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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Jaxon Smolik JR | 6'1"/213 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 4 Car, 3 Yds, (0.8 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C+ | F | #248 | 12 (1.5%) | PSU ('26) | |
| #00 Brody Norman FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Brady Palmer FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Lamar Best FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Ajani Sheppard JR | 6'2"/230 | WSU ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Camren Boykin SO | 6'2"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 Keveun Mason SO | 5'10"/190 | 28 Car, 167 Yds, (6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Rec, 30 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD | A | A | #246 | 70 (8%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #27 Samuel Brown V GR | 6'1"/225 | 16 Car, 38 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D+ | 45 (3.75%) | RUTG ('26) | ||
| #00 Randall Blount FR | 5'10"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ameir Morrow FR | 6'0"/203 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #22 Johnny Martin SR | 5'10"/200 | STON ('25) | |||||||
| #22 Cookie Desiderio JR | 6'1"/225 | UMASS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 Colin Chase SR | 6'0"/195 | 40 Rec, 414 Yds, (10.4 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 12 Car, 69 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | #278 | 713 (52%) | ('25) | |
| #17 JoJo Bermudez SR | 5'9"/170 | 39 Rec, 501 Yds, (12.8 YPR), 4 TD, 2 FUM | 5 Car, -2 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D+ | #209 | 490 (36%) | DEL ('25) | |
| #6 Reis Stocksdale GR | 5'10"/185 | 4 Rec, 23 Yds, (5.8 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C+ | #953 | 112 (6%) | BGSU ('26) | |
| #85 Ramier Hardy SO | 6'2"/185 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 18 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #83 Bryson Goodwin SO | 6'2"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 9 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | 11 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #80 Preston Everhart JR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Hunter Watson FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ash Roberts FR | 5'8"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #87 Kaegan Chambers SO | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Darius Pope FR | 6'2"/196 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #83 Kenedy Uzoma SO | 6'5"/210 | UNC ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Peter Clarke SR | 6'6"/265 | 30 Rec, 483 Yds, (16.1 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | A+ | B | 546 (55%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #33 Ryder Kusch SO | 6'4"/250 | 13 Rec, 60 Yds, (4.6 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | C | C- | C | 370 (38%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #84 Daniel Evert JR | 6'5"/250 | 2 Rec, 15 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | B- | 49 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #82 Jake Woods GR | 6'5"/230 | 2 Rec, 30 Yds, (15 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | F | C+ | 14 (1%) | CP ('25) | |
| #18 Joey Schlaffer JR | 6'5"/252 | 1 Rec, 19 Yds, (19 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | A- | 7 (0.75%) | PSU ('26) | ||
| #00 Liam Fuller FR | 6'6"/230 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #77 Diego Barajas (T) GR | 6'6"/305 | A- | A | C+ | 734 (93%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #71 Giakoby Hills (T) SO | 6'5"/290 | A | A+ | C+ | 725 (92%) | NA | |
| #55 Kevin Terry (T) JR | 6'5"/280 | B | B | B- | 42 (5%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #75 Luke Watson (T) JR | 6'5"/290 | A- | B+ | A | 41 (5%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #77 Ransom McDermott (T) SO | 6'8"/305 | LOU ('26) | |||||
| #00 Karon Spencer (OT) FR | 6'5"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #54 Jackson Pruitt (G) SR | 6'5"/315 | B | B | A- | 742 (94%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #52 Eric King (G) JR | 6'3"/300 | A | A | A- | 625 (79%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #51 Mausa Palu (G) SR | 6'4"/335 | B+ | B+ | B- | 141 (18%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #71 John Stone (G) SR | 6'2"/305 | A- | A | A | 35 (3.6%) | RUTG ('26) | |
| #74 Davray Venu (G) SO | 6'5"/295 | B | B | A- | 21 (3%) | NA | |
| #68 Kevin Smithwick (G) SR | 6'3"/310 | D+ | D+ | B | 15 (2%) | NA | |
| #56 C.J. Van Buren (G) SO | 6'3"/290 | B- | B- | B | 10 (1%) | UAPB ('25) | |
| #57 Grayson Mains (C) SR | 6'5"/300 | C | D+ | B+ | 726 (92%) | SC ('24) | |
| #00 Jonah Tarpley (IOL) FR | 6'5"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Logan King (IOL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 John Watkins (IOL) FR | 6'4"/315 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Aiden Zilker (IOL) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #70 Zach Aamland (OL) JR | 6'6"/305 | RUTG ('26) | |||||
| #78 Evan Dailey (OL) JR | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #73 Linus Lindberg (OL) GR | 6'4"/295 | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| #30 Conlan Greene (LS) SR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #52 Sam Wolfenden (LS) SO | 6'2"/245 | UNLV ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #52 Russell Sykes IV (DE) SO | 6'3"/260 | 13 Tac, 6 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D | D+ | 180 (15%) | NA | |
| #99 Cameron Jones (DE) SO | 6'5"/250 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D | 123 (10%) | NA | ||
| #90 Quante Gillians (DE) SO | 6'3"/290 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D+ | 22 (1.8%) | SYR ('26) | ||
| #90 Yamael Wiggins (DE) JR | 6'2"/240 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Uyi Igiehon (DE) FR | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Josh Nengite (DE) FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Michael Holcomb (DE) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #95 Troy Cunningham (DT) SO | 6'3"/265 | C+ | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #58 Kaleb Artis (DT) SR | 6'4"/304 | PSU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Antwuan Rogers (DL) FR | 6'5"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #54 Lamar Fairfax Jr. (DL) SO | 6'1"/250 | MEM ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kechan Miller (DL) FR | 6'2"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Khalif McNear (DL) FR | 6'2"/290 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Curly Ordonez SR | 6'1"/220 | 69 Tac, 40 Solo, 8 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | B- | 571 (94%) | NA | |
| #35 Tyrese Whitaker JR | 6'2"/230 | 11 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | F | A- | 283 (47%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #22 Eric Stuart SR | 6'2"/215 | 44 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | B- | 279 (46%) | NA | |
| #30 Jayvant Brown JR | 6'0"/220 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | D | 209 (34%) | UK ('25) | |
| #44 Tyree Alualu JR | 6'0"/230 | 21 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | D+ | 173 (28%) | NA | |
| #1 JaMair Diaz SR | 6'1"/245 | 14 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | A- | A+ | A- | 155 (18.75%) | SHSU ('26) | |
| #36 Wesley Brown SO | 6'2"/210 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | 52 (9%) | NA | ||
| #54 Jordan Montgomery JR | 6'2"/230 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D+ | 49 (8%) | NA | ||
| #28 David Kpeglo JR | 6'2"/230 | D | C+ | 8 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Brendan Farhat FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #53 Reggie Jones JR | 6'2"/235 | 3* HS ('23) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Ben Osueke (CB) GR | 6'1"/190 | 30 Tac, 15 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | C- | 653 (79%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #13 Denzel Chavis (CB) SO | 6'0"/185 | 10 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C+ | F | 198 (24%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Adrian Laing (CB) SO | 6'1"/180 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS) | A- | A+ | 89 (11%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #11 Earl Kulp (CB) SO | 6'0"/190 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | F | 69 (8%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #27 Devontae Ward-Grant (CB) SO | 5'11"/165 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | 62 (8%) | NA | ||
| #47 Quaire Locks (CB) SO | 6'1"/170 | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #20 Jett White (CB) SO | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Dylan Abram (CB) FR | 6'1"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Avery Powell (S) SR | 5'10"/170 | 54 Tac, 37 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | F | 457 (35%) | MOST ('25) | |
| #16 Pooh Lawton (S) SR | 5'11"/175 | 23 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 311 (24%) | SRU ('25) | ||
| #2 Saboor Karriem (S) SR | 6'3"/195 | 21 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | B+ | 199 (11.25%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #23 Zyil Powell (S) JR | 6'1"/195 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | 74 (6%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #11 Jaeden Gould (S) SR | 6'2"/205 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | 54 (3%) | UCF ('26) | ||
| #31 Kolin Dinkins (S) SR | 6'2"/207 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | D | 38 (2.25%) | PSU ('26) | |
| #42 Jamarcus Pierre (S) SO | 5'10"/180 | 5 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | D+ | 38 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #12 Willy Love (S) JR | 6'3"/215 | C | C+ | B- | 7 (1%) | MONM ('25) | |||
| #49 Brandon Taylor (S) JR | 6'1"/180 | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Alex Hanks (S) FR | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Yalik Carter (S) FR | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #98 Carl Hardin JR | 5'9"/160 | 11/14 (78.6%), Long 52 Yds | 40/40 | 73 Pts | B+ | B+ | NA | |
| #99 Lucas Glassburn SO | 5'10"/180 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Dante Atton SR | 6'0"/200 | 62, 2615 YDS (42.2 YPP), Long 60 YDS | 27 In 20, 1 TB | D+ | A | NA | |
| #00 Luke Sword FR | 6'4"/175 | 3* HS ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 John-Patrick Oates FR | 6'3"/223 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Daron Harris FR | 6'2"/178 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Eyan Stead FR | 5'9"/160 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC K. C. Keeler returnsOC Tyler Walker returnsDC Brian Smith returns
Players with Starting experience199 off • 10 def
Team Talent686#77 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 2.67%
Roster Size10229 portal (23.2%)
Talent Off: 332.78 (52)
Talent Def: 214.86 (43)
Talent ST: 6.56 (4)
New Portal In: 23 (18.4%)
Portal Losses: 25
Unrated/No Stats: 23
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 18
JAG: 57
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 2786 (20%)
JR Snaps: 2561 (19%)
SR Snaps: 6829 (49%)
GR Snaps: 1649 (12%)
80% Snaps by Upperclassmen
23 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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)
12(12)0% returning
Exp 1.5% • Prod 0% — Temple lost their starting QB from last year. Jaxon Smolik & Ajani Sheppard from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (0)
115(45)61% returning
Exp 12% • Prod 15% — Temple lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (1)
0 (0)
2330(119)95% returning
Exp 48% • Prod 66% — Temple returns leading WR JoJo Bermudez, but lost their #2 from last year.
OLT + G + C
5 (0)
0 (0)
3858(36)99% returning
T 98% • G 100% • C 92% — Temple OL: 5 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (1)
0 (0)
329(22)93% returning
DE 13% • DT 0% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (2)
0 (0)
1779(155)91% returning
LB 95% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (3)
0 (0)
2253(291)87% returning
CB 65% • S 43% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6315 (212 portal) 97% returning • Defense 4361 (468 portal) 89% 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