Gopher Football’s projected offensive depth chart for 2026

Nov 29, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey (5) throws the ball against the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Basketball is over. Hockey is over.

And the football team’s spring session of practices and the spring game are also over. We can start to look way off into the future toward the 2026 football season. We have to wade through the wasteland of non-revenue college sports between now and August, but today we look at a very early guess at the Gopher offense’s depth chart.

This year’s roster is returning a lot and ranks 7th nationally in returning production . With a familiar roster plus a few key transfer additions, this team is poised to take a step or two forward after a solid 2025 season. We begin with the offense.

OFFENSE As stated, a lot of production returns. But also, the Gopher offense ranked 94th nationally in SP+, 12th in the Big Ten. So if there are returning starters, they will need to improve.