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Baylor Bears Roster & Depth Chart 2026
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Jake Spavital / Joe Klanderman
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Spread 11 / tempo
- Offensive scheme type
- Spread 11 / tempo
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Aggressive · 72
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Spavital Air Raid-tree spread (Holgorsen/Sumlin): tempo, RPO, vertical shots.
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 · 64
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Klanderman now calls it (Aranda gave up calls): 3-3-5 odd stack, Cover 3/quarters, havoc/simulated pressure emphasis.
112 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.
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| 56* |  Harrison Cluff | | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | — | SO | Columbia, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 1074 · '25 | Active |
| 57* |  Journey Tala | | OL | 6' 3" | 302 | — | SO | San Diego, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 58 |  Cooper Lovelace |    | OL | 6' 5" | 313 | — | SR | Prairie Village, KS | Portal | — | Active |
| 61 |  Cayden Tone | | OL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | SR | Pacifica, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 62 |  Alessandro Lorenzetti |  | OL | 6' 5" | 314 | — | SR | Montreal, Canada | Portal | — | Active |
| 63 |  Wyatt Swaner | | OL | 6' 1" | 287 | — | JR | Dallas, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 64 |  Jaydon Mendiola | | OL | 6' 4" | 308 | — | SO | Clovis, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 66 |  Koltin Sieracki | | OL | 6' 4" | 317 | — | JR | The Woodlands, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1721 · '24 | Active |
| 67 |  David Roberts Jr. | | OL | 6' 5" | 341 | — | SO | Irmo, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 129 · '26 | Active |
| 69 |  Donel Robinson Jr. | | OL | 6' 3" | 308 | — | FR | Durant, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 430 · '26 | Active |
| 70 |  Nate Kibble | TEX | OL | 6' 3" | 333 | — | JR | Humble, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 482 · '24 | Active |
| 71 |  Matthew Parker |  | OL | 6' 7" | 316 | — | SO | Flowood, MS | Portal | 3★ · No. 1047 · '25 | Active |
| 72 |  Asher Hale |  | OL | 6' 5" | 326 | — | JR | Mobile, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 2048 · '24 | Active |
| 73 |  Keystone Allison |  | OL | 6' 3" | 317 | — | SR | Carthage, TX | Portal | 3★ · '23 | Active |
| 74 |  Kaden Sieracki | | OL | 6' 9" | 310 | — | SR | The Woodlands, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 868 · '22 | Active |
| 75 |  Muyont'a Maxwell | | OL | 6' 4" | 295 | — | JR | Kansas City, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 269 · '26 | Active |
| 76 |  Lawson Petty |  | OL | 6' 2" | 305 | — | SR | Dallas, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 77 |  Logan Moore |  | OL | 6' 8" | 296 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 78 |  Cole Rhett |  | OL | 6' 6" | 348 | — | SR | Columbus, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 1791 · '23 | Active |
| 79 |  Connor Cameron |  | OL | 6' 7" | 306 | — | JR | Gilbert, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 2 |  DJ Lagway |  | QB | 6' 3" | 237 | — | JR | Willis, TX | Portal | 5★ · No. 3 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Nate Bennett | | QB | 6' 1" | 192 | — | JR | Westlake Village, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1812 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Quinn Murphy | | QB | 6' 3" | 209 | — | FR | Argyle, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1059 · '26 | Active |
| 14* |  Edward Griffin | | QB | 6' 1" | 213 | — | SO | Coppell, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1011 · '25 | Active |
| 17* |  Cade Tessier | | QB | 6' 3" | 219 | — | SR | Montgomery, TX | High school | 2★ · '23 | Active |
| 11* |  Caden Knighten | | RB | 5' 11" | 211 | — | SO | Wynnewood, OK | High school | 3★ · No. 434 · '25 | Active |
| 20 |  Jacorey Watson | | RB | 5' 10" | 195 | — | SO | Pearland, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 815 · '25 | Active |
| 23* |  Michael Turner | | RB | 6' 0" | 215 | — | SO | North Richland Hills, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 299 · '25 | Active |
| 25* |  Ryelan Morris | | RB | 5' 10" | 185 | — | FR | Honey Grove, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 296 · '26 | Active |
| 33* | RBHD Davis | | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | — | FR | Wolfe City, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1368 · '26 | Active |
| 35 |  Dawson Pendergrass | | RB | 6' 2" | 225 | — | SR | Alba, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1036 · '23 | Active |
| 10* |  Tony Livingston | | TE | 6' 6" | 255 | — | SR | Tampa, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 428 · '22 | Active |
| 43 |  Brody Wilhelm | | TE | 6' 5" | 236 | — | SO | Austin, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1819 · '25 | Active |
| 46* |  Parker Almanza | | TE | 6' 2" | 245 | — | FR | Trophy Club, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1339 · '26 | Active |
| 85 |  Matthew Klopfenstein | | TE | 6' 4" | 248 | — | SR | Scottsdale, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 409 · '23 | Active |
| 86 |  Hawkins Polley | | TE | 6' 4" | 256 | — | SR | Houston, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 762 · '23 | Active |
| 88 |  Kai Wesley | | TE | 6' 7" | 252 | — | FR | Orem, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 843 · '26 | Active |
| 1 |  Dre'lon Miller | | WR | 6' 0" | 207 | — | JR | Silsbee, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 141 · '24 | Active |
| 3 |  Jadon Porter | | WR | 6' 1" | 192 | — | JR | Lorena, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 606 · '24 | Active |
| 4 |  Louis Brown IV |   | WR | 6' 2" | 206 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1937 · '22 | Active |
| 6 |  Gavin Freeman |   | WR | 5' 9" | 181 | — | SR | Oklahoma City, OK | Portal | 3★ · No. 1571 · '22 | Active |
| 15* |  Jayden McGowan |   CHA | WR | 5' 7" | 187 | — | SR | Laurens, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 845 · '22 | Active |
| 16 |  London Smith | | WR | 6' 0" | 211 | — | FR | Waco, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 490 · '26 | Active |
| 18 |  Taz Williams Jr. | | WR | 6' 0" | 192 | — | SO | Red Oak, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 556 · '25 | Active |
| 32* |  Brody Day | | WR | 5' 11" | 188 | — | SO | Spring Branch, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 34* |  Davion Peters | | WR | 5' 9" | 172 | — | FR | Belton, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 634 · '26 | Active |
| 80 |  Jackson Baird | | WR | 6' 4" | 198 | — | JR | Waco, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 81 |  Ryne Shackelford |  | WR | 6' 0" | 186 | — | SR | Elyria, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 780 · '23 | Active |
| 83 |  DeBraun Hampton | | WR | 5' 10" | 184 | — | JR | Montgomery, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 84 |  Chase Collier | | WR | 6' 1" | 181 | — | SO | Jacksonville, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1206 · '25 | Active |
| 87 |  Ashton Jones | | WR | 6' 5" | 202 | — | SO | Pearland, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1446 · '25 | Active |
| 89 |  Michael Johnson Jr. | | WR | 6' 3" | 207 | — | JR | Batesville, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 1563 · '24 | Active |
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| 7 |  Devon Jordan | | CB | 5' 11" | 183 | — | JR | Tulsa, OK | Portal | 3★ · No. 497 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Kyler Beaty | | CB | 6' 2" | 202 | — | JR | Comanche, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1197 · '24 | Active |
| 22 |  Reggie Bush II | | CB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SR | Frisco, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 860 · '22 | Active |
| 23* |  Stilton McKelvey |  | CB | 5' 11" | 178 | — | SR | Houston, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 25* |  LeVar Thornton Jr. | | CB | 6' 3" | 182 | — | SR | Fort Worth, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 349 · '23 | Active |
| 27 |  Jayden Rowe |  | CB | 6' 2" | 227 | — | SR | Tulsa, OK | Portal | 4★ · No. 279 · '22 | Active |
| 28 |  Calvin Simpson-Hunt |  | CB | 6' 0" | 209 | — | SR | Waxahachie, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 58 · '23 | Active |
| 33* | CBKalique Cheeves | | CB | 6' 1" | 155 | — | SO | Livermore, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 286 · '26 | Active |
| 34* |  Daniel Edeni | | CB | 6' 2" | 203 | — | JR | San Antonio, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 38 |  Jamarion Richardson | | CB | 5' 10" | 162 | — | FR | Texarkana, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 760 · '26 | Active |
| 9 |  Ryan Davis | | DE | 6' 4" | 251 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1156 · '23 | Active |
| 13* |  Garrick Ponder |   | DE | 6' 2" | 247 | — | SR | St. Petersburg, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 40 |  Kyler Jordan | | DE | 6' 2" | 251 | — | SR | Lubbock, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1129 · '22 | Active |
| 53 |  Daemian Wimberly |   | DE | 6' 4" | 263 | — | SR | Austin, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 739 · '23 | Active |
| 55 |  Jaylin Jones |  | DE | 6' 6" | 230 | — | JR | Beaumont, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1194 · '24 | Active |
| 57* |  Christopher Johnson | MIA | DE | 6' 3" | 265 | — | SO | Rosharon, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1009 · '25 | Active |
| 92 |  Trent Thomas | TEN | DE | 6' 6" | 259 | — | SR | Missouri City, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 755 · '23 | Active |
| 93* |  Zavion Hardy |  | DE | 6' 5" | 281 | — | SR | Macon, GA | Portal | 4★ · No. 1 · '23 | Active |
| 94* |  Tyrone Morgan | | DE | 6' 3" | 218 | — | FR | Baton Rouge, LA | High school | 3★ · No. 1156 · '26 | Active |
| 97* |  Jordan Mack |   | DE | 6' 4" | 277 | — | SR | Waldorf, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 0 |  Hosea Wheeler |   | DL | 6' 3" | 306 | — | SR | Sacramento, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 52 |  Aleki Manutai | | DL | 6' 2" | 280 | — | JR | Mission Viejo, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 54 |  Jae'Lin Battle | | DL | 6' 2" | 303 | — | FR | Oklahoma City, OK | High school | 4★ · No. 345 · '26 | Active |
| 59 |  Devonte Tezino | | DL | 6' 5" | 284 | — | SR | Killeen, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 693 · '22 | Active |
| 90 |  Braylen Jackson | | DL | 6' 4" | 289 | — | SR | Mansfield, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 995 · '21 | Active |
| 91 |  Traevon Mitchell |    | DL | 6' 0" | 282 | — | SR | Waldorf, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 96* |  Kamren Washington | SHS  | DL | 6' 1" | 281 | — | SR | Arlington, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 98* |  Jackson Blackwell | | DL | 6' 3" | 314 | — | SO | Lorena, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 770 · '25 | Active |
| 99 |  Jamaal Whyce Jr. |  | DL | 6' 4" | 301 | — | SR | Miami, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 794 · '22 | Active |
| 5 |  Travion Barnes |  | LB | 6' 0" | 247 | — | SR | Altamonte Springs, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 123 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Kyland Reed | | LB | 6' 1" | 222 | — | JR | Arlington, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 898 · '24 | Active |
| 31 |  Anthony Crenshaw Jr. |  | LB | 6' 0" | 218 | — | SR | Arlington, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 36 |  Kedrick Walker |  | LB | 6' 3" | 236 | — | SR | Adamsville, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 97 · '0 | Active |
| 41 |  Kaleb Burns | | LB | 6' 1" | 224 | — | SO | Houston, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 238 · '25 | Active |
| 42 |  Jamarion Phillips | | LB | 6' 0" | 222 | — | FR | Dallas, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1026 · '26 | Active |
| 44 |  JJ Shelton |  | LB | 6' 1" | 204 | — | SO | Dallas, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 715 · '25 | Active |
| 46* |  Jahiem Porter | | LB | 6' 1" | 245 | — | FR | Cedar Park, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1197 · '26 | Active |
| 49 |  Trey Laurence | | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | — | SR | San Antonio, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 56* |  Kaleb Arterberry | | LB | 6' 3" | 246 | — | SO | Pearl, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 85 · '26 | Active |
| 8 |  Jacob Redding | | S | 6' 1" | 198 | — | SR | New Braunfels, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 11* |  Devin Turner | | S | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Little Elm, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1047 · '22 | Active |
| 14* |  Daniel Cobbs | | S | 5' 11" | 199 | — | SR | Fort Worth, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Colby McCalister | | S | 5' 10" | 200 | — | SR | Houston, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1258 · '22 | Active |
| 17* |  Tyler Turner |  | S | 6' 0" | 187 | — | SR | San Antonio, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 367 · '23 | Active |
| 19 |  Leo Almanza Jr. | | S | 6' 2" | 192 | — | SO | Trophy Club, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 989 · '25 | Active |
| 21 |  Bo Onu | | S | 6' 0" | 210 | — | SO | Carrollton, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 736 · '25 | Active |
| 24 |  Micah Gifford | | S | 6' 3" | 205 | — | SR | Pflugerville, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 525 · '23 | Active |
| 26 |  Colin Peacock | | S | 6' 1" | 206 | — | SO | Gunter, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1089 · '25 | Active |
| 29 |  Jordan Davis |  | S | 6' 2" | 204 | — | FR | Prosper, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 840 · '26 | Active |
| 30 |  Michael Allen |    | S | 5' 7" | 180 | — | SR | Stilwell, KS | Portal | — | Active |
| 32* |  Austin Ausberry |   | S | 6' 0" | 193 | — | SR | Baton Rouge, LA | Portal | 4★ · No. 258 · '22 | Active |
| 37 |  Demetrius Brisbon | | S | 5' 11" | 181 | — | SO | Tyler, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 672 · '25 | Active |
| 39 |  Cole Redding | | S | 5' 10" | 187 | — | SO | New Braunfels, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 48 |  Jad Darkazalli | | S | 6' 0" | 190 | — | JR | Arlington, TX | Portal | — | Active |
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| 60 |  Brady Hibbard | | LS | 6' 2" | 201 | — | JR | Marshville, NC | High school | — | Active |
| 93* |  Dylan Schaub | | LS | 6' 5" | 231 | — | SR | New Waverly, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 94* |  Palmer Williams | | P | 6' 2" | 221 | — | SR | Advance, NC | High school | 3★ · No. 2056 · '23 | Active |
| 96* |  Riley Sullivan | | PK | 6' 3" | 216 | — | SR | Lexington, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 97* |  Bronson Mueller | | PK | 5' 9" | 204 | — | FR | Rockwall, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 98* |  Rhett Armstrong | | PK | 6' 5" | 209 | — | SO | Monument, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 2644 · '25 | Active |
Roster log
Live from ESPN · on3. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.
- Added
Daemian Wimberly
Added to the roster
- Off roster
Daemian Wimberly
No longer on the listed roster
Spread 11 / tempoOdd 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.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 4 | Louis Brown IV | 83 | DeBraun Hampton | 16 | London Smith |
| WR2 | 3 | Jadon Porter | 1 | Dre'lon Miller | — | — |
| Slot | 6 | Gavin Freeman | 15 | Jayden McGowan | — | — |
| LT | 74 | Kaden Sieracki | 78 | Cole Rhett | — | — |
| LG | 70 | Nate Kibble | 75 | Muyont'a Maxwell | 69 | Donel Robinson Jr. |
| C | 66 | Koltin Sieracki | 76 | Lawson Petty | — | — |
| RG | 72 | Asher Hale | 56 | Harrison Cluff | — | — |
| RT | 77 | Logan Moore | 71 | Matthew Parker | 58 | Cooper Lovelace |
| TE | 85 | Matthew Klopfenstein | 10 | Tony Livingston | 86 | Hawkins Polley |
| QB | 2 | DJ Lagway | 12 | Nate Bennett | 14 | Edward Griffin |
| RB | 35 | Dawson Pendergrass | 11 | Caden Knighten | 23 | Michael Turner |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 40 | Kyler Jordan | 97 | Jordan Mack | 93 | Zavion Hardy |
| NT | 0 | Hosea Wheeler | 99 | Jamaal Whyce Jr. | 98 | Jackson Blackwell |
| RDE | 59 | Devonte Tezino | 96 | Kamren Washington | 90 | Braylen Jackson |
| WLB | 9 | Ryan Davis | 13 | Garrick Ponder | 92 | Trent Thomas |
| LILB | 10 | Kyland Reed | 41 | Kaleb Burns | 31 | Anthony Crenshaw Jr. |
| RILB | 5 | Travion Barnes | 36 | Kedrick Walker | 56 | Kaleb Arterberry |
| LCB | 25 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | 22 | Reggie Bush II | 28 | Calvin Simpson-Hunt |
| SS | 39 | Cole Redding | 11 | Devin Turner | 30 | Michael Allen |
| FS | 15 | Colby McCalister | 17 | Tyler Turner | 24 | Micah Gifford |
| RCB | 7 | Devon Jordan | 23 | Stilton McKelvey | 12 | Kyler Beaty |
| NB | 14 | Daniel Cobbs | 21 | Bo Onu | 19 | Leo Almanza Jr. |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 98 | Rhett Armstrong | 96 | Riley Sullivan | — | — |
| P | 94 | Palmer Williams | 97 | Bronson Mueller | — | — |
| H | 94 | Palmer Williams | 97 | Bronson Mueller | — | — |
| LS | 93 | Dylan Schaub | 60 | Brady Hibbard | — | — |
| PR | 6 | Gavin Freeman | 15 | Jayden McGowan | 1 | Dre'lon Miller |
| KR | 11 | Caden Knighten | 15 | Jayden McGowan | 25 | Ryelan Morris |
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Baylor Bears are 4-1 in the Big 12. The offense is Spread 11 / tempo and the defense is Odd 3-3-5. Play-callers are Jake Spavital / Joe Klanderman.
Top draft prospects: D.J. Lagway.