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Index · this season

▲ Above its 5-year level +5▲ Up 11 this season

Career47since 1936

Peak582024

Last 547seasons

#123 nationally · 1-4 (0-1 conf)

Résumé #124

Schedule so far #77

Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)

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Sam Houston Bearkats

Conference USA · Huntsville, TX · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Head coach Phil Longo

Rival

Jacksonville State

Building rivalry

2-3 all time (5 meetings since 2014)

Jacksonville State leads

Last: lost 29-27 (2025) · Jacksonville State has won 3 straight

Wants it back

program traits are earned from history

0national titles

0Heisman

0AP top-10

0All-Americans

0NFL picks

35.9%win pct

History since 1936 · football since 1924. Every season →

Chemistry

56Foundation

60Gel

gel counts 40% so far

▲ Above its norm +9Trending up

early · #73 of 138

HC year2

Ret. starters18%

QB yrs w/ OC2

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Roster · 106 players

Quarterbacks · 5room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
8	Landyn Locke	QB	So	6'4" / 220	Rockwall, TX	55
9	Brett Holloway	QB	Fr	5'11" / 210	Melissa, TX	55
15	DJ Bailey	QB	Jr	5'11" / 220	Desoto, TX	55
16	Mason Holtzclaw	QB	Fr	6'1" / 205	Belton, SC	54
18	Shaan Patel	QB	Fr	6'1" / 200	Fulshear, TX	54

Running backs · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
10	Landan Brown	RB	Sr	5'11" / 215	Denton, TX	58
6	Jerrian Parker Jr.	RB	Jr	5'10" / 210	Orlando, FL	56
20	MJ Dowdy	RB	Fr	5'11" / 210	Winder, GA	56
24	Kaden Winkfield	RB	Fr	5'11" / 195	Aledo, TX	56
25	Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith	RB	Sr	5'11" / 220	Fresno, CA	55
43	Nick Norman	RB	Sr	5'9" / 205	Houston, TX	54
22	Alton McCaskill	RB	Sr	6'2" / 220	Conroe, TX	53

Receivers · 14room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
2	Chris Reed	WR	Sr	6'0" / 195	Orlando, FL	70
7	Grady O'Neill	WR	Sr	5'9" / 170	Prior Lake, MN	67
3	Tim Burns Jr.	WR	Sr	5'10" / 170	Miami, FL	66
5	Kyan Berry-Johnson	WR	Jr	5'11" / 185	Chicago, IL	66
11	Kaleb Mitchell	WR	So	6'7" / 195	Desoto, TX	56
17	Christian Zachary	WR	Jr	6'4" / 210	St. Matthews, SC	56
13	Ty Sexton	WR	Fr	5'10" / 180	Katy, TX	55
19	Konner Dandridge	WR	Fr		Cypress, TX	54
0	Darrick Bledsoe III	WR	Sr	5'8" / 185	Arlington, TX	52
1	Aviyon Smith-Mack	WR	Sr	5'8" / 170	St. Petersburg, FL	52
12	Kamari Maxwell	WR	So	6'1" / 195	Savannah, GA	52
4	Alijah Cason	WR	Jr	5'10" / 175	Midlothian, TX	51
80	Terrence Guillory II	WR	Jr	5'9" / 170	Houston, TX	51
84	Matthew Tatum	WR	Sr	5'8" / 170	Huntsville, TX	51

Tight ends · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
86	Jack Merryman	TE	Fr	6'4" / 235	Montgomery, TX	55
87	Max Whisner	TE	Sr	6'5" / 255	Kansas City, MO	55
89	Brock Kuhl	TE	So	6'4" / 250	Lorena, TX	55
14	London Deyon	TE	So	6'4" / 235	Galveston, TX	54
80	Matt Smith	TE	Sr	6'4" / 245	Needham, MA	54
85	Cade Hays	TE	So	6'1" / 235	Lubbock, TX	54
82	Cooper Stevens	TE	Jr	6'2" / 235	Cypress, TX	51

Offensive line · 17room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
73	Josiah Chenault	OL	Sr	6'2" / 305	Canton, OH	67
54	Brock Stukes	OL	Sr	6'3" / 310	Chesapeake, VA	54
67	Isaac Sohn	OL	Jr	6'5" / 305	Aledo, TX	54
72	Myles Joseph	OL	Fr	6'4" / 315	Vinton, LA	54
74	Graceson Spann	OL	So	6'5" / 305	Melissa, TX	54
62	Carter Buchheit	OL	Jr	6'2" / 290	Fort Myers, FL	53
63	Joe Warren	OL	Jr	6'4" / 310	Greenwood, MS	53
68	Logan Cahill	OL	So	6'4" / 310	Long Island, NY	53
50	Tr'e Williams	OL	Fr	6'3" / 320	Huntsville, TX	52
56	Jeremiah Edmond	OL	Sr	6'1" / 300	Fort Myers, FL	52
58	Carter Kadow	OL	Jr	6'8" / 315	Middleton, WI	52
76	Nathan McClelland	OL	Jr	6'5" / 310	Richland, WA	52
66	Jimmy Walls	OL	Sr	6'7" / 300	Pittsburg, CA	51
57	Zo'Maryon Bryan	OL	Sr	6'4" / 315	Bay City, TX	50
71	Denell Nix Jr.	OL	So	6'4" / 310	Toledo, OH	50
75	Elijah Collins	OL	Jr	6'4" / 310	Fort Myers, FL	50
52	Cam Todd	OL	Sr	6'2" / 305	Raleigh, NC	46

Defensive line · 15room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
98	Justin Terrell	DT	Jr	6'3" / 310	Rome, GA	71
91	Caius Coy	DE	So	6'3" / 255	Jarrell, TX	68
97	Dylan Frazier	DT	Sr	6'5" / 280	Mckinney, TX	68
15	Josh Alexander-Felton	DE	Jr	6'3" / 265	Orlando, FL	67
28	Zion Taylor	DE	Jr	6'1" / 225	Missouri City, TX	67
92	Jarra Anderson	DT	Sr	6'3" / 300	Katy, TX	67
99	Dimitry Nicolas	DT	Jr	6'4" / 295	Miami, FL	67
14	Bryen Spaulding	DE	Sr	6'3" / 260	San Diego, CA	66
16	Brody Henderson	DE	So	6'4" / 250	Jenks, OK	65
48	Chauncey Chidi	DE	Sr	6'3" / 255	Kumasi, nan	65
95	She'Fon Boyd	DT	Jr	6'0" / 300	Andrews, SC	60
19	Jayden Fry	DE	So	6'3" / 235	Raleigh, NC	58
90	Uzziah Warmate	DT	Fr	5'11" / 250	Denton, TX	58
93	Errol West Jr.	DT	Fr	6'0" / 290	Little Rock, AR	58
10	Darien Jackson	DT	Sr	6'0" / 305	Los Angeles, CA	54

Linebackers · 12room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
12	Elijah Groves	LB	Jr	6'5" / 245	Cross Plains, TN	74
33	Brian Bates Jr.	LB	Sr	6'1" / 230	Centreville, VA	70
21	Dean Ford	LB	Jr	6'1" / 230	Houston, TX	69
23	Mike King Jr.	LB	Jr	6'0" / 215	Racine, WI	69
42	Ca'lub Holloway	LB	Sr	6'1" / 245	Fort Worth, TX	68
18	Stacy Bey	LB	So	6'0" / 210	Fontana, CA	65
40	Cole Worthington	LB	Jr	5'11" / 215	League City, TX	64
26	Tokyo Gordon	LB	Sr	6'2" / 215	Eatonville, FL	63
45	Eli Wallace	LB	Sr	5'11" / 215	Dallas, TX	60
37	Ryan Mallory	LB	Fr	6'0" / 205	Richmond, TX	57
32	Kade Houston	LB	Sr	6'1" / 225	Montgomery, TX	56
44	Ray Chatham	LB	Jr	6'1" / 210	Houston, TX	56

Defensive backs · 22room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
4	Ishmel Atkins	CB	Sr	6'4" / 200	Greensboro, NC	74
13	Railyn Adams	S	Jr	6'0" / 185	Newton, TX	73
2	Justin Cottrell	CB	Sr	6'1" / 175	West Columbia, TX	72
7	Caesar Magee	CB	Sr	6'2" / 195	New Orleans, LA	71
8	Tyler Bailey	S	Sr	6'0" / 195	Prosper, TX	68
38	Cameron Franklin	S	Sr	6'2" / 200	Sweeny, TX	68
20	Dravon Wilson	CB	Jr	5'11" / 190	New Caney, TX	67
27	Robert McFarland	S	Fr	5'10" / 205	Houston, TX	67
35	Jabaric Sullivan	CB	Fr	6'0" / 180	The Woodlands, TX	67
16	Aaron Edwards	S	Jr	6'3" / 205	Oklahoma City, OK	66
43	Evan Odom	CB	Jr	6'0" / 175	Golden Gate, FL	66
11	CJ June	S	Fr	5'9" / 190	Prince George County, MD	65
29	Lyric Smith	S	Jr	6'0" / 190	Clarendon, TX	65
39	Joseph Opara	CB	Fr	5'10" / 180	Sugar Land, TX	65
5	Jalyn Stanford	S	Sr	5'10" / 200	Tulsa, OK	63
9	Jace Arnold	S	Sr	5'11" / 185	Douglasville, GA	63
30	Braylen Wortham	S	So	6'2" / 205	Calvert, TX	63
17	Octavius Henderson	CB	Sr	6'3" / 190	Nashville, TN	60
6	Jaylon Jones	S	Jr	6'1" / 180	Fresno, CA	58
36	Marcus Bourda Jr.	S	Fr	6'1" / 185	Humble, TX	57
34	Julian Mayfield	CB	Fr	5'10" / 185	Dallas, TX	56
38	O'Kece Battle	CB	Fr		Cocoa, FL	56

Special teams · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
81	Nico Ottomanelli	PK	Jr	6'3" / 200	Harrington Park, NJ	57
31	Cal Joseph	P	So	6'1" / 195	Melbourne, VIC	56
47	Victor Gamboa	LS	Fr	6'0" / 225	Cypress, TX	55
49	Cameron McCulloch	LS	Jr	6'4" / 220	Houston, TX	55
94	Sam Carpenter	PK	Sr	5'11" / 180	Foxborough, MA	55
83	Tate Ryan	PK	So	6'0" / 180	The Woodlands, TX	53
46	Carson Whitington	LS	Sr	6'0" / 240	El Campo, TX	50