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2026
Sam Houston Bearkats Schedule
Sep 5Sat
AwayTroy
7:00 PM ET
Sep 12Sat
HomeTulsa
7:00 PM ET
Sep 19Sat
HomeNicholls
7:00 PM ET
Sep 26Sat
AwayTexas Tech
TBD
Oct 8Thu
AwayLiberty
7:00 PM ET
Oct 14Wed
HomeWestern Kentucky
8:00 PM ET
Oct 21Wed
HomeNew Mexico State
8:00 PM ET
Oct 27Tue
AwayMissouri State
8:00 PM ET
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Poll Position
SHSUNational rankingsAP Top 25, Coaches Poll and playoff ranking positions for Sam Houston Bearkats will appear here when published.
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Roster
2026
Sam Houston Bearkats Football Roster
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Landyn Locke | QB | SO | 6'4" | 220 |
| 9 | Brett Holloway | QB | FR | 5'11" | 210 |
| 15 | DJ Bailey | QB | JR | 5'11" | 220 |
| 16 | Mason Holtzclaw | QB | FR | 6'1" | 205 |
| 18 | Shaan Patel | QB | FR | 6'1" | 200 |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | JR | 5'10" | 210 |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | SR | 5'11" | 215 |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | FR | 5'11" | 210 |
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | SR | 6'2" | 220 |
| 24 | Kaden Winkfield | RB | FR | 5'11" | 195 |
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | SR | 5'11" | 220 |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | SR | 5'9" | 205 |
| 0 | Darrick Bledsoe III | WR | SR | 5'8" | 185 |
| 1 | Aviyon Smith-Mack | WR | SR | 5'8" | 170 |
| 2 | Chris Reed | WR | SR | 6'0" | 195 |
| 3 | Tim Burns Jr. | WR | SR | 5'10" | 170 |
| 4 | Alijah Cason | WR | JR | 5'10" | 175 |
| 5 | Kyan Berry-Johnson | WR | JR | 5'11" | 185 |
| 7 | Grady O'Neill | WR | SR | 5'9" | 170 |
| 11 | Kaleb Mitchell | WR | SO | 6'7" | 195 |
| 12 | Kamari Maxwell | WR | SO | 6'1" | 195 |
| 13 | Ty Sexton | WR | FR | 5'10" | 180 |
| 17 | Christian Zachary | WR | JR | 6'4" | 210 |
| 19 | Konner Dandridge | WR | FR | — | — |
| 80 | Terrence Guillory II | WR | JR | 5'9" | 170 |
| 84 | Matthew Tatum | WR | SR | 5'8" | 170 |
| 14 | London Deyon | TE | SO | 6'4" | 235 |
| 80 | Matt Smith | TE | SR | 6'4" | 245 |
| 82 | Cooper Stevens | TE | JR | 6'2" | 235 |
| 85 | Cade Hays | TE | SO | 6'1" | 235 |
| 86 | Jack Merryman | TE | FR | 6'4" | 235 |
| 87 | Max Whisner | TE | SR | 6'5" | 255 |
| 89 | Brock Kuhl | TE | SO | 6'4" | 250 |
| 50 | Tr'e Williams | OL | FR | 6'3" | 320 |
| 52 | Cam Todd | OL | SR | 6'2" | 305 |
| 54 | Brock Stukes | OL | SR | 6'3" | 310 |
| 56 | Jeremiah Edmond | OL | SR | 6'1" | 300 |
| 57 | Zo'Maryon Bryan | OL | SR | 6'4" | 315 |
| 58 | Carter Kadow | OL | JR | 6'8" | 315 |
| 62 | Carter Buchheit | OL | JR | 6'2" | 290 |
| 63 | Joe Warren | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 |
| 66 | Jimmy Walls | OL | SR | 6'7" | 300 |
| 67 | Isaac Sohn | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 |
| 68 | Logan Cahill | OL | SO | 6'4" | 310 |
| 71 | Denell Nix Jr. | OL | SO | 6'4" | 310 |
| 72 | Myles Joseph | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 |
| 73 | Josiah Chenault | OL | SR | 6'2" | 305 |
| 74 | Graceson Spann | OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 |
| 75 | Elijah Collins | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 |
| 76 | Nathan McClelland | OL | JR | 6'5" | 310 |
| 14 | Bryen Spaulding | DE | SR | 6'3" | 260 |
| 15 | Josh Alexander-Felton | DE | JR | 6'3" | 265 |
| 16 | Brody Henderson | DE | SO | 6'4" | 250 |
| 19 | Jayden Fry | DE | SO | 6'3" | 235 |
| 28 | Zion Taylor | DE | JR | 6'1" | 225 |
| 48 | Chauncey Chidi | DE | SR | 6'3" | 255 |
| 91 | Caius Coy | DE | SO | 6'3" | 255 |
| 10 | Darien Jackson | DT | SR | 6'0" | 305 |
| 90 | Uzziah Warmate | DT | FR | 5'11" | 250 |
| 92 | Jarra Anderson | DT | SR | 6'3" | 300 |
| 93 | Errol West Jr. | DT | FR | 6'0" | 290 |
| 95 | She'Fon Boyd | DT | JR | 6'0" | 300 |
| 97 | Dylan Frazier | DT | SR | 6'5" | 280 |
| 98 | Justin Terrell | DT | JR | 6'3" | 310 |
| 99 | Dimitry Nicolas | DT | JR | 6'4" | 295 |
| 12 | Elijah Groves | LB | JR | 6'5" | 245 |
| 18 | Stacy Bey | LB | SO | 6'0" | 210 |
| 21 | Dean Ford | LB | JR | 6'1" | 230 |
| 23 | Mike King Jr. | LB | JR | 6'0" | 215 |
| 26 | Tokyo Gordon | LB | SR | 6'2" | 215 |
| 32 | Kade Houston | LB | SR | 6'1" | 225 |
| 33 | Brian Bates Jr. | LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 |
| 37 | Ryan Mallory | LB | FR | 6'0" | 205 |
| 40 | Cole Worthington | LB | JR | 5'11" | 215 |
| 42 | Ca'lub Holloway | LB | SR | 6'1" | 245 |
| 44 | Ray Chatham | LB | JR | 6'1" | 210 |
| 45 | Eli Wallace | LB | SR | 5'11" | 215 |
| 81 | Nico Ottomanelli | PK | JR | 6'3" | 200 |
| 83 | Tate Ryan | PK | SO | 6'0" | 180 |
| 94 | Sam Carpenter | PK | SR | 5'11" | 180 |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 6'1" | 175 |
| 4 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 6'4" | 200 |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 6'2" | 195 |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | 6'3" | 190 |
| 20 | Dravon Wilson | CB | JR | 5'11" | 190 |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | 6'0" | 180 |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 5'10" | 180 |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | JR | 6'0" | 175 |
| 5 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 5'10" | 200 |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | 6'1" | 180 |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 6'0" | 195 |
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 5'11" | 185 |
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 5'9" | 190 |
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 6'0" | 185 |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 6'3" | 205 |
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 5'10" | 205 |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 6'0" | 190 |
| 30 | Braylen Wortham | S | SO | 6'2" | 205 |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 6'1" | 185 |
| 38 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 6'2" | 200 |
| 31 | Cal Joseph | P | SO | 6'1" | 195 |
| 46 | Carson Whitington | LS | SR | 6'0" | 240 |
| 47 | Victor Gamboa | LS | FR | 6'0" | 225 |
| 49 | Cameron McCulloch | LS | JR | 6'4" | 220 |
2026
Recruiting
SHSURecruiting boardSam Houston Bearkats commitments, targets and recruiting developments will collect here.
2026
Transfer Portal
OUT
Mabrey MettauerQB • SMU
Jul 24
IN
Josiah ChenaultIOL • Kennesaw State
Feb 4
IN
Denell Nix Jr.OT • App State
Feb 4
IN
Christian ZacharyWR • NC State
Feb 2
OUT
Rayfield LottenTE • New Mexico State
Jan 20
IN
Ishmel AtkinsCB • Elon
Jan 20
IN
Brian BatesLB • Delaware State
Jan 17
IN
Max WhisnerTE • Akron
Jan 17
OUT
Rhett LarsonIOL • Western Kentucky
Jan 16
IN
Elijah CollinsIOL • Western Carolina
Jan 16
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Injuries & Availability
Player status
Availability Report
SHSUPlayer availabilitySam Houston Bearkats injury and availability updates will appear here as they are reported.
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