MWC · 2026

San Jose State

2025 record 3–9 2–6 conference
Postseason No bowl
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo
Scheme Spread-N-Shred / Multiple 3-4
Conference
C

Portal #3 cannot paper over empty QB1/WR rows, thin overall recruiting, and 3–9 / +1800

Portal
B+/A−

Portal #3 with 21 commits — the board’s sharpest portal volume without a matching overall recruiting lift

Depth
C−

Empty QB1 / WR-X / WR-SL on the depth chart; 13-game win-total settlement is a product footnote, not a roster upgrade

Market odds

To Win MWC
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%
To Make Conf. Championship
Yes TBD
No TBD
Over 4.5 wins
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%

Recruiting ranks

Overall #8 36 commits · 169.21 pts
Portal #3 21 commits· avg 83.74

Roster notes

Leading story

Empty QB1 / WR-X / WR-SL: Xavier Ward charts as QB2; Lamar Radcliffe at RB1

Offense

WR-Z Malachi Riley; TE Jackson Canaan. OL: Peseti Lapuaho / Sione Nomani / Joseph Harbert / Daniel Moleni / Tyler Chen

Defense

Quincy Likio / Gafa Faga; Taniela Latu / Jordan Pollard; Ethan Powell; Jalen Apalit-Williams / Jalen Bainer

Key offense

  1. 01
    Lamar Radcliffe RB
    Returning
    • 2025: 66 carries, 340 yds, 1 rushing TD. Listed RB1
  2. 02
    Jackson Canaan TE
    Returning
    • Listed TE1
    • 2025
  3. 03
    Xavier Ward QB
    Listed QB2 / TR
    • Empty QB1 on the depth chart

Key defense

  1. 01
    Jordan Pollard MLB
    Returning
    • 2025: 108 tackles. Listed MLB1
  2. 02
    Taniela Latu OLB
    Returning
    • 2025: 65 tackles. Listed OLB1
  3. 03
    Malachi Riley WR
    Portal
    • Listed WR-Z on an otherwise empty WR first-string — the clearest skill add