Wyoming Cowboys

Mountain West · Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium · Laramie, WY

4-8 2025 record (2-6 conf)
Win total (O -122)
26% Returning starter games
133rd Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Jay Sawvel Head Coach · 3rd year
7–17 Career · 3 seasons, all at WYO
Pro Style, West Coast Offense
4-3 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 18%11 / 628 / 1927%
Offensive line 41%24 / 598 / 1253%
Defensive front 0%0 / 837 / 1713%
Secondary 60%34 / 578 / 1567%

Back 31

Desman Hearns SAF · 4 INT+PD · 12g 33%
Jones Thomas SAF · 4 INT+PD · 11g 33%
Samuel Harris RB · 742 yds · 11g 13%
Rex Johnsen OL · 12g 12%
Braylon Jenkins OL · 12g 12%
Esaia Bogar DE · 4 havoc · 10g 6%

Gone 33

Kaden Anderson QB · 1,936 yds · 12g · gone 33%
Ben Florentine NT · 13 havoc · 12g · gone 19%
Markie Grant CB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · to USU 17%
Justin Taylor DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g · to CMU 17%
Evan Eller LB · 11 havoc · 12g · gone 16%
Caden Barnett OG · 12g · gone 12%

New 5

Diore Hubbard RB · 491 yds · 8g · from WVU
Jason Maciejczak OL · 12g · from NEB
Travis Franklin Jr. SAF · 0 INT+PD · 13g · from JVST
Jett Vincent SAF · 0 INT+PD · 12g · from CSU
Nathanial Watson SAF · 0 INT+PD · 11g · from COLO

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 16.0 4
Explosive play rate 11.2% 54
Red zone TD rate 64.7% 24
Line yards per carry 2.4 39
Sack rate allowed 4.0% 86

Defense

Points allowed per game 20.5 78
Explosive rate allowed 11.4% 46
Red zone score rate allowed 68.8% 99
Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 19
Sack rate 4.5% 16

2025 Margin by Game

AKR
UNI
UTAH
COLO
UNLV
SJSU
AFA
CSU
SDSU
FRES
NEV
HAW

2026 schedule

133rd-hardest path in FBS · 0 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Sat 10:00 PM@ Colorado State2-10 27L 13-35USA
W2Sat 8:00 PMvs Northern Colorado Bears 8W 21-13MW+
W3Sat 5:00 PM@ Central Michigan7-6 35L 10-24ESPN+
W4Sat 7:00 PMvs Hawai'i9-4 34W 27-10The CW
W5Sat 7:30 PM@ North Dakota State 32L 0-28The CW
W6Sat 1:00 AM@ San Jose State3-9 27W 16-13CBS Sports Network
W7Sat 7:30 PMvs Northern Illinois3-9 16W 41-23The CW
W8Sat 1:00 AMvs Air Force4-8 26 The CW
W10Sun 3:30 AM@ UNLV10-4 43CBS Sports Network
W11Sat 6:00 PM@ UTEP2-10 22FOX
W12Sat 2:00 AMvs New Mexico9-4 36Fox Sports 1
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs UConn9-4 33FOX

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Tyler Hughes SR · #6 Mason Drube FR · #7 Landon Sims JR · #14
RB Samuel Harris SO · #1 Markell Holman SR · #8 Nico Hamilton SO · #21
WR-X Charlie Coenen SR · #19 Jackson Holman JR · #9
WR-Z Bricen Brantley JR · #12 Justin Popovich SR · #5 Ke'Lyn Washom FR · #4
WR-SL Eric Richardson SR · #2 Deion DeBlanc SO · #3 Jayden Williams JR · #98
TE Jake Wilson SO · #89 Kyle Frendt SO · #83
LT Rex Johnsen SR · #70 Caleb Hall SO · #73
LG Kalvin Janssen FR · #55 Josiah Petaia JR · #77
C Chandler Donaway SR · #52 Johnathan Bush FR · #66
RG Giovanni Panozzo SO · #50 Josiah Petaia JR · #77
RT Braylon Jenkins SO · #63 Grant Lott FR · #60

Roster 113

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Tyson Shamsid-Deen CBSO5'10"180San Antonio, TX
1 Desman Hearns SAFSR6'0"190Clearwater, FL
1 Samuel Harris RBSO5'11"202Cibolo, TX
2 Eric Richardson WRSR5'11"181St. Robert, MO
2 Travis Franklin Jr. SAFSR5'11"185Riverdale, GA
3 Deion DeBlanc WRSO5'10"185Houston, TX
3 Ian Bell CBJR6'1"190La Verne, CA
4 Ke'Lyn Washom WRFR6'1"205Houston, TX
4 Jett Vincent SAFJR6'2"203Grinnell, KS
5 Justin Popovich WRSR6'3"203Louisville, KY
5 Brooklyn Cheek SAFSO6'1"205Oakdale, CA
6 Kaiden Kimble-Turner SAFFR5'10"197Kuna, ID
6 Tyler Hughes QBSR6'0"214Marietta, GA
7 Mason Drube QBFR6'3"220Gillette, WY
7 Junus McGraw CBJR6'0"191Anchorage, AK
8 Logan Mackey CBJR5'10"193Houston, TX
8 Markell Holman RBSR6'0"214Philadelphia, PA
9 Jackson Holman WRJR6'3"205Irvine, CA
9 Dainsus Miller CBSR5'10"170Fairburn, GA
11 Jayden Williams WRFR5'8"171Las Vegas, NV
11 Esaia Bogar DESR6'2"255Rancho Cucamonga, CA
12 Bricen Brantley WRJR6'3"190Houston, TX
12 Kendall Griffin CBFR5'11"190Chicago, IL
13 Pierre Jackson WRFR5'11"172Chicago, IL
13 Elvin Ampofo SAFFR6'0"182Aurora, CO
14 Da'Marion Brownlee SAFJR6'1"210Dallas, TX
14 Landon Sims QBJR6'3"217Evergreen, AL
15 David Leonard DBSO5'11"188St. Louis, MO
15 Taylor Hasselbeck QBFR6'2"191Nashville, TN
16 Joaquin Sandoval WRSO5'10"184Glenwood Springs, CO
16 Karson Butts LBSO6'2"237Wichita, KS
18 BJ Inmon CBJR5'11"190Las Vegas, NV
18 Bart Edmiston PSR6'0"200Ocean Springs, MS
19 Charlie Coenen WRSR6'0"195Chanhassen, MN
20 Lafai Purcell SAFJR5'11"185Frederick, CO
20 Jaden Lawrence RBFR5'10"203Parker, CO
21 Nico Hamilton RBSO5'10"210Austin, TX
21 Jack Dunkley DESR6'4"253Penndel, PA
22 Jaden DaCosta SAFJR6'0"205Los Angeles, CA
22 Diore Hubbard RBSO5'10"188Gahanna, OH
23 Tyler Nystrom WRSO6'2"189Arden Hills, MN
23 Jones Thomas SAFJR6'2"205Fort Collins, CO
24 Drew Jackson DBSO5'11"187Cheyenne, WY
24 Jarell Gary WRFR5'11"196Round Rock, TX
25 Therman Williams SAFFR5'10"186Riverside, CA
26 Dontae Burch RBSO5'7"196Kansas City, MO
26 Gary Rutherford LBSO6'1"237Peoria, IL
27 Nathanial Watson SAFJR5'10"183Littleton, CO
28 Boston Gable LBFR6'0"216Gering, NE
28 Nikos Varelas RBJR5'10"190San Antonio, TX
29 Ryken Banks RBFR6'0"206Parker, CO
33 Parker Moore LBFR6'2"238Lawrence, KS
34 Steven Perez LBFR6'1"231Wilmington, CA
34 Tyler Franklin QBFR6'3"190Fresno, CA
39 Eltoum Murgus DESO6'3"220Kansas City, MO
40 Dante Bruley LBFR6'1"232Chandler, AZ
41 Mason Wright LBFR6'3"242Parkville, MO
42 Ethan Stuhlsatz LBGR6'4"237Wichita, KS
43 Gavyn Helm PSO6'3"209Windsor, CO
44 Ja'Quan Redfern DTJR6'3"288Vineland, NJ
44 Tyler Hampton TESR6'4"247Huntington Beach, CA
45 Charlie Houston LSFR5'10"206Rowlett, TX
46 Dash Bauman LBSO6'2"237Lincoln, NE
47 Erik Sandvik KJR6'1"201Steamboat Springs, CO
47 Jason Handy DEFR6'4"247Cedar Park, TX
49 Nathan Curry LSSR6'0"206Murfreesboro, TN
50 Giovanni Panozzo OLSO6'5"314Arvada, CO
50 Tanielu Maafala-Barbasa DTFR6'1"281Las Vegas, NV
51 Thaddeus Gianaris DESR6'2"252Park Ridge, IL
51 Jason Maciejczak OLJR6'3"310Pierre, SD
52 Chandler Donaway OLSR6'1"305Klein, TX
53 Tegen Seeds DLSO6'0"302Douglas, WY
54 Jonathan Pearcy OLFR6'3"301Liberty, MO
54 MacGregor Byers DTFR6'4"271Houston, TX
55 Kalvin Janssen OLFR6'3"307Gretna, NE
55 Kevin Sjogren DEJR6'5"251Palisade, CO
58 Jordan Turnbull DEJR6'5"256Evergreen, CO
60 Grant Lott OLFR6'4"300St. Peters, MO
62 Spencer Rathbun OLSO6'4"275Denver, CO
63 Braylon Jenkins OLSO6'4"315West Des Moines, IA
64 Brandt Rice OLJR6'5"305Wausau, WI
65 Nathan Geiger OLJR6'5"303Highlands Ranch, CO
66 Johnathan Bush OLFR6'2"310Whitehouse, TX
68 Jackson Garrett OLFR6'3"310Cheyenne, WY
68 Cody Crawford DTJR6'1"290Casper, WY
70 Rex Johnsen OLSR6'5"308Logan, IA
71 Jake Davies OTJR6'7"308Yorkville, IL
72 Pierce Decker OLFR6'7"295Fort Collins, CO
73 Caleb Hall OLSO6'5"305Carmichael, CA
74 Tariq Miller OLFR6'3"302Leon, IA
75 Cooper Lawson OLFR6'4"300Afton, WY
76 Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey OTJR6'6"310Evansville, WI
77 Josiah Petaia OLJR6'3"313Long Beach, CA
80 Tyler Siddons TESR6'5"254Salem, AR
81 Jordan Styles WRFR6'0"207The Woodlands, TX
82 Gage Brook TEJR6'6"249Fort Collins, CO
83 Kyle Frendt TESO6'5"240Woodbury, MN
85 Ishmael Muhammad TEFR6'3"226Dallas, TX
86 Colin Ford TEFR6'4"232Naperville, IL
87 Isaac Schoenfeld TESR6'5"260Rock Springs, WY
88 Landon Pace TEFR6'3"247St. Louis, MO
89 Jake Wilson TESO6'5"243Montgomery, TX
90 Cade Brook DEFR6'3"256Aurora, CO
91 Xavier Jackson DTFR6'2"289O'Fallon, MO
92 Dante Drake DTJR6'3"296Robinson, TX
93 Mohanad Nahhas DTJR6'3"293Latham, NY
94 Beck Haswell DEFR6'3"252Sheridan, WY
95 Caleb Robinson DTGR6'2"298Omaha, NE
96 Henry Rehberg DTFR6'2"287Omaha, NE
97 Alex Haswell DLSO6'5"295Sheridan, WY
98 Jayden Williams DTJR6'3"294Bryan, TX
99 Donnie Wingate DESR6'3"251Choctaw, OK
99 Keelan Anderson KSO5'10"178Cheyenne, WY