2026 SEASON

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SFAXE93
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SFA begins the offseason looking to build from the success of being the 2025 SLC Champions and FCS Quarterfinalists, with plenty of roles to fill foe 2026 with the departure of several seniors.

* Not sure if any of the seniors could come back as graduate seniors.

6 starters on offense departing

QB: ?

WR: ?

TE: #86 GERARD EDIMO 6-5; 236 (JR.)
OL: ?
OL: ?
OL: #55 ERIK GRAY 6-1; 256 (SR.) (SLC Offensive Lineman of the Year) (1st Team All-SLC)
OL: ?
OL: #54 CHIMDIA NWAIWU 6-5; 300 (SR.) (1st Team All-SLC)

WR: #21 CLAYTON WAYLAND 6-3; 187 (JR.)

WR: ?

6 starters on defense departing

DL: ?
DL: #11 ELI FIELDS 5-11; 261 (SR.) (2nd Team All-SLC)
DL: ?
DL: ?
OLB: ?

LB: ?
LB: #33 MALACHI WILLIAMS 6-1; 220 (SR.)
DB: #13 AARON SEARS 5-10; 182 (SR.) (2nd Team All-SLC)

DB: #12 JALEN MAYO 6-1; 184 (SR.) (1st Team All-SLC)
DB: #38 REDDIC KAMERON 5-10; 186 (JR.)
DB: #19 MICHAEL PATTERSON III 5-11; 168 (JR.)
DB: ?

LS: #47 TUG SANFORD 6-0; 194 (SR.) (1st Team All-SLC)
LS: #60 BLAKE ROBINSON 5-11; 211 (SO.)

P: #22 LACHIE POZZOBON 6-2; 180 (SO.) (Freshman All-American)

K: #40 JACOB HAND 5-11; 170 (JR.)

K: #35 CARLOS ALVARADO 5-9; 163 (JR.) (2nd Team All-SLC)

KR: #9 BUGS MORTIMER 5-10; 177 (SR.) (1st Team All-SLC)
BigJack85
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Rutherford has to be returning. I can't imagine that he would pass up the opportunity to be qb1. It's his for the taking.
SFASawmillGuy
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Jaylin Jenkins will no doubt be RB1 unless we have a big time transfer, which I'm sure we will, and Clayton Wayland and Derrick Boeller will both be back as well. As I said, this team had a lot of depth and due to the injuries we had this year a lot of young talent got some good snaps this year.

That being said if/when Mike Mutz accepts an FBS job I do expect us to lose some of the defense, but as long as we can home into Ross and May we should be able to hold onto the majority of our returners on offense.

Rutherford and Kitna(and possible transfer QB)will be battling it out for QB1. I would like to have a little more mobility at QB but don't want to sacrifice arm talent for it. I think the coaching staff agrees. I doubt we get an arm as talented as Vidlak but we need to have someone close behind center.

27 seniors lost is not gonna be easy to fill, but I'm confident this staff will attack the portal hard and rebuild a team capable of competing for a title next year.
SFASawmillGuy
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Hopefully the powers at be are working to fill those last out of conference spots with some quality opponents. We need to play against playoff talent before we get to the playoffs again so we're more used to it.
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I'm doing my part!
SFAXE93
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2026 Football Schedule so far

Sept. 12 - @ACU
Sept. 26 - Northeastern State (9-3 Div. II team, on a current 7-game win streak and First American Bowl Champions)
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