# Wyoming Cowboys

Mountain West · Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
Head coach: Jay Sawvel · year 3 · 7-17 career over 3 seasons, all at WYO
Offense: Pro Style, West Coast · Defense: 4-3

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 4-8 (2-6 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#50 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 5.5 (over priced -132)
- Returning starter games: 25%
- Schedule difficulty: 132nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 18% | 11/62 | 8/19 |
| Offensive line | 55% | 28/51 | 7/9 |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0/83 | 7/17 |
| Secondary | 40% | 23/57 | 7/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Desman Hearns (SAF), Jones Thomas (SAF), Rex Johnsen (OL), Braylon Jenkins (OL), Samuel Harris (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Kaden Anderson (QB), Ben Florentine (NT), Luke Sandy (OL) – CHAR, Markie Grant (CB) – USU, Justin Taylor (DB) – CMU
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Diore Hubbard (RB) – WVU, Jason Maciejczak (OL) – NEB, Travis Franklin Jr. (SAF) – JVST, Jett Vincent (SAF) – CSU, Nathanial Watson (SAF) – COLO

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Eric Richardson, Bricen Brantley, Ke'Lyn Washom
- WR-Z: Jackson Holman, Justin Popovich
- WR-SL: Deion DeBlanc, Charlie Coenen, Jayden Williams
- LT: Rex Johnsen, Josiah Petaia
- LG: Chandler Donaway, Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey
- C: Jason Maciejczak, Tariq Miller
- RG: Giovanni Panozzo, Caleb Hall
- RT: Braylon Jenkins, Jake Davies
- TE-Y: Jake Wilson, Kyle Frendt, Landon Pace, Gage Brook, Isaac Schoenfeld
- QB: Tyler Hughes, Mason Drube, Landon Sims, Taylor Hasselbeck
- RB: Samuel Harris, Markell Holman, Nico Hamilton, Diore Hubbard

### Defense

- LDE: Jack Dunkley, Kevin Sjogren, Donnie Wingate
- LDT: Dante Drake, Tegen Seeds, Ja'Quan Redfern
- RDT: Jayden Williams, Caleb Robinson, Alex Haswell
- RDE: Esaia Bogar, Thaddeus Gianaris
- WLB: Gary Rutherford, Anthony Beavers, Parker Moore
- MLB: Ethan Stuhlsatz, Dash Bauman, Steven Perez, Karson Butts
- LCB: Ian Bell, Junus McGraw, BJ Inmon
- SS: Brooklyn Cheek, Jaden DaCosta, Da'Marion Brownlee
- FS: Jones Thomas, Jett Vincent
- RCB: Logan Mackey, Tyson Shamsid-Deen, Kendall Griffin
- NB: Desman Hearns, Travis Franklin Jr., Therman Williams

### Special Teams

- PT: Bart Edmiston, Gavyn Helm
- PK: Erik Sandvik, Keelan Anderson
- KO: Bart Edmiston, Erik Sandvik
- LS: Nathan Curry, Charlie Houston
- H: Gavyn Helm, Bart Edmiston
- PR: Charlie Coenen, Deion DeBlanc
- KR: Deion DeBlanc, Bricen Brantley

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Colorado State | Away | USA | WYO +3.5 |
| 2 | Northern Colorado Bears (FCS) | Home | MW+ | – |
| 3 | Central Michigan | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Hawai'i | Home | The CW | – |
| 5 | North Dakota State | Away | The CW | – |
| 6 | San Jose State | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | Home | The CW | – |
| 8 | Air Force | Home | The CW | – |
| 10 | UNLV | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 11 | UTEP | Away | FOX | – |
| 12 | New Mexico | Home | Fox Sports 1 | – |
| 13 | UConn | Home | FOX | – |

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