Former Kentucky safety Kobi Albert transfers to UConn

The winter transfer portal activity is finally almost over. We will see a few more additions after Notre Dame and Ohio State play in the national championship game next week, but most of the work everywhere else has been completed.

A former Kentucky defensive back will begin classes at UConn next week when the spring semester begins. Kobi Albert has signed with the Huskies.

Officially 𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 ✍️ Welcome to Storrs, @e_jakobi !#CTFootball pic.twitter.com/aWkskFyRe0

— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) January 7, 2025

The former top-500 recruit was a significant recruiting win for Kentucky in the 2022 cycle. The Wildcats flipped the Alabama native from Auburn and there was even a belief that Kobi Albert could play receiver or defensive back in the SEC. However, Albert spent just one season in Lexington before entering the transfer portal. The defensive back transferred to Mississippi State but missed the entire 2023 season with an injury. A coaching change then occurred in Starkville and Albert only played in four games.

Kobi Albert entered the transfer portal after the season on Dec. 4 and landed at UConn one month later. The defensive back will be a redshirt junior in 2025 but could have three years of eligibility remaining due to an injury taking away his 2023 season.

Only two signees from Kentucky’s 2022 high school recruiting class remain on the roster — Alex Afari Jr. and Josh Kattus.

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
David Gusta	iDL (6-3, 302)	Washington State	Redshirt Senior
Troy Stellato	WR (6-1, 190)	Clemson	Redshirt Senior
Mi’Quise Grace	EDGE (6-4, 255)	South Dakota	Redshirt Junior

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 (Committed to Ball State on Jan. 5)
• LB Jayvant Brown (Committed to Temple on Jan. 9)
• 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 (Committed to Tulane on Jan. 7)
• WR Brandon White (Committed to Hawaii on Dec. 28)
• EDGE Tyreese Fearbry (Committed to Wisconsin on Dec. 22)
• EDGE Noah Matthews (Committed to Delaware on Jan. 7)
• EDGE Caleb Redd (Committed to Kansas on Dec. 20)
• RB Chip Trayanum (Committed to Toledo on Dec. 24)
• QB Gavin Wimsatt (Committed to Jacksonville State on Jan. 5)

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.