2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2025 TCU Horned Frogs football
2025 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kendal Briles (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	A. J. Ricker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (2nd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 11 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
No. 22 Iowa State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 17 Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 23 Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 12, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team will represent Texas Christian University (TCU) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium located in Fort Worth, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Dykes.

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Dylan Kinney	OL	6'3"	310 lbs	Richmond, TX	Abilene Christian
Ryan Yaites	S	6'1"	195 lbs	Denton, TX	California
Joseph Manjack IV	WR	6'3"	200 lbs	Tomball, TX	Houston
Jordan Dwyer	WR	5'11"	175 lbs	Puyallup, WA	Idaho
Rasheed Jackson	OT	6'7"	350 lbs	Chicago, IL	Incarnate Word
Kylin Jackson	S	6'2"	196 lbs	Jackson, LA	LSU
Ka'Morreun Pimpton	TE	6'6"	230 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	LSU
Michael Teason	LB	6'2"	215 lbs	St. Louis, MO	Missouri State
Will Halkyard	LS	6'3"	215 lbs	Glen Ellyn, IL	Northwestern
Aaron Bowers	LS	6'3"	225 lbs	Hurst, TX	Texas Wesleyan
Kevorian Barnes	RB	5'9"	190 lbs	San Augustine, TX	UTSA
Elijah Jackson	CB	6'1"	193 lbs	Harbor City, CA	Washington
Ansel Din-Mbuh	DL	6'3"	280 lbs	Aledo, TX	Washington State
Caleb Cortez	LB	6'0"	215 lbs	Celina, TX	William Jewell

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Kylan Salter	LB	6'1"	210 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	Colorado
Cole Confessore	DB	6'0"	185 lbs	Burleson, TX	East Texas Baptist
Joe Laterza	LS	6'5"	210 lbs	Arlington Heights, IL	Georgia State
Caleb Sempebwa	PK	6'1"	180 lbs	McKinney, TX	Hawaii
Jax Thompson	LS	6'1"	180 lbs	Flower Mound, TX	Hawaii
Narado Stoker	IOL	6'4"	290 lbs	Dallas, TX	Incarnate Word
Cameron Cook	RB	5'9"	181 lbs	Round Rock, TX	Jacksonville State
James Brockermeyer	IOL	6'3"	270 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	Miami (FL)
Cade Keith	TE	6'4"	227 lbs	Las Vegas, NV	New Mexico
Avion Carter	DL	6'4"	280 lbs	Amarillo, TX	North Texas
Keviyan Huddleston	DL	6'4"	235 lbs	Tyler, TX	North Texas
Julian Knox	CB	6'3"	180 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	North Texas
Hauss Hejny	QB	6'0"	190 lbs	Aledo, TX	Oklahoma State
Richard Toney	S	6'0"	170 lbs	Arlington, TX	Purdue
Dominique Johnson	RB	6'1"	240 lbs	Crowley, TX	Stephen F. Austin
Terrence Cooks	LB	6'2"	210 lbs	Pearland, TX	Texas State
Cole Snodgrass	TE	6'5"	230 lbs	The Woodlands, TX	Texas State
Judson Crockett	S	6'0"	180 lbs	Austin, TX	Trinity (TX)
Mitch Hodnett	OL	6'5"	295 lbs	Monroe, LA	Tulane
JoJo Earle	WR	5'10"	170 lbs	Aledo, TX	UNLV
Shadrach Banks	LB	6'0"	225 lbs	Houston, TX	UTSA
Marcus Williams	OT	6'6"	285 lbs	Longview, TX	TBA

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Roster

2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`0`	D'Andre Rogers	Sr
WR	`1`	Eric McAlister	Sr
RB	`2`	Kevorian Barnes	Sr
WR	`3`	Major Everhart	Jr
WR	`4`	Jordyn Bailey	So
RB	`6`	Trent Battle	Sr
WR	`7`	Jordan Dwyer	Jr
QB	`9`	Ken Seals	Sr
QB	`10`	Josh Hoover	Jr
QB	`11`	Adam Schobel	Fr
TE	`12`	Lafayette Kaiuway	So
QB	`12`	David Potter	Fr
RB	`13`	Jon Denman	Fr
WR	`14`	Joseph Manjack IV	Sr
WR	`15`	Terry Shelton	Fr
WR	`16`	Braylon James	So
WR	`17`	Dane Jones	Fr
WR	`18`	Ed Small	Fr
QB	`19`	Jacob Porter	Jr
RB	`21`	Nate Palmer	Fr
WR	`22`	Fletcher Fierro	So
RB	`23`	Derrick Carroll	So
RB	`24`	Joe Pitchford	Fr
RB	`26`	Jeremy Payne	So
RB	`40`	Franklin Estrada II	Sr
OL	`50`	Witten Van Hoy	Fr
OL	`51`	Coltin Deery	Sr
OL	`53`	Tobias Steppes	Fr
OL	`54`	Quinton Harris	Jr
OL	`55`	Remington Strickland	Sr
OL	`56`	Ben Taylor-Whitfield	Jr
OL	`57`	Samir Camacho	Fr
OL	`60`	Cade Bennett	Sr
OL	`61`	Dylan Kinney	Jr
OL	`62`	Carson Bruno	Sr
OL	`65`	Logan Schram	Fr
OL	`66`	Wesley Harvey	Fr
OL	`69`	Gannon Gaubert	Jr
OL	`70`	Ryan Hughes	Fr
OL	`71`	Creece Brister	Fr
OL	`72`	Jackson Jones	Fr
OL	`73`	Kilian Registe	Fr
OL	`75`	Rasheed Jackson	Jr
OL	`77`	Cooper Powers	So
WR	`80`	Jacobe Hayes	Fr
TE	`81`	Chase Curtis	Sr
WR	`82`	Dozie Ezukanma	Fr
WR	`83`	Keagan Cunningham	Sr
WR	`84`	Gekyle Baker	Fr
WR	`85`	Parker Clark	Jr
WR	`86`	Sutton Lee	Jr
TE	`87`	Mason Peterson	Fr
TE	`88`	Ka'Morreun Pimpton	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
E	`0`	Zachary Chapman	So
S	`1`	Austin Jordan	Sr
S	`2`	Jamel Johnson	Jr
LB	`3`	Kaleb Elarms-Orr	Sr
LB	`4`	Namdi Obiazor	Sr
E	`6`	Micheal Ibukun-Okeyode	Jr
CB	`7`	Channing Canada	Sr
E	`9`	Chad Woodfork	Fr
E	`10`	Jonathan Bax	Jr
E	`11`	Devean Deal	Sr
E	`12`	Travis Jackson	So
S	`13`	Ryan Yaites	Jr
E	`14`	John Schobel	Fr
S	`15`	Devyn Hidrogo	So
CB	`16`	Jonah Martinez	Jr
CB	`17`	Devondre McGee	So
S	`18`	Kaden McFadden	So
S	`19`	Kylin Jackson	So
CB	`20`	Jevon McIver Jr.	Sr
S	`21`	Bud Clark	Sr
S	`22`	Jordan Lester	So
LB	`23`	Keylan Abrams	Fr
CB	`24`	Avery Helm	Sr
CB	`25`	Elijah Jackson	Sr
CB	`26`	Vernon Glover	So
LB	`27`	Michael Teason	So
CB	`28`	Micah Strickland	Fr
S	`29`	Rohon Kazadi	Fr
LB	`30`	Anthony Williams	Fr
S	`31`	Julius Simms	Fr
LB	`32`	Dillon Arkansas	Fr
LB	`33`	Max Carroll	So
DT	`34`	Perry Cole Jr.	So
DT	`35`	Tristan Johnson	Fr
S	`36`	Joseph Albright	Fr
LB	`37`	Hudson Hooper	So
CB	`38`	Gil Jackson	Fr
CB	`39`	Cam Jamerson	Fr
CB	`40`	Deon Mays	Fr
LB	`41`	Caleb Cortez	Jr
S	`42`	Sebastian Peterson	Fr
LB	`43`	Blake Baldwin	Sr
LB	`44`	Sam Haley	Fr
LB	`46`	Rhett Steppe	So
E	`47`	Thomas Coppinger	Fr
LB	`51`	Luke Lingard	Sr
DT	`52`	Blake Robinett	Fr
DT	`90`	Kelten Mickell	Jr
DT	`91`	Floyd Guidry	Fr
DT	`92`	Ansel Din-Mbuh	Jr
DT	`93`	Brody Whatley	Fr
E	`94`	Jared Martin	Fr
DT	`95`	Markis Deal	So
E	`97`	Paul Oyewale	Jr
DT	`98`	Sterlin Brooks	Fr
DT	`99`	Connor Lingren	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`31`	Ethan Craw	Sr
K	`34`	Kyle Lemmermann	So
K	`41`	Sam Bisesi	Fr
LS	`47`	Aaron Bowers	Jr
LS	`96`	Cal Keeler	Fr
P	`97`	Easton Black	Jr
K	`99`	Nate McCashland	So

Head coach

Sonny Dykes

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kendal Briles (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
Andy Avalos (defensive coordinator)
A. J. Ricker (co-offensive coordinator/offensive line)
Julius Brown (cornerbacks)
Malcolm Kelly (assistant head coach/wide receivers)
Mitch Kirsch (tight ends)
Jamarkus McFarland (defensive line)
Jimmy Smith (running backs)
Tre Watson (safeties)
Ken Wilson (linebackers)
Mark Tommerdahl (special assistant to the head coach)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 31, 2025

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+
September 20		SMU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
September 26	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	FOX
October 4		Colorado	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
October 11		at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
October 18		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
October 25		at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 8		Iowa State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
November 15		at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 22		at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
November 29		Cincinnati	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

at North Carolina

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: September 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
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Statistics	TCU	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Abilene Christian (FCS)

Pregame line	Over/under

Abilene Christian Wildcats (FCS) (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats (FCS)			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: September 13
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
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Statistics	ACU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs SMU (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

SMU Mustangs (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: September 20
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Statistics	SMU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona State

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 26
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
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Statistics	TCU	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: October 4
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Statistics	COLO	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas State

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Wildcats			0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

Date: October 11
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Statistics	TCU	KSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Baylor (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: October 18
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Statistics	BAY	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

Date: October 25
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Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa State

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: November 8
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Statistics	ISU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at BYU

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

Date: November 15
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Statistics	TCU	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Cougars			0

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: November 22
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Statistics	TCU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cincinnati

Pregame line	Over/under

Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bearcats			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: November 29
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Statistics	CIN	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Mitchell Wolfe. "2025 TCU Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ Jamie Plunkett (December 3, 2024). "2025 TCU Football Transfer Portal News". Frogs O' War. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ Melissa Triebwasser. "REPORT: TCU QB Hauss Hejny to enter transfer portal". Frogs O' War. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. January 14, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ "Big 12 Football Schedule Matrix Announced for Next 4 Years". TCU University Athletics. November 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "2025 TCU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[1] Mitchell Wolfe. "2025 TCU Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[2] Jamie Plunkett (December 3, 2024). "2025 TCU Football Transfer Portal News". Frogs O' War. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[3] Melissa Triebwasser. "REPORT: TCU QB Hauss Hejny to enter transfer portal". Frogs O' War. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[4] "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. January 14, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[5] "Big 12 Football Schedule Matrix Announced for Next 4 Years". TCU University Athletics. November 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[6] "2025 TCU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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