Florida Gators transfer portal breakdown: Who left and who joined
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The inaugural NCAA transfer portal window has closed. The 45-day period for players to enter their names into the portal, allowing other schools to contact them, closed on January 18. How did the Florida Gators do?
Beginning Dec. 5, football players were allowed to enter the portal for 45 days in a new designated window by the NCAA. Players that remain in the transfer portal can still be recruited and commit to schools, the closing of the window just prohibits players from entering the transfer portal. There will be a second window where players can also enter the portal from May 1 to May 15.
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As of January 19, the Gators have added seven players through the portal, while they have had 23 players enter the transfer portal. That number includes safety Mordecai McDaniel, who was dismissed from the team prior to the 2022 football season. McDaniel has been included in the list because Florida was the last school he played for and was enrolled at prior to entering the transfer portal.
In total, there have been 36 total roster departures through Jan. 16. That includes four super seniors (Amari Burney, Trey Dean III, Ventrell Miller and Jordan Pouncey) and six current Gators who have declared for the draft.
Here is the complete list of Gators who transferred in and out during this first 45-day window.
New Gators join
Listed in chronological order
Caleb Banks – DL (Louisville)
Graham Mertz – QB (Wisconsin)
Cam’Ron Jackson – DL (Memphis)
Teradja Mitchell – LB (Ohio State)
Deuce Spurlock – LB (Michigan)
Micah Mazzccua – OL (Baylor)
Damieon George – OL (Alabama)
Players that left Florida
Transferred to SEC schools: 4
DB Tre’Vez Johnson – Missouri
DL Jalen Lee – LSU
OL Josh Braun – Arkansas
TE Nick Elksnis – South Carolina
Transferred to P5 schools: 15
OL Yousef Mugharbil – Colorado (Pac 12)
OL Michael Tarquin – Southern Cal(Pac 12)
DL Jalen Lee – LSU (SEC)
LB Chief Borders – Nebraska (Big Ten)
TE Nick Elksnis – South Carolina (SEC)
DB Corey Collier – Nebraska (Big Ten)
DB Avery Helm – TCU (Big 12)
DB Donovan McMillon – Pittsburgh (ACC)
LS Marco Ortiz – Nebraska (Big Ten)
OL Josh Braun – Arkansas (SEC)
LB David Reese – Cal (Pac 12)
WR Trent Whittemore – UCF (Big 12)
DB Tre’Vez Johnson – Missouri (SEC)
DB Jordan Young – Cincinnatti (Big 12)
WR Daejon Reynolds – Pittsburgh (ACC)
Transferred to Group of 5: 5
RB Nay’Quan Wright – USF
LB Diwun Black – Temple
RB Lorenzo Lingard – Akron
EDGE – Lloyd Summerall – USF
DL Griffin McDowell – UT Chatanooga
Still in the transfer portal: 3
OL Ethan White
DL Chris Thomas
