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2026 roster · verified Jul 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM CDT (America/Chicago) · AFC SOUTH
2026 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Group | Depth | Status | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Ajani Carter | DB | DB | CB | RES | 1 | Houston; Utah State |
| 28 | Alijah Huzzie | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 1 | North Carolina; East Tennessee State |
| 17 | Brandon Codrington | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 2 | North Carolina Central |
| 24 | Derek Stingley Jr. | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 4 | LSU |
| 20 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 4 | Buffalo; Texas Tech |
| 22 | Jaylin Smith | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 1 | USC |
| 3 | Kamari Lassiter | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 2 | Georgia |
| 11 | Tremon Smith | DB | DB | CB | ACT | 8 | Central Arkansas |
| 37 | Collin Wright | DB | DB | DB | ACT | R | -- |
| 41 | Stephen Hall | DB | DB | DB | ACT | R | -- |
| 2 | Calen Bullock | DB | DB | FS | ACT | 2 | USC |
| 5 | Jalen Pitre | DB | DB | FS | ACT | 4 | Baylor |
| 29 | M.J. Stewart | DB | DB | FS | ACT | 8 | North Carolina |
| 6 | Reed Blankenship | DB | DB | FS | ACT | 4 | Middle Tennessee State |
| 27 | Kamari Ramsey | DB | DB | S | ACT | R | -- |
| 23 | Jaylen Reed | DB | DB | SS | ACT | 1 | Penn State |
| 32 | Kaevon Merriweather | DB | DB | SS | ACT | 3 | Iowa |
| 55 | Danielle Hunter | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 11 | LSU |
| 96 | Dominic Bailey | DL | DL | DE | ACT | R | -- |
| 97 | Dominique Robinson | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 4 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 92 | Dylan Horton | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 3 | TCU |
| 90 | Logan Hall | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 4 | Houston |
| 94 | Sabastian Harsh | DL | DL | DE | ACT | R | -- |
| 50 | Solomon Byrd | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 2 | USC; Wyoming |
| 51 | Will Anderson Jr. | DL | DL | DE | ACT | 3 | Alabama |
| 53 | Junior Tafuna | DL | DL | DT | ACT | 1 | Utah |
| 93 | Kayden McDonald | DL | DL | DT | ACT | R | -- |
| 58 | Kyonte Hamilton | DL | DL | DT | ACT | 1 | Rutgers |
| 91 | Naquan Jones | DL | DL | DT | ACT | 5 | Michigan State |
| 98 | Sheldon Rankins | DL | DL | DT | ACT | 10 | Louisville |
| 72 | Tommy Togiai | DL | DL | DT | ACT | 5 | Ohio State |
| 33 | Jacob Hummel | LB | LB | ILB | ACT | 4 | Iowa State |
| 14 | Marte Mapu | LB | LB | ILB | ACT | 3 | Sacramento State |
| 59 | Aiden Fisher | LB | LB | LB | ACT | R | -- |
| 57 | K.C. Ossai | LB | LB | LB | ACT | 1 | Louisiana |
| 30 | Wade Woodaz | LB | LB | LB | ACT | R | -- |
| 0 | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | LB | MLB | ACT | 7 | Florida Atlantic |
| 45 | E.J. Speed | LB | LB | MLB | ACT | 7 | Tarleton State |
| 56 | Jamal Hill | LB | LB | MLB | ACT | 2 | Oregon |
| 95 | Ali Gaye | LB | LB | OLB | ACT | 3 | LSU; Garden City CC; Arizona Western |
| 39 | Henry To'oTo'o | LB | LB | OLB | ACT | 3 | Alabama; Tennessee |
| 35 | Jake Hansen | LB | LB | OLB | ACT | 4 | Illinois |
| 52 | Xavier Thomas | LB | LB | OLB | RES | 2 | Clemson |
| 65 | Eli Cox | OL | OL | C | ACT | 1 | Kentucky |
| 60 | Jake Andrews | OL | OL | C | ACT | 3 | Troy |
| 54 | Jarrett Patterson | OL | OL | C | ACT | 3 | Notre Dame |
| 69 | Ed Ingram | OL | OL | G | ACT | 4 | LSU |
| 67 | Evan Brown | OL | OL | G | ACT | 8 | SMU |
| 64 | Febechi Nwaiwu | OL | OL | G | RES | R | -- |
| 66 | Keylan Rutledge | OL | OL | G | ACT | R | -- |
| 75 | Wyatt Teller | OL | OL | G | ACT | 8 | Virginia Tech |
| 79 | Aireontae Ersery | OL | OL | T | ACT | 1 | Minnesota |
| 57 | Blake Fisher | OL | OL | T | ACT | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 71 | Braden Smith | OL | OL | T | ACT | 8 | Auburn |
| -- | Derrick Graham | OL | OL | T | ACT | R | -- |
| 70 | James Neal | OL | OL | T | ACT | R | -- |
| 63 | Jarrett Kingston | OL | OL | T | ACT | 2 | USC; Washington State |
| 76 | Sam Hagen | OL | OL | T | ACT | R | -- |
| 77 | Trent Brown | OL | OL | T | ACT | 11 | Florida; Georgia Military |
| 7 | C.J. Stroud | QB | QB | QB | ACT | 3 | Ohio State |
| 10 | Davis Mills | QB | QB | QB | ACT | 5 | Stanford |
| 18 | Graham Mertz | QB | QB | QB | ACT | 1 | Florida; Wisconsin |
| 44 | British Brooks | RB | RB | FB | ACT | 2 | North Carolina |
| 32 | David Montgomery | RB | RB | RB | ACT | 7 | Iowa State |
| 42 | Evan Hull | RB | RB | RB | ACT | 3 | Northwestern |
| 25 | Jawhar Jordan | RB | RB | RB | ACT | 2 | Louisville; Syracuse |
| 31 | Josh Pitsenberger | RB | RB | RB | ACT | R | -- |
| 26 | Noah Whittington | RB | RB | RB | ACT | R | -- |
| 4 | Woody Marks | RB | RB | RB | ACT | 1 | USC; Mississippi State |
| 15 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | SPEC | K | ACT | 10 | UCLA |
| 40 | Austin Brinkman | LS | SPEC | LS | ACT | 1 | West Virginia |
| 36 | Jack Stonehouse | P | SPEC | P | ACT | R | -- |
| 38 | Kai Kroeger | P | SPEC | P | ACT | 1 | South Carolina |
| 9 | Brevin Jordan | TE | TE | TE | ACT | 5 | Miami |
| 8 | Cade Stover | TE | TE | TE | ACT | 2 | Ohio State |
| 86 | Dalton Schultz | TE | TE | TE | ACT | 8 | Stanford |
| 87 | Foster Moreau | TE | TE | TE | ACT | 7 | LSU |
| 49 | Layne Pryor | TE | TE | TE | ACT | 1 | -- |
| -- | Louis Hansen | TE | TE | TE | ACT | R | -- |
| 83 | Marlin Klein | TE | TE | TE | ACT | R | -- |
| 17 | Daniel Sobkowicz | WR | WR | WR | ACT | R | -- |
| 89 | Jared Wayne | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 3 | Pittsburgh |
| 81 | Jayden Higgins | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 1 | Iowa State; Eastern Kentucky |
| 13 | Jaylin Noel | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 1 | Iowa State |
| 19 | Jha'Quan Jackson | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 2 | Tulane |
| 85 | Josh Kelly | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 1 | Texas Tech; Washington State; Fresno State |
| 84 | Justin Watson | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 8 | Penn |
| 82 | Lewis Bond | WR | WR | WR | ACT | R | -- |
| 12 | Nico Collins | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 5 | Michigan |
| 1 | Tank Dell | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 3 | Houston; Independence Comm. College; Alabama A&M |
| 14 | Treyvhon Saunders | WR | WR | WR | ACT | R | -- |
| 19 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | WR | WR | ACT | 3 | Iowa State |