Survivor 51: The Cast, By the Numbers

Twenty-one first-time players, two tribes, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. Premieres Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 8/7c on CBS.

Age

The cast ranges from 24 to 49, averaging 31.3. That is a notably tight band — no teenagers, and nobody in their fifties or sixties, which removes the generational-divide storyline the show often leans on early.

Jobs

Farming is the one job more than one player shares: 3 of the 21. The outliers are the fun ones — a professional wrestler, a Major League Baseball executive, a voice actress, a game designer and an airline gate agent.

The full cast

  1. Aaliyah Puglia, 24 — Chef, Providence, RI
  2. Alexis Levine, 34 — Criminal defense attorney, Atlanta, GA
  3. Thien An Nguyen, 24 — Medical student, Fort Worth, TX
  4. Ana Sani, 34 — Voice actress, Toronto, ON
  5. Angelica "Jelly" Loblack, 29 — Sociology professor, Bloomington, IN
  6. Brady Booker, 27 — Pro wrestler, Knoxville, TN
  7. Carter Krull, 24 — Livestock farmer, Sioux Falls, SD
  8. Cristian Chavez, 26 — Head of HR, Salt Lake City, UT
  9. Danny "Kilby" Kilby, 30 — Game designer, London, ON
  10. Devin Way, 33 — Actor, Los Angeles, CA
  11. Eric Macksoud, 34 — Mental health counselor, Windsor Locks, CT
  12. Jenna Doore, 30 — Wedding photographer, Toledo, OH
  13. Kristin Flickinger, 49 — Crisis management, Santa Barbara, CA
  14. Lewis Kelly, 28 — Farmer, Puerto Rico
  15. Linnea Capobianco, 25 — Entrepreneur, Jersey City, NJ
  16. Maggie Nestor, 40 — Farmer, Charlestown, WV
  17. Mike Pinsky, 32 — Baseball executive, New York City, NY
  18. Ori Jean-Charles, 27 — Personal trainer, Spring Valley, NY
  19. Patt Cannaday, 33 — Federal prosecutor, Washington, DC
  20. Rob Antonson, 40 — Airline gate agent, Cumberland, RI
  21. Sharonda Cox, 34 — Resident OBGYN, Richmond, KY

See the power rankings or the draft guide.