SMU
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
$19.3M - $24.5M
#48 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-11
14 in, 25 out
Top Model Price
$2.7M
Kevin Jennings
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#36 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 SMU 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 | Kevin Jennings | QB | starter | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| 2 | Yamir Knight | WR | starter | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 3 | Jarvis Lee | CB | starter | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 4 | Ahmaad Moses | S | starter | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 5 | Yannick Smith | WR | starter | $625K | $625K |
| 6 | Drew Evers | IOL | starter | $613K | $613K |
| 7 | Sam Utu | IOL | starter | $613K | $613K |
| 8 | Evan Goodwin | OT | starter | $613K | $613K |
| 9 | Kendrick Raphael | RB | starter | $560K | $560K |
| 10 | Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | DL | starter | $555K | $555K |
| 11 | Aljour Miles | WR | starter | $517K | $517K |
| 12 | Christian Davis | DL | starter | $500K | $500K |
| 13 | Addison Nichols | OL | starter | $499K | $499K |
| 14 | Ira Singleton | EDGE | starter | $494K | $494K |
| 15 | Keith Dotie | DL | starter | $494K | $494K |
| 16 | Isaiah Smith | DE | rotation | $493K | $493K |
| 17 | Jakai Anderson | WR | rotation | $427K | $427K |
| 18 | Theo Melin Ohrstrom | TE | starter | $396K | $396K |
| 19 | Jayvon Thomas | CB | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 20 | Markel Ford | S | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 21 | Cole Leinart | QB | rotation | $374K | $374K |
| 22 | Jalen Cooper | WR | rotation | $360K | $360K |
| 23 | Abdul Muhammad | S | starter | $346K | $346K |
| 24 | Marques White | EDGE | rotation | $327K | $327K |
| 25 | Caden Marshall | LB | starter | $314K | $314K |
| 26 | Jamal Anderson | LB | starter | $270K | $270K |
| 27 | Izayah Young | LB | starter | $270K | $270K |
| 28 | Abel Hoopii | OL | starter | $262K | $262K |
| 29 | Jalen Hale | WR | rotation | $260K | $260K |
| 30 | Isaiah Nwokobia | S | rotation | $248K | $248K |
| 31 | Christian Rhodes | RB | rotation | $233K | $233K |
| 32 | Derrick McFall | RB | rotation | $172K | $172K |
| 33 | Will Locke | TE | depth | $168K | $168K |
| 34 | Miles Uter | TE | depth | $167K | $167K |
| 35 | Sean Kane | TE | depth | $166K | $166K |
| 36 | Tripp Riordan | TE | depth | $165K | $165K |
| 37 | Brandon Booker | LB | rotation | $163K | $163K |
| 38 | Ty Hawkins | QB | depth | $149K | $149K |
| 39 | Stone Eby | TE | depth | $148K | $148K |
| 40 | Deuce Harmon | CB | rotation | $147K | $147K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for SMU: 14 in, 25 out, net star flow -11. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Smith | WR | 4 | IN | East Carolina | winter |
| Theo Melin Ohrstrom | TE | 4 | IN | Texas A&M | winter |
| Kendrick Raphael | RB | 4 | IN | California | winter |
| Christian Davis | DL | 3 | IN | Louisiana Tech | winter |
| Caden Marshall | LB | 3 | IN | Bowling Green | winter |
| Ira Singleton | EDGE | 3 | IN | South Florida | winter |
| Jarvis Lee | CB | 3 | IN | South Florida | winter |
| Randy Pittman Jr. | TE | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Trey Jackson | TE | 3 | IN | Texas Tech | winter |
| Jalen Hale | WR | 3 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | DL | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Marques White | EDGE | 3 | IN | Massachusetts | winter |
| Jamal Anderson | LB | 3 | IN | Clemson | winter |
| Jayvon Thomas | CB | 3 | IN | Texas A&M | winter |
| Omari Abor | EDGE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Braeden Flowers | EDGE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Adam Moore | TE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Billy Walton III | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Kyle Ferm | LB | 3 | OUT | Liberty | winter |
| DJ Warner | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Washington State | winter |
| Chris Johnson Jr. | RB | 3 | OUT | Clemson | winter |
| King Large | OT | 3 | OUT | Missouri State | winter |
| Zakye Barker | LB | 3 | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Elijah Pratt | S | 3 | OUT | UAB | winter |
| Justin Medlock | LB | 3 | OUT | Boston College | winter |
| Kyron Chambers | CB | 3 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Devon Martin | TE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Lance Beeghley | WR | 3 | OUT | Iowa | winter |
| Damarjhe Lewis | DL | 3 | OUT | Washington State | winter |
| Mark Iheanachor | LB | 3 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Jaxson Lavender | WR | 3 | OUT | Tarleton State | other |
| Paris Patterson Jr. | IOL | 3 | OUT | Texas | spring |
| Collin Rogers | K | 2 | OUT | Florida Atlantic | winter |
| Blake Burris | DL | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Nolan Akins | LS | - | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Zach Hernandez | RB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jackson Waller | P | - | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Sam Keltner | K | - | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| James Larson | TE | - | OUT | In portal | 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)
$6.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$150.2M
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.