2026 Arizona University Depth Chart

Arizona’s 2026 fantasy depth chart is still built around Noah Fifita because the job-security box is fully checked: he publicly committed to returning for 2026, and he’s coming off a season where the Doege-led offense jumped to 31.5 points per game while Fifita set Arizona’s school record with 29 TD passes.

Even if his rushing production is more “helpful” than “foundational” (114 carries, 216 yards, 3 TD in 2025), the combination of tempo emphasis in Seth Doege’s system and consistent passing volume keeps Fifita’s weekly floor elevated in fantasy formats that reward yardage/TD accumulation.

Behind him, the fantasy-relevant contingency value is tied to mobility and upside rather than depth-chart seniority: Sawyer Anderson (Rivals Industry 86.63) profiles as the most “fantasy survivable” emergency starter because his background leans mobile, while Luke Haugo is a bigger-bodied alternative who also posted meaningful HS rushing output but comes in with a lower industry grade (Rivals Industry 84.94).

The RB board is where projection matters most because Arizona lost 2025 rushing leader Ismail Mahdi and is clearly comfortable recreating last year’s multi-back pressure rather than forcing a bellcow.

Kedrick Reescano sits RB1 in fantasy relevance despite trailing Mahdi in yards because his role already carried the most valuable trait in committee backfields: he led Arizona with nine rushing TDs in 2025, and those high-leverage touches typically persist when a staff trusts a back near the goal line.

Quincy Craig is RB2 because he’s the most versatile (5.6 YPC plus 14 receptions) and has already proven his transition from Portland State to Big 12 play, giving him the best path to “real yardage + receiving” even if TD variance swings week to week.

Antwan Roberts lands RB3 as the depth-chart swing piece—he’s coming off a 2025 breakout at Marshall and has direct familiarity with Doege from 2024, but he’s entering a room with established Arizona roles already spoken for (red-zone Reescano, multipurpose Craig).

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson returns as the unquestioned QB1 after posting 2,043 passing yards, 661 rushing yards, and 23 total touchdowns in his 2025 debut season at Marshall. His dual-threat profile gives him standalone fantasy value in dynasty, and a spring 2026 report from the Herald-Dispatch confirms he has separated himself early in offseason work. Zion Turner — the UConn/Jacksonville State transfer who supplanted Del Rio-Wilson in the final two games of 2025 and contributed 409 passing yards in a backup role — remains a legitimate battlefield option, though Del Rio-Wilson’s volume edge is significant heading into fall camp. Khalil Wilkins, a developmental R-So. transfer from WVU, slots third behind two R-Sr. veterans likely playing out their final collegiate campaign.

The skill position hierarchy absorbed significant turnover: Demarcus Lacey (769 receiving yards in 2025) and lead rushers Antwan Roberts (512 yards) and Michael Allen (385 yards) all departed the roster. De’Andre Tamarez (395 yards, R-Sr) and Adrian Norton (383 yards, Sr) return as the core of the receiving unit — Norton’s 19.3 yards-per-reception average in 2024 at Akron showed a true big-play threat. New portal additions Chris Culliver (UNC), Christian Hamilton (WVU), and Owen Sweeney (VMI) fill out the depth, with Tony Martin and Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw rounding out the rotation as holdovers from 2025. At tight end, Toby Payne is a genuine dynasty-TE1 candidate after hauling in 393 receiving yards and earning consistent target share from Del Rio-Wilson last season.

The RB room rebuilds around Jo’Shon Barbie (R-Sr, 249 yards in 2025) backed by new additions Jamarion Wilcox (Kentucky transfer) and TJ Lester (West Georgia). OC Rod Smith returns for Year 2 in an RPO-spread attack that should create rhythm targets for the returning receiver duo and Payne at TE. The offensive line was bolstered by WVU transfers Xavier Bausley and Robby Martin, which matters for a ground game that generated nearly 200 rush yards per game in 2025. For dynasty managers, Del Rio-Wilson is the alpha asset, Tamarez and Payne offer reliable floor options, and Culliver/Hamilton carry upside as volume fillers in a high-tempo offense. Jorge Diaz Nicolas transferred in from Virginia as the lone kicker on the roster and projects as the automatic K1 starter.