Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

5Blake BakerQB14-JR46% snaps '25 2Trey KukukQB24-SR40% snaps '25PORTAL 10Jackson BradleyQB32-FR 19Mason WelchQB44-JRPORTAL

14Brady VodickaQB5 13Michael KirbyQB6

×9

0Jaden MillerRB14-JR—PORTAL 26Dylone BrooksRB22-FR—24Kenny ThomasRB3FR (3)28Harrison WilliamsRB42-FR

PORTAL

36Riley SmallRB5

X×4

11Jalen MickensX12-SO—ALSO KR 15Luke WatkinsX22-SO—17Dane BenedixX34-SRPORTAL 83Carter HarrisX4FR

Z×4

86Talyn ShettronZ15-SR—

PORTAL 47Jay WilkersonZ25-SR—PORTAL 88Johnnie Thiel IVZ32-FR 89Chase GrosfeldZ44-JR

SLOT×5

6Marcus Calwise Jr.SLOT13-JR—

PORTAL 8David PierroSLOT24-SR—PORTAL 3Dedrick LatulasSLOT34-JRALSO PR 85Johnny Casey Jr.SLOT4FR (3)

31Brayden CurrySLOT5

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84Eli Finley

TE14-SR—87Brayden BocklerTE23-JR—PORTAL 82Luke SeibTE35-SR

PORTAL 9Joshua BrantleyTE42-FR

PORTAL

81William MayesTE5

LT×4

72Hayden ChristmanLT14-JR—57Tadan BinghamLT2FR (3)—76Cyler CornLT33-SO 75Jacob McRaeLT4FR (3)

LG×4

79Ashanti ColeLG15-SR—

PORTAL 66Will HutchensLG24-JR—

PORTAL 74Jamon Lee Jr.LG34-JR 63Kaleb CampbellLG4FR

C×4

60Roy Brackins IIIC14-JR—56Andrew RichardC23-SO—61Ervin SmithC32-FR 77Aric AdcockC4FR

RG×4

53Austin EllisRG13-SO—50Tazio RossoRG22-FR—64Jake AcklinRG33-SO 73Jackson SpeerRG4FR

RT×3

52Troy Smith IIIRT14-JR—58Tye HyltonRT23-SO—

PORTAL 78Bryson WeathersRT32-FR

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Defense

12 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

NT×5

93Jacob BradfordNT13-SO—97Justice WilliamsNT25-SR—

PORTAL 91Za'Qwaun NunnNT3FR (3)44Kaleb ColemanNT43-SO

51Amery EdwardsNT5

EDGE

LDE×5

98Donovan RiemanLDE15-SR—

PORTAL 99Judd RouyeaLDE24-JR—94Amari WilksLDE3FR (3)48Kaden McIverLDE43-JR

96Ashton DawsonLDE5

EDGE

RDE×4

90Jojo OdomRDE12-SO—92Lane CondryRDE23-SO—

PORTAL 11Emmanuel OgunsRDE35-SRPORTAL 46Daylin PageRDE42-FR

WLB×3

22Jadon MayfieldWLB13-SO—35Cole WatsonWLB23-SO—33Jaylon ParnellWLB32-FR

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MLB×3

21Zheric HillMLB12-SO—25Colton DeckardMLB24-JR—28Jeremiah SmithMLB3FR (3)

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LB×4

40Ayden CombsLB1FR (3)—27Grayson HardyLB2FR (3)—36Zander HayesLB32-FR 45Nate JacksonLB4FR

SLB×3

10Kolbe FieldsSLB1GR—

PORTAL 23Alonzo Jackson Jr.SLB23-SO—49James PredtechenskisSLB33-SO

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LCB×5

2Amari ButlerLCB14-SR—PORTAL 17Demario BookhartLCB23-SO—

PORTAL 16Taeden RogersLCB32-SO 14Damien Richard IILCB4FR (3)

41Jake KimLCB5

RCB×5

3Kameron CarterRCB14-SR—

PORTAL 18Jaitlin HamptonRCB24-JR—

PORTAL 39Jacoryian CroweRCB33-SO 19AJ TarvinRCB4FR (3)

43Justin ThomasRCB5

NB×4

5Ahkhari JohnsonNB13-JR—

PORTAL 0Jordan McRaeNB23-JR—26Nathan GreenNB3FR (3)37Zachary JacksonNB43-SO

FS×4

13MJ Moultrie IIFS14-JR—

PORTAL 7Janard LockhardtFS24-JR—PORTAL 15Franklin Morgan Jr.FS3FR (3)24Javari LockhartFS42-FR

SS×4

1Sam FongangSS14-SR—PORTAL 20Ty JonesSS24-SR—

PORTAL 4Kam FranklinSS34-JR

PORTAL 32Emanual CollinsSS4FR (3)

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

38Kaegan KentKO12-FR—31Hunter RiouxKO24-JR—46Hunter FoxKO3FR

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×1

11Jalen MickensKR12-SO—ALSO WR

—open

×3

41Ean BurchLS15-SR—59Jake RiggsLS23-SO—69Trent SimsLS33-SO

—open

×1

3Dedrick LatulasPR14-JR—ALSO WR

—open

×3

29Lexington MatthewsPT14-JR—

PORTAL 30Reuben EdwardsPT2FR—88Zachary HaysPT3FR (3)

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB5Blake Baker 2Trey Kukuk 10Jackson Bradley 19Mason Welch14Brady Vodicka13Michael Kirby

RB0Jaden Miller 26Dylone Brooks 24Kenny Thomas 28Harrison Williams36Riley Small20Rayshun Hurt22Demarcus Belton23Sergio Snider1Andrew Burnette

WRX11Jalen Mickens 15Luke Watkins 17Dane Benedix 83Carter Harris

WRZ86Talyn Shettron 47Jay Wilkerson 88Johnnie Thiel IV 89Chase Grosfeld

WRSLOT6Marcus Calwise Jr.8David Pierro 3Dedrick Latulas 85Johnny Casey Jr.31Brayden Curry

TE84Eli Finley 87Brayden Bockler 82Luke Seib 9Joshua Brantley81William Mayes80Deven Muniz45Skylar Kirk

OLLT72Hayden Christman 57Tadan Bingham 76Cyler Corn 75Jacob McRae

OLLG79Ashanti Cole 66Will Hutchens 74Jamon Lee Jr.63Kaleb Campbell

OLC60Roy Brackins III 56Andrew Richard 61Ervin Smith 77Aric Adcock

OLRG53Austin Ellis 50Tazio Rosso 64Jake Acklin 73Jackson Speer

OLRT52Troy Smith III 58Tye Hylton 78Bryson Weathers—

Defense

12 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO38Kaegan Kent 31Hunter Rioux 46Hunter Fox—

KR11Jalen Mickens———

LS41Ean Burch 59Jake Riggs 69Trent Sims—

PR3Dedrick Latulas———

PT29Lexington Matthews 30Reuben Edwards 88Zachary Hays—

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Blake Baker#5QB14-JR46% snaps '25 QB22Trey Kukuk4-SRPORTAL QB310Jackson Bradley2-FR QB419Mason Welch4-JRPORTAL

RB9 listed

Jaden Miller#0RB14-JR—PORTAL RB226Dylone Brooks2-FR RB324Kenny ThomasFR (3)RB428Harrison Williams2-FR

PORTAL

WRX4 listed

Jalen Mickens#11X12-SO—ALSO KR X215Luke Watkins2-SO X317Dane Benedix4-SRPORTAL X483Carter HarrisFR

WRZ4 listed

Talyn Shettron#86Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z247Jay Wilkerson5-SRPORTAL Z388Johnnie Thiel IV2-FR Z489Chase Grosfeld4-JR

WRSLOT5 listed

Marcus Calwise Jr.#6SLOT13-JR—

PORTAL SLOT28David Pierro4-SRPORTAL SLOT33Dedrick Latulas4-JRALSO PR SLOT485Johnny Casey Jr.FR (3)

TE7 listed

Eli Finley

#84TE14-SR—TE287Brayden Bockler3-JRPORTAL TE382Luke Seib5-SR

PORTAL TE49Joshua Brantley2-FR

PORTAL

OLLT4 listed

Hayden Christman#72LT14-JR—LT257Tadan BinghamFR (3)LT376Cyler Corn3-SO LT475Jacob McRaeFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Ashanti Cole#79LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG266Will Hutchens4-JR

PORTAL LG374Jamon Lee Jr.4-JR LG463Kaleb CampbellFR

OLC4 listed

Roy Brackins III#60C14-JR—C256Andrew Richard3-SO C361Ervin Smith2-FR C477Aric AdcockFR

OLRG4 listed

Austin Ellis#53RG13-SO—RG250Tazio Rosso2-FR RG364Jake Acklin3-SO RG473Jackson SpeerFR

OLRT3 listed

Troy Smith III#52RT14-JR—RT258Tye Hylton3-SO

PORTAL RT378Bryson Weathers2-FR

Defense

12 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLNT5 listed

Jacob Bradford#93NT13-SO—NT297Justice Williams5-SR

PORTAL NT391Za'Qwaun NunnFR (3)NT444Kaleb Coleman3-SO

EDGELDE5 listed

Donovan Rieman#98LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE299Judd Rouyea4-JR LDE394Amari WilksFR (3)LDE448Kaden McIver3-JR

EDGERDE4 listed

Jojo Odom#90RDE12-SO—RDE292Lane Condry3-SO

PORTAL RDE311Emmanuel Oguns5-SRPORTAL RDE446Daylin Page2-FR

LBWLB3 listed

Jadon Mayfield#22WLB13-SO—WLB235Cole Watson3-SO WLB333Jaylon Parnell2-FR

LBMLB3 listed

Zheric Hill#21MLB12-SO—MLB225Colton Deckard4-JR MLB328Jeremiah SmithFR (3)

LBLB4 listed

Ayden Combs#40LB1FR (3)—LB227Grayson HardyFR (3)LB336Zander Hayes2-FR LB445Nate JacksonFR

LBSLB3 listed

Kolbe Fields#10SLB1GR—

PORTAL SLB223Alonzo Jackson Jr.3-SO SLB349James Predtechenskis3-SO

CBLCB5 listed

Amari Butler#2LCB14-SR—PORTAL LCB217Demario Bookhart3-SO

PORTAL LCB316Taeden Rogers2-SO LCB414Damien Richard IIFR (3)

CBRCB5 listed

Kameron Carter#3RCB14-SR—

PORTAL RCB218Jaitlin Hampton4-JR

PORTAL RCB339Jacoryian Crowe3-SO RCB419AJ TarvinFR (3)

CBNB4 listed

Ahkhari Johnson#5NB13-JR—

PORTAL NB20Jordan McRae3-JR NB326Nathan GreenFR (3)NB437Zachary Jackson3-SO

SFS4 listed

MJ Moultrie II#13FS14-JR—

PORTAL FS27Janard Lockhardt4-JRPORTAL FS315Franklin Morgan Jr.FR (3)FS424Javari Lockhart2-FR

SSS4 listed

Sam Fongang#1SS14-SR—PORTAL SS220Ty Jones4-SR

PORTAL SS34Kam Franklin4-JR

PORTAL SS432Emanual CollinsFR (3)

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

Kaegan Kent#38KO12-FR—KO231Hunter Rioux4-JR KO346Hunter FoxFR

KR1 listed

Jalen Mickens#11KR12-SO—ALSO WR

LS3 listed

Ean Burch#41LS15-SR—LS259Jake Riggs3-SO LS369Trent Sims3-SO

PR1 listed

Dedrick Latulas#3PR14-JR—ALSO WR

PT3 listed

Lexington Matthews#29PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT230Reuben EdwardsFR PT388Zachary HaysFR (3)

Program & Venue

Program

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Louisiana Tech University

Conference Sun BeltFootball began 1901Location Ruston, Louisiana

Home

Joe Aillet Stadium

28,562Listed capacity

Location Ruston, Louisiana

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Tech (live), Champ (costumed)

Blue Primary

Red Secondary