Southern Miss Golden Eagles
7-6 2025 record (5-3 conf)
Title odds (#135 board)
Win total (O -105)
12% Returning starter games
84th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesBlake Anderson Head Coach · 2nd year
0–1 At USM
74–55 Career · 13 seasons
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 15% | 11 / 72 | 2 / 14 | 10% |
| Offensive line | 41% | 24 / 59 | 6 / 14 | 47% |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0 / 88 | 3 / 22 | 15% |
| Secondary | 0% | 0 / 65 | 2 / 13 | 6% |
Back 14
Gone 52
J'Mond Tapp DL · 26 havoc · 13g · to MEM 25%
Ahmere Foster SAF · 6 INT+PD · 13g · to MEM 17%
Ian Foster SAF · 6 INT+PD · 13g · to MEM 17%
Hayes Creel OL · 13g · to ECU 11%
New 10
Brandon Hood RB · 456 yds · 12g · from MASS 
Mario Sanders WR · 32 yds · 4g · from ILL 
Melvin Spriggs LB · 9 havoc · 12g · from AKR 
Champ Lewis DB · 0 INT+PD · 12g · from TLSA 
Jyaire Brown DB · 0 INT+PD · 11g · from UCF 
Laquan Robinson DB · 0 INT+PD · 9g · from KU 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 28.8 57
Explosive play rate 11.4% 58
Red zone TD rate 71.0% 53
Line yards per carry 2.6 65
Sack rate allowed 4.5% 79
Defense
Points allowed per game 27.4 38
Explosive rate allowed 10.6% 60
Red zone score rate allowed 82.0% 61
Line yards per carry allowed 2.5 46
Sack rate 6.1% 52
2025 Margin by Game
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2026 schedule
84th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Sat 9:00 PM | vs | Alcorn State Braves | 8 | ESPN+ | ||
| W2 | Sat 11:45 PM | @ |  Auburn | 5-7 | 42 | SEC Network | |
| W3 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs |  UConn | 9-4 | 34 | ESPN+ | |
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Tulane | 11-3 | 52 | ||
| W6 | Wed 12:00 AM | @ |  Troy | 8-6 | 39 | ESPN2 | |
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Arkansas State | 7-6 | 30 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Louisiana | 6-7 | 28 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Louisiana-Monroe | 3-9 | 25 | ||
| W10 | Fri 1:00 AM | vs |  James Madison | 12-2 | 46 | ESPN Networks | |
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Louisiana Tech | 8-5 | 40 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  South Alabama | 4-8 | 23 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Old Dominion | 10-3 | 49 |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Braylon Braxton #1 |  Landry Lyddy SR · #18 |  John White SO · #12 |
| RB | Jeffery Pittman #0 | Matt Jones #5 |  Robert Briggs SR · #2 |
| WR-X | Carl Chester #7 |  Davis Dalton SR · #11 | |
| WR-Z | Micah Davis #6 | Bralon Brown #8 | |
| WR-SL | Elijah Metcalf #9 | ||
| TE | Kadinn Morris #84 | Kyirin Heath #88 | |
| LT | Blake Bustard #63 | Jez Janvier #78 | |
| LG | Greg Nunnery #56 |  Luke Rogers JR · #74 | |
| C |  Broderick Roman #67 | Cooper Frazier #52 | |
| RG | Aloalii Maui #62 | ||
| RT | Rj Whitehead #58 |
Roster 112
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Eelijah Singleton | WR | JR | 5'10" | 190 | Tampa, FL |
| 0 | Caleb Triplett | LB | FR | 6'0" | 219 | D'Iberville, MS |
| 1 | Mario Sanders | WR | SR | 5'10" | 191 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1 | Champ Lewis | DB | JR | 6'0" | 183 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2 | Robert Briggs | RB | SR | 5'7" | 183 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2 | Tyler Lassiter | LB | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Raleigh, NC |
| 3 | Jyaire Brown | DB | SR | 5'11" | 180 | New Orleans, LA |
| 3 | MJ Johnson | WR | JR | 5'10" | 180 | Enterprise, AL |
| 5 |  Ethan Hampton | QB | SR | 6'3" | 220 | Elburn, IL |
| 5 | Nasim Cairo | DL | SR | 6'2" | 280 | Edwardsville, IL |
| 6 | Andrew Martin | LB | SR | 6'0" | 212 | McDonough, GA |
| 6 | Jamarice Wilder | RB | FR | 5'9" | 187 | Sarasota, FL |
| 7 | Kameron Cyprien | DL | JR | 6'3" | 250 | Lafayette, LA |
| 7 | Kaden Saunders | WR | JR | 5'10" | 175 | Columbus, OH |
| 8 | AJ Little | WR | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Macon, MS |
| 8 |  Ishmael Ibraheem | CB | SR | 6'0" | 178 | Dallas, TX |
| 9 | Jaylen Himes | WR | SO | 5'9" | 185 | Statesville, NC |
| 11 | Davis Dalton | WR | SR | 6'3" | 207 | Madison, MS |
| 11 | A'mari Wilson | DL | JR | 6'6" | 265 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 12 | John White | QB | SO | 6'0" | 193 | West, MS |
| 12 | Laquan Robinson | DB | SR | 6'1" | 210 | Greenville, AL |
| 13 |  Mathis Haygood | LB | JR | 6'4" | 230 | Fayetteville, GA |
| 13 |  Grant Page | WR | SR | 6'3" | 200 | Boulder, CO |
| 14 | Steven Robinson | RB | JR | 5'9" | 208 | Baltimore, MD |
| 14 | Jordan Pride | DB | SO | 6'1" | 210 | Blountstown, FL |
| 15 | Hugh Price | QB | FR | 6'6" | 204 | Nashville, TN |
| 15 | Jeffery Rush Jr. | DL | SO | 6'1" | 265 | Pascagoula, MS |
| 16 | Jonah Martinez | DB | JR | 6'0" | 180 | Orange County, CA |
| 16 | Maddox McCrory | QB | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Cabot, AR |
| 17 | Ramon Pernas | DL | SO | 6'3" | 237 | Tomball, TX |
| 18 |  MaLik Caswell | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Midway, GA |
| 18 | Landry Lyddy | QB | SR | 6'0" | 208 | Stonewall, LA |
| 19 |  Malakai Murphy | CB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | High Springs, FL |
| 19 |  Cace Reed | WR | SO | 5'10" | 160 | Hammond, LA |
| 20 |  Robert Henderson | RB | SO | 5'10" | 195 | Atlanta, GA |
| 20 | Kolby Peavy | DB | JR | 5'11" | 193 | Monroeville, AL |
| 21 |  Sammy Anderson Jr. | DB | SR | 6'1" | 190 | Dayton, OH |
| 22 | Kobi Albert | DB | JR | 5'11" | 175 | Birmingham, AL |
| 22 | Jaylen Foster | RB | JR | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, SC |
| 23 | Hiroshi Carr | DB | JR | 6'1" | 186 | Stafford, VA |
| 23 |  Trey Horne | WR | JR | 6'3" | 200 | Columbia, SC |
| 24 | Michael Robinson III | DB | JR | 6'0" | 190 | Columbus, OH |
| 25 | Josiah Basten | RB | JR | 5'9" | 190 | Bonduel, WI |
| 25 | Landon Sylvie | DB | JR | 5'10" | 183 | Shreveport, LA |
| 26 | Baron Taylor | DB | JR | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA |
| 26 | Brandon Hood | RB | SO | 5'10" | 200 | Conyers, GA |
| 27 | John Ford | RB | FR | 5'9" | 180 | Birmingham, AL |
| 27 | Chauncey Davis Jr. | SAF | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Suwanee, GA |
| 28 | Kelby Hampton | DB | SO | 6'1" | 189 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 29 | Jeremiah Dillon | CB | GR | 6'2" | 193 | Tylertown, MS |
| 30 | Trevor Winton | DB | FR | 5'11" | 170 | Olive Branch, MS |
| 30 |  Andrew Tate | LS | JR | 5'11" | 203 | Kosciusko, MS |
| 31 |  Zachariah Keith | DL | JR | 6'6" | 280 | Atlanta, GA |
| 32 | Jameer Lewis | DL | GR | 6'2" | 230 | McComb, MS |
| 33 |  Avery Sledge | LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 34 | Marrio Williams Jr. | LB | SO | 6'1" | 220 | Reno, NV |
| 35 | Wesley Edison | LB | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Lawrence, KS |
| 36 | Dusty Zimmer | P | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Gold Coast,, AUS |
| 37 | Aidan Horne | SAF | FR | 6'3" | 187 | Columbia, SC |
| 38 | Nehemiah Taylor | WR | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 39 | Johnnie Evans | DB | JR | 5'11" | 195 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 40 |  Creighton Wilbanks | K | SO | 5'10" | 176 | Mandeville, LA |
| 41 | Will Smith | DL | SO | 6'2" | 240 | Choctaw, OK |
| 42 | Melvin Spriggs | LB | JR | 6'2" | 220 | Landstuhl,, DEU |
| 43 | KJ Washington | DL | FR | 6'3" | 235 | D'Iberville, MS |
| 46 |  Luke Beard | LS | JR | 6'1" | 218 | Ackerman, MS |
| 47 | Cannon McClain | DB | JR | 6'2" | 184 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 48 |  Colin Kapilovic | LS | SO | 6'0" | 212 | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 49 | BJ Mitchell | LB | JR | 5'9" | 218 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 50 | Joe Rounds | OL | SR | 6'0" | 315 | Suffolk, VA |
| 51 | Ricky Harding | LB | JR | 6'1" | 220 | Bushnell, FL |
| 52 |  Xavier McIver | DL | SR | 6'0" | 305 | Cheraw, SC |
| 53 | Toby Mealer | OL | FR | 6'5" | 335 | Eugene, OR |
| 54 | Dante Devine | OL | JR | 6'7" | 325 | Orlando, FL |
| 55 |  Zerian Hudson | OL | SR | 6'3" | 334 | Brookhaven, MS |
| 56 | Brayden Warner | OL | JR | 6'3" | 311 | Brandon, MS |
| 57 |  Jeramie Posey | DL | JR | 6'2" | 266 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 58 | Greg Nunnery | OL | GR | 6'4" | 320 | McComb, MS |
| 61 | Kendrick Watkins | OL | SR | 6'2" | 310 | Edwards, MS |
| 62 | Aloali'i Maui | OL | GR | 6'1" | 310 | Pago Pago,, ASM |
| 64 |  Camden Myers | OL | SO | 6'3" | 300 | Irmo, SC |
| 68 | Grant Kitchens | OL | FR | 6'7" | 329 | Louisville, MS |
| 70 | Braden Cain | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 | Houston, TX |
| 71 | Jahmir Davis | OL | SO | 6'5" | 301 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 72 | Will Burgess | OL | SO | 6'6" | 275 | Birmingham, AL |
| 73 |  Hayden Breal | OL | FR | 6'0" | 281 | Mobile, AL |
| 74 | Luke Rogers | OL | JR | 6'3" | 305 | Brandon, MS |
| 75 | Casey Jean-Baptiste | OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 76 |  Larry Edwards | OL | JR | 6'5" | 290 | Belzoni, MS |
| 77 |  Chase Malamala | OL | SO | 6'6" | 297 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 78 | Christian Young | OL | SR | 6'4" | 335 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 79 |  Liam Cassidy | OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 | Vancouver, WA |
| 80 | King David Aboya | WR | FR | 6'3" | 195 | Milton, FL |
| 81 | Preston Kilgore | TE | JR | 6'4" | 240 | Terrell, TX |
| 82 |  Connor Gooding | TE | SO | 6'4" | 230 | Gilbert, SC |
| 83 | Dillon Rowley | WR | SO | 5'10" | 174 | Columbia, MS |
| 84 | Broderick Peters | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Hammond, LA |
| 85 | Javery Mayberry | TE | SO | 6'3" | 245 | Chandler, AZ |
| 86 | Israel Leamon | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Greer, SC |
| 87 |  Caston Brown | TE | SO | 6'2" | 228 | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 88 | Darrell Gross | DL | JR | 6'1" | 292 | Madison, MS |
| 88 | Jeremiah Beck Jr. | TE | JR | 6'2" | 237 | Fontana, CA |
| 89 | Drew Bilderback | TE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | Columbia, MS |
| 90 | JR Stegall | DL | JR | 6'2" | 326 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 92 |  David Griffin | DL | JR | 6'1" | 299 | New Orleans, LA |
| 93 | Travis Bendolph | DL | JR | 6'1" | 285 | Mobile, AL |
| 94 | Talik Parkman | DL | FR | 6'3" | 295 | Sumrall, MS |
| 95 | Josh Johnson | DL | JR | 6'0" | 320 | New Orleans, LA |
| 96 |  Reed Harradine | K | JR | 6'4" | 225 | Birmingham, AL |
| 97 | Ari Slocum | DL | FR | 6'3" | 305 | Farmerville, LA |
| 98 | Kei'shaun Mashburn | DL | JR | 6'2" | 300 | Quincy, FL |
| 99 | Kam'ron Hoyte | DL | JR | 6'4" | 295 | Jacksonville, FL |