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San Diego State Aztecs Roster & Depth Chart 2026
San Diego State Aztecs are 2-4 in the Pac-12.
2-44th in Pac-12Veer and shoot 114-2-5 nickel
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Scheme desk
Sean Lewis / Demetrius Sumler
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Veer and shoot 11
- Offensive scheme type
- Veer and shoot 11
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Aggressive · 80
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Lewis calls it: veer and shoot from his Kent State days, tempo, wide splits. Matt Johnson OC.
Defense
4-2-5 nickel
- Defensive scheme type
- 4-2-5 nickel
- Base front
- 4-2-5 nickel
- Front
- 4-3
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 58
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Sumler 4-2-5 nickel.
110 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.
Offense32
| 4 |  Jayden Denegal |  | QB | 6' 5" | 240 | — | SR | Apple Valley, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 489 · '22 | Active |
| 11* |  Stone Saunders |  | QB | 6' 1" | 222 | — | FR | Harrisburg, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 774 · '25 | Active |
| 13* |  Draiden Trudeau | | QB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | FR | Mission Viejo, CA | High school | 3★ · '25 | Active |
| 41* |  Brady Campbell | | QB | 6' 3" | 204 | — | FR | Bakersfield, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2749 · '26 | Active |
| 7 |  Lucky Sutton | | RB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 744 · '22 | Active |
| 20* |  Christian Washington |   | RB | 5' 10" | 210 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1806 · '22 | Active |
| 21* |  Javion Kinnard |  | RB | 5' 8" | 175 | — | SO | Nashville, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1734 · '25 | Active |
| 23* |  Josiah Lucas | | RB | 5' 9" | 190 | — | FR | Arlington, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1003 · '26 | Active |
| 29* |  Jordin Thomas | | RB | 5' 8" | 205 | — | FR | Stockton, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1154 · '25 | Active |
| 15* |  Jackson Ford |  | TE | 6' 6" | 250 | — | JR | Melissa, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1143 · '24 | Active |
| 19* |  Jack Lua | | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | FR | Eastvale, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 47* |  Kime Fangupo | | TE | 6' 3" | 256 | — | SO | South Jordan, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 87 |  Jack Ellis | | TE | 6' 5" | 230 | — | FR | Novato, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2054 · '26 | Active |
| 88* |  Ryan Wolfer | | TE | 6' 5" | 235 | — | SO | Peoria, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1710 · '24 | Active |
| 98* |  Parker Guiltinan | | TE | 6' 5" | 240 | — | FR | San Diego, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 99* |  Elijah Muliufi | | TE | 6' 7" | 275 | — | FR | Spanaway, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 2315 · '26 | Active |
| 2 |  Jordan Napier | | WR | 6' 2" | 205 | — | JR | Fontana, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1004 · '23 | Active |
| 3 |  Nathan Acevedo | | WR | 5' 11" | 170 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1505 · '22 | Active |
| 5 |  Bert Emanuel Jr. | | WR | 6' 4" | 225 | — | SR | Houston, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1457 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Parker Threatt | | WR | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | San Jose, CA | High school | 3★ · '24 | Active |
| 11* |  De'yhare Overstreet-Glover | | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 12* |  Jaylon Hawkins | | WR | 6' 0" | 180 | — | FR | Argyle, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1601 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  Donovan Brown | | WR | 6' 2" | 190 | — | SR | Montgomery Village, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 1035 · '22 | Active |
| 16* |  Will Cianfrini | | WR | 6' 4" | 190 | — | SO | Galveston, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1085 · '24 | Active |
| 17* |  Jacob Bostick | | WR | 6' 3" | 190 | — | SR | Palatine, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 18* |  Daishaun Davis | | WR | 5' 10" | 170 | — | FR | Menifee, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2491 · '26 | Active |
| 30* |  Aldrich Doe |  | WR | 6' 3" | 196 | — | JR | Mays Landing, NJ | Portal | — | Active |
| 42* |  Craig Walker | | WR | 5' 10" | 170 | — | FR | Carson, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 82 |  Carson Diehl | | WR | 6' 3" | 200 | — | FR | San Diego, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2327 · '26 | Active |
| 84 |  Derek Stevenson | | WR | 6' 2" | 175 | — | FR | Katy, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 823 · '26 | Active |
| 85 |  Justius Lowe |  | WR | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | Portland, OR | Portal | 4★ · No. 348 · '22 | Active |
| 93* |  Ayo Shotomide-King |  | WR | 6' 3" | 220 | — | JR | Chula Vista, CA | Portal | — | Active |
Defense68
| 13* |  Prince Williams | ARI | CB | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | Westlake Village, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1604 · '24 | Active |
| 16* |  Jelani Whitmore | | CB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | SR | Rialto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2129 · '20 | Active |
| 27 |  Mike Lindsay |  | CB | 6' 1" | 185 | — | SO | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 32 |  Caleb Ricks | IDA | CB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SO | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 |  Jason Oliver |   | CB | 6' 0" | 180 | — | SR | Bakersfield, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 981 · '22 | Active |
| 43 |  Braylon Cardwell | | CB | 6' 1" | 195 | — | FR | Spring Valley, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1772 · '25 | Active |
| 46 |  Dareon Edmonds | | CB | 6' 2" | 180 | — | FR | Ontario, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1848 · '26 | Active |
| 49 |  Jamison Starks | | CB | 6' 2" | 180 | — | SO | Mountain House, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 6 |  Malachi Finau |  | DL | 6' 1" | 315 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 11* |  Krishna Clay | | DL | 6' 2" | 280 | — | SR | Vacaville, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 52 |  Koi Taiese | | DL | 6' 3" | 315 | — | FR | Oakland, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1896 · '26 | Active |
| 88* |  Kainoa Davis | | DL | 6' 3" | 275 | — | SO | Temecula, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1581 · '24 | Active |
| 91 |  Amari Comier | | DL | 6' 2" | 295 | — | SR | East Oakland, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 94 |  Tuaoa Tauili'ili |  | DL | 6' 3" | 330 | — | JR | Tacoma, WA | Portal | — | Active |
| 95 |  Gavriel Lightfoot | | DL | 6' 2" | 295 | — | SR | Moreno Valley, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1865 · '22 | Active |
| 98* |  Roman Paseka | | DL | 6' 4" | 275 | — | FR | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2050 · '26 | Active |
| 99* |  Brian Townsend Jr. | | DL | 6' 4" | 240 | — | FR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 1325 · '25 | Active |
| 0 |  Sione Hala |   | LB | 6' 1" | 235 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 455 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Lucan Amituanai | | LB | 6' 4" | 240 | — | FR | Sacramento, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1821 · '25 | Active |
| 15* |  Oberhiri Eyafe | | LB | 6' 3" | 220 | — | SO | Andover, MN | Portal | 3★ · No. 2184 · '24 | Active |
| 18* |  Kai Wallin |   | LB | 6' 5" | 255 | — | SR | Sacramento, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 61 · '22 | Active |
| 21* |  Tano Letuli | | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 31 |  Jeramiah Lewis | | LB | 6' 3" | 230 | — | SO | San Jose, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 192 · '26 | Active |
| 33 |  Brady Nassar | | LB | 6' 5" | 265 | — | SR | Pleasanton, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1030 · '23 | Active |
| 34 |  Dean Harrington | | LB | 6' 2" | 227 | — | SO | Thousand Oaks, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 39 |  Javari Nash | | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | — | FR | Laguna Niguel, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2002 · '26 | Active |
| 40 |  Charlie Stewart | | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | — | SR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 41* |  Alijah Lash | | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | — | FR | Haslet, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1190 · '26 | Active |
| 42* |  Cameron Cooper |  | LB | 6' 3" | 245 | — | JR | Gilbert, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 44 |  Nate Henrich |  | LB | 6' 6" | 250 | — | JR | Hamburg, NY | Portal | — | Active |
| 45 |  Djibril Rahman | | LB | 6' 4" | 253 | — | JR | Montreal, Canada | Portal | 3★ · No. 708 · '23 | Active |
| 47* |  Aaron Tasin | | LB | 6' 1" | 190 | — | FR | San Diego, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 48 |  Crosby Kelly | | LB | 6' 5" | 255 | — | FR | Moraga, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2091 · '26 | Active |
| 55 |  Michael Leville Watkins | | LB | 6' 2" | 300 | — | SO | Glendale, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 56 |  Isaac Lucas |  | LB | 6' 3" | 290 | — | JR | Youngstown, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 2332 · '23 | Active |
| 58 |  Ikbahl Kassim | | LB | 6' 2" | 300 | — | SO | Corona, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2304 · '25 | Active |
| 62 |  Jarvis Williams | | LB | 6' 5" | 340 | — | FR | Moreno Valley, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1979 · '26 | Active |
| 65 |  Harrison Walters | | LB | 6' 3" | 350 | — | FR | San Francisco, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 66 |  Justice Turner | | LB | 6' 3" | 290 | — | SO | Staten Island, NY | High school | 2★ · '24 | Active |
| 67 |  Charlton Luniewski |  | LB | 6' 5" | 300 | — | SO | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 946 · '24 | Active |
| 68 |  Brian Borjon | | LB | 6' 6" | 285 | — | FR | La Puente, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2314 · '26 | Active |
| 69 |  Delphyn Ngaleu | LAU | LB | 6' 6" | 325 | — | JR | Mono, Canada | Portal | — | Active |
| 70 |  Mercer Luniewski | | LB | 6' 6" | 320 | — | SO | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 715 · '24 | Active |
| 71 |  Evan Lawrence |  | LB | 6' 6" | 306 | — | SO | Danville, IN | Portal | 3★ · No. 993 · '24 | Active |
| 72 |  Dennis Jones |  | LB | 6' 6" | 350 | — | SR | Dallas, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 73 |  Brady Hill | | LB | 6' 3" | 295 | — | FR | Wheaton, IL | High school | — | Active |
| 74 |  Ashdon Wnetrzak | | LB | 6' 9" | 335 | — | FR | Los Angeles, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1556 · '25 | Active |
| 75 |  Delon Craft Jr. | | LB | 6' 5" | 305 | — | FR | Richmond, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1936 · '25 | Active |
| 76 |  Kalan Ellis |  | LB | 6' 5" | 340 | — | SR | Waimanalo, HI | Portal | 3★ · No. 1305 · '21 | Active |
| 77 |  Cam May | | LB | 6' 7" | 310 | — | SR | Detroit, MI | Portal | 2★ · '22 | Active |
| 78 |  Joseph Borjon | | LB | 6' 9" | 340 | — | SR | La Puente, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 79 | LBHarlem Nellum | | LB | 6' 5" | 350 | — | FR | Bakersfield, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2104 · '26 | Active |
| 90 |  Robby Lavata'i | | LB | 6' 5" | 250 | — | FR | University Place, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 1209 · '26 | Active |
| 97 |  Dominic Coelho | | LB | 6' 4" | 235 | — | FR | Rocklin, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1725 · '26 | Active |
| 9 |  Dalesean Staley |  | S | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SR | Kansas City, MO | Portal | — | Active |
| 12* |  Chase Shumate | | S | 5' 11" | 190 | — | FR | Detroit, MI | High school | — | Active |
| 14* |  Isaiah Green | | S | 6' 1" | 195 | — | JR | Oxnard, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 17* |  Kaimana Tufaga | | S | 6' 0" | 200 | — | FR | Whittier, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 919 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Cammeron Purnell | | S | 6' 1" | 190 | — | FR | El Cajon, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2183 · '26 | Active |
| 20* |  Jelani McLaughlin | | S | 6' 0" | 205 | — | JR | San Jacinto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1732 · '23 | Active |
| 22 |  Max Garrison | | S | 5' 10" | 200 | — | SR | Pasadena, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1139 · '22 | Active |
| 23* |  Carsten Mamaril | | S | 5' 9" | 180 | — | SR | Temecula, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 24 |  Josiah Cox |   | S | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1086 · '23 | Active |
| 26 |  Solomon Davis | | S | 6' 0" | 205 | — | JR | Inland Empire, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 743 · '23 | Active |
| 29* |  Josh Hunter | | S | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Temecula, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1140 · '22 | Active |
| 30* |  Jalen Thomeson |  | S | 5' 11" | 193 | — | SR | Greenwood, IN | Portal | 3★ · No. 2333 · '23 | Active |
| 35 |  Tainoa Lave | | S | 5' 11" | 190 | — | FR | Kapolei, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1539 · '26 | Active |
| 36 |  Rahmeer Henderson | | S | 6' 2" | 190 | — | FR | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2726 · '26 | Active |
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| 50 |  Luke Williams | | LS | 6' 0" | 215 | — | SR | Chino Hills, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 60 |  Matthew Mercado | | LS | 5' 11" | 195 | — | SO | Fontana, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 61 |  Chase Schubert | | LS | 6' 1" | 215 | — | SO | Edna, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 64 |  Connor Poulson | | LS | 5' 11" | 210 | — | SO | Danville, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 89 |  Tashi Dorje | | P | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Brentwood, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 203 · '25 | Active |
| 93* |  Camden Cowgill | | P | 6' 0" | 210 | — | JR | San Diego, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 38 |  Lane Garner | | PK | 5' 10" | 190 | — | JR | Chico, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 80 |  Tyler Prasuhn | ARI | PK | 6' 2" | 180 | — | SO | Carlsbad, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2612 · '25 | Active |
| 86 |  Noah Serna | | PK | 6' 2" | 210 | — | SR | Riverside, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 96 |  Cooper DiLeva | | PK | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | San Pedro, CA | Portal | — | Active |
Roster log
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Veer and shoot 114-2-5 nickelInside zone / RPOCover 311 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR4-2-5 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 | 14 | Donovan Brown | 12 | Jaylon Hawkins | 16 | Will Cianfrini |
| WR2 | 5 | Bert Emanuel Jr. | 85 | Justius Lowe | 17 | Jacob Bostick |
| Slot | 3 | Nathan Acevedo | 2 | Jordan Napier | — | — |
| LT | 78 | Joseph Borjon | 70 | Mercer Luniewski | — | — |
| LG | 76 | Kalan Ellis | 71 | Evan Lawrence | — | — |
| C | 56 | Isaac Lucas | 66 | Justice Turner | — | — |
| RG | 55 | Michael Leville Watkins | 67 | Charlton Luniewski | — | — |
| RT | 72 | Dennis Jones | 74 | Ashdon Wnetrzak | — | — |
| TE | 15 | Jackson Ford | 88 | Ryan Wolfer | — | — |
| QB | 4 | Jayden Denegal | 11 | Stone Saunders | — | — |
| RB | 7 | Lucky Sutton | 21 | Javion Kinnard | 20 | Christian Washington |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 33 | Brady Nassar | 44 | Nate Henrich | — | — |
| LDT | 6 | Malachi Finau | 11 | Krishna Clay | — | — |
| RDT | 95 | Gavriel Lightfoot | 91 | Amari Comier | — | — |
| RDE | 18 | Kai Wallin | 45 | Djibril Rahman | — | — |
| WLB | 0 | Sione Hala | 42 | Cameron Cooper | — | — |
| MLB | 21 | Tano Letuli | 34 | Dean Harrington | — | — |
| LCB | 16 | Jelani Whitmore | 23 | Carsten Mamaril | 49 | Jamison Starks |
| SS | 20 | Jelani McLaughlin | 22 | Max Garrison | 35 | Tainoa Lave |
| FS | 29 | Josh Hunter | 14 | Isaiah Green | — | — |
| RCB | 27 | Mike Lindsay | 32 | Caleb Ricks | — | — |
| NB | 24 | Josiah Cox | 30 | Jalen Thomeson | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 96 | Cooper DiLeva | 86 | Noah Serna | — | — |
| P | 89 | Tashi Dorje | 93 | Camden Cowgill | — | — |
| H | 89 | Tashi Dorje | 93 | Camden Cowgill | — | — |
| LS | 64 | Connor Poulson | 60 | Matthew Mercado | — | — |
| PR | 3 | Nathan Acevedo | 12 | Jaylon Hawkins | — | — |
| KR | 12 | Jaylon Hawkins | 10 | Parker Threatt | — | — |
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San Diego State Aztecs are 2-4 in the Pac-12. The offense is Veer and shoot 11 and the defense is 4-2-5 nickel. Play-callers are Sean Lewis / Demetrius Sumler.