Transfer portal · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+41
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Oklahoma State added 41 transfers projected into the two-deep (24 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.
59
Arrivals
-5
64
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
41
Proj two-deep in
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Out roles untracked
32 of 59
’25 production in
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36 of 64
’25 production out
How the roster changed
123 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-12 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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Zane Flores out to Iowa State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
TE
+3 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Josh Ford out to Alabama drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
OL
+9 in · −12 out · 5 proj starters in
InOut
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Noah McKinney out to TCU drives the room.
Depth concern-4 players
WR
+8 in · −12 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
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Chris Barnes in from Wake Forest drives the room.
Defense+3 net players
Upgraded+3 players
DL
+6 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Jerry Lawson in from Louisville drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
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Isaiah Chisom in from UCLA drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+6 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Quinton Hammonds in from North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
O
Evan Jackson in from North Texas drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+4 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
Wendell Gregory out to Kansas State drives the room.
Specialists+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
LS
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
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Nolan Akins in from SMU drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
K
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
H
Gabe Panikowski out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
O
Chase Barry out to UCLA drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Oklahoma State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced18 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Zane Flores
rating 0.85 · 51% ’25 usage · 155/262 · 1,454 pass yds · 3 TD · 7 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Drew Mestemaker
rating 0.98 · 47% ’25 usage · 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 · 27% ’25 usage · 614 rush yds · 5 ypc · 1 TD · 28 rec
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Caleb Hawkins
rating 0.94 · 27% ’25 usage · 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 · 8% ’25 usage · 53 rec · 481 yds · 4 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Wyatt Young
rating 0.93 · 9% ’25 usage · 70 rec · 1,264 yds · 10 TD · z1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Shamar Rigby
rating 0.88 · 5% ’25 usage · 25 rec · 351 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Justin Bowick
rating 0.90 · 5% ’25 usage · 22 rec · 265 yds · 5 TD · x1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to UConn
Cam Abshire
rating 0.84 · 3% ’25 usage · 10 rec · 92 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Chris Barnes
rating 0.90 · 9% ’25 usage · 39 rec · 547 yds · 3 TD · 143 rush yds · sl1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
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Sam Jackson V
2% ’25 usage · 10 rec · 86 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Miles Coleman
rating 0.86 · 8% ’25 usage · 47 rec · 550 yds · 2 TD · pr1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Alabama
Josh Ford
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from LSU
Donovan Green
rating 0.86 · 3% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 40 yds · te1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Penn State
Armstrong Nnodim
rating 0.85 · 11 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Louisville
Jerry Lawson
rating 0.88 · 16 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Houston
De'Marion Thomas
rating 0.86 · 13 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Saadiq Clements
rating 0.85 · 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 · 24 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from UCLA
Isaiah Chisom
rating 0.86 · 84 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 PD · mlb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Ike Esonwune
rating 0.84 · 28 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Ethan Wesloski
rating 0.85 · 113 tkl · 9 TFL · 1.5 sk · 1 INT · wlb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
JK Johnson
rating 0.86 · 16 tkl · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Quinton Hammonds
rating 0.86 · 54 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT · nb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Eric Fletcher
rating 0.86 · 12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Mo Horn
no ’25 production record · rcb1 starter
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▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Landyn Cleveland
rating 0.86 · 33 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Texas
Evan Jackson
rating 0.86 · 44 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Dylan Smith
rating 0.84 · 14 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Mose Phillips III
rating 0.85 · 5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD · fs1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Gabe Panikowski
rating 0.84
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from SMU
Sam Keltner
14/20 FG · 78 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Chase Barry
rating 0.83 · 1 punts · 52 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Stephen F. Austin
Lachie Pozzobon
no ’25 production record · pt1 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 replaced12 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado State
Hauss Hejny
rating 0.86 · 21% ’25 usage · 5/10 · 96 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Massachusetts
Grant Jordan
rating 0.85 · 33% ’25 usage · 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 · 9% ’25 usage · 152 rush yds · 3.6 ypc · 2 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from James Madison
Ayo Adeyi
rating 0.85 · 9% ’25 usage · 120 rush yds · 5 ypc · rb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UTEP
Royal Capell
rating 0.84 · 3% ’25 usage · 10 rec · 47 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Akron
Israel Polk
rating 0.86 · 7% ’25 usage · 33 rec · 525 yds · 8 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Da'Wain Lofton
4% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 10 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Ohio
Rodney Harris II
rating 0.85 · 6% ’25 usage · 30 rec · 419 yds · 2 TD · x2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to San José State
Lavaka Taukeiaho
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Braydon Nelson
rating 0.86 · lt1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Wendell Gregory
rating 0.93 · 27 tkl · 12 TFL · 4 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida State
James Williams
rating 0.87 · 19 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk · rde1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Taje McCoy
rating 0.87 · 21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Keviyan Huddleston
rating 0.86 · 31 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 5 sk · rde2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Mike Diatta
rating 0.86 · 9 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Penn State
Enai White
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · dt2 rotation
Jan 20
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Nevada
Poasa Utu
rating 0.84 · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arizona State
Tate Romney
rating 0.85 · 13 tkl · 1 PD · wlb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to UAB
Draden Fullbright
rating 0.86 · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Texas
Kollin Lewis
rating 0.86 · 15 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · lcb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Jaylin Davies
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Liberty
Christian Bodnar
rating 0.84 · 44 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk · nb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
David Kabongo
rating 0.85 · 12 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Washington
Vincent Holmes
rating 0.85 · 4 tkl · fs2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to North Alabama
Banks Bowen
7% ’25 usage
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 · 12% ’25 usage · 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 · 2% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
6 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 16
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to UCF
Grayson Brousseau
rating 0.84 · 4% ’25 usage · 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 Tulsa
Kyran Duhon
rating 0.88 · 16 tkl · 2 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthFloresMestemakerJordan
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0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Oklahoma State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)100%
1
9
Offensive line90%
1
1
8
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)92%
1
2
9
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
7
Specialists83%
2
10
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
88%
Projected two-deep from transfers
49 of 56 two-deep slots
25 of 28
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
EDGE · from West Georgia · 2025 cycle · LDE2 rotation
28 tkl
’25 · Oklahoma State
Oscar Hammond
TE · from North Texas · 2025 cycle · TE2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Louie Canepa
OL · from New Mexico State · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Trip White
LB · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · MLB2 rotation
34 tkl
’25 · Oklahoma State
Where Oklahoma State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 59 arrivals64 departures · destinations
American Athletic
17 players
Non-FBS
9 players
ACC
7 players
Big Ten
6 players
Unlisted
5 players
+
Big 12
4 players
Other
11 players
+
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
Oklahoma State
-5 net moves
Arrived from · 59
American Athletic
17 players
Non-FBS
9 players
ACC
7 players
Big Ten
6 players
+
Unlisted
5 players
Big 12
4 players
+
Other
11 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.
41arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (21 of 59 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
11departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
123 of 123 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★