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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Caden Creel SO | 6'0"/200 | 130/211 (62%), 1514 Yds, 9 TD / 4 INT | 182 Car, 1075 Yds, (5.9 YPC), 7 TD, 7 FUM | C+ | B | #130 | 706 (66%) | NA | |
| #8 Cade Cunningham GR | 6'4"/195 | 0/2 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B- | 8 (1%) | MEM ('25) | ||
| #19 Jack Moran SO | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Noah Lee FR | 6'3"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Donovan Moorhead FR | 6'5"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Khristian Lando JR | 6'1"/194 | 51 Car, 201 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 29 Yds, (9.7 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D | #303 | 190 (56%) | NA | |
| #00 Andrew Paul SR | 5'11"/215 | 30 Car, 127 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 29 Yds, (14.5 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | B+ | #174 | 78 (23%) | UGA ('24) | |
| #6 Jalen Likely SO | 5'8"/184 | 7 Car, 52 Yds, (7.4 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 3 Rec, 6 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | B | #345 | 30 (9%) | NA | |
| #26 Lucas Farrington SO | 5'8"/195 | 5 Car, 14 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 11 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B+ | 25 (7%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #21 Justus Savage JR | 5'10"/205 | 12 Car, 58 Yds, (4.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C+ | #375 | 17 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #31 Andre Devine JR | 5'6"/157 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Cedric Kouemi FR | 5'11"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Deondre Johnson JR | 6'8"/211 | 30 Rec, 724 Yds, (24.1 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D+ | #116 | 827 (44%) | RUTG ('25) | |
| #45 Darius Cannon SR | 5'9"/175 | 76 Rec, 726 Yds, (9.6 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 8 Car, 35 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | C | 503 (20.25%) | MURR ('26) | ||
| #9 Ronnel Johnson SR | 6'0"/178 | 35 Rec, 463 Yds, (13.2 YPR), 2 TD, 3 FUM | 1 Car, 38 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B+ | #344 | 489 (19.5%) | MOST ('26) | |
| #81 Gabe Glover SO | 6'1"/200 | 4 Rec, 28 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A- | #990 | 120 (6%) | NA | |
| #5 Dylan Gentry SO | 5'9"/155 | 4 Rec, 34 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | #847 | 62 (3%) | AUB ('25) | |
| #82 Colton Pitchford SO | 5'11"/185 | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 11 (1%) | NA | ||
| #14 Blake Wallace SO | 6'0"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 7 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #18 Santonio Jones JR | 5'10"/153 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 7 (0%) | NA | ||
| #80 Cianan Williams SR | 6'4"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #39 Bryson Rouillier JR | 5'9"/183 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | F | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #86 Nabi Hoyt SO | 5'10"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #29 Carter Lambert SR | 6'0"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | ||
| #84 Frank Baret SO | 6'4"/200 | 5 Rec, 62 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #571 | NA | ||||
| #89 DJ Vinson SO | 6'4"/195 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Cade Frier FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Rollie Pinto FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Jeremiah Colbert JR | 5'8"/176 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #10 AJ Watkins JR | 6'1"/191 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #9 Wyatt Sonderman SO | 6'1"/181 | 2* HS ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Kam Bell JR | 6'4"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C+ | B+ | 59 (5%) | FAU ('25) | |
| #30 Luke Gilbert SO | 6'0"/0 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B- | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | |
| #84 Alex Moore JR | 6'5"/246 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #79 Lance Johnson (T) SO | 6'4"/290 | B- | C+ | B- | 432 (40%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #70 Jeremiah Orr (T) GR | 6'5"/325 | B+ | B | B | 137 (13%) | HAMP ('25) | |
| #72 Nate Smith (T) SO | 6'5"/280 | C- | D+ | C+ | 129 (12%) | NA | |
| #75 KD Small (T) GR | 6'4"/295 | F | D+ | F | 53 (5%) | NA | |
| #69 Adrian Gumm (G) SR | 6'3"/320 | D+ | F | A | 578 (54%) | NA | |
| #56 Hadine Diaby (G) SR | 6'3"/301 | C- | C | D+ | 141 (11.7%) | NEV ('26) | |
| #55 Markevian Blake (G) SO | 6'2"/295 | B | B | A | 33 (3%) | NA | |
| #73 J.R. Jernigan (G) SO | 6'4"/270 | A- | A- | B- | 17 (2%) | NA | |
| #50 Lucas Mrachkovskiy (C) JR | 6'2"/295 | B+ | B+ | B | 923 (86%) | NA | |
| #63 Ryland Bragg (C) JR | 6'2"/298 | B+ | B+ | B+ | 10 (1%) | NA | |
| #57 Bo Burkes (C) SR | 6'2"/305 | UNC ('26) | |||||
| #00 Will Cooper (IOL) FR | 6'4"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Kendarius Blair (IOL) FR | 6'4"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Vern Faulk (IOL) FR | 6'3"/320 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Will Hathcock (IOL) FR | 6'4"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #76 Caleb Holmes (OL) SO | 6'3"/300 | PITT ('26) | |||||
| #52 Storm Fain (OL) SO | 6'3"/290 | NA | |||||
| #50 Cole Marszalek (LS) JR | 5'11"/205 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Quay Hood (DE) SO | 6'2"/275 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | C+ | 155 (18%) | NA | |
| #4 Shane Payton Hodges (DE) SO | 6'3"/225 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | C+ | 99 (12%) | NA | |
| #55 Tae Floyd (DE) SO | 6'3"/230 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | A- | 67 (8%) | NA | |
| #94 Jumarion Larry (DE) SR | 6'4"/260 | B- | B+ | 12 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Tristan Lyles (DE) FR | 6'1"/238 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Austin Bouck (DE) FR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #44 Khurtiss Perry (DT) SR | 6'2"/280 | 20 Tac, 12 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | B- | 374 (63%) | VT ('25) | |
| #93 Jawaun Campbell (DT) JR | 5'11"/267 | 21 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | D+ | 295 (50%) | NA | |
| #28 Christopher Johnson (DT) SO | 6'3"/270 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | 53 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #87 Andrew Rumph (DT) JR | 6'5"/330 | UCF ('26) | |||||||
| #97 McCade Wright (DL) SO | 6'5"/245 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #59 Mac Sanders SO | 6'2"/225 | 83 Tac, 44 Solo, 12 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | D | 627 (101%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #40 Walker O'Steen SO | 6'3"/200 | 78 Tac, 48 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | F | 529 (86%) | NA | |
| #49 Thaxton Gallagher GR | 6'2"/223 | 33 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | D | 349 (56%) | NA | |
| #13 Jacob Cruz JR | 6'4"/245 | 14 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | F | C | 313 (51%) | GT ('25) | |
| #21 Myles Butler SR | 6'1"/200 | 19 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | A | 259 (42%) | NA | |
| #53 Ian Mitchell SO | 6'3"/245 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | A- | 60 (10%) | NA | |
| #35 Aidan Thompson SO | 6'2"/240 | 11 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | A+ | F | 57 (9%) | NA | |
| #11 Walter Reddick SO | 6'3"/247 | B+ | C+ | A | 35 (6%) | NA | |||
| #00 Devin Pettway FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #36 Angel Toombs JR | 6'5"/254 | WIS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Tre'Quon Fegans (CB) SR | 6'1"/190 | 36 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 9 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A | A- | 643 (62%) | UCF ('25) | |
| #10 RJ Rainer (CB) SO | 5'11"/170 | 12 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | C- | 179 (17%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #8 Larry Preston (CB) GR | 6'0"/175 | F | A | D | 27 (3%) | MURR ('25) | |||
| #39 Keith Christein (CB) SO | 5'10"/170 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #32 Micah McCarroll (CB) SO | 5'9"/160 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #23 Temarion Foster (CB) SO | 5'9"/165 | C | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #25 JQ Brooks (CB) SO | 6'3"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Javan Allison (CB) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jacarvis Alexandre (CB) GR | 6'1"/200 | FER ('25) | |||||||
| #1 Caleb Nix (S) GR | 6'0"/202 | 63 Tac, 38 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 4 INT (2 TDS) | B+ | C+ | A- | 713 (55%) | CLEM ('25) | |
| #31 Marc Woods (S) JR | 6'4"/189 | 16 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | A | 213 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #6 Rod Elston (S) SR | 5'9"/187 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | D | 107 (8%) | AUB ('25) | |
| #14 Rob Billings (S) JR | 6'2"/205 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | 29 (1.5%) | CLEM ('26) | ||
| #27 Riggs Dunn (S) SO | 6'0"/185 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | A- | 5 (0%) | NA | ||
| #26 Brice McKenzie (S) JR | 5'9"/192 | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #15 Manny Watkins (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #41 Luke Reynolds (S) SO | 6'0"/190 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Shondell Harris (S) FR | 5'10"/182 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Vernon Woodward III (DB) SO | 6'1"/195 | ILL ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Kaden Cook (DB) SO | 6'0"/190 | CAL ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Garrison Rippa JR | 5'10"/200 | 21/28 (75%), Long 52 Yds | 40/40 | 103 Pts | A | A | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Andrevius Smith FR | 6'5"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 TreVon Pringle FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Charles Kelly returnsOC Taylor Housewritght new hireDC Brian Williams returns
Players with Starting experience199 off • 10 def
Team Talent462#121 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size9623 portal (18.1%)
Talent Off: 209.18 (52)
Talent Def: 165.06 (41)
Talent ST: 0 (1)
New Portal In: 17 (13.4%)
Portal Losses: 13
Unrated/No Stats: 31
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 14
JAG: 34
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 4583 (33%)
JR Snaps: 3670 (27%)
SR Snaps: 3830 (28%)
GR Snaps: 1637 (12%)
67% Snaps by Upperclassmen
31 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 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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
1 (0)
0 (0)
714(0)100% returning
Exp 67% • Prod 67% — Caden Creel returns, their starting QB from last year.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
340(0)100% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 45% — Top RB in '25 is gone, but #2 rush threat QB returns
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
0 (2)
2100(992)53% returning
Exp 47% • Prod 80% — Jacksonville State returns leading WR Deondre Johnson, but lost their #2 from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (1)
0 (0)
2454(142)94% returning
T 35% • G 35% • C 87% — Jacksonville State OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (1)
0 (0)
1055(0)100% returning
DE 20% • DT 61% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (2)
0 (0)
2229(0)100% returning
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (0)
0 (0)
1929(29)98% returning
CB 41% • S 40% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5608 (1134 portal) 80% returning • Defense 5213 (29 portal) 99% 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