Transfer portal · 2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Texas Tech added 19 transfers projected into the two-deep (10 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.
24
Arrivals
+4
20
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
19
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
17 of 24
’25 production in
—
15 of 20
’25 production out
How the roster changed
44 moves · 11 rooms touchediOffense0 net players
Replaced+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Thomas Castellanos in from Florida State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
OL
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jordan Church in from Louisville drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jett Carpenter in from Nevada drives the room.
No movement—
RB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Depth concern-2 players
WR
+4 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Kenny Johnson in from Pittsburgh drives the room.
Defense+3 net players
Upgraded+2 players
EDGE
+4 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Adam Trick in from Miami (OH) drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
DL
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Julien Laventure in from Akron drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Austin Romaine in from Kansas State drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Chapman Lewis out to Utah State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Davin Martin in from UTSA drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Will Karoll in from UCLA drives the room.
Replaced—
K
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Upton Bellenfant out to South Carolina drives the room.
No movement—
LS
+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 Texas Tech replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced8 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Kelby Valsin
28th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 35 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Pittsburgh
Kenny Johnson
rating 0.86 · 89th pctl ’25 production · 47 rec · 658 yds · 5 TD · x1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to SMU
Trey Jackson
rating 0.86
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Nevada
Jett Carpenter
rating 0.85 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 35 rec · 374 yds · 2 TD · te2 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to TCU
Cheta Ofili
rating 0.86 · 20th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Miami (OH)
Adam Trick
rating 0.90 · 99th pctl ’25 production · 57 tkl · 12 TFL · 8 sk · 1 INT · lde1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to UTSA
Dylan Spencer
rating 0.85 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from San Diego State
Trey White
rating 0.86 · 98th pctl ’25 production · 47 tkl · 10.5 TFL · 7 sk · lde21 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Amier Washington
rating 0.86 · 31st pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Mateen Ibirogba
rating 0.96 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk · nt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Braylon Rigsby
rating 0.87 · 21st pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Houston
A.J. Holmes Jr.
no ’25 production record · dt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Justin Horne
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Kansas State
Austin Romaine
rating 0.87 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 66 tkl · 7 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT · wlb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Maurion Horn
rating 0.86 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 3 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from UTSA
Davin Martin
rating 0.87 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · rcb2 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
Partially replaced7 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to East Carolina
Mitch Griffis
48th pctl ’25 production · 26/36 · 357 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida State
Thomas Castellanos
90th pctl ’25 production · 180/309 · 2,760 pass yds · 15 TD · 9 INT · 557 rush yds · qb2 rotation
Aug 21
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Roy Alexander
25th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 31 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Auburn
Malcolm Simmons
rating 0.91 · 80th pctl ’25 production · 25 rec · 457 yds · 2 TD · kr2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UTSA
T.J. West
18th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 19 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Liberty
Donte Lee Jr.
rating 0.86 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 32 rec · 589 yds · 5 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Incarnate Word
Price Morgan
13th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 12 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Alabama State
Jalen Jones
rating 0.86 · sl2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
Kasen Long
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Washington
Bryce Butler
rating 0.86 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 sk · dt2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Tulane
Macho Stevenson
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UTEP
Amier Boyd
no ’25 production record · rcb1 rotation
—
▾ Detail
K
Rotation slot
Out · to South Carolina
Upton Bellenfant
35th pctl ’25 production · 6/6 FG · 33 pts
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arizona State
Ian Hershey
no ’25 production record · ko2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
WR
Production lost
Out · to Houston
Tyson Turner
rating 0.85 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 8 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
4 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to UTSA
Eddy Smith
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 9
▾ 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
16 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Texas Tech depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)55%
5
2
4
Offensive line40%
6
3
1
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
8
Secondary (CB/S)30%
7
1
2
Specialists64%
4
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
52%
Projected two-deep from transfers
29 of 56 two-deep slots
15 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
10 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
33rd
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
10th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jason Llewellyn
TE · from Oklahoma · 2024 cycle · LS21 starter
—
no ’25 record
Hunter Zambrano
OL · from Illinois State · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Brice Pollock
CB · from Mississippi State · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
91st pctl
’25 production · Texas Tech
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE · from Louisiana · 2025 cycle · TE1 rotation
99th pctl
’25 production · Texas Tech
Howard Sampson
OL · from North Carolina · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Cash Cleveland
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Texas Tech’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 24 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 24
Big 12
4 players
ACC
4 players
Non-FBS
3 players
Mid-American
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 20
American Athletic
5 players
Big 12
4 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
Non-FBS
3 players
Pac-12
2 players
SEC
1 player
+
Other
2 players
4arrivals came from Big 12 programs — the single largest source.
19arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (11 of 24 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
4departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out3 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
44 of 44 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
MI
Winter window · 4★
MS
Winter window · 4★
JC
Winter window · 4★
AT
Winter window · 4★
CP
Winter window · 3★
AR
Winter window · 3★
DM
Winter window · 3★
AF
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
BB
Winter window · 3★
TW
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
KJ
Winter window · 3★
JC
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
JL
Winter window · 3★