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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 · FCS Roster movement, deduped to the latest snapshot
n=125 · full set
125 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 125 with portal activity this cycle
Avg transfers in 3.5 per program, incoming
Avg transfers out 6.8 per program, departures
Star avg coverage 93 of 125 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 Austin Peay UAC 29 3.05 +24
2 East Tennessee State SoCon 23 2.94 +11
3 Stephen F. Austin Southland 16 3.00 +7
4 Tarleton State UAC 16 2.93 +11
5 Montana Big Sky 13 2.80 +5
6 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC 12 2.82 +6
7 Cal Poly Big Sky 11 3.13 -2
8 Northern Arizona Big Sky 10 3.00 +1
9 Eastern Kentucky UAC 9 2.89 -3
10 North Dakota State Mountain West 9 2.78 +1
11 Idaho State Big Sky 8 3.00 -2
12 Lamar Southland 8 3.00 +3
13 North Alabama UAC 8 3.00 +2
14 Alabama A&M SWAC 8 2.88 +3
15 Incarnate Word Southland 8 2.71 +3
Top 15 of 125 · n=125

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 East Tennessee State SoCon 23 12 35
2 Austin Peay UAC 29 5 34
3 Mercer SoCon 7 24 31
4 Stephen F. Austin Southland 16 9 25
5 Cal Poly Big Sky 11 13 24
6 Western Carolina SoCon 5 17 22
7 Tarleton State UAC 16 5 21
8 Montana Big Sky 13 8 21
9 Eastern Kentucky UAC 9 12 21
10 Northern Arizona Big Sky 10 9 19
11 Portland State Big Sky 6 13 19
12 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC 12 6 18
13 Idaho State Big Sky 8 10 18
14 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC 2 16 18
15 North Dakota State Mountain West 9 8 17
Top 15 of 125 · n=125

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 Austin Peay UAC +24 29 3.05
2 East Tennessee State SoCon +11 23 2.94
3 Tarleton State UAC +11 16 2.93
4 Stephen F. Austin Southland +7 16 3.00
5 Tennessee Tech Big South-OVC +6 12 2.82
6 Montana Big Sky +5 13 2.80
7 Prairie View A&M SWAC +5 6 3.00
8 Northern Iowa MVFC +4 6 2.80
9 Alabama A&M SWAC +3 8 2.88
10 Incarnate Word Southland +3 8 2.71
11 Lamar Southland +3 8 3.00
12 Bryant CAA +3 6 3.00
13 Northwestern State Southland +3 6 3.00
14 UC Davis Big Sky +3 6 3.00
15 North Alabama UAC +2 8 3.00
Top 15 · n=125

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 Mercer SoCon -17 7 24
2 Gardner-Webb Big South-OVC -14 2 16
3 Weber State Big Sky -13 2 15
4 Elon CAA -13 1 14
5 Western Carolina SoCon -12 5 17
6 Wofford SoCon -12 1 13
7 St. Francis (PA) NEC -11 0 11
8 Dartmouth Ivy -10 1 11
9 Drake PFL -10 0 10
10 Pennsylvania Ivy -10 0 10
11 Saint Francis (PA) NEC -10 0 10
12 Yale Ivy -9 1 10
13 Towson CAA -9 0 9
14 McNeese Southland -8 4 12
15 Monmouth CAA -8 3 11
Top 15 · n=125

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.