Transfer portal · 2026
UAB Blazers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+27
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
UAB added 27 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 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
27
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 · 11 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+2 players
RB
+3 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Bam McReynolds in from UL Monroe drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
OL
+5 in · −4 out
InOut
C
?
?
Keyon Cox in from Oregon State drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter 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.
Depth concern-1 player
TE
+2 in · −3 out
InOut
?
?
Elijah Lagg out to Pittsburgh drives the room.
Defense+8 net players
Upgraded+5 players
CB
+7 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Darrell Sweeting in from Marshall drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
LB
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Devin Hightower out to Tulsa drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
EDGE
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
D
?
?
Eddy Toussom out to unannounced drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+5 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Eamon Smalls out to Kansas drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+4 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
?
Jeremiah Vessel out to unannounced 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 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did UAB replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced1 chain
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Wake Forest
Tylan McNichols
rating 0.85 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Middle Tennessee
Muaaz Byard
rating 0.84 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · 1 INT · mlb1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Partially replaced18 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Solomon Beebe
rating 0.85 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 338 rush yds · 6 ypc · 6 TD · 31 rec
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Georgia
Rod Robinson II
rating 0.86 · 22nd pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Oregon
Iverson Hooks
rating 0.88 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 72 rec · 927 yds · 7 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas State
Ty Mims
rating 0.84 · wr31 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to North Texas
Corri Milliner
rating 0.83 · 71st pctl ’25 production · 24 rec · 341 yds · 3 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma
KJ Daniels
rating 0.84 · wr2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Kentucky
Xavier Daisy
rating 0.85 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 18 rec · 177 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Memphis
CJ Smith
rating 0.84 · wr32 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to Baylor
Logan Moore
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Kent State
Kyrik Mason
rating 0.83 · rt2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Eddy Toussom
92nd pctl ’25 production · 46 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Washington
Tylin Jackson
rating 0.85 · lde1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Toledo
Ezra Odinjor
rating 0.84 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Morgan State
Blanche Gold
rating 0.84 · rde1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Amorie Morrison
71st pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 4 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Georgia State
Marlin Dean
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 32 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · rde2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas
Eamon Smalls
rating 0.85 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 34 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Chris Spencer
rating 0.82 · 37th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
JaSire Peterson
37th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 81 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Ike Esonwune
rating 0.84 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 1 PD · wlb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Stephen F. Austin
Eli Ennis
49th pctl ’25 production · 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 · 61st pctl ’25 production · 21 tkl · 3 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Sacramento State
Anta'Veon McKenzie
rating 0.83 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · nb1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jeremiah Vessel
87th pctl ’25 production · 54 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Montana
Diezel Wilkinson
rating 0.86 · ss1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Rice
AJ Brown
83rd pctl ’25 production · 53 tkl
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Memphis
Jeremiah Jordan
rating 0.85 · 67th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk · fs1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Pierre Royster
76th pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 2 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Jotavian Pierce
rating 0.85 · ss2 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Josh Baka
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Baylor
Kris Wokomah
0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · fs2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
TE
Production lost
Out · to Pittsburgh
Elijah Lagg
rating 0.84 · 71st pctl ’25 production · 20 rec · 164 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Toledo
Zach Johnson
rating 0.83 · 34th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 2 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 14
▾ 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
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much UAB depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 54 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line40%
6
2
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)75%
3
9
Secondary (CB/S)100%
2
8
Specialists40%
6
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
63%
Projected two-deep from transfers
34 of 54 two-deep slots
20 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 5 held over
62nd
American Athletic percentile · transfer share
6th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 14 American Athletic teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Calib Perez
OL · from Duke · 2024 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Antonio Ferguson
TE · from Florida International · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
63rd pctl
’25 production · UAB
Ryder Burton
QB · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
57th pctl
’25 production · UAB
Payton Kirkland
OL · from Colorado · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Delvon Gulley
CB · from Alabama A&M · 2025 cycle · RCB1 starter
61st pctl
’25 production · UAB
Isaiah Crozier
CB · from Youngstown State · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
43rd pctl
’25 production · UAB
Where UAB’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 42 arrivals30 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 42
Non-FBS
9 players
Sun Belt
7 players
Big 12
6 players
SEC
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
ACC
4 players
+
Other
8 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
9arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
27arrivals 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 − out6 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★