As of right now, Texas football has seen a total of 23 players hit the transfer portal in 2026. Though that's more than they've lost in quite a while, there's no need to worry just yet. The team is consistently gaining pledges from some of the top-ranked players in the portal (Cam Coleman, Hollywood Smothers, Rasheem Biles, etc.), and they'll continue to add talented players throughout the next month or so.
Though it's always hard seeing blue-chip players leave, it's exciting to see them grow and thrive at their new programs. Let's take a look at where things currently stand with the team's most recent departures:
Outgoing Longhorns and their new schools (18)
QB Trey Owens - Arkansas State
RB - Quintrevion Wisner - Florida State
RB C.J. Baxter - Kentucky
RB Jerrick Gibson - Purdue
WR Parker Livingstone - Oklahoma
WR Jaime Ffrench Jr. - Michigan
WR Aaron Butler - Oregon State
TE Jordan Washington - North Carolina
OG Nate Kibble - Baylor
OG Connor Stroh - Kansas
C Daniel Cruz - North Carolina State
DT LaVon Johnson - Maryland
DT Melvin Hills - UConn
LB Elijah Barnes - Kentucky
LB Liona Lefau - Colorado
CB Santana Wilson - Louisville
CB Caleb Chester - Arizona State
K Will Stone - UCF
Currently uncommitted (4)
RB Christian Clark
RB Rickey Stewart Jr.
WR DeAndre Moore Jr.
OG Neto Umeozulu
So far the ratio of outgoing transfers to incoming is 23/11, but that shouldn't worry Longhorn Nation as there are plenty of impactful players available to choose from at multiple key positions.
It'll be interesting to see what position groups Steve Sarkisian and Co. decide to go after next. It wouldn't be surprising to see them add two to three more offensive linemen, a couple linebackers, a pass rusher, and possibly another safety.