College football transfer portal: real-time updates from 2023–24
Thanks to the new transfer portal, college football now offers free agency. Several thousand players have already benefited from this, and many more are expected to make moves before the 2024 campaign begins. On December 4, the day after College Football Playoff selection, the portal opens for the winter window. It stays available for the next thirty days, giving athletes time to decide what to do.
The 30-day window that starts immediately after Selection Sunday and the spring window that runs from April 15–30 are the two transfer gateway periods established by the NCAA. The first formal window will run from December 4, 2023, to January 2, 2024. At midnight, players can formally access the transfer portal and make their intentions known.
Transfer Portal Tracker for College Football 2024
There will be updates to this post
QB Taulia Tagovailoa: In order to play in 2024, the Big Ten’s all-time passing yardage leader—who finished with 3,377 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2023—must have the NCAA grant him an additional year of eligibility.
RB Quinshon Judkins: Over the last two seasons, the former Ole Miss back has led the SEC in rushing with 2,725 yards and 34 touchdowns.
QB D.J. Uiagalelei: After throwing for 2,638 yards with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, as well as running for 6 more scores and 219 yards, the former Clemson and Oregon State quarterback is headed to Florida State.
WR Julian Fleming: A former five-star prospect with 79 career catches for 963 yards and 7 touchdowns, Fleming is a wideout from Ohio State who is transferring to Penn State.
OL Lance Heard: This past season, the former 5-star prospect and LSU lineman was ranked No. 3 among tackles in the 2023 recruiting class. He made one start.
DE Nic Scourton: After leading the Big Ten with 10 sacks and 15 tackles for loss this season, the 6-foot-4, 280-pound edge rusher is leaving Purdue.
DT Walter Nolen: In the midst of a major transformation, the highest-ranked recruit in Texas A&M history is departing for Ole Miss, providing “Portal King” Lane Kiffin with a significant victory. The lineman finished the previous two seasons with 66 tackles and five sacks.
RB Trevor Etienne: After rushing for 753 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns on the ground this season, the talented running back is transferring from Florida to Georgia for the upcoming campaign.
WR Antwane Wells: The graduate transfer wide receiver, who missed the majority of this season due to injury, is headed to Ole Miss. Despite this, he was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2022 with 928 yards and six touchdown catches on 68 grabs in 13 games.
QB K.J. Jefferson: In 12 games this season, the former Arkansas quarterback has tossed for 2,107 yards and 19 touchdowns; in his career, he has run for 1,876 yards and 21 touchdowns while also scoring 67 scores.
QB Will Rogers: After throwing for 12,315 yards and hitting over 70% of his passes, Rogers was motivated to move on by the coaching change at Mississippi State. He signed with Washington for the 2024 season.
QB Tyler Van Dyke: It came as a surprise to learn that the quarterback would be joining Wisconsin for the upcoming season after throwing for 7,478 yards with 54 touchdowns and 23 interceptions for the Canes.
Mario Williams, wide receiver.During the previous two seasons, the former wide receiver for Oklahoma and USC totaled 75 catches for 1,011 yards.
RB Raheim Sanders: The former Arkansas back, who is joining an offense that ranked 126th in rushing this season, has one year remaining on his eligibility. Sanders ran for 1,443 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022.
QB Maalik Murphy: After starting two games with 477 yards and three touchdowns following Quinn Ewers’ injury, the former backup quarterback for the Texas Longhorns enters the gateway, albeit he is reluctant to do so. “I detest it,” he told ESPN.
QB Grayson McCall: Before joining NC State, the former Coastal Carolina quarterback accumulated 11,118 career throwing yards and 106 total touchdown passes.
QB Dillon Gabriel: With 14,865 throwing yards and 125 passing touchdowns at UCF and Oklahoma, Gabriel is arguably the most gifted quarterback in the transfer portal. He is currently enrolled at Oregon.
WR Beaux Collins: After three years and 91 receptions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdown grabs, the receiver transfers from Clemson to Notre Dame.
QB Riley Leonard: The Duke signal caller, who scored 33 touchdowns in his 2022 season despite being sidelined by an injury this past season, is headed to Notre Dame.
WR Deion Burks: This past season, Burks scored seven goals and grabbed 47 catches for 629 yards for Purdue. He will play in Oklahoma in 2024.
RB Jo’Quavious Marks: For Mississippi State, the tailback amassed over 3,000 yards of rushing and 27 touchdowns.
QB Dequan Finn: With 88 touchdowns in his career, the former Toledo quarterback was named the MAC Player of the Year.
TE Jake Johnson: Four touchdown grabs were made by the former Texas A&M pass catcher.
QB Brock Vandagriff: After committing to Kentucky, the former Georgia commitment who trailed Carson Beck in 2023 is remaining in the SEC East.
QB Kurtis Rourke: A seasoned starter with multiple seasons under his belt, Rourke won the MAC Player of the Year award at Ohio last season with 7,650 throwing yards and 50 touchdowns.
QB Kyle McCord: It comes as a surprise considering the starter went 11-1 and threw for 3,170 yards with 24 touchdowns and 6 interceptions before leaving the Buckeyes for Syracuse.
QB Cameron Ward: The former Washington State quarterback finished with 3,732 yards and 25 touchdowns, with 8 more coming from the ground. He was able to transfer as a graduate student right away.
QB Dante Moore: Currently an Oregon quarterback, Moore was one of the most well-known recruits from UCLA in recent memory. He finished with 1,610 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions before losing the starting job due to fumbles and subpar pass protection.
QB Max Johnson: The quarterback for North Carolina will replace Drake Maye in 2024, opting not to stay for the Mike Elko experience. Johnson previously played quarterback for LSU and later Texas A&M. In more than four seasons, Johnson has 5,853 yards and 47 touchdown passes.
QB Mitch Griffis: The Wake Forest alumnus is playing quarterback for Marshall after completing less than 60% of his passes for nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.
RB Donald Chaney: After carrying for 478 yards and two touchdowns this season, the sophomore tailback is also going to be leaving Miami.
WR Eric McAlister: A sophomore who ran 873 yards on 47 grabs and scored five touchdowns for Boise State last season.
WR Raleek Brown: A highly-touted talent in the Trojans’ 2022 recruiting class, the former USC receiver caught just three catches.
QB Will Howard: The 61.3 percent passer led Kansas State with 2,643 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. He is a graduate transfer with 48 career touchdown throws and 5,786 total yards.
RB Treshaun Ward: The tailback, who has 17 career running touchdowns, transferred from Florida State to Kansas State during the spring.
QB Blake Shapen: After throwing for 2,188 yards and 13 touchdowns this season, the three-year Baylor starter started 23 games.
QB Katin Houser: With three years remaining on her eligibility, the redshirt freshman made appearances in seven games for Michigan State. In 11 games, he had 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
QB Brendan Sorsby: A former Indiana signal caller, Sorsby amassed 1,587 yards, 15 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, and 4 scores on the ground.
QB Nate Johnson: With Cam Rising and Bryson Barnes both declaring their returns, the quarterback is departing Utah. With 12 touchdowns in total, he finished 2-1 while starting three games.
QB Tyler Shough: After five seasons at Tech and Oregon, he had 36 touchdowns in all. With his departure, Texas Tech lost a quarterback and Louisville gained one.
WR Raymond Cottrell: A previous top-25 ranked receiving prospect, Cottrell’s one grab this season resulted in a touchdown. Currently, he is searching for a new school.
