Teams Houston 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Houston roster 117 players: 33 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 15 juniors, 15 seniors, 34 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (74) and Georgia (12). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Parker Jenkins RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 212 Houston, TX 464 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 Stacy Sneed RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Arlington, TX 282 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Tony Mathis RB Transfer from West Virginia 6′1″ 225 Orlando, FL 170 rushing yards 23 Brandon Campbell RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 210 Houston, TX 46 rushing yards 6 Re’Shaun Sanford II RB RS 5′9″ 190 Harker Heights, TX 29 Kelan Walker RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 228 Desoto, TX 35 Maurice Reed RB So. 5′10″ 185 Fayetteville, NC 36 Sherman Smith RB So. 5′7″ 185 Katy, TX 40 Steve Polk RB 5′11″ 210 Houston, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Samuel Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Savannah, GA 61 catches, 815 yards, 3 TD 14 Joseph Manjack WR 6′3″ 205 Tomball, TX 46 catches, 577 yards, 6 TD 2 WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 Houston, TX 38 catches, 404 yards, 6 TD 12 Stephon Johnson Jr. WR 6′2″ 190 Houston, TX 23 catches, 269 yards, 3 TD 11 Dalton Carnes WR Fr. 5′9″ 176 College Station, TX 20 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD 1 Joshua Cobbs WR Transfer from Wyoming Jr. 6′4″ 212 San Antonio, TX 7 catches, 63 yards 82 Jonah Wilson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 211 Houston, TX 2 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 83 Peyton Sawyer WR Sr. 5′11″ 175 League City, TX 1 catch, 1 yard 1 Ja’Koby Banks WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 178 Missouri City, TX 3 Ja’Ryan Wallace WR RS 6′3″ 190 Braswell, TX 7 C.J. Nelson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 North Richland Hills, TX 34 Dylan Caddle WR Fr. 5′10″ 165 Cypress, TX 37 Chance Prosperie WR Fr. 6′0″ 174 Port Neches, TX 42 Hunter Teichman WR Fr. 6′1″ 175 Houston, TX 81 Anthony Gangi Jr. WR So. 5′10″ 180 Long Island, NY 84 Samuel Padgitt WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 San Antonio, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 17 Mike O’Laughlin TE Transfer from West Virginia Sr. 6′5″ 250 Glen Ellyn, IL 12 catches, 94 yards 85 Matt Byrnes TE 6′6″ 250 Chicago, IL 6 catches, 43 yards 87 Brian Henry TE 6′2″ 250 Belton, TX 1 catch, 6 yards, 1 TD 86 Darson Herman TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 Georgetown, TX 87 Ivan Autenreith TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Spring, TX 88 Jett Runion TE RS 6′4″ 240 Aubrey, TX 89 Logan Compton TE So. 6′4″ 245 Cypress, TX
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 71 Reuben Unije OL So. 6′6″ 315 Bradenton, FL 1 tackle 58 David Ndukwe OL Transfer from Western Kentucky 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 325 Decatur, GA 58 Demetrius Hunter OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 310 Orange, TX 58 Shamar Hobdy-Lee OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Tampa, FL 60 Cross Tucker OL Fr. 6′2″ 320 The Woodlands, TX 65 Cayden Bowie OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Port Arthur, TX 66 Peyton Dunn OL Transfer from UL Monroe 6′6″ 325 Brandon, MS 68 Kaleb Davis OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Arlington, TX 70 Max Banes OL Transfer from Akron Sr. 6′5″ 309 Houston, TX 71 Jaylen Garth OL Transfer from Texas 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 310 Port Neches, TX 72 Tank Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 320 El Paso, TX 73 Karson Jones OL Fr. 6′4″ 282 Lubbock, TX 74 Tyler Johnson OG 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 325 Conroe, TX 75 Jack Freeman OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Midlothian, TX 76 Patrick Paul OL Jr. 6′7″ 315 Houston, TX 77 Tevin Shaw OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Houston, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Nelson Ceaser DL Jr. 6′3″ 250 Missouri City, TX 36 tackles, 7 sacks 12 David Ugwoegbu DL Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 250 Katy, TX 41 tackles, 2.5 sacks 90 Jamaree Caldwell DL Jr. 6′1″ 325 Newberry, SC 26 tackles, 6.5 sacks 97 Chidozie Nwankwo DT 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 290 Richmond, TX 25 tackles, 1 sack 10 Anthony Holmes Jr. DL 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks 93 Hakeem Ajijolaiya DL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Katy, TX 19 tackles 15 Taleeq Robbins DE So. 6′1″ 285 Philadelphia, PA 10 tackles Sedrick Williams DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Houma, LA 7 tackles, 1 sack 11 Nadame Tucker DE So. 6′3″ 250 New York, NY 7 tackles 15 Justin Benton DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 298 Atlanta, GA 4 tackles 55 Cavan Tuley DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Tomball, TX 3 tackles 90 Zykeius Strong DL Jr. 6′6″ 265 Birmingham, AL 3 tackles 99 Amipeleasi Langi Jr. DT So. 6′6″ 312 Lihue, HI 1 tackle 6 Garfield Lawrence DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 240 Tyler, TX 17 Torren Coppage-El DL 6′2″ 251 Stone Mountain, GA 51 Hunter Jones DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Houston, TX 91 Joshua Diaz DL Fr. 6′1″ 260 Houston, TX
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Malik Robinson LB Sr. 6′0″ 230 Snellville, GA 73 tackles, 1 INT 25 Jamal Morris LB 6′2″ 225 Richmond, TX 59 tackles 29 Treylin Payne LB 6′0″ 215 Converse, TX 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 5 Hasaan Hypolite LB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Fresno, TX 32 tackles 30 Trimarcus Cheeks LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Hampton, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 36 Jalen Garner LB So. 6′1″ 225 Norcross, GA 11 tackles 10 Latreveon McCutchin LB Fr. 6′3″ 245 Austin, TX 10 tackles 2 Chris Pearson LB Fr. 6′2″ 194 Orange Beach, AL 4 tackles 44 Aaron Willis LB 6′1″ 220 Richmond, VA 2 tackles 4 Brandon Mack LB Transfer from Ole Miss 6′4″ 255 Montgomery, AL 1 tackle 4 Justin Beadles LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 275 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 19 Kamsi Arinze LB Fr. 6′3″ 204 Dallas, TX 32 Aubrey Smith LB Transfer from Colorado 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 224 Atlanta, GA 54 Blake Okoye LB So. 6′2″ 210 Spring, TX
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 A.J. Haulcy S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 222 Houston, TX 90 tackles 3 Isaiah Hamilton CB Transfer from Texas Southern Jr. 6′1″ 175 Houston, TX 46 tackles, 4 INT 15 Malik Fleming DB Transfer from East Carolina Sr. 5′8″ 179 Fairburn, GA 39 tackles, 3 INT 16 Brian George DB Transfer from Texas A&M Sr. 6′2″ 200 South Bay, FL 37 tackles 20 Antonio Brooks DB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Missouri City, TX 32 tackles 22 Juwon Gaston S So. 5′11″ 188 Montgomery, AL 19 tackles 4 Moses Alexander DB So. 6′3″ 195 Galveston, TX 11 tackles 1 Alex Hogan DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 9 tackles 5 Jalen Emery DB So. 5′10″ 185 Pearland, TX 8 tackles 35 Dorian Friend DB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Spring, TX 3 tackles 6 Noah Guzman DB 5′11″ 210 La Puente, CA 2 tackles 0 Mikal Harrison-Pilot S 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 205 Temple, TX 1 Latrell McCutchin DB Transfer from USC 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Austin, TX 5 Jalyn Stanford S Fr. 5′10″ 200 Tulsa, OK 19 Michael Patterson DB RS 5′10″ 169 Houston, TX 25 Justice Ugo CB So. 6′2″ 190 Richmond, TX 26 Jamaal Shaw DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Orange, TX 27 Mike Welch DB So. 5′10″ 195 Dickinson, TX 33 Johnsley Barbas DB RS 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 39 Dante Wynn DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Nashville, TN 42 Beau Clewett DB RS 6′0″ 195 Katy, TX 43 Micah Sweats DB Fr. 5′10″ 160 Katy, TX 46 Garyreon Robinson DB Fr. 5′7″ 170 Denton, TX
Alex Hogan, Matthew Golden, Isaiah Hamilton, Parker Jenkins, Anthony Holmes Jr., Stephon Johnson Jr., A.J. Haulcy, Michael Patterson, Brandon Campbell, Steve Polk, Hunter Teichman, Brandon Phan, Hunter Jones, Max Banes, Patrick Paul, Tevin Shaw, Jonah Wilson, Joshua Diaz Justin Beadles, Justin Benton, Aubrey Smith, Johnsley Barbas, David Ndukwe David Ugwoegbu, Sherman Smith, Beau Clewett, Micah Sweats, Hakeem Ajijolaiya Dorian Friend, Blake Okoye, Cross Tucker, Ivan Autenreith Ja’Koby Banks, Nelson Ceaser, Antonio Brooks Joshua Cobbs, Lucas Coley, Samuel Padgitt Jamal Morris, Justice Ugo, Chidozie Nwankwo Chance Prosperie, Cayden Bowie, Jaylen Garth Latrell McCutchin, Latreveon McCutchin Brandon Mack, Juwon Gaston Jalen Emery, Jake Sock Caleb McMickle, Jalen Garner Joseph Manjack, Cavan Tuley Stacy Sneed, Kaleb Davis Jamaal Shaw, Demetrius Hunter Mike Welch, Peyton Sawyer Dylan Caddle, Logan Compton Cooper Hamilton, Karson Jones Mikal Harrison-Pilot Donovan Smith Chris Pearson Moses Alexander Hasaan Hypolite Jalyn Stanford Garfield Lawrence Noah Guzman Re’Shaun Sanford II C.J. Nelson Malik Robinson Dalton Carnes Nadame Tucker Samuel Brown Malik Fleming Taleeq Robbins Ui Ale Brian George Indiana Wijay Mike O’Laughlin Torren Coppage-El Kamsi Arinze Tony Mathis Kelan Walker Treylin Payne Trimarcus Cheeks Maurice Reed Dante Wynn Jack Martin Aaron Willis Garyreon Robinson Joseph Kim Jacob Garza Gavin Gately Shamar Hobdy-Lee Peyton Dunn Reuben Unije Tank Jenkins Tyler Johnson Jack Freeman Anthony Gangi Jr. Matt Byrnes Darson Herman Brian Henry Jett Runion Jamaree Caldwell Zykeius Strong Amipeleasi Langi Jr. Sedrick Williams TX 74 GA 12 AL 5 CA 4 FL 5 Hometowns of the 2023 Houston roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Texas 74 Georgia 12 Alabama 5 Florida 5 California 4 Oklahoma 2 New York 2 Illinois 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 30 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 7 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Bexar County, Texas pop. 2.1 million 4 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Matthew Golden WR4-star recruit