Transfer portal · 2026
Texas A&M Aggies
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+17
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Texas A&M added 17 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 as starters) against 20 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.
22
Arrivals
+2
20
Departures
0.88
Avg rating in
+0.02
0.86
Avg rating out
17
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
13 of 22
’25 production in
—
12 of 20
’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.
How the roster changed
42 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Upgraded+3 players
OL
+4 in · −1 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
Wilkin Formby in from Alabama drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
?
Richie Anderson in from Fresno State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Miles O'Neill out to North Carolina drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
RB
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Ronnie Crosby III out to unannounced drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
WR
+1 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Isaiah Horton in from Alabama drives the room.
Defense+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Dealyn Evans out to Mississippi State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Ray Coney in from Tulsa drives the room.
Upgraded—
EDGE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Anto Saka in from Northwestern drives the room.
Upgraded—
CB
+3 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Rickey Gibson III in from Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
S
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Tawfiq Byard in from Colorado drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Replaced+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
T
?
Alex Abbott in from Houston drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Shea Freibaum in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
David Olano in from Illinois drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Texas A&M replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Izaiah Williams
rating 0.86 · 6% ’25 usage · 7 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Alabama
Isaiah Horton
rating 0.96 · 6% ’25 usage · 42 rec · 511 yds · 8 TD · x1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas
Jonte Newman
rating 0.87
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Alabama
Wilkin Formby
rating 0.93 · 1 rec · 2 yds · rt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Rylan Kennedy
rating 0.87 · 14 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Northwestern
Anto Saka
rating 0.92 · 13 tkl · 4 TFL · 3 sk · de1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Mississippi State
Dealyn Evans
rating 0.90 · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from North Carolina
CJ Mims
rating 0.88 · 41 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sk · nt1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to California
Tristan Jernigan
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Tulsa
Ray Coney
rating 0.86 · 128 tkl · 7 TFL · 2 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Liam Padron
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Illinois
David Olano
20/23 FG · 104 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to SMU
Theo Melin Ohrstrom
rating 0.90 · 5% ’25 usage · 19 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UTSA
Houston Thomas
rating 0.85 · 6% ’25 usage · 34 rec · 347 yds · 2 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 3
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Jayvon Thomas
rating 0.86 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Washington
Jordan Shaw
rating 0.87 · nb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Southern Miss
Jordan Pride
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Colorado
Tawfiq Byard
rating 0.88 · 78 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT · ss2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
P
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Truette Tumey
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Tarleton
T
Jared White
no ’25 production record · pt2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to North Carolina
Miles O'Neill
rating 0.86 · 10% ’25 usage · 7/14 · 120 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Ronnie Crosby III
1% ’25 usage
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Blake Buntyn
1% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 13 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 13
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Amari Niblack
2% ’25 usage · 5 rec · 69 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Dec 28
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to California
Solomon Williams
rating 0.87 · 7 tkl · 3 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthO'NeillAndersonHorton
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
13 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Texas A&M depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)40%
6
2
2
Offensive line40%
6
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
2
4
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
2
4
Specialists36%
7
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
44%
Projected two-deep from transfers
24 of 55 two-deep slots
17 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
13 from the 2026 cycle, 4 held over
33rd
SEC percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 SEC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Marcus Ratcliffe
S · from San Diego State · 2024 cycle · FS1 starter
66 tkl
’25 · Texas A&M
Dezz Ricks
CB · from Alabama · 2024 cycle · LCB1 starter
26 tkl
’25 · Texas A&M
Micah Riley
TE · from Auburn · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
1 KR
’25 · Texas A&M
Mario Craver
WR · from Mississippi State · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
11%
’25 usage · Texas A&M
Sam M'Pemba
EDGE · from Georgia · 2025 cycle · JACK2 rotation
2 tkl
’25 · Texas A&M
T.J. Searcy
EDGE · from Florida · 2025 cycle · DE2 rotation
31 tkl
’25 · Texas A&M
Where Texas A&M’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 22 arrivals20 departures · destinations
SEC
7 players
Big 12
4 players
Big Ten
4 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
ACC
1 player
Other
2 players
+
+
Unannounced
6 players
ACC
6 players
SEC
4 players
Big 12
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Texas A&M
+2 net moves
Arrived from · 22
SEC
7 players
Big 12
4 players
Big Ten
4 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
ACC
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 20
+
Unannounced
6 players
ACC
6 players
SEC
4 players
Big 12
1 player
Sun Belt
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
1 player
7arrivals came from SEC programs — the single largest source.
17arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (16 of 22 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
4departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
42 of 42 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
IH
Winter window · 4★
WF
Winter window · 4★
RG
Winter window · 4★
AS
Winter window · 4★
TB
Winter window · 3★
AM
Winter window · 3★
CM
Winter window · 3★
CE
Winter window · 3★
TA
Winter window · 3★
JS
Window unrecorded
RC
Winter window · 3★
RA
Winter window · 3★
BD
Winter window · 3★
RH
Winter window · 3★
HT
Winter window · 3★