Texas
SEC · 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
$33.5M - $45.4M
#1 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-15
22 in, 28 out
Top Model Price
$6.6M
Arch Manning
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#13 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 Texas 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 | Arch Manning | QB | starter | $6.6M | $6.6M |
| 2 | Ryan Wingo | WR | starter | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 3 | Cam Coleman | WR | starter | $2M REPORTED | $2.6M NEAR MODEL |
| 4 | Richard Wesley | EDGE | starter | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 5 | Matthew Caldwell | QB | rotation | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 6 | Rasheem Biles | LB | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 7 | James Johnson | DL | starter | $977K | $977K |
| 8 | Jamarion Carlton | DL | starter | $977K | $977K |
| 9 | Raleek Brown | RB | starter | $925K | $925K |
| 10 | Bo Mascoe | CB | starter | $895K | $895K |
| 11 | Tyler Atkinson | LB | starter | $869K | $869K |
| 12 | Melvin Siani | OT | starter | $853K | $853K |
| 13 | John Turntine III | OT | starter | $853K | $853K |
| 14 | Nicolas Robertson | IOL | starter | $853K | $853K |
| 15 | Samari Matthews | CB | starter | $744K | $744K |
| 16 | Hayward Howard Jr. | CB | starter | $744K | $744K |
| 17 | Chris Stewart | WR | starter | $737K | $737K |
| 18 | Ian Geffrard | DL | starter | $693K | $693K |
| 19 | Dylan Sikorski | IOL | starter | $600K | $600K |
| 20 | Jonte Newman | OT | starter | $600K | $600K |
| 21 | Michael Masunas | TE | starter | $551K | $551K |
| 22 | Dia Bell | QB | depth | $534K | $534K |
| 23 | Nick Hudson | CB | starter | $523K | $523K |
| 24 | Yaheim Riley | S | starter | $523K | $523K |
| 25 | Colin Simmons | LB | depth | $478K | $478K |
| 26 | Trevor Goosby | OL | depth | $440K | $440K |
| 27 | Sterling Berkhalter | WR | rotation | $438K | $438K |
| 28 | Hollywood Smothers | RB | rotation | $433K | $433K |
| 29 | Kosi Okpala | EDGE | rotation | $384K | $384K |
| 30 | Darius Snow | LB | starter | $381K | $381K |
| 31 | Alex January | DL | rotation | $333K | $333K |
| 32 | MJ Morris | QB | depth | $329K | $329K |
| 33 | Derrek Cooper | RB | rotation | $328K | $328K |
| 34 | Graceson Littleton | DB | rotation | $321K | $321K |
| 35 | Zion Williams | DL | rotation | $270K | $270K |
| 36 | Jelani McDonald | DB | depth | $260K | $260K |
| 37 | Ridge Barker | TE | depth | $260K | $260K |
| 38 | Spencer Shannon | TE | depth | $259K | $259K |
| 39 | Will Randle | TE | depth | $257K | $257K |
| 40 | Brandon Baker | OL | depth | $249K | $249K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Texas: 22 in, 28 out, net star flow -15. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Coleman | WR | 5 | IN | Auburn | winter |
| Ian Geffrard | DL | 4 | IN | Arkansas | winter |
| Bo Mascoe | CB | 4 | IN | Rutgers | winter |
| Raleek Brown | RB | 4 | IN | Arizona State | winter |
| Rasheem Biles | LB | 4 | IN | Pittsburgh | winter |
| Hollywood Smothers | RB | 4 | IN | NC State | winter |
| Melvin Siani | OT | 4 | IN | Wake Forest | winter |
| Sterling Berkhalter | WR | 4 | IN | Wake Forest | winter |
| Michael Masunas | TE | 3 | IN | Michigan State | winter |
| Zion Williams | DL | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Justin Cryer | LB | 3 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Dylan Sikorski | IOL | 3 | IN | Oregon State | winter |
| Jonte Newman | OT | 3 | IN | Texas A&M | winter |
| Laurence Seymore | IOL | 3 | IN | Western Kentucky | winter |
| Markus Boswell | LB | 3 | IN | Akron | winter |
| MJ Morris | QB | 3 | IN | Coastal Carolina | winter |
| Paris Patterson Jr. | IOL | 3 | IN | SMU | spring |
| Darius Snow | LB | 3 | IN | Michigan State | spring |
| Nick Hudson | CB | 3 | IN | Brown | spring |
| Trey Dubuc | LS | 2 | IN | New Mexico | winter |
| Gianni Spetic | K | 2 | IN | Memphis | winter |
| Mac Chiumento | P | - | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Quintrevion Wisner | RB | 4 | OUT | Florida State | winter |
| Parker Livingstone | WR | 4 | OUT | Oklahoma | winter |
| Liona Lefau | LB | 4 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Kobe Black | CB | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Elijah Barnes | LB | 4 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Warren Roberson | S | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. | WR | 4 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Nick Brooks | IOL | 4 | OUT | Alabama | winter |
| Aaron Butler | WR | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Caleb Chester | CB | 3 | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| Jerrick Gibson | RB | 3 | OUT | Purdue | winter |
| Connor Stroh | IOL | 3 | OUT | Kansas | winter |
| Nate Kibble | IOL | 3 | OUT | Baylor | winter |
| Derek Williams Jr. | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Melvin Hills III | DL | 3 | OUT | UConn | winter |
| Santana Wilson | CB | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Trey Owens | QB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas State | winter |
| Jordan Washington | TE | 3 | OUT | North Carolina | winter |
| Jaime Ffrench Jr. | WR | 3 | OUT | Michigan | winter |
| Lavon Johnson | DL | 3 | OUT | Maryland | winter |
| CJ Baxter | RB | 3 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Neto Umeozulu | IOL | 3 | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Daniel Cruz | IOL | 3 | OUT | NC State | winter |
| Christian Clark | RB | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Rickey Stewart Jr. | RB | 3 | OUT | Stephen F. Austin | winter |
| Will Stone | K | 2 | OUT | UCF | winter |
| Colin Page | RB | - | OUT | North Texas | winter |
| Graham Gillespie | S | - | OUT | North Texas | 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)
$24.1M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$343.1M
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.