NOTE: Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Malachi Nelson JR | 6'3"/193 | 104/190 (55%), 1163 Yds, 8 TD / 9 INT | 23 Car, -13 Yds, (-0.6 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C | F | #194 | 330 (40%) | BSU ('25) | |
| #8 Shay Smith SO | 6'2"/215 | 3/8 (38%), 14 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 13 Car, 30 Yds, (2.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | #304 | 38 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #11 Cade McConnell GR | 6'1"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | NA | ||
| #10 Chad Warner SO | 6'2"/170 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Hahsaun Wilson GR | 5'11"/190 | 46 Car, 225 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 7 Rec, 41 Yds, (5.9 YPR), 0 TD | B- | F | #366 | 232 (27%) | CHAR ('25) | |
| #21 Marquez Taylor JR | 5'11"/171 | 17 Car, 43 Yds, (2.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | F | #274 | 58 (7%) | PEAY ('24) | |
| #22 Elijah McCoy SO | 5'9"/190 | 15 Car, 47 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 3 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | B- | F | #524 | 65 (8%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #20 Josh Bell SO | 5'9"/180 | 1 Car, 4 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Eric Willis III GR | 5'8"/160 | 27 Rec, 290 Yds, (10.7 YPR), 2 TD, 3 FUM | 3 Car, 5 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #471 | 456 (37%) | NA | |
| #23 Wondame Davis Jr. SO | 6'1"/180 | 25 Rec, 604 Yds, (24.2 YPR), 6 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C | #282 | 538 (44%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #89 Josh Schuchts SO | 6'3"/210 | 21 Rec, 232 Yds, (11 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | F | #439 | 428 (35%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #15 Trevon Tate GR | 6'0"/180 | 20 Rec, 227 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, -4 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | D | #587 | 267 (22%) | UTM ('25) | |
| #88 Toric Goins Jr. SO | 6'2"/180 | 13 Rec, 206 Yds, (15.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | A- | #831 | 229 (19%) | NA | |
| #17 Jaylan Brown SO | 6'1"/185 | 10 Rec, 103 Yds, (10.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | A- | #666 | 204 (17%) | MSU ('25) | |
| #80 Marcus Torres SO | 5'10"/175 | 4 Rec, 22 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | F | #794 | 47 (4%) | NA | |
| #18 Rafeald Campbell SO | 5'11"/175 | 2 Rec, 27 Yds, (13.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C | #795 | 34 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Ashton Nickelberry GR | 5'10"/181 | 2 Rec, 13 Yds, (6.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C | 11 (1%) | PEAY ('24) | ||
| #16 Mason Ferguson SO | 6'0"/185 | 2 Rec, 8 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | F | #967 | 38 (3%) | UNT ('25) | |
| #13 Nik Henry SO | 5'10"/155 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #12 Jet Thompson GR | 5'10"/165 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | #897 | 47 (4%) | GASO ('25) | |
| #85 Kai Pruitt SO | 6'0"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #24 CJ Simon SO | 6'0"/165 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | F | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #3 Jaden Smith GR | 5'10"/195 | EKY ('24) | |||||||
| #25 Zo Hill SO | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #84 Aramoni Rhone SR | 6'5"/195 | UAPB ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Judah Ezinwa SR | 6'3"/235 | 4 Rec, 76 Yds, (19 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | C- | 185 (26%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #86 Jordan Andrus SO | 6'4"/235 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | F | B- | 20 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #81 Luka Matamoros SO | 6'5"/275 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D+ | C- | 40 (6%) | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #73 Tyler Roberts (T) SO | 6'8"/314 | D | D | D+ | 113 (14%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #75 Juan Camacho Jr. (T) GR | 6'6"/285 | C- | C- | B- | 88 (11%) | NA | |
| #76 Diego De La Cruz (T) SO | 6'4"/300 | D | D+ | F | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #65 Dennis Lafferty (T) SO | 6'7"/320 | D | C- | D | 11 (1%) | NA | |
| #60 Joseph Immediato (G) GR | 6'4"/318 | C | C | B- | 808 (97%) | 2* HS ('21) | |
| #69 James Williams (G) JR | 6'3"/325 | B | B | C+ | 807 (97%) | NA | |
| #58 Jaquan Toney (G) GR | 6'4"/285 | C | C- | B | 160 (19%) | NA | |
| #53 Ivan Escobar (C) GR | 6'2"/305 | B- | C+ | B- | 815 (98%) | 2* HS ('21) | |
| #71 Preston Perkins (OL) SO | 6'6"/270 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #74 Azizi Henry (OL) GR | 6'4"/310 | 2* HS ('20) | |||||
| #57 Craig Wydra (OL) SO | 6'4"/305 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #70 Maddox Huber (OL) SO | 6'7"/300 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #78 Ryder Slaton (OL) SO | 6'7"/280 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #39 Josh Hancock (LS) GR | 5'9"/185 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Udoka Ezeani (DE) GR | 6'1"/216 | 41 Tac, 20 Solo, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B+ | F | 571 (61%) | BSU ('25) | |
| #19 Ashaad Hall (DE) GR | 6'4"/235 | 24 Tac, 8 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C+ | 433 (46%) | SCST ('25) | |
| #44 Shakaun Bowser (DE) SR | 6'5"/255 | 23 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | B- | 324 (34%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #6 Ekow Taylor (DE) JR | 6'5"/220 | 12 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | D+ | A- | D | 128 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #40 Oryend Fisher (DE) JR | 6'6"/225 | C+ | C+ | 6 (1%) | WVU ('25) | ||||
| #50 Leander Parrish (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | C+ | C- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Dycin Davis (DE) FR | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #83 Ryland Bradford (DE) SO | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #5 Kam Thomas (DE) GR | 5'7"/184 | PEAY ('24) | |||||||
| #7 KD Johnson (DT) GR | 6'1"/275 | 55 Tac, 19 Solo, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | B | 847 (90%) | NA | |
| #99 Cole Gustafson (DT) GR | 6'4"/279 | 19 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C+ | 257 (27%) | FIU ('25) | |
| #92 Tyler Scott (DT) GR | 6'1"/315 | 11 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | A- | 362 (38%) | KENN ('25) | |
| #55 Allan McCarter (DT) SO | 6'4"/270 | C+ | A- | 14 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #00 Machi Robinson (DT) SR | 6'2"/290 | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #94 Jimmy Leon (DT) SO | 6'4"/240 | C- | C | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #11 Derek Burns (DL) SR | 6'5"/254 | NMSU ('25) | |||||||
| #58 Jaxon Smith (DL) SO | 6'7"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #96 Kelton Farmer (DL) SR | 6'4"/290 | KYW ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 Micah Davey GR | 6'2"/235 | 114 Tac, 56 Solo, 8 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B- | A- | 724 (120%) | MCNS ('25) | |
| #10 Jayden Wilson SR | 6'1"/218 | 92 Tac, 35 Solo, 8 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | C+ | A | 697 (116%) | UNM ('25) | |
| #12 Donte Thompson GR | 5'11"/175 | 31 Tac, 16 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D | 474 (79%) | TXST ('25) | |
| #1 Joshua Rudolph GR | 5'11"/230 | 18 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | D | 140 (23%) | IND ('25) | |
| #43 Garrett Hawkins SR | 6'3"/227 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | B | 67 (11%) | NA | |
| #41 Vashon Brunswick II SO | 6'1"/215 | 8 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | A- | 64 (11%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #47 Alex Szczesniak JR | 6'2"/220 | 7 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #29 Dylan Brown-Turner JR | 6'1"/210 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | FSU ('24) | |||||
| #30 Nate Dyman GR | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #36 Kane Bowen SO | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #45 Justin Lee SO | 6'1"/225 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #46 Copelin Windfont SO | 6'0"/220 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #23 Trace Meadows SO | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Neil Campbell (CB) GR | 5'11"/205 | 56 Tac, 26 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A+ | B | 498 (56%) | INWS ('25) | |
| #9 Marcell Blocker (CB) GR | 6'3"/190 | 18 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | B- | 300 (33%) | ('25) | |
| #13 TJ Tillman (CB) SO | 6'0"/165 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 212 (24%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #27 Caleb Walker (CB) GR | 5'10"/175 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | B | 8 (1%) | ('25) | |
| #28 Erion Wilkins (CB) SO | 6'2"/170 | C | C+ | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #26 Darien Fantroy (CB) SO | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #35 Kofi Taylor-Barrocks (CB) JR | 6'3"/230 | COLO ('24) | |||||||
| #2 Xavier Smith (S) SR | 6'0"/195 | 60 Tac, 20 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | B- | 636 (46%) | PEAY ('24) | |
| #5 Solo Barnes (S) GR | 6'3"/205 | 59 Tac, 36 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | A+ | 803 (58%) | FAY ('25) | |
| #15 Kode Lowe (S) SR | 6'1"/225 | 34 Tac, 15 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | D | 350 (25%) | ('25) | |
| #22 Lantz Russell (S) GR | 6'3"/210 | 27 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A | B- | 223 (16%) | NA | |
| #16 Yessman Green (S) GR | 6'2"/180 | 20 Tac, 14 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | D+ | 171 (12%) | JVST ('24) | |
| #17 Darnell Williams (S) SO | 5'11"/180 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 23 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #30 Allen Gant (S) SO | 6'0"/190 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | 45 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #24 Jaime Guerrero (S) SR | 6'1"/185 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | |||
| #21 Tyler Jones (S) GR | 6'0"/200 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | F | 41 (3%) | TNST ('25) | ||
| #14 Chace Biddle (S) SR | 6'0"/205 | C | D+ | 12 (1%) | 4* HS ('22) | ||||
| #00 DeCorian Thompson (S) FR | 5'10"/174 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Grant Stewart (S) SO | 5'10"/188 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #33 Josiah Jones (S) SO | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #31 David Wilson (DB) SO | 6'2"/177 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #37 Jamal Frilot (DB) SO | 6'3"/230 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #25 Royce Wilson (DB) SO | 6'3"/220 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Tanner Cragun JR | 6'2"/195 | 6/8 (75%), Long 38 Yds | C+ | C+ | NA | |||
| #91 Carlos Arrelola SO | 0'0"/0 | 3/6 (50%), Long 42 Yds | 27/28 | 36 Pts | NA | |||
| #42 Noah Botsford SR | 6'3"/200 | F | NA | |||||
| #87 Jackson Cleaver GR | 6'1"/205 | F | NA |
Offensive Starters: 6, Offensive Key Contributors: 6
Defensive Starters: 10, Defensive Key Contributors: 6
QB: 0 (1) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 3 (3) - TE: 0 (1) -T: 0 (0) - G: 2 (0) - C: 1 (0)
DT: 2 (1) - DE: 2 (1) - LB: 3 (1) -CB: 1 (2) - S: 2 (1)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 11 | SR: 2 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 5 | SR: 3 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 3 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 8 | SR: 2 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 3 | SR: 2 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (45%), Prod: (45%) Malachi Nelson returns, who started multiple games in '24.
RB Exp: (42%), Prod: (24%) Top RB in '24 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
UTEP returns leading WR Wondame Davis Jr., but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (95%), Prod: (72%) OL Experience: T: (14%): G: (100%): C: (98%):
UTEP OL: 3 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (79%) DT: (78%)
LB Experience: (100%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (57%) S: (83%)
Kicker Experience: (66%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 45%, Skill Players 52%, Off Line 71%, Front Seven 86%, Secondary 70% | Offense 59% - Defense 79%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 45%, Rush Yds: 24%, Rec Yds: 72%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 84%, Sacks: 96%, QB Hurries: 88%, TFLs: 86%, Pass Def: 68%, INTs: 80%
Head Coach Scotty Walden returns, OC Mark Cala returns, DC Bobby Daly returns
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 620, # in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.33%
Breakdown - Offense: 207.48 (42) Defense: 309.72 (54) ST: 0 (4)
100 Total players, 32 from Transfer Portal. 26.7% of roster is from the Portal.
0 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 0% of roster is from this years Portal, 13 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 13 good players, 54 JAGS, 3 low JAGS, 7 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2821 (16%), JR: 1525 (9%), SR: 2885 (17%), GR: 10070 (58%)
20 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.