OFFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) TE 25 CHRIS KENNEALLY (6-0, 235, Sr.) 32 Paul Booker (6-4, 230, R-Fr.) 18 LT 64 VINCE GONZALES (6-4, 275, Jr.) 77 Jordan Migliore (6-6, 295, R-Fr.) LG 55 KYLE O'KEEFE (6-3, 275, So.) 78 Andrew Stevens (6-4, 280, Jr.) C 75 KEVIN RICHARDS (6-2, 270, Sr.) 62 Andy Sparano (5-11, 270, Jr.) RG 62 ANDY SPARANO (5-11, 270, Jr.) 66 Matt Faughnan (6-3, 275, Jr.) RT 71 KEITH PEIFER (6-4, 280, So.) 70 Justin Anderson (6-5, 280, R-Fr.) WR 1 TIM BUSH (5-9, 185, Sr.) 86 Bryon King (5-10, 165, R-Fr.) WR 85 JASON POORE (6-6, 210, Jr.) 87 John Lullen (6-2, 195, So.) QB 7 VINNY ESPOSITO (6-1, 210, Sr.) 9 Frank Blasinsky (6-0, 195, Sr.) FB 46 JUSTIN PETERSEN (6-0, 230, So.) 25 Chris Kenneally (6-0, 235, Sr.) TB 3 DAVID McCARTY (6-0, 215, Sr.) 5 Justin Gannon (5-6, 175, Sr.) UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY <strong>2009</strong> Preseason Depth Chart DEFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) DE 53 MIKE KELLY (6-2, 235, Jr.) 56 Marc Wargo (6-2, 235, So.) DT 91 TREVOR ANDERSON (6-2, 285, Jr.) 95 Zach Gallo (6-0, 245, So.) DE 97 TONY SPARANO (5-11, 245, Sr.) 96 Eddie Delaney (6-6, 235, So.) OLB 50 RICH DUFF (6-1, 210, Sr.) 11 Jon Morgan (6-2, 210, R-Fr.) ILB 54 JUSTIN BRANCACCIO (6-0, 230, Sr.) 45 Dave Plungas (6-2, 230, R-Fr.) ILB 51 CHRIS SIMPSON (6-0, 230, Sr.) 57 Chris Wilk (6-2, 230, So.) OLB 21 DAVE NICOMINI (6-3, 230, Sr.) 24 Chris Blais (6-0, 202, Jr.) CB 18 ROSS BERTRAND (5-11, 185, Jr.) 37 Kareem Cooper (5-9, 185, So.) S 28 EMERSON KINSEY (6-1, 215, Sr.) 22 Justin Hassan (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) FS 31 DAVE CASALE (6-2, 220, Sr.) 27 Jeff Benway (5-11, 200, So.) CB 2 JEAN JUSTE (5-10, 190, Sr.) 19 Daniel Avery (5-9, 165, So.) SPECIALISTS Punter - 68 Bobby Woods, 15 Paul Layton; Placements - 13 Herb Glass, 68 Bobby Woods; Kickoffs - 13 Herb Glass; Snapper - 53 Mike Kelly, 99 Wil Moushey, 9 Frank Blasinsky; Holder - 9 Frank Blasinsky, 17 Ryan Kirchner; Kickoff Returns - 5 Justin Gannon, 86 Bryon King; Punt Returns - 5 Justin Gannon. OFFENSE Offense ...............................................................Multiple Starters Returning ........................................................7 Lettermen Returning ...................................................21 2008 Rushing Offense ......................................200.6 (2) 2008 Passing Offense ......................................162.9 (6) 2008 Total Offense ...........................................363.2 (1) 2008 Scoring Offense .........................................26.1 (4) Players to Watch: WR Tim Bush, QB Vinny Esposito, TB David McCarty, C Kevin Richards DEFENSE ( ) - Northeast Conference Rank Defense ..............................................................Multiple Starters Returning ........................................................7 Lettermen Returning ...................................................23 2008 Rushing Defense .....................................119.1 (1) 2008 Passing Defense .....................................181.8 (4) 2008 Total Defense ...........................................300.8 (2) 2008 Scoring Defense ........................................18.2 (1) Players to Watch: DT Trevor Anderson, ILB Justin Brancaccio, FS Dave Casale, OLB Dave Ni<strong>com</strong>ini UAlbany Football <strong>2009</strong>
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