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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Arrington Maiden SO | 6'2"/204 | 5/10 (50%), 59 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 13 Car, 79 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | B+ | C | #205 | 42 (21%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #10 Davi Belfort SO | 5'11"/196 | 4/6 (67%), 53 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 16 Car, 94 Yds, (5.9 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | F | A- | #212 | 35 (17.25%) | UCF ('26) | |
| #1 JC Evans SO | 6'5"/223 | 0/2 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 6 Car, 45 Yds, (7.5 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B+ | 20 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #15 Blake Kendall SR | 6'1"/209 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 5 Car, 14 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 12 (8%) | NA | |||
| #7 Camden Coleman SR | 6'3"/223 | RICH ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 George Pettaway SR | 5'10"/196 | 34 Car, 195 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 67 Yds, (7.4 YPR), 1 TD | B | B- | #214 | 135 (13%) | UNC ('24) | |
| #21 Jackson McCarter SO | 5'11"/200 | 4 Car, 18 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B | C+ | 16 (1%) | NA | ||
| #25 M. Fannin-Render SO | 5'8"/180 | 2 Car, 6 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | 4 (0%) | LIB ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Braeden Wisloski SR | 5'10"/186 | 26 Rec, 358 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #433 | 317 (19%) | MD ('25) | |
| #12 Za'Ron Collins JR | 6'2"/181 | 7 Rec, 73 Yds, (10.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | A | #718 | 225 (14%) | NA | |
| #17 Michael Scott SO | 5'9"/159 | 8 Rec, 85 Yds, (10.6 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, 1 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A- | #533 | 155 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #2 Jayden Mines SR | 5'10"/181 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C | 28 (2%) | NA | ||
| #82 Kylan Billiot SO | 6'3"/193 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 7 (0%) | LSU ('26) | ||
| #88 Dylan Williams JR | 6'1"/206 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #83 Chase Miller SR | 6'1"/192 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #43 Miles Halbert SO | 6'0"/191 | NA | |||||||
| #22 Micah Matthews SO | 6'2"/200 | VT ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Zion Hudson FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Trace Burney FR | 5'8"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Arrion Concepcion SO | 5'9"/171 | KSU ('25) | |||||||
| #13 Troy Lewis GR | 6'2"/202 | ECU ('22) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Brian Hnat SO | 6'5"/233 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | A- | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #85 Ryder Post SO | 6'4"/249 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D+ | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Max Roche FR | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #86 Ethan Gurela SO | 6'3"/233 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #75 Frankie Tinilau (T) JR | 6'6"/325 | D | C- | D+ | 634 (378%) | ETSU ('26) | |
| #55 Daniel Michel (T) JR | 6'6"/328 | C | B | C | 454 (270.9%) | FIU ('26) | |
| #71 Deacon Rawls (T) SO | 6'5"/310 | B+ | A- | C- | 159 (105%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #58 Griffin Hart (T) JR | 6'6"/317 | B+ | A- | B- | 78 (52%) | NA | |
| #56 JaKobe Campbell (G) SO | 6'3"/282 | D | D | A+ | 58 (38%) | NA | |
| #56 Tyler Brown (G) GR | 6'3"/325 | A- | A- | 5 (2.7%) | COLO ('26) | ||
| #68 Josh Manecke (G) JR | 6'7"/310 | B- | C- | 2 (0.9%) | ARMY ('26) | ||
| #73 Evan Bushong (C) SO | 6'4"/325 | C | C+ | A- | 92 (61%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Jesse Giddings (IOL) FR | 6'3"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jack Harris (IOL) FR | 6'3"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jonah Smith (IOL) FR | 6'4"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #73 Kaedin Massey (OL) SO | 6'8"/315 | KSU ('26) | |||||
| #74 Noel Portnjagin (OL) SO | 6'5"/306 | FLA ('26) | |||||
| #65 Parker Cunningham (OL) SO | 6'4"/320 | 3* HS ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Amar Thomas (DE) SR | 6'1"/241 | 40 Tac, 11 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | A | 452 (69%) | NA | |
| #98 Turner Schmidt (DE) JR | 6'4"/244 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C+ | 34 (5%) | RMU ('25) | |
| #00 Kacey Gilliam (DE) FR | 6'1"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #93 Mychal McMullin (DT) JR | 6'1"/291 | 29 Tac, 11 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | C- | 297 (37%) | NA | |
| #88 Kells Bush (DT) SR | 6'3"/311 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | C+ | 65 (8%) | LT ('25) | |
| #44 DJ Cotton Jr. (DT) JR | 6'1"/284 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | A- | 40 (5%) | WVU ('24) | ||
| #90 Chukwunedu Okeke (DT) SO | 6'4"/291 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | 10 (0.9%) | WKU ('26) | ||
| #93 Ernest Willor Jr. (DL) SO | 6'4"/245 | WIS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cory Simon (DL) FR | 6'0"/255 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #92 Grayson Gilmore (DL) SO | 6'3"/242 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #99 Cole Webster (DL) SO | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Christopher Bispham (DL) FR | 6'1"/276 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Gannon Weathersby SR | 5'10"/222 | 50 Tac, 14 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | B- | 539 (66%) | NA | |
| #00 Nakian Jackson SR | 6'1"/237 | 51 Tac, 22 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | B+ | B | D+ | 402 (36.75%) | NEV ('26) | |
| #26 Jayden Studio JR | 6'0"/229 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | A- | 43 (5%) | KENT ('25) | |
| #45 Lee Johnson SO | 6'2"/216 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B+ | 11 (1%) | NA | ||
| #11 Trashon Dye SO | 6'0"/227 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | C+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Josiah Perry FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Matthew Jones FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Hayes Beaver FR | 6'2"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #43 Danny Royster SR | 6'3"/235 | IND ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #27 DJ Kelly (CB) SO | 6'1"/185 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | A | 138 (9.75%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #1 Mekhi Rodgers (CB) GR | 6'2"/204 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | C- | 136 (13%) | NA | |
| #14 KJ Flowe (CB) JR | 5'10"/178 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | D+ | D+ | A | 91 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #23 Ken Willis (CB) SR | 5'11"/185 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | 80 (8%) | CIN ('25) | ||
| #00 Kamden Jennings (CB) FR | 5'10"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jase Rhodes (CB) FR | 5'10"/181 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #31 Roddrey McWilliams (CB) SO | 6'1"/186 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #10 Javis Mynatt (S) SR | 6'0"/190 | 30 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | B- | 450 (44.25%) | TXST ('26) | |
| #16 TJ McGill (S) JR | 5'10"/198 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | 86 (11%) | W&M ('25) | ||
| #22 Chase Regan (S) JR | 6'0"/195 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | B+ | 22 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #35 Joshua Prince (S) SO | 5'11"/190 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #38 Stephen Hollander (S) SR | 5'9"/193 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Dkwan Thomas (S) FR | 6'0"/187 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kyle Bynes (S) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Kai Callen (DB) SO | 5'10"/178 | 3* HS ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Patrick Rea SR | 6'3"/201 | 48, 1968 YDS (41 YPP), Long 61 YDS | 16 In 20, 3 TB | C- | A- | NA | |
| #92 Andrew Bennett SO | 6'1"/180 | CHAR ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Elijah Moss-Williams FR | 5'11"/168 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Phoenix Donghia FR | 5'11"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Billy Napier new hireOC Cam Aiken new hireDC Robert Bala new hire
Players with Starting experience138 off • 5 def
Team Talent514#111 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size7929 portal (26.9%)
Talent Off: 215.22 (39)
Talent Def: 200.24 (36)
Talent ST: 2.96 (2)
New Portal In: 35 (32.4%)
Portal Losses: 34
Unrated/No Stats: 29
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 20
JAG: 36
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1403 (18%)
JR Snaps: 2520 (33%)
SR Snaps: 3447 (45%)
GR Snaps: 287 (4%)
82% Snaps by Upperclassmen
29 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 (0)
0 (1)
109(77)29% returning
Exp 59.25% • Prod 3% — James Madison lost their starting QB from last year. Arrington Maiden & Davi Belfort from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (0)
155(4)97% returning
Exp 14% • Prod 12% — Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (1)
0 (0)
763(7)99% returning
Exp 22% • Prod 20% — James Madison lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (1)
2 (0)
1482(1095)26% returning
T 100% • G 21% • C 61% — James Madison OL: 0 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (0)
0 (0)
898(10)99% returning
DE 37% • DT 25% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
0 (1)
1002(402)60% returning
LB 37% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (0)
1 (0)
1003(588)41% returning
CB 20% • S 29% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 2509 (1183 portal) 53% returning • Defense 2903 (1000 portal) 66% 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