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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Caden Pinnick SO | 6'0"/190 | 240/345 (70%), 3206 Yds, 32 TD / 10 INT | 125 Car, 437 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 3 TD, 8 FUM | A- | A- | 854 (40.5%) | UCD ('26) | ||
| #2 Julian Dugger SO | 6'3"/208 | 2/6 (33%), 39 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 22 Car, 47 Yds, (2.1 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | C | C | #275 | 39 (2%) | PITT ('25) | |
| #17 Owen Eshelman SO | 6'3"/194 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Leo Pulalasi JR | 6'1"/212 | 38 Car, 205 Yds, (5.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 12 Rec, 77 Yds, (6.4 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | B- | #501 | 178 (18%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Maxwell Woods SO | 5'10"/192 | 36 Car, 225 Yds, (6.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 18 Rec, 148 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B+ | #572 | 171 (18%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #00 CJ Toney FR | 5'9"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tremayne Hill FR | 5'10"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Joshua Meredith GR | 6'0"/193 | 57 Rec, 725 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | F | #85 | 591 (44%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #15 Jeremiah Noga GR | 6'2"/190 | 20 Rec, 221 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | D | #565 | 456 (34%) | ORST ('25) | |
| #8 B. Ganashamoorthy JR | 6'3"/201 | 5 Rec, 42 Yds, (8.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C | #822 | 263 (20%) | NA | |
| #12 Leon Neal Jr. GR | 5'10"/188 | 13 Rec, 110 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C- | #646 | 179 (13%) | NA | |
| #10 Daniel Blood SR | 5'10"/191 | 5 Rec, 51 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | A | #548 | 107 (6%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #10 Leyton Smithson GR | 6'1"/182 | 2 Rec, 9 Yds, (4.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A- | #963 | 99 (7%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #10 Tank Hawkins JR | 5'10"/178 | 2 Rec, 16 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | F | #912 | 37 (2.25%) | FLA ('26) | |
| #85 Kaden Harken SR | 6'3"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #34 Tristian Drummond SO | 6'2"/175 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Maurice Purify FR | 6'3"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #4 Darrius Clemons GR | 6'3"/214 | ORST ('26) | |||||||
| #80 Noah Westbrook SO | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #83 Ademola Faleye GR | 6'7"/253 | 4 Rec, 23 Yds, (5.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D | C+ | B+ | 415 (32%) | MSU ('25) | |
| #23 Trey Leckner JR | 6'3"/232 | 23 Rec, 174 Yds, (7.6 YPR), 3 TD, 1 FUM | A- | D | C- | 412 (32%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #28 Jack Pedersen SR | 6'5"/240 | 11 Rec, 72 Yds, (6.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | D | C | 276 (15.75%) | UCLA ('26) | |
| #86 Beau Baker SO | 6'6"/255 | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | D+ | B | 97 (8%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #27 Hudson Cedarland SR | 6'3"/240 | 2 Rec, 5 Yds, (2.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C+ | C+ | 54 (4%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #87 Andre Dollar GR | 6'5"/243 | 3* HS ('22) | ||||||
| #87 Cash Landau SO | 6'4"/238 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #81 Peyton Read SO | 6'6"/222 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #71 Ashton Tripp (T) JR | 6'7"/303 | D | D | C- | 887 (56%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #64 Jaylin Caldwell (T) SR | 6'6"/325 | F | F | C- | 81 (5%) | NA | |
| #58 Kalolo Ta'aga (T) SO | 6'8"/314 | D+ | C | F | 16 (0.9%) | UTAH ('26) | |
| #54 Xavier Thorpe (T) SO | 6'5"/300 | C | C+ | B- | 8 (1%) | NA | |
| #67 Jonny Lester (G) SR | 6'5"/306 | D+ | C- | D+ | 870 (55%) | NA | |
| #75 Noah Dunham (G) SO | 6'5"/289 | D | F | C | 210 (13%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #68 Chris Lino (G) SO | 6'8"/304 | C+ | B- | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #65 Brock Dieu (C) GR | 6'3"/299 | B- | C | A- | 657 (42%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #69 Kyle Martin (C) JR | 6'3"/303 | D+ | C | D+ | 231 (15%) | NA | |
| #00 Cooper Daines (IOL) FR | 6'5"/245 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #50 Sone Falealo (OL) SO | 6'6"/310 | IDHO ('25) | |||||
| #79 Turner Bertrand (OL) SO | 6'7"/305 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #72 Arion Williams (OL) SO | 6'2"/265 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #77 Nick Bakken (OL) SO | 6'5"/302 | SDSU ('25) | |||||
| #78 Jorden Cunningham (OL) SO | 6'5"/285 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #78 Austin Lawrence (OL) GR | 6'5"/295 | UNCO ('24) | |||||
| #46 Colton Peoples (LS) GR | 6'4"/223 | UTM ('25) | |||||
| #40 Colson Brunner (LS) GR | 6'1"/232 | ORE ('24) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #55 Paul Hutson III (DE) SR | 6'1"/275 | 37 Tac, 10 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS) | B | B+ | B- | 485 (34.2%) | MRSH ('26) | |
| #10 Buddha Peleti (DE) GR | 6'2"/250 | 22 Tac, 10 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A- | B+ | 415 (32%) | NMSU ('25) | |
| #95 Linus Zunk (DE) GR | 6'6"/263 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | F | 243 (17.1%) | VAN ('26) | |
| #45 Raam Stevenson (DE) GR | 6'4"/255 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | A | 241 (19%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #5 DJ Warner (DE) JR | 6'4"/231 | 6 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | C- | 207 (14.4%) | SMU ('26) | |
| #90 Michael Hughes (DE) JR | 6'4"/236 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | B | 146 (11%) | NA | |
| #84 Malachi Wrice (DE) SO | 6'4"/243 | B- | A | 26 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #51 Ben Beatty (DE) SO | 6'2"/253 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | 25 (2%) | NA | ||
| #94 Eduwa Okundaye (DE) SO | 6'2"/237 | D | F | B | 20 (1.8%) | ARIZ ('26) | |||
| #56 Fernando Lecuona (DE) SO | 6'2"/250 | C+ | D+ | 16 (1%) | SDSU ('25) | ||||
| #47 Luke Webb (DE) SO | 6'2"/238 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Javon Joseph (DE) FR | 6'4"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #57 Josh Wedel (DE) SO | 6'5"/255 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #52 Kaden Beatty (DT) JR | 6'0"/285 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | B- | 111 (15%) | KENT ('25) | |
| #58 Malijah Tucker (DT) SO | 5'11"/280 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #91 Ike Okafor (DL) SO | 6'3"/280 | CAL ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Nylan Brown JR | 5'11"/235 | 37 Tac, 20 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | C- | 275 (50.25%) | KENT ('26) | |
| #40 Gavin Barthiel GR | 6'0"/225 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | D+ | 131 (32%) | USU ('25) | |
| #42 Jack Ellison SO | 6'2"/222 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | F | 108 (26%) | NA | |
| #33 Gage Jones SO | 6'1"/203 | 10 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | B- | 51 (13%) | NA | |
| #56 Gavin Fugate JR | 6'3"/225 | C+ | C- | 5 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #12 Carsten Reynolds SO | 6'3"/215 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 1 (0%) | SDSU ('25) | |||
| #35 Erimus Wright SO | 6'0"/205 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Josh Faraimo FR | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Bryson Flynn FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Isaiah Hung SO | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Jaylen Thomas (CB) SO | 6'0"/186 | 59 Tac, 47 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | B- | 794 (30.75%) | SJSU ('26) | |
| #4 Khamari Terrell (CB) SR | 6'1"/185 | 33 Tac, 27 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | B- | 606 (23.25%) | TXST ('26) | |
| #2 Colby Humphrey (CB) GR | 5'11"/189 | 53 Tac, 29 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- | F | A | 602 (31%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #5 Jamorri Colson (CB) GR | 6'0"/180 | 22 Tac, 14 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | A- | 514 (27%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #22 Jalil Tucker (CB) SR | 6'0"/174 | 25 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | D+ | 506 (19.5%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #4 Kai Rapolla (CB) SR | 6'0"/187 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | B+ | 44 (2%) | CP ('25) | |
| #17 Jamarey Smith (CB) SO | 6'1"/185 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | D | 41 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #15 Ishmael Gibbs (CB) SO | 5'11"/164 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #18 David Kuku (CB) SO | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #1 Tucker Large (S) GR | 5'11"/183 | 71 Tac, 41 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C | A+ | 650 (45%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #25 Cale Reeder (S) GR | 6'0"/195 | 38 Tac, 20 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | B- | 336 (23%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #28 Kyle Peterson (S) SO | 6'0"/192 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | 111 (8%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #25 Jack Bal (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B | 27 (1.5%) | ASU ('26) | ||
| #31 Trey Ridley (S) SO | 6'1"/200 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 25 (2%) | SDSU ('25) | ||
| #19 Kayo Patu (S) SO | 5'11"/175 | C | A+ | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #23 Matt Durrance (S) GR | 6'2"/213 | 58 Tac, 35 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | SDSU ('25) | |||||
| #00 Brady Hummel (S) FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Matthew McClain (S) FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #37 Gaylon McNeal (S) SO | 5'11"/191 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #26 Tyson Weaver (DB) JR | 6'1"/187 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #17 Jshawn Frausto-Ramos (DB) SR | 6'0"/183 | ARIZ ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 Jack Stevens SO | 6'0"/170 | 16/19 (84.2%), Long 49 Yds | 33/33 | 81 Pts | B | SDSU ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 Max Dean JR | 6'1"/198 | 55, 2325 YDS (42.3 YPP), Long 59 YDS | 20 In 20, 3 TB | D+ | A- | NMSU ('26) | |
| #97 Adlai Lounsbury SO | 6'4"/183 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Ethan Gurney FR | 6'3"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 5, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 5, Portal Contributors: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 2, Returning Key Contributors: 7, Portal Contributors: 3
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (2) - WR: 2 (1) - TE: 1 (1) -T: 1 (0) - G: 1 (0) - C: 0 (1)
DT: 0 (1) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 0 (2) -CB: 0 (2) - S: 1 (1)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (1) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (1) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 1 (0) -CB: 0 (2) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 5 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | 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: 6 | SR: 0 | JR: 4 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 3 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 0 | JR: 3 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 2 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 5 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (42.5%), Prod: (89%) Washington State lost their starting QB from last year. QB Caden Pinnick was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (36%), Prod: (48%) Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
Washington State returns leading WR Joshua Meredith, but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (63%), Prod: (60%) OL Experience: T: (31%): G: (34%): C: (57%):
Washington State OL: 3 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (67%) DT: (8%)
LB Experience: (41%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (68%) S: (40%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 42.5%, Skill Players 48%, Off Line 41%, Front Seven 39%, Secondary 54% | Offense 44% - Defense 45%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 89%, Rush Yds: 48%, Rec Yds: 60%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 63%, Sacks: 49%, QB Hurries: 65%, TFLs: 60%, Pass Def: 98%, INTs: 100%
Head Coach Kirby Moore is a new hire, OC Matt Miller is a new hire, DC Trent Bray is a new hire
26 players play significant minutes, 12 on Offense, 14 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 702, #75 in CFB. 0.84 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 270.26 (45) Defense: 305.56 (47) ST: 18.96 (4)
96 Total players, 40 from Transfer Portal. 35.7% of roster is from the Portal.
30 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 26.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 42 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 27 good players, 52 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 4 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 3840 (23%), JR: 3254 (20%), SR: 3471 (21%), GR: 6029 (36%)
16 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.