Conference USA

Sam Houston Bearkats

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Huntsville, TX

@BearkatsFB
Head coach
Phil Longo · since 2025 · 2-10 here
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · 14,000 seats · opened 1986
Surface
Artificial turf
Talent composite
#123 nationally
Last 12 seasons
99-48
Best of those
12-1 in 2016
Drafted since 1979
10 picks
All time
170-121 · .584
Winning seasons
18 of 46
Most drafted
Defensive Tackle · 2 picks
Homegrown
51 of 103 from TX

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Roster 103 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.

Quarterbacks5
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
8Landyn Locke QBSo.6′4″ 220Rockwall, TX
9Brett Holloway QBFr.5′11″ 210Melissa, TX
15DJ Bailey QBJr.5′11″ 220Desoto, TX
16Mason Holtzclaw QBFr.6′1″ 205Belton, SC
19Shaan Patel QBFr.6′1″ 200Fulshear, TX
Running backs8
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
6Jerrian Parker Jr. RBJr.5′10″ 210Orlando, FL
10Landan Brown RBSr.5′11″ 215Denton, TX
20MJ Dowdy RBFr.5′11″ 210Winder, GA
22Alton McCaskill RBSr.6′2″ 220Conroe, TX
24Kaden Winkfield RBFr.5′11″ 195Aledo, TX
25Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith RBSr.5′11″ 220Fresno, CA
41Trey Taylor RBJr.5′9″ 185College Station, TX
43Nick Norman RBSr.5′9″ 205Houston, TX
Wide receivers13
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
0Darrick Bledsoe III WRSr.5′8″ 185Arlington, TX
1Aviyon Smith-Mack WRSr.5′8″ 170St. Petersburg, FL
2Chris Reed WRSr.6′0″ 195Orlando, FL
3Tim Burns Jr. WRSr.5′10″ 170Miami, FL
4Alijah Cason WRJr.5′10″ 175Midlothian, TX
5Kyan Berry-Johnson WRJr.5′11″ 185Chicago, IL
7Grady O'Neill WRSr.5′9″ 170Prior Lake, MN
11Kaleb Mitchell WRSo.6′7″ 195Desoto, TX
12Kamari Maxwell WRSo.6′1″ 195Savannah, GA
13Ty Sexton WRFr.5′10″ 180Katy, TX
18Christian Zachary WRJr.6′4″ 210St. Matthews, SC
80Terrence Guillory II WRJr.5′9″ 170Houston, TX
84Matthew Tatum WRSr.5′8″ 170Huntsville, TX
Tight ends7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
14London Deyon TESo.6′4″ 235Galveston, TX
80Matt Smith TESr.6′4″ 245Needham, MA
82Cooper Stevens TEJr.6′2″ 235Cypress, TX
85Cade Hays TESo.6′1″ 235Lubbock, TX
86Jack Merryman TEFr.6′4″ 235Montgomery, TX
87Max Whisner TESr.6′5″ 255Kansas City, MO
89Brock Kuhl TESo.6′4″ 250Lorena, TX
Offensive line17
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
50Tr'e Williams OLFr.6′3″ 320Huntsville, TX
52Cam Todd OLSr.6′2″ 305Raleigh, NC
54Brock Stukes OLSr.6′3″ 310Chesapeake, VA
56Jeremiah Edmond OLSr.6′1″ 300Fort Myers, FL
57Zo'Maryon Bryan OLSr.6′4″ 315Bay City, TX
58Carter Kadow OLJr.6′8″ 315Middleton, WI
62Carter Buchheit OLJr.6′2″ 290Fort Myers, FL
63Joe Warren OLJr.6′4″ 310Greenwood, MS
66Jimmy Walls OLSr.6′7″ 300Pittsburg, CA
67Isaac Sohn OLJr.6′5″ 305Aledo, TX
68Logan Cahill OLSo.6′4″ 310Long Island, NY
71Denell Nix Jr. OLSo.6′4″ 310Toledo, OH
72Myles Joseph OLFr.6′4″ 315Vinton, LA
73Josiah Chenault OLSr.6′2″ 305Canton, OH
74Graceson Spann OLSo.6′5″ 305Melissa, TX
75Elijah Collins OLJr.6′4″ 310Fort Myers, FL
76Nathan McClelland OLJr.6′5″ 310Richland, WA
Defensive line15
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
10Darien Jackson DTSr.6′0″ 305Los Angeles, CA
14Bryen Spaulding DESr.6′3″ 260San Diego, CA
15Josh Alexander-Felton DEJr.6′3″ 265Orlando, FL
16Brody Henderson DESo.6′4″ 250Jenks, OK
19Jayden Fry DESo.6′3″ 235Raleigh, NC
28Zion Taylor DEJr.6′1″ 225Missouri City, TX
48Chauncey Chidi DESr.6′3″ 255Kumasi
90Uzziah Warmate DTFr.5′11″ 250Denton, TX
91Caius Coy DESo.6′3″ 255Jarrell, TX
92Jarra Anderson DTSr.6′3″ 300Katy, TX
93Errol West Jr. DTFr.6′0″ 290Little Rock, AR
95She'Fon Boyd DTJr.6′0″ 300Andrews, SC
97Dylan Frazier DTSr.6′5″ 280Mckinney, TX
98Justin Terrell DTJr.6′3″ 310Rome, GA
99Dimitry Nicolas DTJr.6′4″ 295Miami, FL
Linebackers12
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
12Elijah Groves LBJr.6′5″ 245Cross Plains, TN
18Stacy Bey LBSo.6′0″ 210Fontana, CA
21Dean Ford LBJr.6′1″ 230Houston, TX
23Mike King Jr. LBJr.6′0″ 215Racine, WI
26Tokyo Gordon LBSr.6′2″ 215Eatonville, FL
32Kade Houston LBSr.6′1″ 225Montgomery, TX
33Brian Bates Jr. LBSr.6′1″ 230Centreville, VA
37Ryan Mallory LBFr.6′0″ 205Richmond, TX
40Cole Worthington LBJr.5′11″ 215League City, TX
42Ca'lub Holloway LBSr.6′1″ 245Fort Worth, TX
44Ray Chatham LBJr.6′1″ 210Houston, TX
45Eli Wallace LBSr.5′11″ 215Dallas, TX
Defensive backs19
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
2Justin Cottrell CBSr.6′1″ 175West Columbia, TX
3Joey Hunter CBSr.6′2″ 195Atlanta, GA
4Ishmel Atkins CBSr.6′4″ 200Greensboro, NC
5Jalyn Stanford SSr.5′10″ 200Tulsa, OK
6Jaylon Jones SJr.6′1″ 180Fresno, CA
7Caesar Magee CBSr.6′2″ 195New Orleans, LA
8Tyler Bailey SSr.6′0″ 195Prosper, TX
9Jace Arnold SSr.5′11″ 185Douglasville, GA
11CJ June SFr.5′9″ 190Prince George County, MD
13Railyn Adams SJr.6′0″ 185Newton, TX
17Octavius Henderson CBSr.6′3″ 190Nashville, TN
20Dravon Wilson CBJr.5′11″ 190New Caney, TX
27Robert McFarland SFr.5′10″ 205Houston, TX
29Lyric Smith SJr.6′0″ 190Clarendon, TX
30Braylen Wortham SSo.6′2″ 205Calvert, TX
35Jabaric Sullivan CBFr.6′0″ 180The Woodlands, TX
36Marcus Bourda Jr. SFr.6′1″ 185Humble, TX
38Cameron Franklin SSr.6′2″ 200Sweeny, TX
39Joseph Opara CBFr.5′10″ 180Sugar Land, TX
Specialists7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
31Cal Joseph PSo.6′1″ 195Melbourne, VIC
46Carson Whitington LSSr.6′0″ 240El Campo, TX
47Victor Gamboa LSFr.6′0″ 225Cypress, TX
49Cameron McCulloch LSJr.6′4″ 220Houston, TX
81Nico Ottomanelli PKJr.6′3″ 200Harrington Park, NJ
83Tate Ryan PKSo.6′0″ 180The Woodlands, TX
94Sam Carpenter PKSr.5′11″ 180Foxborough, MA

History

Season by season 1919–2025 · 46 seasons

YearRecordLeagueConf.
20252-10 Conference USA1-7
202410-3 Conference USA6-2
20233-9 Conference USA2-6
20225-4 Western Athletic3-2
202111-1 AWC8-0
202010-0 Southland6-0
20197-5 Southland6-3
20186-5 Southland5-4
201712-2 Southland8-1
201612-1 Southland9-0
201510-4 Southland7-2
201411-4 Southland8-1
20139-4 Southland4-3
20129-3 Southland6-1
201112-0 Southland7-0
20105-5 Southland4-3
20095-6 Southland3-4
20082-1 Southland
20076-4 Southland4-2
20066-5 Southland4-2
20053-7 Southland2-4
200410-2 Southland4-1
20032-9 Southland1-4
20020-1 Southland
20011-1 Southland
20001-0 Southland
19990-2 Southland
19980-1 Southland
19970-1 Southland
19960-2 Southland
19930-1 Southland
19920-1 Southland
19900-2 Southland
19880-1 Southland
19870-1 Southland
19310-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19300-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19290-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19280-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19270-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19260-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19250-2 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19240-1 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
19230-2 Pre-classification Independents
19220-1 Pre-classification Independents
19190-1 Pre-classification Independents

Drafted 1979–2022 · 10 picks

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

YearPlayerPosRdTo
2022Zyon McCollum Cornerback5 (157) Tampa Bay
2018P.J. Hall Defensive Tackle2 (57) Las Vegas
2016Loc Edwards Punter7 (235) New York
2009Rhett Bomar Quarterback5 (151) New York
2002Josh McCown Quarterback3 (81) Arizona
2002Keith Heinrich Tight End6 (174) Carolina
1995John Solomon Linebacker6 (189) Minnesota
1992Michael Bankston Defensive Tackle4 (100) Arizona
1989Rickey Royal Defensive Back7 (177) Arizona
1979Stan Blinka Linebacker5 (125) New York

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