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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Scotty Fox Jr. SO | 6'2"/213 | 101/170 (59%), 1276 Yds, 7 TD / 6 INT | 84 Car, 201 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 3 TD, 2 FUM | C- | D | #152 | 414 (57%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #3 Michael Hawkins Jr. JR | 6'1"/206 | 15/27 (56%), 167 Yds, 3 TD / 0 INT | 15 Car, 58 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | B- | A- | #169 | 73 (7.5%) | OKLA ('26) | |
| #6 Max Brown SR | 6'2"/221 | 1/3 (33%), 7 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 4 Car, 23 Yds, (5.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | B- | 10 (1%) | CHAR ('25) | ||
| #00 Wyatt Brown FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #19 Max Anderson SO | 6'0"/208 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Cam Cook SR | 5'11"/195 | 296 Car, 1666 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 16 TD, 3 FUM | 30 Rec, 286 Yds, (9.5 YPR), 0 TD | A+ | B- | #1 | 839 (45%) | JVST ('26) | |
| #00 Amari Latimer FR | 5'11"/230 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Christopher Talley FR | 5'9"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 SirPaul Cheeks FR | 5'9"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Lawrence Autry FR | 5'11"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #22 Jaylan Knighton GR | 5'10"/185 | SMU ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 DJ Epps SR | 6'1"/185 | 46 Rec, 498 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 5 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Car, 17 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | #374 | 628 (59.25%) | TROY ('26) | |
| #80 John Neider JR | 6'2"/205 | 27 Rec, 422 Yds, (15.6 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C | #99 | 399 (37.5%) | CONN ('26) | |
| #25 Armoni Weaver SO | 5'9"/167 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 29 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 23 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #86 Cyrus Traugh JR | 6'0"/188 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 18 (2%) | YSU ('25) | ||
| #17 Prince Strachan SR | 6'5"/215 | 1 Rec, 25 Yds, (25 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | B- | 7 (0.75%) | USC ('26) | ||
| #83 TaRon Francis SO | 6'1"/207 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | LSU ('26) | ||
| #00 Keon Hutchins FR | 6'2"/170 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kedrick Triplett FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Robert Oliver FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Malachi Thompson FR | 6'4"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Greg Wilfred FR | 5'9"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Charlie Hanafin FR | 6'2"/189 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Josh Sapp SR | 6'2"/235 | 11 Rec, 150 Yds, (13.6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C- | A- | 268 (14.25%) | CLEM ('26) | |
| #81 Jacob Barrick GR | 6'3"/235 | 9 Rec, 69 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D | B- | B | 254 (18%) | JVST ('25) | |
| #84 Ryan Ward SO | 6'4"/240 | 6 Rec, 41 Yds, (6.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C- | C+ | 213 (15%) | UNC ('25) | |
| #43 Colin McBee SR | 6'0"/234 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | C+ | C+ | 8 (1%) | NA | |
| #00 Sam Hamilton FR | 6'4"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Aidan Woods FR | 6'6"/255 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #30 Kayden Luke JR | 5'11"/235 | ARIZ ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Xavier Anderson FR | 6'6"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #52 Nick Krahe (T) JR | 6'6"/316 | B | C | B | 860 (118%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #78 Carsten Casady (T) JR | 6'7"/300 | A- | A | C+ | 774 (95.4%) | CONN ('26) | |
| #65 Malik Agbo (T) SR | 6'4"/275 | C- | C- | C+ | 182 (25%) | TEX ('25) | |
| #00 Kevin Brown (OT) FR | 6'5"/270 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jonas Muya (OT) FR | 6'7"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #54 Amare Grayson (G) JR | 6'3"/318 | B+ | B+ | B+ | 1008 (124.2%) | JVST ('26) | |
| #60 Cameron Griffin (G) SR | 6'4"/300 | B | B | B+ | 971 (119.7%) | JVST ('26) | |
| #79 Devin Vass (G) JR | 6'6"/308 | C- | C- | C- | 420 (51.3%) | KSU ('26) | |
| #59 Josh Aisosa (G) SO | 6'3"/325 | D | D | D+ | 47 (6%) | OKLA ('25) | |
| #67 Landen Livingston (C) SR | 6'4"/293 | B | C- | A+ | 754 (103%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #00 Rhett Morris (IOL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Camden Goforth (IOL) FR | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Yendor Mack (IOL) FR | 6'3"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Lamarcus Dillard (IOL) FR | 6'2"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Justyn Lyles (IOL) FR | 6'4"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #64 Ayden Bussell (OL) JR | 6'5"/300 | TENN ('25) | |||||
| #38 Macguire Moss (LS) SR | 6'1"/225 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Harper Holloman (DE) JR | 6'2"/248 | 39 Tac, 19 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A+ | F | 805 (50.4%) | WKU ('26) | |
| #98 Brandon Caesar (DE) SO | 6'4"/265 | C | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #51 Taylor Brown (DE) SO | 6'3"/290 | C | 1 (0%) | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #47 Wilnerson Telemaque (DE) SO | 6'6"/255 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Noah Tishendorf (DE) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Carter Kessler (DE) FR | 6'5"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Darius Wiley (DE) FR | 6'7"/255 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #69 Nate Gabriel (DT) JR | 6'3"/295 | 13 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D | C+ | 288 (57%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #52 Corey McIntyre Jr. (DT) JR | 6'3"/284 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | B- | 175 (34%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #95 Quintin Goins (DT) SO | 6'3"/257 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | 3 (1%) | NA | |||
| #00 Cameron Mallory (DL) FR | 6'2"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jaylen Thomas (DL) FR | 6'3"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 KJ Henson (DL) FR | 6'3"/289 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Tyler Stolsky SR | 6'3"/225 | 86 Tac, 42 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C- | 540 (40.5%) | FAU ('26) | |
| #7 David Afogho JR | 6'3"/245 | 37 Tac, 20 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | C+ | 481 (36%) | BGSU ('26) | |
| #45 Malachi Hood SR | 6'2"/225 | 44 Tac, 28 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | D+ | 366 (27.75%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #15 Ben Cutter SR | 6'0"/226 | 38 Tac, 16 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | A+ | 310 (31%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #11 Jason Hall JR | 6'2"/230 | 13 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | F | 244 (18%) | NOVA ('26) | |
| #54 Isaiah Patterson SO | 6'4"/235 | 46 Tac, 21 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | F | 215 (16.5%) | UNLV ('26) | |
| #33 Ashton Woods SO | 6'3"/225 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | D+ | 127 (13%) | UNC ('25) | |
| #46 Cam Torbor SO | 6'3"/239 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #19 Tobi Haastrup SO | 6'4"/241 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | ORE ('26) | |||||
| #00 Trey McGlothlin FR | 6'2"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Cameron Dwyer FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Antoine Sharp FR | 6'1"/212 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Taj Powell FR | 6'3"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Miles Khatri FR | 6'0"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Andrew Powdrell (CB) SR | 5'10"/180 | 63 Tac, 41 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | C- | 738 (29.25%) | UNLV ('26) | |
| #22 Jaire Rawlison (CB) JR | 5'9"/182 | 52 Tac, 33 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | B | 692 (27.75%) | KENT ('26) | |
| #21 Geimere Latimer (CB) SR | 5'10"/191 | D+ | D | B- | 422 (22%) | NA | |||
| #18 Chams Diagne (CB) SR | 6'4"/207 | 25 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | F | B | 346 (13.5%) | GAST ('26) | |
| #19 Nick Taylor (CB) JR | 6'1"/189 | 20 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | F | 148 (8%) | APP ('25) | |
| #20 Keyshawn Robinson (CB) JR | 5'11"/185 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | 56 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #27 ChaMarryus Bomar (CB) SO | 5'10"/184 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | 10 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #37 Maliek Hawkins (CB) SO | 6'0"/189 | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | OKLA ('26) | ||||
| #37 Jayden Bell (CB) JR | 5'10"/156 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Vincent Smith (CB) FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Makhi Boone (CB) FR | 6'1"/172 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Kamari Wilson (S) SR | 6'1"/210 | 78 Tac, 44 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | A | 801 (42%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #5 Fred Perry (S) GR | 5'11"/206 | 78 Tac, 51 Solo, 10 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A | D+ | 572 (40%) | JVST ('25) | |
| #39 Julien Horton (S) SO | 6'0"/169 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #24 Jacob Bradford (S) SO | 5'11"/195 | C | 1 (0%) | LSU ('26) | |||||
| #00 Matt Sieg (S) FR | 6'0"/190 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Aaron Edwards (S) FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jayden Ballard (S) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Emory Snyder (S) FR | 6'4"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Rickey Giles (S) FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Simaj Hill (S) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jaylon Jones (S) FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Aden Tagaloa-Nelson (S) JR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('23) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Jack Cassidy SR | 6'6"/220 | 2/2 (100%), Long 55 Yds | B | B | WKU ('26) | |||
| #48 Nate Flower JR | 6'2"/184 | F | NA | |||||
| #42 RJ Kocan SR | 5'10"/233 | F | NA | |||||
| #37 Peter Notaro SO | 5'11"/188 | 5/5 | 5 Pts | C+ | C+ | ALA ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Chase Ridley FR | 6'3"/233 | 3* HS ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jyron Hughley FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 John Johnson FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Landon Drumm FR | 6'2"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Rich Rodriguez returnsOC Rich Rodriguez returnsDC Zac Alley returns
Players with Starting experience2513 off • 12 def
Team Talent910#28 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 4%
Roster Size10638 portal (28.6%)
Talent Off: 371.78 (48)
Talent Def: 367.64 (50)
Talent ST: 19.68 (5)
New Portal In: 36 (27.1%)
Portal Losses: 50
Unrated/No Stats: 27
Total Team Snaps: 18377
Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 56
JAG: 39
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1590 (9%)
JR Snaps: 7777 (42%)
SR Snaps: 8031 (44%)
GR Snaps: 979 (5%)
91% Snaps by Upperclassmen
27 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
1 (0)
0 (0)
497(73)85% returning
Exp 65.5% • Prod 62% — Scotty Fox Jr. returns, their starting QB from last year. Michael Hawkins Jr. was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (0)
1 (0)
839(839)0% returning
Exp 45% • Prod 79% — West Virginia lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
2 (0)
1821(1305)28% returning
Exp 51% • Prod 51% — West Virginia lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (1)
4 (0)
5016(3173)37% returning
T 100% • G 100% • C 100% — West Virginia OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 4 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (0)
1 (0)
1275(805)37% returning
DE 25% • DT 46% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (1)
1 (2)
2286(1846)19% returning
LB 61% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (1)
1 (2)
3793(2581)32% returning
CB 52% • S 41% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 8173 (5390 portal) 34% returning, (66% via Portal) • Defense 7354 (5232 portal) 29% returning, (71% 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