Washington offensive lineman Landen Hatchett enters NCAA transfer portal
Following the Huskies’ national championship appearance, Washington offensive lineman Landen Hatchett has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
The Washington native departs from Seattle following just one season with program, appearing in nine games in his true freshman season for an offensive line that took home the Joe Moore Award this past season. Hatchett was also named the Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshmen at Washington’s postseason banquet.
Hatchett played high school football at Ferndale (WA), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 394 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
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Washington transfer portal numbers
The transfer portal has unfortunately not been as favorable to the Washington Huskies so far this offseason following the exit of head coach Kalen DeBoer, who took the head coaching job at Alabama following the retirement of Nick Saban after leading the Huskies to the national championship game this past season.
The winter transfer portal window closed on January 2, but the NCAA guidelines allow a 30-day extension for players to enter the transfer portal if a head coach leaves a program, giving Washington players 30 additional days to enter the transfer portal follow DeBoer’s departure on January 12.
As of January 17, Washington has had 21 players enter the transfer portal with just seven players committing to play at Washington from the transfer portal. Given what the Huskies have lost and gained, Washington ranks No. 69 on On3’s 2024 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings with an Index Score of -41.
On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index utilizes the On3 (P)erformance score to measure a team’s production during the transfer process, compared relative against its roster and not a comparison against other schools.
The Huskies hired Jedd Fisch as their new head coach on Sunday after he spent the last three seasons as the head man at Arizona, with the Wildcats transforming from a one-win team in his first season and a 10-win team in 2023 under his leadership.
With a multitude of players in the transfer portal and declaring for the NFL Draft already, it’s no secret that Washington’s team will look different next season as the Huskies join the Big Ten Conference in year one under Fisch.