Transfer portal · 2026
Florida International Panthers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+24
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Florida International added 24 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 18 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
+11
18
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.85
Avg rating out
24
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
9 of 29
’25 production in
—
13 of 18
’25 production out
How the roster changed
47 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense+4 net players
Replaced+2 players
OL
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Mykeal Rabess out to California drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Keyone Jenkins out to UCF drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Dallas Payne out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Alex Perry out to Illinois drives the room.
No movement—
RB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Defense+6 net players
Upgraded+3 players
EDGE
+4 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
B
DeeJay Holmes Jr. in from Ole Miss drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
DL
+5 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
U
?
?
Xion Chapman out to Minnesota drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Brayshawn Littlejohn in from App State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
CB
+4 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Brian Blades ll out to Wake Forest drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
H
?
Jessiah McGrew out to Arizona State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Stone Springman in from Miami drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
LS
+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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Florida International replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to UCF
Keyone Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 43% ’25 usage · 164/263 · 1,742 pass yds · 9 TD · 6 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from App State
JJ Kohl
rating 0.86 · 39% ’25 usage · 133/216 · 1,465 pass yds · 12 TD · 2 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Shaborne Demps
4% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 53 yds
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from BYU
Maguire Anderson
no ’25 production record · x1 starter
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to California
Mykeal Rabess
rating 0.86
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from California
Daveion Harley
no ’25 production record · c1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Rhode Island
Toddrick Brewton
4 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Butler CC
B
Kenton Simmons
no ’25 production record · lde1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to East Carolina
Ashton Levells
21 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 4 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Duke
Da'Vontae Floyd
no ’25 production record · nb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
Alex Perry
rating 0.86 · 9% ’25 usage · 56 rec · 840 yds · 9 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Rhode Island
Greg Gaines III
rating 0.83 · z1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Dallas Payne
rating 0.84 · 4% ’25 usage · 27 rec · 293 yds · 4 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Rhode Island
Kevin Schaeffer
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Minnesota
Xion Chapman
rating 0.92 · 14 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Alabama
RJ Moss Jr.
rating 0.85 · 24 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Steven Shannon
6 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida State
Jamorie Flagg
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl · dt2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Akron
Dwight Nunoo
rating 0.82 · 6 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from App State
Brayshawn Littlejohn
rating 0.85 · 32 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk · mlb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Nebraska
Victor Evans III
rating 0.85 · 41 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida Atlantic
Lawrence Johnson
rating 0.83 · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD · lcb1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Purdue
Mister Clark
rating 0.84 · 57 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Alabama
Wesley Miller
rating 0.84 · 53 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 INT · fs2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Arizona State
Jessiah McGrew
rating 0.85 · 67 tkl · 4 INT · 4 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Hutchinson CC
H
Ormond Wallace
no ’25 production record · ss2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
Not replaced1 chain
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Preston Thompson
9 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJenkinsKohl
?
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
26 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Florida International depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)50%
5
2
3
Offensive line70%
3
2
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
1
7
Secondary (CB/S)90%
1
3
6
Specialists44%
5
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
66%
Projected two-deep from transfers
35 of 53 two-deep slots
18 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
44th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
6th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Conference USA teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine
CB · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
17 tkl
’25 · Florida International
Dante Anderson
EDGE · from Florida State · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
14 tkl
’25 · Florida International
Antonio Tripp Jr.
OL · from Miami · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Demetrius Hill
S · from Illinois · 2025 cycle · FS1 starter
19 tkl
’25 · Florida International
Tyderick Brown
CB · from UAB · 2025 cycle · LCB2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Justin Wood
LS · from Houston · 2025 cycle · LS1 starter
2 tkl
’25 · Florida International
Anthony Carrie
RB · from Georgia Tech · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
12%
’25 usage · Florida International
Jojo Stone
WR · from Louisville · 2025 cycle · SL2 rotation
5%
’25 usage · Florida International
Zaire Flournoy
OL · from UAB · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
1 tkl
’25 · Florida International
Where Florida International’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 29 arrivals18 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
7 players
Sun Belt
5 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
4 players
Unlisted
4 players
+
Mid-American
1 player
Other
4 players
+
+
Unannounced
5 players
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
3 players
ACC
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Florida International
+11 net moves
Arrived from · 29
Non-FBS
7 players
Sun Belt
5 players
ACC
4 players
Big 12
4 players
+
Unlisted
4 players
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 18
+
Unannounced
5 players
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
3 players
ACC
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
+
Other
2 players
7arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
24arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (10 of 29 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Conference USA.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out15 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
47 of 47 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JK
Winter window · 3★
BL
Winter window · 3★
RM
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
DP
Winter window · 3★
?
0.84Immediate—Dec 29WM
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
GG
Winter window · 3★
LJ
Winter window · 3★
NJ
Winter window · 3★
ES
Winter window · 3★
SS
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 29AA
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2SD
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 4