# TCU Horned Frogs

Big 12 · Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Head coach: Sonny Dykes · year 5 · 36-17 at TCU · 107-79 career over 16 seasons
Offense: Air Raid · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 9-4 (5-4 in conference), final AP rank #25
- National title odds: +30000 (#30 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 6.5 (over priced -178)
- Returning starter games: 43%
- Schedule difficulty: 60th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 34% | 23/67 | 5/14 |
| Offensive line | 38% | 24/63 | 9/14 |
| Defensive front | 56% | 49/88 | 10/17 |
| Secondary | 41% | 24/59 | 10/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Jamel Johnson (SAF), Paul Oyewale (DE), Ansel Din-Mbuh (DT), Ben Taylor-Whitfield (OL), Cooper Powers (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Josh Hoover (QB) – IND, Bud Clark (SAF), Kaleb Elarms-Orr (LB), Devean Deal (DE), Eric McAlister (WR)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Jeremy Scott (WR) – USA, Jaheim Buchanon (OL) – FIU, Koron Hayward (DE) – WKU, Kalen Carroll (CB) – CMU, Noah McKinney (OL) – OKST

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Jordan Dwyer, Terry Shelton, Braylon James
- WR-Z: Jeremy Scott, Dozie Ezukanma, James Scott
- WR-SL: Ed Small, Major Everhart, Dane Jones
- LT: Ben Taylor-Whitfield, Wesley Harvey
- LG: Cade Bennett, Logan Schram, Dylan Kinney
- C: Cooper Powers, Jaheim Buchanon, Gannon Gaubert
- RG: Noah McKinney, Kilian Registe
- RT: Witten Van Hoy, Ryan Hughes, Tobias Steppes
- TE: Ka'Morreun Pimpton, Lafayette Kaiuway, Kari Ashley
- QB: Jaden Craig, Adam Schobel, Jack Daulton
- RB: Jeremy Payne, Landon Walker, Jon Denman, G'Ivori Graham, Amante Martin

### Defense

- LDE: Paul Oyewale, Koron Hayward, Cheta Ofili
- NT: Markis Deal, Connor Lingren, Floyd Guidry
- DT: Ansel Din-Mbuh, Tristan Johnson, Perry Cole Jr.
- RDE: Zach Chapman, John Schobel, Travis Jackson
- WLB: Max Carroll, Michael Teason Jr., Anthony Williams
- MLB: Michael Short, Hudson Hooper, Sam Haley
- LCB: Gil Jackson Jr., Kalen Carroll, Teon Parks
- SS: Jamel Johnson, Kaden McFadden, Ryan Yaites
- FS: Jacob Fields, Jordan Lester
- RCB: Vernon Glover Jr., Devondre McGee
- NB: Julius Simms, Kylin Jackson

### Special Teams

- PT: John Hoyet Chance, Easton Black
- PK: Kyle Lemmermann, Nate McCashland
- KO: John Hoyet Chance, Nate McCashland
- LS: Will Terry, Aaron Bowers
- H: Easton Black, John Hoyet Chance
- PR: Jordan Dwyer, Ed Small
- KR: Major Everhart, Ace Theus, Jon Denman

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | North Carolina | Home | ESPN | TCU -7.5 |
| 2 | Grambling State Tigers (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Arkansas State | Home | ESPNU | – |
| 4 | UCF | Away | – | – |
| 5 | BYU | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Baylor | Away | – | – |
| 8 | West Virginia | Home | – | – |
| 9 | Kansas | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Arizona | Away | ESPN | – |
| 11 | Kansas State | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Utah | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Away | ESPN | – |

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