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MINNESOTA ROSTER 1 Rodney Smith RB So. 5-11 205 Jonesboro, Ga. 2 Dior Johnson DB Fr. 6-2 210 Detroit, Mich. 2 Isaiah Gentry WR So. 6-4 225 Cincinnati, Ohio 3 KiAnte Hardin DB So. 5-10 175 Webb City, Mo. 4 Adekunle Ayinde DB Jr. 6-0 205 Blaine, Minn. 5 Jalen Myrick DB Sr. 5-10 205 Bloomingdale, Ga. 5 Melvin Holland Jr. WR So. 6-3 205 Ashburn, Va. 6 Tyler Johnson WR Fr. 6-2 185 Minneapolis, Minn. 6 Ace Roge DB Sr. 6-1 210 Iowa City, Iowa 7 Damarius Travis DB Sr. 6-2 215 Pensacola, Fla. 7 Mitch Leidner QB Sr. 6-4 230 Lakeville, Minn. 8 Mark Williams QB Fr. 6-0 190 Gainestown, Ala. 8 Duke McGhee DB Jr. 6-1 205 Decatur, Ga. 9 Jerry Gibson DL So. 6-3 245 Theodore, Ala. 9 Eric Carter WR Jr. 5-11 195 Lakeland, Fla. 11 Demry Cro? QB So. 6-5 200 Rockford, Ill. 11 Antoine Win=eld Jr. DB Fr. 5-10 195 The Woodlands, Texas 12 Cody Poock LB Jr. 6-2 230 Okoboji, Iowa 12 Hunter Register WR Fr. 6-5 215 Lafayette, La. 13 Jonathan Celestin LB Jr. 6-1 220 Jonesboro, Ga. 14 Zo Craighton DB Fr. 6-1 195 Geismar, La. 15 Conor Rhoda QB Jr. 6-3 215 Eagan, Minn. 15 Everett Williams LB Jr. 6-1 235 Mans=eld, Texas 16 Coney Durr CB Fr. 5-10 190 Baton Rouge, La. 17 Jacob Hu> DB So. 5-11 205 Bolingbrook, Ill. 17 Seth Green QB Fr. 6-4 235 Woodbury, Minn. 18 Ryan Santoso P Jr. 6-6 250 Pace, Fla. 18 Clay Geary WR Fr. 5-10 185 Lakeville, Minn. 19 Gary Moore DL So. 6-4 295 Mobile, Ala. 19 Michael Conway WR Jr. 6-5 225 La Crescent, Minn. 20 Adam Mayer WR Fr. 6-1 215 Walnut Creek, Calif. 20 Julian Hu> LB So. 6-0 225 Bolingbrook, Ill. 21 Ray Buford DB Fr. 6-2 200 Detroit, Mich. 22 Joey Gorgen DB Fr. 6-0 180 Mineral Point, Wis. 22 Kobe McCrary RB Jr. 6-1 235 Chipley, Fla. 23 Shannon Brooks RB So. 6-0 210 Atlanta, Ga. 24 Drew Hmielewski WR Fr. 6-1 195 Mahall, Minn. 24 Troy Dipre DB Fr. 6-0 210 Solon, Ohio 25 Phillip Howard WR Fr. 5-11 185 Minneapolis, Minn. 25 Payton Jordahl LS So. 6-2 225 Perham, Minn. 26 Brian Smith WR Jr. 6-4 210 Milwaukee, Wis. 26 Calvin Swenson DB Fr. 6-0 205 Kaukauna, Wis. 27 James Johannesson RB Fr. 6-1 230 Fargo, N.D. 28 Jonathan Femi-Cole RB Fr. 6-0 225 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 29 Carlton Djam RB So. 5-11 215 Lindstrom, Minn. 30 Eric Amoako DB Sr. 5-11 195 Arlington, Texas 31 Kiondre Thomas DB Fr. 6-0 180 Fort Smith, Ark. 32 Brady Wieland DB Fr. 5-11 185 Milwaukee, Wis. 33 Andrew Harte K Jr. 6-0 181 Downe Grove, Ill. 33 Tamarion Johnson DL Fr. 6-5 215 Detroit, Mich. 34 Logan McElfresh P So. 6-1 205 Brainerd, Minn. 34 Antonio Shenault DB So. 5-11 180 Roselle, Ill. 35 Jaylen Wate LB Fr. 6-3 255 Killeen, Texas 36 Blake Cashman LB So. 6-2 225 Eden Prairie, Minn. 37 John Mack K Fr. 6-0 185 Hartland, Wis. 38 Emmit Carpenter K So. 6-0 199 Green Bay, Wis. 39 Trey Hansen LS Fr. 6-2 205 Cedar Falls, Iowa 40 Alexander Starks DB Sr. 5-11 200 Plain=eld, Ill. 40 Connor Mohs FB Fr. 6-1 240 Woodbury, Minn. 41 Thomas Barber LB Fr. 6-1 240 Plymouth, Minn. 42 Ko Kie? TE Fr. 6-4 230 Sioux Center, Iowa 42 Justin Juenemann K Jr. 6-0 175 Phillipsburg, Kan. 43 Bailey Schoenfelder LB Fr. 6-3 220 Huron, S.D. 44 Colton Beebe TE Fr. 6-3 270 Kansas City, Kan. 45 Nick Hart TE Jr. 6-5 245 Prior Lake, Minn. 45 Carter Coughlin LB Fr. 6-4 220 Eden Prairie, Minn. 46 Winston DeLattiboudere DL Fr. 6-3 240 Baltimore, Md. 47 Jacob Herbe P Fr. 6-2 215 Battle Creek, Mich. 48 Blake Weber LB Jr. 6-1 225 Prior Lake, Minn. 49 Kamal Martin LB Fr. 6-3 225 Burnsville, Minn. 50 Jack Lynn LB Sr. 6-3 240 Lake Zurich, Ill. 52 Yoshoub Timms DL Sr. 6-2 295 Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 53 Luke Rasmussen OL So. 6-7 295 Brook=eld, Wis. 55 Connor Mayes OL Jr. 6-5 330 Van Alstyne, Texas 56 Nick Rallis LB Sr. 5-11 240 Edina, Minn. 58 Quinn Oseland OL Fr. 6-6 320 Spring=eld, Ill. 59 Ray Dixon LB Jr. 6-3 225 Loxahatchee, Fla. 60 Matt Leidner OL Jr. 6-2 290 Lakeville, Minn. 61 Bronson Dovich OL Fr. 6-5 300 Chaska, Minn. 62 Jared Weyler OL So. 6-4 305 Dayton, Ohio 63 Ryan Just OL Jr. 6-4 290 Rochester, Minn. 64 Conner Olson OL Fr. 6-5 295 Monticello, Minn. 66 Ted Stieber OL Fr. 6-6 320 Akron, Ohio 70 Chad Fahning OL Jr. 6-6 290 St. Paul, Minn. 71 Sam Schlueter OL Fr. 6-6 290 Victoria, Minn. 73 Donnell Greene OL So. 6-7 345 Marietta, Ga. 74 Nick Connelly OL Fr. 6-7 300 Red Wing, Minn. 75 Noah Kuehn OL Fr. 6-6 305 Eagan, Minn. 76 Vincent Calhoun OL Jr. 6-4 330 Roswell, Ga. 77 Tyler Moore OL So. 6-4 305 Galena Park, Texas 78 Garrison Wright OL Jr. 6-4 320 Beattie, Kan. 79 Jonah Pirsiq OL Sr. 6-9 325 Blue Earth, Minn. 80 Nate Wozniak TE Jr. 6-10 275 Greenwood, Ind. 81 Duke Anyanwu TE Jr. 6-4 245 Blaine, Minn. 82 Drew Wolitaky WR Sr. 6-3 220 Santa Clarita, Calif. 83 Danny Pietruszewski TE Fr. 6-3 225 South St. Paul, Minn. 84 Will Reger WR So. 6-3 198 Burnsville, Minn. 85 Bryce Witham TE Fr. 6-4 250 Grand Rapids, Mich. 86 Brandon Lingen TE Jr. 6-5 250 Wayzata, Minn. 87 Gaelin Elmore DL Jr. 6-6 275 Someet, Wis. 88 Rashad Still WR So. 6-5 205 El Paso, Texas 89 Matt Moe WR Fr. 6-1 190 Apple Valley, Minn. 90 Sam Renner DL Fr. 6-4 250 Maple Grove, Minn. 91 Julien Kafo DL So. 6-4 265 Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada 92 Tai'yon Deve DL Fr. 6-4 215 Pompano Beach, Fla. 92 Sam White DL Fr. 6-3 265 Muskego, Wis. 93 Merrick Jackson DL Jr. 6-2 320 East St. Louis, Ill. 95 Hendrick Ekpe DL Sr. 6-5 240 Lewisville, Texas 96 Steven Richardson DL Jr. 6-0 300 Chicago, Ill. 97 Scott Ekpe DL Sr. 6-4 285 Lewisville, Texas 99 Andrew Stelter DL Jr. 6-4 290 Owatonna, Minn. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT RODNEY SMITH Averaging 5.1 yards per carry, Smith has emerged as Minnesota's lead back through the first three games. Penn State's depleted defense has to contain him if the Lions are going to get their first Big Ten win of the season. STEVEN RICHARDSON A three-year starter, Richardson is off to an excellent start in 2016, leading Min- nesota in tackles for loss (5.0). He's also totaled two sacks and a fumble recovery, so PSU's offensive line will have to keep him contained if they want to build some momentum on offense. S E P T E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

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