Transfer portal · 2026
East Carolina Pirates
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+23
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
East Carolina added 23 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 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.
29
Arrivals
+5
24
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.87
Avg rating out
23
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 29
’25 production in
—
18 of 24
’25 production out
How the roster changed
53 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+3 net players
Replaced+2 players
WR
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Yannick Smith out to SMU drives the room.
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
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-1 net players
Replaced+2 players
CB
+4 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
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+3 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.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Blake Shirley in from Wofford drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did East Carolina replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced4 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Campbell
Jyron Waiters
4% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 69 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Landon Sides
6% ’25 usage · 34 rec · 449 yds · 1 TD · x1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Midwestern State
Leivi Semaia
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 · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Memphis
Crews Law
rating 0.86 · 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 · 70 tkl · 4 TFL · 3 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from App State
Zyeir Gamble
72 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced11 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
Katin Houser
rating 0.88 · 50% ’25 usage · 269/408 · 3,300 pass yds · 19 TD · 6 INT · 193 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Mitch Griffis
9% ’25 usage · 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 · 12% ’25 usage · 12/24 · 215 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Miami
Emory Williams
rating 0.85 · 10% ’25 usage · 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 · 18% ’25 usage · 742 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 7 TD · 15 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Ashton Gray
rating 0.87 · 8% ’25 usage · 377 rush yds · 6.5 ypc · 5 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Lamar
Parker Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 10% ’25 usage · 256 rush yds · 3.4 ypc · 2 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Marshall
Michael Allen
16% ’25 usage · 385 rush yds · 5 ypc · 4 TD · 12 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Yannick Smith
rating 0.92 · 6% ’25 usage · 44 rec · 583 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Miami
Ray Joseph
rating 0.86 · 5% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 25 yds · sl1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to West Georgia
Malik Leverett
3% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 8 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Jeremiah Melvin
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Desirrio Riles
rating 0.86 · 5% ’25 usage · 28 rec · 362 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from App State
Kanen Hamlett
3% ’25 usage · 13 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD · te1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Jayvontay Conner
rating 0.89 · 4% ’25 usage · 23 rec · 333 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas-Rio Grande Valley
T
Ismael Smith Flores
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to NC State
Jimarion McCrimon
rating 0.86 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Kennesaw State
Brandon Best
rating 0.85 · c1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Jordy Lowery
rating 0.86 · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 4 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Christian Peterson
rating 0.85 · nb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois State
Key Crowell
4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Minnesota
Jaylen Bowden
3 tkl · lcb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced1 chain
DL
Production lost
Out · to Virginia
Zion Wilson
rating 0.88 · 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 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthHouserGray
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
27 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much East Carolina depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 49 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)90%
1
2
7
Offensive line63%
3
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)33%
8
3
1
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
2
6
Specialists29%
5
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
61%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 49 two-deep slots
16 of 26
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
46th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
8th-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
26 tkl
’25 · East Carolina
Ayden Duncanson
S · from North Carolina · 2024 cycle · SS1 starter
33 tkl
’25 · East Carolina
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR · from Oklahoma · 2025 cycle · SL2 rotation
3%
’25 usage · East Carolina
Rion Roseborough
DL · from Towson · 2025 cycle · DT1 starter
16 tkl
’25 · East Carolina
Kendrick DuJour
EDGE · from Sam Houston · 2025 cycle · RUSH2 rotation
11 tkl
’25 · East Carolina
Jonathan Akins
CB · from Maryland · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Tyler Johnson
WR · from Penn State · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
3%
’25 usage · East Carolina
Where East Carolina’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 29 arrivals24 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
6 players
American Athletic
5 players
Sun Belt
4 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
3 players
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
4 players
+
Non-FBS
9 players
SEC
5 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big Ten
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
+
Other
1 player
East Carolina
+5 net moves
Arrived from · 29
Non-FBS
6 players
American Athletic
5 players
Sun Belt
4 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
3 players
+
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 24
Non-FBS
9 players
SEC
5 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big Ten
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
+
Other
1 player
6arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
23arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 29 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
53 of 53 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
AG
Winter window · 3★
RJ
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★