Transfer portal · 2026
Florida Atlantic Owls
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+24
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Florida Atlantic added 24 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 as starters) against 28 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.
34
Arrivals
+6
28
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
24
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
15 of 34
’25 production in
—
17 of 28
’25 production out
How the roster changed
62 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+4 players
OL
+6 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Daughtry Richardson out to Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
WR
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
N
?
Asaad Waseem out to Purdue drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Xavier Terrell out to Northern Iowa drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
QB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
?
?
Drew Devillier in from Rice drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
TE
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
U
Brooks Johnson in from Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+3 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Kenyon Garner in from Livingstone drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
DL
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
N
Blake Burris in from Texas Tech | SMU drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Tyler Stolsky out to West Virginia drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Mike Wright III out to Bowling Green drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
CB
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
JK Johnson in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Upgraded+2 players
P
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Reed Chandley in from Georgia State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Walker Adkinson in from Fordham drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Collin Rogers in from SMU 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 Florida Atlantic replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
Jayshon Platt
rating 0.86 · 8% ’25 usage · 46 rec · 720 yds · 5 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
N
Antojuan Woody
no ’25 production record · kr1 starter
—
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Martavious Collins
2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 19 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Coastal Carolina
Brooks Johnson
5% ’25 usage · 11 rec · 87 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Daughtry Richardson
rating 0.83 · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Georgia Tech
Ben Galloway
1 tkl · rt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Chenellson Exume
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Texas Tech | SMU
T
Blake Burris
no ’25 production record · dt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to UConn
Zion Paret
rating 0.85 · 13 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
JK Johnson
rating 0.86 · 16 tkl · 2 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Bowling Green
Mike Wright III
rating 0.84 · 8 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Tyson Rooks
5 tkl · 1 PD · fs1 starter
—
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Old Dominion
Andrew Nelms
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from SMU
Collin Rogers
1/3 FG · 15 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced9 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida State
Gemari Sands
rating 0.86 · 17% ’25 usage · 465 rush yds · 4.4 ypc · 40 rec
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Fairmont State
Leonard Farrow
rating 0.83 · rb2 rotation
Nov 18
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Purdue
Asaad Waseem
rating 0.86 · 10% ’25 usage · 69 rec · 726 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Kelby Valsin
1% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 35 yds · h1 starter
—
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Ball State
Jabari Smith Jr.
rating 0.85 · 3% ’25 usage · 15 rec · 166 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Bowling Green
RJ Garcia II
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 27 rec · 283 yds · x2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Quincy Brown
rating 0.84 · 1% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 10 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Maryland
Jahmari Powell-Wonson
2% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 14 yds · h2 rotation
Jan 3
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to UTRGV
U
Reid Mikeska
1% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 3 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Villanova
AJ Johnson
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Eric Brantley Jr.
20 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ohio
Jay Crable
28 tkl · 8 TFL · 6 sk · rush2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to West Virginia
Tyler Stolsky
rating 0.85 · 86 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kansas
Joseph Sipp Jr.
3 tkl · mlb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to East Tennessee State
Jarvis Johnson
4 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia Southern
Zyere Horton
no ’25 production record · mlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida International
Lawrence Johnson
rating 0.83 · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from LSU
Wallace Foster IV
no ’25 production record · rcb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Carson Cruver
3% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Feb 2
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Northern Iowa
Xavier Terrell
17% ’25 usage · 161 rush yds · 3 ypc · 1 TD · 13 rec
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Mercer
Cameron Goggins
0 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Feb 4
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthSandsGarcia
?
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
45 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Florida Atlantic depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)83%
2
2
8
Offensive line60%
4
2
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)83%
2
6
4
Secondary (CB/S)78%
2
3
4
Specialists70%
3
1
6
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
75%
Projected two-deep from transfers
41 of 55 two-deep slots
24 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 11 held over
77th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
4th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Dominique Henry
WR · from BYU · 2024 cycle · X1 starter
7%
’25 usage · Florida Atlantic
Ja'Kavion Nonar
OL · from Maryland · 2024 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Wilky Denaud
DL · from Mississippi State · 2024 cycle · DT2 rotation
29 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Leon Hart Jr.
LB · from Marshall · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
83 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Enyce Sledge
DL · from Illinois · 2025 cycle · NT2 rotation
7 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Derrick Rogers
CB · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · LCB2 rotation
10 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Caden Veltkamp
QB · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
61%
’25 usage · Florida Atlantic
Easton Messer
WR · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · Y1 starter
14%
’25 usage · Florida Atlantic
CJ Doggette Jr.
DL · from Ohio · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
24 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Deshaun Batiste
EDGE · from Tulane · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
23 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Carson Osmus
OL · from Washington State · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Jayden Sweeney
S · from Liberty · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
41 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Khmari Johnson
LB · from Austin Peay · 2025 cycle · WLB2 rotation
41 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Damarius McGhee
CB · from Kansas · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
30 tkl
’25 · Florida Atlantic
Where Florida Atlantic’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 34 arrivals28 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
12 players
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
ACC
3 players
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
5 players
+
+
Unannounced
8 players
Non-FBS
8 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Florida Atlantic
+6 net moves
Arrived from · 34
Non-FBS
12 players
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
ACC
3 players
+
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
5 players
Departed to · 28
+
Unannounced
8 players
Non-FBS
8 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
4 players
12arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
24arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 34 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out12 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
62 of 62 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JJ
Winter window · 3★
RG
Winter window · 3★
KG
Winter window · 3★
QB
Winter window · 3★
?
0.84Immediate—Dec 9BT
Winter window · 3★
LF
Winter window · 3★
BS
Winter window · 3★
MV
Winter window · 3★
MC
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 1KW
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 8EB
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 10AR
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2MH
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Jan 2TY
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2JP
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★