Transfer portal · 2026
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Arkansas State added 21 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 35 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.
38
Arrivals
+3
35
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.84
Avg rating out
21
Proj two-deep in
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Out roles untracked
9 of 38
’25 production in
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16 of 35
’25 production out
How the roster changed
73 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Upgraded—
QB
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
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Jaylen Raynor out to Iowa State drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Tyler Fortenberry out to Iowa State drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+5 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Manasse Itete in from Florida State drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
RB
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
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Ja'Quez Cross out to App State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
WR
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
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Boski Barrett in from Vanderbilt drives the room.
Defense+4 net players
Upgraded+4 players
DL
+6 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Shakai Woods in from Middle Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+5 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Bryan Whitehead out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
CB
+4 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
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Trenton Alan Yowe out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
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Makai Shahid in from Youngstown State drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
LB
+5 in · −8 out · 1 proj starter in
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Aaron Alexander out to North Texas drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
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Riley Smith in from unverified school drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Daniel Vuckovic in from Northern Illinois drives the room.
No movement—
K
+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 Arkansas State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Tyler Fortenberry
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 32 rec · 294 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Furman
Joshua Burrell
no ’25 production record · te1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
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Walker Davis
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from unverified school
?
Sterling Wiggins
no ’25 production record · lt1 starter
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▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Bryan Whitehead
86th pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 9 TFL · 4 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from unverified school
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Donquarius Parker
no ’25 production record · de1 starter
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▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Auburn
Cody Sigler
rating 0.84 · 93rd pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 7 TFL · 5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Maine
Elias Sherman
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Aaron Alexander
rating 0.84 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 92 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from unverified school
?
Robert Stevens III
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
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▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
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Josh Stone
33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Indiana
Dontrae Henderson
rating 0.79 · rcb1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to App State
Jaxson Dunn
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Northern Illinois
Daniel Vuckovic
16th pctl ’25 production · 25 punts · 42.3 yd avg · pt1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Partially replaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Jaylen Raynor
rating 0.85 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 332/500 · 3,364 pass yds · 19 TD · 11 INT · 428 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas
Trey Owens
rating 0.86 · qb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UL Monroe
Damarcco Blanton
rating 0.84
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Vanderbilt
Boski Barrett
rating 0.85 · z2 rotation
Jan 22
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to South Carolina
Drew Collins
rating 0.86 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Temple
Sultan Badmus
rating 0.85 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · de2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Texas State
Javante Mackey
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 2.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Kam Moore
rating 0.82 · 20th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · mlb2 rotation
Jan 29
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
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Trenton Alan Yowe
86th pctl ’25 production · 49 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kennesaw State
Five Hamilton
rating 0.84 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT · nb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
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Kemari Nix
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Youngstown State
Makai Shahid
rating 0.86 · fs2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
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Josh Flowers
22nd pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
Dec 27
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to App State
Ja'Quez Cross
32nd pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jun 1
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
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Terry Kirksey Jr.
52nd pctl ’25 production · 18 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
K
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
41 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Arkansas State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)50%
5
3
2
Offensive line60%
4
1
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
1
7
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
1
4
Specialists30%
7
1
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
54%
Projected two-deep from transfers
29 of 54 two-deep slots
16 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
11 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
46th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
8th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Nana Burris
WR · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · SL2 rotation
27th pctl
’25 production · Arkansas State
Kenyon Clay
RB · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
84th pctl
’25 production · Arkansas State
Wil Saxton
OL · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
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no ’25 record
AG McGhee
S · from Marshall · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
98th pctl
’25 production · Arkansas State
Ethan Crawford
QB · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · QB2 rotation
4th pctl
’25 production · Arkansas State
Daniel Demery
LB · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · WLB2 rotation
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no ’25 record
Jaylen Bonelli
WR · from Wagner · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
59th pctl
’25 production · Arkansas State
Where Arkansas State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 38 arrivals35 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 38
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Not announced
12 players
Non-FBS
8 players
SEC
4 players
Big 12
3 players
ACC
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
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Other
5 players
Departed to · 35
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Unannounced
18 players
SEC
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
Big 12
2 players
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Other
3 players
12arrivals came from Not announced programs — the single largest source.
21arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (11 of 38 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out14 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
73 of 73 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
TO
Winter window · 3★
MI
Winter window · 3★
MS
Winter window · 3★
JO
Winter window · 3★
AT
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
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0.85ImmediateQB4 depthJan 12TC
Winter window · 3★
NK
Winter window · 3★
SB
Winter window · 3★
TS
Winter window · 3★
BB
Winter window · 3★
FH
Winter window · 3★
SW
Winter window · 3★
BR
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
K
0.83Immediate—Jan 12