Transfer portal · 2026
Utah State Aggies
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+21
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Utah State added 21 transfers projected into the two-deep (12 as starters) against 19 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
+14
19
Departures
0.84
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
21
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
13 of 33
’25 production in
—
9 of 19
’25 production out
How the roster changed
52 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+6 net players
Upgraded+3 players
TE
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
?
Tyler Masdea in from Shippensburg drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
OL
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jr Sia out to BYU drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
McCae Hillstead in from BYU drives the room.
Replaced—
WR
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Braden Pegan out to Utah drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Sesi Vailahi in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Defense+7 net players
Replaced+2 players
EDGE
+6 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
?
William Holmes out to Illinois drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
DL
+3 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Ta'avili Tuitama in from New Mexico State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
David Kabongo in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Harrison Taggart in from California drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Markie Grant in from Wyoming drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
G
Kian Afrookhteh in from Coastal Carolina drives the room.
Replaced—
P
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
?
Kenny Odhran in from unverified school drives the room.
No movement—
LS
+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 Utah State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
CJ Tiller
9th pctl ’25 production
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from BYU
McCae Hillstead
16th pctl ’25 production · qb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to BYU
Jr Sia
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Auburn
Seth Wilfred
rating 0.84 · rt1 starter
Feb 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Enoka Migao
38th pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 1.5 TFL
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from St. Thomas
Jordan Pendleton
no ’25 production record · olb1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Southeast Missouri State
Tymere Burton
40th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from California
Harrison Taggart
rating 0.86 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 38 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 PD · ilb21 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Utah Tech
Abe Jager
rating 0.84
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Wyoming
Markie Grant
rating 0.84 · 66th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 INT · cb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Idaho State
Titan Saxton
40th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
David Kabongo
rating 0.85 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · fs1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Tennessee Tech
Carter Brown
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Coastal Carolina
Kian Afrookhteh
60th pctl ’25 production · 15/19 FG · 77 pts · ko21 starter
Jan 12
▾ Detail
Partially replaced5 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Utah
Braden Pegan
rating 0.92 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 60 rec · 925 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Georgia State
Javon Robinson
rating 0.85 · 87th pctl ’25 production · 58 rec · 599 yds · 4 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 20
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Illinois
William Holmes
rating 0.86 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 45 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Virginia Tech
James Jennette
rating 0.86 · 39th pctl ’25 production · 9 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk · olb21 starter
Jan 21
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Carl Nesmith
21st pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from North Alabama
BJ Diakite
rating 0.83 · olb2 rotation
Feb 4
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Kone Aumua-Uiagalelei
9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Baylor
Ronnie Mageo
rating 0.83 · 9th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · de22 rotation
Feb 4
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Portland State
Gio Kafentzis
38th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 1 INT · 1 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas Tech
Chapman Lewis
rating 0.83 · fs2 rotation
Jan 19
▾ 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
19 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Utah State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)58%
5
2
5
Offensive line30%
7
1
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)71%
4
2
8
Secondary (CB/S)63%
3
1
4
Specialists40%
6
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
55%
Projected two-deep from transfers
31 of 56 two-deep slots
20 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
12 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
43rd
Pac-12 percentile · transfer share
5th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 8 Pac-12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Brevin Hamblin
S · from Utah Tech · 2025 cycle · SS1 starter
100th pctl
’25 production · Utah State
Tyree Morris
DL · from Lafayette · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
94th pctl
’25 production · Utah State
Hyrum Hatch
LS · from New Mexico · 2025 cycle · LS1 starter
18th pctl
’25 production · Utah State
Anthony Garcia
WR · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · Z1 starter
77th pctl
’25 production · Utah State
Demick Starling
WR · from Western Kentucky · 2025 cycle · X2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jimmy Liston
OL · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Landon Rehkow
K · from BYU · 2025 cycle · KO1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Carson Tujague
DL · from BYU · 2025 cycle · DE21 starter
97th pctl
’25 production · Utah State
Where Utah State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 33 arrivals19 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 33
Non-FBS
10 players
Big 12
8 players
ACC
4 players
Sun Belt
3 players
+
Not announced
3 players
SEC
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 19
+
Unannounced
6 players
Non-FBS
6 players
Big 12
2 players
Big Ten
2 players
Sun Belt
1 player
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
1 player
10arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
21arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (14 of 33 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Pac-12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
52 of 52 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
HT
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
DK
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★
SV
Winter window · 3★
EW
Winter window · 3★
KL
Winter window · 3★
MG
Winter window · 3★
AJ
Winter window · 3★
CO
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
LJ
Winter window · 3★
SW
Winter window · 3★
KL
Winter window · 3★
CL
Winter window · 3★
AC
Winter window · 3★
BD
Winter window · 3★
KS
Winter window · 3★
SEP 11
9:39 PM
LG
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LG
LG3 → LG1
SEP 11
2:36 AM
ROLE
The school released its official depth chart
SEP 11
2:36 AM
WR-X
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team WR-X
WR-X2 → WR-X1
SEP 11
2:36 AM
WR-Z
CHART MOVE
Now first-team WR-Z
WAS DEMICK STARLING
SEP 11
2:36 AM
LG
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team LG
LG3 → LG1
SEP 11
2:36 AM
LT
CHART MOVE
Now first-team LT
WAS JOHN RANDLE JR.
SEP 11
2:36 AM
TE
CHART MOVE
Now first-team TE
WAS KACHE KAIO
SEP 11
2:36 AM
DE
CHART MOVE
Now first-team DE
WAS CARSON TUJAGUE
SEP 11
2:36 AM
NT
CHART MOVE
Now first-team NT
WAS TA'AVILI TUITAMA
SEP 11
2:36 AM
FS
CHART MOVE
Moved to first-team FS
FS2 → FS1
SEP 11
2:36 AM
KO
CHART MOVE
Now first-team KO
WAS KIAN AFROOKHTEH