Transfer portal · 2026
Louisville Cardinals
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+28
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Louisville added 28 transfers projected into the two-deep (18 as starters) against 31 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.
33
Arrivals
+2
31
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.86
Avg rating out
28
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
19 of 33
’25 production in
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18 of 31
’25 production out
How the roster changed
64 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-4 net players
Replaced+1 player
OL
+6 in · −5 out · 5 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Jordan Church out to Texas Tech drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
QB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Brady Allen out to Indiana State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
WR
+4 in · −5 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Tre Richardson in from Vanderbilt drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
TE
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Brody Foley in from Tulsa drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
RB
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
Shaun Boykins Jr. out to Delaware State drives the room.
Defense+5 net players
Replaced+3 players
CB
+5 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
DJ Waller Jr. in from Kentucky drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Jacob Smith in from Kentucky drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+3 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Koen Entringer in from Iowa drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Tyler Thompson in from North Carolina drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Jerry Lawson out to Oklahoma State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Ryan Manis in from Liberty drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Garth White in from Rhode Island drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jacob Baker in from Eastern Kentucky drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Louisville replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced11 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Deuce Adams
rating 0.85 · 9% ’25 usage · 15/21 · 112 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Ohio State
Lincoln Kienholz
rating 0.89 · 7% ’25 usage · 11/14 · 139 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Antonio Meeks
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 17 rec · 189 yds · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Vanderbilt
Tre Richardson
rating 0.93 · 11% ’25 usage · 47 rec · 810 yds · 7 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Kris Hughes
4% ’25 usage · 8 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Florida State
Lawayne McCoy
rating 0.92 · 5% ’25 usage · 27 rec · 403 yds · 3 TD · z1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Bobby Golden
1 KR · 8 yd avg
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Drake
Jackson Voth
rating 0.84 · pr1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Duke
Nate Kurisky
rating 0.85 · 4% ’25 usage · 20 rec · 157 yds · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tulsa
Brody Foley
rating 0.92 · 5% ’25 usage · 36 rec · 521 yds · 7 TD · te1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Jerry Lawson
rating 0.88 · 16 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Purdue
Demeco Kennedy
rating 0.86 · 22 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk · nt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Tulane
Justin Agu
rating 0.86 · 6 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Kentucky
DJ Waller Jr.
rating 0.86 · 1 tkl · lcb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Corey Gordon Jr.
rating 0.86 · 53 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Iowa
Koen Entringer
rating 0.89 · 73 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Western Michigan
Daeh McCullough
rating 0.84 · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tennessee
Kaleb Beasley
rating 0.86 · 24 tkl · 1 PD · fs1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Cooper Ranvier
21/25 FG · 102 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Rhode Island
Garth White
no ’25 production record · pk1 starter
May 9
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Arizona
Carter Schwartz
14 punts · 39.6 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Kentucky
Jacob Baker
no ’25 production record · pt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced5 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Indiana State
Brady Allen
rating 0.85 · 11% ’25 usage · 8/12 · 75 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from West Georgia
Davin Wydner
rating 0.82 · qb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Davon Mitchell
2% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 8 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tulane
Justyn Reid
rating 0.85 · 3% ’25 usage · 17 rec · 200 yds · 3 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Jordan Church
rating 0.91
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Boston College
Eryx Daugherty
rating 0.88 · lg1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to California
Justin Beadles
rating 0.87 · 12 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Carolina
Tyler Thompson
rating 0.87 · 26 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 7 sk · leo2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to East Carolina
Rae'mon Mosby
2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Elon
Brycen Scott
rating 0.86 · lcb2 rotation
Jan 19
▾ Detail
Not replaced1 chain
RB
Production lost
Out · to UCF
Duke Watson
rating 0.87 · 12% ’25 usage · 158 rush yds · 3.2 ypc · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthBoykinsDavisRichardson
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
17 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Louisville depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
1
6
Offensive line70%
3
1
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
1
5
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
2
6
Specialists58%
5
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
66%
Projected two-deep from transfers
37 of 56 two-deep slots
23 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
20 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
94th
ACC percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 17 ACC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Blake Ruffin
CB · from Eastern Illinois · 2024 cycle · STAR2 rotation
8 tkl
’25 · Louisville
Tayon Holloway
CB · from North Carolina · 2024 cycle · RCB1 starter
42 tkl
’25 · Louisville
Naeer Jackson
OL · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Clev Lubin
EDGE · from Coastal Carolina · 2025 cycle · LEO1 starter
59 tkl
’25 · Louisville
TreyShun Hurry
WR · from San José State · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
3%
’25 usage · Louisville
Where Louisville’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 33 arrivals31 departures · destinations
SEC
11 players
Non-FBS
6 players
Big Ten
4 players
ACC
4 players
Conference USA
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
Other
4 players
+
+
Unannounced
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
ACC
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
SEC
3 players
+
Other
8 players
Louisville
+2 net moves
Arrived from · 33
SEC
11 players
Non-FBS
6 players
Big Ten
4 players
ACC
4 players
Conference USA
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 31
+
Unannounced
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
ACC
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
SEC
3 players
+
Other
8 players
11arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
28arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (21 of 33 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the ACC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
64 of 64 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
TR
Winter window · 4★
BF
Winter window · 4★
LM
Winter window · 4★
LK
Winter window · 3★
KE
Winter window · 3★
ED
Winter window · 3★
MD
Winter window · 3★
CH
Winter window · 3★
TT
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
DK
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
KB
Winter window · 3★
EW
Winter window · 3★
BS
Winter window · 3★