Transfer portal · 2026
Tulane Green Wave
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+17
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Tulane added 17 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
17
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
13 of 23
’25 production in
—
19 of 27
’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
50 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense0 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
InOut
Anthony Miller out to Arizona State drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
W
Donovan Leary out to West Florida 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 · 3 proj starters in
InOut
E
?
Jahiem Johnson out to Arkansas drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Dallas Winner-Johnson out to Oklahoma State 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
InOutNo 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
Jackson Courville in from Ohio State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
P
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo 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 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Tulane replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced1 chain
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
Partially replaced12 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to West Florida
W
Donovan Leary
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Houston
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion
no ’25 production record · qb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee
Javin Gordon
rating 0.86 · 15% ’25 usage · 516 rush yds · 4 ypc · 5 TD · 13 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Florida State
Jaylin Lucas
rating 0.87 · 5% ’25 usage · 160 rush yds · 5.9 ypc · 11 rec · rb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Shazz Preston
rating 0.89 · 6% ’25 usage · 43 rec · 723 yds · 4 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from LSU
Destyn Hill
2 rec · 22 yds · x1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa State
Omari Hayes
rating 0.85 · 5% ’25 usage · 39 rec · 515 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Syracuse
Gabe Daniels
rating 0.85 · 4% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Tulsa
Jimmy Calloway
rating 0.84 · 2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 52 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Bredell Richardson
rating 0.84 · 1 PR · 8 yd avg · x2 rotation
Jan 27
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to NC State
Harvey Dyson
rating 0.86 · 31 tkl · 10 TFL · 7 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Houston
Reshad Sterling
3 tkl · de2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Tennessee
Jordan Norman
rating 0.85 · 27 tkl · 8 TFL · 6 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from New Hampshire
Jordan McAllister
no ’25 production record · bandit2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Santana Hopper
rating 0.87 · 25 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 4.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Alabama
Ed Smith
rating 0.83 · 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 · 5 tkl · 1 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Alabama
Dalton Hughes
rating 0.82 · 40 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · wlb2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Jahiem Johnson
rating 0.90 · 38 tkl · 1 TFL · 4 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from South Florida
Kajuan Banks
rating 0.85 · 8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 PD · spear1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Alabama A&M
Jayden Lewis
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Marquez Stevenson
1 tkl · lcb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Florida
Patrick Durkin
24/27 FG · 108 pts
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Ohio State
Jackson Courville
0/0 FG · 4 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced5 chains
RB
Production lost
Out · to Iowa State
Arnold Barnes III
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 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
TE
Production lost
Out · to Louisville
Justyn Reid
rating 0.85 · 3% ’25 usage · 17 rec · 200 yds · 3 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Kansas
Tre'Von McAlpine
rating 0.86 · 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 · 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
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 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthGordonLucas
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Tulane depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback100%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
2
4
Offensive line50%
5
2
3
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)58%
5
3
4
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
2
4
Specialists40%
6
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
56%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 54 two-deep slots
15 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 6 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 · TE2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Chris Rodgers
LB · from Troy · 2024 cycle · WLB1 starter
80 tkl
’25 · Tulane
Jack Tchienchou
S · from Troy · 2024 cycle · SS1 starter
80 tkl
’25 · 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
5 tkl
’25 · Tulane
Kadin Semonza
QB · from Ball State · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Anthony Brown-Stephens
WR · from Kentucky · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
8%
’25 usage · Tulane
Armondous Cooley
DL · from Southern Miss · 2025 cycle · NT2 rotation
11 tkl
’25 · Tulane
Dorion Jackson
S · from Troy · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
1 tkl
’25 · Tulane
Mitch Hodnett
OL · from TCU · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Tulane’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 23 arrivals27 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
5 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Sun Belt
3 players
SEC
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
Other
2 players
+
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
5 players
ACC
5 players
Big 12
5 players
Sun Belt
3 players
SEC
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
2 players
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
5arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
17arrivals 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 − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
50 of 50 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
JL
Winter window · 3★
DD
Winter window · 3★
JA
Winter window · 3★
GM
Winter window · 3★
GD
Winter window · 3★
KB
Winter window · 3★
JL
Winter window · 3★
DL
Spring window · 3★
W
0.85Immediate—Apr 14