Samford 2025 Depth Chart

2026

Samford's 2025 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

#10 Charlie Gilliam SO

H/W

6'3"/193

Rating

0.86

Origin

WAKE ('25)

#00 Brady Stober FR

H/W

6'0"/185

Rating

0.84

Origin

3* HS ('25)

Player	H/W	Passing	Rushing	Pass	Run	PPA	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#10 Charlie Gilliam SO	6'3"/193							0.86	WAKE ('25)
#00 Brady Stober FR	6'0"/185							0.84	3* HS ('25)

Wide Receivers

#9 Jaden Gibson JR

H/W

6'0"/179

Receiving

10 Rec, 91 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM

Rushing

0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD

Rec

B+

Block

D+

PPA

#824

Snaps

132 (INF%)

Rating

0.86

Origin

UVA ('25)

#9 Jaden Gibson JR

H/W

6'0"/179

Receiving

10 Rec, 91 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM

Rushing

0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD

Rec

B+

Block

D+

PPA

#824

Snaps

132 (INF%)

Rating

0.86

Origin

UVA ('25)

Player	H/W	Receiving	Rushing	Rec	Block	PPA	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#9 Jaden Gibson JR	6'0"/179	10 Rec, 91 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM	0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD	B+	D+	#824	132 (INF%)	0.86	UVA ('25)
#9 Jaden Gibson JR	6'0"/179	10 Rec, 91 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM	0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD	B+	D+	#824	132 (INF%)	0.86	UVA ('25)

Tight Ends

#47 Grant Hidalgo SR

H/W

6'5"/243

Receiving

0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM

Run Blk

C+

Pass Blk

Snaps

3 (INF%)

Rating

0.74

Origin

AUB ('25)

#00 Cannon Pigg FR

H/W

6'4"/245

Rating

0.84

Origin

3* HS ('25)

#00 Cannon Pigg FR

H/W

6'4"/245

Rating

0.84

Origin

3* HS ('25)

Player	H/W	Receiving	Run Blk	Pass Blk	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#47 Grant Hidalgo SR	6'5"/243	0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM	C+	B	3 (INF%)	0.74	AUB ('25)
#00 Cannon Pigg FR	6'4"/245					0.84	3* HS ('25)
#00 Cannon Pigg FR	6'4"/245					0.84	3* HS ('25)

Offensive Line

#00 Web Davidson (OL) SO

H/W

6'7"/296

Rating

0.86

Origin

VT ('25)

#00 Web Davidson (OL) SO

H/W

6'7"/296

Rating

0.86

Origin

VT ('25)

Player	H/W	Grade	Run Blk	Pass Blk	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#00 Web Davidson (OL) SO	6'7"/296					0.86	VT ('25)
#00 Web Davidson (OL) SO	6'7"/296					0.86	VT ('25)

Defensive Line

#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) SO

H/W

6'3"/240

Rating

0.85

Origin

APP ('25)

#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) SO

H/W

6'3"/240

Rating

0.85

Origin

APP ('25)

#60 Hank Weber (DL) SO

H/W

6'3"/263

Rating

0.86

Origin

WIS ('25)

#60 Hank Weber (DL) SO

H/W

6'3"/263

Rating

0.86

Origin

WIS ('25)

Player	H/W	Rating	Origin
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) SO	6'3"/240	0.85	APP ('25)
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) SO	6'3"/240	0.85	APP ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) SO	6'3"/263	0.86	WIS ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) SO	6'3"/263	0.86	WIS ('25)

Secondary

#28 Marlon McClendon (S) SO

H/W

5'10"/165

Run D

Cov

C+

Snaps

6 (INF%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

GAST ('25)

#28 Marlon McClendon (S) SO

H/W

5'10"/165

Run D

Cov

C+

Snaps

6 (INF%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

GAST ('25)

#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) SO

H/W

6'1"/195

Rating

0.83

Origin

APP ('25)

#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) SO

H/W

6'1"/195

Rating

0.83

Origin

APP ('25)

Player	H/W	Run D	Cov	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#28 Marlon McClendon (S) SO	5'10"/165	C	C+	6 (INF%)	0.83	GAST ('25)
#28 Marlon McClendon (S) SO	5'10"/165	C	C+	6 (INF%)	0.83	GAST ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) SO	6'1"/195				0.83	APP ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) SO	6'1"/195				0.83	APP ('25)

Kickers

#18 Jack Tannehill SR

H/W

5'9"/182

Rating

0.8

Origin

USM ('25)

Player	H/W	FG	XP	Pts	FG G	KO G	Rating	Origin
#18 Jack Tannehill SR	5'9"/182						0.8	USM ('25)

Roster Breakdown & Insights

Roster & Program Overview

HC new hireOC new hireDC new hire

Players with Starting experience53 off • 2 def

Team Talent92# in CFB

Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%

Roster Size189 portal (81.8%)

Talent Off: 66.12 (9)

Talent Def: 57.36 (8)

Talent ST: 6.4 (1)

New Portal In: 11 (100%)

Portal Losses: 7

Unrated/No Stats: -7

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Elite: 0

Top 100: 0

Top 250: 0

Top 100 Pos: 4

JAG: 6

Low JAG: 0

JAG-: 1

FR Snaps: 0 (0%)

SO Snaps: 11 (7%)

JR Snaps: 137 (91%)

SR Snaps: 3 (2%)

GR Snaps: 0 (0%)

93% Snaps by Upperclassmen

-7 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	0	0	0
Portal Starters 2025 portal	0	1	2	2	0
Experienced Depth	0	0	0	0	0

Off Starters Returning	0	0	0	0	0
Off Depth Returning	0	0	0	0	0

Def Starters Returning	0	0	0	0	0
Def Depth Returning	0	0	0	0	0

Positions Summary

Unit

Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)

Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)

Snaps
(total/portal/return%)

Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes

QBQB

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

Exp NAN% • Prod 100% — Samford lost their starting QB from last year. QB Charlie Gilliam was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.

RBHB

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

Exp 0% • Prod 100% — QB in '25 was lead rusher, lead RB is also gone

WR/TEWR + TE

0 (0)

3 (0)

267(267)0% returning

Exp 100% • Prod 100% — Samford lost their top 2 WR's from last year.

OLT + G + C

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

T 0% • G 0% • C 0% — Samford OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '25 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.

DLDE + DT

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

DE NAN% • DT 0% — DL experience and continuity summary.

LBLB

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

LB 0% — LB experience and continuity summary.

SecondaryCB + S

0 (0)

2 (0)

12(12)0% returning

CB 0% • S NAN% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.

Team Snaps: Offense 267 (267 portal) 0% returning • Defense 12 (12 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