Sam Houston's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster not available yetDef Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Landyn Locke FR | 6'4"/205 | 71/141 (50%), 765 Yds, 4 TD / 4 INT | 17 Car, -15 Yds, (-0.9 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | C- | #302 | 254 (32%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #15 DJ Bailey FR | 5'11"/210 | 2/3 (67%), 42 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, -10 Yds, (-3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C- | C- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #17 Noah Normand FR | 6'3"/175 | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 Landan Brown JR | 5'11"/215 | 84 Car, 487 Yds, (5.8 YPC), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 37 Rec, 237 Yds, (6.4 YPR), 0 TD | B | B | #91 | 371 (45%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #9 Jerrian Parker Jr. SO | 5'10"/195 | 5 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 6 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | C | C | #488 | 20 (2%) | SIU ('25) | |
| #28 Shane Porter SR | 5'10"/200 | 2 Car, -1 Yds, (-0.5 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | C | #340 | 19 (2%) | UNT ('25) | |
| #27 Garret Hagler SR | 5'10"/225 | NA | |||||||
| #81 Xander Cheek JR | 5'7"/195 | NA | |||||||
| #25 A. Gaines-Smith JR | 5'10"/220 | NA | |||||||
| #41 Trey Taylor FR | 5'9"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #00 MJ Dowdy FR | 5'10"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Kaden Winkfield FR | 5'11"/190 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Grady O'Neill JR | 5'10"/170 | 38 Rec, 392 Yds, (10.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -5 Yds, 0 TD | C | D+ | #536 | 461 (27%) | WIS ('25) | |
| #80 Tim Burns Jr. JR | 5'9"/155 | 12 Rec, 228 Yds, (19 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, -15 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C | #501 | 459 (27%) | NA | |
| #00 Kamari Maxwell SO | 6'0"/185 | 22 Rec, 363 Yds, (16.5 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C- | 428 (25%) | NA | ||
| #87 Chris Reed JR | 6'0"/190 | 30 Rec, 460 Yds, (15.3 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #409 | 410 (24%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #00 Alijah Cason JR | 5'9"/170 | 22 Rec, 244 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Car, 10 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C- | 333 (19%) | NA | ||
| #00 Darrick Bledsoe III SO | 5'9"/185 | 7 Rec, 86 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | A- | #683 | 214 (12%) | NA | |
| #1 Aviyon Smith-Mack JR | 5'8"/180 | 9 Rec, 49 Yds, (5.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | F | #881 | 105 (6%) | LIU ('25) | |
| #83 Christian Zachary SO | 6'3"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 4 (0%) | NCST ('26) | ||
| #22 Kyan Berry-Johnson SO | 5'11"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | WIS ('26) | |||
| #88 Terrence Guillory II FR | 5'8"/160 | NA | |||||||
| #2 Kaleb Black JR | 5'10"/175 | ASU ('25) | |||||||
| #85 Karson Maynard JR | 6'4"/195 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #15 Shane Johnson GR | 6'2"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #84 Kaden Taylor JR | 5'10"/160 | NA | |||||||
| #87 Rushil Patel JR | 5'11"/175 | NA | |||||||
| #83 Matthew Tatum SO | 5'9"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Kaleb Mitchell FR | 6'6"/190 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Ty Sexton FR | 5'10"/180 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Dylan Burk FR | 6'7"/255 | 6 Rec, 55 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | F | C+ | 225 (32%) | NA | |
| #87 Max Whisner SR | 6'5"/250 | 4 Rec, 36 Yds, (9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A | B | B | 49 (7%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #86 Thomas Jewett JR | 6'4"/235 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | B- | 10 (1%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #81 Brock Kuhl FR | 6'4"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | B- | 2 (0%) | FAU ('26) | ||
| #00 Matt Smith GR | 6'4"/235 | 3 Rec, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 3* HS ('19) | |||||
| #84 London Deyon FR | 6'5"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #82 Cooper Stevens FR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #72 Denell Nix Jr. (T) SO | 6'5"/290 | D- | D+ | D | 236 (27%) | APP ('26) | |
| #67 Isaac Sohn (T) SO | 6'5"/275 | C | A- | C- | 101 (13%) | UNT ('25) | |
| #00 Elijah Collins (G) JR | 6'5"/305 | C | C- | B- | 498 (56.7%) | WCU ('26) | |
| #75 Josiah Chenault (C) JR | 6'3"/305 | C+ | B | A | 893 (101.7%) | KENN ('26) | |
| #71 James Dawn II (C) SR | 6'3"/320 | C- | D+ | A- | 630 (80%) | NA | |
| #63 Cam Todd (C) JR | 6'2"/305 | C | B+ | B- | 125 (16%) | CCU ('25) | |
| #76 Payton McDonald (OL) SR | 6'3"/305 | NA | |||||
| #00 Joe Warren (OL) JR | 6'3"/305 | NA | |||||
| #42 Ca'lub Holloway (OL) JR | 6'2"/240 | NA | |||||
| #76 Ford Ivey (OL) JR | 6'3"/300 | NA | |||||
| #54 Mich'le Joseph (OL) JR | 6'3"/310 | NA | |||||
| #00 Nathan McClelland (OL) JR | 6'4"/295 | NA | |||||
| #68 Jeremiah Edmond (OL) SO | 6'1"/290 | NA | |||||
| #53 Brock Stukes (OL) JR | 6'3"/320 | NCST ('26) | |||||
| #62 Carter Buchheit (OL) FR | 6'3"/300 | NA | |||||
| #57 Zo'Maryon Bryan (OL) JR | 6'4"/315 | NA | |||||
| #72 Quinton Williams (OL) SR | 6'4"/300 | ULL ('25) | |||||
| #74 Graceson Spann (OL) FR | 6'6"/275 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Tr'e Williams (OL) FR | 6'3"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #69 Logan Cahill (OL) FR | 6'4"/320 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #58 Carter Kadow (OL) JR | 6'7"/310 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #47 Jake Fitzgerald (LS) JR | 6'0"/215 | NA | |||||
| #46 Carson Whitington (LS) JR | 6'1"/210 | NA | |||||
| #41 Zach Stricker (LS) GR | 6'0"/200 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 Chauncey Chidi (DE) JR | 6'3"/250 | 31 Tac, 20 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D+ | 406 (57%) | NA | |
| #44 Brody Henderson (DE) FR | 6'5"/220 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | D | C | D- | 228 (32%) | NA | |
| #98 Quardale Patt (DE) SR | 6'4"/270 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | C | 188 (26%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #94 Josiah Stephens (DE) FR | 6'2"/240 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 62 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #14 Bryen Spaulding (DE) JR | 6'4"/255 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 21 (3%) | NA | ||
| #96 Jayden Fry (DE) FR | 6'2"/245 | C | A | 5 (0.9%) | BC ('26) | ||||
| #97 Dylan Frazier (DT) JR | 6'4"/265 | 41 Tac, 21 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | C | 458 (62%) | SMU ('24) | |
| #95 She'Fon Boyd (DT) SO | 6'1"/290 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 285 (39%) | NA | |
| #90 Darien Jackson (DT) SO | 6'2"/290 | 11 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C- | 251 (34%) | NA | |
| #57 Cade Adams (DT) SO | 6'0"/285 | D+ | C- | 18 (2%) | GT ('25) | ||||
| #93 Jarra Anderson (DT) JR | 6'2"/270 | C- | C- | 4 (0.9%) | ARIZ ('26) | ||||
| #00 Uzziah Warmate (DL) FR | 6'0"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #98 Justin Terrell (DL) SO | 6'3"/315 | NCST ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Dimitry Nicolas (DL) SO | 6'3"/295 | MD ('26) | |||||||
| #92 Anthony Shorter (DL) FR | 6'4"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #93 Caius Coy (DL) FR | 6'4"/235 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #50 Zion Taylor (DL) SO | 6'1"/230 | HOU ('26) | |||||||
| #92 Jayden Gaines (DL) JR | 6'2"/280 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Errol West (DL) FR | 6'0"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #91 Andrew Edmonson (DL) SR | 6'2"/265 | NA | |||||||
| #59 Stephan Ochai (DL) JR | 6'4"/290 | NA | |||||||
| #54 Matthew Westmoreland (DL) JR | 6'3"/240 | NA | |||||||
| #53 Godgive Ugochukwu (DL) JR | 6'3"/240 | NA | |||||||
| #58 Joshua Frayre (DL) SO | 6'0"/280 | NA | |||||||
| #45 J. Alexander-Felton (DL) SO | 6'3"/270 | NA | |||||||
| #51 Jaredh Frayre (DL) SO | 6'0"/280 | NA |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 Dean Ford FR | 6'0"/225 | 32 Tac, 23 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | D+ | 361 (53%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #26 Tokyo Gordon JR | 6'2"/210 | 19 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | D+ | 155 (23%) | NA | |
| #10 Jacob Robinson JR | 6'1"/220 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 29 (4%) | NA | |
| #31 Dax Horany SO | 6'2"/220 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C- | C- | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #45 Eli Wallace SO | 5'11"/195 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | 4 (1%) | NA | |||
| #00 William Davis | 0'0"/ | C | C | 4 (1%) | WVU ('26) | ||||
| #00 Brian Bates JR | 6'1"/230 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | DSU ('26) | |||||
| #12 Elijah Groves FR | 6'5"/210 | NCST ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ryan Mallory FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #50 Forest Gatlin III JR | 6'1"/235 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #37 Jacquis Ishmeal Jr. GR | 6'0"/230 | NA | |||||||
| #35 Gannon Tullos SR | 6'2"/210 | NA | |||||||
| #50 Cole Worthington SO | 5'11"/200 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Mike King SO | 6'0"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #47 Cartier Okopie FR | 5'11"/200 | NA |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Ishmel Atkins (CB) SR | 6'3"/195 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | B | 753 (74%) | ELON ('26) | |
| #00 Caesar Magee (CB) GR | 6'2"/190 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | 317 (31%) | NA | ||
| #20 Dravon Wilson (CB) FR | 5'11"/190 | 21 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | D+ | 200 (20%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #36 Octavius Henderson (CB) JR | 6'2"/185 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C+ | 141 (14%) | NA | ||
| #27 Maurice Mathis (CB) JR | 5'11"/180 | D+ | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #12 Tyler Bailey (S) JR | 6'0"/195 | 45 Tac, 34 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 578 (43%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #9 Jace Arnold (S) SO | 5'11"/185 | 19 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D+ | D+ | 355 (26%) | WIS ('25) | |
| #5 Jalyn Stanford (S) SO | 5'11"/200 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | D+ | 80 (6%) | HOU ('25) | ||
| #29 Lyric Smith (S) FR | 6'0"/185 | 5 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D- | 37 (3%) | NA | ||
| #40 Railyn Adams (S) FR | 6'0"/170 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D | 25 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #41 Braylen Wortham (DB) FR | 6'2"/200 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #18 Joey Hunter (DB) GR | 6'0"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('20) | |||||
| #00 Robert McFarland (DB) FR | 5'10"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Stacy Bey (DB) SO | 6'1"/205 | ARIZ ('26) | |||||||
| #00 CJ June (DB) FR | 5'10"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Marcus Bourda (DB) FR | 6'1"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #11 William Davis (DB) GR | 6'2"/235 | WVU ('26) | |||||||
| #34 Cadiin Johnson (DB) GR | 6'0"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #29 KeSean Raven (DB) GR | 5'10"/165 | NA | |||||||
| #39 Jon-Bernard Reynolds (DB) SR | 6'1"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #32 Quan Williams (DB) SR | 5'8"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Jaylon Jones (DB) JR | 6'1"/175 | NA | |||||||
| #46 Jason Dabney (DB) JR | 6'0"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #39 Davion Green (DB) JR | 5'9"/160 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Justin Cottrell (DB) JR | 6'0"/170 | NA |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #94 Sam Carpenter JR | 5'11"/180 | 1/3 (33.3%), Long 24 Yds | 6/6 | 9 Pts | D+ | D+ | PITT ('26) | |
| #81 Nico Ottomanelli FR | 6'3"/195 | F | NEB ('25) | |||||
| #00 Samuel Carpenter | 0'0"/ | PITT ('26) | ||||||
| #47 Colby Sessums GR | 6'1"/185 | NA | ||||||
| #39 Shaun Neibert JR | 6'0"/175 | NA | ||||||
| #83 Tate Ryan FR | 6'0"/165 | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Cal Joseph SO | 6'0"/175 | 63, 2402 YDS (38.1 YPP), Long 55 YDS | 19 In 20, 2 TB | C+ | C- | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Phil Longo returnsOC Zack Patterson returnsDC Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay returns
Players with Starting experience2512 off • 13 def
Team Talent524#114 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size13434 portal (25.4%)
Off: 61 Talent: (#126)
Def: 66 Talent: (#96)
ST: 7
New Portal In: 21 (15.7%)
Portal Losses: 15
Unrated/No Stats: 0
Total Team Snaps: 12904
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 10
JAG: 48
Low JAG: 4
JAG-: 4
FR Snaps: 1873 (15%)
SO Snaps: 2577 (20%)
JR Snaps: 6218 (48%)
SR Snaps: 1889 (15%)
GR Snaps: 347 (3%)
66% 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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)
263(0)
Exp 33% • Prod 37% — Landyn Locke returns, who started multiple games in '25.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (0)
410(0)
Exp 49% • Prod 28% — Sam Houston returns Landan Brown, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (5)
0 (0)
2701(56)
Exp 70% • Prod 98% — Sam Houston returns Chris Reed & Grady O'Neill, their top two WRs from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (0)
2 (1)
2483(1627)
T 20% • G 28% • C 100% — Sam Houston OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (2)
0 (0)
1926(9)
DE 64% • DT 69% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (1)
0 (0)
558(4)
LB 28% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (3)
1 (0)
2488(753)
CB 70% • S 40% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5857 (1683 portal) 71% returning, (29% via Portal) • Defense 4972 (766 portal) 85% returning, (15% 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