Sam Houston Bearkats Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

8Landyn LockeQB12-SO—15DJ BaileyQB23-SO—16Mason HoltzclawQB3FR (3)9Brett HollowayQB4FR (3)

19Shaan PatelQB5

×8

10Landan BrownRB14-JR—22Alton McCaskillRB2GR—

PORTAL 6Jerrian Parker Jr.RB33-JR

PORTAL 24Kaden WinkfieldRB4FR (3)

43Nick NormanRB5

X×5

3Tim Burns Jr.X14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES 4Alijah CasonX23-JR—

PORTAL 18Christian ZacharyX33-SO

PORTAL 12Kamari MaxwellX42-SO

PORTAL

Konner DandridgeX5

Z×5

2Chris ReedZ15-SR—

PORTAL 5Kyan Berry-JohnsonZ23-SO—

PORTAL 11Kaleb MitchellZ32-FR

PORTAL 13Ty SextonZ4FR (3)

84Matthew TatumZ5

SLOT×4

7Grady O'NeillSLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 1Aviyon Smith-MackSLOT24-JR—

PORTAL 0Darrick Bledsoe IIISLOT34-JR 80Terrence Guillory IISLOT43-SO

×7

87Max WhisnerTE15-SR—

PORTAL 80Matt SmithTE2GR—

PORTAL 89Brock KuhlTE32-FR

PORTAL 14London DeyonTE42-FR

86Jack MerrymanTE5

LT×5

71Denell Nix Jr.LT12-SO—

PORTAL 63Joe WarrenLT23-JR—PORTAL 72Myles JosephLT3FR (3)50Tr'e WilliamsLT4FR (3)

56Jeremiah EdmondLT5

LG×4

54Brock StukesLG14-JR—

PORTAL 68Logan CahillLG22-FR—72Myles JosephLG3FR (3)74Graceson SpannLG42-FR

C×3

73Josiah ChenaultC14-JR—

PORTAL 52Cam ToddC25-SR—

PORTAL 76Nathan McClellandC33-JR

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RG×3

75Elijah CollinsRG13-JR—

PORTAL 57Zo'Maryon BryanRG24-JR—PORTAL 66Jimmy WallsRG34-JR

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RT×3

58Carter KadowRT13-SO—

PORTAL 67Isaac SohnRT24-JR—

PORTAL 62Carter BuchheitRT33-SO

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

97Dylan FrazierDT15-SR—

PORTAL 92Jarra AndersonDT24-JR—

PORTAL 99Dimitry NicolasDT33-SO

PORTAL 90Uzziah WarmateDT4FR (3)

NT×3

10Darien JacksonNT14-JR—PORTAL 95She'Fon BoydNT23-JR—PORTAL 98Justin TerrellNT33-SO

PORTAL

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EDGE

LDE×5

15Josh Alexander-FeltonLDE13-SO—

PORTAL 16Brody HendersonLDE22-SO—14Bryen SpauldingLDE34-SRPORTAL 93Errol West Jr.LDE4FR (3)

91Caius CoyLDE5

EDGE

RDE×3

48Chauncey ChidiRDE15-SR—

PORTAL 19Jayden FryRDE22-FR—

PORTAL 28Zion TaylorRDE33-SO

PORTAL

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WLB×6

33Brian Bates Jr.WLB14-JR—

PORTAL 18Stacy BeyWLB23-SO—

PORTAL 26Tokyo GordonWLB34-SRPORTAL 37Ryan MalloryWLB4FR (3)

44Ray ChathamWLB5 32Kade HoustonWLB6

MLB×6

21Dean FordMLB13-SO—23Mike KingMLB23-SO—PORTAL 42Ca'lub HollowayMLB35-SR 12Elijah GrovesMLB43-SO

PORTAL

45Eli WallaceMLB5 40Cole WorthingtonMLB6

LCB×4

4Ishmel AtkinsLCB15-SR—

PORTAL 3Joey HunterLCB2GR—

PORTAL –Julian MayfieldLCB3FR 2Justin CottrellLCB44-JR

RCB×4

7Caesar MageeRCB1GR—

PORTAL 17Octavius HendersonRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 35Jabaric SullivanRCB3FR (3)–O'Kece BattleRCB4FR

NB×2

9Jace ArnoldNB14-JR—

PORTAL 39Joseph OparaNB2FR—

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FS×6

6Jaylon JonesFS13-JR—PORTAL 20Dravon WilsonFS23-SO—11CJ JuneFS3FR (3)30Braylen WorthamFS42-SO

13Railyn AdamsFS5 29Lyric SmithFS6

SS×5

8Tyler BaileySS15-SR—5Jalyn StanfordSS24-JR—

PORTAL 27Robert McFarlandSS3FR (3)36Marcus Bourda Jr.SS4FR (3)

38Cameron FranklinSS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

94Sam CarpenterKO14-JR—

PORTAL 81Nico OttomanelliKO23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×2

3Tim Burns Jr.KR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES 7Grady O'NeillKR25-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×3

46Carson WhitingtonLS15-SR—PORTAL 49Cameron McCullochLS23-SO—

PORTAL 47Victor GamboaLS3FR

—open

×2

94Sam CarpenterPK14-JR—

PORTAL 83Tate RyanPK23-SO—

—open

×1

3Tim Burns Jr.PR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES

—open

×1

31Cal JosephPT12-SO—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Landyn Locke#8QB12-SO—QB215DJ Bailey3-SO QB316Mason HoltzclawFR (3)QB49Brett HollowayFR (3)

RB8 listed

Landan Brown#10RB14-JR—RB222Alton McCaskillGR

PORTAL RB36Jerrian Parker Jr.3-JR

PORTAL RB424Kaden WinkfieldFR (3)

WRX5 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3X14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES X24Alijah Cason3-JR

PORTAL X318Christian Zachary3-SO

PORTAL X412Kamari Maxwell2-SO

PORTAL

WRZ5 listed

Chris Reed#2Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z25Kyan Berry-Johnson3-SO

PORTAL Z311Kaleb Mitchell2-FR

PORTAL Z413Ty SextonFR (3)

WRSLOT4 listed

Grady O'Neill#7SLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR SLOT21Aviyon Smith-Mack4-JR

PORTAL SLOT30Darrick Bledsoe III4-JR SLOT480Terrence Guillory II3-SO

TE7 listed

Max Whisner#87TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE280Matt SmithGR

PORTAL TE389Brock Kuhl2-FR

PORTAL TE414London Deyon2-FR

OLLT5 listed

Denell Nix Jr.#71LT12-SO—

PORTAL LT263Joe Warren3-JRPORTAL LT372Myles JosephFR (3)LT450Tr'e WilliamsFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Brock Stukes#54LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG268Logan Cahill2-FR LG372Myles JosephFR (3)LG474Graceson Spann2-FR

OLC3 listed

Josiah Chenault#73C14-JR—

PORTAL C252Cam Todd5-SR

PORTAL C376Nathan McClelland3-JR

OLRG3 listed

Elijah Collins#75RG13-JR—

PORTAL RG257Zo'Maryon Bryan4-JRPORTAL RG366Jimmy Walls4-JR

OLRT3 listed

Carter Kadow#58RT13-SO—

PORTAL RT267Isaac Sohn4-JR

PORTAL RT362Carter Buchheit3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Dylan Frazier#97DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT292Jarra Anderson4-JR

PORTAL DT399Dimitry Nicolas3-SO

PORTAL DT490Uzziah WarmateFR (3)

DLNT3 listed

Darien Jackson#10NT14-JR—PORTAL NT295She'Fon Boyd3-JRPORTAL NT398Justin Terrell3-SO

PORTAL

EDGELDE5 listed

Josh Alexander-Felton#15LDE13-SO—

PORTAL LDE216Brody Henderson2-SO LDE314Bryen Spaulding4-SRPORTAL LDE493Errol West Jr.FR (3)

EDGERDE3 listed

Chauncey Chidi#48RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE219Jayden Fry2-FR

PORTAL RDE328Zion Taylor3-SO

PORTAL

LBWLB6 listed

Brian Bates Jr.#33WLB14-JR—

PORTAL WLB218Stacy Bey3-SO

PORTAL WLB326Tokyo Gordon4-SRPORTAL WLB437Ryan MalloryFR (3)

LBMLB6 listed

Dean Ford#21MLB13-SO—MLB223Mike King3-SOPORTAL MLB342Ca'lub Holloway5-SR MLB412Elijah Groves3-SO

PORTAL

CBLCB4 listed

Ishmel Atkins#4LCB15-SR—

PORTAL LCB23Joey HunterGR

PORTAL LCB3Julian MayfieldFR LCB42Justin Cottrell4-JR

CBRCB4 listed

Caesar Magee#7RCB1GR—

PORTAL RCB217Octavius Henderson5-SR

PORTAL RCB335Jabaric SullivanFR (3)RCB4O'Kece BattleFR

CBNB2 listed

Jace Arnold#9NB14-JR—

PORTAL NB239Joseph OparaFR

SFS6 listed

Jaylon Jones#6FS13-JR—PORTAL FS220Dravon Wilson3-SO FS311CJ JuneFR (3)FS430Braylen Wortham2-SO

SSS5 listed

Tyler Bailey#8SS15-SR—SS25Jalyn Stanford4-JR

PORTAL SS327Robert McFarlandFR (3)SS436Marcus Bourda Jr.FR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Sam Carpenter#94KO14-JR—

PORTAL KO281Nico Ottomanelli3-SO

PORTAL

KR2 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3KR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES KR27Grady O'Neill5-SR

PORTALALSO WR

LS3 listed

Carson Whitington#46LS15-SR—PORTAL LS249Cameron McCulloch3-SO

PORTAL LS347Victor GamboaFR

PK2 listed

Sam Carpenter#94PK14-JR—

PORTAL PK283Tate Ryan3-SO

PR1 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3PR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES

PT1 listed

Cal Joseph#31PT12-SO—

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Sam Houston Bearkats

Sam Houston State University

Conference Conference USAFootball began 1912Location Huntsville, Texas

Home

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

14,000Listed capacity

Location Huntsville, Texas

Coaching staff

Head coachPhil Longo

Offensive coordinatorZack Patterson

Defensive coordinatorFreddie Aughtry-Lindsay

Identity

Mascot Sammy Bearkat

Orange Primary

Secondary