Complete Sam Houston State Bearkats Football Roster (Updated 2026)

Quarterback

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
15	DJ Bailey	QB	5' 10''	220	Junior	DeSoto, TX
9	Brett Holloway	QB	5' 10''	210	Freshman	Melissa, TX
16	Mason Holtzclaw	QB	6' 0''	205	Freshman	Belton, SC
8	Landyn Locke	QB	6' 3''	220	Sophomore	Rockwall, TX
19	Shaan Patel	QB	6' 0''	200	Freshman	Fulshear, TX

Running Back

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
10	Landan Brown	RB	5' 10''	215	Senior	Denton, TX
20	MJ Dowdy	RB	5' 10''	210	Freshman	Winder, GA
25	Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith	RB	5' 10''	220	Senior	Fresno, CA
22	Alton McCaskill	RB	6' 2''	220	Senior	Conroe, TX
43	Nick Norman	RB	5' 8''	205	Senior	Houston, TX
6	Jerrian Parker Jr.	RB	5' 10''	210	Junior	Orlando, FL
41	Trey Taylor	RB	5' 8''	185	Junior	College Station, TX
24	Kaden Winkfield	RB	5' 10''	195	Freshman	Aledo, TX

Wide Receiver

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
5	Kyan Berry-Johnson	WR	5' 10''	185	Junior	Chicago, IL
0	Darrick Bledsoe III	WR	5' 8''	185	Senior	Arlington, TX
3	Tim Burns Jr.	WR	5' 10''	170	Senior	Miami, FL
4	Alijah Cason	WR	5' 10''	175	Junior	Midlothian, TX
	Konner Dandridge	WR	6' 0''	195	Freshman	Cypress, TX
80	Terrence Guillory II	WR	5' 8''	170	Junior	Houston, TX
12	Kamari Maxwell	WR	6' 0''	195	Sophomore	Savannah, GA
11	Kaleb Mitchell	WR	6' 7''	195	Sophomore	DeSoto, TX
7	Grady O'Neill	WR	5' 8''	170	Senior	Prior Lake, MN
2	Chris Reed	WR	6' 0''	195	Senior	Orlando, FL
13	Ty Sexton	WR	5' 10''	180	Freshman	Katy, TX
1	Aviyon Smith-Mack	WR	5' 8''	170	Senior	St. Petersburg, FL
84	Matthew Tatum	WR	5' 8''	170	Senior	Huntsville, TX
18	Christian Zachary	WR	6' 3''	210	Junior	St. Matthews, SC

Tight Ends

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
14	London Deyon	TE	6' 3''	235	Sophomore	Galveston, TX
85	Cade Hays	TE	6' 0''	235	Sophomore	Lubbock, TX
89	Brock Kuhl	TE	6' 3''	250	Sophomore	Lorena, TX
86	Jack Merryman	TE	6' 3''	235	Freshman	Montgomery, TX
80	Matt Smith	TE	6' 3''	245	Senior	Needham, MA
82	Cooper Stevens	TE	6' 2''	235	Junior	Cypress, TX
87	Max Whisner	TE	6' 5''	255	Senior	Kansas City, MO

Offensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
57	Zo'Maryon Bryan	OL	6' 3''	315	Senior	Bay City, TX
62	Carter Buchheit	OL	6' 2''	290	Junior	Ede,
68	Logan Cahill	OL	6' 3''	310	Sophomore	Long Island City, NY
73	Josiah Chenault	OL	6' 2''	305	Senior	Canton, OH
75	Elijah Collins	OL	6' 3''	310	Junior	Fort Myers, FL
56	Jeremiah Edmond	OL	6' 0''	300	Senior	Fort Myers, FL
72	Myles Joseph	OL	6' 3''	315	Freshman	Vinton, LA
58	Carter Kadow	OL	6' 7''	315	Junior	Middleton, WI
76	Nathan McClelland	OL	6' 5''	310	Junior	Richland, WA
71	Denell Nix Jr.	OL	6' 3''	310	Sophomore	Toledo, OH
67	Isaac Sohn	OL	6' 5''	305	Junior	Aledo, TX
74	Graceson Spann	OL	6' 5''	305	Sophomore	Melissa, TX
54	Brock Stukes	OL	6' 2''	310	Senior	Chesapeake, VA
52	Cam Todd	OL	6' 2''	305	Senior	Raleigh, NC
66	Jimmy Walls	OL	6' 7''	300	Senior	Pittsburg, CA
63	Joe Warren	OL	6' 3''	310	Junior	Greenwood, MS
50	Tr'e Williams	OL	6' 2''	320	Freshman	Huntsville, TX

Defensive Line

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
15	Josh Alexander-Felton	DE	6' 2''	265	Junior	Orlando, FL
48	Chauncey Chidi	DE	6' 2''	255	Senior	Kumasi,
91	Caius Coy	DE	6' 2''	255	Sophomore	Jarrell, TX
19	Jayden Fry	DE	6' 2''	235	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC
16	Brody Henderson	DE	6' 3''	250	Sophomore	Jenks, OK
14	Bryen Spaulding	DE	6' 2''	260	Senior	San Diego, CA
28	Zion Taylor	DE	6' 0''	225	Junior	Missouri City, TX
92	Jarra Anderson	DT	6' 2''	300	Senior	Katy, TX
95	She'Fon Boyd	DT	6' 0''	300	Junior	Andrews, SC
97	Dylan Frazier	DT	6' 5''	280	Senior	Celina, TX
10	Darien Jackson	DT	6' 0''	305	Senior	Los Angeles, CA
99	Dimitry Nicolas	DT	6' 3''	295	Junior	Miami, FL
98	Justin Terrell	DT	6' 2''	310	Junior	Rome, GA
90	Uzziah Warmate	DT	5' 10''	250	Freshman	Denton, TX
93	Errol West Jr.	DT	6' 0''	290	Freshman	Little Rock, AR

Linebackers

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
33	Brian Bates Jr.	LB	6' 0''	230	Senior	Centreville, VA
18	Stacy Bey	LB	6' 0''	210	Sophomore	Fontana, CA
44	Ray Chatham	LB	6' 0''	210	Junior	Houston, TX
21	Dean Ford	LB	6' 0''	230	Junior	Houston, TX
26	Tokyo Gordon	LB	6' 2''	215	Senior	Eatonville, FL
12	Elijah Groves	LB	6' 5''	245	Junior	Cross Plains, TN
42	Ca'lub Holloway	LB	6' 0''	245	Senior	Fort Worth, TX
32	Kade Houston	LB	6' 0''	225	Senior	Montgomery, TX
23	Mike King Jr.	LB	6' 0''	215	Junior	Racine, WI
37	Ryan Mallory	LB	6' 0''	205	Freshman	Richmond, TX
45	Eli Wallace	LB	5' 10''	215	Senior	Dallas, TX
40	Cole Worthington	LB	5' 10''	215	Junior	League City, TX

Defensive Back

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
4	Ishmel Atkins	CB	6' 3''	200	Senior	Greensboro, NC
	O'Kece Battle	CB	5' 10''	175	Freshman	Cocoa, FL
2	Justin Cottrell	CB	6' 0''	175	Senior	West Columbia, TX
17	Octavius Henderson	CB	6' 2''	190	Senior	Nashville, TN
3	Joey Hunter	CB	6' 2''	195	Senior	Atlanta, GA
7	Caesar Magee	CB	6' 2''	195	Senior	New Orleans, LA
	Julian Mayfield	CB	5' 10''	185	Freshman	Dallas, TX
39	Joseph Opara	CB	5' 10''	180	Freshman	Sugar Land, TX
35	Jabaric Sullivan	CB	6' 0''	180	Freshman	The Woodlands, TX
20	Dravon Wilson	CB	5' 10''	190	Junior	New Caney, TX
13	Railyn Adams	S	6' 0''	185	Junior	Newton, TX
9	Jace Arnold	S	5' 10''	185	Senior	Douglasville, GA
8	Tyler Bailey	S	6' 0''	195	Senior	Prosper, TX
36	Marcus Bourda Jr.	S	6' 0''	185	Freshman	Humble, TX
38	Cameron Franklin	S	6' 2''	200	Senior	Sweeny, TX
6	Jaylon Jones	S	6' 0''	180	Junior	Fresno, CA
11	CJ June	S	5' 8''	190	Freshman	Prince George's County, MD
27	Robert McFarland	S	5' 10''	205	Freshman	Houston, TX
29	Lyric Smith	S	6' 0''	190	Junior	Clarendon, TX
5	Jalyn Stanford	S	5' 10''	200	Senior	Tulsa, OK
30	Braylen Wortham	S	6' 2''	205	Sophomore	Calvert, TX

Special

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt (lbs)	School Year	Hometown
94	Sam Carpenter	K	5' 10''	180	Senior	Foxborough, MA
81	Nico Ottomanelli	K	6' 2''	200	Junior	Harrington Park, NJ
83	Tate Ryan	K	6' 0''	180	Sophomore	The Woodlands, TX
31	Cal Joseph	P	6' 0''	195	Sophomore	Melbourne,
47	Victor Gamboa	LS	6' 0''	225	Freshman	Cypress, TX
49	Cameron McCulloch	LS	6' 3''	220	Junior	Houston, TX
46	Carson Whitington	LS	6' 0''	240	Senior	El Campo, TX