Colorado vs. TCU projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 6 | 2025 college football season

The Colorado Buffaloes (2-3) will square off against the TCU Horned Frogs (3-1) in Week 6 of the 2025 season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ahead of the Colorado vs. TCU game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Colorado vs. TCU projected starting lineup for Week 6

Colorado projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Colorado's projected starters on offense vs. TCU:

Position	Starter
WR-X	Joseph Williams (No. 8)
WR-Z	Sincere Brown (No. 9)
WR-SL	Dre’lon Miller (No. 6)
LT	Jordan Seaton (No. 77)
LG	Xavier Hill (No. 71)
C	Zarian McGill (No. 58)
RG	Zylon Crisler (No. 72)
RT	Larry Johnson III (No. 53)
TE	Zach Atkins (No. 85)
QB	Kaidon Salter (No. 3)
RB	Micah Welch (No. 29)

Here's a look at Colorado's projected starters on defense vs. TCU:

Position	Starter
LDE	Keaten Wade (#27)
NT	Anquin Barnes Jr. (#92)
DT	Brandon Davis-Swain (#91)
RDE	Arden Walker (#53)
WLB	Jeremiah Brown (#42)
MLB	Martavius French (#37)
LCB	RJ Johnson (#5)
SS	Ben Finneseth (#28)
FS	Carter Stoutmire (#23)
RCB	DJ McKinney (#8)
NB	Preston Hodge (#4)

Here's a look at Colorado's projected starters on special teams vs. TCU:

Position	Starter
PT	Damon Greaves (#35)
PK	Alejandro Mata (#16)
KO	Buck Buchanan (#43)
LS	Kameron Hawkins (#39)
H	Damon Greaves (#35)
PR	DeKalon Taylor (#20)
KR	Quentin Gibson (#15)

TCU projected starting lineup

Here's a look at TCU's projected starters on offense vs. Colorado:

Pos	Starter	No.
WR-X	Dwyer, Jordan JR/TR	7
WR-Z	McAlister, Eric RS SR/TR	1
WR-SL	Manjack IV, Joseph RS SR/TR	14
LT	Hughes, Ryan RS FR	70
LG	Bennett, Cade RS SR/TR	60
C	Deery, Coltin SR/TR	51
RG	Bruno, Carson RS SR/TR	62
RT	Taylor-Whitfield, Ben JR	56
TE	Rogers, DJ RS SR	0
QB	Hoover, Josh RS JR	10
RB	Payne, Jeremy SO	26

Here's a look at TCU's projected starters on defense vs. Colorado:

Pos	Starter	No.
LDE	Oyewale, Paul RS JR	97
NT	Deal, Markis RS SO	95
DT	Din-Mbuh, Ansel JR/TR	92
RDE	Deal, Devean RS SR/TR	11
WLB	Elarms-Orr, Kaleb RS SR/TR	3
MLB	Obiazor, Namdi SR/TR	4
LCB	Canada, Channing RS SR/TR	7
SS	Johnson, Jamel JR	2
FS	Clark, Bud RS SR	21
RCB	Glover, Vernon RS SO	26
NB	Jordan, Austin SR/TR	1

Here's a look at TCU's projected starters on special teams vs. Colorado:

Pos	Starter	No.
PT	Craw, Ethan SR/TR	31
PK	Lemmermann, Kyle SO	34
KO	Lemmermann, Kyle SO	34
LS	Keeler, Cal RS FR	96
H	Black, Easton RS JR	97
PR	Dwyer, Jordan JR/TR	7
KR	Denman, Jon FR	13

Colorado vs. TCU depth chart for Week 6

Colorado depth chart

Here's a look at Colorado's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
WR-X	Williams, Joseph SO/TR	8	Williams, Hykeem JR/TR	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-Z	Brown, Sincere RS SR/TR	9	Timmons Jr., Terrell SR/TR	82	Hestera, Jack RS SR/TR	81	—	—	—	—
WR-SL	Miller, Dre'lon SO	6	Gibson, Quentin FR	15	Hardge, Isaiah RS SO	17	Mathis, Kaleb RS SO	13	—	—
LT	Seaton, Jordan SO	77	Roye Jr., Andre RS JR/TR	52	—	—	—	—	—	—
LG	Hill, Xavier GR/TR	71	Brown, Tyler RS SR/TR	56	—	—	—	—	—	—
C	McGill, Zarian SR/TR	58	Lovelace, Cooper GR/TR	70	—	—	—	—	—	—
RG	Crisler, Zylon GR/TR	72	Attia, Yahya RS FR	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
RT	Johnson III, Larry RS JR/TR	53	Harden, Kareem RS SR/TR	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
TE	Atkins, Zach RS JR/TR	85	Smalls, Sav'ell RS SR/TR	31	Kopetz, Brady RS JR	86	—	—	—	—
QB	Salter, Kaidon RS SR/TR	3	Staub, Ryan RS SO	16	Lewis, Julian FR	10	—	—	—	—
RB	Welch, Micah SO	29	Taylor, DeKalon SR/TR	20	Price, Simeon RS SR/TR	26	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at Colorado's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
LDE	Wade, Keaten SR/TR	27	Merritt, London FR	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
NT	Barnes Jr., Anquin RS SR/TR	92	Coleman, Tavian SR/TR	94	Oatis, Jehiem RS JR/TR	90	Carter II, Taurean RS SR/TR	90	—	—
DT	Davis-Swain, Brandon RS FR	91	McNeill, Amari RS SR/TR	88	Thomas, Tawfiq SR/TR	95	—	—	—	—
RDE	Walker, Arden RS SR/TR	53	Wiggins, Quency RS JR/TR	49	McPherson, Alexander FR	98	—	—	—	—
WLB	Brown, Jeremiah RS SR/TR	42	Hughes, Reginald GR/TR	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
MLB	French, Martavius RS SR/TR	37	Myers, Shaun RS SR/TR	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
LCB	Johnson, RJ RS SO/TR	5	Parks, Teon JR/TR	3	Vickers, Makari RS SO/TR	10	—	—	—	—
SS	Finneseth, Ben RS SR	28	Byard, Tawfiq RS SO/TR	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
FS	Stoutmire, Carter JR	23	Slaughter, John JR/TR	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
RCB	McKinney, DJ RS JR/TR	8	Yates, Ivan GR/TR	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
NB	Hodge, Preston SR/TR	4	Davis, Tyrecus RS SR/TR	9	—	—	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at Colorado's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
PT	Greaves, Damon JR/TR	35	Gerlach, Daniel JR/TR	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
PK	Mata, Alejandro SR/TR	16	Buchanan, Buck SR/TR	43	—	—	—	—	—	—
KO	Buchanan, Buck SR/TR	43	Stoyanovich, Alexander RS FR	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
LS	Hawkins, Kameron RS SR/TR	39	Whiting, Luke RS SO/TR	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
H	Greaves, Damon JR/TR	35	Gerlach, Daniel JR/TR	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
PR	Taylor, DeKalon SR/TR	20	Gibson, Quentin FR	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
KR	Gibson, Quentin FR	15	Taylor, DeKalon SR/TR	20	—	—	—	—	—	—

TCU depth chart

Here's a look at TCU's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
WR-X	Dwyer, Jordan JR/TR	7	Shelton, Terry FR	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-Z	McAlister, Eric RS SR/TR	1	Ezukanma, Dozie RS FR	82	Hayes, Jacobe FR	80	—	—	—	—
WR-SL	Manjack IV, Joseph RS SR/TR	14	Small, Ed FR	18	Bailey, Jordyn RS SO	4	—	—	—	—
LT	Hughes, Ryan RS FR	70	Harris, Quinton RS JR	54	—	—	—	—	—	—
LG	Bennett, Cade RS SR/TR	60	Jackson, Rasheed JR/TR	75	—	—	—	—	—	—
C	Deery, Coltin SR/TR	51	Powers, Cooper RS SO	77	—	—	—	—	—	—
RG	Bruno, Carson RS SR/TR	62	Strickland, Remington RS SR/TR	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
RT	Taylor-Whitfield, Ben JR	56	Van Hoy, Witten FR	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
TE	Rogers, DJ RS SR	0	Curtis, Chase RS SR/TR	81	Kaiuway, Lafayette RS SO	12	—	—	—	—
QB	Hoover, Josh RS JR	10	Seals, Ken RS SR/TR	9	Schobel, Adam FR	11	—	—	—	—
RB	Payne, Jeremy SO	26	Battle, Trent RS SR	6	Palmer, Nate RS FR	21	Denman, Jon FR	13	—	—

Here's a look at TCU's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
LDE	Oyewale, Paul RS JR	97	Chapman, Zach RS SO	0	Woodfork, Chad FR	9	—	—	—	—
NT	Deal, Markis RS SO	95	Lingren, Connor RS JR	99	Brooks, Sterlin RS FR	98	Guidry, Floyd FR	91	—	—
DT	Din-Mbuh, Ansel JR/TR	92	Johnson, Tristan RS FR	35	Cole Jr., Perry SO/TR	34	—	—	—	—
RDE	Deal, Devean RS SR/TR	11	Bax, Jonathan JR	10	Jackson, Travis SO	12	—	—	—	—
WLB	Elarms-Orr, Kaleb RS SR/TR	3	Teason, Michael SO/TR	27	Hooper, Hudson RS SO	37	—	—	—	—
MLB	Obiazor, Namdi SR/TR	4	Carroll, Max RS SO	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
LCB	Canada, Channing RS SR/TR	7	Helm, Avery RS SR/TR	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
SS	Johnson, Jamel JR	2	McFadden, Kaden SO	18	Yaites, Ryan JR/TR	13	—	—	—	—
FS	Clark, Bud RS SR	21	Lester, Jordan RS SO	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
RCB	Glover, Vernon RS SO	26	McIver Jr., Jevon RS SR/TR	20	Jackson, Gil FR	38	—	—	—	—
NB	Jordan, Austin SR/TR	1	Jackson, Kylin RS SO/TR	19	—	—	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at TCU's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5	No.
PT	Craw, Ethan SR/TR	31	Black, Easton RS JR	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
PK	Lemmermann, Kyle SO	34	McCashland, Nate RS SO	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
KO	Lemmermann, Kyle SO	34	McCashland, Nate RS SO	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
LS	Keeler, Cal RS FR	96	Bowers, Aaron JR/TR	47	—	—	—	—	—	—
H	Black, Easton RS JR	97	Craw, Ethan SR/TR	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
PR	Dwyer, Jordan JR/TR	7	Manjack IV, Joseph RS SR/TR	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
KR	Denman, Jon FR	13	Small, Ed FR	18	Payne, Jeremy SO	26	—	—	—	—

How to watch the Colorado vs. TCU game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 6 clash

The Colorado vs. TCU game will be broadcast live on Fox. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo.