Transfer portal · 2026
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+14
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Rutgers added 14 transfers projected into the two-deep (5 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.
15
Arrivals
0
15
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.86
Avg rating out
14
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
9 of 15
’25 production in
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10 of 15
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
No room cleared the upgrade bar in this window.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
30 moves · 9 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
QB
+1 in · −0 out
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
Taj White out to Colorado drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
WR
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
Ian Strong out to California drives the room.
Defense+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
DL
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Darold DeNgohe out to UCLA drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
CB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Bo Mascoe out to Texas drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Jordan Walker out to Georgia Tech drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
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Ty Morris in from Rice drives the room.
No movement—
S
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this 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 usage share (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 · 25 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Toledo
Malachi Davis
rating 0.86 · 35 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 5.5 sk · lde1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to San Diego State
Djibril Rahman
rating 0.85 · 5 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tulsa
J'Dan Burnett
rating 0.85 · 28 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 6.5 sk · rde1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Sam Robinson
rating 0.85 · 12 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Rice
Ty Morris
rating 0.85 · 79 tkl · 9 TFL · 2.5 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Partially replaced5 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Duke
CJ Campbell Jr.
rating 0.84 · 11% ’25 usage · 119 rush yds · 5.4 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Louisiana Tech
Clay Thevenin
rating 0.85 · 19% ’25 usage · 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 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Michigan
Everett Small
rating 0.85 · 3 tkl · rt2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to UCLA
Darold DeNgohe
rating 0.85 · 8 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Maine
Jaedin Lee
rating 0.84 · dt2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Bo Mascoe
rating 0.91 · 48 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Dakota
Mikey Munn
rating 0.84 · lcb1 starter
Feb 16
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Virginia
Jacobie Henderson
rating 0.86 · 39 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from The Citadel
Bradlee Jones
rating 0.86 · rcb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Temple
Samuel Brown V
rating 0.84 · 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 · 11% ’25 usage · 52 rec · 762 yds · 5 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthLonerganStrong
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
3 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Rutgers depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)20%
8
2
Offensive line50%
5
3
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
7
1
6
Secondary (CB/S)50%
4
1
3
Specialists0%
10
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
35%
Projected two-deep from transfers
19 of 54 two-deep slots
8 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
5 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
29th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
13th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Doug Blue-Eli
DL · from South Florida · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Hank Zilinskas
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · C2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Moshood Giwa
OL · from LIU Post · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
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no ’25 record
Chris Joines
S · from Mercer · 2025 cycle · FS1 starter
6 tkl
’25 · Rutgers
Ryder Langsdale
OL · from Lafayette · 2025 cycle · LT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Rutgers’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 15 arrivals15 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
6 players
Mid-American
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
ACC
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
ACC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
SEC
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Non-FBS
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Rutgers
0 net moves
Arrived from · 15
Non-FBS
6 players
Mid-American
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
American Athletic
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.
14arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (2 of 15 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
30 of 30 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★
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★
MM
Winter window · 3★