Transfer portal · 2026
App State Mountaineers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
App State added 29 transfers projected into the two-deep (18 as starters) against 43 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.
37
Arrivals
-6
43
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
29
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
10 of 37
’25 production in
—
29 of 43
’25 production out
How the roster changed
80 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Kanen Hamlett out to East Carolina drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
JJ Kohl out to Florida International drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+5 in · −5 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
A
G
Devon Manuel in from Florida drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+3 in · −4 out
InOut
?
Rashod Dubinion out to unannounced drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
WR
+4 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Jaden Barnes out to Charlotte drives the room.
Defense-3 net players
Replaced+1 player
LB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Keshawn Thomas in from Old Dominion drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
G
Thomas Davis out to Tulsa drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Ethan Johnson out to South Carolina drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+4 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Zyeir Gamble out to East Carolina drives the room.
Depth concern-4 players
DL
+2 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Dylan Manuel out to Colorado drives the room.
Specialists-1 net players
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Dominic De Freitas out to North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded—
LS
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Parker Stone in from Tulsa drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
P
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Ian Ratliff out to North Texas drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did App State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced8 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to NC State
Davion Dozier
rating 0.85 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 20 rec · 448 yds · 5 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Gardner-Webb
Chris Lofton
no ’25 production record · wr1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to East Carolina
Kanen Hamlett
68th pctl ’25 production · 13 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Lindenwood
Darrin Fugitt
no ’25 production record · te1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Griffin Scroggs
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Florida
Devon Manuel
rating 0.86 · lt1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Tulsa
Thomas Davis
rating 0.86 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 3 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia Military College
G
Aiden Benton
no ’25 production record · edge1 starter
—
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Rutgers
Rondo Porter
rating 0.84 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 5 TFL · 2 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Jehchys Brown
no ’25 production record · dt21 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Dominic De Freitas
76th pctl ’25 production · 20/26 FG · 91 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Murray State
James London
no ’25 production record · ko1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Ian Ratliff
76th pctl ’25 production · 56 punts · 43.8 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Arkansas State
Jaxson Dunn
no ’25 production record · pt1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Jacob Poff
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Tulsa
Parker Stone
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced13 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida International
JJ Kohl
rating 0.86 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 133/216 · 1,465 pass yds · 12 TD · 2 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Purdue
Malachi Singleton
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 38/64 · 439 pass yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · 202 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Mississippi State
AJ Swann
rating 0.86 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 130/222 · 1,494 pass yds · 10 TD · 8 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCLA
Henry Hasselbeck
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Rashod Dubinion
93rd pctl ’25 production · 868 rush yds · 5 ypc · 4 TD · 27 rec
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arkansas State
Ja'Quez Cross
32nd pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD · rb2 rotation
Jun 1
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Charlotte
Jaden Barnes
rating 0.86 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 55 rec · 608 yds · 7 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Samford
Sam Pickett III
rating 0.82 · wr21 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Dylan Manuel
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 7 TFL · 3 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Towson
Aaron Clark
rating 0.83 · dt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida International
Brayshawn Littlejohn
rating 0.85 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 32 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Middle Tennessee
Alex Mitchell
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 1 TFL · lb21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to South Carolina
Ethan Johnson
87th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCF
Ja'Cari Henderson
rating 0.85 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · cb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Emory Floyd
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 49 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from North Carolina
Khalil Conley
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · cb21 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Cristian Conyer
25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia
Dre Walker
rating 0.83 · cb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Gardner-Webb
Tyshawn Sanders
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina Central
Eric Adams
no ’25 production record · cb22 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to East Carolina
Zyeir Gamble
96th pctl ’25 production · 72 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tennessee Tech
Kaleb Purdy
rating 0.85 · saf1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
DJ Burks
rating 0.85 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 73 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Liberty
Devin Henderson
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 18 tkl · 1 PD · saf21 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado State
Elijah Mc-Cantos
rating 0.85 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 52 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Charlotte
Cary Grant
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 2.5 TFL · saf2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Austin Peay
Matthew Wilson
41st pctl ’25 production · 12/22 · 128 pass yds · 0 TD · 2 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 24
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Charlotte
Khamani Alexander
31st pctl ’25 production · 50 rush yds · 4.2 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Austin Peay
William Fowles
42nd pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 86 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 24
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Wisconsin
DeNigel Cooper
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthA
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
41 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much App State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)40%
6
4
Offensive line80%
2
3
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)75%
3
2
7
Secondary (CB/S)90%
1
1
8
Specialists50%
5
2
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
69%
Projected two-deep from transfers
37 of 54 two-deep slots
21 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
18 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
92nd
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Nick Campbell
DL · from NC State · 2024 cycle · DT2 rotation
36th pctl
’25 production · App State
Lance Williams
OL · from Virginia Tech · 2025 cycle · C2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jackson Grier
WR · from Boise State · 2025 cycle · KR2 rotation
18th pctl
’25 production · App State
Tyriq Poindexter
OL · from VMI · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Caleb Sandstrom
EDGE · from St. Thomas · 2025 cycle · EDGE21 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · App State
Trent Ramsey
OL · from California · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Ja'Den McBurrows
CB · from Michigan · 2025 cycle · STAR1 starter
54th pctl
’25 production · App State
Where App State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 37 arrivals43 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 37
Non-FBS
14 players
SEC
5 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 43
Non-FBS
14 players
American Athletic
9 players
SEC
5 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Conference USA
3 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
7 players
14arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
29arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (15 of 37 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out2 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
80 of 80 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DM
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MS
Winter window · 3★
KP
Winter window · 3★
AM
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
KT
Winter window · 3★
GG
Winter window · 3★
CG
Winter window · 3★
DH
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★