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Missouri State Bears transfer portal

NCAA · Conference USA · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

Missouri State Bears

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+18
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Missouri State added 18 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 7 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.
24
Arrivals
+17
7
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
18
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
8 of 24
’25 production in
—
5 of 7
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 6 rooms, led by QB.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Every departure has a portal answer.

How the roster changed

31 moves · 11 rooms touchedi
Offense
+8 net players
Upgraded+3 players
OL
+5 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
C
King Large in from SMU drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
QB
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Skyler Locklear in from UTEP drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
TE
+2 in · −0 out
InOut
V
No departures
Witt Edwards in from Vanderbilt drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Breezy Dubar in from Boise State drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Ronnel Johnson out to Jacksonville State drives the room.
Defense
+7 net players
Upgraded+3 players
EDGE
+4 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
B
DJ Wesolak out to Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
CB
+2 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
No departures
Joel Boamah in from Kent State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Stratton Shufelt in from UTEP drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Christian Ford in from Arkansas drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Mitchell Toney out to Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Specialists
+2 net players
Upgraded+2 players
LS
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
No departures
Tim Coleman in from UVA Wise drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
P
+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 Missouri State replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Replaced
1 chain
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Cash Hudson
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from SMU
King Large
rating 0.85 · lt1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
3 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Jacksonville State
Ronnel Johnson
rating 0.85 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 35 rec · 463 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Western Kentucky
Isaiah Myers
rating 0.83 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 43 yds · wr1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Tristian Gardner
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 30 rec · 465 yds · 6 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Sacramento State
Makai Cope
no ’25 production record · wr2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Coastal Carolina
DJ Wesolak
rating 0.84 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Kansas
Dylan Brooks
rating 0.86 · jkr1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
Not replaced
1 chain
DL
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Mitchell Toney
rating 0.85 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 5 TFL · 2.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 17
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Wesolak
Locklear
Shufelt
B
Brooks
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
9 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Missouri State depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slots
Quarterback
2
100%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
5
2
5
58%
Offensive line
4
1
3
50%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
7
1
4
42%
Secondary (CB/S)
6
1
3
40%
Specialists
8
1
1
20%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
44%
Projected two-deep from transfers
24 of 54 two-deep slots
14 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
11 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
11th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Conference USA teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Yousef Obeid
K · from Michigan State · 2024 cycle · K1 starter
64th pctl
’25 production · Missouri State
Isaiah McMorris
WR · from Nebraska · 2025 cycle · WR22 rotation
14th pctl
’25 production · Missouri State
Dillon Hipp
TE · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · TE21 starter
22nd pctl
’25 production · Missouri State
Martavis Blackmon
LB · from Memphis · 2025 cycle · WLB2 rotation
0th pctl
’25 production · Missouri State
Makhete Gueye
OL · from Louisville · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Antonio Smith
S · from Florida Atlantic · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
48th pctl
’25 production · Missouri State

Where Missouri State’s transfers came from — and where they went

Sources · 24 arrivals7 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
8 players
Mid-American
4 players
SEC
3 players
Mountain West
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
Other
2 players
+
Sun Belt
4 players
American Athletic
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
SEC
1 player
Missouri State
+17 net moves
Arrived from · 24
Non-FBS
8 players
Mid-American
4 players
SEC
3 players
Mountain West
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 7
Sun Belt
4 players
American Athletic
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
SEC
1 player
8arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
18arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (7 of 24 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Conference USA.

How the window developed

Cumulative net moves · in − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWGardnerLargeHudsonJohnsonBrooks+10EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 9 → APR 22 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWGardnerBrooks+10EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · JAN 9 → APR 22 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT
7 undated moves not plotted

All portal moves

31 of 31 moves match · 25 shown
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Role in
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PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
TG
Tristian Gardner
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureCoastal Carolina0.8678th pctl production · 30 rec · 465 yds · 6 TDImmediate—Jan 10
DB
Dylan Brooks
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Kansas
0.86no recordImmediateJKR1 starterJan 20
KL
King Large
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
SMU
0.85no recordImmediateLT1 starterJan 11
CH
Cash Hudson
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureSouth Florida0.85no recordImmediate—Jan 12
RJ
Ronnel Johnson
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureJacksonville State0.8580th pctl production · 35 rec · 463 yds · 2 TDImmediate—Jan 12
IV
Isaiah Villanueva
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Jackson State
0.85no recordImmediateOC1 starterJan 16
MT
Mitchell Toney
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DepartureCoastal Carolina0.8578th pctl production · 23 tkl · 5 TFL · 2.5 skImmediate—Jan 17
WE
Witt Edwards
Winter window · 3★
TE↓ Arrival
Vanderbilt
0.85no recordImmediateTE2 rotationJan 17
WD
William Dixon III
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
VMI
0.85no recordImmediateLT3 depthFeb 3
JE
Jalile Elliott
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
BBarton
0.84no recordImmediateJKR2 rotationJan 9
JK
Joel Kpassou
Winter window · 3★
CB↓ Arrival
Duquesne
0.84no recordImmediateCB1 starterJan 11
KL
Kellen Lindstrom
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Tennessee
0.849th pctl production · 2 tklImmediateJKR3 depthJan 15
BD
Breezy Dubar
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
Boise State
0.84no recordImmediateRB2 rotationJan 16
SL
Skyler Locklear
Winter window · 3★
QB↓ Arrival
UTEP
0.8472nd pctl production · 117/211 · 1,418 pass yds · 13 TD · 11 INT · 396 rush ydsImmediateQB2 rotationJan 16
JL
Josh Lukusa
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Miami (OH)
0.8439th pctl production · 11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PDImmediateDE1 starterJan 18
SS
Stratton Shufelt
Winter window · 3★
LB↓ Arrival
UTEP
0.8450th pctl production · 18 tkl · 2 PDImmediateMLB2 rotationJan 20
DW
DJ Wesolak
Spring window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureCoastal Carolina0.8488th pctl production · 30 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 4 skImmediate—Apr 22
MC
Markell Chapman
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Iowa State
0.83no recordImmediateDT23 depthJan 10
HB
Henry Belin IV
Winter window · 3★
QB↓ Arrival
Duke
0.8319th pctl productionImmediateQB1 starterJan 16
EN
Ebubedike Nnabugwu
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureSouth Carolina0.83no recordImmediate—Jan 19
IM
Isaiah Myers
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Western Kentucky
0.8330th pctl production · 2 rec · 43 ydsImmediateWR1 starterJan 20
MM
Malachi Madison
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Massachusetts
0.8240th pctl production · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 skImmediateDT25 depthJan 13
AP
Ahmad Poole
Winter window
DL↑ DepartureCoastal Carolina—77th pctl production · 28 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 skImmediate—Jan 11
TC
Tim Coleman
Winter window
LS↓ Arrival
UVA Wise
—no recordImmediateLS3 depthJan 17
AK
Andrew Kallas
Window unrecorded
LS↓ Arrival
CCollege of DuPage (Ill.)
—no record—LS1 starter—

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