# Stanford Cardinal

Atlantic Coast · Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Head coach: Tavita Pritchard · year one
Offense: Pro Style · Defense: Multiple 3-4

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 4-8 (3-5 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#85 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 3.5 (over priced -118)
- Returning starter games: 53%
- Schedule difficulty: 13th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 31% | 21/67 | 7/14 |
| Offensive line | 82% | 46/56 | 10/12 |
| Defensive front | 44% | 35/80 | 15/23 |
| Secondary | 63% | 34/54 | 12/16 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Brandon Nicholson (CB), Matt Rose (LB), Ernest Cooper (OLB), Tevarua Tafiti (OLB), Micah Ford (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Collin Wright (CB), Ben Gulbranson (QB), Clay Patterson (DL), CJ Williams (WR), Elijah Brown (QB) – WASH
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Leroy Bryant (CB) – WASH

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Carter Shaw, Jordan Onovughe
- WR-Z: JonAnthony Hall, Zion Robinson, Liam Thorpe
- WR-SL: Nico Brown, Caden High, Marcus Brown
- LT: Niki Prongos, Charlie Symonds
- LG: Nick Fattig, Josh Williams
- C: Fisher Anderson, Nathan Mejia, Carson Caplan
- RG: Simione Pale, Ziron Brown
- RT: Kahlil House, Dara Adeyemi
- TE: Benji Blackburn, Chico Holt, Reiman Zebert
- QB: Davis Warren, Dylan Rizk, Charlie Mirer
- RB: Micah Ford, Sedrick Irvin, Tuna Altahir

### Defense

- LDE: Omar Staples, Joe Asiain
- NT: Braden Marceau-Olayinka, Jacobi Murray
- RDE: Zach Rowell, Connor Bachhuber
- LOLB: Tevarua Tafiti, Gabe Kaminski, Tre Williams
- LILB: Matt Rose, Sam Mattingly
- RILB: Jahsiah Galvan, Zach Johnson
- ROLB: Ernest Cooper, Dylan Stephenson
- LCB: Aaron Morris, Leroy Bryant, Sam Neely III
- SS: Scotty Edwards, Charlie Eckhardt
- FS: Darrius Davis, Jaylen'Dai Sumlin
- RCB: Brandon Nicholson, Cam Richardson, Chris Garland
- NB: Jay Green, Lonnie McAllister III, Breylan Thompson

### Special Teams

- PT: Aidan Flintoft
- PK: Emmet Kenney, AJ Seidler, London Bironas
- KO: Emmet Kenney, London Bironas, AJ Seidler
- LS: Peyton Warford, Alejandro Chavez
- H: Aidan Flintoft
- PR: Liam Thorpe, Caden High
- KR: Caden High, Liam Thorpe, Sedrick Irvin

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Hawai'i | Home | ACC Network | STAN -5.5 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | Home | ESPN | STAN +23.5 |
| 3 | Duke | Away | The CW | – |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | Home | ESPN | – |
| 5 | Wake Forest | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Away | NBC/Peacock | – |
| 7 | Elon Phoenix (FCS) | Home | ACC Network Extra | – |
| 8 | NC State | Home | ESPN | – |
| 9 | Louisville | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | Away | – | – |
| 12 | California | Away | – | – |
| 13 | SMU | Home | – | – |

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