Oakland Raiders Name Game: Let's Learn the Players' Names

You probably already know all of the names of the players on the Oakland Raiders roster. I challenged my associates to learn the names. The easy way to start was to learn the names of the guys with the same last name.

Here is a list of the five groups of guys with the same last name and of the entire roster. The names of the men who have the same last name are underlined:

Active

#	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.	College
84	Adeniji, Damola	WR	6-3	215	23	R	Oregon State
21	Asomugha, Nnamdi	CB	6-2	210	29	8	California
69	Barnes, Khalif	T	6-5	325	28	6	Washington
32	Bennett, Michael	RB	5-9	205	31	10	Wisconsin
10	Bodiford, Shaun	WR	5-11	185	28	4	Portland State
7	Boller, Kyle	QB	6-3	220	29	7	California
73	Boschetti, Ryan	DT	6-4	310	28	6	UCLA
30	Boyd, Jerome	S	6-2	225	24	2	Oregon
33	Branch, Tyvon	SS	6-0	205	23	3	Connecticut
57	Brown, Ricky	LB	6-2	235	26	5	Boston College
27	Brown, Stevie	S	5-11	215	22	R	Michigan
90	Bryant, Desmond	DT	6-5	290	24	2	Harvard
29	Bush, Michael	RB	6-1	245	26	3	Louisville
74	Campbell, Bruce	G/T	6-6	315	22	R	Maryland
8	Campbell, Jason	QB	6-5	230	28	6	Auburn
66	Carlisle, Cooper	G	6-5	295	32	11	Florida
25	Cartwright, Rock	RB	5-8	215	30	9	Kansas State
59	Condo, Jon	LS	6-3	250	28	5	Maryland
78	Cooper, Chris	DT	6-5	285	32	8	Nebraska-Omaha
71	Daniels, Alex	DE	6-4	260	23	R	Cincinnati
31	Eugene, Hiram	FS	6-2	200	29	5	Louisiana Tech
13	Figurs, Yamon	WR	5-11	185	28	4	Kansas State
12	Ford, Jacoby	WR	5-9	185	22	R	Clemson
3	Frye, Charlie	QB	6-4	220	28	6	Akron
76	Gallery, Robert	G	6-7	325	29	7	Iowa
48	Goethel, Travis	LB	6-2	240	22	R	Arizona State
5	Gradkowski, Bruce	QB	6-1	220	27	5	Toledo
52	Groves, Quentin	LB	6-3	265	26	3	Auburn
97	Gunheim, Greyson	DE	6-5	265	24	3	Washington
67	Heard, Kellen	DT	6-6	355	24	R	Memphis
79	Henderson, John	DT	6-7	335	31	9	Tennessee
75	Henderson, Mario	T	6-7	300	25	4	Florida St ate
85	Heyward-Bey, Darrius	WR	6-2	210	23	2	Maryland
15	Higgins, Johnnie Lee	WR	5-11	185	26	4	Texas-El Paso
17	Holland, Jonathan	WR	6-1	195	25	3	Louisiana Tech
99	Houston, Lamarr">Houston, Lamarr	DE	6-3	305	23	R	Texas
53	Howard, Thomas	OLB	6-3	240	27	5	Texas-El Paso
16	Hubbard, Paul	WR	6-2	225	25	1	Wisconsin
24	Huff, Michael	FS	6-1	205	27	5	Texas
11	Janikowski, Sebastian	K	6-2	250	32	11	Florida State
37	Johnson, Chris	CB	6-1	200	30	7	Louisville
94	Joseph, William	DT	6-5	310	30	7	Miami (Fla.)
93	Kelly, Tommy	DT	6-6	300	29	7	Mississippi State
9	Lechler, Shane	P	6-2	225	33	11	Texas A&M
60	Loper, Daniel	G	6-6	320	28	6	Texas Tech
55	McClain, Rolando	LB	6-3	255	21	R	Alabama
20	McFadden, Darren	RB	6-2	210	22	3	Arkansas
22	McFadden, Walter	CB	5-10	180	23	R	Auburn
89	Miller, Nick	WR	5-9	180	23	2	Southern Utah
80	Miller, Zach	TE	6-5	255	24	4	Arizona State
34	Mitchell, Mike	SS	6-1	220	23	2	Ohio University
40	Moline, Chane	FB	6-0	250	22	R	UCLA
51	Morris, Chris	C	6-4	305	27	5	Michigan State
18	Murphy, Louis	WR	6-2	200	23	2	Florida
83	Myers, Brandon	TE	6-4	250	24	2	Iowa
56	Nixon, David	LB	6-3	235	25	2	Brigham Young
58	Norris, Slade	LB	6-3	245	24	2	Oregon State
82	Owens, John	TE	6-3	255	30	9	Notre Dame
65	Parsons, Alex	OL	6-4	300	22	R	USC
72	Pears, Erik	T	6-8	305	28	5	Colorado State
28	Porter, Joe	DB	5-10	205	24	2	Rutgers
45	Reece, Marcel	RB	6-3	240	25	2	Washington
98	Richardson, Jay	DE	6-6	280	26	4	Ohio State
63	Rodd, Brandon	G	6-4	305	24	1	Arizona State
26	Routt, Stanford	CB	6-1	195	26	6	Houston
64	Satele, Samson	C	6-3	300	25	4	Hawaii
81	Schilens, Chaz	WR	6-4	225	24	3	San Diego State
91	Scott, Trevor	DE	6-5	255	25	3	Buffalo
92	Seymour, Richard	DE	6-6	310	30	10	Georgia
77	Shaughnessy, Matt	DE	6-5	270	23	2	Wisconsin
61	Smith, Allen	G	6-4	300	24	R	Stanford
86	Stewart, Tony	TE	6-5	260	30	10	Penn State
36	Thomas, Joey	CB	6-1	190	29	5	Montana State
41	Tonga, Manase	FB	5-11	245	26	R	BYU
68	Veldheer, Jared	T/C	6-8	315	23	R	Hillsdale
70	Walker, Langston	T	6-8	360	30	9	California
23	Ware, Jeremy	CB	5-10	185	23	R	Michigan State
1	Waters , Swayze	K	5-11	180	23	1	Alabama-Birmingham
19	Watkins, Todd	WR	6-3	195	27	3	BYU
54	Williams, Sam	OLB	6-5	260	29	8	Fresno State
96	Wimbley, Kamerion	LB	6-4	255	26	5	Florida State

Reserve/Suspended

#	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.	College
44	Lawton, Luke	FB	6-0	240	29	5	McNeese State

I told my friends and associates I would start learning the names of each and every player, but that I would begin this project by learning more about the men who have the same last name.

As I rally the folks around me to cheer for the Oakland Raiders, the idea of this name game popped up. It will be more fun in 2010 if we know the names of all of the Oakland Raiders. Distinguishing them by their attributes and statistics will also be a fun thing to do.

Go Raiders! What's in a name? Victory, we hope!

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