Samford's Roster/Depth Chart for 2026
2025
Samford's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
NOTE: Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates.
Quarterbacks
#10 Charlie Gilliam JR
H/W
6'3"/193
Passing
25/41 (61%), 258 Yds, 1 TD / 5 INT
Rushing
11 Car, -1 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM
Rating
0.86
Origin
WAKE ('25)
#10 Charlie Gilliam JR
H/W
6'3"/193
Passing
25/41 (61%), 258 Yds, 1 TD / 5 INT
Rushing
11 Car, -1 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM
Rating
0.86
Origin
WAKE ('25)
PlayerH/WPassingRushingPassRunPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#10 Charlie Gilliam JR 6'3"/19325/41 (61%), 258 Yds, 1 TD / 5 INT11 Car, -1 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM    0.86WAKE ('25)
#10 Charlie Gilliam JR 6'3"/19325/41 (61%), 258 Yds, 1 TD / 5 INT11 Car, -1 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM    0.86WAKE ('25)
Wide Receivers
#9 Jaden Gibson SR
H/W
6'0"/179
Receiving
44 Rec, 405 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 3 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rating
0.86
Origin
UVA ('25)
#9 Jaden Gibson SR
H/W
6'0"/179
Receiving
44 Rec, 405 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 3 FUM
Rushing
0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Rating
0.86
Origin
UVA ('25)
PlayerH/WReceivingRushingRecBlockPPASnapsRatingOrigin
#9 Jaden Gibson SR 6'0"/17944 Rec, 405 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 3 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD    0.86UVA ('25)
#9 Jaden Gibson SR 6'0"/17944 Rec, 405 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 3 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD    0.86UVA ('25)
Tight Ends
#47 Grant Hidalgo GR
H/W
6'5"/243
Rating
0.74
Origin
AUB ('25)
#47 Grant Hidalgo GR
H/W
6'5"/243
Rating
0.74
Origin
AUB ('25)
PlayerH/WReceivingRecRun BlkPass BlkSnapsRatingOrigin
#47 Grant Hidalgo GR 6'5"/243     0.74AUB ('25)
#47 Grant Hidalgo GR 6'5"/243     0.74AUB ('25)
Offensive Line
#00 Web Davidson (OL) JR
H/W
6'7"/296
Rating
0.86
Origin
VT ('25)
#00 Web Davidson (OL) JR
H/W
6'7"/296
Rating
0.86
Origin
VT ('25)
PlayerH/WGradeRun BlkPass BlkSnapsRatingOrigin
#00 Web Davidson (OL) JR 6'7"/296    0.86VT ('25)
#00 Web Davidson (OL) JR 6'7"/296    0.86VT ('25)
Defensive Line
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) JR
H/W
6'3"/240
Stats
1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.85
Origin
APP ('25)
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) JR
H/W
6'3"/240
Stats
1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur
Pass D
0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)
Rating
0.85
Origin
APP ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) JR
H/W
6'3"/263
Rating
0.86
Origin
WIS ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) JR
H/W
6'3"/263
Rating
0.86
Origin
WIS ('25)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) JR 6'3"/2401 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)    0.85APP ('25)
#55 Jackson Bussey (DE) JR 6'3"/2401 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)    0.85APP ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) JR 6'3"/263      0.86WIS ('25)
#60 Hank Weber (DL) JR 6'3"/263      0.86WIS ('25)
Secondary
#28 Marlon McClendon (CB) JR
H/W
5'10"/165
Rating
0.83
Origin
GAST ('25)
#28 Marlon McClendon (CB) JR
H/W
5'10"/165
Rating
0.83
Origin
GAST ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) JR
H/W
6'1"/195
Rating
0.83
Origin
APP ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) JR
H/W
6'1"/195
Rating
0.83
Origin
APP ('25)
PlayerH/WStatsPass DRun DRushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#28 Marlon McClendon (CB) JR 5'10"/165      0.83GAST ('25)
#28 Marlon McClendon (CB) JR 5'10"/165      0.83GAST ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) JR 6'1"/195      0.83APP ('25)
#18 Trey Lenhardt (S) JR 6'1"/195      0.83APP ('25)
Kickers
#18 Jack Tannehill GR
H/W
5'9"/182
Rating
0.8
Origin
USM ('25)
PlayerH/WFGXPPtsFG GKO GRatingOrigin
#18 Jack Tannehill GR 5'9"/182     0.8USM ('25)
Returning Starters: 0, Key Contributors: 0
Offensive Starters: 0, Offensive Key Contributors: 0
Defensive Starters: 0, Defensive Key Contributors: 0
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0

Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0

QB Exp: (NAN%), Prod: (16%) Samford lost their starting QB from last year. Starting QB will be from depth last year.
RB Exp: (0%), Prod: (-0%) Samford lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
Samford lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (NAN%), Prod: (25%) OL Experience: 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 OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience
.
DL Experience: DE: (NAN%) DT: (0%)
LB Experience: (0%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (NAN%) S: (NAN%)
Kicker Experience: (0%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB NAN%, Skill Players NAN%, Off Line 0%, Front Seven NAN%, Secondary NAN% | Offense NAN% - Defense NAN%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 16%, Rush Yds: -0%, Rec Yds: 25%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 1%, Sacks: 0%, QB Hurries: 0%, TFLs: 0%, Pass Def: 0%, INTs: 22%

Head Coach is a new hire, OC is a new hire, DC is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 76, # in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 57.52 (8) Defense: 57.36 (8) ST: 6.4 (1)
17 Total players, 9 from Transfer Portal. 100% of roster is from the Portal.
0 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 0% of roster is from this years Portal, 4 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 4 good players, 4 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 0 (0%), JR: 0 (0%), SR: 0 (0%), GR: 0 (0%)
-8 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.