# Florida Atlantic Owls

American · Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Head coach: Zach Kittley · year 2 · 4-8 career over 2 seasons, all at FAU
Offense: Air Raid · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 4-8 (3-5 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#122 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 6.5 (over priced +112)
- Returning starter games: 48%
- Schedule difficulty: 68th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 49% | 35/71 | 6/13 |
| Offensive line | 43% | 23/53 | 8/15 |
| Defensive front | 56% | 45/80 | 15/21 |
| Secondary | 40% | 23/57 | 5/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Caden Veltkamp (QB), CJ Doggette Jr. (DL), Vincent Fiacable (OL), Ja'Kavion Nonar (OL), Ovie Dubre (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Terez Reid (DB), Chris Keys Jr. (SAF), Scarlee Jean (OL), Alex Atcavage (OL), Jayshon Platt (WR) – ILL
- Key arrivals (with previous school): RJ Garcia II (WR) – BGSU, Drew Devillier (QB) – RICE, Brooks Johnson (TE) – CCAR, Tucker Holloway (WR) – VT, Jay Crable (DE) – OHIO

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Dominique Henry, RJ Garcia II
- WR-Z: Branden Hoch, Tucker Holloway
- WR-Y: Easton Messer, Antojuan Woody
- WR-H: Kelby Valsin, Jahmari Powell-Wonson
- LT: Ja'Kavion Nonar, Kortez Winslow
- LG: Carson Osmus, Alejandro Schmitt
- C: Braden Cunningham, Aqil Meredith-Smith
- RG: Vincent Fiacable, Ovie Dubre
- RT: Ben Galloway, Mauricio Hinds, Vincent Forney
- TE: Brooks Johnson, AJ Johnson, Marcus Vinson
- QB: Caden Veltkamp, Jordan Magwood, Jeremiah Daoud, Drew Devillier
- RB: Kaden Shields-Dutton, Leonard Farrow, Ethan Ervin, Joshua Harriott

### Defense

- DE: Deshaun Batiste, Gavench Marcelin, Tyclean Luman
- NT: CJ Doggette Jr., Enyce Sledge, Corey Clark, Earl Miller Jr.
- DT: Blake Burris, Wilky Denaud, Tycoolhill Luman
- RUSH: Josh Roberts, Jay Crable, Jonathan Bax
- WLB: Leon Hart Jr., Khmari Johnson, Char'Quez Lee
- MLB: Joseph Sipp Jr., Zyere Horton, Nate Fischer
- LCB: Damarius McGhee, Derrick Rogers, Amar Reynolds
- SS: Jayden Sweeney, Bo Simpson-Nealy
- FS: Tyson Rooks
- RCB: JK Johnson, Wallace Foster IV
- NB: Damon Allen, Chris Tooley III

### Special Teams

- PT: Reed Chandley, Alex Grace
- PK: Collin Rogers, Lliam Peterson
- KO: Collin Rogers, Lliam Peterson
- LS: Walker Adkinson, Blake Thomas
- H: Reed Chandley, Alex Grace
- PR: Easton Messer
- KR: Antojuan Woody

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Florida | Away | SEC Network | FAU +26.5 |
| 2 | Navy | Home | ESPNU | – |
| 3 | Florida International | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | Away | – | – |
| 5 | Texas Southern Tigers (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 7 | Army | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 8 | Rice | Home | – | – |
| 9 | North Texas | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 10 | UTSA | Home | ESPN Networks | – |
| 11 | Tulsa | Away | – | – |
| 12 | South Florida | Home | – | – |
| 13 | East Carolina | Away | – | – |

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