Portland State 2026 Depth Chart
2025
Portland State's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
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
#16 J. Sagapolutele JR
H/W
6'1"/205
Passing
148/261 (57%), 1623 Yds, 4 TD / 16 INT
Rushing
32 Car, 32 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM
Pass
C
Run
C-
Snaps
468 (58%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
HAW ('25)
#16 J. Sagapolutele JR
H/W
6'1"/205
Passing
148/261 (57%), 1623 Yds, 4 TD / 16 INT
Rushing
32 Car, 32 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM
Pass
C
Run
C-
Snaps
468 (58%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
HAW ('25)
PlayerH/WPassingRushingPassRunPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#16 J. Sagapolutele JR 6'1"/205148/261 (57%), 1623 Yds, 4 TD / 16 INT32 Car, 32 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUMCC- 468 (58%)0.83HAW ('25)
#16 J. Sagapolutele JR 6'1"/205148/261 (57%), 1623 Yds, 4 TD / 16 INT32 Car, 32 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUMCC- 468 (58%)0.83HAW ('25)
Running Backs
#2 Jaylon Armstead GR
H/W
5'11"/222
Rating
0.84
Origin
SDSU ('25)
#2 Jaylon Armstead GR
H/W
5'11"/222
Rating
0.84
Origin
SDSU ('25)
PlayerH/WRushingReceivingRunRecPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#2 Jaylon Armstead GR 5'11"/222      0.84SDSU ('25)
#2 Jaylon Armstead GR 5'11"/222      0.84SDSU ('25)
Wide Receivers
#5 Jason Robinson Jr. SO
H/W
5'10"/150
Receiving
0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rec
B-
Block
B-
Snaps
2 (0%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
UNC ('26)
#5 Jason Robinson Jr. SO
H/W
5'10"/150
Receiving
0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rec
B-
Block
B-
Snaps
2 (0%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
UNC ('26)
PlayerH/WReceivingRushingRecBlockPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#5 Jason Robinson Jr. SO 5'10"/1500 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDB-B- 2 (0%)0.83UNC ('26)
#5 Jason Robinson Jr. SO 5'10"/1500 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDB-B- 2 (0%)0.83UNC ('26)
Tight Ends
#00 Colton Hider FR
H/W
6'4"/225
Rating
0.85
Origin
3* HS ('26)
#00 Colton Hider FR
H/W
6'4"/225
Rating
0.85
Origin
3* HS ('26)
PlayerH/WReceivingRecRun BlkPass BlkSnapsRatingOrigin
#00 Colton Hider FR 6'4"/225     0.853* HS ('26)
#00 Colton Hider FR 6'4"/225     0.853* HS ('26)
Defensive Line
#00 L. Olive-Enos (DL) FR
H/W
6'1"/255
Rating
0.85
Origin
3* HS ('26)
#00 L. Olive-Enos (DL) FR
H/W
6'1"/255
Rating
0.85
Origin
3* HS ('26)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#00 L. Olive-Enos (DL) FR 6'1"/255      0.853* HS ('26)
#00 L. Olive-Enos (DL) FR 6'1"/255      0.853* HS ('26)
Linebackers
#22 J. Epperson Jr. SO
H/W
6'0"/221
Rating
0.89
Origin
WASH ('26)
#22 J. Epperson Jr. SO
H/W
6'0"/221
Rating
0.89
Origin
WASH ('26)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#22 J. Epperson Jr. SO 6'0"/221      0.89WASH ('26)
#22 J. Epperson Jr. SO 6'0"/221      0.89WASH ('26)
Secondary
#28 Gio Kafentzis (S) SO
H/W
5'10"/190
Stats
4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)
Run D
C-
Cov
B+
Snaps
53 (10.5%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
USU ('26)
#28 Gio Kafentzis (S) SO
H/W
5'10"/190
Stats
4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)
Run D
C-
Cov
B+
Snaps
53 (10.5%)
Rating
0.83
Origin
USU ('26)
#00 Chaz Katoanga (S) FR
H/W
6'2"/190
Rating
0.83
Origin
3* HS ('26)
#00 Chaz Katoanga (S) FR
H/W
6'2"/190
Rating
0.83
Origin
3* HS ('26)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#28 Gio Kafentzis (S) SO 5'10"/1904 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) C-   B+ 53 (10.5%)0.83USU ('26)
#28 Gio Kafentzis (S) SO 5'10"/1904 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) C-   B+ 53 (10.5%)0.83USU ('26)
#00 Chaz Katoanga (S) FR 6'2"/190      0.833* HS ('26)
#00 Chaz Katoanga (S) FR 6'2"/190      0.833* HS ('26)

Roster Breakdown & Insights
Roster & Program Overview
HC new hireOC new hireDC new hire
Players with Starting experience22 off • 0 def
Team Talent66# in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size165 portal (62.5%)
Talent Off: 53.6 (8)
Talent Def: 57.96 (8)
Talent ST: 0 ()
New Portal In: 5 (62.5%)
Portal Losses: 15
Unrated/No Stats: -8
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 1
JAG: 7
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 109 (19%)
JR Snaps: 468 (81%)
SR Snaps: 0 (0%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
81% Snaps by Upperclassmen
-8 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
Category GRSRJRSOFR
Starters Returning00100
Portal Starters 2026 portal00000
Experienced Depth00100
Off Starters Returning00100
Off Depth Returning00100
Def Starters Returning00000
Def Depth Returning00000
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (1)
0 (0)
936(0)100% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — John-Keawe Sagapolutele returns, their starting QB from last year.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (0)
0(0)0% returning
Exp 0% • Prod 51% — Top RB in '25 is gone, but #2 rush threat QB returns
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (0)
0 (0)
4(4)0% returning
Exp 0% • Prod 0% — Portland State lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
0 (0)
0 (0)
0(0)0% returning
T 0% • G 0% • C 0% — Portland State OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (0)
0 (0)
0(0)0% returning
DE 0% • DT 0% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (0)
0 (0)
0(0)0% returning
LB 0% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (0)
0 (0)
106(106)0% returning
CB 0% • S 11% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 940 (4 portal) 100% returning • Defense 106 (106 portal) 0% returning
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge