# Georgia Southern Eagles

Sun Belt · Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Head coach: Clay Helton · year 5 · 27-25 at GASO · 73-49 career over 13 seasons
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (4-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#133 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 4.5 (over priced -162)
- Returning starter games: 24%
- Schedule difficulty: 90th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 10% | 7/70 | 8/15 |
| Offensive line | 0% | 0/64 | 7/14 |
| Defensive front | 29% | 26/89 | 18/25 |
| Secondary | 59% | 37/63 | 9/16 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: MJ Stroud (OLB), Chance Gamble (DB), Tracy Hill Jr. (DB), Devin Collier (DB), Matthew Williams (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): JC French IV (QB) – CIN, Dorrian Smith (DB), Elijah McDowell (CB), OJ Arnold (RB), Davion Rhodes (DL) – UNT
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Max Johnson (QB) – UNC, Ashton Hollins (WR) – ILL, Kam Mikell (WR) – COLO, Alex Taylor (WR) – UNC, Mo Clipper Jr. (OL) – CHAR

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Marcus Sanders Jr
- WR-Z: Camden Brown
- WR-Y: Taylor Bradshaw, Antavious Murphy
- WR-H: Dalen Cobb, Peyton Plott
- LT: Matthew Williams
- LG: Pichon Wimbley, Ty Furnish
- C: Chance Carroll
- RG: Ethan Williams
- RT: Colin Alexander
- TE: Ahmon Green, JP Mikhael
- QB: Turner Helton
- RB: Oj Arnold, David Mbadinga, Terrance Gibbs

### Defense

- LDE: Jacob Ferguson, MJ Stroud, Eli Anders
- LDT: Elijah Fears
- RDT: Caleb Moore, Uche Iloh
- RDE: Kebba Secka
- WLB: Brendan Harrington, CJ Allen Jr.
- MLB: Brandon Tyson, Holden Trice, Jacob Hammonds
- LCB: Tracy Hill Jr., AJ Brown Sr.
- SS: Justin Meyers, Devin Collier, Chris Crouch
- FS: Prince Green Iii
- RCB: Jaquari Brown, Fabo Chaney
- NB: Alex Smith, Phillip Gladney

### Special Teams

- PT: Alex Smith, TJ Hartley III
- PK: Tripp Bryant, TJ Hartley III
- KO: Evan Scruggs, TJ Hartley III
- LS: Jackson Wheeler, Gavin Kurpis
- H: Alex Smith, Turner Helton
- PR: Peyton Plott, Antavious Murphy
- KR: Dalen Cobb, Peyton Plott

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | GASO -27.5 |
| 2 | Clemson | Away | ACC Network | – |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Houston | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | Away | – | – |
| 6 | James Madison | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Old Dominion | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 9 | Appalachian State | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Marshall | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Georgia State | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Troy | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | Home | – | – |

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