2026 Troy Trojans football team

2026 Troy Trojans football
2026 Troy Trojans football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gerad Parker (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Adam Austin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dontae Wright (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nathan Burton (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

2026 Sun Belt Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Appalachian State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	0	–	0
Marshall	0	–	0	0	–	0
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Miss	0	–	0	0	–	0
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of March 22, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Troy Trojans football team will represent Troy University as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Gerad Parker and will play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 13, 2026.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	Sam Houston*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
September 12	Alabama State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
September 19	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO
September 26	at Utah State*	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT
October 6	Southern Miss	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
October 17	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
October 24	Louisiana–Monroe	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
October 29	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
November 7	Louisiana Tech	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
November 14	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)
November 21	Georgia Southern	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
November 28	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game

Personnel

Transfers

Player	Position	New school
Outgoing
Mojo Dortch	WR	Withdrawn
DJ Jackson Jr.	EDGE	Oklahoma State
DJ Epps	WR	West Virginia
Jaquez White	CB	Virginia Tech
Amare Garrett	CB	Unknown
Rondell Carter	S	Unknown
Jackson Thomas	WR	Unknown
Keion Dunlap	S	Unknown
Tae Meadows	RB	Auburn
Paul Bowling	IOL	Florida State
Zerian Hudson	IOL	Unknown
Dylan Mann	DL	Delaware
ShuMond Johnson	EDGE	Southern Illinois
Kam Weaver	LB	Unknown
Billy Gilmore	IOL	West Alabama
Trashun Griffin	EDGE	Middle Tennessee
Roman Mothershed	WR	LSU
Chad Barham	TE	Central Arkansas
Malik Ellis	IOL	Nicholls
Malaki Pegues	DL	Tennessee Tech
Kyler Gibson	OT	Austin Peay
Trent Henry	CB	Unknown
Paddy McAteer	K	Indiana
Ui Ale	QB	Unknown
Matt Henry	IOL	Unknown
Tray Taylor	WR	Unknown
KC Bradford	S	Unknown
Vysen Lang	OL	Prairie View A&M
Casey Fua'au	OL	Delaware State

Player	Position	Previous school
Incoming
Keno Jones	LB	Barton
Luke Petit	IOL	Furman
Jaheim Merriweather	RB	Purdue
Marcus Goree Jr.	CB	Tennessee
Ty Clemons	DL	Boston College
TJ Lott	WR	Old Dominion
Ethan Head	K	West Virginia
Jordon Jones	OT	Ohio
Jonathan Pennix	CB	Southern Miss
Kavion Henderson	EDGE	Arkansas
Knai Cook	S	Charleston Southern
Bryce Steele	LB	Boston College
Jalen Ballard	K	Ole Miss
Darion Rivers	OT	NC State
Jaden Pete	QB	Tarleton State

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Roster

2026 Troy Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Gavin Griffin	Jr
RB	`1`	Jordan Lovett	Jr
WR	`2`	Jywon Boyd	So
RB	`3`	Jaheim Merriweather	Jr
WR	`4`	Noreel White	So
WR	`5`	Mojo Dortch	Jr
QB	`6`	Jack James	Fr
WR	`7`	Kristian Tate	Jr
WR	`8`	TK Keyes	So
QB	`9`	Goose Crowder	Sr
QB	`10`	Tucker Kilcrease	Sr
QB	`11`	Rodge Waldrop	So
WR	`12`	Hayden Jackson	Jr
WR	`13`	Ky McNulty	So
TE	`14`	Marquis Harris	Jr
WR	`15`	TJ Lott	Jr
QB	`17`	Jaden Pete	Sr
WR	`18`	Howard Kinchen	Jr
TE	`19`	Nick Hampton	Fr
RB	`21`	AC Walters	Fr
RB	`22`	Bryce Burgess	Jr
RB	`25`	Dennis Palmer	So
RB	`26`	DeWhitt Betterson Jr.	Sr
OL	`50`	Luke Petit	Sr
OL	`54`	Caleb Ash	So
OL	`55`	Jordon Jones	Sr
OL	`56`	Sharvon Pierre	Fr
OL	`57`	Noah Mercer	Jr
OL	`58`	Elijah Prather	Jr
OL	`63`	Gavin Bowlin	Fr
OL	`65`	Tyler Cappi	Sr
OL	`66`	Jatorian Blackmon	Fr
OL	`67`	Trinton Pritchett	Fr
OL	`71`	Antwone Breland	Jr
OL	`72`	Patrick Screws Jr.	Jr
OL	`73`	Tyler Bell	Jr
OL	`74`	Tra'jon Townsend	Jr
OL	`75`	Parks Glaze	Fr
OL	`77`	Darion Rivers	Jr
OL	`80`	JT Tang	So
WR	`81`	Jah'Marren Jackson	Fr
WR	`82`	Dylan Denson	Fr
TE	`85`	Fabian Rogosch	Sr
TE	`88`	Jackson Worley	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`0`	Kam Curry	Sr
CB	`1`	Jabari Strait	Sr
LB	`2`	Bryce Steele	Sr
SPR	`3`	Doug Nelson	Jr
LB	`4`	TJ Thompson	Sr
BAN	`5`	Lonnie Smith	Jr
S	`6`	Justin Powe	Sr
CB	`7`	Jordan Turner	Jr
S	`8`	Marcus Goree Jr.	So
S	`9`	Jamarion Keyes	Jr
S	`10`	Knai Cook	Jr
DT	`11`	Ty Clemons	Sr
CB	`12`	Shemar Welch	So
SPR	`13`	Daivon Nelson	Sr
CB	`14`	Jonathan Pennix	Jr
LB	`15`	Keno Jones	Sr
S	`16`	Antonious Steele	Fr
CB	`17`	Marlin Odom	So
SPR	`18`	Jordan Perry	Sr
S	`19`	Jon Bocchino	Fr
LB	`20`	Keyshawn Campbell	Jr
CB	`21`	Tai Terrell	Jr
BAN	`22`	Donnie Smith	Sr
LB	`23`	JT Alvis	Fr
DE	`25`	Kavion Henderson	So
S	`27`	OJ Vaughan Jr.	So
CB	`28`	Jaxon Penn	Fr
S	`29`	Joe Lott	So
CB	`37`	Jalen Peterson	Fr
DT	`40`	RJ Shamberger	Fr
DE	`41`	Makel Green	Fr
LB	`44`	Luke Hodge	Sr
BAN	`45`	Jordan Ferrell	So
LB	`46`	Gavyn Baker	So
DT	`69`	Jermaine Paramore	So
DE	`88`	Will Norman	Jr
DT	`93`	RaKeem Davis	Jr
DT	`95`	Miquon Merriweather	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`16`	Jalen Ballard	Sr
K	`20`	Jaden Tynes	Fr
LS	`24`	Kinnick Manley	Sr
P	`28`	Evan Crenshaw	Sr
K	`33`	Ethan Head	Jr
K	`38`	Hayden Wolfe	Jr
P	`49`	Austin Lewis	Fr
LS	`87`	Colton Walls	Jr

Head coach

Gerad Parker (Kentucky)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Adam Austin (Arizona)
Offensive coordinator/QB
Dontae Wright (Miami (OH))
Defensive coordinator/S
Gary Banks (Troy)
Wide receivers
Chris Boone (Southern Miss)
Outside linebackers
Re'quan Boyette (Duke)
Running backs
Nathan Burton (Georgia Tech)
Co-defensive coordinator/ILB
Caleb Carbine (Troy)
Offensive linemen
Brandon Cooper (UT Martin)
Cornerbacks
Justin Manning (North Carolina Central)
Defensive linemen
Kevin Reihner (Stanford)
Tight ends/tackles
Ben Sowders (Western Kentucky)
Director of strength and performance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11 March 2026

Game summaries

vs. Sam Houston

Pregame line	Over/under

Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) vs Troy Trojans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bearkats			0
Trojans			0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

Date: September 5, 2026

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	SHSU	TROY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Alabama State (FCS)

Pregame line	Over/under

Alabama State Hornets (FCS) (0–0) vs Troy Trojans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hornets (FCS)			0
Trojans			0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

Date: September 12, 2026

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	ASU	TROY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri

Pregame line	Over/under

Troy Trojans (0–0) vs Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Tigers			0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, MO

Date: September 19, 2026

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	TROY	MIZZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Utah State

Pregame line	Over/under

Troy Trojans (0–0) vs Utah State Aggies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Aggies			0

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT

Date: September 26, 2026

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

Statistics	TROY	USU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2026 Football Schedule". Troy Trojans.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
^ "2026 Troy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
^ "Troy's 2026 Football Schedule Released". troytrojans.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "2026 Troy Trojans Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
^ "2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

[1] "2026 Football Schedule". Troy Trojans.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

[2] "2026 Troy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

[3] "Troy's 2026 Football Schedule Released". troytrojans.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[4] "2026 Troy Trojans Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

[5] "2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

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