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 Julian Lewis SO | 6'1"/190 | 52/94 (55%), 589 Yds, 4 TD / 0 INT | 23 Car, -36 Yds, (-1.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C | #298 | 193 (23%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Isaac Wilson JR | 6'0"/212 | 0/1 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 3 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | D | 12 (0.75%) | UTAH ('26) | ||
| #22 Dominiq Ponder JR | 6'5"/200 | 0/1 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, -4 Yds, (-2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #14 Colton Allen SR | 6'3"/210 | 1/1 (100%), 4 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Micah Welch JR | 5'9"/215 | 96 Car, 384 Yds, (4 YPC), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 11 Rec, 37 Yds, (3.4 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B | #549 | 294 (37%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #34 Damian Henderson II JR | 6'1"/185 | 91 Car, 565 Yds, (6.2 YPC), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 7 Rec, 65 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | A | 178 (16.5%) | SAC ('26) | ||
| #20 Dekalon Taylor GR | 5'9"/165 | 19 Car, 83 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 10 Rec, 106 Yds, (10.6 YPR), 2 TD | D+ | A | #506 | 91 (11%) | IW ('25) | |
| #22 Jaquail Smith SO | 5'11"/171 | 76 Car, 511 Yds, (6.7 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 8 Yds, (2.7 YPR), 0 TD | A- | A | 89 (8.25%) | SAC ('26) | ||
| #9 Richard Young JR | 5'11"/212 | 23 Car, 64 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C | #354 | 60 (6%) | ALA ('26) | |
| #34 Titus Bautista SO | 5'10"/200 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Danny Scudero JR | 5'9"/174 | 88 Rec, 1297 Yds, (14.7 YPR), 10 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | C+ | #47 | 792 (30.75%) | SJSU ('26) | |
| #8 Kam Perry SR | 5'9"/168 | 43 Rec, 976 Yds, (22.7 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | A- | #41 | 615 (23.25%) | M-OH ('26) | |
| #8 Joseph Williams JR | 6'2"/200 | 37 Rec, 489 Yds, (13.2 YPR), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C | #157 | 501 (26%) | TLSA ('25) | |
| #00 DeAndre Moore Jr. SR | 6'0"/192 | 38 Rec, 532 Yds, (14 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D+ | #186 | 416 (15.75%) | TEX ('26) | |
| #23 Ernest Campbell JR | 5'9"/145 | 37 Rec, 755 Yds, (20.4 YPR), 8 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, 7 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | B | 390 (15%) | SAC ('26) | ||
| #15 Quentin Gibson SO | 5'9"/155 | 15 Rec, 71 Yds, (4.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 9 Yds, 0 TD | C | F | #736 | 164 (8%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #5 Hykeem Williams SR | 6'2"/220 | 9 Rec, 81 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | #482 | 150 (8%) | FSU ('25) | |
| #14 Q. Farrakhan Jr. SO | 6'1"/180 | 1 Rec, 17 Yds, (17 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C+ | #975 | 133 (7%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #13 Kaleb Mathis JR | 5'9"/155 | 2 Rec, 17 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | D+ | #699 | 89 (5%) | NA | |
| #45 Ronald Coleman JR | 5'9"/160 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, 14 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | |||
| #36 Carson Westbrook SO | 5'11"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #47 Gavin Marsh JR | 6'0"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #32 Tagert Bardin JR | 6'0"/160 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Xavier McDonald FR | 6'3"/160 | 4* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Zach Atkins SR | 6'4"/240 | 20 Rec, 149 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | C+ | 486 (60%) | NA | |
| #44 Fisher Clements SR | 6'7"/265 | 4 Rec, 27 Yds, (6.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | D+ | 292 (27%) | UNCO ('26) | |
| #86 Brady Kopetz SR | 6'4"/270 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | D | 17 (2%) | NA | ||
| #31 Sav'ell Smalls GR | 6'3"/265 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | D+ | 9 (1%) | WASH ('23) | ||
| #88 Corbin Laisure SO | 6'5"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C | B- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #83 Zayne Desouza SO | 6'6"/260 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #87 Charlie Williams JR | 6'4"/245 | UNLV ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #54 Taj White (T) GR | 6'5"/300 | B+ | A- | C- | 755 (82.8%) | RUTG ('26) | |
| #55 Leon Bell (T) SR | 6'8"/330 | B- | B- | B- | 583 (63.9%) | CAL ('26) | |
| #53 Larry Johnson III (T) SR | 6'7"/350 | B | B- | B- | 447 (54%) | TENN ('25) | |
| #55 Bo Hughley (T) JR | 6'7"/295 | B- | C+ | B | 247 (27%) | UGA ('26) | |
| #75 Jayven Richardson (T) SR | 6'6"/313 | B- | A- | D | 197 (21.6%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #52 Andre Roye Jr. (T) SR | 6'6"/295 | D | B | C- | 118 (14%) | MD ('25) | |
| #00 Josiah Manu (OT) FR | 6'5"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Xavier Payne (OT) FR | 6'7"/320 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #73 Jose Soto (G) SO | 6'3"/312 | B+ | B+ | C | 699 (76.5%) | SAC ('26) | |
| #59 Yahya Attia (G) SO | 6'4"/340 | C | B- | B- | 339 (41%) | NA | |
| #51 Chauncey Gooden (G) SO | 6'3"/380 | D | F | A- | 18 (2%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #71 Jayvon McFadden (G) SO | 6'3"/295 | C- | C | B+ | 15 (1.8%) | OSU ('26) | |
| #59 Demetrius Hunter (C) SR | 6'2"/310 | C | B | C | 811 (88.2%) | HOU ('26) | |
| #78 Sean Kinney (C) JR | 6'2"/305 | A- | A- | A | 796 (87.3%) | LAF ('26) | |
| #00 Ben Gula (IOL) FR | 6'5"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #39 Kameron Hawkins (LS) GR | 5'11"/240 | ARIZ ('24) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 Toby Anene (DE) SR | 6'4"/259 | B | A+ | B+ | 470 (26.1%) | NDSU ('26) | |||
| #56 Lamont Lester Jr. (DE) SO | 6'2"/230 | A | A+ | C+ | 468 (26.1%) | MONM ('26) | |||
| #45 Vili Taufatofua (DE) SR | 6'3"/259 | 34 Tac, 15 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | A- | 457 (25.2%) | SJSU ('26) | |
| #20 Yamil Talib (DE) SO | 6'2"/240 | 28 Tac, 11 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | A+ | 374 (20.7%) | CHAR ('26) | |
| #00 Domata Peko (DE) FR | 6'4"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Santana Hopper (DT) SR | 6'2"/265 | 25 Tac, 13 Solo, 9 TFL, 5 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A+ | B+ | 660 (40.5%) | TULN ('26) | |
| #90 Ezra Christensen (DT) GR | 6'2"/260 | 41 Tac, 21 Solo, 11 TFL, 5 Sacks, 10 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A+ | C+ | 494 (29.7%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #9 Dylan Manuel (DT) JR | 6'1"/300 | 37 Tac, 12 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | B- | 434 (26.1%) | APP ('26) | |
| #49 Quency Wiggins (DT) SR | 6'5"/255 | 9 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | C+ | 173 (12%) | LSU ('24) | |
| #90 Tyler Moore (DT) JR | 6'0"/297 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | 129 (8.1%) | CCU ('26) | ||
| #91 Sedrick Smith (DT) JR | 6'4"/321 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C+ | 121 (7.2%) | MD ('26) | |
| #88 Samu Taumanupepe (DT) JR | 6'3"/376 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | B | 27 (1.8%) | BAY ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Randon Fontenette SR | 6'2"/220 | 51 Tac, 30 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | A- | 790 (64.5%) | VAN ('26) | |
| #4 Gideon Lampron SR | 6'0"/220 | 119 Tac, 65 Solo, 18 TFL, 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A+ | A- | 753 (61.5%) | BGSU ('26) | |
| #18 Liona Lefau SR | 6'1"/227 | 68 Tac, 26 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | A- | B- | D | 462 (37.5%) | TEX ('26) | |
| #35 Tyler Martinez GR | 6'2"/225 | 27 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | A- | 218 (18%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #46 Immanuel Ezeogu SO | 6'2"/240 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | D+ | 185 (15%) | JMU ('26) | |
| #41 Kylan Salter JR | 6'2"/230 | 6 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | C+ | 13 (1%) | TCU ('25) | |
| #54 Bo LaPenna SR | 6'1"/235 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | |
| #55 Gage Goldberg SO | 6'0"/230 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Carson Crawford FR | 6'3"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Colby Johnson FR | 6'2"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Emory Floyd (CB) SR | 6'1"/195 | 49 Tac, 29 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | C+ | B+ | 846 (30%) | APP ('26) | |
| #00 Paul Omodia (CB) JR | 6'2"/198 | 5 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A- | A- | 747 (27%) | LAM ('26) | |
| #30 Justin Eaglin (CB) SR | 6'1"/175 | 35 Tac, 22 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 5 INT (1 TDS) | A | A- | 679 (24.75%) | JMU ('26) | ||
| #23 Boo Carter (CB) JR | 5'11"/200 | 26 Tac, 17 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | C+ | 239 (8.25%) | TENN ('26) | |
| #10 Makari Vickers (CB) JR | 6'1"/190 | 12 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D+ | 217 (10%) | OKLA ('25) | |
| #5 RJ Johnson (CB) SR | 6'2"/185 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | B+ | 112 (5%) | ARK ('24) | ||
| #20 Cree Thomas (CB) SO | 6'1"/187 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B | 30 (0.75%) | ND ('26) | ||
| #13 Jason Stokes Jr. (CB) SO | 6'1"/163 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | 29 (0.75%) | UTAH ('26) | ||
| #00 Maurice Williams (CB) FR | 5'11"/172 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #4 Naeten Mitchell (S) JR | 5'11"/175 | 92 Tac, 58 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | D+ | C+ | B+ | 845 (94.5%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #1 Jaydan Hardy (S) JR | 5'10"/180 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C | 163 (18%) | OKLA ('26) | |
| #36 Nathaniel Watson (S) JR | 5'10"/180 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Preston Ashley (S) FR | 5'10"/170 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Braylon Edwards (S) FR | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Jah Jah Boyd (DB) SO | 5'11"/173 | 8 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | IND ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 Buck Buchanan GR | 5'11"/185 | 0/1 (0%), Long 0 Yds | C | C | LT ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 Damon Greaves SR | 6'1"/190 | 64, 2799 YDS (43.7 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 14 In 20, 5 TB | A | D+ | KU ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Deion Sanders returnsOC Brennan Marion new hireDC Robert Livingston returns
Players with Starting experience3319 off • 14 def
Team Talent704#73 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 13.33%
Roster Size8655 portal (54.5%)
Talent Off: 317.1 (47)
Talent Def: 286.4 (37)
Talent ST: 9.36 (2)
New Portal In: 44 (43.6%)
Portal Losses: 39
Unrated/No Stats: 15
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Elite: 1
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 9
Top 100 Pos: 46
JAG: 13
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 2
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 3229 (14%)
JR Snaps: 7343 (32%)
SR Snaps: 10849 (47%)
GR Snaps: 1754 (8%)
87% 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 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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)
210(12)94% returning
Exp 23.75% • Prod 24% — Julian Lewis returns, who started multiple games in '25. Isaac Wilson was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (1)
713(327)54% returning
Exp 79% • Prod 87% — '25 lead RB Micah Welch returns, #2 rush threat at QB is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (1)
1 (4)
4073(2505)38% returning
Exp 69% • Prod 100% — Colorado lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Joseph Williams, from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (1)
5 (2)
5025(4103)18% returning
T 100% • G 61% • C 100% — Colorado OL: 1 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 5 potential starters from '26 Portal, 2 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (0)
1 (6)
3807(3634)5% returning
DE 49% • DT 63% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (0)
2 (1)
2426(2408)1% returning
LB 66% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (0)
1 (3)
3907(3578)8% returning
CB 53% • S 56% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 10021 (6947 portal) 31% returning • Defense 10140 (9620 portal) 5% 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