palm Beach, FL | Benjamin/Northfield Mt. Hermon |
| 38 | Chris Byrne | Jr. | DL | 6'3 | 251 | Tewksbury, MA | Tewksbury |
| 40 | Dan Elwood | Jr. | FB | 6'2 | 226 | Walpole, MA | Walpole/Worcester Academy |
| 41 | Devone Williams | So. | DB | 5'8 | 159 | Southbridge, MA | Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall |
| 42 | Isaac Whitworth | Fr. | DB | 6'0 | 191 | Milton, MA | Catholic Memorial |
| 43 | Nick Netta | Fr. | LB | 6'0 | 204 | Watchung, NJ | Watchung Hills Regional |
| 44 | Kerry Pollard | Jr. | LB | 6'0 | 235 | Upper Marlboro, MD | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 45 | Erik Lichter | Fr. | LB | 5'11 | 205 | Coconut Grove, FL | Gulliver Preparatory |
| 46 | Phil Higgins | Jr. | LB | 5'11 | 211 | Accokeek, MD | Gwynn Park |
| 47 | Chad Parham | So. | LB | 6'1 | 227 | Fairburn, GA | Creekside |
| 48 | Ed Gosa | Fr. | LB | 6'2 | 200 | Jonesboro, GA | Banneker |
| 49 | Cornelius Bunch | Sr. | LB | 6'0 | 216 | Philadelphia, PA | Central |
| 50 | Michael Laperriere | RFr. | DL | 6'3 | 240 | Buzzards Bay, MA | Wareham |
| 51 | Dan Mason | Jr. | OL | 6'4 | 280 | Holliston, MA | Xaverian Brothers |
| 52 | Jon Jeune | RFr. | LB | 5'9 | 231 | Highland Mills, NY | Don Bosco Prep |
| 53 | Joe Piccuirro | So. | LB | 6'1 | 219 | Longmeadow, MA | Longmeadow |
| 54 | Tyler Perkins | Sr. | OL | 6'2 | 302 | Brea, CA | Mater Dei |
| 55 | Corey Thomas | Sr. | DL | 5'10 | 272 | New Britain, CT | New Britain |
| 56 | Matt Cunha | RFr. | DL | 6'5 | 226 | Lexington, MA | Lexington |
| 57 | Mike Lukenda | Jr. | DL | 6'2 | 275 | Downingtown, PA | Downingtown East |
| 59 | Spencer Toth | Fr. | DL | 6'2 | 205 | Boonton, NJ | Seton Hall Prep |
| 60 | Brian Palangi | Fr. | OL | 6'4 | 286 | Nahant, MA | Swampscott |
| 62 | Art Dias | Sr. | OL | 6'2 | 274 | Brockton, MA | Brockton |
| 63 | Zach Abrams | Jr. | OL | 6'1 | 230 | Sharon, MA | Xaverian Brothers |
| 64 | John Pfund | Jr. | DL | 6'2 | 285 | Doylestown, PA | Central Bucks East |
| 65 | Kevin Newhall | Jr. | OL | 6'4 | 289 | Malden, MA | Malden |
| 67 | Jeff Black | Fr. | OL | 6'1 | 240 | Rochester, NY | Irondequoit |
| 70 | Greg Niland | So. | OL | 6'5 | 291 | East Bridgewater, MA | Coyle-Cassidy |
| 71 | Dan Duggan | Fr. | OL | 6'0 | 270 | Hyde Park, MA | Boston Latin |
| 72 | Yaroslav Mukha | RFr. | OL | 6'5 | 314 | Philadelphia, PA | Northeast |
| 73 | Frank McPhee | Fr. | OL | 6'3 | 295 | Weymouth, MA | Catholic Memorial |
| 74 | Geoffrey Morris | Jr. | OL | 6'6 | 292 | Havertown, PA | Haverford Township |
| 76 | Martin Wallace | Fr. | OL | 6'6 | 285 | New York, NY | Beacon School |
| 78 | Matt Allain | Jr. | OL | 6'4 | 325 | Worcester, MA | St. Peter-Marian |
| 79 | Gregory Martell | RFr. | OL | 6'5 | 294 | Mansfield, MA | Mansfield |
| 80 | Greg Abelli | So. | WR | 5'11 | 170 | Billerica, MA | Billerica/New Hampton School |
| 81 | Mike Murphy | Fr. | WR | 6'2 | 180 | Chelmsford, MA | Chelmsford |
| 82 | Ron Conway | Jr. | P/WR | 6'3 | 200 | Norton, MA | Bishop Feehan |
| 83 | Brian Mandeville | Sr. | TE | 6'7 | 253 | Walpole, MA | Walpole |
| 85 | Ty Sibert | Jr. | TE | 6'1 | 251 | Glenn Dale, MD | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 87 | Adhir Ravipati | Jr. | WR | 6'5 | 200 | Saratoga, CA | Harker/San Diego |
| 88 | Mark Lorber | RFr. | TE | 6'3 | 227 | San Diego, CA | St. Augustine |
| 89 | Conor Gilmartin-Donohue | So. | TE | 6'6 | 253 | White Plains, NY | White Plains |
| 90 | David Akinniyi | So. | LB | 6'4 | 245 | Rocklin, CA | Rocklin |
| 91 | Mark Washington | Sr. | DL | 6'7 | 235 | Raceland, LA | Central Lafourche |
| 92 | Sean Fracalossi | Jr. | DL | 6'4 | 254 | Mt. Carmel, PA | Mt. Carmel |
| 93 | Floran Kacaku | Jr. | LB | 6'0 | 228 | Roslindale, MA | Hyde Park |
| 94 | Wil Colon | Sr. | DL | 6'3 | 261 | Lowell, MA | Lowell/Bridgton Academy |
| 95 | Jeff Emmons | Fr. | DL | 6'3 | 242 | Acton, MA | Acton-Boxboro/Worcester Academy |
| 96 | Woody Romelus | Jr. | DL | 6'5 | 268 | Brockton, MA | Brockton |
| 97 | Jason Vega | Jr. | DL | 6'5 | 265 | Brockton, MA | Brockton |
| 99 | David Button | RFr. | K | 6'2 | 205 | Concord, MA | Concord-Carlisle |
Captains: Craig Kenney, Brian Mandeville, Cord
Pakrs, Corey Thomas
Head Coach:
Rocky Hager (Minot State '74), fifth
season
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks:
Eddie Davis (Texas A&M '77)
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line:
Wally Dembowski (Holy Cross '88)
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs:
Rapheal Dowdye (West Virginia Wesleyan
'96)
Offensive Line:
Brian Surace (Gettysburg '95)
Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs:
Chris Ostrowsky (New Jersey City '93)
Outside Linebackers/Video Coordinator:
Frank McArdle (James Madison '04)
Inside Linebackers:
Ralph Clark (Robert Morris '98)
Wide Receivers:
Luke Ewalt (Jacksonville '03)
Defensive Assistant:
Michael Lichten (New Hampshire '08)
Tight Ends:
Eric Ouellette (Maine '07)
Strength & Conditioning:
Joel St. Cyr (Springfield '89)
