Transfer portal · 2026
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Mississippi State added 16 transfers projected into the two-deep (8 as starters) against 39 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
-11
39
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
16
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
16 of 28
’25 production in
—
24 of 39
’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.
How the roster changed
67 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-7 net players
Replaced+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
AJ Swann in from App State drives the room.
Replaced—
OL
+8 in · −8 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Luke Work out to Missouri drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
RB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Johnnie Daniels out to Tulane drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
TE
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
?
Max Reese out to North Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-4 players
WR
+3 in · −7 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
?
Marquis Johnson in from Missouri drives the room.
Defense-2 net players
Upgraded+2 players
EDGE
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Amaree Williams in from Florida State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Gav Holman in from Florida State drives the room.
Upgraded—
CB
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jamroc Grimsley in from Florida drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+4 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Jardin Gilbert in from LSU drives the room.
Depth concern-4 players
DL
+1 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Dealyn Evans in from Texas A&M drives the room.
Specialists-2 net players
No movement—
LS
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
Marlon Hauck out to Tulsa drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
P
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Nathan Tiyce out to Penn State 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 Mississippi State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado State
Jordan Mosley
3% ’25 usage · 8 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Marquis Johnson
rating 0.92 · 7% ’25 usage · 28 rec · 345 yds · 2 TD · x1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Joseph Head Jr.
8 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Florida State
Amaree Williams
rating 0.88 · 2% ’25 usage · 10 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk · jack1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Alabama
Kedrick Bingley-Jones
rating 0.86 · 25 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Texas A&M
Dealyn Evans
rating 0.90 · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · dt1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to BYU
Jayven Williams
rating 0.85 · 18 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Iowa State
Quentin Taylor
rating 0.85 · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 5 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Ole Miss
Tony Mitchell
rating 0.84 · 25 tkl · 4 TFL
Replaced
High confidence
In · from LSU
Jardin Gilbert
rating 0.86 · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · ss1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Kentucky
Cyrus Reyes
rating 0.85 · 6 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Rice
Marcus Williams
rating 0.85 · 61 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 5 PD · fs1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced6 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to South Florida
Luke Kromenhoek
rating 0.87 · 9% ’25 usage
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from App State
AJ Swann
rating 0.86 · 51% ’25 usage · 130/222 · 1,494 pass yds · 10 TD · 8 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah
Ricky Johnson
rating 0.85 · 2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 17 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma
Zion Ragins
rating 0.85 · z2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to West Virginia
Cam Ball
rating 0.85 · 1% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 12 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Riley Williams
rating 0.85 · 3% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 15 yds · te2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Koby Keenum
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arkansas
LJ Prudhomme
rating 0.86 · rg1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Dwight Lewis III
10 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma
Kendel Dolby
rating 0.86 · 9 tkl · 2 TFL · nb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Kansas
Elijah Cannon
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Syracuse
Kaylib Singleton
rating 0.85 · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · lcb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
Not replaced8 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Tulane
Johnnie Daniels
10% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 19 yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Middle Tennessee
Markus Allen
rating 0.82 · 3% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 7 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 17
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to North Texas
Max Reese
4% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 1 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to California
Ashun Shepphard
rating 0.85 · 4 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Old Dominion
Montrell Chapman
rating 0.83 · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 18
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Tyler Woodard
rating 0.85 · 5 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 18
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to Tulsa
Marlon Hauck
rating 0.83 · 0/0 FG · 2 pts
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 10
▾ Detail
P
Production lost
Out · to Penn State
Nathan Tiyce
rating 0.83 · 12 punts · 39 yd avg
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthSwannKromenhoekJohnson
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
17 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Mississippi State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
4
3
Offensive line60%
4
1
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
4
2
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
5
Specialists25%
9
2
1
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
50%
Projected two-deep from transfers
28 of 56 two-deep slots
17 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
60th
SEC percentile · transfer share
7th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 SEC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Derion Gullette
EDGE · from Texas · 2025 cycle · JACK2 rotation
38 tkl
’25 · Mississippi State
Jalen Smith
LB · from Tennessee · 2025 cycle · WLB2 rotation
57 tkl
’25 · Mississippi State
Jaray Bledsoe
DL · from Texas · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
28 tkl
’25 · Mississippi State
Fluff Bothwell
RB · from South Alabama · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
21%
’25 usage · Mississippi State
Will Whitson
EDGE · from Coastal Carolina · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
8 tkl
’25 · Mississippi State
Ayden Williams
WR · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
4%
’25 usage · Mississippi State
Anthony Evans III
WR · from Georgia · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
11%
’25 usage · Mississippi State
Blake Steen
OL · from Virginia · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Sam West
TE · from Indiana · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
2%
’25 usage · Mississippi State
Where Mississippi State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals39 departures · destinations
SEC
10 players
ACC
8 players
Big 12
2 players
Unlisted
2 players
+
Sun Belt
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
Other
4 players
+
American Athletic
9 players
+
Unannounced
6 players
SEC
6 players
Big 12
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Other
8 players
Mississippi State
-11 net moves
Arrived from · 28
SEC
10 players
ACC
8 players
Big 12
2 players
+
Unlisted
2 players
Sun Belt
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 39
American Athletic
9 players
+
Unannounced
6 players
SEC
6 players
Big 12
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Other
8 players
10arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
16arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (21 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
6departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out2 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
67 of 67 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
MJ
Winter window · 4★
DE
Winter window · 4★
AW
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
AS
Winter window · 3★
MN
Winter window · 3★
JG
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
LP
Winter window · 3★
DC
Winter window · 3★
ID
Winter window · 3★
JG
Winter window · 3★
KD
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
GH
Winter window · 3★
KS
Winter window · 3★