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Tulane Green Wave

NCAA · American Athletic · 2026
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Transfer portal · 2026

Tulane Green Wave

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+16
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Tulane added 16 transfers projected into the two-deep (8 as starters) against 27 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
-4
27
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.86
Avg rating out
16
Proj two-deep in
Out roles untracked
14 of 23
’25 production in
19 of 27
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 3 rooms, led by RB.
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

50 moves · 13 rooms touchedi
Offense
0 net players
Upgraded
RB
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Javin Gordon out to Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced
WR
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Shazz Preston out to Indiana drives the room.
Replaced
TE
+2 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Justyn Reid out to Louisville drives the room.
Replaced
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
W
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion in from Houston drives the room.
Upgraded
OL
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Shadre Hurst out to Houston drives the room.
Defense
-2 net players
Replaced+2 players
CB
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
E
?
Jahiem Johnson out to Arkansas drives the room.
Replaced
LB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Dalton Hughes in from South Alabama drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
Harvey Dyson out to NC State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
S
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Javion White out to Houston drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
DL
+1 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Santana Hopper out to Colorado drives the room.
Specialists
-2 net players
Upgraded
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Patrick Durkin out to Florida drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
P
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Alec Clark out to Florida drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
LS
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Phoenix Derichsweiler out to Rice drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)

Did Tulane replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Replaced
3 chains
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Houston
Shadre Hurst
rating 0.87
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Boston College
Ryan Mickow
no ’25 production record · rt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Jahiem Johnson
rating 0.90 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 1 TFL · 4 INT
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Nicholls
Anthony Rogers
no ’25 production record · lcb1 starter
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Alabama A&M
Jayden Lewis
rating 0.85 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from East Central
E
TJ Smith
no ’25 production record · kr1 starter
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
10 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to West Florida
W
Donovan Leary
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Houston
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion
36th pctl ’25 production · 10/21 · 108 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Javin Gordon
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 516 rush yds · 4 ypc · 5 TD · 13 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida State
Jaylin Lucas
rating 0.87 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 160 rush yds · 5.9 ypc · 11 rec · sb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Shazz Preston
rating 0.89 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 43 rec · 723 yds · 4 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from LSU
Destyn Hill
20th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 22 yds · x1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa State
Omari Hayes
rating 0.85 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 39 rec · 515 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Bredell Richardson
rating 0.84 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 PR · 8 yd avg · x2 rotation
Jan 27
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Louisville
Justyn Reid
rating 0.85 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 17 rec · 200 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Dawson Johnson
59th pctl ’25 production · 10 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Arizona State
Anthony Miller
rating 0.85 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Duke
Vance Bolyard
rating 0.83 · te2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to NC State
Harvey Dyson
rating 0.86 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 10 TFL · 7 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Houston
Reshad Sterling
14th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · de2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Santana Hopper
rating 0.87 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 4.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Alabama
Ed Smith
rating 0.83 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Dallas Winner-Johnson
rating 0.84 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Alabama
Dalton Hughes
rating 0.82 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 40 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · wlb2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Patrick Durkin
94th pctl ’25 production · 24/27 FG · 108 pts
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Ohio State
Jackson Courville
16th pctl ’25 production · 0/0 FG · 4 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced
6 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Iowa State
Arnold Barnes III
rating 0.85 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 217 rush yds · 4.3 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
May 19
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Tulsa
Jimmy Calloway
rating 0.84 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 52 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 14
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Tennessee
Jordan Norman
rating 0.85 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 27 tkl · 8 TFL · 6 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 13
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Kansas
Tre'Von McAlpine
rating 0.86 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 30 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
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
S
Production lost
Out · to Houston
Javion White
rating 0.87 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 44 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 13
▾ Detail
P
Production lost
Out · to Florida
Alec Clark
55th pctl ’25 production · 48 punts · 46.5 yd avg
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 6
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Dyson
Smith
Lucas
Miller
W
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Tulane depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 60 slots
Quarterback
1
1
100%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
5
4
5
64%
Offensive line
7
1
2
30%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
7
2
3
42%
Secondary (CB/S)
4
2
4
60%
Specialists
7
5
42%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
50%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 60 two-deep slots
17 of 30
Projected starters from transfers
10 from the 2026 cycle, 7 held over
38th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
9th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Ty Thompson
TE · from Oregon · 2024 cycle · F1 starter
no ’25 record
Chris Rodgers
LB · from Troy · 2024 cycle · WLB1 starter
92nd pctl
’25 production · Tulane
Jack Tchienchou
S · from Troy · 2024 cycle · FS1 starter
98th pctl
’25 production · Tulane
John Bock II
OL · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
no ’25 record
Derrick Shepard Jr.
DL · from UAB · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
29th pctl
’25 production · Tulane
Maurice Turner
RB · from Louisville · 2025 cycle · RB2 rotation
43rd pctl
’25 production · Tulane
Kadin Semonza
QB · from Ball State · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
no ’25 record
Anthony Brown-Stephens
WR · from Kentucky · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
83rd pctl
’25 production · Tulane
LJ Green
CB · from Troy · 2025 cycle · LCB2 rotation
54th pctl
’25 production · Tulane

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

Sources · 23 arrivals27 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
6 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Sun Belt
3 players
SEC
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
Other
1 player
+
Big 12
8 players
SEC
5 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
ACC
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Tulane
-4 net moves
Arrived from · 23
Non-FBS
6 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Sun Belt
3 players
SEC
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Departed to · 27
Big 12
8 players
SEC
5 players
+
Unannounced
3 players
ACC
3 players
Sun Belt
3 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
3 players
6arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
16arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (13 of 23 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the American Athletic.

How the window developed

Cumulative net moves · in − out
SPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWHurstHopperJohnsonLucasPreston-8EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · DEC 25 → MAY 19 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTSPRING WINDOWWINTER WINDOWJohnsonPreston-8EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · DEC 25 → MAY 19 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT
4 undated moves not plotted

All portal moves

50 of 50 moves match · 25 shown
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Role in
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PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JJ
Jahiem Johnson
Winter window · 4★
CB↑ DepartureArkansas0.9085th pctl production · 38 tkl · 1 TFL · 4 INTImmediateJan 6
SP
Shazz Preston
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureIndiana0.8991st pctl production · 43 rec · 723 yds · 4 TDImmediateJan 12
SH
Shadre Hurst
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureHouston0.87no recordImmediateJan 4
SH
Santana Hopper
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DepartureColorado0.8788th pctl production · 25 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 4.5 skImmediateJan 5
JL
Jaylin Lucas
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
Florida State
0.8755th pctl production · 160 rush yds · 5.9 ypc · 11 recImmediateSB1 starterJan 6
JW
Javion White
Winter window · 3★
S↑ DepartureHouston0.8788th pctl production · 44 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 INTImmediateJan 13
TM
Tre'Von McAlpine
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DepartureKansas0.8675th pctl production · 30 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 skImmediateJan 6
HD
Harvey Dyson
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureNC State0.8694th pctl production · 31 tkl · 10 TFL · 7 skImmediateJan 11
DD
DJ Dugar
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
Oklahoma State
0.86no recordImmediateRB4 depthJan 13
JB
Joshua Brantley
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureLouisiana Tech0.86no recordImmediateJan 16
JA
Justin Agu
Winter window · 3★
CB↓ Arrival
Louisville
0.8636th pctl production · 6 tklImmediateLCB3 depthJan 16
JG
Javin Gordon
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureTennessee0.8678th pctl production · 516 rush yds · 4 ypc · 5 TD · 13 recImmediateJan 17
GM
Gavin Marks
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
Mercer
0.85no recordImmediateC2 rotationJan 3
OH
Omari Hayes
Winter window · 3★
WR↑ DepartureIowa State0.8581st pctl production · 39 rec · 515 yds · 1 TDImmediateJan 6
JR
Justyn Reid
Winter window · 3★
TE↑ DepartureLouisville0.8577th pctl production · 17 rec · 200 yds · 3 TDImmediateJan 7
AM
Anthony Miller
Winter window · 3★
TE↑ DepartureArizona State0.8548th pctl production · 5 rec · 60 yds · 1 TDImmediateJan 9
EN
Eliyt Nairne
Winter window · 3★
DL↑ DeparturePittsburgh0.8534th pctl production · 10 tklImmediateJan 11
JN
Jordan Norman
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↑ DepartureTennessee0.8590th pctl production · 27 tkl · 8 TFL · 6 skImmediateJan 13
GD
Gabe Daniels
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Syracuse
0.8524th pctl production · 2 rec · 29 yds · 1 TDImmediateH3 depthJan 17
KB
Kajuan Banks
Winter window · 3★
CB↓ Arrival
South Florida
0.8548th pctl production · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 PDImmediateSPEAR2 rotationJan 17
JL
Jayden Lewis
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ Departure
Alabama A&M
0.8518th pctl production · 2 tklImmediateJan 30
DL
Donovan Leary
Spring window · 3★
QB↑ Departure
WWest Florida
0.85no recordImmediateApr 14
AB
Arnold Barnes III
Spring window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureIowa State0.8553rd pctl production · 217 rush yds · 4.3 ypcImmediateMay 19
DW
Dallas Winner-Johnson
Winter window · 3★
LB↑ DepartureOklahoma State0.8430th pctl production · 5 tkl · 1 TFLImmediateJan 13
JM
Jayce Mitchell
Winter window · 3★
OL↑ DepartureLouisiana0.84no recordImmediateJan 13