Transfer portal · 2026
Central Michigan Chippewas
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+17
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Central Michigan added 17 transfers projected into the two-deep (10 as starters) against 15 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.
29
Arrivals
+14
15
Departures
0.82
Avg rating in
-0.04
0.85
Avg rating out
17
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
2 of 29
’25 production in
—
11 of 15
’25 production out
How the roster changed
44 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+5 net players
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Trey Cornist out to UConn drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
WR
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
E
?
Tyson Davis out to Virginia drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
TE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
?
DeCorion Temple out to Oregon State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
QB
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
B
Marcus Beamon in from Butte College (Calif.) drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
OL
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
?
?
Apisa Poumele out to Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Defense+5 net players
Upgraded+3 players
S
+3 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
S
Justin Taylor in from Wyoming drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
LB
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Andre Thomas out to unannounced drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
EDGE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
C
?
Keshawn Hayden out to Eastern Kentucky drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
B
?
Kalen Carroll out to TCU drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
DL
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Kade Kostus out to Bowling Green drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Replaced+2 players
NG
+2 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
L
D.J. Bennett in from Louisburg College drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Declan Duley in from Illinois drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS2
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Connor Ridderhoff in from Tennessee State drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
LS
+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 Central Michigan replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Oregon State
DeCorion Temple
68th pctl ’25 production · 17 rec · 143 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Snow J.C.
S
Myles Peters
no ’25 production record · te1 starter
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Apisa Poumele
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Georgetown
Losini Maka
no ’25 production record · c1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Keshawn Hayden
58th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Nebraska
Korver Demma
no ’25 production record · de21 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Andre Thomas
42nd pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Weber State
Mayson Hitchens
no ’25 production record · mlb1 starter
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▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to TCU
Kalen Carroll
rating 0.85 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 49 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Bethune-Cookman
Matthew McKenzie
no ’25 production record · cb21 starter
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▾ Detail
Partially replaced3 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to UConn
Trey Cornist
71st pctl ’25 production · 469 rush yds · 4.5 ypc · 1 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Liberty
Vaughn Blue
64th pctl ’25 production · 234 rush yds · 5 ypc · 2 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Oumar Conde
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Cumberlands
C
Hunter Zirkle
no ’25 production record · de22 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Northwestern
Brenden Deasfernandes
rating 0.87 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 2 INT · 8 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Campbell
Donavan Philord
no ’25 production record · cb22 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
WR
Production lost
Out · to Virginia
Tyson Davis
rating 0.85 · 71st pctl ’25 production · 25 rec · 323 yds · 2 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
3 depth arrivals in room
Jan 18
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Bowling Green
Kade Kostus
23rd pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Mar 26
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Bryce Rowe
47th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 1
▾ 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
35 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Central Michigan depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)43%
8
1
5
Offensive line40%
6
2
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
5
5
Secondary (CB/S)63%
3
5
Specialists17%
10
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
41%
Projected two-deep from transfers
23 of 56 two-deep slots
14 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
10 from the 2026 cycle, 4 held over
25th
Mid-American percentile · transfer share
10th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 13 Mid-American teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Angel Flores
QB · from Northern Arizona · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
58th pctl
’25 production · Central Michigan
Jacob Russell
OL · from Valparaiso · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Rusty VanWetzinga IV
FB · from Iowa · 2025 cycle · FB1 starter
0th pctl
’25 production · Central Michigan
John Iannuzzi
OL · from Columbia · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Central Michigan’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 29 arrivals15 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 29
Non-FBS
22 players
Big Ten
3 players
Conference USA
1 player
Mountain West
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Not announced
1 player
Departed to · 15
+
Unannounced
7 players
Pac-12
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Independent
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
+
Other
3 players
22arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
17arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (3 of 29 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Mid-American.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out17 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
44 of 44 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JT
Winter window · 3★
ND
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
DR
Winter window · 3★
SF
Winter window · 2★
JS
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 27OC
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 27AT
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 29RB
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 29BR
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 1GS
Winter window
DP
Winter window · 3★
JA
Winter window · 2★
JC
Winter window
LM
Winter window
TS
Winter window
VB
Winter window
JK
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 17KH
Winter window · 2★