Transfer portal · 2026
TCU Horned Frogs
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+11
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
TCU added 11 transfers projected into the two-deep (6 as starters) against 12 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
+3
12
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.87
Avg rating out
11
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
8 of 15
’25 production in
—
5 of 12
’25 production out
How the roster changed
27 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Replaced+1 player
TE
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
N
Kari Ashley in from Navarro drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Josh Hoover out to Indiana drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Noah McKinney in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
WR
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jeremy Scott in from South Alabama drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
?
Nate Palmer out to Wisconsin drives the room.
Defense+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Cheta Ofili in from Texas Tech drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
T
Perry Cole Jr. in from Trinity Valley Community College drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Michael Short in from Virginia Tech drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jacob Fields in from Louisiana Tech drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
?
Teon Parks in from Colorado drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
John Hoyet Chance in from Louisiana Tech drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
T
Aaron Bowers in from Texas Wesleyan drives the room.
No movement—
P
+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 TCU replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced3 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Jordyn Bailey
rating 0.85 · 4% ’25 usage · 4 rec · 36 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from South Alabama
Jeremy Scott
rating 0.85 · 5% ’25 usage · 24 rec · 417 yds · 4 TD · z1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas State
Rasheed Jackson
rating 0.86
Upgrade
Low confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Noah McKinney
rating 0.89 · rg1 starter
Oct 16
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Rohon Kazadi
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Louisiana Tech
Jacob Fields
rating 0.84 · 90 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 3 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Josh Hoover
rating 0.93 · 55% ’25 usage · 272/413 · 3,472 pass yds · 29 TD · 13 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Harvard
Jaden Craig
rating 0.87 · qb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Wisconsin
Nate Palmer
rating 0.85 · 8% ’25 usage · 139 rush yds · 4.6 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Colorado School Of Mines
Landon Walker
rating 0.85 · rb2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida Atlantic
Jonathan Bax
14 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Western Kentucky
Koron Hayward
rating 0.85 · 19 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2.5 sk · 1 INT · lde2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Elijah Jackson
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Central Michigan
Kalen Carroll
rating 0.85 · 49 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 INT · lcb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthHooverScott
?
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
8 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much TCU depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)40%
6
2
2
Offensive line30%
7
1
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)33%
8
2
2
Secondary (CB/S)30%
7
1
2
Specialists33%
8
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
34%
Projected two-deep from transfers
19 of 56 two-deep slots
12 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
7 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
0th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
16th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Cade Bennett
OL · from San Diego State · 2024 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Ansel Din-Mbuh
DL · from Washington State · 2025 cycle · DT1 starter
24 tkl
’25 · TCU
Kylin Jackson
CB · from LSU · 2025 cycle · NB2 rotation
26 tkl
’25 · TCU
Ka'Morreun Pimpton
TE · from LSU · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
1%
’25 usage · TCU
Jordan Dwyer
WR · from Idaho · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
10%
’25 usage · TCU
Michael Teason Jr.
LB · from Missouri State · 2025 cycle · WLB2 rotation
10 tkl
’25 · TCU
Where TCU’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 15 arrivals12 departures · destinations
Big 12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Unlisted
3 players
+
Non-FBS
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
ACC
1 player
Other
1 player
+
+
Unannounced
4 players
Pac-12
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
Big 12
1 player
TCU
+3 net moves
Arrived from · 15
Big 12
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
+
Unlisted
3 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
ACC
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Departed to · 12
+
Unannounced
4 players
Pac-12
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
Big 12
1 player
3arrivals came from Big 12 programs — the single largest source.
11arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (4 of 15 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out3 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
27 of 27 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
NM
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
TP
Winter window · 3★
GB
Winter window · 3★
?
0.86Immediate—Dec 28MS
Winter window · 3★
CO
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
LW
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
KC
Winter window · 3★
JF
Winter window · 3★
EJ
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Jan 2JH
Winter window
RK
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Jan 6DC
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Jan 8AB
Window unrecorded
T
——LS2 rotation—