UTEP Miners
Head Coach: Scotty Walden (3rd year)
Offensive Coordinator: Mark Cala
Defensive Coordinator: Bobby Daly
Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 4-8(expected 4.2)Scotty Walden's Miners feature K Buzz Flabiano (89), DL KD Johnson (85), and QB EJ Colson (85). Three transfer starters as UTEP competes in the Sun Belt.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges Nevada (Mountain West)50% win
Toss-up: trails Northern Illinois (MAC)43% win
Toss-up: trails Wyoming (Mountain West)42% win
Quarterbacks(4)
EJ Colson
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#11Cade McConnell
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#10Chad Warner
6'2" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#8Shay Smith
6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(5)
#14Hahsaun Wilson
5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Tavorus Jones
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#21Marquez Taylor
5'11" · 171 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#22Elijah McCoy
5'9" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#20Josh Bell
5'9" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(10)
Ashton Nickelberry
5'10" · 181 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Royal Capell
6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#84Aramoni Rhone
6'5" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#26Caden Harris
5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Carver Cheeks
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#19Eric Willis III
5'8" · 160 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#3Jaden Smith
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#12Jet Thompson
5'10" · 165 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#15Trevon Tate
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#16Tanner Biggs
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(2)
#4Cash Cheeks
6'7" · 225 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#82Judah Ezinwa
6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Offensive Line(9)
#74Azizi Henry
6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#53Ivan Escobar
6'2" · 305 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#60Joseph Immediato
6'4" · 318 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#75Juan Camacho Jr.
6'6" · 285 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#63Rolando Beltran
6'3" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Brian Williams Jr.
6'2" · 333 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#79Jake Utley
6'6" · 315 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#58Jaquan Toney
6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#72Tyrone McDuffie III
6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(12)
#99Cole Gustafson
6'4" · 279 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#11Derek Burns
6'5" · 254 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#7KD Johnson
6'1" · 275 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#92Tyler Scott
6'1" · 315 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#19Ashaad Hall
6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#90Ashton Coker
6'2" · 290 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#5Kam Thomas
5'7" · 184 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#96Kelton Farmer
6'4" · 290 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#98Nico Guerra
6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#44Shakaun Bowser
6'5" · 255 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#42Will Weber
6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#91Michael Green
6'3" · 270 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(9)
#33Garrett Hawkins
6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#9Jayden Wilson
6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 21
R-Senior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#48Micah Davey
6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21
GR
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#30Nate Dyman
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#4Joshua Rudolph
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#36Stratton Shufelt
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#46Alex Szczesniak
6'1" · 220 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#44Jarrett Carr
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#35Jarrett Herd
6'2" · 225 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(19)
#8Chace Biddle
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#2Marcell Blocker
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#21Neil Campbell
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#1Solo Barnes
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#6Tyler Jones
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 22
R-Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#19AJ Smith
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#14Chris Miles Jr.
5'11" · 178 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#26Dee Brown
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#22Jakye Sheppard
5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#24Josiah Allen
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
#15Sy Slaughter
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#3Yessman Green
5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#12Deshawn Gaddie
5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#7JaMari Lyons
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#17Javon Carter
5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#28Kaiden Mines
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#25Kanin Bishop
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#30Marcus Tice
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#11TJ Thomas
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Kickers(2)
#40Buzz Flabiano
5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#45Jackson Hankins
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Punters(2)
#47Graham Nicholson
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#43Nathan Akinluyi
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Long Snappers(1)
#48Andrew Gomez
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup