Transfer portal · 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+30
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Middle Tennessee added 30 transfers projected into the two-deep (14 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
30
Proj two-deep in
—
—
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 · 4 proj starters in
InOut
W
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
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.
Upgraded+2 players
LB
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
E
I
Muaaz Byard out to UAB drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
M
M
Anthony Bynum out to Georgia Southern drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out
InOut
Shakai Woods out to Arkansas State drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+3 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
S
?
Juwon Gaston out to unannounced 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 production percentile (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.
51st pctl ’25 production · 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 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 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 Grand Valley State
Jason Hardy
no ’25 production record · lcb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
John Howse IV
rating 0.85 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from San Mateo
S
Kalen Woods
no ’25 production record · fs1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 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 · 95th pctl ’25 production · 752 rush yds · 5.4 ypc · 4 TD · 40 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Antonio Martin
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 129 rush yds · 6.8 ypc · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 21
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Kansas
Nahzae Cox
rating 0.86 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 40 rec · 473 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Central Missouri
Hogan Wasson
rating 0.82 · sl2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UNLV
Amorion Walker
rating 0.84 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 15 rec · 201 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Mississippi State
Markus Allen
rating 0.82 · 8th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 7 yds · wr2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Arkansas State
Shakai Woods
rating 0.84 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 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
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Muaaz Byard
rating 0.84 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Itawamba CC
I
Jaiyden Thompson
no ’25 production record · wlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Juwon Gaston
82nd pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from USC
James Johnson
rating 0.85 · ss1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Hunter Tipton
rating 0.82 · 93rd pctl ’25 production · 39 rec · 411 yds · 2 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to West Georgia
Ja'Darious Morris
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 29
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthW
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
33 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Middle Tennessee depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)56%
4
2
3
Offensive line80%
2
8
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)58%
5
1
6
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
8
Specialists40%
6
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
62%
Projected two-deep from transfers
33 of 53 two-deep slots
17 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
44th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
6th-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
30th pctl
’25 production · Middle Tennessee
Tayvion Galloway
TE · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
27th pctl
’25 production · Middle Tennessee
AJ Jones
WR · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
61st pctl
’25 production · Middle Tennessee
Where Middle Tennessee’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 37 arrivals18 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 37
Non-FBS
26 players
SEC
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
Sun Belt
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
Big 12
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
26arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
30arrivals 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 − out17 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