University of Houston Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 88
Jacory Thurman
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Worthing HS
High School
Personal
- Prepped at Worthing
- Consensus three-star prospect
- No. 32-ranked tight end nationally (247Sports)
- No. 67-ranked player in Texas (247Sports)
- No. 9 tight end prospect in Texas (Dave Campbell’s Texas Football)
- Two-way player (receiver and edge)
- Helped team to undefeated regular season as a senior in 2024
- Helped team to 2023 District 11-4A Division I title
- District title was first for program since 2013
- Also ran track
- 53.25 in 400 meters as a junior
- 4A regional qualifier in 4x100 and 4x200 relays
- Enrolled at UH in January
Personal
- Nickname:
- Hobbies: Football, game, workout, sleep
- Dream job: Football Trainer
- Something most people don’t know: I game a lot
- Chose UH because: The love and family feeling they showed me
- One word to describe himself on the field: Different
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Wings
- Biggest motivation for working hard: My mother
- Favorite childhood memory was: Playing sports in a rainstorm
- Sports hero: Julio Jones because I grew up watching him
- Unique fact: I’m a middle child
- Game day ritual: Listening to the same songs
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Highlights: Houston 38, LSU 35 (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03














