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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Hunter Najm SO | 5'11"/190 | 33/66 (50%), 473 Yds, 5 TD / 4 INT | 15 Car, 21 Yds, (1.4 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | D | #258 | 210 (27%) | WSU ('25) | |
| #16 Austin Novosad JR | 6'3"/200 | 1/2 (50%), 40 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | 6 (0.75%) | ORE ('26) | |||
| #00 Jarin Mock FR | 6'3"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #19 Carsen Melvin SO | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Ke'Marion Baldwin JR | 5'9"/202 | 159 Car, 778 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 6 TD, 4 FUM | 8 Rec, 38 Yds, (4.8 YPR), 0 TD | A- | F | 350 (37.5%) | CHSO ('26) | ||
| #14 Austyn Dendy SO | 6'0"/225 | 108 Car, 493 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 64 Yds, (16 YPR), 1 TD | A- | A+ | #505 | 144 (21%) | MIZ ('25) | |
| #22 Nakai Amachree SO | 5'10"/195 | 7 Car, 22 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D | C | #555 | 15 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #23 Chris Edmonds JR | 5'10"/210 | 7 Car, 26 Yds, (3.7 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D | C+ | #251 | 13 (2%) | NA | |
| #4 Chris McMillian SR | 5'10"/190 | 84 Car, 342 Yds, (4.1 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 6 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | #515 | NA | ||||
| #00 Tristin Blackmon FR | 6'1"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Leo Kemp SR | 5'11"/245 | 1 Car, 1 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Brennan Ridley JR | 5'11"/175 | 4 Rec, 110 Yds, (27.5 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C- | #969 | 116 (33%) | HAMP ('25) | |
| #18 Winn Sharp JR | 6'5"/205 | 5 Rec, 46 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | D+ | #762 | 99 (28%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #17 Trey Johnson SR | 6'0"/195 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B+ | 96 (28%) | 2* HS ('21) | ||
| #87 Jared Merk JR | 6'2"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (1%) | NA | |||
| #16 Austin Clay SO | 6'0"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 7 Yds, 0 TD | B- | #880 | 3 (1%) | MSU ('25) | ||
| #83 Pierce St Geme SO | 5'11"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (1%) | NA | |||
| #13 Cynceir McNeal JR | 6'4"/210 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Joseph Saffold FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Pauly Sadler FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Isaiah Hayward FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cade Brooks FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Eli Jacon-Duffy SO | 6'4"/245 | 1 Rec, 22 Yds, (22 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A- | C | 236 (22%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #86 Jeremiah Scoby SO | 6'3"/210 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | A | B- | 27 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Kentrell White FR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Maddox Hunstad FR | 6'4"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Derron Gray FR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Trent Taylor FR | 6'5"/230 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #77 James Thomas Jr. (T) JR | 6'5"/295 | D+ | C | D+ | 355 (45%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #70 Alex Harris (T) SO | 6'5"/320 | F | C | 12 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Maddux Murphy (OT) FR | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Pete Pendergest (OT) FR | 6'6"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Travis Robertson (OT) FR | 6'6"/320 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #66 Zane Panchula (OT) SO | 6'5"/275 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #54 Brody Bolyn (G) JR | 6'3"/310 | B- | C+ | B- | 182 (23%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #78 Alexis Sanchez (G) SR | 6'3"/335 | C- | C- | C- | 93 (12%) | NA | |
| #73 Caden Campbell (G) SO | 6'4"/275 | C | C+ | 6 (1%) | 2* HS ('24) | ||
| #58 Ethan Kraatz (G) SO | 6'4"/285 | C | C | 4 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #53 Masyn Zahursky (G) SO | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #50 Vincent Giordano (OL) SO | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Eriq George (DE) SR | 6'3"/285 | 26 Tac, 10 Solo, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C+ | 407 (65%) | TNST ('25) | |
| #45 Bam Booker (DE) GR | 6'3"/280 | 13 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | B- | 361 (58%) | NA | |
| #00 Samuel Dossous (DE) FR | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Elijah Durham-Smith (DE) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #56 John Baker IV (DE) SO | 6'5"/220 | TOL ('26) | |||||||
| #57 Dayln White (DT) JR | 6'4"/300 | 4 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D | C | 163 (27%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #54 Dior Garner (DT) SO | 6'3"/305 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | 62 (10%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #33 Jaimion Olverson (DT) SO | 6'3"/275 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | 37 (6%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #44 Selah Brown (DT) SR | 6'2"/290 | D+ | C- | 15 (1.8%) | LOU ('26) | ||||
| #98 Malik Moses (DT) SO | 6'4"/290 | F | C | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #56 Ian van der Merwe (DT) SR | 6'1"/260 | B+ | C+ | 5 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #43 Martreece Dillard (DT) SO | 6'5"/270 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #99 Brendon Rice (DT) SO | 6'2"/300 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Bryce Brewster (DL) FR | 6'3"/245 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kore Thomas (DL) FR | 6'1"/315 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #89 Timothy Taylor Jr. (DL) SO | 6'1"/280 | JVST ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Myles Bradley SR | 6'0"/225 | 20 Tac, 9 Solo, 6 TFL, 5 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A+ | D+ | 349 (189%) | NA | |
| #18 Andrew Hines III SO | 6'0"/230 | 22 Tac, 6 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A+ | D+ | 237 (128%) | WAKE ('25) | |
| #3 Dorian Pringle JR | 6'0"/220 | 27 Tac, 17 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | C- | 171 (92%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #44 AJ Odom SR | 6'3"/240 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | D | 94 (51%) | MEM ('25) | |
| #6 Sanders Ellis JR | 6'2"/240 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | A | D+ | 34 (13.5%) | PUR ('26) | |
| #36 Jabari Mitchell JR | 6'3"/230 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A | 17 (9%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #48 Quentin Lewis SO | 6'2"/215 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | 7 (4%) | NA | ||
| #17 Isaiah Thomison JR | 6'3"/280 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | MEM ('25) | |||||
| #20 TJ Nelson SO | 6'0"/215 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #35 Cashmire Lewis SO | 6'4"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Kingston Seals FR | 6'3"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Caden Carter FR | 6'2"/217 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Nick Sawyer (CB) SR | 5'11"/170 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | A- | 343 (36%) | CHSO ('26) | |
| #26 Josira Andrews (CB) SO | 5'10"/180 | 10 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | 36 (5%) | NA | ||
| #25 Jace Henry (CB) JR | 6'0"/180 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 4 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Cedarius Christian (CB) FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #32 Rico Garcia (CB) SO | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #21 Gavin Harris (CB) SO | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Kal-El Pascal (S) JR | 6'0"/195 | 80 Tac, 37 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D | B+ | 731 (74%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #2 Armahn Hale (S) GR | 5'11"/195 | 44 Tac, 23 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D | B+ | 515 (39%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #9 Darius Lorfils (S) GR | 6'2"/190 | 34 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D+ | C- | 423 (43%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #15 Preston EstoEsta (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | 29 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | B- | 298 (30%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #25 Mike Wright III (S) JR | 5'10"/180 | 8 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | 70 (5.25%) | FAU ('26) | ||
| #19 Jahai Johnson (S) SO | 6'1"/200 | C | 3 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #40 DeVenchi Arnold II (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | D+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Chris Newell (S) FR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Julian Holt (S) FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Jay'Quan Bostic (S) SO | 6'2"/190 | TOL ('25) | |||||||
| #31 D'kyah Banks (S) SO | 6'5"/180 | 3* HS ('24) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Ethan Warner SR | 5'9"/195 | F | NA | |||||
| #85 Travis Kenner JR | 5'10"/180 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Ryan Kingston GR | 6'6"/206 | 72, 2952 YDS (41 YPP), Long 65 YDS | 22 In 20, 3 TB | B- | B+ | SEMO ('26) | |
| #19 John Henderson GR | 6'1"/180 | 59, 2391 YDS (40.5 YPP), Long 58 YDS | 18 In 20, 6 TB | C- | A- | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Eddie George returnsOC Greg Nosal returnsDC Brandon Fisher new hire
Players with Starting experience219 off • 12 def
Team Talent566#96 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8919 portal (18.3%)
Talent Off: 224.44 (40)
Talent Def: 240.92 (45)
Talent ST: 6.64 (4)
New Portal In: 15 (14.4%)
Portal Losses: 28
Unrated/No Stats: 15
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 11
JAG: 54
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 3
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1933 (22%)
JR Snaps: 3176 (36%)
SR Snaps: 1828 (21%)
GR Snaps: 1861 (21%)
78% Snaps by Upperclassmen
15 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 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 (1)
0 (0)
216(6)97% returning
Exp 27.75% • Prod 28% — Bowling Green lost their starting QB from last year. '25 backup Hunter Najm has experience; Austin Novosad was brought in via portal.
RBHB
0 (1)
1 (0)
522(350)33% returning
Exp 63% • Prod 80% — Bowling Green returns Austyn Dendy, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (3)
0 (0)
584(0)100% returning
Exp 46% • Prod 16% — Bowling Green lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (1)
0 (0)
652(0)100% returning
T 24% • G 19% • C 0% — Bowling Green OL: 0 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (1)
0 (0)
1058(15)99% returning
DE 62% • DT 23% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (1)
0 (0)
909(34)96% returning
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
0 (2)
2426(928)62% returning
CB 21% • S 96% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 1974 (356 portal) 82% returning • Defense 4393 (977 portal) 78% 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