Transfer portal · 2026
Kansas State Wildcats
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+25
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Kansas State added 25 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 as starters) against 32 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.
32
Arrivals
0
32
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
25
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
18 of 32
’25 production in
—
19 of 32
’25 production out
What changed
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
64 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-3 net players
Replaced+1 player
OL
+6 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Keiton Jones in from Missouri drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
H
K
Jayce Brown out to LSU drives the room.
No movement—
QB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Depth concern-2 players
RB
+2 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Rodney Fields Jr. in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
TE
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
?
Brayden Loftin out to UCLA drives the room.
Defense-1 net players
Replaced+2 players
DL
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
A
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder out to SMU drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+3 in · −3 out
InOut
Qua Moss out to Tennessee drives the room.
Upgraded—
CB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
Ben Osueke in from Temple drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
LB
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
I
?
Mekhi Mason in from Louisiana Tech drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Elijah Hill in from Kennesaw State drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
K
+2 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
C
Robert Hammond III in from Toledo drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Dylan Davidson in from Emporia State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Jaxson Duffield in from Oklahoma State 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 Kansas State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Dylan Edwards
rating 0.88 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 205 rush yds · 6 ypc · 2 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Oregon
Jay Harris
rating 0.88 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 151 rush yds · 3.6 ypc · 2 TD · kr1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Middle Tennessee
Antonio Martin Jr.
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 129 rush yds · 6.8 ypc · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Rodney Fields Jr.
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 614 rush yds · 5 ypc · 1 TD · 28 rec · rb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Jemyri Davis
rating 0.85 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 8 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Hawai'i
Brandon White
rating 0.86 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 38 rec · 399 yds · 2 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Terrence Enos Jr.
1 rec · -3 yds
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Missouri
Keiton Jones
rating 0.86 · rg1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Chiddi Obiazor
rating 0.87 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Wendell Gregory
rating 0.93 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 12 TFL · 4 sk · lde1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Austin Romaine
rating 0.87 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 66 tkl · 7 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Louisiana Tech
Mekhi Mason
rating 0.86 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 62 tkl · 14.5 TFL · 3.5 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Amarion Fortenberry
rating 0.85 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Kaleb Patterson
rating 0.87 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 1 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced6 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Jayce Brown
rating 0.92 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 41 rec · 712 yds · 5 TD · 116 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Josh Manning
rating 0.87 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 29 rec · 318 yds · 2 TD · z1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Indiana
Tobi Osunsanmi
rating 0.94 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 6 TFL · 4 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Coastal Carolina
Jayden Bryant
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk · rde2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder
rating 0.86 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 17 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Cincinnati
Kamari Burns
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Ralph Ortiz
24th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa Central CC
I
Rex Van Wyhe
no ’25 production record · mlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Tennessee
Qua Moss
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 41 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Miami (OH)
Koy Beasley
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 40 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT · fs2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Baylor
Daniel Cobbs
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia
Ja'Son Prevard
rating 0.86 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 1 TFL · 3 INT · ss2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Hawai'i
DeVon Rice
rating 0.83 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 94 rush yds · 3.6 ypc · 3 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 14
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to UCLA
Brayden Loftin
rating 0.86 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 55 yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Baylor
Ryan Davis
rating 0.85 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Oklahoma State
Kanijal Thomas
rating 0.85 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
K
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
17 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Kansas State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line60%
4
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
2
6
Secondary (CB/S)30%
7
3
Specialists58%
5
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
55%
Projected two-deep from transfers
31 of 56 two-deep slots
16 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
40th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
10th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jacob Knuth
QB · from Minnesota · 2023 cycle · QB2 rotation
20th pctl
’25 production · Kansas State
Travis Bates
DL · from Austin Peay · 2024 cycle · DT21 starter
66th pctl
’25 production · Kansas State
Jaron Tibbs
WR · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
86th pctl
’25 production · Kansas State
Gabe Powers
LB · from Ohio State · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
53rd pctl
’25 production · Kansas State
Where Kansas State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 32 arrivals32 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 32
Non-FBS
8 players
SEC
6 players
Big 12
5 players
Mid-American
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 32
Big 12
9 players
+
Unannounced
7 players
Non-FBS
4 players
SEC
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
4 players
8arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
25arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (14 of 32 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
9departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
64 of 64 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
WG
Winter window · 4★
JH
Winter window · 3★
KP
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
IW
Winter window · 3★
KJ
Winter window · 3★
KB
Winter window · 3★
RF
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
AR
Winter window · 3★
KB
Winter window · 3★
DM
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
AM
Winter window · 3★
