Transfer portal · 2026
LSU Tigers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+27
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
LSU added 27 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 37 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.
41
Arrivals
+4
37
Departures
0.89
Avg rating in
+0.03
0.86
Avg rating out
27
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
24 of 41
’25 production in
—
16 of 37
’25 production out
How the roster changed
78 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+3 net players
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Sam Leavitt in from Arizona State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
WR
+8 in · −7 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
W
Jayce Brown in from Kansas State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Dilin Jones in from Wisconsin drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Malachi Thomas in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
OL
+8 in · −9 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
C
Jordan Seaton in from Colorado drives the room.
Defense-1 net players
Upgraded+3 players
EDGE
+4 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Princewill Umanmielen in from Ole Miss drives the room.
Upgraded—
LB
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
TJ Dottery in from Ole Miss drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
DL
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
E
Stephiylan Green in from Clemson drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
CB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Ashton Stamps out to Arizona State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
S
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Mason Dossett in from Baylor drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Hayden Craig in from Florida drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Mack Mulhern in from Florida drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Scott Starzyk in from Arkansas 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 LSU replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced11 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Michael Van Buren Jr.
rating 0.86 · 17% ’25 usage · 94/151 · 1,010 pass yds · 8 TD · 2 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Arizona State
Sam Leavitt
rating 0.98 · 60% ’25 usage · 145/239 · 1,628 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT · 306 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Syracuse
Ju'Juan Johnson
rating 0.87 · 7% ’25 usage · 155 rush yds · 3.8 ypc · 2 TD · 17 rec
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wisconsin
Dilin Jones
rating 0.86 · 20% ’25 usage · 300 rush yds · 3.9 ypc · 2 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Ohio State
Kyle Parker
rating 0.87 · 5% ’25 usage · 31 rec · 330 yds · 4 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Jayce Brown
rating 0.92 · 14% ’25 usage · 41 rec · 712 yds · 5 TD · 116 rush yds · x1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Kentucky
Nic Anderson
rating 0.88 · 4% ’25 usage · 12 rec · 106 yds · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
Winston Watkins Jr.
rating 0.91 · 5% ’25 usage · 26 rec · 373 yds · 1 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Tulane
Destyn Hill
2 rec · 22 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Hawai'i
Jackson Harris
rating 0.89 · 10% ’25 usage · 49 rec · 963 yds · 12 TD · z1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Carius Curne
rating 0.94
Upgrade
Low confidence
In · from Colorado
Jordan Seaton
rating 0.98 · lt1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
CJ Jackson
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
Princewill Umanmielen
rating 0.98 · 45 tkl · 13 TFL · 9 sk · 1 INT · rde1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Kentucky
Ahmad Breaux
rating 0.85 · 19 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Auburn
Malik Blocton
rating 0.89 · 18 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · ldt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Louisiana
Princeton Malbrue
rating 0.82 · 3 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Ole Miss
TJ Dottery
rating 0.91 · 98 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Jardin Gilbert
rating 0.86 · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Boise State
Ty Benefield
rating 0.94 · 105 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to North Carolina
Aeron Burrell
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Arkansas
Scott Starzyk
14/18 FG · 89 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas
Jelani Watkins
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 21 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida
Eugene Wilson III
rating 0.93 · 10% ’25 usage · 27 rec · 239 yds · 3 TD · sl2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Donovan Green
rating 0.86 · 3% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 40 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon
Zach Grace
rating 0.85 · te2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Auburn
Walter Mathis Jr.
rating 0.91 · 6 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Clemson
Stephiylan Green
rating 0.91 · 18 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sk · rdt2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Javien Toviano
rating 0.86 · 8 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ohio State
Faheem Delane
rating 0.90 · 12 tkl · 1 TFL · fs2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to North Carolina
Kaleb Jackson
rating 0.86 · 5% ’25 usage · 5 rec · 33 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
Jan 20
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Arizona State
Ashton Stamps
rating 0.86 · 1 tkl · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to UTSA
Joel Rogers
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthLeavittJonesBuren
?
W
C
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
10 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much LSU depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 52 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)80%
2
8
Offensive line80%
2
1
7
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
5
Secondary (CB/S)40%
6
2
2
Specialists63%
3
1
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
62%
Projected two-deep from transfers
32 of 52 two-deep slots
17 of 26
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
87th
SEC percentile · transfer share
3rd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 SEC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB · from Florida · 2025 cycle · LCB2 rotation
6 tkl
’25 · LSU
Grant Chadwick
P · from Middle Tennessee · 2025 cycle · PT1 starter
62 punts
’25 · LSU
Braelin Moore
OL · from Virginia Tech · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
1 tkl
’25 · LSU
Tamarcus Cooley
S · from NC State · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
70 tkl
’25 · LSU
Where LSU’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 41 arrivals37 departures · destinations
SEC
13 players
Big 12
7 players
Big Ten
6 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
6 players
+
SEC
14 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
American Athletic
4 players
Sun Belt
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
+
Other
2 players
LSU
+4 net moves
Arrived from · 41
SEC
13 players
Big 12
7 players
Big Ten
6 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Unlisted
3 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 37
SEC
14 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
American Athletic
4 players
Sun Belt
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
+
Other
2 players
13arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
27arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (28 of 41 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
14departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out1 undated move not plotted
All portal moves
78 of 78 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
SL
Winter window · 5★
JS
Winter window · 5★
PU
Winter window · 5★
TB
Winter window · 4★
EW
Winter window · 4★
JR
Winter window · 4★
JB
Winter window · 4★
DH
Winter window · 4★
AB
Winter window · 4★
HL
Winter window · 4★
SG
Winter window · 4★
WW
Winter window · 4★
TD
Winter window · 4★
TB
Winter window · 4★
FD
Winter window · 4★
JH
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★
ST
Winter window · 3★