Middle Tennessee

Conference USA

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

Team TVS: 18%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 19%

Defense 19%

Special Teams 10%

Highest Risk Players

Juwon Gaston

S 66%

De'Arre McDonald

CB 65%

Zeion Simpson-Smith

DT 55%

Kalen Woods

S 51%

Alan Young

CB 48%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	In	Net Value
WR	3	2	$-595K
OL	2	5	+$210K
RB	2	3	$-133K
DB	4	4	$-93K
QB	1	0	$-79K
TE	1	0	$-35K
LB	2	1	$-30K
Other	0	1	+$30K
DL	3	4	$-16K
ST	1	1	+$0K

Coaching Staff 1 coaches

Derek Mason

Head Coach

2026 Recruiting Class 7 commits

#1500

Bryson Maddox WR

Clinton, TN · 6'4" · 185 lbs

3-star

(0.86)

#1816

Ethan Sherman WR

Jacksonville, FL · 5'11" · 170 lbs

3-star

(0.8544)

#1903

Rocco Williams QB

Pickerington, OH · 6'1" · 195 lbs

3-star

(0.8511)

#1924

Jonas Jimerson EDGE

Germantown, TN · 6'4" · 215 lbs

3-star

(0.85)

#2313

Ziyon Butler WR

Jacksonville, FL · 5'11" · 165 lbs

3-star

(0.84)

#2524

Jayden Arenas-Michel DL

Chattanooga, TN · 6'2" · 265 lbs

3-star

(0.835)

#2620

Jack Mohlman OT

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 6'6" · 270 lbs

3-star

(0.83)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Middle Tennessee From:
                    

▸ Saginaw Valley State

3 players

Terrence Brown Jr. None

$30K

Terrance Brown RB

$30K

Terrance Brown Jr. RB

$30K

▸ Mississippi State

2 players

Brennan Smith IOL

$150K

Markus Allen WR

$30K

                        Players Transfer from Middle Tennessee To:
                    

No significant pipelines yet

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

Pearl-Cohn

Nashville, TN

3 recruits

3.0-star avg

Ravenwood

Brentwood, TN

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Stephens County

Toccoa, GA

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Tullahoma

Tullahoma, TN

2 recruits

2.5-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

TN

GA

FL

AL

SC

NC

KY

WI

Incoming Transfers 21

Markus Allen

WR from Mississippi State

3-star

Justin Bodford

DL from Missouri

3-star

Kaven Call

EDGE from East Tennessee State

3-star

Trevaris Edwards

IOL from West Florida

3-star

3-star

3-star

CB from Sacramento State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

LB from Jackson State

3-star

Reese Tripp

IOL from Minnesota

3-star

Hogan Wasson

WR from Central Missouri

3-star

Terrance Brown

RB from Saginaw Valley State

2-star

Terrance Brown Jr.

RB from Saginaw Valley State

2-star

Jason Hardy

CB from Grand Valley State University

2-star

Dominic Bourgeois

K from Susquehanna

Terrence Brown Jr.

from Saginaw Valley State

Adrian Crespin

IOL from Virginia Union

La'Garrius Sims

EDGE from East Central (OK)

Brennan Smith

IOL from Mississippi State

Outgoing Transfers 19

Anthony Bynum

EDGE to Georgia Southern

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

IOL to Kennesaw State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

Potential Incoming Targets 8 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Lo'Kavion Jackson S 3-star

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$150K

Emeka Iloh TE 3-star

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$150K

Dwight Lewis III CB

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$150K

Fatt Forrest LB 3-star

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$150K

Ferzell Shepard WR 4-star

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$150K

Adom LeDuc EDGE

Saginaw Valley State Transfer pipeline

$120K

Corey Clark DL

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Cam Thompson WR

Mississippi State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Transfer Ledger 40 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
05-06	OUT →	Kaden Martin	QB	→ LSU	$79K
04-29	← IN	Brennan Smith	IOL	Mississippi State →	$150K
02-04	OUT →	Jared Douglas	S	→ Cal Poly	$1K
01-29	OUT →	Ja'Darious Morris	DL	→ West Georgia	$1K
01-21	OUT →	Ethan Crite	WR	→ Merrimack	$14K
01-21	← IN	La'Garrius Sims	EDGE	East Central (OK) →	$30K
01-21	← IN	Antonio Martin Jr.	RB	Kansas State →	$30K
01-18	← IN	Ricky Lee III	CB	Sacramento State →	$30K
01-17	← IN	Markus Allen	WR	Mississippi State →	$30K
01-17	← IN	Dominic Bourgeois	K	Susquehanna →	$30K
01-16	OUT →	John Howse IV	S	→ Arkansas	$150K
01-15	OUT →	Muaaz Byard	LB	→ UAB	$30K
01-15	← IN	Justin Bodford	DL	Missouri →	$30K
01-15	← IN	James Johnson	CB	USC →	$30K
01-14	OUT →	Amorion Walker	WR	→ UNLV	$69K
01-14	← IN	Reese Tripp	IOL	Minnesota →	$30K
01-13	OUT →	Shakai Woods	DL	→ Arkansas State	$90K
01-13	OUT →	Mateo Guevara	IOL	→ Kennesaw State	$30K
01-13	OUT →	Juwon Gaston	S	→ TBD	$61K
01-13	← IN	Dyson McCutcheon	S	Washington →	$30K
01-12	OUT →	Nahzae Cox	WR	→ Kansas	$572K
01-12	OUT →	Anthony Bynum	EDGE	→ Georgia Southern	$44K
01-12	← IN	Chris Moreno	IOL	Monmouth →	$30K
01-11	← IN	Ashton Taylor	LB	Jackson State →	$30K
01-10	← IN	Terrance Brown	RB	Saginaw Valley State →	$30K
01-10	← IN	Trashun Griffin	EDGE	Troy →	$30K
01-10	← IN	Trevaris Edwards	IOL	West Florida →	$30K
01-10	← IN	Terrance Brown Jr.	RB	Saginaw Valley State →	$30K
01-09	OUT →	Alex Mitchell	LB	→ App State	$30K
01-09	← IN	Kaven Call	EDGE	East Tennessee State →	$30K
01-09	← IN	Adrian Crespin	IOL	Virginia Union →	$30K
01-09	← IN	Hogan Wasson	WR	Central Missouri →	$30K
01-08	← IN	Jason Hardy	CB	Grand Valley State University →	$30K
01-07	OUT →	Hunter Tipton	TE	→ Memphis	$35K
01-04	OUT →	Jekail Middlebrook	RB	→ Virginia	$150K
12-24	OUT →	Rickey Hunt Jr.	RB	→ TBD	$73K
12-07	OUT →	Elijah Hunter Jr.	CB	→ TBD	$1K
12-04	OUT →	E.J. Harris	IOL	→ TBD	$30K
-	OUT →	Baylen Woodman	PK	→ James Madison	$30K
-	← IN	Terrence Brown Jr.	None	Saginaw Valley State →	$30K

OUT: $1.5M IN: $0.8M

NET: $-0.7M

Current Roster 90 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
18	Stanley Anderson-Lofton	QB	FR	6'1"	225 lbs	$30K
16	Roman Gagliano	QB	FR	6'2"	220 lbs	$303K
12	Peter Grandjean	QB	FR	6'1"	185 lbs	$36K
11	Nicholas Vattiato	QB	SR	6'0"	212 lbs	$151K
30	Rai'keyrean Chandler	RB	FR	5'10"	171 lbs	$30K
31	Austin Clemons	RB	FR	6'0"	203 lbs	$30K
33	Brooklen Davis	RB	FR	5'10"	198 lbs	$36K
29	DJ Taylor	RB	FR	6'1"	198 lbs	$1K
17	Gamarion Carter	WR	SR	6'2"	190 lbs	$30K
85	Neo Clifton	WR	FR	6'2"	200 lbs	$30K
89	Landon Collins	WR	FR	6'2"	185 lbs	$72K
87	Chase Davis	WR	FR	5'7"	153 lbs	$0K
84	Ben Hubbard	WR	FR	5'9"	181 lbs	$30K
13	Cam'ron Lacy	WR	SO	5'8"	164 lbs	$145K
80	Zaidyn Moore	WR	FR	5'10"	184 lbs	$30K
4	Tyree Patterson	WR	SO	6'1"	191 lbs	$30K
19	Kason Stokes	WR	FR	6'2"	191 lbs	$30K
86	Brody Benke	TE	FR	6'3"	248 lbs	$60K
88	Tayvion Galloway	TE	FR	6'3"	226 lbs	$30K
81	Wilson Hodges	TE	FR	6'5"	241 lbs	$30K
-	Sawyer Lovvern	TE	-	-	-	$30K
46	Sawyer Lovvorn	TE	FR	5'11"	211 lbs	$30K
42	Evan Poticher	TE	SO	6'2"	247 lbs	$30K
71	Ellis Adams	OL	SR	6'4"	378 lbs	$30K
66	Aaren Alexander	OL	SR	6'2"	284 lbs	$30K
77	Diego Blattler	OL	JR	6'5"	281 lbs	$30K
57	Bo Bryan	OL	FR	6'5"	290 lbs	$30K
51	Quentin Butler	OL	JR	6'3"	296 lbs	$30K
79	Zach Clayton	OL	SO	6'5"	288 lbs	$30K
63	Alex Gale	OL	FR	6'3"	312 lbs	$72K
74	Joseph Habinowski	OL	SR	6'4"	297 lbs	$30K
61	Otto Janse Van Rensburg	OL	FR	6'4"	301 lbs	$145K
53	Roman Jones	OL	FR	6'2"	267 lbs	$30K
78	Kyle Larkin	OL	FR	6'5"	314 lbs	$30K
73	Marcus Miller	OL	SR	6'4"	307 lbs	$37K
72	Jacob Otts	OL	SR	6'7"	298 lbs	$30K
70	Isaac Rue	OL	SO	6'6"	308 lbs	$30K
50	Ikani Tuiono	OL	SR	6'2"	303 lbs	$30K
76	Garrett Austin	OT	FR	6'6"	310 lbs	$30K
93	Aidan Butts	DE	SO	6'3"	258 lbs	$30K
89	Darnell Malpress	DE	FR	6'3"	225 lbs	$30K
94	Tiyyan Robinson	DE	FR	6'4"	261 lbs	$30K
75	Jaden Owens	DT	FR	6'5"	271 lbs	$30K
95	Zeion Simpson-Smith	DT	FR	6'1"	271 lbs	$145K
74	Jonathan Waller	DT	FR	6'0"	272 lbs	$30K
90	Matthew Blomquist	LB	FR	6'5"	238 lbs	$30K
11	Brandon Buckner	LB	SR	6'0"	248 lbs	$48K
50	Elijah Carney	LB	SO	5'11"	225 lbs	$30K
9	Parker Hughes	LB	SR	6'1"	225 lbs	$97K
43	Markel James	LB	SO	6'0"	229 lbs	$30K
46	Reggie Johnson	LB	JR	6'3"	255 lbs	$30K
33	Malik Love	LB	FR	6'4"	227 lbs	$30K
56	Jayson Lowe	LB	JR	6'1"	226 lbs	$30K
31	Mathias Malaki-Donaldson	LB	JR	6'3"	232 lbs	$30K
47	Chayce Smith	LB	SO	6'2"	237 lbs	$30K
58	Korey Smith	LB	SO	5'11"	225 lbs	$30K
52	Micah Smith	LB	FR	6'2"	234 lbs	$80K
16	Jaiyden Thompson	LB	JR	6'3"	238 lbs	$30K
15	Devan Carlisle	CB	SO	6'3"	200 lbs	$30K
10	Jordan Chestnut	CB	JR	6'4"	205 lbs	$30K
24	Trevon Ferrell	CB	JR	5'10"	177 lbs	$30K
34	Camari Hall	CB	FR	5'9"	181 lbs	$30K
25	Jackson Lowe	CB	FR	6'1"	193 lbs	$26K
2	De'Arre McDonald	CB	SR	6'0"	205 lbs	$30K
23	KJ Miniefield	CB	SO	5'11"	172 lbs	$30K
-	Kj Minifield	CB	-	-	-	$30K
45	Josiah Moore	CB	FR	6'0"	170 lbs	$30K
21	Abdul Muhammad	CB	SR	6'1"	189 lbs	$150K
49	Chris Ragans	CB	FR	6'0"	168 lbs	$30K
28	Alan Young	CB	SO	6'0"	209 lbs	$30K
48	Andrew Cross-Adams	S	FR	6'1"	180 lbs	$30K
38	Doriohn Davis	S	FR	6'0"	170 lbs	$30K
7	Brendon Harris	S	SR	6'0"	215 lbs	$121K
19	Locke Kennedy	S	FR	6'3"	197 lbs	$30K
39	Christofer Noble	S	FR	6'2"	184 lbs	$30K
29	Taylor Ratinaud	S	FR	5'11"	200 lbs	$30K
27	Rickey Smith	S	SR	5'11"	193 lbs	$30K
18	Kalen Woods	S	JR	6'2"	178 lbs	$31K
97	Aden Caine	P	JR	6'1"	202 lbs	$30K
32	Ashton Logan	P	JR	6'1"	213 lbs	$30K
54	Connor Dougherty	LS	JR	6'3"	228 lbs	$30K
40	Henry Hamlin	LS	FR	6'2"	225 lbs	$30K
48	Ean Matusek	LS	FR	6'0"	232 lbs	$30K
41	Mykah Stone	LS	SR	5'11"	210 lbs	$30K
37	Zach Benedict	PK	SR	6'0"	213 lbs	$30K
99	Jacob Hathaway	PK	SR	6'5"	208 lbs	$30K
91	Felix Hixon	NT	JR	6'1"	299 lbs	$37K
36	Wyatt Joyce	PK	FR	5'9"	167 lbs	$30K
67	Archie Roseman V	NT	FR	6'3"	340 lbs	$30K
92	Damonte Smith	NT	SR	6'1"	301 lbs	$72K