South Florida Bulls
American Athletic
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #29
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 11.6 (#29)
- SP+ Offense
- 37.7
- SP+ Defense
- 25.3
- SRS
- 12.6
- FPI
- 11.1
- Elo
- 1774
- Talent
- 667
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
10.0p10 8.0 — p90 11.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 25.5% | |
| Make CFP | 33.8% | |
| Quarterfinal | 12.0% | |
| Semifinal | 2.9% | |
| Natl. final | 0.4% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.1% |
Schedule
proj record 9.6–2.4
Schedule
91st
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
76th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
116th
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 | vsFlorida International | -10.5 | 36-14 | +21.9 | 94% | — |
| 2 | @Army | +0.8 | 26-21 | +4.9 | 65% | — |
| 3 | vsDelaware State | FCS | 47-3* | +43.9 | 100% | — |
| 4 | @Bowling Green | -12.6 | 34-16 | +18.7 | 91% | — |
| 5 | vsTemple | -5.1 | 35-16 | +18.9 | 91% | — |
| 6 | @UTSA | +3.7 | 26-26 | -0.9 | 49% | — |
| 7 | vsKent State | -19.3 | 41-13 | +28.2 | 98% | — |
| 9 | vsUAB | -15.8 | 40-19 | +21.4 | 94% | — |
| 10 | @East Carolina | +8 | 26-25 | +0.5 | 52% | — |
| 11 | vsMemphis | +7.6 | 29-21 | +8.1 | 72% | — |
| 12 | @Florida Atlantic | -8.7 | 32-22 | +10.5 | 78% | — |
| 13 | vsTulane | +6.3 | 32-22 | +9.4 | 75% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 5
2026 · 93
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Michael Van Buren Jr.← LSU | SO | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Gaston Moore | SR | 6'2" | 212 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Luke Kromenhoek← Mississippi State | SO | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Jayden Bradford← Liberty | FR | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | KJ Cooper← Texas Southern | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Rico Watson III | SR | 6'0" | 238 | — |
| FB | 2nd | D.J. Harris | SR | 6'2" | 248 | ★★★★ |
| FB | 3rd | Ashton Mosley | SO | 6'3" | 238 | ★★★ |
| RB | 1st | Alvon Isaac | SO | 5'9" | 185 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Sam Franklin | SR | 5'10" | 204 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Cartevious Norton | SR | 5'11" | 222 | — |
| RB | 4th | Chase Garnett | FR | 5'9" | 215 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Tray Kinkle | FR | 5'11" | 196 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | D.J. Crowther← Dartmouth | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Jason Collins Jr.← Morgan State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kenny Odom← UTEP | JR | 5'10" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Mudia Reuben | SR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Armani Winfield← Colorado State | JR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Cameron Seldon← Virginia Tech | JR | 6'1" | 211 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Arhmad Branch← Purdue | SO | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | JeyQuan Smith | JR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| WR | 7th | Joshua Porter | SO | 6'0" | 184 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Bryson Rodgers← Ohio State | JR | 6'2" | 192 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Jayden Davis | SR | 5'10" | 182 | — |
| WR | 10th | Christian Helms | SR | 6'2" | 205 | — |
| WR | — | Jaron Glover← Mississippi State | JR | 6'1" | 205 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Arkese Parks | SO | 6'2" | 175 | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Wyatt Sullivan | JR | 6'4" | 242 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Evan Dangler | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Weston Wolff | SR | 6'4" | 239 | — |
| TE | — | Kade Caton← Oregon | FR | 6'5" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Luke Clyburn← Furman | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Zane Herring | SR | 6'5" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Derek Bowman | SR | 6'5" | 292 | — |
| OT | — | Jaylin Acevedo← Navy | SO | 6'4" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Ethan Green← Cincinnati | JR | 6'6" | 313 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Kahari Finley← Morgan State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Dennard Flowers | SR | 6'2" | 260 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Michael Williams II | SR | 6'3" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Levi Smiley | SO | 6'4" | 268 | ★★★ |
| DE | 4th | Richard Scott III | FR | 6'4" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DE | 5th | Eli Jones | FR | 6'3" | 253 | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Josh Celiscar | SR | 6'3" | 292 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Asani Redwood← West Virginia | JR | 6'3" | 296 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Terrell Jones← Virginia | SR | 6'5" | 273 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Terry Simmons← Duke | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Major Dillard← Norfolk State | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Traevon Mitchell | SR | 6'0" | 282 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Devin Lee | SR | 6'2" | 290 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Jacob Merrifield | SR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Ryan Jenkins | SO | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DT | 5th | Jahari Grant | SO | 6'2" | 321 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Shamar Meikle← Oregon State | SO | 6'3" | 228 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Marshon Oxley← West Virginia | JR | 6'2" | 227 | — |
| EDGE | 3rd | C.J. Hicks← Ohio State | SR | 6'3" | 243 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Harrysson Ngassa← Illinois | FR | 6'4" | 210 | ★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mac Harris | SR | 6'0" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Jhalyn Shuler | SR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Zavier Hamilton | SO | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Rodney Hill | SO | 5'10" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Sam Robinson← Rutgers | SO | 6'3" | 222 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Michael Harris← Maryland | JR | 6'1" | 218 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Chavez Brown | SR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | 8th | Gavin Leach | FR | 6'2" | 216 | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Grayson Howard← Florida | JR | 6'4" | 236 | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Amer Amer | SR | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| LB | 11th | Christian Smith | FR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
Defensive Backs · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | De'Shawn Rucker | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Za'Quan Bryan← Minnesota | SO | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Amarion Fortenberry← Kansas State | SO | 5'10" | 178 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Ben Knox | SR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Tayvion Beasley← BYU | JR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Teddy Foster← Florida | FR | 6'1" | 188 | ★★★ |
| CB | 7th | Jair Murphy | JR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| CB | 8th | Herlin Perry Jr. | FR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| CB | 9th | Dorian Mallary Jr. | FR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| CB | — | A'mon Lane-Ganus← Auburn | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Ayden Jackson← Georgia Southern | JR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| S | 2nd | Tavin Ward | SR | 6'1" | 197 | — |
| S | 3rd | Israel Boyce← West Virginia | SO | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Jaelen Stokes | SR | 6'1" | 204 | — |
| S | 5th | Cedrick Hawkins Jr. | JR | 6'0" | 189 | ★★★★ |
| S | 6th | George Brown IV | SO | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| S | 7th | Jabari Smith | FR | 5'11" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Jermaine Dalias | SO | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 9th | Malcolm Ziglar← North Carolina | SO | 6'3" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 10th | Victor Zidor | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| S | — | JR Rosenberg← Texas A&M | JR | 5'9" | 182 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | — | Lawson Thorn← Wingate | — | — | — | — |
| LS | — | Don Volante III← West Florida | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| P | 1st | Chase Leon | SR | 6'5" | 222 | — |
| P | 2nd | Luke Goater | FR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Nico Gramatica | SO | 5'8" | 165 | ★★★ |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 7 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #29 | #18 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #79 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #85 | — | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 1-11 | 0-8 | #119 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #110 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1-8 | 0-7 | #112 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #103 | — | — |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 3-5 | #83 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 9-2 | 6-2 | #32 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 10-2 | 7-1 | #40 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #63 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #107 | — | — |
Recruiting Classes
avg #70 · 3 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★155 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #65 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | #50 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | #76 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | #91 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | #63 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | #101 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | #77 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | #65 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2017 | #76 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | #66 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 44net +10Out 34
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Armani Winfield | WR | 4★ | ← Colorado State |
| ▲ | Arhmad Branch | WR | 3★ | ← Purdue |
| ▲ | Luke Kromenhoek | QB | 3★ | ← Mississippi State |
| ▲ | Za'Quan Bryan | CB | 3★ | ← Minnesota |
| ▼ | Byrum Brown | QB | 4★ | → Auburn |
| ▼ | Tyler Williams | WR | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Cole Best | IOL | 3★ | → Auburn |
| ▼ | Jeremiah Koger | WR | 3★ | → Auburn |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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