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 (10 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.
31
Arrivals
+6
25
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
20
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
23 of 31
’25 production in
—
14 of 25
’25 production out
How the roster changed
56 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
OL
+6 in · −4 out · 2 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
Jalen Dupree in from Colorado State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Jailen Butler in from Old Dominion drives the room.
Upgraded—
WR
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Nik McMillan in from Buffalo drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Chase Jenkins in from Rice drives the room.
Defense0 net players
Upgraded+4 players
DL
+4 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Eamon Smalls in from UAB drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+4 in · −4 out
InOut
Jibreel Al-Amin in from Marshall drives the room.
Upgraded—
CB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Roman Pearson in from Ball State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
S
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Lyrik Rawls out to Arizona State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
Dean Miller out to UCF 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 production percentile (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
42nd pctl ’25 production · 98 rush yds · 4.7 ypc · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Dylan Edwards
rating 0.88 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 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 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 40 rec · 473 yds · 5 TD · wr21 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to North Dakota State
Kene Anene
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from California
Nick Morrow
rating 0.86 · rt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Charlotte
Jameel Croft Jr.
rating 0.84 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Mississippi State
Elijah Cannon
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · lcb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced7 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Ball State
Johnny Thompson Jr.
rating 0.84 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 75 rush yds · 3.9 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Syracuse
Yasin Willis
rating 0.86 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 553 rush yds · 4.3 ypc · 4 TD · rb2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas State
Jaden Hamm
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 KR · 2 yd avg
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Jailen Butler
rating 0.87 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 9 rec · 59 yds · 1 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to UCF
Dean Miller
rating 0.86 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 29 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan State
David Santiago
rating 0.86 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · lde2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Jon Jon Kamara
rating 0.86 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from New Mexico State
Quincy Davis
rating 0.85 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 43 tkl · 1 TFL · mlb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jacoby Davis
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa State
Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman
rating 0.85 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 PD · lcb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Arizona State
Lyrik Rawls
rating 0.86 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 72 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Louisville
Corey Gordon
rating 0.86 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 53 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Devin Dye
70th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia
Jaden Harris
rating 0.85 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · fs2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Eastern Kentucky
Caleb Redd
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 20
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Boise State
Logan Brantley
rating 0.84 · 39th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Jalen Dye
53rd pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthW
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
13 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Kansas depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line80%
2
4
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)58%
5
3
4
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
1
5
Specialists42%
7
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
57%
Projected two-deep from transfers
32 of 56 two-deep slots
18 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
60th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
7th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Amir Herring
OL · from Michigan · 2024 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
DeAndre Harper
OL · from Northwest Missouri St · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Cam Pickett
WR · from Ball State · 2025 cycle · WR1 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · Kansas
Jack Tanner
OL · from Tulsa · 2025 cycle · RT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Tavake Tuikolovatu
OL · from UCLA · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Trey Lathan
LB · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · MLB1 starter
94th pctl
’25 production · Kansas
Alex Bray
EDGE · from Illinois · 2025 cycle · LDE1 starter
61st pctl
’25 production · Kansas
Leroy Harris III
EDGE · from Chattanooga · 2025 cycle · RDE1 starter
92nd pctl
’25 production · Kansas
Syeed Gibbs
CB · from Georgia Tech · 2025 cycle · LCB22 rotation
65th pctl
’25 production · Kansas
Where Kansas’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 31 arrivals25 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 31
SEC
7 players
ACC
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big 12
3 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
7 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 (17 of 31 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
56 of 56 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★
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★
AG
Winter window · 3★
