'Dogs announce transfers, complete signing class

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State football head coach Matt Entz announced the addition of 18 transfers and a class of 25 high school additions for the 2026 roster as the February signing period opened on Wednesday.

The February high school additions include:
RB Maddox Merrill
TE Sylas Austin
TE Brayden Ford
TE Zane Gerbo
LB Bo Ausmus
ATH Robert Lucero

By the numbers
43 Additions
25 High school additions
18 Transfers
28 Mid-year additions
10 Valley natives
26 California natives
23 Offensive additions
18 Defensive additions
2 Specialist additions

Class of 2026 Signing Class:

OFFENSE

POS	NAME	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	SIGNING PERIOD
QB	Jacob Chambers	6-1	170	Fontana, CA	Rancho Cucamonga	December*
QB	Deagan Rose	6-2	210	Clovis, CA	Clovis	December*
RB	Jhadis Luckey	5-9	180	Hayward, CA	Clayton Valley Charter	December
RB	Maddox Merrill	5-8	195	Clovis, CA	Clovis	February
TE	Bryce McDaniel	6-3	205	Hughson, CA	Hughson	December*
TE	Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu	6-5	220	Omaha, NE	Millard South	December*
TE	Sylas Austin	6-4	225	Atwater, CA	Atwater	February
TE	Brayden Ford	6-6	240	Rancho Murieta, CA	Elk Grove	February
TE	Zane Gerbo	6-4	230	Modesto, CA	Grace M. Davis	February
OL	Alex Rivera	6-4	300	Lovington, NM	Lovington	December
OL	Efren Siuloa	6-2	305	Laie, HI	West	December
WR	Xavier Owens	6-3	165	Los Angeles, CA	Edna Karr	December*
WR	Maxwell Young	6-0	175	Los Angeles, CA	Western	December*

DEFENSE

POS	NAME	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	SIGNING PERIOD
DL	Solomon Baker	6-3	260	Omaha, NE	Millard South	December*
DL	Brendan Huddleston	6-3	255	St. Louis, MO	Ladue Horton Watkins	December*
DL	Jake Plummer-First	6-6	220	Florissant, MO	Christian Brothers	December
DL	Cooper Willoughby	6-2	245	Farmington, UT	Viewmont	December
LB	Zephaniah Sesay	6-1	220	Hanford, CA	Redwood	December
LB	Jaydon Sutko	6-1	220	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	December
LB	Bo Ausmus	6-0	205	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Union	February
DB	Truly Bell	6-0	180	Antioch, CA	Pittsburg	December*
DB	Franklin Lockard	6-2	190	Tulare, CA	Tulare Union	December
DB	Isaiah Lucero	6-1	180	West Covina, CA	Northview	December*
DB	Chase Perino	6-0	180	Modesto, CA	Central Catholic	December
ATH	Robert Lucero	6-4	200	West Covina, CA	Northview	February

* Enrolled in January

In addition to the high school signees, Fresno State added 18 mid-year transfers.

OFFENSE/SPECIALIST TRANSFER ADDS

POS	NAME	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)
QB	Khristian Martin	6-4	230	Highland Springs, VA	Maryland
WR	Darrian Anderson	5-9	187	Waipahu, HI	Oregon
WR	Tyler Becker	6-1	180	San Diego, CA	Southwestern JC
RB	Jalen Harris	6-0	170	Brekeley, CA	Merritt College
RB	Tariq Thomas	5-11	185	Springfield, MA	Bucknell
RB	Andrew Chavez	6-0	190	Fresno, CA	Fresno City
TE	Jake Appleget	6-4	250	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska/Northern Illinois
OL	Patrick Barnett	6-6	305	Key West, FL	UCF
OL	Bode Stoddard	6-7	290	Carmel, CA	San Diego Mesa
OL	Oscar Weigel	6-4	285	Carmel, CA	San Diego
LS	Ethan Rossetti	6-0	200	Clovis, CA	Fresno City
K	Manaki Watanabe	6-0	182	Novi, MI	Ashland

DEFENSE TRANSFER ADDS

POS	NAME	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S)
DL	Dylan Hampsten	6-3	245	Santa Clarita, CA	San Jose State/Sacramento State
DL	Micah Mosley	6-4	235	San Jose, CA	Sacramento State
DL	Maverick Noonan	6-4	250	Omaha, NE	Nebraska
DB	Preston Okafor	6-2	185	Omaha, NE	Nebraska
DB	Taylor Powell	6-4	200	Belleville, IL	Northern Illinois
DB	Croix Stewart	6-2	205	Vallejo, CA	UCLA

Notables

Fresno State head coach Matt Entz signed his second class as the Bulldogs' head coach
Fresno State signed 19 high school student-athletes in December, and added six in the February signing period
The Bulldogs announced the addition of 18 transfers in February, all joining the program for the spring
Fresno State has 10 high school early enrollees that began workouts with the program in January. It is the most mid-year high school enrollees that the program has seen
The breakdown of the complete class of 43 athletes is: 23 offensive, 18 defensive and two specialists
The Bulldogs boasted their defensive line and defensive back rooms with seven additions to both rooms for 2026
Also of note, the Bulldogs added six tight ends to the roster for 2026, joining the five returners
The quarterback room returns just two players from the 2025 roster, and has added three this spring (one transfer, two freshmen)
In its transfer class, Fresno State signed transfers from five Power 5 programs
QB signee Deagan Rose and RB signee Maddox Merrill were high school teammates at nearby Clovis High School
WR signee Xavier Owens grew up in Los Angeles, Calif. but played his senior season of football in New Orleans, Louisiana (Edna Karr)
Fresno State signed a pair of brothers in DB Isaiah Lucero and ATH Robert Lucero
UCLA transfer defensive back Criox Stewart and current Bulldog nickelback Simeon Harris grew up together, and attended Benicia High School
Merritt College addition Jalen Harris has a long lineage of Fresno State ties, being the grandson of Bulldog great Carl Ray Harris Sr. (1969-70) and nephew of Lee Harris who was a Bulldog wide receiver (1990-93). Is also the nephew to Bulldog basketball star, Carl Ray Harris Jr. Harris ran track for one season at Merritt, and has not played collegiate football
As Fresno State builds its roster for 2026, the Bulldogs lost just three players to the transfer portal that played 150+ offensive or defensive snaps in 2025. Fresno State is one of 12 FBS programs with three or fewer portal losses of players with that impact
Fresno State also had just one coach from 2025 leave the program, but refilled the position internally

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Solomon Baker

Truly Bell

Jacob Chambers

Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu

Simeon Harris

Brendan Huddleston

Isaiah Lucero

Bryce McDaniel

Xavier Owens

Deagan Rose

Maxwell Young

'Dogs announce transfers, complete signing class

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