Kentucky tight end Jordan Dingle will enter transfer portal

The wheels are in motion for Kentucky’s massive roster overhaul heading into the 2025 season. Another big name on offense hit the transfer portal on Thursday afternoon following the announcements of wide receivers Barion Brown and Anthony Brown-Stephens.

Jordan Dingle became the third tight end to leave the Kentucky program this week.

Kentucky starting tight end Jordan Dingle has entered the transfer portal, @On3sports has learned. https://t.co/c8c6sCCYns pic.twitter.com/UYSTq2E6ID

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) December 5, 2024

The class of 2021 signee spent four years with the program. The Bowling Green (Ky.) High product played 1,223 snaps for the Big Blue and recorded 43 receptions for 615 yards and four touchdowns during his collegiate. Dingle has one season of eligibility remaining.

There have been 11 scholarship players to leave Kentucky for the transfer portal this week. Jordan Dingle becomes the sixth starter/rotational player to leave the program joining Keeshawn Silver, Khamari Anderson, Dane Key, Barion Brown, and Anthony Brown-Stephens.

Kentucky is now down to three scholarship tight ends on the roster with four-star signee Mikkel Skinner joining returnees Josh Kattus and Willie Rodriguez in Vince Marrow‘s position room at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility.

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Kentucky Portal Tracker

The transfer portal does not officially open until Monday, Dec. 9, but so far we know of 11 players who will be seeking out greener pastures this offseason.

• DL Keeshawn Silver
• DB Avery Stuart
• LS Walker Himebauch
• TE Tanner Lemaster
• TE Khamari Anderson
• LB Jayvant Brown
• OL Courtland Ford
• DL Tommy Ziesmer
• WR Dane Key
• WR Barion Brown
• WR Anthony Brown-Stephens
• TE Jordan Dingle

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.