Sam Houston Bearkats
2-10 2025 record (1-7 conf)
Title odds (#54 board)
Win total (O +128)
29% Returning starter games
94th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesPhil 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
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
LT
ORST
DEL
MTU
FIU
2026 schedule
94th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Sat 11:00 PM | @ |  Troy | 8-6 | 39 | ESPN+ | |
| W2 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs |  Tulsa | 4-8 | 23 | ESPN+ | |
| W3 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs | Nicholls State Colonels | 8 | ESPN+ | ||
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Texas Tech | 12-2 | 67 | ||
| W6 | Thu 11:00 PM | @ |  Liberty | 4-8 | 33 | ESPNU | |
| W7 | Thu 12:00 AM | vs |  Western Kentucky | 9-4 | 35 | ESPN2 | |
| W8 | Thu 12:00 AM | vs |  New Mexico State | 4-8 | 21 | ||
| W9 | Wed 12:00 AM | @ |  Missouri State | 7-6 | 38 | ESPN2 | |
| W10 | Sun 12:00 AM | @ |  Jacksonville State | 9-5 | 40 | CBS Sports Network | |
| W11 | Sat 7:00 PM | vs |  Kennesaw State | 10-4 | 42 | 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
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Landyn Locke SO · #8 |  DJ Bailey JR · #15 | Mason Holtzclaw FR · #16 |
| RB |  Coco Brown SR · #10 |  Alton McCaskill GR · #22 |  Jerrian Parker Jr. JR · #6 |
| WR-X |  Tim Burns Jr. SR · #3 |  Alijah Cason JR · #4 | Christian Zachary JR · #18 |
| WR-Z |  Chris Reed SR · #2 |  Kyan Berry-Johnson JR · #5 |  Kaleb Mitchell SO · #11 |
| WR-SL |  Grady O'Neill SR · #7 |  Aviyon Smith-Mack SR · #1 |  Darrick Bledsoe III SR · #0 |
| TE | Max Whisner SR · #87 |  Matt Smith GR · #80 |  Brock Kuhl SO · #89 |
| LT | Denell Nix Jr. SO · #71 | Joe Warren JR · #63 | |
| LG |  Brock Stukes SR · #54 |  Logan Cahill SO · #68 | |
| C | Josiah Chenault SR · #73 |  Cam Todd SR · #52 | |
| RG | Elijah Collins JR · #75 |  Zo'Maryon Bryan SR · #57 | |
| RT | Carter Kadow JR · #58 |  Isaac Sohn JR · #67 |
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 | SR | 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 | SR | 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 | SR | 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 | Houston, 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 | SR | 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 | Celina, 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 | OLB | SR | 6'1" | 245 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | JR | 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 | SR | 6'0" | 240 | El Campo, TX |
| 47 | Victor Gamboa | LS | FR | 6'0" | 225 | Cypress, TX |
| 48 |  Chauncey Chidi | DE | SR | 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 | SR | 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 | SR | 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 | SR | 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 |