Transfer portal · 2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+20
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Texas Tech added 20 transfers projected into the two-deep (9 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.
23
Arrivals
+3
20
Departures
0.87
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
20
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
16 of 23
’25 production in
—
15 of 20
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 6 rooms, led by OL.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
43 moves · 11 rooms touchediOffense-1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
OL
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jordan Church in from Louisville drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Kirk Francis in from Tulsa drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
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+2 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
Mateen Ibirogba in from Wake Forest drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Corey Platt Jr. in from Houston drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Davin Martin in from UTSA drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
S
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
Chapman Lewis out to Utah State drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+2 players
P
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Will Karoll in from UCLA drives the room.
Replaced—
K
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Jacob Hand in from Texas Tech 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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Texas Tech replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Kelby Valsin
1% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 35 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Pittsburgh
Kenny Johnson
rating 0.86 · 8% ’25 usage · 47 rec · 658 yds · 5 TD · z1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to TCU
Cheta Ofili
rating 0.86 · 3 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Miami (OH)
Adam Trick
rating 0.90 · 57 tkl · 12 TFL · 8 sk · 1 INT · rde1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to UTSA
Dylan Spencer
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from San Diego State
Trey White
rating 0.86 · 47 tkl · 10.5 TFL · 7 sk · lde1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to UCLA
Amier Washington
rating 0.86 · 7 tkl · 1 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wake Forest
Mateen Ibirogba
rating 0.96 · 21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Braylon Rigsby
rating 0.87 · 5 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Washington
Bryce Butler
rating 0.86 · 20 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 sk · nt1 starter
Jan 5
▾ 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 · 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 · 4 tkl · 3 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from UTEP
Amier Boyd
no ’25 production record · rcb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Roy Alexander
5% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 31 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Auburn
Malcolm Simmons
rating 0.91 · 6% ’25 usage · 25 rec · 457 yds · 2 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to UTSA
T.J. West
2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 19 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Liberty
Donte Lee Jr.
rating 0.86 · 6% ’25 usage · 32 rec · 589 yds · 5 TD · x2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Incarnate Word
Price Morgan
1% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 12 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Alabama State
Jalen Jones
rating 0.86 · sl2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to SMU
Trey Jackson
rating 0.86
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Nevada
Jett Carpenter
rating 0.85 · 6% ’25 usage · 35 rec · 374 yds · 2 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Utah State
Kasen Long
rating 0.85 · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Akron
Julien Laventure
rating 0.83 · 45 tkl · 10.5 TFL · 4 sk · dt2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to UTSA
Eddy Smith
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Houston
A.J. Holmes Jr.
no ’25 production record · nt2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Tulane
Macho Stevenson
1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UTSA
Davin Martin
rating 0.87 · 26 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · rcb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
K
Rotation slot
Out · to South Carolina
Upton Bellenfant
6/6 FG · 33 pts
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Jacob Hand
no ’25 production record · pk2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to East Carolina
Mitch Griffis
9% ’25 usage · 26/36 · 357 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Houston
Tyson Turner
rating 0.85 · 2% ’25 usage · 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
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthFrancisIbirogba
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
15 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Texas Tech depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line40%
6
3
1
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)75%
3
9
Secondary (CB/S)30%
7
1
2
Specialists67%
4
1
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
54%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 56 two-deep slots
14 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
10 from the 2026 cycle, 4 held over
20th
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
13th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jason Llewellyn
LS · from Oklahoma · 2024 cycle · LS2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Hunter Zambrano
OL · from Illinois State · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Brice Pollock
CB · from Mississippi State · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
47 tkl
’25 · Texas Tech
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE · from Louisiana · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
8%
’25 usage · Texas Tech
Howard Sampson
OL · from North Carolina · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Cash Cleveland
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · C2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Texas Tech’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 23 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Big 12
5 players
Mid-American
3 players
ACC
3 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Big Ten
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
Other
6 players
+
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
Texas Tech
+3 net moves
Arrived from · 23
Big 12
5 players
Mid-American
3 players
ACC
3 players
Non-FBS
2 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
5arrivals came from Big 12 programs — the single largest source.
20arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (11 of 23 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
43 of 43 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★