2008 Football Roster
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- Agbetola, Nate
- Anderson, Matt
- Arndt, Michael
- Banks, Freddie
- Beckius, Ty
- Belmont, Kyle
- Belquist, Alex
- Beson, Eddie
- Bibeau, Shawn
- Bigley, Chris
- Blincoe, Pete
- Bowman, Richard
- Boyer, Coulter
- Britt, Will
- Brower, Mike
- Brown, Thor
- Buckman, Keith
- Bussey, Fred
- Colvin, Derrius
- Compton, Nick
- Cornick, Paul
- Curtis, Jeff
- Danilkowicz, George
- Duchscher, Reed
- Eaves, Daniel
- Ebel, Gerry
- Evans, Preston
- Fabry, Andrew
- Fairbairn, Mike
- Felten, Kirk
- Foster, Ryan
- Gion, Brock
- Gratzek, Matthew
- Hagen, Ricky
- Harrington, Zach
- Hazley-Freeman, Josh
- Heckendorf, Kole
- Henry, Tyler
- Hines, Jared
- Holloway, Warren
- Horner, Josh
- Humber, Ramon
- Hushka, Drew
- Jackson, Kevin
- Jackson, Troy
- Jangula, Tyler
- Johnson, Garrett
- Kittelson, Matt
- Kolstad, Isaac
- Landingham, Carlin
- Lardinois, Joe
- Lemon, Cyrus
- Lund, Joe
- Manowske, J.J.
- Maresh, Mike
- McGregor, DJ
- McNorton, DJ
- Mertens, Nick
- Mitchell, Courtney
- Mohler, Jose
- Obarski, John
- Obarski, Jason
- Osborne, Jordan
- Papke, Zach
- Paschall, Pat
- Phillips, Matt
- Poppel, Luke
- Prelvitz, John
- Purcell, Darius
- Reid Jr., Greg
- Richard, Austin
- Richardson, John
- Roehl, Tyler
- Rossi, Anthony
- Schommer, Nick
- Schultenover, Jordan
- Schuring, Victor
- Sczepanski, Blake
- Senger, Luke
- Septak, James
- Shannon, Patrick
- Smith, Landon
- Stoczynski, Scott
- Taufete'e, Yuen
- Thomas III, Melvin
- Vadnais, Jordan
- Vandal, Lee
- Veldman, Matt
- Vetter, Austin
- Voigtlander, Matt
- Washington, Shamen
- Wellenstein, Chris
- Williams, Gary
- Wurzbacher, Jerimiah
- Yaggie, Alex
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- Agbetola, Nate
- Anderson, Matt
- Arndt, Michael
- Banks, Freddie
- Beckius, Ty
- Belmont, Kyle
- Belquist, Alex
- Beson, Eddie
- Bibeau, Shawn
- Bigley, Chris
- Blincoe, Pete
- Bowman, Richard
- Boyer, Coulter
- Britt, Will
- Brower, Mike
- Brown, Thor
- Buckman, Keith
- Bussey, Fred
- Colvin, Derrius
- Compton, Nick
- Cornick, Paul
- Curtis, Jeff
- Danilkowicz, George
- Duchscher, Reed
- Eaves, Daniel
- Ebel, Gerry
- Evans, Preston
- Fabry, Andrew
- Fairbairn, Mike
- Felten, Kirk
- Foster, Ryan
- Gion, Brock
- Gratzek, Matthew
- Hagen, Ricky
- Harrington, Zach
- Hazley-Freeman, Josh
- Heckendorf, Kole
- Henry, Tyler
- Hines, Jared
- Holloway, Warren
- Horner, Josh
- Humber, Ramon
- Hushka, Drew
- Jackson, Kevin
- Jackson, Troy
- Jangula, Tyler
- Johnson, Garrett
- Kittelson, Matt
- Kolstad, Isaac
- Landingham, Carlin
- Lardinois, Joe
- Lemon, Cyrus
- Lund, Joe
- Manowske, J.J.
- Maresh, Mike
- McGregor, DJ
- McNorton, DJ
- Mertens, Nick
- Mitchell, Courtney
- Mohler, Jose
- Obarski, John
- Obarski, Jason
- Osborne, Jordan
- Papke, Zach
- Paschall, Pat
- Phillips, Matt
- Poppel, Luke
- Prelvitz, John
- Purcell, Darius
- Reid Jr., Greg
- Richard, Austin
- Richardson, John
- Roehl, Tyler
- Rossi, Anthony
- Schommer, Nick
- Schultenover, Jordan
- Schuring, Victor
- Sczepanski, Blake
- Senger, Luke
- Septak, James
- Shannon, Patrick
- Smith, Landon
- Stoczynski, Scott
- Taufete'e, Yuen
- Thomas III, Melvin
- Vadnais, Jordan
- Vandal, Lee
- Veldman, Matt
- Vetter, Austin
- Voigtlander, Matt
- Washington, Shamen
- Wellenstein, Chris
- Williams, Gary
- Wurzbacher, Jerimiah
- Yaggie, Alex
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Jersey Number 30
Melvin Thomas III
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Eisenhower HS
- Bio
- Stats
- Media
Joined the Bison football program for spring practice ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Eisenhower High School ... Earned 5A all-district honors his senior year under coach Darryl Phipps ... Had three interceptions and made 91 tackles including 35 solo stops ... Also competes in track and field where he is a 22-foot long jumper ... PERSONAL: Son of Melvin Thomas Jr. and Delores Young Thomas ... Has two brothers, Robert Young and Melvin Chaves, and one sister, Naleia ... Lists business administration as his academic interest.
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