Baylor Bears
Big 12
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #71
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 1.4 (#71)
- SP+ Offense
- 32.8
- SP+ Defense
- 33.3
- SRS
- 0.6
- FPI
- 3.0
- Elo
- 1509
- Talent
- 726
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
6.0p10 4.0 — p90 8.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.1% | |
| Make CFP | 0.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 5.7–6.3
Schedule
31st
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
41st
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
31st
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAuburn | +11.6 | 20-31 | -10.4 | 22% | — |
| 2 | vsPrairie View A&M | FCS | 44-4* | +40.8 | 99% | — |
| 3 | vsLouisiana Tech | -1.3 | 33-21 | +12.3 | 80% | — |
| 4 | vsColorado | -8.3 | 29-21 | +8.5 | 73% | — |
| 5 | @Arizona State | +3.9 | 24-29 | -4.9 | 36% | — |
| 7 | vsTCU | +8.3 | 30-26 | +3.6 | 59% | — |
| 8 | @Kansas | +4.1 | 24-30 | -5.9 | 34% | — |
| 9 | @UCF | -1.2 | 28-25 | +3.7 | 59% | — |
| 10 | vsIowa State | +9.9 | 27-25 | +2.2 | 55% | — |
| 11 | @BYU | +15.9 | 21-33 | -12.6 | 19% | — |
| 12 | vsTexas Tech | +27.6 | 18-38 | -20.1 | 8% | — |
| 13 | @Houston | +7.4 | 23-31 | -7.7 | 29% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 66
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Sawyer Robertson | SR | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | DJ Lagway← Florida | SO | 6'3" | 247 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Nate Bennett | FR | 6'1" | 184 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Caden Knighten | FR | 5'11" | 212 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Michael Turner | FR | 6'0" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Joseph Hagman | SO | 6'1" | 225 | — |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kole Wilson | SR | 5'9" | 171 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Gavin Freeman← Oklahoma State | JR | 5'8" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Ashtyn Hawkins | SR | 5'10" | 168 | — |
| WR | 4th | Kobe Prentice | SR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Hardley Gilmore IV← Kentucky | SO | 6'1" | 183 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Dre'lon Miller← Colorado | SO | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Jadon Porter | SO | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Louis Brown IV | SR | 6'2" | 192 | — |
| WR | 9th | Taz Williams Jr. | FR | 6'0" | 189 | ★★★ |
| WR | 10th | Jayden McGowan← Charlotte | SR | 5'7" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 11th | Jacorey Watson | FR | 5'10" | 189 | — |
| WR | — | DeBraun Hampton← Florida | FR | 5'10" | 187 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Michael Trigg | SR | 6'4" | 240 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Tony Livingston← Florida | JR | 6'5" | 264 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Matthew Klopfenstein | JR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Kelsey Johnson | JR | 6'3" | 248 | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | — | Cole Rhett← Toledo | SO | 6'7" | 301 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Logan Moore← UAB | SO | 6'8" | 290 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Cooper Lanz | SR | 6'4" | 286 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jamaal Whyce Jr.← Marshall | JR | 6'4" | 303 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Hosea Wheeler← Indiana | SR | 6'3" | 300 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Devonte Tezino | JR | 6'5" | 294 | — |
| DL | 5th | Kamren Washington← Texas State | JR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Daemian Wimberly← UTSA | SO | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Jordan Mack← Coastal Carolina | FR | 6'6" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Adonis Friloux | SR | 6'2" | 346 | — |
| DL | 9th | Trent Thomas | SO | 6'6" | 259 | — |
| DL | — | Zavion Hardy← South Carolina | JR | 6'5" | 290 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Garrick Ponder← Southern Miss | JR | 6'2" | 250 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Ryan Davis← Kansas State | SO | 6'4" | 252 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Kedrick Walker← Georgia State | JR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Kyland Reed | SO | 6'1" | 218 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Kyler Jordan | JR | 6'2" | 255 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Kaleb Burns | FR | 6'1" | 223 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Travion Barnes | SR | 6'0" | 243 | — |
| LB | 6th | JJ Shelton← Arkansas | FR | 6'1" | 202 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Ke'Breion Winston | FR | 6'1" | 208 | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | LeVar Thornton Jr. | SO | 6'3" | 182 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Tevin Williams III | SR | 6'1" | 199 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Stilton McKelvey← New Mexico State | JR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| CB | 4th | Devon Jordan← Oklahoma | SO | 5'11" | 181 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Reggie Bush II | JR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Jayden Rowe← Kansas State | JR | 6'1" | 227 | ★★★ |
| CB | 7th | Calvin Simpson-Hunt | SO | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 8th | Kyler Beaty | FR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Devyn Bobby | SR | 5'11" | 198 | — |
| S | 2nd | Jacob Redding | SO | 6'1" | 196 | — |
| S | 3rd | Daniel Cobbs← Kansas State | JR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Tyler Turner | SO | 6'0" | 197 | ★★★★ |
| S | 5th | Kendrick Simpkins | SR | 6'0" | 199 | — |
| S | 6th | Micah Gifford | JR | 6'3" | 207 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Anthony Crenshaw Jr.← Delaware | JR | 6'0" | 205 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Bo Onu | FR | 6'0" | 202 | — |
| S | 9th | Michael Allen | JR | 5'7" | 182 | — |
| S | 10th | Placide Djungu-Sungu | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| S | — | Colby McCalister← Kansas State | JR | 5'10" | 198 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Austin Ausberry← LSU | JR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Dylan Schaub | SO | 6'5" | 236 | — |
| P | 1st | Palmer Williams | JR | 6'2" | 203 | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Rhett Armstrong | FR | 6'5" | 215 | ★★★ |
Season History · last 12
2 AP top-10 · 8 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 3-6 | #71 | — | — |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #38 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #97 | — | — |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #30 | #9 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 11-2 | 8-2 | #15 | #5 | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 2-7 | 2-7 | #62 | — | — |
| 2019 | 11-2 | 8-2 | #18 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #66 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 1-11 | 1-8 | #75 | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #32 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 9-3 | 6-3 | #12 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 11-1 | 8-1 | #8 | — | 0-1 |
Recruiting Classes
avg #40 · 29 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★126 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #36 | 210 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | #67 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | #35 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | #37 | 208 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | #44 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | #54 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | #35 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | #29 | 215 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | #40 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2016 | #40 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 31net -1Out 32
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.1 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | DJ Lagway | QB | 4★ | ← Florida |
| ▲ | Hosea Wheeler | DL | 4★ | ← Indiana |
| ▲ | Garrick Ponder | EDGE | 3★ | ← Southern Miss |
| ▲ | Dre'lon Miller | WR | 3★ | ← Colorado |
| ▼ | Coleton Price | IOL | 4★ | → Kentucky |
| ▼ | Bryson Washington | RB | 4★ | → Auburn |
| ▼ | Kamauryn Morgan | EDGE | 4★ | → Missouri |
| ▼ | Colton Thomasson | OT | 4★ | → UNLV |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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