Houston
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
$17.5M - $20.3M
#67 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+9
18 in, 16 out
Top Model Price
$4.1M
Conner Weigman
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#5 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 Houston 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 | Conner Weigman | QB | starter | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| 2 | Amare Thomas | WR | starter | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 3 | Trent Walker | WR | starter | $1M | $1M |
| 4 | Keisean Henderson | QB | rotation | $768K | $768K |
| 5 | Stephon Johnson | WR | starter | $744K | $744K |
| 6 | Javion White | S | starter | $559K | $559K |
| 7 | Carlos Allen Jr. | DL | rotation | $447K | $447K |
| 8 | De'Marion Thomas | DL | starter | $420K | $420K |
| 9 | Ejiroghene Egodogbare | DL | starter | $420K | $420K |
| 10 | Isaiah Broughton | DL | starter | $420K | $420K |
| 11 | Ashton Porter | DL | starter | $372K | $372K |
| 12 | Anthony Boswell | IOL | starter | $367K | $367K |
| 13 | Hayden Wright | OT | starter | $367K | $367K |
| 14 | Drew Terrill | OT | starter | $367K | $367K |
| 15 | Rhett Gray | OT | starter | $367K | $367K |
| 16 | Noah Abebe | IOL | starter | $367K | $367K |
| 17 | Javen Holmes | S | starter | $320K | $320K |
| 18 | James Henderson III | CB | starter | $320K | $320K |
| 19 | Mudassir Abdullah | S | starter | $320K | $320K |
| 20 | Zeon Chriss | QB | depth | $315K | $315K |
| 21 | Patrick Overmyer | TE | starter | $299K | $299K |
| 22 | Jaden Yates | LB | starter | $252K | $252K |
| 23 | Mekhi Mews | WR | rotation | $235K | $235K |
| 24 | Miller Malone | LB | starter | $230K | $230K |
| 25 | Tyler Covar | LB | starter | $229K | $229K |
| 26 | John Hebert | RB | starter | $215K | $215K |
| 27 | Elijah Young | DB | starter | $194K | $194K |
| 28 | Jordan Allen | DB | rotation | $175K | $175K |
| 29 | Luke Carney | QB | depth | $173K | $173K |
| 30 | Scott Smith | EDGE | rotation | $165K | $165K |
| 31 | Xavier Fleming | DL | rotation | $165K | $165K |
| 32 | Shadre Hurst | IOL | rotation | $160K | $160K |
| 33 | Jalen Garner | LB | depth | $154K | $154K |
| 34 | Kentrell Webb | DB | depth | $153K | $153K |
| 35 | Tyson Turner | WR | rotation | $136K | $136K |
| 36 | Muizz Tounkara | WR | rotation | $135K | $135K |
| 37 | Wrook Brown | DB | depth | $134K | $134K |
| 38 | Brandon Mack II | LB | rotation | $131K | $131K |
| 39 | Makhi Hughes | RB | rotation | $130K | $130K |
| 40 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | DB | depth | $122K | $122K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Houston: 18 in, 16 out, net star flow +9. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Terrill | OT | 3 | IN | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Makhi Hughes | RB | 3 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Shadre Hurst | IOL | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| Hayden Wright | OT | 3 | IN | Northwestern | winter |
| Anthony Boswell | IOL | 3 | IN | Toledo | winter |
| De'Marion Thomas | DL | 3 | IN | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Trent Walker | WR | 3 | IN | Oregon State | winter |
| Patrick Overmyer | TE | 3 | IN | UTSA | winter |
| Ejiroghene Egodogbare | DL | 3 | IN | Yale | winter |
| Miller Malone | LB | 3 | IN | Western Kentucky | winter |
| Tyson Turner | WR | 3 | IN | Texas Tech | winter |
| Jaden Yates | LB | 3 | IN | Ole Miss | winter |
| Evan Noel | K | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Luke Carney | QB | 3 | IN | Syracuse | winter |
| Javion White | S | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| Muizz Tounkara | WR | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Ashton Porter | DL | 3 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Jack Carson-Wentz | LS | - | IN | Florida A&M | winter |
| Cayden Bowie | IOL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | QB | 3 | OUT | Tulane | winter |
| Reshad Sterling | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Tulane | winter |
| Zion Taylor | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Jesus Machado | LB | 3 | OUT | Rice | winter |
| Austin Carlisle | QB | 3 | OUT | UL Monroe | winter |
| Corey Platt Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | Texas Tech | winter |
| Cavan Tuley | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Demetrius Hunter | IOL | 3 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| J'Marion Burnette | RB | 3 | OUT | App State | winter |
| Joshua Donald | DL | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| David Ndukwe | OT | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Devan Williams | WR | 3 | OUT | Lamar Christian School | winter |
| Derek Joiner | IOL | 3 | OUT | Tarleton State | other |
| Zavian Tibbs | EDGE | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jayden York | TE | - | OUT | In portal | 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)
$3.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$100.2M
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.