2025 SEASON
Sam Houston
Conference USA
Sam Houston added 28 players and lost 31 players through the 2025 transfer portal. The net roster change is -3.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
Quick Answers
- Did Sam Houston change head coaches?
- Yes. Phil Longo was fired on October 28, 2026. Eric Raisbeck and Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay are the interim head coaches. Head coach changes raise transfer risk across the roster.
- How many players has Sam Houston gained and lost in the 2025 transfer portal?
- Sam Houston has added 28 players and lost 31 in the 2025 transfer portal, a net change of -3.
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Incoming Transfers
28Jace Arnold
DB · Wisconsin
Kaleb Black
WR · Arizona State
CJ Brown
DB · Bowling Green
Keelan Cox
DL · Texas Southern
Christopher Eaton Jr.
DE · Hampton
Alonzo Edwards Jr.
DB · Texas State
Antavious Fish
LB · Akron
Jake Fitzgerald
LS · Merrimack
Elijah Green
RB · Indiana
Trey Harris
DB · Cornell
Octavius Henderson
DB · Southeast Missouri State
Zeiqui Lawton
DL · West Virginia
RJ Lopez
PK · Purdue
Rayfield Lotten
TE · Mississippi State
Alton McCaskill
RB · Arizona State
Mabrey Mettauer
QB · Wisconsin
Grady O'Neill
WR · Wisconsin
Nico Ottomanelli
PK · Nebraska
Jerrian Parker Jr.
RB · Southern Illinois
Shane Porter
RB · North Texas
Cecil Powell
DB · Troy
Chris Reed
WR · Utah
AJ Sargent
DL · Tarleton State
Aviyon Smith-Mack
WR · Long Island University
Isaac Sohn
OL · North Texas
Jalyn Stanford
DB · Houston
Cam Todd
OL · NC State
Quinton Williams
OL · Louisiana
Outgoing Transfers
31Matthew Aribisala
DL · Rice
Da'Veawn Armstead
CB · North Texas
Jase Bauer
QB · UT Martin
S'Maje Burrell
LB · North Texas
Isaiah Cash
S · Virginia Tech
Nick Chrest
DB · Morehead State
Jaxson Chrest
WR · Morehead State
Kendrick DuJour
DL · East Carolina
Jay Ducker
RB · Temple
Simeon Evans
WR · North Texas
Trey Fields
LB · North Texas
David Fisher
CB · North Texas
Ben Gehrke
OL · UL Monroe
John Gentry
RB · UT Martin
Briceon Hayes
DL · North Texas
Chris Hicks Jr.
WR · Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Zach Hrbacek
RB · Weber State
Will Hutchens
OL · Louisiana Tech
Orion Irving
OL · Vanderbilt
DJ McKinney
RB · New Mexico
Kaden Morgan
PK · Southern Miss
Chris Murray
DE · Auburn
Jalen O'Neal
CB · Prairie View A&M
Richard Outland Jr.
DL · North Texas
Jyzaiah Rockwell
WR · Prairie View A&M
Zach Session
OL · McNeese
Kaden Taylor
WR · East Texas A&M
Ethan Vazquez
FB · East Texas A&M
Denver Warren
DL · UAB
Caleb Weaver
S · Duke
Quincy Wright
DL · Arkansas State
Portal Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 6 | 7 | $0K |
| WR | 5 | 4 | $0K |
| DL | 7 | 4 | $0K |
| LB | 2 | 1 | $0K |
| ST | 1 | 3 | $0K |
| RB | 5 | 4 | $0K |
| TE | 0 | 1 | $0K |
| QB | 1 | 1 | $0K |
| OL | 4 | 3 | $0K |
Roster Risk
Program Context
Last 3 seasons
12-21Head coaches
Eric Raisbeck
2026-PresentInterim
Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay
2026-Present
Phil Longo
2025-2026
Brad Cornelsen
2024-2024
2026 coaching staff
- Zack PattersonOffensive Coordinator
- Freddie Aughtry-LindsayCo-Interim HC / Defensive Coordinator
- Eric RaisbeckCo-Interim HC / Special Teams Coordinator
- Gary McGrawCornerbacks
- Damien AdamsDefensive Tackles
- Issac MooringEdges
- Jack BicknellOffensive Line
- Antonio WilliamsRunning Backs
- Dovonte EdwardsSafeties
- Keyan WilliamsWide Receivers
- Blair VaughanHead Football Strength & Conditioning
- Andrew HackerStrength & Conditioning
2026 Recruiting Class
7 commits#1500
Uzziah WarmateDL
Denton, TX
#1500
Ryan MalloryLB
Richmond, TX
#1750
Robert McFarlandS
Houston, TX
#1924
Cato June Jr.CB
Westfield, IN
#2313
Tr'e WilliamsIOL
Huntsville, TX
#2620
Marcus Bourda Jr.S
Humble, TX
#2850
Errol West Jr.EDGE
Denton, TX
Recruiting Footprint
2025 Roster
105 of 105High risk means the top 15% of roster-relative TVS scores. TVS is not a transfer probability.
Adrian Murdaugh
RB#384
Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith
RB#25Gr
AJ Sargent
DL#234
Antavious Fish
LB#64
Austin Smith
TE#12
Aviyon Smith-Mack
WR#1Sr
Brody Henderson
DE#44So
Bryen Spaulding
DE#14Sr
Ca'lub Holloway
LB#42Gr
Cade Adams
DL#552
Cam Todd
OL#63Gr
Carson Whitington
LS#46Gr
Carter Buchheit
OL#62Jr
Cartier Okopie
LB#471
Chauncey Chidi
DE#48Gr
Christian Pavon
PK#494
Christopher Eaton Jr.
DE#174
CJ Brown
DB#242
CJ Johnson
LB#8
Cole Worthington
LB#50Jr
Curtis Gerrand
P#35So
Darien Jackson
DT#90Sr
Davion Green
DB#393
Dylan Burk
TE#851
Eli Wallace
LB#45Sr
Emon Allen
DB#74
Graceson Jackson-Smith
OL#594
Grady O'Neill
WR#6Gr
Hunter Watson
QB#10
Jacob Robinson
LB#10
Jacquis Ishmeal Jr.
LB#374
Jake Fitzgerald
LS#47Gr
JaMair Diaz
LB#1Sr
James Dawn II
OL#714
Jaredh Frayre
DL#512
Jayveon Johnson
LB#43
Jeremiah Edmond
OL#68Sr
Jerrian Parker Jr.
RB#9Jr
Joshua Frayre
DL#582
Keelan Cox
DL#994
Kevin Kalonji
OL#77
Lyric Smith
DB#29Jr
Malik Phillips
WR#114
Matthew Tatum
WR#83Sr
Maurice Mathis
DB#273
Mich'le Joseph
OL#543
Nico Ottomanelli
PK#81Jr
Noah Normand
QB#171
Octavius Henderson
DB#36Sr
Qua'Vez Humphreys
WR#7R-Sr
Quan Williams
DB#324
Shane Porter
RB#284
She'Fon Boyd
DT#95Jr
Tate Ryan
PK#83So
Terrence Guillory II
WR#88Jr
Tokyo Gordon
LB#26Sr
Trey Harris
DB#34
William McCollum
OL#754
Xander Cheek
RB#812
Zo'Maryon Bryan
OL#57Sr