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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Matthew Sluka SR | 6'2"/211 | 8/11 (73%), 100 Yds, 3 TD / 2 INT | 42 Car, 239 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | B- | A+ | #296 | 77 (51%) | UNLV ('25) | |
| #1 JC Evans FR | 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 JR | 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 | |||
| #14 Alonza Barnett III JR | 6'0"/217 | 216/370 (58%), 2806 Yds, 23 TD / 8 INT | 127 Car, 589 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 15 TD, 3 FUM | #82 | NA | ||||
| #7 Camden Coleman JR | 6'3"/223 | RICH ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Jordan Fuller SR | 5'11"/229 | 82 Car, 415 Yds, (5.1 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD | A | C- | #497 | 168 (16%) | HC ('25) | |
| #6 George Pettaway JR | 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) | |
| #28 Jobi Malary SR | 5'11"/236 | 43 Car, 349 Yds, (8.1 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | D+ | #213 | 97 (9%) | PRST ('24) | |
| #21 Jackson McCarter FR | 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 | ||
| #29 Tre Leonard FR | 5'10"/189 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #3 Wayne Knight JR | 5'7"/190 | 207 Car, 1373 Yds, (6.6 YPC), 9 TD, 1 FUM | 40 Rec, 397 Yds, (9.9 YPR), 1 TD | #29 | NA | ||||
| #5 Ayo Adeyi SR | 5'8"/200 | 24 Car, 120 Yds, (5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | #340 | UNT ('24) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Nick DeGennaro SR | 6'1"/196 | 28 Rec, 500 Yds, (17.9 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 5 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #176 | 673 (41%) | RICH ('25) | |
| #00 Jaylan Sanchez SR | 6'0"/195 | 30 Rec, 396 Yds, (13.2 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #246 | 527 (32%) | NOVA ('25) | |
| #10 Braeden Wisloski JR | 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 SO | 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 | |
| #8 Isaiah Alston SR | 6'4"/199 | 7 Rec, 81 Yds, (11.6 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | A- | #569 | 224 (14%) | ISU ('25) | |
| #17 Michael Scott FR | 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 JR | 5'10"/181 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C | 28 (2%) | NA | ||
| #88 Dylan Williams SO | 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 JR | 6'1"/192 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #13 Landon Ellis JR | 6'2"/213 | 36 Rec, 624 Yds, (17.3 YPR), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #55 | RICH ('25) | ||||
| #43 Miles Halbert FR | 6'0"/191 | NA | |||||||
| #2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen GR | 6'2"/200 | 4* HS ('20) | |||||||
| #16 Arrion Concepcion FR | 5'9"/171 | KSU ('25) | |||||||
| #13 Troy Lewis SR | 6'2"/202 | ECU ('22) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Logan Kyle SR | 6'3"/234 | 12 Rec, 139 Yds, (11.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | C | D | D+ | 316 (44%) | VAN ('24) | |
| #84 Brian Hnat FR | 6'5"/233 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | A- | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #85 Ryder Post FR | 6'4"/249 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D+ | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #15 Lacota Dippre SO | 6'4"/253 | 17 Rec, 192 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | CHAR ('25) | |||||
| #89 Josh Phifer SO | 6'6"/259 | 4 Rec, 40 Yds, (10 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #86 Ethan Gurela FR | 6'3"/233 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #76 Pat McMurtrie (T) SR | 6'5"/305 | A- | B+ | A- | 844 (559%) | HC ('24) | |
| #71 Deacon Rawls (T) FR | 6'5"/310 | B+ | A- | C- | 159 (105%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #58 Griffin Hart (T) SO | 6'6"/317 | B+ | A- | B- | 78 (52%) | NA | |
| #78 James Pogorelc (T) SR | 6'8"/301 | A | A | A- | 28 (19%) | DUKE ('25) | |
| #77 Cam McNair (T) SR | 6'5"/335 | F | F | A- | 13 (9%) | HC ('25) | |
| #72 Josh Toner (G) SR | 6'3"/323 | C | B- | C- | 203 (134%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #56 JaKobe Campbell (G) FR | 6'3"/282 | D | D | A+ | 58 (38%) | NA | |
| #60 Zach Greenberg (C) SR | 6'4"/295 | B+ | B+ | B- | 925 (613%) | UNC ('25) | |
| #73 Evan Bushong (C) FR | 6'4"/325 | C | C+ | A- | 92 (61%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #70 Brett Davis (C) SR | 6'4"/299 | C- | C- | A- | 15 (10%) | NA | |
| #66 JD Rayner (OL) FR | 6'5"/278 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #68 Trent Wilson (OL) FR | 6'4"/299 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #65 Parker Cunningham (OL) FR | 6'4"/320 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #52 Carter Sweazie (OL) JR | 6'2"/328 | NA | |||||
| #47 Josiah Kennard (LS) SR | 6'2"/228 | TXA ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Amar Thomas (DE) JR | 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 | |
| #9 Xavier Holmes (DE) SR | 6'3"/238 | 31 Tac, 13 Solo, 7 TFL, 6 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A | A- | 430 (65%) | MAINE ('25) | |
| #98 Turner Schmidt (DE) SO | 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) | |
| #90 Terry Lockett Jr. (DT) SR | 6'2"/281 | 21 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | B | 387 (48%) | SYR ('24) | |
| #00 Immanuel Bush (DT) SR | 6'1"/348 | 26 Tac, 12 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | A- | 310 (39%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #33 Andrew Taddeo (DT) SR | 6'0"/291 | 23 Tac, 5 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | D+ | 306 (38%) | COLG ('25) | |
| #93 Mychal McMullin (DT) SO | 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) JR | 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) SO | 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) | ||
| #95 Sahir West (DL) FR | 6'4"/270 | 46 Tac, 17 Solo, 14 TFL, 7 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #97 Aiden Gobaira (DL) JR | 6'5"/255 | 33 Tac, 12 Solo, 8 TFL, 5 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | ND ('25) | |||||
| #94 Jerald James (DL) FR | 6'2"/223 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #92 Grayson Gilmore (DL) FR | 6'3"/242 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #99 Cole Webster (DL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Trent Hendrick SR | 6'0"/234 | 96 Tac, 34 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A+ | A- | 801 (98%) | NA | |
| #3 Gannon Weathersby JR | 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 | |
| #26 Jayden Studio SO | 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) | |
| #54 Brandon Fique SR | 6'0"/227 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C+ | D+ | 32 (4%) | NA | |
| #45 Lee Johnson FR | 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 FR | 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) | |
| #56 Drew Spinogatti JR | 6'1"/229 | 51 Tac, 18 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #46 Immanuel Ezeogu FR | 6'2"/240 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #10 JT Kouame-Yao SR | 6'0"/217 | SHE ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Elijah Culp (CB) SR | 5'11"/187 | 44 Tac, 27 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 7 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | A- | 763 (73%) | CHAR ('25) | |
| #1 Mekhi Rodgers (CB) SR | 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) SO | 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) JR | 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) | ||
| #6 Chantz Harley (CB) SR | 6'1"/194 | B- | B+ | 25 (2%) | MD ('25) | ||||
| #30 Justin Eaglin (CB) JR | 6'1"/175 | 35 Tac, 22 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 5 INT (1 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #36 Milt Ferguson (CB) FR | 5'10"/172 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #31 Roddrey McWilliams (CB) FR | 6'1"/186 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #7 Jacob Thomas (S) SR | 6'1"/212 | 65 Tac, 29 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 7 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A | A+ | A- | 790 (104%) | NA | |
| #21 Curtis Harris-Lopez (S) SR | 6'1"/208 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | A- | C | B+ | 154 (20%) | HC ('25) | |
| #16 TJ McGill (S) SO | 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) SO | 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) | |
| #12 Kye Holmes (S) SR | 5'11"/192 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | B- | 18 (2%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #13 Tyler Brown (S) SO | 5'11"/194 | 71 Tac, 37 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | COLO ('26) | |||||
| #35 Joshua Prince (S) FR | 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) JR | 5'9"/193 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #24 Phillip Harris (S) FR | 6'1"/206 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #32 DJ Barksdale (DB) JR | 5'9"/181 | 36 Tac, 22 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 12 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #27 Kai Callen (DB) FR | 5'10"/178 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Morgan Suarez SR | 5'9"/174 | 14/19 (73.7%), Long 47 Yds | 65/65 | 107 Pts | A- | A- | FAU ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Patrick Rea JR | 6'3"/201 | 48, 1968 YDS (41 YPP), Long 61 YDS | 16 In 20, 3 TB | C- | A- | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Bob Chesney returnsOC Dean Kennedy returnsDC Lyle Hemphill returns
Players with Starting experience2413 off • 11 def
Team Talent482#120 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size9136 portal (28.6%)
Talent Off: 232.36 (47)
Talent Def: 166.84 (42)
Talent ST: 2.96 (2)
New Portal In: 29 (23%)
Portal Losses: 28
Unrated/No Stats: 35
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 8
JAG: 44
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 8
FR Snaps: 1071 (7%)
SO Snaps: 1385 (10%)
JR Snaps: 2275 (16%)
SR Snaps: 9686 (67%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
83% Snaps by Upperclassmen
35 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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Portal Starters 2025 portal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
0 (0)
1 (0)
109(77)29% returning
Exp 72% • Prod 98% — Alonza Barnett III returns, their starting QB from last year. Matthew Sluka was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (1)
422(0)100% returning
Exp 40% • Prod 99% — '25 lead RB George Pettaway returns, QB was 2nd rush threat
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
2 (1)
2496(0)100% returning
Exp 66% • Prod 100% — James Madison lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
4 (2)
1 (0)
2415(0)100% returning
T 372% • G 86% • C 684% — James Madison OL: 1 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '25 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
3 (1)
1 (1)
2321(0)100% returning
DE 70% • DT 88% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
0 (0)
1433(0)100% returning
LB 58% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (0)
1 (1)
2165(0)100% returning
CB 53% • S 70% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5442 (77 portal) 99% returning • Defense 5919 (0 portal) 100% 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