# Florida International Panthers

Conference USA · Pitbull Stadium, Miami, FL
Head coach: Willie Simmons · year 2 · 7-6 career over 2 seasons, all at FIU
Offense: Spread · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (5-3 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#106 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 6.5 (over priced +100)
- Returning starter games: 35%
- Schedule difficulty: 123rd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 65% | 48/74 | 8/17 |
| Offensive line | 20% | 12/61 | 9/19 |
| Defensive front | 29% | 26/90 | 9/17 |
| Secondary | 22% | 13/59 | 5/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Kenton Simmons (DE), Shamir Sterlin (SAF), Josiah Taylor (LB), Antonio Tripp Jr. (OL), Dante Anderson (DL)
- Key departures (with destination): Jessiah McGrew (DB) – ASU, Mister Clark (DB) – PUR, Keyone Jenkins (QB) – UCF, Kejon Owens (RB), Keegan Davis (DL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): JJ Kohl (QB) – APP, Zach Marker (QB) – DEL, Brayshawn Littlejohn (LB) – APP, Nathan Jennings (DL) – USA, RJ Moss Jr. (DL) – USA

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Maguire Anderson, Tyson Carter, Amari Isaac
- WR-Z: Greg Gaines III, Eric Nelson Jr., Kenny Williams
- WR-SL: Kyle McNeal, Jojo Stone, Malik Penson
- LT: Jeremy Smith, Nickolas Molina
- LG: Zaire Flournoy, Akeem Neal
- C: Daveion Harley, Jon Rodriguez
- RG: Antonio Tripp Jr., Spencer Webb
- RT: Manasseh Ripert, Oscar Colon, Noah Fernandez
- TE: Jackson Verdugo, Kevin Schaeffer, James Resar, Sean Burke, Ayden Passley
- QB: JJ Kohl, Zach Marker, DJ Alexander, Zachary Waters
- RB: Anthony Carrie, Devonte Lyons, Sterling Joseph, Jayden Ford, Justin Compere

### Defense

- LDE: Kenton Simmons, DeeJay Holmes Jr., Lamont Green Jr., King Massey
- NT: Germaine Carter, Elijah Simmons, Nathan Jennings, Anthony Smith
- DT: RJ Moss Jr., Jamorie Flagg, Anthony Cunningham, Kyrie Samuel
- RDE: Dante Anderson, Kenny Williams, Elisha Baldridge, Nick Watson
- WLB: Josiah Taylor, Pickle Stewart, Kani Smith
- MLB: Percy Courtney Jr., Brayshawn Littlejohn, Cam Davis
- LCB: Lawrence Johnson, Tyderick Brown
- SS: Shamir Sterlin, Ormond Wallace
- FS: Demetrius Hill, Wesley Miller, Eric Johnson
- RCB: Ryan Gadson, Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine
- NB: Da'Vontae Floyd, DeAndre Boykins

### Special Teams

- PT: Stone Springman
- PK: Robert Czeremcha, Noah Sidan
- KO: Robert Czeremcha, Noah Sidan
- LS: Justin Wood
- H: Stone Springman
- PR: Maguire Anderson
- KR: Andre Brown, Maguire Anderson
- INJ: Miguel Cedeno

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | South Florida | Away | ESPN+ | FIU +13.5 |
| 2 | Buffalo | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | LIU Sharks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 6 | New Mexico State | Home | ESPN2 | – |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | Away | ESPNU | – |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 9 | Liberty | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 10 | Missouri State | Home | ESPN Networks | – |
| 11 | Delaware | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 12 | Kennesaw State | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 13 | Sam Houston | Home | ESPN Networks | – |

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