2026 Football Roster
NOTE: This roster reflects updated classification designations recommended by College Sports Communicators (CSC) ahead of the 2026-27 season to more accurately reflect updated NCAA eligibility policies, eliminating redshirts. Players on this roster are classified as Fr., Soph., Jr., Sr. and 5th year, while any Gr. designation reflects a player beyond a fifth year of playing. Their experience (1L, 2L, 3L, etc.) reflects the number of years they have participated and earned a letter at Sam Houston. True freshmen and transfers are listed as HS and TR experience, respectively.
No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Exp. | Hometown | High School / Previous Schools | X | Instagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | WR | 5' 8'' | 185 | Sr. | 2L | Arlington, Texas | Lamar HS | darrick_bledsoe | dbledso | |
| 1 | DE | 6' 3'' | 265 | Jr. | TR | Orlando, Fla. | Edgewater HS / NC State | __TheGreat5 | worldwide5ive | |
| 1 | WR | 5' 8'' | 170 | Sr. | RS | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Lakewood HS / LIU | Aviyon18 | afleezzyy.1 | |
| 2 | CB | 6' 1'' | 175 | Sr. | TR | West Columbia, Texas | West Columbia HS / Tyler JC | CottrellTJC | Trello.szn | |
| 2 | WR | 6' 0'' | 195 | Sr. | 1L | Orlando, Fla. | Wekiva HS / Itawamba CC / Florida A&M / Utah | ChrisReed_19 | chrisreed0 | |
| 3 | WR | 5' 10'' | 170 | Sr. | 1L | Miami, Fla. | Northwestern Senior HS / Navarro College | TimBurnsJr1 | 22_burnsjr | |
| 3 | DE | 6' 4'' | 250 | So. | 1L | Jenks, Okla. | Jenks HS | BrodyHenderson_ | brody.henderson | |
| 4 | WR | 5' 10'' | 175 | Jr. | TR | Midlothian, Texas | First Baptist Academy / Holy Cross | AlijahCason | godslight04 | |
| 4 | S | 5' 10'' | 200 | Sr. | 1L | Tulsa, Okla. | Jenks HS / Houston | JaylynStanford1 | _is4hunnid_ | |
| 5 | WR | 5' 11'' | 185 | Jr. | TR | Chicago, Ill. | Bolingbrook HS / Wisconsin | berry_kyan | kyanberry_ | |
| 5 | CB | 6' 4'' | 200 | 5th | TR | Greensboro, N.C. | Northern Guilford HS / Elon | Atkinsishmel | ishmelatkins | |
| 6 | S | 6' 1'' | 180 | Jr. | TR | Fresno, Calif. | Central East HS / Fresno City College | Jaylon_Jones6 | Jayupnextt__ | |
| 6 | RB | 5' 10'' | 210 | Jr. | 1L | Orlando, Fla. | Jones HS / Southern Illinois | Officialjp2 | __.jp9 | |
| 7 | CB | 6' 2'' | 195 | Gr. | TR | New Orleans, La. | St. Augustine HS / Northwestern State | Itscincodadon | Bumpnrunc3 | |
| 7 | WR | 5' 9'' | 170 | 5th | 1L | Prior Lake, Minn. | St. Thomas Academy / Wisconsin | gradyoneill7 | gradyoneill | |
| 8 | S | 6' 0'' | 195 | 5th | 2L | Prosper, Texas | Prosper HS | T_bailey4 | t.bailey01 | |
| 8 | QB | 6' 4'' | 220 | So. | 1L | Rockwall, Texas | Rockwall HS | LandynLocke | landynlocke | |
| 9 | S | 5' 11'' | 185 | Sr. | 1L | Douglasville, Ga. | Marietta HS / Wisconsin | Jacearn21 | jacearn | |
| 9 | QB | 5' 11'' | 210 | Fr. | HS | Melissa, Texas | Melissa HS | b_holloway26 | b_holloway26 | |
| 10 | RB | 5' 11'' | 215 | Sr. | 2L | Denton, Texas | Denton HS | Coco_Brown34 | co_2tymes_ | |
| 10 | DT | 6' 0'' | 305 | Sr. | 1L | Los Angeles, Calif. | Corona Centennial HS / Mt. San Antonio College / Black Hills State | Darienjackk | darienjackk | |
| 11 | S | 5' 9'' | 190 | Fr. | HS | Prince George's County, Md. | Westfield HS (IN) | CatoJuneJr | cj.june11 | |
| 11 | WR | 6' 7'' | 195 | So. | TR | DeSoto, Texas | First Baptist Academy / Utah State | CG_kcm12 | _kcm.12 | |
| 12 | LB | 6' 5'' | 245 | Jr. | TR | Cross Plains, Tenn. | East Robertson HS / NC State | ElijahGroves6 | ejgrovessss | |
| 12 | WR | 6' 1'' | 195 | So. | TR | Savannah, Ga. | New Hempstead HS / Austin Peay | Kamari_Maxwell_ | kamarimax2x_ | |
| 13 | WR | 5' 10'' | 180 | Fr. | HS | Katy, Texas | Jordan HS | Ty_Sexton3 | officall._tyy | |
| 13 | S | 6' 0'' | 185 | Jr. | 1L | Newton, Texas | Newton HS | RailynAdams2 | theyloverailyn5 | |
| 14 | TE | 6' 4'' | 235 | So. | 1L | Galveston, Texas | Ball HS | London_deyon | Londondeyon.12 | |
| 14 | DE | 6' 3'' | 260 | Sr. | 1L | San Diego, Calif. | Point Loma HS / San Diego Mesa College | BryenSpaulding_ | bryennnnnnnnnnn | |
| 15 | QB | 5' 11'' | 220 | Jr. | 1L | DeSoto, Texas | DeSoto HS | DJBailey5 | d5ailey | |
| 15 | S | 6' 2'' | 200 | 5th | TR | Sweeny, Texas | Van Vleck HS / Prairie View | D1_CAM3 | the.cam3 | |
| 16 | QB | 6' 4'' | 205 | Fr. | HS | Belton, S.C. | Carrollton HS (GA) | masonholtzclaw1 | mason_holtzclaw12 | |
| 16 | S | 6' 3'' | 205 | Jr. | TR | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Putnam City West HS / Northeast Oklahoma | aaronedwards_4 | ||
| 17 | WR | 6' 4'' | 210 | Jr. | TR | St. Matthew's, S.C. | Calhoun County HS / NC State | christian_zach3 | thechristianzachary | |
| 17 | CB | 6' 3'' | 190 | Sr. | 1L | Nashville, Tenn. | Goodpasture Christian School / SEMO | Oforsix | ||
| 18 | LB | 6' 0'' | 210 | So. | TR | Fontana, Calif. | Rancho Cucamonga HS / Arizona | bey_stacy | _st8cy | |
| 18 | QB | 6' 1'' | 200 | Fr. | HS | Fulshear, Texas | Fulshear HS | Shaan_Patel1 | shaan_patel30 | |
| 19 | DE | 6' 3'' | 235 | So. | TR | Raleigh, N.C. | Rolesville HS / Boston College | jjaydenfry | jjaydenfry | |
| 19 | WR | 6' 0'' | 195 | Fr. | HS | Cypress, Texas | Cy Ranch HS | KDandridge4 | konnerdandridge_ | |
| 20 | RB | 5' 11'' | 210 | Fr. | HS | Winder, Ga. | Barrow HS | Mj_Dowdy | Who_is.mj | |
| 20 | CB | 5' 11'' | 190 | Jr. | 2L | New Caney, Texas | New Caney HS | 1VonWilson | dravonnn | |
| 21 | LB | 6' 1'' | 230 | Jr. | 1L | Houston, Texas | Katy Morton Ranch HS | DeanFord_32 | d3anford | |
| 22 | RB | 6' 2'' | 220 | Gr. | 1L | Conroe, Texas | Oak Ridge HS / Arizona State / Colorado / Houston | altonmccaskilliv | ||
| 23 | LB | 6' 0'' | 215 | Jr. | TR | Racine, Wisc. | Case HS / Concordia St. Paul | MikeSznnD1 | 1mikeeszn1 | |
| 24 | RB | 5' 11'' | 195 | Fr. | HS | Aledo, Texas | Aledo HS | kaden_winkfield | ||
| 25 | RB | 5' 11'' | 220 | 5th | RS | Fresno, Calif. | Central HS / Fresno City College | AhmarionGaines1 | g.a.i.n.e.s | |
| 26 | LB | 6' 2'' | 215 | Sr. | 1L | Eatonville, Fla. | Adairsville HS / College of the Sequoias | TokyoG34 | heartless.villian | |
| 27 | S | 5' 10'' | 205 | Fr. | HS | Houston, Texas | Lamar HS | Rob_McFarland1 | buckle.up_7 | |
| 28 | DE | 6' 1'' | 225 | Jr. | TR | Missouri City, Texas | Shadow Creek HS / Houston | ziontaylor2024 | ziontaylor92 | |
| 29 | S | 6' 0'' | 190 | Jr. | 1L | Clarendon, Texas | Clarendon HS | lyric_smith4 | lyric.smith4 | |
| 30 | S | 6' 2'' | 205 | So. | RS | Calvert, Texas | College Station HS | BraylenWortham | braylo_05 | |
| 31 | P | 6' 1'' | 195 | So. | TR | Melbourne, Australia | Whitefriars College / Wake Forest | |||
| 32 | LB | 6' 1'' | 225 | Sr. | TR | Montgomery, Texas | Covenant Christian HS / Nelson University | |||
| 33 | LB | 6' 1'' | 230 | Sr. | TR | Centreville, Va. | DeMatha Catholic HS / Delaware State / Charlotte | brian_bates44 | brianbatesjr | |
| 34 | CB | 5' 10'' | 185 | Fr. | HS | Dallas, Texas | Celina HS | JujuMayfield1 | ||
| 35 | CB | 6' 0'' | 180 | Fr. | HS | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS | |||
| 36 | S | 6' 1'' | 185 | Fr. | HS | Humble, Texas | Humble HS | MarcusBoudajr2 | tharealjr2 | |
| 37 | LB | 6' 0'' | 205 | Fr. | HS | Richmond, Texas | Randle HS | RyanMallory_ | ryanmllry | |
| 38 | CB | 5' 11'' | 175 | Fr. | HS | Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa HS | Okece856 | ojgenerate_ | |
| 39 | CB | 5' 10'' | 180 | Fr. | HS | Sugar Land, Texas | Fort Bend Austin HS | jojopara123 | jojoopara | |
| 40 | LB | 5' 11'' | 215 | Jr. | 1L | League City, Texas | Clear Falls HS / Nelson University | ColeWorthy40 | Colvin_Worthington | |
| 42 | LB | 6' 1'' | 245 | 5th | 3L | Fort Worth, Texas | South Hills HS / Phillips Exeter Academy | calub2real | 817.c23 | |
| 43 | RB | 5' 9'' | 205 | Sr. | 4 | Houston, Texas | Westside HS / Briar Cliff / Hampton | officialnickjr | theofficialnickjr | |
| 43 | CB | 6' 0'' | 175 | So. | TR | Golden Gate, Fla. | Naples HS / Mt. San Antonio College | EvanOdom20 | evan.odom | |
| 44 | LB | 6' 1'' | 210 | Jr. | TR | Houston, Texas | Klein Cain HS / Hardin-Simmons | raykchat3 | rayk3_ | |
| 45 | LB | 5' 11'' | 215 | Sr. | 2L | Dallas, Texas | Duncanville HS | btpeli | btp.eli | |
| 46 | LS | 6' 0'' | 240 | 5th | 2L | El Campo, Texas | El Campo HS / Blinn College | carson.whitington_ | ||
| 47 | LS | 6' 0'' | 225 | Fr. | HS | Cypress, Texas | Cy Ranch HS | VictorGamboa86 | victor_gamboa_86 | |
| 48 | DE | 6' 3'' | 255 | 5th | 1L | Kumasi, Ghana | Nevada Community HS (TX) / Central Missouri | ChaunceyChidi | ||
| 49 | LS | 6' 4'' | 220 | Jr. | TR | Houston, Texas | Cy Fair HS / SMU | |||
| 50 | OL | 6' 3'' | 320 | Fr. | HS | Huntsville, Texas | Huntsville HS | Tre_Williams08 | tre50williams | |
| 52 | OL | 6' 2'' | 305 | 5th | 1L | Raleigh, N.C. | Leesville Road HS / Garden City CC / NC State | Camtodd77 | Cam.ttd | |
| 54 | OL | 6' 3'' | 310 | Sr. | TR | Chesapeake, Va. | Smith HS / NC State / NC A&T | BrockStukes | big_stukes | |
| 56 | OL | 6' 1'' | 300 | Sr. | 1L | Fort Myers, Fla. | Evangelical Christian HS / West Virginia Wesleyan | JeremiahEdmond8 | itzbig_jeremiah | |
| 57 | OL | 6' 4'' | 315 | Sr. | 1L | Bay City, Texas | Bay City HS / Kilgore College | theyhatezhe | prollynot.zhe | |
| 58 | OL | 6' 8'' | 315 | Jr. | TR | Middleton, Wisc. | Middleton HS / Rutgers | carter.kadow | ||
| 62 | OL | 6' 2'' | 290 | Jr. | 1Y | Ede, Netherlands | IMG Academy (FL) | CarterBuchheit4 | carterbuchheit_ | |
| 63 | OL | 6' 4'' | 310 | Jr. | TR | Greenwood, Miss. | Greenwood HS / Copiah-Lincoln CC | JosephWarrenJr1 | D1.joseph_ | |
| 64 | OL | 6' 2'' | 305 | Sr. | TR | Canton, Ohio | Sanford Seminole HS (FL) / Kennesaw State / Howard | josiah_chenault | josiahxchenault | |
| 66 | OL | 6' 7'' | 300 | Sr. | TR | Pittsburg, Calif. | Pittsburg HS / Bakersfield College / Black Hills State | Jimmywalls415 | jimmy.p.walls | |
| 67 | OL | 6' 5'' | 305 | Jr. | 1L | Aledo, Texas | Aledo HS / North Texas | sohn_isaac | isaac_sohn | |
| 68 | OL | 6' 4'' | 310 | So. | RS | Long Island, N.Y. | Prosper HS (TX) | logancahill77 | logancahill77 | |
| 71 | OL | 6' 4'' | 310 | So. | TR | Toledo, Ohio | Whitmer HS / Appalachian State | Denell0125 | denellnixjr_ | |
| 72 | OL | 6' 4'' | 315 | Fr. | HS | Vinton, La. | Lake Charles College Prep | mylesjoseph75 | myles.joseph72 | |
| 74 | OL | 6' 5'' | 305 | So. | RS | Melissa, Texas | Blue Ridge HS | GSpann18 | graceson55_ | |
| 75 | OL | 6' 4'' | 310 | Jr. | TR | Fort Myers, Fla. | East Lee County HS / Western Carolina / West Virginia Wesleyan | elijahcollins75 | eli__75x | |
| 76 | OL | 6' 5'' | 310 | Jr. | TR | Richland, Wash. | Richland HS / College of Idaho | nate_mcclelland | nmcclelland15 | |
| 80 | TE | 6' 4'' | 245 | Gr. | TR | Needham, Mass. | Needham HS / Rhode Island / UMass / Duke | mattsmith_80 | ||
| 81 | K | 6' 3'' | 200 | Jr. | 1L | Harrington Park, N.J. | Northern Valley Regional HS / Nebraska | NicoOttomanelli | nico_ottomanelli | |
| 82 | TE | 6' 2'' | 235 | Jr. | 1L | Cypress, Texas | Cy Fair HS | cooperstevens82 | cooperstevens.05 | |
| 83 | K | 6' 0'' | 180 | So. | RS | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS | TateRyan06 | htx.tryan | |
| 84 | WR | 5' 8'' | 170 | Sr. | 2Y | Huntsville, Texas | Huntsville HS | Mtatum_1 | Mtatum11 | |
| 85 | TE | 6' 1'' | 235 | So. | 1 | Lubbock, Texas | Cooper HS / Sul Ross | Cadehays7 | cade_hays7 | |
| 86 | TE | 6' 4'' | 235 | Fr. | HS | Montgomery, Texas | Montgomery HS | jack_merryman | ||
| 87 | TE | 6' 5'' | 255 | 5th | TR | Kansas City, Mo. | Lee's Summit HS / Akron / Missouri | Maxwhisner01 | Max.Whisner_ | |
| 88 | WR | 5' 9'' | 170 | Jr. | 1L | Houston, Texas | North Shore HS | TerrenceG2024 | the.tg2 | |
| 89 | TE | 6' 4'' | 250 | So. | TR | Lorena, Texas | Lorena HS / Florida Atlantic | BrockKuhl | BrockKuhl | |
| 90 | DT | 5' 11'' | 250 | Fr. | HS | Denton, Texas | Ryan HS | uzziahwarmate | uzziahwarmate | |
| 91 | DE | 6' 3'' | 255 | So. | RS | Jarrell, Texas | Round Rock Westwood HS | caius_coy | caius_coy | |
| 92 | DT | 6' 3'' | 300 | Sr. | TR | Katy, Texas | Paetow HS / Arizona / Memphis | Da_Bear68 | 92k.bear | |
| 93 | DT | 6' 0'' | 290 | Fr. | HS | Little Rock, Ark. | Denton Ryan HS (TX) | ErrolWest6 | eazye.8 | |
| 94 | K | 5' 11'' | 180 | Sr. | TR | Foxborough, Mass. | Foxborough HS / Pitt | CarpenterSam15 | samuel_carpenter94 | |
| 95 | DT | 6' 0'' | 300 | Jr. | 1L | Andrews, S.C. | Andrews HS / Fullerton College | shefonboyd77 | shefondid | |
| 97 | DT | 6' 5'' | 280 | 5th | 2L | Celina, Texas | McKinney North HS / SMU | DylanJFrazier | dylanjfrazier | |
| 98 | DT | 6' 3'' | 310 | Jr. | TR | Rome, Ga. | Rome HS / NC State | Justin_Terrell2 | jtterrell98 | |
| 99 | DT | 6' 4'' | 295 | Jr. | TR | Miami, Fla. | Norland HS / Maryland | D1_Hunch0 | D1_Hunch0 | |
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach | 936 294-1735 | |||
| Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Slot Receivers | ejr063@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Defensive Coordinator | fta006@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Offensive Coordinator | znp002@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Defensive Tackles | dja055@shsu.edu | 936 294--1735 | ||
| Offensive Line | ||||
| Safeties | dke008@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Cornerbacks | gdm010@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Edges | ixm105@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Running Backs | abw051@shsu.edu | (936) 294-1735 | ||
| Wide Receivers | kdw144@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Chief of Staff | mar111@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Director of Football Operations | swk003@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
| Assoc AD - Sports Medicine | dlenorman@shsu.edu | 936 294-1710 | ||
| Head Football Strength & Conditioning | bhv002@shsu.edu | 936 294-1728 | ||
| Athletic Trainer | ixb012@shsu.edu | 936 294-3532 | ||
| Strength & Conditioning | amh218@shsu.edu | 936 294-1728 | ||
| Equipment Coordinator | jlb198@shsu.edu | 936 294-2602 | ||
| Recruiting Coordinator | 936 294-1735 | |||
| Video Coordinator | tjz008@shsu.edu | 936-294-1735 | ||
| On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator | nag076@shsu.edu | |||
| Offensive Analyst - QBs | pkk008@shsu.edu | |||
| Defensive Analyst | kas245@shsu.edu | 936 294-1735 | ||
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