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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Bryce Underwood SO | 6'4"/228 | 202/335 (60%), 2428 Yds, 11 TD / 9 INT | 88 Car, 392 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 6 TD, 3 FUM | B | B- | #53 | 827 (79%) | 5* HS ('25) | |
| #16 B. Fowler-Nicolosi SR | 6'2"/200 | 44/82 (54%), 488 Yds, 1 TD / 2 INT | 14 Car, -3 Yds, (-0.2 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | B- | #133 | 174 (12.75%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #00 Brady Smigiel FR | 6'5"/205 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tommy Carr FR | 6'4"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Colin Hurley SO | 6'1"/218 | LSU ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Chase Herbstreit SO | 6'1"/198 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Jordan Marshall JR | 5'11"/216 | 150 Car, 932 Yds, (6.2 YPC), 10 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 92 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | C- | #56 | 314 (59%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Bryson Kuzdzal SR | 5'11"/210 | 76 Car, 326 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Rec, 10 Yds, (2.5 YPR), 0 TD | A- | F | #244 | 179 (33%) | NA | |
| #25 Micah Ka'apana JR | 5'11"/190 | 10 Car, 38 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD | B | B | #355 | 34 (6%) | NA | |
| #36 Tomas O'Meara JR | 5'10"/192 | 11 Car, 83 Yds, (7.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | 6 (1%) | NA | |||
| #00 Savion Hiter FR | 6'0"/200 | 5* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Donovan Johnson SO | 6'0"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jonathan Brown FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Andrew Marsh SO | 6'0"/190 | 45 Rec, 651 Yds, (14.5 YPR), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 2 Car, 13 Yds, 1 TD | A | B | #78 | 542 (45%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #9 Channing Goodwin JR | 6'1"/197 | 12 Rec, 148 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C- | #563 | 334 (28%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #10 Kendrick Bell SR | 6'2"/205 | 3 Rec, 54 Yds, (18 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #671 | 99 (8%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #6 Jamar Browder SO | 6'5"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | D+ | 55 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #84 Jacob Washington SO | 6'3"/197 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #89 Kaleb Schlecht SR | 6'4"/205 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Travis Johnson FR | 6'3"/185 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 I'Marion Stewart JR | 5'11"/180 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Jaylen Pile FR | 6'1"/187 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 JJ Buchanan SO | 6'4"/208 | 26 Rec, 427 Yds, (16.4 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | B- | F | 553 (33%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #83 Zack Marshall SR | 6'4"/245 | 16 Rec, 199 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | D+ | C- | 246 (19%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #43 Deakon Tonielli SR | 6'5"/246 | 8 Rec, 72 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | D+ | 91 (7%) | 4* HS ('23) | ||
| #80 Hogan Hansen JR | 6'5"/240 | 6 Rec, 74 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C+ | 76 (6%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #45 Eli Owens SO | 6'1"/244 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #46 Crandall Quinn SR | 6'2"/238 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 6 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Mason Bonner FR | 6'6"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #54 Andrew Sprague (T) JR | 6'8"/315 | A- | A- | B | 740 (71%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #77 Blake Frazier (T) JR | 6'6"/295 | B | B+ | C- | 505 (49%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #71 Evan Link (T) SR | 6'6"/324 | B | B- | B- | 373 (36%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #70 Brady Norton (T) SR | 6'4"/312 | C- | B+ | D+ | 204 (20%) | CP ('25) | |
| #60 Brooks Bahr (T) SR | 6'5"/312 | B- | B- | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Malakai Lee (OT) FR | 6'6"/318 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Marky Walbridge (OT) FR | 6'6"/280 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Tommy Fraumann (OT) FR | 6'7"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #53 Jake Guarnera (G) JR | 6'4"/311 | A- | A- | B- | 710 (68%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #55 Nathan Efobi (G) SR | 6'3"/312 | B+ | B | A | 352 (34%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #74 Avery Gach (G) SO | 6'5"/308 | D+ | D+ | 6 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #50 Luke Hamilton (G) JR | 6'5"/319 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #67 H. Ka'aha'aina-Torres (C) SO | 6'3"/300 | B- | B- | B+ | 14 (0.9%) | NEB ('26) | |
| #00 Adrian Hamilton (IOL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #65 Andrew Babalola (OL) SO | 6'6"/315 | 5* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Colton Dermer (LS) FR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 John Henry Daley (DE) JR | 6'4"/247 | 45 Tac, 23 Solo, 18 TFL, 12 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A+ | D+ | 513 (37.8%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #9 Cameron Brandt (DE) SR | 6'4"/270 | 22 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | D+ | 405 (33%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #33 Dominic Nichols (DE) JR | 6'5"/255 | 19 Tac, 14 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | B+ | 198 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #94 Nate Marshall (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | D | 89 (7%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #88 Lugard Edokpayi (DE) JR | 6'7"/250 | C | A | C+ | 26 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | |||
| #93 Benny Patterson (DE) SO | 6'2"/270 | C- | C+ | C+ | 10 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Carter Meadows (DE) FR | 6'6"/225 | 5* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tariq Boney (DE) FR | 6'1"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #91 Jonah Lea'ea (DT) JR | 6'5"/271 | 34 Tac, 20 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | B- | 623 (43.2%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #95 Trey Pierce (DT) SR | 6'2"/310 | 30 Tac, 18 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | D+ | B+ | 405 (31%) | NA | |
| #17 Enow Etta (DT) SR | 6'5"/320 | 15 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 295 (23%) | 4* HS ('23) | ||
| #76 Manuel Beigel (DT) JR | 6'5"/312 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | C+ | 41 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #97 Chibi Anwunah (DT) GR | 6'5"/300 | B | A- | 22 (2%) | NA | ||||
| #99 Bobby Kanka (DT) SO | 6'4"/305 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #54 Deyvid Palepale (DT) JR | 6'2"/335 | C | C | C+ | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #57 Travis Moten (DT) SO | 6'6"/315 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #85 Ted Hammond (DT) JR | 6'5"/294 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Titan Davis (DL) FR | 6'5"/270 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Alister Vallejo (DL) FR | 6'3"/310 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 McHale Blade (DL) FR | 6'5"/245 | 4* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Troy Bowles SR | 6'0"/230 | 27 Tac, 16 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | B- | 210 (29%) | UGA ('25) | |
| #8 Aisea Moa SR | 6'2"/235 | 12 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | A | B | 180 (18.75%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #30 Max Alford SR | 6'1"/230 | 21 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | B | 142 (14.25%) | BYU ('26) | |
| #29 Chase Taylor SO | 6'2"/237 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D+ | D+ | 80 (11%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #12 N. Owusu-Boateng SO | 6'1"/217 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | D+ | 75 (10%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #28 Kainoa Winston SO | 5'11"/204 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | D | 11 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #43 Zach Ludwig JR | 6'2"/225 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #59 John Weidenbach SR | 6'0"/215 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Aden Reeder FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kaden Catchings FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Jyaire Hill (CB) SR | 6'2"/190 | 36 Tac, 24 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | A | 710 (68%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #2 Smith Snowden (CB) SR | 5'10"/180 | 37 Tac, 24 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 9 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | A- | 632 (45.75%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #2 Shamari Earls (CB) SO | 6'2"/205 | B- | D+ | 72 (7%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||||
| #16 Jo'Ziah Edmond (CB) JR | 6'1"/185 | C+ | F | 28 (3%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||||
| #32 Jeremiah Lowe (CB) JR | 5'11"/180 | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #37 Julius Holly (CB) SO | 6'4"/230 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jamarion Vincent (CB) FR | 6'2"/165 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #5 Chris Bracy (S) JR | 6'1"/195 | 71 Tac, 40 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 9 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | C+ | D+ | 758 (51.75%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #25 Mason Curtis (S) JR | 6'5"/211 | 33 Tac, 18 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | F | A | 369 (34%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Jordan Young (S) SO | 6'0"/195 | 15 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | D+ | 148 (14%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #19 Rod Moore (S) GR | 6'0"/198 | 6 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | B+ | 85 (8%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #5 Jacob Oden (S) JR | 6'1"/205 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | D+ | 44 (4%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Jordan Deck (S) FR | 6'3"/195 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Taylor Tatum (S) JR | 5'10"/212 | OKLA ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 Trey Butkowski SO | 6'0"/170 | 20/23 (87%), Long 47 Yds | 43/43 | 103 Pts | A- | PITT ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Cameron Brown SO | 6'2"/185 | 46, 2015 YDS (43.8 YPP), Long 71 YDS | 17 In 20, 3 TB | B- | B | UNLV ('26) | |
| #90 Hudson Hollenbeck GR | 6'2"/206 | 40, 1729 YDS (43.2 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 10 In 20, 3 TB | D+ | A | NA | |
| #93 Hunter Robertson SR | 6'4"/205 | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Salesi Moa FR | 6'1"/190 | UTAH ('26) | |
| #00 Markel Dabney FR | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 6, Potential Starters via Portal: 1, Returning Key Contributors: 6, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 3, Potential Starters via Portal: 4, Returning Key Contributors: 4, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 1 (0) - HB: 1 (1) - WR: 1 (1) - TE: 0 (1) -T: 2 (2) - G: 1 (1) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (1) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 0 (1) -CB: 1 (0) - S: 0 (1)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 1 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (0) - DE: 1 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 1 (0) - S: 1 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | 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: 0 | SR: 7 | JR: 3 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 4 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 5 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 2 | JR: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (91.75%), Prod: (100%) Bryce Underwood returns, their starting QB from last year. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was brought in via the Portal.
RB Exp: (99%), Prod: (64%) Michigan returns Jordan Marshall, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
Michigan returns leading WR Andrew Marsh, but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (43%), Prod: (67%) OL Experience: T: (88%): G: (52%): C: (1%):
Michigan OL: 3 starters back, 3 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (48%) DT: (52%)
LB Experience: (28%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (62%) S: (56%)
Kicker Experience: (37%), Punter: (92%)
Return Experience - QB 91.75%, Skill Players 58%, Off Line 47%, Front Seven 43%, Secondary 59% | Offense 58% - Defense 49%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 64%, Rec Yds: 67%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 50%, Sacks: 66%, QB Hurries: 62%, TFLs: 62%, Pass Def: 60%, INTs: 48%
Head Coach Kyle Whittingham is a new hire, OC Jason Beck is a new hire, DC Jay Hill is a new hire
24 players play significant minutes, 13 on Offense, 11 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 950, #22 in CFB. 0.9 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 56%
Breakdown - Offense: 409.06 (45) Defense: 423.4 (44) ST: 9.6 (4)
95 Total players, 16 from Transfer Portal. 15% of roster is from the Portal.
18 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 16.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 33 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 4 elite players, 7 great players, 31 very good players, 34 good players, 8 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2982 (20%), JR: 5955 (39%), SR: 5925 (39%), GR: 360 (2%)
12 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.