Kentucky transfer Ben Christman lands at UNLV
We have entered a recruiting dead period in college football, but transfer destinations are still being decided. Another former Kentucky player has found a new home.
UNLV officially announced the addition of offensive lineman Ben Christman on Friday. The former blue-chip recruit will spend his redshirt senior season playing for new head coach Dan Mullen in the Mountain West. Christman will have two years of eligibility remaining due to a medical redshirt option after missing the entire 2023 season with a knee injury.
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Ben Christman was one of five offensive line additions in the transfer portal for Kentucky along with Tanner Bowles (Alabama), Marques Cox (Northern Illinois), Courtland Ford (USC), and Dylan Ray (West Virginia) following the 2022 season. Cox was the only player to exhaust his remaining eligibility in Lexington. Bowles stepped away from football with a year of eligibility remaining while Ford moved to UCLA and Ray landed at Minnesota this offseason. Christman began his playing career at Ohio State.
Kentucky Football 2025 Transfer Portal Class
| Player | Position | Former School | Year |
| Sam Greene | EDGE (6-1, 255) | USC | Redshirt Sophomore |
| Landyn Watson | LB (6-1, 239) | TCU/Marshall | Redshirt Senior |
| Joshua Braun | iOL (6-6, 338) | Florida/Arkansas | Super Senior |
| Alex Wollschlaeger | T (6-7, 305) | Bowling Green | Super Senior |
| Wallace Unamba | G/T (6-4, 330) | Florida Atlantic/New Mexico | Redshirt Senior |
| J.J. Hester | WR (6-4, 203) | Missouri/Oklahoma | Super Senior |
| Zach Calzada | QB (6-4, 200) | Texas A&M/Auburn/Incarnate Word | Super Senior |
| Henry Boyer | TE (6-6, 270) | Illinois | Redshirt Junior |
| Kendrick Law | WR (5-11, 201) | Alabama | Senior |
| Dante Dowdell | RB (6-2, 225) | Oregon/Nebraska | Junior |
| Jaden Williams | iDL (6-4, 290) | Wyoming | Redshirt Junior |
| Kevis Thomas | CB (5-11, 179) | Maryland | Junior |
| Evan Wibberley | iOL (6-5, 296) | WKU | Redshirt Junior |
| Kameron Olds | EDGE (6-4, 240) | Buffalo/Kent State | Senior |
Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker
The transfer portal is open for business and so far we know of 20 players who will be seeking out greener pastures this offseason.
- DL Keeshawn Silver (Committed to USC on Dec. 19)
- DB Avery Stuart
- LB Jayvant Brown
- TE Tanner Lemaster (Committed to Eastern Michigan on Dec. 22)
- TE Khamari Anderson (Committed to Arizona State on Dec. 22)
- TE Jordan Dingle (Committed to South Carolina on Dec. 18)
- OL Courtland Ford (Committed to UCLA on Dec. 17)
- OL Ben Christman (Committed to UNLV on Dec. 27)
- OL Dylan Ray (Committed to Minnesota on Dec. 21)
- OL Koby Keenum (Committed to Mississippi State on Dec. 22)
- DL Tommy Ziesmer (Committed to EKU on Dec. 15)
- WR Dane Key (Committed to Nebraska on Dec. 24)
- WR Barion Brown (Committed to LSU on Dec. 14)
- WR Anthony Brown-Stephens
- WR Brandon White
- EDGE Tyreese Fearbry (Committed to Wisconsin on Dec. 22)
- EDGE Noah Matthews
- EDGE Caleb Redd (Committed to Kansas on Dec. 20)
- RB Chip Trayanum (Committed to Toledo on Dec. 24)
- QB Gavin Wimsatt
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. Keep closer tabs on the Cats with our staff-only sticky thread on KSBoard, which will have updates on departures and targets throughout the offseason. Not a KSR+ member? Try it out today.
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