Transfer portal · 2026
UCLA Bruins
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+31
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
UCLA added 31 transfers projected into the two-deep (16 as starters) against 24 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.
47
Arrivals
+23
24
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
31
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
27 of 47
’25 production in
—
17 of 24
’25 production out
How the roster changed
71 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+11 net players
Replaced+7 players
OL
+9 in · −2 out · 4 proj starters in
InOut
F
Riley Robell in from James Madison drives the room.
Replaced+3 players
TE
+4 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jack Pedersen out to Washington State drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
RB
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Wayne Knight in from James Madison drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
WR
+7 in · −6 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
S
?
?
?
Leland Smith in from San José State drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
QB
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
Luke Duncan out to Nevada drives the room.
Defense+11 net players
Replaced+4 players
EDGE
+5 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Sahir West in from James Madison drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
LB
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Trent Hendrick in from James Madison drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
S
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Tao Johnson in from Utah drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
DL
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
S
Keanu Williams out to Penn State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+4 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
DJ Barksdale in from James Madison drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Curtis Gerrand in from Sam Houston drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Upgraded—
LS
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Salem Abdul-Wahab in from Northern Colorado 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 UCLA replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced9 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Nebraska
Kwazi Gilmer
rating 0.87 · 82nd pctl ’25 production · 50 rec · 535 yds · 4 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from James Madison
Landon Ellis
rating 0.86 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 36 rec · 624 yds · 5 TD · z1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Rico Flores Jr.
rating 0.86 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 26 rec · 274 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from San José State
Leland Smith
rating 0.86 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 43 rec · 695 yds · 3 TD · x1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Washington State
Jack Pedersen
rating 0.86 · 52nd pctl ’25 production · 11 rec · 72 yds
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Brayden Loftin
rating 0.86 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 6 rec · 55 yds · te1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Syracuse
Oluwafunto Akinshilo
rating 0.87
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from James Madison
Riley Robell
rating 0.88 · c1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Nebraska
Anthony Jones
rating 0.88 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 20 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from James Madison
Aiden Gobaira
rating 0.88 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 33 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 4.5 sk · rde1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma State
Isaiah Chisom
rating 0.86 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 84 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 PD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma
Sammy Omosigho
rating 0.91 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 50 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sk · mlb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Auburn
Andre Jordan Jr.
rating 0.87 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 10 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from James Madison
DJ Barksdale
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 36 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 INT · nb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Bryon Threats
29th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Utah
Tao Johnson
rating 0.87 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 50 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Morrow Evans
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Northern Colorado
Salem Abdul-Wahab
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jaedon Wilson
19th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 20 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida
Aidan Mizell
rating 0.90 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 19 rec · 177 yds · 1 TD · x2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Ezavier Staples
17th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 18 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Carolina
Brian Rowe Jr.
rating 0.87 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 19 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jadyn Marshall
2nd pctl ’25 production · 2 KR · 18.5 yd avg
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Michigan
Semaj Morgan
rating 0.85 · 64th pctl ’25 production · 20 rec · 223 yds · 1 TD · sl2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Penn State
Keanu Williams
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from California
Tyson Ford
rating 0.86 · 14th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl · rdt1 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Penn State
Siale Taupaki
rating 0.87 · 54th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Rutgers
Darold DeNgohe
rating 0.85 · 30th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · rdt2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to Florida
Kanye Clark
rating 0.85 · 63rd pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 1 TFL · 2 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Virginia Tech
Dante Lovett
rating 0.86 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · lcb2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Fresno State
Croix Stewart
rating 0.85 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa State
Ta'Shawn James
rating 0.86 · 73rd pctl ’25 production · 33 tkl · 5 PD · ss2 rotation
Jan 5
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Texas Tech
Will Karoll
rating 0.83 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 44 punts · 43.5 yd avg
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Chase Barry
rating 0.83 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 punts · 52 yd avg · pt1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Nevada
Luke Duncan
40th pctl ’25 production · 21/34 · 235 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Production lost
Out · to Rice
Jamir Benjamin
rating 0.85 · 43rd pctl ’25 production · 9 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 12
▾ 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
16 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much UCLA depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)100%
2
8
Offensive line90%
1
2
7
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)67%
4
8
Secondary (CB/S)90%
1
4
5
Specialists78%
2
3
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
83%
Projected two-deep from transfers
44 of 53 two-deep slots
25 of 27
Projected starters from transfers
17 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
100th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
1st-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Mateen Bhaghani
K · from California · 2024 cycle · KO1 starter
55th pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Julian Armella
OL · from Florida State · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Eugene Brooks
OL · from Oklahoma · 2025 cycle · LG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Cole Martin
S · from Arizona State · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
93rd pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Scooter Jackson
CB · from Utah Tech · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
82nd pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Robert Stafford III
CB · from Miami · 2025 cycle · RCB2 rotation
56th pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Mikey Matthews
WR · from California · 2025 cycle · SL1 starter
72nd pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Anthony Woods
RB · from Utah · 2025 cycle · RB2 rotation
73rd pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Nico Iamaleava
QB · from Tennessee · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
80th pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Rodrick Pleasant
CB · from Oregon · 2025 cycle · RCB1 starter
79th pctl
’25 production · UCLA
Where UCLA’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 47 arrivals24 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 47
Sun Belt
12 players
Non-FBS
9 players
Big 12
7 players
ACC
5 players
Big Ten
5 players
SEC
3 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 24
+
Unannounced
5 players
Big Ten
4 players
ACC
4 players
SEC
2 players
Big 12
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
5 players
12arrivals came from Sun Belt programs — the single largest source.
31arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (20 of 47 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
4departures stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
71 of 71 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
SO
Winter window · 4★
AM
Winter window · 4★
AG
Winter window · 3★
RR
Winter window · 3★
SW
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
WK
Winter window · 3★
BR
Winter window · 3★
TJ
Winter window · 3★
RM
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
TJ
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
LE
Winter window · 3★
LS
Winter window · 3★
AW
Winter window · 3★
BL
Winter window · 3★