Transfer portal · 2026
Clemson Tigers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+8
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Clemson added 8 transfers projected into the two-deep (3 as starters) against 14 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.
11
Arrivals
-3
14
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.86
Avg rating out
8
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 11
’25 production in
—
9 of 14
’25 production out
How the roster changed
25 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense-4 net players
Replaced—
WR
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Jaylen Brown-Wallace in from Wingate drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Chris Johnson Jr. in from SMU drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
TE
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Josh Sapp out to West Virginia drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Cade Trotter out to unannounced drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
OL
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Rowan Byrne out to North Carolina drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Replaced+2 players
DL
+3 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Stephiylan Green out to LSU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
London Merritt in from Colorado drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Elliot Washington II in from Penn State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Khalil Barnes out to Georgia drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
LB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jamal Anderson out to SMU drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
P
+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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Clemson replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced3 chains
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Shelton Lewis
rating 0.86 · 8 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Elliot Washington II
rating 0.87 · 18 tkl · 1 INT · 3 PD · lcb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Ricardo Jones
rating 0.87 · 39 tkl · 1 TFL · 6 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Jerome Carter III
rating 0.85 · 76 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 6 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia
Khalil Barnes
rating 0.87 · 40 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Southern Miss
Corey Myrick
rating 0.85 · 91 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Partially replaced3 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Georgia State
Keith Adams Jr.
rating 0.84 · 5% ’25 usage · 71 rush yds · 5.1 ypc · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from SMU
Chris Johnson Jr.
rating 0.87 · 11% ’25 usage · 479 rush yds · 7.1 ypc · 4 TD · 17 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Oregon
Markus Dixon
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Colorado
London Merritt
rating 0.87 · 23 tkl · 8 TFL · 1 sk · lde2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to LSU
Stephiylan Green
rating 0.91 · 18 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma
Markus Strong
rating 0.87 · 8 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · rdt2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to West Virginia
Josh Sapp
rating 0.85 · 3% ’25 usage · 11 rec · 150 yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to SMU
Jamal Anderson
rating 0.85 · 5 tkl · 2 TFL
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 13
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Jacksonville State
Rob Billings IV
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJohnsonAdamsWashington
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Clemson depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)20%
8
1
1
Offensive line0%
10
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
2
3
Secondary (CB/S)40%
6
4
Specialists0%
12
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
20%
Projected two-deep from transfers
11 of 56 two-deep slots
5 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
3 from the 2026 cycle, 2 held over
0th
ACC percentile · transfer share
17th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 17 ACC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Tristan Smith
WR · from Southeast Missouri State · 2025 cycle · Z2 rotation
5%
’25 usage · Clemson
Will Heldt
EDGE · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
46 tkl
’25 · Clemson
Jeremiah Alexander
LB · from Alabama · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
36 tkl
’25 · Clemson
Where Clemson’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 11 arrivals14 departures · destinations
Sun Belt
2 players
SEC
2 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
Big 12
1 player
ACC
1 player
Other
2 players
+
SEC
4 players
ACC
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Non-FBS
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Clemson
-3 net moves
Arrived from · 11
Sun Belt
2 players
SEC
2 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
Big 12
1 player
ACC
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 14
SEC
4 players
ACC
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Non-FBS
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
+
Other
3 players
2arrivals came from Sun Belt programs — the single largest source.
8arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (5 of 11 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the ACC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out1 undated move not plotted
All portal moves
25 of 25 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
EW
Winter window · 3★
DS
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
MS
Winter window · 3★
CJ
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
CM
Winter window · 3★
CW
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MH
Winter window · 4★
AB
Window unrecorded
?
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