Teams Texas State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Texas State roster 109 players: 40 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 33 juniors, 21 seniors. From 16 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (74) and Mississippi (5). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 25 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 7
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Torrance Burgess Jr. RB Jr. 5′8″ 176 Pearland, TX 838 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Davian Jackson RB Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 6′1″ 196 New Iberia, LA 315 rushing yards, 5 TD 5 Jaylen Jenkins RB Sr. 5′8″ 173 Allen, TX 185 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Juntavious Harris RB Fr. Euless, TX 89 rushing yards, 1 TD 0 Taji Atkins RB So. 5′8″ 181 Houston, TX 25 rushing yards 21 Cole Pryor RB Fr. 5′9″ 178 San Antonio, TX 20 rushing yards
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Chris Dawn Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 175 Dallas, TX 29 catches, 348 yards, 4 TD 11 Beau Sparks WR Sr. 5′11″ 181 El Paso, TX 19 catches, 301 yards, 2 TD 20 Dameon Crowe WR Fr. 5′6″ 160 Richardson, TX 7 returns, 155 yards 2 Kylen Evans WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 McKinney, TX 11 catches, 199 yards 3 Zechariah Sample WR Transfer from Arizona State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 175 Pickens, MS 8 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 13 Tucker Cusano WR Fr. 6′2″ 205 Dallas, TX 7 catches, 122 yards 14 Jordan Martin WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 192 Dallas, TX 5 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD 12 LaKeyleon Graves WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 201 Kilgore, TX 2 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD 23 Xavier Warren WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. Georgetown, TX 81 Blake McLane WR Fr. 6′3″ 208 McKinney, TX 83 Jonah Jones WR Fr. 6′1″ 189 Denton, TX 87 Kris Willis Jr. WR So. 5′10″ 186 Houston, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Ty Stamey TE Jr. 6′7″ 250 Spring, TX 6 catches, 100 yards, 2 TD 16 Blake Smith TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Southlake, TX 5 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 9 Arvis Battle Jr. TE Fr. 6′4″ 246 Red Oak, TX 1 catch, 1 yard 88 Jake Simpson TE Jr. 6′5″ 246 Frisco, TX 1 catch, 7 yards 84 Cole Snodgrass TE So. 6′5″ 237 Conroe, TX 85 Russell Crawford TE Fr. Marshall, TX 89 Jordan Williams TE So. 6′4″ 232 Midland, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 68 Sully Burns OL Sr. 6′7″ 327 Plano, TX 2 tackles 50 Jaylen Early OL Transfer from Missouri 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 315 Duncanville, TX 52 Mikel Udengwu OL Jr. Norwalk, CA 53 Cameron Schultz OL Jr. 6′4″ 291 Foley, AL 54 Tyler Norris OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 315 Dallas, TX 55 Etueni Ropati OL Jr. 6′5″ 321 Harker Heights, TX 58 Aidin Rhodes OL Jr. 6′3″ 281 Sugar Land, TX 60 Terrance Brown Jr. OL Fr. Killeen, TX 62 Teagan Lindsey OL Fr. Callisburg, TX 65 Eric Perkins OL Fr. 6′6″ 374 Marshall, TX 66 Justin DeLeon OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 319 Kingsville, TX 67 Preston Ward OL Fr. 6′2″ 304 Dallas, TX 70 Ameer Ross OL Fr. 6′5″ 373 Duncanville, TX 71 William Boone OL Transfer from North Carolina Jr. 6′6″ 351 Conyers, GA 72 Kirk Gildon OL Fr. 6′6″ 291 Temple, TX 74 Jayden Luckett OL Jr. 6′6″ 306 San Diego, CA 75 Rasheed Jackson OL Transfer from TCU Jr. 6′7″ 339 Columbus, OH 77 Bamidele Badusi OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 328 Grand Prairie, TX 78 Amari Smith OL Jr. 6′6″ 332 Brookhaven, MS 79 Alan Grimme OL Jr. 6′5″ 319 Vancleave, MS
Defensive line 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Tymere Jackson DE Sr. 6′5″ 235 Monterey, CA 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks 6 Jo’Laison Landry DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 260 Houston, TX 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 44 Phillip Bradford DL Transfer from McNeese Jr. 6′6″ 308 Monroe, LA 11 tackles 5 Donterry Russell DL Sr. 6′5″ 228 Jackson, MS 10 tackles 4 Antavious Woody DL Transfer from UL Monroe Sr. 6′4″ 303 Welch, AL 8 tackles 90 Chancellor Owens DL Transfer from Arizona Jr. 6′3″ 296 Haslet, TX 8 tackles 33 Blake Isbell DL Fr. 6′3″ 254 Dallas, TX 5 tackles 38 Mekhi Buchanan DL Jr. 6′5″ 247 Acworth, GA 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 88 Jussiah Ali DL Jr. San Antonio, TX 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 J.P. Deeter DL Jr. 6′3″ 294 Manvel, TX 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks 34 Jonathan Davis DL Jr. Oma, MS 4 tackles 13 Ta’Derius Collins DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 233 Shreveport, LA 3 tackles 30 Jason Patterson DL Transfer from Texas Southern Sr. 6′4″ 229 Philadelphia, PA 3 tackles 95 Jaylen Harris DL Sr. Chicago, IL 2 tackles 14 D’Ante Keys DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 257 Bellville, TX 1 tackle 18 Josiah Graham DL Transfer from Monmouth Sr. 250 Newport News, VA 1 tackle 40 Simeon Garner DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 288 Tyler, TX 1 tackle 42 Colt Sparks DL Fr. 6′3″ 236 Gladewater, TX 1 tackle 96 Bryce Carter DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 309 Chesterfield, VA 1 tackle 99 Kaleb James DL Transfer from Arkansas Jr. 6′4″ 286 Mansfield, TX 1 tackle 31 Cullen Thompson DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 220 Spring, TX 32 Javarius Bell DL Fr. 6′1″ 306 Brownsboro, TX 35 Emmanuel Peter DL So. Las Vegas, NV 48 Braylon Young DL Fr. Denton, TX 93 Cam Christian DL Fr. 6′0″ 302 Kilgore, TX
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 16 Terrence Cooks II LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 231 Pearland, TX 36 tackles 15 Ayden Jones LB Jr. 6′2″ 224 Houston, TX 34 tackles 12 Javante Mackey LB Transfer from Arkansas State Jr. 6′2″ 251 Chicago, IL 21 tackles 10 Cole Nilles LB Jr. 6′4″ 238 Philadelphia, PA 14 tackles 29 Treylin Payne LB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Converse, TX 14 tackles 23 Darius Davis LB Fr. 6′2″ 216 San Marcos, TX 10 tackles 11 T.J. Burkhalter LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 28 Tice Williams LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 208 Conroe, TX 4 tackles 21 Jordan Sample LB Transfer from Arkansas State Jr. 6′2″ 233 Missouri City, TX 2 tackles 49 Blaine Carver LB Fr. 5′10″ 203 Victoria, TX
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Jayden Bradley DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 209 Pensacola, FL 44 tackles, 1 sack 7 Ryan Nolan DB Sr. 5′10″ 187 Gainesville, FL 29 tackles, 1 INT 3 Craig Royal Jr. DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Houston, TX 31 tackles 2 Trez Moore DB Sr. 6′1″ 186 St. Louis, MO 19 tackles, 1 INT 19 Michael Patterson DB Transfer from Stephen F. Austin Jr. 5′10″ 169 Houston, TX 16 tackles, 1 INT 0 Jayden Lawton DB Sr. 6′3″ 193 Dallas, TX 17 tackles 8 Cordarian Powell DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Royse City, TX 10 tackles 29 Greg Gipson Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Dallas, TX 5 tackles, 1 INT 20 Malik Willis DB Jr. 6′2″ 172 Riviera Beach, FL 8 tackles 24 Dexter Ricks Jr. DB Transfer from Liberty Sr. 5′11″ 178 Milledgeville, GA 7 tackles 22 William Mitchell DB So. 5′10″ 181 Missouri City, TX 4 tackles 26 Chase Davis DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 197 Little Elm, TX 4 tackles 27 John Smith DB Transfer from Colorado State Fr. 6′3″ 202 Baytown, TX 4 tackles 1 Amarion Atwood DB Jr. 6′1″ 182 Mesquite, TX 3 tackles 25 Skylar Lewis DB Fr. 6′2″ 189 Sulphur Springs, TX 1 tackle 17 Christopher Jones DB So. 6′2″ 189 Houston, TX 37 Jayden Flournoy DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. Burleson, TX
Taji Atkins, Craig Royal Jr., Jo’Laison Landry, T.J. Burkhalter, Ayden Jones, Stone Walker, Christopher Jones, Michael Patterson, Darian Snell, Kris Willis Jr. Jayden Lawton, Chris Dawn Jr., Tucker Cusano, Jordan Martin, Greg Gipson Jr., Blake Isbell, Tyler Norris, Preston Ward Brad Jackson, Cole Pryor, Jussiah Ali Jaylen Early, Ameer Ross, Bamidele Badusi Kylen Evans, Blake McLane Torrance Burgess Jr., Terrence Cooks II Jaylen Jenkins, Jake Simpson Cole Nilles, Jason Patterson Javante Mackey, Jaylen Harris LaKeyleon Graves, Cam Christian Ty Stamey, Cullen Thompson Dameon Crowe, Sully Burns Jordan Sample, William Mitchell Tice Williams, Cole Snodgrass Braylon Young, Jonah Jones Etueni Ropati, Terrance Brown Jr. Eric Perkins, Russell Crawford Tymere Jackson Amarion Atwood Trez Moore Zechariah Sample Donterry Russell Davian Jackson Easton Webb Ryan Nolan Cordarian Powell Arvis Battle Jr. Jayden Bradley Shaker Reisig Beau Sparks Ta’Derius Collins D’Ante Keys Blake Smith Gavin Parkhurst Josiah Graham Malik Willis Darius Davis Xavier Warren Dexter Ricks Jr. Juntavious Harris Skylar Lewis Chase Davis John Smith Treylin Payne Javarius Bell Emmanuel Peter Jayden Flournoy Jacob Bonilla Mekhi Buchanan Simeon Garner Dylan Cunanan Colt Sparks Michael James Phillip Bradford Blaine Carver Mikel Udengwu Cameron Schultz Aidin Rhodes Teagan Lindsey Justin DeLeon William Boone Kirk Gildon Jayden Luckett Rasheed Jackson Amari Smith Alan Grimme Jordan Williams Chancellor Owens J.P. Deeter Bryce Carter Kaleb James TX 74 CA 4 MS 5 FL 3 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2026 Texas State 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 74 Mississippi 5 California 4 Louisiana 3 Florida 3 Georgia 3 Alabama 2 Oklahoma 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 13 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 13 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 5 Bexar County, Texas pop. 2.1 million 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.
