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Arizona Wildcats Roster & Depth Chart 2026

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2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Seth Doege / Danny Gonzales

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Air spread 11

Offensive scheme type: Air spread 11
Personnel: 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme: Inside zone / RPO
Primary offensive line scheme: Zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 68

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Doege played QB for Mike Leach at Texas Tech and calls a no-huddle, signal-from-the-sideline offense that pushes pace so defenses cannot sub.

Defense

Odd 3-3-5

Defensive scheme type: Odd 3-3-5
Base front: 3-3-5 nickel
Front: 3-4
Defensive line technique: Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage: Cover 3 / Cover 4
Primary press technique: Off

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 58

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Gonzales Rocky Long-tree 3-3-5 odd stack: movement, slants, and fire zone pressure from the stack backers.

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54	Keona Peat	ARI	OL	6' 1"	290	—	SR	Chandler, AZ	Portal	—	Active
55*	Nathan Hale		OL	6' 4"	315	—	SR	Orange, CA	Portal	—	Active
56	Sione Tohi	ARI	OL	6' 3"	330	—	SO	San Francisco, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1497 · '25	Active
58	Zach Henning		OL	6' 4"	310	—	SR	Centennial, CO	Portal	3★ · No. 1308 · '23	Active
59	Rhino Tapa'atoutai	ARI	OL	6' 5"	320	—	SR	West Valley City, UT	High school	3★ · No. 1201 · '23	Active
62	Javian Goo	ARI	OL	6' 4"	305	—	SO	Kapolei, HI	High school	3★ · No. 1303 · '25	Active
63	Alexander Doost	ARI	OL	6' 7"	335	—	SR	Phoenix, AZ	Portal	3★ · No. 1190 · '23	Active
66	Jaxon Griffin	ARI	OL	6' 6"	295	—	SO	Mesa, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1699 · '25	Active
68	Malachi Joyner		OL	6' 3"	300	—	FR	Gilbert, AZ	Portal	4★ · No. 257 · '26	Active
71	Tristan Bounds	ARI	OL	6' 8"	320	—	SR	Bethesda, MD	Portal	3★ · No. 529 · '21	Active
72	Louis Akpa	ARI	OL	6' 6"	310	—	SO	South San Francisco, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1103 · '25	Active
73	Matthew Lado	ARI	OL	6' 6"	320	—	JR	Glendale, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1503 · '24	Active
76	Khalil Sanogo	ARI	OL	6' 4"	340	—	FR	Dallas, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1252 · '26	Active
77	Jake Griffin	ARI	OL	6' 5"	310	—	SR	Mesa, AZ	Portal	3★ · No. 1811 · '20	Active
78*	Grayson Stovall	ARI	OL	6' 3"	325	—	SR	Chandler, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 697 · '22	Active
79	Isaac Perez	ARI	OL	6' 3"	335	—	SR	Corona, CA	Portal	—	Active
1	Noah Fifita	ARI	QB	5' 10"	190	—	SR	Huntington Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 546 · '22	Active
7*	Sawyer Anderson	ARI	QB	5' 11"	180	—	SO	Dallas, TX	High school	3★ · No. 933 · '25	Active
9*	Oscar Rios	ARI	QB	6' 3"	170	—	FR	Norwalk, CA	High school	4★ · No. 355 · '26	Active
15*	Mason Bray		QB	6' 1"	195	—	JR	Phoenix, AZ	Portal	—	Active
16*	Luke Haugo	ARI	QB	6' 5"	205	—	SO	Scottsdale, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1414 · '25	Active
0*	Wesley Yarbrough	ARI	RB	5' 10"	210	—	SO	Houston, TX	High school	3★ · No. 981 · '25	Active
3*	Kedrick Reescano	ARI	RB	6' 0"	215	—	SR	New Caney, TX	Portal	4★ · No. 129 · '23	Active
6*	Cornelius Warren III	ARI	RB	5' 9"	175	—	SO	Fort Worth, TX	High school	3★ · No. 818 · '25	Active
21*	Ismail Mahdi		RB	5' 9"	185	—	SR	Murphy, TX	Portal	—	Active
24*	Quincy Craig	ARI	RB	5' 10"	200	—	SR	Garden Grove, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 1067 · '22	Active
27*	RBLohgan Bottjer		RB	6' 1"	210	—	JR	Limon, CO	Portal	—	Active
28*	Anthony Wilhite II	ARI	RB	5' 11"	195	—	SR	Tucson, AZ	High school	—	Active
44*	Antwan Roberts Jr.	ARI	RB	6' 0"	200	—	SR	Nashville, TN	Portal	3★ · No. 1116 · '21	Active
8*	Shane King	ARI	TE	6' 3"	240	—	SO	Gainesville, GA	Portal	3★ · No. 1877 · '25	Active
14*	Cole Rusk	ILLARI	TE	6' 5"	245	—	SR	Rock Island, IL	Portal	3★ · No. 1868 · '21	Active
39*	Lachlan Teissier		TE	6' 8"	260	—	SO	Perth, Australia	Portal	—	Active
83	Tyler Mustain	ARI	TE	6' 2"	237	—	SR	Tucson, AZ	High school	—	Active
85	Kellan Ford	ARI	TE	6' 5"	245	—	SO	Danville, CA	High school	3★ · No. 663 · '25	Active
86	Arthur Ban	ARI	TE	6' 4"	247	—	JR	Portland, OR	Portal	3★ · No. 1603 · '24	Active
87	Tyler Powell	ARI	TE	6' 7"	245	—	SR	Phoenix, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1313 · '22	Active
88	Henry Gabalis	ARI	TE	6' 6"	240	—	FR	Duvall, WA	High school	3★ · No. 433 · '26	Active
2*	R.J. Mosley	ARI	WR	6' 3"	197	—	FR	Brentwood, CA	High school	4★ · No. 137 · '26	Active
4*	DJ Jordan	ARI	WR	6' 0"	190	—	JR	Watts, CA	Portal	4★ · No. 98 · '24	Active
5	Giovanni Richardson		WR	5' 10"	180	—	SO	Rockford, IL	Portal	3★ · No. 680 · '25	Active
10*	Jordan Ross	TEN	WR	5' 10"	185	—	JR	Compton, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 521 · '24	Active
11*	Chris Hunter III	ARI	WR	6' 1"	195	—	SR	New Orleans, LA	High school	—	Active
12*	Tre Spivey	ARI	WR	6' 4"	215	—	SR	Chandler, AZ	Portal	3★ · No. 487 · '23	Active
17*	Isaiah Mizell	ARI	WR	6' 1"	170	—	SO	Orlando, FL	High school	4★ · No. 252 · '25	Active
18*	Brandon Phelps	ARI	WR	6' 3"	207	—	JR	Gilbert, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1263 · '24	Active
20*	Caleb Smith	WAS	WR	5' 8"	170	—	FR	Allen, TX	Portal	3★ · No. 1097 · '26	Active
81	Scotty Brennan		WR	6' 4"	185	—	SO	Los Gatos, CA	Portal	—	Active
82	Landon Kelsey	ARI	WR	6' 4"	215	—	SO	Portland, OR	High school	3★ · '25	Active
84	Rodney Gallagher III	ARI	WR	5' 10"	180	—	SR	Uniontown, PA	Portal	4★ · No. 332 · '23	Active
89	Jordan McCord III		WR	5' 11"	175	—	JR	Soquel, CA	Portal	—	Active

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8*	Jay'Vion Cole	SJSTEXARI	CB	5' 10"	190	—	SR	Oakland, CA	Portal	—	Active
9*	Tyrese Boss	ARI	CB	5' 11"	185	—	JR	Rialto, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 2210 · '24	Active
12*	Dwight Bootle II	CHAARI	CB	5' 9"	175	—	SR	Miami, FL	Portal	3★ · No. 1006 · '23	Active
24*	Kingston Spivey		CB	5' 8"	185	—	FR	Chandler, AZ	High school	—	Active
25	Zuri Watson	ARI	CB	5' 10"	187	—	JR	Saint Petersburg, FL	Portal	—	Active
28*	Swayde Griffin	ARI	CB	6' 2"	200	—	SO	Lago Vista, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1020 · '25	Active
30	Xaier Hiler	ARI	CB	6' 3"	190	—	FR	Denton, TX	High school	3★ · No. 423 · '26	Active
31	Aiden Miller		CB	5' 11"	193	—	JR	Phoenix, AZ	Portal	—	Active
3*	Tre Smith	SJSARI	DL	6' 5"	265	—	SR	Mesa, AZ	Portal	3★ · No. 2298 · '20	Active
27*	Keytrin Harris	ARI	DL	6' 6"	305	—	FR	Las Vegas, NV	High school	3★ · No. 879 · '26	Active
38	Kevin Moorer Jr.		DL	6' 3"	280	—	JR	Mobile, AL	Portal	—	Active
41	Julian Savaiinaea	ARI	DL	6' 3"	290	—	SR	Tafuna, American Samoa	High school	3★ · No. 1129 · '23	Active
42	Dominic Lolesio	ARI	DL	6' 4"	265	—	SR	Long Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1581 · '23	Active
44*	Prince Williams	ARI	DL	6' 3"	275	—	FR	Las Vegas, NV	High school	3★ · No. 652 · '26	Active
45	Victory Johnson	ARI	DL	6' 3"	255	—	SR	San Diego, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 992 · '23	Active
51	Kaisi Lafitaga	ARI	DL	6' 2"	300	—	FR	Pago Pago, American Samoa	High school	3★ · No. 2390 · '26	Active
52	Dustin Petras		DL	6' 1"	225	—	FR	Hilo, HI	High school	—	Active
53	Christian Madoski	ARI	DL	6' 3"	263	—	SR	Glendale, AZ	High school	—	Active
78*	Manoah Faupusa	ARI	DL	6' 0"	377	—	FR	Long Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1409 · '26	Active
91	Porter Patton	ARI	DL	6' 7"	270	—	SO	Austin, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1834 · '25	Active
92	Ezra Funa	ARI	DL	6' 2"	295	—	SR	Anaheim, CA	High school	3★ · No. 90 · '25	Active
95	Leroy Palu	ARI	DL	6' 3"	295	—	SR	Corona, CA	High school	3★ · No. 79 · '25	Active
96	Zac Siulepa	ARI	DL	6' 6"	367	—	SR	Gold Coast, Australia	High school	3★ · No. 86 · '25	Active
99	Mays Pese	ARI	DL	6' 3"	290	—	SO	Santa Barbara, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1113 · '25	Active
0*	Dash Fifita	ARI	LB	5' 7"	190	—	FR	Huntington Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 2089 · '26	Active
6*	Taye Brown	ARI	LB	6' 2"	230	—	SR	Chandler, AZ	High school	3★ · No. 1359 · '23	Active
7*	Chase Kennedy	ARI	LB	6' 3"	235	—	SR	Dallas, TX	Portal	3★ · No. 816 · '22	Active
10*	Myron Robinson	ARI	LB	6' 1"	225	—	SO	San Antonio, TX	High school	3★ · No. 880 · '25	Active
11*	Jabari Mann	ARI	LB	6' 0"	220	—	JR	San Mateo, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1389 · '24	Active
16*	Everett Roussaw Jr.	ARI	LB	6' 2"	235	—	SR	Atlanta, GA	Portal	3★ · No. 1247 · '23	Active
18*	Carter Jones	ARI	LB	6' 0"	230	—	SO	Coto De Caza, CA	High school	3★ · No. 2276 · '25	Active
19*	Max Harris		LB	6' 0"	230	—	SR	Mansfield, TX	Portal	—	Active
26	Coleman Patmon	ARI	LB	6' 2"	225	—	SO	Del Valle, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1066 · '25	Active
29	Jaden Parker		LB	6' 1"	255	—	FR	Anna, TX	High school	—	Active
32	Nela Taliauli		LB	6' 0"	220	—	JR	Puna, HI	Portal	—	Active
36	Dominic Hanger	ARI	LB	6' 1"	223	—	SR	Chandler, AZ	High school	—	Active
39*	Jacob Buggie		LB	6' 2"	215	—	JR	Phoenix, AZ	Portal	—	Active
40	Brandon Craddock	ARI	LB	5' 10"	223	—	SR	Phoenix, AZ	High school	2★ · '22	Active
48	Cooper Blomstrom	ARI	LB	6' 2"	245	—	SR	Dover, NH	Portal	—	Active
55*	Leviticus Su'a	ARI	LB	6' 2"	235	—	SR	Moreno Valley, CA	High school	4★ · No. 400 · '23	Active
2*	Daylen Austin	ARI	S	6' 0"	193	—	SR	Long Beach, CA	Portal	4★ · No. 109 · '23	Active
4*	Matai Tagoa'i	ARI	S	6' 4"	205	—	SO	Las Vegas, NV	Portal	4★ · No. 109 · '25	Active
13	Cam Chapa	ARI	S	5' 11"	195	—	JR	Aurora, CO	Portal	—	Active
14*	Hannibal Navies II	ARI	S	6' 2"	207	—	FR	Buford, GA	High school	3★ · No. 1317 · '26	Active
15*	Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	ARI	S	5' 8"	190	—	SR	Silver Creek, MS	Portal	3★ · No. 1062 · '22	Active
17*	Lee Molette III	ARI	S	6' 1"	195	—	SR	Nashville, TN	Portal	3★ · No. 1739 · '22	Active
20*	Dajon Hinton	ARI	S	5' 10"	185	—	SO	San Diego, CA	High school	3★ · No. 983 · '25	Active
21*	Johno Price	ARI	S	6' 2"	183	—	SR	East Palo Alto, CA	High school	3★ · No. 90 · '24	Active
23	Gavin Hunter	ARI	S	6' 2"	208	—	SR	Ewa Beach, HI	High school	3★ · No. 1070 · '23	Active
33	Kason Brown	ARI	S	6' 4"	203	—	SO	Big Lake, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1136 · '25	Active
34*	James Pike		S	5' 11"	195	—	FR	Phoenix, AZ	High school	—	Active
35	Quinn Olson		S	6' 3"	205	—	JR	Sioux City, IA	Portal	—	Active
47*	Harold Lusk II		S	6' 2"	212	—	SO	Seaside, CA	Portal	—	Active

Special Teams6


43	Drew Nicolson		LS	5' 11"	235	—	SR	Tempe, AZ	Portal	—	Active
47*	LSBraxton Hart		LS	5' 9"	207	—	FR	Tulsa, OK	High school	—	Active
34*	Carter Schwartz	LOUARI	P	6' 3"	227	—	JR	Louisville, KY	Portal	—	Active
37	Chase Ridley	ARI	P	6' 3"	240	—	SO	Perth, Australia	High school	3★ · No. 3011 · '26	Active
98	Ian French		P	5' 11"	205	—	FR	Dripping Springs, TX	High school	—	Active
19*	Michael Salgado-Medina	ARI	PK	6' 3"	203	—	JR	Mission Viejo, CA	High school	3★ · No. 2519 · '24	Active

Roster log

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Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Anthony Wilhite
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Antwan Roberts
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Braxton Hart
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Chris Hunter
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Dajon Hamilton
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Daylen Martin
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Drew Nicolson
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Hannibal Navies
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Jaxon Griffin
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Jordan McCord
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Justin Morales
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Kevin Moorer
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Malcolm Hartzog
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Shane King
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 6:14 PM
Tre Spivey III
No longer on the listed roster

Air spread 11Odd 3-3-5Inside zone / RPOCover 3 / Cover 411 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR3-3-5 nickelOurlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR

11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.

WR1

WR2

SLOT

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	12	Tre Spivey	18	Brandon Phelps	2	R.J. Mosley
WR2	11	Chris Hunter III	17	Isaiah Mizell	4	DJ Jordan
Slot	5	Giovanni Richardson	84	Rodney Gallagher III	20	Caleb Smith
LT	73	Matthew Lado	55	Nathan Hale	—	—
LG	59	Rhino Tapa'atoutai	62	Javian Goo	—	—
C	58	Zach Henning	78	Grayson Stovall	—	—
RG	63	Alexander Doost	56	Sione Tohi	—	—
RT	71	Tristan Bounds	77	Jake Griffin	72	Louis Akpa
TE	14	Cole Rusk	87	Tyler Powell	8	Shane King
QB	1	Noah Fifita	7	Sawyer Anderson	16	Luke Haugo
RB	21	Ismail Mahdi	3	Kedrick Reescano	24	Quincy Craig

Defense

Nickel 4-3

Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

RDE

WILL

ILB

ILB

OLB

LCB

RCB

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	3	Tre Smith	44	Prince Williams	45	Victory Johnson
LDT	95	Leroy Palu	51	Kaisi Lafitaga	96	Zac Siulepa
RDT	99	Mays Pese	38	Kevin Moorer Jr.	27	Keytrin Harris
RDE	42	Dominic Lolesio	41	Julian Savaiinaea	—	—
WLB	7	Chase Kennedy	16	Everett Roussaw Jr.	10	Myron Robinson
MLB	6	Taye Brown	19	Max Harris	0	Dash Fifita
LCB	12	Dwight Bootle II	21	Johno Price	25	Zuri Watson
SS	23	Gavin Hunter	17	Lee Molette III	—	—
FS	15	Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	2	Daylen Austin	21	Johno Price
RCB	8	Jay'Vion Cole	9	Tyrese Boss	28	Swayde Griffin
NB	35	Quinn Olson	13	Cam Chapa	4	Matai Tagoa'i

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	19	Michael Salgado-Medina	98	Ian French	—	—
P	37	Chase Ridley	34	Carter Schwartz	—	—
H	34	Carter Schwartz	37	Chase Ridley	—	—
LS	43	Drew Nicolson	47	Braxton Hart	—	—
PR	20	Caleb Smith	84	Rodney Gallagher III	5	Giovanni Richardson
KR	20	Caleb Smith	24	Quincy Craig	5	Giovanni Richardson