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 C. Del Rio-Wilson SR | 6'2"/215 | 171/256 (67%), 2043 Yds, 17 TD / 5 INT | 159 Car, 658 Yds, (4.1 YPC), 6 TD, 3 FUM | B | B | #40 | 672 (70%) | SYR ('25) | |
| #14 Khalil Wilkins SO | 6'3"/200 | 16/36 (44%), 185 Yds, 1 TD / 2 INT | 58 Car, 243 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 2 TD, 4 FUM | F | C | #174 | 147 (11.25%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #1 Zion Turner SR | 6'1"/205 | 40/59 (68%), 409 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 21 Car, 135 Yds, (6.4 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | B | C | #185 | 131 (14%) | JVST ('25) | |
| #19 Chase Massey SO | 6'2"/165 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 4 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #17 Jack Clougherty SR | 5'11"/190 | SDAK ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Jo'Shon Barbie SR | 5'9"/190 | 56 Car, 249 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 30 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #478 | 205 (22%) | MCNS ('25) | |
| #20 Judah Price SO | 5'9"/180 | 10 Car, 34 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C+ | 17 (2%) | NA | ||
| #10 Jamarion Wilcox JR | 5'10"/191 | UK ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 De'Andre Tamarez SR | 5'11"/175 | 32 Rec, 395 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #128 | 750 (46%) | WCU ('25) | |
| #13 Adrian Norton SR | 6'0"/190 | 28 Rec, 383 Yds, (13.7 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | #132 | 615 (38%) | AKR ('25) | |
| #11 Jakolbe Baldwin GR | 6'0"/200 | 4 Rec, 34 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B | #898 | 139 (8%) | NCST ('25) | |
| #3 Chris Culliver SR | 6'2"/195 | 5 Rec, 100 Yds, (20 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #686 | 126 (6%) | UNC ('26) | |
| #18 X. Turner-Bradshaw JR | 5'10"/180 | 8 Rec, 109 Yds, (13.6 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 3 Car, -15 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #656 | 118 (7%) | VT ('25) | |
| #10 Ben Turner GR | 5'10"/180 | 9 Rec, 56 Yds, (6.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C- | #788 | 110 (7%) | WES ('25) | |
| #8 Antonio Harmon SR | 6'3"/200 | 1 Rec, 34 Yds, (34 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | 71 (4%) | MSST ('25) | ||
| #17 Christian Hamilton JR | 5'11"/181 | 2 Rec, 25 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | A | #799 | 56 (2.25%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #15 Zavier Short SR | 6'2"/210 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | F | #886 | 34 (2%) | APP ('25) | |
| #87 Tony Martin JR | 5'11"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 14 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #84 Nico Weidmann SO | 6'2"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 5 (0%) | NA | |||
| #89 Atley Cowan SO | 6'2"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | IND ('25) | |||
| #23 Justin Haggerty JR | 5'9"/169 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Brennan Chambers FR | 6'3"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Sherone White Jr. SO | 5'8"/170 | 3* HS ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 Toby Payne SR | 6'4"/232 | 36 Rec, 387 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | B | B- | 792 (88%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #85 Tracy Stephens JR | 6'4"/245 | 2 Rec, 18 Yds, (9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | C | A- | 88 (10%) | NA | |
| #80 Shawn Rouse JR | 6'3"/265 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C | 17 (2%) | NA | ||
| #83 Rhett McGrew SO | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #76 Tariq Montgomery (T) SR | 6'5"/316 | C | C | C | 571 (60%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #69 Peyton Ellis (T) SR | 6'4"/315 | A | A | 17 (2%) | MRSH ('25) | ||
| #67 Jack Laird (T) SO | 6'5"/280 | A- | A- | 14 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #78 Xavier Bausley (T) SR | 6'4"/310 | B- | B- | 2 (0%) | WVU ('26) | ||
| #00 Jae'von White (OT) FR | 6'6"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 William Sandfoss (OT) FR | 6'5"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #70 Jalen Slappy (G) SR | 6'4"/302 | B | B+ | C+ | 799 (84%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #59 Evan Ferguson (G) SR | 6'3"/300 | B+ | A- | A | 34 (4%) | WEBB ('25) | |
| #66 Eli Kaufman (G) SO | 6'4"/280 | C | C | B- | 23 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #71 Morgan Scott (G) SR | 6'5"/300 | B+ | B+ | B- | 9 (1%) | MTSU ('25) | |
| #63 Robby Martin (G) SO | 6'3"/302 | D | C+ | B+ | 6 (0.9%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #56 Andrew Dudley (C) SO | 6'3"/300 | D | D+ | 14 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Mason Ramsey (IOL) FR | 6'3"/285 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #65 Parker Brault (OL) SO | 6'3"/285 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #54 Drake Lanham (OL) SO | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #65 Jaquez Joiner (OL) SO | 6'4"/260 | UCF ('26) | |||||
| #00 Riley Winkler (LS) FR | 6'4"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 Braydin Ward (DE) JR | 6'6"/237 | 18 Tac, 7 Solo, 6 TFL, 5 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A | C+ | 225 (169%) | NA | |
| #46 Mike Williams Jr. (DE) SR | 6'5"/275 | F | D+ | 41 (27.9%) | UTSA ('26) | ||||
| #52 Mikailin Warren (DT) JR | 6'2"/352 | 7 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | 126 (24%) | NA | ||
| #92 Cam Chmura (DT) SO | 6'3"/291 | 4 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | C+ | 98 (19%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Jacarius Clayton (DT) SR | 6'4"/240 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 77 (15%) | MSST ('24) | ||
| #98 Kenyatta Hardge II (DT) JR | 6'0"/305 | D | D+ | 28 (4.5%) | UK ('26) | ||||
| #98 Joseph Auzenne (DT) SR | 6'1"/295 | TEM ('25) | |||||||
| #98 BJ Carter (DL) SO | 6'3"/310 | ISU ('26) | |||||||
| #98 T. Nwabuisi-Ezeala (DL) JR | 6'2"/317 | VAN ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cole Funderburk (DL) SO | 6'3"/235 | WAKE ('26) | |||||||
| #49 Mekhi Lockhart (DL) SO | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #50 Beni Tshita (DL) JR | 6'3"/294 | 3* HS ('23) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Javae Gilmore SR | 6'4"/235 | 56 Tac, 18 Solo, 10 TFL, 2 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | D+ | 535 (92%) | MSST ('25) | |
| #27 Cannon Lewis SO | 6'2"/225 | 25 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | D+ | 269 (46%) | NCST ('25) | |
| #10 Chason Clark JR | 6'1"/197 | 6 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C- | 68 (12%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #16 Jalen Marshall GR | 6'2"/225 | 5 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D | A- | 63 (11%) | WOF ('25) | |
| #36 Kelvon McBride JR | 6'3"/227 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | A- | 23 (3%) | NCST ('26) | |
| #33 Rashawn Carr JR | 6'0"/210 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | 6 (1%) | CAMP ('25) | ||
| #41 Jayden Johnson GR | 6'1"/210 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #47 Eahjay McAdams SO | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Zeke Gunn FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Andre Parker FR | 6'0"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #30 Jaasai Simmons SO | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Brysen Davies FR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Brayden Hall (CB) SR | 5'11"/170 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | A+ | 785 (69.75%) | CCSU ('26) | |
| #1 Boogie Trotter (CB) GR | 5'10"/185 | 73 Tac, 36 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 5 PD, 5 INT (2 TDS) | A+ | A- | A+ | 716 (85%) | NA | |
| #20 TaShawn Jeter (CB) JR | 6'1"/177 | 15 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | B+ | 260 (31%) | NA | |
| #5 Charles McCartherens (CB) SR | 5'11"/175 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | A | 106 (9.75%) | BUFF ('26) | |
| #14 Philipp Davis (CB) JR | 6'1"/200 | C- | B- | 47 (6%) | MSU ('25) | ||||
| #21 Eddie Pleasant III (CB) JR | 6'0"/185 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 15 (1.5%) | BUFF ('26) | ||
| #29 Jason Haggerty (CB) JR | 5'10"/170 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #25 Al Ashford III (CB) JR | 6'0"/185 | NAU ('25) | |||||||
| #17 Daytione Smith (S) GR | 6'0"/182 | 50 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | A- | 641 (48%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #26 Caleb Clark-Glover (S) JR | 5'9"/188 | 26 Tac, 15 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C+ | 333 (25%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #12 Louikenzy Jules (S) JR | 6'0"/190 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | 9 (1%) | NA | ||
| #19 Zah Jackson (S) SO | 5'10"/200 | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | WVU ('25) | ||||
| #32 Pete Schuh (S) SR | 5'10"/185 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Tristan Lester (S) FR | 5'9"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jaycee Houston (S) FR | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #3 Rente Hinton (S) GR | 6'3"/211 | NCST ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Daniel Harris (DB) JR | 6'4"/205 | UAB ('25) | |||||||
| #23 Sammy Etienne (DB) SO | 5'11"/185 | WVU ('25) | |||||||
| #13 Camron Nti (DB) SO | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #92 Jorge Diaz Nicolas SO | 6'4"/235 | UVA ('26) | ||||||
| #93 Nathan Totten JR | 6'1"/211 | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Drew Williams FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Aidan Burke FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Tony Gibson returnsOC Rod Smith returnsDC Shannon Morrison returns
Players with Starting experience197 off • 12 def
Team Talent596#90 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size9144 portal (37.9%)
Talent Off: 244.12 (44)
Talent Def: 236.24 (43)
Talent ST: 2.96 (2)
New Portal In: 25 (21.6%)
Portal Losses: 22
Unrated/No Stats: 25
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 12
JAG: 54
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 8
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 943 (7%)
JR Snaps: 2451 (19%)
SR Snaps: 7176 (57%)
GR Snaps: 2057 (16%)
92% Snaps by Upperclassmen
25 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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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
1 (0)
0 (0)
954(147)85% returning
Exp 95.25% • Prod 100% — Carlos Del Rio-Wilson returns, their starting QB from last year. Khalil Wilkins was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
222(0)100% returning
Exp 24% • Prod 53% — QB was lead rusher, lead RB in '25 is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (0)
0 (0)
2939(182)94% returning
Exp 61% • Prod 62% — Marshall lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 De'Andre Tamarez, from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (0)
0 (0)
1489(8)99% returning
T 32% • G 46% • C 1% — Marshall OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (3)
0 (1)
595(69)88% returning
DE 98% • DT 31% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
0 (0)
964(23)98% returning
LB 55% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (2)
1 (0)
2917(906)69% returning
CB 100% • S 37% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5604 (337 portal) 94% returning • Defense 4476 (998 portal) 78% 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