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Offense

Name	POS	HT	WT	Class	Birthplace
Luke Carney17	QB	1.88 m	92 kg	FR	Mesquite, TX
Keisean Henderson5	QB	1.96 m	88 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Ryan Smith12	QB	1.83 m	81 kg	FR	The Woodlands, TX
Jake Sock15	QB	1.88 m	86 kg	SR	Pearland, TX
Canon Toon13	QB	1.91 m	88 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Conner Weigman1	QB	1.91 m	95 kg	SR	Cypress, TX
DJ Butler25	RB	1.83 m	86 kg	JR	Mobile, AL
Aaron Davis38	RB	1.8 m	81 kg	SO	Schertz, TX
John Hebert23	RB	1.8 m	81 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Makhi Hughes21	RB	1.83 m	95 kg	SR	Birmingham, AL
JayShon Ridgle16	RB	1.83 m	89 kg	JR	Athens, AL
Re'Shaun Sanford II6	RB	1.75 m	86 kg	SO	Harker Heights, TX
Zane Smith37	RB	1.75 m	106 kg	FR	Fulshear, TX
Nehemiah Warmate32	RB	1.83 m	86 kg	FR	Denton, TX
Dorian Barnes22	WR	1.73 m	70 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Harvey Broussard III3	WR	1.91 m	83 kg	SR	Saint Martinville, LA
Jeremiah Bushnell81	WR	1.85 m	88 kg	FR	Iowa, LA
Jaquise Martin10	WR	1.78 m	81 kg	SO	Bryan, TX
Jack Newhouse82	WR	1.93 m	--	FR	Austin, TX
Samuel Padgitt84	WR	1.88 m	88 kg	SR	San Antonio, TX
Keavon Roberts83	WR	1.96 m	83 kg	FR	Port Arthur, TX
Braeden Robinson27	WR	1.83 m	81 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Jeffrey Strozier Jr.46	WR	1.68 m	72 kg	JR	Kansas City, MO
Hunter Teichman42	WR	1.85 m	79 kg	JR	Houston, TX
Amare Thomas0	WR	1.83 m	92 kg	SR	Birmingham, AL
Muizz Tounkara14	WR	1.91 m	95 kg	SO	League City, TX
Tyson Turner8	WR	1.88 m	97 kg	SO	Bryan, TX
Trent Walker4	WR	1.88 m	88 kg	SR	Portland, OR
Koby Young2	WR	1.83 m	81 kg	SO	New Orleans, LA
Traville Frederick Jr.85	TE	1.91 m	108 kg	JR	Jeanerette, LA
Wyatt Herbel86	TE	1.91 m	99 kg	FR	Cypress, TX
Jaivion Martin89	TE	1.93 m	113 kg	FR	Pflugerville, TX
Luke McGary87	TE	1.93 m	113 kg	SR	Plano, TX
Patrick Overmyer9	TE	1.96 m	104 kg	JR	Kingwood, TX
Kaleb Thomas19	TE	1.93 m	113 kg	SO	Houston, TX
Jacory Thurman88	TE	1.93 m	108 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Noah Abebe71	OL	1.93 m	136 kg	FR	Friendswood, TX
McKenzie Agnello66	OL	1.93 m	142 kg	SR	Copperas Cove, TX
Anthony Boswell52	OL	1.88 m	136 kg	SO	Indianapolis, IN
Ricardo Cordova62	OL	1.83 m	122 kg	SO	Pasadena, TX
Larry Crawford70	OL	1.96 m	136 kg	JR	Monroe, GA
Demetris Dean II55	OL	1.93 m	136 kg	FR	Jasper, TX
Alvin Ebosele79	OL	1.98 m	141 kg	SR	Coppell, TX
Rhett Gray54	OL	2.03 m	140 kg	FR	Weatherford, TX
Hingano Hautau67	OL	1.98 m	147 kg	SR	San Jose, CA
Shadre Hurst56	OL	1.88 m	133 kg	SR	Cartersville, GA
RJ Lee72	OL	2.03 m	151 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Ronnell McLain53	OL	1.93 m	147 kg	SO	Desoto, TX
Troy Pless77	OL	1.96 m	145 kg	FR	Killeen, TX
Sean Terrell68	OL	1.96 m	133 kg	FR	Spring, TX
Drew Terrill73	OL	1.98 m	136 kg	SR	Lebanon, IN
Aaron Wolford50	OL	1.93 m	140 kg	FR	Groves, TX
Hayden Wright57	OL	1.96 m	129 kg	FR	Kingwood, TX

Defense

Name	POS	HT	WT	Class	Birthplace
Carmello Brooks94	DL	1.91 m	124 kg	FR	Katy, TX
Isaiah Broughton55	DL	1.93 m	154 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Chance Bryant45	DL	1.88 m	115 kg	SO	Fulshear, TX
Travis Buhake92	DL	1.88 m	131 kg	FR	Arlington, TX
Ejiro Egodogbare50	DL	1.91 m	140 kg	SR	Milton, MA
Xavier Fleming88	DL	1.85 m	138 kg	FR	Lewisville, TX
Hunter Jones51	DL	1.88 m	127 kg	JR	Houston, TX
Khalil Laufau18	DL	1.91 m	131 kg	SR	Salt Lake City, UT
Quindario Lee99	DL	1.96 m	133 kg	SR	Mc Kenzie, AL
DK Mays47	DL	1.93 m	113 kg	FR	Baton Rouge, LA
Myles Parker98	DL	1.85 m	147 kg	SR	Snellville, GA
Ashton Porter9	DL	1.91 m	127 kg	JR	Cypress, TX
De'Marion Thomas90	DL	1.88 m	154 kg	JR	Tulsa, OK
Eythan Thompson96	DL	1.91 m	149 kg	FR	Waco, TX
Kaleb Walker91	DL	1.88 m	124 kg	FR	Lindale, TX
Darius Washington49	DL	1.98 m	120 kg	SO	Mansfield, TX
Grayson Boeker48	LB	1.91 m	99 kg	FR	The Woodlands, TX
Christian Brathwaite17	LB	1.88 m	99 kg	SO	Cypress, TX
Bryson Castile34	LB	1.88 m	95 kg	FR	Arlington, TX
Tanner Covar53	LB	1.88 m	88 kg	FR	Magnolia, TX
Tyler Covar35	LB	1.88 m	102 kg	FR	Magnolia, TX
Sione Fotu12	LB	1.83 m	104 kg	SR	Salt Lake City, UT
Carmycah Glass25	LB	1.93 m	104 kg	JR	Monroe, LA
Tristan Jackson31	LB	1.83 m	97 kg	FR	Fort Walton Beach, FL
Brandon Mack II4	LB	1.93 m	111 kg	SR	Montgomery, AL
Miller Malone19	LB	1.88 m	99 kg	JR	Mont Belvieu, TX
Latreveon McCutchin10	LB	1.91 m	111 kg	SR	Austin, TX
Sheldon Rice43	LB	1.91 m	113 kg	FR	Fulshear, TX
Liam Riley36	LB	1.85 m	97 kg	FR	Weatherford, TX
Richmond Ugochukwu30	LB	1.88 m	99 kg	SO	Richardson, TX
Jaden Yates1	LB	1.85 m	102 kg	SR	Columbus, OH
Mudassir Abdullah27	DB	1.83 m	79 kg	FR	West Columbia, TX
Jordan Allen6	DB	1.8 m	90 kg	JR	Lafayette, LA
Austin Anderson42	DB	1.91 m	83 kg	SO	Rosenberg, TX
Johnsley Barbas33	DB	1.8 m	86 kg	JR	Atlanta, GA
Thompson Bennett41	DB	1.85 m	86 kg	FR	Austin, TX
Zaylen Cormier22	DB	1.8 m	86 kg	FR	Houston, TX
C.J. Douglas13	DB	1.8 m	90 kg	SR	Leeds, AL
James Henderson III20	DB	1.85 m	79 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Javen Holmes29	DB	1.88 m	92 kg	FR	Baton Rouge, LA
Will James5	DB	1.83 m	83 kg	JR	Grand Bay, AL
Johnathan Joseph Jr.38	DB	1.78 m	86 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Jalen Mayo2	DB	1.88 m	86 kg	SR	Hampton, VA
Paris Melvin Jr.14	DB	1.8 m	83 kg	FR	Cypress, TX
Keany Parks24	DB	1.85 m	81 kg	SR	Kenosha, WI
JD Rhym3	DB	1.88 m	86 kg	SR	Valdosta, GA
Isaac Richardson32	DB	1.85 m	90 kg	FR	Houston, TX
Jamaal Shaw26	DB	1.85 m	90 kg	JR	Orange, TX
Rodney Thomas II44	DB	1.85 m	81 kg	FR	Humble, TX
Kentrell Webb8	DB	1.8 m	86 kg	SR	Katy, TX
Kenzy West28	DB	1.83 m	83 kg	FR	Flowood, MS
Javion White0	DB	1.8 m	86 kg	JR	Winnsboro, LA
Alvin Williamson Jr.23	DB	1.83 m	90 kg	SO	Cibolo, TX
Elijah Young37	DB	1.78 m	79 kg	JR	Houston, TX

Special Teams

Name	POS	HT	WT	Class	Birthplace
Jonathan Dimas49	PK	1.78 m	83 kg	SO	Houston, TX
Evan Noel94	PK	1.85 m	74 kg	FR	Bay St. Louis, MS
Zac Yoakam96	PK	1.73 m	88 kg	SR	Upper Arlington, OH
Liam Dougherty91	P	1.88 m	92 kg	JR	Geelong, Australia
Jack Raney62	P	1.91 m	95 kg	JR	San Jose, CA
Jack Carson-Wentz64	LS	1.88 m	95 kg	SR	Canton, GA
Weston Edwards69	LS	1.88 m	97 kg	SO	Valdosta, GA
Anthony Saragusa47	LS	1.88 m	120 kg	SO	Houston, TX

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