Teams Houston 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Houston roster 111 players: 26 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 31 juniors, 22 seniors, 13 with no class listed. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (64) and Georgia (11). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 8
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 44 Dean Connors RB Transfer from Rice Sr. 6′0″ 206 Kamuela, HI 977 rushing yards, 6 TD 25 D.J. Butler RB So. 6′0″ 190 Mobile, AL 301 rushing yards 21 Stacy Sneed RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 185 Arlington, TX 130 rushing yards 48 J’Marion Burnette RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 220 Andalusia, AL 82 rushing yards 16 Jayshon Ridgle RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 197 Athens, AL 4 tackles 37 Zane Smith RB Fr. 5′9″ 235 Fulshear, TX 12 rushing yards 6 Re’Shaun Sanford II RB So. 5′9″ 190 Harker Heights, TX 32 Nehemiah Warmate RB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Denton, TX 38 Aaron Davis RB So. 5′11″ 180 Universal City, TX 40 Steve Polk RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Houston, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 4 Mekhi Mews WR Sr. 5′8″ 185 Grayson, GA 38 returns, 519 yards 0 Amare Thomas WR Transfer from UAB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Birmingham, AL 67 catches, 966 yards, 12 TD 12 Stephon Johnson Jr. WR 6′2″ 190 Houston, TX 13 catches, 275 yards, 2 TD 2 Koby Young WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 180 New Orleans, LA 12 catches, 191 yards 3 Harvey Broussard WR Transfer from Louisiana 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 185 Saint Martinville, LA 9 catches, 126 yards, 1 TD 10 Jaquise Martin WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Bryan, TX 5 catches, 69 yards 8 Devan Williams WR Jr. 6′1″ 188 Temple, TX 14 Marquis Shoulders WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 170 Katy, TX 33 Dylan Gayton WR Fr. 5′10″ 150 Red Oak, TX 34 Dylan Caddle WR Jr. 5′10″ 165 Cypress, TX 42 Hunter Teichman WR Jr. 6′1″ 175 Houston, TX 46 Jeffrey Strozier Jr. WR Jr. 5′6″ 160 Kansas City, MO 81 Anthony Gangi Jr. WR Sr. 5′10″ 180 Long Island, NY 84 Samuel Padgitt WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 San Antonio, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 9 Tanner Koziol TE Transfer from Wisconsin Sr. 6′7″ 240 Bloomingdale, IL 74 catches, 727 yards, 6 TD 87 Luke McGary TE Transfer from Tulsa Jr. 6′4″ 250 Plano, TX 3 catches, 13 yards 85 Traville Frederick Jr. TE So. 6′3″ 240 Jeanerette, LA 2 catches, 3 yards, 1 TD 0 Jayden York TE Jr. 6′5″ 240 Austin, TX 19 Kaleb Thomas TE So. 6′4″ 250 Houston, TX 48 Brock Foster TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Friendswood, TX 86 Wyatt Herbel TE Fr. 6′3″ 220 Cypress, TX 88 Jacory Thurman TE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Houston, TX
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 75 Dalton Merryman OL Transfer from Texas Tech Sr. 6′9″ 305 Montgomery, TX 2 tackles 53 Ronnell McLain OL So. 6′4″ 325 Desoto, TX 55 Demetris Dean II OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 300 Jasper, TX 55 Derek Joiner OL So. 6′2″ 305 Kansas City, MO 58 David Ndukwe OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 325 Decatur, GA 58 Demetrius Hunter OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 310 Orange, TX 62 Ricardo Cordova OL So. 6′0″ 270 Pasadena, TX 65 Cayden Bowie OL Jr. 6′4″ 325 Port Arthur, TX 66 McKenzie Agnello OL Transfer from New Mexico Jr. 6′4″ 314 Copperas Cove, TX 67 Hingano Hautau OL Jr. 6′6″ 325 San Jose, CA 68 Sean Terrell OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Spring, TX 70 Larry Crawford OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Monroe, GA 72 R.J. Lee OL Fr. 6′8″ 335 Houston, TX 73 Jason Brooks OL Transfer from Oklahoma State Sr. 6′4″ 315 Houston, TX 74 Matthew Wykoff OL Transfer from California Sr. 6′6″ 325 Magnolia, TX 76 Cedric Melton OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Houston, TX 79 Alvin Ebosele OL Transfer from Baylor Jr. 6′6″ 312 Coppell, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 90 Eddie Walls III DL Transfer from Florida International Sr. 6′4″ 250 Fort Myers, FL 64 tackles, 7 sacks 5 Carlos Allen DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 295 Atlanta, GA 72 tackles, 1.5 sacks 18 Khalil Laufau DL Transfer from Washington State Jr. 6′3″ 290 Salt Lake City, UT 34 tackles, 2 sacks 41 Zavian Tibbs DT Jr. 6′1″ 290 Killeen, TX 6 tackles 49 Darius Washington DL Fr. 6′6″ 265 Mansfield, TX 6 tackles 98 Myles Parker DL Transfer from Tennessee Tech Jr. 6′1″ 325 Snellville, GA 5 tackles 92 Travis Buhake DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 290 Arlington, TX 4 tackles 45 Chance Bryant DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Fulshear, TX 3 tackles 51 Reshad Sterling DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 271 Lutcher, LA 3 tackles 93 Xavier Stillman DL Sr. 6′3″ 310 Saint Joseph, MO 2 tackles 28 Zion Taylor DE So. 6′1″ 225 Missouri City, TX 47 D.K. Mays DL Fr. 6′4″ 250 Baton Rouge, LA 51 Hunter Jones DL Jr. 6′2″ 280 Houston, TX 55 Cavan Tuley DE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Tomball, TX 57 Phillips Ojo DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 Mansfield, TX 94 Carmello Brooks DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Katy, TX 96 Eythan Thompson DL Fr. 6′3″ 330 Waco, TX 97 Everitt Rogers DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 300 Killeen, TX 99 Quindario Lee DL 6′5″ 295 Mc Kenzie, AL
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 36 Jalen Garner LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Norcross, GA 76 tackles, 2 sacks 12 Sione Fotu LB Transfer from Utah 6′0″ 230 Salt Lake City, UT 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Corey Platt Jr. LB 6′1″ 215 Little Rock, AR 41 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Latreveon McCutchin LB Jr. 6′3″ 245 Austin, TX 37 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 4 Brandon Mack LB 6′4″ 255 Montgomery, AL 32 tackles, 5 sacks 25 Carmycah Glass LB Transfer from Louisiana Jr. 6′4″ 230 Monroe, LA 24 tackles, 1 sack 2 Jesus Machado LB Transfer from Tulane 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 220 Miami, FL 5 tackles 17 Christian Brathwaite LB 6′2″ 220 Cypress, TX 2 tackles 30 Richmond Ugochukwu LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Richardson, TX 31 Tristan Jackson LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Fort Walton Beach, FL 43 Sheldon Rice LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 250 Fulshear, TX 46 Caleb Augustus LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Fulshear, TX 48 Grayson Boeker LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 The Woodlands, TX
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Kentrell Webb DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Katy, TX 71 tackles, 1 INT 24 Wrook Brown DB Transfer from Wyoming Sr. 5′11″ 190 Salado, TX 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 1 Latrell McCutchin DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 185 Austin, TX 52 tackles, 1 sack 5 Will James DB Transfer from Southern Miss Jr. 6′0″ 185 Grand Bay, AL 39 tackles, 3 INT 6 Jordan Allen DB Transfer from LSU 5′11″ 200 Lafayette, LA 48 tackles, 0.5 sacks 22 Marc Stampley II DB Transfer from Georgia Southern Sr. 5′11″ 185 Peachtree City, GA 28 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 0 Blake Thompson DB Transfer from Louisiana Tech Sr. 6′1″ 195 Missouri City, TX 18 tackles, 1 INT 21 Zelmar Vedder DB Transfer from Sacramento State Sr. 6′3″ 195 Manteca, CA 19 tackles 13 C.J. Douglas DB Transfer from Samford Jr. 5′11″ 200 Leeds, AL 12 tackles, 1 INT 33 Johnsley Barbas DB So. 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 9 tackles 24 Keany Parks DB Transfer from Wyoming Jr. 6′1″ 180 Kenosha, WI 5 tackles 26 Jamaal Shaw DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Orange, TX 3 tackles 23 Alvin Williamson Jr. DB So. 6′0″ 200 Cibolo, TX 1 tackle 3 J.D. Rhym DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Valdosta, GA 22 Zaylen Cormier DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Houston, TX 28 Kenzy West DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Flowood, MS 37 Elijah Young DB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Klein, TX
Stephon Johnson Jr., Kaleb Thomas, Zaylen Cormier, Steve Polk, Hunter Teichman, Anthony Saragusa, Jonathan Dimas, Hunter Jones, R.J. Lee, Jason Brooks, Cedric Melton, Jacory Thurman Conner Weigman, Christian Brathwaite, Dylan Caddle, Wyatt Herbel Stacy Sneed, Darius Washington, Phillips Ojo, Travis Buhake Zane Smith, Sheldon Rice, Chance Bryant, Caleb Augustus Blake Thompson, Austin Carlisle, Zion Taylor Jayden York, Latrell McCutchin, Latreveon McCutchin Carlos Allen, Johnsley Barbas, David Ndukwe Re’Shaun Sanford II, Zavian Tibbs, Everitt Rogers Kentrell Webb, Marquis Shoulders, Carmello Brooks J.D. Rhym, Weston Edwards Zeon Chriss, D.K. Mays Sione Fotu, Khalil Laufau Jake Sock, Ricardo Cordova Alvin Williamson Jr., Aaron Davis Jamaal Shaw, Demetrius Hunter Richmond Ugochukwu, Luke McGary Jeffrey Strozier Jr., Derek Joiner Grayson Boeker, Sean Terrell Cavan Tuley, Matthew Wykoff Jack Raney, Hingano Hautau Amare Thomas Jesus Machado Koby Young Harvey Broussard Brandon Mack Mekhi Mews Will James Jordan Allen Devan Williams Corey Platt Jr. Tanner Koziol Jaquise Martin C.J. Douglas Jayshon Ridgle Indiana Wijay Zelmar Vedder Marc Stampley II Keany Parks Wrook Brown Carmycah Glass D.J. Butler Kenzy West Tristan Jackson Nehemiah Warmate Dylan Gayton Jalen Garner Elijah Young Dean Connors Brock Foster J’Marion Burnette Reshad Sterling Ronnell McLain Demetris Dean II Jacob Garza Cayden Bowie McKenzie Agnello Larry Crawford Dalton Merryman Alvin Ebosele Anthony Gangi Jr. Samuel Padgitt Traville Frederick Jr. Eddie Walls III Ethan Sanchez Xavier Stillman Eythan Thompson Zac Yoakam Myles Parker TX 64 GA 11 LA 8 AL 8 CA 4 Hometowns of the 2025 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 64 Georgia 11 Alabama 8 Louisiana 8 California 4 Florida 3 Missouri 3 Utah 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 23 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 7 Bell County, Texas pop. 387,000 5 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 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’ 2025 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.
