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NCAA Transfer Portal Tracker: 2021-22 college football season

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OK, college football fans, buckle up. On3 will keep you updated on all of the latest NCAA transfer portal developments. Here is a rundown of the most recent FBS entrants; we will spotlight players of note once their school officially adds them to the portal.

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Eastern Michigan all-league K Chad Ryland enters the transfer portal

January 21
Eastern Michigan redshirt junior K Chad Ryland, a two-time second-team All-MAC selection who is the school’s leading career scorer, has entered the transfer portal. Ryland, from Lebanon, Pa., in the southeastern part of the state, began his career at EMU as a walk-on. He was 19-of-22 on field goals this season, with a long of 55, when he earned second-team All-MAC honors; Ryland was 11-of-13 to earn second-team honors in 2020, too. In all, in four seasons with the Eagles, he was 56-of-74 on field goals.

Other transfer portal additions on January 21

Rutgers starting OT Raiqwon O’Neal enters the transfer portal

January 20
Rutgers junior Raiqwon O’Neal, a two-year starter at left tackle for the Scarlet Knights, has entered the transfer portal. O’Neal, from Conway, S.C., redshirted in 2018, then started four games in 2019 before becoming a fulltime starter in 2020; he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection in 2020.

Florida LB Ty’Ron Hopper is in the transfer portal

January 20
Florida redshirt sophomore LB Ty’Ron Hopper, a part-time starter for the Gators this season, has entered the transfer portal. Hopper, from the Atlanta area, made four starts for Florida this season and had 65 tackles and 10 tackles for loss. He had 15 tackles in 2020 as a reserve. One of his cousins, Boise State TE Tyneil Hopper, played for current Auburn coach Bryan Harsin at Boise; in addition, Auburn just hired Christian Robinson, who had been Florida’s linebacker coach, as linebacker coach. Another cousin, LB Tyrone Hopper (Tyneil’s brother), just transferred to Missouri from North Carolina, where his defensive coordinator had been new Florida linebacker coach Jay Bateman.

Oklahoma State star CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse is in transfer portal

January 20
Oklahoma State senior CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, a first-team All-Big 12 selection this season, has entered the transfer portal. Bernard-Converse, from Shreveport, La., led the Big 12 with 11 pass breakups and also had 51 tackles. He was apart-time starter in his first two seasons on campus before becoming a fulltime starter in 2020, when he had seven pass breakups. In his four seasons with the Cowboys, Bernard-Converse had two interceptions and 24 pass breakups.

Other transfer portal additions on January 20

Georgia starting WR Jermaine Burton enters transfer portal

January 19
Georgia sophomore WR Jermaine Burton has entered the transfer portal. Burton, from the L.A. suburbs, was a key player the moment he stepped on campus as an On3 Consensus national top-100 recruit for the 2020 season. He had 26 receptions for 497 yards (19.1 yards per catch) and five TDs this season after finishing with 27 receptions and three TDs in 2020.

Arkansas RB Trelon Smith enters the transfer portal

January 19
Arkansas senior RB Trelon Smith, who started seven games for the Razorbacks this season and was the team’s No. 2 rusher, has entered the transfer portal. Smith, who is from Houston, began his career at Arizona State; after playing two seasons for the Sun Devils, he left for Arkansas after the 2018 season. He sat out the 2019 season, then started for games in 2020 and led Arkansas with 727 rushing yards and five TDs. Smith rushed for 598 yards and five TDs this season; the yardage total was second-best on the team, behind QB K.J. Jefferson’s 664.

Other transfer portal additions on January 19

Colorado starting WR Dimitri Stanley enters the transfer portal

January 18
Colorado redshirt sophomore WR Dimitri Stanley, who started the past three seasons for the Buffs, has entered the transfer portal. Stanley, who is from the Denver suburbs, was Colorado’s fourth-leading receiver this season after leading the Buffs in receptions in 2020; he also was the fourth-leading receiver in 2019. In four seasons with the Buffs, Stanley had 70 catches and four TDs.

Illinois TE Daniel Barker enters transfer portal

January 18
Illinois redshirt junior TE Daniel Barker, a two-year starter for the Illini, has entered the transfer portal. Barker was a starter in 2019 and ’20, and was a part-time starter this season, when he tied for the team lead with five touchdowns (four receiving, one rushing.). Barker, from the Fort Lauderdale area, had 64 receptions at Illinois, with 11 touchdowns. He had four TD receptions this season, which was tied for the team lead.

Vanderbilt three-year starting S Dashaun Jerkins is in transfer portal

January 18
Vanderbilt senior S Dashaun Jerkins, who started the past three seasons for the Commodores, has entered the transfer portal. Jerkins, from Woodbridge, Va., made 144 tackles over the past three seasons, and he tied for the team lead with three interceptions this season, the first picks of his career. Jerkins had seven pass breakups at Vanderbilt.

UConn starting DT Lwal Uguak is in the transfer portal

January 18
UConn junior DT Lwal Uguak, a two-year starter for the Huskies, has entered the transfer portal. Uguak, who is from Edmonton, Alberta, started this season and in 2018 as a true freshman; he was a part-time starter in 2019 (UConn did not play football in 2020). Uguak had 69 tackles in his Huskies career, with nine tackles for loss.

USC DT Ishmael Sopsher again is in transfer portal

January 18
USC redshirt sophomore DT Ishmael Sopsher, who transferred to USC from Alabama following the 2020 season, has re-entered the transfer portal. Sopsher, from Amite, La., was an On3 Consensus four-star prospect and a national top-75 player in the 2019 recruiting class. But he has played in just two games in his college career — one at Alabama against Western Carolina in 2019 and this season against Notre Dame. Sopsher needed surgery for a leg issue in early 2021 and missed all of spring practice and preseason camp at USC.

Houston starting WR Jeremy Singleton is in the transfer portal

January 18
Houston redshirt junior WR Jeremy Singleton, who started for the Cougars this season, has entered the transfer portal. Singleton, from New Orleans, also was a starter in 2019 and a part-time starter in 2020. He was fourth on the team with 29 catches this season, averaging 17.1 yards per reception and scoring five times. He had 84 receptions in his Houston career, with 10 touchdowns.

Mississippi State senior WR Malik Heath enters transfer portal

January 18
Mississippi State senior WR Malik Heath, a part-time starter the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Heath, who is from Jackson, Miss., attended junior college for two seasons before signing with the Bulldogs as part of the 2020 recruiting class. He had 71 catches and eight TDs in his two seasons. Heath had Mississippi State’s longest reception, a 56-yarder, this season.

Colorado P Josh Watts is in transfer portal

January 18
Colorado redshirt junior Josh Watts, who was the Buffs’ punter the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Watts, who is Australian, started college in his native country before heading to Colorado. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Watts averaged 47.8 yards per punt this season and 41.3 in 2020; he ranked sixth nationally in average this season.

Other transfer portal additions on January 18

UCLA starting WR Chase Cota enters the transfer portal

January 17
UCLA senior WR Chase Cota, a three-year starter for the Bruins, has entered the transfer portal. Cota, from Medford, Ore., near the border with California, is the son of former Oregon and NFL S Chad Cota. Chase Cota had 67 catches in his four seasons with the Bruins, with six going for touchdowns.

Georgia starting DB Latavious Brini enters transfer portal

January 17
Georgia redshirt senior DB Latavious Brini, who started 11 games at the Bulldogs’ “star” position (hybrid safety/linebacker spot) this season, officially has entered the transfer portal. Brini, who is from Miami, had 38 tackles and eight pass breakups this season. Brini redshirted in 2017, then saw scant action the next two seasons. He played in seven games in 2020, including a start at safety in the Peach Bowl against Cincinnati.

Other transfer portal additions on January 17

Touted Auburn freshman DT Lee Hunter enters transfer portal

January 16
Auburn freshman DT Lee Hunter, who ranked No. 101 overall in the 2021 On3 Consensus recruiting rankings, has entered the transfer portal. Hunter, who is from the Mobile, Ala., area, didn’t see any action in 2021. He was ranked among the top 15 defensive linemen in the recruiting class.

Middle Tennessee State starting OT Steven Losoya in transfer portal

January 16
Middle Tennessee State redshirt freshman OT Steven Losoya, who started 11 games this season, has entered the transfer portal. Losoya, from Nashville, started 10 games at left tackle and one at guard for the Blue Raiders. Losoya played in all seven games in 2020, starting three at tackle, and earned All-Conference USA freshman notice.

Other transfer portal additions on January 16

Hawaii all-league S Khoury Bethley enters transfer portal

January 15
Hawaii senior S Khoury Bethley, who had 99 tackles, five interceptions and was a first-team All-Mountain West selection this season, has entered the transfer portal. Bethley, from southern California, was a three-year starter for Hawaii and was a second-team all-conference pick in 2020, when he had 70 tackles and six pass breakups. Bethley led the team in tackles in 2019 with 83. He had 292 tackles, seven interceptions, 17 pass breakups, seven sacks and 10 quarterback hurries in his four seasons at Hawaii.

Other transfer portal additions on January 15

Oregon starting RB Travis Dye enters the transfer portal

January 14
Oregon redshirt junior RB Travis Dye, the No. 5 rusher in school history, has entered the transfer portal. Dye, who is from southern California, rushed for 3,111 yards in his Oregon career despite sharing time. Dye rushed for 1,271 yards and 16 TDs this season; it was his first 1,000-yard season. Dye also led the Ducks with 46 receptions this season, and had 83 catches in his career.

Louisiana leading tackler Lorenzo McCaskill is in the transfer portal

January 14
Louisiana redshirt junior LB Lorenzo McCaskill, who led the Ragin’ Cajuns in tackles the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. McCaskill, a Detroit native, went to Louisiana out of junior college. He was a second-team All-Sun Belt selection this season, when he had 84 tackles; he was a third-team All-SBC pick in 2020, when he had 83 stops. He attended Holmes CC in Mississippi in 2017, then moved on to Louisiana. He redshirted in 2018, was a key reserve in ’19, then started the past two seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on January 14

Ole Miss sophomore RB Henry Parrish enters transfer portal

January 13
Ole Miss sophomore RB Henry Parrish has entered the transfer portal, meaning the Rebels have lost their top four rushers from this season (QB Matt Corral and RBs Snoop Conner and Jerrion Ealy turned pro early). Parrish, from Miami’s Columbus High, was fourth on the team with 553 rushing yards. The new running backs coach for the Miami Hurricanes is Kevin Smith, who had held the same job at Ole Miss.

Former Alabama starting LB Shane Lee in transfer portal

January 13
Alabama junior LB Shane Lee, who was highly productive as a true freshman in 2019 but never regained that form, has entered the transfer portal. Injuries led to Lee, from Baltimore, becoming a starter in 2019, and he was second on the team with 86 tackles. But he played in just five games in 2020, making three tackles, and while he played in 10 games this season, he had only six tackles.

Buffalo starting S Cory Gross is in the transfer portal

January 13
Buffalo redshirt junior S Cory Gross, a two-year starter for the Bulls, is in the transfer portal. Gross, who is from the Rochester, N.Y., area, about 75 miles from Buffalo, ranked second on the team in tackles with 68 this season; he also was second, with 42 tackles, in 2020. He also had one interception and two pass breakups while at Buffalo.

USC WR Bru McCoy enters the transfer portal

January 13
USC redshirt sophomore WR Bru McCoy, an On3 Consensus five-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal. McCoy didn’t play a snap this season following an arrest in July; no charges were filed, but USC did not allow him to participate in team activities this season. McCoy, who is from powerhouse Mater Dei High in the L.A. suburbs, signed with the Trojans in 2019. He then transferred to Texas, but left the Longhorns after spring practice to head back to USC. McCoy had 21 receptions and two TDs in 2020.

Colorado starting RB Jarek Broussard enters transfer portal

January 13
Colorado redshirt sophomore RB Jarek Broussard, who led the Buffs in rushing each of the past two seasons and was the Pac-12 offensive player of the year in 2020, has entered the transfer portal. Broussard, from Dallas, signed with the Buffs in 2018; he redshirted that fall, then missed 2019 with a severe knee injury. He rushed for 895 yards in six games in 2020 (149.2 yards per game, third nationally), then for 661 this season.

Other transfer portal additions on January 13

Texas Tech QB Henry Colombi enters the transfer portal

January 12
Texas Tech redshirt senior QB Henry Colombi, who started nine games for the Red Raiders in the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Colombi started five games this season after starting four in 2020; he threw 13 TD passes and nine picks, and rushed for three TDs in his two seasons at Texas Tech. Colombi, who played his high school ball at powerhouse Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna, began his college career at Utah State in 2017 before moving on to Texas Tech following the 2019 season. He played in 13 games as a backup to Jordan Love with the Aggies.

Florida starting TE Kemore Gamble is in transfer portal

January 12
Florida redshirt senior TE Kemore Gamble, who started every game for the Gators this season, has entered the transfer portal. Gamble, a Miami native, was third on the team with 31 receptions this season, for 414 yards and four TDs. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2017, he had been a reserve during the past three seasons, with 17 catches and three TDs.

Penn State RB Noah Cain enters transfer portal

January 12
Penn State junior RB Noah Cain, who started six games for the Nittany Lions this season, has entered the transfer portal. Cain, a native of Baton Rouge, La., who attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., was second on the team with 350 rushing yards and led the Nittany Lions with four rushing TDs. Cain was injured and lost for the season in Game 1 in 2020; he had a strong true freshman campaign in 2019, rushing for 443 yards and eight TDs as the backup to Journey Brown.

TCU starting DE Ochaun Mathis is in transfer portal

January 12
TCU redshirt junior DE Ochaun Mathis, a three-year starter for the Horned Frogs, has entered the transfer portal. Mathis, from Manor (Texas) High, near Austin, was a two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection. He led TCU in sacks in 2020 with nine and was tied for the team lead this season with four; he had 15.5 sacks, 30.5 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hurries in his time at TCU.

Eastern Michigan starting CB Jarrett Paul enters transfer portal

January 12
Eastern Michigan junior CB Jarrett Paul, who started for the Eagles this season after transferring from Rutgers, has entered the transfer portal. Paul, from Brooklyn, N.Y., was sixth on EMU with 45 tackles and led the team with six pass breakups. He started eight games at safety at Rutgers in 2019; he left the team early in the 2020 season and entered the transfer portal for the first time.

USC freshman TE Michael Trigg is in transfer portal

January 12
USC freshman TE Michael Trigg, who played in six games and had seven receptions this season, officially has entered the transfer portal. Trigg, from Tampa, was a four-star recruit and national top-160 prospect in the On3 Consensus for the 2021 class.

Other transfer portal additions on January 12

Charlotte leading tackler Tyler Murray enters transfer portal

January 11
Charlotte redshirt senior LB Tyler Murray, a team captain who led the 49ers in tackles in each of the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Murray, from the Jacksonville area, began his career at Troy before transferring to Charlotte after the 2018 season. After sitting out in 2019, he was a two-year starter and made 128 tackles in 18 games with Charlotte. Murray was a two-time All-Conference USA honorable mention selection.

5 Alabama players, including TE Jahleel Billingsley, enter transfer portal

January 11
Five Alabama players, including three who made starts this season, have entered the transfer portal: junior TE Jahleel Billingsley, redshirt junior G Tommy Brown, junior OLB King Mwikuta, sophomore OLB Drew Sanders and redshirt sophomore QB Paul Tyson. Billingsley, from Chicago, and Brown, from the L.A. area, made one start each, while Sanders, from the Dallas Metroplex, made three; those were the only starts of their careers for Brown and Sanders, while Billingsley also started four games in 2020. Mwikuta (from LaGrange, Ga.) and Tyson (from the Birmingham area) were seldom-used reserves. Billingsley had 17 receptions and three TDs this season, and made 37 career catches. Sanders made 33 tackles in two seasons, and had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack this season.

2 Georgia players, including CB Ameer Speed, are in transfer portal

January 11
One day after Georgia won the national title, fifth-year senior CB Ameer Speed and junior WR Jaylen Johnson entered the transfer portal. Speed, from Jacksonville, started the first three games of the season but lost his starting job after that; he finished the season with 13 tackles, and had 25 tackles and one pass breakup in his Bulldogs career. Johnson, a walk-on from the Atlanta suburbs, had three catches this season and five in his career.

Vanderbilt starting OT Tyler Steen enters the transfer portal

January 11
Vanderbilt senior OT Tyler Steen, a three-year starter for the Commodores, has entered the transfer portal. Steen, from powerhouse Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas, started at right tackle in 2019 before starting on the left side the past two seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on January 11

Stanford leading rusher Nathaniel Peat is in transfer portal

December 10
Stanford junior RB Nathaniel Peat, who led the Cardinal in rushing with 404 yards this season, has entered the transfer portal. Peat, who is from Columbia, Mo., started six games for the Cardinal this season. He had 79 carries this season after totaling 38 in his first two seasons on campus.

USC freshman QB Jaxson Dart enters the transfer portal

January 10
USC freshman QB Jaxson Dart, who made three starts this season after Kedon Slovis was injured, has entered the transfer portal. Dart, who is from the Salt Lake City suburbs and was the No. 3 quarterback for On3 in the 2021 class, started the final three games of the season for the Trojans. He played in six games overall and threw for 1,353 yards, with nine TDs and five interceptions. He had two 300-yard outings, including a 391-yard effort early in the season against Washington State after Slovis was injured; Slovis, who already has transferred to Pitt, returned the next week.

Washington State C Brian Greene hits transfer portal

January 10
Washington State redshirt senior C Brian Greene, a part-time starter for the Cougars the past two seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Greene, from Yakima, Wash., started six games this season and four games in 2020, when he was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection. Greene began his college career as a walk-on.

Louisiana WR Kyren Lacy is in the transfer portal

January 10
Louisiana redshirt freshman WR Kyren Lacy, who led the 13-1 Ragin’ Cajuns with six TD receptions this season, has entered the transfer portal. Lacy, from Thibodaux, La., led Louisiana in receptions with 28 as a true freshman in 2020; those catches were good for 364 yards and four TDs. This season, Lacy had 22 catches (fourth on the team) for 304 yards and the six touchdowns.

Other transfer portal additions on January 10

Two Duke safeties enter the transfer portal

January 9
Duke junior S Jalen Alexander and redshirt junior S Nate Thompson, both of whom started for the Blue Devils this season, are in the transfer portal. Alexander, from the Atlanta area, was signed as a cornerback in the 2019 class; he made two starts that fall, then one last season before starting six times this season. Alexander had 42 tackles and five pass breakups this season, and had two picks and seven PBU while at Duke. Thompson, from Sanford, N.C., about 50 miles south of Durham, also started six games this season and finished with 40 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups. He also made five starts in 2020, when he had 43 tackles and an interception.

Arkansas State all-conference K Blake Grupe is in transfer portal

January 9
Arkansas State redshirt senior K Blake Grupe, a second-team All-Sun Belt selection this season and a first-teamer in 2019, has entered the transfer portal. Grupe, a one-time walk-on from Sedalia, Mo., was 20-of-25 on field goals this season, with a long of 50. For his Arkansas State career, Grupe was 64-of-86; he was 19-of-22 in 2019 to earn all-league honors.

Other transfer portal additions on January 9

Colorado starting CB Mekhi Blackmon enters the transfer portal

January 8
Colorado redshirt junior CB Mekhi Blackmon, a two-year starter for the Buffs, has entered the transfer portal. Blackmon, from the San Francisco Bay area, has two interceptions and 10 pass breakups in the past two seasons. He began his career at a junior college  in 2017, then moved on to Colorado in 2018. He started five games in his first two seasons with the Buffs before becoming a fulltime starter the past two seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on January 8

Washington State starting QB Jayden de Laura enters the transfer portal

January 7
Washington State sophomore QB Jayden de Laura, who threw for 2,789 yards and 23 TDs this season in leading the Cougars to a 7-6 record, has entered the transfer portal. De Laura, from Honolulu, also started in 2020 as a true freshman. Cougars coaches brought in Jarrett Guarantano as a transfer from Tennessee, but de Laura beat him out for the starting job this fall. Washington State hired a new offensive coordinator, Eric Morris, after the season. Morris had been coach at FCS member Incarnate Word, which made the playoffs. Incarnate Word QB Cam Ward is in the transfer portal.

Michigan G Chuck Filiaga enters the transfer portal

January 7
Michigan redshirt senior G Chuck Filiaga, who started in 2020 and was a part-time starter this season, has entered the transfer portal. Filiaga, who is from the Dallas Metroplex, started all six games in 2020, then started four games for the Wolverines this season. He was a reserve in 2018 and ’19 after redshirting as a true freshman in 2017. He was an On3 Consensus national top-150 recruit in the 2017 class.

Tulane starting NT Jeffery Johnson is in the transfer portal

January 7
Tulane senior NT Jeffery Johnson, a three-year starter for the Green Wave, is in the transfer portal. Johnson, from Brookhaven, Miss., right across the border from Memphis, had 44 tackles this season, along with five tackles for loss. Johnson had 33 tackles and six TFL in 2020, when he also was a fulltime starter. He started six games in 2019 as a sophomore after starting 11 times as a true freshman in 2018.

Miami starting DT Nesta Silvera enters the transfer portal

January 7
Miami senior DT Nesta Silvera, a two-year starter for the Hurricanes, has officially entered the transfer portal. Silvera, an On3 consensus national top-75 player in the 2018 signing class, is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He had 38 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss this season, and ends his UM career with 103 tackles and 16 tackles for loss.

Other transfer portal additions on January 7

New Mexico leading rusher Aaron Dumas enters transfer portal

January 6
New Mexico RB Aaron Dumas, who led the Lobos in rushing this season as a true freshman, has entered the transfer portal. Dumas, who is from El Paso, Texas, rushed for 658 yards and two TDs. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry for the Lobos, who ran the ball on 64.4 percent of their plays from scrimmage.

Kentucky starting CB Cedrick Dort is in transfer portal

January 6
Kentucky redshirt senior CB Cedrick Dort, a starter at cornerback for the Wildcats this season, has entered the transfer portal. Dort, from West Palm Beach, Fla., also was a starter in 2019, and was a reserve in 2017 and 2020. He redshirted in 2018. Dort had 51 tackles and seven pass breakups in his career at UK.

Arkansas starting DB Greg Brooks enters the transfer portal

January 6
Arkansas junior DB Greg Brooks, who has started the past three seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Brooks, who is from the New Orleans area, hasn’t redshirted and has been a starter at nickelback since he stepped on campus. He had 112 tackles, four interceptions and eight pass breakups in his three seasons at Arkansas.

Central Michigan All-MAC LB Troy Brown in transfer portal

January 6
Central Michigan senior LB Troy Brown, a three-time first-team All-MAC selection, has entered the transfer portal. Brown, who is from Flint, Mich., had 199 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, 11 pass breakups and two forced fumbles over the past three seasons. He helped CMU finish 9-4 this season.

Other transfer portal additions on January 6

Oklahoma QB Caleb Williams officially in transfer portal

January 5
Oklahoma freshman QB Caleb Williams officially entered the transfer portal, and his decision on his destination figures to be the most closely followed storyline with the portal this year. Williams, who is from Washington, D.C., earned the starting job midway through the season, and though he struggled against “better” defenses, he also showed off a special playmaking ability and tons of sheer athletic talent. He threw for 1,912 yards and 21 TDs and also rushed for 435 yards and six scores in helping the Sooners go 5-2 in games he started.

SMU starting OL Alan Ali enters the transfer portal

January 5
SMU redshirt senior OL Alan Ali, a four-year starter for the Mustangs, has entered the transfer portal. Ali, from Fort Wort, Texas, started at guard as a redshirt freshman in 2018, at center in 2019 and ’20 and at center and tackle this season. He was a second-team All-AAC selection this season as a tackle.

Arkansas starting S Joe Foucha is in transfer portal

January 5
Arkansas redshirt junior S Joe Foucha, a three-year starter for the Razorbacks, has entered the transfer portal. Foucha, from New Orleans, was fourth on the team in tackles this season with 74; he also had an interceptions, five pass breakups and a forced fumble. Foucha, who was a team captain this season, had four picks and 12 pass breakups in his Arkansas career.

Missouri S Shawn Robinson enters the transfer portal

January 5
Missouri redshirt senior S Shawn Robinson, who began his college career as a quarterback at TCU, has entered the transfer portal. Robinson, who is from DeSoto, Texas, started four games at safety for the Tigers this season, his first full year playing the position; he finished with 31 tackles, three tackles for loss and a pass breakup. He opened the 2020 season as Mizzou’s starting quarterback before losing the job, then moved to safety late in the season. Robinson started the first seven games of 2018 at quarterback before TCU before being injured; he transferred to Mizzou after the ’18 season.

Other transfer portal additions on January 5

Oklahoma WR Mario Williams is in transfer portal

January 4
Oklahoma freshman WR Mario Williams, a four-star recruit in the 2021 class, has entered the transfer portal. Williams, from Plant City, Fla., near Tampa, was second on the Sooners with 35 receptions this season. His four TD catches were tied for third-most on the team.

Auburn leading receiver Kobe Hudson enters transfer portal

January 4
Auburn sophomore WR Kobe Hudson, who led the Tigers with 44 receptions this season, has entered the transfer portal. Hudson is from LaGrange, Ga., about 45 miles northeast of Auburn. He also led the team with 580 receiving yards and was tied for the lead with four TD catches. Hudson was the fourth-highest-ranked prospect in Auburn’s 20202 recruiting class.

Baylor WR R.J. Sneed, a three-year starter, enters transfer portal

January 4
Baylor redshirt senior WR R.J. Sneed, who started each of the past three seasons for the Bears, has entered the transfer portal. Sneed, who is from the Houston area, was second on the team with 46 receptions this season. He led Baylor with 39 catches in 2020, and had 133 (and eight touchdowns) in his Bears career. Sneed had 100-plus catches in each of his final three high school seasons at Cypress (Texas) Ranch High.

Louisiana RB Montrell Johnson, the Sun Belt freshman of the year, enters transfer portal

January 4
Louisiana freshman RB Montrell Johnson, who led the 13-1 Ragin’ Cajuns in rushing TDs with 12, is in the transfer portal. Johnson, from New Orleans, was second on the team with 838 rushing yards. In addition to being named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, he also was a second-team all-conference selection. Johnson was one of three Louisiana running backs with at least 600 rushing yards this season. Included in his highlights was a 99-yard TD run against Arkansas State, making him one of 13 players in NCAA history with a run of that distance.

Other transfer portal additions on January 4

Coastal Carolina two-year starting S Enock Makonzo enters transfer portal

January 3
Coastal Carolina redshirt senior Enock Makonzo, a two-year starter at the Chanticleers’ Spur position (a hybrid safety/outside linebacker), has entered the transfer portal. Makonzo originally is from Montreal and attended New Mexico Military Institute before heading to Coastal. He earned a starting job in 2019 but was injured in the second game and missed the rest of the season. Makonzo was a starter the past two seasons, and earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt in each of those two seasons. He made 146 tackles, with 21 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles in the past two seasons.

West Virginia leading receiver Winston Wright in transfer portal

January 3
West Virginia junior WR Winston Wright Jr., the Mountaineers’ leading receiver the past two seasons, officially has entered the transfer portal. Wright, from Savannah, Ga, was an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick this season, when he had 63 receptions for 688 yards and five TDs. He also was one of the better kick returners in the league, averaging 26.7 yards on 23 returns, including one for a TD against Long Island.

Minnesota leading rusher Ky Thomas enters transfer portal

January 3
Minnesota redshirt freshman RB Ky Thomas, who led the Golden Gophers with 824 rushing yards this season, has entered the transfer portal. Thomas, from Topeka, Kan., became the starter in Game 7 after Minnesota’s top two running backs were lost for the season with injury; he had five 100-yard outings the rest of the way, including a season-high 144 in a bowl win over West Virginia.

Pitt starting LB Cam Bright is in transfer portal

January 3
Pitt senior LB Cam Bright, a two-year starter who was a team captain this season, has entered the transfer portal. Bright, from Montgomery, Ala., made 111 tackles in the past two seasons, including 14.5 tackles for loss. He had a fumble return for a TD in the Panthers’ Peach Bowl loss to Michigan State.

West Virginia starting QB Jarret Doege enters transfer portal

January 3
West Virginia redshirt senior QB Jarret Doege, a two-year starter for the Mountaineers, has entered the transfer portal. Doege, who is from Lubbock, Texas, began his career at Bowling Green before transferring to WVU. He started 18 games at BG, then 26 for WVU. Doege threw for 3,046 yards and 19 TDs this season, but he also tossed 12 picks and had five games where he didn’t throw for even 200 yards.

Marshall starting QB Grant Wells is in transfer portal

January 3
Marshall redshirt freshman QB Grant Wells, who threw for 5,626 yards in two seasons as the starter for the Thundering Herd, has entered the transfer portal. Wells, from Charleston, W.Va., threw 34 TD passes but also 22 interceptions while at Marshall. He had six 300-yard games this season.

Wake Forest leading rusher Christian Beal-Smith is in transfer portal

January 3
Wake Forest redshirt junior RB Christian Beal-Smith, who led the Demon Deacons in rushing in 2020 and 2021, has entered the transfer portal. Beal-Smith, who is from the Winston-Salem area, rushed for 732 yards in 2020 and 604 this season. He rushed for 1,871 yards and 14 TDs in his Wake career. Presumably, he hopes to have the same kind of transfer success as former Wake RB Kenneth Walker III, who shared time with Beal-Smith before moving on to Michigan State, where he was No. 2 in the nation in rushing this season.

Central Michigan starting S Devonni Reed enters the transfer portal

January 3
Central Michigan redshirt senior S Devonni Reed, a four-year starter for the Chippewas, has entered the transfer portal. Reed, who is from the Detroit area, redshirted as a true freshman in 2017, then started for the next four seasons. He was a third-team All-MAC pick  in 2020 and a second-team selection this season, when he had 73 tackles, two interceptions (including a pick-six against LSU) and six pass breakups. Reed had 287 career tackles in 43 games at Central Michigan.

Other transfer portal additions on January 3

Two Louisiana starters in the transfer portal

January 2
Louisiana redshirt sophomore CB Mekhi Garner and redshirt sophomore G O’Cyrus Torrence, who starred for the Ragin’ Cajuns (13-1) this season, have entered the transfer portal. Garner, from the Dallas Metroplex, was a third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection this season; Torrence, who is from Greensburg, La., about 75 miles northwest of New Orleans, was a first-team all-league pick. Garner, who also started in 2020, had three picks and 15 pass breakups in his Ragin’ Cajuns career. Torrence is a three-year starter who also was a second-team All-SBC pick in 2020.

Other transfer portal additions on January 2

Colorado starting WR Brenden Rice is in the transfer portal

January 1
Colorado redshirt freshman WR Brenden Rice, who was second on the Buffs with 21 receptions this season, has entered the transfer portal. He is the son of NFL Fall of Famer Jerry Rice and went to high school in the Phoenix area. He had 27 career catches with the Buffs, and four went for touchdowns. Rice also returned one punt in his Buffs career-and took it 81 yards for a TD in 2020 against Utah.

Maryland WR Darryl Jones enters the transfer portal

January 1
Maryland senior WR Darryl Jones, who started seven games this season and 16 in his Terps career, has entered the transfer portal. Jones, from Virginia Beach, Va., had 23 receptions this season and 49 in his career.

Other transfer portal additions on January 1

Tulsa all-conference DT Jaxon Player enters transfer portal

December 31
Tulsa senior DT Jaxon Player, a three-year starter and two-time All-AAC honoree, has entered the transfer portal. Player, who is from Waco, Texas, was a first-team All-AAC pick in 2020 and a second-team selection this season, when he was second in the league with 15 tackles for loss. He had 32 TFL in his Tulsa career.

Pitt starting WR Shocky Jacques-Louis enters the transfer portal

December 31
Pitt senior WR Shyheem “Shocky” Jacques-Louis, a fulltime starter the past two seasons after being a part-time starter in his first two seasons with the Panthers, has entered the transfer portal. Jacques-Louis, from Fort Myers, Fla., had 83 receptions during his Pitt career, with three TDs.

LB Tatum Bethune, UCF’s leading tackler, is in transfer portal

December 31
UCF junior LB Tatum Bethune, who was second in the AAC with 108 tackles this season, has entered the transfer portal. Bethune, who went to Miami Central High, was a spot starter in his first two seasons with the Knights before emerging as a steadying force this season. He also had two interceptions and 5.5 tackles for loss.

Two more Buffalo starters enter the transfer portal

December 31
Buffalo fifth-year senior QB Kyle Vantrease and redshirt junior RB Dylan McDuffie are in the transfer portal. Vantrease, an Ohio native, was a three-year starter for the run-heavy Bulls; he threw for 1,865 yards this season, which was a career-high. McDuffie, who is from Buffalo, ran for 1,049 yards and 11 TDs this season; he had run for 224 in his career before this season.

Other transfer portal additions on December 31

Northwestern star S Brandon Joseph enters the transfer portal

December 30
Northwestern redshirt sophomore S Brandon Joseph, who was a first-team All-American in 2020, has entered the transfer portal. Joseph, from College Station (Texas) High, had six interceptions in earning All-America honors as a redshirt freshman in 2020. This season, he had 80 tackles, three picks and four pass breakups in earning second-team All-Big Ten honors.

Transfer portal additions on December 30

Nevada starting S JoJo Claiborne enters transfer portal

December 29
Nevada redshirt junior S JoJuan “JoJo” Claiborne, a starter who was fourth on the team with 61 tackles, has entered the transfer portal. Jordan Lee, Nevada’s other starting safety, already had entered the portal. Claiborne, a Las Vegas native who had also an interception and five pass breakups, was a key backup in 2020 before earning a starting job this season.

Washington leading tackler Jackson Sirmon enters transfer portal

December 29
Washington fourth-year sophomore LB Jackson Sirmon, the Huskies’ leading tackler with 92 this season, has entered the transfer portal. Sirmon, who went to high school in the Nashville area, is the son of former NFL and Oregon All-America LB Peter Sirmon; the elder Sirmon is the defensive coordinator at California. Sirmon redshirted as a true freshman in 2018, was a key reserve in 2019, then started for the Huskies the past two seasons. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection this season.

Buffalo starting C Bence Polgar is in the transfer portal

December 29
Buffalo sophomore C Bence Polgar, the Bulls’ starter this season, is in the transfer portal. Polgar, a New Jersey native, redshirted as a true freshman in 2019, then was a reserve in 2020 before winning the starting job this season.

Other transfer portal additions on December 29

Colorado starting S Mark Perry is in the transfer portal

December 28
Colorado redshirt sophomore S Mark Perry, a starter who was second on the Buffs with 66 tackles this season, has entered the transfer portal. Perry, who is from the L.A. suburbs, played a lot as a reserve in each of his first two seasons before becoming a starter this season. He also had three interceptions and three pass breakups this fall.

Two Hawaii starting d-linemen enter the transfer portal

December 28
Hawaii senior DT Justus Tavai and junior DE Jonah Laulu have entered the transfer portal; Laulu was an honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference selection this season. Both were two-year starters for the Rainbow Warriors. Tavai, from the L.A. area, had 35 tackles and five tackles for loss this season; he also saw time at end during his time at Hawaii. Laulu, from Las Vegas, was second in the team in sacks (four) and third in tackles for loss (eight) this season; he had 19 tackles for loss in his career at Hawaii.

Nevada starting S Jordan Lee enters the transfer portal

December 28
Nevada senior S Jordan Lee, a part-time starter in his first three seasons before becoming the fulltime starter this season, is in the transfer portal. Lee, a L.A. native who went to high school in Las Vegas, was third on the Wolf Pack in tackles with 85. He also had four pass breakups and five tackles for loss this season, and earned honorable mention All-Mountain West notice.

San Diego State starting QB Lucas Johnson is in transfer portal

December 28
San Diego State senior QB Lucas Johnson, who started nine games for the 12-2 Aztecs this season, has entered the transfer portal. Johnson is a San Diego native who began his career at Georgia Tech before transferring home before the 2020 season. He started once in 2020 before being injured, then started in the second half of this season for SDSU. Johnson didn’t do all that much as a passer — he threw 12 TD passes, with three coming in the bowl win over UTSA — but generally avoided mistakes and made some plays on the ground.

Hawaii first-team all-conference LB Darius Muasau enters transfer portal

December 28
Hawaii junior LB Darius Muasau, a two-time first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection, has entered the transfer portal. Muasau was a spot starter as a true freshman in 2019, then a fulltime starter for the Rainbow Warriors the past two seasons. He is fifth in the league with 109 tackles this season and led the conference with 104 tackles in 2020. Muasau, who played his high school ball in Hawaii, also had 23.5 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles the past two seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on December 28

Xazavian Valladay, 2nd-leading rusher in Wyoming history, enters transfer portal

December 27
Wyoming redshirt senior RB Xazavian Valladay, the second-leading rusher in school history with 3,274 career yards, has entered the transfer portal. He is a two-time 1,000-yard rusher who was the Cowboys’ leading rusher in each of the past three seasons. Valladay rushed for 1,070 yards and six TDs this season, when he was a second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. Valladay, who is from the Chicago suburbs, was a first-team All-MWC pick in 2019, when he rushed for 1,265 yards and six TDs. He also is an effective receiver out of the backfield.

Eastern Michigan starting QB Ben Bryant is in transfer portal

December 27
Eastern Michigan senior QB Ben Bryant, who started 11 games for the Eagles this season after transferring from Cincinnati, has entered the transfer portal. Bryant, from the Chicago suburbs, was Cincinnati’s backup in 2019 and ’20, then won the starting job at EMU this season. He threw for 3,121 yards and 14 touchdowns as the Eagles finished 7-6. Bryant has a “Do Not Contact” designation in the portal; that means the player wants to initiate any contact with a school.

Other transfer portal additions on December 27

Wyoming’s starting CBs enter transfer portal

December 26
Wyoming fifth-year junior CB C.J. Coldon and fifth-year senior CB Azizi Hearn entered the transfer portal. Coldon was a second-team All-Mountain West Conference pick this season, when he had 67 tackles and 10 pass breakups. Coldon, who also started in 2020 and began the season as a starter in 2019 before being injured, is from Belleville, Ill., which is across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Hearn, from the San Diego area, is a one-time walk-on at Arizona who transferred after the 2018 season and became a three-year starter for Wyoming. He had 30 tackles and five pass breakups this season. Cowboys starting S Rome Weber and starting NB Keyon Blankenbaker already had entered the portal.

Other transfer portal additions on December 26

Miami (Ohio) loses two key defensive players to transfer portal

December 24
Miami (Ohio) sophomore LB Ivan Pace, a first-team All-MAC pick this season, and sophomore DE Lonnie Phelps, third in the MAC with 9.5 sacks, have entered the transfer portal. Both originally are from the Cincinnati area. Pace is eighth nationally with 125 tackles; he also had 13 tackles for loss, an interception, three pass breakups and a forced fumble. Phelps was a second-team all-league selection.

Other transfer portal additions on December 24

Washington starting WR Terrell Bynum enters the transfer portal

December 23
Washington junior WR Terrell Bynum, a two-year starter who was fourth on the team with 26 receptions this season, has entered the transfer portal. Bynum’s catches were good for 436 yards (16.8 per catch) and four TDs. Bynum came on strong in the second half of his freshman season in 2019 and has started ever since.

Colorado starting CB Christian Gonzalez is in the transfer portal

December 23
Colorado redshirt freshman CB Christian Gonzalez, who has started every game the past two seasons for the Buffs, has entered the transfer portal. Gonzalez, who is from the Dallas Metroplex, was fifth on the Buffs with 53 tackles this season; he also had five pass breakups, giving him 10 in his Colorado career.

Missouri starting QB Connor Bazelak enters the transfer portal

December 23
Missouri redshirt sophomore QB Connor Bazelak, a two-year starter for the Tigers, has decided to enter the transfer portal. Bazelak, who is from Dayton, Ohio, threw for 4,914 yards, with 23 TD passes and 17 picks, in the past two seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on December 23

Oklahoma State starting S Tanner McCalister enters transfer portal

December 22
Oklahoma State senior S Tanner McCalister, a two-year starter, has entered the transfer portal. McCalister signed with the Cowboys in 2018 as a corner out of Rockwall (Texas) Rockwall-Heath and played extensively as a reserve in ’18 and ’19. He moved to safety in 2020 and became a starter, and kept his starting spot this season. McCalister had 34 tackles, an interception and five pass breakups this season.

Two Wyoming starters in the transfer portal

December 22
Wyoming sophomore QB Levi Williams, the hero of the Cowboys’ Famous Idaho Potato Bowl bowl win over Kent State, and sophomore WR Isaiah Neyor, the team’s leading receiver, have entered the transfer portal. Both are from Texas: Williams from the San Antonio area and Neyor from the Dallas Metroplex. Neyor was a second-team All-Mountain West selection after a big season that saw him catch 44 passes for 878 yards (19.95 yards per reception) and 12 TDs. The TD total is tied for seventh nationally. Williams started the last six games of this season and also the final three games of the 2020 season. He rushed for 200 yards and four TDs and also threw a scoring pass in the bowl win over Kent State. At this point, he’s a better runner than passer.

Transfer portal additions on December 22

UTEP star WR Jacob Cowing is in transfer portal

December 21
UTEP redshirt sophomore WR Jacob Cowing, who is seventh nationally this season in receiving yards and is one of the best deep threats in the nation, has entered the transfer portal. Cowing, who is from the Phoenix area, made 28 starts in his three seasons at UTEP. He finished this season with 69 receptions for 1,367 yards and seven TDs, and was a first-team All-Conference USA selection. His average of 19.8 yards per catch is second nationally among the 100-plus players who have 50 receptions this season, behind only Alabama’s Jameson Williams (21.3). Cowing had 141 catches at UTEP, for 2,608 yards (18.5 yards per reception) and 13 TDs.

MAC Freshman of the Year Jay Ducker enters the transfer portal

December 21
Northern Illinois redshirt freshman RB Jay Ducker, who rushed for 1,184 yards this season for the MAC champs and was named conference freshman of the year, has entered the transfer portal. Ducker, a Nebraska native, finished the season with seven 100-yard games in his final eight outings after beginning the season as a reserve. He rushed for 146 yards in NIU’s Cure Bowl loss to Coastal Carolina.

Other transfer portal additions on December 21

California starting G McKade Mettauer is in transfer portal

December 20
California junior G McKade Mettauer, a three-year starter, has entered the transfer portal. Mettauer, who is from the Houston area, played in 27 games at Cal and started the final 26 of them. Mettauer, who hasn’t redshirted, was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection this season.

Virginia Tech starting QB Braxton Burmeister enters transfer portal

December 20
Virginia Tech redshirt junior QB Braxton Burmeister, a San Diego-area native who began his career at Oregon, officially has entered the transfer portal. Burmeister started four games for the Hokies in 2020 before taking over the fulltime starting role this season. He is a dual-threat quarterback who is a better runner than passer. Burmeister ran for 696 yards and four TDs and threw for 2,647 yards and 16 TDs in his two seasons at Virginia Tech.

Other transfer portal additions on December 20

Transfer portal additions on December 19

Northern Illinois 2-year starting DB Dillon Thomas enters transfer portal

December 18
Northern Illinois redshirt junior starting rover Dillon Thomas has entered the transfer portal. The rover spot in the Huskies’ defense is a hybrid safety/linebacker role. Thomas is a two-year starter for NIU, which finished 9-5 this season and won the MAC this season. He started at rover this season after starting at corner in 2020. Thomas also started three games at corner in 2019. Thomas had 119 tackles the past three seasons, as well as two picks and nine pass breakups.

Other transfer portal additions on December 18

  • Auburn freshman S Ahmari Harvey
  • Florida State redshirt junior K Parker Grothaus

Washington starting DT Taki Taimani enters the transfer portal

December 17
Washington redshirt junior DT Sam “Taki” Taimani has entered the transfer portal. Taimani, a 330-pounder from Salt Lake City, started 14 of Washington’s 16 games the past two seasons. Taimani, who figures to be a hot commodity, had 71 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss in his Huskies career, and he has the ability to play nose tackle as well as a tackle spot in a 4-3.

Texas starting QB Casey Thompson is in transfer portal

December 17
Texas junior quarterback Casey Thompson entered the NCAA transfer portal. This is Thompson’s second entrance into the portal after he put his name in the database in December 2018 before deciding to stay at Texas. Thompson, who started the last 10 games of the season after taking over for Hudson Card following the Longhorns’ loss at Arkansas, led the Big 12 in passing touchdowns this year with 24. He was 165-for-261 with 2113 yards and nine interceptions. He also rushed 55 yards for 157 yards and four scores.

Other transfer portal additions on December 17

Virginia starting OT Ryan Swoboda enters transfer portal

December 16
Virginia redshirt senior OT Ryan Swoboda, a two-year starter at right tackle for the Cavs, has entered the transfer portal. Swoboda, who is 6 feet 10 and 325 pounds, was a key reserve in 2018 and ’19, making a combined four starts, before earning a starting job in 2020. He kept his starting job this season. Swoboda, who is from Orlando, was a starter on a state championship basketball team at Windermere Prep.

LSU part-time starting WR Trey Palmer in transfer portal

December 16
LSU junior WR Trey Palmer, a former On3 Consensus national top-100 recruit in 2019 who started four games this season, has entered the transfer portal. He had 30 receptions for 344 yards and three TDs this season, and had 41 catches for 458 yards and the three TDs in his Tigers career. He also scored TDs as a punt returner and kickoff returner in his time at LSU.

Transfer portal additions on December 16

Three TCU freshmen enter the transfer portal

December 15
Three TCU true freshmen — S Da’Veawn Armstead, DE Chris Murray and RB Ahmonte Watkins — have entered the transfer portal. Murray and Watkins were two of TCU’s three top signees in the 2021 class in the On3 Consensus rankings. Watkins played in two games this season; Armstead played in 10, making five tackles; and Murray didn’t see any action.

Duke CB Jeremiah Lewis enters transfer portal

December 15
Duke redshirt junior CB Jeremiah Lewis, who started two games this season after being a fulltime starter in 2020, has entered the transfer portal. Lewis had two interceptions and 30 tackles this season; he had four interceptions, nine pass breakups and 76 tackles the past two seasons.

Oregon DT Jayson Jones enters transfer portal

December 15
Oregon freshman DT Jayson Jones, a key reserve for the Ducks, has entered the transfer portal. Jones is a former four-star recruit in the 2020 class. He saw action in all 13 games for Oregon this season, with 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Jones is the second Ducks defender, joining starting CB D.J. James, to transfer since Mario Cristobal left for Miami. Jones and James are both Alabama natives.

Two Colorado State starters enter transfer portal

December 15
Colorado State starting QB Todd Centeio and starting C Cam Reddy have entered the transfer portal. Centeio is a redshirt senior who began his college career at Temple before transferring to Colorado State in 2020. He started the season-opener for the Rams last season, then was a reserve the rest of the way. He was the fulltime starter this season, throwing for 2,958 yards, 15 TDs and 10 interceptions, and also finishing second on the team in rushing with 439 yards and two scores. Reddy is a redshirt junior who was in his second season as the starter after transferring from Boston College, where he began his career as a walk-on. Reddy is a two-time All-Mountain West honorable mention selection.

UConn’s Kevin Mensah, a two-time 1,000-yard rusher, enters transfer portal

December 15
UConn senior RB Kevin Mensah, who rushed for 1,000 yards in 2018 and ’19 before dropping off to just 314 this season, has entered the transfer portal. Mensah rushed for 2,933 yards and 19 TDs in four seasons with the Huskies (UConn opted out of playing in 2020), and is the fourth-leading rusher in school history.

USC RB Kenan Christon enters the transfer portal

USC junior RB Kenan Christon, who played in one game this season before being suspended by the school for a physical altercation with another student, has entered the transfer portal. Christon is a former four-star recruit from San Diego who also was a sprinter on the Trojans’ track team. He played in 13 career games with USC; as a backup as a true freshman in 2019, he played in seven games and rushed for 373 yards and two scores.

Other transfer portal additions on December 15

Western Kentucky all-conference DB Beanie Bishop enters transfer portal

December 14
Western Kentucky redshirt sophomore DB Shannon “Beanie” Bishop, who started 10 games this season and was a first-team All-Conference USA selection, has entered the transfer portal. Bishop, who also returned kicks, made three starts at corner and seven at nickelback for the Hilltoppers. He had 41 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and three picks, including one returned for a TD in a rout of Middle Tennessee State.

Other transfer portal additions on December 14

Auburn QB Bo Nix is officially in the transfer portal

December 13
Auburn junior QB Bo Nix, a three-year starter for the Tigers, officially entered the transfer portal. Nix has a “Do Not Contact” designation, meaning schools are not allowed to contact him; instead, Nix will initiate any contact with schools he is interested in. Nix leaves Auburn with 7,251 passing yards, with 39 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also rushed for 869 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Iowa State starters Isheem Young and Kym-Mani King enter transfer portal

December 13
Iowa State redshirt sophomore S Isheem Young and junior S Kym-Mani King, both of whom started this season for the Cyclones, have entered the transfer portal. Young was a second-team All-Big 12 selection this season. Young also started in 2020, when he was the Big 12 co-defensive freshman of the year; he had 106 tackles in his two seasons at Iowa State, making 21 starts, to go with three interceptions and five forced fumbles. King emerged as a starter for the Cyclones this season, when he had 29 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups.

Texas A&M QB Zach Calzada enters transfer portal

December 13
Texas A&M redshirt sophomore QB Zach Calzada, who started the final 10 games of the season after Haynes King was injured, entered the transfer portal. Calzada completed 56.1 percent of his passes and threw for 2,185 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine picks. He had one true shining moment, guiding the Aggies to a shocking upset of Alabama by throwing for a season-high 285 yards and three TDs. He also completed 67.7 percent of his passes that day — the only time this season he completed better than 60 percent against a FBS opponent.

USC junior QB Kedon Slovis enters transfer portal

December 13
USC junor QB Kedon Slovis, the Trojans’ starting quarterback the past three seasons, has entered the transfer portal. Slovis, from the Phoenix area, took over the starting role as a true freshman when J.T. Daniels was hurt in the season-opening game. Slovis started all six games in the COIVD-shortened 2020 season, then started the first nine games this season before being injured. In his Trojans career, he threw for 7,576 yards, 58 TDs and 24 interceptions. The yardage total is seventh in school history, and the touchdown total is tied for fifth.

Virginia junior DT Aaron Faumui enters transfer portal

December 13
Virginia junior Aaron Faumui, a part-time starter in three seasons for the Cavaliers, has entered the transfer portal. Faumui, who is from Honolulu, started four games as a freshman in 2018, five as a sophomore in 2019 and seven this season; he opted out in 2020. He had 63 tackles in his Virginia career, with 12.5 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hurries.

Other transfer portal additions on December 13

Transfer portal additions on December 12

Transfer portal additions on December 11

LB Mohamoud Diabate, Florida’s leading tackler, enters the transfer portal

December 10
Florida junior LB Mohamoud Diabate, the Gators’ leading tackler this season with 89, has entered the transfer portal. Diabate was a reserve as a true freshman in 2019, then emerged as a solid performer in 2020, when he made 68 tackles. Diabate was an edge rusher in high school but was converted to inside linebacker as a sophomore in 2020 for depth reasons. Diabate was the No. 112 recruit nationally in the On3 Consensus rankings for the 2019 cycle.

Nevada starting OT Jacob Gardner is in transfer portal

December 10
Nevada sophomore OT Jacob Gardner, a two-year starter for the Wolf Pack, has entered the transfer portal. Gardner won the starting job at left tackle as a true freshman in 2020 and kept it this season, protecting star QB Carson Strong. Gardner was the first true freshman to start at left tackle in a Nevada season opener since the school moved to Division I in 1992. He was a two-time All-Mountain West honorable mention selection. His great uncles were pro wrestlers Jack and Jerry Brisco.

Texas starter BJ Foster enters transfer portal

December 10
Texas senior B.J. Foster, who started every game at safety for the Longhorns this season, has entered the transfer portal. Foster made 28 career starts for Texas. He led the Longhorns with three interceptions and was seventh with 47 tackles. He also was a fulltime starter in 2019 and a part-time starter as a true freshman in 2018 and in 2020. Foster was a top-15 recruit nationally in the On3 Consensus for the 2018 cycle.

Other transfer portal additions on December 10

Oregon starting CB D.J. James enters transfer portal

December 9
Oregon redshirt sophomore CB D.J. James, who is a starter this season for the Ducks, has entered the transfer portal. James was a reserve in 2019 and ’20 before earning a starting spot this season. He was fifth on the team with 46 tackles and had two picks and four pass breakups. James is a native of Mobile, Ala., and was a three-star recruit in the 2019 class.

Florida starting WR Jacob Copeland enters transfer portal

December 9
Florida redshirt junior WR Jacob Copeland, a two-year starter, has entered the transfer portal. While he was a starter, he never lived up to his recruiting hype — he was the overall No. 72 recruit in the nation in the On3 Consensus for the 2018 class — and never was a clear-cut No. 1 receiver. Copeland was inconsistent and plagued by drops with the Gators. He was a complementary option in 2020 in a pass-happy attack, then shared go-to duties with Justin Shorter this season. Copeland leaves with 84 career catches and nine TDs.

Other transfer portal additions on December 9

LSU starting QB Max Johnson enters transfer portal

December 8
LSU sophomore QB Max Johnson officially entered the transfer portal. He started twice last season as a true freshman, then was the fulltime starter for the Tigers this season, throwing for 2,814 yards and 27 TDs and completing 60.3 percent of his passes.

Western Kentucky starting OT Mason Brooks hits transfer portal

December 8
Western Kentucky junior OT Mason Brooks, a first-team All-Conference USA selection this season, has entered the transfer portal. Brooks was a two-year starter at right tackle for the Hilltoppers and was an honorable mention All-C-USA selection in 2020.

Nevada LB Daiyan Henley enters the transfer portal

December 8
Nevada senior LB Daiyan Henley, the Wolf Pack’s leading tackler this season, has entered the transfer portal. Henley was a second-team All-Mountain West pick after finishing sixth in the league with 103 tackles. He played wide receiver in his first two seasons at Nevada before switching to linebacker in 2019. Henley was third on the team with 49 tackles in 2020.

Washington freshman starter Cooper McDonald is in transfer portal

December 8
Washington freshman LB Cooper McDonald, who started 11 games this season, has entered the transfer portal. McDonald, from Justin (Texas) Northwest, north of Dallas, may be looking to get closer to home. He had 26 tackles and was second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss.

LSU freshman WR Deion Smith is in transfer portal

December 8
LSU freshman WR Deion Smith, who was the No. 75 prospect in the On3 Consensus 2021 recruit rankings, has entered the transfer portal. He had 11 receptions, including two TD grabs, in six games this season.

LSU freshman DE Landon Jackson enters the transfer portal

December 8
LSU freshman DE Landon Jackson, who was the No. 171 player in the On3 Consensus rankings for the 2021 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal. Jackson, from Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove, played in five games but did not record any stats.

Arizona State freshman CB Tommi Hill hits the transfer portal

December 8
Arizona State freshman CB Tommi Hill, who was the No. 162 player in the On3 Consensus rankings for the 2021 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal. Hill, who was teammates with Alabama WR Christian Leary at Orlando Edgewater, saw time in 11 games as a reserve and made nine tackles. Hill also saw time as a kick returner, averaging 19.8 yards on four returns.

San Diego State starting G Chris Martinez enters transfer portal

December 8
San Diego State senior G Chris Martinez has entered the transfer portal. Martinez has one season of eligibility remaining. He didn’t play at all in his first three seasons at SDSU, then started four (of six) games in 2020 and all 13 games this season; the Aztecs are 11-2 and have a matchup with UTSA (12-1) in the Frisco Bowl.

Other transfer portal additions on December 8

USC starting S Chase Williams enters transfer portal

December 7
USC redshirt junior S Chase Williams has entered the transfer portal. Williams was a four-star recruit and the overall No. 129 prospect nationally as a cornerback in the 2018 class. He saw time at safety and nickelback in his first three seasons on campus, including making six starts. Williams became the fulltime starter at strong safety this season and was tied for fourth on the team with 48 tackles. He had one pass breakup and no interceptions in his USC career.

Stanford starting OLB Gabe Reid enters transfer portal

December 7
Stanford redshirt senior OLB Gabe Reid, a member of the Cardinal’s 2015 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal. Reid signed with Stanford out of high school in the ’15 class, then went on a two-year LDS mission in American Samoa. He redshirted in 2017, then started 13 games from 2018-20 before becoming a full-time starter this season. Reid had 62 tackles and a team-high 10 tackles for loss this season, and had 30.5 tackles for loss in his Stanford career.

Western Kentucky WR Mitchell Tinsley enters transfer portal

December 7
Western Kentucky WR Mitchell Tinsley, who was one of the most productive receivers in the nation this season in the Hilltoppers’ pass-happy attack, has entered the transfer portal. Tinsley had 80 receptions for 1,299 yards and 12 TDs. The receptions total was tied for 17th nationally, while he was seventh in receiving yards and tied for sixth in TD receptions. Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Zack Kittley, who just completed his first season with the Hilltoppers, has accepted the Texas Tech OC job. Tinsley, a Kansas City-area native, is a former JC transfer who also started for Western in 2020.

Other transfer portal additions on December 7

Cal starting DE JH Tevis enters transfer portal

December 6
Redshirt junior JH Tevis, a two-year starter at defensive end for a solid Caifornia defense, has entered the transfer portal. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2018 and seeing time as a reserve in 2019, Tevis started the past two seasons for the Golden Bears. He had 37 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss this season for Cal, which finished 5-7.

Akron standout WR Konata Mumpfield enters transfer portal

December 6
Akron true freshman WR Konata Mumpfield, a second-team All-MAC selection, has entered the transfer portal. Mumpfield had 63 receptions for 751 yards and eight TDs for the Zips, figures that are sixth, 10th and fourth, respectively, in the MAC.

Three Virginia starters enter the transfer portal

December 6
Virginia redshirt senior C Olusegun Oluwatimi, who began his career at Air Force and became a three-year starter for the Cavaliers, has entered the transfer portal, as has Cavaliers redshirt junior LB Noah Taylor and senior OT Bobby Haskins. Oluwatimi was a second-team All-ACC selection and one of three finalists this season for the Rimington Trophy, which goes to the nation’s best center. He should be a hot transfer commodity as a sort of one-season rental at center. Taylor is another three-year starter who has legit big-play potential; he had 13 sacks and 30 tackles for loss in his time at UVa. Haskins was a seven-game starter at left tackle for the Cavs this season and a fulltime starter in 2019. He was a reserve during an injury-plagued 2020 season.

Other transfer portal additions on December 6

Indiana QB Michael Penix Jr. enters the transfer portal

December 5
Indiana’s Michael Penix Jr., the Hoosiers’ starting quarterback for three seasons, has decided to enter the transfer portal. When healthy, Penix has been productive, but injuries have limited him to 17 starts. He suffered a torn ACL as a true freshman in 2018, a shoulder injury in ’19, another ACL tear in ’20 and another shoulder injury in 2021. He was 12-5 as a starter for the Hoosiers, and was a captain in 2020 and ’21.

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Other transfer portal additions on December 5

Transfer portal additions on December 4

Ohio State QB Quinn Ewers enters transfer portal

December 3
Quinn Ewers, the consensus No. 1 player in the 2021 recruiting class, graduated from high school a year early to enroll at Ohio State — one reason was to cash in on numerous NIL opportunities — but was stuck down on the depth chart, and decided to enter the transfer portal. His vast potential will make him a coveted transfer.

Other transfer portal entrants on December 3

Nebraska starting QB Adrian Martinez enters the transfer portal

December 2
Nebraska senior QB Adrian Martinez, who was a four-year starter for the Huskers, has entered the transfer portal. Martinez, a true dual-threat quarterback, was the centerpiece of coach Scott Frost’s first recruiting class at Nebraska in 2018. But while he had his moments under Frost, he lacked consistency and was turnover-prone (30 interceptions). Martinez was benched at varying points, but always got his starting job back.

Duke starting DT Gary Smith III enters transfer portal

December 2
Duke sophomore DT Gary Smith III, a nine-game starter this season, has entered the portal. He was a backup as a true freshman in 2020, then emerged this season. Smith finished with 24 tackles and showed some ability to be a disruptor in the middle with 2.5 tackles for loss.

Tayvion Robinson, Virginia Tech’s leading receiver, enters transfer portal

December 2
Virginia Tech redshirt sophomore WR Tayvion Robinson, who led the Hokies with 44 receptions this season, has entered the portal; he figures to draw a lot of attention. Robinson was a rare recruiting win for the Hokies in the Tidewater region under Justin Fuente; he had 113 career catches for the Hokies, good for 1,555 yards and nine TDs. He also is a good punt returner.

Other transfer portal additions on December 2

Washington State starting G Cade Beresford enters transfer portal

December 1
Washington State redshirt junior G Cade Beresford, who started nine games this season, has entered the transfer portal. Beresford had played in five games as a reserve tackle before this season. His dad played at Boise State.

Oklahoma junior WR Theo Wease enters transfer portal

December 1
Oklahoma junior WR Theo Wease, a consensus five-star in the 2019 recruiting class, had 44 receptions and six TD grabs in three seasons with the Sooners. He tied for the team lead with 37 receptions in 2020  but played in just one game this season with no catches after being injured in preseason camp.

Boston College sixth-year senior WR Kobay White enters portal

December 1
Kobay White, a three-star prospect in the 2016 class, was a big-time contributor for Boston College from 2017-19, with 27 starts and 96 receptions. But he missed all of 2020 with a knee injury and made just one catch in four games this season. Because of injuries and the COVID year, he still has one season of eligibility remaining.

New Mexico State redshirt sophomore CB Syrus Dumas enters portal

December 1
Syrus Dumas, a junior college transfer from Independence (Kan.) CC who is a Mississippi native, started eight games for the Aggies this season. He had 34 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass breakups.

Other transfer portal additions on December 1

Auburn G Tashawn Manning enters transfer portal

November 30
Auburn redshirt senior G Tashawn Manning has entered the transfer portal. He played in eight games this season and started all 11 games in 2020 at left guard. Manning is a former On3 Consensus three-star defensive tackle whose 2017 enrollment in college was delayed a year because of cancer treatments after high school.

FIU WR Tyrese Chambers enters portal

November 30
FIU sophomore WR Tyrese Chambers, who began his career at FCS member Sacred Heart, has entered the transfer portal. Chambers was one of the nation’s top deep threats this season, averaging 23.9 yards per catch on his 45 receptions and scoring nine TDs.

Vanderbilt CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally to transfer portal

November 30
Vanderbilt redshirt sophomore CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally was a starter for the Commodores this season after serving as a part-time starter in 2020. He was fifth on the team with 51 tackles.

Vanderbilt senior WR Cam Johnson enters portal

November 30
Vanderbilt senior WR Cam Johnson, a former four-star recruit, has entered the transfer portal. Johnson was a full-time starter for two seasons, including this one, and a part-time starter for another season for the Commodores. This season, he had 34 receptions for 327 yards and four TDs.

Vanderbilt senior S Brendon Harris enters transfer portal

November 30
Vanderbilt senior S Brendon Harris has entered the portal. While Harris never was a full-time starter, he played a lot for the Commodores and had 127 tackles the past three seasons.

Other transfer portal additions on November 30

  • Minnesota redshirt freshmen Austin Henderson
  • Iowa redshirt freshman QB Deuce Hogan
  • Kentucky sophomore RB Travis Tisdale
  • Georgia Tech redshirt freshman G Jamal Camp
  • Georgia Tech redshirt freshman RB Tony Amerson
  • South Carolina sophomore WR Ger-Cari Caldwell
  • Maryland redshirt sophomore OT Zach Perkins
  • Maryland freshman LB Branden Jennings
  • Maryland redshirt junior DL Almosse Titi
  • Virginia redshirt freshman QB Ira Armstead
  • Iowa State senior S Jaquan Amos
  • Iowa State redshirt sophomore S Virdel Edwards
  • Oklahoma junior TE Austin Stogner
  • Northwestern sophomore CB Garnett Hollis Jr.
  • Texas junior WR Al’vonte Woodard
  • Fresno State redshirt senior QB Jake Haener
  • Colorado redshirt freshman RB Ashaad Clayton
  • Auburn sophomore S Ladarius Tennison
  • Central Michigan redshirt sophomore QB Jacob Sirmon
  • Purdue redshirt junior QB Jack Plummer
  • UCLA sophomore K Luke Akers
  • FIU sophomore DL David Reynolds
  • West Virginia redshirt sophomore OT Parker Moorer
  • Colorado freshman LB Zephaniah Maea
  • Ohio freshman DL Tillman Weaver
  • ULM redshirt sophomore OT Willie Tyler
  • ULM redshirt freshman LB Taylor Behl
  • Maryland sophomore WR Deajuan McDougle
  • Vanderbilt freshman DT Terion Sugick
  • Vanderbilt senior WR Amir Abdur-Rahman
  • Auburn junior DE Caleb Johnson
  • Auburn senior RB Shaun Shivers
  • Auburn redshirt sophomore WR Elijah Canion
  • UConn redshirt freshman DL Justin Moore
  • West Virginia redshirt senior OLB VanDarius Cowan
  • Iowa State redshirt freshman LB Ar’Quel Smith
  • Georgia Tech redshirt freshman QB Jordan Yates
  • Kansas State sophomore RB Jacardia Wright
  • Colorado redshirt freshman S Trustin Oliver
  • FIU redshirt sophomore RB Shaun Peterson Jr.
  • Appalachian State sophomore S Mike Smith Jr.
  • UCLA redshirt freshman QB Parker McQuarrie
  • Minnesota freshman WR Dylan Hillard-McGill
  • UCLA sophomore CB D.J. Warnell
  • Boston College redshirt senior S Jahmin Muse
  • Rutgers sophomore QB Cole Snyder

Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler enters the Transfer Portal

November 29, 2021
Spencer Rattler, a redshirt sophomore, has officially entered the transfer portal. After announcing his intention to do so in a tweet Monday, the decision has been confirmed. Rattler was an On3 Consensus five-star and the No. 1 quarterback in the 2019 class coming out of Phoenix Pinnacle. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Rattler was named All-Big 12 first team as well as co-Big 12 newcomer of the year by the Associated Press. He started for the first half of the 20201 season before losing his job at halftime of the Texas game to true freshman Caleb Williams.

Other additions on November 29

  • Oklahoma redshirt sophomore WR Jadon Haselwood
  • Georgia Tech redshirt freshman RB Jahmyr Gibbs
  • Arizona State sophomore RB DeaMonte Trayanum
  • Duke redshirt senior QB Gunnar Holmberg
  • Michigan State redshirt senior CB Emmanuel Flowers
  • Missouri redshirt sophomore CB Chris Shearin
  • Missouri senior TE Daniel Parker Jr.
  • Boston College redshirt sophomore LB Joe Sparacio
  • Toledo redshirt sophomore QB Carter Bradley
  • Boston College redshirt junior LB Hugh Davis
  • USF redshirt junior K Jared Sackett
  • Alabama redshirt sophomore OL Pierce Quick
  • Alabama redshirt sophomore LB Jackson Bratton
  • Texas State redshirt junior WR Trevis Graham Jr.
  • Florida redshirt junior DE Dante Zanders
  • SMU senior OT Cobe Bryant
  • FIU freshman OT Miles Frazier
  • Clemson junior LB Kane Patterson
  • SMU freshman DL Stone Eby
  • Florida redshirt freshman OT Gerald Mincey
  • UConn sophomore QB Jack Zergiotis
  • Missouri redshirt junior TE Messiah Swanson
  • USC redshirt freshman LB Danny Lockhart Jr.
  • Illinois senior S Kendall Smith
  • Indiana redshirt junior WR Miles Marshall
  • Indiana freshman WR Jordyn Williams
  • Northwestern sophomore DT Te-Rah Edwards
  • UConn freshman G Femi Sakiri
  • FAU senior RB Tyrek Tisdale
  • UCLA freshman OLB A.J. Campbell
  • Akron redshirt freshman QB Zach Gibson
  • Northwestern junior LB Jaylen Rivers
  • Northwestern junior OT Payne He’Bert
  • Rice junior LB Desmyn Baker
  • Buffalo freshman OT Rowan McGwin
  • Minnesota redshirt junior QB Zack Annexstad
  • USC redshirt junior LB Spencer Gilbert
  • Wisconsin redshirt senior LB Izayah Green-May
  • UCLA redshirt freshman OLB Myles Jackson
  • Indiana senior WR Camron Buckley
  • Southern Miss redshirt freshman Michael Pleas Jr.
  • Duke senior WR Jake Bobo
  • Arizona freshman CB Javione Carr
  • Arizona junior TE Stacey Marshall Jr.
  • Maryland freshman LB Terrence Lewis
  • Arkansas State redshirt freshman DE Corbet Mims
  • Arkansas State redshirt sophomore S Detravion Green
  • Washington redshirt sophomore OLB Laiatu Latu
  • Bowling Green redshirt freshman G Gabriel Brown
  • Illinois redshirt sophomore S Eddie Smith
  • New Mexico redshirt sophomore OT Jack Buford
  • Ole Miss senior LB Mohamed Sanogo
  • Iowa State redshirt senior WR Tarique Milton
  • Ole Miss senior LB Daylen Gill
  • TCU redshirt freshman RB Zach Evans
  • Stanford redshirt senior DE Ryan Johnson
  • Ole Miss redshirt sophomore OL LeDarrius Cox
  • Ole Miss redshirt sophomore DL Patrick Lucas Jr.
  • Washington State redshirt sophomore OT James McNorton

Michigan State redshirt junior S Michael Dowell enters transfer tortal

November 28
Michael Dowell started at both nickelback and safety during his time with the Spartans. He started four games this season for the 10-2 Spartans and had 41 tackles and three pass breakups. He also started two games in 2020 after serving as a reserve as a redshirt freshman in 2019. Dowell was a consensus four-star prospect from perennial power Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward in the 2018 class.

UCF junior QB Dillon Gabriel enters portal

November 27
Dillon Gabriel led the nation in passing last season (357 yards per game) and finished the season with 3,570 yards and 32 touchdowns. He threw for 814 yards and nine touchdowns in UCF’s first three games this season before suffering a broken collarbone that caused him to miss the final nine games of the regular season.

November 26

Tennessee junior RB Tiyon Evans

Evans leads Tennessee in rushing (525 yards) despite only playing in two games since October 9 and none since November 6. Evans ran for 119 yards or more in three of the Vols’ first four games against FBS opponents.

November 24

Former Ohio State S Amir Riep

Riep, who was dismissed from Ohio State’s team last year after being arrested on rape and kidnapping charges, posted 32 tackles and three interceptions in three years with the Buckeyes.

California redshirt junior CB Chigozie Anusiem

Anusiem has made six career starts for Cal, including three this season.

Syracuse redshirt junior DL Curtis Harper

Harper played in 32 games the past three seasons, serving as a key backup for the Orange. He had 42 tackles and five tackles for loss in that span.

Kansas State redshirt junior S/LB Wayne Jones

Jones saw time at safety and linebacker for the Wildcats. He was a fulltime starter in 2019, then was a spot starter last season and a reserve this season. Jones had 92 tackles in his K-State career.

Penn State redshirt sophomore S Tyler Rudolph

Rudolph, who was a consensus four-star recruit and a national top-300 prospect in the 2019 cycle, played in eight games for the Nittany Lions in his career, making seven tackles.

Georgia Tech redshirt freshman LB Khaya Wright

Wright, a three-star recruit in the 2020 class, didn’t see any action for the Yellow Jackets.

November 23

LSU sophomore CB Eli Ricks

Ricks, a former five-star recruit, was ranked as the third-best cornerback and 23rd-best overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting within the On3 Consensus Rankings. He played in six games this season before sustaining a season-ending injury. He had four interceptions as a freshman last season and was a third-team Associated Press All-American.

Indiana junior LB D.K. Bonhomme

Bonhomme started three games last season and finished the year with 15 tackles. He has one tackle this season.

Indiana redshirt sophomore DL C.J. Person

Person has played in nine games and tallied four tackles. He had eight tackles in eight games last season.

Virginia Tech freshman OL Derrell Bailey

Bailey, a three-star member of Tech’s 2020 recruiting class, moved to the offensive line after arriving as a defensive lineman.

Utah freshman QB Peter Costelli

Costelli, a four-star recruit, was ranked as the 29th-best QB in the 2021 recruiting class within the On3 Consensus Rankings.

November 22

Oregon sophomore WR Mycah Pittman

Pittman, a former top-100 recruit, posted 38 catches in three years at Oregon, including 12 catches for 197 yards this season.

Washington State redshirt junior DB Halid Djibril

Djibril has played in 22 career games with 12 career tackles.

Minnesota redshirt sophomore DL Rashad Cheney

Cheney, a former four-star recruit and one-time Alabama commit, has played in six games as a backup and tallied three tackles.

November 21

Colorado redshirt freshman WR La’Vontae Shenault

Shenault, the younger brother of former Colorado and current Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Laviska Shenault, ranked second on Colorado with 17 catches last season. He has six catches this year.

Indiana junior WR Jacolby Hewitt

Hewitt has eight catches for 47 yards this season. He posted five catches for 68 yards last year.

Minnesota redshirt sophomore DL MJ Anderson

Anderson has played in 10 games for Minnesota and recorded seven tackles and two pass deflections.

November 19

Iowa sophomore WR Desmond Hutson

Hutson has played in three career games for the Hawkeyes since joining the team in 2019.

November 17

Purdue senior DT Anthony Watts

Watts made 19 career starts for the Boilermakers, including 11 in 2019.

Syracuse sophomore LB Geoff Cantin-Arku

Cantin-Arku is fourth on Syracuse with 43 tackles. He was also fourth on the team in tackles last year with 63.

Purdue freshman RB Ja’Quez Cross

Cross, a three-star recruit, has run for 27 yards on 13 carries this season.

November 16

Syracuse freshman QB Dillon Markiewicz

Markiewicz has been Syracuse’s third-string QB.

Wisconsin senior CB Deron Harrell

Harrell has made nine career starts for the Badgers. He hasn’t played this season due to an injury.

November 15

Nebraska freshman RB Sevion Morrison

Morrison, a four-star member of Nebraska’s 2020 recruiting class, has run for 116 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries.

November 12

Alabama redshirt sophomore WR Xavier Williams

Williams, a former four-star recruit from Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep, was a backup for the Crimson Tide last season and posted three catches. He isn’t playing this year due to a medical issue.

November 11

West Virginia sophomore WR Sam Brown

Brown, a former four-star recruit, caught eight passes last season. He has two this year. Both came during the Mountaineers’ win over FCS Long Island September 11.

Louisville junior RB/KR Hassan Hall

Hall was a second-team All-ACC selection as an all-purpose player in 2019. He has 1,299 career rushing yards, including 272 this season, and two career kick returns for touchdowns.

Ole Miss senior WR Jamar Richardson

Richardson, a converted cornerback, has played in two games this season. He started two games at cornerback last year.

Iowa junior TE Josiah Miamen

Miamen has played in three games and had a 22-yard catch against Maryland October 1.

November 10

TCU junior QB Matthew Downing

Downing, a former Georgia transfer, was TCU’s third-string QB. He started the Horned Frogs’ 2020 season opener.

November 9

Clemson sophomore OL Paul Tchio

Tchio, a former four-star recruit, played in five games this season, including one start.

Oregon State redshirt freshman DL Kelsen Hennessy

Hennessy didn’t see any game action in three seasons with the Beavers.

Miami junior WR Mark Pope

Pope, a former top-50 recruit, left the Hurricanes in mid-October. He was a starter last season and ranked third on the team with 33 catches.

Miami junior S Gurvan Hall

Hall, a former four-star recruit, started 17 career games for the Hurricanes, including the first three games this season. He’s tied for sixth on Miami’s defense with 31 tackles.

Syracuse freshman DL Latarie Kinsler

Kinsler hasn’t seen any game action in his two years at Syracuse.

Vanderbilt senior QB Jeremy Moussa

Moussa, Vandy’s third-string QB, has played in two games as a reserve and completed 5 of 8 passes for 24 yards.

November 8

Alabama junior CB Marcus Banks

Banks, a former four-star recruit, has been a backup and special teams contributor for Alabama the last two seasons. He started in the Crimson Tide’s Week 2 win over FCS Mercer and had an interception.

Arizona State redshirt junior WR Geordon Porter

Porter started two games in 2020. He has 14 career catches.

Texas junior WR Joshua Moore

Moore has 61 career catches and 13 career touchdowns, including 24 catches for 265 yards and three touchdowns this season.

Miami senior LB Bradley Jennings

Jennings, a former starter, tallied 39 tackles and three sacks last season. He has 13 tackles this year.

Washington sophomore LB M.J. Tafisi

Tafisi, a former four-star recruit, has played in seven games and recorded 20 tackles.

Indiana senior TE Khameron Taylor

Taylor, a former South Alabama transfer, has two catches this season.

Tennessee sophomore LB Morven Joseph

Joseph, a former four-star recruit from Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson, appeared in all 10 games for the Vols last season and made two tackles. He has played in two games this year.

November 5

Texas A&M sophomore LB Antonio Doyle

As a freshman in 2020, Doyle played in all 10 games, primarily on special teams. He had seven total tackles this season, including a career-high five against New Mexico. Doyle was a four-star recruit in the 2020 cycle.

November 4

Arizona State redshirt sophomore S Cam Phillips

Phillips was a starter in 2019 and finished that season with 58 tackles. He’s played in just two games total the past two seasons.

Washington State sophomore OL Dylan Mayginnes

Mayginnes, a former three-star recruit, has not seen any game action in his two seasons at Washington State.

Maryland sophomore RB Isaiah Jacobs

Jacobs, the younger brother of former Alabama and current Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, has run for 116 yards for the Terrapins this season.

Illinois redshirt sophomore WR Marquez Beason

Beason, a former top-100 recruit from Duncanville (Texas) High, moved to wide receiver this year after spending his first two years at Illinois at defensive back. He played in seven games at cornerback last season, including two starts.

Texas freshman LB Terrence Cooks

Cooks, a four-star recruit, was ranked as the 28th-best linebacker and 257th-best overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting class within the On3 Consensus Rankings. He played in one game for Texas this season.

November 3

LSU senior QB Myles Brennan

Brennan, who announced his intent to enter the portal on Monday, was the Tigers’ starting QB last year before suffering a season-ending injury. He was in competition for LSU’s starting QB job this offseason but sustained a long-term injury this summer. In his three starts last season, Brennan threw for 1,112 yards with 11 touchdown passes.

Iowa State senior DL Cordarrius Bailey

Bailey has played in five games and has three tackles. He has appeared in 20 career games for the Cyclones, including 13 in 2018.

Florida State redshirt freshman QB Chubba Purdy

Purdy, the younger brother of Iowa State star QB Brock Purdy, was a four-star recruit who was part of FSU’s 2020 recruiting class. The Gilbert, Ariz. native started one game as a freshman last season, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns during a 38-22 loss to NC State. His only action this year came as a backup during the Seminoles’ 59-3 win over UMass Oct. 23. He was 5 of 5 for 98 yards with two touchdown passes.

Pittsburgh redshirt junior LB Wendell Davis

Davis has started three games and tallied 27 tackles. Davis was a starter last season before suffering a season-ending injury.

November 2

Mississippi State freshman LB Rodney Groce

Groce appeared in four games for Mississippi State before leaving the team in late October.

Illinois junior S Derrick Smith

Smith, who started his college career at Miami before transferring to Illinois in 2019, has recorded 39 tackles for the Fighting Illini the last two seasons. He has 17 tackles this year.

Miami freshman DL Quentin Williams

Williams, a three-star member of Miami’s 2020 recruiting class, hasn’t played in any games this season. He posted three tackles last season.

North Carolina junior WR Emery Simmons

Simmons has 26 catches for North Carolina the last two seasons, including 11 catches for 243 yards and a touchdown this season. However, nine of those 11 catches this year came during the Tar Heels’ first three games. Simmons didn’t see any playing time on offense during North Carolina’s loss to Notre Dame on Saturday.

North Carolina sophomore DL Kristian Varner

Varner appeared in three games last season. He hasn’t played in any games this year.

November 1

Rutgers freshman WR Jessie Parson

Parson has returned four kicks for 81 yards, including three for 50 yards against Northwestern October 16.

Vanderbilt freshman DL Marcus Bradley

Bradley, a four-star recruit from Gaithersburg (Md.) Quince Orchard, was the highest-ranked recruit in Vanderbilt’s freshman class. Bradley, a one-time Maryland commit, was ranked as the 218th-best overall player in the 2021 class within the On3 consensus rankings. He has played in two games as a reserve for Vanderbilt this season and has two tackles.

October 29

West Virginia redshirt freshman RB A’Varius Sparrow

Sparrow has appeared in two games this season. He had three carries for four yards and a touchdown during West Virginia’s 66-0 win over FCS Long Island University.

Kansas State sophomore DB Aamaris Brown

Brown has seen action in six of Kansas State’s seven games and has six tackles.

October 28

Maryland sophomore LB Frankie Burgess

Burgess has played in three games this season and posted a tackle during Maryland’s loss to Minnesota last week. He appeared in four of the Terrapins’ five games last year.

Wisconsin junior CB Donte Burton

Burton has made five career starts for Wisconsin, including three last season. He has played in four games as a backup this season.

Wisconsin redshirt sophomore FB Quan Easterling

Easterling, Wisconsin’s backup fullback, has appeared in one game this season. His only other action for the Badgers came during a redshirt season in 2019.

October 27

Tennessee sophomore QB Harrison Bailey

Bailey, a former top-100 recruit from Marietta (Ga.), has been Tennessee’s third-string QB behind Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton. He started three games for the Vols as a freshman last season. His only action this year came in mop-up duty during Tennessee’s 56-0 win over FCS Tennessee Tech September 18.

Utah redshirt sophomore OL Simi Moala

Moala was the Utes’ starting right tackle in 2019, their starting left tackle in 2020 and the starter at right tackle the first two games of this season. Moala was an All-Pac 12 honorable mention in 2019.

Miami junior WR Dee Wiggins

Wiggins, who left Miami earlier this month, had 62 career catches and seven career touchdowns for the Hurricanes. That includes 31 catches for 358 yards and three scores last season.

LSU sophomore LB Navonteque Strong

Strong, a junior college transfer, has played in five games (with two starts) and recorded 17 tackles and a sack.

October 26

Oregon freshman OL Kingsley Suamataia

Suamataia was the top offensive lineman and the No. 4 overall prospect in the On3 rankings for the 2021 recruiting class. He played in one game at Oregon this season, appearing as a reserve during the Ducks’ win over Stony Brook on September 18. He had some injury issues early in the season.

West Virginia redshirt freshman LB Devell Washington

Washington appeared in three games in the past two seasons — two last year and one this season.

Wisconsin senior C Kayden Lyles

Lyles was a backup this season (aside from a fill-in start against Michigan) but was a starter at center last season and a part-time starter at guard in 2019. Recruited as an offensive lineman in the 2017 class, he redshirted as a true freshman, then started at defensive end in 2018 before moving back to the offensive line. In the past two years, Lyles has had two surgeries on his hips and one on his right knee, and suffered a fracture in his right leg.

Pittsburgh senior RB A.J. Davis

A former starter for the Panthers, Davis ran for 530 yards in 2019, then for 266 yards last season. Davis, a former four-star recruit from Lakeland (Fla.) High, had one carry for 2 yards this season.

October 25

Missouri redshirt sophomore LB Jamie Pettway

A former four-star recruit from Albany (Ga.) Westover, Pettway played in each of Missouri’s first seven games and tallied 11 tackles and two tackles for loss.

North Carolina junior RB Josh Henderson
Henderson played in three games this season and had five carries for 21 yards. He appeared in a combined 20 games in 2019 and ’20 and recorded 36 carries for 188 yards.

October 22

Mississippi State senior S Londyn Craft
Craft, a former walk-on, started eight games last season and ranked fifth on the team with 55 tackles. But he’s played in only two games this season and hasn’t posted any stats.

October 21

North Carolina sophomore DL Clyde Pinder
A former four-star recruit from Seffner (Fla.) Armwood, Pinder played just 28 defensive snaps through North Carolina’s first seven games. He played in seven games last season as a true freshman and had six tackles and a sack.

October 20

Indiana redshirt sophomore CB Larry Tracy
Tracy played in 14 games the past two seasons, including all six this season. He recorded one tackle.

Missouri redshirt freshman WR Jay Maclin
A cousin of former Missouri star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, Maclin hadn’t posted any stats this season after finishing last year with one catch for 5 yards.

October 19

Clemson junior RB Michel Dukes
After registering 32 carries for 150 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman in 2019, Dukes had just 10 carries the past two seasons. His only two carries this season, which went for 7 yards, came during Clemson’s win over FCS South Carolina State.

Notre Dame junior QB Brendon Clark
Clark has been working back from a knee issue and isn’t among the three Notre Dame quarterbacks to see game action this season.

LSU sophomore WR Koy Moore
A former four-star recruit from Metairie (La.) Archbishop Rummel, Moore posted 22 catches as a freshman last season, but had only five this season (and none since Sept. 18).

Indiana redshirt sophomore WR Da’Shaun Brown
Brown appeared in two games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He didn’t play in any of Indiana’s six games this season.

Clemson junior S Joseph Charleston enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

October 18, 2021
Joseph Charleston, a former four-star recruit from Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton, has played in four games as a backup this season after making six starts and ranking third on the team with 55 tackles last season. Charleston didn’t play in either of the Tigers’ past two games.

South Carolina redshirt junior LB Rosendo Louis

October 18, 2021
Rosendo Louis, a former four-star recruit from Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High, played in six games this season and posted one tackle after missing last season with an injury. Lewis’ most productive season for the Gamecocks came as a freshman in 2018, when he played in seven games and made 12 tackles.

Wisconsin redshirt freshman WR Devin Chandler
Chandler appeared in each of Wisconsin’s first six games and returned four kicks for 85 yards. He had two catches for 28 yards last season.

North Carolina redshirt sophomore WR Khafre Brown
A former four-star recruit from Charlotte West Mecklenburg, Brown posted 15 catches for 337 yards and two touchdowns last season. His only catch this season was a 75-yard touchdown during UNC’s win over Virginia on Sept. 18.

Minnesota redshirt sophomore RB Cam Wiley
Wiley ran for 179 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries last season, but had just six carries for 4 yards this season (and no carries since Sept. 11).

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every 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 is done through a 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 and that request cannot be refused.

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.

The portal has been around since October 15, 2018, and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started August 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.