Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart 2026

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Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

5Drake Lindsey

QB13-SO96% snaps '25 6Max ShikenjanskiQB24-JR2% snaps '25 16Brady PalmerQB3FR (3)12Michael MerdingerQB43-SO

PORTAL

14Dylan WittkeQB5 15Owen LansuQB6

×9

1Darius Taylor

RB14-SR—23TJ ThomasRB23-JR—

PORTAL 2A.J. TurnerRB35-SR

PORTAL 21Grant WashingtonRB42-SO

22Jaron ThomasRB5

PORTAL

X×3

8Jalen SmithX13-SO—84Hayden MooreX2FR (3)—7Bradley MartinoX32-FR

—open

Z×5

13Noah JenningsZ14-SR—

PORTAL 89Quayd HendryxZ2FR (4)—3Perry ThompsonZ33-JR

PORTAL 18Donielle HayesZ44-JR

81Josiah DozierZ5

SLOT×4

11Javon Tracy

SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 25Zion SteptoeSLOT25-SR—

PORTAL 24Braiden StevensSLOT3FR (3)85Rico BlassingameSLOT4FR (3)

×8

19Pierce WalshTE14-JR—87Kaden HelmsTE25-SR—

PORTAL 82Julian JohnsonTE33-SO 88Jacob SimpsonTE43-JR

4Roman VossTE5

LT×3

50Nathan RoyLT13-SO—60Kaveon LeeLT22-FR—77Nick SpenceLT32-SO

—open

LG×4

65Greg Johnson

LG14-SR—58Jaden BallLG23-SO—

PORTAL 69Gavin MeierLG3FR (3)79Andrew TroutLG4FR (4)

C×4

78Ashton Beers

C15-SR—75Mark HandyC22-SO—56Brett CarrollC3OUT3-SO 71Lucas TielschC4FR (3)

RG×3

59Tony NelsonRG15-SR—55Jerome WilliamsRG24-JR—66Beckett SchreiberRG3FR (3)

—open

RT×3

51Daniel ShippRT12-FR—68Bennett WarrenRT23-SO—

PORTAL 57Aaron ThomasRT3FR (3)

—open

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

99Theorin RandleDT14-SR—55Jaylin HicksDT23-SO—90Xion ChapmanDT34-JR

PORTAL 92Sid KabaDT44-JR

PORTAL

33Rhett HlavackaDT5 96Abu TarawallieDT6

NT×6

70Naquan CrowderNT14-JR—

PORTAL 93Riley SunramNT23-SO—50Mo OmonodeNT35-SR

PORTAL 91Howie JohnsonNT4FR (4)

56Jay'Quan StubbsNT5 88Josiah AnyansiNT6

EDGE

DE×5

0Anthony Smith

DE15-SR—98Adam KissayiDE23-SO—

PORTAL 45Sam MacyDE33-JR 47Enoch AtewogbolaDE4OUT2-SO

97Jeremiah BensonDE5

EDGE

RUSH×7

3TJ Bush Jr.

RUSH14-SR—

PORTAL 1Jaxon HowardRUSH24-JR—

PORTAL 11Karter MenzRUSH34-JR 94Mo SaineRUSH43-JR

48Aaden AytchRUSH5

WLB×5

49Matt KingsburyWLB14-JR—2Emmanuel KarmoWLB22-SO—46Mason CarrierWLB33-SO 35Nate ClevelandWLB42-SO

32Angel LucianoWLB5

MLB×5

6Maverick Baranowski

MLB15-SR—19Joey GerlachMLB25-SR—29Andrew MarshallMLB34-JR

PORTAL 44Ethan StendelMLB42-SO

16Hudson DunnMLB5

LCB×5

17John Nestor

LCB14-SR—

PORTAL 8Mike GeraldLCB23-SO—28Trason RichardsonLCB3FR (3)24Chance PayneLCB4FR (3)

23Lamont HamiltonLCB5

RCB×4

5Aydan WestRCB12-SO—

PORTAL 21Naiim ParrishRCB22-SO—25Justin HopkinsRCB3FR (3)36Tavian WhiteRCB4FR (3)

NB×5

7Aidan GousbyNB15-SR—20Parker KnutsonNB24-JR—

PORTAL 9Garrison MonroeNB34-JR 26Elisha WestNB43-SO

PORTAL

27Simon SeidlNB5

FS×3

4Zack HardenFS12-SO—31Jordan LampkinsFS2FR (3)—18Rhyland KellyFS3GR

—open

SS×4

14Kerry Brown

SS14-JR—22Mekhai SmithSS23-JR—

PORTAL 13Zahir RainerSS33-SO 15Samuel MaduSS43-JR

Special Teams

4 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×1

92Beckham SunderlandKO15-SR—

PORTAL

—open

×2

80Alan SoukupLS13-JR—43Jakob LutzLS22-FR—

—open

×1

36Daniel JacksonPK12-FR—

—open

×2

42Tom WestonPT14-JR—

PORTAL 37Zachary RobbinsPT22-SO—

PORTAL

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT99Theorin Randle 55Jaylin Hicks 90Xion Chapman 92Sid Kaba33Rhett Hlavacka96Abu Tarawallie

DLNT70Naquan Crowder 93Riley Sunram 50Mo Omonode 91Howie Johnson56Jay'Quan Stubbs88Josiah Anyansi

EDGEDE0Anthony Smith 98Adam Kissayi 45Sam Macy 47Enoch AtewogbolaOUT97Jeremiah Benson

EDGERUSH3TJ Bush Jr.1Jaxon Howard 11Karter Menz 94Mo Saine48Aaden Aytch95Colin Hansen41Anthony Charles

LBWLB49Matt Kingsbury 2Emmanuel Karmo 46Mason Carrier 35Nate Cleveland32Angel Luciano

LBMLB6Maverick Baranowski 19Joey Gerlach 29Andrew Marshall 44Ethan Stendel16Hudson Dunn

CBLCB17John Nestor 8Mike Gerald 28Trason Richardson 24Chance Payne23Lamont Hamilton

CBRCB5Aydan West 21Naiim Parrish 25Justin Hopkins 36Tavian White

CBNB7Aidan Gousby 20Parker Knutson 9Garrison Monroe 26Elisha West27Simon Seidl

SFS4Zack Harden 31Jordan Lampkins 18Rhyland Kelly—

SSS14Kerry Brown 22Mekhai Smith 13Zahir Rainer 15Samuel Madu

Special Teams

4 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO92Beckham Sunderland———

LS80Alan Soukup 43Jakob Lutz——

PK36Daniel Jackson———

PT42Tom Weston 37Zachary Robbins——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Drake Lindsey

#5QB13-SO96% snaps '25 QB26Max Shikenjanski4-JR QB316Brady PalmerFR (3)QB412Michael Merdinger3-SO

PORTAL

RB9 listed

Darius Taylor

#1RB14-SR—RB223TJ Thomas3-JR

PORTAL RB32A.J. Turner5-SR

PORTAL RB421Grant Washington2-SO

WRX3 listed

Jalen Smith#8X13-SO—X284Hayden MooreFR (3)X37Bradley Martino2-FR

WRZ5 listed

Noah Jennings#13Z14-SR—

PORTAL Z289Quayd HendryxFR (4)Z33Perry Thompson3-JR

PORTAL Z418Donielle Hayes4-JR

WRSLOT4 listed

Javon Tracy

#11SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT225Zion Steptoe5-SR

PORTAL SLOT324Braiden StevensFR (3)SLOT485Rico BlassingameFR (3)

TE8 listed

Pierce Walsh#19TE14-JR—TE287Kaden Helms5-SR

PORTAL TE382Julian Johnson3-SO TE488Jacob Simpson3-JR

OLLT3 listed

Nathan Roy#50LT13-SO—LT260Kaveon Lee2-FR LT377Nick Spence2-SO

OLLG4 listed

Greg Johnson

#65LG14-SR—LG258Jaden Ball3-SO

PORTAL LG369Gavin MeierFR (3)LG479Andrew TroutFR (4)

OLC4 listed

Ashton Beers

#78C15-SR—C275Mark Handy2-SO C356Brett Carroll3-SOOUT C471Lucas TielschFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Tony Nelson#59RG15-SR—RG255Jerome Williams4-JR RG366Beckett SchreiberFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Daniel Shipp#51RT12-FR—RT268Bennett Warren3-SO

PORTAL RT357Aaron ThomasFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

Theorin Randle#99DT14-SR—DT255Jaylin Hicks3-SO DT390Xion Chapman4-JR

PORTAL DT492Sid Kaba4-JR

PORTAL

DLNT6 listed

Naquan Crowder#70NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT293Riley Sunram3-SO NT350Mo Omonode5-SR

PORTAL NT491Howie JohnsonFR (4)

EDGEDE5 listed

Anthony Smith

#0DE15-SR—DE298Adam Kissayi3-SO

PORTAL DE345Sam Macy3-JR DE447Enoch Atewogbola2-SOOUT

EDGERUSH7 listed

TJ Bush Jr.

#3RUSH14-SR—

PORTAL RUSH21Jaxon Howard4-JR

PORTAL RUSH311Karter Menz4-JR RUSH494Mo Saine3-JR

LBWLB5 listed

Matt Kingsbury#49WLB14-JR—WLB22Emmanuel Karmo2-SO WLB346Mason Carrier3-SO WLB435Nate Cleveland2-SO

LBMLB5 listed

Maverick Baranowski

#6MLB15-SR—MLB219Joey Gerlach5-SR MLB329Andrew Marshall4-JR

PORTAL MLB444Ethan Stendel2-SO

CBLCB5 listed

John Nestor

#17LCB14-SR—

PORTAL LCB28Mike Gerald3-SO LCB328Trason RichardsonFR (3)LCB424Chance PayneFR (3)

CBRCB4 listed

Aydan West#5RCB12-SO—

PORTAL RCB221Naiim Parrish2-SO RCB325Justin HopkinsFR (3)RCB436Tavian WhiteFR (3)

CBNB5 listed

Aidan Gousby#7NB15-SR—NB220Parker Knutson4-JR

PORTAL NB39Garrison Monroe4-JR NB426Elisha West3-SO

PORTAL

SFS3 listed

Zack Harden#4FS12-SO—FS231Jordan LampkinsFR (3)FS318Rhyland KellyGR

SSS4 listed

Kerry Brown

#14SS14-JR—SS222Mekhai Smith3-JR

PORTAL SS313Zahir Rainer3-SO SS415Samuel Madu3-JR

Special Teams

4 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO1 listed

Beckham Sunderland#92KO15-SR—

PORTAL

LS2 listed

Alan Soukup#80LS13-JR—LS243Jakob Lutz2-FR

PK1 listed

Daniel Jackson#36PK12-FR—

PT2 listed

Tom Weston#42PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT237Zachary Robbins2-SO

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Minnesota Golden Gophers

University of Minnesota

Conference Big TenFootball began 1882Location Minneapolis, Minnesota

Home

Huntington Bank Stadium

50,805Listed capacity

Location Minneapolis, Minnesota

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Goldy Gopher

Maroon Primary

Gold Secondary