Arizona
Big 12 · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$18.6M - $23M
#54 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+9
22 in, 20 out
Top Model Price
$2M
Noah Fifita
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#65 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Arizona player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Fifita | QB | starter | $2M | $2M |
| 2 | Chris Hunter | WR | starter | $708K | $708K |
| 3 | Tre Spivey | WR | starter | $628K | $628K |
| 4 | Malachi Joyner | IOL | starter | $583K | $583K |
| 5 | Justin Morales | OT | starter | $583K | $583K |
| 6 | Javin Whatley | WR | starter | $548K | $548K |
| 7 | Xaier Hiler | CB | starter | $509K | $509K |
| 8 | Cooper Blomstrom | EDGE | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 9 | Prince Williams | EDGE | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 10 | Manoah Faupusa | DL | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 11 | Harvie Moeai | EDGE | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 12 | Everett Roussaw Jr. | LB | starter | $440K | $440K |
| 13 | Jake Griffin | OT | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 14 | Khalil Sanogo | OT | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 15 | Kaisi Lafitaga | IOL | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 16 | Oscar Rios | QB | rotation | $407K | $407K |
| 17 | Dwight Bootle II | CB | starter | $387K | $387K |
| 18 | Cam Chapa | S | starter | $358K | $358K |
| 19 | Hannibal Carter Navies | S | starter | $358K | $358K |
| 20 | RJ Mosley | WR | rotation | $344K | $344K |
| 21 | Cole Rusk | TE | starter | $324K | $324K |
| 22 | Kedrick Reescano | RB | starter | $303K | $303K |
| 23 | Gio Richardson | WR | rotation | $283K | $283K |
| 24 | Quincy Craig | RB | rotation | $270K | $270K |
| 25 | Jaden Parker | LB | starter | $256K | $256K |
| 26 | Dash Fifita | LB | starter | $256K | $256K |
| 27 | Daylen Austin | S | starter | $242K | $242K |
| 28 | Lee Molette III | S | rotation | $226K | $226K |
| 29 | Taye Brown | LB | depth | $225K | $225K |
| 30 | Shane King | TE | depth | $224K | $224K |
| 31 | Tyler Powell | TE | depth | $223K | $223K |
| 32 | Deshawn McKnight | DL | rotation | $200K | $200K |
| 33 | Chase Kennedy | LB | depth | $194K | $194K |
| 34 | Brandon Smith | RB | rotation | $191K | $191K |
| 35 | Victory Johnson | EDGE | rotation | $185K | $185K |
| 36 | Riley Wilson | LB | depth | $177K | $177K |
| 37 | Max Harris | LB | depth | $171K | $171K |
| 38 | Caleb Smith | WR | rotation | $137K | $137K |
| 39 | Zachary Henning | IOL | rotation | $136K | $136K |
| 40 | Nate Hale | OT | rotation | $136K | $136K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Arizona: 22 in, 20 out, net star flow +9. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Rusk | TE | 4 | IN | Illinois | winter |
| Cooper Blomstrom | EDGE | 3 | IN | Georgetown | winter |
| Shane King | TE | 3 | IN | Southern Miss | winter |
| DJ Jordan | WR | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Tyrese Boss | CB | 3 | IN | Wyoming | winter |
| Everett Roussaw Jr. | LB | 3 | IN | Memphis | winter |
| Arthur Ban | TE | 3 | IN | San Diego State | winter |
| Zachary Henning | IOL | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Malcolm Hartzog | S | 3 | IN | Nebraska | winter |
| Cam Chapa | S | 3 | IN | Northern Colorado | winter |
| Rodney Gallagher III | WR | 3 | IN | West Virginia | winter |
| Nate Hale | OT | 3 | IN | San José State | winter |
| Dwight Bootle II | CB | 3 | IN | Charlotte | winter |
| Matai Tagoa'i | LB | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Jordan Ross | WR | 3 | IN | Colorado State | winter |
| Jake Griffin | OT | 3 | IN | BYU | winter |
| Lee Molette III | S | 3 | IN | UConn | winter |
| Antwan Roberts | RB | 3 | IN | Marshall | winter |
| Zuri Watson | CB | 3 | IN | Howard | winter |
| Daylen Austin | S | 3 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Victory Johnson | EDGE | 3 | IN | Cal Poly | spring |
| Carter Schwartz | P | - | IN | Louisville | other |
| Michael Wooten | IOL | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Stacy Bey | LB | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Siale Uluave | IOL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Eduwa Okundaye | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Washington State | winter |
| Jshawn Frausto-Ramos | S | 3 | OUT | Washington State | winter |
| Rex Haynes | WR | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Jarra Anderson | DL | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Chancellor Owens | DL | 3 | OUT | Texas State | winter |
| Jordan Brown | OT | 3 | OUT | Georgia State | winter |
| Braedyn Locke | QB | 3 | OUT | Tarleton State | winter |
| Keyan Burnett | TE | 3 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Marquis Groves-Killebrew | CB | 3 | OUT | California | winter |
| Devin Hyatt | WR | 3 | OUT | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Jack Luttrell | S | 3 | OUT | Auburn | winter |
| Kayden Luke | TE | 3 | OUT | West Virginia | winter |
| Kaleb Bilal-Jones | DL | 3 | OUT | Iowa State | winter |
| Gianni Edwards | CB | 3 | OUT | Montana State | other |
| Jeremiah Patterson | WR | 2 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Tyler Prasuhn | K | 2 | OUT | San Diego State | winter |
| Devin Dunn | S | - | OUT | Montana | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$5.4M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$132.7M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.