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Fresno State Bulldogs Roster & Depth Chart 2026
Fresno State Bulldogs are 4-2 in the Pac-12.
4-22nd in Pac-12Pistol 114-2-5 nickel
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Scheme desk
Josh Davis / Nick Benedetto
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Pistol 11
- Offensive scheme type
- Pistol 11
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / gap
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone-gap
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 62
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Davis calls it: run-centric pistol and shotgun, under center selectively to punish penetration.
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
Benedetto, assoc HC, Entz's NDSU staff, 4-2-5, Cover 3, sound run fits.
118 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.
Offense59
| 50 |  Pat Barnett | | OL | 6' 6" | 315 | — | SR | Key West, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1618 · '20 | Active |
| 51 |  Braylan Henderson | | OL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | SR | Tulare, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 147 · '25 | Active |
| 55* |  Marquise Thorpe-Taylor |  | OL | 6' 5" | 330 | — | SO | Tacoma, WA | Portal | 3★ · No. 528 · '24 | Active |
| 56* |  Ben Baker | | OL | 6' 1" | 280 | — | SO | San Clemente, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 58 |  Efren Siuloa | | OL | 6' 0" | 335 | — | FR | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 2342 · '26 | Active |
| 59 |  Alex Rivera | | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | FR | Lovington, NM | High school | 3★ · No. 1361 · '26 | Active |
| 63 |  Malcolm Polu Jr. | | OL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | FR | Fagatogo, American Samoa | High school | 3★ · No. 2108 · '25 | Active |
| 65 |  Jonah Leaupepetele | | OL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | FR | Apple Valley, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1964 · '25 | Active |
| 66 |  Gino Quinones |  | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | SR | Ewa Beach, HI | Portal | 3★ · No. 1285 · '19 | Active |
| 67 |  Bode Stoddard | | OL | 6' 7" | 300 | — | SO | Carmel, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 125 · '26 | Active |
| 68 |  Ekene Ebizie | | OL | 6' 7" | 285 | — | FR | Murrieta, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 69 |  Oscar Weigel |  | OL | 6' 4" | 290 | — | SO | Carmel, CA | Portal | 2★ · '24 | Active |
| 71 |  Rolan Fullwood | | OL | 6' 6" | 320 | — | SR | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1326 · '21 | Active |
| 72 |  Edward Fonua | | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | — | SR | Orange, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 142 · '23 | Active |
| 73 |  Marsel Akins | | OL | 6' 3" | 285 | — | SO | Tulare, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1456 · '24 | Active |
| 75 |  Kyson Van Vugt | | OL | 6' 7" | 290 | — | SR | Sioux Center, IA | High school | 3★ · '22 | Active |
| 76 |  Brayden Walton | | OL | 6' 8" | 325 | — | SO | Clovis, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1982 · '25 | Active |
| 79 |  Ethan Dasmann | | OL | 6' 5" | 290 | — | SO | El Dorado Hills, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1616 · '24 | Active |
| 3* |  Khristian Martin |  | QB | 6' 4" | 230 | — | SO | Highland Springs, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1439 · '24 | Active |
| 7* |  Jayden Mandal | | QB | 6' 0" | 205 | — | JR | Clovis, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1499 · '23 | Active |
| 13* |  Jacob Chambers | | QB | 6' 1" | 185 | — | FR | Fontana, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1674 · '26 | Active |
| 16 |  Jonathan Craft | | QB | 6' 1" | 175 | — | FR | Union City, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2163 · '25 | Active |
| 17* |  Deagan Rose | | QB | 6' 2" | 220 | — | FR | Clovis, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 884 · '26 | Active |
| 2* |  Rayshon Luke | ARI | RB | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | South Central, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 214 · '22 | Active |
| 6* |  Bryson Donelson | | RB | 5' 11" | 205 | — | JR | Visalia, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1685 · '24 | Active |
| 20* | RBOrlando Guevara | | RB | 5' 8" | 165 | — | JR | Denver, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 24* |  Julius Gillick | | RB | 5' 11" | 215 | — | FR | Seattle, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 1629 · '25 | Active |
| 27* |  Tariq Thomas |  | RB | 5' 11" | 190 | — | JR | Springfield, MA | Portal | — | Active |
| 28* | RBJhadis Luckey | | RB | 5' 8" | 190 | — | FR | Hayward, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 912 · '26 | Active |
| 31* |  Brandon Ramirez | | RB | 6' 0" | 235 | — | JR | Hanford, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1269 · '23 | Active |
| 33* |  Maddox Merrill | | RB | 5' 7" | 190 | — | FR | Clovis, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 34* |  Jalen Harris | | RB | 6' 0" | 180 | — | FR | Berkeley, CA | High school | 3★ · '24 | Active |
| 41* |  Andrew Chavez | | RB | 6' 0" | 195 | — | JR | Fresno, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 30* |  Jace Nixon | | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | SO | Bakersfield, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2405 · '24 | Active |
| 32* | TERyan Lewis | | TE | 6' 4" | 255 | — | FR | Escalon, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 35* |  Sebastien Boydell | | TE | 6' 5" | 225 | — | FR | Newport Beach, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 36* |  Zane Gerbo | | TE | 6' 4" | 235 | — | FR | Modesto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2350 · '26 | Active |
| 37* |  Sylas Austin | | TE | 6' 3" | 230 | — | FR | Atwater, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 42* |  Brayden Ford | | TE | 6' 4" | 235 | — | FR | Rancho Murieta, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 44* |  Robert Lucero | | TE | 6' 3" | 180 | — | FR | West Covina, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2337 · '26 | Active |
| 85* |  Bryce Mcdaniel | | TE | 6' 3" | 215 | — | FR | Hughson, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2194 · '26 | Active |
| 86 |  Gavin Correia | | TE | 6' 5" | 235 | — | SO | Rocklin, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 112 · '25 | Active |
| 87 |  Jake Appleget |   | TE | 6' 4" | 245 | — | SR | Lincoln, NE | Portal | 3★ · No. 851 · '22 | Active |
| 88 |  Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu | | TE | 6' 5" | 235 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | High school | — | Active |
| 89* |  Brock Lium | | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | JR | Highland, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1600 · '23 | Active |
| 0* |  Ezekiel Avit | | WR | 6' 2" | 200 | — | JR | Potomac, MD | Portal | 3★ · No. 1017 · '23 | Active |
| 1* |  Jahlil McClain | LOU | WR | 5' 11" | 185 | — | JR | Bellflower, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 572 · '23 | Active |
| 5* |  Josiah Freeman | | WR | 6' 4" | 200 | — | SR | Soledad, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 67 · '22 | Active |
| 10 |  Jordan Malau'ulu | | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SO | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1672 · '24 | Active |
| 11* |  Jayon Farrar | | WR | 5' 11" | 185 | — | SR | Long Branch, NJ | High school | — | Active |
| 18* |  Isaiah Dillon | | WR | 5' 10" | 185 | — | FR | Oxnard, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1357 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Harold Duvall | | WR | 6' 1" | 195 | — | SO | Fresno, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 596 · '25 | Active |
| 25* |  Keynan Cotton | | WR | 5' 9" | 195 | — | FR | La Vista, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1765 · '25 | Active |
| 26* |  Maxwell Young | | WR | 6' 0" | 180 | — | FR | Los Angeles, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 29* |  Malakai Sumter | | WR | 6' 2" | 185 | — | FR | Hughson, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 39* |  Tyler Becker | | WR | 6' 0" | 185 | — | JR | San Diego, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 80 |  Jaylen Garrison | | WR | 5' 10" | 190 | — | SR | Henderson, NV | Portal | — | Active |
| 81 |  Xavier Owens | | WR | 6' 2" | 170 | — | FR | Los Angeles, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 926 · '26 | Active |
| 82 |  Darrian Anderson |  | WR | 5' 9" | 190 | — | SR | Waipio Gentry, HI | Portal | — | Active |
Defense52
| 2* |  Andre Cobb | | DB | 6' 1" | 185 | — | SR | Naperville, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Jaden Carrillo | | DB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | JR | Clovis, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 4 |  Ethan Tierney | | DB | 6' 0" | 187 | — | JR | Dekalb, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 5* |  Simeon Harris |   | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SR | Vallejo, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1087 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Loyall Mouzon | | DB | 5' 11" | 182 | — | SO | Rochester, NY | High school | 3★ · No. 1073 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Cam Cole | | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | SO | Arlington, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1761 · '24 | Active |
| 17* |  Jonavon Darrington | | DB | 5' 10" | 165 | — | FR | Visalia, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2375 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Preston Okafor | | DB | 6' 2" | 185 | — | SO | Omaha, NE | Portal | — | Active |
| 20* |  RJ Regan |  | DB | 6' 0" | 195 | — | SR | Lakewood, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 595 · '21 | Active |
| 23 |  Sammie Hunter |  | DB | 5' 10" | 185 | — | SO | Rock Hill, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 981 · '24 | Active |
| 24* |  Croix Stewart | | DB | 6' 3" | 208 | — | SR | Vallejo, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 711 · '22 | Active |
| 26* |  Truly Bell III | | DB | 6' 1" | 188 | — | FR | Antioch, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2082 · '26 | Active |
| 27* |  Gerayas Grimes | | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | — | SO | Queen Creek, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 2186 · '24 | Active |
| 28* |  Jomarion Briggs | | DB | 6' 1" | 175 | — | SR | Stockton, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1077 · '22 | Active |
| 29* |  Franklin Lockard | | DB | 6' 2" | 165 | — | FR | Tulare, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2396 · '26 | Active |
| 30* | DBLuke Sanchez | | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | FR | Visalia, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 31* |  Kiontre Harris | | DB | 5' 11" | 165 | — | SO | Lemoore, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1917 · '24 | Active |
| 32* |  Tyger Canales | | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | FR | Long Beach, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 33* |  Taylor Powell | | DB | 6' 4" | 205 | — | SO | Belleville, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1875 · '24 | Active |
| 34* |  DaJhon Hall | | DB | 5' 11" | 170 | — | FR | Hesperia, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2396 · '25 | Active |
| 37* |  Ryan Wilson | | DB | 6' 0" | 195 | — | SR | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 38* |  Isaiah Lucero | | DB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | FR | West Covina, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 811 · '26 | Active |
| 39* |  Chase Perino | | DB | 6' 1" | 180 | — | FR | Modesto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2132 · '26 | Active |
| 0* |  Deijon Laffitte | | DL | 6' 3" | 305 | — | JR | Inglewood, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 979 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Jahzon Jacks | | DL | 6' 4" | 260 | — | SR | East Palo Alto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1673 · '22 | Active |
| 8 |  Martin Owusu | MIN | DL | 6' 3" | 310 | — | JR | Prior Lake, MN | Portal | 3★ · No. 907 · '23 | Active |
| 9 |  Merhauti Xepera | | DL | 6' 3" | 278 | — | SR | Maricopa, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1575 · '22 | Active |
| 11* |  Dylan Hampsten | SJS | DL | 6' 4" | 250 | — | JR | Santa Clarita, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 54 |  Sione Noa | | DL | 6' 3" | 241 | — | SR | Sacramento, CA | High school | 3★ · '22 | Active |
| 55* |  Brendan Huddleston | | DL | 6' 2" | 245 | — | FR | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 2356 · '26 | Active |
| 56* |  Jairus Satele | SJS | DL | 6' 0" | 295 | — | SR | Carson, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1474 · '22 | Active |
| 85* |  Solomon Baker | | DL | 6' 3" | 285 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1656 · '26 | Active |
| 89* |  Mordecai Hines | | DL | 6' 4" | 290 | — | JR | Palmdale, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1430 · '23 | Active |
| 91 |  Auckland Asiata | | DL | 6' 3" | 285 | — | JR | Yuba City, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2319 · '24 | Active |
| 92 |  Luke Averell | | DL | 6' 4" | 260 | — | SO | Ladera Ranch, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 93 |  Bryson Harrington | | DL | 6' 1" | 280 | — | SO | Clovis, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 94 |  Micah Mosley | | DL | 6' 4" | 230 | — | SO | San Jose, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 95 |  Maverick Noonan | | DL | 6' 4" | 250 | — | JR | Omaha, NE | Portal | 3★ · No. 637 · '23 | Active |
| 96 |  Noah Yeh | | DL | 6' 4" | 250 | — | JR | Orange, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 97 |  Jake Plummer-First | | DL | 6' 6" | 220 | — | FR | Florissant, MO | High school | — | Active |
| 98 |  Steven Scott III | ILL | DL | 6' 5" | 285 | — | SO | Milwaukee, WI | Portal | 2★ · '24 | Active |
| 99 |  Logan Goodspeed | | DL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | SO | Bakersfield, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 142 · '25 | Active |
| 1* |  K'vion Thunderbird | | LB | 6' 0" | 235 | — | JR | Chicago, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 861 · '23 | Active |
| 18* |  Logan Studt | | LB | 6' 1" | 220 | — | SO | Clovis, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1382 · '24 | Active |
| 25* |  Justin Johnson | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | JR | Los Angeles, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1409 · '23 | Active |
| 35* |  Tytus Khajavi | | LB | 6' 1" | 240 | — | SO | Fresno, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2053 · '24 | Active |
| 36* |  Tommy Nix | | LB | 6' 1" | 220 | — | SO | Hanford, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 40* |  Jaydon Sutko | | LB | 6' 0" | 227 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1131 · '26 | Active |
| 42* |  Lucas Blumling | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | FR | Scottsdale, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 2422 · '25 | Active |
| 43 |  Niko Baumgartner | | LB | 6' 2" | 200 | — | FR | Concord, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2153 · '25 | Active |
| 44* |  Bo Ausmus | | LB | 6' 0" | 207 | — | FR | Redondo Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2845 · '26 | Active |
| 45* |  Zephaniah Sesay | | LB | 6' 0" | 230 | — | FR | Hanford, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1816 · '26 | Active |
Special Teams7
| 52 |  Ethan Rossetti | | LS | 6' 1" | 205 | — | JR | Clovis, CA | High school | 2★ · '26 | Active |
| 53 |  Jack Baldi | | LS | 5' 11" | 220 | — | FR | Foothill Ranch, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 41* |  Nick Verdugo | | P | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Rocklin, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 49 |  Clay Lawrence | | P | 6' 3" | 180 | — | JR | Perth, Australia | High school | — | Active |
| 38* |  Manaki Watanabe | | PK | 6' 1" | 175 | — | SO | Novi, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 40* |  Ryan Kobzeff | | PK | 5' 10" | 175 | — | FR | Fresno, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 45* |  Connor Tripp | | PK | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SO | San Jose, CA | Portal | — | Active |
Roster log
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Pistol 114-2-5 nickelInside zone / gapCover 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.
QB
Mandal7| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 5 | Josiah Freeman | 11 | Jayon Farrar | — | — |
| WR2 | 0 | Ezekiel Avit | 19 | Harold Duvall | — | — |
| Slot | 1 | Jahlil McClain | 25 | Keynan Cotton | — | — |
| LT | 76 | Brayden Walton | 79 | Ethan Dasmann | — | — |
| LG | 55 | Marquise Thorpe-Taylor | 66 | Gino Quinones | — | — |
| C | 69 | Oscar Weigel | 56 | Ben Baker | — | — |
| RG | 65 | Jonah Leaupepetele | 50 | Pat Barnett | 73 | Marsel Akins |
| RT | 71 | Rolan Fullwood | 75 | Kyson Van Vugt | — | — |
| TE | 87 | Jake Appleget | 86 | Gavin Correia | — | — |
| QB | 7 | Jayden Mandal | 3 | Khristian Martin | — | — |
| RB | 2 | Rayshon Luke | 6 | Bryson Donelson | — | — |
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 | 11 | Dylan Hampsten | 9 | Merhauti Xepera | — | — |
| LDT | 0 | Deijon Laffitte | 89 | Mordecai Hines | 99 | Logan Goodspeed |
| RDT | 8 | Martin Owusu | 56 | Jairus Satele | — | — |
| RDE | 6 | Jahzon Jacks | 54 | Sione Noa | 96 | Noah Yeh |
| WLB | 1 | K'vion Thunderbird | 43 | Niko Baumgartner | — | — |
| MLB | 35 | Tytus Khajavi | 18 | Logan Studt | — | — |
| LCB | 7 | Loyall Mouzon | 26 | Truly Bell III | — | — |
| SS | 33 | Taylor Powell | 20 | RJ Regan | 27 | Gerayas Grimes |
| FS | 37 | Ryan Wilson | 4 | Ethan Tierney | — | — |
| RCB | 31 | Kiontre Harris | 13 | Cam Cole | 23 | Sammie Hunter |
| NB | 5 | Simeon Harris | 2 | Andre Cobb | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 38 | Manaki Watanabe | 40 | Ryan Kobzeff | — | — |
| P | 49 | Clay Lawrence | 41 | Nick Verdugo | — | — |
| H | 49 | Clay Lawrence | 41 | Nick Verdugo | — | — |
| LS | 52 | Ethan Rossetti | 53 | Jack Baldi | — | — |
| PR | 10 | Jordan Malau'ulu | 2 | Rayshon Luke | — | — |
| KR | 10 | Jordan Malau'ulu | 2 | Rayshon Luke | — | — |
Open a game for the full box score. Quarter lines, including overtime, sit on the card once the score is posted.
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Fresno State Bulldogs are 4-2 in the Pac-12. The offense is Pistol 11 and the defense is 4-2-5 nickel. Play-callers are Josh Davis / Nick Benedetto.