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 | B+ | #109 | 387 (44%) | 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- | #173 | 366 (42%) | 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+ | #510 | 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 | #520 | 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- | #356 | 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+ | #933 | 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+ | #638 | 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 | #820 | 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 | #884 | 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+ | #804 | 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 (99%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #52 Troy Smith III (T) JR | 6'4"/281 | A | A | C+ | 38 (4%) | 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 (100%) | GRAM ('24) | |
| #60 Roy Brackins III (G) JR | 6'3"/308 | D+ | C+ | D+ | 526 (60%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #53 Austin Ellis (G) SO | 6'4"/300 | F | F | C+ | 105 (12%) | 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) | A- | 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 | D+ | 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 | F | F | 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) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 5, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 7, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 6, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 7, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (2) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 1 (3) - TE: 1 (1) -T: 1 (0) - G: 2 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (2) - DE: 2 (2) - LB: 3 (0) -CB: 1 (1) - S: 0 (2)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 5 | JR: 4 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 6 | JR: 3 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 2 | JR: 2 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 3 | JR: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 2 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 3 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (87%), Prod: (89%) Blake Baker returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (29%), Prod: (54%) Louisiana Tech lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
TE Eli Finley returns, #1 WR must be replaced.
WR Exp: (70%), Prod: (47%) OL Experience: T: (52%): G: (86%): C: (2%):
Louisiana Tech OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (75%) DT: (24%)
LB Experience: (56%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (37%) S: (41%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 87%, Skill Players 50%, Off Line 47%, Front Seven 52%, Secondary 39% | Offense 54% - Defense 47%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 89%, Rush Yds: 54%, Rec Yds: 47%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 38%, Sacks: 60%, QB Hurries: 50%, TFLs: 45%, Pass Def: 29%, INTs: 18%
Head Coach Sonny Cumbie returns, OC Tony Franklin returns, DC Luke Olson is a new hire
25 players play significant minutes, 12 on Offense, 13 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 444, #120 in CFB. 0.84 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 187.98 (39) Defense: 181.96 (40) ST: 2.96 (3)
82 Total players, 8 from Transfer Portal. 7.2% of roster is from the Portal.
10 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 9% of roster is from this years Portal, 24 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 9 good players, 43 JAGS, 1 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1689 (14%), JR: 4763 (39%), SR: 4996 (41%), GR: 713 (6%)
29 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.