Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Sun Belt · Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium · Lafayette, LA

6-7 2025 record (5-3 conf)
Title odds (#137 board)
Win total (O -114)
37% Returning starter games
120th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Michael Desormeaux Head Coach · 6th year
29–25 Career · 6 seasons, all at ULL
Multiple Offense
3-4 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 48%33 / 6910 / 1759%
Offensive line 59%34 / 5810 / 1560%
Defensive front 14%13 / 9114 / 2219%
Secondary 38%22 / 587 / 1343%

Back 43

Lunch Winfield QB · 2,222 yds · 12g 34%
Brent Gordon Jr. CB · 2 INT+PD · 12g 14%
Collin Jacob SAF · 2 INT+PD · 9g 14%
Kody Jackson SAF · 2 INT+PD · 12g 14%
Matthew Broussard OL · 12g 12%
Fitzgerald West Jr. DL · 6 havoc · 13g 8%

Gone 26

Jordan Lawson DE · 24 havoc · 13g · gone 30%
Courtline Flowers SAF · 4 INT+PD · 12g · gone 29%
Jaden Dugger OLB · 19 havoc · 13g · gone 24%
Jalen Clark SAF · 2 INT+PD · 13g · gone 14%
Jax Harrington OL · 13g · gone 13%
Bill Davis RB · 842 yds · 13g · to VT 13%

New 1

Princeton Malbrue OLB · 0 havoc · 12g · from LSU

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 26.0 41
Explosive play rate 10.7% 38
Red zone TD rate 65.0% 24
Line yards per carry 2.5 51
Sack rate allowed 7.0% 32

Defense

Points allowed per game 29.2 29
Explosive rate allowed 12.8% 21
Red zone score rate allowed 80.0% 72
Line yards per carry allowed 3.0 13
Sack rate 5.9% 45

2025 Margin by Game

RICE
MCNS
MIZZ
EMU
MRSH
JMU
USM
TROY
USA
TXST
ARST
ULM
DEL

2026 schedule

120th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Sun 12:00 AMvs Lamar Cardinals 8 ESPN+
W2Sun 3:00 AM@ USC9-4 57BTN
W3Sun 12:00 AMvs UAB4-8 29ESPN+
W4Sat 5:00 PM@ Charlotte1-11 25
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs Arkansas State7-6 30
W6Sat 5:00 PM@ Louisiana Tech8-5 40
W7Sat 5:00 PMvs Troy8-6 33
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ Southern Miss7-6 39
W10Sat 6:00 PMvs South Alabama4-8 23
W11Fri 2:00 AM@ Louisiana-Monroe3-9 25ESPN Networks
W12Sat 6:00 PMvs Coastal Carolina6-7 29
W13Sat 6:00 PM@ Georgia State1-11 23

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Lunch Winfield JR · #7 Daniel Beale SO · #11 Coleman Carter FR · #3
RB Steven Blanco SO · #24 Darrell Smith FR · #0 JJ Garner FR · #20
WR-X Shelton Sampson Jr. JR · #6 KeDarius Wade JR · #9 Kristion Brooks FR · #87
WR-Z Landon Strother SO · #17 Rahji Dennis SO · #2 Landon Baptiste JR · #85
TE Caden Jensen JR · #88 Brock Chappell SR · #83 Teddy Gawlik SO · #44
LT Ryder Bentley SO · #52 Zay Alexander SO · #57 Baylynn Williams FR · #55
LG Kaden Moreau SR · #75 Jakoby Isom SO · #77
C Cooper Fordham JR · #50 Andrew Martinez JR · #59 Jackson Hammond SO · #60
RG Matthew Broussard JR · #76 Jayden McAllister FR · #73
RT George Jackson SR · #71 J'Marion Gooch JR · #72
WR-H Jaydon Johnson SR · #8 Trenton Chaney FR · #4 Russell Babineaux FR · #10

Roster 105

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Priest AsheDLSO6'4"235Crowley, TX
0 Darrell SmithRBFR5'8"200Picayune, MS
2 Rahji DennisWRSO5'10"175New Orleans, LA
2 Ashley WilliamsOLBJR6'5"260Zachary, LA
3 Micah JohnsonLBJR6'0"232Baton Rouge, LA
3 Coleman CarterQBFR6'1"205Natchez, MS
4 Trenton ChaneyWRFR5'9"178Lutcher, LA
4 Princeton MalbrueOLBSR6'1"225Lafayette, LA
6 Shelton Sampson Jr.WRJR6'4"206Baton Rouge, LA
6 Conor McPhersonLBSO6'2"219Montgomery, AL
7 Lunch WinfieldQBJR6'2"225Lutcher, LA
7 Ethan VealLBSO6'0"215Zachary, LA
8 Jaydon JohnsonWRSR6'2"235Missouri City, TX
8 Kody JacksonSAFJR6'1"200Shreveport, LA
9 Lance WilliamsDEJR6'3"233New Orleans, LA
9 KeDarius WadeWRJR6'4"200Jackson, MS
10 Avery DemeryCBSO6'2"195Manvel, TX
10 Russell BabineauxWRFR5'9"178Lafayette, LA
11 Brent Gordon Jr.CBSO5'11"200Cecilia, LA
11 Daniel BealeQBSO6'2"206Baton Rouge, LA
13 Curley Reed IIICBJR6'1"200Lake Charles, LA
13 Alex MunozQBFR5'10"195Lafayette, LA
15 Ja'Corian NorrisWRSO6'2"200Pineville, LA
15 Na'Tori BrownOLBSO6'5"248Southaven, MS
16 Kailep EdwardsLBSR6'0"220Wallace, LA
16 Sam AltmannQBSO6'3"208Lafayette, LA
17 Tito ChikereDESR6'3"247Sugar Land, TX
17 Landon StrotherWRSO6'1"197Lafayette, LA
18 Cam RileyCBFR5'11"170Monroe, LA
18 Khristian MackintrushTEFR6'2"231McKinney, TX
19 Luke GreenSAFFR6'1"172Lafayette, LA
20 Braylon WalkerCBFR5'9"170Lafayette, LA
20 JJ GarnerRBFR5'10"210Timpson, TX
21 Ke'Rynn SmithRBFR5'7"173Metairie, LA
21 Maurion EleamSAFSR5'10"180Monroe, LA
22 Kevin MaloneCBFR5'9"172Prichard, AL
22 Anthony Reagan Jr.RBJR5'9"185Woodbury, NJ
23 Jeremiah MosesCBJR6'0"186Shreveport, LA
24 Lake BatesSAFSO5'11"190Stonewall, LA
24 Steven BlancoRBSO5'9"215St. Martinville, LA
25 Brek SchultzKFR5'8"185Denham Springs, LA
25 Jayden GlostonDBFR5'11"190Prairieville, LA
26 Kerry WilsonSAFJR6'0"200Destrehan, LA
27 Edrick WilliamsSAFFR6'0"170Daphne, AL
28 Steven Ranel IISAFFR6'1"205Baton Rouge, LA
29 Owen MorrisRBFR5'9"170New Iberia, LA
30 Julius HarperCBFR6'1"175Prentiss, MS
31 Ty DominiqueDLFR6'2"225Slidell, LA
33 AJ SpencerOLBFR6'4"205Houston, TX
34 Jayden ReedSAFFR5'11"180Monroe, LA
35 Collin JacobSAFSR6'0"180Loreauville, LA
36 Devin FranklinLBFR6'5"210Oak Grove, LA
37 Harrison KidderLBFR6'0"198Baton Rouge, LA
40 Logan KlotzKSR6'1"200Slidell, LA
41 Chase EdwardsDEJR6'7"295Houston, TX
43 Aiden FalgoutTEFR6'1"235Lafayette, LA
44 Jake St. AndreLBSR6'0"220Bossier City, LA
44 Teddy GawlikTESO6'2"230Houma, LA
45 Patrick GossleeLBFR6'1"210Shreveport, LA
46 Emiliano SoldevillaTEJR6'3"246Houston, TX
46 Roderick BinghamSAFFR5'11"161Plaquemine, LA
47 Maurice Brown Jr.CBFR6'0"173Lafayette, LA
48 Jackson VillaumeLSFR5'9"225Baton Rouge, LA
49 Mason GoldingPFR6'2"180Perth,, AUS
50 Cooper FordhamOLJR6'2"295Jacksonville, FL
51 Hayden DarbonneLBJR6'1"235Eunice, LA
52 Ryder BentleyOLSO6'6"300Monroe, LA
53 Gunnar GoodwinOLFR6'4"296Corinth, MS
54 Carson KraftLSFR6'2"218Olathe, KS
55 Baylynn WilliamsOLFR6'5"318Palestine, TX
57 Zay AlexanderOLSO6'7"322Tupelo, MS
58 Trey ShawOLFR6'3"310Hattiesburg, MS
59 Andrew MartinezOLJR6'3"306Metairie, LA
60 Jackson HammondOLSO6'0"300Lafayette, LA
61 Jayce MitchellOLSO6'3"322Destrehan, LA
65 Xzavier BrownOLJR6'6"320Ashdown, AR
66 Colin HarringtonOLFR6'7"275Richland, WA
67 Jayden MichaelOLFR6'4"327Lutcher, LA
68 Fitzgerald West Jr.DLSR6'2"300Lafayette, LA
69 Jai'Vale Mays-HudsonOLFR6'4"300Daphne, AL
71 George JacksonOLSR6'5"315Stone Mountain, GA
72 J'Marion GoochOLJR6'7"308Gallatin, TN
73 Jayden McAllisterOLFR6'4"297Missouri City, TX
74 Drake PerryOLFR6'1"325Lafayette, LA
75 Kaden MoreauOLSR6'4"305Pineville, LA
76 Matthew BroussardOLJR6'4"313Thibodaux, LA
77 Jakoby IsomOLSO6'1"318Houston, TX
78 Michael Bowens Jr.OLFR6'5"318Brewton, AL
79 David BakerOLFR6'4"379New Orleans, LA
80 Lester JonesOLBJR6'3"235Baton Rouge, LA
80 Jayden LewisWRFR6'4"185Cecilia, LA
82 Quandre CoatesTEFR6'4"257Anahuac, TX
83 Brock ChappellTESR6'5"252Sanford, NC
85 Landon BaptisteWRJR6'4"180Lafayette, LA
86 Jerry BirdlowTEFR6'3"225Slidell, LA
87 Kristion BrooksWRFR6'2"176Zachary, LA
88 Caden JensenTEJR6'6"265Flower Mound, TX
91 Jordan PinnockDLFR6'3"236Baton Rouge, LA
93 Brodrick StewartDLJR6'1"305Arlington, TX
95 Tony SternerKSR6'0"197Kingwood, TX
95 Maxie Baudoin IVDLSR6'5"300Abbeville, LA
96 Chase HowardDLFR6'3"260Blount County, AL
97 Xavier WatersDLFR6'1"315Houston, TX
98 Jeramiah HoltsDLSO6'5"245Vinton, LA
99 Ashton WrightDLSO6'4"298Mobile, AL