| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #9 Skyler Locklear (QB) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/189 | 149/236 (63%), 1591 Yds, 10 TD / 6 INT | 80 Car, 237 Yds, (3 YPC), 2 TD, 3 FUM | B- | C | #120 | 555 (67%) | 0.82 | PEAY ('24) |
| #11 Cade McConnell (QB) | SR (0) | 6'1"/195 | 40/71 (56%), 540 Yds, 4 TD / 3 INT | 14 Car, -2 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 0 TD, 3 FUM | C | F | #159 | 136 (16%) | 0 | NA |
| #19 JP Pickles (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/200 | 29/50 (58%), 218 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 39 Car, 133 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B | #325 | 134 (16%) | 0.8 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #7 Malachi Nelson (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/190 | 12/17 (71%), 128 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 2 Car, -11 Yds, (-5.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | C- | #255 | 57 (4.2%) | 0.86 | BSU ('25) |
| #7 Shay Smith (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/215 | 3/3 (100%), 20 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 6 Car, -10 Yds, (-1.7 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | C+ | F | #281 | 7 (1%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #00 Chad Warner (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/180 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #38 Hahsaun Wilson (RB) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/190 | 91 Car, 559 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 7 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Rec, 42 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B- | #182 | 223 (17.4%) | 0.84 | CHAR ('25) |
| #5 Kam Thomas (RB) | SR (0) | 5'7"/174 | 13 Car, 27 Yds, (2.1 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 46 Rec, 512 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 2 TD | C | B | #539 | 543 (71%) | 0.82 | PEAY ('24) |
| #25 Ashten Emory (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/195 | 6 Car, 23 Yds, (3.8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 12 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | C- | B+ | #561 | 12 (2%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #21 Marquez Taylor (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/171 | 1 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 4 (1%) | 0.82 | PEAY ('24) | ||
| #00 Elijah McCoy (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/180 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Josh Bell (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'7"/180 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #6 Kenny Odom (WR) | JR ('1) | 5'8"/163 | 47 Rec, 761 Yds, (16.2 YPR), 8 TD, 2 FUM | 4 Car, -10 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #165 | 703 (53%) | 0.81 | PEAY ('24) |
| #3 Jaden Smith (WR) | GR (0) | 5'10"/195 | 21 Rec, 177 Yds, (8.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | B | F | #534 | 244 (18%) | 0.87 | EKY ('24) |
| #00 Ashton Nickelberry (WR) | SR (0) | 5'10"/181 | 5 Rec, 56 Yds, (11.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B- | #658 | 143 (11%) | 0.80 | PEAY ('24) |
| #23 Wondame Davis Jr. (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/180 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 4 (0%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #80 Marcus Torres (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/175 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| #00 CJ Simon (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/155 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Ryland Bradford (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/190 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Nik Henry (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/155 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Lorenzo Hill (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #18 Rafeald Campbell (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/175 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #24 Josh Schuchts (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/210 | 0 | 0.79 | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #17 Judah Ezinwa (TE) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/240 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | B+ | B | 99 (14%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Jordan Andrus (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/230 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jordan Andrus (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/230 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #58 Jaquan Toney (T) | SR (0) | 6'4"/301 | 395 (46%) | D | C- (45%) | C- (55%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #74 Azizi Henry (T) | SR (0) | 6'4"/297 | 319 (37%) | B- | A- (50%) | C- (50%) | 0.77 | 2* HS ('20) | ||
| #70 Luka Matamoros (T) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/260 | 130 (15%) | F | C (32%) | D (68%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #79 Jake Utley (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/315 | 41 (5%) | F | B (37%) | F (63%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #52 RJ Whitehead (T) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/300 | 47 (5%) | A- | A- (47%) | B (53%) | 0.78 | TULN ('24) | ||
| #72 T. McDuffie III (T) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| #00 Tyler Roberts (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'8"/315 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Maddox Huber (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'6"/315 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Ryder Slaton (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'7"/295 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #50 Brennan Smith (G) | SR (0) | 6'3"/290 | 821 (95%) | B | B (45%) | B- (55%) | 0.82 | PEAY ('24) | ||
| #60 Joseph Immediato (G) | SR (0) | 6'4"/338 | 169 (20%) | D+ | C- (34%) | D+ (66%) | 0.77 | 2* HS ('21) | ||
| #63 Rolando Beltran (G) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/295 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| #55 Allan McCarter (G) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/260 | 10 (1%) | F | C- (70%) | D (20%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #53 Ivan Escobar (C) | SR (0) | 6'2"/289 | 733 (100%) | B- | C (46%) | B+ (54%) | 0.8 | 2* HS ('21) | ||
| #00 Diego De La Cruz (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/315 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Preston Perkins (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/270 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #62 Jake Riggs (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/290 | 0.79 | 2* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #57 Craig Wydra (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/290 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #17 Jaylin Jones (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/210 | 12 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (61%) | B- (27%) | C- (11%) | 132 (14%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #36 Ekow Taylor (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/220 | 5 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (53%) | C+ (30%) | B- (17%) | 70 (8%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #31 Elijah Baldwin (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'7"/210 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (63%) | D+ (38%) | 16 (2%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #38 Valentino Diaz (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/228 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (50%) | A- (50%) | 4 (0%) | 0 | NA | |
| #40 Derek Burns (DE) | SR ('0) | 6'5"/250 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.83 | NMSU ('25) | |||
| #00 Jamal Frilot (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/230 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Royce Wilson (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/220 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Justin Lee (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/230 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #35 Kofi Taylor-Barrocks (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/220 | 0 | 0.82 | COLO ('24) | |||||
| #00 Leander Parrish (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/225 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #7 KD Johnson (DT) | GR (0) | 6'1"/300 | 39 Tac, 15 Solo, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (50%) | B- (50%) | D+ (0%) | 557 (65%) | 0 | NA |
| #90 Ashton Coker (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/290 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (53%) | D (47%) | C+ (0%) | 197 (23%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #92 Quinzavious Warren (DT) | SR (0) | 6'2"/330 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (59%) | D+ (41%) | 58 (7%) | 0.82 | JVST ('24) | |
| #69 Joey Lightfoot (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/300 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (46%) | C (54%) | D (0%) | 65 (8%) | 0 | NA |
| #00 Jaxon Smith (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/230 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #30 Nate Dyman (LB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/223 | 84 Tac, 34 Solo, 10 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (51%) | B+ (8%) | C+ (41%) | 677 (118%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #24 Jayden Wilson (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/218 | 32 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (48%) | F (18%) | D+ (34%) | 314 (33%) | 0.78 | UNM ('25) |
| #21 Stratton Shufelt (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/220 | 15 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (56%) | C- (6%) | B (38%) | 173 (30%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #29 Dylan Brown-Turner (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/210 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (59%) | C+ (5%) | B- (36%) | 22 (4%) | 0.84 | FSU ('24) |
| #28 Brandon Jones (LB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/180 | C- (25%) | C (13%) | C+ (63%) | 8 (1%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #26 Joshua Rudolph (LB) | GR ('0) | 6'0"/225 | 0 | 0.84 | IND ('25) | |||||
| #00 Kane Bowen (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/200 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #44 Udoka Ezeani (LB) | SR ('0) | 6'2"/208 | 0 | 0.83 | BSU ('25) | |||||
| #00 Copelin Windfont (LB) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/220 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Vashon Brunswick (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/235 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #23 Trace Meadows (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/200 | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #9 Jaylon Shelton (CB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/190 | 26 Tac, 15 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (47%) | C (0%) | D+ (52%) | 329 (36%) | 0.83 | TXST ('24) |
| #27 Justin Content (CB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/170 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (45%) | D+ (55%) | 116 (13%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #16 Yessman Green (CB) | GR ('0) | 6'2"/190 | 0 | 0.83 | JVST ('24) | |||||
| #00 Darien Fantroy (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/175 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Erion Wilkins (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #2 Xavier Smith (S) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/186 | 78 Tac, 33 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (49%) | C (0%) | D+ (51%) | 624 (47%) | 0.86 | PEAY ('24) |
| #26 Lantz Russell (S) | SR (0) | 6'3"/197 | 54 Tac, 31 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- (50%) | A- (3%) | B (48%) | 349 (26%) | 0 | NA |
| #4 Dillion Williams (S) | SR (0) | 5'11"/178 | 34 Tac, 12 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (43%) | A+ (57%) | 284 (21%) | 0.83 | UNT ('24) | |
| #19 Landon Hullaby (S) | SO ('1) | 6'0"/205 | 20 Tac, 8 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (51%) | D+ (5%) | A- (44%) | 147 (11%) | 0.89 | TTU ('24) |
| #24 Jaime Guerrero (S) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/185 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0 | NA | |||
| #00 Allen Gant (S) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/200 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 TJ Tillman (S) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/160 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Grant Stewart (S) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/180 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Josiah Jones (S) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/185 | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #36 Buzz Flabiano (K) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/175 | 10/17 (58.8%), Long 45 Yds | 28/28 | 58 Pts | D | B | 0 | NA | |
| #31 Joe Bowman (K) | SO (0) | 6'0"/175 | 0/1 (0%), Long 0 Yds | C- | C | 0 | NA | |||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| SO ('2) | 5'11"/195 | 58, 2288 YDS (39.4 YPP), Long 66 YDS | 12 In 20, 0 TB | B | B- | 0 | NA | |||
| FR ATH - No Position Yet | Yr | H/W | Rating | Origin | ||||||
| #00 Darnell Williams (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/180 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 590, #90 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 246.66 (44) Defense: 243.12 (40) ST: 0 (3)
88 Total players, 22 from Transfer Portal. 20.6% of roster is from the Portal.
15 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 14% of roster is from this years Portal, 20 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 11 good players, 56 JAGS, 4 low JAGS, 2 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2101 (17%), JR: 2856 (24%), SR: 6285 (52%), GR: 891 (7%)
19 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (100%) Skyler Locklear returns, their starting QB from last year. Malachi Nelson was brought in via the Portal.
RB Exp: (91%), Prod: (50%) UTEP lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
UTEP returns leading WR Kenny Odom, but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (41%), Prod: (65%) OL Experience: T: (54%): G: (58%): C: (100%):
UTEP OL: 2 starters back, 3 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (12%) DT: (52%)
LB Experience: (62%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (25%) S: (53%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 46%, Off Line 71%, Front Seven 42%, Secondary 39% | Offense 64% - Defense 41%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 50%, Rec Yds: 65%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 45%, Sacks: 29%, QB Hurries: 40%, TFLs: 37%, Pass Def: 54%, INTs: 27%