Teams TCU 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 TCU roster 115 players: 22 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 20 juniors, 40 seniors. From 19 states; the most from Texas (83) and Louisiana (5). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Jeremy Payne RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 180 Missouri City, TX 429 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Jon Denman RB So. 5′10″ 215 Palestine, TX 90 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Joe Pitchford RB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Liberty Hill, TX 55 rushing yards, 1 TD 23 Amante Martin RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 205 Port Arthur, TX 47 rushing yards, 1 TD 27 Landon Walker RB Transfer from Colorado School of Mines Sr. 6′2″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 56 rushing yards 20 G’Ivori Graham RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 San Antonio, TX 10 rushing yards 29 Joseph Hagman RB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Westlake, TX 31 Jacob Martinez RB So. 5′8″ 195 Prosper, TX
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Ed Small WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 205 Austin, TX 35 catches, 494 yards, 2 TD 4 Ace Theus WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Dallas, TX 13 returns, 179 yards 6 Jeremy Scott WR Transfer from South Alabama 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 205 Jackson, MS 14 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD 7 Jordan Dwyer WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Puyallup, WA 11 catches, 250 yards 80 Jacobe Hayes WR So. 5′10″ 175 Mansfield, TX 9 catches, 133 yards 3 Major Everhart WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 180 Amarillo, TX −2 rushing yards, 1 TD 15 Terry Shelton WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 205 Carrollton, TX 1 tackle 17 Dane Jones WR So. 6′0″ 190 Missouri City, TX 1 catch, 5 yards 0 Dozie Ezukanma WR Jr. 6′3″ 190 Fort Worth, TX 13 James Scott WR Fr. 6′5″ 230 Houston, TX 14 Khamill Pruitt WR Fr. 6′1″ 180 Arlington, TX 22 Fletcher Fierro WR Jr. 6′1″ 195 Rockwall, TX 32 Jaden Morehead WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 New Haven, CT 83 Keagan Cunningham WR Sr. 6′2″ 180 Denton, TX 84 Cooper Reid WR Fr. 6′4″ 195 Dripping Springs, TX 86 Sutton Lee WR Sr. 5′10″ 175 Denton, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 59 Jaheim Buchanon OL Transfer from Florida International Sr. 6′4″ 300 Fort Myers, FL 1 tackle 50 Witten Van Hoy OL So. 6′6″ 320 Benton, LA 51 Devan Robison OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Houston, TX 53 Tobias Steppes OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Lancaster, TX 55 Samir Camacho OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Houston, TX 56 Ben Taylor-Whitfield OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Duncanville, TX 58 Noah McKinney OL Transfer from Oklahoma State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 325 Annapolis, MD 60 Cade Bennett OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Scottsdale, AZ 61 Dylan Kinney OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Richmond, TX 62 Jordan Burnett OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 Missouri City, TX 64 Jacob Ahumada OL Sr. 6′1″ 315 Gilroy, CA 65 Logan Schram OL So. 6′6″ 325 Boerne, TX 66 Wesley Harvey OL Jr. 6′8″ 305 Muskogee, OK 69 Gannon Gaubert OL Sr. 6′1″ 315 Dallas, TX 70 Ryan Hughes OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 The Woodlands, TX 71 Creece Brister OL So. 6′5″ 315 Stephenville, TX 72 Jackson Jones OL So. 6′7″ 310 Franklinton, LA 73 Kilian Registe OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 300 Keller, TX 74 Vincent Johnson Jr. OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 330 Sulphur Springs, TX 77 Cooper Powers OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 Concord, CA
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 92 Ansel Din-Mbuh DT Sr. 6′3″ 300 Aledo, TX 23 tackles, 3 sacks 97 Paul Oyewale DE Sr. 6′4″ 265 Houston, TX 20 tackles, 1 sack 16 Koron Hayward DE Transfer from Western Kentucky 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 245 Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles, 4.5 sacks 14 John Schobel DE So. 6′5″ 245 Columbus, TX 13 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Chad Woodfork DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 245 Humble, TX 5 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Markis Deal DT Sr. 6′5″ 320 Garland, TX 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 0 Zachary Chapman DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 265 Missouri City, TX 4 tackles 90 Kelten Mickell DT Sr. 6′2″ 295 Ellisville, MS 4 tackles 35 Tristan Johnson DT Jr. 6′3″ 295 Hurst, TX 3 tackles 91 Floyd Guidry DT So. 6′2″ 285 Spring, TX 2 tackles 36 Cheta Ofili DE Transfer from Texas Tech 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 245 Rowlett, TX 1 tackle 52 Blake Robinett DT So. 6′4″ 280 Fort Worth, TX 1 tackle 96 Maddox Flynt DT Fr. 6′2″ 285 Austin, TX 1 tackle 19 Jesse Ford DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 255 Arlington, TX 34 Perry Cole Jr. DT Jr. 6′3″ 310 Palestine, TX 40 Oliver Gunn DE Fr. 6′1″ 235 La Grange, TX 49 Anders Corn DE So. 6′2″ 230 Dallas, TX 55 Lawson Watkins DE So. 6′3″ 230 Austin, TX 94 Jared Martin DE So. 6′3″ 240 El Centro, CA 98 Carter Buck DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 255 Austin, TX 99 Brody Whatley DT So. 6′2″ 285 Monroe, LA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 37 Hudson Hooper LB Sr. 6′2″ 235 Cypress, TX 33 tackles 3 Max Carroll LB Sr. 6′3″ 230 Memphis, TN 26 tackles 11 Michael Short LB Transfer from Virginia Tech Sr. 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 17 tackles 27 Michael Teason LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 220 St. Louis, MO 4 tackles 32 Dillon Arkansas LB So. 6′1″ 210 Denton, TX 2 tackles 23 Keylan Abrams LB So. 6′2″ 215 Desoto, TX 1 tackle 20 Anthony Williams LB So. 6′3″ 215 Pearland, TX 31 Noriel Dominguez LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Miami, FL 38 Zion Junk LB So. 6′0″ 210 Halawa, HI 41 Caleb Cortez LB Sr. 6′0″ 225 Celina, TX 44 Sam Haley LB So. 6′3″ 230 Nashville, TN 46 Rhett Steppe LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Austin, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Jamel Johnson S Sr. 6′1″ 205 Arlington, TX 29 tackles, 1 INT 1 Vernon Glover CB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Dickinson, TX 16 tackles, 1 INT 4 Gil Jackson CB So. 6′3″ 195 Missouri City, TX 19 tackles 22 Jordan Lester S Sr. 6′2″ 190 Mesquite, TX 18 tackles 7 Julius Simms S So. 6′2″ 205 Whitehouse, TX 16 tackles 18 Kaden McFadden S Jr. 5′11″ 200 Texarkana, TX 16 tackles 15 Devyn Hidrogo S Jr. 6′0″ 205 Franklin, TX 15 tackles 6 Kylin Jackson S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 200 Clinton, LA 10 tackles, 1 sack 21 Teon Parks CB Transfer from Colorado 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 180 Detroit, MI 2 tackles, 1 INT 12 Kalen Carroll CB Transfer from Central Michigan Sr. 6′1″ 185 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 13 Ryan Yaites S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 200 Denton, TX 1 tackle 16 Brock King CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Beaumont, TX 1 tackle 17 Devondre McGee CB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Conroe, TX 24 Joseph Albright S So. 5′11″ 180 Houston, TX 25 Zach Taylor S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Katy, TX 26 Deon Mays CB So. 6′1″ 185 Arlington, TX 28 Micah Strickland CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 180 Brownsboro, TX 29 Jason Bradford S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 200 Temple, TX 30 Max Rankin CB So. 5′10″ 190 La Mirada, CA 39 Jack Pitchford S Fr. 5′11″ 185 Liberty Hill, TX 42 Sebastian Peterson S Jr. 6′0″ 185 Anaheim, CA
Jamel Johnson, Lafayette Kaiuway, Khamill Pruitt, Jesse Ford, Deon Mays, Jacobe Hayes Zachary Chapman, Gil Jackson, Dane Jones, Jeremy Payne, Jordan Burnett James Scott, Joseph Albright, Devan Robison, Samir Camacho, Paul Oyewale Ryan Yaites, Dillon Arkansas, Keagan Cunningham, Sutton Lee, Braden Bach Ed Small, Rhett Steppe, Lawson Watkins, Maddox Flynt, Carter Buck Dozie Ezukanma, Landon Walker, Blake Robinett, Ka’Morreun Pimpton Ace Theus, Anders Corn, Gannon Gaubert Jack Daulton, Ryan Hughes, Floyd Guidry Joseph Hagman, Kyle Lemmermann, Kilian Registe Vernon Glover, Mason Peterson Jon Denman, Perry Cole Jr. Adam Schobel, John Schobel David Potter, Kaden McFadden Fletcher Fierro, Cheta Ofili Keylan Abrams, Ben Taylor-Whitfield Joe Pitchford, Jack Pitchford Max Rankin, Sebastian Peterson Jacob Martinez, Caleb Cortez Tristan Johnson, Aaron Bowers Jaden Craig Major Everhart Max Carroll Jayden Maples Jeremy Scott Kylin Jackson Jordan Dwyer Julius Simms Chad Woodfork Michael Short Kalen Carroll Devyn Hidrogo Terry Shelton Brock King Koron Hayward Devondre McGee Anthony Williams G’Ivori Graham Teon Parks Jordan Lester Amante Martin Zach Taylor Michael Teason Micah Strickland Jason Bradford Noriel Dominguez Jaden Morehead Hudson Hooper Zion Junk Oliver Gunn Sam Bisesi Sam Haley John Hoyet Chance Witten Van Hoy Tobias Steppes Will Terry Noah McKinney Jaheim Buchanon Cade Bennett Dylan Kinney Jacob Ahumada Logan Schram Wesley Harvey Creece Brister Jackson Jones Vincent Johnson Jr. Cooper Powers Kari Ashley Cooper Reid Kelten Mickell Ansel Din-Mbuh Jared Martin Markis Deal Easton Black Brody Whatley Nate McCashland TX 83 CA 5 LA 5 FL 3 AZ 2 Hometowns of the 2026 TCU 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 83 Louisiana 5 California 5 Florida 3 Tennessee 2 Mississippi 2 Connecticut 2 Arizona 2 Top counties Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 15 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 9 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 9 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 6 Fort Bend County, Texas pop. 894,000 6 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.
