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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Jaden Craig SR | 6'2"/215 | 204/331 (62%), 2829 Yds, 25 TD / 7 INT | 48 Car, 78 Yds, (1.6 YPC), 3 TD, 2 FUM | A+ | B | 693 (66%) | HARV ('26) | ||
| #11 Adam Schobel SO | 6'5"/200 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jack Daulton FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 Jeremy Payne JR | 5'10"/180 | 110 Car, 623 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 22 Rec, 207 Yds, (9.4 YPR), 2 TD | A | B+ | #110 | 342 (38%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #13 Jon Denman SO | 5'10"/195 | 50 Car, 178 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 6 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | F | #591 | 85 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #24 Joe Pitchford SO | 6'2"/220 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 4 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Amante Martin FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Jordan Dwyer SR | 6'0"/195 | 54 Rec, 730 Yds, (13.5 YPR), 7 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D | #72 | 773 (49%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #9 Jeremy Scott SO | 6'3"/208 | 24 Rec, 417 Yds, (17.4 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | D+ | #371 | 561 (27%) | USA ('26) | |
| #3 Major Everhart SR | 5'11"/175 | 14 Rec, 149 Yds, (10.6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Car, 7 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | F | #601 | 181 (12%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #18 Ed Small SO | 6'0"/205 | 16 Rec, 186 Yds, (11.6 YPR), 2 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Car, -13 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C | #352 | 142 (9%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #15 Terry Shelton SO | 6'4"/205 | 3 Rec, 29 Yds, (9.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | #767 | 78 (5%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #82 Dozie Ezukanma SO | 6'3"/185 | 2 Rec, 28 Yds, (14 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | D | #903 | 77 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #85 Parker Clark SR | 6'1"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 12 (1%) | NA | ||
| #80 Jacobe Hayes SO | 5'10"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #83 Keagan Cunningham GR | 6'2"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #16 Braylon James JR | 6'2"/190 | ND ('24) | |||||||
| #17 Dane Jones SO | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Ayson Theus FR | 5'8"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 James Scott FR | 6'5"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cooper Reid FR | 6'3"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Lafayette Kaiuway JR | 6'6"/250 | 3 Rec, 33 Yds, (11 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | A | B+ | 136 (12%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #88 Ka'Morreun Pimpton SR | 6'6"/242 | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | B- | B | 34 (3%) | LSU ('25) | |
| #87 Mason Peterson SO | 6'4"/225 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Braden Bach FR | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #56 Ben Taylor-Whitfield (T) SR | 6'6"/315 | B+ | B | B+ | 895 (113%) | NA | |
| #70 Ryan Hughes (T) SO | 6'6"/290 | C- | C- | C | 232 (29%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #50 Witten Van Hoy (T) SO | 6'6"/300 | A+ | A+ | A- | 25 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Vincent Johnson (OT) FR | 6'5"/310 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #59 Jaheim Buchanon (G) JR | 6'4"/300 | A- | A- | A- | 892 (101.7%) | FIU ('26) | |
| #60 Cade Bennett (G) GR | 6'4"/305 | B- | C- | B+ | 564 (71%) | SDSU ('24) | |
| #77 Noah McKinney (G) SR | 6'4"/330 | B+ | B- | A+ | 390 (44.1%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #77 Cooper Powers (G) JR | 6'5"/310 | B | B | A- | 376 (48%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #61 Dylan Kinney (G) SR | 6'3"/310 | A | A+ | B- | 21 (3%) | ACU ('25) | |
| #69 Gannon Gaubert (C) SR | 6'1"/315 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #00 Jordan Burnett (IOL) FR | 6'5"/345 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Devan Robison (IOL) FR | 6'3"/330 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #53 Tobias Steppes (OL) SO | 6'6"/300 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #71 Creece Brister (OL) SO | 6'5"/310 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #73 Kilian Registe (OL) SO | 6'6"/300 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #57 Samir Camacho (OL) SO | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #72 Jackson Jones (OL) SO | 6'7"/300 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #65 Logan Schram (OL) SO | 6'6"/320 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #66 Wesley Harvey (OL) SO | 6'8"/300 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Will Terry (LS) FR | 6'5"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Zach Chapman (DE) JR | 6'5"/255 | 28 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | B- | 514 (45%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #97 Paul Oyewale (DE) SR | 6'4"/260 | 31 Tac, 21 Solo, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B | A- | 503 (44%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #12 Travis Jackson (DE) JR | 6'4"/250 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D | B- | 27 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #9 Chad Woodfork (DE) SO | 6'4"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C- | 16 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Carter Buck (DE) FR | 6'6"/250 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #6 M. Ibukun-Okeyode (DE) SR | 6'5"/250 | 4* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #14 John Schobel (DE) SO | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #94 Jared Martin (DE) SO | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #95 Markis Deal (DT) JR | 6'5"/325 | 26 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | B+ | 546 (66%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #92 Ansel Din-Mbuh (DT) SR | 6'3"/291 | 24 Tac, 14 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | C+ | 489 (59%) | WSU ('25) | |
| #35 Tristan Johnson (DT) SO | 6'3"/275 | 17 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D+ | B- | 303 (36%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #99 Connor Lingren (DT) SR | 6'5"/305 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | 229 (28%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #34 Perry Cole Jr. (DT) JR | 6'3"/300 | 9 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D | C+ | 60 (7%) | NA | |
| #98 Sterlin Brooks (DT) SO | 6'3"/335 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | 23 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #90 Kelten Mickell (DT) SR | 6'2"/300 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | 14 (2%) | NA | ||
| #91 Floyd Guidry (DT) SO | 6'2"/295 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #93 Brody Whatley (DT) SO | 6'2"/260 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #52 Blake Robinett (DT) SO | 6'4"/270 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jesse Ford (DL) FR | 6'4"/235 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Maddox Flynt (DL) FR | 6'1"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Duncan McGhee (DL) FR | 6'4"/250 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 Koron Hayward JR | 6'5"/234 | 19 Tac, 12 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C+ | A- | C- | 347 (39%) | WKU ('26) | |
| #33 Max Carroll JR | 6'3"/225 | 34 Tac, 20 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A- | C+ | 219 (33%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #30 Michael Short SR | 6'3"/226 | 22 Tac, 7 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | F | 114 (12.75%) | VT ('26) | |
| #32 Cheta Ofili SO | 6'4"/230 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | B- | 69 (7.5%) | TTU ('26) | |
| #27 Michael Teason JR | 6'2"/215 | 10 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | B- | 35 (5%) | MOST ('25) | |
| #37 Hudson Hooper JR | 6'2"/235 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C+ | 7 (1%) | NA | |
| #30 Anthony Williams SO | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #23 Keylan Abrams SO | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #44 Sam Haley SO | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #32 Dillon Arkansas SO | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Kalen Carroll (CB) SR | 6'1"/185 | 49 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | F | A | 722 (36.75%) | CMU ('26) | |
| #26 Vernon Glover (CB) JR | 6'1"/205 | 41 Tac, 30 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | B+ | 659 (44%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Teon Parks (CB) SR | 6'1"/180 | 19 Tac, 19 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C+ | F | 431 (21.75%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #38 Gil Jackson (CB) SO | 6'3"/185 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | C- | 134 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #17 Devondre McGee (CB) JR | 6'2"/180 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 37 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #28 Micah Strickland (CB) SO | 6'1"/185 | C | B | 12 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Brock King (CB) FR | 5'9"/178 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #2 Jamel Johnson (S) SR | 6'1"/200 | 96 Tac, 60 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 5 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | D+ | B- | 906 (51%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #8 Jacob Fields (S) SR | 5'11"/188 | 90 Tac, 50 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 3 INT (2 TDS) | C- | D+ | A+ | 775 (33%) | LT ('26) | |
| #19 Kylin Jackson (S) JR | 6'3"/200 | 26 Tac, 18 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B | D+ | 227 (13%) | LSU ('25) | |
| #22 Jordan Lester (S) JR | 6'2"/180 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 173 (10%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #31 Julius Simms (S) SO | 6'2"/195 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C- | 116 (7%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #13 Ryan Yaites (S) SR | 6'1"/195 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | 19 (1%) | CAL ('25) | ||
| #18 Kaden McFadden (S) JR | 5'11"/190 | 10 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | F | 13 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Jason Bradford (S) FR | 6'3"/195 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Devyn Hidrogo (S) JR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #36 Joseph Albright (S) SO | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Nate McCashland JR | 5'10"/170 | 9/12 (75%), Long 41 Yds | 42/42 | 69 Pts | B- | B- | NA | |
| #34 Kyle Lemmermann JR | 6'2"/205 | 3/3 (100%), Long 33 Yds | 9/9 | 18 Pts | B- | B- | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #41 Sam Bisesi SO | 6'1"/190 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 John Hoyet Chance SO | 6'1"/205 | 66, 3120 YDS (47.3 YPP), Long 72 YDS | 28 In 20, 5 TB | A+ | D+ | LT ('26) | |
| #97 Easton Black SR | 6'3"/210 | 1, 28 YDS (28 YPP), Long 28 YDS | 0 In 20, 0 TB | C+ | NA | ||
| #00 Zachary Hays FR | 6'3"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Sonny Dykes returnsOC Gordon Sammis new hireDC Andy Avalos returns
Players with Starting experience2310 off • 13 def
Team Talent870#30 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.87Blue-chip 16%
Roster Size9920 portal (15.7%)
Talent Off: 352.7 (45)
Talent Def: 392.04 (48)
Talent ST: 16 (6)
New Portal In: 11 (8.7%)
Portal Losses: 14
Unrated/No Stats: 28
Total Team Snaps: 17198
Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 11
Top 100 Pos: 60
JAG: 15
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 2529 (15%)
JR Snaps: 6132 (36%)
SR Snaps: 7936 (46%)
GR Snaps: 601 (3%)
85% 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 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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)
693(693)0% returning
Exp 66% • Prod 56% — TCU lost their starting QB from last year. QB Jaden Craig was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (0)
431(0)100% returning
Exp 47% • Prod 49% — TCU returns Jeremy Payne, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
0 (1)
2002(561)72% returning
Exp 54% • Prod 45% — TCU lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Jordan Dwyer, from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (1)
1 (1)
3398(1282)62% returning
T 73% • G 100% • C 0% — TCU OL: 2 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (2)
0 (0)
2724(0)100% returning
DE 46% • DT 100% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (1)
0 (1)
791(530)33% returning
LB 33% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (0)
0 (3)
4224(1928)54% returning
CB 57% • S 58% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6524 (2536 portal) 61% returning, (39% via Portal) • Defense 7739 (2458 portal) 68% returning, (32% 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