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Big 12 2026 In-Season Projection
Texas Tech Red Raiders Depth Chart
Projected lineup · 5-0
Legend:
Starter First string
Rotation Backup role
OR Competing
2026 projected depth chart
Texas Tech Red Raiders Depth Chart Summary
QB room
QB1 Will Hammond, QB2 Kirk Francis, QB3 Lloyd Jones III
Record
5-0 (2-0 Big 12)
Next game
vs Arizona State Sun Devils, Oct 17
Projected starters and backups. Game-day availability can change.
Roster and depth-chart references
Offense
Wide Receiver (WR)
#3
Coy Eakin
Starter Redshirt Senior • Projected starter
#4
Kenny Johnson
Starter Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#1
Micah Hudson
Starter Junior • Projected starter
#9
Donte Lee Jr.
2nd Redshirt Senior Transfer
#6
Jalen Jones
2nd Redshirt Junior Transfer
#11
Malcolm Simmons
2nd Junior Transfer
#14
Bryson Jones
3rd Sophomore
#17
Leyton Stone
3rd Sophomore
#21
Tristian Gentry
3rd Sophomore
Offensive Line (OL)
#79
Howard Sampson
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#57
Hunter Zambrano
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#70
Jacob Ponton
Starter Redshirt Sophomore • Projected starter
#54
Jordan Church
Starter Redshirt Junior Transfer • Projected starter
#72
Sheridan Wilson
Starter Redshirt Senior • Projected starter
#52
Cash Cleveland
2nd Junior Transfer
#65
D'Anthis Upshaw Jr.
2nd Redshirt Sophomore
#78
Ellis Davis
2nd Redshirt Sophomore
#51
Felix Ojo
2nd Freshman
#53
Holton Hendrix
2nd Redshirt Sophomore
#71
Bryce Gilmore
3rd Freshman
#61
Connor Carty
3rd Redshirt Freshman
#74
Daniel Sill
3rd Redshirt Junior
#77
Elias Gillen
3rd Redshirt Freshman
#50
Patrick McMath
3rd Redshirt Freshman
Tight End (TE)
Quarterback (QB)
#15
Will Hammond
Starter Redshirt Sophomore • Started at Colorado on Oct. 3; 134 passing yards and one touchdown
#18
Kirk Francis
2nd Redshirt Junior Transfer • Backup at Colorado on Oct. 3 with Castellanos ineligible; next-game order unconfirmed
#10
Lloyd Jones III
3rd Redshirt Freshman • Third quarterback at Colorado on Oct. 3; next-game order unconfirmed
Defense
Defensive Line (DL)
#20
Adam Trick
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#92
Bryce Butler
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#98
Mateen Ibirogba
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#2
Trey White
Starter Redshirt Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#10
A.J. Holmes Jr.
2nd Redshirt Senior Transfer
#33
Ansel Nedore
2nd Redshirt Junior
#8
Jamond Mathis
2nd Redshirt Junior Transfer
#1
Julien Laventure
2nd Redshirt Senior Transfer
#97
Charles Anderson Jr.
3rd Redshirt Sophomore
#99
Jojo Johnson
3rd Redshirt Junior Transfer
#96
Keyshawn Williams
3rd Redshirt Sophomore
Linebacker (LB)
#15
Austin Romaine
Starter Senior Transfer • Projected starter
#13
Ben Roberts
Starter Redshirt Senior • Projected starter
#6
John Curry
Starter Redshirt Junior • Projected starter
#11
Brock Golwas
2nd Sophomore
#9
Corey Platt Jr.
2nd Redshirt Senior Transfer
#22
Marcus Ramon-Edwards
2nd Redshirt Junior
#35
Adam Hill
3rd Redshirt Sophomore
#21
Miquel Dingle Jr.
3rd Redshirt Junior
#40
Wesley Smith
3rd Redshirt Senior
Cornerback (CB)
Special Teams
Texas Tech Red Raiders Roster Notes
Season note: October 13, 2026
Texas Tech was idle on October 10 and remains 5-0 overall, 2-0 in the Big 12. Joey McGuire estimated a two-to-three-week absence for Cameron Dickey on October 6. Thomas Castellanos’s hearing is scheduled for October 14; his next-game eligibility is unresolved. Arizona State visits on October 17 at 2:30 p.m. CT on FOX.
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