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Who is reloading. Who is getting gutted.

The transfer portal rebuilds rosters every cycle, and the market does not bucket on it. For every program we surface the incoming transfer class by count and average stars, the net portal balance (in minus out), and total roster churn. This is roster intelligence, the talent moving underneath a team, not a pick and not a claim to beat a line. Every number is a literal count with the program set shown.

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2026 portal cycle · FBS Roster movement, deduped to the latest snapshot
n=137 · full set
137 programs with portal activity. Counts off the latest snapshot, deduped per program.
Heads up · 2026 is the active cycle and still moving. Counts will keep climbing as more transfers enter. Read it as a live snapshot, not a closed book.
Programs in scope 137 with portal activity this cycle
Avg transfers in 25.9 per program, incoming
Avg transfers out 26.9 per program, departures
Star avg coverage 135 of 137 carry a class star avg

Biggest incoming classes

count × avg stars
Most transfers added this cycle. The star average is the recruiting composite of the incoming class · volume and talent are different questions.
# Program In Avg ★ Net
1 Oklahoma State Big 12 60 3.10 -6
2 UConn Independent 60 3.02 +7
3 Memphis AAC 60 2.98 0
4 North Texas AAC 53 2.96 +13
5 Arkansas SEC 51 3.06 +6
6 Iowa State Big 12 49 3.00 -8
7 South Florida AAC 49 3.00 +15
8 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 47 2.97 +1
9 Colorado Big 12 46 3.07 +7
10 LSU SEC 44 3.43 +3
11 UCLA Big Ten 44 3.04 +12
12 James Madison Sun Belt 44 3.00 +10
13 Penn State Big Ten 43 3.14 -5
14 Southern Miss Sun Belt 42 2.97 +10
15 Auburn SEC 41 3.10 0
Top 15 of 137 · n=137

Most roster churn

in + out
Total bodies moving in and out. High churn is a rebuilt locker room · who you saw last season is not who takes the field.
# Program In Out Churn
1 Oklahoma State Big 12 60 66 126
2 Memphis AAC 60 60 120
3 UConn Independent 60 53 113
4 Iowa State Big 12 49 57 106
5 Arkansas SEC 51 45 96
6 North Texas AAC 53 40 93
7 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 47 46 93
8 West Virginia Big 12 39 54 93
9 Penn State Big Ten 43 48 91
10 Colorado Big 12 46 39 85
11 LSU SEC 44 41 85
12 Michigan State Big Ten 38 47 85
13 South Florida AAC 49 34 83
14 Appalachian State Sun Belt 38 45 83
15 Auburn SEC 41 41 82
Top 15 of 137 · n=137

Net portal gainers

reloaded
Brought in more than they lost. Net balance is roster headcount, not a talent grade · a big net gain at low stars is still a rebuild.
# Program Net In Avg ★
1 South Florida AAC +15 49 3.00
2 North Texas AAC +13 53 2.96
3 Wisconsin Big Ten +13 38 3.00
4 UCLA Big Ten +12 44 3.04
5 James Madison Sun Belt +10 44 3.00
6 Southern Miss Sun Belt +10 42 2.97
7 Hawaii Mountain West +10 20 3.00
8 Utah State Pac-12 +9 34 3.07
9 Marshall Sun Belt +8 30 2.96
10 UMass MAC +8 28 3.00
11 Ohio MAC +8 25 3.00
12 Northwestern Big Ten +8 18 3.12
13 UConn Independent +7 60 3.02
14 Colorado Big 12 +7 46 3.07
15 Ole Miss SEC +7 34 3.30
Top 15 · n=137

Net portal losses

gutted
Lost more than they replaced. A deep net loss is a roster bleeding out · context for who has to rebuild, never a read on a game line.
# Program Net In Out
1 Florida State ACC -26 23 49
2 Ohio State Big Ten -22 16 38
3 South Alabama Sun Belt -17 13 30
4 Louisiana Tech C-USA -16 11 27
5 West Virginia Big 12 -15 39 54
6 Michigan Big Ten -14 20 34
7 Oklahoma SEC -13 18 31
8 Troy Sun Belt -13 16 29
9 Syracuse ACC -12 19 31
10 Eastern Michigan MAC -12 16 28
11 Oregon State Pac-12 -11 25 36
12 North Carolina ACC -11 22 33
13 Oregon Big Ten -11 20 31
14 Mississippi State SEC -10 35 45
15 Pittsburgh ACC -10 19 29
Top 15 · n=137

Roster intelligence, not a bet. This is the talent moving through the portal, the data the market does not bucket on. It is context on who is reloading and who is rebuilding, never a pick, a win rate, or a claim to beat a spread. Star averages are the recruiting composite of the incoming class, not on-field production. Counts are deduped to the latest snapshot per program. 2020 is left out · it predates the portal era and is effectively empty. The newest cycle is still moving and marked in progress. Every number shows its program set (n). 21+ · research, not advice.