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
2027 Recruiting Class
13 commits#61
Elliott BrownTE-H
Prosper, TX
#203
Aiden EvansS
Lewisville, TX
BS
Brandon StewartOT
Waxahachie, TX
DR
Devin RobinsonS
Lewisville, TX
SL
Shandan LoveCB
Denison, TX
BW
Brayden WoodOG
Aubrey, TX
AH
Austin HolcombOG
Cypress, TX
CP
Carmello PerkinsCB
Whitehouse, TX
WW
Wesley WilliamsOT
San Antonio, TX
HB
Henry BrooksWR
Cypress, TX
AS
Aiden SlanskyTE-Y
Magnolia, TX
JM
Jayden MooreRB
Angleton, TX
TG
Trevor GolightlyQB-PP
Edgewood, 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