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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Blake Baker JR | 6'5"/224 | 102/155 (66%), 1252 Yds, 5 TD / 3 INT | 73 Car, 260 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 3 TD, 2 FUM | B | A- | #112 | 387 (51%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #2 Trey Kukuk SR | 6'1"/210 | 67/106 (63%), 644 Yds, 3 TD / 4 INT | 98 Car, 609 Yds, (6.2 YPC), 5 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | A- | #163 | 366 (48%) | NA | |
| #19 Mason Welch JR | 6'5"/230 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 11 (1%) | NA | |||
| #00 Brady Vodicka FR | 6'1"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Jackson Bradley SO | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Andrew Burnette GR | 6'2"/225 | 94 Car, 486 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 9 TD, 2 FUM | 3 Rec, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #588 | 164 (29%) | NA | |
| #00 Kenny Thomas FR | 5'9"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Jalen Mickens SO | 5'9"/180 | 20 Rec, 177 Yds, (8.9 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, 6 Yds, 0 TD | C | C | #531 | 398 (41%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #16 M. Singleton Jr. SR | 5'10"/175 | 24 Rec, 165 Yds, (6.9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C- | #374 | 274 (28%) | NA | |
| #6 Tre Averhart GR | 6'4"/210 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B+ | #957 | 180 (18%) | NA | |
| #15 David Pierro SR | 5'10"/185 | 8 Rec, 89 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | D+ | #654 | 146 (15%) | NA | |
| #83 Luke Watkins SO | 6'4"/190 | 2 Rec, 39 Yds, (19.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #846 | 137 (14%) | NA | |
| #3 Dedrick Latulas JR | 5'7"/160 | 4 Rec, 55 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | F | #905 | 114 (12%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #80 Dane Benedix SR | 6'2"/195 | 3 Rec, 14 Yds, (4.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | D+ | #826 | 94 (10%) | NA | |
| #85 Adem Madise JR | 6'2"/188 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 5 (1%) | NA | |||
| #2 Talyn Shettron SR | 6'2"/195 | OKST ('26) | |||||||
| #47 Jay Wilkerson SR | 6'1"/179 | 3* HS ('20) | |||||||
| #00 Johnny Casey FR | 5'10"/155 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #88 Johnnie Thiel IV SO | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Eli Finley SR | 6'6"/244 | 38 Rec, 445 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | B | B- | 811 (77%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #87 Brayden Bockler JR | 6'4"/245 | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | C | A- | 227 (22%) | NA | |
| #46 Deven Muniz SR | 6'5"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 10 (1%) | NA | |||
| #82 Luke Seib JR | 6'4"/210 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | 6 (1%) | UTEP ('25) | |||
| #00 William Mayes FR | 6'5"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #83 Kendrick Rucker SR | 6'5"/226 | 3* HS ('22) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #72 Hayden Christman (T) JR | 6'6"/324 | B | C | B | 863 (113%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #52 Troy Smith III (T) JR | 6'4"/281 | A | A | C+ | 38 (5%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Tadan Bingham (OT) FR | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #79 Ashanti Cole (G) SR | 6'3"/316 | C | C | B | 875 (115%) | GRAM ('24) | |
| #60 Roy Brackins III (G) JR | 6'3"/308 | D+ | C+ | D+ | 526 (69%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #53 Austin Ellis (G) SO | 6'4"/300 | F | F | C+ | 105 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #56 Andrew Richard (C) SO | 6'3"/303 | B+ | B+ | 17 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Jacob McRae (IOL) FR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #56 Tye Hylton (OL) SO | 6'5"/281 | FSU ('26) | |||||
| #61 Ervin Smith (OL) SO | 6'1"/280 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #77 Keystone Allison (OL) JR | 6'4"/272 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #66 Will Hutchens (OL) JR | 6'3"/305 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #76 Cyler Corn (OL) JR | 6'4"/288 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #41 Ean Burch (LS) GR | 5'11"/205 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #94 Emmanuel Oguns (DE) SR | 6'5"/260 | 30 Tac, 5 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | C+ | 455 (47%) | NA | |
| #98 Donovan Rieman (DE) SR | 6'4"/258 | 29 Tac, 8 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | B | 404 (42%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #91 Caleb Sims (DE) GR | 6'5"/265 | 11 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | C+ | 298 (31%) | NA | |
| #45 Jojo Odom (DE) SO | 6'4"/240 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | 184 (19%) | NA | ||
| #92 Lane Condry (DE) JR | 6'4"/260 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | F | 54 (6%) | NA | ||
| #99 Judd Rouyea (DE) JR | 6'2"/251 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | 36 (4%) | NA | ||
| #44 Kaleb Coleman (DE) SO | 6'4"/250 | D+ | 4 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #93 Jacob Bradford (DT) SO | 6'1"/267 | 5 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | B+ | C+ | A- | 72 (25%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #95 Trevell Vivians (DT) SR | 6'2"/293 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | 66 (23%) | 2* HS ('24) | ||
| #46 Daylin Page (DL) SO | 6'4"/225 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Za'qwaun Nunn (DL) FR | 6'0"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #41 Malcolm Pugh (DL) JR | 6'4"/217 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Amari Wilks (DL) FR | 6'2"/250 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Jadon Mayfield JR | 5'11"/228 | 61 Tac, 18 Solo, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | A- | 588 (82%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Alonzo Jackson Jr. JR | 6'1"/215 | 29 Tac, 18 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | A- | A | D+ | 289 (40%) | NA | |
| #21 Zheric Hill SO | 6'0"/220 | 32 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C- | D | 287 (40%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #5 Benji Johnson SR | 6'3"/230 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | C- | 37 (5%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #35 Cole Watson SO | 6'0"/198 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | C+ | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #33 Jaylon Parnell SO | 5'11"/230 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jeremiah Smith FR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ayden Combs FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Grayson Hardy FR | 6'2"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #25 Colton Deckard JR | 6'2"/208 | 3* HS ('23) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Amari Butler (CB) SR | 5'10"/185 | 25 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | 400 (42%) | NA | ||
| #3 Kameron Carter (CB) SR | 6'1"/180 | 15 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | A- | 258 (27%) | NA | |
| #18 Jaitlin Hampton (CB) SR | 5'11"/170 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | 39 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #27 Ahkhari Johnson (CB) JR | 5'11"/185 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 13 (0.75%) | ARK ('26) | ||
| #00 AJ Tarvin (CB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Damien Richard (CB) FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Franklin Morgan (CB) FR | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #4 Kam Franklin (S) JR | 6'2"/205 | 21 Tac, 14 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C- | C+ | B+ | 189 (26%) | OKST ('25) | |
| #00 Sam Fongang (S) SR | 6'2"/185 | 21 Tac, 12 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B | B- | 188 (26%) | NA | |
| #14 Jordan McRae (S) JR | 5'11"/180 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A | 107 (15%) | NA | ||
| #20 Kenyatta McNeese (S) JR | 5'11"/176 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D | 101 (14%) | NA | ||
| #39 Jacoryian Crowe (S) SO | 5'10"/175 | B- | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Nathan Green (S) FR | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Emanual Collins (S) FR | 6'0"/168 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Javari Lockhart (DB) SO | 6'1"/170 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #28 Noah Biglow (DB) GR | 5'11"/185 | PITT ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Tobias Gary (DB) SO | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 Drew Henderson JR | 5'8"/184 | 5/10 (50%), Long 51 Yds | 27/29 | 42 Pts | D | D | NA | |
| #38 Kaegan Kent SO | 5'8"/160 | 2/2 (100%), Long 42 Yds | 9/9 | 15 Pts | B- | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Lexington Matthews JR | 6'5"/200 | JMU ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Sonny Cumbie returnsOC Tony Franklin returnsDC Luke Olson new hire
Players with Starting experience2512 off • 13 def
Team Talent444#125 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size828 portal (7.2%)
Talent Off: 187.98 (39)
Talent Def: 181.96 (40)
Talent ST: 2.96 (3)
New Portal In: 10 (9%)
Portal Losses: 24
Unrated/No Stats: 29
Total Team Snaps: 12161
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 9
JAG: 43
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1689 (14%)
JR Snaps: 4763 (39%)
SR Snaps: 4996 (41%)
GR Snaps: 713 (6%)
86% 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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 3 | 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
1 (1)
0 (0)
764(0)100% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 89% — Blake Baker returns, their starting QB from last year.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
164(0)100% returning
Exp 29% • Prod 54% — Louisiana Tech lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (4)
0 (0)
2402(0)100% returning
Exp 70% • Prod 47% — TE Eli Finley returns, #1 WR must be replaced.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
0 (0)
2424(0)100% returning
T 59% • G 99% • C 2% — Louisiana Tech OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (4)
0 (0)
1573(0)100% returning
DE 75% • DT 24% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (0)
0 (0)
1210(0)100% returning
LB 56% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (3)
0 (0)
1298(13)99% returning
CB 37% • S 41% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5754 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 4081 (13 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal)
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