Transfer portal · 2026
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+29
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Southern Miss added 29 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 28 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.
48
Arrivals
+20
28
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.02
0.86
Avg rating out
29
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 48
’25 production in
—
22 of 28
’25 production out
How the roster changed
76 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+12 net players
Upgraded+7 players
OL
+9 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
J
B
M
C
Christian Young in from Emory & Henry drives the room.
Replaced+3 players
RB
+3 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
C
Brandon Hood in from Massachusetts drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
WR
+5 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
E
Tychaun Chapman out to Memphis drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Shane King out to Arizona drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
QB
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jacobe Robinson out to unannounced drives the room.
Defense+5 net players
Replaced+2 players
S
+7 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Corey Myrick out to Clemson drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+7 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
C
N
?
?
J'Mond Tapp out to Memphis drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
CB
+5 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Anthony Richard Jr. out to Memphis drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
Chris Jones out to Florida State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
DL
+4 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jaden McKinney out to Memphis drives the room.
Specialists+3 net players
Replaced+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Reed Harradine in from Grambling drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Dusty Zimmer in from Washington drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
H
Andrew Tate in from Hinds CC 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 Southern Miss replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jacobe Robinson
18th pctl ’25 production
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Ethan Hampton
no ’25 production record · qb1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Jermane Hayes
28th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 36 yds
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Chattanooga
AJ Little
rating 0.84 · wr21 starter
Jan 22
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Akron
Carlos Slayden
rating 0.83 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Southern
Braden Cain
rating 0.85 · lt1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
J'Mond Tapp
rating 0.85 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 69 tkl · 12 TFL · 7.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Coffeyville CC
C
Kameron Cyprien
no ’25 production record · jack1 starter
—
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Jaden McKinney
68th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Nasim Cairo
no ’25 production record · dt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to UAB
Guylijah Theodule
rating 0.86 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tulsa
Champ Lewis
54th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 1 PD · cb21 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Partially replaced13 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Tychaun Chapman
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 24 rec · 444 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wingate
Jaylen Himes
rating 0.85 · wr1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Jaylin Carter
69th pctl ’25 production · 166 rush yds · 0 ypc · 2 TD · 21 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Mario Sanders
rating 0.84 · 26th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 32 yds · wr31 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Arizona
Shane King
rating 0.85 · 28th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 24 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from East Texas A&M
Preston Kilgore
rating 0.82 · te2 rotation
Jan 22
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Baylor
Garrick Ponder
rating 0.88 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 11.5 TFL · 4.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southwest Mississippi CC
S
Jameer Lewis
no ’25 production record · jack2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
JJ Hawkins
rating 0.86 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 3 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Navarro College
N
Ramon Pernas
no ’25 production record · de2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida
Mason Clinton
rating 0.86 · 51st pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Nicholls
Josh Johnson
rating 0.80 · nt2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Anthony Richard Jr.
75th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from UCF
Jyaire Brown
rating 0.85 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 PD · nkl1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Troy
Jonathan Pennix
rating 0.84 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 2 INT · 6 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UConn
Kobi Albert
rating 0.83 · cb1 starter
Feb 1
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Clemson
Corey Myrick
rating 0.85 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 91 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kansas
Laquan Robinson
rating 0.84 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · ss1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Memphis
Ian Foster
rating 0.87 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 76 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sk · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southeast Missouri State
Landon Sylvie
rating 0.84 · fs1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Memphis
Ahmere Foster
84th pctl ’25 production · 47 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from New Hampshire
Kelby Hampton
rating 0.85 · fs2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Memphis
Dylan King
64th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Alabama
Kolby Peavy
rating 0.83 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · 0.5 TFL · nkl2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Memphis
Zach Ruffin
29th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UConn
Michael Robinson III
rating 0.80 · ss2 rotation
Feb 4
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Memphis
Jabari Ishmael
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 4 depth arrivals in room
Jan 16
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Florida State
Chris Jones
rating 0.86 · 100th pctl ’25 production · 132 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3.5 sk · 1 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
34 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Southern Miss depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line70%
3
1
6
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)58%
5
1
6
Secondary (CB/S)90%
1
1
8
Specialists67%
4
2
6
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
70%
Projected two-deep from transfers
39 of 56 two-deep slots
19 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
16 from the 2026 cycle, 3 held over
85th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
3rd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Avery Sledge
LB · from Mississippi State · 2024 cycle · LB22 rotation
46th pctl
’25 production · Southern Miss
Ishmael Ibraheem
CB · from Marshall · 2025 cycle · CB22 rotation
25th pctl
’25 production · Southern Miss
Aloali'i Maui
OL · from Utah State · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Robert Briggs
RB · from Utah State · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
67th pctl
’25 production · Southern Miss
Landry Lyddy
QB · from UAB · 2025 cycle · QB2 rotation
49th pctl
’25 production · Southern Miss
Luke Beard
LS · from Mississippi State · 2025 cycle · LS1 starter
0th pctl
’25 production · Southern Miss
Where Southern Miss’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 48 arrivals28 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 48
Non-FBS
27 players
Big Ten
4 players
SEC
4 players
Big 12
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
+
Other
5 players
Departed to · 28
American Athletic
18 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
ACC
2 players
Big 12
2 players
SEC
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
1 player
27arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
29arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 48 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out14 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
76 of 76 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JH
Winter window · 3★
?
0.86Immediate—Dec 27WS
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
CY
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
BC
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
JW
Winter window · 3★
AW
Winter window · 3★
XM
Winter window · 3★
LR
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★