2026 Scouting Report on Fort Bend Marshall Potential Playoff Opponent

[19PNGndn68]

Fort Bend Marshall 16 year HC James Williams resigned to take over as HC at new school Tomball West. Williams had a 148-49 career record at FBM with two state finalists appearances. In his last year in 2025 team finished in fourth place at 6-3 with an upset lost to Santa Fe 13-17 and losing 27-35 to Waco University in bi-district.

New FBM HC is Wale Okunnu a 36 year old first time HC and former DC at 6A Alief Taylor. MaxPrep listed 46 varsity players on the 2025 team. 22 graduated with 11 2026 seniors and 13 2026 juniors returning. 4O/ 2D starters return. Student Participation is on the low side.

FBM is 45-14 the last five years. FBM was known in the past for their dominating defenses. FBM defensive district PA per game has steadily risen from 3.5 PA in 2021, 9 PA in 2022, 8 PA in 2023, 17 PA in 2024, and 17 PA in 2025. FBM offensive district PF per game has slipped from 58 PF in 2021, 39 PF in 2022, 27 PF in 2023, 34 PF in 2024, and 26 PF in 2025. One reason for these trends is being in a district the last two years with Richmond Randle (31-1) and Iowa Colony (24-4). FBM has not been competitive in these district games. Losing to RR 6-51 in 2025 and 7-45 in 2024. Losing to IC 0-21 in 2025 and 21-35 in 2024.

FBM has made the playoffs the last five years. Lost in 2021 21-42 to Barbers Hill in bi-district, lost in 2022 21-29 to PNG in Regional Finals, lost in 2023 24-36 to Randle in bi-district, lost in 2024 21-31 to Iowa Colony in regional, lost in 2025 27-35 to Waco University in bi-district.

In 2025 FBM offense was centered around graduated senior QB #1 Kaeden Johnson. The QB accounted for ~70% FMB team scoring and FBM total team offensive output.

2026 FBM Offense - four starters
LT#55 graduated
LG #72 graduated
C #56 John Stegall a 2026 senior
RG #52 Dedrick Pollar-Morris a 2026 senior
RT #76 Terrance Williams a 2026 junior
QB #1 graduated
RB #21 graduated
RB/WR #13 Hershal Miller a 2026 Senior
WR #3 graduated
WR #2 graduated
WR/RB #13 Hershal Miller a 2026 Senior
WR #16 Khannon Mitchell a 2026 senior

2026 FBM Defense two starters
DE #32 graduated
DT #88 graduated
DT #90 Andre Meadows-wade a 2026 senior
DE#8 graduated
LB #7 graduated
LB #0 graduated
LB #10 Ashton Loftin a 2026 senior
DB #4 graduated
DB#3 graduated
DB# 6 graduated
DB #11 graduated
New HC will have a major rebuilt on defense and needs to find play makers on offense.

 

[19PNGndn68]

Fort Bend Marshall 16 year HC James Williams resigned to take over as HC at new school Tomball West. Williams had a 148-49 career record at FBM with two state finalists appearances. In his last year in 2025 team finished in fourth place at 6-3 with an upset lost to Santa Fe 13-17 and losing 27-35 to Waco University in bi-district.

New FBM HC is Wale Okunnu a 36 year old first time HC and former DC at 6A Alief Taylor. MaxPrep listed 46 varsity players on the 2025 team. 22 graduated with 11 2026 seniors and 13 2026 juniors returning. 4O/ 2D starters return. Student Participation is on the low side.

FBM is 45-14 the last five years. FBM was known in the past for their dominating defenses. FBM defensive district PA per game has steadily risen from 3.5 PA in 2021, 9 PA in 2022, 8 PA in 2023, 17 PA in 2024, and 17 PA in 2025. FBM offensive district PF per game has slipped from 58 PF in 2021, 39 PF in 2022, 27 PF in 2023, 34 PF in 2024, and 26 PF in 2025. One reason for these trends is being in a district the last two years with Richmond Randle (31-1) and Iowa Colony (24-4). FBM has not been competitive in these district games. Losing to RR 6-51 in 2025 and 7-45 in 2024. Losing to IC 0-21 in 2025 and 21-35 in 2024.

FBM has made the playoffs the last five years. Lost in 2021 21-42 to Barbers Hill in bi-district, lost in 2022 21-29 to PNG in Regional Finals, lost in 2023 24-36 to Randle in bi-district, lost in 2024 21-31 to Iowa Colony in regional, lost in 2025 27-35 to Waco University in bi-district.

In 2025 FBM offense was centered around graduated senior QB #1 Kaeden Johnson. The QB accounted for ~70% FMB team scoring and FBM total team offensive output.

2026 FBM Offense - four starters
LT#55 graduated
LG #72 graduated
C #56 John Stegall a 2026 senior
RG #52 Dedrick Pollar-Morris a 2026 senior
RT #76 Terrance Williams a 2026 junior
QB #1 graduated
RB #21 graduated
RB/WR #13 Hershal Miller a 2026 Senior
WR #3 graduated
WR #2 graduated
WR/RB #13 Hershal Miller a 2026 Senior
WR #16 Khannon Mitchell a 2026 senior

2026 FBM Defense two starters
DE #32 graduated
DT #88 graduated
DT #90 Andre Meadows-wade a 2026 senior
DE#8 graduated
LB #7 graduated
LB #0 graduated
LB #10 Ashton Loftin a 2026 senior
DB #4 graduated
DB#3 graduated
DB# 6 graduated
DB #11 graduated
New HC will have a major rebuilt on defense and needs to find play makers on offense.

FB Marshall 49-20 over Austin Crockett in bi-district.

 

[19PNGndn68]

FB Marshall 49-20 over Austin Crockett in bi-district.

Austin Crockett was a very bad team. Only wins came against 1-9 teams. Crockett beaten badly by 3A2 Blanco 15-60, 3A1 Marion 26-65, 4A2 Manor New Tech 14-33, Bastrop 0-70, and Pflugerville 12-60.
FB Marshall may have been looking ahead? The fact that Crockett scored 20 points is encouraging.

 

[Rez]

FBM has some size, especially on the o-line. Speed, as usual. Offense doesn’t seem as dynamic as in their heyday. Not as consistent. That being said, they managed to get 28 points against Crawford, which we didn’t do. This will be a tough, tough game, and a good marker for how ready we are for a deep playoff run. And, it will be the best test for whether our o-line has actually gotten better since Brenham. By game time it will have been a month since we’ve been hit in the mouth. Their defense can definitely stop our offense. Crawford didn’t pull away against Marshall until late in their game. We have to play smart, mistake-free, and maintain possession. first downs, first downs, first downs. Our defense can keep up with these guys. Question is can the o-line be ready to play big boy football. No more cupcakes the rest of the season.

 

[oldschoolndn]

I remember png beating themselves the last time we played Crawford. It’ll be a different ball game next time. They’re already playing a different type of ball since the early season woes

 

[IndianFan]

FBM has some size, especially on the o-line. Speed, as usual. Offense doesn’t seem as dynamic as in their heyday. Not as consistent. That being said, they managed to get 28 points against Crawford, which we didn’t do. This will be a tough, tough game, and a good marker for how ready we are for a deep playoff run. And, it will be the best test for whether our o-line has actually gotten better since Brenham. By game time it will have been a month since we’ve been hit in the mouth. Their defense can definitely stop our offense. Crawford didn’t pull away against Marshall until late in their game. We have to play smart, mistake-free, and maintain possession. first downs, first downs, first downs. Our defense can keep up with these guys. Question is can the o-line be ready to play big boy football. No more cupcakes the rest of the season.

You nailed it. Offensive success is always determined by the ability of the offensive line to protect and open holes. A running back could run a 5 second plus 40 and still set records behind a great offensive line.

 

[cal81]

FBM has some size, especially on the o-line. Speed, as usual. Offense doesn’t seem as dynamic as in their heyday. Not as consistent. That being said, they managed to get 28 points against Crawford, which we didn’t do. This will be a tough, tough game, and a good marker for how ready we are for a deep playoff run. And, it will be the best test for whether our o-line has actually gotten better since Brenham. By game time it will have been a month since we’ve been hit in the mouth. Their defense can definitely stop our offense. Crawford didn’t pull away against Marshall until late in their game. We have to play smart, mistake-free, and maintain possession. first downs, first downs, first downs. Our defense can keep up with these guys. Question is can the o-line be ready to play big boy football. No more cupcakes the rest of the season.

I've watched enough video on FB Marshall. PN-G will beat them by double digits, and that number could be very comfortable. They are not who they were just a few years ago. We continue to get better each week in all three phases of the game. The great coaching and preparation is being shown on the field. The Indians will be a tough out for any team in our region.

 

[NDNzeke]

I view FBM as being on roughly the same level as Crawford, which means pretty darn good. However, I view us as having a clear edge against Crawford in a rematch due to the revenge factor, likely overconfidence on their part. and improvements we have made since the first game. Due to the absence of some of those factors I think FBM could actually end up being a bit tougher than a Crawford rematch, although I still feel pretty confident that we can take them out if we avoid costly errors. I am less worried about either Montgomery or Hunstville. The teams from our district did much too well against teams from that district to have more than a healthy respect for the front runners. If we play to the level we are currently capable of playing, I like our chances to come out on top in this region.

 

[19PNGndn68]

I remember png beating themselves the last time we played Crawford. It’ll be a different ball game next time. They’re already playing a different type of ball since the early season woes

Huntsville is playing well. Should have no problem with Bastrop in the Area Round.

Pflugerville is leading Richmond Tomas 14-0 in the 2nd Q today Saturday. Crawford will have no problem with Pflugerville in the Area round.

Winner of Huntsville vs Crawford in the Regional Round.

PNG just needs to take care of Business next two weeks.

 

[19PNGndn68]

I've watched enough video on FB Marshall. PN-G will beat them by double digits, and that number could be very comfortable. They are not who they were just a few years ago. We continue to get better each week in all three phases of the game. The great coaching and preparation is being shown on the field. The Indians will be a tough out for any team in our region.

Your double digit predictions are making me nervous after MCM.

 

[Rez]

Your double digit predictions are making me nervous after MCM.

Right - we were supposed to blow out Nederland.