UCLA
Big Ten · 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
$20.2M - $26.7M
#33 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+37
41 in, 29 out
Top Model Price
$2.5M
Nico Iamaleava
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#33 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 UCLA 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 | Nico Iamaleava | QB | starter | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| 2 | Aiden Gobaira | EDGE | starter | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 3 | Mikey Matthews | WR | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 4 | Aidan Mizell | WR | starter | $722K | $722K |
| 5 | Wayne Knight | RB | starter | $672K | $672K |
| 6 | Leland Smith | WR | rotation | $663K | $663K |
| 7 | Semaj Morgan | WR | starter | $646K | $646K |
| 8 | DJ Barksdale | CB | starter | $611K | $611K |
| 9 | Landon Ellis | WR | rotation | $610K | $610K |
| 10 | Amier Washington | DL | starter | $523K | $523K |
| 11 | Dallin Havea | EDGE | starter | $523K | $523K |
| 12 | Darold DeNgohe | DL | starter | $523K | $523K |
| 13 | Jonah Smith | WR | rotation | $518K | $518K |
| 14 | Drew Spinogatti | LB | starter | $496K | $496K |
| 15 | Carter Sweazie | IOL | starter | $457K | $457K |
| 16 | Derek Osman | OT | starter | $457K | $457K |
| 17 | Jordan Davis | OT | starter | $457K | $457K |
| 18 | JD Rayner | OT | starter | $457K | $457K |
| 19 | Hall Schmidt | OT | starter | $457K | $457K |
| 20 | Sahir West | EDGE | rotation | $417K | $417K |
| 21 | Ty Dieffenbach | QB | rotation | $410K | $410K |
| 22 | Sammy Omosigho | LB | starter | $406K | $406K |
| 23 | Jhase McMillan | CB | starter | $398K | $398K |
| 24 | Dante Lovett | CB | starter | $398K | $398K |
| 25 | Logan Hirou | S | starter | $398K | $398K |
| 26 | CJ Lavender | CB | starter | $398K | $398K |
| 27 | Anthony Sacca | LB | starter | $285K | $285K |
| 28 | Jalen Berger | RB | rotation | $278K | $278K |
| 29 | Hudson Habermehl | TE | starter | $230K | $230K |
| 30 | Dylan Sims | TE | depth | $213K | $213K |
| 31 | Tao Johnson | S | rotation | $213K | $213K |
| 32 | Peter Bario | TE | depth | $212K | $212K |
| 33 | JonJon Vaughns | LB | depth | $208K | $208K |
| 34 | Maxwell Roy | DL | rotation | $206K | $206K |
| 35 | James Moffat | DL | rotation | $206K | $206K |
| 36 | Key Lawrence | DB | depth | $202K | $202K |
| 37 | Jake Renda | TE | depth | $201K | $201K |
| 38 | Ryan McCulloch | EDGE | rotation | $189K | $189K |
| 39 | Anthony Woods | RB | rotation | $188K | $188K |
| 40 | Colton Gumino | QB | depth | $186K | $186K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for UCLA: 41 in, 29 out, net star flow +37. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Mizell | WR | 4 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Sammy Omosigho | LB | 4 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Ryan McCulloch | EDGE | 3 | IN | California | winter |
| Dante Lovett | CB | 3 | IN | Virginia Tech | winter |
| JD Rayner | OT | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Ta'Shawn James | S | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Hall Schmidt | OT | 3 | IN | Boise State | winter |
| Riley Robell | IOL | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Aiden Gobaira | EDGE | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Dylan Lee | RB | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Josh Phifer | TE | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Landon Ellis | WR | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Leland Smith | WR | 3 | IN | San José State | winter |
| DJ Barksdale | CB | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Wayne Knight | RB | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Semaj Morgan | WR | 3 | IN | Michigan | winter |
| Drew Spinogatti | LB | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Derek Osman | OT | 3 | IN | Harvard | winter |
| Carter Sweazie | IOL | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Darold DeNgohe | DL | 3 | IN | Rutgers | winter |
| Ty Dieffenbach | QB | 3 | IN | Cal Poly | winter |
| Stevie Amar Jr. | TE | 3 | IN | Boston College | winter |
| Tao Johnson | S | 3 | IN | Utah | winter |
| Amier Washington | DL | 3 | IN | Texas Tech | winter |
| Jhase McMillan | CB | 3 | IN | Montana State | winter |
| Brayden Loftin | TE | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Brian Rowe Jr. | WR | 3 | IN | South Carolina | winter |
| Osiris Gilbert | CB | 3 | IN | UConn | winter |
| Marcus Harris | WR | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Sahir West | EDGE | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Sean Na'a | IOL | 3 | IN | Arizona State | winter |
| Anthony Sacca | LB | 3 | IN | Notre Dame | winter |
| Maxwell Roy | DL | 3 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Tyson Ford | DL | 3 | IN | California | winter |
| Mack Indestad | OT | 3 | IN | Eastern Michigan | winter |
| Chase Barry | P | 3 | IN | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Malik Hartford | S | 3 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Dallin Havea | EDGE | 3 | IN | Utah Tech | winter |
| Jordan Davis | OT | 3 | IN | South Alabama | winter |
| Harry Lodge | TE | 3 | IN | Wake Forest | winter |
| Curtis Gerrand | P | - | IN | Sam Houston | winter |
| Jadyn Marshall | WR | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jamier Johnson | CB | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Cole Martin | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Ezavier Staples | WR | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jaedon Wilson | WR | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Keanu Williams | DL | 3 | OUT | Penn State | winter |
| Luke Duncan | QB | 3 | OUT | Nevada | winter |
| Anthony Jones | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Nebraska | winter |
| Ben Perry | LB | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Henry Hasselbeck | QB | 3 | OUT | App State | winter |
| Siale Taupaki | DL | 3 | OUT | Penn State | winter |
| Kwazi Gilmer | WR | 3 | OUT | Nebraska | winter |
| Andre Jordan Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Auburn | winter |
| Isaiah Chisom | LB | 3 | OUT | Oklahoma State | winter |
| A.J. Fuimaono | DL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jack Pedersen | TE | 3 | OUT | Washington State | winter |
| Jamir Benjamin | CB | 3 | OUT | Rice | winter |
| Kanye Clark | CB | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Rico Flores Jr. | WR | 3 | OUT | Virginia | winter |
| Scooter Jackson | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Bryon Threats | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Garrison Blank | OT | 3 | OUT | Sacramento State | winter |
| Oluwafunto Akinshilo | IOL | 3 | OUT | Syracuse | winter |
| Croix Stewart | S | 3 | OUT | Fresno State | winter |
| Will Karoll | P | 3 | OUT | Texas Tech | winter |
| Carter Shaw | WR | 3 | OUT | Stanford | winter |
| Karson Gordon | QB | 3 | OUT | Austin Peay | spring |
| Morrow Evans | LS | 2 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Mateen Bhaghani | K | - | 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)
$8.1M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$173.4M
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.