1998 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Birthday | Hometown | High School | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary Berry | DB, FS | 10/24/1977 | Columbus, OH | DeSales | 6'0" | 205 |
| 2 |  Rolland Steele | CB, DB | 8/18/1977 | Dublin, OH | Scioto | 5'11" | 160 |
| 2 | Major Zeigler | SE | - | Trotwood, OH | Trotwood-Madison | 6'1" | 175 |
| 3 |  David Mitchell | CB, DB | 10/18/1979 | Westerville, OH | South | 6'1" | 195 |
| 4 |  Ken-Yon Rambo | WR | 10/04/1978 | Cerritos, CA | Long Beach Poly | 6'2" | 190 |
| 5 |  Michael Wiley | TB | 1/15/1978 | Spring Valley, CA | Monte Vista | 6'0" | 195 |
| 6 |  Jimmy Redmond | WR | 8/18/1977 | Lee's Summit, MO | Blue Springs South | 6'0" | 165 |
| 7 |  Joe Germaine | QB | 11/16/1975 | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View | 6'2" | 205 |
| 8 |  Steve Bellisari | DB, QB, ST | 4/21/1980 | Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton Community | 6'3" | 220 |
| 9 |  David Boston | WR | 8/19/1978 | Humble, TX | Humble | 6'3" | 215 |
| 11 |  Antoine Winfield | CB, ST | 6/24/1977 | Akron, OH | Garfield | 5'9" | 180 |
| 12 |  Austin Moherman | QB | 12/02/1977 | Mission Viejo, CA | Capistrano Valley | 6'5" | 215 |
| 13 |  Damon Moore | FS, S | 9/15/1976 | Fostoria, OH | Fostoria | 5'11" | 200 |
| 14 | David Priestley | QB | 7/11/1979 | Los Alamitos, CA | Brethren Christian | 6'4" | 200 |
| 15 |  Dee Miller | FL, WR | 12/4/1975 | Springfield, OH | South | 6'1" | 200 |
| 16 |  Mark Garcia | QB | 5/7/1976 | Modesto, CA | Grace Davis | 6'4" | 215 |
| 17 |  Percy King | DB, FS | 1/31/1977 | Columbus, OH | Marion-Franklin | 6'4" | 210 |
| 17 |  Andy Stamp | K | 1/6/1977 | West Chester, OH | Lakota | 6'1" | 200 |
| 20 |  Nate Clements | CB, ST | 12/12/1979 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights | 6'0" | 190 |
| 18 |  Tony Locke | FL, ST | 5/19/1978 | Urbana, OH | Urbana | 5'10" | 185 |
| 19 |  Ahmed Plummer | CB | 3/26/1976 | Wyoming, OH | Wyoming | 6'0" | 193 |
| 13 |  Chad Cacchio | WR | 8/10/1978 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington | 5'10" | 190 |
| 20 |  Central McClellion | CB, ST, SS | 9/15/1975 | Delray, FL | Boca Raton Olympia | 5'11" | 190 |
| 21 |  Charlie Sanders | FB, TB | 9/22/1976 | Rochester Hills, MI | Adams | 5'9" | 215 |
| 23 |  Matt Keller | FB | 12/2/1976 | Mason, OH | Moeller | 6'0" | 238 |
| 24 |  Scott Fulton | FB | 2/05/1979 | Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha | 6'0" | 225 |
| 25 |  Jermon Jackson | TB | 9/20/1975 | Ironton, OH | Ironton | 5'11" | 205 |
| 26 |  Ashanti Webb | CB | 12/13/1978 | Tampa, FL | Leon King | 5'11" | 180 |
| 27 |  Jerry Westbrooks | DB, FB, OLB, ST, TB | 8/27/1977 | Boca Raton, FL | Pope John Paul II | 6'2" | 235 |
| 28 |  Leandre Liggins | CB | 3/20/1970 | Cleveland, OH | John Marshall | 6'2" | 183 |
| 28 |  Jonathan Wells | TB | 7/21/1979 | River Ridge, LA | John Curtis | 6'2" | 230 |
| 29 | Willie Grant | DB | 11/27/1979 | New Philadelphia, OH | New Philadelphia | 6'2" | 180 |
| 30 |  Jason Ott | MLB | 1/23/1979 | Cincinnati, OH | Elder | 6'4" | 240 |
| 32 |  Na’il Diggs | OLB | 7/8/1978 | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey | 6'4" | 235 |
| 33 |  Joe Montgomery | TB | 6/8/1976 | Robbins, IL | Oak Lawn Richards | 5'11" | 216 |
| 34 |  Greg Simpson | DB, FS | 12/31/1978 | Worthington, OH | Dublin Scioto | 6'1" | 205 |
| 35 |  Jerry Rudzinski | ILB, OLB | 7/16/1975 | Centerville, OH | Kettering Alter | 6'1" | 220 |
| 36 |  Sean Penny | FB, TB | 11/13/1978 | Youngstown, OH | Ursuline | 6'2" | 215 |
| 36 |  J.R. Niklos | FS | 6/19/1979 | Worthington, OH | Thomas Worthington | 6'3" | 198 |
| 7 |  Derek Ross | CB, ST | 1/5/1980 | Rock Hill, SC | Northwestern | 6'1" | 190 |
| 25 |  Donnie Nickey | FS, SS | 4/25/1980 | Plain City, OH | Jonathan Alder | 6'3" | 205 |
| 10 |  Joe Cooper | OLB, ST, SS | 1/22/1979 | Columbus, OH | Independence | 6'2" | 225 |
| 39 |  Jamar Martin | FB | 4/12/1980 | Canton, OH | McKinley | 6'1" | 255 |
| 41 |  Brent Bartholomew | P | 10/22/1976 | Apopka, FL | Apopka | 6'2" | 210 |
| 42 |  Kevin Griffin | CB, SE, ST, TB | 2/8/1976 | Redmond, WA | Kirkland Juanita | 5'10" | 183 |
| 43 |  Derek Combs | TB | 2/28/1979 | Grove City, OH | Grove City | 6'2" | 197 |
| 44 |  Chris Kirk | ILB | 11/9/1976 | Westerville, OH | South | 6'3" | 235 |
| 45 |  Andy Katzenmoyer | ILB | 12/2/1977 | Westerville, OH | Westerville South | 6'4" | 255 |
| 47 |  Dan Stultz | K, P | 6/16/1978 | Orrville, OH | Orrville | 6'0" | 205 |
| 48 |  Matt LaVrar | DE, OLB | 10/4/1976 | Maumee, OH | Maumee | 6'3" | 270 |
| 49 |  Tim Cheatwood | DB, OLB, ST, TE | 11/08/1978 | Cleveland, OH | Benedictine | 6'4" | 250 |
| 50 |  Nick Mitchell | ILB | 1/25/1980 | Columbus, OH | Bishop Watterson | 6'1" | 240 |
| 52 |  James Cotton | DE | 11/7/1976 | Cleveland, OH | San Francisco C.C. | 6'4" | 245 |
| 53 |  Edmund Brown | OLB | 8/26/1979 | Sunbury, MA | Lincoln Sunbury | 6'2" | 215 |
| 55 |  Tam Hopkins | OG, OT | 3/22/1978 | Winter Park, FL | Lake Howell | 6'5" | 305 |
| 56 |  Rob Murphy | OG | 1/18/1977 | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller | 6'5" | 300 |
| 57 |  Julius Yeast | DE, DT | 6/4/1979 | Harrodsburg, KY | Harrodsburg | 6'5" | 280 |
| 58 |  Courtland Bullard | OLB | 9/02/1978 | Miami, FL | Southridge | 6'3" | 227 |
| 59 |  Paris Long | DT, OG | 8/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | Beechcroft | 6'5" | 320 |
| 60 |  Brent Johnson | DE | 12/7/1976 | Kingston, Ontario | Holy Cross | 6'4" | 265 |
| 61 |  Kevin Loadman | LS, OG | 10/13/1976 | Worthington, OH | Bishop Watterson | 6'1" | 245 |
| 61 | Darrel Kelso | ILB | - | Columbus, OH | Linden McKinely | 6'1" | 243 |
| 62 |  Lonnie Woodard | DT | 2/15/1979 | Dayton,, OH | Dayton Dunbar | 6'2" | 280 |
| 63 |  Kurt Murphy | C | 4/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | DeSales | 6'4" | 290 |
| 64 |  Ben Gilbert | OG | 6/5/1978 | Lancaster, OH | Lancaster | 6'5" | 295 |
| 66 |  Mike Jacobs | C, LS, OG | 5/9/1979 | Maumee, OH | Maumee | 6'2" | 285 |
| 67 |  Brooks Burris | OG, OT | 10/31/1975 | Logan, OH | Logan | 6'7" | 286 |
| 68 |  LeCharles Bentley | C, OG, OT | 7/11/1979 | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius | 6'3" | 290 |
| 69 |  Jim Massey | OT | 9/01/1979 | Brecksville, OH | St. Ignatius | 6'5" | 290 |
| 98 |  Mike Collins | DT | 1/19/1978 | Newark, OH | Newark | 6'4" | 290 |
| 70 |  Scott Kuhnhein | OT | 8/11/1979 | Fort Thomas, KY | Highlands | 6'6" | 285 |
| 71 |  John Bates | OG, OT | 9/12/1978 | Cherry Hill, NJ | East | 6'4" | 279 |
| 71 |  Ben Pulfer | DT, OT | 11/03/1978 | Sidney, OH | Sidney | 6'6" | 270 |
| 72 |  Marcus Perez | DE | 12/8/1977 | Medina, OH | Medina | 6'3" | 250 |
| 73 |  Joe Brown | DT, OT | 3/5/1977 | Tucson, AZ | Catalina Foothills | 6'7" | 285 |
| 74 |  Eric Smith | OT | 11/13/1976 | Columbus, OH | Walnut Ridge | 6'6" | 330 |
| 75 |  Henry Fleming | OT | 7/25/1978 | Manning, SC | Manning | 6'7" | 305 |
| 77 |  Tyson Walter | OT | 3/17/1978 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston | 6'5" | 300 |
| 78 |  Drew Elford | C, OG, OT | 4/2/1977 | Garfield, NJ | St. Mary's | 6'5" | 300 |
| 79 |  Ryan Pickett | DT | 10/8/1979 | Zephyrhills, FL | Zephyrhills | 6'3" | 290 |
| 65 |  Mike Gurr | OG, TE | 8/1/1977 | Hamilton, OH | Hamilton | 6'7" | 290 |
| 80 |  Reggie Germany | WR | 3/19/1978 | Hazelwood, MO | East | 6'1" | 195 |
| 81 |  Darik Warnke | DB, ST, WR | 9/12/1977 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Walsh Jesuit | 6'1" | 196 |
| 83 |  Vanness Provitt | WR | 1/20/1977 | Warren, OH | Warren G. Harding | 6'3" | 200 |
| 84 |  Steve Wisniewski | TE | 7/16/1977 | Timberlake, OH | Eastlake North | 6'6" | 265 |
| 85 |  John Lumpkin | TE | 12/31/1975 | Dayton, OH | Trotwood-Madison | 6'8" | 260 |
| 86 |  Marvin Payne | FB, ST, TE | 3/7/1977 | Columbus, OH | St. Charles | 6'3" | 250 |
| 87 |  Kevin Houser | DE, LS, TE | 8/23/1977 | Westlake, OH | Westlake | 6'4" | 250 |
| 89 |  Darnell Sanders | TE | 3/16/1979 | Warrensville Heights, OH | Warrensville Heights | 6'6" | 265 |
| 90 |  Clinton Wayne | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 5/17/1977 | Brampton, Ontario | Centennial | 6'4" | 275 |
| 91 |  Jeff Wilson | DE | 1/14/1975 | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach | 6'3" | 255 |
| 93 |  Randy Homa | DT, ILB, NG | 12/24/1975 | Pottsvile, PA | Pottsville Area | 6'2" | 285 |
| 94 |  Rodney Bailey | DE | 10/07/1979 | Cleveland, OH | St. Edward | 6'5" | 260 |
| 96 |  Tony Eisenhard | DE | 10/28/1976 | Tiffin, OH | Columbian | 6'7" | 265 |
| 97 |  Kenny Peterson | DE, DT | 11/21/1978 | Canton, OH | McKinley | 6'4" | 265 |
| 99 |  Heath Queen | DT | 2/06/1979 | Medina, OH | Lodi-Cloverleaf | 6'5" | 275 |
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Jacobs
Defensive Coordinator: Fred Pagac
Tight Ends: Bill Conley
Defensive Tackles & Nose Guards: Jim Heacock
Quarterbacks: Tim Salem
Defensive Ends: Shawn Simms
Running Backs: Tim Spencer
Wide Receivers: Chuck Stobart
Defensive Backs: Jon Tenuta
