SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State Head Coach GJ Kinne has announced the addition of 18 student-athletes to the Bobcat football program following the January 2-16 Transfer Portal window. They will join 19 previously signed players from the Early Signing Period, which ran December 3-5, 2025.
 
William Boone | OL | Conyers, Ga. | North Carolina / Prairie View A&M
Phillip Bradford | DE | Monroe, La. | McNeese
Mekhi Buchanan | DL | Acworth, Ga. | Virginia
Dylan Cunanan | K | Phoenix, Ariz. | Toledo
Jaylen Early | OL | Duncanville, Texas | Missouri
Tom Flintoff | P | Melbourne, Australia | Caulfield Grammar School
Rasheed Jackson | OL | Columbus, Ohio | TCU / UIW
Kaleb James | DL | Mansfield, Texas | Arkansas
Javante Mackey | LB | Chicago, Ill. | Arkansas State
Chancellor Owens | DL | Haslet, Texas | Arizona / Northwestern State
Jason Patterson | DL | Philadelphia, Pa. | Texas Southern / Duquesne
Michael Patterson III | DB | Houston, Texas | SFA
Shaker Reisig | QB | Tulsa, Okla. | Boston College
Dexter Ricks Jr. | CB | Milledgeville, Ga. | Liberty
Jordan Sample | LB | Missouri City, Texas | Arkansas State
Zechariah Sample | WR | Pickens, Miss. | Arizona State
John Smith | DB | Baytown, Texas | Colorado State
Tae Woody | DL | Welch, Ala. | ULM / UAB / Florida State
 
All signees listed above are January enrollees.
 
December Signees
Jussiah Ali | DL | San Antonio, Texas | Trinity Valley CC
Nathan Baudry | DL | Tours, France | Garden City CC *
Terrance Brown | OL | Killeen, Texas | Shoemaker
Cameron Christian | DL | Kilgore, Texas | Kilgore *
Russell Crawford | TE | Marshall, Texas | Marshall
Dameon Crowe | WR | Richardson, Texas | Richardson Berkner *
Darius Davis | LB | San Marcos, Texas | San Marcos *
Jayden Flournoy | DB | Burleson, Texas | Burleson
Lakeyleon Graves | WR | Kilgore, Texas | Kilgore *
Juntavious Harris | RB | Euless, Texas | Trinity
Teagan Lindsey | OL | Callisburg, Texas | Callisburg
Jayden Luckett | OL | San Diego, California | Palomar College / Santa Fe Christian *
Blake McLane | WR | McKinney, Texas | Frisco Emerson *
Eric Perkins | OL | Marshall, Texas | Marshall *
Amari Smith | OL | Brookhaven, Mississippi | Northwest Mississippi CC / Mississippi State *
Cullen Thompson | DL | Spring, Texas | Grand Oaks *
Xavier Warren | WR | Georgetown, Texas | Georgetown
Easton Webb | QB | Sand Springs, Oklahoma | Charles Page
Braylon Young | DL | Denton, Texas | Denton
 
*Denotes January Arrival
 
The Bobcats finished the 2025 season as champions of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl after defeating Rice 41-10 on Jan. 2. TXST has now won its third straight bowl game and put together a seven-plus win season for the third consecutive year for the first time since the early 1980s. Head Coach GJ Kinne won his 23rd game as a Bobcat, making him the winningest D1 coach (min. 3 seasons) at TXST at .590.