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Temple Owls

NCAA · American Athletic · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

Temple Owls

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+26
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Temple added 26 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 26 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.
32
Arrivals
+6
26
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.83
Avg rating out
26
Proj two-deep in
Out roles untracked
9 of 32
’25 production in
14 of 26
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 7 rooms, led by QB.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Every departure has a portal answer.

How the roster changed

58 moves · 12 rooms touchedi
Offense
-2 net players
Replaced+1 player
TE
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Joey Schlaffer in from Penn State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Tyler Douglas out to unannounced drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
WR
+4 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
?
Xavier Irvin out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
OL
+4 in · −5 out
InOut
C
?
?
John Stone in from Rutgers drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
RB
+1 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Terrez Worthy out to Maryland drives the room.
Defense
+6 net players
Upgraded+3 players
EDGE
+4 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
E
JaMair Diaz in from Sam Houston drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
CB
+4 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
I
B
I
Ben Osueke out to Kansas State drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
S
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
G
?
Saboor Karriem in from Illinois drives the room.
Upgraded
LB
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
I
F
?
London Hall out to Bethune-Cookman drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
DL
+5 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
K
?
?
?
Khalil Poteat out to unannounced drives the room.
Specialists
+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Darren Wu in from Lafayette drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Sam Wolfenden in from UNLV 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)

Did Temple replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Replaced
7 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Xavier Irvin
rating 0.80 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Stony Brook
Jayce Freeman
rating 0.86 · x1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana State
Tyler Stewart
4th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 4 yds
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Midwestern State
Demonte Greene
rating 0.83 · kr1 starter
Dec 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas State
Sultan Badmus
rating 0.85 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Lafayette
Jaylon Joseph
no ’25 production record · rush1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Sekou Kromah
rating 0.86 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 14 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Kilgore CC
K
Joseph Auzenne
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Bethune-Cookman
London Hall
34th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 3 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Independence CC
I
Curly Ordonez
no ’25 production record · wlb1 starter
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Monmouth
Omar Ibrahim
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa Western CC
I
Asa Locks
no ’25 production record · rcb1 starter
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Zavien Bryant
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Illinois
Saboor Karriem
60th pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 1 TFL · fs1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Tyler Douglas
5th pctl ’25 production
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Jaxon Smolik
3rd pctl ’25 production · qb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Maryland
Terrez Worthy
rating 0.85 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 74 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Rutgers
Sam Brown V
rating 0.84 · 23rd pctl ’25 production · 38 rush yds · 2.4 ypc · rb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to New Mexico
Ken Meir
rating 0.80
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Rutgers
John Stone
rating 0.85 · c2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Khalil Poteat
rating 0.84 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 29 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tiffin University
Kevin Hornbeak
rating 0.84 · dt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Memphis
K.J. Miles
59th pctl ’25 production · 22 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Penn State
Kaleb Artis
rating 0.83 · nt2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Ben Osueke
74th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 1 INT · 7 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Kolin Dinkins
46th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · nb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced
2 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to New Hampshire
Joquez Smith
22nd pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 12 yds · 1 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 21
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Tennessee Tech
Tyrese Whitaker
45th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 17
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
?
Poteat
?
Worthy
?
Schlaffer
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
37 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Temple depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 58 slots
Quarterback
2
100%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
5
2
5
58%
Offensive line
6
1
3
40%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
3
1
8
75%
Secondary (CB/S)
2
2
6
80%
Specialists
5
3
4
58%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
64%
Projected two-deep from transfers
37 of 58 two-deep slots
18 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
69th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
5th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Grayson Mains
OL · from South Carolina · 2024 cycle · C1 starter
no ’25 record
Jayvant Brown
LB · from Kentucky · 2025 cycle · MLB2 rotation
45th pctl
’25 production · Temple
Avery Powell
S · from Missouri State · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
86th pctl
’25 production · Temple
Pooh Lawton
S · from Slippery Rock · 2025 cycle · FS2 rotation
65th pctl
’25 production · Temple
Hunter Smith
RB · from UL Monroe · 2025 cycle · KR2 rotation
70th pctl
’25 production · Temple
JoJo Bermudez
WR · from Delaware · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
80th pctl
’25 production · Temple
Colin Chase
WR · from St. Thomas · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · Temple

Where Temple’s transfers came from — and where they went

Sources · 32 arrivals26 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
15 players
Big Ten
8 players
ACC
3 players
Conference USA
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
Other
3 players
+
+
Unannounced
13 players
Non-FBS
7 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
Mountain West
1 player
SEC
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Temple
+6 net moves
Arrived from · 32
Non-FBS
15 players
Big Ten
8 players
ACC
3 players
Conference USA
1 player
Big 12
1 player
Mid-American
1 player
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 26
+
Unannounced
13 players
Non-FBS
7 players
American Athletic
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
Mountain West
1 player
SEC
1 player
+
Other
2 players
15arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
26arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 32 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the American Athletic.

How the window developed

Cumulative net moves · in − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWKromahFreemanStoneUzomaSchlaffer-4EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · OCT 6 → AUG 28 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWKromahFreeman-4EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · OCT 6 → AUG 28 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT
10 undated moves not plotted

All portal moves

58 of 58 moves match · 25 shown
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Role in
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PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
SK
Sekou Kromah
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ Departure
?Not announced
0.8667th pctl production · 14 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 skImmediateJan 6
JF
Jayce Freeman
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Stony Brook
0.86no recordImmediateX1 starterJan 7
JS
John Stone
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Rutgers
0.85no recordImmediateC2 rotationJan 7
KU
Kenedy Uzoma
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
North Carolina
0.85no recordImmediateX4 depthJan 7
JS
Joey Schlaffer
Winter window · 3★
TE↓ Arrival
Penn State
0.8524th pctl production · 1 rec · 19 yds · 1 TDImmediateTE22 rotationJan 8
QG
Quante Gillians
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Syracuse
0.850th pctl production · 1 tklImmediateDE3 depthJan 15
SB
Sultan Badmus
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureArkansas State0.8530th pctl production · 5 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 skImmediateJan 15
TW
Terrez Worthy
Spring window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureMaryland0.8545th pctl production · 6 rec · 74 yds · 1 TDImmediateMay 14
KP
Khalil Poteat
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ Departure
?Not announced
0.8473rd pctl production · 29 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 skImmediateDec 2
SB
Sam Brown V
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
Rutgers
0.8423rd pctl production · 38 rush yds · 2.4 ypcImmediateRB1 starterJan 7
KH
Kevin Hornbeak
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Tiffin University
0.84no recordImmediateDT1 starterJan 8
AS
Ajani Sheppard
Winter window · 3★
QB↓ Arrival
Washington State
0.84no recordImmediateQB2 rotationJan 11
LF
Lamar Fairfax
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Memphis
0.84no recordImmediateNT3 depthJan 12
DG
Demonte Greene
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Midwestern State
0.83no recordImmediateKR1 starterDec 4
ZA
Zach Aamland
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Rutgers
0.83no recordImmediateRG2 rotationJan 11
KA
Kaleb Artis
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Penn State
0.83no recordImmediateNT2 rotationJan 12
DD
Deshon Dodson
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Albany
0.82no recordImmediateDT4 depthJan 11
XI
Xavier Irvin
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ Departure
?Not announced
0.8042nd pctl production · 5 rec · 85 yds · 1 TDImmediateOct 6
SW
Sam Wolfenden
Winter window · 3★
LS↓ Arrival
UNLV
0.80no recordImmediateLS1 starterJan 14
KM
Ken Meir
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureNew Mexico0.80no recordImmediateJan 27
LP
Lucas Possenti
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureArkansas0.80no recordImmediateFeb 1
CS
Carter Sheehan
Winter window
OL↑ Departure
?Not announced
no recordImmediateNov 28
KJ
Kian Johnson
Winter window
WR↑ Departure
?Not announced
no recordImmediateDec 6
JA
John Adams
Winter window
WR↑ Departure
?Not announced
no recordImmediateDec 8
ZB
Zavien Bryant
Winter window · 3★
S↑ Departure
?Not announced
no recordImmediateDec 8