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▲ Above its 5-year level +12▲ Up 3 this season
Career67since 1936
Peak911989
Last 567seasons
#18 nationally · 5-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #17
Schedule so far #37
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Houston Cougars
Big 12 · Houston, TX · TDECU Stadium · Head coach Willie Fritz
35-12 all time (47 meetings since 1971)
Houston leads
Last: won 35-9 (2025) · Houston has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
6AP top-10
8All-Americans
102NFL picks
54.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1950. Every season →
Chemistry
74
74Foundation
73Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +21
early · #5 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters55%
QB yrs w/ OC2
Roster · 116 players
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conner Weigman | QB | Sr | 6'3" / 210 | Cypress, TX | 82 |
| 5 | Keisean Henderson | QB | Fr | 6'5" / 195 | Houston, TX | 57 |
| 13 | Canon Toon | QB | Fr | 6'3" / 195 | Houston, TX | 54 |
| 17 | Luke Carney | QB | So | 6'2" / 205 | Mesquite, TX | 54 |
| 18 | Ryan Smith | QB | Fr | 6'0" / 180 | The Woodlands, TX | 54 |
| 15 | Jake Sock | QB | Sr | 6'2" / 190 | Pearland, TX | 52 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Makhi Hughes | RB | Sr | 6'0" / 210 | Birmingham, AL | 70 |
| 6 | Re'Shaun Sanford II | RB | Jr | 5'9" / 190 | Harker Heights, TX | 67 |
| 23 | John Hebert | RB | Fr | 5'11" / 180 | Houston, TX | 57 |
| 25 | DJ Butler | RB | Jr | 6'0" / 190 | Mobile, AL | 57 |
| 32 | Nehemiah Warmate | RB | So | 6'0" / 190 | Denton, TX | 55 |
| 37 | Zane Smith | RB | So | 5'9" / 235 | Fulshear, TX | 55 |
| 16 | JayShon Ridgle | RB | Jr | 6'0" / 197 | Athens, AL | 54 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Amare Thomas | WR | Sr | 6'0" / 205 | Birmingham, AL | 81 |
| 12 | Stephon Johnson | WR | Sr | 6'2" / 190 | Houston, TX | 71 |
| 2 | Koby Young | WR | Jr | 6'0" / 180 | New Orleans, LA | 70 |
| 4 | Trent Walker | WR | Sr | 6'2" / 195 | Portland, OR | 67 |
| 14 | Muizz Tounkara | WR | So | 6'3" / 210 | League City, TX | 56 |
| 81 | Jeremiah Bushnell | WR | Fr | 6'1" / 195 | Iowa, LA | 55 |
| 82 | Jack Newhouse | WR | Fr | 6'4" / 230 | Austin, TX | 55 |
| 83 | Keavon Roberts | WR | Fr | 6'5" / 185 | Port Arthur, TX | 55 |
| 27 | Braeden Robinson | WR | Fr | 6'0" / 180 | Houston, TX | 54 |
| 46 | Jeffrey Strozier Jr. | WR | Sr | 5'6" / 160 | Kansas City, MO | 54 |
| 84 | Samuel Padgitt | WR | Sr | 6'2" / 195 | San Antonio, TX | 54 |
| 8 | Tyson Turner | WR | Jr | 6'2" / 215 | Bryan, TX | 53 |
| 10 | Jaquise Martin | WR | So | 5'10" / 180 | Bryan, TX | 53 |
| 22 | Dorian Barnes | WR | Fr | 5'8" / 155 | Houston, TX | 53 |
| 3 | Harvey Broussard III | WR | Sr | 6'3" / 185 | Saint Martinville, LA | 32 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Patrick Overmyer | TE | Sr | 6'5" / 240 | Kingwood, TX | 88 |
| 87 | Luke McGary | TE | Sr | 6'4" / 250 | Plano, TX | 57 |
| 88 | Jacory Thurman | TE | So | 6'4" / 240 | Houston, TX | 55 |
| 89 | Jaivion Martin | TE | Fr | 6'4" / 250 | Pflugerville, TX | 55 |
| 19 | Kaleb Thomas | TE | Jr | 6'4" / 250 | Houston, TX | 54 |
| 85 | Traville Frederick Jr. | TE | Jr | 6'3" / 240 | Jeanerette, LA | 52 |
| 86 | Wyatt Herbel | TE | So | 6'3" / 220 | Cypress, TX | 52 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Shadre Hurst | OL | Sr | 6'2" / 304 | Cartersville, GA | 88 |
| 79 | Alvin Ebosele | OL | Sr | 6'6" / 312 | Coppell, TX | 83 |
| 66 | McKenzie Agnello | OL | Sr | 6'4" / 314 | Copperas Cove, TX | 80 |
| 52 | Anthony Boswell | OL | Jr | 6'2" / 301 | Indianapolis, IN | 79 |
| 73 | Drew Terrill | OL | Sr | 6'6" / 300 | Lebanon, IN | 76 |
| 50 | Aaron Wolford | OL | Fr | 6'4" / 310 | Groves, TX | 53 |
| 54 | Rhett Gray | OL | Fr | 6'8" / 310 | Weatherford, TX | 53 |
| 55 | Demetris Dean II | OL | So | 6'4" / 300 | Jasper, TX | 53 |
| 68 | Sean Terrell | OL | So | 6'5" / 295 | Spring, TX | 53 |
| 71 | Noah Abebe | OL | Fr | 6'4" / 300 | Friendswood, TX | 53 |
| 72 | RJ Lee | OL | So | 6'8" / 335 | Houston, TX | 53 |
| 77 | Troy Pless | OL | Fr | 6'5" / 320 | Killeen, TX | 53 |
| 62 | Ricardo Cordova | OL | Jr | 6'0" / 270 | Pasadena, TX | 52 |
| 57 | Hayden Wright | OL | So | 6'5" / 285 | Kingwood, TX | 51 |
| 67 | Hingano Hautau | OL | Sr | 6'6" / 325 | San Jose, CA | 51 |
| 70 | Larry Crawford | OL | Sr | 6'5" / 300 | Monroe, GA | 51 |
| 53 | Ronnell McLain | OL | Jr | 6'4" / 325 | Desoto, TX | 50 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Khalil Laufau | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 290 | Salt Lake City, UT | 79 |
| 9 | Ashton Porter | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 280 | Cypress, TX | 76 |
| 99 | Quindario Lee | DL | Sr | 6'5" / 295 | Mc Kenzie, AL | 68 |
| 98 | Myles Parker | DL | Sr | 6'1" / 325 | Snellville, GA | 66 |
| 47 | DK Mays | DL | So | 6'4" / 250 | Baton Rouge, LA | 65 |
| 49 | Darius Washington | DL | So | 6'6" / 265 | Mansfield, TX | 65 |
| 90 | De'Marion Thomas | DL | Sr | 6'2" / 340 | Tulsa, OK | 64 |
| 45 | Chance Bryant | DL | So | 6'2" / 255 | Fulshear, TX | 62 |
| 92 | Travis Buhake | DL | So | 6'2" / 290 | Arlington, TX | 62 |
| 91 | Kaleb Walker | DL | Fr | 6'2" / 275 | Lindale, TX | 58 |
| 94 | Carmello Brooks | DL | So | 6'3" / 275 | Katy, TX | 58 |
| 55 | Isaiah Broughton | DL | Fr | 6'4" / 340 | Houston, TX | 57 |
| 88 | Xavier Fleming | DL | Fr | 6'1" / 305 | Lewisville, TX | 57 |
| 96 | Eythan Thompson | DL | So | 6'3" / 330 | Waco, TX | 57 |
| 51 | Hunter Jones | DL | Sr | 6'2" / 280 | Houston, TX | 56 |
| 50 | Ejiro Egodogbare | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 310 | Milton, MA | 55 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Latreveon McCutchin | LB | Sr | 6'3" / 245 | Austin, TX | 79 |
| 4 | Brandon Mack II | LB | Sr | 6'4" / 255 | Montgomery, AL | 77 |
| 1 | Jaden Yates | LB | Sr | 6'1" / 225 | Columbus, OH | 72 |
| 12 | Sione Fotu | LB | Sr | 6'0" / 230 | Salt Lake City, UT | 69 |
| 25 | Carmycah Glass | LB | Sr | 6'4" / 230 | Monroe, LA | 67 |
| 17 | Christian Brathwaite | LB | Jr | 6'2" / 220 | Cypress, TX | 64 |
| 31 | Tristan Jackson | LB | So | 6'0" / 215 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 64 |
| 19 | Miller Malone | LB | Jr | 6'2" / 220 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 63 |
| 30 | Richmond Ugochukwu | LB | So | 6'2" / 220 | Richardson, TX | 61 |
| 43 | Sheldon Rice | LB | So | 6'3" / 250 | Fulshear, TX | 61 |
| 34 | Bryson Castile | LB | Fr | 6'2" / 210 | Arlington, TX | 58 |
| 35 | Tyler Covar | LB | Fr | 6'2" / 225 | Magnolia, TX | 58 |
| 36 | Liam Riley | LB | Fr | 6'1" / 215 | Weatherford, TX | 56 |
| 48 | Grayson Boeker | LB | So | 6'3" / 220 | The Woodlands, TX | 56 |
| 53 | Tanner Covar | LB | Fr | 6'2" / 195 | Magnolia, TX | 56 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jordan Allen | DB | Sr | 5'11" / 200 | Lafayette, LA | 78 |
| 0 | Javion White | DB | Jr | 5'11" / 190 | Winnsboro, LA | 77 |
| 21 | Myles Rowser | DB | Sr | 6'1" / 195 | Detroit, MI | 77 |
| 5 | Will James | DB | Sr | 6'0" / 185 | Grand Bay, AL | 76 |
| 2 | Jalen Mayo | DB | Sr | 6'2" / 190 | Hampton, VA | 75 |
| 8 | Kentrell Webb | DB | Sr | 5'11" / 190 | Katy, TX | 74 |
| 22 | Zaylen Cormier | DB | So | 5'11" / 190 | Houston, TX | 64 |
| 24 | Keany Parks | DB | Sr | 6'1" / 180 | Kenosha, WI | 63 |
| 26 | Jamaal Shaw | DB | Sr | 6'1" / 200 | Orange, TX | 62 |
| 3 | JD Rhym | DB | Sr | 6'2" / 190 | Valdosta, GA | 61 |
| 13 | C.J. Douglas | DB | Sr | 5'11" / 200 | Leeds, AL | 61 |
| 33 | Johnsley Barbas | DB | Jr | 5'11" / 190 | Atlanta, GA | 60 |
| 14 | Paris Melvin Jr. | DB | Fr | 5'11" / 185 | Cypress, TX | 58 |
| 20 | James Henderson III | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 175 | Houston, TX | 58 |
| 27 | Mudassir Abdullah | DB | Fr | 6'0" / 175 | West Columbia, TX | 58 |
| 28 | Kenzy West | DB | So | 6'0" / 185 | Flowood, MS | 58 |
| 23 | Alvin Williamson Jr. | DB | Jr | 6'0" / 200 | Cibolo, TX | 57 |
| 29 | Javen Holmes | DB | Fr | 6'2" / 205 | Baton Rouge, LA | 57 |
| 38 | Johnathan Joseph Jr. | DB | Fr | 5'10" / 190 | Houston, TX | 57 |
| 32 | Isaac Richardson | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 200 | Houston, TX | 56 |
| 37 | Elijah Young | DB | Sr | 5'10" / 175 | Klein, TX | 56 |
| 40 | Kvion Roberson | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 180 | Monroe, LA | 56 |
| 41 | Thompson Bennett | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 190 | Austin, TX | 56 |
| 42 | Austin Anderson | DB | Jr | 6'3" / 185 | Rosenberg, TX | 56 |
| 44 | Rodney Thomas II | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 180 | Humble, TX | 56 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Liam Dougherty | P | Jr | 6'2" / 205 | Geelong, VIC | 66 |
| 49 | Jonathan Dimas | PK | Jr | 5'10" / 185 | Houston, TX | 65 |
| 94 | Evan Noel | PK | So | 6'1" / 165 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 56 |
| 47 | Anthony Saragusa | LS | Jr | 6'2" / 265 | Houston, TX | 55 |
| 62 | Jack Raney | P | Sr | 6'3" / 210 | San Jose, CA | 55 |
| 64 | Jack Carson-Wentz | LS | Sr | 6'2" / 210 | Canton, GA | 55 |
| 96 | Zac Yoakam | PK | Sr | 5'8" / 195 | Upper Arlington, OH | 51 |
| 69 | Weston Edwards | LS | Jr | 6'2" / 215 | Valdosta, GA | 50 |