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 (16 as starters) against 41 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.
42
Arrivals
+1
41
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
29
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
11 of 42
’25 production in
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27 of 41
’25 production out
How the roster changed
83 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
WR
+7 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
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K
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Jaden Barnes out to Charlotte drives the room.
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
Matthew Wilson out to Austin Peay drives the room.
Upgraded—
RB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Ja'Quez Cross in from Arkansas State drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
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G
Devon Manuel in from Florida drives the room.
Defense0 net players
Replaced+2 players
CB
+5 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Emory Floyd out to Colorado drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Alex Mitchell in from Middle Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
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G
L
Thomas Davis out to Tulsa drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Kaleb Purdy in from Tennessee Tech drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
DL
+3 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Saint Farrior out to Auburn drives the room.
Specialists-1 net players
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
James London in from Murray State 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
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Jaxson Dunn in from Arkansas State drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did App State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced11 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Charlotte
Khamani Alexander
6% ’25 usage · 50 rush yds · 4.2 ypc
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Arkansas State
Ja'Quez Cross
19% ’25 usage · 5 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jun 1
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Charlotte
Jaden Barnes
rating 0.86 · 12% ’25 usage · 55 rec · 608 yds · 7 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Gardner-Webb
Chris Lofton
no ’25 production record · sl1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to NC State
Davion Dozier
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 20 rec · 448 yds · 5 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Kilgore College
K
Sam Mbake
no ’25 production record · x1 starter
—
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to East Carolina
Kanen Hamlett
3% ’25 usage · 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 · 25 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 3 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia Military College
G
Aiden Benton
no ’25 production record · lde1 starter
—
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Dylan Manuel
rating 0.86 · 37 tkl · 7 TFL · 3 sk · 1 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Jehchys Brown
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
DJ Burks
rating 0.85 · 73 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina Central
Eric Adams
no ’25 production record · ss1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Dominic De Freitas
20/26 FG · 91 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Murray State
James London
no ’25 production record · pk1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Ian Ratliff
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
1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Tulsa
Parker Stone
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced11 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida International
JJ Kohl
rating 0.86 · 39% ’25 usage · 133/216 · 1,465 pass yds · 12 TD · 2 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Purdue
Malachi Singleton
rating 0.85 · 16% ’25 usage · 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 · 51% ’25 usage · 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
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Austin Peay
William Fowles
5% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 86 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from California
Dazmin James
rating 0.84 · z2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Chris Lawson Jr.
2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 42 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Itawamba CC
I
Nate Branch
no ’25 production record · x2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Rutgers
Rondo Porter
rating 0.84 · 39 tkl · 5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from East Tennessee State
Ki'Shawn Harvey
rating 0.85 · nt2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Wisconsin
DeNigel Cooper
rating 0.86 · 23 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Towson
Aaron Clark
rating 0.83 · dt2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida International
Brayshawn Littlejohn
rating 0.85 · 32 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Findlay
Kevin Henderson
rating 0.84 · wlb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Emory Floyd
rating 0.86 · 49 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCF
Ja'Cari Henderson
rating 0.85 · 3 tkl · rcb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Cristian Conyer
3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia Tech
Joe Reddish
16 tkl · 2 TFL · lcb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to East Carolina
Zyeir Gamble
72 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tennessee Tech
Kaleb Purdy
rating 0.85 · fs1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado State
Elijah Mc-Cantos
rating 0.85 · 52 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Charlotte
Cary Grant
rating 0.85 · 45 tkl · 2.5 TFL · fs2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Austin Peay
Matthew Wilson
52% ’25 usage · 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 Alabama
Khalifa Keith
rating 0.85 · 2% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 31
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Bryant
Jose Leon
6% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 12 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
4 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
Feb 2
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Auburn
Saint Farrior
rating 0.87 · 14 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Gardner-Webb
Tyshawn Sanders
1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthSwannKohlSingleton
A
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
43 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much App State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
6
Offensive line78%
2
3
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)83%
2
2
8
Secondary (CB/S)90%
1
3
6
Specialists50%
6
2
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
73%
Projected two-deep from transfers
40 of 55 two-deep slots
22 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
17 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
85th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
3rd-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 · DT1 starter
8 tkl
’25 · App State
Lance Williams
OL · from Virginia Tech · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jackson Grier
WR · from Boise State · 2025 cycle · KR2 rotation
4%
’25 usage · App State
Tyriq Poindexter
OL · from VMI · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Cam Fleming
CB · from Virginia Tech · 2025 cycle · NB2 rotation
16 tkl
’25 · App State
Ahmad Robinson
CB · from Prairie View A&M · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
3 tkl
’25 · App State
Caleb Sandstrom
EDGE · from St. Thomas · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
22 tkl
’25 · App State
Trent Ramsey
OL · from California · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Ja'Den McBurrows
CB · from Michigan · 2025 cycle · NB1 starter
11 tkl
’25 · App State
Where App State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 42 arrivals41 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
12 players
Unlisted
6 players
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ACC
6 players
Big 12
4 players
SEC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
Other
7 players
+
Non-FBS
14 players
American Athletic
9 players
SEC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
7 players
App State
+1 net moves
Arrived from · 42
Non-FBS
12 players
+
Unlisted
6 players
ACC
6 players
Big 12
4 players
SEC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
+
Other
7 players
Departed to · 41
Non-FBS
14 players
American Athletic
9 players
SEC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
7 players
12arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
29arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (16 of 42 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out5 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
83 of 83 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★