The transfer portal market has been active since it re-opened on April 15. With a week remaining before it closes, the College Football Network is taking readers through all the quarterbacks who have entered the portal, including those who have already made their decisions.
Quarterbacks In the Transfer Portal
According to the latest count, over 170 quarterbacks have entered the portal since September of last year. Of that group, just over 100 athletes have committed to another team.
So who is left, and can we expect any of them to make a significant impact in 2023? As per the College Football Network Transfer Portal Tracker, 52 quarterbacks remain in the portal:
- Jaylen Henderson, Fresno State
- Brooks Blount, Eastern Michigan
- Thomas Castellanos, UCF
- TJ McMahon, Rice* (starter in 2022)
- Ben Bryant, Cincinnati* (starter in 2022)
- Alexander Honig, TCU
- Diego Tello, UTSA
- Bennett Meredith, Arizona State
- Matt Robinson, Fresno State
- Gunnar Smith, USF
- Hampton Fay, Michigan State
- JaCobian Morgan, Syracuse
- Dontrell Jackson, Coastal Carolina
- Harrison Bailey, UNLV
- Owen Bainbridge, Bowling Green
- Ethan Vasko, Kansas
- Chase Brewster, UMass
- Damon Stewart, UAB
- Tyler Phommachanh, UConn
- Keegan Patterson, USC
- Caden Becker, Wyoming
- Kaden Cobb, Ball State
- Jacob Knuth, Minnesota
- Ben Finley, NC State* (starter in 2022)
- Hayden Wolff, Old Dominion* (starter in 2022)
- Knox Kadum, McNeese State
- Carl Richardson, Northwestern
- Chase Wolf, Wisconsin
- Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
- Micah Bowens, Oklahoma
- Weston Eget, New Mexico State
- Kinkead Dent, Ole Miss
- Zak Rozsman, Georgia Southern
- Jordan Smith, USF
- Michael Alaimo, Purdue
- JP Andrade, Jackson State
- Dominique Anthony, Old Dominion
- Nigel Summerville, Lehigh
- Zo Wallace, NC State
- Jake Kern, Washington
- Casey Case, Buffalo
- Steven Krajewski, Georgia State
- Keilon Brown, Georgia State
- Ryan Duell, Maryland
- Jonah Chong, Nevada
- Dustin Fletcher, Northern Illinois
- Elijah Gainey, South Alabama
- Chance Nolan, Oregon State* (starter in 2022)
- Grant Gremel, Indiana
- Charlie Dean, Harvard
- JP Zamora, Washington State
- James Mott, Colorado
With many names still available, a few rise to the top of the list for any team needing depth or a replacement at the position. Former starters Chance Nolan, Hayden Wolff, Ben Finley, Ben Bryant, and TJ McMahon are certainly among the top names. Nolan, a multi-year starter at Oregon State, is rumored to be drawing interest from SEC teams. Bryant, Finley, and McMahon have each shown they can be reliable options and entered the portal in the second window this spring.
But the name that takes the top spot, which many may not reference, is Wolff. A massive signal-caller who stands at 6’5″ and weighs 235 pounds, Wolff threw for nearly 3,000 yards at Old Dominion last year. He’s a great processor and a terrific pocket passer when given time. His name in the portal certainly mixes things up and changes plans for some programs, perhaps unsatisfied with their quarterback room after spring.
With the massive number of names in the portal currently, it’s also important to take a look at where the quarterbacks who have changed schools are currently slated to play in 2023.
- Karst Hunter, Colorado-Mesa to IUP
- Jake Garcia, Miami (FL) to Missouri
- J.T. Shrout, Colorado to Arkansas State
- Tayven Jackson, Tennessee to Indiana
- Cameron Peters, UTSA to Kilgore JC
- Dylan Hopkins, UAB to New Mexico State
- Walker Howard, LSU to Ole Miss
- Landry Lyddy, Louisiana Tech to UAB
- Sam Jackson, TCU to Cal
- Sam Huard, Washington to Cal Poly
- DC Tabscott, Appalachian State to New Mexico
- Mariano Valenti, Temple to Northern Michigan
- Dylan Mehrotra, UAB to Southern
- Sawyer Robertson, Mississippi State to Baylor
- CJ Montes, New Mexico to Fordham
- Ty Keyes, Southern Miss to East Mississippi CC
- Carson May, Iowa to Coffeyville CC
- Braedyn Locke, Mississippi State to Wisconsin
- Tristan Gebbia, Oregon State to Ohio State
- Bryce Archie, Coastal Carolina to USF
- Tanner Mordecai, SMU to Wisconsin
- Jalen Daniels, South Carolina to Garden City CC
- Zy McDonald, Louisiana to Jackson State
- Sam Hartman, Wake Forest to Notre Dame
- Brady Allen, Purdue to Purdue
- Austin Aune, North Texas to North Texas
- Kai Millner, Cal to Northern Arizona
- Jack Plummer, Cal to Louisville
- Trey Lowe III, Southern Miss to Liberty
- Peter Costelli, Troy to Northern Colorado
- Sam Vidlak, Boise State to Montana
- Brian Plummer, Buffalo to Alabama A&M
- Daniel Britt, Montana to Northern Arizona
- Alan Bowman, Michigan to Oklahoma State
- Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State to Colorado
- JC French, Memphis to Georgia Southern
- Willie Taggart Jr., FAU to Western Kentucky
- Sean Brown, Liberty to Towson
- Hunter Herring, Louisiana to UL-Monroe
- Bronson Barron, Weber State to Western Kentucky
- Emory Jones, Arizona State to Cincinnati
- Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina to Coastal Carolina
- Maddox Kopp, Colorado to Miami (OH)
- Taisun Phommachanh, Georgia Tech to UMass
- JT Daniels, West Virginia to Rice
- Daniel Richardson, Central Michigan to FAU
- Collin Schlee, Kent State to UCLA
- Peter Zamora, Marshall to Tusculum
- Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State to Ole Miss
- Xavier Ward, Washington State to Sam Houston State
- Malik Hornsby, Arkansas to Texas State
- Zach Calzada, Auburn to Incarnate Word
- Kyron Drones, Baylor to Virginia Tech
- Jalon Jones, Bethune-Cookman to Charlotte
- Daelen Menard, Boston College to Bowling Green
- Matt Myers, Buffalo to UT-Martin
- Jacob Conover, BYU to Arizona State
- D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson to Oregon State
- Billy Wiles, Clemson to Southern Miss
- Ty Lyles, Coastal Carolina to Gardner-Webb
- Owen McCown, Colorado to UTSA
- Joey Aguilar, Diablo Valley CC to Appalachian State
- Ryan Stubblefield, East Carolina to Incarnate Word
- Grant Wilson, Fordham to Old Dominion
- Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech to Nebraska
- Nate Glantz, Iowa State to McNeese State
- Jaren Lewis, Kansas State to Kent State
- Reed Charpia, Louisburg College to NC State
- Joe Fagnano, Maine to UConn
- Daniel Greek, Mississippi State to Tarleton State
- Tyler Macon, Missouri to Alcorn State
- Ike Udengwu III, Mt. SAC to Eastern Michigan
- Devin Leary, NC State to Kentucky
- Jacolby Criswell, North Carolina to Arkansas
- Drew Pyne, Notre Dame to Arizona State
- Ren Hefley, Northwest Mississippi CC to Middle Tennessee State
- Nick Evers, Oklahoma to Wisconsin
- Jay Butterfield, Oregon to San Jose State
- Christian Veilleux, Penn State to Pittsburgh
- Kedon Slovis, Pittsburgh to BYU
- Beau Allen, Tarleton State to Georgia Southern
- Hudson Card, Texas to Purdue
- Eli Stowers, Texas A&M to New Mexico State
- Layne Hatcher, Texas State to Ball State
- Donovan Smith, Texas Tech to Houston
- Mike Wright, Vanderbilt to Mississippi State
- Jason Brown, Virginia Tech to Jackson State
- Brett Griffis, Wake Forest to James Madison
- Will Crowder, West Virginia to Troy
- Darius Ocean, Western Kentucky to Valdosta State
- Holman Edwards, Houston to Southern Miss
- Mikey Keene, UCF to Fresno State
- Graham Mertz, Wisconsin to Florida
- Phil Jurkovec, Boston College to Pittsburgh
- Haynes King, Texas A&M to Georgia Tech
- Cameron Gillentine, Ball State to Sioux Falls
- Cammon Cooper, Hawaii to SE Louisiana
- Brennan Armstrong, Virginia to NC State
- Braylon Braxton, Tulsa to Tulsa
- Carlos Davis, Western Carolina to UMass
- John Paddock, Ball State to Illinois
- Connor Bazelak, Indiana to Bowling Green
- Alex Padilla, Iowa to SMU
- Tony Muskett, Monmouth to Virginia
- RJ Martinez, Northern Arizona to Baylor
- Chandler Rogers, UL-Monroe to North Texas
- Paul Tyson, Arizona State to Clemson
- Cade McNamara, Michigan to Iowa
- Colin Parachek, Morehead State to Marshall
- Luke Altmyer, Ole Miss to Illinois
- CJ Ogbonna, SE Missouri State to Buffalo
- Davis Brin, Tulsa to Georgia Southern
- Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH) to Miami (OH)
- Matt O’Connor, Villanova to Stetson
- Jordan McCloud, Arizona to James Madison
- Brendon Lewis, Colorado to Nevada
- Jack Tuttle, Indiana to Michigan
- Deacon Hill, Wisconsin to Iowa
- Hank Bachmeier, Boise State to Louisiana Tech
