Washington State Cougars Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

12Caden PinnickQB13-SO—

PORTAL 2Julian DuggerQB23-SO—

PORTAL 17Owen EshelmanQB32-FR 19Jake TiryakiogluQB43-SO

×4

9Kirby VorheesRB14-JR—

PORTALALSO KR 20Leo PulalasiRB24-JR—3Maxwell WoodsRB33-SO

PORTAL 22Tremayne HillRB4FR (3)

X×4

4Darrius ClemonsX15-SR—

PORTAL 8Branden GanashamoorthyX24-JR—88Jordan DeesX33-SO

PORTAL 80Noah WestbrookX42-FR

Z×3

10Tank HawkinsZ13-JR—

PORTAL 13Ryan McKendryZ22-SO—PORTAL 18Jevon WalkerZ33-JR

—open

SLOT×3

0Tony FreemanSLOT14-SR—PORTALALSO PR 1Daniel BloodSLOT24-SR—

PORTAL 6Jay PorterSLOT33-JR

—open

×6

28Jack PedersenTE15-SR—

PORTAL 23Trey LecknerTE24-JR—86Beau BakerTE33-SO

PORTAL 27Hudson CedarlandTE45-SR

87Cash LandauTE5 81Peyton ReadTE6

LT×4

71Ashton TrippLT14-JR—74Maximus McCreeLT25-SR—

PORTAL 68Chris LinoLT33-SO 70Dylan HildebrandLT42-FR

LG×4

67Jonny LesterLG15-SR—50Sone FalealoLG23-SO—

PORTAL 54Xavier ThorpeLG33-SO 79Turner BertrandLG42-FR

C×3

69Kyle MartinC14-JR—72Arion WilliamsC22-FR—78Jorden CunninghamC32-FR

—open

RG×3

75Noah DunhamRG14-JR—77Nick BakkenRG23-SO—

PORTAL 73AJ OlerichRG32-FR

—open

RT×3

64Jaylin CaldwellRT15-SR—

PORTAL 51Kalolo Ta'agaRT23-SO—

PORTAL 76Grayson CampbellRT32-FR

—open

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

52Kaden BeattyDT14-JR—

PORTAL 99Paul Hutson IIIDT25-SR—

PORTAL 34Damarjhe LewisDT35-SR

PORTAL 58Malijah TuckerDT42-FR

NT×5

98Jirah LeaupepeteleNT14-JR—

PORTAL 95Balaam MillerNT24-JR—

PORTAL 90Akio MartinsonNT34-JRPORTAL 92Ike OkaforNT42-FR

PORTAL

55Sione PasiNT5

PORTAL

EDGE

LDE×6

6Linus ZunkLDE15-SR—

PORTAL 94Eduwa OkundayeLDE23-SO—

PORTAL 84Malachi WriceLDE33-SO 44Luke WebbLDE42-FR

56Fernando LecuonaLDE5

PORTAL 18Barry MorrissetteLDE6

EDGE

RDE×5

9Matyus McLainRDE14-JR—

PORTAL 5Michael HughesRDE24-JR—51Ben BeattyRDE33-SO 97Josh WedelRDE42-FR

96Jack ProcterRDE5

WLB×5

21Keith BrownWLB1GR—

PORTAL 12Carsten ReynoldsWLB23-SO—

PORTAL 16Isaiah HungWLB32-FR 29Erimus WrightWLB42-FR

42Jack EllisonWLB5

MLB×4

8Nylan BrownMLB13-JR—

PORTAL 15DJ WarnerMLB23-JR—

PORTAL 33Gage JonesMLB33-SO 59Gavin FugateMLB44-JR

LCB×3

13Khamari TerrellLCB15-SR—

PORTAL 24Elmo WartsonLCB24-JR—PORTAL 18David KukuLCB32-FR

—open

RCB×3

22Jalil TuckerRCB15-SR—

PORTAL 2Jamarey SmithRCB22-FR—4Kai RapollaRCB35-SR

PORTAL

—open

NB×3

3Jaylen ThomasNB13-SO—

PORTAL 0CJ Solis-LumarNB22-SO—

PORTAL 23Ishmael GibbsNB32-FR

—open

FS×4

28Kyle PetersonFS12-SO—31Trey RidleyFS23-SO—

PORTAL 19Kayo PatuFS33-SO 20Gaylon McNealFS42-FR

SS×3

1Jeremiah BernardSS13-JR—

PORTAL 17Jshawn Frausto-RamosSS24-JR—

PORTAL 25Jack BalSS34-JR

PORTAL

—open

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

46Miguel ArenasKO13-SO—

PORTAL 38Jack StevensKO23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×1

9Kirby VorheesKR14-JR—

PORTALALSO RB

—open

×2

47Jeremy SousaLS13-JR—PORTAL 41Sean BuresLS24-JR—

—open

×2

38Jack StevensPK13-SO—

PORTAL 46Miguel ArenasPK23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×1

0Tony FreemanPR14-SR—PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

32Max DeanPT13-SO—

PORTAL 48Josh LijesenPT23-SO—PORTAL

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Caden Pinnick#12QB13-SO—

PORTAL QB22Julian Dugger3-SO

PORTAL QB317Owen Eshelman2-FR QB419Jake Tiryakioglu3-SO

RB4 listed

Kirby Vorhees#9RB14-JR—

PORTALALSO KR RB220Leo Pulalasi4-JR RB33Maxwell Woods3-SO

PORTAL RB422Tremayne HillFR (3)

WRX4 listed

Darrius Clemons#4X15-SR—

PORTAL X28Branden Ganashamoorthy4-JR X388Jordan Dees3-SO

PORTAL X480Noah Westbrook2-FR

WRZ3 listed

Tank Hawkins#10Z13-JR—

PORTAL Z213Ryan McKendry2-SOPORTAL Z318Jevon Walker3-JR

WRSLOT3 listed

Tony Freeman#0SLOT14-SR—PORTALALSO PR SLOT21Daniel Blood4-SR

PORTAL SLOT36Jay Porter3-JR

TE6 listed

Jack Pedersen#28TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE223Trey Leckner4-JR TE386Beau Baker3-SO

PORTAL TE427Hudson Cedarland5-SR

OLLT4 listed

Ashton Tripp#71LT14-JR—LT274Maximus McCree5-SR

PORTAL LT368Chris Lino3-SO LT470Dylan Hildebrand2-FR

OLLG4 listed

Jonny Lester#67LG15-SR—LG250Sone Falealo3-SO

PORTAL LG354Xavier Thorpe3-SO LG479Turner Bertrand2-FR

OLC3 listed

Kyle Martin#69C14-JR—C272Arion Williams2-FR C378Jorden Cunningham2-FR

OLRG3 listed

Noah Dunham#75RG14-JR—RG277Nick Bakken3-SO

PORTAL RG373AJ Olerich2-FR

OLRT3 listed

Jaylin Caldwell#64RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT251Kalolo Ta'aga3-SO

PORTAL RT376Grayson Campbell2-FR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Kaden Beatty#52DT14-JR—

PORTAL DT299Paul Hutson III5-SR

PORTAL DT334Damarjhe Lewis5-SR

PORTAL DT458Malijah Tucker2-FR

DLNT5 listed

Jirah Leaupepetele#98NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT295Balaam Miller4-JR

PORTAL NT390Akio Martinson4-JRPORTAL NT492Ike Okafor2-FR

PORTAL

EDGELDE6 listed

Linus Zunk#6LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE294Eduwa Okundaye3-SO

PORTAL LDE384Malachi Wrice3-SO LDE444Luke Webb2-FR

EDGERDE5 listed

Matyus McLain#9RDE14-JR—

PORTAL RDE25Michael Hughes4-JR RDE351Ben Beatty3-SO RDE497Josh Wedel2-FR

LBWLB5 listed

Keith Brown#21WLB1GR—

PORTAL WLB212Carsten Reynolds3-SO

PORTAL WLB316Isaiah Hung2-FR WLB429Erimus Wright2-FR

LBMLB4 listed

Nylan Brown#8MLB13-JR—

PORTAL MLB215DJ Warner3-JR

PORTAL MLB333Gage Jones3-SO MLB459Gavin Fugate4-JR

CBLCB3 listed

Khamari Terrell#13LCB15-SR—

PORTAL LCB224Elmo Wartson4-JRPORTAL LCB318David Kuku2-FR

CBRCB3 listed

Jalil Tucker#22RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB22Jamarey Smith2-FR RCB34Kai Rapolla5-SR

PORTAL

CBNB3 listed

Jaylen Thomas#3NB13-SO—

PORTAL NB20CJ Solis-Lumar2-SO

PORTAL NB323Ishmael Gibbs2-FR

SFS4 listed

Kyle Peterson#28FS12-SO—FS231Trey Ridley3-SO

PORTAL FS319Kayo Patu3-SO FS420Gaylon McNeal2-FR

SSS3 listed

Jeremiah Bernard#1SS13-JR—

PORTAL SS217Jshawn Frausto-Ramos4-JR

PORTAL SS325Jack Bal4-JR

PORTAL

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Miguel Arenas#46KO13-SO—

PORTAL KO238Jack Stevens3-SO

PORTAL

KR1 listed

Kirby Vorhees#9KR14-JR—

PORTALALSO RB

LS2 listed

Jeremy Sousa#47LS13-JR—PORTAL LS241Sean Bures4-JR

PK2 listed

Jack Stevens#38PK13-SO—

PORTAL PK246Miguel Arenas3-SO

PORTAL

PR1 listed

Tony Freeman#0PR14-SR—PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Max Dean#32PT13-SO—

PORTAL PT248Josh Lijesen3-SOPORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Washington State Cougars

Washington State University

Conference Pac-12Football began 1894Location Pullman, Washington

Home

Martin Stadium

35,117Listed capacity

Location Pullman, Washington

Coaching staff

Head coachKirby Moore

Offensive coordinatorMatt Miller

Defensive coordinatorTrent Bray

Identity

Mascot Butch T. Cougar

Crimson Primary

Secondary