# Texas Tech Red Raiders

Big 12 · Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
Head coach: Joey McGuire · year 5 · 35-18 career over 5 seasons, all at TTU
Offense: Multiple · Defense: Multiple

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 12-2 (8-1 in conference), final AP rank #7
- National title odds: +2000 (#9 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 10.5 (over priced -235)
- Returning starter games: 61%
- Schedule difficulty: 104th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 66% | 54/82 | 9/14 |
| Offensive line | 80% | 55/69 | 14/17 |
| Defensive front | 43% | 42/98 | 9/24 |
| Secondary | 62% | 41/66 | 10/18 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Brice Pollock (CB), Amier Boyd (CB), Cameron Dickey (RB), J'Koby Williams (RB), Jacob Ponton (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): David Bailey (OLB), Behren Morton (QB), Romello Height (DE), Will Jados (OL), Vinny Sciury (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Kenny Johnson (WR) – PITT, Donte Lee Jr. (WR) – LIB, Malcolm Simmons (WR) – AUB, Kirk Francis (QB) – TLSA, Jett Carpenter (TE) – NEV

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Micah Hudson, Donte Lee Jr., Leyton Stone
- WR-Z: Kenny Johnson, Malcolm Simmons, Bryson Jones
- WR-SL: Coy Eakin, Jalen Jones, Tristian Gentry
- LT: Howard Sampson, Felix Ojo, Elias Gillen
- LG: Hunter Zambrano, D'Anthis Upshaw Jr., Connor Carty
- C: Sheridan Wilson, Cash Cleveland, Patrick McMath
- RG: Jordan Church, Holton Hendrix, Daniel Sill
- RT: Jacob Ponton, Ellis Davis, Bryce Gilmore
- TE: Terrance Carter Jr., Jett Carpenter, Jason Llewellyn
- QB: Will Hammond, Lloyd Jones III, Kirk Francis
- RB: Cameron Dickey, J'Koby Williams, Quinten Joyner

### Defense

- LDE: Trey White, Ansel Nedore, Charles Anderson Jr.
- NT: Bryce Butler, A.J. Holmes Jr., Keyshawn Williams
- DT: Mateen Ibirogba, Julien Laventure, Jojo Johnson
- RDE: Adam Trick, Jamond Mathis
- WLB: Austin Romaine, Corey Platt Jr., Wesley Smith
- MLB: Ben Roberts, Brock Golwas, Adam Hill
- STAR: John Curry, Marcus Ramon-Edwards, Miquel Dingle Jr.
- LCB: Brice Pollock, Ashton Hampton, Tarrion Grant
- SS: Malik Esquerra, Oliver Miles III
- FS: Brenden Jordan, Peyton Morgan
- RCB: Amier Boyd, Davin Martin

### Special Teams

- PT: Will Karoll, Ian Hershey
- PK: Stone Harrington, Jacob Hand, Ian Hershey
- KO: Stone Harrington, Jacob Hand, Ian Hershey
- LS: Rylan Vagana, Jason Llewellyn
- H: Will Karoll, Ian Hershey
- PR: Kenny Johnson, Malcolm Simmons, J'Koby Williams
- KR: J'Koby Williams, Kenny Johnson, Micah Hudson
- INJ: Jayden Cofield

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Abilene Christian Wildcats (FCS) | Home | Fox Sports 1 | TTU -42.5 |
| 2 | Oregon State | Away | CBS/Paramount+ | – |
| 3 | Houston | Home | FOX | TTU -12.5 |
| 4 | Sam Houston | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Colorado | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Arizona State | Home | – | – |
| 8 | Cincinnati | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Arizona | Home | – | – |
| 10 | West Virginia | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Baylor | Away | – | – |
| 13 | TCU | Home | ESPN | – |

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