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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Kalieb Osborne SO | 6'3"/204 | 32/52 (62%), 427 Yds, 3 TD / 0 INT | 51 Car, 282 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 2 TD, 4 FUM | B- | B+ | #193 | 189 (13.5%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #12 Jake Merklinger SO | 6'3"/215 | 13/24 (54%), 173 Yds, 2 TD / 0 INT | 4 Car, 16 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | C+ | 54 (3.75%) | TENN ('26) | ||
| #12 Tucker McDonald JR | 6'2"/200 | 1/3 (33%), 45 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | C- | #278 | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #18 Tyler Smith SO | 6'1"/190 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Bo Polston FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Cyncir Bowers JR | 5'10"/191 | 63 Car, 249 Yds, (4 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | 8 Rec, 134 Yds, (16.8 YPR), 1 TD | C- | D | #588 | 214 (20.25%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #6 Trey Cornist JR | 6'0"/215 | 104 Car, 469 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #564 | 208 (19.5%) | CMU ('26) | |
| #22 Jaden Hart JR | 5'11"/210 | 15 Car, 53 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 8 Yds, (2.7 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | B | #318 | 54 (5.25%) | SYR ('26) | |
| #24 Dashun Reeder SO | 6'0"/190 | 22 Car, 222 Yds, (10.1 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | B- | #172 | 30 (3%) | NW ('26) | |
| #00 Malichi Greaves FR | 5'9"/190 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | C- | 12 (2%) | 3* HS ('26) | ||
| #26 Soren Rief SO | 6'0"/220 | 2 Car, 9 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Jayden Fox FR | 5'9"/165 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Shamar Porter JR | 6'3"/210 | 17 Rec, 219 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | F | #383 | 428 (27%) | UK ('24) | |
| #11 Ryder Treadway SO | 6'3"/193 | 13 Rec, 176 Yds, (13.5 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | D+ | #306 | 326 (15.75%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #14 Cam Abshire SR | 6'4"/185 | 10 Rec, 92 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C- | #768 | 274 (12.75%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #18 Emanuel Ross SO | 6'2"/202 | 10 Rec, 110 Yds, (11 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #588 | 168 (8.25%) | SYR ('26) | |
| #87 Javon Brown SO | 6'4"/198 | 8 Rec, 156 Yds, (19.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B+ | #455 | 137 (6.75%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #21 Julian Allen JR | 6'1"/188 | 3 Rec, 15 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 66 (3%) | TOL ('26) | ||
| #17 Teddy Williams JR | 6'0"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #80 Kamren Flowers SO | 6'0"/170 | TOL ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Griffin Koch SR | 6'2"/190 | NA | |||||||
| #8 Zy'marion Lang JR | 6'3"/180 | TOL ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Zikhere Leaks FR | 6'2"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Logan Barnes FR | 6'4"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Jayden Davis GR | 5'10"/182 | FRES ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Jediyah Willoughby JR | 6'1"/202 | TOL ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Mike Burton SR | 6'2"/280 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | B | 6 (1%) | NA | ||
| #87 Matt Ragan SR | 6'5"/246 | BC ('26) | ||||||
| #83 Xavier Watson SO | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #87 Clemens Richter SO | 6'6"/240 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #79 Christian Richter (T) SR | 6'6"/309 | D+ | D+ | B | 517 (44.1%) | MRSH ('26) | |
| #67 Hannes Hammer (T) JR | 6'7"/313 | B- | A- | D | 17 (1.8%) | VT ('26) | |
| #69 Ty Chan (G) SR | 6'5"/320 | B+ | B+ | B+ | 477 (45%) | ND ('25) | |
| #52 Deron McLaughlin (G) SO | 6'4"/270 | B | B | A+ | 66 (6%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #50 R. Greene-Nyarko (G) SO | 6'6"/340 | D+ | C | D | 56 (4.5%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #56 Tamarus Walker (G) JR | 6'3"/320 | A- | A+ | C | 50 (5%) | MD ('25) | |
| #68 Isiah Switzer (C) SO | 6'6"/285 | TOL ('26) | |||||
| #75 Hill Greenlee (OL) SO | 6'9"/295 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #58 Terrence Moore (OL) GR | 6'5"/305 | TOL ('26) | |||||
| #51 Joe McGann (OL) SO | 6'6"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #74 Nathan Pahanich (OL) SO | 6'4"/291 | WAKE ('26) | |||||
| #76 Dominic Rivera (OL) JR | 6'8"/325 | TOL ('26) | |||||
| #47 Zach Christinat (LS) JR | 6'1"/210 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Anas Luqman (DE) SR | 6'4"/245 | 33 Tac, 14 Solo, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | B | 605 (64.5%) | OHIO ('26) | |
| #94 Matt Hoffman (DE) SR | 6'5"/250 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D | C- | 319 (45%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #97 Avery Dunn (DE) SR | 6'4"/250 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C | 278 (29.25%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #94 Chamberlain Campbell (DE) JR | 6'6"/240 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | C+ | 60 (6%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #52 Joshua Mickens (DE) SR | 6'3"/250 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | C+ | 44 (4.5%) | OSU ('26) | |
| #17 S. Riser-Pressley (DE) SO | 6'6"/271 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | F | 31 (3%) | BUFF ('26) | ||
| #00 James Tilus (DE) FR | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Makijah Latiker (DE) FR | 6'6"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #55 Andrew Laurich (DT) JR | 6'3"/280 | 31 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | A- | 416 (44.25%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #15 Tahjae Mullix (DT) SR | 6'0"/282 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | C+ | 88 (9%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #55 Melvin Hills III (DT) SO | 6'3"/302 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | 28 (3%) | TEX ('26) | ||
| #25 Desmond Aladuge (DT) JR | 6'4"/280 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | 17 (1.5%) | DUKE ('26) | ||
| #00 Delano Brown (DL) FR | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 K'Von Sherman SR | 6'2"/236 | 93 Tac, 52 Solo, 15 TFL, 5 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A | F | 686 (36%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #20 Luke Murphy GR | 6'3"/235 | 36 Tac, 24 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | B | 439 (23.25%) | CCU ('26) | |
| #10 Zakaih Saez JR | 6'4"/250 | 13 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | C+ | 221 (11.25%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #42 Rickey Williams SO | 6'2"/230 | 11 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B | C- | 87 (4.5%) | TOL ('26) | |
| #19 Ethan Hogg SO | 6'3"/225 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D+ | C+ | 66 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Jayden Jones FR | 6'2"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #37 Terris Dudley SO | 6'3"/206 | NCST ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Zion Paret (CB) SO | 6'0"/180 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | C | 275 (53.25%) | FAU ('26) | |
| #22 Moussa Kane (CB) JR | 6'1"/195 | 17 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | B | 107 (20.25%) | DUKE ('26) | |
| #18 Kylish Hicks (CB) SR | 6'1"/200 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D+ | 11 (3%) | NA | ||
| #25 Saxton Suchanic (CB) SO | 6'2"/180 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | 9 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Cason Dash (CB) FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #7 Malachi McLean (S) SR | 5'10"/185 | 79 Tac, 38 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | A- | 638 (54%) | NMSU ('24) | |
| #36 Steve Miller (S) SO | 6'1"/185 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 8 (0.75%) | USC ('26) | ||
| #12 Renick Dorilas (S) SO | 5'11"/165 | C | 1 (0%) | RUTG ('26) | |||||
| #24 Jayden Price (S) SO | 6'3"/185 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | TOL ('26) | |||||
| #00 Elijah Whitaker (S) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Drew Buckley (DB) JR | 5'9"/190 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #22 A. Bridges-Brooks (DB) SO | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #21 Tracy Revels (DB) JR | 6'1"/184 | MSU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kobi Albert (DB) JR | 5'11"/180 | MSST ('25) | |||||||
| #18 CJ Bell Jr. (DB) SO | 6'1"/186 | IOWA ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 Spencer Sullins SO | 6'3"/199 | NA |
Returning Offensive Starters: 1, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 1, Portal Contributors: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 3, Returning Key Contributors: 0, Portal Contributors: 4
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 1 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 1 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 1 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (2) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (1) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (0) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 0 (2) -CB: 1 (1) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 2 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (18.25%), Prod: (13%) UConn lost their starting QB from last year. Kalieb Osborne & Jake Merklinger from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (50%), Prod: (46%) UConn lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
UConn lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (37%), Prod: (20%) OL Experience: T: (23%): G: (30%): C: (0%):
UConn OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 1 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (76%) DT: (29%)
LB Experience: (27%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (39%) S: (27%)
Kicker Experience: (0%), Punter: (1%)
Return Experience - QB 18.25%, Skill Players 29%, Off Line 18%, Front Seven 44%, Secondary 33% | Offense 23% - Defense 40%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 13%, Rush Yds: 46%, Rec Yds: 20%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 34%, Sacks: 35%, QB Hurries: 32%, TFLs: 43%, Pass Def: 21%, INTs: 23%
Head Coach Jason Candle is a new hire, OC Marquel Blackwell is a new hire, DC Ryan Manalac is a new hire
15 players play significant minutes, 6 on Offense, 9 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 598, #90 in CFB. 0.84 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 2.67%
Breakdown - Offense: 269.54 (43) Defense: 238.38 (35) ST: 0 (1)
79 Total players, 49 from Transfer Portal. 45.4% of roster is from the Portal.
47 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 43.5% of roster is from this years Portal, 49 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 1 great players, 1 very good players, 20 good players, 45 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 3 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 13 (0%), SO: 1954 (20%), JR: 2426 (25%), SR: 4719 (49%), GR: 506 (5%)
29 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.