Oregon WR transfer Ashton Cozart commits to SMU
Oregon true freshman receiver Ashton Cozart announced his commitment to SMU on Wednesday, giving the Mustangs another transfer addition.
The freshman spent only one season with the Ducks and did not record any statistics, according to the team’s official stat-keeping. SMU lost a downfield threat in Jordan Kerley to graduation this offseason and retools the receiver room with a young, developing player.
Cozart spent last weekend at SMU on an official visit after wide receivers coach Rob Likens went in-home with him last week. Kentucky, Utah, Texas A&M and others showed interest in the 6-3, 195-pound pass catcher before he pledged to the Mustangs.
Prior to enrolling at Oregon, Cozart was a highly sought after prospect. He ranked as a four-star recruit and was the No. 215 overall player in the country in 2023, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
He also checked in as the No. 30 receiver in the class and the No. 38 overall player from the state of Texas, hailing from Flower Mound (Tex.) Marcus. He held offers from Oklahoma, Texas, and Miami, among many others, out of high school.
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As a senior, he finished the season with 33 catches, 582 yards and seven touchdowns for 17.6 yards per catch.
Cozart adds to SMU’s momentum in the transfer portal
Cozart joins Georgia defensive line transfer Jonathan Jefferson as commitments for SMU from the NCAA Transfer Portal. The window for transfers opened on Dec. 4 and the Mustangs are hard at work hoping to assemble a quality roster for their first season of ACC play in 2024.
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To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
