Deion Sanders fulfilled the wildest hopes of many Colorado Buffaloes fans in the 2024 season. After a strong campaign, Sanders and his staff wasted no time diving into the transfer portal to reshape the roster.
Sanders had promised to “hit the portal like never before” — and he followed through. However, while Colorado landed some big-time additions, several key players departed for other programs.
Colorado Buffaloes Transfer Portal: Players In
What players are coming to Boulder with dreams of reaching the heights the Buffaloes reached in the 2024 season, if not something more than that? Here’s a look at that group, along with the football programs from which they’re transferring:
- WR Sincere Brown, Campbell Fighting Camels
- OT Xavier Hill, Memphis Tigers
- OT Mana Taimani, Ole Miss Rebels
- IOL Zy Crisler, Illinois Fighting Illini
- DL Tavian Coleman, Texas State Bobcats
- LB Kylan Salter, TCU Horned Frogs
- LB Martavius French, UTSA Roadrunners
- IOL Zarian McGill, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- S Tawfiq Byard, USF Bulls
- IOL Akinola Ogunbiyi, Texas A&M Aggies
- WR Joseph Williams, Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- P Damon Greaves, Kansas Jayhawks
- S Makari Vickers, Oklahoma Sooners
- DL Gavriel Lightfoot, Fresno State Bulldogs
- QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty Flames
- LB Reginald Hughes, Jacksonville State Gamecocks
- TE Zach Atkins, Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
- P Damon Greaves, Kansas Jayhawks
- P Buck Buchanan, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- DL Jehiem Oatis, Alabama Crimson Tide
Colorado Buffaloes Transfer Portal: Players Out
While Colorado has been busy bringing in new talent, several players have also chosen to leave the program in search of new opportunities. Here is a look at that group, along with the football programs they’re joining:
- IOL Tyler Johnson, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- LB Johnny Chaney, FIU Golden Panthers
- IOL Kahlil Benson, Indiana Hoosiers Football
- LB Nikhai Hill-Green, Alabama Crimson Tide
- DL Rayyan Buel, Memphis Tigers
- IOL Hank Zilinskas, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- LB Ian Massey
- QB Destin Wade, North Alabama Lions
- QB Walter Taylor, Ball State Cardinals
- OT Payton Kirkland, Miami (OH) RedHawks
- WR Cordale Russell, Miami (OH) RedHawks
- WR Jordan Onuvughe, Stanford Cardinal
- Edge Dayon Hayes, Texas A&M Aggies
- IOL Yakiri Walker, Memphis Tigers
- WR Asaad Waseem, Florida Atlantic Owls
- S Trevor Woods
- LB Nikhai Hill-Green
- OT Ethan Boyd
- LB Morgan Pearson
- CB Nahmier Robinson
- S Adonis Forrest
As Coach Prime continues to reshape the Buffaloes roster, the incoming and departing talents underline the high-stakes nature of the college football transfer landscape.
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For Colorado, the focus is on leveraging the transfer portal to reinforce its lineup for 2025.
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