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Texas Tech football 2026 transfer portal tracker — Who's in, who's out?
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The Texas Tech football team will once again try to load up on talent through the transfer portal after the Red Raiders ' highly successful run through the 2025 college football season.
Last year saw the Red Raiders go hard at top-tier players in the portal , which brought in the likes of David Bailey, Lee Hunter, Terrance Carter Jr. and Brice Pollock. The moves made by head coach Joey McGuire and the NIL funds provided by Cody Campbell pushed Texas Tech to the Big 12 Conference championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history .
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This year's transfer portal is down to just one window for players to join new teams or leave their current squads. It opens on Jan. 2 and closes again Jan. 16. Players have until Jan. 16 to enter the portal and can pick their new teams at any time after submitting their names.
Keep tabs on all of Texas Tech's transfer portal activity right here.
Information last updated Dec. 2 6.
Players joining Texas Tech football through the transfer portal
This section will be updated when player commitments are announced on social media, by Tech athletics or reported elsewhere.
Players leaving Texas Tech football through the transfer portal
Preztynn Harrison, Receiver, Freshman, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds
Preztynn Harrison announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 26 after not appearing in any games for the Red Raiders in 2025. He's a former three-star recruit with four years of eligibility remaining.
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Kelby Valsin, Receiver, Junior, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds,
Kelby Valsin announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 26 with two years of eligibility remaining. The Arlington Bowie HS grad appeared in 12 games in 2024 after redshirting the 2023 season and appeared in all 13 games in 2025, mostly on special teams. Has three catches for 35 yards this season as the No. 2 slot receiver.
Justin Horne, Linebacker, Junior, 6-foot, 225 pounds
Horne announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 24. Saw a role increase during his redshirt sophomore season of 2024, appearing in 10 games overall before missing the final three games of the season with an injury that prevented him from appearing in any game in 2025.
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Tanner Allen, Tight End/Defensive Line, 6-foot-3, 280 pounds
Tanner Allen announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 22. The Bryan native bounced between defensive line and tight end in his Red Raider career, appearing mostly on special teams. Has one year of eligibility left.
Price Morgan, Wide Receiver, 5-foot-11, 190 pounds
Price Morgan announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 19 . He redshirted the 2024 season after spending two years at Central Missouri. Morgan appeared in two games this season, catching one pass for 12 yards.
Dylan Spencer, Defensive End, 6-foot-5, 245 pounds, Junior
On3 reported on Dec. 19 that Dylan Spencer will enter the transfer portal. He is no longer on the Texas Tech roster for the 2025 season after he appeared in just three games, registering a pair of tackles. Showed potential as a true freshman in the 2023 season before he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first preseason practice ahead of the 2024 season.
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Upton Bellenfant, Kicker, 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, Senior
The final addition of last year's winter transfer portal cycle was the first to announce his departure on Dec. 11. Upton Bellenfant joined Texas Tech out of Buffalo last year but lost the starting kicker job to Stone Harrington midway through the year. Bellenfant was 6-for-6 on field goals and 14-of-16 on point-after kicks.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Tracking Texas Tech football's 2026 transfer portal activity
