Transfer portal · 2026
Auburn Tigers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+23
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Auburn added 23 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 37 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.
40
Arrivals
+3
37
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.88
Avg rating out
23
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
26 of 40
’25 production in
—
21 of 37
’25 production out
What changed
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
77 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+6 net players
Upgraded+3 players
OL
+10 in · −7 out · 5 proj starters in
InOut
Jacob Strand in from Oregon State drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
TE
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jake Johnson in from North Carolina drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
QB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Byrum Brown in from South Florida drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Bryson Washington in from Baylor drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
WR
+5 in · −6 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Keshaun Singleton in from South Florida drives the room.
Defense-3 net players
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Cody Sigler in from Arkansas State drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+5 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Kayin Lee out to Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
Fred Gaskin III in from South Florida drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+2 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Da'Shawn Womack in from Ole Miss drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
LB
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
Robert Woodyard Jr. out to Missouri drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Hudson Powell in from Miami (OH) drives the room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Towns McGough out to California 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 Auburn replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Jackson Arnold
rating 0.86 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 136/215 · 1,309 pass yds · 6 TD · 2 INT · 311 rush yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Byrum Brown
rating 0.94 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 226/341 · 3,158 pass yds · 28 TD · 7 INT · 1008 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Eric Singleton Jr.
rating 0.94 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 58 rec · 534 yds · 3 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Keshaun Singleton
rating 0.87 · 95th pctl ’25 production · 50 rec · 877 yds · 8 TD · wr21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Maryland
Preston Howard
rating 0.86 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 84 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Carolina
Jake Johnson
rating 0.86 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 16 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia
Amaris Williams
rating 0.94 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 6 TFL · 2 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
Da'Shawn Womack
rating 0.92 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk · buck1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Malik Blocton
rating 0.89 · 61st pctl ’25 production · 18 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Arkansas State
Cody Sigler
rating 0.84 · 93rd pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 7 TFL · 5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Missouri
Kensley Louidor-Faustin
rating 0.87 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Tyler JC
T
Champ Anthony
no ’25 production record · s1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida State
Ashton Daniels
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 68/119 · 797 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · 280 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Tristan Ti'a
rating 0.87 · 46th pctl ’25 production · 37/53 · 385 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Cam Coleman
rating 0.98 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 57 rec · 725 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Jeremiah Koger
rating 0.89 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 38 rec · 597 yds · 8 TD · wr31 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Malcolm Simmons
rating 0.91 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 25 rec · 457 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Chas Nimrod
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 23 rec · 466 yds · 3 TD · wr1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Minnesota
Perry Thompson
rating 0.90 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 17 rec · 154 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Florida
Christian Neptune
rating 0.86 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 38 rec · 335 yds · 1 TD · wr2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Xavier Chaplin
rating 0.92
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from South Florida
Cole Best
rating 0.89 · c1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Missouri
Robert Woodyard Jr.
rating 0.89 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 67 tkl · 7 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Hampton
Michael Matthews-Canty
rating 0.85 · lb32 rotation
Jan 23
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Kayin Lee
rating 0.88 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 1 INT · 4 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCLA
Andre Jordan Jr.
rating 0.87 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 10 PD · cb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Jay Crawford
rating 0.93 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Florida
Gavin Jenkins
rating 0.86 · 33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · cb22 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Not replaced6 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Ole Miss
Deuce Knight
rating 0.94 · 50th pctl ’25 production · 17/25 · 259 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 178 rush yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 11
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Tulsa
Damari Alston
rating 0.86 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 128 rush yds · 4 ypc · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
3 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Ole Miss
Horatio Fields
rating 0.90 · 46th pctl ’25 production · 12 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
4 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 29
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Michigan State
Caleb Wheatland
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Pittsburgh
Raion Strader
rating 0.87 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
Jan 8
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to California
Towns McGough
rating 0.83 · 0/1 FG · 0 pts
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 14
▾ 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
8 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Auburn depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 57 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
6
Offensive line70%
3
7
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
7
3
4
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
1
5
Specialists55%
5
4
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
60%
Projected two-deep from transfers
34 of 57 two-deep slots
22 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 7 held over
80th
SEC percentile · transfer share
4th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 SEC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Hudson Kaak
P · from Oklahoma State · 2025 cycle · P1 starter
61st pctl
’25 production · Auburn
Dallas Walker IV
DL · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · DT21 starter
39th pctl
’25 production · Auburn
Xavier Atkins
LB · from LSU · 2025 cycle · LB21 starter
98th pctl
’25 production · Auburn
Connor Gibbs
K · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · K2 rotation
0/1 FG
’25 · Auburn
Chris Murray
EDGE · from Sam Houston · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
67th pctl
’25 production · Auburn
Rayshawn Pleasant
CB · from Tulane · 2025 cycle · CB21 starter
59th pctl
’25 production · Auburn
Where Auburn’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 40 arrivals37 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 40
American Athletic
13 players
Non-FBS
5 players
Sun Belt
5 players
SEC
4 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
3 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 37
SEC
11 players
ACC
6 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
+
Other
8 players
13arrivals came from American Athletic programs — the single largest source.
23arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (11 of 40 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
11departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out3 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
77 of 77 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BB
Winter window · 4★
BW
Winter window · 4★
DW
Winter window · 4★
WM
Winter window · 4★
JK
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
SR
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
NJ
Winter window · 3★
CS
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
JE
Winter window · 3★
ND
Winter window · 3★
