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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns transfer portal

NCAA · Sun Belt · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+2
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Louisiana added 2 transfers projected into the two-deep (0 as starters) against 7 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.
5
Arrivals
-2
7
Departures
0.83
Avg rating in
-0.04
0.87
Avg rating out
2
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
1 of 5
’25 production in
—
7 of 7
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
No room cleared the upgrade bar in this window.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.

How the roster changed

12 moves · 8 rooms touchedi
Offense
-3 net players
No movement—
TE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced—
OL
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Bryant Williams out to Arkansas drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Bill Davis out to Virginia Tech drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
WR
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
?
No arrivals
Charles Robertson out to unannounced drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Walker Howard out to Ole Miss drives the room.
Defense
+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
LB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Princeton Malbrue in from LSU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Brodrick Stewart in from Tarleton State drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Drenon Fite III out to UTSA drives the room.
No movement—
S
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
CB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
?
No arrivals
Trae Tomlinson out to unannounced drives the room.
Specialists
0 net players
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this 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 Louisiana replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Partially replaced
2 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Virginia Tech
Bill Davis
rating 0.85 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 763 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 6 TD · 10 rec
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Howard
Anthony Reagan Jr.
rating 0.82 · kr2 rotation
Jan 21
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas
Bryant Williams
rating 0.93 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tulane
Jayce Mitchell
rating 0.84 · rt2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
Not replaced
5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Ole Miss
Walker Howard
rating 0.85 · 41st pctl ’25 production · 18/41 · 155 pass yds · 0 TD · 3 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 13
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Zylan Perry
rating 0.85 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 689 rush yds · 5 ypc · 8 TD · 16 rec
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Charles Robertson
65th pctl ’25 production · 15 rec · 250 yds · 1 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to UTSA
Drenon Fite III
42nd pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Trae Tomlinson
66th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Aug 29
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Davis
Howard
Malbrue
Stewart
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Louisiana depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slots
Quarterback
2
0%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
12
0%
Offensive line
9
1
10%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
14
0%
Secondary (CB/S)
10
0%
Specialists
9
1
10%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
3%
Projected two-deep from transfers
2 of 58 two-deep slots
0 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
0 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
0th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
14th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
No prior-cycle transfer holds a two-deep slot.

Where Louisiana’s transfers came from — and where they went

Sources · 5 arrivals7 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
3 players
American Athletic
1 player
SEC
1 player
+
Unannounced
2 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Louisiana
-2 net moves
Arrived from · 5
Non-FBS
3 players
American Athletic
1 player
SEC
1 player
Departed to · 7
+
Unannounced
2 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
Big 12
1 player
3arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
2arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (1 of 5 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Sun Belt.

How the window developed

Cumulative net moves · in − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWDavisPerryWilliamsStewartHoward-2EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 5 → AUG 29 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWDavisWilliams-2EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 5 → AUG 29 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT

All portal moves

12 of 12 moves match · 12 shown
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Role in
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PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BW
Bryant Williams
Winter window · 4★
OL↑ DepartureArkansas0.930th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 9
BD
Bill Davis
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureVirginia Tech0.8588th pctl production · 763 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 6 TD · 10 recImmediate—Jan 5
ZP
Zylan Perry
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureCincinnati0.8587th pctl production · 689 rush yds · 5 ypc · 8 TD · 16 recImmediate—Jan 8
WH
Walker Howard
Winter window · 3★
QB↑ DepartureOle Miss0.8541st pctl production · 18/41 · 155 pass yds · 0 TD · 3 INTImmediate—Jan 13
BS
Brodrick Stewart
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Tarleton State
0.84no recordImmediateDL24 depthJan 13
JM
Jayce Mitchell
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Tulane
0.84no recordImmediateRT2 rotationJan 13
TC
Tito Chikere
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
East Texas A&M
0.84no recordImmediateJACK4 depthJan 21
PM
Princeton Malbrue
Winter window · 3★
LB↓ Arrival
LSU
0.8215th pctl production · 3 tklImmediateWILL3 depthJan 13
AR
Anthony Reagan Jr.
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
Howard
0.82no recordImmediateKR2 rotationJan 21
CR
Charles Robertson
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ Departure
?Not announced
—65th pctl production · 15 rec · 250 yds · 1 TDImmediate—Jan 6
DF
Drenon Fite III
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureUTSA—42nd pctl production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 skImmediate—Jan 8
TT
Trae Tomlinson
Spring window · 3★
CB↑ Departure
?Not announced
—66th pctl production · 26 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 skImmediate—Aug 29