Mike Elko - Head Coach
Offense
#1 Mario Craver - Wide Receiver - Junior from Birmingham, AL
- Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
- Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-American
- Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC
- Preseason First-Team All-SEC (Coaches) - Wide Receiver and All-Purpose
- Preseason First-Team All-SEC (Media) - All-Purpose
- Preseason Second-Team All-SEC (Media) - Wide Receiver
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason First-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Phil Steele’s Preseason Second-Team All-American
- Phil Steele’s Preseason First-Team All-SEC
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
- PFF’s Most Dangerous YAC Receivers - No. 4
- On3’s Top 100 List - No. 33
- J.D. Pickell’s Top 10 QB/WR Duo Entering the 2026 Season - No. 6 with Marcel Reed
#3 Aaron Gregory - Wide Receiver - Freshman from Augusta, GA
#4 Rueben Owens II - Running Back - Redshirt Junior from El Campo, TX
- Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason Second-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Preseason Watch List
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East-West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#6 Terry Bussey - Wide Receiver - Junior from Timpson, TX
- Preseason Third-Team All-SEC (Coaches) - Kickoff Specialist
- Preseason Third-Team All-SEC (Media) - Kickoff Specialist
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
- Phil Steele’s Preseason Second-Team All-SEC - Kick Returner
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Preseason Watch List
#7 Isaiah Horton - Wide Receiver - Graduate from Nashville, TN
- ESPN’s Top 100 Newcomers - No. 12
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#8 Ashton Bethel-Roman - Wide Receiver - Redshirt Sophomore from Missouri City, TX
#10 Marcel Reed - Quarterback - Senior from Nashville, TN
- Manning Award Preseason Watch List
- Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List
- Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Phil Steele’s Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Preseason Watch List
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
- J.D. Pickell’s Top 10 QB/WR Duo Entering the 2026 Season - No. 6 with Mario Craver
#54 Mark Nabou Jr. - Offensive Lineman - Graduate from Lynnwood, WA
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
- Preseason Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
- Preseason Second-Team All-SEC (Media)
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason Second-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Phil Steele’s Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
- Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#71 Tyree Adams - Offensive Lineman - Redshirt Junior from Marrero, LA
#75 Wilkin Formby - Offensive Lineman - Graduate from Tuscaloosa, AL
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason First-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- ESPN’s Top 100 Newcomers - No. 70
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#84 Richie Anderson III - Tight End - Senior from Tualatin, OR
#87 Houston Thomas - Tight End - Graduate from College Station, TX
Defense
#2 Dezz Ricks - Cornerback - Redshirt Junior from Norfolk, VA
- Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#3 Marcus Ratcliffe - Safety - Senior from Chula Vista, CA
- Walter Camp Preseason Second-Team All-American
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-American
- Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason First-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Allstate Good Works Team Nominee
- Lott IMPACT Trophy Preseason Watch List
- On3’s Top 100 List - No. 57
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#4 Tawfiq Byard - Safety - Redshirt Junior from Hyattsville, MD
#5 DJ Hicks - Defensive Lineman - Senior from Katy, TX
- Preseason Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
- Preseason Third-Team All-SEC (Media)
- Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#6 Julio Humphrey - Cornerback - Redshirt Senior from Galveston, TX
#7 Dalton Brooks - Safety - Senior from Shiner, TX
- Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-SEC
- Phil Steele’s Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC
- Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#9 Rickey Gibson III - Cornerback - Graduate from Trussville, AL
#14 Anto Saka - Defensive End - Graduate from Baltimore, MD
- Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-SEC
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason Second-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Bruce Feldman’s 2026 Freaks List - No. 32
- ESPN’s Top 100 Newcomers - No. 93
- Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
- Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#18 T.J. Searcy - Defensive End - Senior from Thomaston, GA
#21 Ray Coney - Linebacker - Senior from Fairfield, OH
- Dave Campbell’s Preseason First-Team All-Texas CFB Team
- Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
- Shriners Children’s East West Bowl 1000 Watch List
#27 Daymion Sanford - Linebacker - Senior from Katy, TX
#92 CJ Mims - Defensive Lineman - Redshirt Sophomore from New Bern, NC
Special Teams
#24 - David Olano - Kicker - Graduate from Naperville, IL
#31 Shea Freibaum - Long Snapper - Senior from Scottsdale, AZ
#37 Tyler White - Punter - Senior from Southlake, TX
