# California Golden Bears

Atlantic Coast · California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
Head coach: Tosh Lupoi · year one
Offense: Up-Tempo Spread · Defense: Multiple 2-4-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (4-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +100000 (#48 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 6.5 (over priced +116)
- Returning starter games: 37%
- Schedule difficulty: 69th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 45% | 32/71 | 7/15 |
| Offensive line | 39% | 22/57 | 5/11 |
| Defensive front | 29% | 26/89 | 8/21 |
| Secondary | 37% | 22/59 | 10/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (QB), Cam Sidney (DB), Aiden Manutai (DB), Tyson Ruffins (OL), Bastian Swinney (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Hezekiah Masses (CB), TJ Bush Jr. (DL) – MINN, Cade Uluave (LB) – BYU, Kendrick Raphael (RB) – SMU, Jacob De Jesus (WR)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Jackson Brousseau (QB) – CSU, Chase Hendricks (WR) – OHIO, Ian Strong (WR) – RUTG, Ashten Emory (RB) – UTEP, Adam Mohammed (RB) – WASH

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Ian Strong, Jordan King, Kyion Grayes
- WR-Z: Chase Hendricks, Mark Hamper, Trevor Rogers
- WR-SL: Cooper Perry, QuaRon Adams, Cole Boscia
- LT: Jacob Arop, Frederick Williams III
- LG: Tyson Ruffins, Kahlee Tafai
- C: Bastian Swinney, Lamar Robinson
- RG: Sioape Vatikani, Ashton Rivera
- RT: Jimothy Lewis Jr., Mykeal Rabess
- TE: Dorian Thomas, Mason Mini, Rico Walker, John Tofi Jr., Taimane Purcell
- QB: Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Jackson Brousseau, EJ Caminong
- RB: Adam Mohammed, Ashten Emory, Carter Vargas

### Defense

- LDE: Nate Burrell, Jayden Williams, BJ Canady
- NT: Jericho Johnson, Stanley Saole-McKenzie
- RDE: Derek Wilkins, Ashun Shepphard, Legend Journey
- LOLB: Jayden Wayne, Justin Beadles, Odera Okaka
- WLB: Tristan Jernigan, Kamar Mothudi
- MLB: Aaron Hampton, AJ Tuitele
- ROLB: Solomon Williams, Emmanuel Okoye, Joshua Pierce
- LCB: Daniel Harris, Marquis Groves-Killebrew, Khamani Hudson
- SS: Aiden Manutai, Cam Sidney, Michael Hurst Jr.
- FS: Isaiah Crosby, Kingston Lopa, Jordan Sanford
- RCB: Ricky Fletcher, Jae'on Young
- NB: Jasiah Wagoner, Quimari Shemwell

### Special Teams

- PT: Angus Davies, Erik Peters
- PK: Chase Meyer, Towns McGough
- KO: Towns McGough, Chase Meyer
- LS: David Bird, Jordan Franke, Ewan Arechaederra
- H: Angus Davies, Erik Peters
- PR: Chase Hendricks, QuaRon Adams
- KR: Adam Mohammed, Carter Vargas

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | UCLA | Home | ESPN | CAL +1.5 |
| 2 | Syracuse | Away | ACC Network | – |
| 3 | Wagner Seahawks (FCS) | Home | ACC Network | – |
| 4 | Clemson | Home | ESPN | – |
| 5 | UNLV | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Wake Forest | Home | – | – |
| 8 | SMU | Away | – | – |
| 9 | NC State | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Virginia | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Stanford | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | Home | – | – |

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