# Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Sun Belt · Brooks Stadium (SC), Conway, SC
Head coach: Ryan Beard · year one · 7-5 career over 2 seasons
Offense: Spread · Defense: Multiple 3-3-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 6-7 (5-3 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#67 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 5.5 (over priced +142)
- Returning starter games: 32%
- Schedule difficulty: 106th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 54% | 38/71 | 6/18 |
| Offensive line | 0% | 0/54 | 5/14 |
| Defensive front | 27% | 24/88 | 6/21 |
| Secondary | 42% | 25/60 | 5/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Myles Woods (SAF), Tray Brown (LB), Ja'Marion Wayne (CB), Daniel Jones (OL), Ibrahim Diawara (DE)
- Key departures (with destination): Xamarion Gordon (SAF), Tad Hudson (QB) – NCST, Zeke Durham-Campbell (DL) – WVU, Samari Collier (QB), Lionell Whitaker (CB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Tristian Gardner (WR) – MOSU, Deuce Bailey (QB) – MOSU, Daelen Alexander (RB) – RICE, Clayton Coppock Jr. (WR) – KENN, DJ Wesolak (DL) – MOSU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Karmello English, Jameson Tucker, Trishstin Glass
- WR-Z: Malick Meiga, Malcolm Gillie
- WR-SL: Robby Washington, Colton Hinton
- LT: Daniel Jones, Gavin McLaughlin, Johnathan Ashley
- LG: Heston Edwards, Thomas Johnson
- C: Zac Elam, Kain McDonald
- RG: Anthony Walton
- RT: Tray Franklin
- TE: Zach Courtney, Brown Reaves
- RB: Dominic Knicely, Jevon Edwards, Jalen John
- QB: Deuce Bailey

### Defense

- LDE: Noah Arinze, Ibrahim Diawara
- NT: Sawyer Goram Welch, Aamarii Notice
- RDE: Travis Nesbitt
- WLB: Se'Von McDowell, Wyatt Gedeon
- MLB: Tray Brown
- SLB: Dontae Lunan
- LCB: Lionell Whitaker, Chase Jackson
- ROVER: Dre Pinckney, Chris Henry
- SS: Avyonne Jones, Jacob Robinson, Jeffrey Ugochukwu
- FS: Myles Woods
- RCB: Ja'Marion Wayne

### Special Teams

- PT: Emile Sebafundi
- LS: Nate Merchant, Gavin Carrick
- H: Emile Sebafundi
- PR: Robby Washington
- KR: Malcolm Gillie, Dominic Knicely, Robby Washington

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | West Virginia | Away | TNT/HBO Max | CCAR +21.5 |
| 2 | Fordham Rams (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Delaware | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 4 | Liberty | Home | ESPN | – |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | Home | – | – |
| 6 | Marshall | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Appalachian State | Home | ESPN2 | – |
| 9 | Georgia State | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Old Dominion | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Arkansas State | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Louisiana | Away | – | – |
| 13 | James Madison | Away | – | – |

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