Texas Tech Red Raiders
12-2 2025 record (8-1 conf)
#7 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#10 board)
Win total (O -150)
57% Returning starter games
103rd Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesJoey McGuire Head Coach · 5th year
35–18 Career · 5 seasons, all at TTU
Multiple Offense
Multiple Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 66% | 54 / 82 | 9 / 14 | 52% |
| Offensive line | 60% | 42 / 70 | 14 / 18 | 67% |
| Defensive front | 43% | 42 / 98 | 9 / 24 | 20% |
| Secondary | 62% | 41 / 66 | 10 / 18 | 94% |
Back 41
Gone 33
Davion Carter G · 14g · gone 11%
New 17
Thomas Castellanos QB · 3,317 yds · 12g · from FSU 
Kenny Johnson WR · 698 yds · 13g · from PITT 
Donte Lee Jr. WR · 589 yds · 12g · from LIB 
Malcolm Simmons WR · 499 yds · 11g · from AUB 
Kirk Francis QB · 494 yds · 3g · from TLSA 
Jett Carpenter TE · 374 yds · 12g · from NEV 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 39.4 95
Explosive play rate 13.5% 85
Red zone TD rate 66.0% 30
Line yards per carry 2.4 45
Sack rate allowed 5.6% 59
Defense
Points allowed per game 11.8 98
Explosive rate allowed 7.0% 99
Red zone score rate allowed 78.6% 79
Line yards per carry allowed 1.3 98
Sack rate 7.8% 82
2025 Margin by Game
ARPB
KENT
ORST
UTAH
HOU
KU
ASU
OKST
KSU
BYU
UCF
WVU
BYU
ORE
2026 schedule
103rd-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 8 | W 33-10 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W2 | Sat 11:43 PM | @ |  Oregon State | 2-10 | 28 | W 35-24 | CBS/Paramount+ |
| W3 | Sat 12:00 AM | vs |  Houston | 10-3 | 44 | W 28-26 | FOX |
| W4 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  Sam Houston | 2-10 | 17 | W 49-14 | TNT |
| W5 | Sat 11:30 PM | @ |  Colorado | 3-9 | 34 | W 29-7 | FOX |
| W7 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Arizona State | 8-5 | 41 | W 53-25 | FOX |
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Cincinnati | 7-6 | 40 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Arizona | 9-4 | 41 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  West Virginia | 4-8 | 30 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Oklahoma State | 1-11 | 25 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Baylor | 5-7 | 35 | ||
| W13 | Fri 1:00 AM | vs |  TCU | 9-4 | 43 | ESPN |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Will Hammond JR · #15 | Thomas Castellanos 5TH · #4 | Kirk Francis SR · #18 |
| RB |  Cameron Dickey JR · #8 |  J'Koby Williams JR · #20 |  Quinten Joyner SR · #0 |
| WR-X | Kenny Johnson SR · #4 |  Bryson Jones SO · #14 | Malcolm Simmons JR · #11 |
| WR-Z |  Micah Hudson JR · #1 | Donte Lee Jr. 5TH · #9 |  Leyton Stone SO · #17 |
| WR-SL |  Coy Eakin 5TH · #3 |  Jalen Jones SR · #6 | Maurice Campbell FR · #13 |
| TE |  Terrance Carter Jr. 5TH · #7 | Jett Carpenter 5TH · #85 | Matt Ludwig FR · #5 |
| LT |  Howard Sampson 5TH · #79 | Felix Ojo FR · #51 | |
| LG |  Hunter Zambrano 5TH · #57 |  D'Anthis Upshaw Jr. JR · #65 | |
| C | Sheridan Wilson 5TH · #72 |  Patrick McMath SO · #50 | |
| RG |  Jordan Church SR · #54 |  Cash Cleveland JR · #52 | |
| RT |  Jacob Ponton JR · #70 |  Daniel Sill SR · #74 |
Roster 110
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Quinten Joyner | RB | SR | 5'11" | 220 | Austin, TX |
| 0 |  Mikal Harrison-Pilot | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Temple, TX |
| 1 |  Julien Laventure | DL | 5TH | 6'0" | 290 | Upper Darby, PA |
| 1 | Micah Hudson | WR | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Temple, TX |
| 2 |  Trey White | OLB | 5TH | 6'2" | 250 | San Diego, CA |
| 2 | Kenny Johnson | WR | SR | 6'1" | 200 | York, PA |
| 3 |  Peyton Morgan | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Round Rock, TX |
| 3 | Coy Eakin | WR | 5TH | 6'2" | 205 | Stephenville, TX |
| 4 |  Davin Martin | CB | SR | 6'2" | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 4 | Thomas Castellanos | QB | 5TH | 5'10" | 190 | Waycross, GA |
| 5 | Matt Ludwig | TE | FR | 6'4" | 255 | Billings, MT |
| 5 |  Oliver Miles III | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 190 | El Campo, TX |
| 6 | Jalen Jones | WR | SR | 5'8" | 180 | Birmingham, AL |
| 6 |  John Curry | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | Lubbock, TX |
| 7 |  Brenden Jordan | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 205 | Mansfield, TX |
| 7 | Terrance Carter Jr. | TE | 5TH | 6'2" | 245 | Killeen, TX |
| 8 | Cameron Dickey | RB | JR | 5'10" | 215 | Austin, TX |
| 8 |  Jamond Mathis | OLB | SR | 6'1" | 250 | St. Louis, MO |
| 9 | Donte Lee Jr. | WR | 5TH | 6'3" | 190 | Baltimore, MD |
| 9 |  Corey Platt Jr. | LB | 5TH | 6'1" | 215 | Little Rock, AR |
| 10 |  Lloyd Jones III | QB | SO | 6'4" | 215 | Hitchcock, TX |
| 10 |  A.J. Holmes Jr. | DL | 5TH | 6'3" | 300 | Houston, TX |
| 11 | Malcolm Simmons | WR | JR | 6'0" | 180 | Montgomery, AL |
| 12 |  Tarrion Grant | CB | JR | 6'2" | 190 | Sumter, SC |
| 12 | Stephen Cannon | QB | FR | 6'2" | 205 | Savannah, GA |
| 13 |  Ben Roberts | LB | 5TH | 6'3" | 245 | Haslet, TX |
| 13 | Maurice Campbell | WR | FR | 6'0" | 200 | Lubbock, TX |
| 14 | Bryson Jones | WR | SO | 6'3" | 195 | Frisco, TX |
| 14 |  Brice Pollock | CB | SR | 6'0" | 195 | Snellville, GA |
| 15 |  Austin Romaine | LB | SR | 6'2" | 240 | Hillsboro, MO |
| 15 | Will Hammond | QB | JR | 6'2" | 210 | Austin, TX |
| 16 |  Holden Phillips | QB | SO | 6'1" | 205 | Lubbock, TX |
| 16 |  Ashton Hampton | CB | JR | 6'0" | 175 | Pearland, TX |
| 17 | Noah Lewis | CB | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Terrell, TX |
| 17 | Leyton Stone | WR | SO | 6'3" | 200 | Lubbock, TX |
| 18 | Kirk Francis | QB | SR | 6'2" | 205 | Tulsa, OK |
| 18 | S'Vioarean Martin | CB | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Palestine, TX |
| 19 | Cam Wyatt | CB | FR | 5'10" | 165 | Houston, TX |
| 19 |  Michael Dever | WR | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Lubbock, TX |
| 20 |  Adam Trick | OLB | 5TH | 6'4" | 250 | Dayton, OH |
| 20 | J'Koby Williams | RB | JR | 5'10" | 185 | Beckville, TX |
| 21 |  Tristian Gentry | WR | SO | 6'0" | 180 | Stephenville, TX |
| 21 |  Miquel Dingle Jr. | SAF | SR | 6'2" | 220 | Charleston, SC |
| 22 |  Marcus Ramon-Edwards | SAF | SR | 6'3" | 225 | Lubbock, TX |
| 23 | Maddox Quiller | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Pflugerville, TX |
| 24 |  Malik Esquerra | SAF | JR | 6'3" | 210 | Killeen, TX |
| 25 | Donovan Webb | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 205 | Frisco, TX |
| 26 | Aaron Bradshaw | SAF | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Crowley, TX |
| 27 |  Amier Boyd | CB | 5TH | 6'2" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 28 |  Braylan McDonald | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Terrell, TX |
| 28 | Jordan Rogers | SAF | 5TH | 5'10" | 180 | Bellmead, TX |
| 28 | Ashton Rowden | RB | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Texarkana, TX |
| 29 | Luke Hamilton | CB | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Fayetteville, NC |
| 30 | Jamarn Grant II | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 205 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 31 | Cord Nolan | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | Bixby, OK |
| 32 | Sawyer Wilkerson | RB | SO | 6'0" | 215 | Stephenville, TX |
| 32 | LaDamion Guyton | OLB | FR | 6'4" | 235 | Savannah, GA |
| 33 | Loic Tshibangu | RB | SR | 6'0" | 210 | Brussels,, BEL |
| 33 |  Ansel Nedore | OLB | SR | 6'3" | 260 | Round Rock, TX |
| 34 | Kaegan Ash | LB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Mount Enterprise, TX |
| 35 |  Adam Hill | LB | JR | 6'1" | 230 | Albany, TX |
| 35 |  Michael Henderson III | RB | SO | 5'9" | 185 | Dallas, TX |
| 36 | Demarcus Marks | OLB | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Houston, TX |
| 37 |  Ian Hershey | K/P | 5TH | 5'11" | 185 | Pocatello, ID |
| 39 |  Jacob Hand | K | SR | 6'1" | 180 | Mansfield, TX |
| 40 |  Wesley Smith | LB | SR | 5'10" | 225 | Midland, TX |
| 43 |  Chris Lemons | LB | SR | 6'2" | 215 | Prosper, TX |
| 45 |  Brock Golwas | LB | SO | 6'1" | 240 | Flower Mound, TX |
| 48 |  Stone Harrington | K | 5TH | 6'3" | 210 | Colleyville, TX |
| 49 |  Will Karoll | P | SR | 6'4" | 215 | Mosman,, AUS |
| 50 | Patrick McMath | OL | SO | 6'4" | 290 | Katy, TX |
| 51 |  Jayden Cofield | DL | SR | 6'2" | 330 | Austin, TX |
| 51 | Felix Ojo | OL | FR | 6'6" | 295 | Mansfield, TX |
| 52 | Cash Cleveland | OL | JR | 6'2" | 300 | Rockwall, TX |
| 53 |  Holton Hendrix | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 | Lubbock, TX |
| 54 | Jordan Church | OL | SR | 6'4" | 320 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 56 | Amarie Fleming | OLB | JR | 6'2" | 230 | Mayo, FL |
| 56 | Jerald Mays | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 | Pflugerville, TX |
| 57 | Hunter Zambrano | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 300 | Weston, FL |
| 58 |  Rylan Vagana | LS | JR | 6'0" | 215 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 61 |  Connor Carty | OL | SO | 6'4" | 305 | Prosper, TX |
| 65 | D'Anthis Upshaw Jr. | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 | Dallas, TX |
| 66 |  Jackson Hildebrand | OL | JR | 6'2" | 295 | San Antonio, TX |
| 68 |  Ren Brown | OL | SO | 6'4" | 300 | Stanton, NE |
| 70 | Jacob Ponton | OL | JR | 6'8" | 315 | Dripping Springs, TX |
| 71 | Bryce Gilmore | OL | FR | 6'4" | 285 | Prosper, TX |
| 72 | Sheridan Wilson | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 300 | Argyle, TX |
| 73 |  Danilo Guberinich | OL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 74 | Daniel Sill | OL | SR | 6'5" | 310 | College Station, TX |
| 75 |  Garin Maley | OL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Omaha, NE |
| 76 | Jacob Crow | OL | FR | 6'9" | 310 | Knoxville, TN |
| 77 |  Elias Gillen | OL | SO | 6'6" | 315 | Rapid City, SD |
| 78 |  Ellis Davis | OL | JR | 6'7" | 305 | Prosper, TX |
| 79 | Howard Sampson | OL | 5TH | 6'8" | 330 | Houston, TX |
| 80 |  Kai Powell | WR | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Spring, TX |
| 83 |  Jack Esparza | TE | 5TH | 6'4" | 245 | Austin, TX |
| 84 | Imari Jehiel | WR | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Forney, TX |
| 85 | Jett Carpenter | TE | 5TH | 6'3" | 255 | Medford, OR |
| 86 |  Sean Robinson | OLB | SO | 6'5" | 225 | Greenbrae, CA |
| 88 |  Quintaelyn Joyner | WR | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Austin, TX |
| 89 |  Jason Llewellyn | TE | 5TH | 6'5" | 250 | Aledo, TX |
| 90 | Ayden Johnson | DL | FR | 6'1" | 340 | Sulphur Springs, TX |
| 91 | Krush Johnson | DL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Amarillo, TX |
| 92 |  Bryce Butler | DL | 5TH | 6'4" | 320 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
| 93 |  Dylan Singleton | DL | SO | 6'5" | 300 | New Iberia, LA |
| 95 | Christian Bruce | OLB | FR | 6'3" | 270 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 96 | Keyshawn Williams | DL | JR | 6'3" | 315 | Houston, TX |
| 97 |  Charles Anderson Jr. | OLB | JR | 6'6" | 275 | Houston, TX |
| 98 |  Mateen Ibirogba | DL | 5TH | 6'4" | 300 | Clarksburg, MD |
| 99 |  Jojo Johnson | DL | SR | 6'2" | 290 | Salt Lake City, UT |