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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 JJ Kohl JR | 6'7"/245 | 133/216 (62%), 1465 Yds, 12 TD / 2 INT | 30 Car, 50 Yds, (1.7 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | B | C+ | #67 | 420 (23.25%) | APP ('26) | |
| #10 Clayton Dees JR | 6'2"/195 | 3/4 (75%), 25 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 1 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D+ | 14 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #9 Christian Langford SO | 6'1"/200 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, 7 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | #272 | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #17 Zachary Waters JR | 6'0"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #00 DJ Alexander FR | 6'3"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Anthony Carrie JR | 6'0"/200 | 103 Car, 469 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 5 TD, 2 FUM | 10 Rec, 55 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B- | #217 | 306 (32%) | GT ('25) | |
| #34 Devonte Lyons JR | 5'11"/185 | 37 Car, 142 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 1 TD, 2 FUM | 12 Rec, 65 Yds, (5.4 YPR), 0 TD | C- | C | #440 | 141 (15%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Sterling Joseph SO | 5'9"/195 | 7 Car, 123 Yds, (17.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | B- | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Qwantavius Wiggins FR | 5'10"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jayden Ford FR | 5'5"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Justin Compere FR | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Maguire Anderson JR | 6'0"/180 | 25 Rec, 280 Yds, (11.2 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C- | #316 | 505 (38%) | NA | |
| #7 Kyle McNeal JR | 6'1"/175 | 31 Rec, 310 Yds, (10 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 20 Yds, 0 TD | B | C+ | #450 | 489 (37%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #18 JoJo Stone SO | 5'11"/185 | 23 Rec, 272 Yds, (11.8 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Car, 15 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | B+ | #379 | 211 (16%) | LOU ('25) | |
| #11 Eric Nelson JR | 6'4"/170 | 8 Rec, 125 Yds, (15.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C | #785 | 182 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #13 Tyson Carter SO | 5'11"/165 | 3 Rec, 32 Yds, (10.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | #935 | 66 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #14 Kenny Williams SO | 5'10"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | 17 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #12 Amari Isaac SO | 6'0"/200 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A+ | 16 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #80 Andre Brown JR | 5'8"/160 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #85 Donovan Giles JR | 6'5"/200 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Malik Penson FR | 5'10"/176 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Barrett Schulz FR | 6'5"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Juju Lewis SR | 6'2"/215 | GT ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Jackson Verdugo SO | 6'4"/245 | 10 Rec, 101 Yds, (10.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | D+ | D+ | 293 (22%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #86 Justin Cayenne GR | 6'4"/245 | 7 Rec, 61 Yds, (8.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | A+ | B+ | 284 (21%) | PENN ('25) | |
| #89 Sean Burke SO | 6'5"/220 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | A | B- | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Ayden Passley FR | 6'4"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Davis Brown FR | 6'5"/245 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #75 Miguel Cedeno (T) JR | 6'7"/315 | D+ | C+ | D+ | 453 (33%) | RICE ('25) | |
| #74 Spencer Webb (T) SR | 6'2"/297 | F | D+ | D | 94 (6.3%) | EMU ('26) | |
| #60 Noah Fernandez (T) JR | 6'4"/320 | B | B- | A- | 11 (1%) | NA | |
| #58 Jeremy Smith (T) SO | 6'5"/295 | B+ | A- | B | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Riley Wilson (OT) FR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #51 Zaire Flournoy (G) GR | 6'4"/335 | A- | A- | B- | 409 (30%) | UAB ('25) | |
| #65 Akeem Neal (G) JR | 6'4"/310 | D+ | B | F | 63 (5%) | NA | |
| #54 Chad Staley (C) SR | 6'3"/290 | A+ | A+ | A | 104 (8%) | NA | |
| #67 Jon Rodriguez (C) JR | 6'6"/300 | D+ | C | D+ | 25 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Sean Kentish (IOL) FR | 6'3"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Kaleb Barnes (IOL) FR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #66 Takaylen Muex (OL) SO | 6'4"/335 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #53 Nathan Tveit (OL) SO | 6'4"/310 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #57 Daveion Harley (OL) JR | 6'2"/305 | CAL ('26) | |||||
| #47 Justin Wood (LS) JR | 6'0"/190 | HOU ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Kenton Simmons (DE) SR | 6'5"/260 | 25 Tac, 17 Solo, 9 TFL, 7 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B | C+ | 637 (59%) | NA | |
| #43 Robert Williams (DE) JR | 6'3"/245 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | C+ | 174 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #13 Dante Anderson (DE) SR | 6'5"/250 | 14 Tac, 10 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | C+ | 169 (16%) | FSU ('25) | |
| #50 Lamont Green Jr. (DE) JR | 6'4"/230 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | C+ | 22 (2%) | FSU ('25) | |
| #92 Nick Watson (DE) SR | 6'4"/240 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | |
| #00 Michael Smarts (DE) FR | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Germaine Carter (DT) JR | 5'11"/275 | 18 Tac, 8 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | B- | 437 (40%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #18 RJ Moss Jr. (DT) JR | 6'3"/273 | 24 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | B- | 322 (22.5%) | USA ('26) | |
| #91 Nathan Jennings (DT) SO | 6'3"/290 | 13 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C+ | 270 (18.75%) | USA ('26) | |
| #68 Anthony Smith (DT) SO | 6'2"/350 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | 47 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #91 Kyrie Samuel (DT) SR | 5'11"/280 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D | 34 (3%) | NA | ||
| #99 Jamorie Flagg (DT) SO | 6'3"/314 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C+ | 22 (1.5%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #24 King Massey (DT) SO | 6'4"/240 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #93 Matthew Pointer (DL) SO | 6'4"/230 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 Josiah Taylor JR | 6'0"/220 | 71 Tac, 30 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | B+ | 665 (94%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #12 Brayshawn Littlejohn JR | 6'0"/220 | 32 Tac, 14 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A | F | 351 (37.5%) | APP ('26) | |
| #11 Percy Courtney Jr. SR | 6'0"/220 | 38 Tac, 25 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | C | 298 (42%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #34 Cam Davis SO | 6'2"/220 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C+ | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #28 JaCorey Stewart SO | 6'0"/230 | B | 3 (0%) | KU ('26) | |||||
| #17 Vontae Floyd JR | 5'10"/180 | C | 3 (0%) | DUKE ('26) | |||||
| #42 Kani Smith SO | 6'3"/200 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #40 Orlando Syph-Timmons JR | 6'1"/210 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Demitris Mincey FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 De'Andre Arnold FR | 5'11"/192 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 J. Celestine (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | 17 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | B+ | 472 (68%) | ARIZ ('25) | |
| #22 Lawrence Johnson (CB) JR | 6'1"/180 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | A- | A | 179 (19.5%) | FAU ('26) | ||
| #15 Tyderick Brown (CB) SO | 6'0"/170 | C | B | 14 (2%) | UAB ('25) | ||||
| #00 Za'marion West (CB) FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jahmani Chin-Suer (CB) FR | 5'9"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #22 Shamir Sterlin (S) JR | 6'3"/210 | 62 Tac, 41 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | A- | 576 (69%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #1 Wesley Miller (S) SR | 5'11"/193 | 53 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | C- | 526 (47.25%) | USA ('26) | |
| #3 Demetrius Hill (S) SR | 6'2"/210 | 19 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | A- | 206 (25%) | ILL ('25) | |
| #12 Websley Etienne (S) SR | 6'0"/200 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | C+ | 169 (20%) | ARST ('25) | |
| #9 Antonio Patterson (S) SR | 5'11"/190 | 12 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | F | 105 (13%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #10 Ormond Wallace (S) SR | 6'0"/210 | 12 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | A- | 74 (9%) | NA | ||
| #15 DeAndre Boykins (S) GR | 6'0"/200 | C | 1 (0%) | OKST ('26) | |||||
| #00 Karaijus Hayes (S) FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Eric Johnson (S) FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jakari Johnson (S) FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #37 Kelvin Reyes (DB) SO | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 Robert Czeremcha JR | 6'3"/220 | 2/3 (66.7%), Long 39 Yds | 12/12 | 18 Pts | C+ | NA | ||
| #00 Noah Sidan FR | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 3, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 6, Portal Contributors: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 6, Potential Starters via Portal: 1, Returning Key Contributors: 4, Portal Contributors: 3
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 1 (1) - WR: 2 (1) - TE: 0 (2) -T: 0 (1) - G: 0 (1) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (0) - DE: 1 (2) - LB: 2 (0) -CB: 1 (0) - S: 1 (2)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (1) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (2) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (1) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 1 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 6 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 3 | JR: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 3 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 0 | JR: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 3 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (24.25%), Prod: (40%) Florida International lost their starting QB from last year. QB JJ Kohl was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (48%), Prod: (35%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Anthony Carrie, from last year.
Florida International lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Kyle McNeal, from last year.
WR Exp: (56%), Prod: (47%) OL Experience: T: (20%): G: (18%): C: (10%):
Florida International OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (47%) DT: (45%)
LB Experience: (58%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (45%) S: (92%)
Kicker Experience: (11%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 24.25%, Skill Players 42%, Off Line 16%, Front Seven 50%, Secondary 69% | Offense 28% - Defense 57%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 40%, Rush Yds: 35%, Rec Yds: 47%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 53%, Sacks: 66%, QB Hurries: 78%, TFLs: 66%, Pass Def: 40%, INTs: 31%
Head Coach Willie Simmons returns, OC Nick Coleman returns, DC Jovan Dewitt returns
24 players play significant minutes, 10 on Offense, 14 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 572, #94 in CFB. 0.84 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 242.98 (43) Defense: 229.96 (40) ST: 6.56 (2)
85 Total players, 25 from Transfer Portal. 21.9% of roster is from the Portal.
16 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 14% of roster is from this years Portal, 23 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 8 good players, 60 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 3 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1269 (11%), JR: 6079 (51%), SR: 3824 (32%), GR: 784 (7%)
29 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.