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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Tayven Jackson SR | 6'4"/212 | 200/315 (64%), 2151 Yds, 10 TD / 8 INT | 54 Car, 85 Yds, (1.6 YPC), 3 TD, 4 FUM | C- | B | #74 | 590 (61.5%) | UCF ('26) | |
| #9 Chaston Ditta SO | 6'0"/190 | 12/24 (50%), 215 Yds, 3 TD / 0 INT | 14 Car, -13 Yds, (-0.9 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C- | C+ | 93 (9.75%) | ECU ('26) | ||
| #12 Chris Jimerson Jr. SO | 5'10"/166 | 1/2 (50%), 37 Yds, 1 TD / 0 INT | 6 Car, 37 Yds, (6.2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | B- | 26 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #16 Tom von Grote SO | 6'3"/212 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 2 Yds, (2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | 12 (2%) | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Jahiem White SR | 5'7"/190 | 24 Car, 133 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 15 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | B- | #181 | 62 (14.25%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #5 Jayden Becks SR | 5'10"/184 | 21 Car, 87 Yds, (4.1 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 17 Yds, (5.7 YPR), 0 TD | B | F | #203 | 54 (17%) | MOST ('25) | |
| #00 Brendon Haygood SO | 5'10"/190 | 4 Car, 12 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | 4 (0.75%) | MIZ ('26) | |||
| #27 Colin Page GR | 6'0"/203 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | TEX ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Cameron Dorner GR | 6'1"/195 | 55 Rec, 886 Yds, (16.1 YPR), 8 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, 2 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | B | #76 | 712 (65%) | NA | |
| #1 Corri Milliner JR | 6'2"/180 | 24 Rec, 341 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D+ | #200 | 259 (18%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #80 Baron Tipton SO | 6'5"/201 | 2 Rec, 12 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C- | #937 | 85 (8%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #8 Shandon King SR | 6'2"/180 | 3 Rec, 20 Yds, (6.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | 73 (7%) | NA | ||
| #11 Dalton Carnes SR | 5'9"/174 | 7 Rec, 80 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B+ | #890 | 70 (6%) | HOU ('24) | |
| #14 Kyle Koch SO | 6'2"/192 | 2 Rec, 17 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | A- | 38 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #7 Justin Stevenson JR | 6'1"/189 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | 31 (2.25%) | UTAH ('26) | ||
| #81 Chris Lewis JR | 6'3"/192 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | F | B | 18 (2%) | NA | ||
| #17 Josiah Martin JR | 5'11"/163 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 15 (0.75%) | OKLA ('26) | ||
| #00 Daniel Berry FR | 5'9"/165 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Tre Williams III GR | 6'3"/229 | 30 Rec, 375 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | C | 820 (90%) | NA | |
| #5 Max Reese SR | 6'3"/250 | 2 Rec, 1 Yds, (0.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A | D+ | 52 (4.5%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #19 Victor Aderungboye SO | 6'3"/248 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | F | B- | 33 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #81 Brec Long SR | 6'3"/227 | 4 Rec, 20 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | UNT ('26) | |||||
| #84 Drew Clemens SO | 6'4"/224 | UTAH ('26) | ||||||
| #82 Connor Vaughn SR | 6'4"/256 | TLSA ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #68 Keon Johnson (T) JR | 6'4"/389 | D+ | C- | C | 103 (14%) | NA | |
| #60 Johnny Williams IV (T) JR | 6'7"/327 | B | B | A- | 52 (6.3%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #00 KC Ekwu (OT) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #72 Neto Umeozulu (G) SR | 6'4"/325 | B+ | B+ | A+ | 76 (9.9%) | UNT ('26) | |
| #00 Jaylen Early (G) GR | 6'4"/321 | B | B | A- | 52 (6.3%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #53 Dylan Shaw (G) JR | 6'4"/314 | D+ | D+ | A+ | 45 (6%) | TTU ('25) | |
| #54 Henry Fenuku (G) SO | 6'3"/298 | A | A | B+ | 20 (2.7%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #66 Willie Goodacre (G) SO | 6'5"/331 | B- | B- | B+ | 4 (1%) | SYR ('25) | |
| #57 Chandler Strong (C) SR | 6'1"/270 | B | C+ | B+ | 712 (89.1%) | GASO ('26) | |
| #62 Amarion Berry (C) SO | 6'2"/307 | B | B | A- | 65 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Damien Chisum (IOL) FR | 6'3"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #60 Jordan Reasonover (OL) SO | 6'4"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #64 Roberto Rodriguez (OL) SO | 6'5"/275 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #59 Christian Pettway (OL) SO | 6'6"/259 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #47 Jacob Poff (LS) SO | 6'0"/185 | APP ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #91 Davion Rhodes (DE) GR | 6'2"/235 | 34 Tac, 16 Solo, 6 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | A- | 510 (34.5%) | GASO ('26) | |
| #42 Brayden Knox (DE) SO | 6'3"/235 | 19 Tac, 15 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | B+ | 97 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #9 Jalyn Durgan (DE) GR | 6'4"/251 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 86 (8%) | USA ('25) | ||
| #91 Demetrie Morgan (DE) SR | 6'5"/238 | F | B- | C+ | 33 (3%) | AAMU ('25) | |||
| #00 Cason Applewhite (DE) FR | 6'3"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #11 Christian Lorenzo (DT) SR | 6'3"/285 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | C+ | 564 (38.25%) | ILST ('26) | |
| #93 Terrell Washington (DT) JR | 6'1"/307 | 13 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | C+ | 347 (31%) | NA | |
| #99 Justin Benton (DT) JR | 6'1"/300 | 19 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | B | 250 (17.25%) | ECU ('26) | |
| #95 Rudy Vargas Jr. (DT) SR | 6'2"/299 | 5 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C+ | 117 (11%) | NA | |
| #99 Avion Carter (DT) JR | 6'4"/280 | C+ | C+ | 28 (3%) | TCU ('25) | ||||
| #45 Zhaiylen Scott (DL) SO | 6'1"/240 | 14 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #48 Jaedon Langley (DL) JR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #8 Steven Curtis (DL) SR | 6'5"/265 | MINN ('26) | |||||||
| #96 Matthew Reed (DL) JR | 6'4"/270 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #72 Jahzari Priester (DL) JR | 6'5"/312 | VT ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Aaron Alexander SR | 6'1"/234 | 92 Tac, 36 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | A | 585 (44.25%) | ARST ('26) | |
| #33 Zakye Barker SR | 5'10"/231 | 27 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | D | 242 (18%) | SMU ('26) | |
| #19 Kenton Allen GR | 6'2"/225 | 18 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | B | 179 (18%) | ANG ('25) | |
| #51 Curlee Thomas IV SR | 6'4"/260 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | 89 (6.75%) | CAL ('26) | ||
| #26 S'Maje Burrell JR | 6'0"/213 | 12 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | F | 80 (8%) | SHSU ('25) | |
| #34 Brenden Reese SO | 6'2"/235 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | F | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #36 Jaden Manning SO | 6'1"/221 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #20 Bryce Garza SO | 6'2"/185 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 BJ Allen Jr. (CB) SR | 6'0"/193 | 15 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | B | 199 (15%) | TEX ('24) | |
| #8 Caden Jenkins (CB) SR | 6'1"/178 | 10 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | B+ | 155 (9%) | UNT ('26) | |
| #5 Chase Canada (CB) SR | 5'11"/191 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | B+ | 79 (6%) | ILL ('25) | |
| #21 Keshawn Davila (CB) SR | 6'1"/165 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | 60 (3.75%) | ARK ('26) | ||
| #29 Jaden Allen (CB) SO | 5'10"/165 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 4 (0%) | ARK ('26) | |||
| #29 Kamdon McFarland (CB) JR | 6'0"/212 | C | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #38 Kevin Odikpo (CB) JR | 6'2"/199 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #17 Taylor Starling (CB) JR | 5'9"/180 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #18 Isaiah Collins (CB) SO | 6'3"/190 | TTU ('25) | |||||||
| #22 Julian Knox (S) SO | 6'3"/220 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | 25 (3%) | TCU ('25) | ||
| #23 Cameren Jenkins (S) JR | 6'1"/200 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | 17 (1.5%) | UNT ('26) | ||
| #38 Graham Gillespie (S) GR | 6'0"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | A- | 6 (0.75%) | TEX ('26) | ||
| #47 Harrison Dempsey (S) SR | 5'11"/210 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | NA | ||
| #21 Jaydon Smith (S) SO | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #26 Jason Cross Jr. (S) SO | 6'1"/175 | WVU ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Taye Seymore (S) SR | 5'11"/200 | AUB ('26) | |||||||
| #19 Jaden Pettway (S) JR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #32 Ja'Bree Bickham (DB) SO | 6'3"/179 | BSU ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 Dominic De Freitas SO | 6'0"/190 | 20/26 (76.9%), Long 49 Yds | 31/31 | 91 Pts | A- | A- | APP ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Ian Ratliff JR | 5'11"/180 | 56, 2454 YDS (43.8 YPP), Long 70 YDS | 10 In 20, 1 TB | C | A- | APP ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 2, Returning Key Contributors: 1, Portal Contributors: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 1, Potential Starters via Portal: 3, Returning Key Contributors: 0, Portal Contributors: 1
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 1 (0) - TE: 1 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (0) - 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: 1 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 1 (0)
DT: 1 (1) - DE: 1 (0) - LB: 1 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 0 | 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: 2 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (77.25%), Prod: (41%) North Texas lost their starting QB from last year. Tayven Jackson & Chaston Ditta from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (32%), Prod: (11%) North Texas lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
North Texas lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Cameron Dorner, from last year.
WR Exp: (56%), Prod: (38%) OL Experience: T: (10%): G: (13%): C: (98%):
North Texas OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 1 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (27%) DT: (50%)
LB Experience: (33%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (17%) S: (3%)
Kicker Experience: (39%), Punter: (37%)
Return Experience - QB 77.25%, Skill Players 46%, Off Line 40%, Front Seven 37%, Secondary 10% | Offense 48% - Defense 26%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 41%, Rush Yds: 11%, Rec Yds: 38%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 26%, Sacks: 11%, QB Hurries: 12%, TFLs: 23%, Pass Def: 31%, INTs: 5%
Head Coach Neal Brown is a new hire, OC Neal Brown is a new hire, DC Matt Powledge is a new hire
11 players play significant minutes, 6 on Offense, 5 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 584, #91 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 2.67%
Breakdown - Offense: 238.88 (39) Defense: 247.4 (41) ST: 5.92 (2)
82 Total players, 49 from Transfer Portal. 44.5% of roster is from the Portal.
59 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 53.6% of roster is from this years Portal, 53 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 1 great players, 1 very good players, 20 good players, 39 JAGS, 3 low JAGS, 7 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1465 (14%), JR: 1702 (16%), SR: 4721 (45%), GR: 2577 (25%)
28 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.