# Arizona Wildcats

Big 12 · Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Head coach: Brent Brennan · year 3 · 13-12 at ARIZ · 47-60 career over 10 seasons
Offense: Up-tempo Spread · Defense: Multiple 3-3-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 9-4 (6-3 in conference)
- National title odds: +50000 (#38 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced +110)
- Returning starter games: 53%
- Schedule difficulty: 37th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 68% | 48/71 | 10/15 |
| Offensive line | 57% | 35/61 | 9/15 |
| Defensive front | 74% | 64/87 | 16/23 |
| Secondary | 0% | 0/59 | 6/13 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Noah Fifita (QB), Jay'Vion Cole (CB), Chase Kennedy (LB), Alexander Doost (OL), Ismail Mahdi (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Treydan Stukes (CB), Dalton Johnson (SAF), Deshawn McKnight (DL), Riley Wilson (LB), Ty Buchanan (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Antwan Roberts (RB) – MRSH, Rodney Gallagher III (WR) – WVU, Cole Rusk (TE) – ILL, Jordan Ross (WR) – CSU, DJ Jordan (WR) – USC

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Tre Spivey, Jordan Ross, Brandon Phelps, Jordan McCord III
- WR-Z: Chris Hunter, DJ Jordan, R.J. Mosley
- WR-SL: Giovanni Richardson, Rodney Gallagher III, Isaiah Mizell, Caleb Smith
- LT: Matthew Lado, Jaxon Griffin
- LG: Rhino Tapa'atoutai, Jake Griffin, Javian Goo
- C: Zach Henning, Grayson Stovall, Keona Peat
- RG: Alexander Doost, Isaac Perez
- RT: Tristan Bounds, Louis Akpa, Nathan Hale
- TE: Cole Rusk, Tyler Powell, Arthur Ban, Shane King
- QB: Noah Fifita, Sawyer Anderson, Luke Haugo, Oscar Rios
- RB: Kedrick Reescano, Quincy Craig, Antwan Roberts, Wesley Yarbrough, Cornelius Warren III

### Defense

- DE: Tre Smith, Dominic Lolesio, Kevin Moorer Jr., Victory Johnson, Prince Williams
- NT: Leroy Palu, Zac Siulepa, Keytrin Harris, Manoah Faupusa
- DT: Mays Pese, Julian Savaiinaea, Ezra Funa, Kaisi Lafitaga
- WLB: Chase Kennedy, Cooper Blomstrom, Dash Fifita
- MLB: Taye Brown, Myron Robinson, Dominic Hanger, Leviticus Su'a
- SLB: Everett Roussaw Jr., Jabari Mann, Coleman Patmon
- LCB: Tyrese Boss, Zuri Watson, Johno Price, Aiden Miller
- SS: Malcolm Hartzog, Lee Molette III, Matai Tagoa'i
- FS: Daylen Austin, Cam Chapa, Hannibal Navies II
- RCB: Jay'Vion Cole, Dwight Bootle, Xaier Hiler
- NB: Gavin Hunter, Dajon Hinton, Swayde Griffin

### Special Teams

- PT: Chase Ridley, Carter Schwartz
- PK: Michael Salgado-Medina, Ian French
- KO: Ian French
- LS: Drew Nicolson
- H: Chase Ridley, Carter Schwartz
- PR: Rodney Gallagher III
- KR: Quincy Craig

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | ARIZ -33.5 |
| 2 | BYU | Away | FOX | – |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | Home | TNT/HBO Max | – |
| 4 | Washington State | Away | CBS/Paramount+ | – |
| 5 | Cincinnati | Home | – | – |
| 6 | West Virginia | Away | – | – |
| 8 | Iowa State | Home | – | – |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Away | – | – |
| 10 | TCU | Home | ESPN | – |
| 11 | Utah | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Kansas State | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Arizona State | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/arizona
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.