Transfer portal · 2026
Kansas Jayhawks
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+20
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Kansas added 20 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 25 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
+7
25
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
20
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
24 of 32
’25 production in
—
14 of 25
’25 production out
How the roster changed
57 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
OL
+6 in · −4 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
W
G
Connor Stroh in from Texas drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Yasin Willis in from Syracuse drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Jailen Butler in from Old Dominion drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Chase Jenkins in from Rice drives the room.
Upgraded—
WR
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Nik McMillan in from Buffalo drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Upgraded+4 players
DL
+4 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jibriel Conde in from Grand Valley State University drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+5 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Landyn Watson in from Kentucky drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
?
Roman Pearson in from Ball State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+4 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Corey Gordon in from Louisville drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
David Santiago in from Michigan State drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Martin Connington in from Michigan State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Rino Monteforte in from California drives the room.
No movement—
P
+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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Kansas replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced4 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Boise State
Harry Stewart III
8% ’25 usage · 98 rush yds · 4.7 ypc · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Dylan Edwards
rating 0.88 · 19% ’25 usage · 205 rush yds · 6 ypc · 2 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to South Dakota
Bryce Cohoon
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Middle Tennessee
Nahzae Cox
rating 0.86 · 10% ’25 usage · 40 rec · 473 yds · 5 TD · z1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to North Dakota State
Kene Anene
rating 0.85
Upgrade
Low confidence
In · from Texas
Connor Stroh
rating 0.87 · rg1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Jon Jon Kamara
rating 0.86 · 13 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Boston College
Daveon Crouch
rating 0.86 · 12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT · wlb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Ball State
Johnny Thompson Jr.
rating 0.84 · 9% ’25 usage · 75 rush yds · 3.9 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Syracuse
Yasin Willis
rating 0.86 · 23% ’25 usage · 553 rush yds · 4.3 ypc · 4 TD · rb2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to UCF
Dean Miller
rating 0.86 · 29 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan State
David Santiago
rating 0.86 · 24 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · lde2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Boise State
Logan Brantley
rating 0.84 · 7 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Marshall
Jibreel Al-Amin
rating 0.86 · 51 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 3 sk · wlb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Joseph Sipp Jr.
3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from New Mexico State
Quincy Davis
rating 0.85 · 43 tkl · 1 TFL · mlb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Charlotte
Jameel Croft Jr.
rating 0.84 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ball State
Roman Pearson
rating 0.85 · 27 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 INT · lcb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Arizona State
Lyrik Rawls
rating 0.86 · 72 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Louisville
Corey Gordon
rating 0.86 · 53 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Devin Dye
26 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia
Jaden Harris
rating 0.85 · 6 tkl · fs2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jalen Dye
11 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa State
Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman
rating 0.85 · 9 tkl · 1 PD · ss2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to Arkansas State
Jaden Hamm
1 KR · 2 yd avg
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Caleb Redd
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 20
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Jacoby Davis
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
Dec 28
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Southern Miss
Laquan Robinson
rating 0.84 · 4 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJenkinsEdwardsThompson
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
13 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Kansas depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
2
4
Offensive line70%
3
3
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)75%
3
3
6
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
2
4
Specialists36%
7
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
58%
Projected two-deep from transfers
32 of 55 two-deep slots
18 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 6 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
Leyton Cure
TE · from Fort Hays State · 2024 cycle · TE2 rotation
2%
’25 usage · Kansas
Amir Herring
OL · from Michigan · 2024 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Cam Pickett
WR · from Ball State · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
8%
’25 usage · Kansas
Jack Tanner
OL · from Tulsa · 2025 cycle · LT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jahlil Hurley
CB · from Alabama · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
6 tkl
’25 · Kansas
Tavake Tuikolovatu
OL · from UCLA · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Trey Lathan
LB · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · MLB1 starter
86 tkl
’25 · Kansas
Alex Bray
EDGE · from Illinois · 2025 cycle · LDE1 starter
21 tkl
’25 · Kansas
Leroy Harris III
EDGE · from Chattanooga · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
31 tkl
’25 · Kansas
Syeed Gibbs
CB · from Georgia Tech · 2025 cycle · NB1 starter
23 tkl
’25 · Kansas
Where Kansas’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 32 arrivals25 departures · destinations
SEC
7 players
ACC
6 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Other
9 players
+
Non-FBS
6 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
6 players
Kansas
+7 net moves
Arrived from · 32
SEC
7 players
ACC
6 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
9 players
Departed to · 25
Non-FBS
6 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
6 players
7arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
20arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (18 of 32 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out1 undated move not plotted
All portal moves
57 of 57 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DE
Winter window · 3★
CS
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
LW
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
DS
Winter window · 3★
YW
Winter window · 3★
DC
Winter window · 3★
JA
Winter window · 3★
NM
Winter window · 3★
KC
Winter window · 3★
CG
Winter window · 3★
KO
Winter window · 3★
NC
Winter window · 3★
ES
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
JD
Winter window · 3★
JW
Winter window · 3★
QD
Winter window · 3★