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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 John Alan Richter SR | 6'3"/225 | 17/25 (68%), 153 Yds, 3 TD / 1 INT | 4 Car, 15 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | D | #263 | 56 (8%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #13 Jake DeHaan JR | 6'2"/203 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 13 Yds, (13 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #11 Walter Moses SO | 6'4"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 CJ Miller SR | 5'11"/230 | 168 Car, 953 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 14 TD, 1 FUM | 26 Rec, 314 Yds, (12.1 YPR), 3 TD | A | A | 432 (27.75%) | MER ('26) | ||
| #24 Connor Walendzak SR | 5'11"/208 | 32 Car, 99 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 21 Yds, (5.3 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | D | #433 | 114 (10%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #24 Corey Smith SO | 5'10"/193 | 14 Car, 30 Yds, (2.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | D+ | 30 (2.25%) | PSU ('26) | ||
| #4 Autavius Ison SR | 5'11"/190 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | A- | A- | 27 (1.5%) | MER ('26) | ||
| #25 Mike Drennen II SR | 5'11"/208 | 9 Car, 60 Yds, (6.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C | 21 (2%) | 4* HS ('20) | ||
| #27 Dane Nauman SO | 6'0"/210 | 9 Car, 40 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C+ | 20 (2%) | NA | ||
| #20 Shawn Simeon SO | 5'10"/180 | 1 Car, 10 Yds, (10 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #23 Noah Sanders SO | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Adjatay Dabbs JR | 6'0"/170 | 45 Rec, 856 Yds, (19 YPR), 8 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 7 Yds, 1 TD | A- | B+ | 544 (38.25%) | MER ('26) | ||
| #5 Terrell Crosby Jr. SR | 5'10"/182 | 16 Rec, 194 Yds, (12.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 6 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #581 | 264 (25%) | ISU ('24) | |
| #13 Cooper Rusk SR | 5'10"/190 | 2 Rec, 21 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | 85 (8%) | NA | ||
| #17 Trenton Jones SO | 5'10"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | F | 84 (8%) | NA | ||
| #12 Bryson Hammer JR | 5'11"/180 | 3 Rec, 41 Yds, (13.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C- | 74 (7%) | NA | ||
| #14 Tashi Braceful SO | 6'2"/187 | 1 Rec, 36 Yds, (36 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | 43 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #26 Daryl Barnett Jr. SO | 6'2"/195 | 1 Rec, 13 Yds, (13 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | 32 (3%) | NA | ||
| #5 Anthony Simpson GR | 5'11"/186 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 10 Yds, 0 TD | C | C- | 24 (1.5%) | MICH ('26) | ||
| #28 Deshaun Williams SO | 6'2"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #83 Omar Mims Jr. SO | 6'0"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Seth Elchert FR | 6'3"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #86 Peyton Strickland SR | 6'3"/237 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C- | B+ | 361 (20%) | NA | |
| #88 Jake Newell SR | 6'4"/240 | 4 Rec, 14 Yds, (3.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | C | 251 (10.5%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #43 Sam Lee SR | 6'6"/238 | 2 Rec, 40 Yds, (20 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | F | B | 89 (5%) | NA | |
| #86 Donivon Thomas JR | 6'5"/222 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C- | B- | 8 (0%) | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #65 Stephen Gales (T) SR | 6'6"/290 | D | D+ | C- | 646 (90%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #61 Nick Thomas (T) GR | 6'4"/311 | A- | B | A+ | 221 (27.9%) | URI ('26) | |
| #71 Matt Hofer (T) SO | 6'5"/288 | A- | A- | B | 115 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #71 Dylan Senda (T) JR | 6'5"/303 | C- | B- | D+ | 16 (1.8%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #00 Jake Palucki (OT) FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #72 Ethan Spoth (G) SR | 6'4"/302 | B- | B | C- | 706 (98%) | 2* HS ('21) | |
| #73 Jonathan Harder (G) SR | 6'4"/330 | C | C- | B+ | 396 (55%) | CIN ('25) | |
| #74 Ahmad Carwise (G) SO | 6'5"/300 | B+ | B | A- | 342 (43.2%) | WEBB ('26) | |
| #56 Jacob Kropchak (G) SO | 6'4"/296 | A- | A- | B+ | 18 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #62 Christian Medlock (G) JR | 6'5"/304 | B- | B- | 5 (1%) | NIU ('25) | ||
| #71 Luke Rector (C) SR | 6'5"/300 | B- | C- | A- | 865 (108%) | WEBB ('26) | |
| #64 Brian Keane (C) SR | 6'5"/289 | A- | A- | B- | 90 (13%) | NA | |
| #00 Preston Dazey (IOL) FR | 6'5"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #67 Cade Wilhelmi (OL) SO | 6'5"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #60 Jake Grimm (OL) SO | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #61 Ameer Yasin (OL) SO | 6'5"/305 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #60 Dominic Johnson (OL) SO | 6'4"/270 | GAST ('26) | |||||
| #63 Grant Zimmerly (OL) JR | 6'4"/292 | 3* HS ('23) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Andrew Zock (DE) JR | 6'2"/250 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A+ | C- | 621 (64.8%) | MER ('26) | |
| #2 Ezra Odinjor (DE) JR | 6'3"/240 | 28 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | D+ | 493 (51.3%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #90 Zach Johnson (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | B+ | 121 (12.6%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #85 Josh Lee (DE) SR | 6'6"/238 | C | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Rodarion Tellez (DE) FR | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Mateo Kipke (DE) FR | 6'5"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Caden Camese (DT) SR | 6'1"/285 | B+ | C+ | 157 (26.1%) | MER ('26) | ||||
| #52 Lucas Lambert-Pipkin (DT) JR | 6'2"/285 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | C- | 65 (12%) | NA | |
| #99 Travion Ford (DT) SR | 6'4"/250 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | 59 (11%) | MIZ ('23) | ||
| #41 Cameron Gwinn (DT) SO | 6'2"/256 | C+ | D | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #48 Jordin Farrow (DT) SO | 6'3"/292 | D | C+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #95 Wayne Peart II (DT) SO | 6'4"/265 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #91 Laith Shamma (DT) JR | 6'6"/280 | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #35 B. Weatherspoon Jr. (DT) SO | 6'3"/250 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Tyrell O'Neal (DL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Julian Fox JR | 6'1"/220 | A+ | B+ | A+ | 587 (130%) | NA | |||
| #20 Langston Long SR | 6'3"/225 | 33 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | B- | 361 (80%) | USF ('25) | |
| #46 Isaac Prince SR | 6'0"/215 | A+ | A- | A- | 343 (76%) | NA | |||
| #44 Isaac Zay SO | 6'3"/225 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | D+ | B | 49 (11%) | NA | |
| #92 Tommy Huss JR | 6'3"/227 | C | B- | 9 (2%) | NA | ||||
| #31 Maddox Arnold SO | 6'2"/225 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | 8 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #28 Sam Smith Jr. JR | 6'4"/223 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 3 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #00 Trae Gaston JR | 6'0"/225 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #30 Kari Jackson SO | 6'1"/237 | PSU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 BJ Stovall FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Nathan Gersh FR | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tyrique Harris FR | 6'1"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Donovan Watkins (CB) JR | 5'11"/180 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | B | 651 (29.25%) | MER ('26) | |
| #8 KJ Thomas (CB) SO | 5'11"/180 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D | 612 (27.75%) | MER ('26) | ||
| #1 Cam Jones (CB) SR | 5'11"/190 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | A+ | 589 (26.25%) | HC ('26) | |
| #00 Ladavion Osborn (CB) GR | 6'1"/183 | B+ | D | A | 187 (8.25%) | UNCO ('26) | |||
| #11 Hyajah Miller (CB) SO | 6'2"/175 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | D | 20 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #25 Tyrell Russell (CB) SO | 5'11"/175 | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Shmar Akande (CB) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kevin White (CB) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Martece Smith (CB) FR | 6'1"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Kaleb Hutchinson (S) SR | 6'0"/185 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B | A+ | B | 684 (48%) | MER ('26) | |
| #22 Nicholas Thompson (S) JR | 6'2"/206 | 24 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A | C- | 267 (25%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #39 Dylan Hohler (S) JR | 6'4"/196 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | A- | 93 (9%) | NA | |
| #26 Tyler Hackenbracht (S) SO | 6'2"/210 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | 19 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #36 Eric Williams (S) JR | 5'11"/193 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | C | 5 (0%) | NA | |||
| #33 Andrew Fineske (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Grant Blascak (S) FR | 6'3"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #15 M. Ezirim (S) SO | 6'1"/183 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Ziiyahn Blair (S) FR | 6'3"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #93 Reice Griffith SR | 5'11"/170 | 14/16 (87.5%), Long 51 Yds | 54/54 | 96 Pts | A- | A- | MER ('26) | |
| #39 Anthony Ruggles SO | 5'9"/170 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #36 Emilio Duran SR | 6'0"/195 | 60, 2438 YDS (40.6 YPP), Long 55 YDS | 23 In 20, 6 TB | D+ | A | NA | |
| #00 Hunter Probst FR | 6'5"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Mike Jacobs new hireOC Cris Reisert new hireDC Jahmal Brown new hire
Players with Starting experience2110 off • 11 def
Team Talent552#99 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 2.67%
Roster Size9327 portal (25.2%)
Talent Off: 227.02 (44)
Talent Def: 227.42 (45)
Talent ST: 9.6 (4)
New Portal In: 34 (31.8%)
Portal Losses: 41
Unrated/No Stats: 14
Total Team Snaps: 14795
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 13
JAG: 45
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 8
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1999 (14%)
JR Snaps: 4495 (30%)
SR Snaps: 7766 (52%)
GR Snaps: 535 (4%)
86% Snaps by Upperclassmen
14 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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)
59(0)100% returning
Exp 8% • Prod 5% — Toledo lost their starting QB from last year. '25 backup QB John Alan Richter looks to be the leader to start.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (1)
645(489)24% returning
Exp 46% • Prod 43% — Toledo lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
1 (0)
1859(819)56% returning
Exp 47% • Prod 41% — Toledo lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
1 (2)
3420(1444)58% returning
T 68% • G 100% • C 100% — Toledo OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 2 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (0)
2 (1)
1537(1392)9% returning
DE 64% • DT 26% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (0)
0 (0)
1360(0)100% returning
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (1)
1 (3)
3129(2723)13% returning
CB 46% • S 42% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5983 (2752 portal) 54% returning, (46% via Portal) • Defense 6026 (4115 portal) 32% returning, (68% 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