Transfer portal · 2026
East Carolina Pirates
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+22
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
East Carolina added 22 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 24 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.
28
Arrivals
+4
24
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.87
Avg rating out
22
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 28
’25 production in
—
18 of 24
’25 production out
How the roster changed
52 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
G
London Montgomery out to Florida drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
WR
+4 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Yannick Smith out to SMU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
OL
+6 in · −5 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
H
Emmanuel Poku out to South Carolina drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
Desirrio Riles out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
QB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Katin Houser out to Illinois drives the room.
Defense-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
CB
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Jordy Lowery out to Florida drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Crews Law in from Memphis drives the room.
No movement—
EDGE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
Ja'Marley Riddle out to Georgia drives the room.
Unresolved-3 players
DL
+0 in · −3 out
InOut
No arrivals
Zion Wilson out to Virginia drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Replaced+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Noah Perez in from Akron drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Elliot Huether in from St. Thomas drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Blake Shirley in from Wofford drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
KR
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Kyler Pearson in from Oklahoma 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 East Carolina replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Campbell
Jyron Waiters
37th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 69 yds
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Jeremiah Melvin
rating 0.86 · 28th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD · z1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Desirrio Riles
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 28 rec · 362 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Texas-Rio Grande Valley
T
Ismael Smith Flores
no ’25 production record · te1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to NC State
Jimarion McCrimon
rating 0.86 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Kennesaw State
Brandon Best
rating 0.85 · c1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Midwestern State
Leivi Semaia
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Northern Arizona
Ethan Kramer
no ’25 production record · rg1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to West Georgia
Kendric Davis
rating 0.84 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Memphis
Crews Law
rating 0.86 · 59th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · wlb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia
Ja'Marley Riddle
rating 0.87 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 70 tkl · 4 TFL · 3 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from App State
Zyeir Gamble
96th pctl ’25 production · 72 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 INT · s1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
Katin Houser
rating 0.88 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 269/408 · 3,300 pass yds · 19 TD · 6 INT · 193 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Mitch Griffis
48th pctl ’25 production · 26/36 · 357 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to North Texas
Chaston Ditta
rating 0.83 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 12/24 · 215 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Miami
Emory Williams
rating 0.85 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 13/19 · 156 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 20
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
London Montgomery
rating 0.89 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 742 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 7 TD · 15 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Ashton Gray
rating 0.87 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 377 rush yds · 6.5 ypc · 5 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Yannick Smith
rating 0.92 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 44 rec · 583 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Miami
Ray Ray Joseph
rating 0.86 · 22nd pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 25 yds · kr1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida
Jordy Lowery
rating 0.86 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 4 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Christian Peterson
rating 0.85 · nb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Illinois State
Key Crowell
36th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Minnesota
Jaylen Bowden
25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · cb22 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Lamar
Parker Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 256 rush yds · 3.4 ypc · 2 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 14
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to West Georgia
Malik Leverett
9th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 8 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 13
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to Vanderbilt
Jayvontay Conner
rating 0.89 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 23 rec · 333 yds · 3 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Virginia
Zion Wilson
rating 0.88 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 42 tkl · 10 TFL · 6 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
3 producing losses unanswered
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
26 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much East Carolina depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)50%
5
1
4
Offensive line50%
5
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
3
2
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
5
Specialists70%
3
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
54%
Projected two-deep from transfers
29 of 54 two-deep slots
15 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
54th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
7th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jasiyah Robinson
EDGE · from Michigan State · 2021 cycle · DE1 starter
87th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina
Rion Roseborough
DL · from Towson · 2025 cycle · DT1 starter
69th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina
Kendrick DuJour
EDGE · from Sam Houston · 2025 cycle · RUSH2 rotation
66th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina
Tyler Johnson
WR · from Penn State · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
38th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina
Where East Carolina’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals24 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 28
Non-FBS
9 players
American Athletic
5 players
Sun Belt
4 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
3 players
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 24
Non-FBS
10 players
SEC
5 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big Ten
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
9arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
22arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out5 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
52 of 52 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
AG
Winter window · 3★
RR
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
CL
Winter window · 3★
CP
Winter window · 3★
BB
Winter window · 3★
PJ
Winter window · 3★
EW
Winter window · 3★
MP
Winter window · 3★
EH
Winter window · 3★
KD
Winter window · 3★
CL
Winter window · 3★