Miami
ACC · 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
$28.9M - $39.1M
#3 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-11
13 in, 19 out
Top Model Price
$4.3M
Darian Mensah
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#10 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 Miami 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 | Darian Mensah | QB | starter | $4.3M | $4.3M |
| 2 | Malachi Toney | WR | starter | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| 3 | Jackson Cantwell | OT | starter | $2M REPORTED | $1.2M OVERPAY |
| 4 | Cooper Barkate | WR | starter | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 5 | Damon Wilson II | EDGE | starter | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 6 | Cam Vaughn | WR | starter | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 7 | Asharri Charles | EDGE | starter | $833K | $833K |
| 8 | Jordan Campbell | EDGE | starter | $833K | $833K |
| 9 | DeAnthony Lafayette | EDGE | starter | $833K | $833K |
| 10 | Joshua Moore | WR | rotation | $765K | $765K |
| 11 | Ben Congdon | OT | starter | $727K | $727K |
| 12 | Joel Ervin | IOL | starter | $727K | $727K |
| 13 | Jaelen Waters | CB | starter | $634K | $634K |
| 14 | JJ Dunnigan | S | starter | $634K | $634K |
| 15 | Camdin Portis | CB | starter | $634K | $634K |
| 16 | Brody Jennings | CB | starter | $634K | $634K |
| 17 | Cortez Redding | S | starter | $634K | $634K |
| 18 | Dereon Coleman | QB | rotation | $588K | $588K |
| 19 | Mohamed Toure | LB | starter | $559K | $559K |
| 20 | Jamal Meriweather | OT | starter | $512K | $512K |
| 21 | Johnathan Cline | IOL | starter | $512K | $512K |
| 22 | Elija Lofton | TE | starter | $496K | $496K |
| 23 | Omar Thornton | S | rotation | $480K | $480K |
| 24 | Milan Parris | WR | rotation | $462K | $462K |
| 25 | Somourian Wingo | WR | rotation | $459K | $459K |
| 26 | Karsten Busch | LB | starter | $455K | $455K |
| 27 | CharMar Brown | RB | starter | $382K | $382K |
| 28 | Keona Davis | DL | rotation | $354K | $354K |
| 29 | Keshawn Stancil | DL | rotation | $328K | $328K |
| 30 | Zechariah Poyser | DB | depth | $259K | $259K |
| 31 | Israel Briggs | TE | rotation | $255K | $255K |
| 32 | Gavin Mueller | TE | rotation | $252K | $252K |
| 33 | Javian Mallory | RB | rotation | $251K | $251K |
| 34 | Isaac Chukwurah | DL | rotation | $231K | $231K |
| 35 | Frederic Sainteus | DL | rotation | $231K | $231K |
| 36 | Samson Okunlola | OL | depth | $212K | $212K |
| 37 | Jontavius Wyman | CB | rotation | $211K | $211K |
| 38 | Jordan Lyle | RB | rotation | $199K | $199K |
| 39 | Adarius Hayes | LB | starter | $194K | $194K |
| 40 | OJ Frederique Jr. | DB | depth | $194K | $194K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Miami: 13 in, 19 out, net star flow -11. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Thornton | S | 4 | IN | Boston College | winter |
| Vandrevius Jacobs | WR | 4 | IN | South Carolina | winter |
| Cam Vaughn | WR | 4 | IN | West Virginia | winter |
| Keona Davis | DL | 4 | IN | Nebraska | winter |
| Darian Mensah | QB | 4 | IN | Duke | winter |
| Cooper Barkate | WR | 4 | IN | Duke | winter |
| Damon Wilson II | EDGE | 4 | IN | Missouri | winter |
| Jarquez Carter | DL | 3 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Jamal Meriweather | OT | 3 | IN | Georgia | winter |
| Jake Weinberg | K | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Jack Olsen | K | 3 | IN | Northwestern | winter |
| Johnathan Cline | IOL | 3 | IN | East Tennessee State | winter |
| Conrad Hussey | S | 3 | IN | Oregon State | winter |
| Brock Schott | TE | 3 | OUT | Indiana | winter |
| Daylen Russell | DL | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Charles Brantley | CB | 3 | OUT | Michigan State | winter |
| Ray Ray Joseph | WR | 3 | OUT | East Carolina | winter |
| Chance Robinson | WR | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Ny Carr | WR | 3 | OUT | Wake Forest | winter |
| Donta Simpson Jr. | DL | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Bobby Washington Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Emory Williams | QB | 3 | OUT | East Carolina | winter |
| Amari Wallace | CB | 3 | OUT | Sacramento State | winter |
| Deryc Plazz | OT | 3 | OUT | Auburn | winter |
| Tommy Kinsler IV | OT | 3 | OUT | Ole Miss | winter |
| Malik Bryant | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Missouri | winter |
| Artavius Jones | DL | 3 | OUT | UCF | winter |
| Jadais Richard | CB | 3 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Joshisa Trader | WR | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Raul Aguirre Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Nino Francavilla | IOL | 3 | OUT | Buffalo | winter |
| Markeith Williams | S | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | spring |
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)
$18.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$230.5M
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.