TCU Horned Frogs
9-4 2025 record (5-4 conf)
#25 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#30 board)
Win total (O -178)
43% Returning starter games
60th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesSonny Dykes Head Coach · 5th year
36–17 At TCU
107–79 Career · 16 seasons
Air Raid Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 34% | 23 / 67 | 5 / 14 | 23% |
| Offensive line | 38% | 24 / 63 | 9 / 14 | 53% |
| Defensive front | 56% | 49 / 88 | 10 / 17 | 46% |
| Secondary | 41% | 24 / 59 | 10 / 15 | 58% |
Back 38
Gone 27
Josh Hoover QB · 3,471 yds · 12g · to IND 37%
Eric McAlister WR · 1,190 yds · 13g · gone 13%
New 8
Jeremy Scott WR · 417 yds · 12g · from USA 
Jaheim Buchanon OL · 13g · from FIU 
Koron Hayward DE · 8 havoc · 12g · from WKU 
Kalen Carroll CB · 4 INT+PD · 13g · from CMU 
Noah McKinney OL · 7g · from OKST 
Cheta Ofili DE · 0 havoc · 10g · from TTU 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 30.7 71
Explosive play rate 11.1% 50
Red zone TD rate 68.1% 42
Line yards per carry 2.3 29
Sack rate allowed 4.9% 74
Defense
Points allowed per game 25.3 47
Explosive rate allowed 9.7% 74
Red zone score rate allowed 86.4% 29
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 63
Sack rate 4.6% 17
2025 Margin by Game
UNC
AC
SMU
ASU
COLO
KSU
BAY
WVU
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HOU
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2026 schedule
60th-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 4 road| W1 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  North Carolina | 4-8 | 25 | ESPN | |
| W2 | Sun 12:00 AM | vs | Grambling State Tigers | 8 | ESPN+ | ||
| W3 | Sun 12:00 AM | vs |  Arkansas State | 7-6 | 30 | ESPNU | |
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  UCF | 5-7 | 33 | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  BYU | 12-2 | 54 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Baylor | 5-7 | 35 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  West Virginia | 4-8 | 30 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Kansas | 5-7 | 31 | ||
| W10 | Sat 3:15 AM | @ |  Arizona | 9-4 | 47 | ESPN | |
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Kansas State | 6-6 | 34 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Utah | 11-2 | 46 | ||
| W13 | Fri 1:00 AM | @ |  Texas Tech | 12-2 | 67 | ESPN |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Jaden Craig GR · #1 |  Adam Schobel SO · #11 | Jack Daulton FR · #9 |
| RB |  Jeremy Payne JR · #26 | Landon Walker GR · #27 |  Jon Denman SO · #2 |
| WR-X |  Jordan Dwyer SR · #7 |  Terry Shelton SO · #15 |  Braylon James #16 |
| WR-Z | Jeremy Scott JR · #6 |  Dozie Ezukanma JR · #0 | James Scott FR · #13 |
| WR-SL |  Ed Small SO · #18 |  Major Everhart SR · #3 |  Dane Jones SO · #17 |
| TE |  Ka'Morreun Pimpton SR · #88 |  Lafayette Kaiuway SR · #12 | Kari Ashley SR · #81 |
| LT | Ben Taylor-Whitfield SR · #56 |  Wesley Harvey JR · #66 | |
| LG |  Cade Bennett GR · #60 |  Logan Schram SO · #65 |  Dylan Kinney SR · #61 |
| C |  Cooper Powers SR · #77 | Jaheim Buchanon SR · #59 |  Gannon Gaubert SR · #69 |
| RG | Noah McKinney SR · #58 |  Kilian Registe SO · #73 | |
| RT | Witten Van Hoy SO · #50 |  Ryan Hughes JR · #70 | Tobias Steppes JR · #53 |
Roster 115
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Zach Chapman | DE | SR | 6'5" | 265 | Missouri City, TX |
| 0 | Dozie Ezukanma | WR | JR | 6'3" | 190 | Keller, TX |
| 1 | Jaden Craig | QB | GR | 6'3" | 225 | Montclair, NJ |
| 1 |  Vernon Glover Jr. | CB | SR | 6'1" | 195 | Dickinson, TX |
| 2 | Jon Denman | RB | SO | 5'10" | 215 | Palestine, TX |
| 2 |  Jamel Johnson | SAF | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Arlington, TX |
| 3 |  Max Carroll | LB | SR | 6'3" | 230 | Memphis, TN |
| 3 | Major Everhart | WR | SR | 5'11" | 180 | Amarillo, TX |
| 4 | Ace Theus | WR | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Dallas, TX |
| 4 |  Gil Jackson Jr. | CB | SO | 6'3" | 195 | Richmond, TX |
| 6 | Jeremy Scott | WR | JR | 6'3" | 205 | Jackson, MS |
| 6 | Jayden Maples | QB | FR | 6'1" | 200 | Frisco, TX |
| 6 |  Kylin Jackson | SAF | SR | 6'3" | 200 | Clinton, LA |
| 7 | Julius Simms | SAF | SO | 6'2" | 205 | Whitehouse, TX |
| 7 | Jordan Dwyer | WR | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Puyallup, WA |
| 9 | Jack Daulton | QB | FR | 6'2" | 195 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 9 | CJ Woodfork | DE | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Humble, TX |
| 10 |  Mason Peterson | TE | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Dickinson, TX |
| 11 | Adam Schobel | QB | SO | 6'5" | 210 | Columbus, TX |
| 11 |  Michael Short | LB | SR | 6'3" | 235 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12 |  David Potter | QB | SO | 6'4" | 220 | Texarkana, TX |
| 12 | Lafayette Kaiuway | TE | SR | 6'6" | 260 | Arlington, TX |
| 12 | Kalen Carroll | CB | SR | 6'1" | 185 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 13 |  Ryan Yaites | SAF | SR | 6'1" | 200 | Denton, TX |
| 13 | James Scott | WR | FR | 6'5" | 230 | Houston, TX |
| 14 | Khamill Pruitt | WR | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Arlington, TX |
| 14 |  John Schobel | DE | SO | 6'5" | 245 | Columbus, TX |
| 15 |  Devyn Hidrogo | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Franklin, TX |
| 15 | Terry Shelton | WR | SO | 6'4" | 205 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 16 | Brock King | CB | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Beaumont, TX |
| 16 | Koron Hayward | DE | SR | 6'5" | 245 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 17 |  Devondre McGee | CB | JR | 6'2" | 190 | Hearne, TX |
| 17 | Dane Jones | WR | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri City, TX |
| 18 | Ed Small | WR | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Austin, TX |
| 18 |  Kaden McFadden | SAF | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Texarkana, TX |
| 19 | Jesse Ford | DE | FR | 6'5" | 255 | Arlington, TX |
| 20 | G'Ivori Graham | RB | FR | 5'9" | 190 | San Antonio, TX |
| 20 | Anthony Williams | LB | SO | 6'3" | 215 | Missouri City, TX |
| 21 |  Teon Parks | CB | SR | 6'1" | 180 | Detroit, MI |
| 22 |  Jordan Lester | SAF | SR | 6'2" | 190 | Mesquite, TX |
| 22 |  Fletcher Fierro | WR | JR | 6'1" | 195 | Heath, TX |
| 23 |  Keylan Abrams | LB | SO | 6'2" | 215 | DeSoto, TX |
| 23 |  Amante Martin | RB | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Port Arthur, TX |
| 24 |  Joe Pitchford | RB | JR | 6'2" | 210 | Liberty Hill, TX |
| 24 |  Joseph Albright | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 180 | Houston, TX |
| 25 | Zach Taylor | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Katy, TX |
| 26 |  Deon Mays | CB | SO | 6'1" | 185 | Arlington, TX |
| 26 | Jeremy Payne | RB | JR | 5'10" | 180 | Missouri City, TX |
| 27 | Michael Teason Jr. | LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 | St. Louis, MO |
| 27 | Landon Walker | RB | GR | 6'2" | 225 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 28 | Micah Strickland | CB | SO | 6'1" | 180 | Brownsboro, TX |
| 29 |  Joseph Hagman | RB | SR | 6'0" | 215 | Westlake, TX |
| 29 | Jason Bradford | SAF | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Temple, TX |
| 30 | Max Rankin | CB | SO | 5'10" | 190 | La Mirada, CA |
| 31 | Jacob Martinez | RB | SO | 5'8" | 195 | Prosper, TX |
| 31 | Noriel Dominguez | LB | FR | 6'2" | 240 | Miami, FL |
| 32 | Jaden Morehead | WR | GR | 6'0" | 195 | New Haven, CT |
| 32 |  Dillon Arkansas | LB | SO | 6'1" | 210 | Denton, TX |
| 34 |  Kyle Lemmermann | K | JR | 6'2" | 190 | Southlake, TX |
| 34 |  Perry Cole Jr. | DT | JR | 6'3" | 310 | Palestine, TX |
| 35 |  Tristan Johnson | DT | JR | 6'3" | 295 | Hurst, TX |
| 36 | Cheta Ofili | DE | JR | 6'4" | 245 | Rowlett, TX |
| 37 |  Hudson Hooper | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | Cypress, TX |
| 38 | Zion Junk | LB | SO | 6'0" | 210 | Halawa, HI |
| 39 | Jack Pitchford | SAF | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Liberty Hill, TX |
| 40 | Oliver Gunn | ATH | FR | 6'1" | 235 | La Grange, TX |
| 41 |  Sam Bisesi | K | JR | 6'1" | 185 | New Canaan, CT |
| 41 |  Caleb Cortez | LB | SR | 6'0" | 225 | Celina, TX |
| 42 |  Sebastian Peterson | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Anaheim, CA |
| 43 | Will Terry | LS | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Manvel, TX |
| 44 |  Sam Haley | LB | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Nashville, TN |
| 46 | Rhett Steppe | LB | JR | 6'2" | 230 | Austin, TX |
| 47 |  Aaron Bowers | LS | SR | 6'3" | 215 | Hurst, TX |
| 48 |  John Hoyet Chance | P | JR | 6'1" | 205 | Shreveport, LA |
| 49 | Anders Corn | DE | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Dallas, TX |
| 50 | Witten Van Hoy | OL | SO | 6'6" | 320 | Benton, LA |
| 51 | Devan Robison | OL | FR | 6'3" | 305 | Houston, TX |
| 52 |  Blake Robinett | DT | SO | 6'4" | 280 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 53 | Tobias Steppes | OL | JR | 6'6" | 310 | Dallas, TX |
| 55 |  Samir Camacho | OL | JR | 6'4" | 295 | Houston, TX |
| 55 | Lawson Watkins | DE | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Austin, TX |
| 56 | Ben Taylor-Whitfield | OL | SR | 6'6" | 320 | Duncanville, TX |
| 58 | Noah McKinney | OL | SR | 6'4" | 325 | Annapolis, MD |
| 59 | Jaheim Buchanon | OL | SR | 6'4" | 300 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 60 | Cade Bennett | OL | GR | 6'4" | 310 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 61 | Dylan Kinney | OL | SR | 6'3" | 315 | Richmond, TX |
| 62 | Jordan Burnett | OL | FR | 6'4" | 325 | Missouri City, TX |
| 64 |  Jacob Ahumada | OL | SR | 6'1" | 315 | Gilroy, CA |
| 65 | Logan Schram | OL | SO | 6'6" | 325 | Boerne, TX |
| 66 | Wesley Harvey | OL | JR | 6'8" | 305 | Muskogee, OK |
| 69 | Gannon Gaubert | OL | SR | 6'1" | 315 | Dallas, TX |
| 70 | Ryan Hughes | OL | JR | 6'6" | 320 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 71 |  Creece Brister | OL | SO | 6'5" | 315 | Stephenville, TX |
| 72 |  Jackson Jones | OL | SO | 6'7" | 310 | Franklinton, LA |
| 73 | Kilian Registe | OL | SO | 6'6" | 300 | Keller, TX |
| 74 | Vincent Johnson Jr. | OL | FR | 6'5" | 330 | Sulphur Springs, TX |
| 77 | Cooper Powers | OL | SR | 6'5" | 310 | Danville, CA |
| 80 |  Jacobe Hayes | WR | SO | 5'10" | 175 | Dallas, TX |
| 81 | Kari Ashley | TE | SR | 6'4" | 225 | Marietta, GA |
| 83 |  Keagan Cunningham | WR | GR | 6'2" | 180 | Denton, TX |
| 84 | Cooper Reid | WR | FR | 6'4" | 195 | Dripping Springs, TX |
| 86 |  Sutton Lee | WR | SR | 5'10" | 175 | Denton, TX |
| 88 | Ka'Morreun Pimpton | TE | SR | 6'6" | 250 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 89 | Braden Bach | TE | FR | 6'5" | 240 | Argyle, TX |
| 90 |  Kelten Mickell | DT | SR | 6'2" | 295 | Petal, MS |
| 91 |  Floyd Guidry | DT | SO | 6'2" | 285 | Spring, TX |
| 92 |  Ansel Din-Mbuh | DT | SR | 6'3" | 300 | Aledo, TX |
| 94 | Jared Martin | DE | SO | 6'3" | 240 | El Centro, CA |
| 95 |  Markis Deal | DT | SR | 6'5" | 320 | El Paso, TX |
| 96 | Maddox Flynt | DT | FR | 6'2" | 285 | Austin, TX |
| 97 |  Easton Black | P | SR | 6'3" | 200 | Peoria, AZ |
| 97 |  Paul Oyewale | DE | SR | 6'4" | 265 | Houston, TX |
| 98 | Carter Buck | DE | FR | 6'6" | 255 | Austin, TX |
| 99 | Brody Whatley | DT | SO | 6'2" | 285 | Monroe, LA |
| 99 |  Nate McCashland | K | SR | 5'10" | 175 | Lincoln, NE |