Transfer portal · 2026
New Mexico State Aggies
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+27
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
New Mexico State added 27 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 23 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.
41
Arrivals
+18
23
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
27
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
6 of 41
’25 production in
—
17 of 23
’25 production out
How the roster changed
64 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+8 net players
Replaced+4 players
OL
+8 in · −4 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
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G
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Armando Nieves out to South Carolina drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
WR
+4 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
I
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Donovan Faupel out to Arkansas drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
RB
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
TJ Washington Jr. in from Iowa drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+3 in · −3 out
InOut
Gavin Harris out to Georgia Tech drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Parker Awad out to Chattanooga drives the room.
Defense+9 net players
Replaced+4 players
DL
+6 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
L
P
?
Ezra Christensen out to Colorado drives the room.
Upgraded+3 players
CB
+5 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Stilton McKelvey out to Baylor drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
EDGE
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
T
Brad Vislisel in from Northern Iowa drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+4 in · −4 out
InOut
J
H
?
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Naeten Mitchell out to Colorado drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
F
D
Quincy Davis out to Kansas drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Ilya Uvaydov in from Utah Tech drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Max Dean out to Washington State 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 New Mexico State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Chattanooga
Parker Awad
10th pctl ’25 production
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Furman
Trey Hedden
no ’25 production record · qb1 starter
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▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jackson Owens
41st pctl ’25 production · 8 rec · 81 yds
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
TK King
no ’25 production record · z1 starter
—
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Elijah Harvey
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Boise State
Tyler Keinath
rating 0.85 · rg1 starter
Jan 21
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
BJ Tolo
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from UTEP
James Williams
rating 0.84 · c1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Stephen F. Austin
Larry Jones III
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Northern Iowa
Brad Vislisel
no ’25 production record · lde1 starter
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▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Ta'Avili Tuitama
67th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Palomar CC
P
Henry Davis III
no ’25 production record · rdt1 starter
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▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Quincy Davis
rating 0.85 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 43 tkl · 1 TFL
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Dodge City CC
D
Tory Gethers
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
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▾ Detail
Partially replaced7 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Donovan Faupel
rating 0.85 · 89th pctl ’25 production · 61 rec · 661 yds · 7 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Stanford
Myles Libman
42nd pctl ’25 production · 7 rec · 84 yds · 1 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Gavin Harris
rating 0.86 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 36 rec · 514 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Carson Su'esu'e
rating 0.85 · te2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Ezra Christensen
rating 0.86 · 96th pctl ’25 production · 41 tkl · 11 TFL · 5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UTSA
Kaian Roberts-Day
rating 0.84 · 27th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · ldt1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Stilton McKelvey
64th pctl ’25 production · 18 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas A&M-Kingsville
De'Marcus Peters
rating 0.82 · rcb1 starter
Dec 3
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Dakerric Hobbs
48th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from East Texas A&M
Javon Gillespie
rating 0.85 · lcb2 rotation
Jan 18
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado
Naeten Mitchell
rating 0.85 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 92 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Merrimack
RJ Chapman
no ’25 production record · ss2 rotation
Jan 21
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Washington State
Max Dean
74th pctl ’25 production · 55 punts · 42.3 yd avg
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Minnesota
Brody Richter
rating 0.83 · pt1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to Virginia
Lukas Ungar
rating 0.85 · 19th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 14 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 26
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Colorado
Tyler Martinez
rating 0.85 · 59th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Bowling Green
Armahn Hale
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room
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
35 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much New Mexico State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 51 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
6
Offensive line80%
2
1
7
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)75%
3
2
7
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
2
5
Specialists43%
4
1
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
69%
Projected two-deep from transfers
35 of 51 two-deep slots
20 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
89th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Conference USA teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Nick Session
S · from Oklahoma State · 2024 cycle · FS1 starter
91st pctl
’25 production · New Mexico State
Dijon Stanley
RB · from Utah · 2025 cycle · KR1 starter
69th pctl
’25 production · New Mexico State
Obinna Okeke
EDGE · from Louisiana Tech · 2025 cycle · LDE2 rotation
46th pctl
’25 production · New Mexico State
Ma'Kyi Lee
OL · from North Texas · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Lorenzo Smith
S · from South Alabama · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
58th pctl
’25 production · New Mexico State
Gabe Peterson
EDGE · from Utah State · pre-2026 · RDE1 starter
72nd pctl
’25 production · New Mexico State
Where New Mexico State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 41 arrivals23 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 41
Non-FBS
27 players
Big 12
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 23
+
Unannounced
8 players
Big 12
5 players
Mid-American
3 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
2 players
Non-FBS
2 players
+
Other
1 player
27arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
27arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (7 of 41 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Conference USA.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out18 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
64 of 64 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JJ
Winter window · 3★
JD
Winter window · 3★
CS
Winter window · 3★
TW
Winter window · 3★
LR
Winter window · 3★
JG
Winter window · 3★
AO
Winter window · 3★
TK
Winter window · 3★
KR
Winter window · 3★
JW
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
BR
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
DP
Winter window · 3★