Transfer portal · 2026
Troy Trojans
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+12
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Troy added 12 transfers projected into the two-deep (7 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.
13
Arrivals
-13
26
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
12
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
7 of 13
’25 production in
—
14 of 26
’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
39 moves · 11 rooms touchediOffense-9 net players
Depth concern-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Tae Meadows out to Auburn drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Ui Ale out to unannounced drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
TE
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Chad Barham out to unannounced drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
WR
+1 in · −4 out
InOut
?
Tray Taylor out to Auburn drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
OL
+3 in · −6 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
Paul Bowling out to Florida State drives the room.
Defense-5 net players
Upgraded—
S
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Rondell Carter out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Bryce Steele in from Boston College drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
DL
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Ty Clemons in from Boston College drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
CB
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
?
?
Jaquez White out to Virginia Tech drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
EDGE
+1 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
DJ Jackson Jr. out to Oklahoma State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
K
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Paddy McAteer out to Indiana drives the room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this 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 Troy replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced2 chains
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Delaware
Dylan Mann
rating 0.80 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 KR · 3 yd avg
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Boston College
Ty Clemons
rating 0.84 · 35th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 23
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Paddy McAteer
rating 0.83 · 13th pctl ’25 production · 1/2 FG · 3 pts
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from West Virginia
Ethan Head
no ’25 production record · k1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Partially replaced7 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Auburn
Tray Taylor
84th pctl ’25 production · 31 rec · 513 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Old Dominion
TJ Lott
rating 0.83 · 42nd pctl ’25 production · 8 rec · 84 yds · 1 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Florida State
Paul Bowling
rating 0.86
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from NC State
Darion Rivers
rating 0.83 · lt2 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
DJ Jackson Jr.
rating 0.85 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 22 tkl · 5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Arkansas
Kavion Henderson
rating 0.85 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · de1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Kam Weaver
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Boston College
Bryce Steele
rating 0.85 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 1 PD · wlb2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Virginia Tech
Jaquez White
rating 0.86 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 67 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sk · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southern Miss
Jonathan Pennix
rating 0.84 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 2 INT · 6 PD · cb23 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Rondell Carter
47th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Tennessee
Marcus Goree Jr.
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · ss1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Keion Dunlap
25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Charleston Southern
Knai Cook
rating 0.84 · ss2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Ui Ale
22nd pctl ’25 production · 5/10 · 54 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 8
▾ Detail
RB
Production lost
Out · to Auburn
Tae Meadows
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 695 rush yds · 4.4 ypc · 6 TD · 11 rec
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 23
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to West Virginia
DJ Epps
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 46 rec · 498 yds · 5 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
ShuMond Johnson
8th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Dec 24
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Trent Henry
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 2
▾ 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
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Troy depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)25%
9
3
Offensive line30%
7
3
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)25%
9
3
Secondary (CB/S)20%
8
2
Specialists10%
9
1
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
21%
Projected two-deep from transfers
12 of 56 two-deep slots
7 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
7 from the 2026 cycle, 0 held over
8th
Sun Belt percentile · transfer share
13th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 Sun Belt teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
No prior-cycle transfer holds a two-deep slot.
Where Troy’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 13 arrivals26 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 13
ACC
3 players
SEC
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Non-FBS
2 players
Big 12
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Departed to · 26
+
Unannounced
12 players
Non-FBS
3 players
SEC
3 players
Big 12
2 players
ACC
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
2 players
3arrivals came from ACC programs — the single largest source.
12arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (8 of 13 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Sun Belt.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
39 of 39 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BS
Winter window · 3★
KH
Winter window · 3★
MG
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
KC
Winter window · 3★
TC
Winter window · 3★
DR
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
LP
Winter window · 3★
TL
Winter window · 3★
AG
Winter window
?
—Immediate—Dec 19RC
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 19JT
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 20KD
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 22SJ
Winter window · 3★
?
—Immediate—Dec 24