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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Max Johnson GR | 6'5"/225 | 54/87 (62%), 437 Yds, 2 TD / 0 INT | 9 Car, 38 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C- | C+ | #201 | 129 (44.25%) | UNC ('26) | |
| #9 Weston Bryan SO | 6'3"/250 | 7/9 (78%), 84 Yds, 3 TD / 0 INT | 31 Car, 111 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | A- | B+ | #204 | 49 (23%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #14 Turner Helton SR | 6'2"/175 | 14/26 (54%), 74 Yds, 1 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, 11 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | D | 39 (18%) | WKU ('25) | ||
| #10 Charlie Johnston SO | 6'6"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Harrison Faulkner FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 David Mbadinga SR | 5'7"/190 | 49 Car, 196 Yds, (4 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 18 Yds, (3.6 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C+ | #511 | 181 (20%) | NA | |
| #33 Bryce Baker SO | 5'11"/215 | 16 Car, 52 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 21 Yds, (4.2 YPR), 0 TD | C | C+ | #537 | 88 (10%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #35 Taeo Todd SO | 5'8"/195 | 26 Car, 102 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 11 Rec, 59 Yds, (5.4 YPR), 0 TD | B | A+ | #395 | 83 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #20 Terrance Gibbs SR | 6'0"/205 | 17 Car, 61 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 7 Rec, 68 Yds, (9.7 YPR), 0 TD | B- | A- | #465 | 82 (9%) | 4* HS ('22) | |
| #16 Jamarian Samuel GR | 5'9"/205 | 12 Car, 87 Yds, (7.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C- | #256 | 37 (4%) | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Taylor Bradshaw JR | 6'0"/185 | 16 Rec, 131 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C- | #653 | 295 (22%) | NA | |
| #00 Alex Taylor SO | 6'2"/190 | 3 Rec, 27 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B | #833 | 106 (6%) | UNC ('26) | |
| #19 Josh Dallas SR | 6'1"/205 | 8 Rec, 68 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 5 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | #809 | 65 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #18 Kam Mikell SO | 6'1"/195 | 2 Rec, 5 Yds, (2.5 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 19 Car, 75 Yds, 0 TD | C | A+ | #891 | 52 (3%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #2 Ashton Hollins SR | 6'5"/190 | 4 Rec, 108 Yds, (27 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | B- | #637 | 49 (3%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #26 Antavious Murphy SO | 5'9"/190 | 2 Rec, 11 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 49 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #2 Andre Greene Jr. GR | 6'2"/202 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | 40 (2.25%) | UVA ('26) | ||
| #85 Cam'Ron King SO | 6'0"/195 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | 13 (0.75%) | AUB ('26) | ||
| #5 Noble Johnson JR | 6'3"/205 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | 11 (0.75%) | ASU ('26) | ||
| #24 Peyton Plott SO | 5'7"/160 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #38 Kevin Douglas JR | 5'8"/170 | NA | |||||||
| #81 Jeremiah Ware SO | 5'10"/195 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jarvis Mathurin FR | 5'7"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Zavier Hilliard FR | 6'3"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #80 Jordan Woolen SO | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 JP Mikhael JR | 6'3"/225 | 2 Rec, 7 Yds, (3.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | B+ | 235 (23%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #86 Henry Gregory SO | 6'7"/225 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 J'Qwan Crosby FR | 6'3"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #83 Elija Walton JR | 6'5"/230 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #82 Jackson Long SR | 6'4"/230 | GT ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #63 Colin Alexander (T) SO | 6'4"/305 | B- | C- | B+ | 119 (55%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #51 Matthew Williams (T) JR | 6'3"/325 | A | A | A | 112 (52%) | NA | |
| #50 Jaylen Slaughter (T) SO | 6'3"/255 | D | D+ | B+ | 30 (14%) | NA | |
| #00 Liam Thompson (OT) FR | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jaden Johnson (OT) FR | 6'6"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Grady Howell (OT) FR | 6'5"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #55 Mo Clipper Jr. (G) SR | 6'5"/315 | D+ | C- | C- | 701 (290.7%) | CHAR ('26) | |
| #51 Ty Furnish (G) GR | 6'3"/282 | B- | B | C | 132 (61%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #55 Ethan Williams (G) JR | 6'2"/275 | B | B+ | B- | 20 (9%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #58 Kyle Frazier (G) GR | 6'2"/320 | C- | B- | D | 12 (6%) | SAV ('24) | |
| #72 Josh Raymond (G) SO | 6'4"/300 | D | D+ | B- | 11 (4.5%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #75 Kingtriton Samuela (G) SO | 6'2"/290 | B- | B+ | 2 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Jayvon Perry (IOL) FR | 6'4"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #59 Brandon Stoner (OL) SO | 6'3"/320 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #70 Jalen Burgess (OL) SO | 6'1"/315 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #89 Jackson Wheeler (LS) GR | 6'2"/230 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Anthony Bynum (DE) JR | 6'3"/260 | 63 Tac, 22 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B+ | A- | 774 (53.1%) | MTSU ('26) | |
| #7 Jacob Ferguson (DE) GR | 6'3"/240 | 48 Tac, 22 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C- | 481 (37%) | NA | |
| #18 MJ Stroud (DE) SR | 6'2"/235 | 33 Tac, 25 Solo, 16 TFL, 7 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | A+ | B+ | 459 (35%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #51 Kebba Secka (DE) JR | 6'3"/250 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | D+ | 427 (32%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #97 Eli Anders (DE) SO | 6'3"/250 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D+ | 57 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #50 Caleb Ellis (DE) SO | 6'1"/280 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | C+ | 32 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Alec Upshaw (DE) FR | 6'2"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #93 Caleb Moore (DT) JR | 6'2"/285 | 27 Tac, 14 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | A- | 545 (63%) | USM ('25) | |
| #94 Elijah Fears (DT) SO | 6'2"/310 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | A- | 345 (40%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #98 Uche Iloh (DT) SO | 6'5"/265 | 15 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | C+ | 252 (29%) | GT ('25) | |
| #57 Latrell Bullard (DT) GR | 6'1"/350 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 147 (17%) | NA | ||
| #95 Kwon McGinney (DT) SR | 6'2"/310 | 5 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | F | 87 (10%) | ARST ('25) | ||
| #96 Jeremiah Ticket (DT) SO | 6'3"/280 | C- | A- | 11 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #92 Marcus Downs (DL) SO | 6'5"/290 | UCF ('25) | |||||||
| #34 JaMari Whitehead (DL) JR | 6'2"/240 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #44 Nigel Eldridge Jr. (DL) SO | 6'2"/260 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Stephone Ross (DL) FR | 6'5"/267 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 DA Logan (DL) FR | 6'3"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #55 Korey Jordan (DL) SO | 6'3"/300 | 3* HS ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Brandon Tyson SR | 6'1"/220 | 84 Tac, 46 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | B- | 827 (88%) | ELON ('25) | |
| #30 CJ Allen Jr. SO | 5'10"/215 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | C- | 123 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #15 Holden Trice JR | 5'10"/210 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | C | 122 (13%) | NA | |
| #4 Davon Hicks GR | 6'0"/215 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | B- | 16 (2%) | WSU ('24) | |
| #10 Jacob Hammonds SR | 6'2"/195 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C+ | 13 (1%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #43 Ethan Johnson SO | 6'3"/210 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #42 Braxtin McLester SO | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #35 Caleb Butler SO | 6'1"/240 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Xavier Brown FR | 6'1"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kru Casey FR | 6'1"/228 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Tracy Hill Jr. (CB) SR | 6'2"/200 | 41 Tac, 31 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | F | B | 740 (39%) | NA | |
| #39 Aidan McCowan (CB) SR | 5'10"/165 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | B+ | 525 (20.25%) | NICH ('26) | |
| #20 Jaquari Brown (CB) SO | 6'1"/165 | 16 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | B- | 362 (19%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #19 Fabo Chaney (CB) SO | 6'1"/180 | 27 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | C+ | 277 (14%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #24 Phillip Gladney (CB) SO | 5'11"/175 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | A- | 127 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Greg Delaine (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D | 120 (4.5%) | SYR ('26) | ||
| #28 Elijah McDowell (CB) SO | 6'3"/185 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | F | 101 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #38 Jeremiah Holmes (CB) SR | 5'9"/185 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | F | 7 (0%) | NA | ||
| #11 Antonio White Jr. (CB) SO | 6'2"/180 | C | F | 7 (0%) | RUTG ('25) | ||||
| #00 Rahsaan Isaac (CB) FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tylin Drakeford (CB) FR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Devin Collier (S) SO | 5'10"/185 | 24 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | B+ | 238 (37%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Jaylen Bentley (S) SO | 6'0"/170 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | F | 94 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #17 Jayden Davis (S) JR | 6'1"/180 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | B | 52 (8%) | GT ('25) | |
| #22 Elijah Ffrench (DB) SO | 6'1"/190 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #95 Tripp Bryant SO | 5'9"/175 | 13/15 (86.7%), Long 46 Yds | 41/41 | 80 Pts | B+ | B+ | NA | |
| #91 Evan Scruggs SO | 6'1"/175 | F | NA | |||||
| #98 TJ Hartley III JR | 5'11"/175 | F | PEAY ('24) | |||||
| #99 Donal Dempsey SO | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #40 Blake Ford SR | 6'1"/222 | ARK ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Alex Smith SR | 6'6"/220 | 56, 2397 YDS (42.8 YPP), Long 55 YDS | 14 In 20, 3 TB | B | B | 2* HS ('23) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Clay Helton returnsOC Ryan Aplin returnsDC Mike Mutz new hire
Players with Starting experience219 off • 12 def
Team Talent662#79 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 4%
Roster Size9625 portal (20.7%)
Talent Off: 271.38 (46)
Talent Def: 269.58 (44)
Talent ST: 17.22 (6)
New Portal In: 18 (14.9%)
Portal Losses: 19
Unrated/No Stats: 25
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 12
JAG: 60
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 3
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 3837 (30%)
JR Snaps: 3180 (25%)
SR Snaps: 4794 (37%)
GR Snaps: 1142 (9%)
71% Snaps by Upperclassmen
25 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 (1)
217(129)41% returning
Exp 85.25% • Prod 15% — Georgia Southern lost their starting QB from last year. '25 backup Weston Bryan has experience; Max Johnson was brought in via portal.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
471(0)100% returning
Exp 52% • Prod 35% — Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
0 (0)
916(271)70% returning
Exp 23% • Prod 16% — Georgia Southern lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
1 (0)
1139(712)37% returning
T 61% • G 100% • C 0% — Georgia Southern OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 3 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (3)
1 (0)
3617(774)79% returning
DE 82% • DT 80% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
0 (0)
1101(0)100% returning
LB 39% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (2)
0 (1)
2650(645)76% returning
CB 54% • S 30% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 2743 (1112 portal) 59% returning • Defense 7368 (1419 portal) 81% 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