Transfer portal · 2026
South Alabama Jaguars
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+15
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
South Alabama added 15 transfers projected into the two-deep (6 as starters) against 27 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.
26
Arrivals
-1
27
Departures
0.83
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.84
Avg rating out
15
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
2 of 26
’25 production in
—
19 of 27
’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
53 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
TE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
B
H
Trent Thomas out to Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
RB
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
G
Keenan Phillips in from Georgia Military College drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
W
Jerry Horne in from Arkansas State drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
WR
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
?
Jeremy Scott out to TCU drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
OL
+4 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
C
?
?
Jordan Davis out to UCLA drives the room.
Defense-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
CB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
?
Nehemiah Chandler out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Tyler Thomas out to Kentucky drives the room.
Upgraded—
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Blayne Myrick out to Miami (OH) drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
H
Wesley Miller out to Florida International drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
DL
+4 in · −7 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
M
?
?
Ed Smith IV out to Tulane drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Replaced+1 player
K
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Hamilton DiBoyan out to Austin Peay drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
?
Max Roth in from unverified school drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Grant Rountree in from Air Force 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 South Alabama replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced2 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Trent Thomas
rating 0.85 · 35th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 34 yds
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Hutchinson CC
H
Rod Gibbs
no ’25 production record · te1 starter
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▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Miami (OH)
Blayne Myrick
rating 0.84 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 84 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Howard
Kaydon Degraffenreid
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced9 chains
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to North Texas
Brec Long
rating 0.81 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 20 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Nicholls
Everett Hunter
rating 0.82 · te2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Asher Hale
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Monmouth
Shalik Hubbard
rating 0.83 · rg1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Kentucky
Tyler Thomas
rating 0.83 · 61st pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Holy Cross
Christian Ross
no ’25 production record · edge2 rotation
May 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Tulane
Ed Smith IV
rating 0.83 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from McNeese
Mase Lewis
rating 0.83 · dt21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Kentucky
Dominic Wiseman
rating 0.85 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Kentucky
Andrew Hines
rating 0.82 · dt2 rotation
Jan 18
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Nehemiah Chandler
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Utah
Jaylen Moson
rating 0.82 · fcb1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Brian Dillard
56th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 5 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Copiah-Lincoln CC
C
Tre Webb III
no ’25 production record · fcb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida International
Wesley Miller
rating 0.84 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 53 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia Tech
DJ Moore
rating 0.82 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · ss2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
K
Rotation slot
Out · to Austin Peay
Hamilton DiBoyan
38th pctl ’25 production · 6/9 FG · 38 pts
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Colorado State
Dylan Freebury
no ’25 production record · pk2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
WR
Production lost
Out · to TCU
Jeremy Scott
rating 0.85 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 24 rec · 417 yds · 4 TD
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Florida International
RJ Moss Jr.
rating 0.85 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 4 producing losses unanswered
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Tulane
Dalton Hughes
rating 0.82 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 40 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 14
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Cincinnati
Ty Goodwill
rating 0.86 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 35 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 8
▾ 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
28 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much South Alabama depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
3
3
Offensive line60%
4
4
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)42%
7
1
4
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
2
3
Specialists50%
5
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
52%
Projected two-deep from transfers
28 of 54 two-deep slots
14 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
6 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
38th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Bishop Davenport
QB · from Utah State · 2023 cycle · QB1 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Noah Toster
WR · from Chowan · 2024 cycle · Z2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Ethan Hubbard
OL · from Duke · 2024 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Micah Woods
WR · from Buffalo · 2024 cycle · X1 starter
48th pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Brendan Jenkins
WR · from Samford · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
49th pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Dallas Young
S · from Arkansas · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
58th pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Jayvon Henderson
CB · from East Tennessee State · 2025 cycle · CB1 starter
70th pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Reese Osei-Wusu
OL · from Lamar · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Jaylen Booker
OL · from Bethune-Cookman · 2025 cycle · LT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Stephen Johnson
DL · from McNeese · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
51st pctl
’25 production · South Alabama
Where South Alabama’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 26 arrivals27 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 26
Non-FBS
16 players
Sun Belt
2 players
SEC
2 players
Pac-12
1 player
ACC
1 player
Big 12
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 27
+
Unannounced
6 players
SEC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
Non-FBS
4 players
Big 12
3 players
Conference USA
3 players
+
Other
3 players
16arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
15arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (4 of 26 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out15 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
53 of 53 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
SL
Winter window · 3★
ML
Winter window · 3★
SH
Winter window · 3★
EH
Winter window · 3★
DM
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
AH
Winter window · 3★
DC
Winter window · 3★