NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Drew Dickey GR | 6'1"/210 | 1/2 (50%), 28 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A | B | 7 (14.25%) | VAN ('26) | ||
| #6 Ethan Crawford SR | 6'0"/200 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 4 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | #240 | 1 (3%) | USM ('25) | ||
| #15 Trey Owens SO | 6'5"/219 | TEX ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Jeremy St-Hilaire JR | 6'4"/220 | VAN ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Kenyon Clay SR | 6'1"/220 | 139 Car, 523 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 3 TD, 3 FUM | 37 Rec, 205 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 3 TD | C+ | A- | #592 | 522 (51%) | USM ('25) | |
| #24 Devin Spencer JR | 5'8"/185 | 108 Car, 559 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 25 Rec, 125 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD | A | C- | #559 | 429 (42%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #33 Kameron Thomas SO | 5'10"/191 | 8 Car, 38 Yds, (4.8 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | C+ | #438 | 15 (1%) | NA | |
| #30 Damon Sisa SO | 5'8"/160 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #23 Jaylen Boardley JR | 6'0"/183 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Solomon Baggett FR | 5'9"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #32 Nasir Allen SO | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #28 DD Murray SO | 5'10"/209 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Jacob Walker JR | 5'11"/204 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Chauncy Cobb JR | 5'6"/163 | 73 Rec, 797 Yds, (10.9 YPR), 1 TD, 2 FUM | 1 Car, -2 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #58 | 756 (53%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Hunter Summers JR | 6'3"/161 | 44 Rec, 505 Yds, (11.5 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | #302 | 726 (51%) | TULN ('24) | |
| #10 Jaylen Bonelli SR | 5'11"/177 | 22 Rec, 200 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | B- | A- | #916 | 320 (22%) | WAG ('25) | |
| #18 Boski Barrett JR | 5'11"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | 26 (1.5%) | VAN ('26) | ||
| #85 TJ Starks SO | 6'1"/174 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 15 (1%) | NA | ||
| #84 Reed Linder SR | 5'10"/176 | NA | |||||||
| #14 Andre Feast SO | 5'10"/174 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #18 Romel Stevens SO | 6'4"/211 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Ty'lan Fortune FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kena Rego FR | 6'0"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Brandon Goliday FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #4 JJ Harrell SO | 6'1"/199 | MSST ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Dallas Boozer FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Chavel Williams FR | 5'9"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #87 Tyler Little SR | 6'4"/237 | 6 Rec, 71 Yds, (11.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B- | A | B+ | 140 (14%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #17 Jabari Bush SO | 6'4"/228 | 10 Rec, 70 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | D+ | D | 132 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #82 Ezra Burgess JR | 6'4"/236 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | B+ | B+ | 88 (9%) | NA | |
| #17 Jaden Hamm JR | 6'6"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | C- | B+ | 27 (2.25%) | KU ('26) | |
| #81 Javeon Fricks SO | 6'5"/234 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Dawson McFadin FR | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #55 Aleric Watson (T) SR | 6'4"/313 | B | C | B | 636 (1767%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #58 Cameron Ambrose (T) SR | 6'4"/295 | A | B | B- | 21 (58%) | NA | |
| #50 Wil Saxton (G) SR | 6'3"/309 | B | B+ | B- | 967 (2686%) | USM ('25) | |
| #68 Tristian Smith (G) SR | 6'3"/321 | A+ | A+ | A+ | 677 (1881%) | NA | |
| #79 Baker North (G) SO | 6'3"/328 | C- | C+ | C- | 344 (956%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #74 Landry Cannon (G) JR | 6'4"/304 | F | D+ | D+ | 28 (70.2%) | TULN ('26) | |
| #52 Mason Myers (C) JR | 6'4"/298 | B- | B | B- | 904 (2511%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #77 Gabe Fortson (C) JR | 6'3"/324 | B- | C- | A- | 70 (194%) | TULN ('25) | |
| #00 Cooper Sherrod (IOL) FR | 6'3"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 JB Hoehn (IOL) FR | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #64 Noah Hacker (OL) SO | 6'7"/284 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #57 Dan'tay Ward Jr. (OL) SO | 6'6"/328 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #51 Cade Channell (OL) SO | 6'5"/294 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #76 Trason Hunt (OL) SO | 6'5"/298 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Aiden Kehm (OL) SO | 6'5"/314 | NEV ('25) | |||||
| #00 Adam Hickerson (OL) SR | 6'3"/310 | WEBB ('25) | |||||
| #70 Manasse Itete (OL) SO | 6'5"/310 | FSU ('26) | |||||
| #41 Drew Nicolson (LS) JR | 6'0"/221 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #97 Tony Carter (DE) SO | 6'2"/268 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | D+ | 113 (7%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #55 Sultan Badmus (DE) JR | 6'3"/285 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | C- | 109 (6.3%) | TEM ('26) | |
| #27 Noland Asberry (DE) GR | 6'1"/227 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | D | 40 (3%) | NA | |
| #96 Ronnie Blossom (DE) SO | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #98 Shakai Woods (DT) JR | 6'0"/279 | 48 Tac, 21 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | 608 (56.7%) | MTSU ('26) | ||
| #97 Simeon Mitchell (DT) GR | 6'3"/291 | 46 Tac, 13 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | B+ | 549 (57%) | MCNS ('25) | |
| #54 Ryan Reese (DT) SO | 6'2"/249 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C+ | 135 (14%) | NA | |
| #91 Tyeland Coleman (DT) SR | 6'4"/301 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | C- | 44 (4.5%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #92 Obi Udom (DT) SO | 6'3"/275 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #98 Alex Martin (DT) SO | 6'2"/295 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #34 Timothy Gulley (DT) JR | 6'1"/298 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Jakohri Johnson (DL) FR | 6'1"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Trey Bridges (DL) FR | 6'2"/250 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Nigel Nelson SO | 5'11"/226 | 54 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | D+ | 439 (105%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #30 Kam Moore SR | 6'1"/205 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | 10 (1.5%) | UCF ('26) | |||
| #26 Kemari Nix SO | 6'1"/210 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #28 Joshua Ofor SO | 6'1"/220 | NCST ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Mckinley McShan FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Rasheem Turner FR | 5'10"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ashton Moore FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Noah Hamlin FR | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Daniel Demery JR | 5'11"/227 | MISS ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Jamil Williams SR | 5'11"/223 | 3* HS ('23) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Five Hamilton (CB) JR | 5'10"/177 | 38 Tac, 23 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | A+ | 444 (21%) | KENN ('26) | |
| #13 Kyle Williams (CB) SO | 6'0"/188 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | B | 119 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #1 Braden Jackson (CB) JR | 6'0"/180 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #34 Marquis Williams (CB) SO | 6'0"/185 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 KeAndre Gibson (CB) FR | 5'9"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #7 Courtney Patterson (CB) SO | 5'11"/169 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #6 AG McGhee (S) GR | 5'10"/187 | 83 Tac, 45 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C- | 919 (66%) | MRSH ('25) | |
| #8 Brandon Barnes (S) JR | 6'1"/183 | 68 Tac, 32 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A+ | F | 871 (63%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #15 Brandon Greil (S) SR | 5'11"/182 | 53 Tac, 26 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | B+ | A- | C- | 508 (36%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #38 Joe Drew (S) SO | 6'3"/190 | 26 Tac, 14 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A+ | B+ | 342 (25%) | NA | |
| #18 Malekhi Weedon (S) SO | 6'1"/195 | 8 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D+ | 68 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #19 James Reed III (S) SR | 5'10"/190 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | 37 (3%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #17 Jaylen Heyward (S) JR | 6'0"/185 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | 26 (1.5%) | UCF ('26) | ||
| #21 Malik McConico (S) SR | 6'2"/197 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A | 11 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 R. Eruvwetaghware (S) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #25 Trevon Howard (DB) SR | 6'1"/210 | ISU ('25) | |||||||
| #31 Luke Wisham (DB) JR | 6'1"/170 | LT ('25) | |||||||
| #20 Dontrae Henderson (DB) SO | 5'11"/180 | IND ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 Clune Van Andel SR | 6'0"/215 | 21/27 (77.8%), Long 54 Yds | 36/37 | 99 Pts | A- | NA | ||
| #25 Clayton Amaya JR | 5'10"/199 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 Danny Vuckovic JR | 6'1"/206 | 25, 1057 YDS (42.3 YPP), Long 54 YDS | 7 In 20, 1 TB | B | B- | NIU ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Butch Jones returnsOC Keith Heckendorf returnsDC Griffin McCarley new hire
Players with Starting experience2113 off • 8 def
Team Talent638#83 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size9530 portal (23.3%)
Talent Off: 289.62 (51)
Talent Def: 241.46 (41)
Talent ST: 2.96 (3)
New Portal In: 24 (18.6%)
Portal Losses: 40
Unrated/No Stats: 34
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 13
JAG: 60
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 4
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 2272 (15%)
JR Snaps: 6026 (41%)
SR Snaps: 4790 (32%)
GR Snaps: 1711 (12%)
85% Snaps by Upperclassmen
34 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
0 (0)
8(7)13% returning
Exp 17.25% • Prod 1% — Arkansas State lost their starting QB from last year. Drew Dickey & Jeremy St-Hilaire from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
967(0)100% returning
Exp 94% • Prod 67% — Arkansas State returns Devin Spencer & Kenyon Clay, their top two RB's from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (1)
0 (0)
2230(53)98% returning
Exp 64% • Prod 58% — Arkansas State lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Chauncy Cobb, from last year.
OLT + G + C
5 (2)
0 (1)
3647(28)99% returning
T 100% • G 100% • C 100% — Arkansas State OL: 4 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (0)
1 (0)
1598(761)52% returning
DE 8% • DT 66% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
0 (0)
450(10)98% returning
LB 36% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (2)
0 (1)
3350(470)86% returning
CB 14% • S 100% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6852 (88 portal) 99% returning • Defense 5398 (1241 portal) 77% returning
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