Teams San Diego 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 San Diego roster 113 players: 29 freshmen, 34 sophomores, 28 juniors, 22 seniors. From 12 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (61) and Arizona (10). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 18 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 21 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 4
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Adam Criter RB Sr. 6′3″ 205 Downers Grove, IL 572 rushing yards, 5 TD 0 Omar Mbakwe RB So. 5′10″ 165 Coppell, TX 268 rushing yards, 4 TD 30 Major Givens RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 175 Spring Valley, CA 6 returns, 158 yards 8 Zamar Reese RB Fr. 5′11″ 188 San Marcos, CA 125 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 John Lim RB So. 5′10″ 190 Cypress, CA 6 rushing yards 28 Robert Tucker III RB Sr. 5′8″ 200 San Diego, CA 39 Zach Thompson RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Gilbert, AZ
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Elijah Taylor WR Sr. 6′0″ 190 Phoenix, AZ 40 catches, 503 yards 17 Cole Monach WR Sr. 6′1″ 185 San Juan Capistrano, CA 35 catches, 462 yards, 6 TD 81 Christopher Hall WR Jr. 5′11″ 175 Redding, CA 16 catches, 273 yards, 1 TD 22 Yosei Takahashi WR Sr. 5′7″ 170 Osaka, Japan 15 catches, 112 yards 82 Luke Morgan WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Sammamish, WA 4 catches, 29 yards 7 Reiss Rinaldi WR So. 6′0″ 185 Chandler, AZ 1 catch, 6 yards 13 Casey Carlesimo WR Jr. 6′2″ 185 Seattle, WA 1 catch, 5 yards 2 Daniel Wimbush WR So. 6′0″ 170 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 6 Alex Whitman WR Sr. 6′2″ 195 London, England 12 Evan Hiremath WR Jr. 15 Nico Mancini WR So. 6′0″ 175 Orange County, CA 18 Nathan Benzie WR So. 6′2″ 200 19 Luke Strickland WR So. 6′3″ 195 Longmont, CO 80 Roan Martinez WR Jr. 6′2″ 186 Tempe, AZ 83 Ezra Maul WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Edmonds, WA 83 Nic Cline WR So. 84 Garrett James WR Fr. 6′3″ 188 Newport Beach, CA 87 Ethan Horner WR So.
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 55 Maicah Talavou C Sr. 6′2″ 290 Long Beach, CA 56 Falesalafai Gatoloai OG So. 6′2″ 320 Riverside, CA 57 Rowan McCain OT So. 6′8″ 310 59 Evan Gaea OG So. 6′4″ 320 Stockton, CA 60 Judah Reese OG Fr. 6′2″ 290 San Marcos, CA 62 Chase Tepper OG Jr. 6′3″ 278 Houston, TX 64 Thomas Marckwardt C Jr. 6′2″ 260 Danville, CA 65 Taki Dadiotis C Sr. 6′2″ 280 Denver, CO 66 Zane Feltz OG Sr. 6′4″ 300 Fort Collins, CO 67 Zach Struempf OT 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′4″ 270 Danville, CA 69 Niu Lago’o OT Jr. 6′5″ 270 Lemoore, CA 70 Connor Johnstone OT So. 6′3″ 270 San Jose, CA 71 Avi Dhindsa OT So. 6′7″ 240 San Diego, CA 73 Trevor Kirby OT Fr. 6′4″ 265 Roseville, CA 74 Noah Swope OG Fr. 6′2″ 305 Chandler, AZ 77 Mansfield Owsley OT Sr. 6′8″ 315 Houston, TX 78 Terry Hou OT Jr. 6′4″ 285 San Diego, CA 79 Sione Vailea OG 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Hayward, CA
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 93 Shaun Aletor DE Jr. 6′2″ 235 Goodyear, AZ 10 tackles, 2 sacks 76 Sean Scheck DT Sr. 6′3″ 260 Batavia, IL 11 tackles, 1 sack 95 Jaevon Reels NT 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 280 San Jose, CA 12 tackles 96 River Abenroth DT Jr. 6′2″ 270 San Diego, CA 10 tackles 88 Mason Charles DE So. 6′4″ 240 4 tackles 90 Connor Johnston DT So. 6′3″ 245 Grants Pass, OR 4 tackles 75 Maximus Tufugafale DT Fr. 3 tackles 97 Diezel Hernandez DT So. 6′4″ 250 Murrieta, CA 2 tackles 72 Jordan Butcher DE Fr. 6′4″ 265 Ventura, CA 91 Nathan Arceo DT Fr. 6′2″ 260 Hesperia, CA 92 John Ching DE Fr. 6′5″ 230 Portland, OR 94 Jack Hinchey DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Modesto, CA 98 Weston Ashbrook DT Fr. 6′2″ 280 Yorba Linda, CA 99 Eduardo Pescatore DT Jr. 6′3″ 250 Norridge, IL
Linebackers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 42 Tim Hays LB Sr. 6′1″ 227 Concord, MA 37 tackles 33 Nick Felago LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Encinitas, CA 21 tackles 44 David Loch LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Chicago, IL 18 tackles 7 Jack Munro LB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Mission Viejo, CA 14 tackles 49 Cayden Gibson LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Chandler, AZ 14 tackles 53 Jaden Williams LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Nolan Story LB So. 6′0″ 210 Thousand Oaks, CA 11 tackles 28 Thomas Bailey LB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Rochester, NY 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 50 Joe Bolder LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Gardena, CA 6 tackles, 1 sack 12 Sadiq Henry LB Jr. 6′3″ Los Angeles, CA 8 tackles 36 Cade Smith LB Fr. 6′0″ 208 Encinitas, CA 6 tackles 58 Glenn Baranoski LB Fr. 6′2″ 218 Costa Mesa, CA 4 tackles 31 Elliot Spieker LB So. Menlo Park, CA 1 tackle 39 Jonathan Sharp LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Venice, CA 1 tackle 30 Sammy Peterson LB So. 6′2″ 210 45 J.D. Sanchez LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Covina, CA 51 Luke Legarreta LB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 220 Boise, ID 52 Gavin Kinkaid LB So. 6′2″ 220 Mission Viejo, CA 54 Austin Krug LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Los Gatos, CA 57 Torin Dunphy LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Alamo, CA 59 Chase Martin LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Walnut Creek, CA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Ruben Lopez S Sr. 6′0″ 180 Mission Viejo, CA 38 tackles, 2 INT 23 Dillon Kellner S Jr. 5′11″ 170 Honolulu, HI 20 tackles, 1 sack 1 Josiah Estes CB Jr. 5′10″ 170 Austin, TX 21 tackles 27 Ezekiel Swayne CB Sr. 6′0″ 175 Fresno, CA 16 tackles, 1 INT 0 Ian Harrison S 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 185 Bakersfield, CA 18 tackles 20 C.J. Castille CB So. 5′11″ 180 Eastvale, CA 8 tackles, 2 INT 16 Thomas Nunes S Jr. 6′2″ 200 Salinas, CA 9 tackles 21 Dylan Eads S So. 6 tackles 37 Michael Roni S So. 6′1″ 205 Sammamish, WA 5 tackles 24 Khalil Cueva CB Jr. 6′0″ 180 4 tackles 8 Ayden Corrales S Sr. 6′1″ 180 Fullerton, CA 1 tackle 9 Ashton Rees S So. 6′2″ 190 Carmel, CA 2 catches, 11 yards 29 Jonathan Guerrero CB Jr. 5′10″ 165 Concord, CA 1 tackle 43 Jake Arellano S So. 5′10″ 185 Altadena, CA 1 tackle 2 Doug Williams CB Jr. 5′9″ 180 Hollywood Hills, CA 3 Nico Jarra CB Fr. 4 Hudson Gasperson CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Lake Oswego, OR 25 Guse Shelp CB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 170 Littleton, CO 35 Brady Hughes S Fr. 5′11″ 182 San Francisco, CA 38 Ian Ondricek S Fr. 6′1″ 190 Oakland, CA
Ruben Lopez, Jack Munro, Tristan Zale, Cole Monach, Gavin Kinkaid Zamar Reese, Nick Felago, Cade Smith, Nolan Keeping, Judah Reese Nico Mancini, Carter Shupper, Emiliano Salazar, Glenn Baranoski Elijah Taylor, Charlie Levinus, Carter Pruitt Reiss Rinaldi, Cayden Gibson, Noah Swope Robert Tucker III, Avi Dhindsa, River Abenroth Ian Harrison, Travis Plugge Hudson Gasperson, John Ching Ayden Corrales, Weston Ashbrook Ashton Rees, Trevor Kirby C.J. Castille, Falesalafai Gatoloai Jakob Herbst, Ezra Maul Brady Hughes, Ian Ondricek Michael Roni, Luke Morgan John Lim, Maicah Talavou Torin Dunphy, Chase Martin Chase Tepper, Mansfield Owsley Thomas Marckwardt, Zach Struempf Connor Johnstone, Jaevon Reels Roan Martinez, Nikolai Procopio Omar Mbakwe Josiah Estes Daniel Wimbush Adam Criter C.J. Ceron Nolan Story Dom Nankil Sadiq Henry Casey Carlesimo Reid Nicholson Thomas Nunes Luke Strickland Dillon Kellner Guse Shelp Ezekiel Swayne Thomas Bailey Jonathan Guerrero Major Givens Elliot Spieker Jonathan Sharp Zach Thompson Tim Hays Jake Arellano Mateo De La Torre David Loch J.D. Sanchez Joe Bolder Luke Legarreta Austin Krug Evan Gaea Taki Dadiotis Zane Feltz Niu Lago’o Jordan Butcher Sean Scheck Sione Vailea Christopher Hall Garrett James Connor Johnston Nathan Arceo Shaun Aletor Jack Hinchey Diezel Hernandez Eduardo Pescatore CA 61 AZ 10 TX 5 WA 5 CO 4 Hometowns of the 2026 San Diego 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 California 61 Arizona 10 Texas 5 Washington 5 Illinois 4 Colorado 4 Oregon 3 Idaho 2 Top counties Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 13 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 10 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 10 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 7 Contra Costa County, California pop. 1.2 million 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.
