Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Conference USA
9-5 (7-1 conf)
SP+ #92
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -6.7 (#92)
- SP+ Offense
- 27.2
- SP+ Defense
- 32.4
- SRS
- -8.4
- FPI
- -9.5
- Elo
- 1491
- Talent
- 520
- Recruiting
- 135 (#110)
Schedule
record 9–5
Schedule
132nd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
111th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
135th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @UCF | -1.2 | 10-17 | -7 | L |
| 2 | vsLiberty | -9 | 34-24 | +10 | W |
| 3 | @Georgia Southern | -9.4 | 34-41 | -7 | L |
| 4 | vsMurray State | FCS | 45-10 | +35 | W |
| 5 | @Southern Miss | -7.1 | 25-42 | -17 | L |
| 7 | NSam Houston | -27.8 | 29-27 | +2 | W |
| 8 | vsDelaware | -10.9 | 38-25 | +13 | W |
| 10 | @Middle Tennessee | -16 | 24-21 | +3 | W |
| 11 | @UTEP | -17.5 | 30-27 | +3 | W |
| 12 | vsKennesaw State | -5.4 | 35-26 | +9 | W |
| 13 | @Florida International | -10.5 | 21-27 | -6 | L |
| 14 | vsWestern Kentucky | +1.6 | 37-34 | +3 | W |
| 15 | vsKennesaw State | -5.4 | 15-19 | -4 | L |
| 1 ·P | NTroy | -4.8 | 17-13 | +4 | W |
Quarterbacks · 6
2025 · 121
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Caden Creel | FR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Gavin Wimsatt | SR | 6'3" | 227 | ★★★★ |
| QB | — | Cade Cunningham | SR | 6'4" | 195 | — |
| QB | — | Greg Jones | JR | 6'4" | 205 | — |
| QB | — | Jack Moran | FR | 6'5" | 225 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Kadyn Mitchell | FR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Cam Cook | JR | 5'11" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Khristian Lando | SO | 6'1" | 194 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Andrew Paul | JR | 5'11" | 215 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Jalen Likely | FR | 5'8" | 184 | — |
| RB | 5th | Justus Savage | SO | 5'10" | 205 | ★★★ |
| RB | 6th | Lucas Farrington | FR | 5'8" | 195 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Nate Thomas | FR | 5'10" | 192 | — |
Wide Receivers · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Deondre Johnson | SO | 6'8" | 211 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Brock Rechsteiner | SR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Caleb Coombs | SR | 5'11" | 187 | — |
| WR | 4th | Gabe Glover | FR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| WR | 5th | Michael Pettway | SR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| WR | 6th | Franklin Baret Jr. | FR | 6'4" | 200 | — |
| WR | 7th | Dylan Gentry | FR | 5'9" | 155 | — |
| WR | 8th | Colton Pitchford | FR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| WR | — | Wyatt Sonderman | FR | 6'1" | 181 | ★★ |
| WR | — | AJ Watkins | SO | 6'1" | 191 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Blake Wallace | FR | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Santonio Jones | SO | 5'10" | 153 | — |
| WR | — | Jeremiah Colbert | SO | 5'8" | 176 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Carter Lambert | JR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| WR | — | Bryson Rouillier | SO | 5'9" | 183 | — |
| WR | — | Wes Ryan | FR | 6'7" | 240 | — |
| WR | — | Cianan Williams | JR | 6'4" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Nabi Hoyt | FR | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| WR | — | Aghogho Eyafe | SR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | DJ Vinson | FR | 6'4" | 195 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Pearson Baldwin | SR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Luke Gilbert | FR | 6'0" | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Harrison Hamsley | SR | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Nate Zills | FR | 6'5" | 225 | — |
| TE | — | Jameson Scissum | FR | 6'4" | 215 | — |
| TE | — | Jaxon Shuttlesworth | SO | 6'5" | 212 | — |
| TE | — | Kam Bell | SO | 6'4" | 215 | — |
Offensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Lucas Mrachkovskiy | SO | 6'2" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Storm Fain | FR | 6'3" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Amare Grayson | SO | 6'3" | 318 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Markevian Blake | FR | 6'2" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Daylan Martin | FR | 6'2" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Oliver Maldonado | FR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Cameron Griffin | JR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Jaedon Hill | SO | 6'7" | 296 | — |
| OL | — | Cole Roberson | FR | 6'4" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Ryland Bragg | SO | 6'2" | 298 | — |
| OL | — | Shaun Martin | SO | 6'4" | 307 | — |
| OL | — | Adrian Gumm | JR | 6'3" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Jeremiah Orr | SR | 6'5" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Nate Smith | FR | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| OL | — | J.R. Jernigan | FR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| OL | — | KD Small | SR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Reggie Jackson | JR | 6'5" | 260 | — |
| OL | — | Lance Johnson | FR | 6'4" | 290 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Emmanuel Oyebadejo | SO | 6'7" | 320 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Gharin Stansbury | SR | 6'6" | 275 | — |
| DE | 3rd | Shane Payton Hodges | FR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| DE | — | Jumarion Larry | JR | 6'4" | 260 | — |
| DL | 1st | Talan Carter | SO | 6'1" | 300 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Darrell Prater | JR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jawaun Campbell | SO | 5'11" | 267 | — |
| DL | 4th | Khurtiss Perry | JR | 6'2" | 280 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Quay Hood | FR | 6'2" | 275 | — |
| DL | 6th | Tae Floyd | FR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| DL | 7th | Christopher Johnson | FR | 6'3" | 270 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Corbet Mims | SR | 6'6" | 252 | — |
| DL | 9th | Jackson Veasy | FR | 6'0" | 290 | — |
| DL | — | Timothy Taylor Jr. | FR | 6'1" | 280 | — |
| DL | — | Nick Sims | SR | 5'10" | 260 | — |
| DL | — | Myles Smalls | FR | 6'2" | 290 | — |
| DL | — | McCade Wright | FR | 6'5" | 245 | — |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mac Sanders | FR | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Walker O'Steen | FR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Isaac Walker | JR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Thaxton Gallagher | SR | 6'2" | 223 | — |
| LB | 5th | Myles Butler | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| LB | 6th | Khari Bendolph | FR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| LB | 7th | Jacob Cruz | SO | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Aidan Thompson | FR | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| LB | 9th | Ian Mitchell | FR | 6'3" | 245 | — |
| LB | 10th | Morven Joseph | SR | 6'3" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| LB | — | Walter Reddick | FR | 6'3" | 247 | — |
Defensive Backs · 28
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Tre'Quon Fegans | JR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Tyrin Taylor | SR | 6'2" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Jaheim Jenkins | SR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| CB | 4th | RJ Rainer | FR | 5'11" | 170 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Micah McCarroll | FR | 5'9" | 160 | — |
| CB | 6th | Jayke Jones | SO | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| CB | — | Jacarvis Alexandre | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| CB | — | Larry Preston | SR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| CB | — | Temarion Foster | FR | 5'9" | 165 | — |
| CB | — | JQ Brooks | FR | 6'3" | 175 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Trevor Woods | SR | 6'2" | 209 | — |
| S | 2nd | Caleb Nix | SR | 6'0" | 202 | — |
| S | 3rd | Malcolm Jones | JR | 6'1" | 206 | — |
| S | 4th | Travis Franklin Jr. | JR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| S | 5th | Rod Elston | JR | 5'9" | 187 | — |
| S | 6th | Chase Alexander | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| S | 7th | Marc Woods | SO | 6'4" | 189 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Tee Denson | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| S | 9th | Riggs Dunn | FR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| S | 10th | Luke Reynolds | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| S | 11th | Patrick Taylor | SR | 5'11" | 179 | — |
| S | 12th | Keith Christein | FR | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| S | — | Tyler Bride | SR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Manny Watkins | FR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Cai Mayowa | JR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| S | — | Brice McKenzie | SO | 5'9" | 192 | — |
| S | — | Omarion Foster | JR | 6'2" | 170 | — |
| S | — | Drew Keller | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Cole Marszalek | SO | 5'11" | 205 | — |
| LS | — | Collin Westfelt | SR | 6'1" | 216 | — |
| LS | — | Ethan Ferguson | JR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| P | 1st | Conor Donaghy | FR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| P | 2nd | Cade Backe | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| PK | 1st | Garrison Rippa | SO | 5'10" | 200 | — |
| PK | — | Cleat Forrest | FR | 5'9" | 165 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
27.251
Off PPA
+0.1965
Pass PPA
+0.1723
Rush PPA
+0.2185
Success
44%66
Explosive
1.2560
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.19 | +0.15 |
| Passing | +0.17 | +0.24 |
| Rushing | +0.21 | +0.11 |
| 1st Down | +0.07 | -0.05 |
| 2nd Down | +0.14 | +0.23 |
| 3rd Down | +0.49 | +0.42 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
29.0
PPG Against
26.2
Differential
+2.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 8-5
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 2-4
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 7-1
- Non-Conference
- 1-4
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-4
- Avg Margin
- +2.8
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 34.0 | 23.0 |
| Away | 2-4 | 24.0 | 29.2 |
| Neutral | 2-0 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 7-1 | 31.0 | 26.4 |
| Non-conference | 2-4 | 24.3 | 23.7 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-5 | 7-1 | #92 | — | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 9-4 | 8-1 | #73 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #70 | — | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 9-2 | 4-0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5-6 | 3-3 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 6-6 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 9-4 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 10-2 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 10-2 | 7-0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 12-1 | 8-0 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2014 | 10-2 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 2-2 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-5 |
| ATS | 6-746% |
| Over / Under | 8-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-3 |
| As underdog | 5-4 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 2-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #148 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★32 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #110 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | #128 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | #163 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | #150 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | #160 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #210 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | #145 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | #142 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | #148 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #151 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #111
Returning prod 84%Departed 16%
Portal in 22net -5Out 27
Talent composite519.9 #111 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.1
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 54 / 89
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Trevor Woods | S | 3★ | ← Colorado |
| ▲ | Khurtiss Perry | DL | 3★ | ← Virginia Tech |
| ▲ | Cam Cook | RB | 3★ | ← TCU |
| ▲ | Tre'Quon Fegans | CB | 3★ | ← UCF |
| ▼ | Zechariah Poyser | S | 4★ | → Miami |
| ▼ | Tar'Varish Dawson | WR | 4★ | → Florida International |
| ▼ | Jarod Bowie | WR | 3★ | → West Virginia |
| ▼ | Fred Perry | S | 3★ | → West Virginia |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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