North Dakota State's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Feb 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Nathan Hayes SR | 6'3"/218 | 25/44 (57%), 381 Yds, 4 TD / 1 INT | 7 Car, 88 Yds, (12.6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | B- | #188 | 125 (15%) | NA | |
| #10 Trey Drake JR | 6'3"/206 | 1/1 (100%), 4 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, 5 Yds, (2.5 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C | F | 24 (3%) | NA | ||
| #13 Zander Smith SO | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #14 Preston Brown SO | 6'1"/208 | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 DJ Scott JR | 5'11"/203 | 95 Car, 502 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 44 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D- | #95 | 190 (23%) | NA | |
| #28 Cortez LeGrant JR | 5'10"/191 | 25 Car, 131 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | 38 (5%) | NA | ||
| #25 Myles Mitchell SO | 5'9"/194 | 18 Car, 78 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C | #398 | 24 (3%) | NA | |
| #26 Brady Wavrunek JR | 5'11"/205 | 4 Car, 16 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | 5 (1%) | NA | ||
| #47 Barry Kpeenu JR | 5'10"/197 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 4 (0%) | NA | |||
| #34 Jonathan Harvey SR | 5'10"/194 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #22 Charles Ross III SO | 5'9"/192 | 1 Car, 3 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Braylon Toliver FR | 5'11"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Jackson Williams JR | 5'11"/181 | 17 Rec, 293 Yds, (17.2 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Car, 16 Yds, 1 TD | C+ | F | #307 | 284 (30%) | NA | |
| #15 Mekhi Collins SR | 6'4"/215 | 6 Rec, 159 Yds, (26.5 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | A- | #563 | 167 (18%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #84 Logan Conklin SO | 6'4"/202 | 5 Rec, 49 Yds, (9.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | A | #791 | 157 (16%) | NA | |
| #17 Isiah St. Romain SO | 6'0"/191 | 4 Rec, 50 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | 64 (7%) | NA | ||
| #83 Cade Osterman JR | 6'1"/190 | 1 Rec, 24 Yds, (24 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C | 25 (3%) | NA | ||
| #80 John Gores SR | 5'6"/170 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | A | 24 (3%) | NA | ||
| #82 SJ Green SO | 5'10"/186 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | 11 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #86 Dylan Vokal SO | 6'2"/196 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 6 (1%) | NA | |||
| #30 Kelly Watson JR | 5'11"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #21 Chris Kiel SO | 5'11"/199 | NA | |||||||
| #11 Jacob Kilzer SO | 6'3"/199 | AFA ('24) | |||||||
| #20 Drake Schlosser SO | 6'1"/195 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 Reis Kessel SO | 6'5"/236 | 15 Rec, 335 Yds, (22.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | B | B | 257 (19%) | NA | |
| #40 Kaden Zenzen SR | 6'4"/244 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | C- | 182 (13%) | NA | |
| #44 Luke Kokat SR | 6'3"/238 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | B+ | B- | 108 (8%) | NA | |
| #85 Jett Zabel SO | 6'3"/225 | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | 29 (2%) | NA | ||
| #87 Noah Nelson SO | 6'5"/240 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 5 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Gage Gilbert JR | 6'6"/249 | NA | ||||||
| #96 Abraham Myers JR | 6'2"/236 | NA | ||||||
| #42 Isaac Ellison SO | 6'4"/224 | NA | ||||||
| #33 Gabriel Cunningham SO | 6'3"/233 | NA | ||||||
| #00 Caden Ward FR | 6'3"/230 | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #75 Josh Magin (T) SR | 6'6"/300 | D+ | D+ | C | 594 (73%) | NA | |
| #76 Ryan Babatz (T) SO | 6'5"/315 | C- | C- | B- | 260 (32%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #78 Noah Stommes (T) SO | 6'6"/274 | C+ | B+ | B | 96 (12%) | NA | |
| #73 Alex Warden (OT) SO | 6'6"/270 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #77 Austin Schultz (OT) JR | 6'4"/297 | NA | |||||
| #57 Gavin Wang (OT) SO | 6'7"/292 | NA | |||||
| #62 Griffin Empey (G) JR | 6'3"/300 | B | A+ | A+ | 699 (85%) | NA | |
| #71 Nate Tastad (G) SO | 6'5"/292 | D+ | C- | D+ | 580 (71%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #72 Nate Schneckloth (G) JR | 6'5"/300 | D | D+ | F | 201 (25%) | NA | |
| #66 Jack Liwienski (G) JR | 6'3"/300 | C | C+ | A+ | 125 (15%) | NA | |
| #55 Kene Anene (G) SO | 6'5"/310 | B | A+ | 4 (0%) | KU ('26) | ||
| #59 James Nellis (G) SO | 6'3"/290 | NA | |||||
| #68 Coy Okeson (G) SO | 6'5"/298 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #74 Brett Tastad (G) SO | 6'5"/286 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #61 Gage Schmidt (C) SO | 6'3"/303 | C+ | B | A | 94 (11%) | NA | |
| #00 Tucker Thieneman (OL) FR | 6'4"/304 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Earl Brown (OL) FR | 6'5"/325 | NA | |||||
| #00 Chase Balser (LS) SR | 6'1"/205 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #92 Kelton McCaslin (DE) SR | 6'5"/240 | B+ | C- | D | 406 (72%) | NA | |||
| #49 Matthew Stenbroten (DE) SO | 6'4"/243 | B- | C- | C | 205 (36%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #97 Victor Isele (DE) JR | 6'2"/245 | B- | C | C- | 192 (34%) | NA | |||
| #56 Allante Burley (DE) SR | 6'3"/236 | B- | B- | 35 (6%) | NA | ||||
| #91 Ethan Wood (DE) SO | 6'4"/254 | C- | 8 (1%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Anthony Okes (DE) JR | 6'3"/258 | NA | |||||||
| #60 Thomas Roberts (DE) SO | 6'4"/253 | NA | |||||||
| #48 Blake Schiltz (DE) SO | 6'2"/240 | NA | |||||||
| #92 Truman Griffith (DE) SO | 6'2"/255 | NA | |||||||
| #58 Keenan Wilson (DT) JR | 6'1"/285 | A- | B | C+ | 429 (54%) | NA | |||
| #94 Logan Larson (DT) SR | 6'3"/284 | B- | B+ | C | 309 (39%) | NA | |||
| #95 Zach Vanderpool (DT) SO | 6'5"/275 | B- | C | C | 236 (30%) | NA | |||
| #54 Alijah Wayne (DT) SO | 6'4"/295 | B- | C- | C | 196 (25%) | NA | |||
| #99 Obald Niyonkuru (DT) JR | 5'11"/286 | C | C- | C | 51 (6%) | NA | |||
| #53 Chase Evink (DT) SO | 6'5"/279 | D+ | C | 25 (3%) | NA | ||||
| #65 Brody Clubb (DT) SO | 6'3"/284 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #66 Jack Hansen (DT) SO | 6'3"/272 | NA |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Donovan Woolen JR | 6'4"/220 | B+ | B- | B+ | 636 (197%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #55 Oliver Lucht JR | 6'1"/223 | C- | C | B | 106 (33%) | NA | |||
| #41 Peder Haugo SO | 6'1"/220 | C | C+ | C+ | 104 (32%) | NA | |||
| #25 Ray James Jr. SO | 6'2"/223 | B+ | C+ | C+ | 80 (25%) | NA | |||
| #21 Noah Taylor JR | 6'0"/221 | C- | C- | C+ | 56 (17%) | NA | |||
| #45 Gavin Sell SO | 6'2"/230 | B | C | C- | 48 (15%) | NA | |||
| #50 Damian Devine SO | 6'3"/228 | D+ | C | C | 20 (6%) | NA | |||
| #40 Chase Brixius SO | 6'2"/222 | C+ | D+ | 16 (5%) | NA | ||||
| #35 Ryland Satter SO | 6'1"/232 | C | C | C | 11 (3%) | NA | |||
| #42 Alex Elliott JR | 6'2"/219 | C | 5 (2%) | MINN ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jack Wilson FR | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Keith Williams JR | 6'1"/245 | NA | |||||||
| #44 Carter Appl SO | 6'2"/216 | NA | |||||||
| #47 Jacob Wrbanek SO | 6'4"/225 | NA |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Antoine Booth (CB) SR | 5'11"/170 | C+ | C- | C | 108 (32%) | JMU ('25) | |||
| #13 Najee Nelson (CB) JR | 5'11"/190 | C+ | C- | C | 49 (14%) | 2* HS ('20) | |||
| #23 Kegan Huber (CB) SR | 6'0"/182 | D+ | C | C+ | 32 (9%) | NA | |||
| #34 Marion Moore (CB) SO | 5'11"/188 | C+ | C | C+ | 28 (8%) | NA | |||
| #28 Kendrick Carter (CB) SO | 5'10"/165 | C | C+ | 28 (8%) | NA | ||||
| #19 Will Rosenmeyer (CB) SO | 6'0"/188 | C+ | D+ | 10 (3%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Kobe Russell (CB) FR | 6'1"/189 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 DJ Voltz (CB) SR | 6'1"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #00 EJ Davis (CB) SO | 6'1"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #29 Darius Givance (S) SR | 6'2"/209 | C+ | C- | C+ | 481 (40%) | NA | |||
| #14 Taylen Eady (S) SO | 6'0"/198 | A- | C | B- | 378 (32%) | NA | |||
| #6 Jaylin Crumby (S) JR | 5'11"/195 | C- | B- | C+ | 286 (24%) | NA | |||
| #20 Will Steil (S) SO | 6'2"/201 | B- | C- | A- | 74 (6%) | NA | |||
| #31 Mikhale Ford (S) SO | 5'11"/190 | D+ | B | 34 (3%) | NA | ||||
| #22 Hudson Artz (S) SR | 6'0"/206 | C- | C | B- | 28 (2%) | NA | |||
| #30 Jaylen Archibald (S) SO | 6'1"/195 | C+ | B | 23 (2%) | NA | ||||
| #33 Walker Braaten (S) SO | 6'3"/190 | D+ | D+ | 14 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #39 Landon Meier (S) SO | 5'11"/195 | C- | C | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Brayden Dozier (S) FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Evrett Tait (S) SO | 6'0"/199 | NA | |||||||
| #38 Ben Schepp (S) SO | 6'1"/210 | NA |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Drew Klein SR | 5'9"/174 | 1/1 (100%), Long 46 Yds | 3/3 | 6 Pts | C+ | C+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Aaron Bickerton SR | 6'3"/215 | 34, 1480 YDS (43.5 YPP), Long 64 YDS | 12 In 20, 3 TB | B- | D | NA | |
| #95 Caleb McGrath JR | 6'3"/200 | MINN ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Brandon Walton FR | 6'2"/165 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Tim Polasek returnsOC Dan Larson returnsDC Grant Olson returns
Players with Starting experience2510 off • 15 def
Team Talent186#135 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size1085 portal (4.6%)
Off: 52 Talent: (#135)
Def: 52 Talent: (#136)
ST: 3
New Portal In: 3 (2.8%)
Portal Losses: 7
Unrated/No Stats: 0
Total Team Snaps: 11817
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 3
JAG: 19
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 4277 (36%)
JR Snaps: 3906 (33%)
SR Snaps: 3634 (31%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
64% 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 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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 (0)
0 (0)
149(0)
Exp 18% • Prod 12% — North Dakota State lost their starting QB from last year. '25 backup QB Nathan Hayes looks to be the leader to start.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
265(0)
Exp 32% • Prod 30% — Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (3)
0 (0)
1322(0)
Exp 40% • Prod 31% — North Dakota State lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (2)
0 (0)
2653(4)
T 59% • G 98% • C 11% — North Dakota State OL: 3 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 3 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (3)
0 (0)
2092(0)
DE 75% • DT 79% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (3)
0 (0)
1082(0)
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (3)
0 (0)
1580(0)
CB 37% • S 56% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 4389 (4 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 4754 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% 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