C−
Ford + veteran LB core prevent a collapse, but QB health/ceiling and limited portal reinforcements leave Stanford below the ACC middle
Atlantic · 2026
Stanford
2025 record 4–8 3–5 conference
Postseason No bowl
Head coach Tavita Pritchard Year 1; Frank Reich interim 2025
Scheme Pro Style / Multiple 3-4
D
Portal #17 with only six commits; Warren is high-leverage, but the class is intentionally tiny
D+
Defensive front-seven depth is acceptable; offensive skill/QB depth is thin if Warren or Ford miss time
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Recruiting ranks
Overall #13 29 commits · 226.91 pts
Portal #17 6 commits· avg 85.17
Roster notes
Light portal, new HC, portal QB — retention-heavy roster
QB Davis Warren (Michigan) over Dylan Rizk / Charlie Mirer. RB Micah Ford. WRs Carter Shaw, JonAnthony Hall, Nico Brown. OL: Niki Prongos, Nick Fattig, Fisher Anderson, Simione Pale, Kahlil House
Matt Rose, Tevarua Tafiti, Jahsiah Galvan, Ernest Cooper, Jay Green, Scotty Edwards, Aaron Morris, Brandon Nicholson — credible 3-4 / nickel core
Key offense
- 01 Micah Ford RB
- 2025 (regular season) 145 carries, 643 yds, 4 rushing TD plus 11 receptions, 119 yds in nine games
- top returning skill production
- 02 Davis Warren QB
- Michigan → Stanford
- No 2025 (regular season) game stats after knee/medical-redshirt path
- 2024 Michigan: 134/209 (64.1%), 1,199 yds, 7 TD, 9 INT
- Cancer survivor / Michigan Austin Hatch Adversity Award note verified by Stanford
- 03 Benji Blackburn TE
- Stanford bio: 9 receptions, 109 yds, 1 TD in 2025 (regular season) with five starts
- modest line but listed TE1 and one of the few returning pass-game pieces
Key defense
- 01 Matt Rose ILB
- 2025 (regular season): team-high 106 tackles (49 solo / 57 assisted), double-digit stops in four games
- 02 Tevarua Tafiti OLB
- 2025: 32 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks in 11 games
- 03 Jahsiah Galvan ILB
- 2025: 50 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 PBU, 2 FF in eight games
- injury-limited but a high-impact interior LB when available