Texas A&M DE Elijah Jeudy announces he will enter the transfer portal

Texas A&M redshirt freshman defensive end Elijah Jeudy has announced he’ll be leaving Texas A&M and plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Dec. 5.

“After a lot of prayer and with the support of my family, my time at Texas A&M has come to an end,” he said in a statement. “I am appreciative of the time I spent here at Texas A&M. I have grown in ways I couldn’t imagine and will forever be grateful for the experiences Texas A&M has given me. Thank you to my teammates, fans and the entire Texas A&M coaching staff. With that being said, I will be entering my name into the transfer portal”

Jeudy was a four-star prospect out of Philadelphia (Penn.) Northeast in the 2021 cycle, who ranked as the No. 178 prospect and the No. 16 EDGE in the country per the On3 Consensus. He appeared in one game as a true freshman, against Prairie View A&M before redshirting. This season, he appeared in just one game, playing eleven snaps against Florida, but didn’t record any statistics.

He committed to the Aggies over the likes of Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, LSU and Michigan back on Jan. 2, 2021 during the Adidas All-American Bowl. A two-sport athlete in high school, Jeudy shined on the track, in addition to the football field.

After redshirting as a freshman, Jeudy was expected to compete for playing time this season, but with the Aggies signing eight defensive linemen in the 2022 class, Jeudy was among t

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA transfer portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be  contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.