Transfer portal · 2026
Virginia Cavaliers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
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Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Virginia added 19 transfers projected into the two-deep (11 as starters) against 20 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.
29
Arrivals
+9
20
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
19
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
21 of 29
’25 production in
—
13 of 20
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 7 rooms, led by QB.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
How the roster changed
49 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Upgraded+3 players
RB
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Jekail Middlebrook in from Middle Tennessee drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
TE
+2 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Connor Cox in from North Carolina drives the room.
Replaced—
OL
+2 in · −2 out
InOut
?
?
Alex Payne in from USC drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
QB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Beau Pribula in from Missouri drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
WR
+3 in · −5 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Trell Harris out to Oklahoma drives the room.
Defense+6 net players
Upgraded+4 players
EDGE
+5 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Nnanna Anyanwu in from UTSA drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
S
+3 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jalen McNair in from Buffalo drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
CB
+4 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Jaylen Jones in from Georgia State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
DL
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jonathan Allen in from UAB drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
LB
+0 in · −2 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Trey McDonald out to unannounced drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Daniel Sparks in from Minnesota drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Wyatt Rubinoff in from New Hampshire drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jorge Diaz Nicolas out to Marshall 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 Virginia replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced6 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to Nebraska
Daniel Kaelin
rating 0.85 · 49th pctl ’25 production · 30/52 · 339 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Beau Pribula
rating 0.90 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 182/270 · 1,946 pass yds · 11 TD · 9 INT · 297 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Utah State
Eli Wood
rating 0.85 · 60th pctl ’25 production · 16 rec · 205 yds · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Massachusetts
Jacquon Gibson
rating 0.86 · 88th pctl ’25 production · 63 rec · 616 yds · kr1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Mekhi Buchanan
rating 0.84 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 0 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Baylor
Matthew Fobbs-White
rating 0.89 · 53rd pctl ’25 production · 19 tkl · 1 TFL · bandit1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Washington
Emmanuel Karnley
rating 0.88 · 74th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 INT
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Rutgers
Jacobie Henderson
rating 0.86 · 79th pctl ’25 production · 39 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Kansas State
Ja'Son Prevard
rating 0.86 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 1 TFL · 3 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Georgia State
Jaylen Jones
rating 0.86 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 66 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 INT · spur1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Da'Marcus Crosby
33rd pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Michigan
Brandyn Hillman
rating 0.88 · 86th pctl ’25 production · 49 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Partially replaced4 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma
Trell Harris
rating 0.93 · 95th pctl ’25 production · 59 rec · 847 yds · 5 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kent State
Da'Shawn Martin
rating 0.87 · 81st pctl ’25 production · 33 rec · 507 yds · 4 TD · z1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Wallace Unamba
rating 0.85
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from South Carolina
Ryan Brubaker
rating 0.85 · c2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Hunter Osborne
rating 0.87 · 56th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Coastal Carolina
Darrion Henry-Young
rating 0.85 · 29th pctl ’25 production · 7 tkl · 0.5 TFL · dt1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to South Florida
Terrell Jones
18th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UConn
Kervins Choute
rating 0.85 · 39th pctl ’25 production · 12 tkl · 0.5 TFL · dt2 rotation
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
WR
Production lost
Out · to East Tennessee State
Suderian Harrison
rating 0.85 · 36th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 62 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 11
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Trey McDonald
20th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Dec 29
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth?
?
0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
8 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Virginia depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)30%
7
3
Offensive line40%
6
3
1
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
2
4
Secondary (CB/S)60%
4
2
4
Specialists33%
8
4
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
45%
Projected two-deep from transfers
25 of 56 two-deep slots
15 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
56th
ACC percentile · transfer share
7th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 17 ACC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Jam Jackson
CB · from Robert Morris · 2024 cycle · LCB1 starter
0th pctl
’25 production · Virginia
Drake Metcalf
OL · from Stanford · 2024 cycle · C1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Maddox Marcellus
LB · from Eastern Kentucky · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
76th pctl
’25 production · Virginia
Fisher Camac
EDGE · from UNLV · 2025 cycle · DE1 starter
94th pctl
’25 production · Virginia
Monroe Mills
OL · from Louisville · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Donavon Platt
CB · from Army · 2025 cycle · SPUR2 rotation
78th pctl
’25 production · Virginia
Makilan Thomas
OL · from Arkansas State · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Virginia’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 29 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 29
Big Ten
5 players
Non-FBS
4 players
American Athletic
4 players
Mid-American
4 players
ACC
3 players
SEC
3 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 20
+
Unannounced
5 players
Sun Belt
3 players
SEC
2 players
Big Ten
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
4 players
5arrivals came from Big Ten programs — the single largest source.
19arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 29 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the ACC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out1 undated move not plotted
All portal moves
49 of 49 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BP
Winter window · 4★
MF
Winter window · 3★
BH
Winter window · 3★
NA
Winter window · 3★
CC
Winter window · 3★
AP
Winter window · 3★
DM
Winter window · 3★
CE
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
PL
Winter window · 3★
JJ
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
EH
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★
JG
Winter window · 3★
SB
Winter window · 3★
SH
Winter window · 3★
WU
Winter window · 3★
?
0.85Immediate—Jan 12
