Transfer portal · 2026
Florida State Seminoles
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Florida State added 21 transfers projected into the two-deep (14 as starters) against 36 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.
26
Arrivals
-10
36
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
21
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 26
’25 production in
—
28 of 36
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 7 rooms, led by QB.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
62 moves · 14 rooms touchediOffense-7 net players
Upgraded—
QB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Tommy Castellanos out to Texas Tech drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
Quintrevion Wisner in from Texas drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
TE
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Desirrio Riles in from East Carolina drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
OL
+5 in · −6 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
Xavier Chaplin in from Auburn drives the room.
Unresolved-4 players
WR
+0 in · −4 out
InOut
No arrivals
Lawayne McCoy out to Louisville drives the room.
Defense-6 net players
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Earl Little Jr. out to Ohio State drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Nehemiah Chandler in from South Alabama drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
LB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Chris Jones in from Southern Miss drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
DL
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
Jordan Sanders in from Texas State drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
EDGE
+2 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
P
James Williams out to Oklahoma State drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Daniel Hughes in from New Mexico drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
ROV
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
I
Ashlynd Barker in from Iowa Western CC drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
SNP
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Caleb Bowers in from North Dakota State drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jake Weinberg out to Miami drives the 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Florida State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Randy Pittman Jr.
rating 0.88 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 23 rec · 208 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from East Carolina
Desirrio Riles
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 28 rec · 362 yds · 2 TD · te1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Lucas Simmons
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Auburn
Xavier Chaplin
rating 0.92 · lt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
James Williams
rating 0.87 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Texas A&M
Rylan Kennedy
rating 0.87 · 61st pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk · jack1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Justin Cryer
rating 0.87 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 43 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Southern Miss
Chris Jones
rating 0.86 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 132 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3.5 sk · 1 INT · lb1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Mac Chiumento
18th pctl ’25 production · 26 punts · 44.2 yd avg
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from New Mexico
Daniel Hughes
36th pctl ’25 production · 39 punts · 45 yd avg · p1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced10 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Tommy Castellanos
90th pctl ’25 production · 180/309 · 2,760 pass yds · 15 TD · 9 INT · 557 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Auburn
Ashton Daniels
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 68/119 · 797 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · 280 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Western Kentucky
Brock Glenn
rating 0.85 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 6/10 · 69 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Stony Brook
Malachi Marshall
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Northwestern
Gavin Sawchuk
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 486 rush yds · 4.5 ypc · 8 TD · 13 rec
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas
Quintrevion Wisner
rating 0.93 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 597 rush yds · 4.6 ypc · 3 TD · 22 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Jayson Jenkins
rating 0.87 · 58th pctl ’25 production · 17 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Pearl River (Miss.) CC
P
Jalen Anderson
no ’25 production record · jack2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Gav Holman
rating 0.86 · 20th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina
Mikai Gbayor
rating 0.91 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 36 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk · lb22 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Auburn
Shamar Arnoux
rating 0.86 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Alabama
Nehemiah Chandler
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 INT · cb22 rotation
Jan 3
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Ohio State
Earl Little Jr.
rating 0.93 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 76 tkl · 2 TFL · 4 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Illinois State
CJ Richard Jr.
rating 0.87 · s1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Edwin Joseph
rating 0.92 · 83rd pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Duke
Ma'Khi Jones
rating 0.87 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · n1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Miami
Jake Weinberg
rating 0.83 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 12/19 FG · 82 pts
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Gabe Panikowski
rating 0.84 · ko1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
K
Rotation slot
Out · to Missouri
Brunno Reus
rating 0.80 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 0/0 FG · 2 pts
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Quincy
Conor McAneney
rating 0.80 · ko2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced7 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Mercer
Jaylen King
rating 0.83 · 5th pctl ’25 production
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
RB
Production lost
Out · to Tulane
Jaylin Lucas
rating 0.87 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 160 rush yds · 5.9 ypc · 11 rec
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Louisville
Lawayne McCoy
rating 0.92 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 27 rec · 403 yds · 3 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Mississippi State
Amaree Williams
rating 0.88 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Boston College
KJ Sampson
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Jayden Parrish
rating 0.84 · 15th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Wisconsin
Cai Bates
rating 0.86 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
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
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
10 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Florida State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 61 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)33%
12
1
5
Offensive line50%
5
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
7
3
4
Secondary (CB/S)33%
4
2
Specialists45%
6
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
44%
Projected two-deep from transfers
27 of 61 two-deep slots
17 of 31
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 2 held over
38th
ACC percentile · transfer share
11th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 17 ACC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Deante McCray
DL · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · DT22 rotation
72nd pctl
’25 production · Florida State
Duce Robinson
WR · from USC · 2025 cycle · WR1 starter
99th pctl
’25 production · Florida State
Caleb LaVallee
LB · from North Carolina · 2025 cycle · LB31 starter
—
no ’25 record
Deamontae Diggs
EDGE · from Coastal Carolina · 2025 cycle · DE2 rotation
30th pctl
’25 production · Florida State
Where Florida State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 26 arrivals36 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 26
Non-FBS
7 players
SEC
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Mountain West
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Other
5 players
Departed to · 36
SEC
11 players
ACC
5 players
Sun Belt
5 players
Big Ten
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Other
5 players
7arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
21arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 26 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
5departures stayed inside the ACC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
62 of 62 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
QW
Winter window · 4★
XC
Winter window · 4★
MG
Winter window · 4★
RK
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
CN
Winter window · 3★
CR
Winter window · 3★
MJ
Winter window · 3★
NC
Winter window · 3★
AD
Winter window · 3★
BJ
Winter window · 3★
DR
Winter window · 3★
