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 (5 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.
12
Arrivals
-2
14
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
8
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 12
’25 production in
—
9 of 14
’25 production out
How the roster changed
26 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense-4 net players
Replaced—
WR
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Jaylen Brown-Wallace in from Wingate drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
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+2 net players
Replaced+3 players
DL
+4 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Stephiylan Green out to LSU 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
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
London Merritt in from Colorado drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Corey Myrick in from Southern Miss 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Clemson replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia State
Keith Adams Jr.
rating 0.84 · 33rd pctl ’25 production · 71 rush yds · 5.1 ypc · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from SMU
Chris Johnson Jr.
rating 0.87 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 479 rush yds · 7.1 ypc · 4 TD · 17 rec · kor1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Stephiylan Green
rating 0.91 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 18 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from unverified school
?
Andy Burburija
no ’25 production record · ldt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Shelton Lewis
rating 0.86 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · 1 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Auburn
Donovan Starr
rating 0.87 · lcb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Ricardo Jones
rating 0.87 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 1 TFL · 6 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Jerome Carter III
rating 0.85 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 76 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 6 INT · fs21 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia
Khalil Barnes
rating 0.87 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 40 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Southern Miss
Corey Myrick
rating 0.85 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 91 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Partially replaced1 chain
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Oregon
Markus Dixon
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Colorado
London Merritt
rating 0.87 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 8 TFL · 1 sk · lde2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to West Virginia
Josh Sapp
rating 0.85 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 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 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Clemson depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)8%
11
1
Offensive line0%
10
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
2
3
Secondary (CB/S)40%
6
4
Specialists8%
11
1
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
19%
Projected two-deep from transfers
11 of 58 two-deep slots
7 of 30
Projected starters from transfers
5 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
Will Heldt
EDGE · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
98th pctl
’25 production · Clemson
Jeremiah Alexander
LB · from Alabama · 2025 cycle · MLB1 starter
66th pctl
’25 production · Clemson
Where Clemson’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 12 arrivals14 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 12
Non-FBS
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
SEC
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
3arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
8arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (5 of 12 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
26 of 26 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★
KK
Winter window · 3★
MH
Winter window · 4★
SEP 11
12:32 AM
LCB
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LCB
LCB2 → LCB1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
FS
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team FS
FS4 → FS1