Transfer portal · 2026
Rice Owls
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+20
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Rice added 20 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 as starters) against 20 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.
23
Arrivals
+3
20
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
20
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
10 of 23
’25 production in
—
15 of 20
’25 production out
How the roster changed
43 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Drayden Dickmann out to Wake Forest drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Chase Jenkins out to Kansas drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Preston Zinter in from Notre Dame drives the room.
Replaced—
OL
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
?
?
Leo Bluhm in from Yale drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
RB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Daelen Alexander out to Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Defense+3 net players
Upgraded+4 players
CB
+7 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
T
S
?
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Tariq Watson in from UAB drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Tariq May in from Eastern Washington drives the room.
Upgraded—
DL
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
DeMone Green out to Lamar drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Marcus Williams out to Mississippi State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
LB
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Ty Morris out to Rutgers drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Phoenix Derichsweiler in from Tulane drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Alex Bacchetta out to Georgia Tech drives the room.
No movement—
K
+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 Rice replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Montana
Landon Ransom-Goelz
40th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 63 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Virginia
Davis Lane
rating 0.83 · 28th pctl ’25 production · sl22 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Lamar
DeMone Green
28th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Mary Hardin-Baylor
Dillan Botts
no ’25 production record · dt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Lamar
Ephraim Dotson
33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from UCLA
Jamir Benjamin
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · lcb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Moh Bility
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Duke
Kyren Condoll
rating 0.84 · rcb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Abilene Christian
Plae Wyatt
51st pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from UAB
AJ Brown
83rd pctl ’25 production · 53 tkl · fs1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced9 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Chase Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 119/172 · 1,025 pass yds · 9 TD · 2 INT · 531 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCF
Jacurri Brown
32nd pctl ’25 production · 142 rush yds · 0 ypc · 2 TD · qb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Drew Devillier
33rd pctl ’25 production · 10/21 · 123 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UNLV
Gael Ochoa
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Drayden Dickmann
rating 0.85 · 70th pctl ’25 production · 37 rec · 323 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Ben Grice
rating 0.84 · kr1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Howard
Semaj Pierre
31st pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 12 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Holy Cross
Max Mosey
rating 0.85 · sl1 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Artis Cole
4th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 4 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Cincinnati
Barry Jackson Jr.
rating 0.83 · x3 rotation
Jan 22
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
John Long
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Yale
Leo Bluhm
rating 0.83 · lg2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Rutgers
Ty Morris
rating 0.85 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 79 tkl · 9 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Nevada
Austin Harnetiaux
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD · wlb1 starter
Jan 21
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Marcus Williams
rating 0.85 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 61 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 5 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Sacramento State
Koa Akui
rating 0.85 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · 5 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Alex Bacchetta
84th pctl ’25 production · 60 punts · 44.7 yd avg
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kent State
Charlie Durkin
55th pctl ’25 production · 48 punts · 41.1 yd avg · pt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Daelen Alexander
rating 0.85 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 392 rush yds · 5.3 ypc · 3 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 18
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
LaVonte Johnson
36th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Dec 25
▾ 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
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Rice depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)27%
8
3
Offensive line20%
8
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)33%
8
1
3
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
7
Specialists50%
4
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
42%
Projected two-deep from transfers
22 of 53 two-deep slots
12 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
15th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
12th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Matthew Aribisala
DL · from Sam Houston · 2025 cycle · NT2 rotation
30th pctl
’25 production · Rice
Where Rice’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 23 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 23
Non-FBS
7 players
American Athletic
3 players
ACC
3 players
Mountain West
2 players
Big 12
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 20
+
Unannounced
7 players
Non-FBS
5 players
ACC
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
SEC
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
3 players
7arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
20arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (7 of 23 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
43 of 43 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
CV
Winter window · 3★
KA
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MM
Winter window · 3★
PZ
Winter window · 3★
AH
Winter window · 3★
BG
Winter window · 3★
KC
Winter window · 3★
ZC
Winter window · 3★
LB
Winter window · 3★
SB
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
BJ
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 2JL
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 9LJ
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 25MB
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 5