2026 Post Draft Depth Chart

Incorporating the draft class and UDFA signings.

The numbers in parenthesis represent how many players we tend to keep at each position on the final roster.

Key
* - player 30 or over
Orange - player entering final year of contract
Blue - 2026 free agent / trade acquisition
Green - 2026 draftee
Barney - 2026 UDFA

OFFENSE (25)
QB(2): Mason Rudolph................Will Howard | Drew Allar
RB(3): Rico Dowdle....................Jaylen Warren | Kaleb Johnson | Eli Heidenreich | Travis Homer | Lew Nichols
HB (1): Riley Nowakowski

LT(2): Broderick Jones................Dylan Cook | Lorenzo Thompson
LG(2): Spencer Anderson.............Brock Hoffman | Doug Nester | Sataoa Laumea
C(2) : Zach Frazier.....................Ryan McCollum
RG(2): Mason McCormick...........Gennings Dunker | Jack Driscoll | Aiden Williams
RT(2): Troy Fautanu..................Max Iheanachor | Steven Jones

TE(3): Pat Freiermuth................Darnell Washington | JJ Galbreath | Lake McRee | Chamon Metayer
WRx(2): DK Metcalf...................Ben Skowronek | A.T. Perry | Brandon Smith
WRz(2): Michael Pittman Jr.........Roman Wilson | Cole Burgess
WRy(2): Germie Bernard............Kaden Wetjen | Max Hurleman | John Rhys Plumlee

DEFENSE (25)

DT(3): Derrick Harmon..............Sebastian Joseph-Day* | Dean Lowry* | Jahvaree Ritzie | Kevin Jobity Jr.
NT(3): Keanu Benton................Yahya Black | Logan Lee | Kyler Baugh
DT(2): Cameron Heyward*........Esezi Otomewo | Gabriel Rubio | Anthony Goodlow

LOLB(2): TJ Watt*.....................Jack Sawyer | KJ Henry
LILB(2): Patrick Queen..............Malik Harrison | Carson Bruener
RILB(3): Payton Wilson.............Cole Holcomb | Daylan Carnell
ROLB(2): Alex Highsmith...........Nick Herbig | Julius Welschof

LCB(2): Joey Porter Jr...............Daylen Everette | Cory Trice Jr | Dequan Hardy
RCB(2): Jamel Dean.................Asante Samuel Jr. | Donte Kent | Donelko Slaughter
NCB(1): Jalen Ramsey*............Brandin Echols | D'Shawn Jamison | Devan Boykin

SS(2): DeShon Elliot................Sebastian Castro | Jack Henderson
FS(1): Jaquan Brisker..............Darnell Savage | Robert Spears-Jennings

SPECIAL TEAMS (3)

PT(1): Cameron Johnston
PK(1): Chris Boswell* | Laith Marjan
LS(1): Christian Kuntz* | Cal Adomitis


Notable Players Lost
Kenneth Gainwell - RB
Issac Seumalo - LG
James Pierre - CB
Calvin Austin III - WR
Connor Heyward - FB
Marquez Vontez-Scantling - WR
Kyle Duggar - S
Corliss Waitman - S

Players Acquired via FA or Trade
Michael Pittman Jr. - WR
Rico Dowdle - RB
Jamel Dean - CB
Darnell Savage - S
Jaquan Brisker - S
Sebastian Joseph-Day* - DT
Brock Hoffman - G
Travis Homer - RB

2026 Draft Class
Max Iheanachor - OT
Germie Bernard - WR
Drew Allar - QB
Daylen Everette - CB
Gennings Dunker - G
Kaden Wetjen - WR
Riley Nowakowski - FB/TE
Gabriel Rubio - DT
Robert Spears-Jennings - S
Eli Heidenreich - RB

2026 UDFA
Devan Boykin - CB
Daylan Carnell - LB
Kevin Jobity Jr. - DL
Laith Marjan - K
Lake McRee - TE
Chamon Metayer - TE