THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2025

Sam Houston at Western Kentucky

Sat 08/23/2025 07:00 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame74% — Pregame win probability: 74% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference

84°Clear7 mph NNW · 45% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Sam Houston

24

2–10

Western Kentucky

41

9–4

Attendance

15,312

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

SHSUQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB10Hunter Watson6'3"·2102yr
    1,108 Pass yds5 TD4 Int57.1 Cmp%276 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB8Landyn Locke6'4"·2201yr
    765 Pass yds4 TD4 Int50.4 Cmp%-15 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB28Mabrey Mettauer ← Wisconsin6'5"·2252yr
    293 Pass yds3 TD2 Int59.0 Cmp%85 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB15DJ Bailey5'11"·2202yr
    42 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%-10 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB17Noah Normand6'3"·1751yr
WKUQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • 33-star recruitQB7Maverick McIvor ← Abilene Christian6'2"·2147yr
    2,062 Pass yds12 TD6 Int67.0 Cmp%76 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB5Rodney Tisdale Jr.6'2"·1952yr
    1,432 Pass yds9 TD7 Int65.6 Cmp%108 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Tucker Parks6'2"·2052yr
    0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%6 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Caleb McMickle ← Houston6'2"·1943yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB14Owen Loy6'1"·2001yr
SHSUOffensive lineNo blue chips16
WKUDefensive lineNo blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitDE55Venson Sneed6'4"·2684yr
    14 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE50Elin Jones ← Johnson C. Smith6'4"·2481yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE45Josaiah Knight ← Mississippi State6'3"·2382yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE17Zsacari Minnis6'3"·2382yr
  • 33-star recruitDE59Sharlandiin Strange6'4"·2441yr
  • 33-star recruitDE41Brandon Thomas6'4"·2241yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE96Brandon Tobias II6'5"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitDL98Jaden Hardy ← Grambling6'3"·3245yr
    20 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL15Jayden Gray ← Louisiana Tech6'2"·2765yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Robby Harrison ← Indiana6'4"·3204yr
    16 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL10Chukwunedu Okeke6'3"·3052yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT0Mackavelli Malotumau ← Nevada6'1"·2954yr
    33 Tackles7.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT93Rylen Su'a-Filo ← Southern Utah6'1"·3204yr
    28 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT52Jakeem Fletcher ← Alabama State6'2"·3152yr
    15 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT54Sekou Peters6'2"·3001yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDT99Eric Etienne ← Norfolk State6'1"·3052yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
SHSUDefensive lineNo blue chips17
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE48Chauncey Chidi6'3"·2551yr
    31 Tackles3.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE17Christopher Eaton Jr. ← Hampton6'3"·2505yr
    26 Tackles9.0 TFL5.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE3Brody Henderson6'4"·2501yr
    11 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE14Bryen Spaulding6'3"·2601yr
    1 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE91Caius Coy6'3"·2551yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Quardale Patt6'4"·2702yr
    9 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL23AJ Sargent ← Tarleton State6'0"·2803yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL94Josiah Stephens6'2"·2402yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL99Keelan Cox ← Texas Southern6'5"·2504yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDL92Anthony Shorter6'4"·2151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL58Joshua Frayre6'0"·2802yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL51Jaredh Frayre6'0"·2802yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL55Cade Adams ← Georgia Tech6'0"·2851yr
  • 33-star recruitDT97Dylan Frazier6'5"·2804yr
    41 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT33Zeiqui Lawton6'2"·2904yr
    13 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT10Darien Jackson6'0"·3051yr
    11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT95She'Fon Boyd6'0"·3001yr
    8 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
WKUOffensive line1 blue chip15
SHSUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitRB10Landan Brown5'11"·2153yr
    84 Car487 Rush yds5 TD5.8 Rush avg
    37 Rec237 Rec yds6.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Elijah Green ← Indiana5'11"·2106yr
    58 Car391 Rush yds2 TD6.7 Rush avg
    15 Rec133 Rec yds8.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Alton McCaskill ← Arizona State6'2"·2205yr
    88 Car371 Rush yds1 TD4.2 Rush avg
    9 Rec66 Rec yds7.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB38Adrian Murdaugh5'9"·1754yr
    2 Car7 Rush yds0 TD3.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB6Jerrian Parker Jr.5'10"·2102yr
    5 Car0 Rush yds0 TD0.0 Rush avg
    2 Rec6 Rec yds3.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Shane Porter ← North Texas5'10"·2005yr
    2 Car-1 Rush yds0 TD-0.5 Rush avg
    1 Rec7 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB41Trey Taylor5'9"·1852yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB81Xander Cheek5'7"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith5'11"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE12Austin Smith6'5"·2405yr
    7 Rec65 Rec yds0 TD9.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE83Dylan Burk6'7"·2551yr
    6 Rec55 Rec yds0 TD9.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE19Ray Lotten6'5"·2403yr
    3 Rec54 Rec yds0 TD18.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Thomas Jewett6'4"·2354yr
    career 9 Rec42 Rec yds0 TD4.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Fernando Garza III6'6"·2504yr
    career 1 Rec2 Rec yds0 TD2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE82Cooper Stevens6'2"·2352yr
  • 33-star recruitTE14London Deyon6'4"·2351yr
WKULinebackersNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitLB21Jaylen Wester ← Colorado6'0"·2284yr
    106 Tackles7.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB3Anthony Brackenridge6'2"·2254yr
    74 Tackles5.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB50Harper Holloman6'2"·2552yr
    39 Tackles5.5 TFL2.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB19Miller Malone6'2"·2202yr
    37 Tackles5.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Dominic Oliver ← San Diego State6'3"·2504yr
    20 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16Koron Hayward6'5"·2453yr
    19 Tackles3.5 TFL2.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB22Jordan Donald6'2"·2241yr
    14 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB20Zach Smith ← SMU6'0"·2242yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB29Joshua Mensah6'1"·2183yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Kai Micatrotto5'11"·2381yr
  • 33-star recruitLB35Elijah Rumph6'0"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Eli Jones6'1"·2454yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB1Kennon Loftin6'2"·2251yr
SHSULinebackersNo blue chips12
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB6Antavious Fish ← Akron6'0"·2304yr
    78 Tackles5.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB8CJ Johnson6'0"·2303yr
    41 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB21Dean Ford6'1"·2302yr
    32 Tackles6.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB42Ca'lub Holloway6'1"·2454yr
    29 Tackles1.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB26Tokyo Gordon6'2"·2151yr
    19 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB56JaMair Diaz ← Glenville State6'1"·2451yr
    14 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB10Jacob Robinson6'1"·2201yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB45Eli Wallace5'11"·2153yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB43Jayveon Johnson6'2"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB37Jacquis Ishmeal Jr.6'0"·2302yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB47Cartier Okopie5'11"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Cole Worthington5'11"·2151yr
WKUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitRB21Marvis Parrish5'11"·2091yr
    106 Car576 Rush yds1 TD5.4 Rush avg
    36 Rec203 Rec yds5.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB11La'Vell Wright ← Austin Peay5'11"·2155yr
    85 Car471 Rush yds10 TD5.5 Rush avg
    10 Rec88 Rec yds8.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB9George Hart III5'11"·2155yr
    70 Car300 Rush yds5 TD4.3 Rush avg
    9 Rec19 Rec yds2.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Jaden McGill ← Tennessee State6'0"·2102yr
    16 Car63 Rush yds1 TD3.9 Rush avg
    1 Rec12 Rec yds12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB23Jalen Hampton5'9"·2066yr
    11 Car27 Rush yds0 TD2.5 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB9Corey Landers Jr.5'8"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB26Donovan Jones5'10"·2082yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB29Adrion Boyd5'7"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Javon McMahan5'9"·2101yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE81Noah Meyers6'5"·2403yr
    32 Rec357 Rec yds3 TD11.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Jackson West ← Florida State6'4"·2485yr
    8 Rec80 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE15Justin Wolf ← Kansas State6'4"·2404yr
    2 Rec19 Rec yds0 TD9.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE19Lofton Howard6'4"·2353yr
    3 Rec10 Rec yds0 TD3.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Cross Nimmo6'5"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Aiden Miller6'3"·2353yr
SHSUReceiversNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitWR2Chris Reed6'0"·1952yr
    30 Rec460 Rec yds5 TD15.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Grady O'Neill ← Wisconsin5'9"·1703yr
    38 Rec392 Rec yds1 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR3Tim Burns Jr.5'10"·1701yr
    12 Rec228 Rec yds1 TD19.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR11Malik Phillips5'9"·1703yr
    18 Rec174 Rec yds1 TD9.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Qua'Vez Humphreys6'3"·2253yr
    12 Rec132 Rec yds1 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Darrick Bledsoe III5'8"·1852yr
    7 Rec86 Rec yds0 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Aviyon Smith-Mack ← LIU Post5'8"·1703yr
    9 Rec49 Rec yds0 TD5.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR4Michael Phoenix II6'0"·2152yr
    4 Rec40 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR5Lonnie Adkism6'1"·1952yr
    3 Rec24 Rec yds1 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Kaleb Black ← Arizona State5'10"·1753yr
    career 1 Rec-2 Rec yds0 TD-2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Fatu Mukuba5'10"·1752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR88Terrence Guillory II5'9"·1702yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Matthew Tatum5'8"·1702yr
WKUDefensive backsNo blue chips20
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB0Dylan Flowers5'10"·1853yr
    33 Tackles4 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB18Korbyn Green6'0"·1852yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB7Jaylen Lewis ← Temple5'11"·1874yr
    74 Tackles5 PD3 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB5Dave Herard6'0"·2046yr
    58 Tackles4 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB7Nazir Ward6'0"·1853yr
    35 Tackles6 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB11Kent Robinson5'11"·1864yr
    29 Tackles4 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB2Al-Ma'hi Ali ← Charlotte5'11"·1904yr
    28 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB12Jaavan Mack ← Charlotte5'10"·1882yr
    26 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB1Demarko Williams5'11"·1885yr
    21 Tackles2 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB9Jai Eugene Jr.6'1"·2023yr
    21 Tackles5 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB16Avarion Cole ← App State5'11"·1974yr
    20 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB5Jalen Emery ← Houston5'10"·1855yr
    18 Tackles3 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB14Braxton Myers ← Southern Miss6'1"·2033yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB10Xavion Griffin6'0"·1902yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB24Lataj Wright5'10"·1852yr
    1 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB8Swipe Marshall5'11"·1854yr
    career 39 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB27Jordan Bergeron6'1"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB6Justin Brown6'0"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB31Jalen Jackson6'5"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB36Khrystian Washington6'0"·1821yr
SHSUDefensive backsNo blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitCB20Dravon Wilson5'11"·1902yr
    21 Tackles0 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB17Octavius Henderson6'3"·1903yr
    3 Tackles1 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB24CJ Brown ← Bowling Green5'10"·1906yr
    64 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB2Cecil Powell ← Troy6'0"·2057yr
    42 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB0Alonzo Edwards Jr. ← Texas State5'11"·1854yr
    41 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB7Emon Allen5'9"·1854yr
    40 Tackles5 PD3 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB4Jaidan Scott5'10"·1854yr
    32 Tackles2 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB3Trey Harris ← Cornell6'4"·2102yr
    31 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB16Joe Swen6'2"·1954yr
    4 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB31Dax Horany6'2"·2203yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB32Quan Williams5'8"·1704yr
    career 4 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB39Davion Green5'9"·1601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB27Maurice Mathis5'11"·1801yr
  • 33-star recruitS8Tyler Bailey6'0"·1954yr
    45 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitS9Jace Arnold ← Wisconsin5'11"·1853yr
    19 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS4Jalyn Stanford ← Houston5'10"·2002yr
    10 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS13Railyn Adams6'0"·1852yr
    9 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundS29Lyric Smith6'0"·1902yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS30Braylen Wortham6'2"·2051yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
WKUReceiversNo blue chips12
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR17Matthew Henry ← Western Illinois6'0"·1832yr
    55 Rec888 Rec yds6 TD16.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2K.D. Hutchinson5'8"·1854yr
    66 Rec618 Rec yds3 TD9.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR8Moussa Barry6'2"·1954yr
    34 Rec488 Rec yds1 TD14.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR5Jairus Mack ← Charlotte5'11"·1825yr
    24 Rec223 Rec yds1 TD9.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Cameron Flowers5'11"·1902yr
    19 Rec204 Rec yds1 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Kelby Williams ← Old Dominion6'3"·1953yr
    11 Rec165 Rec yds0 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR12Quincy Burroughs ← Wisconsin6'1"·2104yr
    8 Rec77 Rec yds1 TD9.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR3Isaiah Myers ← Purdue6'4"·1732yr
    2 Rec43 Rec yds0 TD21.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Jaleel Walker6'2"·1853yr
    1 Rec20 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR19Marvin Sims5'11"·1803yr
    2 Rec19 Rec yds1 TD9.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR24Fonzy Smith6'1"·1851yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR12Damari Jefferson5'9"·1752yr
SHSUKickersNo blue chips4
  • 22-star recruitPK37RJ Lopez5'11"·1756yr
    3 FG6 FGA40 Long15 Pts
  • 22-star recruitPK81Nico Ottomanelli ← Nebraska6'3"·2002yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK49Christian Pavon5'9"·1854yr
    8 FG12 FGA51 Long40 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK83Tate Ryan6'0"·1801yr
WKUKickersNo blue chips5
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK39John Cannon ← South Florida5'9"·1824yr
    16 FG20 FGA49 Long94 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK42Jack Cassidy6'6"·2341yr
    2 FG2 FGA55 Long6 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK43Jackson Smith5'10"·2154yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK58Michael Buck5'10"·1772yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK95Konner Olson5'10"·2081yr
SHSUPuntersNo blue chips1
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP35Curtis Gerrand6'0"·1861yr
    64 Punts43.0 Avg21 In 20
WKUPuntersNo blue chips1
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP18Cole Maynard6'1"·1805yr
    57 Punts48.4 Avg15 In 20

Previous 3 meetings vs. Sam Houston

Western Kentucky 2–1 vs Sam Houston

  • 2024 · wk 8Western Kentucky 31 @ Sam Houston 14
  • 2023 · wk 12Sam Houston 23 @ Western Kentucky 28
  • 2004 · wk 14Western Kentucky 24 @ Sam Houston 54

Previous 2 meetings vs. Tyson Helton

Sam Houston 0–2 vs Tyson Helton

  • 2024 · wk 8Western Kentucky 31 @ Sam Houston 14
  • 2023 · wk 12Sam Houston 23 @ Western Kentucky 28

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