Teams Louisiana Tech 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Louisiana Tech roster 110 players: 43 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 27 juniors, 16 seniors. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (42) and Texas (31). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 8
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Andrew Burnette RB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Stuart, FL 273 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Jaden Miller RB Transfer from Keiser (Fl) Jr. 6′0″ 202 Miami, FL 46 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Dylone Brooks RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Ruston, LA 175 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 Sergio Snider RB So. 5′11″ 200 Fort Worth, TX 68 rushing yards, 3 TD 20 Rayshun Hurt RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 San Antonio, TX 26 rushing yards 28 Harrison Williams RB Transfer from Harding Fr. 6′0″ 185 Celina, TX 1 tackle 22 Demarcus Belton RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Alvarado, TX 24 Kenny Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 170 Stonewall, LA 36 Riley Small RB So. 5′10″ 190 Gonzales, LA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Dedrick Latulas WR Jr. 5′7″ 165 New Iberia, LA 16 returns, 276 yards 11 Jalen Mickens WR So. 5′9″ 187 Willis, TX 32 catches, 476 yards, 3 TD 86 Talyn Shettron WR Transfer from Oklahoma State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 195 Edmond, OK 16 catches, 217 yards, 1 TD 6 Marcus Calwise Jr. WR Transfer from Eastern Kentucky Jr. 5′10″ 190 Youngstown, OH 14 catches, 168 yards 47 Jay Wilkerson WR Sr. 6′1″ 175 Midlothian, TX 5 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD 15 Luke Watkins WR So. 6′4″ 205 Prosper, TX 2 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD 8 David Pierro WR Sr. 5′11″ 185 Fresno, CA 1 catch, 3 yards 88 Johnnie Thiel IV WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Destrehan, LA 1 catch, 12 yards 17 Dane Benedix WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Mission Viejo, CA 31 Brayden Curry WR So. 5′7″ 161 Shreveport, LA 83 Carter Harris WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Allen, TX 85 Johnny Casey Jr. WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Shreveport, LA 89 Chase Grosfeld WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Cypress, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 84 Eli Finley TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 246 Heath, TX 29 catches, 334 yards, 4 TD 87 Brayden Bockler TE Jr. 6′4″ 237 San Juan Capistrano, CA 4 catches, 11 yards, 2 TD 9 Josh Brantley TE Transfer from Tulane Fr. 6′4″ 220 Ruston, LA 16 passing yards, 1 TD 45 Skylar Kirk TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Aledo, TX 80 Deven Muniz TE Jr. 6′3″ 223 West Covina, CA 81 William Mayes TE Fr. 6′6″ 240 Katy, TX 82 Luke Seib TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 220 Blue Springs, MO
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 72 Hayden Christman OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 331 Tioga, LA 2 tackles 66 Will Hutchens OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Lindale, TX 1 tackle 50 Tazio Rosso OL Fr. 6′1″ 271 St. Mary’s, GA 52 Troy Smith III OL Jr. 6′3″ 301 New Orleans, LA 53 Austin Ellis OL So. 6′4″ 305 Whitehouse, TX 56 Andrew Richard OL So. 6′3″ 304 Central, LA 57 Tadan Bingham OL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Houma, LA 58 Tye Hylton OL Transfer from Florida State So. 6′5″ 290 Oviedo, FL 60 Roy Brackins III OL Jr. 6′3″ 308 Baton Rouge, LA 61 Ervin Smith OL Fr. 6′1″ 292 Baton Rouge, LA 63 Kaleb Campbell OL Fr. 6′7″ 305 Lafayette, LA 73 Jackson Speer OL Fr. 6′5″ 280 Shreveport, LA 74 Jamon Lee Jr. OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 New Iberia, LA 75 Jacob McRae OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Allen, TX 76 Cyler Corn OL So. 6′4″ 314 Groesbeck, TX 77 Aric Adcock OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Fort Worth, TX 78 Bryson Weathers OL Fr. 6′6″ 293 Ward, AR 79 Ashanti Cole OL Sr. 6′3″ 312 Coushatta, LA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 44 Kaleb Coleman DL So. 6′4″ 255 Trophy Club, TX 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 92 Lane Condry DL So. 6′4″ 270 Broken Arrow, OK 8 tackles, 2 sacks 98 Donovan Rieman DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 265 Enid, OK 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Za’Qwaun Nunn DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Houston, TX 6 tackles, 1 sack 93 Jacob Bradford DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 290 Pass Christian, MS 9 tackles 11 Olamide Oguns DL Sr. 6′5″ 260 Alief, TX 4 tackles 90 Jojo Odom DL So. 6′4″ 265 Parrish, AL 4 tackles 94 Amari Wilks DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Pearland, TX 3 tackles 99 Judd Rouyea DL Jr. 6′2″ 267 Baton Rouge, LA 3 tackles 54 Justice Williams DL Transfer from West Florida Sr. 6′3″ 310 Wesley Chapel, FL 2 tackles 46 Daylin Page DL Fr. 6′4″ 236 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 48 Kaden McIver DL Jr. 6′3″ 230 Oakland, CA 1 tackle 51 Amery Edwards DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Alexandria, LA 96 Ashton Dawson DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Shreveport, LA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 23 Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 227 Haynesville, LA 41 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Kolbe Fields LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 225 New Orleans, LA 40 tackles, 1 sack 22 Jadon Mayfield LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 225 Ruston, LA 37 tackles, 1 sack 21 Zheric Hill LB So. 6′0″ 230 Grambling, LA 30 tackles, 1 INT 40 Ayden Combs LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Cypress, TX 8 tackles 27 Grayson Hardy LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Sulphur Springs, TX 6 tackles 35 Cole Watson LB So. 6′0″ 220 Marshall, TX 5 tackles 25 Colton Deckard LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Muenster, TX 2 tackles 28 Jeremiah Smith LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Katy, TX 2 tackles 36 Zander Hayes LB Fr. 5′10″ 194 Ruston, LA 2 tackles 33 Jaylon Parnell LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 224 Pascagoula, MS 1 tackle 45 Nate Jackson LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Tulsa, OK 49 James Predtechenskis LB So. 6′1″ 200 Richardson, TX
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Jordan McRae DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 McRae, GA 29 tackles, 3 INT 1 Sam Fongang DB Sr. 6′2″ 195 Mansfield, TX 38 tackles 16 Taeden Rogers DB So. 6′0″ 170 Los Alamitos, CA 29 tackles, 1 INT 4 Kam Franklin DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 211 Oak Grove, LA 16 tackles, 2 INT 7 Janard Lockhardt DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Baltimore, MD 20 tackles 13 M.J. Moultrie II DB Transfer from Hampton Jr. 5′11″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 15 tackles 3 Kameron Carter DB Sr. 6′1″ 175 Natchez, MS 6 tackles, 1 INT 20 Ty Jones DB Transfer from Norfolk State Sr. 6′2″ 200 Hollywood, FL 10 tackles 17 Demario Bookhart DB Transfer from South Carolina State So. 6′1″ 175 Spartanburg, SC 5 tackles 2 Amari Butler DB Sr. 5′10″ 186 Petal, MS 4 tackles 5 Ahkhari Johnson DB Transfer from Arkansas Jr. 5′11″ 191 Texarkana, TX 3 returns, 45 yards 26 Nathan Green DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Shreveport, LA 2 tackles 39 Jacoryian Crowe DB So. 5′10″ 175 Ruston, LA 2 tackles 19 A.J. Tarvin DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 175 Hattiesburg, MS 1 tackle 24 Javari Lockhart DB Fr. 6′1″ 170 Monroe, LA 1 tackle 32 Emanual Collins DB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Youngsville, LA 1 tackle 37 Zachary Jackson DB So. 5′10″ 170 Monroe, LA 1 tackle 14 Damien Richard II DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Destrehan, LA 15 Franklin Morgan Jr. DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Amite, LA 18 Jaitlin Hampton DB Jr. 5′11″ 170 Lancaster, TX 41 Jake Kim DB Fr. 5′11″ 175 Englewood, CO 43 Justin Thomas DB Fr. 5′11″ 165 Blanchard, LA
Mason Welch, Nathan Green, Brayden Curry, Kaegan Kent, Ean Burch, Jackson Speer, Johnny Casey Jr., Ashton Dawson Josh Brantley, Zheric Hill, Jadon Mayfield, Dylone Brooks, Zander Hayes, Jacoryian Crowe Amari Butler, A.J. Tarvin, Daylin Page Trey Kukuk, Dane Benedix, Brayden Bockler Javari Lockhart, Zachary Jackson, Hunter Fox Roy Brackins III, Ervin Smith, Judd Rouyea Dedrick Latulas, Jamon Lee Jr. Kam Franklin, Jackson Bradley Blake Baker, Ayden Combs Kolbe Fields, Troy Smith III Brady Vodicka, Jake Kim Damien Richard II, Johnnie Thiel IV Luke Watkins, Harrison Williams Taeden Rogers, Chase Grosfeld Sergio Snider, Aric Adcock Jeremiah Smith, William Mayes Nate Jackson, Lane Condry Jacob McRae, Carter Harris Andrew Burnette Jaden Miller Jordan McRae Sam Fongang Kameron Carter Ahkhari Johnson Marcus Calwise Jr. Janard Lockhardt David Pierro Jalen Mickens Olamide Oguns M.J. Moultrie II Michael Kirby Franklin Morgan Jr. Demario Bookhart Jaitlin Hampton Rayshun Hurt Ty Jones Demarcus Belton Alonzo Jackson Jr. Kenny Thomas Colton Deckard Grayson Hardy Lexington Matthews Hunter Rioux Emanual Collins Jaylon Parnell Cole Watson Riley Small Kaleb Coleman Skylar Kirk Jay Wilkerson Kaden McIver James Predtechenskis Tazio Rosso Amery Edwards Austin Ellis Justice Williams Andrew Richard Tadan Bingham Tye Hylton Jake Riggs Kaleb Campbell Will Hutchens Trent Sims Hayden Christman Cyler Corn Ashanti Cole Deven Muniz Luke Seib Eli Finley Talyn Shettron Jojo Odom Za’Qwaun Nunn Jacob Bradford Amari Wilks Donovan Rieman LA 42 TX 31 CA 8 FL 7 MS 6 Hometowns of the 2026 Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana 42 Texas 31 California 8 Florida 7 Mississippi 6 Oklahoma 4 Georgia 3 Colorado 2 Top counties Caddo Parish, Louisiana pop. 230,000 9 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6 Lincoln Parish, Louisiana pop. 48,174 6 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 5 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 5 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’ 2026 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.
