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 Nicholas Vattiato SR | 6'0"/212 | 219/357 (61%), 2157 Yds, 16 TD / 7 INT | 62 Car, 20 Yds, (0.3 YPC), 2 TD, 6 FUM | B | F | #107 | 608 (71%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #16 Roman Gagliano FR | 6'2"/220 | 78/135 (58%), 1011 Yds, 7 TD / 0 INT | 38 Car, 160 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | A- | B | #128 | 248 (29%) | NA | |
| #18 S. Anderson-Lofton FR | 6'1"/225 | 1/1 (100%), 11 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 9 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | B- | #303 | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #28 Rickey Hunt Jr. SO | 5'10"/213 | 34 Car, 111 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 13 Rec, 94 Yds, (7.2 YPR), 0 TD | A- | C+ | #495 | 178 (57%) | TLSA ('25) | |
| #29 DJ Taylor FR | 6'1"/198 | 26 Car, 199 Yds, (7.7 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | 7 Rec, 54 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 1 TD | B+ | C+ | #257 | 93 (30%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #31 Austin Clemons FR | 6'0"/203 | 3 Car, 10 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | B | C | #350 | 20 (6%) | NA | |
| #35 Ashton Jones FR | 5'8"/205 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #9 Jekail Middlebrook SO | 5'10"/196 | 140 Car, 752 Yds, (5.4 YPC), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 40 Rec, 412 Yds, (10.3 YPR), 3 TD | #155 | NA | ||||
| #00 Brian Brewton GR | 5'7"/173 | CONN ('24) | |||||||
| #30 Rai'keyrean Chandler FR | 5'10"/171 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Myles Butler SR | 6'2"/205 | 52 Rec, 518 Yds, (10 YPR), 2 TD, 2 FUM | 2 Car, -21 Yds, 0 TD | A- | F | #184 | 480 (59%) | NA | |
| #6 AJ Jones JR | 6'3"/212 | 28 Rec, 216 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | A | #927 | 473 (59%) | ARIZ ('25) | |
| #13 Cam'ron Lacy SO | 5'8"/164 | 38 Rec, 529 Yds, (13.9 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Car, 21 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #181 | 295 (37%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #89 Landon Collins FR | 6'2"/185 | 16 Rec, 187 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #442 | 144 (18%) | NA | |
| #17 Gamarion Carter SR | 6'2"/190 | 3 Rec, 32 Yds, (10.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | #760 | 136 (17%) | VAN ('24) | |
| #19 Kason Stokes FR | 6'2"/191 | 3 Rec, 22 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 14 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | #989 | 47 (6%) | UCF ('25) | |
| #80 Zaidyn Moore FR | 5'10"/184 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #1 Nahzae Cox JR | 6'3"/200 | 40 Rec, 473 Yds, (11.8 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #236 | NA | ||||
| #8 Amorion Walker JR | 6'4"/179 | 15 Rec, 201 Yds, (13.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #473 | MICH ('25) | ||||
| #85 Neo Clifton FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #4 Tyree Patterson SO | 6'1"/191 | UCF ('25) | |||||||
| #84 Ben Hubbard FR | 5'9"/181 | 3* HS ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Tayvion Galloway FR | 6'3"/226 | 2 Rec, 22 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | A- | A- | 212 (59%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #42 Evan Poticher SO | 6'2"/247 | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | B- | C | 147 (41%) | NA | |
| #86 Brody Benke FR | 6'3"/248 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C+ | 2 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #82 Hunter Tipton JR | 6'4"/237 | 39 Rec, 411 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | LT ('25) | |||||
| #81 Wilson Hodges FR | 6'5"/241 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #74 Joseph Habinowski (T) SR | 6'4"/297 | D+ | D+ | C- | 648 (75%) | OHIO ('25) | |
| #72 Jacob Otts (T) SR | 6'7"/298 | F | F | C- | 618 (72%) | URI ('25) | |
| #79 Zach Clayton (T) SO | 6'5"/288 | F | C+ | F | 168 (20%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #77 Diego Blattler (T) JR | 6'5"/281 | F | D+ | D | 40 (5%) | NA | |
| #71 Ellis Adams (G) SR | 6'4"/378 | B- | C+ | C | 485 (56%) | TNTC ('24) | |
| #63 Alex Gale (G) FR | 6'3"/312 | D+ | D+ | C | 361 (42%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #56 EJ Harris (G) JR | 6'5"/317 | D | D | D+ | 318 (37%) | NA | |
| #61 O. Janse Van Rensburg (G) FR | 6'4"/301 | D+ | D | B- | 286 (33%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #50 Ikani Tuiono (G) SR | 6'2"/303 | C | B- | C- | 157 (18%) | NEB ('25) | |
| #73 Marcus Miller (C) SR | 6'4"/307 | D+ | C+ | D+ | 332 (39%) | UNLV ('24) | |
| #66 Aaren Alexander (C) SR | 6'2"/284 | D | C | D+ | 102 (12%) | NA | |
| #68 Jason Overton (OL) SO | 6'2"/285 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #78 Kyle Larkin (OL) FR | 6'5"/314 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #57 Bo Bryan (OL) FR | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #70 Isaac Rue (OL) SO | 6'6"/308 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #55 Mateo Guevara (OL) JR | 6'4"/312 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #41 Mykah Stone (LS) SR | 5'11"/210 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 Aidan Butts (DE) SO | 6'3"/258 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | F | C+ | 79 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #94 Tiyyan Robinson (DE) FR | 6'4"/261 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #89 Darnell Malpress (DE) FR | 6'3"/225 | C | C+ | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Anthony Bynum (DE) SO | 6'3"/260 | 63 Tac, 22 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #98 Shakai Woods (DT) SO | 6'0"/279 | 48 Tac, 21 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | 608 (77%) | NA | ||
| #92 Damonte Smith (DT) SR | 6'1"/301 | 33 Tac, 21 Solo, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A+ | B- | 576 (73%) | NA | |
| #95 Zeion Simpson-Smith (DT) FR | 6'1"/271 | 19 Tac, 12 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | B- | 260 (33%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #91 Felix Hixon (DT) JR | 6'1"/299 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | 136 (17%) | SC ('24) | ||
| #99 Ja'Darious Morris (DT) SO | 6'0"/261 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #67 Archie Roseman V (NT) FR | 6'3"/340 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Parker Hughes SR | 6'1"/225 | 89 Tac, 48 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | A- | 795 (136%) | NA | |
| #46 Reggie Johnson JR | 6'3"/255 | 35 Tac, 20 Solo, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | B | 490 (84%) | NA | |
| #11 Brandon Buckner SR | 6'0"/248 | 35 Tac, 21 Solo, 7 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | A+ | 442 (76%) | ORE ('23) | |
| #58 Korey Smith SO | 5'11"/225 | 38 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | B+ | 390 (67%) | NA | |
| #31 M. Malaki-Donaldson JR | 6'3"/232 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | F | 133 (23%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #47 Chayce Smith SO | 6'2"/237 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | A- | 37 (6%) | NA | |
| #33 Malik Love FR | 6'4"/227 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C+ | 24 (4%) | NA | |
| #16 Jaiyden Thompson JR | 6'3"/238 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | 21 (4%) | NA | ||
| #43 Markel James SO | 6'0"/229 | D | C+ | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #52 Micah Smith FR | 6'2"/234 | C+ | C+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #50 Elijah Carney SO | 5'11"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 4 (1%) | NA | |||
| #35 Muaaz Byard JR | 6'0"/232 | 37 Tac, 14 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #3 Alex Mitchell SR | 6'1"/237 | 12 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | CHAT ('25) | |||||
| #51 Amarrien Bailey SO | 6'0"/212 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #56 Jayson Lowe JR | 6'1"/226 | 3* HS ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Abdul Muhammad (CB) SR | 6'1"/189 | 29 Tac, 22 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C- | 602 (60%) | NA | |
| #25 Jackson Lowe (CB) FR | 6'1"/193 | 36 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | D+ | 591 (59%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #2 De'Arre McDonald (CB) SR | 6'0"/205 | 29 Tac, 22 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | B- | 479 (48%) | CIN ('22) | |
| #15 Devan Carlisle (CB) SO | 6'3"/200 | 10 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | C+ | D+ | 159 (16%) | NA | |
| #27 Rickey Smith (CB) SR | 5'11"/193 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | F | 106 (11%) | NA | |
| #24 Trevon Ferrell (CB) JR | 5'10"/177 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | 38 (4%) | NA | ||
| #34 Camari Hall (CB) FR | 5'9"/181 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | 33 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #23 KJ Miniefield (CB) SO | 5'11"/172 | C | B- | 5 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #10 Jordan Chestnut (CB) JR | 6'4"/205 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #30 Elijah Hunter Jr. (CB) FR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #22 Juwon Gaston (S) SR | 5'11"/188 | 37 Tac, 23 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | A- | 457 (53%) | NA | |
| #7 Brendon Harris (S) SR | 6'0"/215 | 36 Tac, 20 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | C- | 422 (49%) | WAKE ('24) | |
| #39 Christofer Noble (S) FR | 6'2"/184 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B+ | D+ | 421 (49%) | NA | |
| #18 Kalen Woods (S) JR | 6'2"/178 | 36 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D | B- | 414 (48%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #19 Locke Kennedy (S) FR | 6'3"/197 | C | C+ | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #12 John Howse IV (S) SR | 6'1"/194 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | VAN ('24) | |||||
| #29 Taylor Ratinaud (S) FR | 5'11"/200 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #39 Jordan Beasley (S) SO | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('24) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Jacob Hathaway SR | 6'5"/208 | 11/14 (78.6%), Long 50 Yds | 27/27 | 60 Pts | B+ | NA | ||
| #95 Baylen Woodman FR | 6'0"/183 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #37 Zach Benedict SR | 6'0"/213 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 Ashton Logan JR | 6'1"/213 | 66, 2943 YDS (44.6 YPP), Long 66 YDS | 29 In 20, 6 TB | B | B | 2* HS ('21) | |
| #96 Jacob Taylor SO | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Derek Mason returnsOC Bodie Reeder returnsDC Brian Stewart returns
Players with Starting experience3519 off • 16 def
Team Talent454#124 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size9220 portal (14.9%)
Talent Off: 209.2 (44)
Talent Def: 147.18 (43)
Talent ST: 21.4 (5)
New Portal In: 13 (9.7%)
Portal Losses: 37
Unrated/No Stats: 42
Total Team Snaps: 17614
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 7
JAG: 48
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 3531 (20%)
SO Snaps: 2691 (15%)
JR Snaps: 2768 (16%)
SR Snaps: 8624 (49%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
65% Snaps by Upperclassmen
42 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 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Portal Starters 2025 portal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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)
861(0)100% returning
Exp 101% • Prod 100% — Nicholas Vattiato returns, their starting QB from last year.
RBHB
1 (0)
1 (0)
292(0)100% returning
Exp 93% • Prod 100% — lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Jekail Middlebrook, from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (2)
2 (0)
1939(0)100% returning
Exp 98% • Prod 100% — Middle Tennessee lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (5)
2 (0)
3515(0)100% returning
T 86% • G 93% • C 51% — Middle Tennessee OL: 1 starters back, 5 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '25 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (2)
0 (0)
1670(0)100% returning
DE 5% • DT 100% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (2)
0 (0)
2350(0)100% returning
LB 134% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
4 (3)
0 (0)
3735(0)100% returning
CB 101% • S 100% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6607 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 7755 (0 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