Teams Louisiana 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Louisiana roster 106 players: 106 freshmen. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (63) and Texas (17). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 11 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Steven Blanco RB Fr. 5′9″ 215 Saint Martinville, LA 210 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Anthony Reagan Jr. RB Transfer from Howard Fr. 5′9″ 185 Woodbury, NJ 224 rushing yards, 3 TD 20 J.J. Garner RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 210 Timpson, TX 252 rushing yards, 4 TD 0 Darrell Smith RB Fr. 5′8″ 200 Picayune, MS 156 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Ke’Rynn Smith RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′7″ 173 Metairie, LA 6 rushing yards 29 Owen Morris RB Fr. 5′9″ 170 New Iberia, LA
Receivers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 10 Russell Babineaux WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 178 Lafayette, LA 15 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD 4 Trenton Chaney WR Fr. 5′9″ 178 Lutcher, LA 14 catches, 182 yards 15 Ja’Corian Norris WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Pineville, LA 7 returns, 149 yards 17 Landon Strother WR Fr. 6′1″ 197 Lafayette, LA 12 catches, 116 yards 9 Kedarius Wade WR Fr. 6′4″ 200 Jackson, MS 11 catches, 226 yards, 2 TD 87 Kristion Brooks WR Fr. 6′2″ 176 Zachary, LA 11 catches, 117 yards 6 Shelton Sampson Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 206 Baton Rouge, LA 3 catches, 66 yards 2 Rahji Dennis WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 8 Jaydon Johnson WR Fr. 6′2″ 235 Missouri City, TX 80 Jayden Lewis WR Fr. 6′4″ 185 Cecilia, LA 85 Landon Baptiste WR Fr. 6′4″ 180 Lafayette, LA
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 83 Brock Chappell TE Fr. 6′5″ 252 Holly Springs, NC 12 catches, 126 yards 88 Caden Jensen TE Fr. 6′6″ 265 Flower Mound, TX 11 catches, 114 yards 44 Teddy Gawlik TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Houma, LA 6 catches, 59 yards 82 Quandre Coates TE Fr. 6′4″ 257 Anahuac, TX 1 catch, 12 yards 18 Khristian Mackintrush TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 231 McKinney, TX 43 Aiden Falgout TE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Lafayette, LA 46 Emiliano Soldevilla TE Fr. 6′3″ 246 Houston, TX 86 Jerry Birdlow TE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Slidell, LA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Cooper Fordham OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 Ponte Vedra, FL 52 Ryder Bentley OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Monroe, LA 53 Gunnar Goodwin OL Fr. 6′4″ 296 Corinth, MS 55 Baylynn Williams OL Fr. 6′5″ 318 Palestine, TX 57 Zay Alexander OL Fr. 6′7″ 322 Tupelo, MS 58 Trey Shaw OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Hattiesburg, MS 59 Andrew Martinez OL Fr. 6′3″ 306 Metairie, LA 60 Jackson Hammond OL Fr. 6′0″ 300 Lafayette, LA 61 Jayce Mitchell OL Transfer from Tulane Fr. 6′3″ 322 Destrehan, LA 65 Xzavier Brown OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Ashdown, AR 66 Colin Harrington OL Fr. 6′7″ 275 Richland, WA 67 Jayden Michael OL Fr. 6′4″ 327 Lutcher, LA 69 Jai’Vale Mays-Hudson OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Daphne, AL 71 George Jackson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Stone Mountain, GA 72 J’Marion Gooch OL Fr. 6′7″ 308 Gallatin, TN 73 Jayden McAllister OL Fr. 6′4″ 297 Missouri City, TX 74 Drake Perry OL Fr. 6′1″ 325 Lafayette, LA 75 Kaden Moreau OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Pineville, LA 76 Matthew Broussard OL Fr. 6′4″ 313 Thibodaux, LA 77 Jakoby Isom OL Fr. 6′1″ 318 Houston, TX 78 Michael Bowens Jr. OL Fr. 6′5″ 318 Brewton, AL 79 David Baker OL Fr. 6′4″ 379 New Orleans, LA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 68 Fitzgerald West Jr. DL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Lafayette, LA 19 tackles 9 Lance Williams DE Fr. 6′3″ 233 New Orleans, LA 17 tackles 41 Chase Edwards DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 295 Houston, TX 12 tackles 0 Priest Ashe DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 235 Crowley, TX 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 17 Tito Chikere DE Transfer from East Texas A&M Fr. 6′3″ 247 Sugar Land, TX 5 tackles, 1 sack 95 Maxie Baudoin IV DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 300 Youngsville, LA 8 tackles 93 Brodrick Stewart DL Transfer from Tarleton State Fr. 6′1″ 305 Arlington, TX 4 tackles 99 Ashton Wright DL Fr. 6′4″ 298 Mobile, AL 4 tackles 96 Chase Howard DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Blount County, AL 1 tackle 31 Ty Dominique DL Fr. 6′2″ 225 Slidell, LA 91 Jordan Pinnock DL Fr. 6′3″ 236 Baton Rouge, LA 97 Xavier Waters DL Fr. 6′1″ 315 Houston, TX 98 Jeramiah Holts DL Fr. 6′5″ 245 Vinton, LA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 44 Jake St. Andre LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 48 tackles, 1 INT 3 Micah Johnson LB Fr. 6′0″ 232 Baton Rouge, LA 33 tackles 6 Conor McPherson LB Fr. 6′2″ 219 Montgomery, AL 29 tackles, 1 sack 2 Ashley Williams LB Fr. 6′5″ 260 Zachary, LA 15 tackles, 2 sacks 80 Lester Jones LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Baton Rouge, LA 4 tackles, 2 sacks 37 Harrison Kidder LB Fr. 6′0″ 198 Baton Rouge, LA 6 tackles 4 Princeton Malbrue LB Transfer from LSU Fr. 6′1″ 225 Lafayette, LA 5 tackles 15 Na’Tori Brown LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 248 Southaven, MS 5 tackles 16 Kailep Edwards LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 220 New Orleans, LA 4 tackles 7 Ethan Veal LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Zachary, LA 2 tackles 51 Hayden Darbonne LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Eunice, LA 1 tackle 33 A.J. Spencer LB Fr. 6′4″ 205 Houston, TX 36 Devin Franklin LB Fr. 6′5″ 210 Oak Grove, LA 45 Patrick Gosslee LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Shreveport, LA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 11 Brent Gordon Jr. CB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Cecilia, LA 42 tackles, 2 INT 21 Maurion Eleam S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Monroe, LA 36 tackles, 1 sack 35 Collin Jacob S Fr. 6′0″ 180 Loreauville, LA 29 tackles, 1 INT 10 Avery Demery CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Manvel, TX 23 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Kody Jackson S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Shreveport, LA 16 tackles, 1 INT 24 Lake Bates S Fr. 5′11″ 190 Stonewall, LA 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 26 Kerry Wilson S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Destrehan, LA 8 tackles 19 Luke Green S Fr. 6′1″ 172 Lafayette, LA 5 tackles 34 Jayden Reed S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Monroe, LA 4 tackles 25 Jayden Glosten DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Prairieville, LA 2 tackles 28 Steven Ranel Ii S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Baton Rouge, LA 2 tackles 23 Jeremiah Moses CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 186 Shreveport, LA 1 tackle 13 Curley Reed III CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Lake Charles, LA 18 Cam Riley CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Monroe, LA 20 Braylon Walker CB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Lafayette, LA 22 Kevin Malone CB Fr. 5′9″ 172 Prichard, AL 25 Jayden Gloston DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Prairieville, LA 27 Edrick Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 170 Daphne, AL 30 Julius Harper CB Fr. 6′1″ 175 Prentiss, MS 46 Roderick Bingham S Fr. 5′11″ 161 Plaquemine, LA 47 Maurice Brown Jr. CB Fr. 6′0″ 173 Lafayette, LA
Princeton Malbrue, Russell Babineaux, Alex Munoz, Sam Altmann, Landon Strother, Luke Green, Braylon Walker, Aiden Falgout, Maurice Brown Jr., Jackson Hammond, Fitzgerald West Jr., Drake Perry, Landon Baptiste Micah Johnson, Shelton Sampson Jr., Daniel Beale, Steven Ranel Ii, Harrison Kidder, Jackson Villaume, Lester Jones, Jordan Pinnock A.J. Spencer, Chase Edwards, Emiliano Soldevilla, Jakoby Isom, Xavier Waters Rahji Dennis, Lance Williams, Kailep Edwards, David Baker Cam Riley, Maurion Eleam, Jayden Reed, Ryder Bentley Ashley Williams, Ethan Veal, Kristion Brooks Trenton Chaney, D’Wayne’ Winfield, Jayden Michael Kody Jackson, Jeremiah Moses, Patrick Gosslee Steven Blanco, Owen Morris, Collin Jacob Jaydon Johnson, Jayden McAllister Brent Gordon Jr., Jayden Lewis Ja’Corian Norris, Kaden Moreau Ke’Rynn Smith, Andrew Martinez Kevin Malone, Ashton Wright Jayden Glosten, Jayden Gloston Kerry Wilson, Jayce Mitchell Edrick Williams, Jai’Vale Mays-Hudson Ty Dominique, Jerry Birdlow Darrell Smith Priest Ashe Coleman Carter Conor McPherson Kedarius Wade Avery Demery Curley Reed III Na’Tori Brown Tito Chikere Khristian Mackintrush Anthony Reagan Jr. Lake Bates Brek Schultz Julius Harper Devin Franklin Teddy Gawlik Roderick Bingham Cooper Fordham Hayden Darbonne Gunnar Goodwin Carson Kraft Baylynn Williams Zay Alexander Trey Shaw Xzavier Brown Colin Harrington George Jackson J’Marion Gooch Matthew Broussard Michael Bowens Jr. Quandre Coates Brock Chappell Caden Jensen Brodrick Stewart Maxie Baudoin IV Tony Sterner Jeramiah Holts LA 63 TX 17 MS 8 AL 7 Hometowns of the 2026 Louisiana roster; the four 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 63 Texas 17 Mississippi 8 Alabama 7 New Jersey 1 Australia 1 Florida 1 Kansas 1 Top counties Lafayette Parish, Louisiana pop. 248,000 14 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 11 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 4 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 4 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.
