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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Air Noland SO | 6'3"/225 | 2/3 (67%), 13 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 4 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | D+ | 15 (1.5%) | SC ('26) | ||
| #00 Gavin Owens FR | 6'4"/207 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Denzel Gardner SO | 6'0"/215 | USM ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Dallan Hayden SR | 5'10"/205 | 70 Car, 326 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 15 Yds, (3.8 YPR), 0 TD | B | D+ | #538 | 225 (16.5%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #29 Manny Covey JR | 5'11"/192 | 27 Car, 194 Yds, (7.2 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | 8 Rec, 82 Yds, (10.3 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | A- | #254 | 80 (6%) | CIN ('26) | |
| #00 Will Rajecki FR | 5'11"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Cameron Mathews SO | 5'8"/170 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Brady Kluse JR | 6'2"/188 | 22 Rec, 240 Yds, (10.9 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #249 | 434 (37%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #2 Tychaun Chapman SR | 6'0"/180 | 24 Rec, 444 Yds, (18.5 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 12 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #289 | 334 (21.75%) | USM ('26) | |
| #82 Terrell Timmons Jr. GR | 6'2"/185 | 3 Rec, 58 Yds, (19.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | F | #523 | 69 (4.5%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #8 Bryce Dorsey SO | 5'10"/172 | 8 Rec, 69 Yds, (8.6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | #828 | 62 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Jermane Hayes SO | 6'0"/165 | 4 Rec, 36 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B- | #782 | 32 (2.25%) | USM ('26) | |
| #10 Keonde Henry SO | 6'1"/210 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | 23 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #14 Jemyri Davis SR | 6'0"/172 | 2 Rec, 8 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | #900 | 22 (1.5%) | KSU ('26) | |
| #80 TJ Holmes JR | 6'0"/200 | 3 Rec, 28 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | B- | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #17 Andrew Leslie SO | 5'11"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #18 Xavier Johnson SO | 6'0"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #19 Rahim Hutchins Jr. SO | 5'11"/155 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jaylin Taylor FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jude Hall FR | 6'4"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Zechariah Jenkins FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #84 Nahmier Robinson JR | 5'9"/170 | COLO ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Hunter Tipton SR | 6'4"/237 | 39 Rec, 411 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | A- | 621 (35.25%) | MTSU ('26) | |
| #88 Jerry Cross SR | 6'5"/275 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | C- | B- | 44 (3%) | PSU ('25) | |
| #86 Jonathan Harding SO | 6'4"/210 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Garrett Essner FR | 6'6"/240 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #78 Riley McGehee (T) JR | 6'6"/307 | B+ | B+ | B | 985 (105.3%) | ARST ('26) | |
| #78 Aaron Karas (T) SR | 6'5"/310 | B | A- | C- | 779 (82.8%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #68 Jonathan Young (T) SR | 6'5"/286 | F | C- | F | 76 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #73 Brian Grant (T) SR | 6'7"/325 | D | F | A- | 70 (7.2%) | TENN ('26) | |
| #00 Michael Bowens (OT) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #70 Parker Mitchell (G) SR | 6'3"/270 | C | C+ | B- | 915 (108%) | RICH ('25) | |
| #75 Skyler Grant (G) GR | 6'3"/310 | B- | C+ | B | 830 (88.2%) | ODU ('26) | |
| #50 Koby Keenum (C) JR | 6'4"/305 | A+ | A | A- | 20 (1.8%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #00 Carey Clayton (IOL) FR | 6'3"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Eddie Alford (IOL) FR | 6'4"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #65 Carde Smith (OL) SO | 6'5"/300 | COLO ('26) | |||||
| #58 Bryce Vaughn (OL) SO | 6'7"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #37 Weston Simmons (LS) JR | 5'11"/225 | CIN ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 J'Mond Tapp (DE) SR | 6'3"/275 | 69 Tac, 19 Solo, 12 TFL, 8 Sacks, 10 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A+ | A | 636 (75.6%) | USM ('26) | |
| #9 Jabari Ishmael (DE) GR | 6'6"/270 | 21 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | A- | 314 (36.9%) | USM ('26) | |
| #44 Reggie Grimes II (DE) GR | 6'4"/282 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D | 94 (12%) | OKLA ('24) | ||
| #46 Joseph Head Jr. (DE) JR | 6'4"/255 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | C- | 64 (7.2%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #52 DeAngelo Thompson (DE) SO | 6'3"/235 | D+ | B+ | C+ | 14 (1.8%) | SYR ('26) | |||
| #97 Elijah Kinsler (DE) SO | 6'2"/265 | F | C- | 14 (1.8%) | USM ('26) | ||||
| #00 Evan Harvey (DE) FR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Stone Chaney (DE) SO | 6'4"/245 | MSU ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Devan Lowe (DT) SR | 6'2"/360 | 20 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | C+ | 372 (25.2%) | GASO ('26) | |
| #56 K.J. Miles (DT) SR | 6'4"/295 | 22 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | C- | 334 (22.5%) | TEM ('26) | |
| #98 Jaden McKinney (DT) SR | 6'3"/300 | 27 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | B- | 313 (21.6%) | USM ('26) | |
| #90 Taylor Burton (DT) SR | 6'2"/285 | 11 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C+ | 295 (22%) | NA | |
| #58 Xavier Miles (DT) JR | 6'3"/320 | 17 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | C- | 267 (18%) | CHAR ('26) | |
| #90 J'mari Monette (DT) SR | 6'3"/285 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | 44 (2.7%) | IND ('26) | ||
| #35 Mond Cole (DT) GR | 6'1"/325 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C | 18 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #95 Eric Thomas (DT) SO | 6'4"/330 | B | C- | 9 (0.9%) | SYR ('26) | ||||
| #37 Eric Thomas Jr. (DL) GR | 6'3"/280 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | SYR ('26) | |||||
| #92 JaQuentin Madison (DL) SO | 6'2"/245 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Marshall Smith (DL) FR | 6'5"/245 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #97 Jacari Gatling (DL) SO | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #99 Thomarius Walker (DL) GR | 6'1"/305 | KENN ('25) | |||||||
| #88 Chris Stokes (DL) SO | 6'3"/300 | USM ('26) | |||||||
| #54 A. Leonard-Jean Charles (DL) SO | 6'5"/305 | USM ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Michael Montgomery SR | 6'4"/250 | 106 Tac, 30 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | B+ | 649 (60.75%) | USM ('26) | |
| #48 Jayden Flaker GR | 6'2"/222 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | B- | 111 (14%) | NCCU ('24) | |
| #33 Donovan Mathena SR | 5'11"/230 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | C- | 51 (6%) | NA | |
| #36 Jayden Parrish SO | 6'1"/223 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B+ | D+ | 23 (2.25%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #41 Tylon Nash SR | 6'1"/220 | C+ | A- | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #42 Nate Thomason SO | 6'2"/207 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #17 Karmelo Overton JR | 6'0"/214 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #43 Wolf Walker SO | 6'0"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Kadan Spratling FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #42 Christian Thatcher SO | 6'2"/204 | UTAH ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Desmond Cox FR | 6'0"/205 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Anthony Richard Jr. (CB) GR | 6'2"/195 | 27 Tac, 14 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A+ | 521 (20.25%) | USM ('26) | ||
| #12 Beni Mwamba (CB) JR | 6'0"/195 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 3 (0%) | CHAT ('25) | |||
| #00 Johnny Moody (CB) FR | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Maliek Bracy (CB) FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Josiah Brown (CB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #41 Ahmere Foster (S) SR | 5'10"/180 | 47 Tac, 16 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | A+ | 816 (104.25%) | USM ('26) | |
| #3 Ian Foster (S) JR | 5'10"/195 | 76 Tac, 30 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 7 PD, 3 INT (2 TDS) | A+ | A | A+ | 815 (104.25%) | USM ('26) | |
| #11 Dylan Smith (S) SR | 6'0"/190 | 14 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | C- | 251 (32.25%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #6 Dylan King (S) SR | 6'2"/190 | 27 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | B- | 237 (30%) | USM ('26) | |
| #00 Tim Sims (S) FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Charlie Harrell (DB) JR | 5'11"/176 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #38 Xavier Thompson (DB) SO | 6'1"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #26 Jaylen Lewis (DB) SO | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Jordan Bell (DB) SO | 6'1"/188 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #17 Chase Pinkston (DB) JR | 6'0"/195 | OKST ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 Philippe Laforge SO | 6'1"/204 | 2/4 (50%), Long 51 Yds | 1/1 | 7 Pts | C | C | CCU ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jake Snyder FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Eric Perry FR | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 JT Barlow FR | 6'2"/178 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Nick Burden FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 4, Returning Key Contributors: 0, Portal Contributors: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 0, Potential Starters via Portal: 5, Returning Key Contributors: 1, Portal Contributors: 7
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 1 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 1 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (1) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 1 (0) -T: 3 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (4) - DE: 2 (0) - LB: 1 (0) -CB: 0 (1) - S: 2 (2)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (1.5%), Prod: (0%) Memphis lost their starting QB from last year. Air Noland & Denzel Gardner from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (23%), Prod: (17%) Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
Memphis lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (38%), Prod: (38%) OL Experience: T: (100%): G: (98%): C: (2%):
Memphis OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 3 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (68%) DT: (57%)
LB Experience: (28%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (10%) S: (100%)
Kicker Experience: (75%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 1.5%, Skill Players 27%, Off Line 67%, Front Seven 51%, Secondary 55% | Offense 40% - Defense 53%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 0%, Rush Yds: 17%, Rec Yds: 38%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 60%, Sacks: 71%, QB Hurries: 61%, TFLs: 42%, Pass Def: 51%, INTs: 63%
Head Coach Charles Huff is a new hire, OC Kevin Decker is a new hire, DC Lance Guidry is a new hire
21 players play significant minutes, 8 on Offense, 13 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 760, #64 in CFB. 0.85 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 2.67%
Breakdown - Offense: 275.6 (39) Defense: 333.2 (49) ST: 12.96 (2)
93 Total players, 48 from Transfer Portal. 38.4% of roster is from the Portal.
51 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 40.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 50 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 2 very good players, 32 good players, 51 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 2 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 387 (3%), JR: 3347 (23%), SR: 8387 (58%), GR: 2458 (17%)
32 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.