# Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 · Gesa Field at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Head coach: Kirby Moore · year one
Offense: Spread · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (1-1 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#112 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 5.5 (over priced +118)
- Returning starter games: 23%
- Schedule difficulty: 85th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 50% | 37/74 | 7/17 |
| Offensive line | 44% | 26/59 | 8/12 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/85 | 8/24 |
| Secondary | 0% | 0/58 | 5/16 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Ashton Tripp (OL), Jonny Lester (OL), Noah Dunham (OL), Kirby Vorhees (RB), Ben Beatty (DE)
- Key departures (with destination): Colby Humphrey (CB), Zevi Eckhaus (QB), Matthew Durrance (SAF), Isaac Terrell (DE) – ISU, AJ Vaipulu (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Jack Pedersen (TE) – UCLA, Daniel Blood (WR) – MIZZ, Paul Hutson III (DT) – MRSH, Linus Zunk (DE) – VAN, DJ Warner (LB) – SMU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Darrius Clemons, Branden Ganashamoorthy, Jordan Dees
- WR-Z: Tank Hawkins, Ryan McKendry
- WR-SL: Tony Freeman, Daniel Blood
- LT: Ashton Tripp, Maximus McCree, Chris Lino
- LG: Jonny Lester, Sone Falealo
- C: Kyle Martin, Arion Williams
- RG: Noah Dunham, Nick Bakken
- RT: Jaylin Caldwell, Kalolo Ta'aga, Xavier Thorpe
- TE: Jack Pedersen, Trey Leckner, Beau Baker
- QB: Caden Pinnick, Julian Dugger, Owen Eshelman
- RB: Kirby Vorhees, Leo Pulalasi, Maxwell Woods

### Defense

- LDE: Linus Zunk, Eduwa Okundaye, Malachi Wrice
- NT: Jirah Leaupepetele, Balaam Miller, Akio Martinson
- DT: Kaden Beatty, Paul Hutson III, Damarjhe Lewis
- RDE: Matyus McLain, Michael Hughes, Ben Beatty
- WLB: Keith Brown, Carsten Reynolds, Isaiah Hung
- MLB: Nylan Brown, DJ Warner, Gage Jones
- LCB: Khamari Terrell, Elmo Wartson, David Kuku
- SS: Jeremiah Bernard, Jshawn Frausto-Ramos, Jack Bal
- FS: Kyle Peterson, Trey Ridley, Kayo Patu
- RCB: Jalil Tucker, Jamarey Smith, Kai Rapolla
- NB: Jaylen Thomas, CJ Solis-Lumar, Ishmael Gibbs

### Special Teams

- PT: Max Dean, Josh Lijesen
- PK: Jack Stevens, Miguel Arenas
- KO: Miguel Arenas, Jack Stevens
- LS: Jeremy Sousa, Sean Bures
- H: Max Dean, Josh Lijesen
- PR: Tony Freeman
- KR: Kirby Vorhees

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Washington | Away | NBC/Peacock | WSU +22.5 |
| 2 | Kansas State | Away | TNT/HBO Max | – |
| 3 | Duquesne Dukes (FCS) | Home | USA | – |
| 4 | Arizona | Home | CBS/Paramount+ | – |
| 5 | Fresno State | Home | USA | – |
| 6 | Utah State | Away | The CW | – |
| 7 | Oregon State | Away | USA | – |
| 8 | Boise State | Home | USA | – |
| 9 | San Diego State | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 11 | Colorado State | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 12 | Texas State | Away | USA | – |

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