Transfer portal · 2026
Colorado Buffaloes
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+24
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Colorado added 24 transfers projected into the two-deep (18 as starters) against 37 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.
43
Arrivals
+6
37
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.87
Avg rating out
24
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
30 of 43
’25 production in
—
24 of 37
’25 production out
How the roster changed
80 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+5 net players
Replaced+3 players
OL
+8 in · −5 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
?
Leon Bell in from California drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Damian Henderson II in from Sacramento State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
TE
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Fisher Clements in from Northern Colorado drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Danny Scudero in from San José State drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Ryan Staub out to Tennessee drives the room.
Defense-1 net players
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+6 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Vili Taufatofua in from San José State drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Naeten Mitchell in from New Mexico State drives the room.
Upgraded—
DL
+6 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Ezra Christensen in from New Mexico State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
LB
+2 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Liona Lefau in from Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
CB
+5 in · −7 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Emory Floyd in from App State drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Daniel Gerlach in from Colby College drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Aiden DeCorte in from Central Michigan drives the room.
No movement—
P
+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 Colorado replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Dre'lon Miller
rating 0.88 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 21 rec · 159 yds · 1 TD · 134 rush yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from San José State
Danny Scudero
rating 0.87 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 88 rec · 1,297 yds · 10 TD · wr31 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Penn State
Alexander McPherson
rating 0.86 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Monmouth
Lamont Lester Jr.
rating 0.86 · de21 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas A&M
Brandon Davis-Swain
rating 0.86 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tulane
Santana Hopper
rating 0.87 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 4.5 sk · dt21 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Tawfiq Thomas
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from App State
Dylan Manuel
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 7 TFL · 3 sk · 1 INT · dt1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Shaun Myers
rating 0.86 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Texas
Liona Lefau
rating 0.90 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 68 tkl · 2 TFL · 3 PD · wlb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Notre Dame
DJ McKinney
rating 0.91 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Tennessee
Boo Carter
rating 0.93 · 74th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sk · rcb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Carter Stoutmire
rating 0.86 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 33 tkl · 5 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from New Mexico State
Naeten Mitchell
rating 0.85 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 92 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 3 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced11 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Arizona State
Omarion Miller
rating 0.95 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 44 rec · 807 yds · 8 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Texas
DeAndre Moore Jr.
rating 0.94 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 38 rec · 532 yds · 4 TD · wr1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Georgia Southern
Kam Mikell
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 75 rush yds · 0 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Miami (OH)
Kam Perry
rating 0.86 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 43 rec · 976 yds · 6 TD · wr22 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Jordan Seaton
rating 0.98
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from California
Leon Bell
rating 0.89 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · rt1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Clemson
London Merritt
rating 0.87 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 8 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Dakota State
Toby Anene
rating 0.87 · de1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Jehiem Oatis
rating 0.87 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Baylor
Samu Taumanupepe
rating 0.86 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · dt22 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Tavian Coleman
33rd pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Coastal Carolina
Tyler Moore
35th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · dt2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Reginald Hughes
rating 0.86 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 46 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from New Mexico State
Tyler Martinez
rating 0.85 · 59th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · mlb21 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to TCU
Teon Parks
rating 0.87 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 2 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Notre Dame
Cree Thomas
rating 0.87 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · 1 PD · lcb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Tennessee
Isaiah Hardge
rating 0.86 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Utah
Jason Stokes Jr.
rating 0.86 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · 1 PD · lcb2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Texas A&M
Tawfiq Byard
rating 0.88 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 78 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Vanderbilt
Randon Fontenette
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 51 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 6 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Purdue
John Slaughter
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Indiana
Jah Jah Boyd
rating 0.85 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · ss2 rotation
Jan 18
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Tennessee
Ryan Staub
rating 0.85 · 51st pctl ’25 production · 30/55 · 426 pass yds · 3 TD · 4 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 18
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Dallan Hayden
rating 0.86 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 326 rush yds · 4.7 ypc · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
3 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Terrell Timmons Jr.
35th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 58 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Virginia Tech
Samuel Okunlola
rating 0.86 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 4 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 21
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Colorado School of Mines
Braden Keith
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Apr 30
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
10 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Colorado depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)43%
8
2
4
Offensive line70%
3
2
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)57%
6
8
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
1
6
Specialists75%
2
2
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
59%
Projected two-deep from transfers
34 of 58 two-deep slots
23 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
20 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
60th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
6th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Makari Vickers
CB · from Oklahoma · 2025 cycle · NB1 starter
51st pctl
’25 production · Colorado
Damon Greaves
P · from Kansas · 2025 cycle · PT1 starter
90th pctl
’25 production · Colorado
Larry Johnson III
OL · from Tennessee · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
DeKalon Taylor
RB · from Incarnate Word · 2025 cycle · PR21 starter
49th pctl
’25 production · Colorado
Andre Roye Jr.
OL · from Maryland · 2025 cycle · RT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Colorado’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 43 arrivals37 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 43
SEC
8 players
Non-FBS
6 players
Mid-American
6 players
Sun Belt
5 players
Big 12
4 players
Big Ten
4 players
+
Other
10 players
Departed to · 37
SEC
8 players
+
Unannounced
6 players
Big 12
5 players
American Athletic
5 players
ACC
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
+
Other
6 players
8arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
24arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (17 of 43 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
5departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out2 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
80 of 80 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DM
Winter window · 4★
BC
Winter window · 4★
LL
Winter window · 4★
LB
Winter window · 3★
BH
Winter window · 3★
DS
Winter window · 3★
SH
Winter window · 3★
TA
Winter window · 3★
CT
Winter window · 3★
EC
Winter window · 3★
TW
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★
SS
Winter window · 3★
RH
Winter window · 3★
?
0.86Immediate—Dec 29DH
Winter window · 3★
KP
Winter window · 3★
SEP 12
12:08 PM
KR
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team KR
KR2 → KR1
SEP 12
12:08 PM
PR
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team PR
PR2 → PR1