Transfer portal · 2026
Cincinnati Bearcats
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+22
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Cincinnati added 22 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 23 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.
27
Arrivals
+4
23
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.85
Avg rating out
22
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
16 of 27
’25 production in
—
19 of 23
’25 production out
How the roster changed
50 moves · 11 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Upgraded+2 players
WR
+6 in · −4 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
Cade Wolford in from Kent State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Brendan Sorsby out to Texas Tech drives the room.
No movement—
TE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced—
OL
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
Ethan Green out to South Florida drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
RB
+3 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Zylan Perry in from Louisiana drives the room.
Defense+2 net players
Upgraded+2 players
CB
+3 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Jacob Finley in from Northern Illinois drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Filip Maciorowski in from Northern Illinois drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
D'Angelo Hutchinson in from Louisville drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Mikah Coleman out to Miami (OH) drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
DL
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
Chidera Otutu in from UTSA drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Dino Beslagic in from San José State drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
LS
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
Weston Simmons out to Memphis 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 Cincinnati replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced9 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Manny Covey
rating 0.85 · 57th pctl ’25 production · 194 rush yds · 7.2 ypc · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Louisiana
Zylan Perry
rating 0.85 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 689 rush yds · 5 ypc · 8 TD · 16 rec · kr1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Missouri
Caleb Goodie
rating 0.87 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 29 rec · 484 yds · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Kent State
Cade Wolford
rating 0.90 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 19 rec · 509 yds · 7 TD · pr1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Central Arkansas
Dakarai Anderson
no ’25 production record
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Western Carolina
Isaiah Johnson
rating 0.87 · slot1 starter
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Ethan Green
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Tyler Junior College
T
Judea Milon
no ’25 production record · rt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Kamari Burns
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from California (PA)
C
Josh Hough
rating 0.85 · nt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Ball State
Cincear Lewis
rating 0.83 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Georgia State
Damaine Wilson
rating 0.85 · 44th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 3 PD · mike1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to New Mexico
Ormanie Arnold
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 3 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Northern Illinois
Jacob Finley
rating 0.86 · 89th pctl ’25 production · 57 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 7 PD · cb21 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Christian Harrison
rating 0.86 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 55 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Bowling Green
MJ Cannon
rating 0.87 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 57 tkl · 6 TFL · 2 sk · 2 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Jiquan Sanks
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 4 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Northern Illinois
Jasper Beeler
rating 0.86 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 74 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · 3 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
Partially replaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Brendan Sorsby
rating 0.98 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 206/335 · 2,786 pass yds · 26 TD · 5 INT · 580 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Georgia Southern
JC French IV
rating 0.86 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 249/390 · 2,924 pass yds · 20 TD · 8 INT · 315 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Evan Pryor
rating 0.87 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 522 rush yds · 6.9 ypc · 3 TD · 10 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Notre Dame
Gi'Bran Payne
rating 0.85 · 28th pctl ’25 production · rb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Minnesota
Noah Jennings
rating 0.87 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 23 rec · 323 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Dakota
Larenzo Fenner
rating 0.87 · z1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Miami (OH)
Mikah Coleman
rating 0.86 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina Central
Thomas Johnson
rating 0.86 · edge1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Idaho
Darrell Gipson
14th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Illinois State
Patrick Bauer
rating 0.85 · dog2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Tim Griffin
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UTSA
Chidera Otutu
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sk · dt2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Charlotte
Chance Williams
22nd pctl ’25 production · 35 rush yds · 2.5 ypc · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Ball State
Keilan Smith
rating 0.84 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 15
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to New Mexico State
Tayden Barnes
rating 0.84 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 1 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 21
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthC
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
11 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Cincinnati depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
6
Offensive line50%
5
4
1
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)57%
6
2
6
Secondary (CB/S)63%
3
5
Specialists67%
4
4
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
61%
Projected two-deep from transfers
34 of 56 two-deep slots
22 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 7 held over
73rd
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
4th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Max Fletcher
P · from Arkansas · 2024 cycle · P1 starter
42nd pctl
’25 production · Cincinnati
Xavier Lozowicki
OL · from Maine · 2024 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Taran Tyo
OL · from Ball State · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Jaylon White-McClain
EDGE · from Old Dominion · 2025 cycle · EDGE2 rotation
44th pctl
’25 production · Cincinnati
Nolan Latulippe
OL · from Albany · 2025 cycle · RT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Stephen Rusnak
K · from Charlotte · 2025 cycle · KO1 starter
71st pctl
’25 production · Cincinnati
Joe Cotton
OL · from South Dakota · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Eli Stein
LS · from Wisconsin · 2025 cycle · LS1 starter
29th pctl
’25 production · Cincinnati
Elijah Gunn
DL · from Southern Illinois · 2025 cycle · NT2 rotation
0th pctl
’25 production · Cincinnati
Where Cincinnati’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 27 arrivals23 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 27
Non-FBS
10 players
Mountain West
4 players
Sun Belt
4 players
American Athletic
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 23
American Athletic
5 players
Mid-American
4 players
SEC
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
4 players
10arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
22arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (3 of 27 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out5 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
50 of 50 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
CW
Winter window · 4★
MC
Winter window · 3★
LF
Winter window · 3★
IJ
Window unrecorded
CO
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
TG
Winter window · 3★
TJ
Winter window · 3★
CT
Winter window · 3★
GP
Winter window · 3★
KM
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
FM
Winter window · 3★
ZP
Winter window · 3★