Sam Houston Bearkats

Conference USA · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Huntsville, TX

2-10 2025 record (1-7 conf)

Win total (O +146)

29% Returning starter games

95th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches

Phil Longo Head Coach · 2nd year

2–10 Career · 2 seasons, all at SHSU

Air Raid Offense

4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

Unit	Ret games	Games	Depth	Share
Skill offense	74%	43 / 58	9 / 18	53%
Offensive line	0%	0 / 58	3 / 11	18%
Defensive front	40%	31 / 78	11 / 20	51%
Secondary	0%	0 / 57	8 / 17	25%

Back 30

Landyn Locke QB · 750 yds · 6g

Tyler Bailey DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g

Dravon Wilson DB · 2 INT+PD · 8g

Coco Brown RB · 724 yds · 12g

Dean Ford LB · 9 havoc · 8g

Isaac Sohn OL · 9g

Gone 34

Emon Allen DB · 6 INT+PD · 12g · gone

Christopher Eaton Jr. DE · 19 havoc · 12g · gone

Hunter Watson QB · 1,384 yds · 7g · gone

CJ Brown DB · 2 INT+PD · 10g · gone

Alonzo Edwards Jr. DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · gone

Kolt Dieterich OL · 12g · to WASH

New 5

Max Whisner TE · 36 yds · 9g · from AKR

Josiah Chenault OL · 14g · from KENN

Denell Nix Jr. OL · 8g · from APP

Stacy Bey LB · 0 havoc · 5g · from ARIZ

Carter Kadow OL · 1g · from RUTG

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 17.8 7

Explosive play rate 9.4% 15

Red zone TD rate 53.7% 1

Line yards per carry 1.8 10

Sack rate allowed 8.5% 17

Defense

Points allowed per game 37.8 1

Explosive rate allowed 16.1% 1

Red zone score rate allowed 86.7% 27

Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 18

Sack rate 5.4% 33

2025 Margin by Game

WKU

UNLV

HAW

TEX

NMSU

JVST

UTEP

ORST

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MTU

FIU

2026 schedule

95th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road

W1	Sat 11:00 PM	@	Troy	8-6	39	L 21-24	ESPN+
W2	Sat 11:00 PM	vs	Tulsa	4-8	23	L 17-23	ESPN+
W3	Sat 11:00 PM	vs	Nicholls State Colonels		8	W 59-0	ESPN+
W4	Sat 4:00 PM	@	Texas Tech	12-2	63	L 14-49	TNT
W6	Thu 11:00 PM	@	Liberty	4-8	33	L 3-35	ESPNU
W7	Thu 12:00 AM	vs	Western Kentucky	9-4	35	L 3-16	ESPN
W8	Thu 12:00 AM	vs	New Mexico State	4-8	20		ESPN2
W9	Wed 12:00 AM	@	Missouri State	7-6	38		ESPN2
W10	Sun 12:00 AM	@	Jacksonville State	9-5	39		CBS Sports Network
W11	Sat 7:00 PM	vs	Kennesaw State	10-4	41		ESPN Networks
W12	Sat 7:00 PM	vs	Middle Tennessee	3-9	19		ESPN Networks
W13	Sat 7:00 PM	@	Florida International	7-6	38		ESPN Networks

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year

	Starter	2nd
QB	Landyn Locke SO · #8	Brett Holloway FR · #9
RB	Alton McCaskill GR · #22	Coco Brown SR · #10
WR-X	Tim Burns Jr. SR · #3	Kamari Maxwell SO · #12
WR-Z	Chris Reed SR · #2	Kyan Berry-Johnson JR · #5
WR-SL	Grady O'Neill 5TH · #7	Darrick Bledsoe III SR · #0
TE	Max Whisner 5TH · #87	Matt Smith GR · #80
LT	Myles Joseph FR · #72	Zo'Maryon Bryan SR · #57
LG	Graceson Spann SO · #74	Tr'e Williams FR · #50
C	Brock Stukes SR · #54	Josiah Chenault SR · #64
RG	Denell Nix Jr. SO · #71	Nathan McClelland JR · #76
RT	Isaac Sohn JR · #67	Jimmy Walls SR · #66

Roster 106

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Darrick Bledsoe III	WR	SR	5'8"	185	Arlington, TX
1	Josh Alexander-Felton	DE	JR	6'3"	265	Orlando, FL
1	Aviyon Smith-Mack	WR	SR	5'8"	170	St. Petersburg, FL
2	Chris Reed	WR	SR	6'0"	195	Orlando, FL
2	Justin Cottrell	CB	SR	6'1"	175	West Columbia, TX
3	Brody Henderson	DE	SO	6'4"	250	Jenks, OK
3	Tim Burns Jr.	WR	SR	5'10"	170	Miami, FL
4	Alijah Cason	WR	JR	5'10"	175	Midlothian, TX
4	Ishmel Atkins	CB	5TH	6'4"	200	Greensboro, NC
5	Kyan Berry-Johnson	WR	JR	5'11"	185	Chicago, IL
5	Jalyn Stanford	SAF	SR	5'10"	200	Tulsa, OK
6	Jerrian Parker Jr.	RB	JR	5'10"	210	Orlando, FL
6	Jaylon Jones	SAF	JR	6'1"	180	Fresno, CA
7	Caesar Magee	CB	GR	6'2"	195	New Orleans, LA
7	Grady O'Neill	WR	5TH	5'9"	170	Prior Lake, MN
8	Tyler Bailey	SAF	SR	6'0"	195	Prosper, TX
8	Landyn Locke	QB	SO	6'4"	220	Rockwall, TX
9	Brett Holloway	QB	FR	5'11"	210	Melissa, TX
9	Jace Arnold	SAF	SR	5'11"	185	Douglasville, GA
10	Coco Brown	RB	SR	5'11"	215	Denton, TX
10	Darien Jackson	DT	SR	6'0"	305	Los Angeles, CA
11	Kaleb Mitchell	WR	SO	6'7"	195	DeSoto, TX
11	CJ June	SAF	FR	5'9"	190	Prince George's County, MD
12	Kamari Maxwell	WR	SO	6'1"	195	Savannah, GA
12	Elijah Groves	LB	JR	6'5"	245	Cross Plains, TN
13	Railyn Adams	SAF	JR	6'0"	185	Newton, TX
13	Ty Sexton	WR	FR	5'10"	180	Katy, TX
14	Bryen Spaulding	DE	SR	6'3"	260	San Diego, CA
14	London Deyon	TE	SO	6'4"	235	Galveston, TX
15	Cameron Franklin	SAF	5TH	6'2"	200	Sweeny, TX
15	DJ Bailey	QB	JR	5'11"	220	DeSoto, TX
16	Aaron Edwards	SAF	JR	6'3"	205	Oklahoma City, OK
16	Mason Holtzclaw	QB	FR	6'4"	205	Belton, SC
17	Octavius Henderson	CB	SR	6'3"	190	Nashville, TN
17	Christian Zachary	WR	JR	6'4"	210	St. Matthews, SC
18	Stacy Bey	LB	SO	6'0"	210	Fontana, CA
18	Shaan Patel	QB	FR	6'1"	200	Fulshear, TX
19	Konner Dandridge	WR	FR	6'0"	195	Cypress, TX
19	Jayden Fry	DE	SO	6'3"	235	Raleigh, NC
20	Dravon Wilson	CB	JR	5'11"	190	New Caney, TX
20	MJ Dowdy	RB	FR	5'11"	210	Winder, GA
21	Dean Ford	LB	JR	6'1"	230	Houston, TX
22	Alton McCaskill	RB	GR	6'2"	220	Conroe, TX
23	Mike King Jr.	LB	JR	6'0"	215	Racine, WI
24	Kaden Winkfield	RB	FR	5'11"	195	Aledo, TX
25	Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith	RB	5TH	5'11"	220	Fresno, CA
26	Tokyo Gordon	LB	SR	6'2"	215	Eatonville, FL
27	Robert McFarland	SAF	FR	5'10"	205	Houston, TX
28	Zion Taylor	DE	JR	6'1"	225	Missouri City, TX
29	Lyric Smith	SAF	JR	6'0"	190	Clarendon, TX
30	Braylen Wortham	SAF	SO	6'2"	205	Calvert, TX
31	Cal Joseph	P	SO	6'1"	195	Melbourne,, AUS
32	Kade Houston	LB	SR	6'1"	225	Montgomery, TX
33	Brian Bates Jr.	LB	SR	6'1"	230	Centreville, VA
34	Julian Mayfield	CB	FR	5'10"	185	Dallas, TX
35	Jabaric Sullivan	CB	FR	6'0"	180	The Woodlands, TX
36	Marcus Bourda Jr.	SAF	FR	6'1"	185	Humble, TX
37	Ryan Mallory	LB	FR	6'0"	205	Richmond, TX
38	O'Kece Battle	CB	FR	5'11"	175	Cocoa, FL
39	Joseph Opara	CB	FR	5'10"	180	Sugar Land, TX
40	Cole Worthington	LB	JR	5'11"	215	League City, TX
42	Ca'lub Holloway	LB	SR	6'1"	245	Fort Worth, TX
43	Evan Odom	CB	SO	6'0"	175	Golden Gate, FL
43	Nick Norman	RB	SR	5'9"	205	Houston, TX
44	Ray Chatham	LB	JR	6'1"	210	Houston, TX
45	Eli Wallace	LB	SR	5'11"	215	Dallas, TX
46	Carson Whitington	LS	5TH	6'0"	240	El Campo, TX
47	Victor Gamboa	LS	FR	6'0"	225	Cypress, TX
48	Chauncey Chidi	DE	5TH	6'3"	255	Kumasi,, GHA
49	Cameron McCulloch	LS	JR	6'4"	220	Houston, TX
50	Tr'e Williams	OL	FR	6'3"	320	Huntsville, TX
52	Cam Todd	OL	5TH	6'2"	305	Raleigh, NC
54	Brock Stukes	OL	SR	6'3"	310	Chesapeake, VA
56	Jeremiah Edmond	OL	SR	6'1"	300	Fort Myers, FL
57	Zo'Maryon Bryan	OL	SR	6'4"	315	Bay City, TX
58	Carter Kadow	OL	JR	6'8"	315	Middleton, WI
62	Carter Buchheit	OL	JR	6'2"	290	Ede,, NLD
63	Joe Warren	OL	JR	6'4"	310	Greenwood, MS
64	Josiah Chenault	OL	SR	6'2"	305	Canton, OH
66	Jimmy Walls	OL	SR	6'7"	300	Pittsburg, CA
67	Isaac Sohn	OL	JR	6'5"	305	Aledo, TX
68	Logan Cahill	OL	SO	6'4"	310	Long Island, NY
71	Denell Nix Jr.	OL	SO	6'4"	310	Toledo, OH
72	Myles Joseph	OL	FR	6'4"	315	Vinton, LA
74	Graceson Spann	OL	SO	6'5"	305	Melissa, TX
75	Elijah Collins	OL	JR	6'4"	310	Fort Myers, FL
76	Nathan McClelland	OL	JR	6'5"	310	Richland, WA
80	Matt Smith	TE	GR	6'4"	245	Needham, MA
81	Nico Ottomanelli	K	JR	6'3"	200	Harrington Park, NJ
82	Cooper Stevens	TE	JR	6'2"	235	Cypress, TX
83	Tate Ryan	K	SO	6'0"	180	The Woodlands, TX
84	Matthew Tatum	WR	SR	5'8"	170	Huntsville, TX
85	Cade Hays	TE	SO	6'1"	235	Lubbock, TX
86	Jack Merryman	TE	FR	6'4"	235	Montgomery, TX
87	Max Whisner	TE	5TH	6'5"	255	Kansas City, MO
88	Terrence Guillory II	WR	JR	5'9"	170	Houston, TX
89	Brock Kuhl	TE	SO	6'4"	250	Lorena, TX
90	Uzziah Warmate	DT	FR	5'11"	250	Denton, TX
91	Caius Coy	DE	SO	6'3"	255	Jarrell, TX
92	Jarra Anderson	DT	SR	6'3"	300	Katy, TX
93	Errol West Jr.	DT	FR	6'0"	290	Little Rock, AR
94	Sam Carpenter	K	SR	5'11"	180	Foxborough, MA
95	She'Fon Boyd	DT	JR	6'0"	300	Andrews, SC
97	Dylan Frazier	DT	5TH	6'5"	280	Celina, TX
98	Justin Terrell	DT	JR	6'3"	310	Rome, GA
99	Dimitry Nicolas	DT	JR	6'4"	295	Miami, FL