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Air Force Falcons Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Air Force Falcons are 4-1 in the Mountain West.

4-14th in Mountain WestTriple option 21Odd 3-4

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Mike Thiessen / Steve Russ

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

Offense

Triple option 21

Offensive scheme type
Triple option 21
Personnel
21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
Primary run scheme
Triple option / midline
Primary offensive line scheme
Gap

Offensive aggression

Conservative · 42

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Thiessen, 18th year OC, Calhoun triple option: under center, fullback dive, rare play-action shots.

Defense

Odd 3-4

Defensive scheme type
Odd 3-4
Base front
Odd nickel 3-4
Front
3-4
Defensive line technique
Two-gap
Primary coverage
Cover 3 / Cover 4
Primary press technique
Off

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 58

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Russ 3-4, disciplined fits.

121 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense58

24*Luke RauhFB6' 0"210—JREnid, OKPortal—Active
27*Price DavisFB6' 0"195—SOMaryville, TNPortal—Active
28Gage LaDueFB5' 10"215—JRMaryville, TNPortal—Active
43*Travis WoodFB5' 10"225—JRRancho Santa Margarita, CAPortal—Active
45*Omari EliasFB5' 9"205—JRWichita, KSPortal—Active
51*Rudy VarelaOL6' 3"295—SRGilbert, AZPortal—Active
52Nathan ElwoodOL6' 3"290—SRMarysville, WAPortal—Active
53*Michael RayOL6' 4"300—SOMemphis, TNPortal—Active
54OLJustus PeralesOL6' 2"280—JRGarland, TXPortal—Active
56*Ian FisherOL6' 3"285—SRPeachtree City, GAPortal—Active
57Brody SmithOL6' 3"290—JRJefferson City, MOPortal—Active
58*TJ TarascioOL6' 3"310—SRRiverside, CAPortal—Active
59*Johnique ThomasOL6' 0"295—JRLittig, TXPortal—Active
62Jonny BrambilaOL6' 3"300—JRMurray, UTPortal—Active
63OLEli CampbellOL6' 2"310—SOPrinceton, WVPortal—Active
64Caden RomoOL6' 3"245—JRWimberley, TXPortal—Active
66Jake SulzbergerOL6' 4"275—SOLemont, ILPortal—Active
67Cole AndersonOL6' 3"315—SOJacksonville, FLPortal—Active
71Marcus RoserOL6' 2"280—JRAshburn, VAPortal—Active
72Jon AshfordOL6' 2"320—JREdmond, OKPortal—Active
73Brandon NazworthOL6' 3"290—JRFolsom, CAPortal—Active
75Alec FalkOL6' 5"315—SRMonument, COPortal—Active
76Alex BoydOL6' 4"280—SOMaryville, TNPortal—Active
77Peyton KnoebelOL6' 4"300—JRArvada, COPortal—Active
78Gary LassleyOL6' 4"300—SOFrisco, TXPortal—Active
55*Luke VonderhaarOT6' 4"285—SRBettendorf, IAPortal—Active
4*QBHoward Fisher IVQB5' 11"170——Wylie, TXPortal—Active
4*Kemper HodgesQB6' 0"245—SRSanta Rosa Beach, FLPortal—Active
5*Evan MeddersQB5' 10"210—SOWaxhaw, NCPortal—Active
7*Cade SpradlingQB6' 0"200—SOSpring Branch, TXPortal—Active
9Liam SzarkaQB5' 11"190—JRAurora, COPortal—Active
11Josh JohnsonQB6' 2"190—SRNew Orleans, LAPortal—Active
13*Maguire MartinQB6' 1"190—SRArgyle, TXPortal—Active
2*Owen AllenRB5' 11"215—SRSouthlake, TXPortal—Active
21*Chase FerrellRB5' 6"170—SOHouston, TXPortal—Active
26*Jalen Rashad TurnerRB5' 10"185—SRColumbus, GAPortal—Active
34*Oswaldo MoralesRB5' 9"210—SOTomball, TXPortal—Active
44*Rocco ContiRB5' 8"190—SROlmsted Falls, OHPortal—Active
53*Griffin StalfortTE6' 2"290—SRChandler, AZPortal—Active
80Simon KibbeeTE6' 6"250—SRAurora, COPortal—Active
81Dominic HenningTE6' 3"245—SOAurora, COPortal—Active
82Henry BarbischTE6' 5"250—SOPittsburgh, PAPortal—Active
85Mitchell BlakesleeTE6' 4"260—SRThe Woodlands, TXPortal—Active
87Harry CaskeyTE6' 2"240—JROgallala, NEPortal—Active
0*Owen ChambersWR5' 10"195—SRDana Point, CAPortal—Active
3*Matt LongWR5' 10"205—JRFolsom, CAPortal—Active
8*Jonah DawsonWR5' 9"170—JRRancho Cucamonga, CAPortal—Active
10*Adam HrynciwWR6' 3"180—SRFremont, OHPortal—Active
18*Mason HayesWR5' 11"210—JRNormandy Park, WAPortal—Active
19*Grant WayneWR6' 1"185—SRMurrieta, CAPortal—Active
20*Keegan SackWR5' 10"210—SOHurricane, WVPortal—Active
25Harris VinsonWR6' 0"205—SOBentonville, ARPortal—Active
29Sylas Maiava-AlaimaloWR5' 9"195—SOOahu, HIPortal—Active
30*Major QuinWR5' 10"185—SOJackson, MSPortal—Active
33*Mason LoweWR5' 10"185—JRLittleton, COPortal—Active
36*Astin HangeWR5' 10"175—JRKapolei, HIPortal—Active
83Isaac ThomasWR6' 4"210—SOCrestview, FLPortal—Active
89Noah McNairWR6' 0"205—SOSunnyside, WAPortal—Active

Defense57

2*Korey JohnsonDB6' 0"195—JRGlendale, AZPortal—Active
3*Kyle ChenDB6' 0"200—JRVancouver, WAPortal—Active
4*Mikhail SeikenDB5' 11"190—JRTakoma Park, MDPortal—Active
5*Roger Jones Jr.DB5' 10"184—JRHuntington, MDPortal—Active
7*Nick BeckwithDB6' 0"205—JRLafayette, LAPortal—Active
10*Jerome DrainDB6' 3"190—SOFulshear, TXPortal—Active
12Jax GatesDB5' 11"190—SOLincoln, NEPortal—Active
13*Joseph KramlichDB5' 10"175—SOKulm, NDPortal—Active
14Tyshan MitchellDB5' 10"170—SOMontgomery, NYPortal—Active
15DBMikey InwehDB6' 4"205—FRSan Antonio, TXHigh school—Active
16Jet WileyDB6' 2"185—SRSacramento, CAPortal—Active
17DBThomas YoungDB6' 0"195—FROrlando, FLHigh school—Active
19*Houston HendrixDB6' 1"205—SRBoerne, TXPortal—Active
20*JT TomesckoDB6' 1"190—JRBentonville, ARPortal—Active
21*Clayton HartDB6' 1"195—SOHenderson, TXPortal—Active
22Ehimen OyamendanDB5' 10"190—SOLa Crescenta, CAPortal—Active
23Cade PatersonDB5' 11"195—SOEastvale, CAPortal—Active
24*Jordan Elie-StuartDB5' 11"170—SOTomball, TXPortal—Active
26*Alexander PerezDB5' 10"200—SOHenderson, NVPortal—Active
27*Ethan StannardDB5' 11"195—SOAtlanta, GAPortal—Active
31Jayden MalbrancheDB5' 11"180—SOFort Myers, FLPortal—Active
36*Max MustellDB5' 10"175—SOMiami, FLPortal—Active
37PJ WeaverDB6' 0"175—SOCary, ILPortal—Active
40DBJaxon PaulsrudDB6' 0"190—FRCherokee, IAHigh school—Active
58*Nkongolo Wa-KalonjiDB6' 1"225—SOAurora, COPortal—Active
18*DeSean DavisDE6' 3"225—JRProsper, TXPortal—Active
34*Jalen DavisDE6' 3"220—JRProsper, TXPortal—Active
48Antonio MenardDE6' 1"230—JRLakeville, MNPortal—Active
50Grady ForsytheDE6' 4"235—JRConifer, COPortal—Active
53*Ryan LippeDE6' 4"250—SOHartville, OHPortal—Active
84Samuel Rhoades VDE6' 3"240—JRTulsa, OKPortal—Active
55*Cullen DevineDL6' 3"225—SOAustin, TXPortal—Active
56*Trace Williams-MitchelDL6' 3"285—JRDenver, COPortal—Active
59*Chaz BarnettDL6' 5"260—JRHighlands Ranch, COPortal—Active
90*Muhammad AlcineDL6' 2"255—SOLawrenceville, GAPortal—Active
92Connor VasekDL6' 2"255—SOAustin, TXPortal—Active
93Andrew TillettDL6' 3"290—SRSumner, WAPortal—Active
95Noah DanielsDL6' 3"260—SOWinter Park, FLPortal—Active
96Charlie GleasonDL6' 4"235—SRStillwater, MNPortal—Active
97Bennett WilliamsDL6' 2"285—JRPrinceton, ILPortal—Active
98*Christian KrietzerDL6' 2"240—SOMacon, GAPortal—Active
99Jayden OquendoDL6' 2"285—SROlathe, KSPortal—Active
0*Luke FisherLB6' 0"225—SRColumbus, MSPortal—Active
6Blake FletcherLB6' 1"230—SRRacine, WIPortal—Active
8*Dallas DaleyLB6' 1"215—SRRenton, WAPortal—Active
30*Isaac HubertLB6' 1"225—SRCanton, GAPortal—Active
32Andrew JurasekLB5' 11"235—SOWestlake, TXPortal—Active
33*Brody BujnochLB6' 1"235—SRHutto, TXPortal—Active
35Bryce BradenLB6' 2"225—SOStratford, TXPortal—Active
39*Brodie MitchellLB6' 1"205—JRPortland, TXPortal—Active
41Sam OaklandLB6' 2"225—SOSan Antonio, TXPortal—Active
42Brody WhitsonLB6' 2"245—SRSeguin, TXPortal—Active
43*Seth McFarlandLB6' 0"235—SOLongview, TXPortal—Active
44*Jonah BowmanLB6' 0"235—JRProsper, TXPortal—Active
45*Jaylin ReeseLB5' 11"235—JRWoodbury, MNPortal—Active
47Jake KeplerLB6' 2"230—JRSpringfield, ILPortal—Active
51*Vinnie CanosaLB6' 1"230—JRAcworth, GAPortal—Active

Special Teams6

46Jake HelmsLS6' 0"210—JRAustin, TXPortal—Active
91Rip PerezP6' 2"200—SRAtlanta, GAPortal—Active
94Will DuncanP6' 0"220—JRKaty, TXPortal—Active
98*Rocco D'AngeloP5' 11"180—JRNaples, FLPortal—Active
39*Jacob MedinaPK5' 10"170—JRChandler, AZPortal—Active
90*Carter CremascoliPK5' 11"210—SOMount Prospect, ILPortal—Active

Roster log

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  1. Added

    Luke Vonderhaar

    Added to the roster

  2. Added

    Grant Wayne

    Added to the roster

  3. Added

    Jalen Rashad Turner

    Added to the roster

  4. Added

    Rudy Varela

    Added to the roster

  5. Added

    TJ Tarascio

    Added to the roster

  6. Added

    Jet Wiley

    Added to the roster

  7. Added

    Andrew Tillett

    Added to the roster

  8. Added

    Brody Whitson

    Added to the roster

  9. Added

    Liam Szarka

    Added to the roster

  10. Added

    JT Tomescko

    Added to the roster

  11. Added

    Travis Wood

    Added to the roster

  12. Added

    Trace Williams-Mitchel

    Added to the roster

  13. Added

    Johnique Thomas

    Added to the roster

  14. Added

    Bennett Williams

    Added to the roster

  15. Added

    PJ Weaver

    Added to the roster

  16. Added

    Isaac Thomas

    Added to the roster

  17. Added

    Harris Vinson

    Added to the roster

  18. Added

    Nkongolo Wa-Kalonji

    Added to the roster

  19. Added

    Jake Sulzberger

    Added to the roster

  20. Added

    Connor Vasek

    Added to the roster

  21. Added

    Thomas Young

    Added to the roster

  22. Off roster

    Luke Vonderhaar

    No longer on the listed roster

  23. Off roster

    Grant Wayne

    No longer on the listed roster

  24. Off roster

    Jalen Rashad Turner

    No longer on the listed roster

  25. Off roster

    Rudy Varela

    No longer on the listed roster

  26. Off roster

    TJ Tarascio

    No longer on the listed roster

  27. Off roster

    Jet Wiley

    No longer on the listed roster

  28. Off roster

    Andrew Tillett

    No longer on the listed roster

  29. Off roster

    Brody Whitson

    No longer on the listed roster

  30. Off roster

    Liam Szarka

    No longer on the listed roster

  31. Off roster

    JT Tomescko

    No longer on the listed roster

  32. Off roster

    Travis Wood

    No longer on the listed roster

  33. Off roster

    Trace Williams-Mitchel

    No longer on the listed roster

  34. Off roster

    Johnique Thomas

    No longer on the listed roster

  35. Off roster

    Bennett Williams

    No longer on the listed roster

  36. Off roster

    PJ Weaver

    No longer on the listed roster

  37. Off roster

    Isaac Thomas

    No longer on the listed roster

  38. Off roster

    Harris Vinson

    No longer on the listed roster

  39. Off roster

    Nkongolo Wa-Kalonji

    No longer on the listed roster

  40. Off roster

    Jake Sulzberger

    No longer on the listed roster

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Air Force Falcons are 4-1 in the Mountain West. The offense is Triple option 21 and the defense is Odd 3-4. Play-callers are Mike Thiessen / Steve Russ.

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