# Miami (FL) Hurricanes

Atlantic Coast · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
Head coach: Mario Cristobal · year 5 · 35-19 at MIA · 97-78 career over 15 seasons
Offense: Air Raid · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 13-3 (6-2 in conference), final AP rank #2
- National title odds: +1100 (#7 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 10.5 (over priced -140)
- Returning starter games: 60%
- Schedule difficulty: 72nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 66% | 54/82 | 9/15 |
| Offensive line | 81% | 50/62 | 7/10 |
| Defensive front | 43% | 45/105 | 12/22 |
| Secondary | 62% | 48/78 | 9/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Bryce Fitzgerald (DB), Samson Okunlola (OL), Matthew McCoy (OL), Ryan Rodriguez (OL), Ahmad Moten Sr. (DL)
- Key departures (with destination): Carson Beck (QB), Jakobe Thomas (SAF), Akheem Mesidor (DE), Rueben Bain Jr. (DE), Keionte Scott (CB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Darian Mensah (QB) – DUKE, Cooper Barkate (WR) – DUKE, Cam Vaughn (WR) – WVU, Vandrevius Jacobs (WR) – SCAR, Damon Wilson II (DL) – MIZZ

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Vandrevius Jacobs, Joshua Moore
- WR-Z: Cooper Barkate, Cam Vaughn
- WR-SL: Malachi Toney, Daylyn Upshaw
- LT: Jackson Cantwell, Juan Minaya
- LG: Samson Okunlola, Johnathan Cline
- C: Ryan Rodriguez, Seuseu Alofaituli
- RG: Max Buchanan, Jamal Meriweather
- RT: Matthew McCoy
- TE: Elija Lofton, Luka Gilbert, Owen Ruskavich
- QB: Darian Mensah, Luke Nickel, Judd Anderson
- RB: Mark Fletcher Jr., CharMar Brown, Girard Pringle Jr.

### Defense

- LDE: Marquise Lightfoot, Armondo Blount, Hayden Lowe
- NT: Justin Scott, Keona Davis
- DT: Ahmad Moten Sr., Jarquez Carter
- RDE: Damon Wilson II, Herbert Scroggins III, Booker Pickett Jr.
- WLB: Mohamed Toure, Cam Pruitt
- MLB: Chase Smith, Kamal Bonner, Kellen Wiley Jr.
- LCB: OJ Frederique Jr., Damari Brown, Chris Ewald Jr.
- SS: Bryce Fitzgerald, Conrad Hussey, Dylan Day
- FS: Zechariah Poyser, JJ Dunnigan
- RCB: Ethan O'Connor, Xavier Lucas, Ja'Boree Antoine
- NB: Omar Thornton, Isaiah Taylor, Camdin Portis

### Special Teams

- PT: Dylan Joyce, Tucker Tevepaugh
- PK: Jack Olsen, Jake Weinberg, Will Rocha
- KO: Jake Weinberg, Jack Olsen, Will Rocha
- LS: Adam Booker
- H: Dylan Joyce, Tucker Tevepaugh
- PR: Malachi Toney
- KR: Jordan Lyle

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Stanford | Away | ESPN | MIA -23.5 |
| 2 | Florida A&M Rattlers (FCS) | Home | ACC Network | – |
| 3 | Wake Forest | Away | ESPN | – |
| 4 | Central Michigan | Home | The CW | – |
| 5 | Clemson | Away | – | MIA -7 |
| 7 | Florida State | Home | – | – |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | Home | – | – |
| 9 | North Carolina | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Notre Dame | Away | NBC/Peacock | MIA +6.5 |
| 11 | Duke | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Boston College | Home | – | – |

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