THIRD AND DATA

Roster

MinnesotaGolden Gophers

Season
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2026 roster

Players

114

Rated recruits

98

86% of the roster

Average stars

3.15

Among rated players only

Transfers in

18

Matched by name to the portal

114 players62 of 114 have recorded statistics in 2026 · Their lines are this season only. The rest show career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school they have played for.

Offense

Quarterbacksby position, then who's played6
  • 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey3yr
    1,592 Pass yds10 TD6 Int62.2 Cmp%-39 Rush yds
  • 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski4yr
    50 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB16Brady Palmer1yr
    34 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%8 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Michael Merdinger ← Liberty3yr
    career 436 Pass yds1 TD1 Int56.6 Cmp%-3 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke4yr
    career 7 Pass yds0 TD1 Int33.3 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB15Owen Lansu1yr
Running backsby position, then who's played9
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23TJ Thomas3yr
    64 Car381 Rush yds1 TD6.0 Rush avg
    20 Rec94 Rec yds4.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor4yr
    83 Car217 Rush yds5 TD2.6 Rush avg
    22 Rec167 Rec yds7.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB9Xavier Ford2yr
    29 Car128 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec1 Rec yds1.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2A.J. Turner5yr
    10 Car44 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec5 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB20Ryan Estrada1yr
    3 Car10 Rush yds0 TD3.3 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Jaron Thomas ← Purdue2yr
    1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB28Niko Castillo1yr
    4 Car2 Rush yds0 TD0.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Grant Washington2yr
    career 21 Car132 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Zeke Bates1yr
Receiversby position, then who's played12
  • 33-star recruitWR11Javon Tracy5yr
    46 Rec460 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Noah Jennings ← Cincinnati4yr
    33 Rec395 Rec yds1 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Smith3yr
    18 Rec263 Rec yds3 TD14.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Hayden Moore1yr
    3 Rec49 Rec yds0 TD16.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR89Quayd Hendryx1yr
    2 Rec28 Rec yds1 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Bradley Martino2yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR25Zion Steptoe ← Tulsa5yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Donielle Hayes4yr
  • 33-star recruitWR24Braiden Stevens1yr
  • 44-star recruitWR3Perry Thompson ← Auburn3yr
    career 22 Rec280 Rec yds1 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR85Rico Blassingame1yr
  • 33-star recruitWR81Josiah Dozier1yr
Tight endsby position, then who's played8
  • 44-star recruitTE4Roman Voss1yr
    7 Rec117 Rec yds2 TD16.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh4yr
    6 Rec47 Rec yds1 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Kaden Helms ← Oklahoma5yr
    2 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD6.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson3yr
    2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE44George Rohl1yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson3yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters4yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Gabe Weaver1yr
Offensive lineby position, then recruiting17

Defense

Defensive lineby position, then who's played24
  • 33-star recruitDL3TJ Bush Jr. ← California4yr
    30 Tackles7.0 TFL5.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith5yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle4yr
    17 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL70Naquan Crowder ← Marshall2yr
    15 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz4yr
    14 Tackles4.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram3yr
    11 Tackles5.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard4yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL90Xion Chapman ← Florida International2yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Sid Kaba ← Marshall4yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi3yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL48Aaden Aytch1yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks3yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy3yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50Mo Omonode5yr
    career 31 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Howie Johnson1yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine3yr
  • 33-star recruitDL47Enoch Atewogbola2yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Colin Hansen2yr
  • 33-star recruitDL33Rhett Hlavacka2yr
  • 33-star recruitDL56Jay'Quan Stubbs2yr
  • 33-star recruitDL96Abu Tarawallie2yr
  • 33-star recruitDL88Josiah Anyansi1yr
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jeremiah Benson1yr
  • 33-star recruitDL41Anthony Charles1yr
Linebackersby position, then who's played10
  • 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski5yr
    62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach5yr
    41 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury4yr
    19 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier3yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Emmanuel Karmo2yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Nate Cleveland2yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Ethan Stendel2yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16Hudson Dunn1yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB29Andrew Marshall ← Eastern Michigan3yr
    career 62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB32Angel Luciano1yr
Defensive backsby position, then who's played21
Specialistsby position, then who's played7
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLS52Alan Soukup3yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLS53Jakob Lutz2yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP37Zachary Robbins ← Utah State2yr
    1 Punts33.0 Avg1 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP42Tom Weston2yr
    41 Punts42.8 Avg18 In 20
  • 33-star recruitPK36Daniel Jackson2yr
    1 FG1 FGA31 Long10 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK—Luke Drzewiecki5yr
    15 FG15 FGA60 Long59 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Beckham Sunderland ← Michigan3yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts

Offensive linemen carry no statistics because none are published: CFBD reports no snaps, starts, sacks allowed, pressures or blocking grades. That group is ordered by position, then by recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster. That does not change once the season starts. Box scores list players who record a statistic and linemen almost never do — about one per team in a full season, usually a fumble recovery — so the line keeps this order while the rest of the roster reorders around who has played.