See the 2000 Ohio State Football Statistics
See the 2000 Ohio State Football Schedule
2000 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bobby Britton | CB, ST | 5'11" | 194 | 9/28/1981 | Jacksonville, FL | Raines |
| 2 |  Mike Doss | SS | 6'0" | 203 | 3/24/1981 | Canton, OH | Canton McKinley |
| 3 |  David Mitchell | CB, DB | 6'1" | 195 | 10/18/1979 | Westerville, OH | South |
| 4 |  Ken-Yon Rambo | WR | 6'2" | 190 | 10/04/1978 | Cerritos, CA | Long Beach Poly |
| 5 |  Sam Maldonado | RB | 6'2" | 215 | 1/22/1982 | Harrison, NY | Harrison |
| 6 |  Cie Grant | CB, OLB, ST, SS | 6'2" | 220 | 11/27/1979 | New Philadelphia, OH | New Philadelphia |
| 7 |  Duane Crooks | DB, FL, ST | 5'10" | 185 | 8/5/1979 | Dublin, OH | Dublin Coffman |
| 8 |  Steve Bellisari | DB, QB, ST | 6'3" | 220 | 4/21/1980 | Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton Community |
| 9 |  Ricky Bryant | FL, WR | 6'1" | 175 | 3/24/1981 | Farmington Hills, MI | Harrison |
| 9 | Raheem Shabazz | DB | 6'1" | 193 | - | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga |
| 10 |  Joe Cooper | OLB, ST, SS | 6'2" | 225 | 1/22/1979 | Columbus, OH | Independence |
| 11 |  Richard McNutt | CB, DB, ST | 6'0" | 178 | 9/7/1981 | Park Forest, IL | Rich East |
| 11 | Mike Young | WR | 6'3" | 205 | - | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 12 |  Michael Jenkins | SE, ST, WR | 6'5" | 215 | 6/18/1982 | Tampa, FL | Leto |
| 13 |  Chad Cacchio | WR | 5'10" | 190 | 8/10/1978 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 13 |  Harlen Jacobs | CB, ST | 6'1" | 197 | 12/5/1981 | Atlanta, GA | Douglass |
| 14 |  Brandon “Bam” Childress | FL, ST, WR | 5'10" | 185 | 3/31/1982 | Bedford, OH | Chanel |
| 15 |  Scott McMullen | QB | 6'4" | 215 | 11/18/1980 | Granville, OH | Granville |
| 16 |  Craig Krenzel | QB | 6'4" | 225 | 7/1/1981 | Utica, MI | Henry Ford II |
| 17 |  Rick McFadden | QB | 6'7" | 205 | 12/21/1981 | Struthers, OH | Struthers |
| 17 | Emeka Onyejekwe | DB | 5'11" | 188 | - | Columbus, OH | DeSales |
| 18 |  Tony Locke | FL, ST | 5'10" | 185 | 5/19/1978 | Urbana, OH | Urbana |
| 18 |  Andy Groom | H, P, ST | 6'1" | 190 | 9/10/1979 | Columbus, OH | Bishop Hartley |
| 18 |  Kelton Lindsay | CB, ST, TB | 6'1" | 195 | 8/8/1980 | Lebanon, OH | Lebanon |
| 19 |  B.J. Barre | CB, DB, ST | 6'1" | 185 | 1/30/1981 | Toledo, OH | Whitmer |
| 20 |  Nate Clements | CB, ST | 6'0" | 190 | 12/12/1979 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 21 |  B.J. Sander | H, P | 6'3" | 212 | 1/5/1980 | Cincinnati, OH | Roger Bacon |
| 23 |  Josh Huston | K | 6'2" | 195 | 2/28/1982 | Findlay, OH | Findlay |
| 23 | Andy Szymanowski | DB | 6'3" | 215 | - | Freemont, OH | St. Joseph Central Catholic |
| 24 |  Curtis Crosby | DB | 5'11" | 175 | 4/30/1980 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 25 |  Donnie Nickey | FS, SS | 6'3" | 205 | 4/25/1980 | Plain City, OH | Jonathan Alder |
| 26 |  Andrew Schabo | P, TE | 6'1" | 220 | 3/24/1980 | Worthington, OH | Thomas Worthington |
| 26 |  Will Allen | DB, FS, SS | 6'2" | 185 | 6/17/1982 | Huber Heights, OH | Wayne |
| 27 |  Jerry Westbrooks | DB, FB, OLB, ST, TB | 6'2" | 235 | 8/27/1977 | Boca Raton, FL | Pope John Paul II |
| 28 |  Jonathan Wells | TB | 6'2" | 230 | 7/21/1979 | River Ridge, LA | John Curtis |
| 29 |  Andre Griffin | TB | 5'10" | 180 | 2/16/1979 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 29 |  Jesse Kline | FB, ST, TB | 6'2" | 227 | 7/9/1980 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 30 |  Jason Ott | MLB | 6'4" | 240 | 1/23/1979 | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 32 |  Marco Cooper | OLB | 6'2" | 235 | 7/4/1982 | Detroit, MI | Cass Tech |
| 33 |  Nate Stead | FB, ST | 6'0" | 255 | 9/10/1980 | Marion, OH | Harding |
| 34 | Terry Pogue | RB | 6'2" | 220 | - | Dayton, OH | Colonel White |
| 34 | Arthur Allen | DB | 5'8" | 170 | - | Jacksonville, FL | Episcopal |
| 35 |  Matt Wilhelm | ILB, OLB | 6'5" | 245 | 2/2/1981 | Elyria, OH | Elyria Catholic |
| 36 |  Pat O’Neill | OLB, ST | 6'4" | 230 | 9/24/1980 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Walsh Jesuit |
| 7 |  Derek Ross | CB, ST | 6'1" | 190 | 1/5/1980 | Rock Hill, SC | Northwestern |
| 38 |  Eric Klaban | K | 5'10" | 167 | 8/21/1980 | West Bloomfield, MI | West Bloomfield |
| 38 | Ben Steele | ILB | 5'11" | 207 | - | Marysville, OH | Marysville |
| 38 |  Branden Joe | FB, ST | 6'0" | 245 | 10/12/1981 | Westerville, OH | South |
| 39 |  Jamar Martin | FB | 6'1" | 255 | 4/12/1980 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 41 | Jim Kortovich | OLB | 6'1" | 215 | - | Euclid, OH | Villa Angela St. Joseph's |
| 41 |  Thomas Matthews | OLB, ST, SS | 6'1" | 210 | 9/7/1981 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard |
| 43 |  Derek Combs | TB | 6'2" | 197 | 2/28/1979 | Grove City, OH | Grove City |
| 44 |  Robert Reynolds | LS, OLB | 6'4" | 242 | 5/20/1981 | Bowling Green, KY | Bowling Green |
| 44 | Chris Leon | TB | 5'10" | 185 | - | Reseda, CA | Notre Dame |
| 46 |  Fred Pagac Jr. | MLB, OLB | 6'2" | 225 | 5/29/1981 | Dublin, OH | Dublin Coffman |
| 47 |  Dan Stultz | K, P | 6'0" | 205 | 6/16/1978 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 48 |  Jack Tucker | FB, ILB | 6'1" | 235 | 4/22/1980 | Cypress, CA | Kennedy |
| 49 |  Tim Cheatwood | DB, OLB, ST, TE | 6'4" | 250 | 11/08/1978 | Cleveland, OH | Benedictine |
| 50 |  Michael Stafford | OT | 6'4" | 280 | 4/24/1980 | Upper Arlington, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 51 |  Fred Sturrup | DT | 6'4" | 270 | 3/6/1981 | Plantation, FL | Plantation |
| 52 |  Jamal Muhammad | FB, MLB | 6'1" | 230 | 2/24/1982 | Stone Mountain, GA | Stone Mountain |
| 53 |  Ivan Douglas | OT | 6'6" | 310 | 3/17/1980 | University Heigts, OH | Benedictine |
| 54 |  Tim Anderson | DT | 6'4" | 289 | 11/22/1980 | Clyde, OH | Clyde |
| 55 |  Tam Hopkins | OG, OT | 6'5" | 305 | 3/22/1978 | Winter Park, FL | Lake Howell |
| 56 |  Darrion Scott | DE, DT, MLB | 6'3" | 271 | 10/25/1981 | Charleston, WV | Capital |
| 58 |  Courtland Bullard | OLB | 6'3" | 227 | 9/02/1978 | Miami, FL | Southridge |
| 60 |  Brent Johnson | DE | 6'4" | 265 | 12/7/1976 | Kingston, Ontario | Holy Cross |
| 71 |  Shane Olivea | OT | 6'5" | 315 | 10/7/1981 | Cedarhurst, NY | Lawrence |
| 63 |  Adrien Clarke | OG, OT | 6'5" | 325 | 3/26/1981 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 64 | Larry Kinnard | OT | 6'7" | 295 | - | Alliance, OH | Alliance |
| 65 |  Mike Gurr | OG, TE | 6'7" | 290 | 8/1/1977 | Hamilton, OH | Hamilton |
| 66 |  Mike Jacobs | C, LS, OG | 6'2" | 285 | 5/9/1979 | Maumee, OH | Maumee |
| 66 | Alphonso Townsend | DT | 6'6" | 280 | - | Lima, OH | Senior |
| 68 |  LeCharles Bentley | C, OG, OT | 6'3" | 290 | 7/11/1979 | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 69 |  Jim Massey | OT | 6'5" | 290 | 9/01/1979 | Brecksville, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 71 |  John Bates | OG, OT | 6'4" | 279 | 9/12/1978 | Cherry Hill, NJ | East |
| 72 |  Marcus Perez | DE | 6'3" | 250 | 12/8/1977 | Medina, OH | Medina |
| 73 |  Joe Brown | DE, DT | 6'7" | 285 | 3/5/1977 | Tucson, AZ | Catalina Foothills |
| 74 |  Eric Smith | OT | 6'6" | 330 | 11/13/1976 | Columbus, OH | Walnut Ridge |
| 75 |  Henry Fleming | OT | 6'7" | 305 | 7/25/1978 | Manning, SC | Manning |
| 70 |  Scott Kuhnhein | OT | 6'6" | 285 | 8/11/1979 | Fort Thomas, KY | Highlands |
| 76 |  Alex Stepanovich | C, OG | 6'5" | 300 | 9/25/1981 | Berea, OH | Berea |
| 77 |  Tyson Walter | OT | 6'5" | 300 | 3/17/1978 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston |
| 78 |  Bryce Bishop | OG, OT | 6'5" | 310 | 8/20/1981 | Miami, FL | Killian |
| 79 |  Ryan Pickett | DT | 6'3" | 290 | 10/8/1979 | Zephyrhills, FL | Zephyrhills |
| 80 |  Reggie Germany | WR | 6'1" | 195 | 3/19/1978 | Hazelwood, MO | East |
| 82 |  Drew Carter | WR | 6'4" | 200 | 9/5/1981 | Solon, OH | Solon |
| 83 |  Vanness Provitt | WR | 6'3" | 200 | 1/20/1977 | Warren, OH | Warren G. Harding |
| 84 |  John Hollins | SE, ST, WR | 6'2" | 205 | 1/1/1982 | Huber Heights, OH | Wayne |
| 85 | Andrew Lee | WR | 6'2" | 195 | - | Columbus, OH | Brookhaven |
| 86 |  Marvin Payne | FB, ST, TE | 6'3" | 250 | 3/7/1977 | Columbus, OH | St. Charles |
| 24 |  Maurice Lee | CB, WR | 5'10" | 178 | 10/23/1980 | Cleveland, OH | South |
| 87 |  Jason Caldwell | TE | 6'5" | 265 | 5/5/1982 | Mentor, OH | Mentor |
| 88 |  Ben Hartsock | TE | 6'4" | 264 | 7/5/1980 | Chillicothe, OH | Chillicothe |
| 89 |  Darnell Sanders | TE | 6'6" | 265 | 3/16/1979 | Warrensville Heights, OH | Warrensville Heights |
| 90 |  Clinton Wayne | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 6'4" | 275 | 5/17/1977 | Brampton, Ontario | Centennial |
| 91 |  Jason Bond | OLB, ST | 6'3" | 242 | 8/23/1981 | Worthington, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 92 | Brent Welch | WR | 6'1" | 180 | - | Barnesville, OH | Barnesville |
| 93 |  Will Smith | DE | 6'3" | 265 | 7/4/1981 | Utica, NY | Proctor |
| 94 |  Rodney Bailey | DE | 6'5" | 260 | 10/07/1979 | Cleveland, OH | St. Edward |
| 95 |  David Thompson | DT | 6'5" | 280 | 8/23/1979 | Paterson, NJ | East |
| 97 |  Kenny Peterson | DE, DT | 6'4" | 265 | 11/21/1978 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 98 |  Mike Collins | DT | 6'4" | 290 | 1/19/1978 | Newark, OH | Newark |
| 99 |  Heath Queen | DT | 6'5" | 275 | 2/06/1979 | Medina, OH | Lodi-Cloverleaf |