The inaugural Champion Gridiron Kings event features 64 of the nation's top football players. Each skill position will be represented: quarterback, running back, tight end, wide receiver, linebacker, cornerback and safety. The Champion Gridiron Kings event includes performance training and position-specific drills. It culminates with a 7-on-7 competition on July 25. Watch the action on ESPNU on July 28 at 7 p.m. ET.
| 2009 Champion Gridiron Kings roster | |||
| Player | Pos. | High School (Location) | Class |
| Aaron Benson | LB | Cedar Hill (Texas) | 2010 |
| Adrian Coxson | WR | Baltimore City College (Md.) | 2010 |
| Adrian Phillips | CB | Garland (Texas) | 2010 |
| Ahmad Dixon | S | Waco MidWay (Texas) | 2010 |
| A.J. Marshall | WR | Durham Southern (N.C.) | 2010 |
| Alex Smith | TE | Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) | 2010 |
| Anthony Jefferson | WR/DB | Cathedral (Los Angeles) | 2010 |
| Aramide Olaniyan | LB | Woodberry Forest (Md.) | 2010 |
| Austin White | RB | Stevenson (Livonia, Mich.) | 2010 |
| Brandon Ifill | ATH | Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) | 2010 |
| Brennan Clay | RB | Scripps Ranch (San Diego, Calif.) | 2010 |
| Cecil Whiteside | LB | Newport (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Chris Badger | S | Timpview (Provo, Utah) | 2010 |
| Chris Martin | TE | The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.) | 2010 |
| Christian Bryant | CB | Glenville (Cleveland) | 2010 |
| Christian Jones | LB | Lake Howell (Winter Park, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Christian Green | ATH | Tampa Catholic (Fla.) | 2010 |
| Corey Cooper | FS | Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.) | 2010 |
| Cullen Christian | CB | Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) | 2010 |
| Dontae Williams | RB | Aldine (Texas) | 2010 |
| Darius White | WR | Dunbar (Texas) | 2010 |
| DeMarco Cobbs | ATH | Tulsa Central (Okla.) | 2010 |
| Demarcus Milliner | CB | Stanhope Elmore (Millbrook, Ala.) | 2010 |
| Demetrius Wright Jr. | CB | Corona (Calif). | 2010 |
| Devon Carrington | S | Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) | 2010 |
| Dietrich Riley | ATH | St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.) | 2010 |
| Dillon Baxter | WR | Mission Bay (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Dior Mathis | DB | Cass Technical (Detroit) | 2010 |
| D.J. Jones | RB | Denison (Texas) | 2010 |
| Eddrick Loften | S | Nimitz (Irving, Texas) | 2010 |
| Gerald Christian | TE | Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Harrison Jones | TE | Evangelical Christian (Cordova, Tenn.) | 2010 |
| Ivan McCartney III | WR | Miramar (Fla.) | 2010 |
| Jaylen Watkins | WR | Cape Coral (Fla.) | 2010 |
| Jeff Luc | LB | Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Jeffrey Godfrey | QB | Miami Central | 2010 |
| Jonathan Dowling | S | Southeast (Bradenton, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Jordon James | RB | Corona (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Joshua Shaw | S | Palmdale (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Justin McCay | WR | Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) | 2010 |
| Kadron Boone | WR | Trinity Catholic (Tallahassee, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Kenny Shaw | WR | Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Kenny Stills | WR | La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) | 2010 |
| Khairi Fortt | LB | Stamford (Conn.) | 2010 |
| Kyle Prater | WR | Proviso West (Hillside, Ill.) | 2010 |
| Latwan Anderson | FS | Glenville (Cleveland) | 2010 |
| Louis Young | DB | Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) | 2010 |
| Matt Elams | S | Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) | 2010 |
| Munchie Legaux | QB | Edna Karr (New Orleans) | 2010 |
| Nick Forbes | LB | Thomas Johnson (Frederick, Md.) | 2010 |
| Pete Thomas | QB | Valhalla (El Cajun, Calif.) | 2010 |
| Roy Finch | RB | Niceville (Fla.) | 2010 |
| Shaquille Richardson | CB | Los Alamitos (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Shaun Lewis | LB | Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) | 2010 |
| Silas Redd Jr. | RB | The King & Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford, Conn.) | 2010 |
| Taylor Graham | QB | Wheaton North (Ill.) | 2010 |
| Telvin Smith | LB | Lowndes (Ga.) | 2010 |
| Tevin Jackson | LB | Garland (Texas) | 2010 |
| Toney Hurd Jr. | S | Thurgood Marshall (Missouri City, Texas) | 2010 |
| Tony Jefferson | LB | East Lake (Chula Vista, Calif.) | 2010 |
| Trovon Reed | WR | Thibodaux (La.) | 2010 |
| Tyler Stephenson | DB | Lancaster (Texas) | 2010 |
| Victor Burnett | LB | Culver City (Calif.) | 2010 |
| Storm Johnson | RB | Loganville (Ga.) | 2010 |
Featured coach
Rashard Mendenhall, running back for the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, will address the players on opening day and coach during the training sessions. Mendenhall was a star at Niles West (Skokie, Ill.) before becoming the 2007 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year at Illinois.
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