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Tracking SMU Transfer Portal commits, departures for 2026 offseason

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SMU Football is almost done with the entering period of the Transfer Portal window and the Mustangs brought in more talent for 2026. The Mustangs aren’t done with additions though, in all likelihood.

Securing the win in the Holiday Bowl was a step in the right direction for the Mustangs, who got on the plane that night and left San Diego ready to attack the portal.

“It feels great because we don’t talk about the drought anymore after this. Look, our program has a rich history,” Lashlee said after the Holiday Bowl. “But these guys, this senior class, they brought our program back. It’s either 38 or 39 wins in four years. I know in the last three years we’ve won 31 games, and I’m not great at math, but that means we’re winning more than 10 games a year.

“For these guys to do that, two of those years were our first two years in the ACC. We won more games in the ACC than anybody in our first two years in the league. These guys have put us back on the national stage with a college playoff berth, a Holiday Bowl win, and just given our program a lot of momentum.” 

Here’s a look at the momentum the program is building with the SMU commits from the transfer portal.

Clemson LB Jamal Anderson – 1/13/26
UMass EDGE Marques White – 1/12/26
Cal RB Kendrick Raphael – 1/12/26
Alabama WR Jalen Hale – 1/12/26
Texas Tech TE Trey Jackson – 1/12/26
Florida State TE Randy Pittman – 1/11/26
New Hampshire K Nick Reed – 1/10/26
Texas A&M TE Theo Melin Ohrstrom – 1/8/26
Kansas State DT Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder – 1/7/26
UTSA DB Jimmy Wyrick – 1/7/26
USF DB Jarvis Lee – 1/6/26
USF EDGE Ira Singleton – 1/6/26
Bowling Green LB Caden Marshall – 1/6/26
East Carolina WR Yannick Smith – 1/4/26
Louisiana Tech DL Christian Davis – 1/4/26

RELATED: Where SMU goes next in Transfer Portal with dead period in place

Here’s a look at the transfers out of Lashlee’s program and where they’re headed.

LB Kyle Ferm – Liberty
K Sam Keltner – Oklahoma State
EDGE Billy Walton – Oklahoma State
DL Blake Burris – Florida Atlantic
EDGE DJ Warner – Washington State
K Collin Rogers – Florida Atlantic
RB Christopher Johnson, Jr. – Clemson
OL King Large – Missouri State
LB Justin Medlock – Boston College
LB Zakye Barker – North Texas
S Elijah Pratt – UAB

DL Damarjhe Lewis – TBD
WR Jaxson Lavender – TBD
TE Adam Moore – TBD
OL Paris Patterson – TBD
LB Mark Iheanachor – TBD
S Kyron Chambers – TBD
DL Omari Abor – TBD
TE Devon Martin – TBD

The 2025-26 college football transfer portal will last 15 days, spanning from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the NCAA decided. While players have just over two weeks  to enter the portal, they’re not under a deadline to commit when they enter. Traditionally, the cut-off for committing has been how late a school can enroll a player through admissions, so it varies throughout the sport.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

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