Transfer portal · 2026
Akron Zips
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+16
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Akron added 16 transfers projected into the two-deep (7 as starters) against 17 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
23
Arrivals
+6
17
Departures
0.83
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
16
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
5 of 23
’25 production in
—
12 of 17
’25 production out
How the roster changed
40 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense+4 net players
Replaced+2 players
WR
+3 in · −1 out
InOut
?
?
Israel Polk out to Oklahoma State drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
OL
+6 in · −4 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Maasai King out to Iowa State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Reese Poffenbarger in from North Texas drives the room.
No movement—
RB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced-1 player
TE
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
?
?
Max Whisner out to Sam Houston drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Replaced+2 players
CB
+4 in · −2 out
InOut
?
Elijah Reed out to Utah drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
?
Melvin Spriggs out to Southern Miss drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Bruno Dall out to UCF drives the room.
No movement—
S
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Depth concern-1 player
DL
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Julien Laventure out to Texas Tech drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
?
Stone Dean in from unverified school drives the room.
Replaced—
K
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Aidan Stire in from West Virginia drives the room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Akron replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced1 chain
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Pittsburgh
Keylen Davis
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Southern Miss
Carlos Slayden
rating 0.83 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · lt1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Israel Polk
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 33 rec · 525 yds · 8 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Charlotte
Miles Burris
rating 0.84 · 51st pctl ’25 production · 14 rec · 134 yds · sl2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Sam Houston
Max Whisner
rating 0.83 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from unverified school
?
Elijah Alexander
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to UCF
Bruno Dall
rating 0.85 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 8 TFL · 3.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Clark Atlanta
Kurtis Waye
no ’25 production record · de22 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Southern Miss
Melvin Spriggs
rating 0.83 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida International
Dwight Nunoo
rating 0.82 · 31st pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 0.5 TFL · wlb1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Texas
Markus Boswell
rating 0.85 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from unverified school
?
Jeremiah Jones
no ’25 production record · mlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah
Elijah Reed
rating 0.85 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Zach Hobson
rating 0.82 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · rcb2 rotation
Jan 19
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Ben Kamara
77th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Holy Cross
Caiden Newsome
no ’25 production record · lcb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
K
Rotation slot
Out · to Eastern Michigan
Adam Samaha
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from West Virginia
Aidan Stire
rating 0.80 · ko2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to Toledo
Jake Newell
rating 0.85 · 19th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 14 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 20
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Texas Tech
Julien Laventure
rating 0.83 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 10.5 TFL · 4 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Rich Benenge
20th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 2
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
15 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Akron depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 57 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
3
3
Offensive line50%
5
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)29%
10
1
3
Secondary (CB/S)40%
6
2
2
Specialists36%
7
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
42%
Projected two-deep from transfers
24 of 57 two-deep slots
11 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
7 from the 2026 cycle, 4 held over
33rd
Mid-American percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 13 Mid-American teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Cyrus Durham
EDGE · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
89th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Brandon Hills
WR · from Washington State · 2025 cycle · KR1 starter
24th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Jordan Gant
RB · from Tennessee State · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
94th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Jamari Somerville
S · from James Madison · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
59th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Mehki Flowers
S · from Penn State · 2025 cycle · FS2 rotation
79th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Cameron Monteiro
WR · from Pittsburgh · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
47th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Marcel Williams
WR · from Marshall · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
88th pctl
’25 production · Akron
Where Akron’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 23 arrivals17 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 23
+
Not announced
8 players
Non-FBS
6 players
American Athletic
2 players
Big 12
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Conference USA
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 17
Big 12
6 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Conference USA
2 players
SEC
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
ACC
1 player
+
Other
1 player
8arrivals came from Not announced programs — the single largest source.
16arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (3 of 23 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Mid-American.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out9 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
40 of 40 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DG
Winter window · 3★
RP
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★
VH
Winter window · 3★
WH
Winter window · 3★
CS
Winter window · 3★
NH
Winter window · 3★
KM
Winter window · 3★
DN
Winter window · 3★
ZH
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Window unrecorded
AS
Winter window · 3★
SEP 11
12:32 AM
ROLE
The school released its official depth chart
SEP 11
12:32 AM
WR-X
CHART MOVE
Now first-team WR-X
WAS CAMERON MONTEIRO
SEP 11
12:32 AM
LG
CHART MOVE
Now first-team LG
WAS AMARIE ARCHER
SEP 11
12:32 AM
LT
CHART MOVE
Now first-team LT
WAS IAN FALKNER
SEP 11
12:32 AM
RG
CHART MOVE
Now first-team RG
WAS CARLOS SLAYDEN
SEP 11
12:32 AM
DE
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team DE
DE3 → DE1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
DT
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team DT
DT2 → DT1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
MLB
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team MLB
MLB3 → MLB1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
FS
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team FS
FS2 → FS1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
KO
CHART MOVE
Now first-team KO
WAS AIDAN STIRE