Welcome to the official 2024 Houston Football roster. Playing their home games from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, the Cougars are a member of the Big 12 Conference.
2024 Houston Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Joseph Manjack IV | WR | Jr. | 6'3'' | 205 | Tomball, Texas | Tomball Memorial HS | USC |
| 1 | Donovan Smith | QB | Sr. | 6'5'' | 235 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Frenship HS | Texas Tech |
| 3 | Lucas Coley | QB | Jr. | 6'2'' | 215 | Converse, Texas | Cornerstone Christian HS | Arkansas |
| 3 | Jalen Emery | DB | Jr. | 5'10'' | 190 | Pearland, Texas | Shadow Creek HS | |
| 4 | Samuel Brown | WR | Jr. | 6'2'' | 195 | Savannah, Ga. | New Hampstead HS | West Virginia |
| 6 | Noah Guzman | DB | Sr. | 5'11'' | 210 | Whittier, Calif. | Bishop Amat HS | West Virginia |
| 10 | Ui Ale | QB | So. | 6'0'' | 205 | Carson, Calif. | Carson HS | Golden West College |
| 12 | Stephon Johnson | WR | Jr. | 6'0'' | 180 | Houston, Texas | DeSoto HS | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Brandon Mack | DL | Sr. | 6'3'' | 245 | Montgomery, Ala. | Jefferson Davis HS | Ole Miss |
| 13 | Indiana Wijay | QB | R-Fr. | 6'4'' | 200 | Pasadena, Calif. | Pasadena HS | |
| 14 | Jonah Wilson | WR | R-Fr. | 6'2'' | 200 | Houston, Texas | Dekaney HS | |
| 15 | Jake Sock | QB | So. | 6'2'' | 190 | Pearland, Texas | Pearland HS | |
| 18 | Joshua Cobbs | WR | Sr. | 6'4'' | 210 | San Antonio, Texas | Wagner HS | Wyoming |
| 18 | Anthony Holmes Jr. | DL | So. | 6'2'' | 295 | Houston, Texas | Westfield HS | |
| 19 | Caleb McMickle | QB | R-Fr. | 6'2'' | 205 | Roswell, Ga. | Fellowship Christian School | |
| 19 | Justice Ugo | DB | Jr. | 6'2'' | 190 | Richmond, Texas | Foster HS | Blinn College |
| 21 | Juwon Gaston | DB | Sr. | 6'0'' | 200 | Montgomery, Ala. | Carver HS | Northeast Mississippi CC |
| 21 | Stacy Sneed | RB | Jr. | 5'11'' | 180 | Arlington, Texas | Mansfield Timberview HS | |
| 22 | Mikal Harrison-Pilot | WR | R-Fr. | 5'11'' | 205 | Temple, Texas | Temple HS | |
| 23 | Isaiah Hamilton | DB | Sr. | 6'1'' | 180 | Houston, Texas | Channelview HS | Texas Southern |
| 23 | Parker Jenkins | RB | So. | 5'11'' | 200 | Houston, Texas | Klein Forest HS | |
| 24 | A.J. Haulcy | DB | Jr. | 6'0'' | 215 | Houston, Texas | Fort Bend Marshall HS | New Mexico |
| 24 | Tony Mathis Jr. | RB | Sr. | 5'11'' | 205 | Orlando, Fla. | Cedartown HS | West Virginia |
| 25 | Jamal Morris | LB | Sr. | 6'2'' | 240 | Houston, Texas | Fort Bend Bush HS | Oklahoma |
| 26 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | RB | R-Fr. | 5'9'' | 175 | Harker Heights, Texas | Harker Heights HS | |
| 28 | Anthony Gangi | WR | Jr. | 5'10'' | 180 | Long Island, N.Y. | American Heritage HS (Fla.) | |
| 29 | Treylin Payne | LB | Jr. | 6'0'' | 205 | San Antonio, Texas | Judson HS | |
| 31 | Latrell McCutchin | DB | Jr. | 6'1'' | 180 | Austin, Texas | Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College HS | USC / Oklahoma |
| 32 | Aubrey Smith | LB | So. | 6'0'' | 225 | Atlanta, Ga. | Buford HS | Colorado |
| 33 | Johnsley Barbas | DB | R-Fr. | 5'11'' | 180 | Atlanta, Ga. | Centennial HS | |
| 33 | Samuel Padgitt | WR | R-Fr. | 6'2'' | 195 | San Antonio, Texas | East Central HS | |
| 34 | Dylan Caddle | WR | So. | 5'10'' | 165 | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Ranch HS | |
| 34 | Jalyn Stanford | DB | R-Fr. | 5'10'' | 185 | Jenks, Okla. | Jenks HS | |
| 35 | Maurice Reed | RB | Jr. | 5'10'' | 185 | Fayetteville, N.C. | Belton HS | Austin College |
| 36 | Jalen Garner | LB | Jr. | 6'1'' | 215 | Norcross, Ga. | Norcross HS | |
| 36 | Sherman Smith | RB | Jr. | 5'7'' | 185 | Katy, Texas | Katy Tompkins HS | |
| 37 | Chance Prosperie | WR | R-Fr. | 5'10'' | 170 | Port Neches Grove, Texas | Port Neches Grove HS | |
| 37 | Jamaal Shaw | DB | R-Fr. | 6'1'' | 200 | Orange, Texas | Orange Stark HS | |
| 38 | Michael Patterson | DB | R-Fr. | 5'10'' | 165 | Missouri City, Texas | Fort Bend Marshall HS | |
| 39 | Sergio Snider | RB | R-Fr. | 5'8'' | 184 | Arlington, Texas | Arlington Martin HS | |
| 40 | Torren Coppage-El | DL | Jr. | 6'3'' | 250 | Stone Mountain, Ga. | Parkview HS | Arkansas State / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| 40 | Steve Polk | RB | R-Fr. | 5'11'' | 210 | Houston, Texas | Manvel HS | |
| 41 | Jack Martin | K | Sr. | 6'0'' | 200 | Dothan, Ala. | Dothan HS | Alabama |
| 42 | Beau Clewett | DB | R-Fr. | 6'0'' | 195 | Katy, Texas | Brookshire Royal HS | |
| 42 | Hunter Teichman | WR | R-Fr. | 6'1'' | 175 | Houston, Texas | Lutheran South Academy | |
| 43 | Joseph Kim | K | R-Fr. | 5'10'' | 195 | Lawton, Okla. | Lawton HS | |
| 43 | Micah Sweats | DB | R-Fr. | 5'10'' | 165 | Katy, Texas | Katy HS | |
| 44 | Brandon Phan | P | R-Fr. | 5'11'' | 215 | Houston, Texas | Jersey Village HS | |
| 45 | Nadame Tucker | DL | R-Fr. | 6'3'' | 250 | New York, N.Y. | Teaneck HS | Hutchinson CC |
| 47 | Latreveon McCutchin | LB | So. | 6'2'' | 210 | Austin, Texas | Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College HS | |
| 48 | Kamsi Arinze | LB | R-Fr. | 6'1'' | 215 | Dallas, Texas | Parish Episcopal HS | |
| 51 | Hunter Jones | DL | R-Fr. | 6'0'' | 280 | Houston, Texas | Stratford HS | |
| 52 | Quillan Jimenez | LS | R-Fr. | 6'0'' | 220 | Sickles, Fla. | Sickles HS | |
| 54 | Blake Okoye | LB | Jr. | 6'2'' | 210 | Spring, Texas | Klein Collins HS | |
| 55 | Cavan Tuley | DL | So. | 6'2'' | 245 | Tomball, Texas | Tomball HS | |
| 56 | Jacob Garza | LS | Jr. | 6'2'' | 215 | Corpus Christi, Texas | Veterans Memorial HS | |
| 58 | Shamar Hobdy-Lee | OL | Sr. | 6'4'' | 300 | Tampa, Fla. | Jefferson HS | FIU |
| 59 | Demetrius Hunter | OL | Jr. | 6'2'' | 310 | Orange, Texas | West-Orange Stark HS | |
| 60 | Cross Tucker | OL | Sr. | 6'1'' | 345 | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS | |
| 61 | Thomathon Good | DL | Sr. | 6'0'' | 350 | Houston, Texas | St. Pius HS | Texas Southern |
| 62 | Karson Jones | OL | So. | 6'4'' | 315 | Lubbock, Texas | Frenship HS | |
| 65 | Cayden Bowie | OL | R-Fr. | 6'3'' | 315 | Port Arthur, Texas | Port Arthur HS | |
| 66 | Peyton Dunn | OL | Jr. | 6'6'' | 325 | Brandon, Miss. | Jackson Prep | ULM |
| 72 | Tank Jenkins | OL | Sr. | 6'3'' | 320 | Montgomery, Ala. | Park Crossing HS | Texas A&M |
| 77 | David Ndukwe | OL | Jr. | 6'6'' | 315 | Atlanta, Ga. | Arabia Mountain HS | Western Kentucky |
| 79 | Tevin Shaw | OL | R-Fr. | 6'4'' | 325 | Houston, Texas | Manvel HS | |
| 80 | Jett Runion | TE | R-Fr. | 6'4'' | 240 | Aubrey, Texas | Aubrey HS | |
| 81 | CJ Nelson | WR | So. | 5'11'' | 170 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Richland HS | |
| 82 | Matt Byrnes | TE | Jr. | 6'6'' | 245 | Chicago, Ill. | De La Salle Institute | Iowa Western CC |
| 86 | Darson Herman | TE | So. | 6'3'' | 250 | Georgetown, Texas | Georgetown HS | |
| 87 | Bryan Henry | TE | So. | 6'2'' | 245 | Belton, Texas | Belton HS | |
| 88 | Ja’Ryan Wallace | WR | R-Fr. | 6'3'' | 190 | Braswell, Texas | Braswell HS | |
| 89 | Logan Compton | TE | Jr. | 6'4'' | 235 | Tomball, Texas | Tomball HS | New Mexico Military |
| 90 | Zykeius Strong | DL | Sr. | 6'6'' | 265 | Birmingham, Ala. | Oak Mountain HS | Hutchinson CC |
| 91 | Joshua Diaz | DL | So. | 6'1'' | 260 | Houston, Texas | Shadow Creek HS | |
| 92 | Hakeem Ajijolaiya | DL | Sr. | 6'2'' | 325 | Katy, Texas | Tompkins HS | |
| 94 | Garfield Lawrence | DL | Jr. | 6'4'' | 250 | Tyler, Texas | Tyler Legacy HS | |
| 95 | Taleeq Robbins | DL | Jr. | 6'2'' | 265 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Institute Charter | Ole Miss / Northeast Mississippi CC |
| 96 | Ivan Autenreith | DL | So. | 6'2'' | 230 | Spring, Texas | Spring HS | |
| 98 | Justin Benton | DL | R-Fr. | 6'1'' | 300 | Atlanta, Ga. | Newton HS | |
| Michael Batton | LB | Sr. | 6'1'' | 220 | Houston, Texas | Seven Lakes HS | ULM | |
| Maliq Carr | TE | Sr. | 6'6'' | 265 | Inkster, Mich. | Oak Park HS | Michigan State / Purdue | |
| Zeon Chriss | QB | So. | 6'3'' | 210 | Baton Rouge, La. | Madison Prep Academy | Louisiana | |
| Keith Cooper | DL | Sr. | 6'5'' | 280 | Dickinson, Texas | Dickinson HS | Tulane | |
| Larry Crawford | OL | So. | 6'5'' | 280 | Monroe, Ga. | Monroe Area HS | Georgia Military College | |
| Kriston Davis | DB | Sr. | 6'0'' | 190 | Mobile, Ala. | Baker HS | Southern | |
| Kendre Gant | LB | Sr. | 6'3'' | 220 | Port St. Joe, Fla. | Port St. Joe HS | Louisiana | |
| Quindario Lee | DL | Jr. | 6'5'' | 285 | McKenzie, Ala. | McKenzie HS | Central Michigan | |
| Hershey McLaurin | DB | Sr. | 6'2'' | 210 | Friendship, Miss. | Collins HS | West Virginia / Jones County JC | |
| Cedric Melton | OL | Sr. | 6'5'' | 290 | Houston, Texas | Klein Cain HS | Ole Miss | |
| Mekhi Mews | WR | Jr. | 5'7'' | 185 | Grayson, Ga. | Central Gwinnett HS | Georgia | |
| Pierson Parent | LS | R-Fr. | 5'7'' | 180 | Prairieville, La. | Dutchtown HS | Tulane | |
| Corey Platt Jr. | LB | So. | 6'2'' | 215 | Little Rock, Ark. | Little Rock Christian Academy | Tulane | |
| Everitt Rogers | DL | Sr. | 6'2'' | 300 | Killeen, Texas | Ellison HS | Tulsa | |
| Xavier Stillman | DL | Jr. | 6'3'' | 310 | St. Joseph, Mo. | Riverside HS | Hutchinson CC | |
| Zion Taylor | DL | Fr. | 6'2'' | 220 | Missouri City, Texas | Shadow Creek HS | ||
| Kaleb Thomas | TE | Fr. | 6'4'' | 250 | Houston, Texas | North Shore HS | ||
| Kentrell Webb | DB | So. | 5'11'' | 185 | Katy, Texas | Paetow HS | Tulane | |
| Dakota White | OL | Sr. | 6'4'' | 315 | Katy, Texas | Katy HS | Louisiana Tech | |
| Jake Wiley | OL | Sr. | 6'6'' | 310 | Aurora, Colo. | Eaglecrest HS | UCLA | |
| Teagan Wilk | DB | Jr. | 5'11'' | 190 | Berwick, Penn. | Berwick Area HS | East Carolina | |
| Maurice Williams II | DB | Fr. | 6'0'' | 200 | Alief, Texas | Shadow Creek HS | ||
| Jeremiah Wilson | DB | Jr. | 5'10'' | 185 | Kissimmee, Fla. | Osceola HS | Syracuse | |
| Jayden York | TE | Jr. | 6'4'' | 245 | Austin, Texas | Bowie HS | Texas Tech |
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