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Houston Cougars

TDECU Stadium · Houston, TX

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Head coach
Willie Fritz · since 2024 · 14-11 here
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TDECU Stadium · 40,000 seats · opened 2014
Surface
Artificial turf
Talent composite
#66 nationally
Last 12 seasons
90-59
Best of those
13-1 in 2015
Drafted since 1967
102 picks, 15 in the first round
All time
475-389-15 · .549
Winning seasons
46 of 80
Most drafted
Running Back · 14 picks
Homegrown
73 of 116 from TX

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Roster 116 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks6
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
1Conner Weigman QBSr.6′3″ 210Cypress, TX
5Keisean Henderson QBFr.6′5″ 195Houston, TX
12Ryan Smith QBFr.6′0″ 180The Woodlands, TX
13Canon Toon QBFr.6′3″ 195Houston, TX
15Jake Sock QBSr.6′2″ 190Pearland, TX
17Luke Carney QBFr.6′2″ 205Mesquite, TX
Running backs8
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
6Re'Shaun Sanford II RBSo.5′9″ 190Harker Heights, TX
16JayShon Ridgle RBJr.6′0″ 197Athens, AL
21Makhi Hughes RBSr.6′0″ 210Birmingham, AL
23John Hebert RBFr.5′11″ 180Houston, TX
25DJ Butler RBJr.6′0″ 190Mobile, AL
32Nehemiah Warmate RBFr.6′0″ 190Denton, TX
37Zane Smith RBFr.5′9″ 235Fulshear, TX
38Aaron Davis RBSo.5′11″ 180Universal City, TX
Wide receivers15
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
0Amare Thomas WRSr.6′0″ 205Birmingham, AL
2Koby Young WRSo.6′0″ 180New Orleans, LA
3Harvey Broussard III WRSr.6′3″ 185Saint Martinville, LA
4Trent Walker WRSr.6′2″ 195Portland, OR
8Tyson Turner WRSo.6′2″ 215Bryan, TX
10Jaquise Martin WRSo.5′10″ 180Bryan, TX
14Muizz Tounkara WRSo.6′3″ 210League City, TX
22Dorian Barnes WRFr.5′8″ 155Houston, TX
27Braeden Robinson WRFr.6′0″ 180Houston, TX
42Hunter Teichman WRJr.6′1″ 175Houston, TX
46Jeffrey Strozier Jr. WRJr.5′6″ 160Kansas City, MO
81Jeremiah Bushnell WRFr.6′1″ 195Iowa, LA
82Jack Newhouse WRFr.6′4″ Austin, TX
83Keavon Roberts WRFr.6′5″ 185Port Arthur, TX
84Samuel Padgitt WRSr.6′2″ 195San Antonio, TX
Tight ends7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
9Patrick Overmyer TEJr.6′5″ 230Kingwood, TX
19Kaleb Thomas TESo.6′4″ 250Houston, TX
85Traville Frederick Jr. TEJr.6′3″ 240Jeanerette, LA
86Wyatt Herbel TEFr.6′3″ 220Cypress, TX
87Luke McGary TESr.6′4″ 250Plano, TX
88Jacory Thurman TEFr.6′4″ 240Houston, TX
89Jaivion Martin TEFr.6′4″ 250Pflugerville, TX
Offensive line17
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
50Aaron Wolford OLFr.6′4″ 310Groves, TX
52Anthony Boswell OLSo.6′2″ 301Indianapolis, IN
53Ronnell McLain OLSo.6′4″ 325Desoto, TX
54Rhett Gray OLFr.6′8″ 310Weatherford, TX
55Demetris Dean II OLFr.6′4″ 300Jasper, TX
56Shadre Hurst OLSr.6′2″ 295Cartersville, GA
57Hayden Wright OLFr.6′5″ 285Kingwood, TX
62Ricardo Cordova OLSo.6′0″ 270Pasadena, TX
66McKenzie Agnello OLSr.6′4″ 314Copperas Cove, TX
67Hingano Hautau OLSr.6′6″ 325San Jose, CA
68Sean Terrell OLFr.6′5″ 295Spring, TX
70Larry Crawford OLJr.6′5″ 300Monroe, GA
71Noah Abebe OLFr.6′4″ 300Friendswood, TX
72RJ Lee OLFr.6′8″ 335Houston, TX
73Drew Terrill OLSr.6′6″ 300Lebanon, IN
77Troy Pless OLFr.6′5″ 320Killeen, TX
79Alvin Ebosele OLSr.6′6″ 312Coppell, TX
Defensive line16
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
9Ashton Porter DLJr.6′3″ 280Cypress, TX
18Khalil Laufau DLSr.6′3″ 290Salt Lake City, UT
45Chance Bryant DLSo.6′2″ 255Fulshear, TX
47DK Mays DLFr.6′4″ 250Baton Rouge, LA
49Darius Washington DLSo.6′6″ 265Mansfield, TX
50Ejiro Egodogbare DLSr.6′3″ 310Milton, MA
51Hunter Jones DLJr.6′2″ 280Houston, TX
55Isaiah Broughton DLFr.6′4″ 340Houston, TX
88Xavier Fleming DLFr.6′1″ 305Lewisville, TX
90De'Marion Thomas DLJr.6′2″ 340Tulsa, OK
91Kaleb Walker DLFr.6′2″ 275Lindale, TX
92Travis Buhake DLFr.6′2″ 290Arlington, TX
94Carmello Brooks DLFr.6′3″ 275Katy, TX
96Eythan Thompson DLFr.6′3″ 330Waco, TX
98Myles Parker DLSr.6′1″ 325Snellville, GA
99Quindario Lee DLSr.6′5″ 295Mc Kenzie, AL
Linebackers15
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
1Jaden Yates LBSr.6′1″ 225Columbus, OH
4Brandon Mack II LBSr.6′4″ 245Montgomery, AL
10Latreveon McCutchin LBSr.6′3″ 245Austin, TX
12Sione Fotu LBSr.6′0″ 230Salt Lake City, UT
17Christian Brathwaite LBSo.6′2″ 220Cypress, TX
19Miller Malone LBJr.6′2″ 220Mont Belvieu, TX
25Carmycah Glass LBJr.6′4″ 230Monroe, LA
30Richmond Ugochukwu LBSo.6′2″ 220Richardson, TX
31Tristan Jackson LBFr.6′0″ 215Fort Walton Beach, FL
34Bryson Castile LBFr.6′2″ 210Arlington, TX
35Tyler Covar LBFr.6′2″ 225Magnolia, TX
36Liam Riley LBFr.6′1″ 215Weatherford, TX
43Sheldon Rice LBFr.6′3″ 250Fulshear, TX
48Grayson Boeker LBFr.6′3″ 220The Woodlands, TX
53Tanner Covar LBFr.6′2″ 195Magnolia, TX
Defensive backs24
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
0Javion White DBJr.5′11″ 190Winnsboro, LA
2Jalen Mayo DBSr.6′2″ 190Hampton, VA
3JD Rhym DBSr.6′2″ 190Valdosta, GA
5Will James DBJr.6′0″ 185Grand Bay, AL
6Jordan Allen DBJr.5′11″ 200Lafayette, LA
8Kentrell Webb DBSr.5′11″ 190Katy, TX
13C.J. Douglas DBSr.5′11″ 200Leeds, AL
14Paris Melvin Jr. DBFr.5′11″ 185Cypress, TX
20James Henderson III DBFr.6′1″ 175Houston, TX
22Zaylen Cormier DBFr.5′11″ 190Houston, TX
23Alvin Williamson Jr. DBSo.6′0″ 200Cibolo, TX
24Keany Parks DBSr.6′1″ 180Kenosha, WI
26Jamaal Shaw DBJr.6′1″ 200Orange, TX
27Mudassir Abdullah DBFr.6′0″ 175West Columbia, TX
28Kenzy West DBFr.6′0″ 185Flowood, MS
29Javen Holmes DBFr.6′2″ 205Baton Rouge, LA
32Isaac Richardson DBFr.6′1″ 200Houston, TX
33Johnsley Barbas DBJr.5′11″ 190Atlanta, GA
37Elijah Young DBJr.5′10″ 175Klein, TX
38Johnathan Joseph Jr. DBFr.5′10″ 190Houston, TX
41Thompson Bennett DBFr.6′1″ 190Austin, TX
42Austin Anderson DBSo.6′3″ 185Rosenberg, TX
44Rodney Thomas II DBFr.6′1″ 180Humble, TX
54Kvion Roberson DBSo.6′1″ 180Monroe, LA
Specialists8
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
47Anthony Saragusa LSSo.6′2″ 265Houston, TX
49Jonathan Dimas PKSo.5′10″ 185Houston, TX
62Jack Raney PJr.6′3″ 210San Jose, CA
64Jack Carson-Wentz LSSr.6′2″ 210Canton, GA
69Weston Edwards LSSo.6′2″ 215Valdosta, GA
91Liam Dougherty PJr.6′2″ 205Geelong, VIC
94Evan Noel PKFr.6′1″ 165Bay St. Louis, MS
96Zac Yoakam PKSr.5′8″ 195Upper Arlington, OH

History

Season by season 1946–2025 · 80 seasons

YearRecordLeagueConf.
202510-3 Big 126-3
20244-8 Big 123-6
20234-8 Big 122-7
20228-5 American Athletic5-3
202112-2 American Athletic8-1
20203-5 American Athletic3-3
20194-8 American Athletic2-6
20188-5 American Athletic5-3
20177-5 American Athletic5-3
20169-4 American Athletic5-3
201513-1 American Athletic8-1
20148-5 American Athletic5-3
20138-5 American Athletic5-3
20125-7 Conference USA4-4
201113-1 Conference USA8-1
20105-7 Conference USA4-4
200910-4 Conference USA6-3
20088-5 Conference USA6-2
20078-5 Conference USA6-2
200610-4 Conference USA8-1
20056-6 Conference USA4-4
20043-8 Conference USA3-6
20037-6 Conference USA4-5
20025-7 Conference USA3-6
20010-11 Conference USA0-7
20003-8 Conference USA2-5
19997-4 Conference USA3-3
19983-8 Conference USA2-4
19973-8 Conference USA2-4
19967-5 Conference USA4-1
19952-9 Southwest2-5
19941-10 Southwest1-6
19931-9-1 Southwest1-5-1
19924-7 Southwest2-5
19914-7 Southwest3-5
199010-1 Southwest7-1
19899-2 Southwest6-2
19889-3 Southwest5-2
19874-6-1 Southwest2-4-1
19861-10 Southwest0-8
19854-7 Southwest3-5
19847-5 Southwest6-2
19834-7 Southwest3-5
19825-5-1 Southwest4-3-1
19817-4-1 Southwest5-2-1
19807-5 Southwest5-3
197911-1 Southwest7-1
19789-3 Southwest7-1
19776-5 Southwest4-4
197610-2 Southwest7-1
19752-8 FBS Independents0-6
19748-3-1 FBS Independents6-1
197311-1 FBS Independents6-0
19726-4-1 FBS Independents2-1-1
19719-3 FBS Independents5-0
19708-3 FBS Independents3-0
19699-2 FBS Independents2-0
19686-2-2 FBS Independents2-1
19677-3 FBS Independents3-0
19668-2 FBS Independents2-1
19654-5-1 FBS Independents0-1-1
19642-6-1 FBS Independents0-1-1
19632-8 FBS Independents1-1
19627-4 FBS Independents2-1
19615-4-1 FBS Independents3-0
19606-4 FBS Independents1-1
19593-7 Missouri Valley3-1
19585-4 Missouri Valley2-2
19575-4-1 Missouri Valley3-0
19567-2-1 Missouri Valley4-0
19556-4 Missouri Valley2-2
19545-5 Missouri Valley3-1
19534-4-1 Missouri Valley1-2
19528-2 Missouri Valley3-0
19516-5 Missouri Valley2-2
19504-6 FBS Independents
19495-4-1 Gulf Coast
19480-2 Lone Star
19470-1 Lone Star
19461-1 Lone Star

Drafted 1967–2026 · 102 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

YearPlayerPosRdTo
2026Tanner Koziol Tight End5 (164) Jacksonville
2024Patrick Paul Offensive Tackle2 (55) Miami
2023Nathaniel Dell Wide Receiver3 (69) Houston
2023Clayton Tune Quarterback5 (139) Arizona
2023Derek Parish Fullback7 (240) Jacksonville
2023Gervarrius Owens Safety7 (254) New York
2022Logan Hall Defensive End2 (33) Tampa Bay
2022Marcus Jones Cornerback3 (85) New England
2022Damarion Williams Cornerback4 (141) Baltimore
2021Payton Turner Defensive End1 (28) New Orleans
2021Marquez Stevenson Wide Receiver6 (203) Buffalo
2021Grant Stuard Outside Linebacker7 (259) Tampa Bay
2020Josh Jones Offensive Tackle3 (72) Arizona
2019Ed Oliver Defensive Tackle1 (9) Buffalo
2019Isaiah Johnson Cornerback4 (129) Las Vegas
2019Emeke Egbule Outside Linebacker6 (200) Los Angeles
2018Matthew Adams Inside Linebacker7 (221) Indianapolis
2017Tyus Bowser Outside Linebacker2 (47) Baltimore
2017Howard Wilson Cornerback4 (126) Cleveland
2017Brandon Wilson Cornerback6 (207) Cincinnati
2016William Jackson III Cornerback1 (24) Cincinnati
2016Elandon Roberts Inside Linebacker6 (214) New England
2016Demarcus Ayers Wide Receiver7 (229) Pittsburgh
2013D.J. Hayden Cornerback1 (12) Las Vegas
2010Fendi Onobun Tight End6 (170) Los Angeles
2009Sebastian Vollmer Offensive Tackle2 (58) New England
2008Donnie Avery Wide Receiver2 (33) Los Angeles
2007Kevin Kolb Quarterback2 (36) Philadelphia
2005Stanford Routt Defensive Back2 (38) Las Vegas
2004Rex Hadnot Offensive Guard6 (174) Miami
2003Hanik Milligan Defensive Back6 (188) Los Angeles
2000Mike Green Running Back7 (213) Tennessee
1998Leonta Rheams Defensive Tackle4 (115) New England
1998Ben Fricke Center7 (213) New York
1997Antowain Smith Running Back1 (23) Buffalo
1997Delmonico Montgomery Defensive Back4 (117) Indianapolis
1997Marcus Spriggs Offensive Tackle6 (185) Buffalo
1997Chuck Clements Quarterback6 (191) New York
1995Billy Milner Offensive Tackle1 (25) Miami
1994Allen Aldridge Linebacker2 (51) Denver
1994Lamar Smith Running Back3 (73) Seattle
1994Ryan McCoy Linebacker6 (174) Philadelphia
1992David Klingler Quarterback1 (6) Cincinnati
1992Glenn Cadrez Linebacker6 (154) New York
1992John Brown Wide Receiver7 (192) Chicago
1991Reggie Burnette Linebacker7 (176) Green Bay
1990Andre Ware Quarterback1 (7) Detroit
1990Lamar Lathon Linebacker1 (15) Tennessee
1990Alton Montgomery Defensive Back2 (52) Denver
1990Alfred Oglesby Defensive Tackle3 (66) Miami
1990Craig Veasey Defensive Tackle3 (81) Pittsburgh
1989Johnny Jackson Defensive Back5 (122) San Francisco
1989Glenn Montgomery Defensive Tackle5 (131) Tennessee
1986T.J. Turner Defensive Tackle3 (81) Miami
1986Carl Hilton Tight End7 (179) Minnesota
1985Simon Fletcher Linebacker2 (54) Denver
1985Audray McMillian Defensive Back3 (84) New England
1984Eugene Lockhart Linebacker6 (152) Dallas
1983Weedy Harris Linebacker5 (116) Denver
1982Dave Barrett Running Back4 (103) Tampa Bay
1982Lonell Phea Wide Receiver6 (163) New York
1982Alvin Ruben Defensive End7 (189) Denver
1981Leonard Mitchell Defensive End1 (27) Philadelphia
1980David Hodge Linebacker4 (98) San Francisco
1980Melvin Jones Offensive Guard7 (187) Washington
1979Willis Adams Wide Receiver1 (20) Cleveland
1979Emmett King Running Back7 (179) New York
1978Don Bass Wide Receiver3 (83) Cincinnati
1978Alois Blackwell Running Back4 (110) Dallas
1977Wilson Whitley Defensive Tackle1 (8) Cincinnati
1977Val Belcher Offensive Guard3 (81) Dallas
1977Guy Brown Linebacker4 (108) Dallas
1976Everett Little Offensive Guard4 (124) Tampa Bay
1975Mack Mitchell Defensive End1 (5) Cleveland
1975Gerald Hill Linebacker3 (75) Miami
1975Robert Giblin Defensive Back4 (79) New York
1975Marshall Johnson Wide Receiver4 (80) Indianapolis
1975Harold Evans Linebacker4 (104) Pittsburgh
1975Bubba Broussard Linebacker6 (155) Minnesota
1975Reggie Cherry Running Back7 (174) Buffalo
1974Steve George Defensive Tackle3 (60) Arizona
1972Riley Odoms Tight End1 (5) Denver
1972Robert Newhouse Running Back2 (35) Dallas
1972Tommy Mozisek Running Back3 (69) New York
1971Elmo Wright Wide Receiver1 (16) Kansas City
1971Charles Ford Defensive Back2 (36) Chicago
1971Charles Hall Linebacker3 (68) Cleveland
1971Carlos Bell Running Back4 (82) New Orleans
1971Earl Thomas Tight End6 (135) Chicago
1970Rusty Clark Quarterback6 (139) San Francisco
1970Jim Strong Running Back7 (165) San Francisco
1969Paul Gipson Running Back2 (29) Atlanta
1969John Peacock Defensive Back5 (118) Tennessee
1969Royce Berry Defensive End7 (161) Cincinnati
1969Cliff Larson Defensive End7 (182) New York
1968Ken Hebert Wide Receiver3 (79) Pittsburgh
1968Warren McVea Running Back4 (109) Cincinnati
1968Gus Hollomon Defensive Back4 (111) Denver
1967Bo Burris Quarterback2 (27) New Orleans
1967Thomas Beer Tight End2 (32) Denver
1967Carl Cunningham Defensive End4 (85) Denver
1967Dick Post Running Back4 (94) Los Angeles

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