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Florida Gators transfer portal breakdown: Who left and who joined

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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.

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

DB Mordecai McDaniel

DL Chris Thomas

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