2026 Houston Cougars Football Roster

Depth Chart

6-2 (3-2) Big 12

17 Active NFL Players

HC: Willie Fritz Houston, TX TDECU Stadium - 40,000 (FieldTurf)

Offense: Spread Defense: 4-2-5

Next Game, VS:

Cincinnati

Sat. Nov 7th

Depth Chart

Updated: 10/31/2026 10:39AM ET

Gold: 2026 Transfer
Purple: 2026 True Freshman

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Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Abdullah, Mudassir	27	DB	6000	175	FR	Columbia	West Columbia, TX
Abebe, Noah	71	OL	6040	300	FR	Friendswood	Friendswood, TX
Agnello, McKenzie	66	OG	6040	314	RS SR/TR	Copperas Cove	Copperas Cove, TX
Allen, Jordan	6	S	5110	200	RS SR/TR	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
Anderson, Austin	42	DB	6030	185	JR/TR	Needville	Rosenberg, TX
Barbas, Johnsley	33	S	5110	190	RS JR	Centennial	Atlanta, GA
Barnes, Dorian	22	WR	5080	155	FR	North Shore	Houston, TX
Bennett, Thompson	41	DB	6010	190	FR	Westlake	Austin, TX
Boeker, Grayson	48	DE/OLB	6030	220	RS FR	The Woodlands Christian	The Woodlands, TX
Boswell, Anthony	52	C	6020	301	RS SO/TR	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, IN
Brathwaite, Christian	17	LB	6020	220	RS JR/TR	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
Brooks, Carmello	94	DT	6030	275	RS FR	Paetow	Katy, TX
Broughton, Isaiah	55	DL	6040	340	FR	Cy-Ridge	Houston, TX
Broussard III, Harvey	3	WR	6030	185	SR/TR	St. Martinville	St. Martinville, LA
Bryant, Chance	45	DE	6020	255	SO	Fulshear	Fulshear, TX
Buhake, Travis	92	DT	6020	290	RS FR	Mansfield Summit	Arlington, TX
Bushnell, Jeremiah	81	WR	6010	195	FR	Iowa	Iowa, LA
Butler, DJ	25	RB	6000	190	JR	WP Davidson	Mobile, AL
Carney, Luke	17	QB	6020	205	RS FR/TR	Dallas Christian	Mesquite, TX
Carson-Wentz, Jack	64	LS	6020	210	RS SR/TR	Cherokee	Canton, GA
Castile, Bryson	34	LB	6020	210	FR	Bowie	Arlington, TX
Cordova, Ricardo	62	OL	6000	270	RS SO	Pasadena Memorial	Pasadena, TX
Cormier, Zaylen	22	DB	5110	190	RS FR	Heights	Houston, TX
Covar, Tanner	53	LB	6020	195	FR	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
Covar, Tyler	35	LB	6020	225	FR	Magnolia	Magnolia, TX
Crawford, Larry	70	OG	6050	300	RS JR/TR	Monroe Area	Monroe, GA
Dean II, Demetris	55	OL	6040	300	RS FR	Jasper	Jasper, TX
Dimas, Jonathan	49	PK	5100	185	RS SO	Westfield	Houston, TX
Dougherty, Liam	91	PT	6020	205	JR	St. Joseph's College	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Douglas, C.J.	13	S	5110	200	SR/TR	Leeds	Leeds, AL
Ebosele, Alvin	79	OT	6060	312	RS SR/TR	Coppell	Coppell, TX
Edwards, Weston	69	LS	6020	215	RS SO/TR	Lowndes	Valdosta, GA
Egodogbare, Ejiro	50	DT	6030	310	RS SR/TR	Roxbury Latin	Milton, MA
Fleming, Xavier	88	DL	6010	305	FR	Lewisville	Lewisvile, TX
Fotu, Sione	12	LB	6000	230	SR/TR	Bingham	Salt Lake City, UT
Frederick Jr., Traville	85	TE	6030	240	JR	Jeanerette	Jeanerette, LA
Glass, Carmycah	25	LB	6040	230	RS SR/TR	Ouachita Parish	Monroe, LA
Gray, Rhett	54	OL	6080	310	FR	Weatherford	Weatherford, TX
Hautau, Hingano	67	OG	6060	325	GR/TR	Willow Glen	San Jose, CA
Hebert, John	23	RB	5110	180	FR	Strake Jesuit	Houston, TX
Henderson, Keisean	5	QB	6050	195	FR	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Houston, TX
Henderson III, James	20	DB	6010	175	FR	Cy-Falls	Houston, TX
Herbel, Wyatt	86	TE	6030	220	RS FR	Cy-Fair	Cypress, TX
Holmes, Javen	29	DB	6020	205	FR	Madison Prep Academy	Baton Rouge, LA
Hughes, Makhi	21	RB	6000	210	RS SR/TR	Huffman	Birmingham, AL
Hurst, Shadre	56	OG	6020	304	RS SR/TR	Cartersville	Cartersville, GA
Jackson, Tristan	31	LB	6000	215	RS FR	Choctawhatchee	Fort Walton Beach, FL
James, Will	5	CB	6000	185	RS JR/TR	Theodore	Grand Bay, AL
Johnson, Stephon	12	WR	6020	190	SR/TR	DeSoto	Houston, TX
Jones, Hunter	51	DL	6020	280	RS JR	Stratford	Houston, TX
Joseph Jr., Johnathan	38	DB	5100	190	FR	Stratford	Houston, TX
Laufau, Khalil	18	DT	6030	290	SR/TR	Herriman	Salt Lake City, UT
Lee, Quindario	99	DT	6050	295	RS SR/TR	McKenzie	McKenzie, AL
Lee, RJ	72	OT	6080	335	RS FR	Second Baptist	Houston, TX
Mack II, Brandon	4	DE/OLB	6040	255	RS SR/TR	Jefferson Davis	Montgomery, AL
Malone, Miller	19	LB	6020	220	JR/TR	Barbers Hill	Mont Belvieu, TX
Martin, Jaivion	89	TE	6040	250	FR	Willis	Pflugerville, TX
Martin, Jaquise	10	WR	5100	180	SO	Rudder	Bryan, TX
Mayo, Jalen	2	CB	6020	190	RS SR/TR	Phoebus	Hampton, VA
Mays, DK	47	DE	6040	250	RS FR	Central	Baton Rouge, LA
McCutchin, Latreveon	10	DE/OLB	6030	245	SR	LBJ Early College	Austin, TX
McGary, Luke	87	TE	6040	250	SR/TR	Prestonwood Christian	Plano, TX
McLain, Ronnell	53	OT	6040	325	RS SO	DeSoto	DeSoto, TX
Melvin Jr., Paris	14	DB/RB	5110	185	FR	Cypress Springs	Cypress, TX
Newhouse, Jack	82	WR	6040	230	FR	Westlake	Austin, TX
Noel, Evan	94	PK	6010	165	RS FR/TR	St. Stanislaus	Bay St. Louis, MS
Overmyer, Patrick	9	TE	6050	240	RS JR/TR	Kingwood Park	Kingwood, TX
Padgitt, Samuel	84	WR	6020	195	RS JR	East Central	San Antonio, TX
Parker, Myles	98	DT	6010	325	JR/TR	Brookwood	Snellville, GA
Parks, Keany	24	CB	6010	180	SR/TR	Bradford	Kenosha, WI
Pless, Troy	77	OL	6050	320	FR	Shoemaker	Killeen, TX
Porter, Ashton	9	DE	6030	280	RS JR/TR	Cy Ranch	Cypress, TX
Raney, Jack	62	PT	6030	210	RS JR/TR	Bellarmine Prep	San Jose, CA
Rhym, JD	3	CB	6020	190	RS SR/TR	Valdosta	Valdosta, GA
Rice, Sheldon	43	DE/OLB	6030	250	RS FR	Fulshear	Fulshear, TX
Richardson, Isaac	32	DB	6010	200	FR	Memorial	Houston, TX
Ridgle, JayShon	16	RB	6000	197	JR	Athens	Athens, AL
Riley, Liam	36	LB	6010	215	FR	Weatherford	Weatherford, TX
Roberson, Kvion	40	DB	6010	180	SO/TR	Cypress Springs	Monroe, LA
Roberts, Keavon	83	WR	6050	185	FR	Port Arthur Memorial	Port Arthur, TX
Robinson, Braeden	27	WR	6000	180	FR	Lutheran South	Houston, TX
Rowser, Myles	21	S	6010	195	RS SR/TR	Belleville	Detroit, MI
Sanford II, Re'Shaun	6	RB	5090	190	RS JR	Harker Heights	Harker Heights, TX
Saragusa, Anthony	47	LS	6020	265	RS SO/TR	Episcopal	Bellaire, TX
Shaw, Jamaal	26	CB	6010	200	RS JR	Orange Stark	Orange, TX
Smith, Ryan	18	QB	6000	180	FR	The Woodlands	The Woodlands, TX
Smith, Zane	37	RB	5090	235	RS FR	Fulshear	Fulshear, TX
Sock, Jake	15	QB	6020	190	RS SR	Pearland	Pearland, TX
Strozier Jr., Jeffrey	46	WR	5060	160	RS JR/TR	Central	Kansas City, MO
Terrell, Sean	68	OL	6050	295	RS FR	Klein Oak	Spring, TX
Terrill, Drew	73	OT	6060	300	RS SR/TR	Lebanon	Lebanon, IN
Thomas, Amare	0	WR	6000	205	SR/TR	Pinson	Birmingham, AL
Thomas, De'Marion	90	DT	6020	340	RS JR/TR	Union	Tulsa, OK
Thomas, Kaleb	19	TE	6040	250	RS SO	North Shore	Houston, TX
Thomas II, Rodney	44	DB	6010	180	FR	Episcopal	Humble, TX
Thompson, Eythan	96	DT	6030	330	RS FR	La Vega	Waco, TX
Thurman, Jacory	88	TE	6040	240	RS FR	Worthing	Houston, TX
Toon, Canon	13	QB	6030	195	FR	Second Baptist	Houston, TX
Tounkara, Muizz	14	WR	6030	210	SO/TR	Clear Springs	League City, TX
Turner, Tyson	8	WR	6020	215	RS SO/TR	Bryan	Bryan, TX
Ugochukwu, Richmond	30	LB	6020	220	RS FR	Berkner	Richardson, TX
Walker, Kaleb	91	DL	6020	275	FR	Lindale	Lindale, TX
Walker, Trent	4	WR	6020	195	RS SR/TR	Beaverton	Portland, OR
Warmate, Nehemiah	32	RB	6000	190	RS FR	Ryan	Denton, TX
Washington, Darius	49	DE	6060	265	RS SO	Lake Ridge	Mansfield, TX
Webb, Kentrell	8	S	5110	190	RS SR/TR	Paetow	Katy, TX
Weigman, Conner	1	QB	6030	210	RS SR/TR	Bridgeland	Cypress, TX
West, Kenzy	28	DB	6000	185	RS FR	Hartfield Academy	Flowood, MS
White, Javion	0	S	5110	190	JR/TR	Franklin Parish	Winnsboro, LA
Williamson Jr., Alvin	23	CB	6000	200	RS SO/TR	Byron P. Steele	Cibolo, TX
Wolford, Aaron	50	C	6040	310	FR	Port Neches-Groves	Groves, TX
Wright, Hayden	57	OG	6050	285	RS FR/TR	Kingwood	Kingwood, TX
Yates, Jaden	1	LB	6010	225	SR/TR	Gahanna Lincoln	Columbus, OH
Yoakam, Zac	96	PK	5080	195	RS SR/TR	Upper Arlington	Upper Arlington, OH
Young, Elijah	37	DB	5100	175	RS JR/TR	Klein Cain	Klein, TX
Young, Koby	2	WR	6000	180	RS SO	Holy Cross	New Orleans, LA

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