Transfer portal · 2026
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+28
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Coastal Carolina added 28 transfers projected into the two-deep (18 as starters) against 39 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.
41
Arrivals
+2
39
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.84
Avg rating out
28
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
15 of 41
’25 production in
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24 of 39
’25 production out
How the roster changed
80 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense0 net players
Replaced+1 player
TE
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
S
Brooks Johnson out to Florida Atlantic drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
OL
+5 in · −4 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Apisa Poumele in from Central Michigan drives the room.
Upgraded—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
W
Tristian Gardner in from Missouri State drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Ja'Vin Simpkins out to UAB drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
QB
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
?
?
Tad Hudson out to NC State drives the room.
Defense0 net players
Replaced+3 players
DL
+7 in · −4 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
DJ Wesolak in from Missouri State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+5 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
?
Fredd Adams out to Tarleton State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
LB
+3 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Luke Murphy out to UConn drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Avyonne Jones out to Stephen F. Austin drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+2 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jayden Bryant out to Kansas State drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Mitch Weisenborn in from Missouri State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Roland Podesta in from Boise State drives the room.
Replaced—
K
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Kian Afrookhteh out to Utah 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 Coastal Carolina replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced9 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Delaware
Bryson Graves
rating 0.84 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 35 rec · 330 yds · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri State
Tristian Gardner
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 30 rec · 465 yds · 6 TD · wr21 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Duke
Nick Del Grande
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Jackson State
Mason Barton
rating 0.85 · lt1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Jordan Mack
rating 0.86 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri State
Mitchell Toney
rating 0.85 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 5 TFL · 2.5 sk · de21 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Tyler Moore
35th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri State
DJ Wesolak
rating 0.84 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4 sk · dt1 starter
Apr 22
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Darrion Henry-Young
rating 0.85 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri State
Ahmad Poole
77th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sk · dt21 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Western Kentucky
Geajorm Akpaloo
43rd pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Elon
Jesse Powell II
rating 0.84 · sam1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Utah State
Kian Afrookhteh
60th pctl ’25 production · 15/19 FG · 77 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Florida A&M
Daniel Porto
no ’25 production record · ko1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Philippe LaForge
rating 0.80 · 21st pctl ’25 production · 2/4 FG · 7 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from South Carolina State
Nico Cavanillas Alti
no ’25 production record · pk1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Haden Tessier
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Boise State
Roland Podesta
no ’25 production record · p1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
Partially replaced11 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to NC State
Tad Hudson
rating 0.85 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 139/254 · 1,253 pass yds · 6 TD · 7 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Missouri State
Deuce Bailey
49th pctl ’25 production · 23/47 · 335 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · qb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Delaware State
Samari Collier
60th pctl ’25 production · 38/78 · 489 pass yds · 7 TD · 2 INT · 429 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tyler Junior College
T
Tre Guerra
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Cameron Wright
66th pctl ’25 production · 24 rec · 274 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida A&M
Goldie Lawrence
rating 0.84 · wr22 rotation
Jan 20
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Brooks Johnson
57th pctl ’25 production · 11 rec · 87 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Carolina State
Cyrus Ellison
rating 0.83 · te2 rotation
Jan 18
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Jayden Bryant
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Chandavian Bradley
rating 0.85 · 14th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · de1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Incarnate Word
Walt Gray
33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Samford
Donovan Grayson
rating 0.86 · de2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UConn
Luke Murphy
rating 0.84 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 36 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Michigan State
Marcellius Pulliam
rating 0.85 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · mike1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Tarleton State
Fredd Adams
53rd pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Villanova
Damill Bostic Jr.
rating 0.85 · cb21 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Rice
Zach Cody
rating 0.83 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Bryant
Azarel Juste
rating 0.85 · nb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Noah Gibson
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tyler
T
King White
no ’25 production record · cb22 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Stephen F. Austin
Avyonne Jones
81st pctl ’25 production · 46 tkl · 1 INT · 2 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Dakota State
Jalen Lee
rating 0.86 · ss1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Texas
MJ Morris
rating 0.85 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 35/60 · 304 pass yds · 1 TD · 4 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 22
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to UAB
Ja'Vin Simpkins
rating 0.84 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 590 rush yds · 4.7 ypc · 2 TD · 17 rec
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 18
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Idaho State
Eli Aragon
47th pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 109 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 27
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Kent State
Nate Gregory
rating 0.84 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
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 27
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Dante Thomas
62nd pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 1 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 16
▾ 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
38 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Coastal Carolina depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 59 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
4
3
Offensive line70%
3
2
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)71%
4
1
9
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
1
4
Specialists69%
4
3
6
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
68%
Projected two-deep from transfers
40 of 59 two-deep slots
24 of 30
Projected starters from transfers
18 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
69th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
5th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Zach Courtney
TE · from Colorado · 2023 cycle · TE1 starter
64th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
Ibrahim Diawara
EDGE · from Shippensburg · 2024 cycle · DE22 rotation
67th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
Tray Franklin
OL · from South Carolina State · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Colton Hinton
WR · from Furman · 2025 cycle · SWR2 rotation
9th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
Robby Washington
WR · from Miami · 2025 cycle · SWR1 starter
69th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
Karmello English
WR · from West Georgia · 2025 cycle · WR1 starter
58th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
Chris Henry
S · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · FS2 rotation
45th pctl
’25 production · Coastal Carolina
G
Johnathan Ashley
OL · from Georgia Military · pre-2026 · RT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Coastal Carolina’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 41 arrivals39 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 41
Non-FBS
21 players
Conference USA
10 players
SEC
2 players
Big 12
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 39
Non-FBS
9 players
+
Unannounced
8 players
American Athletic
6 players
Big 12
5 players
ACC
3 players
Conference USA
3 players
+
Other
5 players
21arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
28arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (5 of 41 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out11 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
80 of 80 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JL
Winter window · 3★
TG
Winter window · 3★
DG
Winter window · 3★
TJ
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
XB
Winter window · 3★
AP
Winter window · 3★
JT
Winter window · 3★
MT
Winter window · 3★
DA
Winter window · 3★
MP
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
TL
Spring window · 3★
GW
Winter window · 3★