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East Carolina Pirates transfer portal

NCAA · American Athletic · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

East Carolina Pirates

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+24
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
East Carolina added 24 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 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
24
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 28
’25 production in
—
18 of 24
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 2 rooms, led by K.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.

How the roster changed

52 moves · 13 rooms touchedi
Offense
+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
G
London Montgomery out to Florida drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
WR
+4 in · −3 out · 3 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
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Crews Law in from Memphis drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
Ja'Marley Riddle out to Georgia drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Jordy Lowery out to Florida drives the room.
No movement—
EDGE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-3 players
DL
+0 in · −3 out
InOut
No arrivals
Zion Wilson out to Virginia drives the room.
Specialists
+4 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
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-player
Replaced
7 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 · wr31 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to West Georgia
Malik Leverett
9th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 8 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Landon Sides
78th pctl ’25 production · 34 rec · 449 yds · 1 TD · wr1 starter
Jan 7
▾ 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 · lb21 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 · saf1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
6 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 Miami
Emory Williams
rating 0.85 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 13/19 · 156 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 20
▾ 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 Texas Tech
Mitch Griffis
48th pctl ’25 production · 26/36 · 357 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation 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
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Ashton Gray
rating 0.87 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 377 rush yds · 6.5 ypc · 5 TD · rb2 rotation
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 · wr21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Jayvontay Conner
rating 0.89 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 23 rec · 333 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from App State
Kanen Hamlett
68th pctl ’25 production · 13 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ 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 Louisville
Rae'mon Mosby
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · cb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced
3 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
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
CB
Production lost
Out · to Illinois State
Key Crowell
36th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 18
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Gray
Law
0th 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 slots
Quarterback
2
100%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
5
1
8
64%
Offensive line
5
5
50%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
6
2
2
40%
Secondary (CB/S)
4
1
3
50%
Specialists
3
7
70%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
57%
Projected two-deep from transfers
31 of 54 two-deep slots
15 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 1 held over
62nd
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
6th-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 · DT2 rotation
69th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina
Jonathan Akins
CB · from Maryland · 2025 cycle · CB22 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Tyler Johnson
WR · from Penn State · 2025 cycle · WR2 rotation
38th pctl
’25 production · East Carolina

Where East Carolina’s transfers came from — and where they went

Sources · 28 arrivals24 departures · destinations
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
+
Non-FBS
10 players
SEC
5 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big Ten
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
East Carolina
+4 net moves
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.
24arrivals 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 − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWConnerHouserSmithMontgomeryPoku-1EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 5 → JUL 1 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWConnerSmith-1EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 5 → JUL 1 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT
5 undated moves not plotted

All portal moves

52 of 52 moves match · 25 shown
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Role in
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PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
YS
Yannick Smith
Winter window · 4★
WR↑ DepartureSMU0.9285th pctl production · 44 rec · 583 yds · 5 TDImmediate—Jan 5
JC
Jayvontay Conner
Winter window · 3★
TE↑ DepartureVanderbilt0.8988th pctl production · 23 rec · 333 yds · 3 TDImmediate—Jan 5
LM
London Montgomery
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureFlorida0.8988th pctl production · 742 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 7 TD · 15 recImmediate—Jan 8
KH
Katin Houser
Winter window · 3★
QB↑ DepartureIllinois0.8892nd pctl production · 269/408 · 3,300 pass yds · 19 TD · 6 INT · 193 rush ydsImmediate—Jan 5
EP
Emmanuel Poku
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureSouth Carolina0.88no recordImmediate—Jan 9
ZW
Zion Wilson
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DepartureVirginia0.8896th pctl production · 42 tkl · 10 TFL · 6 skImmediate—Jan 12
AG
Ashton Gray
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
North Texas
0.8767th pctl production · 377 rush yds · 6.5 ypc · 5 TDImmediateRB2 rotationJan 6
JR
Ja'Marley Riddle
Winter window · 3★
S↑ DepartureGeorgia0.8797th pctl production · 70 tkl · 4 TFL · 3 INTImmediate—Jan 9
JM
Jimarion McCrimon
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureNC State0.860th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 5
DR
Desirrio Riles
Winter window · 3★
TE↑ DepartureFlorida State0.8690th pctl production · 28 rec · 362 yds · 2 TDImmediate—Jan 6
RR
Ray Ray Joseph
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Miami
0.8622nd pctl production · 2 rec · 25 ydsImmediateWR21 starterJan 9
JM
Jeremiah Melvin
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Wake Forest
0.8628th pctl production · 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TDImmediateWR31 starterJan 11
CL
Crews Law
Winter window · 3★
LB↓ Arrival
Memphis
0.8659th pctl production · 23 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 skImmediateLB21 starterJan 12
JL
Jordy Lowery
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ DepartureFlorida0.8669th pctl production · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 4 PDImmediate—Jan 21
CP
Christian Peterson
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
UCF
0.85no recordImmediateSAF2 rotationJan 5
BB
Brandon Best
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Kennesaw State
0.85no recordImmediateC1 starterJan 10
PJ
Parker Jenkins
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ Departure
Lamar
0.8562nd pctl production · 256 rush yds · 3.4 ypc · 2 TDImmediate—Jan 14
XM
Xavier McIver
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DepartureSouthern Miss0.8536th pctl production · 6 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 skImmediate—Jan 17
EW
Emory Williams
Winter window · 3★
QB↓ Arrival
Miami
0.8536th pctl production · 13/19 · 156 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INTImmediateQB1 starterJan 20
MP
Myles Pollard
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
Memphis
0.84no recordImmediateNICK2 rotationJan 14
EH
Elliot Huether
Winter window · 3★
P↓ Arrival
St. Thomas
0.84no recordImmediatePT2 rotationJan 23
KD
Kendric Davis
Winter window · 3★
LB↑ Departure
West Georgia
0.840th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 29
CD
Chaston Ditta
Winter window · 3★
QB↑ DepartureNorth Texas0.8338th pctl production · 12/24 · 215 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INTImmediate—Jan 13
SR
Samuel Riddy Jr.
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureUAB0.82no recordImmediate—Jan 25
CL
Cade Law
Winter window · 3★
LB↓ Arrival
Memphis
0.81no recordImmediateLB22 rotationJan 12

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