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College football transfer portal tracker: Today’s commitments

The college football transfer portal opened Friday, Jan. 2, and players are flying off the shelf. The portal runs through Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship.

We’ll keep you posted with daily live updates of portal commitments.

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Today’s transfer portal commitments

QB

Alonza Barnett III: James Madison to UCF
Rocco Becht: Iowa State to Penn State
Cutter Boley: Kentucky to Arizona State
Jaden Craig: Harvard to TCU
Drew Dickey: Vanderbilt to Arkansas State
Billy Edwards Jr.: Wisconsin to North Carolina
Josh Hoover: TCU to Indiana
Katin Houser: East Carolina to Illinois
Colton Joseph: Old Dominion to Wisconsin
Lincoln Kienholz: Ohio State to Louisville
Alex Manske: Iowa State to Penn State
Mason McKenzie: Saginaw Valley State to Boston College
Kenny Minchey: Notre Dame to Nebraska
Aaron Philo: Georgia Tech to Florida
Jaylen Raynor: Arkansas State to Iowa State
Brendan Sorsby: Cincinnati to Texas Tech
Marcelis Tate: South Florida to Tennessee State

RB

David Avit: Villanova to Arizona State
Landen Chambers: Central Arkansas to UCF
Bill Davis: Louisiana to Virginia Tech
Jalen Dupree: Colorado State to Kansas
Jerrick Gibson: Texas to Purdue
Carson Hansen: Iowa State to Penn State
Caleb Hawkins: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Makhi Hughes: Oregon to Houston
Jekai Middlebrook: Middle Tennessee to Virginia
Turbo Richard: Boston College to Indiana
Abu Sama: Iowa State to Wisconsin
JaQuali Smith: Sacramento State to Colorado

WR

Karon Brookins: Iowa State to Penn State
Tychaun Chapman: Southern Miss to Memphis
Miles Coleman: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Brett Eskildsen: Iowa State to Penn State
RJ Garcia II: Bowling Green to FAU
Jayden Gibson: Oklahoma to South Carolina
Jackson Harris: Hawaii to LSU
Cody Jackson: Tarleton State to Iowa State
Marquis Johnson: Missouri to Mississippi State
Jalen Jones: Alabama State to Texas Tech
Donte Lee: Liberty to Texas Tech
Terrence Lewis: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Nick Marsh: Michigan State to Indiana
Christian Neptune: South Florida to Auburn
Kory Pettigrew: South Florida to Auburn
Jahmari Powell-Wonson: Maryland to FAU
Shamar Rigby: Oklahoma State to Wisconsin
Danny Scudero: San Jose State to Colorado
Victor Snow: Buffalo to NC State
Prince Strachan: USC to West Virginia
Raiden Vines-Bright: Washington to Arizona State
Wyatt Young: North Texas to Oklahoma State

TE

Richie Anderson: Fresno State to Texas A&M
Gabe Burkle: Iowa State to Penn State
Jayvontay Conner: East Carolina to Vanderbilt
Hayden Hansen: Florida to Oklahoma
Jacob Harris: Bowling Green to Wisconsin
Nate Kurisky: Louisville to Duke
Ryan Schwendeman: Southern Illinois to Wisconsin
Michael Smith: South Carolina to Syracuse
Mason Williams: Ohio to Ohio State

OL

Xavier Bausley: West Virginia to Marshall
Trevor Buhr: Iowa State to Penn State
Malachi Breland: Memphis to Arkansas
Nicholas Cruji: Maine to Charlotte
Johnny Dickson: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Coen Echols: LSU to Texas A&M
Valen Erickson: NC State to Liberty
Shadre Hurst: Tulane to Houston
Toriyan Johnson: UConn to Colorado State
Austin Kawecki: Oklahoma State to Wisconsin
Maasai King: Akron to Iowa State
Kuol Kuol II: Iowa State to Penn State
Desmond Magiya: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Logan Moore: UAB to Baylor
Ben Murawski: UConn to Michigan State
Braydon Nelson: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Netinho Olivieri: Penn to Pitt
Sione Perkins: Iowa State to Northern Arizona
Gavin Proudfoot: Northern Iowa to Iowa State
Connor Stroh: Texas to Kansas
Drew Terrill: Miami (Ohio) to Houston
Andrew Threatt: Charleston Southern to North Carolina
Will Tompkins: Iowa State to Penn State
Bennett Warren: Tennessee to Minnesota
Brady Wayburn: UConn to UCF
Christian Young: Emory & Henry College to Southern Miss

DL

Demetrius Ballard: Buffalo to Boston College
Justus Boone: Arkansas to Wisconsin
Ahmad Breaux: LSU to Kentucky
Josh Burnham: Notre Dame to Indiana
Blake Burris: SMU to FAU
Alijah Carnell: Iowa State to Penn State
Esean Carter: Toledo to UConn
Christian Davis: Louisiana Tech to SMU
Malachi Davis: Toledo to Rutgers
Ian Geffrard: Arkansas to Texas
Nate Henrich: Gannon to San Diego State
Carter Janki: Penn to Illinois
Daniel Jennings: Penn State to Virginia Tech
Lamont Lester Jr.: Monmouth to Colorado
Jonathan Maldonado: Nevada to Ole Miss
Dylan Manuel: Appalachian State to Colorado
Andrew Marshall: Eastern Michigan to Minnesota
Ryan McCulloch: Cal to UCLA
Antonio O’Berry: Gardner Webb to Kentucky
Tobi Osunsanmi: Kansas State to Indiana
Chidera Otutu: UTSA to Cincinnati
Khamani Potts: Grand Valley State to Colorado State
Kevin Roberts: West Florida to James Madison
Wisdom Simms: North Carolina Central to Purdue
Eamon Smalls: UAB to Kansas
Jordan Walker: Rutgers to Georgia Tech
Landyn Watson: Kentucky to Kansas
Solomon Williams: Texas A&M to Cal

LB

Caleb Bacon: Iowa State to Penn State
Cael Brezina: Iowa State to Penn State
Nylan Brown: Kent State to Washington State
Deven Bryant: Washington to USC
Ray Coney: Tulsa to Texas A&M
Kooper Ebel: Iowa State to Penn State
Jon Jon Kamara: Kansas to Wisconsin
Isaiah Patterson: UNLV to West Virginia
Austin Romaine: Kansas State to Texas Tech
Montreze Smith: Austin Peay to Iowa State
Keaton Thomas: Baylor to Ole Miss
Tavion Wallace: Arkansas to Kentucky

DB

Khalil Barnes: Clemson to Georgia
Tawfiq Byard: Colorado to Texas A&M
MJ Cannon: Bowling Green to Cincinnati
Nehemiah Chandler: South Alabama to Florida State
Tyran Chappell: UConn to Michigan State
Caleb Chester: Texas to Arizona State
DJ Coleman: Baylor to Florida
Jay Crawford: Auburn to Ole Miss
Jameel Croft Jr.: Kansas to Charlotte
Keshawn Davila: Arkansas to Kansas State
Zahmir Dawud: Villanova to Rutgers
Sharif Denson: Florida to Ole Miss
Christian Ellis: Virginia Tech to Virginia
Caleb Flagg: Missouri to UCF
Dylan Flowers: Western Kentucky to Duke
Quinton Hammonds: North Texas to Oklahoma State
Christian Harrison: Cincinnati to Arkansas
Anthony Hawkins: Villanova to Iowa
A’Mon Lane-Ganus: Auburn to South Florida
Kyon Loud: Montana to Duke
Darius Malcolm Jr.: Wofford to Memphis
Nateen Mitchell: New Mexico State to Colorado
Qua Moss: Kansas State to Tennessee
Marcus Neal: Iowa State to Penn State
Anthony Rogers: Nicholls State to Tulane
Jiquan Sanks: Cincinnati to Indiana
Hasaan Sykes: Western Carolina to Kentucky
Jaylen Thomas: San Jose State to Washington State
Devin Vaught: Maine to Michigan State
DJ Waller Jr.: Kentucky to Louisville
Keyon Washington: Bowling Green to Iowa State
Jontez Williams: Iowa State to USC
Lavon Williams: East Texas A&M Commerce to Illinois
Preston Zachman: Wisconsin to Indiana

K

Braeden McAlister: Georgia State to Arkansas
Max Gilbert: Tennessee to Arkansas
Eli Ozick: North Dakota State to Iowa
Gianni Spetic: Memphis to Texas

P

Mac Chiumento: Florida State to Texas

LS

Hudson Powell: Miami (Ohio) to Auburn
Dalton Riggs: UCF to Ohio State

College football 2026 transfer portal dates: When does transfer portal open, close?

The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.

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