Tartan Football Announces 2026 Incoming Class
(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Carnegie Mellon University fourth-year Head Football Coach Ryan Larsen has announced the Tartans 2026 recruiting class. The Tartans will welcome 39 newcomers, 30 first years, two undergraduate transfer and seven graduate transfers that hail from 16 different states. The colleges represented by the newcomers are Tepper School of Business (TSB) (23), Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences (DC) (8), College of Engineering (CIT) (7) and Information Systems (IS) (1).
"I want to thank our coaching staff, administration, and admission department for all of the hard work, collaboration and partnership that went into yielding this year's class," said Larsen. "Each year our process is getting better and better, and we are extremely fortunate to have support at multiple levels of our Administration that helped make this recruiting class a special one. We could not be more excited to welcome these young men to Carnegie Mellon University! This group is talented in so many ways, and we truly believe they are ready to join our returning players to help make the 2026 season a special one. We cannot wait to have them on campus in August and get back to work as a team!"
The Tartans will open the 2026 season on Saturday, September 5, against JohnCarroll University. Kick is set for 2:00 p.m. on the turf of Richard M. Lackner Field at Gesling Stadium.
2026 Class
|
Name |
Cl. |
Major |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School (Previous College) |
|
|
Parker Acrey |
FR |
DC |
OL |
6-2 |
285 |
Alpharetta, Ga./Fellowship Christian School |
|
|
Sonny Arden |
FR |
TSB |
DB |
6-1 |
170 |
Chatham, N.J./Chatham |
|
|
Bryce Backus |
FR |
TSB |
WR |
5-9 |
175 |
New Port Richey, Fla./James W Mitchell |
|
|
Jayce Barrington |
FR |
DC |
DB |
6-2 |
170 |
Mukilteo, Wash./Kamiak |
|
|
Liam Bell |
FR |
CIT |
OL |
6-7 |
295 |
Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch |
|
|
Reuben Bell Jr. |
FR |
CIT |
DB |
5-10 |
165 |
Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East |
|
|
Kristjan Burke |
FR |
CIT |
OL |
6-7 |
285 |
Bend, Ore./Summit |
|
|
Major Byrd |
GR |
TSB |
DB |
5-10 |
200 |
Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park (North Carolina - Chapel Hill) |
|
|
Aidan Cunningham |
GR |
TSB |
OL |
6-6 |
315 |
Falls Church, Va./Falls Church (William & Mary) |
|
|
Max Eisenhut |
FR |
TSB |
K/P |
5-11 |
200 |
Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley |
|
|
Jack Fennell |
JR |
DC |
RB |
5-10 |
190 |
Butler, Pa./North Catholic (Davidson) |
|
|
Deldrick Franklin Jr. |
GR |
TSB |
LB |
6-0 |
225 |
Atlanta, Ga./ Blessed Trinity (Kennesaw State) |
|
|
Zack Gebhard |
FR |
TSB |
QB |
6-4 |
185 |
Norfolk, Mass./King Philip Regional |
|
|
Paul Graham |
FR |
TSB |
WR |
6-0 |
180 |
Media, Pa./Penncrest |
|
|
Abe Guerrero |
FR |
TSB |
OL |
6-2 |
290 |
New York, N.Y./Iona Prep |
|
|
Patrick Hester |
GR |
TSB |
TE |
6-5 |
245 |
Alpharetta, Ga./Northview (Georgia) |
|
|
Mike Iuzzolino |
FR |
TSB |
RB |
5-11 |
185 |
Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley |
|
|
Justin Jones |
FR |
CIT |
K/P |
6-2 |
195 |
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Chaminade |
|
|
Finn Kelly |
FR |
DC |
LB |
6-5 |
210 |
Chicago, Ill./Marist |
|
|
Bennett Lopez |
FR |
DC |
TE |
6-3 |
230 |
Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional |
|
|
Finn McCarty |
FR |
DC |
OL |
6-5 |
250 |
Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood |
|
|
Parker Meek |
FR |
IS |
DL |
6-4 |
250 |
Ladue, Mo./St Louis Priory |
|
|
Max Melocchi |
FR |
TSB |
LB |
6-3 |
220 |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel |
|
|
Maxime Morelle |
FR |
DC |
LB |
6-2 |
245 |
Los Altos, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep School |
|
|
John Morrin |
FR |
TSB |
LB |
6-0 |
190 |
Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East |
|
|
John Mozier |
FR |
TSB |
DL |
6-4 |
270 |
Medford, N.J./Shawnee |
|
|
Max Nicolas-Piccolino |
FR |
TSB |
DL |
6-1 |
230 |
Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch |
|
|
Ryan Nunez-Gomez |
FR |
CIT |
DL |
6-3 |
250 |
Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Central |
|
|
Bobby O'Toole |
FR |
CIT |
DL |
6-3 |
230 |
Lutherville, Md./Loyola Blakefield |
|
|
Max Polin |
JR |
TSB |
TE |
6-4 |
240 |
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Chadwick School (Fordham) |
|
|
Bennett Potts |
FR |
CIT |
OL |
6-6 |
330 |
Arlington, Va./Washington Liberty |
|
|
Colten Rhoden |
FR |
TSB |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Spring, Texas/The John Cooper School |
|
|
Edward Samuel III |
FR |
TSB |
WR |
5-8 |
164 |
Washington, D.C./St Alban's School |
|
|
David Seiche |
GR |
TSB |
DB |
6-1 |
205 |
Natick, Mass./Natick (Union (NY)) |
|
|
Carter Sido |
GR |
TSB |
QB |
6-0 |
200 |
Dallas, Texas/Hillcrest (Hampden-Sydney) |
|
|
Huey Stone |
FR |
DC |
TE |
6-3 |
245 |
Midlothian, Va./Trinity Episcopal School |
|
|
Ryan Taran |
FR |
TSB |
WR |
6-2 |
200 |
Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett |
|
|
Logan Vasquez |
FR |
TSB |
OL |
6-6 |
300 |
Brea., Calif./Fullerton Union |
|
|
Henry Waller |
GR |
TSB |
DB |
5-11 |
175 |
Evans, Ga./Westminster Schools of Augusta (Georgia) |