Transfer portal · 2026
Georgia State Panthers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+31
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Georgia State added 31 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 37 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.
41
Arrivals
+4
37
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
31
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
3 of 41
’25 production in
—
27 of 37
’25 production out
How the roster changed
78 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+2 players
WR
+4 in · −2 out
InOut
Javon Robinson out to Utah State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Lane Wadle out to Charlotte drives the room.
Upgraded—
RB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
DJay Braswell out to unannounced drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+6 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Kelton Smith in from Georgia drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
QB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
?
TJ Finley out to Incarnate Word drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Marlin Dean out to UAB drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
D
C
N
?
Jartavius Flounoy out to Syracuse drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
N
C
?
?
Damaine Wilson out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+5 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
Darius Johnson Jr. in from Gardner-Webb drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Jaylen Jones out to Virginia drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+2 players
LS
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
C
Braxton Kitchens in from Reinhardt drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Samer Layous in from Marist drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
P
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Christian Teeter in from Wingate 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 Georgia State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Syracuse
Jartavius Flounoy
rating 0.86 · 22 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Dodge City CC
D
AJ Vaughns
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Kedrick Walker
rating 0.84 · 57 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Northeast Mississippi CC
N
Coby Owens
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Jaylen Jones
rating 0.86 · 66 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina A&T
Tre Mittman
no ’25 production record · fs1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Liberty
D-Icey Hopkins
rating 0.85 · 51 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Monmouth
Eric Lee
no ’25 production record · ss1 starter
—
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Braeden McAlister
2/7 FG · 13 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Marist
Samer Layous
no ’25 production record · pk1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Reed Chandley
54 punts · 45.8 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Wingate
Christian Teeter
no ’25 production record · pt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced17 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Incarnate Word
TJ Finley
rating 0.85 · 42% ’25 usage · 127/201 · 1,244 pass yds · 6 TD · 7 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Merrimack
Ayden Pereira
rating 0.84 · qb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
DJay Braswell
9% ’25 usage · 104 rush yds · 3.6 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgetown
Savion Hart
rating 0.82 · rb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to East Tennessee State
TJ Peyton
4% ’25 usage · 65 rush yds · 5.4 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Shorter
Lanear McCrary Jr.
rating 0.84 · rb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
Javon Robinson
rating 0.85 · 10% ’25 usage · 58 rec · 599 yds · 4 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Washburn
Chase Allen-Jackman
rating 0.85 · sl2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Charlotte
Lane Wadle
rating 0.84 · 2% ’25 usage · 9 rec · 92 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UL Monroe
Wesley Campbell VI
no ’25 production record · te2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Western Kentucky
Alec Johnson
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia
Kelton Smith
rating 0.86 · rt1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Murray State
Kynjrick Boyd
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arizona
Jordan Brown
rating 0.85 · lt1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to UAB
Marlin Dean
rating 0.86 · 32 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Kelze Howard
1 tkl · de2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma
Bishop Thomas
rating 0.86 · 48 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wingate
Mandjou Berte
rating 0.83 · dt1 starter
Dec 3
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to UAB
Noah Nelson
rating 0.84 · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Northeast Mississippi CC
N
Tyrese Cathey
no ’25 production record · dt2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Josiah Robinson
96 tkl · 8 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan
Jaydon Hood
rating 0.84 · mlb1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Cincinnati
Damaine Wilson
rating 0.85 · 11 tkl · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wingate
Ryan Green
rating 0.82 · mlb2 rotation
Dec 3
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to North Alabama
Cayden Adkins
5 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Coffeyville CC
C
Eric Butler Jr.
no ’25 production record · wlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
Deuce Fillmore
rating 0.84 · 39 tkl · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Gardner-Webb
Darius Johnson Jr.
rating 0.85 · rcb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Bernard Causey III
rating 0.84 · 19 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tennessee Tech
Toby Bolton
rating 0.85 · lcb2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to West Virginia
Chams Diagne
rating 0.84 · 25 tkl · 1 INT · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Hutchinson CC
H
Demonte Gaston
no ’25 production record · nb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Boston College
Chandler Jordan
rating 0.86 · 14 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Gannon
Donovan Faria
rating 0.85 · fs2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
PJ Hatter
1% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 16
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Brent Washington
6 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
4 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Dec 4
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Bethune-Cookman
Sam McCall
7 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthFinleyPoe
?
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
41 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Georgia State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
2
5
Offensive line78%
2
2
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)83%
2
1
9
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
1
7
Specialists60%
4
1
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
75%
Projected two-deep from transfers
40 of 53 two-deep slots
21 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 7 held over
92nd
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Derrick Maxey III
CB · from Coastal Carolina · 2024 cycle · NB1 starter
17 tkl
’25 · Georgia State
DJ Riles
WR · from Middle Tennessee · 2024 cycle · SL1 starter
4%
’25 usage · Georgia State
Cameran Brown
QB · from Texas Tech · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
31%
’25 usage · Georgia State
Deandre Duffus
OL · from Maryland · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
1 tkl
’25 · Georgia State
Jaylin Marshall
WR · from Shorter · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
3%
’25 usage · Georgia State
Tyhler Williams
OL · from Akron · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson
EDGE · from Millersville · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
41 tkl
’25 · Georgia State
Where Georgia State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 41 arrivals37 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
20 players
Unlisted
8 players
+
Big 12
3 players
SEC
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Other
3 players
+
Non-FBS
10 players
+
Unannounced
8 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
SEC
3 players
Big 12
3 players
+
Other
5 players
Georgia State
+4 net moves
Arrived from · 41
Non-FBS
20 players
+
Unlisted
8 players
Big 12
3 players
SEC
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 37
Non-FBS
10 players
+
Unannounced
8 players
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
SEC
3 players
Big 12
3 players
+
Other
5 players
20arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
31arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 41 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out13 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
78 of 78 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
KS
Winter window · 3★
DR
Winter window · 3★
?
0.85Immediate—Dec 4CA
Winter window · 3★
DJ
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
DF
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
TF
Winter window · 3★
RD
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
AP
Winter window · 3★