Baylor
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
$17.3M - $23.5M
#58 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+4
31 in, 32 out
Top Model Price
$2.5M
DJ Lagway
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#52 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 Baylor 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 | DJ Lagway | QB | starter | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| 2 | Garrick Ponder | EDGE | starter | $989K | $989K |
| 3 | Gavin Freeman | WR | starter | $709K | $709K |
| 4 | Jae'Lin Battle | DL | starter | $690K | $690K |
| 5 | Hosea Wheeler | DL | starter | $659K | $659K |
| 6 | Donel Robinson | IOL | starter | $603K | $603K |
| 7 | Daemian Wimberly | DL | starter | $541K | $541K |
| 8 | Daniel Cobbs | S | starter | $507K | $507K |
| 9 | Dawson Pendergrass | RB | starter | $462K | $462K |
| 10 | Kedrick Walker | LB | starter | $452K | $452K |
| 11 | London Smith | WR | starter | $448K | $448K |
| 12 | Cole Rhett | OT | starter | $424K | $424K |
| 13 | Cooper Lovelace | IOL | starter | $424K | $424K |
| 14 | Lawson Petty | IOL | starter | $424K | $424K |
| 15 | Asher Hale | IOL | starter | $424K | $424K |
| 16 | Caden Knighten | RB | rotation | $387K | $387K |
| 17 | Colby McCalister | S | starter | $370K | $370K |
| 18 | Austin Ausberry | S | starter | $370K | $370K |
| 19 | Matthew Klopfenstein | TE | starter | $357K | $357K |
| 20 | Devon Jordan | CB | starter | $345K | $345K |
| 21 | Jamaal Whyce Jr. | DL | rotation | $339K | $339K |
| 22 | Jayden McGowan | WR | starter | $318K | $318K |
| 23 | Quinn Murphy | QB | rotation | $301K | $301K |
| 24 | Jamarion Phillips | LB | starter | $265K | $265K |
| 25 | Anthony Crenshaw Jr. | S | starter | $250K | $250K |
| 26 | Kamren Washington | DL | rotation | $241K | $241K |
| 27 | Parker Almanza | TE | depth | $239K | $239K |
| 28 | Tyrone Morgan | EDGE | rotation | $191K | $191K |
| 29 | JJ Shelton | LB | starter | $176K | $176K |
| 30 | Tony Livingston | TE | rotation | $161K | $161K |
| 31 | Michael Turner | RB | rotation | $153K | $153K |
| 32 | DeBraun Hampton | WR | rotation | $145K | $145K |
| 33 | Jadon Porter | WR | rotation | $142K | $142K |
| 34 | Yakiri Walker | IOL | rotation | $141K | $141K |
| 35 | Nate Kibble | IOL | rotation | $141K | $141K |
| 36 | Logan Moore | OT | rotation | $141K | $141K |
| 37 | Devyn Bobby | S | depth | $139K | $139K |
| 38 | Jordan Mack | DL | rotation | $129K | $129K |
| 39 | Jayden Rowe | CB | rotation | $123K | $123K |
| 40 | Jacob Redding | S | depth | $113K | $113K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Baylor: 31 in, 32 out, net star flow +4. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Lagway | QB | 4 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Hosea Wheeler | DL | 4 | IN | Indiana | winter |
| Logan Moore | OT | 3 | IN | UAB | winter |
| Devon Jordan | CB | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Kamren Washington | DL | 3 | IN | Texas State | winter |
| Nate Kibble | IOL | 3 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Asher Hale | IOL | 3 | IN | South Alabama | winter |
| Jamaal Whyce Jr. | DL | 3 | IN | Marshall | winter |
| JJ Shelton | LB | 3 | IN | Arkansas | winter |
| Ryan Davis | EDGE | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Jayden Rowe | CB | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Garrick Ponder | EDGE | 3 | IN | Southern Miss | winter |
| Colby McCalister | S | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Cole Rhett | OT | 3 | IN | Toledo | winter |
| Zavion Hardy | DL | 3 | IN | South Carolina | winter |
| Daniel Cobbs | S | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Hardley Gilmore IV | WR | 3 | IN | Kentucky | winter |
| Dre'lon Miller | WR | 3 | IN | Colorado | winter |
| Daemian Wimberly | DL | 3 | IN | UTSA | winter |
| Kedrick Walker | LB | 3 | IN | Georgia State | winter |
| Yakiri Walker | IOL | 3 | IN | Memphis | winter |
| Jayden McGowan | WR | 3 | IN | Charlotte | winter |
| Gavin Freeman | WR | 3 | IN | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Lawson Petty | IOL | 3 | IN | Incarnate Word | winter |
| Jordan Mack | DL | 3 | IN | Coastal Carolina | winter |
| DeBraun Hampton | WR | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Austin Ausberry | S | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Anthony Crenshaw Jr. | S | 3 | IN | Delaware | winter |
| Tony Livingston | TE | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Cooper Lovelace | IOL | 3 | IN | Colorado | spring |
| Stilton McKelvey | CB | - | IN | New Mexico State | winter |
| Coleton Price | IOL | 4 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Colton Thomasson | OT | 4 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Bryson Washington | RB | 4 | OUT | Auburn | winter |
| Kamauryn Morgan | EDGE | 4 | OUT | Missouri | spring |
| Tonga Lolohea | DL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Ke'Breion Winston | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Keaton Thomas | LB | 3 | OUT | Ole Miss | winter |
| DJ Coleman | S | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| DK Kalu | DL | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Matthew Fobbs-White | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Virginia | winter |
| Caden Jenkins | CB | 3 | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Phoenix Jackson | LB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Jeremy Evans | LB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Emar'rion Winston | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| Wes Tucker | IOL | 3 | OUT | Abilene Christian | winter |
| Kris Wokomah | S | 3 | OUT | UAB | winter |
| Walker White | QB | 3 | OUT | Central Arkansas | winter |
| Joe Crocker | IOL | 3 | OUT | Buffalo | winter |
| Carl Williams IV | S | 3 | OUT | Oregon | winter |
| LaKelsey Johnson Jr. | TE | 3 | OUT | Liberty | winter |
| Joseph Dodds | RB | 3 | OUT | Stephen F. Austin | winter |
| Mason Dossett | S | 3 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Connor Hawkins | K | 3 | OUT | Ohio State | winter |
| Samu Taumanupepe | DL | 3 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Sean Thompkins | OT | 3 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Caldra Williford | CB | 3 | OUT | Tulsa | winter |
| Corey Kelly | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Kennesaw State | winter |
| Ronnie Mageo | DL | 3 | OUT | Utah State | other |
| KJ Makins | CB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Joseph Hagman | RB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Cameren Jenkins | S | - | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Drake Knobloch | LS | - | OUT | Northwest Missouri St | other |
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)
$5.1M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$144.1M
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.