2023 Houston Cougars Roster

No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown Last School
92 Hakeem Ajijolaiya DL JR 6-2 320 Katy, TX Tompkins HS
10 Ui Ale QB SO 5-11 208 Carson, CA Carson HS / Golden West College
26 Moses Alexander DB SO 6-3 195 Galveston, TX Ball HS / Kilgore College
48 Kamsi Arinze LB FR 6-1 204 Dallas, TX Parish Episcopal HS
96 Ivan Autenreith DL FR 6-2 240 Spring, TX Spring HS
70 Max Banes OL SR 6-5 309 Houston, TX St. Thomas HS / Akron
84 Ja’koby Banks WR FR 5-9 188 Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall HS
33 Johnsley Barbas DB FR 5-11 182 Atlanta, GA Centennial HS
99 Justin Beadles DL SO 6-5 260 Tyrone, GA Sandy Creek HS / Virginia Tech
98 Justin Benton DL FR 6-1 290 Atlanta, GA Newton HS
65 Cayden Bowie OL FR 6-3 300 Port Arthur, TX Port Arthur HS
20 Antonio Brooks DB SR 5-11 200 Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall HS / Kilgore College
4 Samuel Brown WR SO 6-2 195 Savannah, GA New Hampstead HS / West Virginia
82 Matt Byrnes TE SO 6-6 250 Chicago, IL De La Salle Institute / Iowa Western CC
34 Dylan Caddle WR FR 5-10 165 Cypress, TX Cypress Ranch HS
93 Jamaree Caldwell DL JR 6-1 325 Newberry, SC Newberry HS / Hutchinson CC / Indy CC
20 Brandon Campbell RB SO 5-10 210 Houston, TX Pearland HS / USC
85 Dalton Carnes WR FR 5-9 175 College Station, TX College Station HS
9 Nelson Ceaser DL JR 6-3 250 Missouri City, TX Ridge Point HS
30 Trimarcus Cheeks LB SR 6-2 230 Hampton, GA Dutchtown HS / Samford
42 Beau Clewett DB FR 6-1 205 Katy, TX Seven Lakes HS
18 Joshua Cobbs WR JR 6-4 204 San Antonio, TX Wagner HS / Wyoming
3 Lucas Coley QB SO 6-1 218 Converse, TX Cornerstone Christian HS / Arkansas
89 Logan Compton TE JR 6-4 245 Tomball, TX Tomball HS / New Mexico Military
40 Torren Coppage-El DL SO 6-3 235 Stone Mountain, GA Parkview HS / Arkansas State / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
68 Kaleb Davis OL FR 6-3 305 Arlington, TX Mansfield Timberview HS
91 Joshua Diaz DL FR 6-1 260 Houston, TX Shadow Creek HS
32 Joseph Donatto III WR JR 6-2 195 Houston, TX Klein Forest HS / Texas College
66 Peyton Dunn OL JR 6-6 315 Brandon, MS Jackson Prep / ULM
3 Jalen Emery DB SO 5-9 175 Pearland, TX Shadow Creek HS
15 Malik Fleming DB SR 5-8 179 Valdosta, GA Hapeville Charter / East Carolina
75 Jack Freeman OL SR 6-3 300 Midlothian, TX Heritage HS
35 Dorian Friend DB FR 5-9 175 Spring, TX Spring HS
28 Anthony Gangi WR JR 5-10 190 Long Island, NY American Heritage HS (Fla.)
36 Jalen Garner LB SO 6-1 225 Norcross, GA Norcross HS
71 Jaylen Garth OL SO 6-5 305 Port Neches, TX Port-Neches Groves HS / Texas
56 Jacob Garza LS SO 6-3 225 Corpus Christi, TX Veterans Memorial HS
21 Juwon Gaston DB JR 6-0 196 Montgomery, AL Carver HS / Northeast Mississippi CC
57 Gavin Gately LS SR 6-5 250 Milwaukie, OR LaSalle Catholic HS / College of the Siskiyous
16 Brian George DB SR 6-2 200 Belle Glade, FL Glades Central HS / Texas A&M / Highland CC
2 Matthew Golden WR SO 6-0 190 Houston, TX Klein Cain HS
61 Thomathon Good DL JR 6-0 320 Houston, TX St. Pius HS / Texas Southern
6 Noah Guzman DB SR 5-10 205 Whittier, CA Bishop Amat HS / West Virginia
38 Cooper Hamilton K JR 5-10 172 Lubbock, TX Coronado HS / Eastern New Mexico
23 Isaiah Hamilton DB JR 6-1 175 Houston, TX Channelview HS / Texas Southern
22 Mikal Harrison-Pilot WR FR 5-11 195 Temple, TX Temple HS
24 A.J. Haulcy DB SO 6-0 215 Houston, TX Fort Bend Marshall HS / New Mexico
87 Bryan Henry TE FR 6-2 240 Belton, TX Belton HS
86 Darson Herman TE FR 6-3 245 Georgetown, TX Georgetown HS
58 Shamar Hobdy-Lee OL JR 6-4 308 Tampa, FL Jefferson HS / FIU
1 Alex Hogan DB SR 5-11 190 Houston, TX Lamar HS / Texas Tech
18 Anthony Holmes Jr. DL FR 6-2 295 Houston, TX Westfield HS
16 Jett Huff QB FR 5-8 190 College Station, TX College Station HS
59 Demetrius Hunter OL FR 6-2 300 Orange, TX West-Orange Stark HS
5 Hasaan Hypolite LB SR 5-11 215 Fresno, TX Hightower HS / Colorado
23 Parker Jenkins RB FR 5-11 196 Houston, TX Klein Forest HS
72 Tank Jenkins OL SR 6-3 320 Montgomery, AL Park Crossing HS / Texas A&M
52 Quillan Jimenez LS FR 6-1 226 Sickles, FL Sickles HS
12 Stephon Johnson WR SO 6-0 182 Houston, TX Desoto HS / Oklahoma State
50 Tyler Johnson OL JR 6-5 320 Conroe, TX Oak Ridge HS / Texas
51 Hunter Jones DL FR 6-0 250 Houston, TX Stratford HS
62 Karson Jones OL FR 6-4 305 Lubbock, TX Frenship HS
43 Joseph Kim K FR 5-10 185 Lawton, OK Lawton HS
97 Amipeleasi Langi Jr. DL JR 6-6 310 Lihue, HI Emerald Ridge HS / Independence CC
94 Garfield Lawrence DL SO 6-4 245 Tyler, TX Tyler Legacy HS
13 Brandon Mack DL JR 6-3 246 Montgomery, AL Jefferson Davis HS / Ole Miss
0 Joseph Manjack IV WR SO 6-3 202 Tomball, TX Tomball Memorial HS / USC
41 Jack Martin K JR 6-0 190 Dothan, AL Dothan HS / Alabama
24 Tony Mathis Jr. RB JR 5-11 208 Orlando, FL Cedartown HS / West Virginia
31 Latrell McCutchin DB JR 6-1 185 Austin, TX Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College HS / USC / Oklahoma
47 Latreveon McCutchin LB FR 6-1 190 Austin, TX Lyndon Baines Johnson Early College HS
19 Caleb McMickle QB FR 6-0 195 Roswell, GA Fellowship Christian School
25 Jamal Morris LB JR 6-2 225 Houston, TX Fort Bend Bush HS / Oklahoma
77 David Ndukwe OL SO 6-6 309 Atlanta, GA Arabia Mountain HS / Western Kentucky
81 CJ Nelson WR SO 5-11 175 North Richland Hills, TX Richland HS
10 Chidozie Nwankwo DL JR 5-11 295 Richmond, TX Foster HS
54 Blake Okoye LB SO 6-2 220 Spring, TX Klein Collins HS
17 Mike O’Laughlin TE SR 6-5 250 Chicago, IL Fenwick HS / West Virginia
33 Samuel Padgitt WR FR 6-2 197 San Antonio, TX East Central HS
38 Michael Patterson DB FR 5-10 160 Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall HS
76 Patrick Paul OL JR 6-7 315 Houston, TX Jersey Village HS
29 Treylin Payne LB SO 6-0 205 San Antonio, TX Judson HS
42 Chris Pearson LB FR 6-2 200 Orange Beach, AL Orange Beach HS
44 Brandon Phan P FR 5-11 224 Houston, TX Jersey Village HS
40 Steve Polk RB FR 5-10 200 Houston, TX Manvel HS
37 Chance Prosperie WR FR 6-0 174 Port Neches Grove, TX Port Neches Grove HS
35 Maurice Reed RB SO 5-10 185 Fayetteville, NC Belton HS / Austin College
95 Taleeq Robbins DL SO 6-1 282 Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute Charter / Ole Miss / Northeast Mississippi CC
46 Garyreon Robinson DB FR 5-7 170 Denton, TX Denton Ryan HS
8 Malik Robinson LB SR 6-0 230 Snellville, GA South Gwinnett HS / North Carolina / Fort Scott CC
80 Jett Runion TE FR 6-4 227 Aubrey, TX Aubrey HS
26 Re’Shaun Sanford II RB FR 5-9 175 Harker Heights, TX Harker Heights HS
83 Peyton Sawyer WR SR 5-11 175 League City, TX Clear Springs HS
37 Jamaal Shaw DB FR 6-1 195 Orange, TX Orange Stark HS
79 Tevin Shaw OL FR 6-4 310 Houston, TX Manvel HS
32 Aubrey Smith LB SO 6-0 224 Atlanta, GA Buford HS / Colorado
1 Donovan Smith QB JR 6-5 241 Las Vegas, NV Frenship HS / Texas Tech
36 Sherman Smith RB SO 5-8 200 Katy, TX Katy Tompkins HS
21 Stacy Sneed RB SO 5-11 185 Arlington, TX Mansfield Timberview HS
39 Sergio Snider RB FR 5-8 184 Arlington, TX Arlington Martin HS
15 Jake Sock QB FR 6-0 190 Pearland, TX Pearland HS
34 Jalyn Stanford DB FR 5-10 185 Jenks, OK Jenks HS
90 Zykeius Strong DL JR 6-6 265 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain HS / Hutchinson CC
43 Micah Sweats DB FR 5-10 160 Katy, TX Katy HS
42 Hunter Teichman WR FR 6-1 170 Houston, TX Lutheran South Academy
60 Cross Tucker OL FR 6-2 320 The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands HS
45 Nadame Tucker DL JR 6-3 250 New York, NY Teaneck HS / Hutchinson CC
55 Cavan Tuley DL FR 6-2 230 Tomball, TX Tomball HS
19 Justice Ugo DB SO 6-2 194 Richmond, TX Foster HS / Blinn College
12 David Ugwoegbu DL SR 6-4 250 Katy, TX Seven Lakes HS / Oklahoma
74 Reuben Unije OL SR 6-5 310 Bradenton, FL IMG Academy / Coahoma CC
19 Kelan Walker RB SR 5-11 228 DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS
88 Ja’Ryan Wallace WR FR 6-3 184 Braswell, TX Braswell HS
27 Mike Welch DB SO 5-10 195 Dickinson, TX Dickinson HS
13 Indiana Wijay QB FR 6-5 195 Pasadena, CA Pasadena HS
22 Laine Wilkins P JR 6-2 210 Perth, Australia ProKick Australia
0 Sedrick Williams DL SR 6-1 285 Houma, LA Ellender Memorial HS / Kilgore College
44 Aaron Willis LB SO 6-1 220 Richmond, VA St. Frances Academy / Tennessee
14 Jonah Wilson WR FR 6-1 192 Houston, TX Dekaney HS
39 Dante Wynn DB JR 6-0 190 Nashville, TN Ensworth HS