Austin Peay's Roster/Depth Chart for 2026
2025
Austin Peay's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
NOTE: Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates.
Quarterbacks
#16 Chris Parson JR
H/W
6'1"/215
Passing
182/288 (63%), 2673 Yds, 21 TD / 5 INT
Rushing
151 Car, 705 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 12 TD, 7 FUM
Rating
0.83
Origin
MSST ('25)
#16 Chris Parson JR
H/W
6'1"/215
Passing
182/288 (63%), 2673 Yds, 21 TD / 5 INT
Rushing
151 Car, 705 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 12 TD, 7 FUM
Rating
0.83
Origin
MSST ('25)
PlayerH/WPassingRushingPassRunPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#16 Chris Parson JR 6'1"/215182/288 (63%), 2673 Yds, 21 TD / 5 INT151 Car, 705 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 12 TD, 7 FUM    0.83MSST ('25)
#16 Chris Parson JR 6'1"/215182/288 (63%), 2673 Yds, 21 TD / 5 INT151 Car, 705 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 12 TD, 7 FUM    0.83MSST ('25)
Wide Receivers
#83 Shemar Kirk GR
H/W
6'0"/188
Receiving
42 Rec, 685 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 8 TD, 1 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rating
0.83
Origin
TXST ('25)
#88 Jaden Robinson JR
H/W
6'2"/195
Receiving
36 Rec, 465 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 5 TD, 2 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rating
0.83
Origin
KENN ('25)
#81 Isaiah Cobbs JR
H/W
5'8"/149
Rating
0.85
Origin
WSU ('25)
#81 Isaiah Cobbs JR
H/W
5'8"/149
Rating
0.85
Origin
WSU ('25)
#18 Ethan Crite JR
H/W
6'2"/188
Rating
0.84
Origin
MTSU ('25)
PlayerH/WReceivingRushingRecBlockPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#83 Shemar Kirk GR 6'0"/18842 Rec, 685 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 8 TD, 1 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD    0.83TXST ('25)
#88 Jaden Robinson JR 6'2"/19536 Rec, 465 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 5 TD, 2 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD    0.83KENN ('25)
#81 Isaiah Cobbs JR 5'8"/149      0.85WSU ('25)
#81 Isaiah Cobbs JR 5'8"/149      0.85WSU ('25)
#18 Ethan Crite JR 6'2"/188      0.84MTSU ('25)
Tight Ends
#80 Julien Randolph JR
H/W
6'5"/245
Receiving
3 Rec, 77 Yds, (25.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM
Rating
0.88
Origin
UNC ('25)
#80 Julien Randolph JR
H/W
6'5"/245
Receiving
3 Rec, 77 Yds, (25.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM
Rating
0.88
Origin
UNC ('25)
PlayerH/WReceivingRecRun BlkPass BlkSnapsRatingOrigin
#80 Julien Randolph JR 6'5"/2453 Rec, 77 Yds, (25.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM    0.88UNC ('25)
#80 Julien Randolph JR 6'5"/2453 Rec, 77 Yds, (25.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM    0.88UNC ('25)
Offensive Line
#77 Zak Bowden (OL) GR
H/W
6'4"/263
Rating
0.78
Origin
TROY ('25)
#73 Eli Sutton (OL) GR
H/W
6'7"/310
Rating
0.91
Origin
UNC ('25)
#77 Zak Bowden (OL) GR
H/W
6'4"/263
Rating
0.78
Origin
TROY ('25)
#73 Eli Sutton (OL) GR
H/W
6'7"/310
Rating
0.91
Origin
UNC ('25)
PlayerH/WGradeRun BlkPass BlkSnapsRatingOrigin
#77 Zak Bowden (OL) GR 6'4"/263    0.78TROY ('25)
#73 Eli Sutton (OL) GR 6'7"/310    0.91UNC ('25)
#77 Zak Bowden (OL) GR 6'4"/263    0.78TROY ('25)
#73 Eli Sutton (OL) GR 6'7"/310    0.91UNC ('25)
Defensive Line
#59 Demoris Jenkins (DL) SR
H/W
6'4"/255
Rating
0.85
Origin
ECU ('25)
#59 Demoris Jenkins (DL) SR
H/W
6'4"/255
Rating
0.85
Origin
ECU ('25)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#59 Demoris Jenkins (DL) SR 6'4"/255      0.85ECU ('25)
#59 Demoris Jenkins (DL) SR 6'4"/255      0.85ECU ('25)
Linebackers
#31 Montreze Smith JR
H/W
5'11"/210
Stats
7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur
Pass D
1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.84
Origin
WKU ('25)
#31 Montreze Smith JR
H/W
5'11"/210
Stats
7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur
Pass D
1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.84
Origin
WKU ('25)
#30 Jake Stonebraker JR
H/W
6'0"/218
Stats
1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.87
Origin
KSU ('25)
#30 Jake Stonebraker JR
H/W
6'0"/218
Stats
1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.87
Origin
KSU ('25)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#31 Montreze Smith JR 5'11"/2107 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS)    0.84WKU ('25)
#31 Montreze Smith JR 5'11"/2107 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS)    0.84WKU ('25)
#30 Jake Stonebraker JR 6'0"/2181 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)    0.87KSU ('25)
#30 Jake Stonebraker JR 6'0"/2181 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)    0.87KSU ('25)
Secondary
#14 Kahlil Tate (DB) JR
H/W
5'11"/197
Rating
0.88
Origin
IOWA ('25)
#14 Kahlil Tate (DB) JR
H/W
5'11"/197
Rating
0.88
Origin
IOWA ('25)
#5 Luke Williams (DB) JR
H/W
5'11"/155
Rating
0.85
Origin
PUR ('25)
#5 Luke Williams (DB) JR
H/W
5'11"/155
Rating
0.85
Origin
PUR ('25)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#14 Kahlil Tate (DB) JR 5'11"/197      0.88IOWA ('25)
#14 Kahlil Tate (DB) JR 5'11"/197      0.88IOWA ('25)
#5 Luke Williams (DB) JR 5'11"/155      0.85PUR ('25)
#5 Luke Williams (DB) JR 5'11"/155      0.85PUR ('25)
Returning Starters: 0, Key Contributors: 0
Offensive Starters: 0, Offensive Key Contributors: 0
Defensive Starters: 0, Defensive Key Contributors: 0
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0

Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

QB Exp: (NAN%), Prod: (100%) Chris Parson returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (0%), Prod: (66%) QB was lead rusher, lead RB in '24 is gone
Austin Peay returns Shemar Kirk & Jaden Robinson, their top two WRs from last year.
WR Exp: (NAN%), Prod: (46%) OL Experience: T: (0%): G: (0%): C: (0%):
Austin Peay OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience
.
DL Experience: DE: (0%) DT: (0%)
LB Experience: (NAN%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (0%) S: (0%)
Kicker Experience: (0%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB NAN%, Skill Players NAN%, Off Line 0%, Front Seven NAN%, Secondary 0% | Offense NAN% - Defense NAN%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 66%, Rec Yds: 46%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 13%, Sacks: 0%, QB Hurries: 50%, TFLs: 0%, Pass Def: 22%, INTs: 100%

Head Coach is a new hire, OC is a new hire, DC is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 112, # in CFB. 0.85 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.33%
Breakdown - Offense: 95.68 (13) Defense: 75.64 (10) ST: 0 ()
23 Total players, 13 from Transfer Portal. 100% of roster is from the Portal.
0 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 0% of roster is from this years Portal, 2 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 3 good players, 8 JAGS, 1 low JAGS, 0 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 0 (0%), JR: 0 (0%), SR: 0 (0%), GR: 0 (0%)
-10 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.