Transfer portal · 2026
Houston Cougars
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+18
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Houston added 18 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 17 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
+9
17
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
18
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
11 of 26
’25 production in
—
7 of 17
’25 production out
How the roster changed
43 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+3 net players
Upgraded+2 players
WR
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
L
Trent Walker in from Oregon State drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
OL
+6 in · −4 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
F
G
?
?
Anthony Boswell in from Toledo drives the room.
Upgraded—
TE
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Patrick Overmyer in from UTSA drives the room.
Upgraded—
RB
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
J'Marion Burnette out to App State drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
QB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Austin Carlisle out to UL Monroe drives the room.
Defense+2 net players
Upgraded+3 players
CB
+3 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
Javion White in from Tulane drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
DL
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
De'Marion Thomas in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jordan Allen in from LSU drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Corey Platt Jr. out to Texas Tech drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
EDGE
+1 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Ashton Porter in from Oregon drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Upgraded+3 players
LS
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jack Carson-Wentz in from Florida A&M drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Jack Raney in from UC Davis drives the room.
Replaced—
K
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Ethan Sanchez out to South Carolina drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Houston replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to App State
J'Marion Burnette
rating 0.86 · 41st pctl ’25 production · 82 rush yds · 2.9 ypc
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Oregon
Makhi Hughes
rating 0.88 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 70 rush yds · 4.1 ypc · rb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Lamar Christian School
L
Devan Williams
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Trent Walker
rating 0.87 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 68 rec · 823 yds · 2 TD · wr21 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jayden York
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from UTSA
Patrick Overmyer
rating 0.85 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 27 rec · 344 yds · 5 TD · te1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Demetrius Hunter
rating 0.86
Upgrade
Low confidence
In · from Toledo
Anthony Boswell
rating 0.88 · c1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Zavian Tibbs
27th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oregon
Ashton Porter
rating 0.88 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk · de1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Louisville
Joshua Donald
rating 0.84
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
De'Marion Thomas
rating 0.86 · 41st pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 0.5 TFL · nt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Corey Platt Jr.
rating 0.88 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 41 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
Jaden Yates
rating 0.86 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 55 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · wlb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to UL Monroe
Austin Carlisle
rating 0.86 · 20th pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Tulane
Reshad Sterling
14th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Rice
Jesus Machado
rating 0.84 · 24th pctl ’25 production · 5 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 12
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to South Carolina
Ethan Sanchez
90th pctl ’25 production · 21/26 FG · 106 pts
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Aug 28
▾ 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
18 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Houston depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
2
4
Offensive line70%
3
2
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
5
3
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
5
3
Specialists67%
4
4
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
68%
Projected two-deep from transfers
38 of 56 two-deep slots
23 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 9 held over
87th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Brandon Mack II
EDGE · from Ole Miss · 2023 cycle · JACK1 starter
89th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Kentrell Webb
S · from Tulane · 2024 cycle · FS1 starter
96th pctl
’25 production · Houston
JD Rhym
CB · from Auburn · 2024 cycle · LCB2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Conner Weigman
QB · from Texas A&M · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
92nd pctl
’25 production · Houston
Amare Thomas
WR · from UAB · 2025 cycle · WR31 starter
97th pctl
’25 production · Houston
McKenzie Agnello
OL · from New Mexico · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Will James
CB · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
84th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Harvey Broussard III
WR · from Louisiana · 2025 cycle · WR22 rotation
50th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Alvin Ebosele
OL · from Baylor · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Sione Fotu
LB · from Utah · 2025 cycle · MLB1 starter
74th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Carmycah Glass
LB · from Louisiana · 2025 cycle · MLB2 rotation
57th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Khalil Laufau
DL · from Washington State · 2025 cycle · DE21 starter
84th pctl
’25 production · Houston
C.J. Douglas
S · from Samford · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
51st pctl
’25 production · Houston
Myles Parker
DL · from Tennessee Tech · 2025 cycle · NT2 rotation
26th pctl
’25 production · Houston
Keany Parks
CB · from Wyoming · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
33rd pctl
’25 production · Houston
Zac Yoakam
K · from Notre Dame · 2025 cycle · KO2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Houston’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 26 arrivals17 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 26
Non-FBS
6 players
SEC
5 players
American Athletic
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
Mid-American
2 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 17
+
Unannounced
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
SEC
2 players
Big 12
2 players
Non-FBS
2 players
+
Other
2 players
6arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
18arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 26 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out8 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
43 of 43 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
MH
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
AP
Winter window · 3★
SH
Winter window · 3★
TW
Winter window · 3★
EE
Winter window · 3★
JW
Winter window · 3★
DT
Winter window · 3★
JY
Winter window · 3★
MT
Winter window · 3★
DT
Winter window · 3★
PO
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
TT
Winter window · 3★
JA
Window unrecorded
LC
Winter window · 3★
EN
Winter window · 3★
SEP 10
3:00 PM
WR
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
SEP 10
3:00 PM
SS
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
SEP 7
9:06 PM
ROLE
The school released its official depth chart
SEP 7
9:06 PM
NT
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team NT
NT2 → NT1
SEP 7
9:06 PM
FS
CHART MOVE
Now first-team FS
WAS JORDAN ALLEN
SEP 7
9:06 PM
SS
CHART MOVE
Now first-team SS
WAS KENTRELL WEBB
SEP 7
9:06 PM
PK
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team PK
PK2 → PK1
SEP 7
9:06 PM
LS
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LS
LS2 → LS1
SEP 7
9:06 PM
KR
CHART MOVE
Now first-team KR
WAS JAQUISE MARTIN