Transfer round-up: How Texas schools have fared in the transfer portal
The 2024 college football season is coming to an end with the CFP National Championship game set to take place on Monday. With the season close to its conclusion how have Texas schools fared in the transfer portal?
Texas Tech
Incoming transfers: Romello Height (Georgia Tech, Edge), Lee Hunter (UCF, DL), Skyler Gill-Howard (Northern Illinois, DL), Howard Sampson (UNC, OT), Upton Bellenfant (Buffalo, K), Terrance Carter (Louisiana, TE), Will Jados (Miami of Ohio, OT), Anthony Holmes Jr. (Houston, DL), Brice Pollock (Mississippi State, CB), Reggie Virgil (Miami of Ohio, WR), Quinten Joyner Joyner (USC, RB), Tarrion Grant (Purdue, CB), Hunter Zambrano (Illinois State, OL), Amier Boyd-Matthews (UTEP, CB), Dontae Balfour (Charlotte, CB), Cole Wisniewski (North Dakota State, S), Mitch Griffis (Wake Forrest, QB)
Outgoing transfers: Sterling Porcher (Vanderbilt, OL), Trevon McAlpine (Tulane, DL) Javeon Wilcox (undecided, S), Jordan Brown (undecided, ATH), Jalon Peoples (undecided, CB), Kaden Carr (undecided, OL), D.J. Crest (undecided, WR), Jake Strong (QB, Michigan) Ty Buchanan (Arizona, OL), Kaden Turner (undecided, punter), Cameran Brown (Georgia State, QB), Garrett Morphis (undecided, OL) Brady Boyd (undecided, WR), Dalton Merryman (OL, Houston) Micah Hudson (Texas A&M, WR), Miles Thompson (undecided, CB)
Outlook: Texas Tech had the most incoming transfers (17) of any team listed and had one of the top transfer classes in the country. According to 247 Sports the Red Raiders had the third-best class in the country after LSU and Ole Miss.
Texas A&M
Incoming transfers: Jordan Shaw (Washington, CB), Tyler Onyedim (Iowa State, DL), T.J. Searcy (Florida, Edge), Sam M’Pemba (Georgia, Edge), Nate Boerkircher (Nebraska, TE), Dayon Hayes (Colorado, Edge), Jonah Wilson (Houston, WR), Mario Craver (Mississippi State, WR), Jacob Zeno (UAB, QB), Micah Hudson (Texas Tech, WR), KC Concepcion (NC State, WR), Micah Riley (Auburn, TE), Julian Humphrey (Georgia, CB)
Outgoing transfers: Israel Benjamin (undecided, RB), Noah Thomas (Georgia, WR), Donovan Green (LSU, TE), Donovan Saunders (Utah, CB), Enai White (Penn State, Edge), Jacob Bostick (undecided, WR), Kevin Longstreet (undecided, CB), Malick Sylla (Mississippi State, Edge), Martrell Harris Jr. (undecided, LB), Micah Tease (Tulane, WR), TJ Shanahan (Penn State, OL), Keegan Andrews (UMass, P), Chantz Johnson (Texas State, LB), Samu Taumanupepe (Baylor, DL), Kam Dewberry (Alabama, OL), Josh Celiscar (USF, Edge), Hunter Erb (Tulane, OL), Jaden Platt (Arkansas, TE), Jaylen Henderson (WVU, QB), Conner Weigman (Houston, QB), Aki Ogunbiyi (Colorado, OL), Cyrus Allen (Cincinnati, WR), Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (South Carolina, DL)
Outlook: The Aggies used the portal well in head coach Mike Elko’s first year, focusing on improving their wide receiver core. One of those receivers Texas A&M brought in was Micah Hudson, previously the highest-ranked recruit in Texas Tech history when he signed with the Red Raiders out of high school in 2023.
SMU
Incoming transfers: Robert Rahimi (San Jose State, S), Zion Nelson (Miami, OL), Jeffrey M’Ba ( Purdue, DL), Addison Nichols (Arkansas, OL), Eric Taylor (Mississippi State, DL), Joshua Bates (Oklahoma, OL), Chris Johnson Jr. (Miami, RB), Zakye Barker (East Carolina, LB), Tyler Van Dyke, (Wisconsin, QB), Marcellus Barnes Jr. (Syracuse, CB), DJ Warner (Kansas, Edge)
Outgoing transfers: Omari Abor (undecided, Edge), Preston Stone (Northwestern, QB), Jahari Rogers (undecided, CB)
Outlook: Following their first CFP playoff appearance the Mustangs made adding to their offensive and defensive lines in the transfer portal a top priority with four of their top five recruits at those positions.
Baylor
Incoming transfers: Kole Wilson (Texas State, WR), Walker White (Auburn, QB), Emar’rion Winston (Oregon, Edge), Tyler Turner (Oregon, S), Matthew Fobbs-White (Edge, Tulane), Samu Taumanupepe (Baylor, DL), Joe Crocker (Louisville, OL), Devin Turner (Northwestern, S), Kobe Prentice (Alabama, WR), Travion Barnes (FIU, LB), Phoenix Jackson (Fresno State, LB)
Outgoing transfers: Dominic Richardson (undecided, RB), Corey Gordon (Louisville, S), Isaiah Dunson (undecided, CB), Trey Wilson (undecided, DL), JaQues Evans (undecided, Edge), Dequan Finn (Miami of Ohio, QB), Jonah Burton (undecided, WR), Carmello Jones (undecided, Edge), Kaian Roberts-Day (UTSA, Edge), Tay’Shawn Wilson (undecided, CB), Alvin Ebosele (Houston, OL)
Outlook: The Bears are coming off an 8-5 season their first winning season since they went 12-2 while winning the Sugar Bowl during the 2021 season.
TCU
Incoming transfers: Elijah Jackson (Washington, CB), Rasheed Jackson (Incarnate Word, OL), Jordan Dwyer (Idaho, WR), Ka’Morreun Pimpton (LSU, TE), Kevorian Barnes (TCU, RB), Joseph Manjack IV (Houston, WR), Ansel Din-Mbuh (Washington State, DL), Kylin Jackson (LSU, S)
Outgoing transfers: Mike Stoker (undecided, OL), Keviyan Huddleston (UNT, Edge), Kylan Salter (Colorado, LB), Julian Knox (UNT, CB), Hauss Hejny (OSU, QB), James Brockermeyer (Miami, OL), Cam Cook (Jacksonville State, RB), Dominique Johnson (undecided, RB), JoJo Earle (UNLV, WR), Richard Toney Jr. (Purdue, S), Shad Banks Jr. (UTSA, LB), Terrence Cooks Jr. (Texas State, LB), Marcus Williams (undecided, OL)
Outlook: The Horned Frogs top addition was wide receiver Jordan Dwyer out of Idaho who is coming off a breakout season with 78 catches for 1,192 yards and 12 touchdowns and could help replace All Big 12 receiver first CFP playoff appearance the Mustangs in December.
Texas
Incoming transfers: Brad Spence ( Arkansas, LB), Travis Shaw (UNC, DL), Jack Bouwmeester (Utah, P), Cole Brevard (Purdue, DL)
Outgoing transfers: Sydir Mitchell (LSU, DL), Justice Finkley (Edge, Kansas), Jay’Vion Cole (Arizona, CB), Tiaoalii Savea (Arizona, DL), Aaron Bryant (Vanderbilt, DL), Derion Gullette (Mississippi State, LB), Tausili Akana ( BYU, Edge), Jaray Bledsoe (Mississippi State, DL), Johntay Cook II (Washington, WR)
Outlook: The Longhorns have only made four additions from the portal but could become more active now that their season has ended with their loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
This story was originally published January 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM.
