Texas Tech
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
$25.5M - $34.5M
#7 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+15
22 in, 21 out
Top Model Price
$5M
Brendan Sorsby
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#1 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 Tech 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 | Brendan Sorsby | QB | starter | $5M REPORTED | $3.8M OVERPAY |
| 2 | Felix Ojo | OT | starter | $1.7M CONFIRMED | $939K OVERPAY |
| 3 | Coy Eakin | WR | starter | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 4 | Adam Trick | EDGE | starter | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 5 | Will Hammond | QB | rotation | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 6 | Kenny Johnson | WR | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 7 | Cameron Dickey | RB | starter | $936K | $936K |
| 8 | LaDamion Guyton | EDGE | starter | $900K REPORTED | $1.1M NEAR MODEL |
| 9 | Malcolm Simmons | WR | starter | $851K | $851K |
| 10 | Bryce Butler | DL | starter | $820K | $820K |
| 11 | Mateen Ibirogba | DL | starter | $733K | $733K |
| 12 | Micah Hudson | WR | rotation | $594K | $594K |
| 13 | Jordan Church | IOL | starter | $576K | $576K |
| 14 | Bryce Gilmore | OT | starter | $576K | $576K |
| 15 | S'Vioarean Martin | CB | starter | $503K | $503K |
| 16 | Donovan Webb | S | starter | $503K | $503K |
| 17 | Jett Carpenter | TE | starter | $495K | $495K |
| 18 | Austin Romaine | LB | starter | $492K | $492K |
| 19 | Chase Campbell | WR | rotation | $448K | $448K |
| 20 | Jojo Johnson | DL | rotation | $429K | $429K |
| 21 | Corey Platt Jr. | LB | starter | $387K | $387K |
| 22 | Luke Hamilton | CB | starter | $354K | $354K |
| 23 | Maddox Quiller | S | starter | $354K | $354K |
| 24 | Kirk Francis | QB | depth | $336K | $336K |
| 25 | Davin Martin | CB | starter | $321K | $321K |
| 26 | Jamond Mathis | EDGE | rotation | $296K | $296K |
| 27 | Ashton Hampton | DB | rotation | $260K | $260K |
| 28 | Cord Nolan | LB | starter | $253K | $253K |
| 29 | Cash Cleveland | OL | starter | $247K | $247K |
| 30 | Connor Carty | OL | starter | $247K | $247K |
| 31 | Ashton Rowden | RB | rotation | $227K | $227K |
| 32 | Matt Ludwig | TE | rotation | $223K | $223K |
| 33 | Terrance Carter Jr. | TE | depth | $211K | $211K |
| 34 | Sean Robinson | TE | depth | $183K | $183K |
| 35 | Amarie Fleming | EDGE | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 36 | Demarcus Marks | EDGE | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 37 | Imari Jehiel | WR | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 38 | Jason Llewellyn | TE | depth | $173K | $173K |
| 39 | Ben Roberts | LB | rotation | $163K | $163K |
| 40 | Holden Phillips | QB | depth | $159K | $159K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Texas Tech: 22 in, 21 out, net star flow +15. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Sorsby | QB | 5 | IN | Cincinnati | winter |
| Mateen Ibirogba | DL | 4 | IN | Wake Forest | winter |
| Adam Trick | EDGE | 4 | IN | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Malcolm Simmons | WR | 4 | IN | Auburn | winter |
| Jordan Church | IOL | 4 | IN | Louisville | winter |
| Amarie Fleming | EDGE | 3 | IN | Allen University | other |
| Austin Romaine | LB | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Jalen Jones | WR | 3 | IN | Alabama State | winter |
| Donte Lee Jr. | WR | 3 | IN | Liberty | winter |
| Julien Laventure | DL | 3 | IN | Akron | winter |
| Bryce Butler | DL | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Trey White | EDGE | 3 | IN | San Diego State | winter |
| Davin Martin | CB | 3 | IN | UTSA | winter |
| Jojo Johnson | DL | 3 | IN | Oregon State | winter |
| Kenny Johnson | WR | 3 | IN | Pittsburgh | winter |
| Jett Carpenter | TE | 3 | IN | Nevada | winter |
| Jamond Mathis | EDGE | 3 | IN | Kent State | winter |
| Corey Platt Jr. | LB | 3 | IN | Houston | winter |
| Kirk Francis | QB | 3 | IN | Tulsa | winter |
| Will Karoll | P | 3 | IN | UCLA | winter |
| Jacob Hand | K | - | IN | Texas Tech | winter |
| Jordan Rogers | S | - | IN | Pittsburg St | spring |
| Justin Horne | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Kelby Valsin | WR | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Maurion Horn | CB | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| T.J. West | WR | 3 | OUT | UTSA | winter |
| Dylan Spencer | EDGE | 3 | OUT | UTSA | winter |
| Macho Stevenson | CB | 3 | OUT | Tulane | winter |
| Braylon Rigsby | DL | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Mitch Griffis | QB | 3 | OUT | East Carolina | winter |
| Cheta Ofili | EDGE | 3 | OUT | TCU | winter |
| Eddy Smith | DL | 3 | OUT | UTSA | winter |
| Amier Washington | DL | 3 | OUT | UCLA | winter |
| Tyson Turner | WR | 3 | OUT | Houston | winter |
| Trey Jackson | TE | 3 | OUT | SMU | winter |
| Deante Lindsay | CB | 3 | OUT | Abilene Christian | winter |
| Chapman Lewis | S | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Preztynn Harrison | WR | 3 | OUT | Howard Payne | winter |
| Kasen Long | DL | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Roy Alexander | WR | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Upton Bellenfant | K | - | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Jacob Hand | K | - | OUT | Texas Tech | winter |
| Price Morgan | WR | - | OUT | Incarnate Word | 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)
$14.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$128.8M
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.