Middle Tennessee's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 25, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Roman Gagliano SO | 6'3"/222 | 78/135 (58%), 1011 Yds, 7 TD / 0 INT | 38 Car, 160 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | B | B- | #128 | 248 (29%) | NA | |
| #18 S. Anderson-Lofton FR | 6'2"/226 | 1/1 (100%), 11 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 9 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C+ | #303 | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #15 Rocco Williams FR | 6'0"/194 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Mason Mallory FR | 6'1"/187 | NA | |||||||
| #12 Peter Grandjean FR | 6'1"/182 | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 DJ Taylor SO | 6'1"/197 | 26 Car, 199 Yds, (7.7 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | 7 Rec, 54 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 1 TD | B- | C- | #257 | 93 (30%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #8 Antonio Martin Jr. SR | 5'10"/229 | 19 Car, 129 Yds, (6.8 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B | D+ | #376 | 47 (15%) | KSU ('26) | |
| #31 Austin Clemons SO | 6'0"/206 | 3 Car, 10 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | #350 | 20 (6%) | NA | |
| #35 Ashton Jones SO | 5'8"/193 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Terrance Brown Jr. | 0'0"/ | ('26) | |||||||
| #9 Terrence Brown SR | 5'9"/211 | NA | |||||||
| #33 Brooklen Davis FR | 5'10"/194 | NA | |||||||
| #30 Robert Lathon FR | 5'11"/205 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 AJ Jones SR | 6'4"/202 | 28 Rec, 216 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | A | #927 | 473 (59%) | ARIZ ('25) | |
| #3 Cam'ron Lacy JR | 5'8"/158 | 38 Rec, 529 Yds, (13.9 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Car, 21 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | #181 | 295 (37%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #89 Landon Collins SO | 6'2"/179 | 16 Rec, 187 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | D+ | #442 | 144 (18%) | NA | |
| #19 Kason Stokes SO | 6'2"/190 | 3 Rec, 22 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 14 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | #989 | 47 (6%) | UCF ('25) | |
| #1 Markus Allen GR | 6'2"/216 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | D | #980 | 37 (5%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #80 Zaidyn Moore SO | 5'10"/186 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #85 Neo Clifton FR | 6'2"/209 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #17 Bryson Maddox FR | 6'4"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #4 Tyree Patterson JR | 6'1"/199 | UCF ('25) | |||||||
| #13 Ziyon Butler FR | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #7 Hogan Wasson SR | 5'10"/185 | CEN ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Malachi Steele FR | 5'8"/155 | NA | |||||||
| #87 Chase Davis FR | 5'8"/156 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Tayvion Galloway SO | 6'4"/226 | 2 Rec, 22 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | A- | A- | 212 (59%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #39 Evan Poticher JR | 6'2"/252 | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | B- | C | 147 (41%) | NA | |
| #86 Brody Benke SO | 6'3"/254 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C+ | 2 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #81 Wilson Hodges FR | 6'4"/251 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #84 Jadin Hambrick JR | 6'6"/213 | NA | ||||||
| #47 Sawyer Lovvorn SO | 6'0"/220 | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #77 Diego Blattler (T) JR | 6'6"/290 | D- | D+ | D | 40 (5%) | NA | |
| #50 Chris Moreno (G) JR | 6'1"/322 | B+ | A+ | A+ | 791 (82.8%) | MONM ('26) | |
| #63 Alex Gale (G) SO | 6'3"/307 | D+ | D+ | C | 361 (42%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #61 O. Janse Van Rensburg (G) SO | 6'4"/298 | D+ | D | B- | 286 (33%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #75 Reese Tripp (G) JR | 6'7"/383 | MINN ('26) | |||||
| #62 Tim Jacobs (OL) JR | 6'4"/325 | NA | |||||
| #71 Quentin Butler (OL) JR | 6'3"/304 | NA | |||||
| #53 Roman Jones (OL) FR | 6'2"/268 | NA | |||||
| #76 Garrett Austin (OL) FR | 6'6"/310 | NA | |||||
| #74 Ashley Walker (OL) FR | 6'8"/297 | NA | |||||
| #55 Adrian Crespin (OL) JR | 6'2"/299 | VIR ('26) | |||||
| #79 Jack Mohlman (OL) FR | 6'5"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #57 Bo Bryan (OL) FR | 6'5"/314 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #58 Trevaris Edwards (OL) JR | 6'2"/307 | ('26) | |||||
| #78 Kyle Larkin (OL) FR | 6'6"/305 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #56 Ean Matusek (LS) FR | 6'0"/231 | NA | |||||
| #60 Charlie Oltremari (LS) FR | 6'3"/225 | NA | |||||
| #59 Henry Hamlin (LS) SO | 6'3"/231 | NA | |||||
| #54 Connor Dougherty (LS) SR | 6'3"/232 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 Aidan Butts (DE) JR | 6'3"/263 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C | 79 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #49 Tiyyan Robinson (DE) SO | 6'3"/259 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #41 Trashun Griffin (DE) SO | 6'3"/280 | TROY ('26) | |||||||
| #75 Matthew Blomquist (DE) SO | 6'5"/264 | NA | |||||||
| #95 Zeion Simpson-Smith (DT) SO | 6'2"/285 | 19 Tac, 12 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | C | 260 (33%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #91 Felix Hixon (DT) SR | 6'1"/309 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 136 (17%) | SC ('24) | ||
| #90 Justin Bodford (DT) SO | 6'0"/296 | C | C- | 5 (0.9%) | MIZ ('26) | ||||
| #45 Jayden Arenas-Michel (DT) FR | 6'4"/271 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #93 Christien Moreau (DT) FR | 6'1"/290 | NA | |||||||
| #74 Jonathan Waller (DT) FR | 6'1"/280 | NA | |||||||
| #99 Archie Roseman V (NT) FR | 6'3"/323 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #98 Emmanuel Gyamfi (NT) JR | 6'0"/295 | NA |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Ashton Taylor SR | 6'0"/218 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | B- | 533 (91%) | JKST ('26) | |
| #44 Kaven Call JR | 6'2"/238 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | C- | 498 (85%) | ETSU ('26) | |
| #46 Reggie Johnson SR | 6'3"/255 | 35 Tac, 20 Solo, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C | 490 (84%) | NA | |
| #26 Korey Smith JR | 5'11"/223 | 38 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | C+ | 390 (67%) | NA | |
| #31 M. Malaki-Donaldson SR | 6'5"/221 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | F | 133 (23%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #33 Malik Love SO | 6'4"/234 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 24 (4%) | NA | |
| #16 Jaiyden Thompson SR | 6'3"/247 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 21 (4%) | NA | ||
| #52 Micah Smith FR | 6'2"/242 | C | C | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #50 Elijah Carney JR | 5'11"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 4 (1%) | NA | |||
| #48 Darnell Malpress FR | 6'3"/218 | C | C- | 4 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #32 Jonas Jimerson FR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Jayson Lowe JR | 6'1"/218 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #42 La'Garrius Sims JR | 6'3"/239 | ('26) | |||||||
| #94 Jayden Williams JR | 6'6"/256 | NA | |||||||
| #40 BJ Ausmer SO | 6'2"/240 | NA | |||||||
| #51 Shane Rochelle FR | 6'0"/205 | NA |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Jackson Lowe (CB) SO | 6'1"/190 | 36 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | D+ | 591 (59%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #12 Ricky Lee III (CB) JR | 5'10"/156 | B- | C- | B+ | 485 (48%) | SAC ('26) | |||
| #15 Devan Carlisle (CB) JR | 6'4"/198 | 10 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | D+ | 159 (16%) | NA | |
| #24 Camari Hall (CB) SO | 5'9"/179 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 33 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #23 KJ Miniefield (CB) JR | 5'11"/175 | C | C | 5 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #10 Jordan Chestnut (CB) SR | 6'4"/196 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #25 Ethan Sherman (CB) FR | 5'11"/172 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #5 Dyson McCutcheon (CB) GR | 5'9"/184 | WASH ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Jalen Jackson (CB) SO | 6'3"/193 | 3* HS ('19) | |||||||
| #21 Jason Hardy (CB) SR | 6'1"/169 | ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Alan Young (CB) JR | 6'0"/203 | NA | |||||||
| #36 Chris Ragans (CB) FR | 6'0"/167 | NA | |||||||
| #7 Christofer Noble (S) SO | 6'2"/198 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C- | 421 (49%) | NA | |
| #18 Kalen Woods (S) SR | 6'2"/185 | 36 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | C | 414 (48%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #38 Locke Kennedy (S) SO | 6'3"/205 | C | C | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #11 James Johnson (S) SO | 5'10"/197 | USC ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Andrew Cross-Adams (S) FR | 6'1"/186 | NA | |||||||
| #37 Justis Haggard (S) FR | 5'10"/187 | NA | |||||||
| #30 Bryce Williams (S) FR | 5'11"/183 | NA |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #91 Dominic Bourgeois SR | 5'8"/218 | SUS ('26) | ||||||
| #96 Wyatt Joyce JR | 5'10"/169 | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #92 Ashton Logan SR | 6'2"/196 | 66, 2943 YDS (44.6 YPP), Long 66 YDS | 29 In 20, 6 TB | C | A+ | 2* HS ('21) | |
| #97 Aden Caine JR | 6'1"/198 | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jeremiah Harkins FR | 6'1"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Derek Mason returnsOC Anthony Scelfo new hireDC Brian Stewart returns
Players with Starting experience2211 off • 11 def
Team Talent430#128 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size10323 portal (22.3%)
Off: 51 Talent: (#129)
Def: 47 Talent: (#125)
ST: 4
New Portal In: 18 (17.5%)
Portal Losses: 18
Unrated/No Stats: 0
Total Team Snaps: 10195
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 7
JAG: 42
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 3
FR Snaps: 56 (1%)
SO Snaps: 3480 (34%)
JR Snaps: 3544 (35%)
SR Snaps: 2964 (29%)
GR Snaps: 151 (1%)
65% Snaps by Upperclassmen
0 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (1)
0 (0)
253(0)
Exp 30% • Prod 32% — Roman Gagliano returns, who started multiple games in '25.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (1)
161(47)
Exp 51% • Prod 40% — lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 DJ Taylor, from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (2)
0 (0)
1360(37)
Exp 63% • Prod 33% — Middle Tennessee returns leading WR Cam'ron Lacy, but lost their #2 from last year.
OLT + G + C
0 (2)
1 (0)
1479(792)
T 3% • G 79% • C 0% — Middle Tennessee OL: 0 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (1)
0 (0)
487(5)
DE 5% • DT 25% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (1)
2 (0)
2104(1031)
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
3 (0)
1 (0)
2116(485)
CB 63% • S 49% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 3253 (876 portal) 73% returning, (27% via Portal) • Defense 4707 (1521 portal) 68% returning, (32% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge