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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

NCAA · FBS Independents · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+7
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Notre Dame added 7 transfers projected into the two-deep (3 as starters) against 15 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
-7
15
Departures
0.93
Avg rating in
+0.06
0.87
Avg rating out
7
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 8
’25 production in
—
12 of 15
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 3 rooms, led by DL.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.

How the roster changed

23 moves · 9 rooms touchedi
Offense
-2 net players
Replaced—
WR
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
KK Smith out to Michigan 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
-6 net players
Upgraded+3 players
DL
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Francis Brewu in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
DJ McKinney in from Colorado 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
EDGE
+0 in · −3 out
InOut
No arrivals
Joshua Burnham out to Indiana 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
InOut
?
No 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)

Did Notre Dame replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Replaced
1 chain
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Karson Hobbs
rating 0.87 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Colorado
DJ McKinney
rating 0.91 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · cb21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
2 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Michigan State
KK Smith
rating 0.86 · 49th pctl ’25 production · 8 rec · 123 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ohio State
Mylan Graham
rating 0.91 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 93 yds · wr22 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado
Cree Thomas
rating 0.87 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan
Jayden Sanders
rating 0.92 · 61st pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 1 PD · cb22 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced
5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Kentucky
Kenny Minchey
rating 0.92 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 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 · 28th pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Indiana
Joshua Burnham
rating 0.89 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Boston College
Bodie Kahoun
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Missouri
JaDon Blair
rating 0.87 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 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 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Brewu
Burnham
Smith
Porter
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
4 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Notre Dame depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slots
Quarterback
2
0%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
13
1
7%
Offensive line
10
0%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
8
4
33%
Secondary (CB/S)
4
2
33%
Specialists
11
1
8%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
14%
Projected two-deep from transfers
8 of 56 two-deep slots
3 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
3 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 arrivals15 departures · destinations
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
1 player
SEC
1 player
ACC
1 player
Not announced
1 player
+
SEC
4 players
Big Ten
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Notre Dame
-7 net moves
Arrived from · 8
Big Ten
4 players
Big 12
1 player
SEC
1 player
ACC
1 player
+
Not announced
1 player
Departed to · 15
SEC
4 players
Big Ten
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.
7arrivals 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 − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWMincheyKeeleyPorterBrewuGray-8EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · DEC 24 → AUG 20 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWPorterBrewu-8EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · DEC 24 → AUG 20 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT
1 undated move not plotted

All portal moves

23 of 23 moves match · 23 shown
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Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
QP
Quincy Porter
Winter window · 4★
WR↓ Arrival
Ohio State
0.9435th pctl production · 4 rec · 59 ydsImmediateWR24 depthJan 12
FB
Francis Brewu
Winter window · 4★
DL↓ Arrival
Pittsburgh
0.9484th pctl production · 34 tkl · 6 TFL · 1 skImmediateDT2 rotationJan 13
TG
Tionne Gray
Winter window · 4★
DL↓ Arrival
Oregon
0.9454th pctl production · 18 tkl · 2 TFLImmediateDT21 starterJan 15
KK
Keon Keeley
Winter window · 4★
DL↓ Arrival
Alabama
0.9362nd pctl production · 13 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 skImmediateDE22 rotationJan 12
KM
Kenny Minchey
Winter window · 4★
QB↑ DepartureKentucky0.9243rd pctl production · 20/26 · 196 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INTImmediate—Jan 6
JS
Jayden Sanders
Winter window · 4★
CB↓ Arrival
Michigan
0.9261st pctl production · 23 tkl · 1 PDImmediateCB22 rotationJan 12
DM
DJ McKinney
Winter window · 4★
CB↓ Arrival
Colorado
0.9177th pctl production · 34 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INTImmediateCB21 starterJan 9
MG
Mylan Graham
Winter window · 4★
WR↓ Arrival
Ohio State
0.9145th pctl production · 6 rec · 93 ydsImmediateWR22 rotationJan 13
JB
Joshua Burnham
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureIndiana0.8973rd pctl production · 16 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 skImmediate—Jan 5
CT
Cree Thomas
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ DepartureColorado0.8718th pctl production · 1 tkl · 1 PDImmediate—Jan 7
JB
JaDon Blair
Winter window · 3★
S↑ DepartureMissouri0.870th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 7
KH
Karson Hobbs
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ DepartureFlorida State0.8738th pctl production · 5 tkl · 1 INTImmediate—Jan 9
SR
Scrap Richardson
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureAuburn0.87no recordImmediate—Jan 16
AS
Anthony Sacca
Winter window · 3★
LB↑ DepartureUCLA0.86no recordImmediate—Jan 11
KS
KK Smith
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureMichigan State0.8649th pctl production · 8 rec · 123 yds · 2 TDImmediate—Jan 11
GP
Gi'Bran Payne
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureCincinnati0.8528th pctl productionImmediate—Jan 5
BK
Bodie Kahoun
Winter window · 3★
LB↑ DepartureBoston College0.850th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 10
TB
Taebron Bennie-Powell
Winter window · 3★
S↑ DepartureBoise State0.850th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 12
PZ
Preston Zinter
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureRice0.859th pctl production · 2 tklImmediate—Jan 13
CT
Chance Tucker
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ Departure
?Not announced
—no recordImmediate—Dec 24
BM
Ben Minich
Winter window · 4★
S↑ DepartureMiami (OH)—0th pctl production · 1 tklImmediate—Jan 8
JT
Junior Tuihalamaka
Spring window · 4★
EDGE↑ DepartureLSU—54th pctl production · 12 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 skImmediate—Aug 20
SP
Spencer Porath
Window unrecorded
K↓ Arrival
?Not announced
—no record—PK1 starter—

The Wire

Verified changes · newest first
Open in The Wire →
SEP 11
12:32 AM
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team DT2
DT22 → DT21
School's official depth chart (2026-09-08) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
12:32 AM
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team FIELD
FIELD2 → FIELD1
School's official depth chart (2026-09-08) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 10
2:39 PM
RECOVERY
Cleared this week
Jack Soble · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 10
10:32 AM
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
School's official depth chart (2026-09-06) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 10
10:32 AM
ROLE
Added to the two-deep
School's official depth chart (2026-09-06) · REPORTRead original report →