Transfer portal · 2026
UCF Knights
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
UCF added 25 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 34 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.
33
Arrivals
-1
34
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.85
Avg rating out
25
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
14 of 33
’25 production in
—
25 of 34
’25 production out
How the roster changed
67 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense0 net players
Upgraded+2 players
OL
+5 in · −3 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
N
Brady Wayburn in from UConn drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Duke Watson in from Louisville drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
QB
+3 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Tayven Jackson out to North Texas drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
WR
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jonathan Bibbs in from UL Monroe drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
TE
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Kylan Fox out to Purdue drives the room.
Defense-3 net players
Upgraded+1 player
EDGE
+3 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Bruno Dall in from Akron drives the room.
Upgraded—
LB
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Tackett Curtis in from Wisconsin drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jailen Duffie in from North Dakota State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
S
+4 in · −5 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
W
Matt Irwin in from Idaho drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
DL
+4 in · −6 out
InOut
?
John Walker out to Ohio State drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Will Stone in from Texas drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
Atticus Bertrams in from Wisconsin drives the room.
Upgraded—
LS
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Kyle Hicks in from Tennessee State 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 UCF replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced9 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to North Texas
Tayven Jackson
rating 0.86 · 51% ’25 usage · 200/315 · 2,151 pass yds · 10 TD · 8 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from James Madison
Alonza Barnett III
rating 0.86 · 47% ’25 usage · 216/370 · 2,806 pass yds · 23 TD · 8 INT · 589 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Stacy Gage
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 63 rush yds · 4.8 ypc · 1 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Central Arkansas
Landen Chambers
no ’25 production record · rb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to South Carolina
DJ Black
rating 0.86 · 6% ’25 usage · 22 rec · 273 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from UL Monroe
Jonathan Bibbs
rating 0.85 · 8% ’25 usage · 26 rec · 383 yds · 3 TD · x1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Carolina
Carter Miller
rating 0.86
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from UConn
Brady Wayburn
rating 0.86 · rg1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Northwestern
Jamaal Johnson
rating 0.84 · 24 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Akron
Bruno Dall
rating 0.85 · 44 tkl · 8 TFL · 3.5 sk · 1 INT · lde1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Josh Dorsainvil
1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Arkansas
Ken Talley
rating 0.85 · 3 tkl · rde1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas State
Kam Moore
rating 0.82 · 4 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wisconsin
Tackett Curtis
rating 0.85 · 25 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Southern Miss
Jyaire Brown
rating 0.85 · 7 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 PD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from East Carolina
Antione Jackson
no ’25 production record · lcb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to Ohio State
Dalton Riggs
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Tennessee State
Kyle Hicks
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
Partially replaced10 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Michigan State
Cam Fancher
rating 0.85 · 43% ’25 usage · 41/72 · 333 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 170 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida International
Keyone Jenkins
rating 0.85 · 43% ’25 usage · 164/263 · 1,742 pass yds · 9 TD · 6 INT · qb2 rotation
Jan 20
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Carl Jenkins Jr.
3% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 32 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Monmouth
Josh Derry
rating 0.85 · sl2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to Purdue
Kylan Fox
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 16 rec · 137 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Grayson Brousseau
rating 0.84 · 4% ’25 usage · 7 rec · 45 yds · te2 rotation
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Ohio State
John Walker
rating 0.87 · 31 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Thomas Collins
rating 0.86 · 30 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · rdt2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Purdue
Rodney Lora
rating 0.86 · 21 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Kentucky
Brad Gurley
rating 0.85 · ldt2 rotation
Jan 14
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Troy Ford
3 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Jahleel Culbreath
rating 0.85 · 71 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3 sk · mlb2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida
TJ Bullard
rating 0.84 · 2 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia Tech
Jayden Jennings
no ’25 production record · wlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to App State
Ja'Cari Henderson
rating 0.85 · 3 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Dakota State
Jailen Duffie
rating 0.85 · lcb2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Temple
Jaeden Gould
4 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Harvard
Ty Bartrum
rating 0.83 · fs1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Kennesaw State
Tony Williams
rating 0.86 · 2 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Missouri
Caleb Flagg
rating 0.85 · 4 tkl · 2 PD · fs2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
Not replaced6 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Rice
Jacurri Brown
11% ’25 usage · 142 rush yds · 0 ypc · 2 TD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to Tulane
Bredell Richardson
rating 0.84 · 1 PR · 8 yd avg
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 27
▾ Detail
TE
Production lost
Out · to South Carolina
Max Drag
rating 0.85 · 2% ’25 usage · 3 rec · 19 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Maryland
Derrick LeBlanc
rating 0.86 · 11 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Massachusetts
Isaiah Reed
rating 0.80 · 1 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses
Jan 13
▾ Detail
S
Production lost
Out · to Arkansas State
Jaylen Heyward
rating 0.83 · 3 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 11
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJacksonBarnettFancherWatson
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much UCF depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 51 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)80%
2
3
5
Offensive line100%
4
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)92%
1
4
7
Secondary (CB/S)78%
2
3
4
Specialists60%
4
1
5
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
82%
Projected two-deep from transfers
42 of 51 two-deep slots
25 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
17 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
93rd
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
RJ Jackson Jr.
DL · from Tulsa · 2025 cycle · RDT1 starter
24 tkl
’25 · UCF
DJ Bell
CB · from Memphis · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
17 tkl
’25 · UCF
Dylan Wade
TE · from Maryland · 2025 cycle · TE1 starter
8%
’25 usage · UCF
Justin Royes
OL · from Virginia Union · 2025 cycle · LT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Preston Cushman
OL · from Ole Miss · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Ric'Darious Farmer
WR · from West Virginia · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Horace Lockett
DL · from Georgia Tech · 2025 cycle · LDT1 starter
11 tkl
’25 · UCF
Jayden Bellamy
CB · from Syracuse · 2025 cycle · RCB1 starter
27 tkl
’25 · UCF
Sincere Edwards
EDGE · from Pittsburgh · 2025 cycle · LDE2 rotation
13 tkl
’25 · UCF
Lewis Carter
LB · from Oklahoma · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
95 tkl
’25 · UCF
Duane Thomas Jr.
WR · from Charlotte · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
11%
’25 usage · UCF
Connor Meadows
OL · from Tennessee State · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jayden Williams
S · from Florida Atlantic · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
7 tkl
’25 · UCF
Owen Spell
OL · from Limestone · 2025 cycle · RT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where UCF’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 33 arrivals34 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
6 players
SEC
4 players
ACC
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
Mid-American
3 players
Other
10 players
+
Big Ten
7 players
Sun Belt
7 players
American Athletic
5 players
SEC
5 players
+
Unannounced
4 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
4 players
UCF
-1 net moves
Arrived from · 33
Non-FBS
6 players
SEC
4 players
ACC
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
Mid-American
3 players
+
Other
10 players
Departed to · 34
Big Ten
7 players
Sun Belt
7 players
American Athletic
5 players
SEC
5 players
+
Unannounced
4 players
Conference USA
2 players
+
Other
4 players
6arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
25arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 33 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
67 of 67 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
DW
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
BW
Winter window · 3★
HT
Winter window · 3★
MI
Winter window · 3★
TC
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Winter window · 3★
CF
Winter window · 3★
KJ
Winter window · 3★
W
0.85ImmediateSS3 depthJan 6TC
Winter window · 3★
JD
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
JD
Winter window · 3★
BD
Winter window · 3★