Washington State Cougars

Head coach: Kirby Moore · since 2026
Home: Gesa Field · 32,952 seats · opened 1972
Surface: Artificial turf
Talent composite: #95 nationally
Last 12 seasons: 81-64
Best of those: 11-2 in 2018
Drafted since 1967: 83 picks, 10 in the first round
All time: 516-563-38 · .479
Winning seasons: 47 of 110
Most drafted: Defensive Back · 17 picks
Homegrown: 32 of 105 from CA

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Roster 105 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.

Quarterbacks4

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Julian Dugger	QB	So.	6′3″	207	Pittsburgh, PA
12	Caden Pinnick	QB	So.	6′0″	192	Loomis, CA
16	Gavin Gray	QB	Fr.	6′3″	193	Agoura Hills, CA
17	Owen Eshelman	QB	Fr.	6′3″	204	Norman, OK

Running backs7

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
3	Maxwell Woods	RB	So.	5′10″	201	Carver, MN
9	Kirby Vorhees	RB	Jr.	5′11″	215	Lutz, FL
20	Leo Pulalasi	RB	Jr.	6′1″	208	Tacoma, WA
21	CJ Toney	RB	Fr.	5′8″	200	Humble, TX
22	Tre Hill Jr.	RB	Fr.	5′10″	203	Katy, TX
24	Ryan Salcedo	RB	Fr.	5′9″	193	Los Angeles, CA
25	Marquez Wimberly	RB	Fr.	5′9″	186	Nazareth, PA

Wide receivers14

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Tony Freeman	WR	Sr.	5′8″	174	Richmond, CA
1	Daniel Blood	WR	Sr.	5′11″	190	Destrehan, LA
4	Darrius Clemons	WR	Sr.	6′3″	217	Portland, OR
6	Jay Porter	WR	Jr.	6′2″	183	Oceanside, CA
8	Branden Ganashamoorthy	WR	Jr.	6′3″	199	Monroe, WA
10	Tank Hawkins	WR	So.	5′10″	180	Fredericksburg, VA
13	Ryan McKendry	WR	So.	6′2″	198	Brentwood, CA
18	Jevon Walker	WR	Jr.	6′3″	193	Lancaster, CA
80	Noah Westbrook	WR	Fr.	6′1″	216	Corona, CA
82	Oliver Bender	WR	Fr.	6′3″	203	Nolensville, TN
83	Ethan Masteller	WR	Fr.	6′5″	218	Gillette, WY
84	Caleb Northcroft	WR	Jr.	6′2″	199	Pullman, WA
88	Jordan Dees	WR	So.	6′4″	196	Mobile, AL
89	Isaiah Docken	WR	Fr.	6′5″	219	Spokane, WA

Tight ends6

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
23	Trey Leckner	TE	Jr.	6′3″	243	Snohomish, WA
27	Hudson Cedarland	TE	Sr.	6′4″	239	Gig Harbor, WA
28	Jack Pedersen	TE	Sr.	6′5″	248	Murrieta, CA
81	Peyton Read	TE	Fr.	6′6″	237	Portland, OR
86	Beau Baker	TE	So.	6′6″	251	Springfield, KY
87	Cash Landau	TE	Fr.	6′4″	236	Portland, OR

Offensive line18

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Sone Falealo	OL	So.	6′6″	287	Anchorage, AK
51	Kalolo Ta'aga	OL	So.	6′7″	291	East Palo Alto, CA
54	Xavier Thorpe	OL	So.	6′5″	313	Livermore, CA
55	Arion Williams	OL	Fr.	6′2″	283	Fontana, CA
64	Jaylin Caldwell	OL	Sr.	6′7″	332	Chicago, IL
67	Jonny Lester	OL	Sr.	6′5″	318	Spokane, WA
68	Chris Lino	OL	So.	6′8″	316	Seattle, WA
69	Kyle Martin	OL	Jr.	6′3″	310	Sumner, WA
70	Dylan Hildebrand	OL	Fr.	6′4″	301	Verona, WI
71	Ashton Tripp	OL	Jr.	6′7″	307	Kennewick, WA
72	Gabe Miller	OL	So.	6′4″	302	Palo Cedro, CA
73	AJ Olerich	OL	Fr.	6′6″	278	Asotin, WA
74	Maximus McCree	OL	Sr.	6′6″	291	Kansas City, MO
75	Noah Dunham	OL	Jr.	6′5″	292	Yuba City, CA
76	Grayson Campbell	OL	Fr.	6′5″	291	Lynnwood, WA
77	Nick Bakken	OL	So.	6′5″	305	Whitefish Bay, WI
78	Jorden Cunningham	OL	Fr.	6′5″	298	Phoenix, AZ
79	Turner Bertrand	OL	Fr.	6′7″	308	Kearney, NE

Defensive line21

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
5	Michael Hughes	DE	Jr.	6′4″	241	Santa Ana, CA
6	Linus Zunk	DE	Sr.	6′6″	264	Berlin
9	Matyus McLain	DE	Jr.	6′4″	263	Priest River, ID
18	Barry Morrissette	DE	Fr.	6′7″	261	Bellevue, WA
34	Damarjhe Lewis	DT	Sr.	6′3″	332	Griffin, GA
44	Luke Webb	DE	Fr.	6′2″	242	Huntington Beach, CA
51	Ben Beatty	DE	So.	6′2″	265	Park City, UT
52	Kaden Beatty	DT	Jr.	6′0″	287	Chesapeake, VA
55	Sione Pasi	DT	So.	5′11″	288	Hauula, HI
56	Fernando Lecuona	DE	So.	6′2″	252	Omaha, NE
58	Malijah Tucker	DT	Fr.	5′11″	273	Tumwater, WA
84	Malachi Wrice	DE	So.	6′4″	248	Mcalester, OK
90	Akio Martinson	DT	Jr.	6′2″	304	Loomis, CA
92	Ike Okafor	DT	Fr.	6′3″	279	Lagos
93	JaVon Joseph	DL	Fr.	6′3″	255	Sacramento, CA
94	Eduwa Okundaye	DE	So.	6′2″	234	Katy, TX
95	Balaam Miller	DT	Jr.	6′4″	289	Buffalo, NY
96	Jack Procter	DE	Sr.	6′2″	243	Point Roberts, WA
97	Josh Wedel	DE	Fr.	6′5″	272	Chaska, MN
98	Jirah Leaupepetele	DT	Jr.	6′3″	349	Apple Valley, CA
99	Paul Hutson III	DT	Sr.	6′1″	258	Norfolk, VA

Linebackers10

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
8	Nylan Brown	LB	Jr.	6′0″	246	Indianapolis, IN
10	Lance McGee	LB	Fr.	6′0″	218	Yakima, WA
12	Carsten Reynolds	LB	So.	6′3″	228	Burlington, WA
15	DJ Warner	LB	Jr.	6′4″	233	Phoenix, AZ
16	Isaiah Hung	LB	Fr.	6′2″	229	Liberty, MO
21	Keith Brown	LB	Sr.	6′1″	244	Lebanon, OR
29	Erimus Wright	LB	Fr.	6′0″	215	Hazel Crest, IL
33	Gage Jones	LB	So.	6′1″	227	Eagle, ID
42	Jack Ellison	LB	So.	6′3″	230	Olympia, WA
59	Gavin Fugate	LB	Jr.	6′3″	233	Chehalis, WA

Defensive backs19

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	CJ Solis-Lumar	CB	So.	6′1″	197	Los Angeles, CA
1	Jeremiah Bernard	S	Jr.	6′0″	196	Modesto, CA
2	Jamarey Smith	CB	Fr.	6′1″	190	Santa Clarita, CA
3	Jaylen Thomas	S	So.	6′0″	190	Los Gatos, CA
4	Kai Rapolla	CB	Sr.	6′0″	185	Winchester, CA
13	Khamari Terrell	CB	Sr.	6′1″	187	Killeen, TX
17	Jshawn Frausto-Ramos	S	Jr.	6′0″	183	East Los Angeles, CA
19	Kayo Patu	S	So.	6′1″	188	Sacramento, CA
20	Gaylon McNeal	S	Fr.	5′11″	184	Fort Worth, TX
22	Jalil Tucker	CB	Sr.	6′0″	173	San Diego, CA
23	Ishmael Gibbs	CB	Fr.	5′11″	165	Los Angeles, CA
24	Elmo Wartson	CB	Jr.	6′3″	180	Modesto, CA
25	Jack Bal	S	Jr.	6′2″	191	Peoria, AZ
26	Chris Perry Jr.	DB	Fr.	6′1″	175	Fresno, CA
28	Kyle Peterson	S	So.	6′0″	198	Pearland, TX
30	Bryson Flynn	S	Fr.	6′2″	204	Pearland, TX
31	Trey Ridley	S	So.	6′1″	194	Overland Park, KS
35	Nick Norrah	CB	Fr.	6′2″	199	Bellevue, WA
36	Kenny Miller-Terry	DB	Fr.	5′11″	180	Prescott, AZ

Specialists6

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
32	Max Dean	P	So.	6′3″	205	Gisbourne, VIC
38	Jack Stevens	PK	So.	6′0″	164	North Augusta, SC
41	Sean Bures	LS	Jr.	6′0″	215	Lacey, WA
46	Miguel Arenas	PK	So.	6′2″	206	Flower Mound, TX
47	Jeremy Sousa	LS	Jr.	6′0″	212	Pleasanton, CA
48	Josh Lijesen	P	So.	6′0″	231	Dublin, CA

History

Season by season 1907–2025 · 110 seasons

Year	Record	League	Conf.
2025	7-6	Pac-12	1-1
2024	8-5	Pac-12	0-1
2023	5-7	Pac-12	2-7
2022	7-6	Pac-12	4-5
2021	7-6	Pac-12	6-3
2020	1-3	Pac-12	1-3
2019	6-7	Pac-12	3-6
2018	11-2	Pac-12	7-2
2017	9-4	Pac-12	6-3
2016	8-5	Pac-12	7-2
2015	9-4	Pac-12	6-3
2014	3-9	Pac-12	2-7
2013	6-7	Pac-12	4-5
2012	3-9	Pac-12	1-8
2011	4-8	Pac-12	2-7
2010	2-10	Pac-10	1-8
2009	1-11	Pac-10	0-9
2008	2-11	Pac-10	1-8
2007	5-7	Pac-10	4-7
2006	6-6	Pac-10	4-5
2005	4-7	Pac-10	1-7
2004	5-6	Pac-10	4-5
2003	10-3	Pac-10	7-2
2002	10-3	Pac-10	7-2
2001	10-2	Pac-10	7-2
2000	4-7	Pac-10	2-6
1999	3-9	Pac-10	1-7
1998	3-8	Pac-10	0-8
1997	10-2	Pac-10	7-1
1996	5-6	Pac-10	3-5
1995	3-8	Pac-10	2-6
1994	8-4	Pac-10	5-3
1993	5-6	Pac-10	3-5
1992	9-3	Pac-10	5-3
1991	4-7	Pac-10	3-5
1990	3-8	Pac-10	2-6
1989	6-5	Pac-10	3-5
1988	9-3	Pac-10	5-3
1987	3-7-1	Pac-10	1-5-1
1986	3-7-1	Pac-10	2-6-1
1985	4-7	Pac-10	3-5
1984	6-5	Pac-10	4-3
1983	7-4	Pac-10	5-3
1982	3-7-1	Pac-10	2-4-1
1981	8-3-1	Pac-10	5-2-1
1980	4-7	Pac-10	3-4
1979	3-8	Pac-10	2-6
1978	3-7-1	Pac-10	1-7
1977	6-5	Pac-8	3-4
1976	3-8	Pac-8	2-5
1975	3-8	Pac-8	0-7
1974	2-9	Pac-8	1-6
1973	5-6	Pac-8	4-3
1972	7-4	Pac-8	4-3
1971	4-7	Pac-8	2-5
1970	1-10	Pac-8	0-7
1969	1-9	Pac-8	0-7
1968	3-6-1	Pac-8	1-3-1
1967	2-8	AAWU	1-5
1966	3-7	AAWU	1-3
1965	7-3	AAWU	2-1
1964	3-6-1	AAWU	1-2-1
1963	3-6-1	AAWU	1-1
1962	5-4-1	AAWU	1-1
1961	3-7	FBS Independents	2-2
1960	4-5-1	FBS Independents	3-2
1959	6-4	FBS Independents	4-2
1958	7-3	Pacific	6-2
1957	6-4	Pacific	5-3
1956	3-6-1	Pacific	2-5-1
1955	1-7-2	Pacific	1-5-1
1954	4-6	Pacific	3-4
1953	4-6	Pacific	3-4
1952	4-6	Pacific	3-4
1951	7-3	Pacific	4-3
1950	4-3-2	Pacific	2-3-2
1949	3-6	Pacific	2-6
1948	4-5-1	Pacific	4-3-1
1947	3-7	Pacific	2-5
1946	1-6-1	Pacific	1-5-1
1945	6-2-1	Pacific	6-2-1
1942	6-2-2	Pacific	5-1-1
1941	6-4	Pacific	5-3
1940	4-4-2	Pacific	3-4-2
1939	4-5	Pacific	3-5
1938	2-8	Pacific	1-7
1937	3-3-3	Pacific	3-3-2
1936	6-3-1	Pacific	6-2-1
1935	5-3-1	Pacific	3-2
1934	4-3-1	Pacific	4-0-1
1933	5-3-1	Pacific	3-3-1
1932	7-1-1	Pacific	5-1-1
1931	6-4	Pacific	4-3
1930	9-1	Pacific	6-0
1929	10-2	Pacific	4-2
1928	7-3	Pacific	4-3
1927	3-3-2	Pacific	1-3-1
1926	6-1	Pacific	4-1
1925	3-4-1	Pacific	2-3
1924	1-5-2	Pacific	0-4-1
1923	2-4-1	Pacific	1-3-1
1922	2-5	Pacific	1-5
1921	4-2-1	Pacific	2-1-1
1920	5-1	Pacific	1-1
1919	5-2	Pacific	2-2
1917	6-0-1	Pacific	3-0
1916	0-2	FBS Independents
1915	1-0	FBS Independents
1909	0-1	FBS Independents
1907	1-0	FBS Independents

Drafted 1967–2025 · 83 picks

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

Year	Player	Pos	Rd	To
2025	Kyle Williams	Wide Receiver	3 (69)	New England
2024	Jaden Hicks	Safety	4 (133)	Kansas City
2024	Brennan Jackson	Defensive Edge	5 (154)	Los Angeles
2024	Chau Smith-Wade	Cornerback	5 (157)	Carolina
2023	Daiyan Henley	Inside Linebacker	3 (85)	Los Angeles
2022	Abraham Lucas	Offensive Tackle	3 (72)	Seattle
2022	Jaylen Watson	Cornerback	7 (243)	Kansas City
2020	Dezmon Patmon	Wide Receiver	6 (212)	Indianapolis
2019	Andre Dillard	Offensive Tackle	1 (22)	Philadelphia
2019	Gardner Minshew	Quarterback	6 (178)	Jacksonville
2018	Cole Madison	Offensive Tackle	5 (138)	Green Bay
2018	Luke Falk	Quarterback	6 (199)	Tennessee
2017	Shalom Luani	Safety	7 (221)	Las Vegas
2016	Joe Dahl	Offensive Guard	5 (151)	Detroit
2015	Xavier Cooper	Defensive Tackle	3 (96)	Cleveland
2015	Vince Mayle	Wide Receiver	4 (123)	Cleveland
2014	Deone Bucannon	Safety	1 (27)	Arizona
2013	Marquess Wilson	Wide Receiver	7 (236)	Chicago
2011	Zachary Williams	Center	6 (203)	Carolina
2009	Brandon Gibson	Wide Receiver	6 (194)	Philadelphia
2008	Alex Brink	Quarterback	7 (223)	Houston
2007	Jason Hill	Wide Receiver	3 (76)	San Francisco
2007	Eric Frampton	Defensive Back	5 (165)	Las Vegas
2006	Jerome Harrison	Running Back	5 (145)	Cleveland
2005	Karl Paymah	Defensive Back	3 (76)	Denver
2005	Calvin Armstrong	Offensive Tackle	6 (211)	Philadelphia
2005	Hamza Abdullah	Defensive Back	7 (231)	Tampa Bay
2004	Devard Darling	Wide Receiver	3 (82)	Baltimore
2004	Jason David	Defensive Back	4 (125)	Indianapolis
2004	Erik Coleman	Defensive Back	5 (143)	New York
2003	Marcus Trufant	Defensive Back	1 (11)	Seattle
2003	Rien Long	Defensive Tackle	4 (126)	Tennessee
2002	Raonall Smith	Linebacker	2 (38)	Minnesota
2002	Lamont Thompson	Defensive Back	2 (41)	Cincinnati
2001	Milton Wynn	Wide Receiver	4 (116)	Los Angeles
2000	Rob Meier	Defensive End	7 (241)	Jacksonville
1999	Dee Moronkola	Defensive Back	7 (242)	Jacksonville
1998	Ryan Leaf	Quarterback	1 (2)	Los Angeles
1998	Leon Bender	Defensive Tackle	2 (31)	Las Vegas
1998	Dorian Boose	Defensive End	2 (56)	New York
1998	Jason McEndoo	Center	7 (197)	Seattle
1997	James Darling	Linebacker	2 (57)	Philadelphia
1997	Scott Sanderson	Offensive Tackle	3 (81)	Tennessee
1997	Chad Carpenter	Wide Receiver	5 (139)	Arizona
1995	Mark Fields	Linebacker	1 (13)	New Orleans
1995	Don Sasa	Defensive Tackle	3 (93)	Los Angeles
1995	Torey Hunter	Defensive Back	3 (95)	Tennessee
1995	Chad Eaton	Defensive Tackle	7 (241)	Arizona
1993	Drew Bledsoe	Quarterback	1 (1)	New England
1993	Lewis Bush	Linebacker	4 (99)	Los Angeles
1993	Clarence Williams	Tight End	7 (169)	Denver
1992	Jason Hanson	Place Kicker	2 (56)	Detroit
1992	Michael Wright	Defensive Back	5 (126)	New York
1990	Steve Broussard	Running Back	1 (20)	Atlanta
1990	Tony Savage	Defensive Tackle	5 (112)	New York
1990	Tim Stallworth	Wide Receiver	6 (161)	Los Angeles
1990	Dan Grayson	Linebacker	7 (182)	Pittsburgh
1989	Mike Utley	Offensive Guard	3 (59)	Detroit
1987	Ricky Reynolds	Defensive Back	2 (36)	Tampa Bay
1987	Kitrick Taylor	Wide Receiver	5 (128)	Kansas City
1987	Kerry Porter	Running Back	7 (171)	Buffalo
1986	Erik Howard	Defensive Tackle	2 (46)	New York
1986	Rueben Mayes	Running Back	3 (57)	New Orleans
1986	Mark Rypien	Quarterback	6 (146)	Washington
1984	Keith Millard	Defensive Tackle	1 (13)	Minnesota
1984	Eric Williams	Defensive Tackle	3 (62)	Detroit
1982	Paul Sorensen	Defensive Back	5 (138)	Cincinnati
1982	Pat Beach	Tight End	6 (140)	Indianapolis
1981	Scott Pelluer	Linebacker	4 (91)	Dallas
1980	Bob Gregor	Defensive Back	4 (108)	Los Angeles
1979	Jack Thompson	Quarterback	1 (3)	Cincinnati
1978	Ken Greene	Defensive Back	1 (19)	Arizona
1978	Don Schwartz	Defensive Back	4 (87)	New Orleans
1978	Mike Levenseller	Wide Receiver	6 (164)	Las Vegas
1978	Dan Doornink	Running Back	7 (174)	New York
1975	Andrew Jones	Running Back	3 (60)	New Orleans
1975	Geoff Reece	Center	3 (61)	Los Angeles
1974	Robin Sinclair	Defensive Back	6 (152)	Cincinnati
1972	Bernard Jackson	Defensive Back	4 (81)	Cincinnati
1969	Steve Van Sinderen	Offensive Tackle	7 (172)	San Francisco
1968	Dave Middendorf	Offensive Guard	5 (112)	Cincinnati
1967	Rich Sheron	Tight End	2 (37)	New York
1967	Bud Norris	Tight End	6 (138)	Miami