2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football
Conference	American Conference
Record	1–3 (0–1 American)
Head coach	Zach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brett Dewhurst (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Flagler Credit Union Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy		3	–	0					4	–	0
Memphis		1	–	0					5	–	0
North Texas		1	–	0					5	–	0
Tulane		1	–	0					4	–	1
East Carolina		1	–	0					3	–	2
Rice		1	–	1					3	–	2
South Florida		0	–	0					3	–	1
Temple		0	–	0					2	–	2
UTSA		0	–	0					2	–	2
UAB		0	–	1					2	–	2
Charlotte		0	–	1					1	–	3
Florida Atlantic		0	–	1					1	–	3
Tulsa		0	–	2					2	–	3
Army		0	–	2					1	–	3
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represents Florida Atlantic University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Zach Kittley, the Owls play home games at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland *	SECU Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 7–39	35,067
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M *	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN+	W 56–14	21,029
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at FIU *	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)	ESPN+	L 28–38	17,638
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN2	L 26–55	17,733
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
October 11		UAB	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
October 18		at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN
November 8		Tulsa	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
November 15		at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
November 22		UConn *	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
November 29		East Carolina	Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Maryland –14.5	59.5

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Maryland Terrapins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	0	0	7
Terrapins	7	26	6	0	39

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 35,067
• Referee: Rick Warne
• TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:38) MD – Daniel Wingate 20-yard interception return, Sean O'Haire kick (Maryland 7–0) (4:59) FAU – Asaad Waseem 27-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:32; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (14:01) MD – Sean O'Haire 49-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:29; Maryland 10–7) (10:42) MD – Team safety (Maryland 12–7) (7:51) MD – Shaleak Knotts 29-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:51; Maryland 19–7) (3:17) MD – Kaleb Webb 29-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:05; Maryland 26–7) (0:37) MD – Dorian Fleming 9-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:14; Maryland 33–7) Third quarter (11:13) MD – Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:43; Maryland 36–7) (8:30) MD – Sean O'Haire 42-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:32; Maryland 39–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	FAU	MD
First downs	23	22
Plays–yards	98–354	77–380
Rushes–yards	32–77	30–112
Passing yards	277	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–62–6	28–47–0
Turnovers	6	0
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	30/49, 228 yards, TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Gemari Sands	9 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Easton Messer	15 receptions, 87 yards
Maryland	Passing	Malik Washington	27/43, 258 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dejuan Williams	10 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Shaleak Knotts	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Florida A&M (FCS)

See also: 2025 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Florida Atlantic–21	45.5

Florida A&M Rattlers (FCS) (0–1) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers (FCS)	0	0	7	7	14
Owls	22	17	0	17	56

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,029
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:15) FAU – Dominique Henry 24-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Jackson Lee pass (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:36; Florida Atlantic 8–0) (7:09) FAU – Lawrence Johnson 0-yard blocked punt return, Garrison Smith kick (Florida Atlantic 15–0) (2:37) FAU – Asaad Waseem 12-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36; Florida Atlantic 22–0) Second quarter (10:17) FAU – Jayshon Platt 14-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:28; Florida Atlantic 29–0) (7:26) FAU – Dominique Henry 3-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:57; Florida Atlantic 36–0) (3:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:13; Florida Atlantic 39–0) Third quarter (8:57) FAMU – Jamar Taylor 27-yard pass from RJ Johnson III, Daniel Porto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:29; Florida Atlantic 39–7) Fourth quarter (12:22) FAU – Asaad Waseem 0-yard fumble recovery, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:48; Florida Atlantic 46–7) (10:23) FAMU – Jordan Edwards 65-yard pass from RJ Johnson III, Daniel Porto kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Florida Atlantic 46–14) (7:09) FAU – Kadon Shields-Dutton 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:06; Florida Atlantic 53–14) (3:53) FAU – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:29; Florida Atlantic 56–14)

Statistics	FAMU	FAU
First downs	16	34
Plays–yards	64–297	79–553
Rushes–yards	29–70	34–193
Passing yards	227	360
Passing: comp–att–int	19–35–0	29–45–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing	RJ Johnson III	18/28, 222 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Thad Franklin Jr.	11 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Edwards	2 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	27/39, 309 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Gemari Sands	10 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Easton Messer	4 receptions, 62 yards

at FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team and Shula Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –4.5	54.5

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–1) at FIU Panthers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	0	7	28
Panthers	7	10	21	0	38

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, Florida

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,638
• Referee: Scott Hardin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Steve Goldstein (play-by-play) and Kim Bokamper (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (5:43) FIU – Kejon Owens 4-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:24; FIU 7–0) (3:43) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 10-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (14:56) FIU – Kejon Owens 1-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:33; FIU 14–7) (9:36) FAU – Easton Messer 23-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:16; Tied 14–14) (3:32) FIU – Robert Czeremcha 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:50; FIU 17–14) (0:57) FAU – Xavier Terrell 32-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Florida Atlantic 21–17) Third quarter (11:31) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 4-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; FIU 24–21) (9:04) FIU – Alex Perry 26-yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:11; FIU 31–21) (4:55) FIU – Anthony Carrie 1-yard run, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:39; FIU 38–21) Fourth quarter (7:45) FAU – Jarvis Johnson 4-yard blocked punt return, Garrison Smith kick (FIU 38–28)

Statistics	FAU	FIU
First downs	24	17
Plays–yards	82–478	64–408
Rushes–yards	31–135	40–224
Passing yards	343	184
Passing: comp–att–int	33–51–3	18–24–0
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:05	33:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	33/50, 343 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Gemari Sands	14 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Jayshon Platt	5 receptions, 90 yards
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	18/24, 184 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kejon Owens	19 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Maguire Anderson	5 receptions, 81 yards

Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Memphis –13.5	61.5

Memphis Tigers (4–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	7	31	55
Owls	7	9	3	7	26

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,733
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (12:42) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Memphis 7–0) (9:10) FAU – Caden Veltkamp 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tied 7–7) (3:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 6:02; Memphis 10–7) Second quarter (9:44) FAU – Jayshon Platt 10-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:37; Florida Atlantic 13–10) (2:18) FAU – Garrison Smith 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:42; Florida Atlantic 16–10) (0:22) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Memphis 17–16) Third quarter (9:57) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 90-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:34; Memphis 24–16) (4:29) FAU – Garrison Smith 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:52; Memphis 24–19) Fourth quarter (14:55) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 18-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34; Memphis 31–19) (10:20) FAU – Xavier Terrell 1-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Memphis 31–26) (9:32) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 73-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Memphis 38–26) (4:54) MEM – Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:17; Memphis 41–26) (2:02) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:05; Memphis 48–26) (1:04) MEM – Brendon Lewis 15-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:51; Memphis 55–26)

Statistics	MEM	FAU
First downs	24	19
Plays–yards	65–487	80–397
Rushes–yards	46–291	29–75
Passing yards	196	322
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–0	32–51–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	13/19, 196 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	19 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	31/50, 318 yards
	Rushing	Caden Veltkamp	8 carries, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Easton Messer	9 receptions, 131 yards

at Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–3) at Rice Owls (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	-	-	-	-	0
Rice	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: TBA p.m. EDT
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UAB Blazers (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 11
• Game time: TBA p.m. EDT
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 18
• Game time: TBA p.m. EDT
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• TV: CBSSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 8
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TLSA	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Green Wave	-	-	-	-	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UConn Huskies (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 22
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CONN	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: November 29
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ECU	FAU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Zeke Moore	TE	Boston College
Luke Whiting	LS	Georgia Tech
Tyriq Starks	QB	Jackson State
Kam Bell	TE	Jacksonville State
Caleb Coombs	WR	Jacksonville State
Morgan Suarez	K	James Madison
Chrisdasson Saint-Jean	OT	Kennesaw State
Jordan Church	OL	Louisville
Fabian Scott	S	Mercer
Carter Davis	K	Miami (FL)
Antonio Smith	S	Missouri State
EJ Horton	WR	Purdue
CJ Campbell Jr.	RB	Rutgers
August Salvati	EDGE	San Diego State
Brayden Ramey	OT	South Alabama
Jacob Merrifield	DL	South Florida
Wyatt Sullivan	TE	South Florida
Jah Miller	CB	Texas Southern
Nick Salmon	P	Texas State
Robert Hammond III	K	Toledo
Omari Hayes	WR	Tulane
Zuberi Mobley	RB	Tulane
Cam Fancher	QB	UCF
Elijah Brown	TE	UCF
Phillip Dunnam	S	UCF
Jayden Williams	CB	UCF
Logic Hudgens	CB	UT Rio Grande Valley
Leon Washington	WR	Valdosta State
CJ Heard	S	Vanderbilt
Chisom Ifeanyi	EDGE	Wyoming
Jayden George	QB	Unknown
Curtis Janvier	S	Unknown
Ethan Proffitt	IOL	Unknown
Marvin Alexander	WR	Unknown
Loren Ward	DL	Unknown
Richard Thomas	DL	Unknown
Jayshon Platt	WR	Withdrawn
Daughtry Richardson	OL	Withdrawn
Alex Atcavage	OL	Withdrawn
Kasen Weisman	QB	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Garrison Smith	K	Akron
Khmari Johnson	LB	Austin Peay
Earl Miller Jr.	DL	Bethune–Cookman
Naejuan Barber	DL	Coastal Carolina
Asaad Waseem	WR	Colorado
Ben Corniello	DL	Columbia
Jackson Lee	LS	FIU
Zach Gibson	QB	Georgia State
Enyce Sledge	DL	Illinois
Vince Fiacable	OL	Indiana
Damarius McGhee	CB	Kansas
Jayden Sweeney	S	Liberty
Madden Sanker	OL	Louisville
Leon Hart Jr.	LB	Marshall
Tyler Stolsky	LB	Minnesota
Chris Keys Jr.	S	Mississippi State
Joe Moore	EDGE	Missouri
CJ Doggette	DL	Ohio
Derrick Rogers Jr.	DB	Purdue
Tycoolhill Luman	DE	Rutgers
Tyclean Luman	DE	Rutgers
Reid Mikeska	TE	South Carolina
Chenellson Exume	DL	South Florida
Loren Hall	S	Southeastern Louisiana
Qae'shon Sapp	IOL	SMU
MJ Hinson	CB	Texas Southern
Quincy Brown	WR	Texas State
Mike Kirch	TE	Thomas More
Deshaun Batiste	EDGE	Tulane
Damien Alford	WR	Utah
Martavious Collins	TE	UTEP
Terez Reid	CB	UTEP
Dillion Williams	CB	UTEP
JR Wilson	WR	Virginia
Antonio Robinson Jr.	DB	Wake Forest
Carson Osmus	OT	Washington State
Caden Veltkamp	QB	Western Kentucky
Easton Messer	WR	Western Kentucky

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Coaching staff additions

Name	New position	Previous team	Previous position	Source
Zach Kittley	Head coach	Texas Tech	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	[4]
Brett Dewhurst	Defensive coordinator	Coastal Carolina	Defensive analyst	[5]
Tyler Schovanec	Special teams	Texas Tech	Assistant special teams, specialist	[5]
DJ McCarthy	Wide receivers	Bethune–Cookman	Assistant head coach/Special teams, tight ends	[5]
Jajuan Dulaney	Tight ends	UTEP	Tight end, Offensive recruiting coordinator	[5]
Stephen Hamby	Offensive line	Texas Tech	Offensive line	[5]
Devin Santana	Defensive line	Miami	Assistant defensive line	[5]
Aaron Schwanz	Inside linebackers	Georgia Southern	Linebackers	[5]

References

1. "2025 Florida Atlantic Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
2. "Florida Atlantic Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
3. "Florida Atlantic Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
4. "Zach Kittley Named Hagerty Family Head Football Coach". fausports. December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
5. "Kittley Finalizes First Additions to Football Coaching Staff". fausports. January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.