Transfer portal · 2026
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+16
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Hawai'i added 16 transfers projected into the two-deep (10 as starters) against 9 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
+19
9
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.03
0.88
Avg rating out
16
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 28
’25 production in
—
8 of 9
’25 production out
How the roster changed
37 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense+9 net players
Upgraded+6 players
OL
+6 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
N
P
N
Khalil Walker in from South Florida drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
WR
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
O
?
Jackson Harris out to LSU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
DeVon Rice in from Kansas State drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Luke Weaver out to San José State drives the room.
No movement—
TE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Defense+9 net players
Upgraded+5 players
DL
+5 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
F
N
Ozzy Pollard in from Marian drives the room.
Upgraded+3 players
CB
+4 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
G
?
Deliyon Freeman out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+2 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Adam Tomczyk in from West Virginia drives the room.
No movement—
LB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Depth concern-1 player
S
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
?
?
Semaj James out to unannounced drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
S
Sean Olvera-Harle in from Saddleback College drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Billy Gowers out to Indiana 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 Hawai'i replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced1 chain
P
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Billy Gowers
55th pctl ’25 production · 48 punts · 46.4 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Texas
Gehrig Heil
no ’25 production record · p1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to San José State
Luke Weaver
57th pctl ’25 production · 63/105 · 628 pass yds · 6 TD · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia
Bjorn Jurgensen
rating 0.86 · qb2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Jackson Harris
rating 0.89 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 49 rec · 963 yds · 12 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Virginia Tech
Devin Alves
rating 0.83 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD · wr41 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Brandon White
rating 0.86 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 38 rec · 399 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Washington
Audric Harris
45th pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD · wr1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Deliyon Freeman
33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Michigan State
Jeremiah Hughes
rating 0.84 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · cb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Cal Poly
Dermaricus Davis
23rd pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 27
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Semaj James
25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Dec 30
▾ 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
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Hawai'i depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)33%
8
1
3
Offensive line40%
6
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
2
4
Secondary (CB/S)40%
6
4
Specialists50%
6
1
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
43%
Projected two-deep from transfers
25 of 58 two-deep slots
14 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
11 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
44th
Mountain West percentile · transfer share
6th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Mountain West teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Wynden Ho'ohuli
LB · from Nebraska · 2022 cycle · LB1 starter
56th pctl
’25 production · Hawai'i
Cam Barfield
RB · from Boston College · 2024 cycle · RB1 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · Hawai'i
Ka'eo Akana
EDGE · from Utah · 2025 cycle · DE2 rotation
24th pctl
’25 production · Hawai'i
Jack Mowrey
LS · from James Madison · 2025 cycle · LS1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Hawai'i’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals9 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 28
Non-FBS
14 players
Big 12
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
ACC
3 players
Mountain West
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Departed to · 9
+
Unannounced
4 players
SEC
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
Mountain West
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Non-FBS
1 player
14arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
16arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (11 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Mountain West.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out13 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
37 of 37 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BJ
Winter window · 3★
OP
Winter window · 3★
TG
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
KW
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
AT
Winter window · 3★
DA
Winter window · 3★
DR
Winter window · 3★
GS
Winter window · 3★
DF
Winter window · 2★
?
—Immediate—Dec 15JF
Winter window · 2★
?
—Immediate—Dec 28SJ
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Dec 30KD
Winter window · 4★
TM
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 8AH
Winter window · 3★
SE
Winter window · 2★
DD
Winter window · 4★
BK
Window unrecorded
O
——WR23 depth—