Baylor Bears Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

12DJ LagwayQB13-JR—

PORTAL 14Nate BennettQB23-SO—15Edward GriffinQB32-FR 13Quinn MurphyQB4FR (3)

17Cade TessierQB5

×5

35Dawson PendergrassRB14-JR—22Caden KnightenRB22-SO—23Michael TurnerRB32-SO 25Ryelan MorrisRB4FR (4)

33HD DavisRB5

X×5

24Louis Brown IVX15-SR—

PORTAL 87Ashton JonesX22-FR—82London SmithX3FR (4)36Ryne ShackelfordX44-JR

PORTAL

80Jackson BairdX5

Z×5

11Dre'lon MillerZ13-JR—

PORTAL 88Taz Williams Jr.Z22-FR—20Jacorey WatsonZ32-FR 84Chase CollierZ42-FR

32Brody DayZ5

SLOT×4

16Gavin FreemanSLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 83Jadon PorterSLOT23-JR—89Michael Johnson Jr.SLOT33-SO 31DeBraun HamptonSLOT43-SO

PORTAL

×6

81Tony LivingstonTE14-SR—

PORTAL 85Matthew KlopfensteinTE24-SR—47Kai WesleyTE3FR (3)86Hawkins PolleyTE44-JR

46Parker AlmanzaTE5 43Brody WilhelmTE6

LT×4

77Logan MooreLT14-JR—

PORTAL 78Cole RhettLT24-JR—

PORTAL 76Isaiah RobinsonLT34-JR 61Cayden ToneLT44-JR

LG×3

70Nate KibbleLG13-SO—

PORTAL 72Asher HaleLG23-JR—

PORTAL 62Alessandro LorenzettiLG35-SR

PORTAL

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C×3

68Yakiri WalkerC15-SR—

PORTAL 75Harrison CluffC22-FR—73Keystone AllisonC34-JR

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RG×3

66Koltin SierackiRG13-SO—65Lawson PettyRG24-JR—

PORTAL 79Connor CameronRG33-SO

PORTAL

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RT×3

74Kaden SierackiRT15-SR—71Matthew ParkerRT22-FR—63Wyatt SwanerRT33-SO

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

96Kamren WashingtonDT15-SR—

PORTAL 99Jamaal Whyce Jr.DT25-SR—

PORTAL 54Jae'Lin BattleDT3FR (4)64Braylen JacksonDT45-SR

NT×4

91Hosea WheelerNT15-SR—

PORTAL 59Devonte TezinoNT25-SR—98Jackson BlackwellNT32-FR 67Aleki ManutaiNT43-SO

EDGE

DE×5

97Jordan MackDE15-SR—

PORTAL 93Zavion HardyDE24-JR—

PORTAL 92Trent ThomasDE34-JR 53Daemian WimberlyDE44-JR

PORTAL

55Jaylin JonesDE5

PORTAL

EDGE

JACK×4

51Garrick PonderJACK15-SR—

PORTAL 52Ryan DavisJACK24-JR—

PORTAL 40Kyler JordanJACK35-SR 57Christopher JohnsonJACK42-FR

WLB×5

45Kyland ReedWLB13-JR—41Kaleb BurnsWLB22-SO—31Anthony Crenshaw Jr.WLB34-JR

PORTAL 42Jamarion PhillipsWLB4FR (3)

49Trey LaurenceWLB5

MLB×3

36Travion BarnesMLB15-SR—

PORTAL 50Kedrick WalkerMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 56Kaleb ArterberryMLB32-SO

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LCB×4

25LeVar Thornton Jr.LCB14-JR—28Calvin Simpson-HuntLCB24-JR—

PORTAL 22Reggie Bush IILCB35-SR 19Leo Almanza Jr.LCB42-FR

RCB×4

18Devon JordanRCB13-JR—

PORTAL 27Jayden RoweRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 23Stilton McKelveyRCB34-JR

PORTAL 12Kyler BeatyRCB43-SO

NB×4

21Bo OnuNB12-SO—14Daniel CobbsNB25-SR—

PORTAL 44JJ SheltonNB32-SO

PORTAL 34Daniel EdeniNB43-SO

FS×6

38Jacob ReddingFS14-JR—17Tyler TurnerFS24-JR—

PORTAL 24Micah GiffordFS34-SR 30Michael AllenFS45-SR

26Colin PeacockFS5 39Cole ReddingFS6

SS×6

13Devin TurnerSS15-SR—

PORTAL 15Colby McCalisterSS25-SR—

PORTAL 32Austin AusberrySS35-SR

PORTAL 37Demetrius BrisbonSS42-FR

48Jad DarkazalliSS5 29Jordan DavisSS6

Special Teams

4 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×1

98Rhett ArmstrongKO12-SO—

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×2

93Dylan SchaubLS14-JR—60Brady HibbardLS23-SO—

PORTAL

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×1

98Rhett ArmstrongPK12-SO—

—open

×1

94Palmer WilliamsPT14-SR—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

DJ Lagway#12QB13-JR—

PORTAL QB214Nate Bennett3-SO QB315Edward Griffin2-FR QB413Quinn MurphyFR (3)

RB5 listed

Dawson Pendergrass#35RB14-JR—RB222Caden Knighten2-SO RB323Michael Turner2-SO RB425Ryelan MorrisFR (4)

WRX5 listed

Louis Brown IV#24X15-SR—

PORTAL X287Ashton Jones2-FR X382London SmithFR (4)X436Ryne Shackelford4-JR

PORTAL

WRZ5 listed

Dre'lon Miller#11Z13-JR—

PORTAL Z288Taz Williams Jr.2-FR Z320Jacorey Watson2-FR Z484Chase Collier2-FR

WRSLOT4 listed

Gavin Freeman#16SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT283Jadon Porter3-JR SLOT389Michael Johnson Jr.3-SO SLOT431DeBraun Hampton3-SO

PORTAL

TE6 listed

Tony Livingston#81TE14-SR—

PORTAL TE285Matthew Klopfenstein4-SR TE347Kai WesleyFR (3)TE486Hawkins Polley4-JR

OLLT4 listed

Logan Moore#77LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT278Cole Rhett4-JR

PORTAL LT376Isaiah Robinson4-JR LT461Cayden Tone4-JR

OLLG3 listed

Nate Kibble#70LG13-SO—

PORTAL LG272Asher Hale3-JR

PORTAL LG362Alessandro Lorenzetti5-SR

PORTAL

OLC3 listed

Yakiri Walker#68C15-SR—

PORTAL C275Harrison Cluff2-FR C373Keystone Allison4-JR

OLRG3 listed

Koltin Sieracki#66RG13-SO—RG265Lawson Petty4-JR

PORTAL RG379Connor Cameron3-SO

PORTAL

OLRT3 listed

Kaden Sieracki#74RT15-SR—RT271Matthew Parker2-FR RT363Wyatt Swaner3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Kamren Washington#96DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT299Jamaal Whyce Jr.5-SR

PORTAL DT354Jae'Lin BattleFR (4)DT464Braylen Jackson5-SR

DLNT4 listed

Hosea Wheeler#91NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT259Devonte Tezino5-SR NT398Jackson Blackwell2-FR NT467Aleki Manutai3-SO

EDGEDE5 listed

Jordan Mack#97DE15-SR—

PORTAL DE293Zavion Hardy4-JR

PORTAL DE392Trent Thomas4-JR DE453Daemian Wimberly4-JR

PORTAL

EDGEJACK4 listed

Garrick Ponder#51JACK15-SR—

PORTAL JACK252Ryan Davis4-JR

PORTAL JACK340Kyler Jordan5-SR JACK457Christopher Johnson2-FR

LBWLB5 listed

Kyland Reed#45WLB13-JR—WLB241Kaleb Burns2-SO WLB331Anthony Crenshaw Jr.4-JR

PORTAL WLB442Jamarion PhillipsFR (3)

LBMLB3 listed

Travion Barnes#36MLB15-SR—

PORTAL MLB250Kedrick Walker5-SR

PORTAL MLB356Kaleb Arterberry2-SO

CBLCB4 listed

LeVar Thornton Jr.#25LCB14-JR—LCB228Calvin Simpson-Hunt4-JR

PORTAL LCB322Reggie Bush II5-SR LCB419Leo Almanza Jr.2-FR

CBRCB4 listed

Devon Jordan#18RCB13-JR—

PORTAL RCB227Jayden Rowe5-SR

PORTAL RCB323Stilton McKelvey4-JR

PORTAL RCB412Kyler Beaty3-SO

CBNB4 listed

Bo Onu#21NB12-SO—NB214Daniel Cobbs5-SR

PORTAL NB344JJ Shelton2-SO

PORTAL NB434Daniel Edeni3-SO

SFS6 listed

Jacob Redding#38FS14-JR—FS217Tyler Turner4-JR

PORTAL FS324Micah Gifford4-SR FS430Michael Allen5-SR

SSS6 listed

Devin Turner#13SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS215Colby McCalister5-SR

PORTAL SS332Austin Ausberry5-SR

PORTAL SS437Demetrius Brisbon2-FR

Special Teams

4 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO1 listed

Rhett Armstrong#98KO12-SO—

LS2 listed

Dylan Schaub#93LS14-JR—LS260Brady Hibbard3-SO

PORTAL

PK1 listed

Rhett Armstrong#98PK12-SO—

PT1 listed

Palmer Williams#94PT14-SR—

Program & Venue

Program

Baylor Bears

Baylor University

Conference Big 12Football began 1899Location Waco, Texas

Home

McLane Stadium

50,223Listed capacity

Location Waco, Texas

Coaching staff

Head coachDave Aranda

Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital

Defensive coordinatorJoe Klanderman

Identity

Mascot Bruiser and Marigold

Green Primary

Gold Secondary