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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Trinidad Chambliss GR | 6'1"/200 | 294/445 (66%), 3937 Yds, 22 TD / 3 INT | 133 Car, 527 Yds, (4 YPC), 8 TD, 2 FUM | A | A- | #23 | 953 (85%) | FER ('25) | |
| #4 Walker Howard SR | 6'0"/190 | 18/41 (44%), 155 Yds, 0 TD / 3 INT | 15 Car, 82 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | F | B- | #257 | 91 (6%) | ULL ('26) | |
| #9 Deuce Knight SO | 6'4"/217 | 17/25 (68%), 259 Yds, 2 TD / 0 INT | 13 Car, 178 Yds, (13.7 YPC), 4 TD, 2 FUM | D | A+ | #178 | 60 (3.75%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #15 AJ Maddox SO | 6'1"/185 | 1/1 (100%), 19 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 8 Yds, (8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | C- | 19 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Rees Wise FR | 6'2"/218 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Maealiuaki Smith SO | 6'4"/190 | OKST ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Kewan Lacy JR | 5'11"/200 | 306 Car, 1567 Yds, (5.1 YPC), 24 TD, 2 FUM | 29 Rec, 177 Yds, (6.1 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | D+ | #39 | 873 (78%) | MIZ ('25) | |
| #28 Joshua Dye JR | 5'11"/202 | 270 Car, 1660 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 24 TD, 1 FUM | 7 Rec, 40 Yds, (5.7 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | D+ | 559 (37.5%) | SUU ('26) | ||
| #5 Makhi Frazier JR | 5'10"/218 | 116 Car, 520 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 12 Rec, 25 Yds, (2.1 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B | #589 | 277 (18.75%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #24 Shekai Mills-Knight SO | 6'3"/220 | 8 Car, 25 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | 10 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Damarius Yates FR | 5'10"/190 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ja'Michael Jones FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 JT Lindsey SO | 6'0"/191 | LSU ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Darrell Gill jr. SR | 6'3"/190 | 32 Rec, 506 Yds, (15.8 YPR), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, 1 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C- | #326 | 668 (24.75%) | SYR ('26) | |
| #11 Deuce Alexander JR | 6'0"/175 | 44 Rec, 684 Yds, (15.5 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 19 Car, 122 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C- | #228 | 610 (30%) | WAKE ('25) | |
| #2 Johntay Cook SR | 6'0"/198 | 47 Rec, 559 Yds, (11.9 YPR), 2 TD, 2 FUM | 1 Car, 18 Yds, 0 TD | B | D+ | #122 | 532 (19.5%) | SYR ('26) | |
| #14 Isaiah Spencer GR | 6'2"/196 | 14 Rec, 194 Yds, (13.9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | #347 | 377 (13.5%) | VT ('26) | |
| #4 Caleb Odom JR | 6'5"/215 | 19 Rec, 197 Yds, (10.4 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #476 | 184 (9%) | ALA ('25) | |
| #22 Cameron Miller SO | 5'11"/167 | 13 Rec, 141 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | A- | #635 | 176 (6.75%) | UK ('26) | |
| #84 Dillon Alfred SO | 6'0"/180 | 1 Rec, 26 Yds, (26 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | 22 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #3 Caleb Cunningham SO | 6'3"/190 | 1 Rec, 19 Yds, (19 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | A+ | 20 (1%) | 5* HS ('25) | ||
| #81 Samari Reed SO | 6'2"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | 8 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Jase Mathews FR | 6'2"/193 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #7 Traylon Ray SR | 6'1"/195 | WVU ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jameson Powell FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Case Thomas FR | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Luke Hasz SR | 6'3"/240 | 3 Rec, 28 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | D | B | 131 (10%) | ARK ('25) | |
| #86 Brady Prieskorn JR | 6'6"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | 14 (0.75%) | MICH ('26) | |||
| #80 Hayden Bradley SO | 6'4"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | 6 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #47 Wyatt Smalley JR | 6'3"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #42 Jack Harper SO | 6'5"/240 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 2 (0%) | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #57 Carius Curne (T) SO | 6'5"/320 | C- | B | C- | 306 (24.3%) | LSU ('26) | |
| #55 Terez Davis (T) JR | 6'4"/310 | A+ | A+ | A | 58 (5%) | MD ('25) | |
| #62 Tommy Kinsler IV (T) JR | 6'6"/340 | B+ | A- | D+ | 56 (4.5%) | MIAMI ('26) | |
| #00 Emanuel Tucker (OT) FR | 6'5"/290 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #75 Patrick Kutas (G) SR | 6'5"/315 | B | B+ | B- | 1081 (96%) | ARK ('25) | |
| #51 Delano Townsend (G) JR | 6'4"/315 | C- | C- | C | 933 (83%) | UAB ('25) | |
| #65 Connor Howes (G) SO | 6'6"/310 | B- | C+ | A- | 19 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #62 Brycen Sanders (C) JR | 6'6"/310 | C | C | C | 1084 (97%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #69 Joe Koury (C) SO | 6'1"/290 | C | C | B | 45 (4%) | NA | |
| #52 Troy Everett (C) GR | 6'3"/315 | C | C- | A | 39 (2.7%) | OKLA ('26) | |
| #76 John Wayne Oliver (C) SO | 6'5"/295 | C- | C | A- | 20 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Jalan Chapman (IOL) FR | 6'4"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #79 Enoch Wangoy (OL) SO | 6'7"/333 | FLA ('26) | |||||
| #00 Cooper Johnson (OL) FR | 6'6"/315 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Kam Franklin (DE) JR | 6'5"/275 | 69 Tac, 33 Solo, 9 TFL, 5 Sacks, 14 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | A- | 702 (42%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #9 Jonathan Maldonado (DE) SR | 6'6"/233 | 38 Tac, 20 Solo, 9 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | A- | A+ | B | 634 (34.2%) | NEV ('26) | |
| #11 Jordan Renaud (DE) JR | 6'4"/265 | 16 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D | A- | 295 (16.2%) | ALA ('26) | |
| #45 Talib Graham (DE) SO | 6'2"/245 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | C+ | 19 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #57 Paris Evans (DE) SO | 6'3"/260 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Landon Barnes (DE) FR | 6'4"/235 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #35 Cam Clark (DE) SO | 6'3"/250 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #52 Will Echoles (DT) JR | 6'3"/310 | 68 Tac, 32 Solo, 12 TFL, 5 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B | B+ | 765 (63%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #96 Jamarious Brown (DT) JR | 6'1"/315 | 24 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | C- | 341 (28%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #93 Michai Boireau (DT) JR | 6'5"/349 | 20 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | A+ | 296 (21.6%) | FLA ('26) | |
| #90 Jehiem Oatis (DT) SR | 6'5"/325 | 9 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | C+ | 258 (18.9%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #95 Andrew Maddox (DT) SO | 6'4"/280 | 11 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C | C+ | 72 (6%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #97 Kamron Beavers (DT) SO | 6'3"/255 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 20 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Keaton Thomas SR | 6'2"/229 | 99 Tac, 62 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | B+ | 793 (70.5%) | BAY ('26) | |
| #4 Suntarine Perkins SR | 6'1"/210 | 81 Tac, 41 Solo, 13 TFL, 5 Sacks, 12 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | A+ | 760 (90%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #9 Blake Purchase JR | 6'3"/245 | 32 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | B | 352 (31.5%) | ORE ('26) | |
| #15 Tah'j Butler JR | 6'1"/230 | 34 Tac, 18 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | A- | 324 (28.5%) | GT ('26) | |
| #22 Raymond Collins SR | 6'1"/235 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | 7 (1%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #23 Jarcoby Hopson SO | 6'2"/210 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||
| #48 Mark Trigg Jr. JR | 6'2"/200 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #41 Luke Ferrelli SO | 6'3"/230 | 91 Tac, 38 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | CAL ('26) | |||||
| #00 JaMichael Garrett FR | 6'1"/205 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Anthony Davis FR | 6'2"/200 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #42 Bryson Walters SO | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Antonio Kite (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | 33 Tac, 24 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | A+ | 717 (49%) | AUB ('25) | |
| #23 Jay Crawford (CB) JR | 5'11"/181 | 15 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | A- | 580 (29.25%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #11 Jaylon Braxton (CB) JR | 6'0"/190 | 24 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | C+ | 526 (36%) | ARK ('25) | |
| #13 Cedrick Beavers (CB) SR | 5'10"/175 | 6 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B+ | 118 (8%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #21 Tavoy Feagin (CB) SO | 6'0"/180 | C | C+ | 5 (0%) | CLEM ('25) | ||||
| #27 Pat Broomfield (CB) SO | 6'1"/155 | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #40 Micah Stallworth (CB) SO | 5'11"/200 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #25 Maison Dunn (CB) SO | 6'3"/185 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Dorian Barney (CB) FR | 6'1"/180 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Dante Core (CB) SO | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Braylen Williams (CB) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #3 Edwin Joseph (S) JR | 6'0"/198 | 37 Tac, 19 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D | B | 621 (20.25%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #8 Joenel Aguero (S) SR | 5'11"/205 | 36 Tac, 23 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | B | 563 (18.75%) | UGA ('26) | |
| #00 Sharif Denson (S) SR | 5'11"/195 | 52 Tac, 39 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C | D+ | 508 (16.5%) | FLA ('26) | |
| #9 Tony Mitchell (S) SR | 6'1"/215 | 25 Tac, 13 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | B+ | 374 (12%) | MSST ('26) | |
| #29 Nick Cull (S) SR | 5'11"/180 | 19 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | D | 340 (15%) | 4* HS ('22) | |
| #31 Ladarian Clardy (S) SO | 6'0"/175 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | 40 (2%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #20 Anthony Robinson III (S) SO | 5'11"/195 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | F | 26 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #24 Andy Jaffe (S) JR | 6'0"/185 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C+ | 11 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #36 Keon Young (S) SO | 6'0"/180 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #37 Cortez Thomas (S) SO | 6'1"/185 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Craig Tutt (S) FR | 5'11"/180 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Iverson McCoy (S) FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Nascar McCoy (S) FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #19 MJ Preston (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Lucas Carneiro SR | 5'11"/190 | 31/35 (88.6%), Long 58 Yds | 56/56 | 149 Pts | A+ | A+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Oscar Bird SO | 6'4"/205 | 41, 1884 YDS (46 YPP), Long 64 YDS | 14 In 20, 1 TB | A+ | D | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Pete Golding new hireOC John David Baker new hireDC Patrick Toney new hire
Players with Starting experience2611 off • 15 def
Team Talent944#24 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.89Blue-chip 45.33%
Roster Size9640 portal (32.5%)
Talent Off: 394.42 (45)
Talent Def: 450.54 (49)
Talent ST: 0 (2)
New Portal In: 28 (22.8%)
Portal Losses: 28
Unrated/No Stats: 27
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Elite: 1
Top 100: 5
Top 250: 28
Top 100 Pos: 45
JAG: 8
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1641 (7%)
JR Snaps: 10509 (47%)
SR Snaps: 8820 (39%)
GR Snaps: 1432 (6%)
92% Snaps by Upperclassmen
27 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
1123(151)87% returning
Exp 96.75% • Prod 91% — Trinidad Chambliss returns, their starting QB from last year. Walker Howard was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (2)
1719(836)51% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — '25 lead RB Kewan Lacy returns, QB was 2nd rush threat
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
0 (2)
2754(1767)36% returning
Exp 53% • Prod 47% — Ole Miss lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
0 (1)
3641(401)89% returning
T 17% • G 91% • C 100% — Ole Miss OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (1)
1 (3)
3403(1483)56% returning
DE 47% • DT 70% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
1 (2)
2238(1469)34% returning
LB 74% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (1)
0 (2)
4434(2646)40% returning
CB 61% • S 43% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 9237 (3155 portal) 66% returning • Defense 10075 (5598 portal) 44% returning
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