# Western Michigan Broncos

Mid-American · Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
Head coach: Lance Taylor · year 4 · 20-19 career over 4 seasons, all at WMU
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-3

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 10-4 (7-1 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#101 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced +128)
- Returning starter games: 43%
- Schedule difficulty: 114th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 65% | 52/80 | 7/16 |
| Offensive line | 62% | 38/61 | 9/16 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/97 | 8/20 |
| Secondary | 62% | 42/68 | 7/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Broc Lowry (QB), Joey Pope (SAF), Jalen Buckley (RB), Gavin Dabo (OL), Chad Schuster (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Nadame Tucker (DE), Tate Hallock (SAF), Rodney McGraw (DL), Raheem Anderson II (OL), John Peters (CB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): DeJuan Echoles Jr. (DE) – BALL, Adam Parks (TE) – NMSU, Brenden Anes (LB) – TENN, Austin Alexander (DE) – UNC, Daeh McCullough (SAF) – LOU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Aveion Chenault, Terence Marshall
- WR-Z: Baylin Brooks, Kordell Gouldsby
- WR-F: Emazon Littlejohn, Keivin Boone-Nelson II
- LT: Brandon Smith, Spencer Beckeman
- LG: Hunter Whitenack, Jacob Krause
- C: Jeremy Schleicher, Liam Vaughan, Jake Chellman
- RG: Gavin Dabo, Ben Roebuck
- RT: Chad Schuster, Jacob Bailey
- TE: Adam Parks, Nate Levicki, Enese Tonga
- QB: Broc Lowry, Trey Petty, Mason Reynolds, Jaxson Dosh
- RB: Jalen Buckley, Lolo Mataele, AJ Green Jr., Cole Cabana

### Defense

- LDE: Scoop Gardner Jr., Austin Alexander, Noah Bishop
- LDT: Zavian Tibbs, August Johanningsmeier, Jori Benson
- RDT: Ahmed Tounkara, Dalton Gustwiller
- RDE: DeJuan Echoles Jr., KJ Burley
- WLB: Domanick Moon, Gabe Welch, Jermar McCarter, Teegan Haines
- MLB: Dillon Moore, Brenden Anes, Justyce Betts
- LCB: Jarvarius Sims, Cam'ron Barber, Jordon Thomas
- SS: Joey Pope, Tahj Owens, Kouri Crump
- FS: Micah Davis, Daeh McCullough
- RCB: John Peters, Willard Ferrell
- NB: Joshua Franklin, Amarian Louis

### Special Teams

- PT: Ryan Millmore
- PK: Palmer Domschke
- KO: Palmer Domschke
- LS: Drew Doyle, Will Peterson
- H: Ryan Millmore
- PR: Keivin Boone-Nelson II, Joshua Franklin
- KR: Lolo Mataele, Joshua Franklin, Keivin Boone-Nelson II

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Michigan | Away | NBC/Peacock | WMU +28.5 |
| 2 | Monmouth Hawks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Rice | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Boise State | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Buffalo | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Kent State | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Central Michigan | Away | – | – |
| 8 | Toledo | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 11 | Akron | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | Home | ESPN Networks | – |

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