# South Florida Bulls

American · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Head coach: Brian Hartline · year one
Offense: Spread · Defense: Multiple 3-3-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 9-4 (6-2 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#121 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 8.5 (over priced +110)
- Returning starter games: 13%
- Schedule difficulty: 99th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 18% | 13/73 | 6/16 |
| Offensive line | 22% | 13/60 | 7/15 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/88 | 11/22 |
| Secondary | 17% | 11/63 | 3/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Tavin Ward (SAF), Thomas Shrader (OL), TJ Lawrence (OL), Teriyan Morman (OL), Michael Williams II (DE)
- Key departures (with destination): Byrum Brown (QB) – AUB, Mac Harris (OLB), Fred Gaskin III (SAF) – AUB, James Chenault (CB) – UTAH, Jarvis Lee (SAF) – SMU
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Michael Van Buren Jr. (QB) – LSU, Kenny Odom (WR) – UTEP, Armani Winfield (WR) – CSU, Arhmad Branch (WR) – PUR, Cameron Seldon (WR) – VT

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Jaron Glover, Bryson Rodgers, JeyQuan Smith
- WR-Z: Arhmad Branch, Cameron Seldon, Armani Winfield
- WR-SL: Mudia Reuben, Kenny Odom, Joshua Porter
- LT: Michael Wooten, Kahari Finley, TJ Lawrence
- LG: Thomas Shrader, Devin Davis
- C: Cash Hudson, Khalil Collins
- RG: Caleb Cook, Julius Tate
- RT: Ethan Green, Braden Carter, Caleb Harris
- TE: Wyatt Sullivan, Evan Dangler, Luke Clyburn, Kade Caton
- QB: Michael Van Buren Jr., Luke Kromenhoek, KJ Cooper, Jayden Bradford
- RB: D.J. Crowther, Jason Collins Jr., Alvon Isaac, Chase Garnett, Tray Kinkle

### Defense

- DE: C.J. Hicks, Michael Williams II, Terrell Jones
- NT: Terry Simmons Jr., Jahari Grant, Iverson Garcia-Ponce
- DT: Asani Redwood, Major Dillard, Ryan Jenkins
- JACK: Shamar Meikle, Marshon Oxley, Ashton Mosley
- WLB: Zavier Hamilton, Sam Robinson, Gavin Leach
- MLB: Grayson Howard, Michael Harris, Rodney Hill
- LCB: Za'Quan Bryan, Teddy Foster, Herlin Perry Jr.
- SS: A'Mon Lane-Ganus, Israel Boyce, Malcolm Ziglar
- FS: Tavin Ward, Cedrick Hawkins Jr., Victor Zidor
- RCB: Amarion Fortenberry, Deylen Platt
- NB: Ayden Jackson, Tayvion Beasley, Jabari Smith, George Brown IV

### Special Teams

- PT: Luke Goater
- PK: Nico Gramatica, Lawson Thorn, Gaston Gramatica
- KO: Lawson Thorn, Nico Gramatica, Gaston Gramatica
- LS: Turner McLaughlin, Easton Bonnett
- H: Luke Goater
- PR: Joshua Porter, Alvon Isaac
- KR: Alvon Isaac, JeyQuan Smith

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Florida International | Home | ESPN+ | USF -13.5 |
| 2 | Army | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 3 | Delaware State Hornets (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Bowling Green | Away | – | – |
| 5 | Temple | Home | – | – |
| 6 | UTSA | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 7 | Kent State | Home | – | – |
| 9 | UAB | Home | – | – |
| 10 | East Carolina | Away | ESPN2 | – |
| 11 | Memphis | Home | ESPN Networks | – |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Tulane | Home | – | – |

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