Texas Tech has brought in 19 transfers and lost 21 to the portal so far during this year’s transfer cycle.
Texas Tech has brought in 19 transfers and lost 21 to the portal so far during this year’s transfer cycle.Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire runs during warm ups during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept.
20, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.is not a repeat portal king in 2026, but finishing second in On3’s rankings and securing a consensus top-two player showed the Red Raiders intend to remain a constant buyer. Texas Tech saw an immediate return on investment from its 2025 class, finishing as Big 12 Champions and reaching the College Football Playoff for the first time. A large chunk of those purchases went on to the NFL Draft, and a handful of homegrown talent will also be heading to the next level. So, how will the new batch of portal additions pan out? Below is a breakdown of Texas Tech’s 2026 transfer class:Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.. He was garnering NFL interest in the early rounds and had some of the biggest programs in the country asking for his talents, yet he came to Lubbock. Texas Tech is still in the transitional period of proving it’s not a one-hit wonder, and programs like LSU have the backing to get in a bidding war for Sorsby. So, earning a commitment from Sorsby is a testament to the changing landscape of the sport.Sorsby is also everything the Red Raiders lacked in their most critical game. Texas Tech’s multi-year starter Behren Morton has multiple big wins under his belt, but his career was plagued by injuries and inconsistency. It was never a glaring issue because Texas Tech wasn’t competing at the highest level until The addition of Sorsby puts the Red Raiders in position to compete with CFP teams on both sides of the ball.Texas Tech did a good job retaining its returning starters, but it lost a large chunk of its depth pieces.more than likely wouldn’t have started for another season or two with Texas Tech’s 2026 portal additions, but his ceiling never changed.by star edge rushers David Bailey and Romello Height. The two senior Red Raiders joined at the start of Ofili’s redshirt freshman season, and both said Ofili was like a little brother, always asking questions on how to be better. He never got the snaps his peers and coaches talked him up to get during the 2025 season, but losing his frame, combined with the knowledge gained under Bailey and Height, is a blow to the depth of the outside linebacker room.Texas Tech is positioning itself to be regarded as a dream destination for linebackers. Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Shiel Wood turned Jacob Rodriguez into an All-American and a Chuck Bednarik Award winner while also developing a rotational linebacker into an All-Big 12 linebacker in John Curry during the 2025 season.. Wood will also retain Curry, All-Big 12 linebacker Ben Roberts and budding redshirt freshman Brock Golwas, forming one of the nation’s top linebacker corps for a consecutive year. Romaine was an All-Big 12 selection in 2025 and has 184 career tackles over three seasons. Platt is a former product of Wood when the two were at Tulane in 2023, but Platt was injured in the season opener and missed the rest of that season and all of 2024. He had 15 tackles in the lone game he played under Wood.Texas Tech spent $5 million on its new quarterback but has only picked up one rotational guard to help protect him. The Red Raiders will return their tackles and center from last season, while internal movement is expected at the guard position. However, Texas Tech gave up 27 sacks in 2025, including multiple that led to injuries for Morton.Tackles Howard Sampson and Jacob Ponton are projected to start again, but of Texas Tech’s guards in the waiting, there is no clear starter. Louisville guard Jordan Church was Texas Tech’s lone addition across the offensive line. He has over 1,000 career snaps and is regarded for his run-blocking ability more than his pass-blocking ability. Sorsby is a mobile quarterback, but Texas Tech is more than familiar with how an injury can derail a season. Players can still commit, and there are a plethora of offensive linemen still available. Colorado’s Jordan Seaton is the top prospect still on the market.Austin Romaine, LB, Kansas State, 6-2, 245lbESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ heads to Lubbock for Texas Tech hoops’ showdown vs. No. 7 HoustonTy Kaplan is a journalism student at Texas Tech and the sports editor for the school's student newspaper, The Daily Toreador. He has covered Texas Tech football, softball, women's basketball, soccer and more, including the 2025 Women’s College World Series and the 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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