North Texas's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster not available yetDef 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- | #79 | 590 (82%) | 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 | D+ | C | #289 | 93 (13%) | 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 | C+ | 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 | C- | 12 (2%) | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Nick Osho SR | 6'2"/220 | 119 Car, 686 Yds, (5.8 YPC), 8 TD, 1 FUM | 10 Rec, 42 Yds, (4.2 YPR), 1 TD | B- | D | 318 (97%) | INST ('26) | ||
| #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- | C- | #187 | 62 (19%) | 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 | C+ | D | #206 | 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 | C- | 4 (1%) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 James Tyre JR | 5'10"/175 | 68 Rec, 832 Yds, (12.2 YPR), 11 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 62 Yds, 1 TD | B | C- | 674 (61%) | WCU ('26) | ||
| #19 Grayson O'Bara SR | 6'1"/190 | 44 Rec, 590 Yds, (13.4 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | 531 (48%) | DART ('26) | ||
| #1 Corri Milliner JR | 6'2"/180 | 24 Rec, 341 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | D+ | #217 | 259 (24%) | 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- | #962 | 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 | C- | 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 | C+ | B+ | #911 | 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 | C- | A- | #855 | 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 | D+ | C+ | 31 (3%) | 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 | D- | 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 (1%) | OKLA ('26) | ||
| #00 Daniel Berry FR | 5'9"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 TJ Chukwurah SR | 5'11"/190 | BLA ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Max Reese SR | 6'3"/250 | 2 Rec, 1 Yds, (0.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | A | D+ | 52 (6%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #19 Victor Aderungboye SO | 6'3"/248 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | 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 | C- | C- | C | 103 (14%) | NA | |
| #60 Johnny Williams IV (T) JR | 6'7"/327 | C | B | A- | 52 (6.3%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #72 Jahzari Priester (T) JR | 6'5"/312 | VT ('26) | |||||
| #00 KC Ekwu (OT) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #72 Neto Umeozulu (G) SR | 6'4"/325 | C+ | B+ | A+ | 76 (9.9%) | UNT ('26) | |
| #00 Jaylen Early (G) | 0'0"/ | C+ | B | A- | 52 (6.3%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #53 Dylan Shaw (G) JR | 6'4"/314 | C- | D+ | A+ | 45 (6%) | TTU ('25) | |
| #54 Henry Fenuku (G) SO | 6'3"/298 | B | A | B+ | 20 (2.7%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #66 Willie Goodacre (G) SO | 6'5"/331 | C | B- | B+ | 4 (1%) | SYR ('25) | |
| #57 Chandler Strong (C) SR | 6'1"/270 | C | C+ | B+ | 712 (89.1%) | GASO ('26) | |
| #62 Drew Cunningham (C) SO | 6'4"/290 | C | B- | B | 163 (23%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #62 Amarion Berry (C) SO | 6'2"/307 | C+ | B | A- | 65 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Andrew Cunningham (IOL) | 0'0"/ | CHAR ('26) | |||||
| #00 Damien Chisum (IOL) FR | 6'3"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #64 Roberto Rodriguez (OL) SO | 6'5"/275 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #60 Jordan Reasonover (OL) SO | 6'4"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Udoka Ezeani (DE) GR | 6'1"/216 | 41 Tac, 20 Solo, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C+ | F | 571 (73.8%) | UTEP ('26) | |
| #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) | C+ | C | C+ | 510 (65.7%) | GASO ('26) | |
| #9 David Onuoha (DE) SR | 6'1"/237 | 42 Tac, 18 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C+ | 397 (51.3%) | UMASS ('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) | C+ | C | C+ | 97 (14%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #91 Demetrie Morgan (DE) SR | 6'5"/238 | F | C | C | 33 (5%) | AAMU ('25) | |||
| #00 Cason Applewhite (DE) FR | 6'3"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Mouhamed Diawara (DE) | 0'0"/ | SIO ('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- | C- | C | 564 (45.9%) | 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+ | D+ | 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) | C+ | D+ | C+ | 250 (20.7%) | 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 | |
| #96 AJ Brown (DT) SO | 6'3"/280 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 33 (3%) | NA | ||
| #99 Avion Carter (DT) JR | 6'4"/280 | C | C | 28 (3%) | TCU ('25) | ||||
| #48 Jaedon Langley (DL) JR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Wesley Hudson (DL) | 0'0"/ | CEN ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Steven Curtis (DL) SR | 6'5"/265 | MINN ('26) | |||||||
| #96 Matthew Reed (DL) JR | 6'4"/270 | 3* HS ('24) |
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) | B | C | B | 585 (59%) | ARST ('26) | |
| #8 Cedric Roberts JR | 6'1"/225 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | B | 529 (53%) | UNT ('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) | B | C- | D | 242 (24%) | 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- | C | C | 179 (18%) | ANG ('25) | |
| #30 Chantz Johnson JR | 6'1"/225 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | D | 101 (10%) | TXST ('26) | |
| #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 (9%) | 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) | C- | D+ | 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) | C+ | D- | 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) | C- | C | 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 | D- | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #28 Zach Johnson (CB) JR | 6'0"/180 | 7 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | 635 (50%) | ('26) | ||
| #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) | C+ | C | C+ | 199 (16%) | 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) | B+ | D | C+ | 155 (12%) | 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) | C+ | C- | C+ | 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) | C- | C | 60 (5%) | 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 | C | 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) | |||||||
| #00 Peyton Taylor (CB) | 0'0"/ | ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Isaiah Collins (CB) SO | 6'3"/190 | TTU ('25) | |||||||
| #00 C.J. Coombes (S) | 0'0"/ | B | C+ | A | 292 (39%) | WOF ('26) | |||
| #12 Brandon Jones (S) SO | 5'10"/175 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | A- | 169 (23%) | MCNS ('26) | |
| #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 | C+ | 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) | C+ | C | 17 (2%) | 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 | B- | 6 (1%) | TEX ('26) | ||
| #26 Jason Cross Jr. (S) SO | 6'1"/175 | WVU ('26) | |||||||
| #21 Jaydon Smith (S) SO | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #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 | B+ | B+ | 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) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Neal Brown new hireOC Neal Brown new hireDC Matt Powledge new hire
Players with Starting experience219 off • 12 def
Team Talent680#81 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.25%
Roster Size9363 portal (50.4%)
Talent Off: 269.36 (43)
Talent Def: 296.14 (48)
Talent ST: 5.92 (2)
New Portal In: 64 (51.2%)
Portal Losses: 55
Unrated/No Stats: 32
Total Team Snaps: 13481
Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 22
JAG: 49
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 9
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1911 (14%)
JR Snaps: 4145 (30%)
SR Snaps: 6031 (43%)
GR Snaps: 1394 (10%)
83% Snaps by Upperclassmen
32 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
1 (0)
721(683)
Exp 100% • Prod 41% — North Texas lost their starting QB from last year. Tayven Jackson & Chaston Ditta from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
0 (1)
1 (1)
439(385)
Exp 100% • Prod 31% — North Texas lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (0)
2 (1)
1879(1562)
Exp 82% • Prod 34% — North Texas lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
0 (1)
1 (0)
1293(913)
T 10% • G 13% • C 100% — North Texas OL: 0 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (0)
4 (1)
2947(2292)
DE 100% • DT 57% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (0)
2 (1)
1833(1546)
LB 61% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (0)
1 (2)
1645(1338)
CB 45% • S 34% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 4332 (3543 portal) 18% returning, (82% via Portal) • Defense 6425 (5176 portal) 19% returning, (81% 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