Colleges With Football in Texas

40 colleges in Texas, and how many players each one loses after this season.

players leave a typical team
24
lose a quarterback
63%

2026-27 rosters, read September 29, 2026

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All 40 Texas schools

Most players leaving first. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster.

40 schools

  • North Texas logo

    North Texas

    Denton, TX

    D1 FBS

    52players leaving

    Positions
  • Incarnate Word logo

    Incarnate Word

    San Antonio, TX

    D1 FCS

    51players leaving

    Positions
  • Baylor logo

    Baylor

    Waco, TX

    D1 FBS

    49players leaving

    Positions

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  • Houston Christian logo

    Houston Christian

    Houston, TX

    D1 FCS

    48players leaving

    Positions
  • Prairie View A&M logo

    Prairie View A&M

    Prairie View, TX

    D1 FCS

    46players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas Tech logo

    Texas Tech

    Lubbock, TX

    D1 FBS

    45players leaving

    Positions
  • UTRGV logo

    UTRGV

    Edinburg, TX

    D1 FCS

    41players leaving

    Positions
  • Navarro College logo

    Navarro College

    Corsicana, TX

    JUCO

    40players leaving

    Positions
  • TCU logo

    TCU

    Fort Worth, TX

    D1 FBS

    40players leaving

    Positions
  • Houston logo

    Houston

    Houston, TX

    D1 FBS

    39players leaving

    Positions
  • Kilgore logo

    Kilgore

    Kilgore, TX

    JUCO

    38players leaving

    Positions
  • Sam Houston logo

    Sam Houston

    Huntsville, TX

    D1 FBS

    38players leaving

    Positions
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  • Texas logo

    Texas

    Austin, TX

    D1 FBS

    38players leaving

    Positions
  • Hardin-Simmons logo

    Hardin-Simmons

    Abilene, TX

    D3

    33players leaving

    Positions
  • SMU logo

    SMU

    Dallas, TX

    D1 FBS

    30players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas Southern logo

    Texas Southern

    Houston, TX

    D1 FCS

    27players leaving

    Positions
  • Trinity Valley logo

    Trinity Valley

    Athens, TX

    JUCO

    26players leaving

    Positions
  • Abilene Christian logo

    Abilene Christian

    Abilene, TX

    D1 FCS

    25players leaving

    Positions
  • Blinn College logo

    Blinn College

    Brenham, TX

    JUCO

    24players leaving

    Positions
  • Cisco CC logo

    Cisco CC

    Cisco, TX

    JUCO

    24players leaving

    Positions
  • West Texas A&M logo

    West Texas A&M

    Canyon, TX

    D2

    24players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas State logo

    Texas State

    San Marcos, TX

    D1 FBS

    23players leaving

    Positions
  • UT Permian Basin logo

    UT Permian Basin

    Odessa, TX

    D2

    23players leaving

    Positions
  • UTEP logo

    UTEP

    El Paso, TX

    D1 FBS

    22players leaving

    Positions
  • East Texas A&M logo

    East Texas A&M

    Commerce, TX

    D1 FCS

    20players leaving

    Positions
  • Midwestern State logo

    Midwestern State

    Wichita Falls, TX

    D2

    19players leaving

    Positions
  • Stephen F. Austin logo

    Stephen F. Austin

    Nacogdoches, TX

    D1 FCS

    19players leaving

    Positions
  • Angelo State logo

    Angelo State

    San Angelo, TX

    D2

    17players leaving

    Positions
  • East Texas Baptist logo

    East Texas Baptist

    Marshall, TX

    D3

    17players leaving

    Positions
  • Mary Hardin-Baylor logo

    Mary Hardin-Baylor

    Belton, TX

    D3

    17players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas Lutheran logo

    Texas Lutheran

    Seguin, TX

    D3

    17players leaving

    Positions
  • Howard Payne logo

    Howard Payne

    Brownwood, TX

    D3

    15players leaving

    Positions
  • McMurry logo

    McMurry

    Abilene, TX

    D3

    15players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas A&M-Kingsville logo

    Texas A&M-Kingsville

    Kingsville, TX

    D2

    14players leaving

    Positions
  • Trinity (Tex.) logo

    Trinity (Tex.)

    San Antonio, TX

    D3

    14players leaving

    Positions
  • Texas Wesleyan logo

    Texas Wesleyan

    Fort Worth, TX

    NAIA

    11players leaving

    Positions
  • Sul Ross State logo

    Sul Ross State

    Alpine, TX

    D2

    9players leaving

    Positions
  • Austin College logo

    Austin College

    Sherman, TX

    D3

    7players leaving

    Positions
  • Nelson logo

    Nelson

    Waxahachie, TX

    NAIA

    7players leaving

    Positions
  • Wayland Baptist logo

    Wayland Baptist

    Plainview, TX

    NAIA

    5players leaving

    Positions

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Questions

How many colleges in Texas have football?

NextCommit's coach data lists 47 colleges in Texas with football teams for 2026: 13 D1 FBS, 10 D1 FCS, 6 D2, 8 D3, 4 NAIA and 6 JUCO. This page shows the 40 whose 2026-27 rosters we could read in full on September 29, 2026.

How many players does a Texas football program lose each year?

The typical Texas football program on this list has 24 players in their last season on its 2026-27 roster. Offensive linemen are the most common opening: 98% of these programs lose at least one, then defensive linemen at 95%.

What does "players leaving" mean?

Players in their last season on the college's 2026-27 roster page: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks do not change the count. Their spots open for recruits who start college in 2027.

Does a player leaving mean an open scholarship?

No. It means a roster spot the coaches have to refill, with high school recruits, transfers or walk-ons. How many spots carry aid depends on the level: Division I schools in the House settlement have a 105-player roster limit and no scholarship cap, Division II has 36 football equivalencies shared across the team, Division III gives no athletic aid, the NAIA allows 24 and the NJCAA 85. Some players also get an extra year through a waiver.

Which positions does each school need?

That is Roster Needs, part of NextCommit Pro. It shows the positions each school is losing and filters your coach list to the programs that need your position. This page shows each school's total only.

How should I use this list?

Find schools at your level with players leaving, check which level fits you with the free Football Recruit Score, then email the position coach or recruiting coordinator with your film, measurables and GPA. Follow up when you have something new to share.

How often is this data updated?

NextCommit reads college roster pages twice a year, after fall and spring rosters are posted. This page shows the September 29, 2026 read of 2026-27 rosters. Schools we could not read in full join the list when a later read passes.

How we got these numbers

We read each college's own roster page on September 29, 2026. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks don't change the count.

This list shows 40 of the 47 programs in NextCommit's coach data (85%). Schools whose roster we couldn't read in full aren't listed yet. We call a list complete when we can read at least 75% of its rosters.

Divisions are for the 2026 season, including North Dakota State and Sacramento State moving to FBS and Saint Francis (PA) moving to Division III.

A player leaving is a spot to refill, not a scholarship offer. Coaches also fill spots from the transfer portal, some players get an extra year, and a roster page can lag behind the team. Use the numbers to decide where to look, then ask the coach.

Last updated November 3, 2026.

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