Arizona OL Raymond Pulido withdraws from NCAA Transfer Portal

Arizona offensive lineman Raymond Pulido has withdrawn from the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. He will have multiple years of eligibility remaining.

Pulido originally entered the transfer portal with the departure of head coach Jedd Fisch to Washington earlier in the month. But after a week in the transfer portal, and after the Wildcats hired Brent Brennan as the new head coach, Pulido made the call to stay at Arizona. He played in six games for the Wildcats as a true freshman.

Pulido played high school football at Apple Valley (Ca.) High School, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 472 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He had been committed to Alabama before flipping to Arizona in December 2022.

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Pulido was originally part of a rapid exodus at Arizona

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, nine Arizona players entered the portal in the span of about half an hour, Pulido included:

CB Jordan Shaw
WR Audric Harris
IOL Raymond Pulido
TE Keyan Burnett
CB Ephesians Prysock
RB Adam Mohammed
QB Demond Williams Jr.
TE Dorian Thomas
RB Jonah Coleman

Coleman and Prysock, two former four-star recruits, had previously announced their transfer portal intentions but had not made it official until Wednesday afternoon. Coleman totaled 1,154 yards and six touchdowns for the Wildcats this season.

Williams Jr. and Burnett also planned to enter the portal, but made it official alongside their teammates. In total, three freshmen, three sophomores and three juniors will leave the program in favor of the transfer portal.

Williams was the No. 16 quarterback prospect in the 2024 cycle, while Burnett spent two seasons with the Wildcats with three starts under his belt. In 2023, the former top 250 recruit tallied three receptions for 34 yards.

This exodus into the portal leaves new head coach Brennan to replace and rebuild Wildcats roster. After Fisch led Arizona to a 10-win season in 2023, including a 7-2 record in conference play concluding with a 38-24 win over Oklahoma in the Valera Alamo Bowl. Arizona finished No. 11 in the final College Football Playoff ranking and third in the Pac-12 behind No. 2 Washington — Fisch’s new school — and the No. 6 Oregon Ducks.