Southern Miss Golden Eagles Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

7 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

18Landry LyddyQB15-SR—5Ethan HamptonQB25-SR—

PORTAL 12John WhiteQB33-SO 15Hugh PriceQB4FR (3)

16Maddox McCroryQB5

×7

2Robert BriggsRB15-SR—26Brandon HoodRB23-SO—

PORTAL 22Jaylen FosterRB34-JR 6Jamarice WilderRB42-FR

PORTAL

25Josiah BastenRB5

X×5

11Davis DaltonX15-SR—19Cace ReedX23-SO—38Nehemiah TaylorX32-SO 83Dillon RowleyX42-SO

8AJ LittleX5

PORTAL

Z×5

7Kaden SaundersZ14-JR—

PORTAL 13Grant PageZ25-SR—

PORTAL 1Mario SandersZ35-SR

PORTAL 80King David AboyaZ4FR

3MJ JohnsonZ5

LT×5

74Luke RogersLT14-JR—71Jahmir DavisLT22-SO—78Christian YoungLT35-SR

PORTAL 67Broderick RomanLT4GR

PORTAL

54Dante DevineLT5

LG×5

53Toby MealerLG12-FR—

PORTAL 68Grant KitchensLG2FR (3)—75Casey Jean-BaptisteLG33-JR 64Camden MyersLG43-SO

50Joe RoundsLG5

PORTAL

C×4

97Ari SlocumC1FR (3)—77Chase MalamalaC23-SO—

PORTAL 73Hayden BrealC32-FR 61Kendrick WatkinsC44-SR

Defense

9 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×14

5Nasim CairoDT14-SR—52Xavier McIverDT25-SR—

PORTAL 90JR StegallDT33-JR 31Zachariah KeithDT44-JR

PORTAL

99Kam'ron HoyteDT5

EDGE

RDE×3

41Will SmithRDE13-SO—

PORTAL 43KJ WashingtonRDE2FR (3)—94Talik ParkmanRDE3FR (3)

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WLB×5

13Mathis HaygoodWLB14-JR—42Melvin SpriggsWLB24-JR—

PORTAL 33Avery SledgeWLB35-SR 49BJ MitchellWLB43-JR

6Andrew MartinWLB5

PORTAL

MLB×4

0Caleb TriplettMLB1FR (3)—51Ricky HardingMLB23-JR—35Wesley EdisonMLB32-SO 2Tyler LassiterMLB43-SO

LCB×5

1Champ LewisLCB14-JR—

PORTAL 8Ishmael IbraheemLCB25-SR—

PORTAL 23Hiroshi CarrLCB34-JR

PORTAL 39Johnnie EvansLCB43-JR

24Michael Robinson IIILCB5

PORTAL

RCB×5

16Jonah MartinezRCB14-JR—

PORTAL 29Jeremiah DillonRCB2GR—26Baron TaylorRCB33-JR

PORTAL 30Trevor WintonRCB4FR

19Malakai MurphyRCB5

PORTAL

NB×6

18MaLik CaswellNB13-SO—22Kobi AlbertNB24-JR—

PORTAL 3Jyaire BrownNB35-SR

PORTAL 12Laquan RobinsonNB45-SR

PORTAL

47Cannon McClainNB5 28Kelby HamptonNB6

PORTAL

FS×3

20Kolby PeavyFS14-JR—

PORTAL 25Landon SylvieFS23-JR—

PORTAL 37Aidan HorneFS3FR

—open

SS×1

14Jordan PrideSS13-SO—

PORTAL

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Special Teams

4 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

96Reed HarradineKO14-JR—ALSO P 40Creighton WilbanksKO22-SO—

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×3

46Luke BeardLS14-JR—30Andrew TateLS23-JR—48Colin KapilovicLS32-SO

—open

×2

40Creighton WilbanksPK12-SO—96Reed HarradinePK24-JR—ALSO P

—open

×1

96Reed HarradinePT14-JR—ALSO K

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Offense

7 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Landry Lyddy#18QB15-SR—QB25Ethan Hampton5-SR

PORTAL QB312John White3-SO QB415Hugh PriceFR (3)

RB7 listed

Robert Briggs#2RB15-SR—RB226Brandon Hood3-SO

PORTAL RB322Jaylen Foster4-JR RB46Jamarice Wilder2-FR

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

Davis Dalton#11X15-SR—X219Cace Reed3-SO X338Nehemiah Taylor2-SO X483Dillon Rowley2-SO

WRZ5 listed

Kaden Saunders#7Z14-JR—

PORTAL Z213Grant Page5-SR

PORTAL Z31Mario Sanders5-SR

PORTAL Z480King David AboyaFR

OLLT5 listed

Luke Rogers#74LT14-JR—LT271Jahmir Davis2-SO LT378Christian Young5-SR

PORTAL LT467Broderick RomanGR

PORTAL

OLLG5 listed

Toby Mealer#53LG12-FR—

PORTAL LG268Grant KitchensFR (3)LG375Casey Jean-Baptiste3-JR LG464Camden Myers3-SO

OLC4 listed

Ari Slocum#97C1FR (3)—C277Chase Malamala3-SO

PORTAL C373Hayden Breal2-FR C461Kendrick Watkins4-SR

Defense

9 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT14 listed

Nasim Cairo#5DT14-SR—DT252Xavier McIver5-SR

PORTAL DT390JR Stegall3-JR DT431Zachariah Keith4-JR

PORTAL

EDGERDE3 listed

Will Smith#41RDE13-SO—

PORTAL RDE243KJ WashingtonFR (3)RDE394Talik ParkmanFR (3)

LBWLB5 listed

Mathis Haygood#13WLB14-JR—WLB242Melvin Spriggs4-JR

PORTAL WLB333Avery Sledge5-SR WLB449BJ Mitchell3-JR

LBMLB4 listed

Caleb Triplett#0MLB1FR (3)—MLB251Ricky Harding3-JR MLB335Wesley Edison2-SO MLB42Tyler Lassiter3-SO

CBLCB5 listed

Champ Lewis#1LCB14-JR—

PORTAL LCB28Ishmael Ibraheem5-SR

PORTAL LCB323Hiroshi Carr4-JR

PORTAL LCB439Johnnie Evans3-JR

CBRCB5 listed

Jonah Martinez#16RCB14-JR—

PORTAL RCB229Jeremiah DillonGR RCB326Baron Taylor3-JR

PORTAL RCB430Trevor WintonFR

CBNB6 listed

MaLik Caswell#18NB13-SO—NB222Kobi Albert4-JR

PORTAL NB33Jyaire Brown5-SR

PORTAL NB412Laquan Robinson5-SR

PORTAL

SFS3 listed

Kolby Peavy#20FS14-JR—

PORTAL FS225Landon Sylvie3-JR

PORTAL FS337Aidan HorneFR

SSS1 listed

Jordan Pride#14SS13-SO—

PORTAL

Special Teams

4 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Reed Harradine#96KO14-JR—ALSO P KO240Creighton Wilbanks2-SO

LS3 listed

Luke Beard#46LS14-JR—LS230Andrew Tate3-JR LS348Colin Kapilovic2-SO

PK2 listed

Creighton Wilbanks#40PK12-SO—PK296Reed Harradine4-JRALSO P

PT1 listed

Reed Harradine#96PT14-JR—ALSO K

Program & Venue

Program

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

University of Southern Mississippi

Conference Sun BeltFootball began 1912Location Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Home

M. M. Roberts Stadium

36,000Listed capacity

Location Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Coaching staff

Head coachBlake Anderson

Offensive coordinatorKyle Cefalo

Defensive coordinatorJoe Bolden

Identity

Mascot Seymour d'Campus

Primary

Gold Secondary