Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Blake Anderson (1st year)
Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Cefalo
Defensive Coordinator: Joe Bolden
Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 6-6(expected 5.8)The Golden Eagles enter 2026 with new head coach Blake Anderson.
Blake Anderson's Golden Eagles feature QB Braylon Braxton (109) and WR Micah Davis (108) leading a homegrown roster with just 1 transfer starter — the most development-dependent team in the Sun Belt. DL J'Mond Tapp (96) and WR Elijah Metcalf (94) add veteran production.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges Arkansas State (Sun Belt)53% win
Toss-up: trails UConn (Independents)45% win
Toss-up: edges South Alabama (Sun Belt)56% win
Toss-up: edges Louisiana (Sun Belt)56% win
Toss-up: edges Louisiana Tech (Sun Belt)56% win
Toss-up: trails Old Dominion (Sun Belt)41% win
Toss-up: edges James Madison (Sun Belt)60% win
Quarterbacks(5)
Landry Lyddy
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Ethan Hampton
6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jacobe Robinson
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
John White
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kyle McCormick
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(8)
Matt Jones
6'0" · 202 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jeffery Pittman
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Robert Briggs
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Rotation
Brandon Hood
5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Jamarice Wilder
5'9" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Josiah Basten
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Robert Henderson
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tyrese Weeks
5'0" · 252 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(18)
Elijah Metcalf
5'0" · 170 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Carl Chester
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Micah Davis
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Bralon Brown
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Reserve
A.J. Little
5'11" · 191 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Cace Reed
5'0" · 150 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Chuck Montgomery
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Davis Dalton
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Dillon Rowley
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Elijah Zamora
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Grant Page
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Israel Leamon
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jaylen Himes
5'9" · 177 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Kaden Saunders
5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Mario Sanders II
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Mike Duran
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Trey Horne
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Zavian Hales
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Tight Ends(7)
Kyirin Heath
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Kadinn Morris
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Caston Brown
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Connor Gooding
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jeremiah Beck Jr.
6'4" · 237 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Preston Kilgore
6'4" · 228 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
TJ Johnson
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(20)
Cooper Frazier
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Backup
Blake Bustard
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Backup
Toby Mealer
6'5" · 325 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Greg Nunnery
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Aloali'i Maui
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Broderick Roman
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Braden Cain
6'5" · 290 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Camden Myers
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Carlos Slayden
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Chase Malamala
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Christian Anderson
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Christian Young
6'7" · 350 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Da'Jy'Quwan Jackson
6'5" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Hayden Breal
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jahmir Davis
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Joseph Rounds
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Larry Edwards
6'0" · 285 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Liam Cassidy
6'0" · 325 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Luke Rogers
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
RJ Whitehead
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Defensive Line(25)
Brodarius Lewis
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Jameer Lewis
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Isaiah Gibson Sr.
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jabari Ishmael
6'0" · 270 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Amari Wilson
6'1" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Amir Leonard-Jean Charles
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Cameron Mackey
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Chris Hayes
6'0" · 260 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
David Griffin
6'0" · 285 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Eric Thomas Jr.
6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
JJ Hawkins
6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
JR Stegall
6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Jackson Banks
6'1" · 295 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Jackson Klein
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jaden McKinney
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Jeffery Rush
6'1" · 260 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Jeramie Posey
6'0" · 270 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Josh Johnson
6'1" · 300 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Kyle Davis
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Najae Hallenbeck
6'0" · 272 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Nasim Cairo
6'2" · 272 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Quinzavious Warren
6'0" · 330 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Will Smith
6'3" · 231 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Xavier McIver
6'3" · 299 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Zachariah Keith
6'0" · 250 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(9)
Joseph Harper
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Garrick Ponder
6'0" · 250 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Andrew Martin
6'1" · 219 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Avery Sledge
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Malachi Henderson
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Mathis Haygood
6'0" · 228 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Peyton Anderson
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Zach Ruffin
6'0" · 198 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Zion Edwards
5'0" · 220 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(24)
Josh Battle
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Baron Taylor
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Brendan Toles
6'0" · 181 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Caleb Williams
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Cameron Knox
5'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Cannon McClain
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Champ Lewis
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Dominick Hill
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Hiroshi Carr
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Ishmael Ibraheem
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Javarion Barnett
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Jaylin Carter
5'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jonah Martinez
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jordan Pride
6'1" · 196 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
Jyaire Brown
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Kelby Hampton
6'1" · 188 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Khalil Foster
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kobi Albert
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Kolby Peavy
6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Landon Sylvie
5'10" · 177 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Laquan Robinson
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Key Reserve
MaLik Caswell
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Malakai Murphy
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Michael Robinson III
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Kickers(3)
Reed Harradine
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Junior
Role: Starter
Creighton Wilbanks
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Backup
Kaden Morgan
5'0" · 173 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Punters(3)
Dusty Zimmer
6'5" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jack Murley
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Backup
Logan Gregory
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Long Snappers(4)
Luke Beard
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Backup
Andrew Tate
5'0" · 205 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Colin Kapilovic
5'0" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Fred Nicholson
5'0" · 215 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve