Transfer portal · 2026
Charlotte 49ers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+18
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Charlotte added 18 transfers projected into the two-deep (9 as starters) against 24 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.
23
Arrivals
-1
24
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
18
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 23
’25 production in
—
16 of 24
’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
47 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
WR
+5 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
N
?
Javen Nicholas out to Duke drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Lane Wadle in from Georgia State drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Rod Gainey Jr. out to LSU drives the room.
Upgraded—
QB
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Zach Wilcke out to Northwestern State drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
OL
+4 in · −7 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
J'Ven Williams in from Penn State drives the room.
Defense0 net players
Upgraded—
DL
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Xavier Miles out to Memphis drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Cary Grant out to App State drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Yamil Talib out to Colorado drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Dwight Bootle II out to Arizona drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
N
?
Jerry Wall III in from NW Mississippi drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Henry Searcy in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
Bronson Long in from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Liam Boyd out to Michigan State 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 Charlotte replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced2 chains
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Southern
Mo Clipper Jr.
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Penn State
J'Ven Williams
rating 0.86 · lt1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to James Madison
Andrew Bennett
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
S
Bronson Long
no ’25 production record · p1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced13 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Northwestern State
Zach Wilcke
46th pctl ’25 production · 33/51 · 296 pass yds · 2 TD · 3 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Pittsburgh
Cole Gonzales
30th pctl ’25 production · 11/22 · 118 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Rod Gainey Jr.
rating 0.85 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 260 rush yds · 3.5 ypc · 1 TD · 16 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Cincinnati
Chance Williams
22nd pctl ’25 production · 35 rush yds · 2.5 ypc · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
CJ Stokes
49th pctl ’25 production · 149 rush yds · 3.1 ypc · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from App State
Khamani Alexander
31st pctl ’25 production · 50 rush yds · 4.2 ypc · rb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Duke
Javen Nicholas
rating 0.87 · 93rd pctl ’25 production · 60 rec · 740 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from App State
Jaden Barnes
rating 0.86 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 55 rec · 608 yds · 7 TD · x1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Akron
Miles Burris
rating 0.84 · 51st pctl ’25 production · 14 rec · 134 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Cam Pedro
no ’25 production record · sl2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Ta'ir Brooks
10th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 9 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Bryant
Zyheem Collick
no ’25 production record · x2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Baylor
Jayden McGowan
rating 0.85 · 8th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 7 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from NW Mississippi
N
KD Hunter-Gibson
no ’25 production record · z2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Western Carolina
Jake Young
32nd pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 30 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from McNeese
Logan Mauldin
rating 0.83 · te2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado
Yamil Talib
rating 0.85 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 4 TFL · 1.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Drake
Shaku Sangarie
no ’25 production record · de22 rotation
—
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Xavier Miles
47th pctl ’25 production · 17 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina
Devin Ancrum
rating 0.85 · dt1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
JJ Okate
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from NW Mississippi
N
Jerry Wall III
no ’25 production record · lb22 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Arizona
Dwight Bootle II
rating 0.85 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Jackson State
Nireek Sharpe
no ’25 production record · cb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to App State
Cary Grant
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 2.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Maryland
Shamar McIntosh
rating 0.82 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · s22 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
DL
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Cheick Kaba
43rd pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to Michigan State
Liam Boyd
42nd pctl ’25 production · 9/12 FG · 42 pts
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 7
▾ 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
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Charlotte depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)82%
2
2
7
Offensive line40%
6
1
3
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
3
3
Secondary (CB/S)20%
8
2
Specialists22%
7
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
46%
Projected two-deep from transfers
25 of 54 two-deep slots
15 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
31st
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
10th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Gus McGee
TE · from San Diego State · 2023 cycle · TE1 starter
65th pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Grayson Loftis
QB · from Duke · 2025 cycle · QB2 rotation
67th pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Jaylen Hampton
WR · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
23rd pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Jamarrion Solomon
DL · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · DT21 starter
72nd pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Curtis Simpson
EDGE · from North Carolina · 2025 cycle · DE21 starter
84th pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Kadin Schmitz
LB · from Ohio · 2025 cycle · LB21 starter
81st pctl
’25 production · Charlotte
Kristos Fernandez
OL · from LIU Post · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Charlotte’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 23 arrivals24 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 23
Non-FBS
11 players
Sun Belt
4 players
ACC
4 players
Big Ten
2 players
Big 12
1 player
Mountain West
1 player
Departed to · 24
+
Unannounced
7 players
Big 12
4 players
Sun Belt
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Non-FBS
2 players
SEC
1 player
+
Other
3 players
11arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
18arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (7 of 23 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out5 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
47 of 47 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JW
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MN
Winter window · 3★
DA
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
LS
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
NC
Winter window · 3★
LW
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
SM
Winter window · 3★
DP
Winter window · 3★
HS
Winter window · 3★
AM
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Dec 9