Transfer portal · 2026
UAB Blazers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+31
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
UAB added 31 transfers projected into the two-deep (16 as starters) against 30 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.
42
Arrivals
+12
30
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.84
Avg rating out
31
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
15 of 42
’25 production in
—
21 of 30
’25 production out
How the roster changed
72 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+2 players
RB
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Bam McReynolds in from UL Monroe drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
OL
+5 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
?
?
Keyon Cox in from Oregon State drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Iverson Hooks out to Oregon drives the room.
No movement—
QB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced-1 player
TE
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
?
?
Elijah Lagg out to Pittsburgh drives the room.
Defense+8 net players
Upgraded+4 players
CB
+6 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Draden Fullbright in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
LB
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
D
Tylan McNichols out to Wake Forest drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
W
?
Sterling Sanders in from Boston College drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DB
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
Kris Wokomah in from Baylor drives the room.
Upgraded—
EDGE
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Marlin Dean in from Georgia State drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+5 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
?
Elijah Pratt in from SMU drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Badger Hargett in from LSU drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Evan Bishop in from Jacksonville State drives the room.
No movement—
K
+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 UAB replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced4 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Corri Milliner
rating 0.83 · 11% ’25 usage · 24 rec · 341 yds · 3 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Memphis
CJ Smith
rating 0.84 · 1% ’25 usage · z1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Baylor
Logan Moore
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Duke
Calib Perez
no ’25 production record · lg1 starter
—
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Toledo
Ezra Odinjor
rating 0.84 · 28 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Morgan State
Blanche Gold
rating 0.84 · rde1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Tylan McNichols
rating 0.85 · 39 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Middle Tennessee
Muaaz Byard
rating 0.84 · 37 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT · mlb1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Partially replaced16 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Solomon Beebe
rating 0.85 · 11% ’25 usage · 338 rush yds · 6 ypc · 6 TD · 31 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Georgia
Rod Robinson II
rating 0.86 · 5% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Oregon
Iverson Hooks
rating 0.88 · 13% ’25 usage · 72 rec · 927 yds · 7 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas State
Ty Mims
rating 0.84 · sl1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Kentucky
Xavier Daisy
rating 0.85 · 8% ’25 usage · 18 rec · 177 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma
KJ Daniels
rating 0.84 · sl2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Pittsburgh
Elijah Lagg
rating 0.84 · 3% ’25 usage · 20 rec · 164 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Toledo
Sean Persson
rating 0.82 · te2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Eddy Toussom
46 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Georgia State
Noah Nelson
rating 0.84 · 2 tkl · lde1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Amorie Morrison
28 tkl · 4 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia State
Marlin Dean
rating 0.86 · 32 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · rde2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Eamon Smalls
rating 0.85 · 50 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Youngstown State
Cam Cunningham
rating 0.84 · nt1 starter
Jan 18
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Jonathan Allen
rating 0.84 · 34 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Chris Spencer
rating 0.82 · 7 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
JaSire Peterson
12 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Campbell
Raymond Macias
rating 0.82 · nt2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Tulsa
Devin Hightower
rating 0.84 · 81 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Ike Esonwune
rating 0.84 · 28 tkl · 1 PD · wlb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Stephen F. Austin
Eli Ennis
11 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Kentucky
Braden Sullivan
rating 0.83 · mlb2 rotation
Jan 18
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Kennesaw State
Perry Fisher
rating 0.85 · 21 tkl · 3 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Sacramento State
Anta'Veon McKenzie
rating 0.83 · 7 tkl · nb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jeremiah Vessel
54 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Memphis
Jeremiah Jordan
rating 0.85 · 19 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk · ss1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Rice
AJ Brown
53 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Jotavian Pierce
rating 0.85 · fs1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Pierre Royster
37 tkl · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Montana
Diezel Wilkinson
rating 0.86 · ss2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Josh Baka
2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Memphis
Jaylen Thompson
rating 0.84 · fs2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
J.C. Sivley
2% ’25 usage · 6 rec · 59 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Dec 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Toledo
Zach Johnson
rating 0.83 · 7 tkl · 2 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthMcReynoldsHooks
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much UAB depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)90%
1
2
7
Offensive line60%
4
2
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)83%
2
10
Secondary (CB/S)100%
1
8
Specialists50%
5
1
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
75%
Projected two-deep from transfers
40 of 53 two-deep slots
24 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
18 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
85th
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
3rd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Kaleb Brown
WR · from Iowa · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
5%
’25 usage · UAB
Antonio Ferguson
TE · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
3%
’25 usage · UAB
Ryder Burton
QB · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
22%
’25 usage · UAB
Kyrik Mason
OL · from Kent State · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Payton Kirkland
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Delvon Gulley
CB · from Alabama A&M · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
19 tkl
’25 · UAB
Where UAB’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 42 arrivals30 departures · destinations
Sun Belt
7 players
Non-FBS
7 players
Big 12
6 players
SEC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
ACC
4 players
Other
10 players
+
+
Unannounced
12 players
ACC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big 12
2 players
SEC
2 players
+
Other
4 players
UAB
+12 net moves
Arrived from · 42
Sun Belt
7 players
Non-FBS
7 players
Big 12
6 players
SEC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
ACC
4 players
+
Other
10 players
Departed to · 30
+
Unannounced
12 players
ACC
4 players
Conference USA
3 players
American Athletic
3 players
Big 12
2 players
SEC
2 players
+
Other
4 players
7arrivals came from Sun Belt programs — the single largest source.
31arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (14 of 42 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
3departures stayed inside the American Athletic.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out5 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
72 of 72 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DF
Winter window · 3★
GT
Winter window · 3★
MD
Winter window · 3★
EP
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
RR
Winter window · 3★
KC
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
TJ
Winter window · 3★
SS
Winter window · 3★
KD
Winter window · 3★
JT
Winter window · 3★
BM
Winter window · 3★
IE
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★