Samford Bulldogs
Southern
0-0 (0-0 conf)
Ratings
2026
- SP+
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- SP+ Offense
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- SP+ Defense
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- SRS
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- FPI
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- Elo
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- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 44 (#177)
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 55
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Quincy Crittendon | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Brady Stober | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Charlie Gilliam | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | CJ Evans Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Ken Cherry | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Cam Bland | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Emerson Russell | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Carter Pace | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Marquise Henderson← Clemson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Calvin Jones | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Preston Bird | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Jaden Gibson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Torrey Ward | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Nick Crayton | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Teddy Davenport | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Nicholas Bookman | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Jack Schwing | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Jadon Loving | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Jackson Beatty | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 11th | Ben Levine | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Colton Pace | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Vance Nicklaus | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Conroy Cunningham II | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Maxton Woodward | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Kelton Crisp | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Andrew Jordan | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Jackson Bussey | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Tyler Durant | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Joseph Shannon | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Corey Warren | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Hank Weber | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jaden Mosley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Jacob Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Malik Gaither | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Maddox McKim | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Deuce Caldwell II | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Caulen Dunn | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Nahil Perkins | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Malik Thornton | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Quantaves Gaskins | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Termaine Turner Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 5th | Caidan Maddux | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 6th | Dylon Henderson | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 7th | Jalik Yancey | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Amari Wansley | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Jalen Nelson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | LaShon Young | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Keshawn Washington | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Clay Burdeshaw | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Luke Wattenbarger | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Trey Lenhardt | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Alex Applefield | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Noah Jones | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Jake Garner | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Ty Ippolito | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
14.6
PPG Against
37.9
Differential
-23.3
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 1-11
- Home
- 0-5
- Away
- 1-6
- Conference
- 1-7
- Non-Conference
- 0-4
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-0
- Avg Margin
- -23.3
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 0-5 | 11.2 | 38.4 |
| Away | 1-6 | 17.0 | 37.6 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 0.0 | 48.0 |
| Conference | 1-7 | 18.6 | 37.6 |
| Non-conference | 0-4 | 6.5 | 38.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-7 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 11-2 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5-7 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 8-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-5 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-4 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 3-2 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 1-11 |
| ATS | 4-736% |
| Over / Under | 3-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-3 |
| As underdog | 4-4 |
| Home | 0-5 |
| Away | 4-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #168 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★14 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #177 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #155 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | #148 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #196 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #213 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #195 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #203 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | #146 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | #143 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | #144 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 1net -4Out 5
Portal avg stars (in / out)4.0 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Marquise Henderson | RB | 4★ | ← Clemson |
| ▼ | Donovan Grayson | EDGE | 3★ | → Coastal Carolina |
| ▼ | Dee Newsome | CB | 3★ | → Purdue |
| ▼ | Sam Pickett III | WR | 3★ | → App State |
| ▼ | Carson Sloan | LB | — | → App State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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