BEARKAT NATION · CUSA · 2026 ROSTER
2026 Sam Houston Bearkats Football Roster
All 109 players on the 2026 Sam Houston football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 13 positions and averages 6'1" and 229 lb.
2026 ROSTER
109 PLAYERS · 13 POSITIONS · AVG 6'1", 229 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Landyn Locke129/205 · 1,418 yds · 11 TD · 4 INT61% of plays | QB | FR | 6'4" | 220 | Rockwall, TX |
| 22 | Alton McCaskill53 car · 211 yds · 1 TD17% of plays | RB | FR | 6'2" | 220 | Conroe, TX |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy28 car · 112 yds12% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | Winder, GA |
| 10 | Landan Brown28 car · 121 yds · 1 TD11% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Denton, TX |
| 7 | Grady O'Neill28 rec · 260 yds · 2 TD11% of plays | WR | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Prior Lake, MN |
| 2 | Chris Reed17 rec · 289 yds · 3 TD9% of plays | WR | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr.12 car · 68 yds9% of plays | RB | FR | 5'10" | 210 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Tim Burns Jr.11 rec · 212 yds · 2 TD7% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Miami, FL |
| 9 | Brett Holloway10 car · 53 yds · 1 TD7% of plays | QB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | Melissa, TX |
| 24 | Kaden Winkfield5 car · 21 yds6% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Aledo, TX |
| 5 | Kyan Berry-JohnsonFROM Wisconsin16 rec · 191 yds · 1 TD5% of plays | WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Chicago, IL |
| 0 | Darrick Bledsoe III10 rec · 81 yds · 2 TD5% of plays | WR | FR | 5'8" | 185 | Arlington, TX |
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith3 car · 21 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Fresno, CA |
| 87 | Max WhisnerFROM Akron6 rec · 47 yds3% of plays | TE | FR | 6'5" | 255 | Kansas City, MO |
| 80 | Matt Smith4 rec · 29 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Needham, MA |
| 12 | Kamari Maxwell5 rec · 134 yds · 1 TD2% of plays | WR | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Savannah, GA |
| 14 | London Deyon2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'4" | 235 | Galveston, TX |
| 1 | Aviyon Smith-Mack1 rec · 3 yds1% of plays | WR | FR | 5'8" | 170 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 94 | Sam CarpenterFROM Pittsburgh4/7 FG · 27 pts | PK | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Foxborough, MA |
| 31 | Cal Joseph37 punts · 44.5 avg | P | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Melbourne, VIC |
| 21 | Dean Ford38 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 | Houston, TX |
| 13 | Railyn Adams28 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Newton, TX |
| 3 | Brody Henderson27 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 sacks | DE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Jenks, OK |
| 33 | Brian Bates Jr.FROM Delaware State27 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sacks | LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 | Centreville, VA |
| 7 | Caesar MageeFROM Northwestern State24 tkl | CB | FR | 6'2" | 195 | New Orleans, LA |
| 5 | Ishmel AtkinsFROM Elon20 tkl · 0.5 TFL | CB | FR | 6'4" | 200 | Greensboro, NC |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey17 tkl | S | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Prosper, TX |
| 20 | Dravon Wilson16 tkl · 2 TFL | CB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | New Caney, TX |
| 9 | Jace Arnold15 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Douglasville, GA |
| 97 | Dylan Frazier14 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DT | FR | 6'5" | 280 | Mckinney, TX |
| 23 | Mike King Jr.14 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | LB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Racine, WI |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell13 tkl | CB | FR | 6'1" | 175 | West Columbia, TX |
| 1 | Josh Alexander-Felton12 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 sacks | DE | FR | 6'3" | 265 | Orlando, FL |
| 12 | Elijah GrovesFROM NC State12 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks | LB | FR | 6'5" | 245 | Cross Plains, TN |
| 26 | Tokyo Gordon10 tkl | LB | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Eatonville, FL |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin10 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Sweeny, TX |
| 29 | Lyric Smith10 tkl | S | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Clarendon, TX |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford8 tkl | S | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Tulsa, OK |
| 91 | Caius Coy7 tkl · 2 TFL | DE | FR | 6'3" | 255 | Jarrell, TX |
| 98 | Justin TerrellFROM NC State7 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks | DT | FR | 6'3" | 310 | Rome, GA |
| 48 | Chauncey Chidi6 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DE | FR | 6'3" | 255 | Kumasi |
| 10 | Darien Jackson6 tkl | DT | FR | 6'0" | 305 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 18 | Stacy BeyFROM Arizona6 tkl | LB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Fontana, CA |
| 95 | She'Fon Boyd5 tkl | DT | FR | 6'0" | 300 | Andrews, SC |
| 92 | Jarra AndersonFROM Arizona4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DT | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Katy, TX |
| 42 | Ca'lub Holloway3 tkl · 2.5 TFL | LB | FR | 6'1" | 245 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 39 | Joseph Opara3 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Sugar Land, TX |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards3 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 28 | Zion TaylorFROM Houston2 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks | DE | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Missouri City, TX |
| 43 | Evan Odom2 tkl | CB | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Golden Gate, FL |
| 30 | Braylen Wortham2 tkl | S | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Calvert, TX |
| 88 | Terrence Guillory II1 tkl | WR | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Houston, TX |
| 99 | Dimitry NicolasFROM Maryland1 tkl | DT | FR | 6'4" | 295 | Miami, FL |
| 40 | Cole Worthington1 tkl | LB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | League City, TX |
| 45 | Eli Wallace1 tkl | LB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Dallas, TX |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan1 tkl | CB | FR | 6'0" | 180 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 11 | CJ June1 tkl | S | FR | 5'9" | 190 | Prince George County, MD |
| 27 | Robert McFarland1 tkl | S | FR | 5'10" | 205 | Houston, TX |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr.1 tkl | S | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Humble, TX |
| 83 | Tate Ryan1 tkl | PK | FR | 6'0" | 180 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 15 | DJ Bailey | QB | FR | 5'11" | 220 | Desoto, TX |
| 16 | Mason Holtzclaw | QB | FR | 6'4" | 205 | Belton, SC |
| 18 | Shaan Patel | QB | FR | 6'1" | 200 | Fulshear, TX |
| 41 | Trey Taylor | RB | JR | 5'9" | 185 | College Station, TX |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | FR | 5'9" | 205 | Houston, TX |
| 4 | Alijah Cason | WR | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Midlothian, TX |
| 11 | Kaleb Mitchell | WR | FR | 6'7" | 195 | Desoto, TX |
| 13 | Ty Sexton | WR | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Katy, TX |
| 17 | Christian ZacharyFROM NC State | WR | FR | 6'4" | 210 | St. Matthews, SC |
| 19 | Konner Dandridge | WR | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Cypress, TX |
| 84 | Matthew Tatum | WR | FR | 5'8" | 170 | Huntsville, TX |
| 82 | Cooper Stevens | TE | FR | 6'2" | 235 | Cypress, TX |
| 85 | Cade Hays | TE | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Lubbock, TX |
| 86 | Jack Merryman | TE | FR | 6'4" | 235 | Montgomery, TX |
| 89 | Brock KuhlFROM Florida Atlantic | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Lorena, TX |
| 50 | Tr'e Williams | OL | FR | 6'3" | 320 | Huntsville, TX |
| 52 | Cam Todd | OL | FR | 6'2" | 305 | Raleigh, NC |
| 54 | Brock StukesFROM NC State | OL | FR | 6'3" | 310 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 56 | Jeremiah Edmond | OL | FR | 6'1" | 300 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 57 | Zo'Maryon Bryan | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Bay City, TX |
| 58 | Carter Kadow | OL | FR | 6'8" | 315 | Middleton, WI |
| 62 | Carter Buchheit | OL | FR | 6'2" | 290 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 63 | Joe Warren | OL | FR | 6'4" | 310 | Greenwood, MS |
| 64 | Josiah ChenaultFROM Kennesaw State | OL | FR | 6'2" | 305 | Canton, OH |
| 66 | Jimmy Walls | OL | FR | 6'7" | 300 | Pittsburg, CA |
| 67 | Isaac Sohn | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Aledo, TX |
| 68 | Logan Cahill | OL | FR | 6'4" | 310 | Long Island, NY |
| 71 | Denell Nix Jr.FROM App State | OL | FR | 6'4" | 310 | Toledo, OH |
| 72 | Myles Joseph | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Vinton, LA |
| 74 | Graceson Spann | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Melissa, TX |
| 75 | Elijah CollinsFROM Western Carolina | OL | FR | 6'4" | 310 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 76 | Nathan McClelland | OL | FR | 6'5" | 310 | Richland, WA |
| 14 | Bryen Spaulding | DE | FR | 6'3" | 260 | San Diego, CA |
| 19 | Jayden FryFROM Boston College | DE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Raleigh, NC |
| 90 | Uzziah Warmate | DT | FR | 5'11" | 250 | Denton, TX |
| 93 | Errol West Jr. | DT | FR | 6'0" | 290 | Little Rock, AR |
| 32 | Kade Houston | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Montgomery, TX |
| 37 | Ryan Mallory | LB | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Richmond, TX |
| 44 | Ray Chatham | LB | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Houston, TX |
| 3 | Joey Hunter | CB | SR | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Nashville, TN |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Dallas, TX |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | TBD | TBD | Cocoa, FL |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | 5'11" | 175 | TBD |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA |
| 81 | Nico Ottomanelli | PK | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Harrington Park, NJ |
| 46 | Carson Whitington | LS | FR | 6'0" | 240 | El Campo, TX |
| 47 | Victor Gamboa | LS | FR | 6'0" | 225 | Cypress, TX |
| 49 | Cameron McCulloch | LS | FR | 6'4" | 220 | Houston, TX |