Sam Houston Bearkats

Head Coach: Phil Longo (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Zack Patterson

Defensive Coordinator: Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay

Spring Game: 25-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.4)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

@ TroySep 531% +13.5

TulsaSep 1243% +5.0

NichollsSep 19W

@ Texas TechSep 267% +43.0

@ LibertyOct 839% +7.5

Western KentuckyOct 14⚡ 47% +1.5

New Mexico StateOct 21⚡ 53% -2.0

@ Missouri StateOct 27⚡ 46% +2.5

@ Jacksonville StateNov 744% +4.0

Kennesaw StateNov 1436% +9.5

Middle TennesseeNov 2158% -5.5

@ Florida InternationalNov 2835% +10.5

Phil Longo's Bearkats feature RB Alton McCaskill (142), DB CJ Brown (113), and RB Elijah Green (112). Nine transfer starters as Sam Houston competes in the Sun Belt.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Western Kentucky (C-USA)47% win

Toss-up: edges New Mexico State (C-USA)53% win

Toss-up: trails Missouri State (C-USA)46% win

Toss-up: trails Jacksonville State (C-USA)44% win

Toss-up: trails Tulsa (AAC)43% win

Toss-up: edges Middle Tennessee (C-USA)58% win

80Total Players

25Transfers

52Returning

3Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(3)

DJ Bailey

5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Landyn Locke

6'4" · 205 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

Mabrey Mettauer

6'5" · 225 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Running Backs(8)

Adrian Murdaugh

5'9" · 175 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Alton McCaskill

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Elijah Green

5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jerrian Parker Jr.

5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Landan Brown

5'11" · 215 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Shane Porter

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Xander Cheek

5'7" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith

5'10" · 220 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(10)

Chris Reed

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Aviyon Smith-Mack

5'8" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Darrick Bledsoe III

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Grady O'Neill

5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kaleb Black

5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kyan Berry-Johnson

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Lonnie Adkism

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Malik Phillips

5'9" · 170 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tim Burns Jr.

5'9" · 155 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Alijah Cason

5-9 · 175 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(5)

Fernando Garza III

6'6" · 250 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Austin Smith

6'5" · 240 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Rayfield Lotten

6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Thomas Jewett

6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Max Whisner

6-4 · 250 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

Role: Backup

Offensive Line(11)

Graceson Jackson-Smith

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

James Dawn II

6'3" · 320 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kolt Dieterich

6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Luke Eckardt

6'6" · 315 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Zo'Maryon Bryan

6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Cam Todd

6'2" · 305 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Quinton Williams

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

William McCollum

6'5" · 340 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Brock Stukes

6-2 · 303 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

Role: Backup

Carter Kadow

6-6 · 270 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Freshman

Role: Reserve

Mich'le Joseph

6'3" · 310 lbs

Returning

R-Junior

Role: Starter

Defensive Line(16)

Chauncey Chidi

6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Keelan Cox

6'5" · 250 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Zeiqui Lawton

6'1" · 260 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

AJ Sargent

6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Bryen Spaulding

6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Cade Adams

6'0" · 285 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Christopher Eaton Jr.

6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Dylan Frazier

6'4" · 265 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jarra Anderson

6'3" · 280 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Jayden Fry

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Justin Terrell

6'3" · 270 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Quardale Patt

6'4" · 270 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Zion Taylor

6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Darien Jackson

6-2 · 290 lbs · Age 21

Returning

R-Sophomore

Role: Rotation

Dimitry Nicolas

6-3 · 294 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Freshman

Role: Reserve

She'Fon Boyd

6-4 · 265 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(10)

Antavious Fish

6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

JaMair Diaz

6'1" · 245 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Jacquis Ishmeal Jr.

6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

CJ Johnson

6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ca'lub Holloway

6'2" · 240 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jacob Robinson

6'1" · 220 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Stacy Bey

6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tokyo Gordon

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Dean Ford

6-0 · 225 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

Role: Backup

Elijah Groves

6-4 · 225 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Freshman

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(12)

Alonzo Edwards Jr.

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

CJ Brown

5'10" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Emon Allen

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Cecil Powell

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Davion Green

5'9" · 160 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Joe Swen

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Maurice Mathis

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Octavius Henderson

6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Quan Williams

5'8" · 170 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Trey Harris

6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Tyler Bailey

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

William Davis

5-10 · 193 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

Role: Starter

Kickers(2)

RJ Lopez

5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Christian Pavon

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Punters(1)

Nico Ottomanelli

6'3" · 195 lbs

Transfer

R-Freshman

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

Jake Fitzgerald

6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Carson Whitington

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve