Transfer portal · 2026
Rice Owls
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+19
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Rice added 19 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 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.
24
Arrivals
+4
20
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
19
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
10 of 24
’25 production in
—
15 of 20
’25 production out
What changed
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
44 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Replaced—
QB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Chase Jenkins out to Kansas drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Drayden Dickmann out to Wake Forest drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Preston Zinter in from Notre Dame drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
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+4 net players
Upgraded+5 players
CB
+8 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
T
S
M
?
?
Caden VerMaas in from Nebraska 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
Dillan Botts in from Mary Hardin-Baylor drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Austin Harnetiaux in from Nevada drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
S
+1 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Koa Akui in from Sacramento State 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.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Charlie Durkin in from Kent State 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 Rice replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced4 chains
OL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
John Long
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Princeton
Scott Becker
rating 0.83 · c1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Lamar
DeMone Green
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
5 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Trinity Valley CC
T
Jerrick Harper
no ’25 production record · lcb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Moh Bility
2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Saddleback College
S
Jo Chavez
no ’25 production record · viper1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Chase Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 37% ’25 usage · 119/172 · 1,025 pass yds · 9 TD · 2 INT · 531 rush yds
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCF
Jacurri Brown
11% ’25 usage · 142 rush yds · 0 ypc · 2 TD · qb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Drew Devillier
8% ’25 usage · 10/21 · 123 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UNLV
Gael Ochoa
1% ’25 usage · qb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Drayden Dickmann
rating 0.85 · 9% ’25 usage · 37 rec · 323 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Virginia
Davis Lane
rating 0.83 · 3% ’25 usage · sl1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Montana
Landon Ransom-Goelz
4% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 63 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Cincinnati
Barry Jackson Jr.
rating 0.83 · z2 rotation
Jan 22
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Ball State
Alex Scherle
rating 0.83
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Notre Dame
Preston Zinter
rating 0.85 · te2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Rutgers
Ty Morris
rating 0.85 · 79 tkl · 9 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Houston
Jesus Machado Jr.
rating 0.84 · 5 tkl · mlb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Marcus Williams
rating 0.85 · 61 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 5 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Sacramento State
Koa Akui
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl · 5 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Alex Bacchetta
60 punts · 44.7 yd avg
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kent State
Charlie Durkin
48 punts · 41.1 yd avg · pt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Coastal Carolina
Daelen Alexander
rating 0.85 · 14% ’25 usage · 392 rush yds · 5.3 ypc · 3 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 18
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Howard
Semaj Pierre
4% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 12 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Feb 5
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Abilene Christian
Plae Wyatt
10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJenkinsLane
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Rice depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 48 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)30%
7
3
Offensive line22%
7
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)33%
8
1
3
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
7
Specialists40%
3
2
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
42%
Projected two-deep from transfers
20 of 48 two-deep slots
11 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
11 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
8 tkl
’25 · Rice
Where Rice’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 24 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
5 players
Big 12
3 players
ACC
3 players
Unlisted
3 players
+
Mountain West
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
Other
6 players
+
+
Unannounced
7 players
Non-FBS
5 players
ACC
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
SEC
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Rice
+4 net moves
Arrived from · 24
Non-FBS
5 players
Big 12
3 players
ACC
3 players
+
Unlisted
3 players
Mountain West
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
+
Other
6 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
5arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
19arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 24 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
44 of 44 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★
JM
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