Transfer portal · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+37
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Oklahoma State added 37 transfers projected into the two-deep (23 as starters) against 64 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.
57
Arrivals
-7
64
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
37
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
33 of 57
’25 production in
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36 of 64
’25 production out
How the roster changed
121 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-13 net players
Upgraded-1 player
RB
+4 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Caleb Hawkins in from North Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
QB
+2 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Drew Mestemaker in from North Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
TE
+3 in · −5 out
InOut
Josh Ford out to Alabama drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
OL
+9 in · −12 out · 5 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Noah McKinney out to TCU drives the room.
Depth concern-5 players
WR
+7 in · −12 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
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Wyatt Young in from North Texas drives the room.
Defense+2 net players
Upgraded+3 players
DL
+6 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Saadiq Clements in from North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+5 in · −4 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
Ethan Wesloski in from North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Quinton Hammonds in from North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded—
CB
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Christian Bodnar in from Liberty drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+4 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
Keviyan Huddleston in from North Texas drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
LS
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Nolan Akins in from SMU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
K
+2 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Sam Keltner in from SMU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Chase Barry out to UCLA drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Oklahoma State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced17 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Zane Flores
rating 0.85 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 155/262 · 1,454 pass yds · 3 TD · 7 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Drew Mestemaker
rating 0.98 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 319/465 · 4,369 pass yds · 34 TD · 9 INT · qb1 starter
Jan 3
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Rodney Fields Jr.
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 614 rush yds · 5 ypc · 1 TD · 28 rec
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Caleb Hawkins
rating 0.94 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 1,424 rush yds · 6.2 ypc · 25 TD · 32 rec · rb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Gavin Freeman
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 53 rec · 481 yds · 4 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Justin Bowick
rating 0.90 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 22 rec · 265 yds · 5 TD · x1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Shamar Rigby
rating 0.88 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 25 rec · 351 yds · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Chris Barnes
rating 0.90 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 39 rec · 547 yds · 3 TD · 143 rush yds · z1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to UConn
Cam Abshire
rating 0.84 · 44th pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 92 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Miles Coleman
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 47 rec · 550 yds · 2 TD · y1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to San José State
Lavaka Taukeiaho
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan State
Ashton Lepo
rating 0.86 · rt1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Penn State
Armstrong Nnodim
rating 0.85 · 47th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Saadiq Clements
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 1.5 sk · nt1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
rating 0.85 · 59th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from UCLA
Isaiah Chisom
rating 0.86 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 84 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 PD · will1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Ike Esonwune
rating 0.84 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Ethan Wesloski
rating 0.85 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 113 tkl · 9 TFL · 1.5 sk · 1 INT · sam1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Nevada
Poasa Utu
rating 0.84 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Arizona State
Tate Romney
rating 0.85 · 44th pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 1 PD · mike1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
JK Johnson
rating 0.86 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 2 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Vanderbilt
Trudell Berry
rating 0.86 · cb21 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Eric Fletcher
rating 0.86 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Liberty
Christian Bodnar
rating 0.84 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk · n1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Landyn Cleveland
rating 0.86 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 33 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Quinton Hammonds
rating 0.86 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 54 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT · bs1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Dylan Smith
rating 0.84 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Evan Jackson
rating 0.86 · 84th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Gabe Panikowski
rating 0.84
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from SMU
Sam Keltner
62nd pctl ’25 production · 14/20 FG · 78 pts · k1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Chase Barry
rating 0.83 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 punts · 52 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Stephen F. Austin
Lachie Pozzobon
no ’25 production record · p1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to Texas A&M
Shea Freibaum
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from North Texas
Caden Yates
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced11 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado State
Hauss Hejny
rating 0.86 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 5/10 · 96 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Massachusetts
Grant Jordan
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 63/110 · 595 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
Sesi Vailahi
rating 0.85 · 51st pctl ’25 production · 152 rush yds · 3.6 ypc · 2 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tarleton State
Tre Page III
rating 0.86 · rb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Sam Jackson V
41st pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 86 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Wyatt Young
rating 0.93 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 70 rec · 1,264 yds · 10 TD · y2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UTEP
Royal Capell
rating 0.84 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 47 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Terrence Lewis
rating 0.86 · 57th pctl ’25 production · 11 rec · 184 yds · 3 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Da'Wain Lofton
12th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 10 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ohio
Rodney Harris II
rating 0.85 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 30 rec · 419 yds · 2 TD · x2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Alabama
Josh Ford
rating 0.86 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from VMI
Morgan McPhaul
rating 0.85 · te2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Wendell Gregory
rating 0.93 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 12 TFL · 4 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida State
James Williams
rating 0.87 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk · rush1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Houston
De'Marion Thomas
rating 0.86 · 41st pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Louisville
Jerry Lawson
rating 0.88 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · nt2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Mike Diatta
rating 0.86 · 32nd pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Braylon Rigsby
rating 0.87 · 21st pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · dt2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to UAB
Draden Fullbright
rating 0.86 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Mo Horn
38th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 3 PD · cb22 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
David Kabongo
rating 0.85 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Missouri
Mose Phillips III
rating 0.85 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD · bs2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Not replaced6 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to North Alabama
Banks Bowen
16th pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 8
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Western Kentucky
Kalib Hicks
rating 0.84 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 128 rush yds · 2.9 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Apr 2
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Florida
Jaylen Lloyd
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
6 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 16
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to UCF
Grayson Brousseau
rating 0.84 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 7 rec · 45 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 15
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Georgia Tech
Taje McCoy
rating 0.87 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room · 4 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Vanderbilt
Jaylin Davies
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Feb 26
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
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H
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
17 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Oklahoma State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)79%
3
1
10
Offensive line90%
1
1
8
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
1
7
Secondary (CB/S)75%
2
6
Specialists92%
1
11
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
81%
Projected two-deep from transfers
47 of 58 two-deep slots
25 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
25 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
100th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
1st-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Malik Charles
DL · from West Georgia · 2025 cycle · END2 rotation
78th pctl
’25 production · Oklahoma State
Louie Canepa
OL · from New Mexico State · 2025 cycle · C2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Trip White
LB · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · SAM2 rotation
63rd pctl
’25 production · Oklahoma State
Where Oklahoma State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 57 arrivals64 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 57
American Athletic
17 players
Non-FBS
9 players
ACC
7 players
Big Ten
7 players
Big 12
5 players
SEC
4 players
+
Other
8 players
Departed to · 64
Big 12
11 players
+
Unannounced
8 players
Big Ten
8 players
American Athletic
8 players
SEC
5 players
Mountain West
5 players
+
Other
19 players
17arrivals came from American Athletic programs — the single largest source.
37arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (23 of 57 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
11departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
121 of 121 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DM
Winter window · 5★
CH
Winter window · 4★
WY
Winter window · 4★
JB
Winter window · 4★
CB
Winter window · 4★
JL
Winter window · 3★
BR
Winter window · 3★
JW
Winter window · 3★
QH
Winter window · 3★
BN
Winter window · 3★
EJ
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
KL
Winter window · 3★
MC
Winter window · 3★
TL
Winter window · 3★
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