Transfer portal · 2026
Washington State Cougars
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+25
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Washington State added 25 transfers projected into the two-deep (13 as starters) against 37 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.
30
Arrivals
-7
37
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.85
Avg rating out
25
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
12 of 30
’25 production in
—
22 of 37
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 7 rooms, led by WR.
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
How the roster changed
67 moves · 14 rooms touchediOffense-4 net players
Replaced+1 player
OL
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Kalolo Ta'aga in from Utah drives the room.
Upgraded—
WR
+5 in · −5 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
C
Carter Pabst out to Iowa State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
TE
+1 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jack Pedersen in from UCLA drives the room.
Depth concern-2 players
QB
+1 in · −3 out
InOut
C
Jaxon Potter out to Old Dominion drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
RB
+0 in · −2 out
InOut
No arrivals
?
Travon Pankey out to unannounced drives the room.
Defense-4 net players
Upgraded+1 player
EDGE
+4 in · −3 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Isaac Terrell out to Iowa State drives the room.
Upgraded—
S
+4 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Jaylen Thomas in from San José State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
DL
+6 in · −7 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
?
Paul Hutson III in from Marshall drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
CB
+3 in · −4 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
Khamari Terrell in from Texas State drives the room.
Unresolved-3 players
LB
+0 in · −3 out
InOut
No arrivals
Anthony Palano out to Boston College drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
P
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
D
?
Max Dean in from New Mexico State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOutNo departures
L
Jeremy Sousa in from Laney CC drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
FG
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Miguel Arenas in from North Texas drives the room.
Unresolved-2 players
K
+0 in · −2 out
InOutNo arrivals
?
Ryan Harris out to unannounced 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 Washington State replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced8 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma
Mackenzie Alleyne
rating 0.85 · 38th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from College of San Mateo
C
Tony Freeman
no ’25 production record · pr1 starter
—
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jesiah Cornwell
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from UCLA
Jack Pedersen
rating 0.86 · 52nd pctl ’25 production · 11 rec · 72 yds · te1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Jack Janikowski
rating 0.86 · 48th pctl ’25 production · 10 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Idaho
Matyus McLain
no ’25 production record · edge21 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Cincinnati
Kenny Worthy III
rating 0.85 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 23 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oregon State
Jalil Tucker
rating 0.86 · 68th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 1 INT · cb21 starter
Jan 3
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Trillion Sorrell
rating 0.85 · 33rd pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Texas State
Khamari Terrell
rating 0.85 · 77th pctl ’25 production · 33 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 INT · cb1 starter
Jan 14
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Duhron Goodman
rating 0.85 · 40th pctl ’25 production · 8 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from San José State
Jaylen Thomas
rating 0.85 · 90th pctl ’25 production · 59 tkl · 1 TFL · 6 PD · s1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Damarius Russell
rating 0.85 · 25th pctl ’25 production · 3 tkl
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Cal Poly
Jeremiah Bernard
rating 0.85 · s21 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Troy Petz
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from New Mexico State
Max Dean
74th pctl ’25 production · 55 punts · 42.3 yd avg · p1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
Partially replaced12 chains
QB
Rotation slot
Out · to Old Dominion
Jaxon Potter
rating 0.85 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 67/95 · 604 pass yds · 4 TD · 3 INT
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UC Davis
Caden Pinnick
rating 0.85 · qb2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Carter Pabst
rating 0.85 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 9 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oregon State
Darrius Clemons
rating 0.86 · wr1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Boston College
Landon Wright
rating 0.86 · 49th pctl ’25 production · 7 rec · 121 yds · 2 TD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Daniel Blood
rating 0.86 · 32nd pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 51 yds · wr31 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to New Mexico State
Devin Ellison
rating 0.84 · 33rd pctl ’25 production · 3 rec · 52 yds · 1 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Florida
Tank Hawkins
rating 0.86 · 16th pctl ’25 production · 2 rec · 16 yds · kr2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa State
Trevor Bindel
no ’25 production record
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Utah
Kalolo Ta'aga
rating 0.85 · rt2 rotation
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Isaac Terrell
rating 0.87 · 94th pctl ’25 production · 28 tkl · 12 TFL · 7 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Vanderbilt
Linus Zunk
rating 0.87 · 65th pctl ’25 production · 15 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 sk · edge1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
EDGE
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Malaki Ta'ase
rating 0.84 · 69th pctl ’25 production · 17 tkl · 4 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from SMU
DJ Warner
rating 0.85 · 45th pctl ’25 production · 6 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sk · wil1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Iowa State
Bryson Lamb
rating 0.85 · 75th pctl ’25 production · 25 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Eastern Washington
Jirah Leaupepetele
rating 0.84 · dt1 starter
Jan 15
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Darrion Dalton
65th pctl ’25 production · 22 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Marshall
Paul Hutson III
rating 0.85 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 37 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 sk · 2 INT · dt23 rotation
Jan 12
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa State
Donovan Fitzmaurice
44th pctl ’25 production · 11 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from SMU
Damarjhe Lewis
rating 0.85 · dt2 rotation
Jan 21
▾ Detail
CB
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
AJ Davis
18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Cal Poly
CJ Solis-Lumar
rating 0.85 · cb2 rotation
Jan 9
▾ Detail
S
Rotation slot
Out · to Iowa State
Brody Miller
rating 0.83 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arizona State
Jack Bal
rating 0.85 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 2 tkl · s22 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
DL
Production lost
Out · to Iowa State
Max Baloun
rating 0.83 · 37th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sk
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
3 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 3 depth arrivals in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Production lost
Out · to Boston College
Anthony Palano
80th pctl ’25 production · 65 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 5
▾ 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
23 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Washington State depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)64%
5
4
5
Offensive line40%
6
3
1
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)60%
4
2
4
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
1
6
Specialists80%
2
1
7
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
63%
Projected two-deep from transfers
35 of 56 two-deep slots
18 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
11 from the 2026 cycle, 7 held over
86th
Pac-12 percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 8 Pac-12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Keith Brown
LB · from Oregon · 2024 cycle · MIKE1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Kirby Vorhees
RB · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · RB1 starter
83rd pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Jack Stevens
K · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · FG1 starter
67th pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Maxwell Woods
RB · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · RB2 rotation
66th pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Nick Bakken
OL · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Kai Rapolla
CB · from Cal Poly · 2025 cycle · CB22 rotation
29th pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Beau Baker
TE · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · TE2 rotation
18th pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Kaden Beatty
DL · from Kent State · 2025 cycle · DT21 starter
35th pctl
’25 production · Washington State
Sone Falealo
OL · from Idaho · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Jaylin Caldwell
OL · from Grand Valley State University · 2025 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Washington State’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 30 arrivals37 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 30
Non-FBS
11 players
Big 12
4 players
Pac-12
3 players
SEC
3 players
ACC
3 players
Big Ten
2 players
+
Other
4 players
Departed to · 37
Big 12
16 players
+
Unannounced
9 players
Non-FBS
4 players
ACC
2 players
Mid-American
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
4 players
11arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
25arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (12 of 30 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
0departures stayed inside the Pac-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
LZ
Winter window · 3★
JT
Winter window · 3★
TH
Winter window · 3★
EO
Winter window · 3★
DC
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
MS
Winter window · 3★
?
0.85Immediate—Dec 17JT
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
CP
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
DW
Winter window · 3★
IO
Winter window · 3★
CS
Winter window · 3★
OCT 27
4:13 PM
WR2
STATUS
Ruled OUT — Darrius Clemons and Tony Freeman out
ACTIVE → OUT
OCT 26
4:57 PM
WR
STATUS
Ruled OUT — both of whom were out last week
ACTIVE → OUT
OCT 26
4:57 PM
S2
STATUS
Ruled OUT — both of whom were out last week
ACTIVE → OUT