Teams UTEP 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 UTEP roster 110 players: 45 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 22 juniors, 22 seniors. From 19 states and 3 other countries; the most from Texas (72) and Georgia (5). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Tavorus Jones RB Transfer from Missouri 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 205 El Paso, TX 261 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Kam Thomas RB Sr. 5′9″ 184 Birmingham, AL 16 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD 32 Lamar Sperling RB Transfer from Buffalo 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′8″ 190 Akron, OH 70 rushing yards 21 Jaden Moore RB Jr. 5′10″ 185 Compton, CA 20 rushing yards 6 Elijah McCoy RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 190 Midland, TX 28 rushing yards 22 Chris Hunter RB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Canton, MS 23 rushing yards 19 Daveon Singleton RB Fr. 5′7″ 156 El Paso, TX
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Jaden Smith WR Sr. 5′10″ 195 Loganville, GA 28 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD 5 Carver Cheeks WR Sr. 6′2″ 197 Colorado Springs, CO 16 catches, 179 yards, 3 TD 13 Nik Henry WR So. 5′10″ 155 Seguin, TX 7 returns, 124 yards 81 Jeremiah Nash WR Jr. 6′1″ 180 Stockton, CA 8 catches, 82 yards 2 Royal Capell WR Transfer from Oklahoma State So. 5′10″ 205 Cibolo, TX 4 catches, 40 yards 14 Marcus Torres WR So. 5′10″ 175 El Paso, TX 2 catches, 10 yards 7 Jaylan Brown WR So. 6′1″ 185 Nacogdoches, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 17 Carmelo Taylor WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 169 Roanoke, VA 1 catch, 5 yards 16 Mason Ferguson WR So. 6′0″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 18 Rafeald Campbell WR So. 5′11″ 175 Arlington, TX 24 C.J. Simon WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 165 Tuttle, OK 25 Zo Hill WR Fr. 5′11″ 165 Denton, TX 80 Jacaleb Johnson WR Fr. 6′0″ 198 Silsbee, TX 86 J.D. Wallace WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 208 Houston, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 4 Cash Cheeks TE Jr. 6′7″ 235 Colorado Springs, CO 8 catches, 111 yards, 3 TD 85 Jackson Stoner TE Fr. 6′5″ 258 Rockwall, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 82 Judah Ezinwa TE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Fontana, CA 84 Jamal Frilot TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 230 Houston, TX 87 Chance Bell TE Jr. 6′5″ 225 San Diego, CA 88 Benny Okwura TE Fr. 6′4″ 219 Houston, TX 89 Johan Camacho TE Fr. 6′3″ 217 El Paso, TX
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Isaiah Maumalanga OL Sr. 6′5″ 290 Dallas, TX 51 Eric Sandoval Araujo OL Fr. 6′5″ 263 El Paso, TX 52 Jackson Bradley OL Transfer from Cornell Sr. 6′5″ 305 Knoxville, TN 53 Tripp Townsend OL Fr. 6′0″ 250 Dallas, TX 54 Jaymon Lamb OL Transfer from North Texas Jr. 6′3″ 273 Dallas, TX 55 Omoruyi Aliu-Otokiti OL Transfer from Livingstone Jr. 6′4″ 315 Orlando, FL 56 Brian Williams Jr. OL Transfer from Jackson State So. 6′2″ 330 Atlanta, GA 57 Craig Wydra OL So. 6′4″ 305 El Paso, TX 58 Rashad Smith OL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Birmingham, AL 62 Eddie Lartigue Jr. OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 67 Jayden Trapp OL So. 6′3″ 300 Columbus, TX 70 Maddox Huber OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Hamshire, TX 71 Preston Perkins OL Fr. 6′6″ 270 Austin, TX 73 Tyler Roberts OL Fr. 6′8″ 314 Corpus Christi, TX 74 Grayson Johnson OL Jr. 6′9″ 330 Winston-Salem, NC 75 Juan Camacho Jr. OL Sr. 6′6″ 285 El Paso, TX 76 Diego De La Cruz OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Monterrey, Mexico 77 Wesley Dallao-Kubik OL Fr. 6′5″ 299 Colleyville, TX 78 Ryder Slaton OL Fr. 6′7″ 280 Melissa, TX 79 Pryce McClanahan OL Fr. 6′2″ 323 Cibolo, TX
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Elijah Fields DL Transfer from Stephen F. Austin Sr. 6′1″ 285 Houston, TX 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 19 Sterling Miles DE Transfer from Eastern Michigan Sr. 6′4″ 238 West Bloomfield, MI 10 tackles, 3.5 sacks 3 Shakaun Bowser DL Sr. 6′5″ 255 Mesa, AZ 17 tackles 90 Ashton Coker DT Jr. 6′2″ 290 Katy, TX 17 tackles 11 Derek Burns DL Jr. 6′5″ 254 Dallas, TX 9 tackles, 1 sack 25 Royce Wilson DE Fr. 6′3″ 220 Houston, TX 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Leander Parrish DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Mesquite, TX 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Oryend Fisher DL Jr. 6′6″ 225 Georgetown, KY 8 tackles 21 Dycin Davis DE Fr. 6′2″ 238 Abilene, TX 6 tackles 93 Jerrell Brasher DL Jr. 6′1″ 295 Gadsden, AL 3 tackles 94 Jimmy Leon DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 Tucson, AZ 2 tackles 98 Preston Hickey DL Transfer from Northwestern State Sr. 6′1″ 300 Mandeville, LA 2 tackles 31 Joshua Shaw DE Fr. 6′2″ 216 Allen, TX 1 tackle 35 Kofi Taylor-Barrocks DE Jr. 6′3″ 230 London, England 1 tackle 6 Ekow Taylor DE Jr. 6′5″ 220 Keller, TX 40 Jaxon Smith DE So. 6′7″ 225 Prague, OK 88 Truth Holmes DL Fr. 6′2″ 293 Sulphur Springs, TX 92 Justin Roberts DL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Spring Branch, TX 95 DAdrian Tinney-Anderson DL Fr. 6′2″ 306 Goliad, TX 96 Caynan James DL Fr. 6′0″ 284 Fort Worth, TX 97 Shaun McDowell DL Fr. 6′1″ 283 Richmond, TX
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Xavier Smith S Sr. 6′0″ 195 Atlanta, GA 35 tackles 16 Esteban Guillory S Transfer from Western Illinois Sr. 6′1″ 205 San Antonio, TX 28 tackles, 1 INT 0 Justin Content CB Jr. 6′1″ 185 Hoschton, GA 32 tackles 7 Kode Lowe S Sr. 6′1″ 205 Coleman, FL 25 tackles, 1 INT 23 Kaleb Miles CB Transfer from East Texas A&M Jr. 5′10″ 190 Prosper, TX 17 tackles, 1 INT 12 Donavan Howard S Transfer from Virginia State Sr. 6′1″ 200 Danville, VA 18 tackles 32 Adarius Hutchinson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 182 Bellville, TX 18 tackles 18 Decorian Thompson CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 170 Mount Pleasant, TX 17 tackles 17 Darnell Williams S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 Texarkana, TX 13 tackles 27 LaTristan Thompson DB Transfer from Utah So. 5′10″ 180 Mount Pleasant, TX 9 tackles 20 Grant Stewart DB Fr. 5′10″ 188 Houston, TX 7 tackles 24 Jaime Guerrero S Sr. 6′1″ 185 El Paso, TX 5 tackles 22 Kane White-Tinsley S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 178 Amarillo, TX 4 tackles 14 Chace Biddle S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 205 Garland, TX 3 tackles 5 T.J. Tillman CB So. 6′0″ 165 Amarillo, TX 2 tackles 15 Colt Matlock DB Fr. 6′0″ 176 Weatherford, TX 1 tackle 26 Darien Fantroy CB Fr. 6′2″ 175 Killeen, TX 28 Tylen Hockett S Fr. 6′1″ 170 Mansfield, TX 29 Dylan Brown-Turner DB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Dallas, TX 30 Allen Gant S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Lubbock, TX 33 Josiah Jones S Fr. 6′2″ 185 Chicago, IL
Tavorus Jones, Shay Smith, Jayden Wilson, Marcus Torres, Daveon Singleton, Jaime Guerrero, Eric Sandoval Araujo, Craig Wydra, Juan Camacho Jr., Johan Camacho Elijah Fields, Grant Stewart, Royce Wilson, Parker Cushing, Ian Hall, Eddie Lartigue Jr., Jamal Frilot, J.D. Wallace, Benny Okwura Derek Burns, Dylan Brown-Turner, Isaiah Maumalanga, Tripp Townsend, Jaymon Lamb Royal Capell, Chad Warner, Pryce McClanahan Xavier Smith, Brian Williams Jr. Cash Cheeks, Carver Cheeks T.J. Tillman, Kane White-Tinsley Kam Thomas, Rashad Smith Bodey Weaver, Wesley Dallao-Kubik Chace Biddle, Vashon Brunswick II Mason Ferguson, Caynan James Decorian Thompson, LaTristan Thompson Rafeald Campbell, Tylen Hockett Joshua Shaw, Japrei Wafer Jalen Hamilton, Justin Lee Justin Content E.J. Colson Jaden Smith Shakaun Bowser Garrett Hawkins Ekow Taylor Elijah McCoy Jaylan Brown Oryend Fisher Donavan Howard Raymond Moore III Isaiah Bogerty Nik Henry Braesen Leon Colt Matlock Esteban Guillory Carmelo Taylor Darnell Williams Sterling Miles Dycin Davis Jaden Moore Chris Hunter Kaleb Miles C.J. Simon Zo Hill Darien Fantroy Allen Gant Adarius Hutchinson Lamar Sperling Josiah Jones Jaxon Smith Carson Loeb Brady Braun Jackson Bradley Leander Parrish Omoruyi Aliu-Otokiti Jayden Trapp Maddox Huber Preston Perkins Tyler Roberts Grayson Johnson Ryder Slaton Jacaleb Johnson Jeremiah Nash Judah Ezinwa Jackson Stoner Chance Bell Truth Holmes Ashton Coker Justin Roberts Jerrell Brasher Jimmy Leon DAdrian Tinney-Anderson Shaun McDowell Preston Hickey TX 72 GA 5 CA 4 AL 3 AZ 3 Hometowns of the 2026 UTEP 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 72 Georgia 5 California 4 Arizona 3 Alabama 3 Colorado 2 Tennessee 2 Florida 2 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 11 El Paso County, Texas pop. 871,000 10 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 8 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 7 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 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.
