Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Depth Chart
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· P.J. Fleck
· Huntington Bank Stadium
4–2
2026 Record
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Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart 2026
Roster Build:
12 Ret. StartersReturning Starters
·
13 Transfers
·
31 Signees
OC:
Greg Harbaugh Jr.
Scheme:
Multiple
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WR-X
Jalen Smith
#8
Wide Receiver
•
Jr
•
6'1 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
15
YDS
210
TD
3
AVG
14
HM
Hayden Moore
#84
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'1 • 205 lbs
HS Signee
Newberry
·
Gainesville, FL
Season Stats
2026
REC
3
YDS
49
TD
0
AVG
16.3
Donielle Hayes
#18
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
3
SOLO
2
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
WR-SL
Javon Tracy
#11
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 205 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
32
YDS
375
TD
1
AVG
11.7
Zion Steptoe
#25
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 190 lbs
Transferred from
Tulsa
Tulsa
Season Stats
2026
REC
1
YDS
6
TD
0
AVG
6
LT
Nathan Roy
#50
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 305 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Kaveon Lee
#60
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'5 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
LG
Greg Johnson
#65
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Jerome Williams
#55
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
C
Ashton Beers
#78
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Brett Carroll
#56
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RG
Tony Nelson
#59
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Jaden Ball
#58
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 310 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RT
Daniel Shipp
#51
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'5 • 295 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Bennett Warren
#68
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'7 • 300 lbs
Transferred from
Tennessee
Tennessee
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
TE
Julian Johnson
#82
Tight End
•
Jr
•
6'6 • 260 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
2
YDS
7
TD
0
AVG
3.5
Pierce Walsh
#19
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 250 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
6
YDS
47
TD
1
AVG
7.8
Kaden Helms
#87
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 240 lbs
Transferred from
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Season Stats
2026
REC
2
YDS
13
TD
0
AVG
6.5
WR-Z
Noah Jennings
#13
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 190 lbs
Transferred from
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Season Stats
2026
REC
29
YDS
360
TD
1
AVG
12.4
QH
Quayd Hendryx
#89
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
5'11 • 180 lbs
HS Signee
Winslow Township
·
Burlington, NJ
Season Stats
2026
REC
2
YDS
28
TD
1
AVG
14
Perry Thompson
#3
Wide Receiver
•
Jr
•
6'3 • 220 lbs
Transferred from
Auburn
Auburn
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RB
Darius Taylor
#1
Runningback
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
64
YDS
154
TD
4
AVG
2.4
LONG
27
TJ Thomas
#23
Runningback
•
Jr
•
5'8 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
52
YDS
319
TD
1
AVG
6.1
LONG
71
RE
Ryan Estrada
#20
Runningback
•
Fr
•
5'10 • 190 lbs
HS Signee
El Dorado
·
El Paso, TX
Season Stats
2026
CAR
3
YDS
10
TD
0
AVG
3.3
LONG
10
QB
Drake Lindsey
#5
Quarterback
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 230 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CMP/ATT
127/196
YDS
1,335
TD/INT
9/5
CMP%
64.8%
Max Shikenjanski
#6
Quarterback
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 185 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CMP/ATT
3/3
YDS
50
TD/INT
0/0
CMP%
100%
Dylan Wittke
#14
Quarterback
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee
DC:
Danny Collins
Scheme:
4-3
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DE
Anthony Smith
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 280 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
13
SOLO
3
TFL
3
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
0
Jaxon Howard
#1
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 260 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
5
SOLO
3
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
2
PD
1
INT
0
Adam Kissayi
#98
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'8 • 255 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
2
SOLO
1
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
NT
Riley Sunram
#93
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 305 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
10
SOLO
7
TFL
5.5
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
NC
Naquan Crowder
#70
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 330 lbs
Transferred from
Marshall
Marshall
Season Stats
2026
TOT
12
SOLO
4
TFL
1.5
SACKS
0.5
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
HJ
Howie Johnson
#91
Defensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'3 • 300 lbs
HS Signee
Forest Lake Senior
·
Forest Lake, MN
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
DT
Theorin Randle
#99
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 300 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
15
SOLO
2
TFL
1.5
SACKS
0.5
QB HUR
1
PD
1
INT
0
Xion Chapman
#90
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 305 lbs
Transferred from
Florida International
Florida International
Season Stats
2026
TOT
2
SOLO
2
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
2
PD
0
INT
0
Sid Kaba
#92
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 305 lbs
Transferred from
Marshall
Marshall
Season Stats
2026
TOT
2
SOLO
1
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
RUSH
Karter Menz
#11
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 240 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
11
SOLO
6
TFL
4
SACKS
3
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
TJ Bush Jr.
#3
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 265 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
23
SOLO
10
TFL
6
SACKS
4
QB HUR
2
PD
1
INT
0
NB
Aidan Gousby
#7
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
6
SOLO
3
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Garrison Monroe
#9
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 205 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
7
SOLO
2
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
MLB
Maverick Baranowski
#6
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 230 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
45
SOLO
25
TFL
3.5
SACKS
1
QB HUR
2
PD
0
INT
1
Joey Gerlach
#19
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
28
SOLO
19
TFL
2.5
SACKS
1
QB HUR
1
PD
1
INT
0
Andrew Marshall
#29
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 235 lbs
Transferred from
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
WLB
Matt Kingsbury
#49
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
14
SOLO
7
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
0
Emmanuel Karmo
#2
Linebacker
•
So
•
6'2 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
3
SOLO
1
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Nate Cleveland
#35
Linebacker
•
So
•
6'2 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
3
SOLO
3
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
RCB
Aydan West
#5
Defensive Back
•
So
•
6'0 • 195 lbs
Transferred from
Michigan State
Michigan State
Season Stats
2026
TOT
21
SOLO
14
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
5
INT
1
Naiim Parrish
#21
Defensive Back
•
So
•
5'11 • 180 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
6
SOLO
4
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
2
INT
0
SS
Kerry Brown
#14
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'10 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
34
SOLO
24
TFL
2
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
Zahir Rainer
#13
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
5'9 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
FS
Mekhai Smith
#22
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 215 lbs
Transferred from
Lehigh
Lehigh
Season Stats
2026
TOT
19
SOLO
11
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Zack Harden
#4
Defensive Back
•
So
•
6'1 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
30
SOLO
14
TFL
2
SACKS
0
QB HUR
2
PD
2
INT
1
LCB
John Nestor
#17
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
20
SOLO
14
TFL
4
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
1
Mike Gerald
#8
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
6'0 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
1
SOLO
1
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee