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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Jackson Arnold SR | 6'1"/219 | 136/215 (63%), 1309 Yds, 6 TD / 2 INT | 112 Car, 311 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 8 TD, 3 FUM | C | B+ | #137 | 522 (68.25%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #1 Alex Orji GR | 6'3"/240 | 3/3 (100%), 37 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 10 Car, 42 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | B- | B- | #223 | 26 (5%) | MICH ('25) | |
| #00 Derek Garcia FR | 6'3"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Sebastian Circo SO | 6'2"/195 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Jai'Den Thomas SR | 5'9"/190 | 148 Car, 1034 Yds, (7 YPC), 12 TD, 1 FUM | 38 Rec, 233 Yds, (6.1 YPR), 1 TD | A+ | A+ | #44 | 434 (46%) | NA | |
| #20 Jaylon Glover JR | 5'9"/205 | 64 Car, 384 Yds, (6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Rec, 51 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD | A- | D+ | #531 | 186 (20%) | UTAH ('25) | |
| #24 Darrien Jones JR | 6'0"/215 | 2 Car, 9 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | #352 | 6 (1%) | NA | ||
| #23 Kamran Williams SO | 5'10"/185 | 1 Car, 1 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Skylar Lendsey FR | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 DeAngelo Irvin Jr. SR | 5'8"/170 | 18 Rec, 188 Yds, (10.4 YPR), 1 TD, 3 FUM | 2 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C- | #513 | 394 (23%) | NA | |
| #8 Amorion Walker SR | 6'4"/179 | 15 Rec, 201 Yds, (13.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #468 | 306 (13.5%) | MTSU ('26) | |
| #3 Taz Reddicks JR | 5'11"/194 | 30 Rec, 391 Yds, (13 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 2 Yds, 0 TD | A- | F | #402 | 304 (13.5%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #8 Taeshaun Lyons JR | 6'1"/180 | 15 Rec, 234 Yds, (15.6 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #579 | 217 (13%) | UTAH ('25) | |
| #16 Kayden McGee SO | 6'0"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 7 Car, 56 Yds, 1 TD | D+ | B | #972 | 51 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #87 Tavian McNair SO | 6'2"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 16 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #19 Danny Boden SO | 6'0"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | |||
| #83 Cassidee Miles SO | 6'5"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #86 David Titone-Perez SO | 6'0"/165 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Jesse Harden FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tatum Bell FR | 5'11"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Vincent Carner FR | 6'3"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Peyton Zachary FR | 5'7"/160 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 Var'Keyes Gumms SR | 6'2"/240 | 11 Rec, 168 Yds, (15.3 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | A | D+ | A- | 242 (21%) | ARK ('25) | |
| #88 Keyan Burnett GR | 0'0"/248 | 2 Rec, 11 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | F | C- | 107 (6.75%) | ARIZ ('26) | |
| #43 Jae Beasley II JR | 6'3"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D | B+ | 65 (6%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #88 Velltray Jefferson JR | 6'5"/260 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | B- | 36 (3%) | NA | |
| #45 Andrew Savaiinaea SR | 6'4"/260 | 3* HS ('22) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #79 Austin Boyd (T) SR | 6'4"/305 | B | B | B- | 896 (157%) | NA | |
| #72 Will Thomas (T) SR | 6'7"/305 | D+ | C- | C | 838 (147%) | NA | |
| #62 Nick Scalise (T) GR | 6'6"/315 | B | B | B- | 16 (3%) | UTEP ('24) | |
| #00 Zach Scott (OT) FR | 6'6"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Malik White (OT) FR | 6'5"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Mateo Bilaver (OT) FR | 6'6"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jesus Garcia (OT) FR | 6'5"/276 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #74 Griffin Scroggs (G) SR | 6'3"/330 | B | C | B+ | 442 (69.3%) | APP ('26) | |
| #77 Jackson Brown (G) SR | 6'6"/310 | A- | A | C | 34 (5.4%) | PITT ('26) | |
| #77 Colton Thomasson (G) JR | 6'8"/320 | C | C | A- | 18 (2.7%) | BAY ('26) | |
| #74 Amare Taase (C) SO | 6'4"/330 | D+ | D+ | B | 66 (12%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Eli Sanchez (IOL) FR | 6'4"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Josh Haney (IOL) FR | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #75 Dyllan Drummond (OL) SO | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #67 Toby Moore (OL) SO | 6'4"/320 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #52 Ben Christman (OL) GR | 6'6"/321 | UK ('25) | |||||
| #71 Ed Haynes (OL) JR | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #61 Graham Keating III (OL) GR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||
| #52 Ben Lisk (LS) GR | 5'10"/200 | 2* HS ('21) | |||||
| #36 Andrew McIlquham (LS) GR | 6'2"/220 | TEM ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Landen Thomas (DE) SO | 6'3"/270 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | B | 213 (27%) | ASU ('25) | |
| #42 Andre Porter (DE) SO | 6'2"/240 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A+ | C+ | 75 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Kenji Scanlan (DE) SO | 6'2"/245 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B+ | C+ | 35 (4%) | NA | |
| #58 Herb Gray (DE) SO | 6'3"/288 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | 8 (0.9%) | TENN ('26) | ||
| #00 Prin Fox (DE) FR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cole Goldsworthy (DE) FR | 6'5"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cole Albrecht (DE) FR | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #94 Lucas Conti (DT) JR | 6'5"/290 | 22 Tac, 10 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | A+ | C+ | 426 (52%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #55 Cohen Fuller (DT) SR | 6'3"/300 | 27 Tac, 9 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | A- | C+ | 326 (40%) | CCU ('25) | |
| #16 Mohamed Altayeb (DT) SR | 6'4"/290 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D | C+ | 68 (8%) | NA | |
| #90 Eliah Logo (DT) SO | 6'2"/295 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | C+ | 63 (8%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #53 Cory Hall (DT) SR | 6'5"/285 | D+ | C- | 15 (2%) | NAU ('25) | ||||
| #50 Melvin Laster (DL) SO | 6'2"/265 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Bryce Robinson (DL) FR | 6'3"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #96 Jordan Covington (DL) SO | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Poe Purcell (DL) FR | 6'4"/315 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #49 Kal-El Togafau (DL) SO | 6'3"/255 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Bryce Waters (DL) FR | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Chief Borders SR | 6'4"/245 | 29 Tac, 12 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 11 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C+ | 599 (68%) | PITT ('25) | |
| #15 B. Alualu-Tuiolemotu JR | 6'1"/220 | 61 Tac, 27 Solo, 5 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D | B+ | 488 (55%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #43 Kamuela Ka'aihue SR | 6'2"/240 | 23 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A+ | B+ | 184 (21%) | ARIZ ('25) | |
| #91 Elias Rudolph SO | 6'5"/205 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C+ | 113 (13%) | MIAMI ('25) | |
| #22 Dee Crayton JR | 6'2"/225 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | B | 79 (6.75%) | CLEM ('26) | |
| #24 Mark Iheanachor SO | 6'2"/218 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | B+ | 18 (1.5%) | SMU ('26) | |
| #11 Jordan Eubanks SR | 6'2"/240 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | FSU ('22) | |||||
| #11 Koi Pa'ao'ao JR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Ronnell Hewitt FR | 6'1"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #51 Alexander Green SO | 6'2"/235 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #33 Emeka Megwa SR | 6'0"/220 | OKLA ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Laterrance Welch (CB) SR | 6'1"/190 | 24 Tac, 16 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 5 INT (0 TDS) | C | B+ | A | 569 (57%) | ASU ('25) | |
| #21 Kyron Chambers (CB) SR | 6'0"/200 | 30 Tac, 19 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C+ | 410 (30.75%) | SMU ('26) | |
| #5 Quandarius Keyes (CB) SR | 6'1"/180 | 14 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS) | B- | C- | A | 384 (39%) | NA | |
| #6 Mumu Bin-Wahad (CB) JR | 5'11"/190 | 32 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | C+ | 366 (37%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #2 Denver Harris (CB) GR | 6'0"/190 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | D+ | 88 (9%) | UTSA ('25) | |
| #13 Darrien Stewart (CB) SR | 6'0"/200 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D+ | B- | 72 (7%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #25 Jaylen Allen (CB) SO | 6'0"/175 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | A- | 24 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #7 Jake Pope (S) SR | 6'1"/200 | 80 Tac, 38 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | F | 781 (53%) | UGA ('25) | |
| #3 Jaheem Joseph (S) SR | 5'10"/200 | 73 Tac, 44 Solo, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | C- | 762 (52%) | WVU ('25) | |
| #10 Tre Fulton (S) SO | 6'3"/180 | 33 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B+ | A | 359 (25%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Landyn Cleveland (S) JR | 6'0"/190 | 33 Tac, 18 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | D+ | 288 (15%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #28 Logan Christensen (S) SO | 6'0"/190 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | D+ | 40 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #21 Joshua Tuchek (S) SO | 6'1"/170 | C | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Darien Lewis (S) FR | 5'11"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tylen Mathews (S) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Jordan Buchanan (DB) SR | 6'1"/185 | USA ('25) | |||||||
| #35 Anthony Costanzo (DB) SR | 6'3"/205 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #31 Jalen Baldwin (DB) JR | 5'10"/165 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||||
| #27 Kela Moore (DB) SO | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('24) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 Ramon Villela JR | 6'2"/210 | 15/20 (75%), Long 50 Yds | 58/58 | 103 Pts | B+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Konner Melzer GR | 6'3"/230 | NA | |||||
| #83 Matthew Choules SO | 6'3"/227 | KENN ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Demari Nunley FR | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 A. Diaz-Nicolaidis FR | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Dan Mullen returnsOC Corey Dennis returnsDC Paul Guenther new hire
Players with Starting experience218 off • 13 def
Team Talent746#66 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.84Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size10033 portal (25.4%)
Talent Off: 282.46 (47)
Talent Def: 333.88 (48)
Talent ST: 2.96 (3)
New Portal In: 16 (12.3%)
Portal Losses: 15
Unrated/No Stats: 30
Total Team Snaps: 14867
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 35
JAG: 47
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1854 (12%)
JR Snaps: 3270 (22%)
SR Snaps: 9410 (63%)
GR Snaps: 333 (2%)
87% Snaps by Upperclassmen
30 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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)
1 (0)
548(522)5% returning
Exp 73.25% • Prod 29% — UNLV lost their starting QB from last year. QB Jackson Arnold was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
627(0)100% returning
Exp 67% • Prod 64% — '25 lead RB Jai'Den Thomas returns, #2 rush threat at QB is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
0 (0)
1746(717)59% returning
Exp 34% • Prod 38% — UNLV lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (0)
1 (0)
2310(494)79% returning
T 100% • G 39% • C 12% — UNLV OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (1)
0 (0)
1229(8)99% returning
DE 20% • DT 55% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (1)
0 (0)
1481(97)93% returning
LB 55% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
3 (3)
0 (1)
4146(698)83% returning
CB 91% • S 74% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5231 (1733 portal) 67% returning, (33% via Portal) • Defense 6856 (803 portal) 88% returning, (12% 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