Transfer portal · 2026
Michigan State Spartans
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+23
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Michigan State added 23 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 43 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.
28
Arrivals
-15
43
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.85
Avg rating out
23
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
17 of 28
’25 production in
—
23 of 43
’25 production out
What changed
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
71 moves · 14 rooms touchediOffense-9 net players
Replaced+2 players
RB
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Cam Edwards in from UConn drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
QB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
?
Aidan Chiles out to Northwestern drives the room.
Depth concern-1 player
TE
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Michael Masunas out to Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
WR
+2 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Nick Marsh out to Indiana drives the room.
Depth concern-7 players
OL
+4 in · −11 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Stanton Ramil out to Auburn drives the room.
Defense-6 net players
Replaced+1 player
DL
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Alex VanSumeren out to USC drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
LB
+3 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Dion Crawford in from Buffalo drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
EDGE
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Kenny Soares Jr. in from NC State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
CB
+4 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Michael Richard in from Louisiana Tech drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
S
+1 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Armorion Smith out to Toledo drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
Upgraded+2 players
P
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Rhys Dakin in from Iowa drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Martin Connington out to Kansas drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
LS
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jack Wills out to Nebraska drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
ATH
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Dyson Sims out to unannounced drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Michigan State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced4 chains
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Arizona State
Jalen Thompson
rating 0.89 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 29 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from NC State
Kenny Soares Jr.
rating 0.86 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 80 tkl · 4 TFL · 0.5 sk · edge1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Michigan
Aisea Moa
rating 0.86 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Buffalo
Dion Crawford
rating 0.85 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 79 tkl · 5 TFL · 3.5 sk · lb1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Minnesota
Aydan West
rating 0.87 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Louisiana Tech
Michael Richard
rating 0.85 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 INT · nb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to Nebraska
Jack Wills
rating 0.83 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon
Nick Duzansky
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
Partially replaced12 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Northwestern
Aidan Chiles
rating 0.90 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 128/203 · 1,392 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT · 227 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Cam Fancher
rating 0.85 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 41/72 · 333 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 170 rush yds · qb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Makhi Frazier
rating 0.88 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 520 rush yds · 4.5 ypc · 2 TD · 12 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Iowa
Jaziun Patterson
rating 0.87 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 296 rush yds · 4.9 ypc · tb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Nick Marsh
rating 0.94 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 59 rec · 662 yds · 6 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Michigan
Fredrick Moore
rating 0.85 · wr1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Auburn
Stanton Ramil
rating 0.88
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from North Dakota State
Trent Fraley
rating 0.86 · c1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Kansas
David Santiago
rating 0.86 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Trey Lisle
rating 0.87 · edge2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Ohio
Tyler Gillison
rating 0.84 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Weber State
Keahnist Thompson
rating 0.85 · de2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to USC
Alex VanSumeren
rating 0.89 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 50 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Eli Coenen
rating 0.86 · 50th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · dt21 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Darius Snow
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Albany
Cam Stodghill
rating 0.85 · lb21 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to North Carolina
Ade Willie
rating 0.86 · 57th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa State
Tre Bell
rating 0.87 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 36 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 INT · cb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Arizona State
Chance Rucker
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 2 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Miami
Charles Brantley
rating 0.87 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · cb22 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Toledo
Armorion Smith
rating 0.85 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 36 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Maine
Devin Vaught
rating 0.84 · s21 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Martin Connington
50th pctl ’25 production · 12/16 FG · 62 pts
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Charlotte
Liam Boyd
42nd pctl ’25 production · 9/12 FG · 42 pts · ko1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
WR
Production lost
Out · to Iowa State
Evan Boyd
rating 0.85 · 33rd pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 54 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 9
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to Texas
Michael Masunas
rating 0.86 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 19 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Marcellius Pulliam
rating 0.85 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl
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 18
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Hawai'i
Jeremiah Hughes
rating 0.84 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 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 12
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Purdue
Justin Denson Jr.
rating 0.85 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
15 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Michigan State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 52 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)40%
6
2
2
Offensive line60%
4
2
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
1
7
Secondary (CB/S)56%
4
1
4
Specialists67%
3
1
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
58%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 52 two-deep slots
19 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
88th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
3rd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Nikai Martinez
S · from UCF · 2024 cycle · S1 starter
61st pctl
’25 production · Michigan State
Ben Roberts
DL · from Oregon · 2024 cycle · DT2 rotation
36th pctl
’25 production · Michigan State
Luka Vincic
OL · from Oregon State · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Chrishon McCray
TE · from Kent State · 2025 cycle · TE21 starter
88th pctl
’25 production · Michigan State
Rodney Bullard Jr.
WR · from Valdosta State · 2025 cycle · WR21 starter
50th pctl
’25 production · Michigan State
Conner Moore
OL · from Montana State · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Michigan State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals43 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 28
Non-FBS
7 players
Big Ten
6 players
Independent
3 players
SEC
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 43
Big 12
8 players
Big Ten
8 players
SEC
5 players
Mid-American
5 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Pac-12
3 players
+
Other
11 players
7arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
23arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
8departures stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
71 of 71 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BM
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
TL
Winter window · 3★
CE
Winter window · 3★
CG
Winter window · 3★
TF
Winter window · 3★
KS
Winter window · 3★
EC
Winter window · 3★
KS
Winter window · 3★
CW
Winter window · 3★