MINER NATION · MOUNTAIN WEST · 2026 ROSTER
2026 UTEP Miners Football Roster
All 110 players on the 2026 UTEP football roster: jersey numbers, positions, class, height, weight and hometown. The roster spans 15 positions and averages 6'2" and 227 lb.
2026 ROSTER
110 PLAYERS · 15 POSITIONS · AVG 6'2", 227 LB
| # | NAME | POS | CLASS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EJ Colson Jr.FROM Incarnate Word55/83 · 628 yds · 7 TD · 3 INT43% of plays | QB | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Byron, GA |
| 12 | Raymond Moore IIIFROM Morgan State44/72 · 405 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT33% of plays | QB | FR | 6'4" | 180 | Baltimore, MD |
| 0 | Tavorus JonesFROM Missouri58 car · 261 yds · 1 TD18% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 205 | El Paso, TX |
| 3 | Jaden Smith28 rec · 233 yds · 1 TD10% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 195 | Loganville, GA |
| 8 | Kam Thomas16 rec · 270 yds · 1 TD9% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 184 | Birmingham, AL |
| 32 | Lamar SperlingFROM Buffalo19 car · 70 yds7% of plays | RB | FR | 5'8" | 190 | Akron, OH |
| 5 | Carver Cheeks16 rec · 179 yds · 3 TD7% of plays | WR | FR | 6'2" | 197 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 21 | Jaden Moore10 car · 20 yds5% of plays | RB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Compton, CA |
| 2 | Royal CapellFROM Oklahoma State4 rec · 40 yds5% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 205 | Cibolo, TX |
| 14 | Marcus Torres2 rec · 10 yds4% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 175 | El Paso, TX |
| 22 | Chris Hunter6 car · 23 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Canton, MS |
| 6 | Elijah McCoy6 car · 28 yds4% of plays | RB | FR | 5'9" | 190 | Midland, TX |
| 81 | Jeremiah Nash8 rec · 82 yds4% of plays | WR | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Stockton, CA |
| 4 | Cash Cheeks8 rec · 111 yds · 3 TD4% of plays | TE | FR | 6'7" | 235 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 7 | Jaylan Brown1 rec · 6 yds3% of plays | WR | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Nacogdoches, TX |
| 13 | Nik Henry4 rec · 50 yds3% of plays | WR | FR | 5'10" | 155 | Seguin, TX |
| 9 | Bodey Weaver1 car · 2 yds2% of plays | QB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Colleyville, TX |
| 15 | Braesen Leon1/1 · 22 yds2% of plays | QB | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Gilbert, AZ |
| 85 | Jackson Stoner1 rec · 6 yds2% of plays | TE | FR | 6'5" | 258 | Rockwall, TX |
| 17 | Carmelo Taylor1 rec · 5 yds2% of plays | WR | FR | 6'0" | 169 | Roanoke, VA |
| 91 | Carlos Arreola3/8 FG · 20 pts | PK | FR | 5'10" | 200 | TBD |
| 47 | Brady BraunFROM Gardner-Webb32 punts · 40.7 avg | P | FR | 6'0" | 245 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 13 | Isaiah BogertyFROM Texas Southern42 tkl · 0.5 TFL | LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Stafford, TX |
| 10 | Jayden Wilson38 tkl · 2.5 TFL | LB | FR | 6'1" | 218 | El Paso, TX |
| 2 | Xavier Smith35 tkl · 0.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Atlanta, GA |
| 0 | Justin Content32 tkl | CB | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Hoschton, GA |
| 4 | Garrett Hawkins30 tkl · 1.5 TFL | LB | FR | 6'3" | 227 | Sevierville, TN |
| 16 | Esteban GuilloryFROM Western Illinois28 tkl · 1.5 TFL | S | FR | 6'1" | 205 | San Antonio, TX |
| 7 | Kode Lowe25 tkl · 2 TFL | S | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Coleman, FL |
| 8 | Shay Smith21 tkl · 1 TFL | LB | FR | 6'2" | 215 | El Paso, TX |
| 1 | Elijah FieldsFROM Stephen F. Austin19 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks | DL | FR | 6'1" | 285 | Houston, TX |
| 12 | Donavan HowardFROM Virginia State18 tkl | S | FR | 6'1" | 200 | Danville, VA |
| 32 | Adarius Hutchinson18 tkl · 3 TFL | DB | FR | 6'2" | 182 | Bellville, TX |
| 3 | Shakaun Bowser17 tkl · 4.5 TFL | DL | FR | 6'5" | 255 | Mesa, AZ |
| 90 | Ashton Coker17 tkl | DT | FR | 6'2" | 290 | Katy, TX |
| 18 | Decorian Thompson17 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 170 | Mount Pleasant, TX |
| 23 | Kaleb MilesFROM East Texas A&M17 tkl | CB | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Prosper, TX |
| 17 | Darnell Williams13 tkl | S | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Texarkana, TX |
| 19 | Sterling MilesFROM Eastern Michigan10 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3.5 sacks | DE | FR | 6'4" | 238 | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 25 | Royce Wilson10 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks | DE | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Houston, TX |
| 11 | Derek Burns9 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks | DL | FR | 6'5" | 254 | Dallas, TX |
| 27 | LaTristan ThompsonFROM Utah9 tkl · 0.5 TFL | DB | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Mount Pleasant, TX |
| 9 | Oryend Fisher8 tkl | DL | FR | 6'6" | 225 | Georgetown, KY |
| 20 | Grant Stewart7 tkl | DB | FR | 5'10" | 188 | Houston, TX |
| 21 | Dycin Davis6 tkl · 1 TFL | DE | FR | 6'2" | 238 | Abilene, TX |
| 55 | Leander Parrish5 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks | DL | FR | 6'3" | 240 | Mesquite, TX |
| 41 | Vashon Brunswick II5 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 215 | Garland, TX |
| 24 | Jaime Guerrero5 tkl | S | FR | 6'1" | 185 | El Paso, TX |
| 45 | Justin Lee4 tkl | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Round Rock, TX |
| 22 | Kane White-Tinsley4 tkl · 1.5 TFL | S | FR | 5'11" | 178 | Amarillo, TX |
| 93 | Jerrell Brasher3 tkl | DL | FR | 6'1" | 295 | Gadsden, AL |
| 14 | Chace Biddle3 tkl | S | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Garland, TX |
| 94 | Jimmy Leon2 tkl | DL | FR | 6'4" | 240 | Tucson, AZ |
| 98 | Preston HickeyFROM Northwestern State2 tkl | DL | FR | 6'1" | 300 | Mandeville, LA |
| 42 | Copelin Windfont2 tkl | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Barrett Station, TX |
| 5 | TJ Tillman2 tkl | CB | FR | 6'0" | 165 | Amarillo, TX |
| 31 | Joshua Shaw1 tkl | DE | FR | 6'2" | 216 | Allen, TX |
| 35 | Kofi Taylor-Barrocks1 tkl | DE | FR | 6'3" | 230 | London |
| 15 | Colt Matlock1 tkl | DB | FR | 6'0" | 176 | Weatherford, TX |
| 49 | Ian Hall1 tkl | LS | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Houston, TX |
| 10 | Chad Warner | QB | FR | 6'2" | 195 | Cibolo, TX |
| 19 | Daveon Singleton | RB | FR | 5'7" | 156 | El Paso, TX |
| 16 | Mason Ferguson | WR | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 18 | Rafeald Campbell | WR | FR | 5'11" | 175 | Arlington, TX |
| 24 | CJ Simon | WR | FR | 6'0" | 165 | Tuttle, OK |
| 25 | Zo Hill | WR | FR | 5'11" | 165 | Denton, TX |
| 80 | Jacaleb Johnson | WR | FR | 6'0" | 198 | Silsbee, TX |
| 86 | JD Wallace | WR | FR | 6'3" | 208 | Houston, TX |
| 82 | Judah Ezinwa | TE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Fontana, CA |
| 84 | Jamal Frilot | TE | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Houston, TX |
| 87 | Chance Bell | TE | FR | 6'5" | 225 | San Diego, CA |
| 88 | Benny Okwura | TE | FR | 6'4" | 219 | Houston, TX |
| 89 | Johan Camacho | TE | FR | 6'3" | 217 | El Paso, TX |
| 50 | Isaiah Maumalanga | OL | FR | 6'5" | 290 | Dallas, TX |
| 51 | Eric Sandoval Araujo | OL | FR | 6'5" | 263 | El Paso, TX |
| 52 | Jackson BradleyFROM Cornell | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Knoxville, TN |
| 53 | Tripp Townsend | OL | FR | 6'0" | 250 | Dallas, TX |
| 54 | Jaymon LambFROM North Texas | OL | FR | 6'3" | 273 | Dallas, TX |
| 55 | Omoruyi Aliu-OtokitiFROM Livingstone | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Orlando, FL |
| 56 | Brian Williams Jr.FROM Jackson State | OL | FR | 6'2" | 330 | Atlanta, GA |
| 57 | Craig Wydra | OL | FR | 6'4" | 305 | El Paso, TX |
| 58 | Rashad Smith | OL | FR | 6'2" | 320 | Birmingham, AL |
| 62 | Eddie Lartigue Jr. | OL | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Houston, TX |
| 67 | Jayden Trapp | OL | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Columbus, TX |
| 70 | Maddox Huber | OL | FR | 6'7" | 300 | Hamshire, TX |
| 71 | Preston Perkins | OL | FR | 6'6" | 270 | Austin, TX |
| 73 | Tyler Roberts | OL | FR | 6'8" | 314 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 74 | Grayson Johnson | OL | FR | 6'9" | 330 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 75 | Juan Camacho Jr. | OL | FR | 6'6" | 285 | El Paso, TX |
| 76 | Diego De La Cruz | OL | FR | 6'4" | 300 | Monterrey |
| 77 | Wesley Dallao-Kubik | OL | FR | 6'5" | 299 | Colleyville, TX |
| 78 | Ryder Slaton | OL | FR | 6'7" | 280 | Melissa, TX |
| 79 | Pryce McClanahan | OL | FR | 6'2" | 323 | Cibolo, TX |
| 88 | Truth Holmes | DL | FR | 6'2" | 293 | Sulphur Springs, TX |
| 92 | Justin Roberts | DL | FR | 6'2" | 265 | Spring Branch, TX |
| 95 | DAdrian Tinney-Anderson | DL | FR | 6'2" | 306 | Goliad, TX |
| 96 | Caynan James | DL | FR | 6'0" | 284 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 97 | Shaun McDowell | DL | FR | 6'1" | 283 | Richmond, TX |
| 6 | Ekow Taylor | DE | FR | 6'5" | 220 | Keller, TX |
| 40 | Jaxon Smith | DE | FR | 6'7" | 225 | Prague, OK |
| 38 | Jalen Hamilton | LB | FR | 6'5" | 189 | Round Rock, TX |
| 48 | Japrei Wafer | LB | FR | 5'10" | 205 | Allen, TX |
| 26 | Darien Fantroy | CB | FR | 6'2" | 175 | Killeen, TX |
| 28 | Tylen Hockett | S | FR | 6'1" | 170 | Mansfield, TX |
| 30 | Allen Gant | S | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Lubbock, TX |
| 33 | Josiah Jones | S | FR | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL |
| 29 | Dylan Brown-Turner | DB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Dallas, TX |
| 33 | Parker CushingFROM Peru State | PK | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 48 | Cade HechterFROM UT Martin | PK | FR | 6'2" | 245 | Sydney, NSW |
| 46 | Carson LoebFROM Texas-Permian Basin | LS | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Cypress, TX |