Transfer portal · 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+31
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Middle Tennessee added 31 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 18 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.
37
Arrivals
+19
18
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.84
Avg rating out
31
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
4 of 37
’25 production in
—
12 of 18
’25 production out
How the roster changed
55 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+5 net players
Replaced+6 players
OL
+8 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
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S
D
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Reese Tripp in from Minnesota drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Jekail Middlebrook out to Virginia drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
T
Hunter Tipton out to Memphis drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Peter Costelli in from Northern Colorado drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
WR
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Nahzae Cox out to Kansas drives the room.
Defense+11 net players
Upgraded+6 players
CB
+7 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
I
?
Dyson McCutcheon in from Washington drives the room.
Replaced+4 players
EDGE
+5 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
M
M
Anthony Bynum out to Georgia Southern drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
I
Ashton Taylor in from Jackson State drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
G
Shakai Woods out to Arkansas State drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
?
James Johnson in from USC drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Upgraded+2 players
P
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
P
Aden Caine in from Post College drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Dominic Bourgeois in from Susquehanna drives the 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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Middle Tennessee replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Rickey Hunt Jr.
9% ’25 usage · 111 rush yds · 3.3 ypc · 1 TD · 13 rec
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Saginaw Valley State
Terrence Brown
no ’25 production record · pr1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Kennesaw State
Mateo Guevara
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Minnesota
Reese Tripp
rating 0.85 · lt1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Southern
Anthony Bynum
rating 0.83 · 63 tkl · 6 TFL · 2.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Mt. Sac CC
M
Reggie Johnson
no ’25 production record · edge1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Elijah Hunter Jr.
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Washington
Dyson McCutcheon
rating 0.85 · nb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Juwon Gaston
37 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 3 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from San Mateo
S
Kalen Woods
no ’25 production record · fs1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced9 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to LSU
Kaden Martin
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Northern Colorado
Peter Costelli
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Jekail Middlebrook
rating 0.86 · 26% ’25 usage · 752 rush yds · 5.4 ypc · 4 TD · 40 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Antonio Martin
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 129 rush yds · 6.8 ypc · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 21
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Nahzae Cox
rating 0.86 · 10% ’25 usage · 40 rec · 473 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Mississippi State
Markus Allen
rating 0.82 · 3% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 7 yds · x1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UNLV
Amorion Walker
rating 0.84 · 4% ’25 usage · 15 rec · 201 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Central Missouri
Hogan Wasson
rating 0.82 · sl2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas State
Shakai Woods
rating 0.84 · 48 tkl · 7 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Missouri
Justin Bodford
rating 0.82 · 0 tkl · dt2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to West Georgia
Ja'Darious Morris
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia Military
G
Emmanuel Gyamfi
no ’25 production record · nt2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Muaaz Byard
rating 0.84 · 37 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Jackson State
Ashton Taylor
rating 0.85 · wlb1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to App State
Alex Mitchell
rating 0.85 · 12 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Itawamba CC
I
Jaiyden Thompson
no ’25 production record · wlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas
John Howse IV
rating 0.85 · 13 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from USC
James Johnson
rating 0.85 · ss2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Not replaced1 chain
TE
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Hunter Tipton
rating 0.82 · 5% ’25 usage · 39 rec · 411 yds · 2 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthMiddlebrook
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
33 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Middle Tennessee depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
3
4
Offensive line80%
2
8
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
1
7
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
8
Specialists45%
6
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
67%
Projected two-deep from transfers
37 of 55 two-deep slots
17 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
56th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
5th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Conference USA teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Felix Hixon
DL · from South Carolina · 2024 cycle · NT1 starter
8 tkl
’25 · Middle Tennessee
Tyree Patterson
WR · from UCF · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Tayvion Galloway
TE · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
3%
’25 usage · Middle Tennessee
AJ Jones
WR · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
5%
’25 usage · Middle Tennessee
Where Middle Tennessee’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 37 arrivals18 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
16 players
Unlisted
11 players
+
SEC
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
Sun Belt
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
Other
1 player
+
+
Unannounced
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Middle Tennessee
+19 net moves
Arrived from · 37
Non-FBS
16 players
+
Unlisted
11 players
SEC
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
Sun Belt
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Departed to · 18
+
Unannounced
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
1 player
+
Other
3 players
16arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
31arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 37 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Conference USA.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out18 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
55 of 55 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
AT
Winter window · 3★
DM
Winter window · 3★
RT
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
RL
Winter window · 3★
AM
Winter window · 3★
BS
Spring window · 3★
TE
Winter window · 3★
W
0.83ImmediateRG2 rotationJan 10CM
Winter window · 3★
HW
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MA
Winter window · 3★
EH
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 4EH
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 7RH
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 24