Tracking Roster Movement going into 2026

[catdaddyp]

I know we’ve already got at least one thread going about the portal, but I’m going to try and streamline everything here. A few things I’m not completely sure about are which players are actually on scholarship, and which of the former JUCOs, redshirt seniors, or grad students still have any eligibility left.

 

QB: (3)

Roggow (R. So.)

Broughton (R. Fr.)

Beals (Fr.) *

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Finley 

M. Johnson

 

 

RB: (5)

Curry (R. Sr.)

Gant (R. Sr.)

Gee (R. Jr.)

Williams (R. Jr.)

Patrick (R. So.)

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

 

 

WR: (9)

Davis (R. Jr.)

Hills (R. Jr.)

Louis (R. Jr.)

Mason (R. So.)

Monteiro (R. So.)

Ma. Williams (R. So.)

Witherspoon (R. So.)

Sivon (R. Fr.)

Riggins (Fr.)*

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Grear 

Walker

Adams (R. Sr.) - Portal

Polk (R. Jr.) - Portal

 

 

TE: (3)

Newell (R. Sr.)

Whisner (R. Sr.)

Cravaack (R. Jr.)

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

 

 

OL: (11)

C. Young (Gr.)*
Fox (R. Sr.)

A. Jones (R. Sr.)

Shor (R. Sr.)

Mann (R. Jr.)

Morris (R. Jr.)

McManus (So.)

Stephens (So.)*

Gould (R. Fr.)

Barthelemy (Fr.)*

Rollins (Fr.)*

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Archer

George

D. Johnson

Lyons

J. Moore 

Motley-Simmons

K. Davis (R. Sr.) - Portal

King (R. Sr.) - Portal

Ndaiga (R. So.) - Portal (Walk-on)

 

 

DL: (12)

Brown (R. Sr.)

Duncan (R.Sr.)

Dall (R. Jr.)

Durham (R. Jr.)

Mixon (R. Jr.)

Hull (Jr.)

E. Davis (R. So.)

D. Frazier (R. So.)

J. Frazier (R. So.)

Brown-Demery (R. Fr.)

Kavals (R. Fr.)

Watkins (R. Fr.)

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Madden

Laventure (R. Sr.) - Portal

Murphy (R. Sr.) - Portal

Musika (Sr.) - Portal

Cheatom (R. Jr.) - Portal

Vega (R. Jr.) - Portal

 

 

LB: (5)

Hocker (R. So.)

Boswell (R. Fr.)

James (R. Fr.)

Reeves (R. Fr.)

Curtis (Fr.) *

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Cooper

Summers (Sr.) - Portal

Benenge (Jr.) - Portal

Spriggs (R. Jr.) - Portal

 

 

DB: (11)

Flowers (R. Sr.)

Kamara (R. Sr.)

Thomas (R. Sr.)

Somerville (R. Jr.)

White (R. Jr.)

AA. Branch (Jr.)

Hunter (R. So.)

K. Johnson (R. So.)

T. Davis (R. Fr.)

S. Lewis (Fr.) *

Perrymond (Fr.)*

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Anderson

AL. Branch

David

DeWalt

Jarmon

D. Johnson

Stepney

Reed (R. Sr.) - Portal

 

 

ST: (3 - Counting for K, P, LS)

Miner (R. Sr.)

Castle (Sr.)

Samaha (R. Jr.)

Schramm (R. So.)

 

Portal / Out of Eligibility:

Denis

B. Johnson

Wiley (R. Jr.) - Portal

 

Edited 21 hours ago by catdaddyp

[LZIp]

Kaiwan Murphy hitting the portal…interesting.

[catdaddyp]

4 hours ago, LZIp said:

Kaiwan Murphy hitting the portal…interesting.

Another one that finally does something and is off (probably) looking for a payday. I’m curious to see if he lands back closer to home at UConn or UMass.

[catdaddyp]

Summers to the portal. That’s what I meant about not knowing who has eligibility anymore with all the rule changes.

[blueandgold]

2 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Summers to the portal. That’s what I meant about not knowing who has eligibility anymore with all the rule changes.

I guess he's going to try it again. Lol

[Blue & Gold]

2 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

Summers to the portal. That’s what I meant about not knowing who has eligibility anymore with all the rule changes.

I thought he was done anyway so I'm not even upset 😂

[72 Roo]

3 hours ago, blueandgold said:

I guess he's going to try it again. Lol

I thought he was done, but maybe not. Either way it's time to let him go with no chance of return. We need players who want to be here. 

[MangoZip]

Kam Cheatom

[LZIp]

8 minutes ago, MangoZip said:

Kam Cheatom

Thought he showed potential, but it seemed clear he was on the staff’s bad side for reasons I am sure were legitimate. Think he’ll end up transferring down.

[catdaddyp]

 

Hoped this wouldn’t happen, but figured it would. That does it for the entire 2022 class that ended up producing seven all-conference players.

Edited Tuesday at 10:57 PM by catdaddyp

[catdaddyp]

Laventure to the portal.

[ZippyDoo]

vega and musika are gone, like gone gone and eli reed is hitting the portal

[Zips1991]

17 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said:

vega and musika are gone, like gone gone and eli reed is hitting the portal

By my count, we've already seen 9 defensive players enter the portal including 5 on the D Line. 🫠

[Captain Kangaroo]

Welcome to "college football" 2025-26, where the grass is always greener on the next campus.

[ZippyDoo]

Just looking at Cat's list above there's 18 from defense alone that either graduate or have already hit the portal, six on the line out of twenty (thats interior and edges combined) I'm sure Bruno is next. No way Bruno stays.  Akron cannot have the money to pay him to stay and he has worked to hard to pass up the money.  With Laventure, Madden, and K. Murphy leaving, Zips are losing three of the four interior linemen with any experience.  Hull obviously has the most and hopefully they give Mixon the chance to cut loose.  Because of the lack of concern to get depth on the line next year Durham and Hull are the only ones returning with experience.  Mixon will be returning with 170 snaps, he and Hull are the only two with snaps at all.  Dall and Durham played a combined total of 1327 snaps, the twins played combined 292... Cj Murphy is gone, Kam Cheatom is gone, Brown played 14 snaps and Duncan played 8 that is our returning defensive line.  Hopefully the freshmen get the chance in spring to show what they can do.  There is a lot of size and potential there.  Demery-Brown is bigger than any interior lineman on the team last year or this year and Kavals is the same size as Dall.  They have some big shoes to fill but hopefully they can do it and Watkins is the same size as Cheatom.   

 

Linebackers, James, Boswell, and Reeves might be ready to go...  I hope Tibs stays and works with them..