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.
41
Arrivals
+4
37
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.88
Avg rating out
23
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
26 of 41
’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
78 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+6 net players
Replaced+3 players
TE
+5 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Jake Johnson in from North Carolina drives the room.
Upgraded+3 players
OL
+10 in · −7 out · 5 proj starters in
InOut
Xavier Chaplin out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Tae Meadows in from Troy drives the room.
Upgraded—
QB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Ashton Daniels out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
WR
+5 in · −6 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Eric Singleton Jr. out to Florida drives the room.
Defense-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Walter Mathis Jr. in from LSU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
CB
+6 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jay Crawford out to Ole Miss drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
T
M
Kensley Louidor-Faustin out to Missouri drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+2 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Amaris Williams out to Georgia 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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Auburn replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Jackson Arnold
rating 0.86 · 51% ’25 usage · 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 · 57% ’25 usage · 226/341 · 3,158 pass yds · 28 TD · 7 INT · 1008 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Maryland
Preston Howard
rating 0.86 · 3% ’25 usage · 10 rec · 84 yds
Replaced
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Jonathan Echols
rating 0.87 · 3% ’25 usage · 9 rec · 109 yds · 3 TD · rte1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia
Amaris Williams
rating 0.94 · 14 tkl · 6 TFL · 2 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
Da'Shawn Womack
rating 0.92 · 27 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk · de1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Malik Blocton
rating 0.89 · 18 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Arkansas State
Cody Sigler
rating 0.84 · 34 tkl · 7 TFL · 5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Kayin Lee
rating 0.88 · 31 tkl · 1 INT · 4 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from UCLA
Andre Jordan Jr.
rating 0.87 · 19 tkl · 10 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida State
Ashton Daniels
rating 0.86 · 70% ’25 usage · 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 · 29% ’25 usage · 37/53 · 385 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Tulsa
Damari Alston
rating 0.86 · 14% ’25 usage · 128 rush yds · 4 ypc · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Baylor
Bryson Washington
rating 0.92 · 19% ’25 usage · 788 rush yds · 5.1 ypc · 6 TD · 18 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Cam Coleman
rating 0.98 · 11% ’25 usage · 57 rec · 725 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Jeremiah Koger
rating 0.89 · 7% ’25 usage · 38 rec · 597 yds · 8 TD · x1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Eric Singleton Jr.
rating 0.94 · 12% ’25 usage · 58 rec · 534 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Keshaun Singleton
rating 0.87 · 8% ’25 usage · 50 rec · 877 yds · 8 TD · z1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Malcolm Simmons
rating 0.91 · 6% ’25 usage · 25 rec · 457 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Chas Nimrod
rating 0.86 · 9% ’25 usage · 23 rec · 466 yds · 3 TD · h1 starter
Jan 7
▾ 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
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Jay Crawford
rating 0.93 · 15 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Florida
Gavin Jenkins
rating 0.86 · 5 tkl · lcb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Missouri
Kensley Louidor-Faustin
rating 0.87 · 20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tyler JC
T
Champ Anthony
no ’25 production record · fs2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
Not replaced6 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Ole Miss
Deuce Knight
rating 0.94 · 26% ’25 usage · 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 · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 11
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Colorado State
Durell Robinson
rating 0.84 · 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 19
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Minnesota
Perry Thompson
rating 0.90 · 6% ’25 usage · 17 rec · 154 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Missouri
Robert Woodyard Jr.
rating 0.89 · 67 tkl · 7 TFL · 2 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Pittsburgh
Raion Strader
rating 0.87 · 9 tkl · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 4 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 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthDanielsBrownTi'a
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
9 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Auburn depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 57 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)67%
4
8
Offensive line60%
4
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
3
3
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
2
3
Specialists45%
6
4
1
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
56%
Projected two-deep from transfers
32 of 57 two-deep slots
21 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
73rd
SEC percentile · transfer share
5th-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 · PT1 starter
49 punts
’25 · Auburn
Dallas Walker IV
DL · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
13 tkl
’25 · Auburn
Xavier Atkins
LB · from LSU · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
84 tkl
’25 · Auburn
Connor Gibbs
K · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · KO1 starter
0/1 FG
’25 · Auburn
Chris Murray
EDGE · from Sam Houston · 2025 cycle · BUCK2 rotation
15 tkl
’25 · Auburn
Rayshawn Pleasant
CB · from Tulane · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
16 tkl
’25 · Auburn
Jacoby Mathews
S · from Texas A&M · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
1 tkl
’25 · Auburn
Where Auburn’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 41 arrivals37 departures · destinations
American Athletic
13 players
Sun Belt
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
SEC
4 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
3 players
Other
8 players
+
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
Auburn
+4 net moves
Arrived from · 41
American Athletic
13 players
Sun Belt
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
SEC
4 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
3 players
+
Other
8 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 41 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
11departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
78 of 78 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★