Houston Cougars Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

1Conner WeigmanQB15-SR—

PORTAL 5Keisean HendersonQB2FR (5)—17Luke CarneyQB32-FR

PORTAL 12Ryan SmithQB4FR (3)

10Canon ToonQB5

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21Makhi HughesRB15-SR—

PORTAL 6Re'Shaun Sanford IIRB24-JR—25DJ ButlerRB33-JRALSO PR 37Zane SmithRB42-FR

23John HebertRB5

X×6

18Koby YoungX13-SO—3Harvey Broussard IIIX24-SR—

PORTAL 18Tyson TurnerX33-SO

PORTAL 81Jeremiah BushnellX4FR (4)

82Jack NewhouseX5 27Braeden RobinsonX6

Z×5

4Trent WalkerZ15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR 14Muizz TounkaraZ22-SO—

PORTAL 83Keavon RobertsZ3FR (3)46Jeffrey Strozier Jr.Z43-JR

22Dorian BarnesZ5

SLOT×4

0Amare ThomasSLOT14-SR—

PORTAL 80Jaquise MartinSLOT22-SO—ALSO KR 84Samuel PadgittSLOT34-SR 42Hunter TeichmanSLOT43-JR

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9Patrick OvermyerTE14-JR—

PORTAL 85Traville Frederick Jr.TE23-JR—35Kaleb ThomasTE33-SO 88Jacory ThurmanTE42-FR

86Wyatt HerbelTE5

LT×4

79Alvin EboseleLT15-SR—

PORTAL 53Ronnell McLainLT23-SO—55Demetris Dean IILT32-FR 72RJ LeeLT42-FR

LG×4

56Shadre HurstLG15-SR—

PORTAL 70Larry CrawfordLG24-JR—

PORTAL 54Rhett GrayLG3FR (3)68Sean TerrellLG42-FR

C×4

52Anthony BoswellC13-SO—

PORTAL 67Hingano HautauC2GR—PORTAL 50Aaron WolfordC3FR (3)62Ricardo CordovaC42-SO

RG×3

66McKenzie AgnelloRG15-SR—

PORTAL 57Hayden WrightRG22-FR—

PORTAL 77Troy PlessRG3FR (3)

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RT×2

73Drew TerrillRT15-SR—

PORTAL 71Noah AbebeRT2FR (3)—

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

18Khalil LaufauDT14-SR—

PORTAL 99Quindario LeeDT25-SR—

PORTAL 91Kaleb WalkerDT3FR (3)47DK MaysDT42-FR

96Eythan ThompsonDT5 51Hunter JonesDT6

NT×6

51Ejiro EgodogbareNT15-SR—

PORTAL 90De'Marion ThomasNT24-JR—

PORTAL 98Myles ParkerNT33-JR

PORTAL 55Isaiah BroughtonNT4FR (3)

88Xavier FlemingNT5 94Carmello BrooksNT6

EDGE

DE×4

9Ashton PorterDE14-JR—

PORTAL 92Travis BuhakeDE22-FR—49Darius WashingtonDE33-SO 43Sheldon RiceDE42-FR

EDGE

JACK×4

4Brandon Mack IIJACK15-SR—

PORTAL 10Latreveon McCutchinJACK24-SR—45Chance BryantJACK32-SO 48Grayson BoekerJACK42-FR

WLB×6

1Jaden YatesWLB14-SR—

PORTAL 24Miller MaloneWLB23-JR—

PORTAL 17Christian BrathwaiteWLB34-JR

PORTAL 34Bryson CastileWLB4FR (3)

31Tristan JacksonWLB5 36Liam RileyWLB6

MLB×5

12Sione FotuMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 25Carmycah GlassMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 30Richmond UgochukwuMLB32-FR 35Tyler CovarMLB4FR (3)

53Tanner CovarMLB5

LCB×7

5Will JamesLCB14-JR—

PORTAL 3JD RhymLCB25-SR—

PORTAL 28Kenzy WestLCB32-FR 22Zaylen CormierLCB42-FR

38Johnathan Joseph Jr.LCB5

RCB×6

2Jalen MayoRCB15-SR—

PORTAL 19Keany ParksRCB24-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 37Elijah YoungRCB33-JR 29Javen HolmesRCB4FR (3)

42Austin AndersonRCB5 41Thompson BennettRCB6

NB×7

0Javion WhiteNB13-JR—

PORTAL 14Paris Melvin Jr.NB2FR (4)—+2 ROLES 23Alvin Williamson Jr.NB33-SO

PORTAL 20James Henderson IIINB4FR (3)

27Mudassir AbdullahNB5

FS×2

6Jordan AllenFS15-SR—

PORTAL 33Johnsley BarbasFS24-JR—

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SS×2

8Kentrell WebbSS15-SR—

PORTAL 13C.J. DouglasSS24-SR—

PORTAL

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

96Zac YoakamKO15-SR—

PORTAL 49Jonathan DimasKO23-SO—

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×3

80Jaquise MartinKR12-SO—ALSO WR 14Paris Melvin Jr.KR2FR (4)—+2 ROLES 19Keany ParksKR34-SR

PORTALALSO CB

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×3

64Jack Carson-WentzLS15-SR—

PORTAL 69Weston EdwardsLS23-SO—

PORTAL 47Anthony SaragusaLS33-SO

PORTAL

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×2

94Evan NoelPK12-FR—

PORTAL 49Jonathan DimasPK23-SO—

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×3

4Trent WalkerPR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 14Paris Melvin Jr.PR2FR (4)—+2 ROLES 25DJ ButlerPR33-JRALSO RB

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×2

91Liam DoughertyPT13-JR—62Jack RaneyPT24-JR—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Conner Weigman#1QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB25Keisean HendersonFR (5)QB317Luke Carney2-FR

PORTAL QB412Ryan SmithFR (3)

RB9 listed

Makhi Hughes#21RB15-SR—

PORTAL RB26Re'Shaun Sanford II4-JR RB325DJ Butler3-JRALSO PR RB437Zane Smith2-FR

WRX6 listed

Koby Young#18X13-SO—X23Harvey Broussard III4-SR

PORTAL X318Tyson Turner3-SO

PORTAL X481Jeremiah BushnellFR (4)

WRZ5 listed

Trent Walker#4Z15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR Z214Muizz Tounkara2-SO

PORTAL Z383Keavon RobertsFR (3)Z446Jeffrey Strozier Jr.3-JR

WRSLOT4 listed

Amare Thomas#0SLOT14-SR—

PORTAL SLOT280Jaquise Martin2-SOALSO KR SLOT384Samuel Padgitt4-SR SLOT442Hunter Teichman3-JR

TE5 listed

Patrick Overmyer#9TE14-JR—

PORTAL TE285Traville Frederick Jr.3-JR TE335Kaleb Thomas3-SO TE488Jacory Thurman2-FR

OLLT4 listed

Alvin Ebosele#79LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT253Ronnell McLain3-SO LT355Demetris Dean II2-FR LT472RJ Lee2-FR

OLLG4 listed

Shadre Hurst#56LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG270Larry Crawford4-JR

PORTAL LG354Rhett GrayFR (3)LG468Sean Terrell2-FR

OLC4 listed

Anthony Boswell#52C13-SO—

PORTAL C267Hingano HautauGRPORTAL C350Aaron WolfordFR (3)C462Ricardo Cordova2-SO

OLRG3 listed

McKenzie Agnello#66RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG257Hayden Wright2-FR

PORTAL RG377Troy PlessFR (3)

OLRT2 listed

Drew Terrill#73RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT271Noah AbebeFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

Khalil Laufau#18DT14-SR—

PORTAL DT299Quindario Lee5-SR

PORTAL DT391Kaleb WalkerFR (3)DT447DK Mays2-FR

DLNT6 listed

Ejiro Egodogbare#51NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT290De'Marion Thomas4-JR

PORTAL NT398Myles Parker3-JR

PORTAL NT455Isaiah BroughtonFR (3)

EDGEDE4 listed

Ashton Porter#9DE14-JR—

PORTAL DE292Travis Buhake2-FR DE349Darius Washington3-SO DE443Sheldon Rice2-FR

EDGEJACK4 listed

Brandon Mack II#4JACK15-SR—

PORTAL JACK210Latreveon McCutchin4-SR JACK345Chance Bryant2-SO JACK448Grayson Boeker2-FR

LBWLB6 listed

Jaden Yates#1WLB14-SR—

PORTAL WLB224Miller Malone3-JR

PORTAL WLB317Christian Brathwaite4-JR

PORTAL WLB434Bryson CastileFR (3)

LBMLB5 listed

Sione Fotu#12MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB225Carmycah Glass5-SR

PORTAL MLB330Richmond Ugochukwu2-FR MLB435Tyler CovarFR (3)

CBLCB7 listed

Will James#5LCB14-JR—

PORTAL LCB23JD Rhym5-SR

PORTAL LCB328Kenzy West2-FR LCB422Zaylen Cormier2-FR

CBRCB6 listed

Jalen Mayo#2RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB219Keany Parks4-SR

PORTALALSO KR RCB337Elijah Young3-JR RCB429Javen HolmesFR (3)

CBNB7 listed

Javion White#0NB13-JR—

PORTAL NB214Paris Melvin Jr.FR (4)+2 ROLES NB323Alvin Williamson Jr.3-SO

PORTAL NB420James Henderson IIIFR (3)

SFS2 listed

Jordan Allen#6FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS233Johnsley Barbas4-JR

SSS2 listed

Kentrell Webb#8SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS213C.J. Douglas4-SR

PORTAL

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Zac Yoakam#96KO15-SR—

PORTAL KO249Jonathan Dimas3-SO

KR3 listed

Jaquise Martin#80KR12-SO—ALSO WR KR214Paris Melvin Jr.FR (4)+2 ROLES KR319Keany Parks4-SR

PORTALALSO CB

LS3 listed

Jack Carson-Wentz#64LS15-SR—

PORTAL LS269Weston Edwards3-SO

PORTAL LS347Anthony Saragusa3-SO

PORTAL

PK2 listed

Evan Noel#94PK12-FR—

PORTAL PK249Jonathan Dimas3-SO

PR3 listed

Trent Walker#4PR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR PR214Paris Melvin Jr.FR (4)+2 ROLES PR325DJ Butler3-JRALSO RB

PT2 listed

Liam Dougherty#91PT13-JR—PT262Jack Raney4-JR

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Houston Cougars

University of Houston

Conference Big 12Football began 1946Location Houston, Texas

Home

TDECU Stadium

40,000Listed capacity

Location Houston, Texas

Coaching staff

Head coachWillie Fritz

Offensive coordinatorSlade Nagle

Defensive coordinatorAustin Armstrong

Identity

Mascot Shasta

Scarlet Primary

White Secondary