Washington State Cougars
Head Coach: Kirby Moore (1st year)
Spring Game: 25-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 4-8(expected 4.5)The Cougars enter 2026 with new head coach Kirby Moore.
Kirby Moore's Cougars feature QB Caden Pinnick (103), WR Tony Freeman (100), and RB Kirby Vorhees (95). Eighteen transfer starters — the most portal-dependent team in the new Pac-12.
Key Games
Toss-up: trails Oregon State (Pac-12)44% win
Toss-up: trails San Diego State (Pac-12)43% win
Toss-up: trails Colorado State (Pac-12)42% win
Quarterbacks(4)
#12Caden Pinnick
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
#19Jake Tiryakioglu
6'1" · 208 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#2Julian Dugger
6'3" · 208 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Backup
#17Owen Eshelman
6'3" · 194 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(6)
#25Beau Phillips
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#21Carl Watson III
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#9Kirby Vorhees
5'11" · 208 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
#20Leo Pulalasi
6'1" · 212 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
#3Maxwell Woods
5'10" · 192 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#22Tremayne Hill
5'10" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(8)
#8Branden Ganashamoorthy
6'3" · 201 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#1Daniel Blood
5'10" · 187 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Starter
#4Darrius Clemons
6'3" · 212 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#6Jay Porter
6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#80Noah Westbrook
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#13Ryan McKendry
6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#10Tank Hawkins
5'10" · 178 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Backup
Tony Freeman
5'8" · 171 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Starter
Tight Ends(4)
#27Hudson Cedarland
6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Backup
#28Jack Pedersen
6'5" · 240 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#81Peyton Read
6'6" · 222 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#23Trey Leckner
6'3" · 232 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
Offensive Line(13)
#71Ashton Tripp
6'7" · 303 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
#63Barry Morrissette
6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#68Chris Lino
6'8" · 304 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#70Dylan Hildebrand
6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#64Jaylin Caldwell
6'6" · 325 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#67Jonny Lester
6'5" · 306 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#51Kalolo Ta'aga
6'7" · 325 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
#69Kyle Martin
6'3" · 303 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#74Maximus McCree
6'6" · 302 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
#77Nick Bakken
6'5" · 302 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#75Noah Dunham
6'5" · 289 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#50Sone Falealo
6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Backup
#54Xavier Thorpe
6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(10)
#94Balaam Miller
6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
#34Damarjhe Lewis
6'3" · 309 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
#91Eduwa Okundaye
6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Jirah Leaupepetele
6-3 · 322 lbs · Age 21
Junior
Role: Backup
#52Kaden Beatty
6'0" · 285 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#6Linus Zunk
6'6" · 270 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#84Malachi Wrice
6'4" · 243 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#9Matyus McLain
6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
#90Michael Hughes
6'4" · 236 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#95Paul Hutson III
6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Linebackers(8)
#12Carsten Reynolds
6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#15DJ Warner
6'4" · 231 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
#35Erimus Wright
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#33Gage Jones
6'1" · 203 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#56Gavin Fugate
6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Reserve
#42Jack Ellison
6'2" · 222 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#21Keith Brown
6'1" · 240 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
#8Nylan Brown
5'11" · 235 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Defensive Backs(15)
CJ Solis-Lumar
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#24Elmo Wartson
6'3" · 185 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
#37Gaylon McNeal
5'11" · 191 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#15Ishmael Gibbs
5'11" · 164 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#25Jack Bal
6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Reserve
#22Jalil Tucker
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Starter
#17Jamarey Smith
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 19
R-Freshman
Role: Reserve
#3Jaylen Thomas
6'0" · 186 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Backup
#1Jeremiah Bernard
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
#17Jshawn Frausto-Ramos
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
#4Kai Rapolla
6'0" · 187 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Backup
#19Kayo Patu
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#13Khamari Terrell
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
#28Kyle Peterson
6'0" · 192 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Backup
#31Trey Ridley
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Kickers(2)
#38Jack Stevens
6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
#46Miguel Arenas
6'2" · 199 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Punters(2)
#48Josh Lijesen
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Reserve
#32Max Dean
6'1" · 198 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
Long Snappers(1)
#41Sean Bures
6'0" · 213 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup