Transfer portal · 2026
Wisconsin Badgers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+27
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Wisconsin added 27 transfers projected into the two-deep (15 as starters) against 23 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.
36
Arrivals
+13
23
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
-0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
27
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
22 of 36
’25 production in
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12 of 23
’25 production out
How the roster changed
59 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense+7 net players
Replaced+2 players
WR
+5 in · −3 out
InOut
Trech Kekahuna out to North Carolina drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
OL
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
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Joe Brunner out to Indiana drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
QB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Colton Joseph in from Old Dominion drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Abu Sama III in from Iowa State drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jacob Harris in from Bowling Green drives the room.
Defense+5 net players
Upgraded+3 players
DL
+4 in · −1 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Junior Poyser in from Buffalo drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
CB
+4 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Eric Fletcher Jr. in from Oklahoma State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+3 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
B
Marvin Burks Jr. in from Missouri drives the room.
Replaced—
EDGE
+3 in · −3 out
InOut
Justus Boone in from Arkansas drives the room.
Replaced-1 player
LB
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
I
Christian Alliegro out to Ohio State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
James Roe in from Toledo drives the room.
No movement—
K
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
W
Ethan Tranel in from Wisconsin La Crosse 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 Wisconsin replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
QB
Starting slot
Out · to North Carolina
Billy Edwards Jr.
rating 0.86 · 11% ’25 usage · 7/16 · 113 pass yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Old Dominion
Colton Joseph
rating 0.87 · 52% ’25 usage · 173/288 · 2,619 pass yds · 21 TD · 10 INT · 1011 rush yds · qb1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
RB
Starting slot
Out · to LSU
Dilin Jones
rating 0.86 · 20% ’25 usage · 300 rush yds · 3.9 ypc · 2 TD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Iowa State
Abu Sama III
rating 0.88 · 21% ’25 usage · 732 rush yds · 5.2 ypc · 5 TD · rb1 starter
Jan 3
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to USC
Tucker Ashcraft
rating 0.88 · 4% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 10 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Bowling Green
Jacob Harris
rating 0.87 · 4% ’25 usage · 19 rec · 182 yds · 5 TD · te1 starter
Jan 3
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Sacramento State
Jamel Howard Jr.
rating 0.84
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Buffalo
Junior Poyser
rating 0.86 · 30 tkl · 5 TFL · 4 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to West Virginia
Geimere Latimer Jr.
rating 0.86 · 23 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Arizona State
Javan Robinson
rating 0.86 · 42 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 8 PD · lcb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Preston Zachman
rating 0.86 · 7 tkl · 2 INT
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Missouri
Marvin Burks Jr.
rating 0.87 · 49 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia Tech
Deed Capper
rating 0.80
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Toledo
James Roe
rating 0.80 · 2 tkl · ls1 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
Partially replaced8 chains
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to North Carolina
Trech Kekahuna
rating 0.88 · 7% ’25 usage · 26 rec · 211 yds · 129 rush yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Shamar Rigby
rating 0.88 · 5% ’25 usage · 25 rec · 351 yds · 1 TD · z2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to Massachusetts
Joseph Griffin Jr.
rating 0.84 · 2% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 5 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Southeastern Louisiana
Jaylon Domingeaux
rating 0.86 · x2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Indiana
Joe Brunner
rating 0.93
Partial replacement
Low confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Austin Kawecki
rating 0.87 · c1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to James Madison
Ernest Willor Jr.
rating 0.86
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Arkansas
Justus Boone
rating 0.87 · 28 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sk · lolb2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Ohio State
Christian Alliegro
rating 0.88 · 48 tkl · 8 TFL · 4 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Kansas
Jon Kamara
rating 0.86 · 13 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sk · slb1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to UCF
Tackett Curtis
rating 0.85 · 25 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Iowa Central CC
I
Taylor Schaefer
no ’25 production record · mlb2 rotation
—
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Virginia
Omillio Agard
rating 0.86 · 22 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Oklahoma State
Eric Fletcher Jr.
rating 0.86 · 12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 2 PD · rcb1 starter
Jan 3
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to UCF
Atticus Bertrams
35 punts · 41.8 yd avg
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Wisconsin La Crosse
W
Ethan Tranel
rating 0.83 · pt1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Not replaced1 chain
RB
Production lost
Out · to Miami (OH)
Cade Yacamelli
rating 0.85 · 9% ’25 usage · 128 rush yds · 3.4 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 17
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthJosephSamaJones
W
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
9 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Wisconsin depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 56 slotsQuarterback100%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)60%
4
1
5
Offensive line40%
6
4
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)64%
5
3
6
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
7
Specialists40%
6
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
57%
Projected two-deep from transfers
32 of 56 two-deep slots
19 of 29
Projected starters from transfers
15 from the 2026 cycle, 4 held over
82nd
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
4th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Tyrell Henry
WR · from Michigan State · 2024 cycle · SL1 starter
3%
’25 usage · Wisconsin
Sebastian Cheeks
EDGE · from North Carolina · 2024 cycle · LOLB1 starter
24 tkl
’25 · Wisconsin
Charles Perkins
DL · from UT Martin · 2025 cycle · DT2 rotation
6 tkl
’25 · Wisconsin
Tyreese Fearbry
EDGE · from Kentucky · 2025 cycle · ROLB1 starter
7 tkl
’25 · Wisconsin
Where Wisconsin’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 36 arrivals23 departures · destinations
Big 12
9 players
SEC
6 players
Non-FBS
5 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
Other
6 players
+
Big Ten
5 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
4 players
Big 12
3 players
Conference USA
2 players
Non-FBS
1 player
+
Other
4 players
Wisconsin
+13 net moves
Arrived from · 36
Big 12
9 players
SEC
6 players
Non-FBS
5 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
3 players
Big Ten
3 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 23
Big Ten
5 players
ACC
4 players
Mid-American
4 players
Big 12
3 players
Conference USA
2 players
Non-FBS
1 player
+
Other
4 players
9arrivals came from Big 12 programs — the single largest source.
27arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (22 of 36 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
5departures stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out4 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
59 of 59 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
AS
Winter window · 3★
SR
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
AK
Winter window · 3★
CJ
Winter window · 3★
JB
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★
EF
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★
JK
Winter window · 3★
BC
Winter window · 3★
BW
Winter window · 3★
BJ
Winter window · 3★
JD
Winter window · 3★
JP
Winter window · 3★
PW
Winter window · 3★