Pac-12 · 2026

Washington State

2025 record 7–6 1–1 conference
Postseason Famous Idaho Potato Bowl W 34–21 vs Utah State
Head coach Kirby Moore Year 1
Scheme Spread / 4-2-5
Conference
C+

Potato Bowl winner with Y1 HC and winner +820 / O5.5; Portal #2 without a matching overall recruiting lift is the market’s caution

Portal
B+/A−

Portal #2 (efficiency, avg 85.04) — the board’s clearest efficiency class after CSU’s volume #1

Depth
C

Vorhees / Freeman return; Eckhaus / Meredith / McKenna / Terrell hierarchy flags plus an early depth chart keep depth middling

Market odds

To Win Pac-12
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%
To Make Conf. Championship
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%
Over 5.5 wins
Yes 0.00%
No 0.00%

Recruiting ranks

Overall #8 44 commits · 171.77 pts
Portal #2 28 commits· avg 85.04

Roster notes

Leading story

Moore Y1 charts Caden Pinnick at QB1 over Zevi Eckhaus; Kirby Vorhees at RB1. Portal #2 vs overall #8

Offense

WR Darrius Clemons / Tank Hawkins / Tony Freeman; TE Jack Pedersen. OL: Ashton Tripp / Jonny Lester / Kyle Martin / Noah Dunham / Jaylin Caldwell

Defense

Linus Zunk / Jirah Leaupepetele / Kaden Beatty / Matyus McLain; Keith Brown / Nylan Brown; Khamari Terrell / Jeremiah Bernard / Kyle Peterson / Jalil Tucker / Jaylen Thomas

Key offense

  1. 01
    Kirby Vorhees RB
    Returning
    • 2025: 138 carries, 576 yds, 5 rushing TD. Listed RB1
  2. 02
    Tony Freeman WR
    Returning
    • 2025: 54 receptions, 590 yds, 3 TD. Listed WR-SL
  3. 03
    Caden Pinnick QB
    Portal
    • Listed QB1

Key defense

  1. 01
    Jalil Tucker RCB
    Returning
    • Listed RCB1
  2. 02
    Nylan Brown MLB
    Portal
    • Listed MLB1
    • Caleb Francl’s 82 tackles, 2 INT is the next 2025 sample
  3. 03
    Linus Zunk LDE
    Portal
    • Listed LDE1