Source: Indiana DB Phillip Dunnam III plans to enter transfer portal

Indiana defensive back Phillip Dunnam III plans to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining, a source tells On3.

The sophomore had a breakout season, starting all 12 games and tallying 53 total tackles with nine passes defended. He also had a team-leading three interceptions. In his freshman year, he played in all 12 games on special teams while also making five total tackles.

A former four-star recruit, he ranked in the top 200 in the nation in the 2022 recruiting class. Coming out of North Miami Beach Senior, he also held offers from Syracuse and Florida State. He was named a first-team All-Dade County by the Miami Herald.

Indiana has seen a max exodus hit the portal over the last 24 hours and change since head coach Tom Allen was fired. More than 13 Hoosiers have either entered free agency or announced their intentions to leave IU.

The cousin of former NFL defensive backs E.J. Biggers and Louis Delmas, Phillip Dunnam III flashed this season and has emerged as one of the top young defensive backs in the nation.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

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.

The process of entering the portal starts with the school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request.

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 However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school does not have to cover their scholarship.

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 for a “do not contact” tag on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want contact from schools unless they initiate the communication.