UTEP Miners Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

1EJ ColsonQB13-SO—

PORTAL 12Raymond Moore IIIQB23-SO—

PORTAL 10Chad WarnerQB32-FR 9Bodey WeaverQB4FR (3)

15Braesen LeonQB5

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0Tavorus JonesRB15-SR—

PORTAL 8Kam ThomasRB25-SR—

PORTAL 6Elijah McCoyRB32-SO 32Lamar SperlingRB44-JR

PORTAL

21Jaden MooreRB5 22Chris HunterRB6

X×5

5Carver CheeksX14-SR—

PORTAL 81Jeremiah NashX23-JR—PORTAL 16Mason FergusonX33-SO

PORTAL 24CJ SimonX42-FR

86JD WallaceX5

Z×5

7Jaylan BrownZ13-SO—

PORTAL 18Rafeald CampbellZ23-SO—17Carmelo TaylorZ34-JRPORTAL 13Nik HenryZ42-SO+2 ROLES

25Zo HillZ5

SLOT×4

3Jaden SmithSLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 11Royal CapellSLOT22-SO—

PORTAL 14Marcus TorresSLOT33-SO+2 ROLES 80Jacaleb JohnsonSLOT4FR (3)

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82Judah EzinwaTE15-SR—PORTAL 4Cash CheeksTE24-JR—

PORTAL 87Chance BellTE33-JR

PORTAL 88Benny OkwuraTE4FR (3)

83Jamal FrilotTE5 85Jackson StonerTE6

LT×5

54Jaymon LambLT14-JR—

PORTAL 50Isaiah MaumalangaLT25-SR—

PORTAL 62Eddie Lartigue Jr.LT3FR (3)79Pryce McClanahanLT4FR (3)

57Craig WydraLT5

LG×4

52Jackson BradleyLG15-SR—

PORTAL 58Rashad SmithLG23-JR—PORTAL 71Preston PerkinsLG32-FR 51Eric Sandoval AraujoLG4FR

C×4

56Brian Williams Jr.C13-SO—

PORTAL 67Jayden TrappC23-SO—

PORTAL 78Ryder SlatonC32-FR 74Grayson JohnsonC43-JR

RG×3

55Omoruyi Aliu-OtokitiRG13-JR—

PORTAL 76Diego De La CruzRG22-FR—77Wesley Dallao-KubikRG3FR (3)

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RT×3

73Tyler RobertsRT12-FR—75Juan Camacho Jr.RT25-SR—70Maddox HuberRT32-FR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×5

98Preston HickeyDT15-SR—

PORTAL 99Elijah FieldsDT24-SR—

PORTAL 44Oryend FisherDT34-JR

PORTAL 95DAdrian Tinney-AndersonDT4FR (3)

11Derek BurnsDT5

PORTAL

NT×5

90Ashton CokerNT13-JR—93Jerrell BrasherNT23-JR—PORTAL 96Caynan JamesNT3FR (3)97Shaun McDowellNT4FR (3)

94Jimmy LeonNT5

EDGE

DE×7

3Shakaun BowserDE15-SR—PORTAL 55Leander ParrishDE22-FR—40Jaxon SmithDE32-SO 88Truth HolmesDE4FR (3)

92Justin RobertsDE5

EDGE

BANDIT×4

19Sterling MilesBANDIT15-SR—

PORTAL 6Ekow TaylorBANDIT23-JR—21Dycin DavisBANDIT3FR (3)31Joshua ShawBANDIT4FR (3)

WLB×5

10Jayden WilsonWLB14-SR—

PORTAL 41Vashon Brunswick IIWLB22-SO—22Kane White-TinsleyWLB3FR (3)38Jalen HamiltonWLB4FR (3)

4Garrett HawkinsWLB5

MLB×5

13Isaiah BogertyMLB15-SR—

PORTAL 8Shay SmithMLB23-SO—48Japrei WaferMLB3FR (3)45Justin LeeMLB42-FR

42Copelin WindfontMLB5

LCB×4

0Justin ContentLCB13-JR—23Kaleb MilesLCB23-JR—

PORTAL 18Decorian ThompsonLCB3FR (3)32Adarius HutchinsonLCB4FR (3)

RCB×3

5TJ TillmanRCB12-SO—26Darien FantroyRCB22-FR—15Colt MatlockRCB3FR (3)

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SPUR×3

27LaTristan ThompsonSPUR13-SO—

PORTAL 29Dylan Brown-TurnerSPUR24-JR—

PORTAL 20Grant StewartSPUR32-FR

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FS×5

2Xavier SmithFS15-SR—

PORTAL 12Donavan HowardFS25-SR—

PORTAL 30Allen GantFS32-FR 14Chace BiddleFS45-SRPORTAL

28Tylen HockettFS5

SS×5

7Kode LoweSS15-SR—

PORTAL 16Esteban GuillorySS24-SR—

PORTAL 17Darnell WilliamsSS32-SO 24Jaime GuerreroSS45-SR

33Josiah JonesSS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

91Carlos ArreolaKO14-SR—

PORTAL 48Cade HechterKO24-SR—

PORTAL

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×2

13Nik HenryKR12-SO—+2 ROLES 14Marcus TorresKR23-SO—+2 ROLES

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×2

46Carson LoebLS12-SO—

PORTAL 49Ian HallLS22-FR—

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×2

91Carlos ArreolaPK14-SR—

PORTAL 48Cade HechterPK24-SR—

PORTAL

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×2

13Nik HenryPR12-SO—+2 ROLES 14Marcus TorresPR23-SO—+2 ROLES

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×2

47Brady BraunPT15-SR—

PORTAL 33Parker CushingPT22-SO—PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

EJ Colson#1QB13-SO—

PORTAL QB212Raymond Moore III3-SO

PORTAL QB310Chad Warner2-FR QB49Bodey WeaverFR (3)

RB6 listed

Tavorus Jones#0RB15-SR—

PORTAL RB28Kam Thomas5-SR

PORTAL RB36Elijah McCoy2-SO RB432Lamar Sperling4-JR

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

Carver Cheeks#5X14-SR—

PORTAL X281Jeremiah Nash3-JRPORTAL X316Mason Ferguson3-SO

PORTAL X424CJ Simon2-FR

WRZ5 listed

Jaylan Brown#7Z13-SO—

PORTAL Z218Rafeald Campbell3-SO Z317Carmelo Taylor4-JRPORTAL Z413Nik Henry2-SO+2 ROLES

WRSLOT4 listed

Jaden Smith#3SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT211Royal Capell2-SO

PORTAL SLOT314Marcus Torres3-SO+2 ROLES SLOT480Jacaleb JohnsonFR (3)

TE6 listed

Judah Ezinwa#82TE15-SR—PORTAL TE24Cash Cheeks4-JR

PORTAL TE387Chance Bell3-JR

PORTAL TE488Benny OkwuraFR (3)

OLLT5 listed

Jaymon Lamb#54LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT250Isaiah Maumalanga5-SR

PORTAL LT362Eddie Lartigue Jr.FR (3)LT479Pryce McClanahanFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Jackson Bradley#52LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG258Rashad Smith3-JRPORTAL LG371Preston Perkins2-FR LG451Eric Sandoval AraujoFR

OLC4 listed

Brian Williams Jr.#56C13-SO—

PORTAL C267Jayden Trapp3-SO

PORTAL C378Ryder Slaton2-FR C474Grayson Johnson3-JR

OLRG3 listed

Omoruyi Aliu-Otokiti#55RG13-JR—

PORTAL RG276Diego De La Cruz2-FR RG377Wesley Dallao-KubikFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Tyler Roberts#73RT12-FR—RT275Juan Camacho Jr.5-SR RT370Maddox Huber2-FR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT5 listed

Preston Hickey#98DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT299Elijah Fields4-SR

PORTAL DT344Oryend Fisher4-JR

PORTAL DT495DAdrian Tinney-AndersonFR (3)

DLNT5 listed

Ashton Coker#90NT13-JR—NT293Jerrell Brasher3-JRPORTAL NT396Caynan JamesFR (3)NT497Shaun McDowellFR (3)

EDGEDE7 listed

Shakaun Bowser#3DE15-SR—PORTAL DE255Leander Parrish2-FR DE340Jaxon Smith2-SO DE488Truth HolmesFR (3)

EDGEBANDIT4 listed

Sterling Miles#19BANDIT15-SR—

PORTAL BANDIT26Ekow Taylor3-JR BANDIT321Dycin DavisFR (3)BANDIT431Joshua ShawFR (3)

LBWLB5 listed

Jayden Wilson#10WLB14-SR—

PORTAL WLB241Vashon Brunswick II2-SO WLB322Kane White-TinsleyFR (3)WLB438Jalen HamiltonFR (3)

LBMLB5 listed

Isaiah Bogerty#13MLB15-SR—

PORTAL MLB28Shay Smith3-SO MLB348Japrei WaferFR (3)MLB445Justin Lee2-FR

CBLCB4 listed

Justin Content#0LCB13-JR—LCB223Kaleb Miles3-JR

PORTAL LCB318Decorian ThompsonFR (3)LCB432Adarius HutchinsonFR (3)

CBRCB3 listed

TJ Tillman#5RCB12-SO—RCB226Darien Fantroy2-FR RCB315Colt MatlockFR (3)

CBSPUR3 listed

LaTristan Thompson#27SPUR13-SO—

PORTAL SPUR229Dylan Brown-Turner4-JR

PORTAL SPUR320Grant Stewart2-FR

SFS5 listed

Xavier Smith#2FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS212Donavan Howard5-SR

PORTAL FS330Allen Gant2-FR FS414Chace Biddle5-SRPORTAL

SSS5 listed

Kode Lowe#7SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS216Esteban Guillory4-SR

PORTAL SS317Darnell Williams2-SO SS424Jaime Guerrero5-SR

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Carlos Arreola#91KO14-SR—

PORTAL KO248Cade Hechter4-SR

PORTAL

KR2 listed

Nik Henry#13KR12-SO—+2 ROLES KR214Marcus Torres3-SO+2 ROLES

LS2 listed

Carson Loeb#46LS12-SO—

PORTAL LS249Ian Hall2-FR

PK2 listed

Carlos Arreola#91PK14-SR—

PORTAL PK248Cade Hechter4-SR

PORTAL

PR2 listed

Nik Henry#13PR12-SO—+2 ROLES PR214Marcus Torres3-SO+2 ROLES

PT2 listed

Brady Braun#47PT15-SR—

PORTAL PT233Parker Cushing2-SOPORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

UTEP Miners

University of Texas at El Paso

Conference Mountain WestFootball began 1914Location El Paso, Texas

Home

Sun Bowl

51,500Listed capacity

Location El Paso, Texas

Coaching staff

Head coachScotty Walden

Offensive coordinatorLanear Sampson

Defensive coordinatorKyle Beyer

Identity

Mascot Paydirt Pete

Orange Primary

Dark Blue Secondary