Cincinnati Bearcats Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

4JC French IVQB15-SR95% snaps '25

PORTAL 10Liam O'BrienQB25-SR—

PORTAL 5Samaj JonesQB33-SO 15Will KocherQB44-JR

22JJ MillerQB5 12Brooks GoodmanQB6

×7

6Gi'Bran PayneRB15-SR—

PORTAL 13Zion JohnsonRB22-FR—ALSO KR 7Zylan Perry

RB35-SR

PORTALALSO KR 3Cole TabbRB43-SO

PORTAL

25James LewisRB5

X×5

11JV GibsonX15-SR—

PORTAL 18Giyahni KontosisX22-FR—80Jalen WilliamsX3FR (3)27Taizaun BurnsX42-FR

19Dadrien WallerX5

Z×4

2Larenzo FennerZ14-JR—

PORTAL 9Malachi HenryZ24-JR—

PORTALALSO PR 14Elijah JonesZ33-SO 17H'eij JacksonZ4FR (3)

SLOT×5

0Isaiah JohnsonSLOT13-JR—

PORTAL 8Cade WolfordSLOT23-SO—

PORTALALSO PR 16Flynn SchieleSLOT35-SR

PORTAL 89Pierce AyersSLOT42-SO

20Joshua SmithSLOT5

×7

87Gavin GroverTE13-JR—85Lyviel WatersTE23-JR—82Ka'Maurri SmithTE32-SO 83Devyn ZahurskyTE43-SO

84Gavin GregoryTE5

LT×4

74Joe Cotton

LT15-SR—

PORTAL 63Zac ClarkeLT23-JR—75Marcus McGregorLT32-FR 55Solomon MathisLT4FR (3)

LG×4

50Evan Tengesdahl

LG14-JR—76Zach TaylorLG22-SO—59Jake WheelockLG33-SO 52Austin HoaneLG4FR (3)

C×4

77Taran Tyo

C15-SR—

PORTAL 78Grant EdgingtonC24-JR—69JP SchrieberC33-SO 67Luke GroverC4FR (3)

RG×4

66Xavier LozowickiRG14-JR—

PORTAL 73Aiden PastorizaRG23-SO—70Cray PaichRG32-FR 61Nathan ZappitelliRG4FR (3)

RT×3

71Judea MilonRT15-SR—PORTAL 72Nolan LatulippeRT24-JR—

PORTAL 79Luke CollinsRT3FR (3)

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

4Marquaze ParkerDT13-JR—11Chidera OtutuDT23-JR—

PORTAL 96Nathan NunnDT33-JR 26Cam RoetherfordDT45-SR

PORTAL

88CD McFeeDT5 90Darrius SimmonsDT6

NT×5

95Josh HoughNT15-SR—

PORTAL 92Elijah GunnNT24-JR—

PORTAL 99Jonathan RuloNT3FR (3)97Kamron NealNT42-FR

94Juan BatesNT5

EDGE

EDGE×5

54Thomas JohnsonEDGE15-SR—

PORTAL 16Jaylon White-McClainEDGE25-SR—

PORTAL 91Drew LoganEDGE34-SR 82James EarlyEDGE42-FR

60Lance DawsonEDGE5

EDGE

CAT×5

3Antwan Peek Jr.

CAT15-SR—5Marqavious SaboorCAT23-JR—23Jaidon WindomCAT3FR (3)15Jamari JohnsonCAT42-FR

35Drew RobinsonCAT5

EDGE

DOG×4

17Brian Simms IIIDOG14-JR—10Patrick BauerDOG24-JR—

PORTAL 34Myles HarrisonDOG32-FR 24Terrell HolcombDOG42-FR

WILL×5

22Jonathan Thompson

WILL15-SR—31Simeon ColemanWILL23-JR—44Montay WeedonWILL33-JR 52Ronan CasanovaWILL44-JR

45Jaxon NewtonWILL5

MIKE×6

9Damaine WilsonMIKE13-SO—

PORTAL 12Filip MaciorowskiMIKE24-JR—

PORTAL 33George LeiboldMIKE33-JR 93Keegan HornMIKE4FR (3)

47Adam KirtleyMIKE5 36Evan WeinbergMIKE6

CB×5

8Kenny WorthyCB13-JR—

PORTAL 14KK MeierCB24-SR—

PORTAL 25Daniel JamesCB33-JR 29Kameron HurstCB4FR (3)

21Jamarion McKinneyCB5

CB2×4

0Jacob FinleyCB215-SR—

PORTAL 6Zay JohnsonCB223-SO—6Zay "Gravy" JohnsonCB233-JR 13Patrick WilliamsCB242-FR

FS×5

18Jasper Beeler

FS14-SR—

PORTAL 20CJ CriteFS22-FR—7Ty GoodwillFS33-JR

PORTAL 46Xavier StarksFS4FR (3)

30D'Angelo HutchinsonFS5

PORTAL

SS×4

2MJ Cannon

SS15-SR—

PORTAL 19CJ JonesSS22-FR—32Landen SchaeferSS32-FR 27Markell TaylorSS4FR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

99Stephen RusnakKO15-SR—

PORTAL 93Max LemastersKO24-JR—

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×2

7Zylan Perry

KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO RB 13Zion JohnsonKR22-FR—ALSO RB

—open

×2

48Eli SteinLS15-SR—

PORTAL 41Kenny BakerLS2FR—

—open

×2

31Max Fletcher

P15-SR—

PORTAL 35Dino BeslagicP25-SR—

PORTAL

—open

×2

99Stephen RusnakPK15-SR—

PORTAL 93Max LemastersPK24-JR—

—open

×2

8Cade WolfordPR13-SO—

PORTALALSO WR 9Malachi HenryPR24-JR—

PORTALALSO WR

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT4Marquaze Parker 11Chidera Otutu 96Nathan Nunn 26Cam Roetherford88CD McFee90Darrius Simmons

DLNT95Josh Hough 92Elijah Gunn 99Jonathan Rulo 97Kamron Neal94Juan Bates

EDGEEDGE54Thomas Johnson 16Jaylon White-McClain 91Drew Logan 82James Early60Lance Dawson

EDGECAT3Antwan Peek Jr.5Marqavious Saboor 23Jaidon Windom 15Jamari Johnson35Drew Robinson

EDGEDOG17Brian Simms III 10Patrick Bauer 34Myles Harrison 24Terrell Holcomb

LBWILL22Jonathan Thompson 31Simeon Coleman 44Montay Weedon 52Ronan Casanova45Jaxon Newton

LBMIKE9Damaine Wilson 12Filip Maciorowski 33George Leibold 93Keegan Horn47Adam Kirtley36Evan Weinberg

CBCB8Kenny Worthy 14KK Meier 25Daniel James 29Kameron Hurst21Jamarion McKinney

CBCB20Jacob Finley 6Zay Johnson 6Zay "Gravy" Johnson 13Patrick Williams

SFS18Jasper Beeler 20CJ Crite 7Ty Goodwill 46Xavier Starks30D'Angelo Hutchinson

SSS2MJ Cannon 19CJ Jones 32Landen Schaefer 27Markell Taylor

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO99Stephen Rusnak 93Max Lemasters——

KR7Zylan Perry 13Zion Johnson——

LS48Eli Stein 41Kenny Baker——

P31Max Fletcher 35Dino Beslagic——

PK99Stephen Rusnak 93Max Lemasters——

PR8Cade Wolford 9Malachi Henry——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

JC French IV#4QB15-SR95% snaps '25

PORTAL QB210Liam O'Brien5-SR

PORTAL QB35Samaj Jones3-SO QB415Will Kocher4-JR

RB7 listed

Gi'Bran Payne#6RB15-SR—

PORTAL RB213Zion Johnson2-FRALSO KR RB37Zylan Perry

5-SR

PORTALALSO KR RB43Cole Tabb3-SO

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

JV Gibson#11X15-SR—

PORTAL X218Giyahni Kontosis2-FR X380Jalen WilliamsFR (3)X427Taizaun Burns2-FR

WRZ4 listed

Larenzo Fenner#2Z14-JR—

PORTAL Z29Malachi Henry4-JR

PORTALALSO PR Z314Elijah Jones3-SO Z417H'eij JacksonFR (3)

WRSLOT5 listed

Isaiah Johnson#0SLOT13-JR—

PORTAL SLOT28Cade Wolford3-SO

PORTALALSO PR SLOT316Flynn Schiele5-SR

PORTAL SLOT489Pierce Ayers2-SO

TE7 listed

Gavin Grover#87TE13-JR—TE285Lyviel Waters3-JR TE382Ka'Maurri Smith2-SO TE483Devyn Zahursky3-SO

OLLT4 listed

Joe Cotton

#74LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT263Zac Clarke3-JR LT375Marcus McGregor2-FR LT455Solomon MathisFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Evan Tengesdahl

#50LG14-JR—LG276Zach Taylor2-SO LG359Jake Wheelock3-SO LG452Austin HoaneFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Taran Tyo

#77C15-SR—

PORTAL C278Grant Edgington4-JR C369JP Schrieber3-SO C467Luke GroverFR (3)

OLRG4 listed

Xavier Lozowicki#66RG14-JR—

PORTAL RG273Aiden Pastoriza3-SO RG370Cray Paich2-FR RG461Nathan ZappitelliFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Judea Milon#71RT15-SR—PORTAL RT272Nolan Latulippe4-JR

PORTAL RT379Luke CollinsFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

Marquaze Parker#4DT13-JR—DT211Chidera Otutu3-JR

PORTAL DT396Nathan Nunn3-JR DT426Cam Roetherford5-SR

PORTAL

DLNT5 listed

Josh Hough#95NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT292Elijah Gunn4-JR

PORTAL NT399Jonathan RuloFR (3)NT497Kamron Neal2-FR

EDGEEDGE5 listed

Thomas Johnson#54EDGE15-SR—

PORTAL EDGE216Jaylon White-McClain5-SR

PORTAL EDGE391Drew Logan4-SR EDGE482James Early2-FR

EDGECAT5 listed

Antwan Peek Jr.

#3CAT15-SR—CAT25Marqavious Saboor3-JR CAT323Jaidon WindomFR (3)CAT415Jamari Johnson2-FR

EDGEDOG4 listed

Brian Simms III#17DOG14-JR—DOG210Patrick Bauer4-JR

PORTAL DOG334Myles Harrison2-FR DOG424Terrell Holcomb2-FR

LBWILL5 listed

Jonathan Thompson

#22WILL15-SR—WILL231Simeon Coleman3-JR WILL344Montay Weedon3-JR WILL452Ronan Casanova4-JR

LBMIKE6 listed

Damaine Wilson#9MIKE13-SO—

PORTAL MIKE212Filip Maciorowski4-JR

PORTAL MIKE333George Leibold3-JR MIKE493Keegan HornFR (3)

CBCB5 listed

Kenny Worthy#8CB13-JR—

PORTAL CB214KK Meier4-SR

PORTAL CB325Daniel James3-JR CB429Kameron HurstFR (3)

CBCB24 listed

Jacob Finley#0CB215-SR—

PORTAL CB226Zay Johnson3-SO CB236Zay "Gravy" Johnson3-JR CB2413Patrick Williams2-FR

SFS5 listed

Jasper Beeler

#18FS14-SR—

PORTAL FS220CJ Crite2-FR FS37Ty Goodwill3-JR

PORTAL FS446Xavier StarksFR (3)

SSS4 listed

MJ Cannon

#2SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS219CJ Jones2-FR SS332Landen Schaefer2-FR SS427Markell TaylorFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Stephen Rusnak#99KO15-SR—

PORTAL KO293Max Lemasters4-JR

KR2 listed

Zylan Perry

#7KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO RB KR213Zion Johnson2-FRALSO RB

LS2 listed

Eli Stein#48LS15-SR—

PORTAL LS241Kenny BakerFR

P2 listed

Max Fletcher

#31P15-SR—

PORTAL P235Dino Beslagic5-SR

PORTAL

PK2 listed

Stephen Rusnak#99PK15-SR—

PORTAL PK293Max Lemasters4-JR

PR2 listed

Cade Wolford#8PR13-SO—

PORTALALSO WR PR29Malachi Henry4-JR

PORTALALSO WR

Program & Venue

Program

Cincinnati Bearcats

University of Cincinnati

Conference Big 12Football began 1885Location Cincinnati, Ohio

Home

Nippert Stadium

38,088Listed capacity

Location Cincinnati, Ohio

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot The Bearcat

Red Primary

Black Secondary