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 Broc Lowry JR | 6'1"/210 | 166/262 (63%), 1803 Yds, 9 TD / 3 INT | 203 Car, 963 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 14 TD, 6 FUM | A- | A+ | #120 | 852 (99%) | IND ('24) | |
| #19 Vance Holtz SO | 6'0"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Jaxson Dosh FR | 6'0"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #12 Trey Petty SO | 6'0"/210 | ILL ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Mason Reynolds SO | 6'1"/219 | 3* HS ('24) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Jalen Buckley SR | 5'11"/210 | 179 Car, 1003 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 9 TD, 2 FUM | 12 Rec, 75 Yds, (6.3 YPR), 1 TD | A | C | #276 | 442 (48%) | NA | |
| #24 Ofa Mataele SR | 6'0"/210 | 57 Car, 252 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 8 Yds, (1.6 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D | #242 | 180 (20%) | NA | |
| #4 Cole Cabana JR | 5'11"/197 | 8 Car, 18 Yds, (2.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 2 Yds, (1 YPR), 0 TD | C- | B+ | #378 | 15 (2%) | MICH ('25) | |
| #21 Chase Dawkins SO | 5'9"/200 | 3 Car, 9 Yds, (3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 3 (0%) | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Baylin Brooks JR | 6'1"/207 | 27 Rec, 372 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B+ | #272 | 653 (55%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #18 Aveion Chenault SO | 6'0"/177 | 23 Rec, 277 Yds, (12 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Car, 35 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #486 | 605 (51%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Terence Marshall JR | 6'2"/178 | 4 Rec, 45 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C- | #895 | 164 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #84 K. Boone-Nelson II SR | 5'10"/172 | 2 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | 35 (3%) | NA | ||
| #80 Cam Hedgecock GR | 5'10"/177 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C | 17 (1%) | NA | ||
| #22 Camden Thompson SO | 6'5"/200 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Harper Hughes FR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Angelo Chapman FR | 6'0"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Elijah Lucas FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Philip Johnson FR | 6'4"/173 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Egypt Nelson SR | 6'4"/200 | VMI ('25) | |||||||
| #83 Emazon Littlejohn SO | 6'0"/188 | SC ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Adam Parks JR | 6'4"/245 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | C | C+ | 172 (8.25%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #89 Brennan Wooten SR | 6'4"/225 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | B | 15 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #83 Ryan Brotherton SO | 6'4"/205 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C | 8 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #87 Brady Rhoad SO | 6'3"/220 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Ryan Rocheleau FR | 6'5"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #76 Chad Schuster (T) SR | 6'6"/270 | B | B | C | 921 (107%) | SYR ('23) | |
| #66 Conor Kenzinger (T) JR | 6'7"/285 | B | B+ | C | 19 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #75 Spencer Beckeman (T) SO | 6'5"/290 | B+ | B | A- | 16 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Gavin Beachner (OT) FR | 6'6"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #72 Gavin Dabo (G) JR | 6'5"/280 | C- | C+ | D+ | 766 (89%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #77 Hunter Whitenack (G) SR | 6'6"/361 | A- | A- | B+ | 614 (71%) | ILL ('25) | |
| #67 Trevor Shaw (G) GR | 6'6"/305 | F | F | A- | 18 (2%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #73 Ben Roebuck (G) JR | 6'7"/312 | D+ | C- | 14 (1.8%) | MICH ('26) | ||
| #60 Jacob Krause (G) JR | 6'6"/254 | F | C- | B+ | 9 (1%) | NA | |
| #55 Jack Parker (G) JR | 6'5"/288 | D | D | B- | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #57 Jake Chellman (G) JR | 6'5"/270 | A | A | B- | 7 (1%) | NA | |
| #65 Jeremy Schleicher (C) JR | 6'3"/275 | C- | C- | C- | 155 (18%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #58 Liam Vaughan (C) SO | 6'1"/307 | A- | A- | A- | 16 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #70 KJ Kotalik (OL) SO | 6'8"/328 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #78 Jacob Wilk (OL) SO | 6'6"/274 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #46 Drew Doyle (LS) SO | 6'1"/242 | VT ('26) | |||||
| #46 RJ Todd (LS) SR | 6'2"/189 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Will Gerig (DE) SR | 6'4"/210 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A+ | B- | 75 (6%) | NA | |
| #97 Noah Bishop (DE) SO | 6'4"/215 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | B | 24 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #92 Gian Carter (DE) SO | 6'3"/225 | C | C- | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Muna Newman-Nwodika (DE) FR | 6'5"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #91 Marcel Tyler (DT) GR | 6'4"/270 | 33 Tac, 15 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | B- | 577 (50%) | NA | |
| #98 Dakari Frazier (DT) JR | 6'3"/282 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C+ | 139 (12%) | BALL ('25) | |
| #96 Dalton Gustwiller (DT) JR | 6'3"/285 | 4 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B- | 108 (9%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #88 A. Johanningsmeier (DT) SR | 6'4"/235 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 45 (4%) | 2* HS ('22) | ||
| #95 DeShawn Robinson (DT) SR | 6'2"/315 | C | C | 5 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Max Baker (DL) FR | 6'4"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ryan Westrich (DL) FR | 6'6"/255 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Angelo Pugliano (DL) FR | 6'2"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #59 Ahmed Tounkara (DL) JR | 6'0"/280 | OSU ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 DeJuan Echoles Jr. SR | 6'1"/229 | 27 Tac, 10 Solo, 6 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A+ | D+ | 288 (37.5%) | BALL ('26) | |
| #12 Dillon Moore SR | 6'2"/223 | 19 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | D | 174 (30%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #47 Domanick Moon SR | 6'2"/235 | 23 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A | B+ | A | 136 (23%) | PUR ('24) | |
| #55 Brenden Anes SO | 6'2"/223 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | D+ | 34 (4.5%) | TENN ('26) | |
| #26 Gabe Welch JR | 6'0"/220 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | 33 (6%) | NA | ||
| #47 Austin Alexander SO | 6'3"/240 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | 11 (1.5%) | UNC ('26) | ||
| #45 Andrew Baker SO | 6'0"/213 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B | 10 (2%) | NA | ||
| #36 Freddy Brown SO | 5'11"/210 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Breck Mallory FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #41 Maddux Babin JR | 5'11"/188 | 3* HS ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Jarvarius Sims (CB) GR | 5'10"/188 | 61 Tac, 32 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | B- | 695 (48%) | CONN ('25) | |
| #1 Joshua Franklin (CB) SR | 6'0"/175 | 53 Tac, 32 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 10 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A | B | 682 (47%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #24 John Peters (CB) SO | 6'1"/165 | 14 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | B+ | 353 (25%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #31 Carlos Mitchell Jr. (CB) JR | 5'9"/155 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Brodon Moore (CB) FR | 5'10"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #28 Jameson Young (CB) JR | 6'0"/155 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #17 La'Varius Stanford (CB) JR | 6'2"/170 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #18 Micah Davis (S) JR | 6'1"/200 | 60 Tac, 31 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | B- | 561 (39%) | MICH ('25) | |
| #6 Joey Pope (S) JR | 5'11"/165 | 44 Tac, 28 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | B | A | B+ | 459 (32%) | NA | |
| #16 Jaden Lyles (S) GR | 5'10"/195 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | D | 160 (11%) | PEAY ('25) | |
| #22 Amarian Louis (S) JR | 5'8"/166 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | C- | 43 (3%) | NA | |
| #28 Daeh McCullough (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B | 21 (0.75%) | LOU ('26) | ||
| #19 Braden Steely (S) JR | 5'11"/192 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B | 13 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #21 CJ Miles Jr. (S) JR | 6'1"/201 | B- | B- | 12 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #21 Josh Franklin (DB) SR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('23) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Palmer Domschke GR | 5'10"/186 | 13/19 (68.4%), Long 50 Yds | 40/42 | 79 Pts | C+ | C+ | 2* HS ('22) | |
| #00 Zak Zeman FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Ryan Millmore JR | 6'3"/200 | 57, 2417 YDS (42.4 YPP), Long 56 YDS | 18 In 20, 6 TB | A- | C | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Donovan Triplett FR | 5'8"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |
| #00 Camari Patterson FR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Lance Taylor returnsOC Walt Bell returnsDC Greer Martini new hire
Significant Minutes178 off • 9 def
Team Talent552#99 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8621 portal (19.4%)
Talent Off: 241.26 (43)
Talent Def: 194.58 (38)
Talent ST: 9.64 (3)
New Portal In: 14 (13%)
Portal Losses: 13
Unrated/No Stats: 22
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 13
JAG: 48
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1702 (13%)
JR Snaps: 5205 (39%)
SR Snaps: 4458 (34%)
GR Snaps: 1834 (14%)
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22 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings and are excluded from totals.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Contributors | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Contributors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Contributors | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/depth)
(starters/depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/depth)
(starters/depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
852(0)100% returning
Exp 99% • Prod 93% — Broc Lowry returns, their starting QB from last year. Trey Petty was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
640(0)100% returning
Exp 70% • Prod 79% — '25 lead RB Jalen Buckley returns, QB was 2nd rush threat
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (0)
0 (0)
1670(172)90% returning
Exp 62% • Prod 40% — Western Michigan lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Baylin Brooks, from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (0)
0 (0)
2562(14)99% returning
T 56% • G 83% • C 20% — Western Michigan OL: 3 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (0)
0 (0)
977(0)100% returning
DE 4% • DT 38% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (2)
0 (1)
686(333)51% returning
LB 35% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (3)
0 (0)
2999(21)99% returning
CB 60% • S 44% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
K/PK + P
0 (0)
0 (0)
0(0)0% returning
K 47% • P 100% — K/P experience summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5724 (186 portal) 97% returning • Defense 4662 (354 portal) 92% returning