Former Kentucky transfer Destin Wade signs with North Alabama

Kentucky is now down to four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster following Brock Vandagriff‘s departure from the program. The transfer portal winter window officially closed on Saturday but decisions are still being made. A former Kentucky quarterback found a new home on Saturday.

Destin Wade went one-and-done at Colorado. The class of 2022 prospect has landed at North Alabama. The former four-star recruit will spend his redshirt junior year in the FCS.

Destin Wade is in #ThePrideof25 ✍️

🏈 QB
📍 Spring Hill, Tenn.
🏫 Summit HS
✌️ Colorado#NSD25 | #RoarLions 🦁 pic.twitter.com/dQ5xPUOUc7

— North Alabama Football (@UNAFootball) December 28, 2024

Destin Wade spent two seasons at Kentucky before transferring to Colorado. The dual-threat quarterback earned one start during his time in Lexington occurring in the Music City Bowl at the end of the 2022 season. Destin and his twin brother, Keaten, left UK to play for Coach Prime in 2024. Destin Wade appeared in one game for the Buffs this season. Keaten Wade finished the year with 20 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and 10 pressures in just 105 defensive snaps. The EDGE player should play a big role for Colorado in 2025.

Stay locked in with KSR as we follow everything going on in the transfer portal.

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 (Committed to Hawaii on Dec. 28)
• 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.