Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · SHSU · Phil Longo 0–0
- SU
- 1–7
- ATS
- 3–5
- O/U
- 3–5
- SP+
- #129
Ratings
- SP+
- -18
- SP rank
- #129
- FPI
- -19.3
- Elo (pts)
- -17.5
- CORE
- -20.4
- WEPA
- -13.0
- SRS
- -16.7
- Off PPA
- -0.02
- Def PPA
- 0.09
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Troy | — | L 21–24 | +16.0 / 53.0 | W | U |
| 2 | vsTulsa | 0–1 | L 17–23 | +12.0 / 52.0 | W | U |
| 3 | vsNicholls | 12–3 | W 59–0 | -21.0 / 51.0 | W | O |
| 4 | @Texas Tech | 0–2 | L 14–49 | +34.5 / 56.0 | L | O |
| 6 | @Liberty | 1–1 | L 3–35 | +13.5 / 53.0 | L | U |
| 7 | vsWestern Kentucky | 1–3 | L 3–16 | +1.5 / 53.5 | L | U |
| 8 | vsNew Mexico State | 1–2 | L 24–30 | +3.0 / 46.5 | L | O |
| 9 | @Missouri State | 1–1 | L 3–24 | +5.5 / 52.0 | L | U |
| 10 | @Jacksonville State | 2–4 | Nov 7 | +14.5 / 47.5 | — | — |
| 11 | vsKennesaw State | 3–0 | Nov 14 | — | — | — |
| 12 | vsMiddle Tennessee | 1–1 | Nov 21 | — | — | — |
| 13 | @Florida International | 1–2 | Nov 28 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 2–2
- Away ATS
- 1–3
- Over lean
- 3–5
Option Country predictions vs Sam Houston: 2–1 ATS · CLV +0.4
- W1 Troy · pick Troy-6.3 · W
- W2 Tulsa · pick Tulsa+1.3
- W4 Texas Tech · pick Texas Tech-0.8 · L
- W6 Liberty · pick Liberty+7.7 · W
- W7 Western Kentucky · pick Western Kentucky-0.4
- W8 New Mexico State · pick New Mexico State+0.9
- W9 Missouri State · pick Missouri State+0.6
- W10 Jacksonville State · pick Jacksonville State+1.8
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA4th · #131 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA20th · #109 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate12th · #120 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate5th · #129 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness50th · #69 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness57th · #59 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Landyn Locke
- Comp
- 54/81
- Cmp%
- 66.7%
- aDOT
- 6.2
- Air yards
- 493
- YAC
- 316
- INT
- 1
- Success
- 46.0%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
84.5%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 3.2 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 0.4 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Chris Reed · WR23.7
- Landan Brown · RB17.0
- Tim Burns Jr. · WR6.5
- Landyn Locke · QB5.9
- Grady O'Neill · WR5.7
- Darrick Bledsoe III · WR2.9
- Jerrian Parker Jr. · RB-2.3
- DJ Bailey · QB2.2
In
2025 PPA- Max Whisner · TE · Akron3.2
- Brian Bates Jr. · LB · Delaware State—
- Brock Kuhl · TE · Florida Atlantic—
- Brock Stukes · OL · NC State—
- Caesar Magee · CB · Northwestern State—
- Cal Joseph · P · Wake Forest—
- Cameron McCulloch · LS · SMU—
- Carter Kadow · OL · Rutgers—
Out
2025 PPA- Mabrey Mettauer · QB · SMU-7.8
- Dylan Burk · TE · UCF5.7
- Ray Lotten · TE · New Mexico State3.7
- Qua'Vez Humphreys · WR · Western Kentucky-1.2
- Curtis Gerrand · P · UCLA—
- JaMair Diaz · LB · Temple—
- Jake Fitzgerald · LS · Duke—
- Kolt Dieterich · OL · Washington—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsLandyn Locke1653
- Passing yardsDJ Bailey258
- Passing yardsBrett Holloway64
- Passing TDsLandyn Locke12
- Passing TDsBrett Holloway1
- Passing TDsDJ Bailey0
- Rushing yardsAlton McCaskill232
- Rushing yardsMJ Dowdy147
- Rushing yardsLandan Brown125
- Rushing TDsBrett Holloway1
- Rushing TDsLandan Brown1
- Rushing TDsMJ Dowdy1
- Receiving yardsTim Burns Jr.392
- Receiving yardsChris Reed357
- Receiving yardsGrady O'Neill348
- Receiving TDsTim Burns Jr.3
- Receiving TDsChris Reed3
- Receiving TDsGrady O'Neill2
- Total tacklesDean Ford48
- Total tacklesBrian Bates Jr.36
- Total tacklesRailyn Adams36
- SacksJosh Alexander-Felton4
- SacksElijah Groves2.5
- SacksBrody Henderson2
- Tackles for lossJosh Alexander-Felton8
- Tackles for lossBrian Bates Jr.6
- Tackles for lossBrody Henderson5.5
- InterceptionsRailyn Adams2
- InterceptionsTyler Bailey1
- InterceptionsShe'Fon Boyd1
Player PPA
- Tim Burns Jr. · WR27.0 · 0.818/play
- Landyn Locke · QB18.3 · 0.067/play
- Grady O'Neill · WR12.2 · 0.207/play
- Kyan Berry-Johnson · WR11.0 · 0.423/play
- Darrick Bledsoe III · WR8.1 · 0.543/play
- Jerrian Parker · RB7.9 · 0.241/play
- Chris Reed · WR4.8 · 0.096/play
- Kamari Maxwell · WR3.3 · 0.330/play
- Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith · RB2.7 · 0.888/play
- Max Whisner · TE2.1 · 0.304/play
Commits
- Uzziah Warmate · DL3★ #1654
- Jack Merryman · TE3★ #1846
- CJ June · CB3★ #1976
- Robert McFarland · S3★ #2052
- Myles Joseph · IOL3★ #2052
- Tr'e Williams · IOL3★ #2502
- Marcus Bourda Jr. · S3★ #2728
- Ryan Mallory · LB3★ #2743
- Kaden Winkfield · RB3★ #2743
- Jabaric Sullivan · CB3★ #2743
- Mason Holtzclaw · QB3★ #2846
- Demetrius Dowdy · RB3★ #2846
- Ty Sexton · WR3★ #2846
- Errol West Jr. · EDGE3★ #3044
- Brett Holloway · QB3★ #3115
- Okece Battle · S
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | 1 | West Columbia, TX |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | 1 | Greensboro, NC |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | 1 | New Orleans, LA |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | 1 | Nashville, TN |
| 20 | Dravon Wilson | CB | 1 | New Caney, TX |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | 1 | Dallas, TX |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | 1 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | 1 | |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | 1 | Cocoa, FL |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | 1 | Sugar Land, TX |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | 1 | Golden Gate, FL |
| 1 | Josh Alexander-Felton | DE | 1 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Brody Henderson | DE | 1 | Jenks, OK |
| 14 | Bryen Spaulding | DE | 1 | San Diego, CA |
| 19 | Jayden Fry | DE | 1 | Raleigh, NC |
| 28 | Zion Taylor | DE | 1 | Missouri City, TX |
| 48 | Chauncey Chidi | DE | 1 | Kumasi |
| 91 | Caius Coy | DE | 1 | Jarrell, TX |
| 10 | Darien Jackson | DT | 1 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 90 | Uzziah Warmate | DT | 1 | Denton, TX |
| 92 | Jarra Anderson | DT | 1 | Katy, TX |
| 93 | Errol West Jr. | DT | 1 | Little Rock, AR |
| 95 | She'Fon Boyd | DT | 1 | Andrews, SC |
| 97 | Dylan Frazier | DT | 1 | Mckinney, TX |
| 98 | Justin Terrell | DT | 1 | Rome, GA |
| 99 | Dimitry Nicolas | DT | 1 | Miami, FL |
| 12 | Elijah Groves | LB | 1 | Cross Plains, TN |
| 18 | Stacy Bey | LB | 1 | Fontana, CA |
| 21 | Dean Ford | LB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 23 | Mike King Jr. | LB | 1 | Racine, WI |
| 26 | Tokyo Gordon | LB | 1 | Eatonville, FL |
| 32 | Kade Houston | LB | 1 | Montgomery, TX |
| 33 | Brian Bates Jr. | LB | 1 | Centreville, VA |
| 37 | Ryan Mallory | LB | 1 | Richmond, TX |
| 40 | Cole Worthington | LB | 1 | League City, TX |
| 42 | Ca'lub Holloway | LB | 1 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 44 | Ray Chatham | LB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 45 | Eli Wallace | LB | 1 | Dallas, TX |
| 46 | Carson Whitington | LS | 1 | El Campo, TX |
| 47 | Victor Gamboa | LS | 1 | Cypress, TX |
| 49 | Cameron McCulloch | LS | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 50 | Tr'e Williams | OL | 1 | Huntsville, TX |
| 52 | Cam Todd | OL | 1 | Raleigh, NC |
| 54 | Brock Stukes | OL | 1 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 56 | Jeremiah Edmond | OL | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 57 | Zo'Maryon Bryan | OL | 1 | Bay City, TX |
| 58 | Carter Kadow | OL | 1 | Middleton, WI |
| 62 | Carter Buchheit | OL | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 63 | Joe Warren | OL | 1 | Greenwood, MS |
| 64 | Josiah Chenault | OL | 1 | Canton, OH |
| 66 | Jimmy Walls | OL | 1 | Pittsburg, CA |
| 67 | Isaac Sohn | OL | 1 | Aledo, TX |
| 68 | Logan Cahill | OL | 1 | Long Island, NY |
| 71 | Denell Nix Jr. | OL | 1 | Toledo, OH |
| 72 | Myles Joseph | OL | 1 | Vinton, LA |
| 74 | Graceson Spann | OL | 1 | Melissa, TX |
| 75 | Elijah Collins | OL | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 76 | Nathan McClelland | OL | 1 | Richland, WA |
| 31 | Cal Joseph | P | 1 | Melbourne, VIC |
| 81 | Nico Ottomanelli | PK | 1 | Harrington Park, NJ |
| 83 | Tate Ryan | PK | 1 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 94 | Sam Carpenter | PK | 1 | Foxborough, MA |
| 8 | Landyn Locke | QB | 1 | Rockwall, TX |
| 9 | Brett Holloway | QB | 1 | Melissa, TX |
| 15 | DJ Bailey | QB | 1 | Desoto, TX |
| 16 | Mason Holtzclaw | QB | 1 | Belton, SC |
| 18 | Shaan Patel | QB | 1 | Fulshear, TX |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | 1 | Orlando, FL |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | 1 | Denton, TX |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | 1 | Winder, GA |
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | 1 | Conroe, TX |
| 24 | Kaden Winkfield | RB | 1 | Aledo, TX |
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | 1 | Fresno, CA |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | 1 | Tulsa, OK |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | 1 | Fresno, CA |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | 1 | Prosper, TX |
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | 1 | Douglasville, GA |
| 11 | CJ June | S | 1 | Prince George County, MD |
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | 1 | Newton, TX |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | 1 | Sweeny, TX |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | 1 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | 1 | Clarendon, TX |
| 30 | Braylen Wortham | S | 1 | Calvert, TX |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | 1 | Humble, TX |
| 14 | London Deyon | TE | 1 | Galveston, TX |
| 80 | Matt Smith | TE | 1 | Needham, MA |
| 82 | Cooper Stevens | TE | 1 | Cypress, TX |
| 85 | Cade Hays | TE | 1 | Lubbock, TX |
| 86 | Jack Merryman | TE | 1 | Montgomery, TX |
| 87 | Max Whisner | TE | 1 | Kansas City, MO |
| 89 | Brock Kuhl | TE | 1 | Lorena, TX |
| 0 | Darrick Bledsoe III | WR | 1 | Arlington, TX |
| 1 | Aviyon Smith-Mack | WR | 1 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2 | Chris Reed | WR | 1 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Tim Burns Jr. | WR | 1 | Miami, FL |
| 4 | Alijah Cason | WR | 1 | Midlothian, TX |
| 5 | Kyan Berry-Johnson | WR | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Grady O'Neill | WR | 1 | Prior Lake, MN |
| 11 | Kaleb Mitchell | WR | 1 | Desoto, TX |
| 12 | Kamari Maxwell | WR | 1 | Savannah, GA |
| 13 | Ty Sexton | WR | 1 | Katy, TX |
| 17 | Christian Zachary | WR | 1 | St. Matthews, SC |
| 19 | Konner Dandridge | WR | 1 | Cypress, TX |
| 84 | Matthew Tatum | WR | 1 | Huntsville, TX |
| 88 | Terrence Guillory II | WR | 1 | Houston, TX |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Sam Houston.
- 2022 Zyon McCollum · CornerbackRd 5 · Tampa Bay
Recruiting classes
- 2026#126 · 161.2
- 2025#122 · 108.5
- 2024#124 · 121.2
- 2023#96 · 141.3
- 2022#121 · 101.3
- 2021#167 · 13.7
- 2020#184 · 26.5
- 2019#163 · 48.5
- 2018#173 · 25.2
- 2017#145 · 69.8
- 2016#140 · 69.3
- 2015#168 · 30.0
- 2014#193 · 13.3
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