Cincinnati Bearcats Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#4 JC French IVQB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS92%484 snapsQB2#5 Samaj JonesQB · JR · 4 G4%23 snapsQB3#10 Liam O'BrienQB · SR · 1 G3%14 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#3 Cole TabbRB · JR · 8 G · 1 GS42%34–52% · ~224 est.RB2#6 Gi'Bran PayneRB · SR · 7 G · 6 GS36%29–45% · ~190 est.RB3#7 Zylan PerryRB · SR · 7 G15%11–18% · ~77 est.RB4#13 Zion JohnsonRB · SO · 4 G8%4–18% · ~41 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#11 JV GibsonWR · SR · 8 G · 7 GS66%56–77% · ~351 est.WR2#0 Isaiah JohnsonWR · JR · 8 G · 7 GS58%36–71% · ~307 est.WR3#9 Malachi HenryWR · SR · 8 G · 5 GS47%29–57% · ~247 est.—#2 Larenzo FennerWR · SR · 7 G · 1 GS40%25–48% · ~210 est.—#18 Giyahni KontosisWR · SO · 6 G17%5–28% · ~89 est.—#14 Elijah JonesWR · JR · 5 G13%4–20% · ~66 est.—Cade WolfordWR · 3 G10%5–13% · ~54 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#87 Gavin GroverTE · JR · 8 G · 6 GS43%33–60% · ~226 est.TE2#85 Lyviel WatersTE · JR · 5 G · 2 GS29%20–38% · ~151 est.TE3#82 Ka'Maurri SmithTE · SO · 4 G17%9–23% · ~91 est.TE4#86 Kellen DavisTE · JR · 1 G7%3–10% · ~38 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#50 Evan TengesdahlOL · SR · 7 G · 7 GS85%79–88% · ~451 est.OL2#77 Taran TyoOL · SR · 7 G · 7 GS85%79–88% · ~451 est.OL3#74 Joe CottonOL · SR · 8 G · 7 GS85%79–88% · ~451 est.OL4#66 Xavier LozowickiOL · SR · 8 G · 7 GS85%79–88% · ~451 est.OL5#71 Judea MilonOL · SR · 8 G · 7 GS85%79–88% · ~451 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#10 Patrick BauerEDGE · SR · 8 G · 1 GS61%58–80% · ~346 est.DL2#4 Marquaze ParkerDL · JR · 8 G · 7 GS44%28–56% · ~249 est.DL3#17 Brian Simms IIIEDGE · SR · 8 G · 6 GS42%27–54% · ~239 est.DL4#99 Jonathan RuloDL · FR · 6 G · 1 GS31%20–40% · ~178 est.—#95 Josh HoughDL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS33%19–43% · ~190 est.—#54 Thomas JohnsonEDGE · SR · 5 G · 1 GS28%16–36% · ~157 est.—#26 Cam RoetherfordDL · SR · 6 G25%14–32% · ~143 est.—#91 Drew LoganEDGE · SR · 6 G · 5 GS31%18–40% · ~179 est.—Jaylon White-McClainEDGE · 8 G · 1 GS27%17–34% · ~152 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#3 Antwan Peek Jr.LB · SR · 8 G · 7 GS82%68–98% · ~464 est.LB2#31 Simeon ColemanLB · JR · 8 G · 3 GS72%61–87% · ~412 est.LB3#22 Jonathan ThompsonLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS73%62–88% · ~418 est.—Damaine WilsonLB · 8 G · 3 GS56%26–76% · ~317 est.—#5 Marqavious SaboorLB · JR · 8 G27%13–37% · ~155 est.—#12 Filip MaciorowskiLB · SR · 6 G · 1 GS20%9–27% · ~112 est.—#33 George LeiboldLB · JR · 2 G5%1–9% · ~27 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#99 Stephen RusnakPK · SR · 8 G56kicks · 9 lastK2#93 Max LemastersPK · SR · 1 G4kicksPunterby punts
P1#31 Max FletcherP · SR · 8 G · 1 GS27punts · 2 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#48 Eli SteinLS · SRSRLS2#41 Kenny BakerLS · FRFRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Boston College | Wk 2 vs Western Carolina | Wk 3 vs Miami (OH) | Wk 4 vs Kansas State | Wk 5 @ Arizona | Wk 7 @ West Virginia | Wk 8 vs Texas Tech | Wk 9 vs Utah | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 61 | 78 | 76 | 52 | 57 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 528 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 72 | 57 | 56 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 569 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| JC French IV | QB | 50 | 51 | 76 | 47 | 56 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 484 |
| Samaj Jones | QB | 4 | 13 | · | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | 23 |
| Liam O'Brien | QB | · | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 14 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Cole Tabb | RB | ~12 | ~15 | ~28 | ~18 | ~30 | ~41 | ~42 | ~38 | 224 |
| Gi'Bran Payne | RB | ~23 | ~33 | ~38 | ~31 | ~24 | ~17 | · | ~24 | 190 |
| Zylan Perry | RB | ~19 | ~15 | · | · | · | ~14 | ~29 | · | 77 |
| Zion Johnson | RB | ~12 | ~17 | ~5 | ~7 | · | · | · | · | 41 |
| James Lewis | RB | · | ~13 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 13 |
| Jayzon Thompson | RB | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| JV Gibson | WR | ~44 | ~47 | ~53 | ~37 | ~14 | ~61 | ~44 | ~51 | 351 |
| Isaiah Johnson | WR | ~21 | ~46 | ~60 | ~16 | ~50 | ~48 | ~23 | ~43 | 307 |
| Malachi Henry | WR | ~41 | ~26 | ~41 | ~27 | ~11 | ~40 | ~41 | ~20 | 247 |
| Gavin Grover | TE | ~35 | ~27 | ~61 | · | ~36 | ~38 | · | ~29 | 226 |
| Larenzo Fenner | WR | ~32 | ~18 | ~24 | ~35 | ~33 | · | ~34 | ~34 | 210 |
| Lyviel Waters | TE | · | ~18 | · | ~39 | ~23 | ~20 | ~51 | · | 151 |
| Ka'Maurri Smith | TE | · | · | · | · | · | ~27 | ~25 | ~39 | 91 |
| Giyahni Kontosis | WR | ~11 | ~8 | ~18 | ~13 | ~28 | ~11 | · | · | 89 |
| Elijah Jones | WR | · | ~8 | · | · | ~7 | ~18 | ~23 | ~10 | 66 |
| Cade Wolford | WR | · | ~44 | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | 54 |
| Kellen Davis | TE | · | ~38 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 38 |
| Devyn Zahursky | TE | · | ~18 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18 |
| Jalen Williams | WR | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~8 | · | 8 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Patrick Bauer | EDGE | ~49 | ~32 | ~34 | ~43 | ~43 | ~61 | ~45 | ~39 | 346 |
| Marquaze Parker | DL | · | ~26 | ~27 | ~48 | ~27 | ~43 | ~34 | ~44 | 249 |
| Brian Simms III | EDGE | ~25 | · | ~22 | ~35 | ~47 | ~40 | ~28 | ~42 | 239 |
| Josh Hough | DL | ~45 | ~28 | ~37 | ~39 | ~41 | · | · | · | 190 |
| Drew Logan | EDGE | ~41 | · | · | ~18 | ~33 | ~46 | ~41 | · | 179 |
| Jonathan Rulo | DL | ~31 | ~18 | · | ~45 | · | ~20 | ~32 | ~32 | 178 |
| Thomas Johnson | EDGE | · | ~37 | ~32 | ~28 | ~35 | · | · | ~25 | 157 |
| Jaylon White-McClain | EDGE | · | ~13 | ~16 | ~11 | ~38 | ~37 | ~22 | ~15 | 152 |
| Cam Roetherford | DL | · | ~22 | · | ~36 | ~16 | · | ~33 | ~36 | 143 |
| Chidera Otutu | DL | ~36 | ~25 | · | ~11 | · | ~31 | ~37 | · | 140 |
| Keegan Horn | EDGE | · | ~31 | · | · | · | · | · | ~34 | 65 |
| Elijah Gunn | DL | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~43 | · | 43 |
| Darrius Simmons | DL | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~11 | · | 11 |
| Nathan Nunn | DL | · | · | · | ~11 | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Antwan Peek Jr. | LB | ~64 | ~33 | ~54 | ~66 | ~63 | ~55 | ~62 | ~67 | 464 |
| Jonathan Thompson | LB | ~56 | ~35 | ~42 | ~64 | ~54 | ~79 | ~46 | ~42 | 418 |
| Simeon Coleman | LB | ~47 | ~46 | ~28 | ~42 | ~70 | ~65 | ~59 | ~55 | 412 |
| Damaine Wilson | LB | ~38 | ~43 | ~37 | ~56 | ~51 | ~27 | ~26 | ~39 | 317 |
| Marqavious Saboor | LB | ~16 | ~19 | ~11 | · | ~25 | ~35 | ~30 | ~19 | 155 |
| Filip Maciorowski | LB | ~30 | ~26 | ~19 | ~33 | · | · | · | ~4 | 112 |
| Montay Weedon | LB | · | ~3 | ~3 | · | · | · | ~38 | · | 44 |
| George Leibold | LB | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~27 | 27 |
| Evan Weinberg | LB | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~13 | · | 13 |
| Jamari Johnson | LB | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jacob Finley | CB | ~72 | ~57 | ~56 | ~79 | ~76 | ~78 | ~75 | ~73 | 566 |
| Jasper Beeler | S | ~72 | ~56 | ~56 | ~79 | ~77 | ~79 | ~76 | ~69 | 564 |
| MJ Cannon | S | ~72 | ~20 | ~56 | ~79 | ~77 | ~79 | ~76 | ~67 | 526 |
| Kenny Worthy III | CB | ~8 | ~54 | ~55 | ~76 | ~77 | ~61 | ~72 | ~25 | 428 |
| KK Meier | CB | ~47 | ~40 | · | · | ~48 | ~76 | · | · | 211 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson | S | · | ~7 | · | ~57 | · | ~7 | ~51 | ~72 | 194 |
| Daniel James | CB | ~66 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 66 |
| Zay Johnson | CB | · | ~2 | · | · | · | · | · | ~50 | 52 |
| CJ Crite | S | · | ~52 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 52 |
| CJ Jones | S | · | · | · | ~9 | · | · | ~18 | ~5 | 32 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Evan Tengesdahl | OL | ~59 | ~76 | ~74 | ~50 | ~55 | ~68 | ~69 | · | 451 |
| Xavier Lozowicki | OL | ~59 | ~76 | ~74 | ~50 | ~55 | ~68 | ~69 | · | 451 |
| Judea Milon | OL | ~59 | ~76 | ~74 | ~50 | ~55 | ~68 | ~69 | · | 451 |
| Joe Cotton | OL | ~59 | ~76 | ~74 | ~50 | ~55 | ~68 | ~69 | · | 451 |
| Taran Tyo | OL | ~59 | ~76 | ~74 | ~50 | ~55 | ~68 | ~69 | · | 451 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.