Transfer portal · 2026
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+12
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Rutgers added 12 transfers projected into the two-deep (6 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.
16
Arrivals
+1
15
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.86
Avg rating out
12
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
10 of 16
’25 production in
—
10 of 15
’25 production out
How the roster changed
31 moves · 10 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Dylan Lonergan in from Boston College drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Kameron Anthony in from Ball State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Clay Thevenin in from Louisiana Tech drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
OL
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
Everett Small in from Eastern Michigan drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
WR
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Ian Strong out to California drives the room.
Defense+3 net players
Replaced+3 players
DL
+4 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
J'Dan Burnett in from Tulsa drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
S
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Zahmir Dawud in from Villanova drives the room.
Replaced—
CB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Bo Mascoe out to Texas drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Ty Morris in from Rice drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
EDGE
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Malachi Davis in from Toledo drives the room.
Specialists0 net players
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this 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 Rutgers replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced3 chains
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Georgia Tech
Jordan Walker
rating 0.87 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Toledo
Malachi Davis
rating 0.86 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 35 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 5.5 sk · de1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Darold DeNgohe
rating 0.85 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Temple
Sekou Kromah
rating 0.86 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 sk · de21 starter
Aug 2
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Sam Robinson
rating 0.85 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Drake
Sean Allison
rating 0.84 · lb21 starter
Feb 28
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Duke
CJ Campbell Jr.
rating 0.84 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 119 rush yds · 5.4 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Louisiana Tech
Clay Thevenin
rating 0.85 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 634 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 8 TD · 33 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to Colorado
Taj White
rating 0.87 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Michigan
Everett Small
rating 0.85 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · rt2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Bo Mascoe
rating 0.91 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 48 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from The Citadel
Bradlee Jones
rating 0.86 · cb21 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Virginia
Jacobie Henderson
rating 0.86 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Dakota
Mikey Munn
rating 0.84 · cb2 rotation
Feb 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Temple
Samuel Brown V
rating 0.84 · 23rd pctl ’25 production · 38 rush yds · 2.4 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to California
Ian Strong
rating 0.92 · 92nd pctl ’25 production · 52 rec · 762 yds · 5 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to San Diego State
Djibril Rahman
rating 0.85 · 35th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 13
▾ 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
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Rutgers depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 52 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)10%
9
1
Offensive line40%
6
2
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
6
Secondary (CB/S)30%
7
1
2
Specialists0%
8
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
29%
Projected two-deep from transfers
15 of 52 two-deep slots
8 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
6 from the 2026 cycle, 2 held over
24th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
14th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Hank Zilinskas
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · C2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Moshood Giwa
OL · from LIU Post · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Chris Joines
S · from Mercer · 2025 cycle · S1 starter
36th pctl
’25 production · Rutgers
Where Rutgers’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 16 arrivals15 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 16
Non-FBS
6 players
Mid-American
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
ACC
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
Departed to · 15
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
SEC
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Non-FBS
1 player
+
Other
3 players
6arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
12arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (2 of 16 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
31 of 31 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
MD
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
KA
Winter window · 3★
BJ
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
SK
Spring window · 3★
ZD
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
ES
Winter window · 3★
CT
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
JL
Winter window · 3★
RP
Winter window · 3★
OCT 27
5:52 AM
WR3
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team WR3
WR32 → WR31
OCT 27
5:52 AM
LT
CHART MOVE
Now first-team LT
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