Transfer portal · 2026
Sam Houston Bearkats
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+28
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Sam Houston added 28 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 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.
39
Arrivals
+24
15
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.86
Avg rating out
28
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
4 of 39
’25 production in
—
10 of 15
’25 production out
How the roster changed
54 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+8 net players
Upgraded+4 players
WR
+7 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
N
?
?
?
Michael Phoenix II out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced+4 players
OL
+7 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
C
K
?
Kolt Dieterich out to Washington drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
TE
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Rayfield Lotten out to New Mexico State drives the room.
No movement—
RB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-2 players
QB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
?
Hunter Watson out to unannounced drives the room.
Defense+13 net players
Upgraded+5 players
EDGE
+5 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
S
Jayden Fry in from Boston College drives the room.
Upgraded+4 players
DL
+5 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
F
?
Zeiqui Lawton out to unannounced drives the room.
Upgraded+3 players
LB
+5 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
C
?
JaMair Diaz out to Temple drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Joe Swen out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
F
?
Jaidan Scott out to unannounced drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Upgraded+2 players
LS
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
B
Cameron McCulloch in from SMU drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Sam Carpenter in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Curtis Gerrand out to UCLA drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Sam Houston replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced5 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Michael Phoenix II
29th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 40 yds
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Florida A&M
Chris Reed
no ’25 production record · z1 starter
—
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Lonnie Adkism
21st pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 24 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Navarro College
N
Tim Burns Jr.
no ’25 production record · x1 starter
—
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to New Mexico State
Rayfield Lotten
rating 0.82 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 54 yds
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Akron
Max Whisner
rating 0.83 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Zeiqui Lawton
55th pctl ’25 production · 13 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Black Hills State
Darien Jackson
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Curtis Gerrand
90th pctl ’25 production · 64 punts · 43 yd avg
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Cal Joseph
88th pctl ’25 production · 63 punts · 38.1 yd avg · pt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced3 chains
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Washington
Kolt Dieterich
rating 0.92
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from App State
Denell Nix Jr.
rating 0.84 · rg1 starter
Feb 4
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Temple
JaMair Diaz
49th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arizona
Stacy Bey
rating 0.85 · mike1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Joe Swen
38th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 2 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Elon
Ishmel Atkins
rating 0.85 · cb21 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Hunter Watson
67th pctl ’25 production · 104/182 · 1,108 pass yds · 5 TD · 4 INT · 276 rush yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Jaidan Scott
69th pctl ’25 production · 32 tkl · 2 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ 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
36 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Sam Houston depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)80%
2
2
6
Offensive line70%
3
1
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)79%
3
2
9
Secondary (CB/S)38%
5
1
2
Specialists90%
1
1
8
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
70%
Projected two-deep from transfers
38 of 54 two-deep slots
20 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
14 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
100th
Conference USA percentile · transfer share
1st-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 10 Conference USA teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Dylan Frazier
DL · from SMU · 2024 cycle · DT1 starter
89th pctl
’25 production · Sam Houston
Jace Arnold
CB · from Wisconsin · 2025 cycle · STRIKER1 starter
57th pctl
’25 production · Sam Houston
Jalyn Stanford
CB · from Houston · 2025 cycle · ROVER2 rotation
45th pctl
’25 production · Sam Houston
Alton McCaskill
RB · from Arizona State · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
70th pctl
’25 production · Sam Houston
Nico Ottomanelli
K · from Nebraska · 2025 cycle · KO1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Grady O'Neill
WR · from Wisconsin · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
74th pctl
’25 production · Sam Houston
Isaac Sohn
OL · from North Texas · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Sam Houston’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 39 arrivals15 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 39
Non-FBS
19 players
ACC
9 players
Big 12
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
American Athletic
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 15
+
Unannounced
9 players
Big Ten
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
ACC
1 player
19arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
28arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (15 of 39 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Conference USA.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out20 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
54 of 54 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
EG
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
SB
Winter window · 3★
JT
Winter window · 3★
DN
Winter window · 3★
JA
Winter window · 3★
IA
Winter window · 3★
KB
Winter window · 3★
BB
Winter window · 3★
DN
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
ZT
Winter window · 3★
EC
Winter window · 3★
MW
Winter window · 3★
CM
Winter window · 3★
LA
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 7FM
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 9JJ
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 14ZL
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2JS
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 7BK
Winter window · 3★
SEP 11
12:32 AM
LT
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LT
LT2 → LT1
SEP 11
12:32 AM
LS
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LS
LS2 → LS1