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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Landry Lyddy SR | 6'0"/200 | 34/52 (65%), 406 Yds, 2 TD / 3 INT | 6 Car, 12 Yds, (2 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | C- | #150 | 103 (10%) | UAB ('25) | |
| #10 Ethan Hampton GR | 6'3"/220 | 3/4 (75%), 27 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C | 17 (1.5%) | ILL ('26) | ||
| #12 John White JR | 6'0"/210 | 1/1 (100%), -1 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | #279 | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Hugh Price FR | 6'5"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jeffery Pittman SR | 6'1"/215 | 156 Car, 695 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 8 TD, 2 FUM | 25 Rec, 107 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TD | A | A- | #25 | 396 (47%) | MSST ('25) | |
| #26 Brandon Hood SO | 5'10"/200 | 98 Car, 368 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 2 TD, 3 FUM | 11 Rec, 88 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | F | #558 | 298 (27%) | UMASS ('26) | |
| #14 Robert Briggs SR | 5'9"/185 | 62 Car, 304 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 13 Rec, 95 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 1 TD | B- | A- | #508 | 182 (22%) | USU ('25) | |
| #33 Jamarice Wilder SO | 5'9"/180 | 4 Car, 15 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C+ | 9 (0.75%) | LOU ('26) | ||
| #25 Josiah Basten JR | 5'9"/180 | 1 Car, 5 Yds, (5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Jordan Thompson FR | 5'11"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 JQ Gray JR | 5'8"/160 | 3* HS ('23) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Davis Dalton SR | 6'3"/210 | 4 Rec, 82 Yds, (20.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #506 | 81 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #13 Grant Page SR | 6'2"/200 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | B- | 40 (2%) | USU ('25) | ||
| #1 Mario Sanders II SR | 5'10"/190 | 2 Rec, 32 Yds, (16 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | B- | #725 | 6 (0%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #81 Cace Reed SO | 5'7"/150 | 1 Rec, -1 Yds, (-1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | #955 | 2 (0%) | NA | |
| #23 Trey Horne JR | 6'2"/190 | GT ('25) | |||||||
| #7 Kaden Saunders SR | 5'10"/180 | PSU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Joshua Joseph FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Darion Jiles FR | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 David Aboya FR | 6'3"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 TK Keyes JR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Kyirin Heath GR | 6'5"/240 | 19 Rec, 228 Yds, (12 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | A- | C | C | 409 (35%) | MISS ('24) | |
| #21 TJ Johnson JR | 6'4"/230 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B | F | 39 (3%) | WVU ('25) | |
| #33 Jeremiah Beck Jr. SR | 6'4"/232 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | 9 (0.75%) | ARK ('26) | ||
| #00 Broderick Peters FR | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #82 Connor Gooding SO | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #88 Terron Bedford GR | 6'3"/265 | 2* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 RJ Whitehead (T) SR | 6'5"/320 | D | D | C | 46 (5%) | UTEP ('25) | |
| #76 Larry Edwards (T) JR | 6'4"/285 | C | C | B+ | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Richard Thigpen (OT) FR | 6'6"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Grant Kitchens (OT) FR | 6'8"/298 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #56 Greg Nunnery (G) GR | 6'4"/320 | C- | D+ | B | 881 (89%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #62 Aloali'i Maui (G) GR | 6'1"/310 | C- | D+ | B | 718 (72%) | USU ('25) | |
| #74 Luke Rogers (G) JR | 6'3"/290 | B+ | A- | B+ | 215 (22%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #79 Liam Cassidy (G) JR | 6'4"/325 | C | C | A- | 20 (2%) | NA | |
| #73 Hayden Breal (C) JR | 6'0"/320 | B- | C+ | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |
| #00 Joshua Austin (IOL) FR | 6'5"/320 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #63 Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson (OL) SR | 6'5"/295 | LIB ('26) | |||||
| #75 Hastings Carruth (OL) SR | 6'6"/300 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #77 Chase Malamala (OL) SO | 6'6"/300 | UCF ('25) | |||||
| #64 Kyron Barnes (OL) GR | 6'4"/316 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #54 Toby Mealer (OL) SO | 6'5"/340 | LT ('26) | |||||
| #61 Gabe Cavazos Jr. (OL) GR | 6'6"/303 | MSST ('23) | |||||
| #66 Kamron Barnes (OL) SR | 6'5"/320 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #70 Christian Anderson (OL) SR | 6'6"/300 | AAMU ('25) | |||||
| #77 Jo Cryer (OL) JR | 6'3"/316 | LSU ('24) | |||||
| #46 Luke Beard (LS) JR | 6'1"/220 | MSST ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Jameer Lewis (DE) GR | 6'2"/230 | 32 Tac, 14 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | A | A | 279 (36%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #92 Will Smith (DE) JR | 6'3"/231 | F | C | C+ | 35 (3.6%) | UNT ('26) | |||
| #90 Jeffery Rush (DE) SO | 6'1"/265 | D+ | F | 15 (1.8%) | MISS ('26) | ||||
| #40 Khalid Moore (DE) SR | 6'2"/250 | MSST ('24) | |||||||
| #98 Iliyas Fuavai (DE) SR | 6'1"/268 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #52 Xavier McIver (DT) GR | 6'3"/320 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | 44 (4.5%) | ECU ('26) | ||
| #15 Kyle Davis (DT) JR | 6'3"/295 | C+ | C | 14 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #53 Will Smith Jr. (DL) SR | 6'4"/292 | 20 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | UNT ('26) | |||||
| #90 Miles Adams (DL) JR | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #91 Elijah Douglas (DL) JR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #45 Caleb Bryant (DL) JR | 6'3"/265 | MSST ('24) | |||||||
| #48 Amari Wilson (DL) SO | 6'1"/230 | GASO ('26) | |||||||
| #95 Zay Lowery (DL) JR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #46 Jordan Johnson (DL) JR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #31 Zachariah Keith (DL) JR | 6'6"/250 | WVU ('25) | |||||||
| #59 Chris Hayes (DL) JR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('23) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Melvin Spriggs JR | 6'1"/215 | 45 Tac, 21 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B+ | B | 351 (74.25%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #13 Mathis Haygood JR | 6'3"/228 | 44 Tac, 17 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B+ | F | 323 (91%) | MRSH ('25) | |
| #53 Joseph Harper GR | 6'1"/235 | 50 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | D+ | 277 (78%) | NA | |
| #33 Avery Sledge SR | 6'2"/220 | 15 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | D+ | C+ | 115 (32%) | MSST ('24) | |
| #25 Zach Ruffin SO | 6'3"/198 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #32 Peyton Anderson SR | 6'3"/215 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #9 Kolbe Cage GR | 6'0"/215 | ARIZ ('23) | |||||||
| #27 Malachi Henderson SO | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #24 Jacob Johnson JR | 6'2"/200 | 2* HS ('23) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Champ Lewis (CB) SR | 6'1"/185 | 16 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | B+ | 235 (19.5%) | TLSA ('26) | |
| #15 Jyaire Brown (CB) SR | 5'11"/177 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | D+ | 156 (12.75%) | UCF ('26) | |
| #18 MaLik Caswell (CB) SO | 6'0"/180 | 5 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | B+ | 45 (5%) | MRSH ('25) | |
| #8 Ishmael Ibraheem (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | 36 (4%) | MRSH ('25) | ||
| #29 Kolby Peavy (CB) SR | 6'1"/190 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | 13 (0.75%) | ALA ('26) | ||
| #12 Laquan Robinson (CB) SR | 6'1"/200 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | 10 (0.75%) | KU ('26) | |||
| #19 Malakai Murphy (CB) SO | 6'0"/195 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 7 (1%) | COLO ('25) | ||
| #28 Jordan Pride (CB) SO | 6'1"/196 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 5 (0.75%) | TA&M ('26) | ||
| #16 Jonah Martinez (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | TCU ('26) | |||||||
| #21 Khalil Foster (S) SO | 5'11"/180 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #26 Shaddai Carter (S) SO | 5'9"/165 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #3 Elijah Sabbatini (S) SR | 6'0"/200 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||||
| #20 Cameron Knox (S) SR | 5'8"/190 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #30 Miles Jones (S) JR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #29 Josh Bledsoe (DB) JR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #22 Sentario Willis (DB) JR | 6'2"/183 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Kobi Albert (DB) JR | 5'11"/180 | CONN ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Vernorrius Chaney (DB) GR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #24 Michael Robinson III (DB) SR | 6'0"/190 | CONN ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Creighton Wilbanks SO | 5'10"/185 | 9/14 (64.3%), Long 52 Yds | 32/32 | 59 Pts | B- | B- | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #96 Reed Harradine JR | 6'3"/230 | 5/8 (62.5%), Long 43 Yds | 14/14 | 29 Pts | C+ | C+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 Jack Murley SO | 6'2"/215 | 23, 839 YDS (36.5 YPP), Long 50 YDS | 14 In 20, 2 TB | B- | B+ | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Jaylin Carter SO | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Blake Anderson new hireOC Kyle Cefalo new hireDC Joe Bolden new hire
Players with Starting experience127 off • 5 def
Team Talent688#76 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size9545 portal (34.1%)
Talent Off: 309.56 (47)
Talent Def: 255.24 (44)
Talent ST: 6.56 (3)
New Portal In: 37 (28%)
Portal Losses: 30
Unrated/No Stats: 37
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Elite: 1
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 15
JAG: 61
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 741 (10%)
JR Snaps: 1765 (23%)
SR Snaps: 2100 (28%)
GR Snaps: 2933 (39%)
90% Snaps by Upperclassmen
37 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
0 (0)
0 (0)
121(17)86% returning
Exp 11.5% • Prod 12% — Southern Miss lost their starting QB from last year. '25 backup Landry Lyddy has experience; Ethan Hampton was brought in via portal.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (1)
886(307)65% returning
Exp 97% • Prod 73% — Southern Miss returns Jeffery Pittman, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
0 (0)
586(15)97% returning
Exp 4% • Prod 18% — Southern Miss lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (1)
0 (0)
1892(0)100% returning
T 3% • G 93% • C 0% — Southern Miss OL: 2 starters back, 1 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
1 (0)
0 (0)
387(94)76% returning
DE 21% • DT 3% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (1)
1 (0)
1066(351)67% returning
LB 92% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (0)
0 (0)
507(419)17% returning
CB 22% • S 0% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 3485 (339 portal) 90% returning • Defense 1960 (864 portal) 56% 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