2026 Transfer Portal

[Simpleman424]

3 hours ago, MoveCountermove said:

Might AA someone this year. Looking much better than last year’s lineup. Let’s see if that room can get the most out of any of these guys. Gotta think if Kish struggles this season his seat is getting hot.

I’ll take a stab and say they AA one and have a handful R16/R12. Should be a few spots higher in the Big 12 than last season. Big red flag is that everyone is transferred in, can they build organically through recruiting and development as well? We shall see

I don’t see the transfers thing as a major issue…if anything it brings in a level of well rounded experience a lot of teams don’t have. Everybody just needs to come in and do their part, win their matches and it will be fine. Do you have the right guys is always the bigger question.

[Tyler Perry]

14 hours ago, MNRodent said:

I'm not sure about Wells back down at 133.  He didn't have an easy time making that weight his last year at Minnesota.  Maybe the weight comes off better in the desert heat.

 

Not sure, but it sounds like he will try from what I heard

[MoveCountermove]

On 8/7/2026 at 10:04 AM, Simpleman424 said:

I don’t see the transfers thing as a major issue…if anything it brings in a level of well rounded experience a lot of teams don’t have. Everybody just needs to come in and do their part, win their matches and it will be fine. Do you have the right guys is always the bigger question.

I agree, I'm not damning the approach. If you have young studs, fill your lineup to be competitive this season and bring on those young guys, have a couple seniors that leave after reaching the podium or something and usher in the young guys for the following seasons and let your program roll off the success of this season and the momentum and so on...def don't see it as a big deal unless you cannot bring a team together and there is no development going on, which points to coaching typically. Honestly very interested to see this OU squad

[MoveCountermove]

11 hours ago, Tyler Perry said:

Not sure, but it sounds like he will try from what I heard

I think the lineup you put out makes a ton of sense and is very likely their strongest lineup. I'm not certain Wells is the starter at 141 if he can't get down to 133. Maybe it's just the potential of Powe vs. the known of Wells, but I like Powe and like him to take a nice step forward after a strong season, and combining that with a size advantage, I think he could certainly beat Wells in a wrestle-off

[Owen Rector]

20.9% of projected starters are transfers

8 non-d1 schools have produced a d1 starter

Oklahoma has produced the least starters, with only 3. Ohio St has the most with 16.

[flyingcement]

Mason Espinoza has transferred from California Baptist to Fresno State Wrestling Club team.

[killdozer]

@Owen Rector I love that stat. Also, if Conrad Hendrickson starts for OU won't they have produced zero starters in their lineup. Didn't he start at UTC?
 

[TNwrestling]

8 minutes ago, killdozer said:

@Owen Rector I love that stat. Also, if Conrad Hendrickson starts for OU won't they have produced zero starters in their lineup. Didn't he start at UTC?
 

[Owen Rector]

1 hour ago, killdozer said:

@Owen Rector I love that stat. Also, if Conrad Hendrickson starts for OU won't they have produced zero starters in their lineup. Didn't he start at UTC?
 

He took a greyshirt there, not a collegiate season so I wouldnt have counted it

[rsotelo]

On 8/8/2026 at 2:36 PM, Owen Rector said:

20.9% of projected starters are transfers

8 non-d1 schools have produced a d1 starter

Oklahoma has produced the least starters, with only 3. Ohio St has the most with 16.

Great graphic.  I can't help but notice the Ivies and the Service Academies.  To me that tells me that school is more important than wrestling and earnings will take care of itself without chasing NIL money.

[TNwrestling]

Anthony Ferrari back in the portal?

 

What are rules at this point?

[Southend]

Anthony Fauci?

[TNwrestling]

3 minutes ago, Southend said:

Anthony Fauci?

I'm not sure how you even made that connection unless your entire personality revolved around politics...but no,

 

Anthony Ferrari.

[ScottishSteel]

11 hours ago, TNwrestling said:

Anthony Ferrari back in the portal?

 

What are rules at this point?

Wait - leaving Morgan St for the 2nd time after only a monthish each time?

 

This feels like Monday gave him guidelines and he broke them already and got the boot

[No BS Fan]

Did the transfer portal open up again or did Monday loose his job?

[ScottishSteel]

21 hours ago, No BS Fan said:

Did the transfer portal open up again or did Monday loose his job?

I believe if you are removed from a team for discipline reasons you aren't restricted by the portal window on transferring

[MNRodent]

4 hours ago, ScottishSteel said:

I believe if you are removed from a team for discipline reasons you aren't restricted by the portal window on transferring

A loophole!  Just be a jack@ss and you can transfer whenever you want.

[RandolphTJones]

On 8/13/2026 at 5:09 AM, ScottishSteel said:

Wait - leaving Morgan St for the 2nd time after only a monthish each time?

 

This feels like Monday gave him guidelines and he broke them already and got the boot

Wait a Ferrari making news drama-related? That's a new one!

[flyingcement]

Hayden Mills is transferring from Nebraska to Central Missouri to wrestle DII and pursue his Masters Degree in Accounting.

[flyingcement]

Steve Caday from CSU Bakersfield to Colorado Mesa (DII)

[flyingcement]

Bowden Delaney from Bellarmine to Illinois Wesleyan (DIII)

[flyingcement]

Team	Conference	Outgoing	Incoming	Net	Gross
California Baptist	PAC 12	18	0	-18	18
Northern Colorado	PAC 12	8	7	-1	15
Iowa State	Big 12	9	5	-4	14
NC State	ACC	9	3	-6	12
Oklahoma	Big 12	7	4	-3	11
CSU Bakersfield	PAC 12	3	7	4	10
Little Rock	PAC 12	4	6	2	10
Clarion	MAC	5	5	0	10
Maryland	Big Ten	5	5	0	10
West Virginia	Big 12	5	5	0	10
Rider	MAC	6	4	-2	10
Wisconsin	Big Ten	6	4	-2	10
Cornell	Ivy	9	1	-8	10
Campbell	SoCon	10	0	-10	10
Iowa	Big Ten	4	5	1	9
Long Island	EIWA	5	4	-1	9
Nebraska	Big Ten	4	4	0	8
Northern Illinois	PAC 12	4	4	0	8
Rutgers	Big Ten	2	5	3	7
Stanford	ACC	4	3	-1	7
Wyoming	Big 12	4	3	-1	7
Michigan State	Big Ten	6	1	-5	7
Sacred Heart	EIWA	6	1	-5	7
South Dakota State	PAC 12	7	0	-7	7
Arizona State	PAC 12	3	3	0	6
Bloomsburg	MAC	3	3	0	6
Pittsburgh	ACC	3	3	0	6
Chattanooga	SoCon	4	2	-2	6
North Carolina	ACC	4	2	-2	6
Presbyterian	SoCon	5	1	-4	6
Virginia Tech	ACC	5	1	-4	6
Gardner-Webb	SoCon	6	0	-6	6
Mercyhurst	Transitioning	0	5	5	5
Illinois	Big Ten	1	4	3	5
Central Michigan	MAC	2	3	1	5
Indiana	Big Ten	2	3	1	5
Ohio State	Big Ten	2	3	1	5
Utah Valley	Big 12	2	3	1	5
Binghamton	EIWA	3	2	-1	5
Oklahoma State	Big 12	3	2	-1	5
North Dakota State	Big 12	4	1	-3	5
The Citadel	SoCon	5	0	-5	5
Oregon State	PAC 12	1	3	2	4
Kent State	MAC	2	2	0	4
Missouri	Big 12	2	2	0	4
Virginia	ACC	2	2	0	4
Duke	ACC	3	1	-2	4
Hofstra	EIWA	3	1	-2	4
Minnesota	Big Ten	3	1	-2	4
Bellarmine	SoCon	4	0	-4	4
Edinboro	MAC	4	0	-4	4
Drexel	EIWA	1	2	1	3
Ohio	MAC	2	1	-1	3
Purdue	Big Ten	2	1	-1	3
App State	SoCon	3	0	-3	3
Army	EIWA	3	0	-3	3
Columbia	Ivy	3	0	-3	3
ND State	PAC 12	3	0	-3	3
Northern Iowa	Big 12	3	0	-3	3
Cal Poly	PAC 12	0	2	2	2
Buffalo	MAC	1	1	0	2
Lehigh	EIWA	1	1	0	2
Michigan	Big Ten	1	1	0	2
SIU Edwardsville	MAC	1	1	0	2
Morgan State	EIWA	2	0	-2	2
Navy	EIWA	2	0	-2	2
Brown	Ivy	0	1	1	1
Air Force	PAC 12	1	0	-1	1
Harvard	Ivy	1	0	-1	1
Northwestern	Big Ten	1	0	-1	1
Penn	Ivy	1	0	-1	1
Penn State	Big Ten	1	0	-1	1
VMI	SoCon	1	0	-1	1
American	EIWA	0	0	0	0
Davidson	SoCon	0	0	0	0
Franklin & Marshall	EIWA	0	0	0	0
George Mason	MAC	0	0	0	0
Lock Haven	MAC	0	0	0	0
Princeton	Ivy	0	0	0	0

[flyingcement]

Team		Outgoing	Incoming	Net	Gross
Minnesota State-Mankato (DII)	DII	0	4	4	4
Glenville State (DII)	DII	0	3	3	3
New College of Florida (NAIA)	NAIA	0	3	3	3
Indian Hills (NJCAA)	NJCAA	2	1	-1	3
Western Wyoming (NJCAA)	NJCAA	3	0	-3	3
Central Oklahoma (DII)	DII	0	2	2	2
Ferrum (DII)	DII	0	2	2	2
Gannon (DII)	DII	0	2	2	2
Southeastern (NAIA)	NAIA	0	2	2	2
Colorado-Mesa (DII)	DII	1	1	0	2
North Idaho (NJCAA)	NJCAA	1	1	0	2
Northeastern (NJCAA)	NJCAA	1	1	0	2
Adams State (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Arcadia (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Augustana (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Brockport (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Central Methodist (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Central Missouri (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Doane (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Eastern (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Embry-Riddle (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Grand View (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Illinois Wesleyan (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Iowa Western (NJCAA)	NJCAA	0	1	1	1
Life (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Lynchburg (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Minnesota State-Moorhead (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Montevallo (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Newberry (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
North Central (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Northern State (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
NYU (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Oklahoma City (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
Penn State-Behrend (DIII)	DIII	0	1	1	1
Providence (NAIA)	NAIA	0	1	1	1
St. Cloud State (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Tiffin (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Vanguard (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Wheeling (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Wisconsin-La Crosse (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Wisconsin-Parkside (DII)	DII	0	1	1	1
Clackamas (NJCAA)	NJCAA	1	0	-1	1
Felician (DII)	DII	1	0	-1	1
Lander (DII)	DII	1	0	-1	1
Northwest College (NJCAA)	NJCAA	1	0	-1	1
Tarleton State	N/A	1	0	-1	1

[ScottishSteel]

18 hours ago, RandolphTJones said:

Wait a Ferrari making news drama-related? That's a new one!

I for one am shocked, shocked I say

[juniorvarsity]

Count of starters coming from the portal:

Iowa has 4

Nebraska has 3

Ohio State has 1, maybe 2. 

OK State has 2, maybe 3

Virginia Tech has 1 

Penn State has 2(Messenbrink doesn't really feel like a portal guy to me, but techbucally he is)