Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA
2-10 (1-7 conf)
SP+ #135
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -27.8 (#135)
- SP+ Offense
- 15.3
- SP+ Defense
- 41.8
- SRS
- -22.7
- FPI
- -24.3
- Elo
- 994
- Talent
- 477
- Recruiting
- 108 (#122)
Schedule
record 2–10
Schedule
89th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
75th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
102nd
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest).
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Western Kentucky | +1.6 | 24-41 | -17 | L |
| 1 | NUNLV | +4.3 | 21-38 | -17 | L |
| 2 | @Hawai'i | +1.7 | 20-37 | -17 | L |
| 4 | @Texas | +16.2 | 0-55 | -55 | L |
| 6 | @New Mexico State | -15.5 | 10-37 | -27 | L |
| 7 | NJacksonville State | -6.7 | 27-29 | -2 | L |
| 8 | NUTEP | -17.5 | 17-35 | -18 | L |
| 10 | @Louisiana Tech | -1.3 | 14-55 | -41 | L |
| 11 | @Oregon State | -15.9 | 21-17 | +4 | W |
| 12 | NDelaware | -10.9 | 26-23 | +3 | W |
| 13 | @Middle Tennessee | -16 | 17-31 | -14 | L |
| 14 | NFlorida International | -10.5 | 16-56 | -40 | L |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 105
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Hunter Watson | SR | 6'3" | 210 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Landyn Locke | FR | 6'4" | 205 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Mabrey Mettauer | FR | 6'5" | 225 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 4th | DJ Bailey | FR | 5'11" | 210 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Noah Normand | FR | 6'3" | 175 | — |
Running Backs · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Landan Brown | SO | 5'11" | 215 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Elijah Green | SR | 5'11" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Alton McCaskill | SR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Shane Porter | SR | 5'10" | 200 | — |
| RB | 5th | Adrian Murdaugh | SR | 5'9" | 175 | — |
| RB | 6th | Jerrian Parker Jr. | SO | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| RB | — | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | JR | 5'10" | 220 | — |
| RB | — | Trey Taylor | FR | 5'9" | 170 | — |
| RB | — | Xander Cheek | SO | 5'7" | 195 | — |
Wide Receivers · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Tim Burns Jr. | JR | 5'9" | 155 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Chris Reed | JR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Malik Phillips | SR | 5'9" | 170 | — |
| WR | 4th | Grady O'Neill | JR | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| WR | 5th | Qua'Vez Humphreys | SR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| WR | 6th | Darrick Bledsoe III | SO | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| WR | 7th | Aviyon Smith-Mack | JR | 5'8" | 180 | — |
| WR | 8th | Michael Phoenix II | SR | 6'0" | 215 | — |
| WR | 9th | Lonnie Adkism | SO | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Kaleb Black | SO | 5'10" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Fatu Mukuba | SO | 5'8" | 155 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Matthew Tatum | SO | 5'9" | 170 | — |
| WR | — | London Deyon | FR | 6'5" | 215 | — |
| WR | — | Terrence Guillory II | FR | 5'8" | 160 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Austin Smith | SR | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Dylan Burk | FR | 6'7" | 255 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Rayfield Lotten | SO | 6'6" | 240 | — |
| TE | — | Cooper Stevens | FR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Thomas Jewett | JR | 6'4" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Fernando Garza III | SR | 6'6" | 250 | — |
Offensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Mich'le Joseph | JR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Luke Eckardt | SR | 6'6" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Zo'Maryon Bryan | JR | 6'4" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Graceson Jackson-Smith | SR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Carter Buchheit | FR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Cam Todd | JR | 6'2" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Isaac Sohn | SO | 6'5" | 275 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Jeremiah Edmond | SO | 6'1" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Logan Cahill | FR | 6'4" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Rhett Larson | JR | 6'5" | 305 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | James Dawn II | SR | 6'3" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Quinton Williams | JR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Graceson Spann | FR | 6'6" | 275 | — |
| OL | — | William McCollum | SR | 6'5" | 340 | — |
| OL | — | Kevin Kalonji | SR | 6'5" | 340 | — |
| OL | — | Kolt Dieterich | SO | 6'6" | 310 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Chauncey Chidi | JR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Christopher Eaton Jr. | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DE | 3rd | Brody Henderson | FR | 6'5" | 220 | — |
| DE | 4th | Bryen Spaulding | JR | 6'4" | 255 | — |
| DL | 1st | Dylan Frazier | JR | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Zeiqui Lawton | SR | 6'1" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Quardale Patt | SR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DL | 4th | AJ Sargent | SR | 6'0" | 280 | — |
| DL | 5th | Josiah Stephens | FR | 6'2" | 240 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Jaredh Frayre | SO | 6'0" | 280 | — |
| DL | — | Cade Adams | SO | 6'0" | 285 | — |
| DL | — | Joshua Frayre | SO | 6'0" | 280 | — |
| DL | — | Anthony Shorter | FR | 6'4" | 215 | — |
| DL | — | Caius Coy | FR | 6'4" | 235 | — |
| DL | — | Keelan Cox | SR | 6'5" | 250 | — |
| DT | 1st | Darien Jackson | SO | 6'2" | 290 | — |
| DT | 2nd | She'Fon Boyd | SO | 6'1" | 290 | — |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Antavious Fish | SR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | 2nd | CJ Johnson | SR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Dean Ford | FR | 6'0" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Ca'lub Holloway | JR | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| LB | 5th | Tokyo Gordon | JR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| LB | 6th | JaMair Diaz | JR | 6'1" | 245 | — |
| LB | 7th | Jacob Robinson | JR | 6'1" | 220 | — |
| LB | 8th | Eli Wallace | SO | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| LB | — | Jacquis Ishmeal Jr. | SR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Jayveon Johnson | FR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| LB | — | Cartier Okopie | FR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| LB | — | Cole Worthington | SO | 5'11" | 200 | — |
Defensive Backs · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | CJ Brown | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Emon Allen | SR | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Tyler Bailey | JR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Alonzo Edwards Jr. | SR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| DB | 5th | Cecil Powell | SR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| DB | 6th | Jaidan Scott | JR | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Trey Harris | SR | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| DB | 8th | Dravon Wilson | FR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Jace Arnold | SO | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| DB | 10th | Jalyn Stanford | SO | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| DB | 11th | Railyn Adams | FR | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| DB | 12th | Lyric Smith | FR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| DB | 13th | Joe Swen | SO | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| DB | 14th | Octavius Henderson | JR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| DB | 15th | Dax Horany | SO | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★ |
| DB | 16th | Braylen Wortham | FR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| DB | — | Maurice Mathis | JR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| DB | — | Quan Williams | SR | 5'8" | 170 | — |
| DB | — | Davion Green | JR | 5'9" | 160 | — |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Carson Whitington | JR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| LS | — | Jake Fitzgerald | JR | 6'0" | 215 | — |
| P | 1st | Curtis Gerrand | FR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| PK | 1st | Christian Pavon | SR | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| PK | 2nd | RJ Lopez | SR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★ |
| PK | — | Nico Ottomanelli | FR | 6'3" | 195 | — |
| PK | — | Tate Ryan | FR | 6'0" | 165 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
15.36
Off PPA
+0.004
Pass PPA
-0.021
Rush PPA
+0.0735
Success
36%9
Explosive
1.2560
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.00 | +0.24 |
| Passing | -0.02 | +0.37 |
| Rushing | +0.07 | +0.18 |
| 1st Down | -0.05 | +0.20 |
| 2nd Down | -0.01 | +0.22 |
| 3rd Down | +0.14 | +0.43 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
17.8
PPG Against
37.8
Differential
-20.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 2-10
- Home
- 0-0
- Away
- 1-6
- Neutral
- 1-4
- Conference
- 1-7
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- -20.1
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Away | 1-6 | 15.1 | 39.0 |
| Neutral | 1-4 | 21.4 | 36.2 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 0.0 | 55.0 |
| Conference | 1-7 | 18.9 | 38.4 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 15.5 | 36.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #135 | — | — |
| 2024 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #98 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #115 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 3-2 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 11-1 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | 2-0 |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 6-3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-5 | 5-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 12-1 | 8-1 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 12-1 | 9-0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 7-2 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 11-3 | 8-1 | — | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-10 |
| ATS | 3-925% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-1 |
| As underdog | 3-8 |
| Home | 0-0 |
| Away | 1-6 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #150 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★51 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #122 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | #124 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | #96 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | #121 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | #167 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #184 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #163 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #173 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | #145 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #140 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #123
Returning prod 90%Departed 10%
Portal in 26net -7Out 33
Talent composite477.4 #123 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 99 / 87
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | CJ Brown | S | 3★ | ← Bowling Green |
| ▲ | Mabrey Mettauer | QB | 3★ | ← Wisconsin |
| ▲ | Trey Harris | S | 3★ | ← Cornell |
| ▲ | Jerrian Parker | RB | 3★ | ← Southern Illinois |
| ▼ | Chris Murray | EDGE | 3★ | → Auburn |
| ▼ | Isaiah Cash | S | 3★ | → Virginia Tech |
| ▼ | Caleb Weaver | S | 3★ | → Duke |
| ▼ | Orion Irving | OT | 3★ | → Vanderbilt |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
1 items
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