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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Jayden Denegal SR | 6'5"/235 | 143/244 (59%), 1810 Yds, 9 TD / 8 INT | 67 Car, 103 Yds, (1.5 YPC), 4 TD, 1 FUM | B- | B- | #137 | 695 (79%) | MICH ('25) | |
| #3 Bert Emanuel Jr. JR | 6'3"/220 | 9/16 (56%), 74 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 32 Car, 273 Yds, (8.5 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | C- | B+ | #239 | 127 (14%) | CMU ('25) | |
| #9 Kyle Crum SO | 6'3"/195 | 14/29 (48%), 169 Yds, 1 TD / 2 INT | 8 Car, 21 Yds, (2.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | D | D+ | #214 | 56 (6%) | 3* HS ('22) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Lucky Sutton SO | 6'1"/212 | 253 Car, 1292 Yds, (5.1 YPC), 10 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 3 Yds, (0.6 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | F | #4 | 565 (54%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #20 Christian Washington JR | 5'10"/200 | 97 Car, 560 Yds, (5.8 YPC), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 7 Rec, 45 Yds, (6.4 YPR), 1 TD | A- | C | #118 | 232 (22%) | CCU ('25) | |
| #20 Cincere Rhaney FR | 5'10"/200 | 5 Car, 19 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #15 Marquez Cooper SR | 5'8"/200 | BALL ('24) | |||||||
| #29 Cam Davis JR | 5'8"/175 | 3* HS ('21) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Jordan Napier FR | 6'2"/200 | 48 Rec, 632 Yds, (13.2 YPR), 2 TD, 4 FUM | 11 Car, 40 Yds, 1 TD | A+ | C- | #191 | 445 (29%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #85 Nathan Acevedo JR | 5'10"/165 | 16 Rec, 190 Yds, (11.9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -8 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C- | #997 | 326 (21%) | FRES ('25) | |
| #11 Jacob Bostick JR | 6'2"/183 | 11 Rec, 157 Yds, (14.3 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #306 | 316 (21%) | TA&M ('25) | |
| #81 Will Cianfrini FR | 6'4"/190 | 5 Rec, 40 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #725 | 157 (10%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #81 Mikey Welsh SO | 5'9"/170 | 12 Rec, 129 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #545 | 131 (9%) | NA | |
| #16 Parker Threatt FR | 6'2"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 5 Yds, 1 TD | D+ | C | 43 (3%) | NA | ||
| #3 Myles Kitt-Denton SR | 5'11"/190 | 1 Rec, -3 Yds, (-3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | 33 (2%) | NWST ('25) | ||
| #85 Jerry McClure FR | 6'1"/200 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #716 | UCLA ('24) | ||||
| #11 Nate Bennett SR | 6'3"/200 | PRST ('24) | |||||||
| #21 Heath McRee FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #84 Ben Scolari FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #3 Ja'Shaun Poke SR | 5'10"/185 | WVU ('24) | |||||||
| #84 Brady Anderson SO | 6'1"/210 | #120 | 3* HS ('21) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Jackson Ford SO | 6'6"/238 | 10 Rec, 86 Yds, (8.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | C- | B | 453 (44%) | TLSA ('25) | |
| #95 Ryan Wolfer FR | 6'5"/235 | 2 Rec, 37 Yds, (18.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C- | B- | 142 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #87 Michael Harrison SR | 6'3"/220 | COLO ('24) | ||||||
| #18 Jude Wolfe SR | 6'6"/247 | USC ('24) | ||||||
| #90 Arthur Ban FR | 6'5"/220 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #70 Christian Jones (T) JR | 6'8"/330 | B+ | B+ | C | 827 (94%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #78 Joseph Borjon (T) JR | 6'8"/330 | B+ | B+ | C+ | 808 (92%) | ARIZ ('24) | |
| #57 Saipale Fuimaono (G) JR | 6'4"/308 | C | C | C- | 221 (25%) | NA | |
| #63 Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli (C) JR | 6'4"/320 | A- | A- | A- | 804 (92%) | NA | |
| #62 Kai Holec (OL) FR | 6'7"/315 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #55 Brayden Bryant (OL) SR | 6'2"/305 | UND ('24) | |||||
| #77 Briley Barron (OL) FR | 6'4"/310 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #74 Nate Williams (OL) SR | 6'6"/308 | AKR ('24) | |||||
| #68 Ryan Silver (OL) FR | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #72 Dallas Fincher (OL) GR | 6'4"/314 | MSU ('25) | |||||
| #53 Myles Murao (OL) JR | 6'3"/305 | 4* HS ('20) | |||||
| #64 Tyson Chavez (LS) JR | 6'2"/235 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 Brady Nassar (DE) SO | 6'5"/265 | 14 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | B+ | 397 (59%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #13 August Salvati (DE) SR | 6'3"/245 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 4 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | B | 118 (17%) | FAU ('25) | |
| #66 Charlie Stewart (DE) JR | 6'1"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #47 Trey White (DE) SO | 6'2"/245 | 47 Tac, 30 Solo, 11 TFL, 7 Sacks, 12 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #96 Ryan Henderson (DE) SO | 6'3"/255 | 21 Tac, 17 Solo, 9 TFL, 7 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #32 Marlem Louis (DE) SR | 6'3"/255 | RICH ('24) | |||||||
| #33 Ezekiel Larry (DE) SO | 6'2"/255 | YALE ('24) | |||||||
| #90 Sam Benjamin (DT) SO | 6'5"/285 | 18 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C+ | 391 (39%) | ASU ('24) | |
| #17 Malachi Finau (DT) JR | 6'2"/285 | 18 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | B | 375 (37%) | HAW ('25) | |
| #40 Krishna Clay (DT) SO | 6'2"/280 | 15 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | C+ | 305 (30%) | NA | |
| #31 Jared Badie (DT) SO | 6'3"/230 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C+ | 131 (13%) | ILL ('24) | |
| #94 Teivis Tuioti (DT) JR | 6'4"/300 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B | 64 (6%) | CSU ('24) | ||
| #53 Kainoa Davis (DT) SO | 6'5"/290 | B | B | 41 (4%) | CHAR ('25) | ||||
| #51 Kodi Cornelius (DT) FR | 6'1"/290 | C+ | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #67 Tiumalu Afalava (DL) FR | 6'2"/280 | 3* HS ('23) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Tano Letuli SO | 6'2"/240 | 27 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | A | B+ | A+ | 209 (39%) | ARMY ('24) | |
| #56 DJ Herman JR | 6'2"/235 | 18 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | D+ | 163 (30%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #42 Brady Anderson JR | 6'2"/230 | 21 Tac, 12 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | B+ | 119 (22%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #52 Jayden Kendricks SO | 6'2"/235 | D+ | 3 (1%) | NA | |||||
| #5 Owen Chambliss SO | 6'3"/232 | 90 Tac, 59 Solo, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | UTAH ('24) | |||||
| #32 Tanner Williams SO | 6'2"/215 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | USU ('25) | |||||
| #34 Dean Harrington FR | 6'2"/225 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #44 Kyle Moretti SR | 6'2"/240 | CMU ('24) | |||||||
| #59 Danny Niu FR | 5'11"/225 | 3* HS ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Bryce Phillips (CB) SR | 6'0"/195 | 32 Tac, 27 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | A | 737 (40%) | TNST ('24) | |
| #6 Eric Butler (CB) JR | 6'2"/190 | 39 Tac, 25 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | B | 639 (35%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #1 Chris Johnson (CB) JR | 6'0"/185 | 47 Tac, 36 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 7 PD, 4 INT (2 TDS) | B | A+ | A+ | 634 (35%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #17 Deshawn McCuin (CB) SR | 6'0"/200 | 12 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | A- | 223 (12%) | 3* HS ('19) | |
| #00 Josiah Cox (CB) JR | 6'0"/195 | 15 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | D+ | 222 (12%) | NMSU ('25) | |
| #36 Prince Williams (CB) FR | 6'1"/185 | 7 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 69 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #35 Xavier Hamlet (CB) SR | 5'10"/175 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #35 Xavier Hamlett (CB) SR | 5'10"/175 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #23 Isaiah Buxton (CB) FR | 6'0"/180 | 11 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #16 Jelani Whitmore (CB) JR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('20) | |||||||
| #9 Dalesean Staley (S) SO | 6'1"/192 | 70 Tac, 40 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | B+ | 829 (62%) | UNI ('24) | |
| #24 Josh Hunter (S) SO | 5'9"/180 | 11 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | 202 (15%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #27 Jelani McLaughlin (S) FR | 6'0"/202 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | 59 (4%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #22 Max Garrison (S) SO | 5'10"/190 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | 27 (2%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #12 Jatavious Magee (S) JR | 6'1"/195 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('21) | |||||
| #11 JD Coffey III (S) SR | 6'0"/195 | TEX ('23) | |||||||
| #7 William Nimmo Jr. (S) SR | 6'1"/205 | UCLA ('24) | |||||||
| #30 Hunter Haines (DB) SO | 6'1"/202 | WSU ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #46 Gabriel Plascencia JR | 6'0"/230 | 19/23 (82.6%), Long 53 Yds | 35/35 | 92 Pts | A | A | NA | |
| #14 Nick Clegg FR | 6'1"/180 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Eemil Herranen JR | 6'4"/195 | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Sean Lewis returnsOC Sean Lewis returnsDC Rob Aurich new hire
Players with Starting experience2311 off • 12 def
Team Talent604#95 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.85Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size8335 portal (31.5%)
Talent Off: 248.86 (38)
Talent Def: 263.92 (42)
Talent ST: 0 (3)
New Portal In: 19 (17.1%)
Portal Losses: 26
Unrated/No Stats: 28
Total Team Snaps: 15257
Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 23
JAG: 45
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 1334 (9%)
SO Snaps: 4722 (31%)
JR Snaps: 7190 (47%)
SR Snaps: 2011 (13%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
60% Snaps by Upperclassmen
28 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 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2025 portal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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
0 (0)
1 (0)
878(822)6% returning
Exp 99% • Prod 100% — San Diego State lost their starting QB from last year. Jayden Denegal & Bert Emanuel Jr. from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (1)
797(0)100% returning
Exp 76% • Prod 89% — '25 lead RB Marquez Cooper returns, #2 rush threat at QB is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (1)
1 (2)
2046(0)100% returning
Exp 48% • Prod 64% — San Diego State lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Ja'Shaun Poke, from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (1)
0 (0)
2660(0)100% returning
T 93% • G 13% • C 92% — San Diego State OL: 3 starters back, 1 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
3 (0)
1 (1)
1828(0)100% returning
DE 38% • DT 65% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (3)
0 (0)
494(0)100% returning
LB 31% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (2)
0 (0)
3643(0)100% returning
CB 69% • S 42% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6381 (822 portal) 87% returning, (13% via Portal) • Defense 5965 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% 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