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-SO34% snaps '25 15DJ BaileyQB23-SO1% snaps '25 16Mason HoltzclawQB3FR (3)9Brett HollowayQB4FR (3)

18Shaan PatelQB5

×7

22Alton McCaskillRB1GR—

PORTAL 10Landan BrownRB24-JR—6Jerrian Parker Jr.RB33-JR

PORTAL 24Kaden WinkfieldRB4FR (3)

25Ah'Marion Gaines-SmithRB5

X×5

3Tim Burns Jr.X14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES 12Kamari MaxwellX22-SO—

PORTAL 4Alijah CasonX33-JR

PORTALALSO KR 18Christian ZacharyX43-SO

PORTAL

19Konner DandridgeX5

Z×4

2Chris ReedZ15-SR—

PORTAL 5Kyan Berry-JohnsonZ23-SO—

PORTALALSO PR 11Kaleb MitchellZ32-FR

PORTAL 84Matthew TatumZ44-SR

SLOT×5

7Grady O'NeillSLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 0Darrick Bledsoe IIISLOT24-JR—1Aviyon Smith-MackSLOT34-JR

PORTAL 13Ty SextonSLOT4FR (3)

88Terrence Guillory IISLOT5

×7

87Max WhisnerTE15-SR—

PORTAL 80Matt SmithTE2GR—

PORTAL 89Brock KuhlTE32-FR

PORTAL 14London DeyonTE42-FR

86Jack MerrymanTE5

LT×3

72Myles JosephLT1FR (3)—58Carter KadowLT23-SO—

PORTAL 63Joe WarrenLT33-JRPORTAL

—open

LG×4

74Graceson SpannLG12-SO—57Zo'Maryon BryanLG24-JR—PORTAL 68Logan CahillLG32-FR 50Tr'e WilliamsLG4FR (3)

C×4

54Brock StukesC14-JR—

PORTAL 73Josiah ChenaultC24-JR—

PORTAL 52Cam ToddC35-SR

PORTAL 76Nathan McClellandC43-JR

RG×3

71Denell Nix Jr.RG12-SO—

PORTAL 75Elijah CollinsRG23-JR—

PORTAL 56Jeremiah EdmondRG34-SR

—open

RT×3

67Isaac SohnRT14-JR—

PORTAL 66Jimmy WallsRT24-SR—62Carter BuchheitRT33-JR

—open

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×4

10Darien JacksonNT14-JR—PORTAL 98Justin TerrellNT23-SO—

PORTAL 95She'Fon BoydNT33-JRPORTAL 91Caius CoyNT42-SO

EDGE

DE×6

15Josh Alexander-FeltonDE13-SO—

PORTAL 48Chauncey ChidiDE25-SR—

PORTAL 93Errol West Jr.DE3FR (3)14Bryen SpauldingDE44-SRPORTAL

19Jayden FryDE5

PORTAL 28Zion TaylorDE6

PORTAL

EDGE

BEAST×2

16Brody HendersonBEAST12-SO—12Elijah GrovesBEAST23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

WILL×5

21Dean FordWILL13-SO—26Tokyo GordonWILL24-SR—PORTAL 23Mike KingWILL33-SOPORTAL 32Kade HoustonWILL44-SR

40Cole WorthingtonWILL5

MIKE×6

18Stacy BeyMIKE13-SO—

PORTAL 33Brian Bates Jr.MIKE24-JR—

PORTAL 42Ca'lub HollowayMIKE3GR 45Eli WallaceMIKE44-SR

44Ray ChathamMIKE5 37Ryan MalloryMIKE6

CB×5

20Dravon WilsonCB13-SO—7Caesar MageeCB2GR—

PORTAL 17Octavius HendersonCB34-SR 38O'Kece BattleCB4FR

39Joseph OparaCB5

ROVER×5

8Tyler BaileyROVER15-SR—5Jalyn StanfordROVER24-JR—

PORTAL 30Braylen WorthamROVER32-SO 36Marcus Bourda Jr.ROVER4FR (3)

27Robert McFarlandROVER5

CB2×5

4Ishmel AtkinsCB215-SR—

PORTAL 2Justin CottrellCB224-SR—43Evan OdomCB232-SO 34Julian MayfieldCB24FR

35Jabaric SullivanCB25

STRIKER×2

9Jace ArnoldSTRIKER14-JR—

PORTAL 29Lyric SmithSTRIKER23-JR—

—open

FS×5

13Railyn AdamsFS13-JR—15Cameron FranklinFS2GR—6Jaylon JonesFS33-JRPORTAL 16Aaron EdwardsFS43-JR

11CJ JuneFS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×1

81Nico OttomanelliKO13-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×3

3Tim Burns Jr.KR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES 4Alijah CasonKR23-JR—

PORTALALSO WR 7Grady O'NeillKR35-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

×2

3Tim Burns Jr.PR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES 5Kyan Berry-JohnsonPR23-SO—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×1

31Cal JosephPT12-SO—

PORTAL

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO81Nico Ottomanelli———

KR3Tim Burns Jr.4Alijah Cason 7Grady O'Neill—

LS46Carson Whitington 49Cameron McCulloch 47Victor Gamboa—

PK94Sam Carpenter 83Tate Ryan——

PR3Tim Burns Jr.5Kyan Berry-Johnson——

PT31Cal Joseph———

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Landyn Locke#8QB12-SO34% snaps '25 QB215DJ Bailey3-SO QB316Mason HoltzclawFR (3)QB49Brett HollowayFR (3)

RB7 listed

Alton McCaskill#22RB1GR—

PORTAL RB210Landan Brown4-JR RB36Jerrian Parker Jr.3-JR

PORTAL RB424Kaden WinkfieldFR (3)

WRX5 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3X14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES X212Kamari Maxwell2-SO

PORTAL X34Alijah Cason3-JR

PORTALALSO KR X418Christian Zachary3-SO

PORTAL

WRZ4 listed

Chris Reed#2Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z25Kyan Berry-Johnson3-SO

PORTALALSO PR Z311Kaleb Mitchell2-FR

PORTAL Z484Matthew Tatum4-SR

WRSLOT5 listed

Grady O'Neill#7SLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR SLOT20Darrick Bledsoe III4-JR SLOT31Aviyon Smith-Mack4-JR

PORTAL SLOT413Ty SextonFR (3)

TE7 listed

Max Whisner#87TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE280Matt SmithGR

PORTAL TE389Brock Kuhl2-FR

PORTAL TE414London Deyon2-FR

OLLT3 listed

Myles Joseph#72LT1FR (3)—LT258Carter Kadow3-SO

PORTAL LT363Joe Warren3-JRPORTAL

OLLG4 listed

Graceson Spann#74LG12-SO—LG257Zo'Maryon Bryan4-JRPORTAL LG368Logan Cahill2-FR LG450Tr'e WilliamsFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Brock Stukes#54C14-JR—

PORTAL C273Josiah Chenault4-JR

PORTAL C352Cam Todd5-SR

PORTAL C476Nathan McClelland3-JR

OLRG3 listed

Denell Nix Jr.#71RG12-SO—

PORTAL RG275Elijah Collins3-JR

PORTAL RG356Jeremiah Edmond4-SR

OLRT3 listed

Isaac Sohn#67RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT266Jimmy Walls4-SR RT362Carter Buchheit3-JR

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)

DLNT4 listed

Darien Jackson#10NT14-JR—PORTAL NT298Justin Terrell3-SO

PORTAL NT395She'Fon Boyd3-JRPORTAL NT491Caius Coy2-SO

EDGEDE6 listed

Josh Alexander-Felton#15DE13-SO—

PORTAL DE248Chauncey Chidi5-SR

PORTAL DE393Errol West Jr.FR (3)DE414Bryen Spaulding4-SRPORTAL

EDGEBEAST2 listed

Brody Henderson#16BEAST12-SO—BEAST212Elijah Groves3-SO

PORTAL

LBWILL5 listed

Dean Ford#21WILL13-SO—WILL226Tokyo Gordon4-SRPORTAL WILL323Mike King3-SOPORTAL WILL432Kade Houston4-SR

LBMIKE6 listed

Stacy Bey#18MIKE13-SO—

PORTAL MIKE233Brian Bates Jr.4-JR

PORTAL MIKE342Ca'lub HollowayGR MIKE445Eli Wallace4-SR

CBCB5 listed

Dravon Wilson#20CB13-SO—CB27Caesar MageeGR

PORTAL CB317Octavius Henderson4-SR CB438O'Kece BattleFR

CBROVER5 listed

Tyler Bailey#8ROVER15-SR—ROVER25Jalyn Stanford4-JR

PORTAL ROVER330Braylen Wortham2-SO ROVER436Marcus Bourda Jr.FR (3)

CBCB25 listed

Ishmel Atkins#4CB215-SR—

PORTAL CB222Justin Cottrell4-SR CB2343Evan Odom2-SO CB2434Julian MayfieldFR

CBSTRIKER2 listed

Jace Arnold#9STRIKER14-JR—

PORTAL STRIKER229Lyric Smith3-JR

SFS5 listed

Railyn Adams#13FS13-JR—FS215Cameron FranklinGR FS36Jaylon Jones3-JRPORTAL FS416Aaron Edwards3-JR

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO1 listed

Nico Ottomanelli#81KO13-SO—

PORTAL

KR3 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3KR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES KR24Alijah Cason3-JR

PORTALALSO WR KR37Grady 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

PR2 listed

Tim Burns Jr.#3PR14-SR—PORTAL+2 ROLES PR25Kyan Berry-Johnson3-SO

PORTALALSO WR

PT1 listed

Cal Joseph#31PT12-SO—

PORTAL

The Wire

Verified changes · newest first

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SEP 11

12:32 AM

Myles Joseph

LT

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team LT

LT2 → LT1

School's official depth chart (2026-09-10) · REPORTRead original report →

SEP 11

12:32 AM

Carson Whitington

LS

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team LS

LS2 → LS1

School's official depth chart (2026-09-10) · REPORTRead original report →

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 coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Sammy Bearkat

Orange Primary

Secondary