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Colorado Buffaloes Roster & Depth Chart 2026
Colorado Buffaloes are 2-3 in the Big 12.
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Scheme desk
Brennan Marion / Chris Marve
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
RPO spread 11
- Offensive scheme type
- RPO spread 11
- Personnel
- 21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Aggressive · 74
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Marion RPO-spread 11 (Sac State HC). Tempo, RPOs, and verticals.
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 1 / Cover 3
- Primary press technique
- Press-mirror
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 68
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Marve (elevated Feb 2026) 4-2-5 with press-man most snaps, simulated pressure and eight-man pressure looks.
106 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.
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| 51* |  Chauncey Gooden | | OL | 6' 3" | 380 | — | SO | Nashville, TN | High school | 4★ · No. 381 · '25 | Active |
| 52* |  Andre Roye Jr. |  | OL | 6' 6" | 295 | — | SR | District Heights, MD | Portal | 3★ · No. 646 · '22 | Active |
| 53* |  Larry Johnson III | TEN | OL | 6' 7" | 350 | — | SR | Savannah, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 19 · '21 | Active |
| 54* |  Taj White |  | OL | 6' 5" | 310 | — | SR | Jersey City, NJ | Portal | 3★ · No. 887 · '22 | Active |
| 55* |  Bo Hughley |  | OL | 6' 7" | 295 | — | SR | Fairburn, GA | Portal | 4★ · No. 127 · '23 | Active |
| 56* |  Phillip Houston |  | OL | 6' 5" | 280 | — | SR | McKinney, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 57 |  Leon Bell |   | OL | 6' 8" | 330 | — | SR | Dickinson, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 15 · '21 | Active |
| 58 |  Demetrius Hunter | HOU | OL | 6' 2" | 310 | — | SR | Orange, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 451 · '22 | Active |
| 59 |  Yahya Attia | | OL | 6' 4" | 340 | — | JR | London, England | High school | 3★ · '24 | Active |
| 61 |  Aiden DeCorte |  | OL | 6' 1" | 300 | — | SR | Jackson, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 62 |  Sean Kinney |  | OL | 6' 2" | 305 | — | JR | Nazareth, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 65 |  Ben Gula | | OL | 6' 5" | 285 | — | FR | Weston, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1231 · '26 | Active |
| 71 |  Jayvon McFadden |  | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | SO | Upper Marlboro, MD | Portal | 4★ · No. 363 · '25 | Active |
| 72 |  Xavier Payne | | OL | 6' 7" | 320 | — | FR | Canandaigua, NY | High school | 3★ · No. 1238 · '26 | Active |
| 73 |  Jose Soto |  | OL | 6' 3" | 310 | — | SR | Tulare, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 75 |  Jayven Richardson |  | OL | 6' 6" | 315 | — | SR | Gonzales, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 11 · '22 | Active |
| 78 |  Hudson Steber | | OL | 6' 3" | 270 | — | SO | Evergreen, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 7* |  Dominiq Ponder | | QB | 6' 5" | 200 | — | SR | Opa Locka, FL | High school | — | Active |
| 10* |  Julian Lewis | | QB | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SO | Carrollton, GA | High school | 4★ · No. 56 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  Kaneal Sweetwyne | | QB | 6' 3" | 195 | — | FR | Lehi, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 1121 · '26 | Active |
| 16 |  Isaac Wilson | | QB | 6' 0" | 210 | — | JR | Draper, UT | Portal | 4★ · No. 264 · '24 | Active |
| 9* |  Richard Young |  | RB | 5' 11" | 210 | — | SR | Lehigh Acres, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 63 · '23 | Active |
| 20* |  DeKalon Taylor |  | RB | 5' 9" | 165 | — | SR | Longview, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 23 |  JaQuail Smith | | RB | 5' 11" | 170 | — | SO | Orlando, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 26* |  Damian Henderson II |  | RB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Los Alamitos, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 393 · '23 | Active |
| 27* |  Bryce Hicks | | RB | 5' 9" | 185 | — | JR | Atlanta, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 28* | RBCam Netwon | | RB | 5' 9" | 185 | — | FR | Prosper, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 29 |  Micah Welch | | RB | 5' 9" | 215 | — | JR | Milledgeville, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 725 · '24 | Active |
| 34* |  Titus Bautista | | RB | 5' 10" | 185 | — | JR | Chicago, IL | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 | RBLeonardo Valle | | RB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | SO | Richmond Hill, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 47 | RBCody Jordan | | RB | 5' 9" | 185 | — | FR | The Woodlands, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 3003 · '26 | Active |
| 83 |  Zayne DeSouza | | TE | 6' 6" | 260 | — | SO | Loveland, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 1276 · '25 | Active |
| 85 |  Zach Atkins |  | TE | 6' 4" | 240 | — | SR | Olathe, KS | Portal | — | Active |
| 86 |  Brady Kopetz | | TE | 6' 4" | 270 | — | SR | Portland, OR | High school | — | Active |
| 87 |  Charlie Williams |  | TE | 6' 4" | 245 | — | SR | Aspen, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 88* |  Corbin Laisure | | TE | 6' 5" | 250 | — | SO | Bluff City, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 1419 · '25 | Active |
| 89 |  Fisher Clements |  | TE | 6' 7" | 265 | — | SR | Hattiesburg, MS | Portal | — | Active |
| 3 |  DeAndre Moore Jr. | TEX | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SR | Bellflower, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 110 · '23 | Active |
| 4* |  Ernest Campbell |  | WR | 5' 9" | 145 | — | JR | Refugio, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 496 · '24 | Active |
| 5* |  Hykeem Williams |  | WR | 6' 2" | 220 | — | SR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 34 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Quentin Gibson | | WR | 5' 9" | 155 | — | SO | Fort Worth, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 349 · '25 | Active |
| 7* |  Kam Perry | | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | — | SR | Marietta, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1740 · '22 | Active |
| 8* |  Joseph Williams |  | WR | 6' 2" | 200 | — | JR | Arlington, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1305 · '24 | Active |
| 13* |  Kaleb Mathis | | WR | 5' 9" | 165 | — | SR | Arlington, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 14* |  Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | | WR | 6' 1" | 180 | — | SO | Houston, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 382 · '25 | Active |
| 17* |  Christian Ward | | WR | 6' 3" | 205 | — | FR | Carrollton, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1043 · '26 | Active |
| 18* |  Danny Scudero | SJS | WR | 5' 9" | 175 | — | SR | San Jose, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 22 |  Tagert Bardin | | WR | 6' 0" | 160 | — | SR | Durango, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 32* |  Alex Ward | | WR | 6' 1" | 180 | — | FR | Carrollton, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 510 · '26 | Active |
| 36 |  Carson Westbrook | | WR | 5' 11" | 170 | — | JR | Ellaville, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 80 | WRJacob Swain | | WR | 6' 1" | 185 | — | FR | Melissa, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 2601 · '26 | Active |
| 81 | WRBraedon Brenner | | WR | 5' 11" | 180 | — | FR | Mesa, AZ | High school | — | Active |
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| 31 |  Preston Ashley | | CB | 5' 11" | 185 | — | FR | Brandon, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 408 · '26 | Active |
| 4* |  Naeten Mitchell |  | DB | 5' 10" | 175 | — | SR | Temple, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 2088 · '23 | Active |
| 5* |  RJ Johnson |    | DB | 6' 2" | 185 | — | SR | Mcdonough, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 757 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Boo Carter | TEN | DB | 5' 11" | 200 | — | JR | Chattanooga, TN | Portal | 4★ · No. 111 · '24 | Active |
| 7* |  Randon Fontenette |   | DB | 6' 2" | 220 | — | SR | Freeport, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 224 · '23 | Active |
| 8* |  Emory Floyd |  AS | DB | 6' 1" | 195 | — | SR | Powder Springs, GA | Portal | 4★ · No. 399 · '22 | Active |
| 9* |  Jaydan Hardy |  | DB | 5' 10" | 180 | — | JR | Lewisville, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 262 · '24 | Active |
| 10* |  Makari Vickers | | DB | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SR | Tallahassee, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 83 · '23 | Active |
| 13* |  Jason Stokes Jr. | | DB | 6' 2" | 185 | — | JR | Pflugerville, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 541 · '25 | Active |
| 15 |  Jah Jah Boyd |  | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | — | JR | Philadelphia, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1303 · '24 | Active |
| 18* |  Paul Omodia |   | DB | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SR | Richmond, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 20* |  Cree Thomas |  | DB | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SO | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 512 · '25 | Active |
| 25 | DBMojo Williams Jr. | | DB | 5' 11" | 170 | — | FR | New Orleans, LA | High school | — | Active |
| 26* |  Braylon Edwards | | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | FR | Duncanville, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1318 · '26 | Active |
| 28* |  Ben Finneseth | | DB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Durango, CO | High school | — | Active |
| 30 |  Justin Eaglin |  | DB | 6' 1" | 175 | — | SR | Fayetteville, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 32* |  Myles Weston | | DB | 5' 11" | 175 | — | SR | Port Charlotte, FL | High school | — | Active |
| 33 |  Kole Mathis | | DB | 5' 8" | 140 | — | JR | Arlington, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 34* | DBDrew Molinari | | DB | 6' 1" | 195 | — | JR | Salinas, CA | High school | 2★ · '24 | Active |
| 39* |  Donavon Stephens | | DB | 5' 10" | 170 | — | SO | Alpharetta, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 310 · '26 | Active |
| 27* |  Domata Peko Jr. | | DE | 6' 4" | 235 | — | SR | Calabasas, CA | High school | 4★ · No. 6 · '26 | Active |
| 41 |  Kylan Salter | | DE | 6' 2" | 230 | — | SR | Cedar Hill, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 644 · '23 | Active |
| 49 |  Quency Wiggins |  | DE | 6' 5" | 255 | — | SR | Baton Rouge, LA | Portal | 4★ · No. 54 · '22 | Active |
| 52* |  Immanuel Ezeogu | | DE | 6' 2" | 240 | — | JR | Suffolk, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2248 · '24 | Active |
| 53* |  Toby Anene |  | DE | 6' 4" | 260 | — | SR | Saint Paul, MN | Portal | — | Active |
| 92 |  Sam Gadie | | DE | 6' 3" | 235 | — | SR | Trenton, NJ | High school | 3★ · No. 214 · '22 | Active |
| 95 |  Yamil Talib | | DE | 6' 2" | 240 | — | JR | Richardson, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 96 |  Balansama Kamara |  ALB | DE | 6' 3" | 260 | — | SR | Philadelphia, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1835 · '21 | Active |
| 45* |  Vili Taufatofua | SJS | DL | 6' 3" | 260 | — | SR | Auckland, New Zealand | Portal | 3★ · No. 53 · '22 | Active |
| 56* |  Lamont Lester Jr. |  | DL | 6' 2" | 230 | — | JR | Ramsey, NJ | Portal | — | Active |
| 88* |  Samu Taumanupepe |  | DL | 6' 3" | 375 | — | SR | Humble, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 791 · '23 | Active |
| 90 |  Tyler Moore | TEN | DL | 5' 10" | 290 | — | JR | Locust Grove, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2164 · '24 | Active |
| 91 |  Sedrick Smith |   | DL | 6' 4" | 320 | — | SR | Atlanta, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 93 | DLMalachi Brown | | DL | 6' 5" | 300 | — | SR | Milpitas, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 70 · '26 | Active |
| 94 |  Josiah Manu | | DL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | FR | Loveland, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 1362 · '26 | Active |
| 97 |  Santana Hopper | AS | DL | 6' 2" | 265 | — | SR | Shelby, NC | Portal | 3★ · No. 601 · '22 | Active |
| 99 |  Dylan Manuel |  AS | DL | 6' 1" | 300 | — | JR | Stockbridge, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 17* |  Liona Lefau | TEX | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | — | SR | Kahuku, HI | Portal | 3★ · No. 426 · '23 | Active |
| 35* |  Tyler Martinez | | LB | 6' 1" | 220 | — | SR | Albuquerque, NM | Portal | — | Active |
| 40 |  Colby Johnson | | LB | 6' 2" | 195 | — | FR | Sammamish, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 1680 · '26 | Active |
| 44* |  Gideon ESPN Lampron | | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | — | SR | Lagrange, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 44* | LBGideon Lampron |   | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | — | SR | Lagrange, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 50* |  Rodney Colton Jr. | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | FR | Newnan, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 571 · '26 | Active |
| 51* |  Carson Crawford | | LB | 6' 4" | 220 | — | FR | Carthage, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 375 · '26 | Active |
| 54* |  Bo LaPenna | | LB | 6' 1" | 235 | — | SR | Commerce City, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 55* |  Gage Goldberg | | LB | 6' 0" | 210 | — | JR | Boerne, TX | High school | — | Active |
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| 45* |  Luke Whiting |    | LS | 6' 4" | 225 | — | SR | Holladay, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 50* | LSTrey Young | | LS | 5' 10" | 195 | — | SO | San Juan Capistrano, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 372 · '26 | Active |
| 60 | LSBrady Radz | | LS | 6' 2" | 175 | — | SR | Englewood, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 64 | LSNelson Williams | | LS | 6' 3" | 235 | — | FR | Chattanooga, TN | High school | — | Active |
| 35* |  Damon Greaves |  | P | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SR | Busselton, Australia | Portal | — | Active |
| 38 |  Daniel Gerlach | | P | 6' 0" | 160 | — | SR | Boulder, CO | High school | — | Active |
| 39* | PKCadel Ayala | | PK | 6' 1" | 185 | — | SO | Reno, NV | Portal | — | Active |
| 46 |  Elliott Arnold | | PK | 5' 10" | 165 | — | SO | Chattanooga, TN | High school | — | Active |
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RPO spread 114-2-5 nickelInside zone / RPOCover 1 / Cover 321 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR4-2-5 nickelOurlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
21 personnel · 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR
21 personnel · 2 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 21.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 3 | DeAndre Moore Jr. | 14 | Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | — | — |
| WR2 | 8 | Joseph Williams | 7 | Kam Perry | — | — |
| LT | 55 | Bo Hughley | 72 | Xavier Payne | — | — |
| LG | 51 | Chauncey Gooden | 59 | Yahya Attia | 56 | Phillip Houston |
| C | 62 | Sean Kinney | 58 | Demetrius Hunter | — | — |
| RG | 71 | Jayvon McFadden | 53 | Larry Johnson III | — | — |
| RT | 57 | Leon Bell | 52 | Andre Roye Jr. | — | — |
| TE | 89 | Fisher Clements | 87 | Charlie Williams | 88 | Corbin Laisure |
| QB | 10 | Julian Lewis | 14 | Kaneal Sweetwyne | 16 | Isaac Wilson |
| FB | 86 | Brady Kopetz | 65 | Ben Gula | — | — |
| RB | 29 | Micah Welch | 20 | DeKalon Taylor | 26 | Damian Henderson II |
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 | 53 | Toby Anene | 27 | Domata Peko Jr. | — | — |
| LDT | 99 | Dylan Manuel | 90 | Tyler Moore | — | — |
| RDT | 97 | Santana Hopper | 88 | Samu Taumanupepe | 49 | Quency Wiggins |
| RDE | 56 | Lamont Lester Jr. | 41 | Kylan Salter | — | — |
| WLB | 17 | Liona Lefau | 55 | Gage Goldberg | — | — |
| MLB | 44 | Gideon ESPN Lampron | 35 | Tyler Martinez | — | — |
| LCB | 20 | Cree Thomas | 13 | Jason Stokes Jr. | — | — |
| SS | 7 | Randon Fontenette | 15 | Jah Jah Boyd | 28 | Ben Finneseth |
| FS | 4 | Naeten Mitchell | 26 | Braylon Edwards | 30 | Justin Eaglin |
| RCB | 6 | Boo Carter | 25 | Mojo Williams Jr. | — | — |
| NB | 10 | Makari Vickers | 31 | Preston Ashley | — | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 46 | Elliott Arnold | 38 | Daniel Gerlach | — | — |
| P | 35 | Damon Greaves | 38 | Daniel Gerlach | — | — |
| H | 35 | Damon Greaves | 38 | Daniel Gerlach | — | — |
| LS | 45 | Luke Whiting | 50 | Trey Young | — | — |
| PR | 20 | DeKalon Taylor | 6 | Boo Carter | — | — |
| KR | 6 | Quentin Gibson | 20 | DeKalon Taylor | — | — |
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Colorado Buffaloes are 2-3 in the Big 12. The offense is RPO spread 11 and the defense is 4-2-5 nickel. Play-callers are Brennan Marion / Chris Marve.