Transfer portal · 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+8
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Notre Dame added 8 transfers projected into the two-deep (5 as starters) against 14 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.
8
Arrivals
-6
14
Departures
0.93
Avg rating in
+0.06
0.87
Avg rating out
8
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 8
’25 production in
—
11 of 14
’25 production out
How the roster changed
22 moves · 9 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Upgraded—
WR
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Mylan Graham in from Ohio State drives the room.
No movement—
TE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
No movement—
OL
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Kenny Minchey out to Kentucky drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
RB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Gi'Bran Payne out to Cincinnati drives the room.
Defense-5 net players
Upgraded+2 players
DL
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Francis Brewu in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
EDGE
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Keon Keeley in from Alabama drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jayden Sanders in from Michigan drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
LB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Anthony Sacca out to UCLA drives the room.
Unresolved-3 players
S
+0 in · −3 out
InOut
No arrivals
JaDon Blair out to Missouri drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
?
Spencer Porath in from unverified school drives the room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this 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 Notre Dame replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced2 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Michigan State
KK Smith
rating 0.86 · 2% ’25 usage · 8 rec · 123 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Ohio State
Quincy Porter
rating 0.94 · 2% ’25 usage · 4 rec · 59 yds · z1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Karson Hobbs
rating 0.87 · 5 tkl · 1 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Colorado
DJ McKinney
rating 0.91 · 34 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · fcb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced2 chains
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Indiana
Joshua Burnham
rating 0.89 · 16 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Alabama
Keon Keeley
rating 0.93 · 13 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 sk · lde2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado
Cree Thomas
rating 0.87 · 1 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan
Jayden Sanders
rating 0.92 · 23 tkl · 1 PD · bcb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Kentucky
Kenny Minchey
rating 0.92 · 10% ’25 usage · 20/26 · 196 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Gi'Bran Payne
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Rice
Preston Zinter
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Boston College
Bodie Kahoun
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Missouri
JaDon Blair
rating 0.87 · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthMincheyGrahamPorter
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Notre Dame depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)20%
8
2
Offensive line0%
10
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)25%
9
3
Secondary (CB/S)20%
8
2
Specialists18%
9
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
16%
Projected two-deep from transfers
9 of 55 two-deep slots
5 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
5 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
0th
Independent percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 2 Independent teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
No prior-cycle transfer holds a two-deep slot.
Where Notre Dame’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 8 arrivals14 departures · destinations
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
1 player
SEC
1 player
ACC
1 player
Unlisted
1 player
+
Big Ten
3 players
SEC
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Notre Dame
-6 net moves
Arrived from · 8
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
1 player
SEC
1 player
ACC
1 player
+
Unlisted
1 player
Departed to · 14
Big Ten
3 players
SEC
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
2 players
4arrivals came from Big Ten programs — the single largest source.
8arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (7 of 8 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Independent.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out1 undated move not plotted
All portal moves
22 of 22 moves match · 22 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
QP
Winter window · 4★
FB
Winter window · 4★
TG
Winter window · 4★
KK
Winter window · 4★
JS
Winter window · 4★
DM
Winter window · 4★
MG
Winter window · 4★
CT
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 24SP
Window unrecorded
?
——PK1 starter—