2026 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2026 Colorado Buffaloes football
2026 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Deion Sanders (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Marion (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Marve (1st season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Colorado Buffaloes football team will represent the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes will be led by fourth-year head coach Deion Sanders. They will play their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

Headcoach

Deion Sanders (4th season)

OffensivecoordinatorBrennan Marion (1st season)

DefensivecoordinatorChris Marve (1st season)

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2026 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Baylor	0	–	0	0	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of May 13, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Pos.	Team	Round	Pick
Jeremiah Brown	LB
Sincere Brown	WR
Zy Chrisler	OL
Preston Hodge	DB
Reginald Hughes	LB
Alejandro Mata	K
Zarian McGill	OL
Amari McNeill	DT
Kaidon Salter	QB
Keaten Wade	DE
Arden Walker	DE
Ivan Yates	CB

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Teon Parks	3	CB	6'1"	180	Jr	Detroit, MI	TCU
Omarion Miller	4	WR	6'2"	210	Jr	Vivian, LA	ASU
Terrance Love	6	S	6'2"	210	Jr	Atlanta, GA
Dre'Lon Miller	6	WR	6'1"	200	So	Silsbee, TX	Baylor
Tawfiq Byard	7	S	6'1"	195	So	Hyattsville, MD	Texas A&M
Dallan Hayden	7	RB	5'10"	205	Jr	Memphis, TN	Memphis
DJ McKinney	8	CB	6'2"	180	Jr	Colleyville, TX	Notre Dame
Tyrecus Davis	9	CB	5'10"	190	GS	Greenville, TX
John Slaughter	13	S	6'2"	200	So	Clarksdale, MS	Purdue
Ryan Staub	16	QB	6'1"	200	So	Stevenson Ranch, CA	Tennessee
Isaiah Hardge	17	WR	5'10"	165	So	Hollywood, FL	Tennessee
Kam Mikell	18	WR	6'1"	195	Fr	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern
Noah King	20	CB	6'2"	200	Fr	Hamilton, OH	Sacramento State
TJ Branch	22	S	6'3"	170	Fr	Miami, FL	UCF
Carter Stoutmire	23	S	5'11"	210	Jr	Plano, TX	Arkansas
Kyle Carpenter	25	CB	6'3"	200	Fr	Buford, GA
Simeon Price	26	RB	6'0"	215	Sr	Pensacola, FL	Oregon
Braden Keith	30	CB	5'10"	180	Jr	Broomfield, CO
Mantrez Walker	38	LB	6'1"	230	Fr	Buford, GA	UAB
Shaun Myers	40	LB	6'1"	220	GS	Dayton, OH	UAB
London Merritt	44	DE	6'3"	250	Fr	Atlanta, GA	Clemson
Tyler Brown	46	OG	6'3"	325	Sr	Jackson, MS	James Madison
Nikhil Webb Walker	58	DE	6'6"	275	Jr	Trelawny, JM
Carde Smith	65	OL	6'5"	300	Fr	Mobile, AL	Memphis
Cooper Lovelace	70	OL	6'5"	315	GS	Prairie Village, KS
Walker Andersen	73	OL	6'8"	340	Rs-Fr	Placentia, CA
Jordan Seaton	77	OT	6'5"	330	So	Washington, D.C.	LSU
Terrell Timmons Jr.	82	WR	6'2"	185	Sr	Greensboro, NC	Memphis
Brady Kopetz	86	TE	6'4"	270	Jr	Portland, OR	Withdrew/remained at Colorado
Brandon Davis-Swain	91	DE	6'4"	290	Fr	Detroit, MI	Texas A&M
Samuel Okunlola	93	DE	6'4"	250	Jr	Brockton, MA	Virginia Tech
Tavian Coleman	94	DT	6'1"	300	GS	Humble, TX
Tawfiq Thomas	95	DT	6'4"	300	Sr	Tampa, FL	Georgia Tech
Jahiem Oatis	96	DT	6'5"	325	Jr	Columbia, MS	Ole Miss
Christian Hudson	97	DT	6'1"	300	Fr	Daytona Beach, FL	Boston College
Alexander McPherson	98	DE	6'6"	240	Fr	Stuart, FL	Penn State
Gavriel Lightfoot	99	DT	6'3"	310	Sr	Moreno Valley, CA	San Diego State

Name	Previous Position	New Position
Brett Bartolone	Colorado - Offensive pass game coordinator/tight ends	Nevada - Offensive coordinator
Marshall Faulk	Colorado - Assistant head coach/running backs	Southern - Head coach
Robert Livingston	Colorado - Defensive coordinator/safeties	Denver Broncos - Defensive pass game coordinator
Domata Peko	Colorado - Defensive line	Pittsburgh Steelers - Defensive line
Michael Pollock	Colorado - Special teams coordinator	None
Warren Sapp	Colorado - Defensive pass rush coordinator	None
Pat Shurmur	Colorado - Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	None

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
DeAndre Moore Jr.	3	WR	6'0"	190	Sr	Bellflower, CA	Texas
Ernest Campbell	4	WR	5'9"	145	So	Refugio, TX	Sacramento State
Naeten Mitchell	4	DB	5'10"	175	Jr	Temple, TX	New Mexico State
Boo Carter	6	DB	5'11"	200	Jr	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee
Randon Fontenette	7	DB	6'2"	220	Sr	Freeport, TX	Vanderbilt
Kam Perry	7	WR	5'9"	170	Sr	Marietta, GA	Miami (OH)
Emory Floyd	8	DB	6'1"	195	Sr	Powder Springs, GA	Appalachian State
Jaydan Hardy	9	DB	5'10	180	Fr	Lewisville, TX	Oklahoma
Richard Young	9	RB	5'11"	210	Jr	Lehigh Acres, FL	Alabama
Jason Stokes Jr.	13	DB	6'2"	185	So	Pflugerville, TX	Utah
Jah Jah Boyd	15	DB	5'11"	190	So	Philadelphia, PA	Indiana
Isaac Wilson	16	QB	6'0"	210	So	Draper, UT	Utah
Liona Lefau	17	LB	6'1"	230	Sr	Kahuka, HA	Texas
Paul Omodia	18	DB	6'2"	200	Jr	Richmond, TX	Lamar
Danny Scudero	18	WR	5'9"	175	Sr	San Jose, CA	San Jose State
Cree Thomas	20	DB	6'1"	190	Fr	Phoenix, AZ	Notre Dame
JaQuail Smith	23	RB	5'11"	170	So	Orlando, FL	Sacramento State
Damian Henderson II	26	RB	6'2"	205	Jr	Los Alamitos, CA	Sacramento State
Justin Eaglin	30	DB	6'1"	175	Sr	Fayetteville, NC	James Madison
Tyler Martinez	35	LB	6'1"	220	Fr	Albuquerque, NM	New Mexico State
Gideon Lampron	44	LB	6'0"	220	Sr	LaGrange, OH	Bowling Green
Vili Taufatofua	45	DL	6'3"	260	Sr	Auckland, NZ	San Jose State
Immanuel Ezeogu	52	DE	6'2"	240	So	Suffolk, VA	James Madison
Tony Anene	53	DE	6'4"	260	Sr	St. Paul, MN	North Dakota State
Taj White	54	OL	6'5"	310	Sr	Jersey City, NJ	Rutgers
Bo Hughley	55	OL	6'7"	295	Jr	Fairburn, GA	Georgia
Lamont Lester Jr.	56	DL	6'2"	230	So	Ramsey, NJ	Monmouth
Leon Bell	57	OL	6'8"	330	GS	Dickinson, TX	Cal
Demetrius Hunter	58	OL	6'2"	310	GS	Orange, TX	Houston
Josh McCormick	60	K	6'0"	220	GS	Austin, TX	Grambling State
Sean Kinney	62	OL	6'2"	305	Jr	Nazareth, PA	Lafayette
Jayvon McFadden	71	OL	6'3"	295	Fr	Upper Marlboro, MD	Ohio State
Jose Soto	73	OL	6'3"	310	Jr	Tulare, CA	Sacramento State
Jayven Richardson	75	OL	6'6"	315	Sr	Gonzalez, LA	Missouri
Samu Taumanupepe	88	DL	6'3"	375	Jr	Humble, TX	Baylor
Fisher Clements	89	TE	6'7"	265	GS	Hattiesberg, MS	Northern Colorado
Tyler Moore	90	DL	5'10	290	Jr	Locust Grove, GA	Coastal Carolina
Sedrick Smith	91	DL	6'4"	320	Jr	Atlanta, GA	Maryland
Yamil Talib	95	DE	6'2"	240	So	Richardson, TX	Charlotte
Balansama Kamara	96	DE	6'3"	260	Sr	Philadelphia, PA	Albany
Santana Hopper	97	DL	6'2"	265	Sr	Shelby, NC	Tulane
Ezra Christensen	98	DL	6'2"	280	Sr	Poway, CA	New Mexico State
Dylan Manuel	99	DL	6'1"	300	Fr	Stockbridge, GA	Appalachian State

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Name	Previous Position	New Position
Vonn Bell	None	Colorado - Safeties
Aaron Fletcher	Abilene Christian - Co-defensive coordinator/associate head coach	Colorado - Cornerbacks
Justin Houlihan	Sacramento State - Graduate assistant/tight ends coach	Colorado - Offensive analyst/quarterbacks
Kenny Ingram	UCF - Defensive line	Colorado - Defensive analyst/defensive line
Brennan Marion	Sacramento State - Head coach	Colorado - Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Chris Marve	Virginia Tech - Defensive coordinator/interior linebackers	Colorado - Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Josh Niblett	Gainesville HS - Head coach	Colorado - Tight ends
Clancy Pendergast	UCLA - Analyst	Colorado - Senior defensive analyst/linebackers
Kyle Wagner	Sacramento State - Offensive analyst/assistant running backs	Colorado - Offensive analyst/tight ends

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN
September 12	TBA	Weber State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
September 19	TBA	at Northwestern*	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL
September 26	TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
October 3	TBA	Texas Tech	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
October 17	TBA	Utah	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)
October 24	TBA	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
October 31	TBA	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)
November 7	TBA	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
November 13	TBA	Houston	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
November 21	TBA	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH
November 28	TBA	UCF	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

Statistics	COLO	GT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Defensive statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	CMB	TFL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	FR	TD
	TOTALS		0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	OPPONENTS		0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Yellow Jackets			0

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats (FCS)			0
Buffaloes			0

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Wildcats			0

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Bears			0

Departures

NFL draft

Outgoing transfers

Retirements

Coaching departures

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

New walk-ons

Coaches acquisitions

NFL Combine

Spring game

Big 12 media days

at Georgia Tech

vs Weber State

at Northwestern

at Baylor

vs Texas Tech

vs Utah

at Oklahoma State

vs Kansas State

at Arizona State

vs Houston

at Cincinnati

vs UCF

Roster

Team

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Special teams

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