# Nevada Wolf Pack

Mountain West · Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
Head coach: Jeff Choate · year 3 · 6-19 career over 3 seasons, all at NEV
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 3-9 (2-6 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#68 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 4.5 (over priced -112)
- Returning starter games: 25%
- Schedule difficulty: 133rd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 15% | 10/65 | 8/17 |
| Offensive line | 39% | 23/59 | 5/10 |
| Defensive front | 24% | 19/78 | 10/19 |
| Secondary | 21% | 12/56 | 6/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Dylan LaBarbera (DL), Carter Jones (QB), Bryson Snelling (DB), Bishop Turner (SAF), Jack Foster (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Murvin Kenion III (DB), Chubba Purdy (QB), Jonathan Maldonado (DE) – MISS, Caleb Ramseur (RB), Josh Grabowski (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Luke Duncan (QB) – UCLA, Gary Givens III (WR) – NIU, Ethan Newman (OL) – MEM, Jeremy Naborne-Owens (LB) – CSU, Poasa Utu (LB) – OKST

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Marshaun Brown, Donnie Cheers
- WR-Z: Gary Givens III, Jaceon Doss
- WR-SL: Damien Morgan, Wooptie Calimon
- LT: Jack Foster
- LG: Ethan Newman, Elias Justice
- C: Jacob Norcross, Ethan Lowell
- RG: Snoop Leota-Amaama, Tyler Miller
- RT: Zach Cochnauer, Henry Sellards
- TE: DJ Asiasi, Jayden O'Rourke, Carter Eck
- QB: Carter Jones, Luke Duncan, AJ Bianco
- RB: Herschel Turner, Dominic Kelley, Janerious Jackson, Ky Woods, Carter Jackson

### Defense

- LDE: Myles Williams, Brandon Amaniampong, Keegan Perea
- NT: Logologo Va'a, James Gillespie, Jakobus Seth
- DT: David Paine Jr., Tanner Vaughan, Bryce Echols
- RDE: Dylan LaBarbera, Kameron Brown
- WLB: Jeremy Naborne-Owens, Poasa Utu
- MLB: EJ Smith, Jake Silverman
- LCB: Bryson Snelling, Selman Bridges, Zavien Abercrombie
- SS: Jaylen Webb, Isaiah Jordan, Tajean Stallworth
- FS: Bishop Turner, Larry Turner-Gooden, Justin Wyatt Jr.
- RCB: Aiden Walker, Cooper Wilson
- NB: Joshua Scott, Zion Jones, Mykel Ford

### Special Teams

- PT: Ewan Baulch
- PK: Joe McFadden, Kyle Nelson, Jacob Fernandez
- KO: Joe McFadden, Kyle Nelson, Jacob Fernandez
- LS: Cian Stack
- H: Ewan Baulch
- PR: Gerick Robinson
- KR: Ky Woods, Dominic Kelley

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | Home | CBS Sports Network | NEV +2.5 |
| 2 | Montana State Bobcats (FCS) | Home | The CW | – |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Air Force | Home | FOX | – |
| 6 | UTEP | Away | FOX | – |
| 7 | North Dakota State | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 8 | San Jose State | Home | MW+ | – |
| 9 | UCLA | Away | – | – |
| 10 | New Mexico | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | Away | MW+ | – |
| 12 | Hawai'i | Home | FOX | – |
| 13 | UNLV | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |

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