August 30, 2026
With the first game of the Jimmy Rogers era just around the corner, fans are anxious to see who will be on the field when SEMO comes to town. Some position group starters have been known since late summer, while others are still largely undecided. Here's a breakdown of where I think each one is at, and my projected starters for week 1 of the 2026 college football season.
Offense:
QB- Jaylon Raynor -- QB- Connor Moberly
RB- Aidan Flora -- RB- Cameron Pettaway
WR- Cody Jackson -- Sub- Carter Pabst
WR- Evan Boyd -- Sub- Domonic Overby
WR- Omari Hayes -- Sub- Jamal Polite
TE- Tyler Fortenberry -- Sub- Keaton Roskop
TE- Christan Greenlaw -- Sub- Jordan Vyborny
RT- Garret Rutledge -- Bckup- Maasai King
RG- Colin Amick -- Bckup- Cade Myer
C- Braden Smith -- Bckup- Gavin Broscious
LG- DeAndre Carter -- Bckup- Caden Maas
LT- Jake Taylor -- Bckup- Austin Barrett
Defense:
DE- Issac Terrell -- Sub- Malaki Ta'ase
DT- Bryson Lamb -- Sub- Max Baloun
DT- Zamir Hawk -- Sub- Jareb Ramos
DE- Caden Crawford -- Sub- Jack Janikowski
SLB- Carson Willich -- Sub- Beau Goodwin
MLB- Sullivan Schlimgen -- Sub- Tristain Exline
WLB- Montreze Smith Jr. -- Sub- Willie Breland III
SS- Drew Surges -- Sub- Damarius Russell
FS- Micah Harper -- Sub- Duhron Goodman
CB- David Coffey -- Sub- Jaheim Singletary
CB- Seth Johnson -- Kenyon Washington
Special teams:
K- Kyle Konradry
P- Ethan Gurney
KR- Cameon Pettaway
PR- Aidan Flora