Southern Utah 2026 Depth Chart

2025

Southern Utah'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

#10 Noah Lugo SO

H/W

6'2"/195

Rating

0.86

Origin

UTSA ('26)

#10 Noah Lugo SO

H/W

6'2"/195

Rating

0.86

Origin

UTSA ('26)

Player	H/W	Passing	Rushing	Pass	Run	PPA	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#10 Noah Lugo SO	6'2"/195							0.86	UTSA ('26)
#10 Noah Lugo SO	6'2"/195							0.86	UTSA ('26)

Wide Receivers

#15 Lamason Waller III SO

H/W

6'1"/190

Rating

0.83

Origin

BYU ('26)

#15 Lamason Waller III SO

H/W

6'1"/190

Rating

0.83

Origin

BYU ('26)

Player	H/W	Receiving	Rushing	Rec	Block	PPA	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#15 Lamason Waller III SO	6'1"/190							0.83	BYU ('26)
#15 Lamason Waller III SO	6'1"/190							0.83	BYU ('26)

Tight Ends

#88 Hayden George JR

H/W

6'4"/245

Receiving

13 Rec, 120 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM

Rec

B-

Run Blk

D+

Pass Blk

C-

Snaps

422 (47%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

NEV ('25)

#88 Hayden George JR

H/W

6'4"/245

Receiving

13 Rec, 120 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM

Rec

B-

Run Blk

D+

Pass Blk

C-

Snaps

422 (47%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

NEV ('25)

Player	H/W	Receiving	Rec	Run Blk	Pass Blk	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#88 Hayden George JR	6'4"/245	13 Rec, 120 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM	B-	D+	C-	422 (47%)	0.83	NEV ('25)
#88 Hayden George JR	6'4"/245	13 Rec, 120 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM	B-	D+	C-	422 (47%)	0.83	NEV ('25)

Offensive Line

#63 Sirri Kandiyeli (T) JR

H/W

6'3"/275

Grade

Run Blk

C-

Pass Blk

B-

Snaps

795 (95%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

ASU ('25)

#63 Sirri Kandiyeli (T) JR

H/W

6'3"/275

Grade

Run Blk

C-

Pass Blk

B-

Snaps

795 (95%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

ASU ('25)

Player	H/W	Grade	Run Blk	Pass Blk	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#63 Sirri Kandiyeli (T) JR	6'3"/275	C	C-	B-	795 (95%)	0.83	ASU ('25)
#63 Sirri Kandiyeli (T) JR	6'3"/275	C	C-	B-	795 (95%)	0.83	ASU ('25)

Defensive Line

#97 TrayVaughn Swanigan (DT) SR

H/W

6'3"/270

Run D

B+

Rush

C+

Cov

C+

Snaps

433 (55%)

Rating

0.74

Origin

CCU ('25)

#97 TrayVaughn Swanigan (DT) SR

H/W

6'3"/270

Run D

B+

Rush

C+

Cov

C+

Snaps

433 (55%)

Rating

0.74

Origin

CCU ('25)

Player	H/W	Stats	Pass D	Run D	Rush	Cov	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#97 TrayVaughn Swanigan (DT) SR	6'3"/270			B+	C+	C+	433 (55%)	0.74	CCU ('25)
#97 TrayVaughn Swanigan (DT) SR	6'3"/270			B+	C+	C+	433 (55%)	0.74	CCU ('25)

Secondary

#23 L. Tuioti-Mariner (CB) SR

H/W

5'11"/215

Run D

A-

Rush

Cov

Snaps

257 (35%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

AFA ('25)

#23 L. Tuioti-Mariner (CB) SR

H/W

5'11"/215

Run D

A-

Rush

Cov

Snaps

257 (35%)

Rating

0.83

Origin

AFA ('25)

#31 Kadiyon Sweat (S) JR

H/W

6'0"/180

Rating

0.83

Origin

USU ('25)

#31 Kadiyon Sweat (S) JR

H/W

6'0"/180

Rating

0.83

Origin

USU ('25)

Player	H/W	Run D	Rush	Cov	Snaps	Rating	Origin
#23 L. Tuioti-Mariner (CB) SR	5'11"/215	A-	D	B	257 (35%)	0.83	AFA ('25)
#23 L. Tuioti-Mariner (CB) SR	5'11"/215	A-	D	B	257 (35%)	0.83	AFA ('25)
#31 Kadiyon Sweat (S) JR	6'0"/180					0.83	USU ('25)
#31 Kadiyon Sweat (S) JR	6'0"/180					0.83	USU ('25)

Roster Breakdown & Insights

Roster & Program Overview

HC new hireOC new hireDC new hire

Players with Starting experience84 off • 4 def

Team Talent54# in CFB

Avg Talent / Player0.82Blue-chip 0%

Roster Size147 portal (100%)

Talent Off: 57.04 (8)

Talent Def: 32.48 (6)

Talent ST: 0 ()

New Portal In: 2 (28.6%)

Portal Losses: 5

Unrated/No Stats: -7

Total Team Snaps: 1996

Elite: 0

Top 100: 0

Top 250: 0

Top 100 Pos: 1

JAG: 5

Low JAG: 0

JAG-: 1

FR Snaps: 0 (0%)

SO Snaps: 0 (0%)

JR Snaps: 1217 (61%)

SR Snaps: 779 (39%)

GR Snaps: 0 (0%)

100% 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	2	3	0	0
Portal Starters 2026 portal	0	0	0	0	0
Experienced Depth	0	2	1	0	0

Off Starters Returning	0	0	3	0	0
Off Depth Returning	0	0	1	0	0

Def Starters Returning	0	2	0	0	0
Def Depth Returning	0	2	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 0% • Prod 0% — Southern Utah lost their starting QB from last year. QB Noah Lugo was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.

RBHB

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

Exp 0% • Prod 2% — Southern Utah lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.

WR/TEWR + TE

1 (1)

0 (0)

844(0)100% returning

Exp 0% • Prod 10% — Southern Utah lost their top 2 WR's from last year.

OLT + G + C

2 (0)

0 (0)

1590(0)100% returning

T 95% • G 0% • C 0% — Southern Utah OL: 2 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

2 (0)

0 (0)

866(0)100% returning

DE 0% • DT 55% — DL experience and continuity summary.

LBLB

0 (0)

0(0)0% returning

LB 0% — LB experience and continuity summary.

SecondaryCB + S

0 (2)

0 (0)

514(0)100% returning

CB 35% • S 0% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.

Team Snaps: Offense 2434 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 1380 (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