2026 depth chart

Offense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
QB
C.J. Stroud
82 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 4
Davis Mills
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 6
RB
Woody Marks
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 2
David Montgomery
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 8
Emari Demercado
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 4
Dare Ogunbowale
RB
WR1
Nico Collins
87 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 6
Marvin Harrison Jr.
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 3
WR2
Xavier Hutchinson
71 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
Kayshon Boutte
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
WR3
Tank Dell
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
TE
Dalton Schultz
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 9
Foster Moreau
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 8
Brevin Jordan
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 6
Marlin Klein
66 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TERookie
Cade Stover
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 3
LT
Aireontae Ersery
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 2
Nathan Thomas
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 3
LG
Febechi Nwaiwu
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
RGRookie
Evan Brown
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 8
Keylan Rutledge
77 overall — midpoint of the 75–79 band
CRookie
Wyatt Teller
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 9
C
Evan Brown
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 8
Jake Andrews
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CExp 4
Keylan Rutledge
77 overall — midpoint of the 75–79 band
CRookie
RG
Ed Ingram
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 5
Wyatt Teller
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 9
Febechi Nwaiwu
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
RGRookie
RT
Trent Brown
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RTExp 12
Braden Smith
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RTExp 9
Blake Fisher
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RTExp 3
Also on the active roster· 1
Joshua Pitsenberger
65 overall — Fanspeak estimate
RBRookie

Defense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
EDGE1LDE
Will Anderson Jr.
95 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 4
Dominique Robinson
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 5
DT1LDT
Tommy Togiai
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 5
Kayden McDonald
77 overall — midpoint of the 75–79 band
DTRookie
Naquan Jones
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 6
DT2RDT
Sheldon Rankins
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 11
Logan Hall
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 5
EDGE2RDE
Danielle Hunter
91 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 12
Jadeveon Clowney
82 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 13
LB1WLB
Henry To'oTo'o
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
OLBExp 4
LB2MLB
Azeez Al-Shaair
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
MLBExp 8
Jake Hansen
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
MLBExp 5
LB3SLB
Wade Woodaz
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
OLBRookie
CB1LCB
Derek Stingley Jr.
84 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 5
CB2RCB
Kamari Lassiter
85 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 3
Tremon Smith
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 9
Ja'Marcus Ingram
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 3
NB
Jalen Pitre
85 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 5
SS
Reed Blankenship
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 5
M.J. Stewart
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 9
FS
Calen Bullock
81 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 3
Kamari Ramsey
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
FSRookie
Also on the active roster· 1
Sabastian Harsh
66 overall — Fanspeak estimate
EDGERookie

Special Teams

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
KPK
Ka'imi Fairbairn
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
KExp 11
P
Kai Kroeger
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 2
LS
Austin Brinkman
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
LSExp 2
KR
Tremon Smith
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 9
Woody Marks
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 2
Xavier Hutchinson
71 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
PR
Tank Dell
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
Tremon Smith
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 9
H
Kai Kroeger
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 2

Practice Squad· 16

Lewis Bond
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
WRRookie
Josh Kelly
65 overall — Fanspeak estimate
WRExp 1
Bryce Oliver
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 3
Daniel Sobkowicz
64 overall — Fanspeak estimate
WRRookie
James Neal III
65 overall — Fanspeak estimate
LTRookie
Max Pircher
62 overall — Fanspeak estimate
RTExp 1
Chris Braswell
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 3
Jaden Crumedy
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 3
Junior Tafuna
62 overall — Fanspeak estimate
DTExp 1
Kenneth Murray, Jr.
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
MLBExp 6
Chad Muma
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 5
Caleb Johnson
61 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 6
Bryce Hall
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 6
Collin Wright
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
CBRookie
Jaden Davis
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 1
George Odum
71 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 9
Reserve· 16

Injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended or exempt — on neither the 53 nor the practice squad.

Graham Mertz
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
QBExp 2
IR
Noah Whittington
82 overall — midpoint of the 80–84 band
RBRookie
IR
British Brooks
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 3
IR
Jawhar Jordan
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 1
IR
Jayden Higgins
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 2
IR
Jaylin Noel
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 2
IR
Nikko Remigio
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 2
Reserve
Sam Hagen
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
RTRookie
IR
Dylan Horton
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 4
IR
Solomon Byrd
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 1
IR
Ali Gaye
66 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 3
IR
Mario Edwards
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 11
IR
E.J. Speed
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
OLBExp 8
PUP
Jacob Hummel
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
OLBExp 5
IR
K.C. Ossai
67 overall — Fanspeak estimate
ILBExp 1
IR
Jaylin Smith
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 2
IR

Depth chart: ESPN, via nflverse (CC BY 4.0), snapshot November 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM UTC. Roster and practice squad: Over The Cap, checked against NFL weekly rosters via nflverse as of November 15, 2026. Player overalls: Fanspeak.

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