Houston Cougars

Head Coach: Willie Fritz (3rd year)

Offensive Coordinator: Slade Nagle

Defensive Coordinator: Austin Armstrong

Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 7-5(expected 7.2)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

Oregon StateSep 578% -20.5

SouthernSep 12W

@ Texas TechSep 1926% +17.5

@ Georgia SouthernSep 2673% -16.0

UCFOct 3⚡ 53% -2.0

@ Kansas StateOct 1040% +6.5

Oklahoma StateOct 17⚡ 48% +1.0

@ UtahOct 2443% +5.0

CincinnatiNov 769% -13.5

@ ColoradoNov 1465% -10.5

@ West VirginiaNov 2170% -14.0

BaylorNov 2858% -5.0

Willie Fritz enters year two with a transformed roster after a 4-8 2025 season. The offense lost TE Tanner Koziol (NFL Draft), both starting RBs (Dean Connors, Stacy Sneed), and top DB Wrook Brown — but retains QB Conner Weigman (5,399 career pass yds, 44 TDs) and All-Big 12 WR Amare Thomas. Tulane/Oregon transfer RB Makhi Hughes (2,779 career rush yds) is the headline portal addition. The defense returns DL Carlos Allen Jr. (All-Big 12 2nd Team) and adds new starters across the secondary.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Oklahoma State (Big 12)48% win

Toss-up: edges UCF (Big 12)53% win

Toss-up: trails Utah (Big 12)43% win

Toss-up: edges Baylor (Big 12)58% win

Toss-up: trails Kansas State (Big 12)40% win

80Total Players

19Transfers

43Returning

18Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

#1Conner Weigman

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Luke Carney

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#15Jake Sock

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#17Indiana Wijay

6'4" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Keisean Henderson

6'3" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(5)

Makhi Hughes

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#6Re'Shaun Sanford II

5'9" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25DJ Butler

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#16JayShon Ridgle

6'0" · 197 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

John Hebert

5'10" · 182 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(12)

Amare Thomas

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#4Mekhi Mews

5'8" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Tyson Turner

6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#3Harvey Broussard III

6'3" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Muizz Tounkara

6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Trent Walker

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#81Anthony Gangi Jr.

5'10" · 180 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Dylan Caddle

5'10" · 165 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#84Samuel Padgitt

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jeremiah Bushnell

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Keavon Roberts

6'4" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Koby Young

Returning

Sophomore

Role: Starter

Tight Ends(4)

#87Luke McGary

6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#9Patrick Overmyer

6'5" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#85Traville Frederick Jr.

6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jaivion Martin

6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(16)

#76Cedric Melton

6'5" · 290 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#75Dalton Merryman

6'9" · 305 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#67Hingano Hautau

6'6" · 325 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#73Jason Brooks Jr.

6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#74Matthew Wykoff

6'6" · 325 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Shadre Hurst

6'3" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#79Alvin Ebosele

6'6" · 312 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Anthony Boswell

6'4" · 305 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Hayden Wright

6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#66McKenzie Agnello

6'4" · 314 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Drew Terrill

6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#70Larry Crawford

6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Aaron Wolford

6'4" · 290 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Noah Abebe

6'4" · 275 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Rhett Gray

6'7" · 290 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Troy Pless

6'5" · 295 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(12)

De'Marion Thomas

6'3" · 280 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#97Everitt Rogers

6'2" · 300 lbs · Age 22

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#99Quindario Lee

6'5" · 285 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#93Xavier Stillman

6'3" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ashton Porter

6'3" · 275 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ejiroghene Egodogbare

6'5" · 260 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#18Khalil Laufau

6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#51Hunter Jones

6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#98Myles Parker

6'0" · 335 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Isaiah Broughton

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Kaleb Walker

6'1" · 270 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Xavier Fleming

6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(9)

#4Brandon Mack II

6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jaden Yates

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#36Jalen Garner

6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#10Latreveon McCutchin

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Miller Malone

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#12Sione Fotu

6'0" · 226 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#25Carmycah Glass

6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Bryson Castile

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Tyler Covar

6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(12)

Blake Thompson

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#3JD Rhym

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Javion White

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#13C.J. Douglas

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Jalen Mayo

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#19Keany Parks

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#6Jordan Allen

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#8Kentrell Webb

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

James Henderson III

6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Javen Holmes

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Mudassir Abdullah

6'0" · 165 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Paris Melvin Jr.

5'11" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Role: Reserve

Kickers(2)

#92Ethan Sanchez

5'9" · 192 lbs · Age 22

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Evan Noel

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Punters(1)

#91Liam Dougherty

6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

#56Jacob Garza

6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Jack Carson-Wentz

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup