With the spring portal closed and most rosters nearing completion, now is the best time to look at the best FCS-to-FBS transfers in college football. The cream of the FCS crop joined blueblood Power Four programs, while other high-ceiling players will take their next step at the Group of Five level.
2024 Top FCS-to-FBS Transfer Players
Quarterbacks
- Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross to UNLV
- Max Brosmer, New Hampshire to Minnesota
- Zevi Eckhaus, Bryant to Washington State
Running Backs
- Jevon Jackson, Austin Peay to UTEP
- Desmond Reid, West Carolina to Pittsburgh
- Anthony Woods, Idaho to Utah
- Sam Franklin, UT Martin to Oklahoma
- Jawarn Howell, South Carolina State to South Carolina
Wide Receivers
- Trey Goodman, Austin Peay to UTEP
- Tre Shackelford, Austin Peay to Washington State
- Kisean Johnson, Alabama State to Western Kentucky
- Ezeriah Anderson, Campbell to UConn
- Jamoi Mayes, Chattanooga to Cincinnati
- Jaden Smith, Eastern Kentucky to UTEP
- Raylen Sharpe, Missouri State to Fresno State
- Dymere Miller, Monmouth to Rutgers
- Eli Green, North Dakota State to Iowa State
- Coleman Owens, Northern Arizona to Ohio
- Izaiah Hartrup, Southern Illinois to Ole Miss
- Andrew McElroy, St. Thomas to Northern Illinois
- Beau Sparks, Utah Tech to Texas State
- Solomon Davis, Valparaiso to Central Michigan
- Censere Lee, Western Carolina to Pittsburgh
- Kam Thomas, Austin Peay to UTEP
Tight Ends
- Cole Rusk, Murray State to Illinois
- Bauer Sharp, Southeastern Louisiana to Oklahoma
Offensive Tackle
- Isaiah Wright, Austin Peay to UTEP
- Micah Sahakian, Cornell to Duke
- Melvin Priestly, Grambling to Illinois
- Jacob Rizy, Harvard to Florida State
- Luke Newman, Holy Cross to Michigan State
- Keagen Trost, Indiana State to Wake Forest
- Easton Kilty, North Dakota to Kansas State
- Jalen Travis, Princeton to Iowa State
- Jesse Ramil, St. Francis to James Madison
- Da’Metrius Weatherspoon, Houston Christian to Syracuse
Interior Linemen
- Quincy Jenkins, Campbell to James Madison
- Xavier Lozowicki, Maine to Cincinnati
- Omar Aigbedion, Montana State to Baylor
- Torricelli Simpkins, North Carolina Central to South Carolina
- Jabari Brooks, Samford to UCF
Defensive Tackle
- Thor Griffith, Harvard to Louisville
- Travis Bates, Austin Peay to Kansas State
- Joey Slackman, Penn to Florida
- Chubba Maae, Cal Davis to Arizona
- Gentle Hunt, Florida A&M to Illinois
- Mateen Ibirogba, Georgetown to Wake Forest
- Steven Parker, Incarnate Word to Texas State
- Tyrell Martin, Delaware State to Eastern Michigan
- Elinus Noel III, Texas Southern to Baylor
- Chris Fitzgerald, Youngstown State to Eastern Michigan
EDGE
- Anton Juncaj, Albany to Arkansas
- John Pius, William & Mary to Wisconsin
- Ty French, Gardner-Webb to West Virginia
- Anthony Dunn Jr., Florida A&M to Toledo
- Terrell Allen, Tennessee State to Tulane
- Antonio Colclough, Monmouth to Buffalo
- Marlem Louis, Richmond to San Diego State
- Daylan Dotson, UT-Martin to UCF
- Syrus Webster, Utah Tech to Washington State
- Ezekiel Larry, Yale to San Diego State
Linebackers
- Sam Howard, Austin Peay to Tulane
- Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross to James Madison
- Terreance Ellis, Alcorn State to Western Kentucky
- Teddye Buchanan, UC Davis to Cal
- Jake Golday, Central Arkansas to Cincinnati
- Rodney Dansby, Houston Christian to Memphis
- Xe’ree Alexander, Idaho to UCF
- Jayden Flaker, North Carolina Central to Memphis
- Ozzie Nicholas, Princeton to Duke
- Liam Johnson, Princeton to Cal
- Branson Combs, Southern Illinois to Wake Forest
- Monroe Beard III, Tennessee State to Marshall
- Jahsiah Galvan, Northern Iowa to Stanford
- Alex Howard, Youngstown State to Texas A&M
- Joseph Vaughn, Yale to UCLA
- Jack Kelly, Weber State to BYU
Cornerbacks
- Cedarius Doss, Austin Peay to Indiana
- Jevon McIver Jr., Austin Peay to TCU
- Bryce Phillips, Tennessee State to San Diego State
- Adrian Maddox, Alabama State to UAB
- Aamir Hall, Albany to Michigan
- Ethan Robinson, Bucknell to Minnesota
- Donovan Saunders, Cal Poly to Texas A&M
- Paul Lewis III, Cornell to Arkon
- Ayden Garnes, Duquesne to West Virginia
- Jaidyn Denis, Elon to Memphis
- Ja’Kai Young, Gardner-Webb to James Madison
- Marcus Harris, Idaho to Cal
- Kahzir Brown, Maine to FAU
- Jason Chambers, North Carolina Central to Appalachian State
- Devonte’ Mathews, Nicholls State to Western Kentucky
- Edward Rhambo, Northern Arizona to Bowling Green
- Kendren Smith, Penn to Virginia
- Kriston Davis, Southern to Houston
- Mark Davis Jr., Southern Illinois to Vanderbilt
- Blye Hill, St. Francis to Nebraska
- Nyquan Washington, Tennessee Tech to Western Michigan
- Jyron Gilmore, Tennessee Tech to Georgia State
- Gerald Kilgore, Tennessee Tech to South Carolina
- Devon Marshall, Villanova to North Carolina State
Safeties
- Sheldon Arnold II, East Tennessee State to UCF
- Blake Ruffin, Eastern Illinois to Louisville
- Jaden Dugger, Georgetown to Louisiana
- Kaleb Moody, Harvard to Kent State
- David Spruiells, Northern Arizona to North Texas
- Cameron Broussard, Sacramento State to Washington
- Ian Conerly-Goodly, Southeastern Louisiana to Troy
- Kourtlan Marsh, Samford to Memphis
- Trevon Gola-Callard, Southern Utah to Cincinnati
- Xavier Smith, Austin Peay to UTEP
Kickers and Punters
- Riley Stephens, P, Austin Peay to Western Kentucky
- Jack Burgess, P, Weber State to Texas Tech
- Brody Richter, P, Northern Arizona to UCLA
- Garrison Smith, K, McNeese State to Akron
- Aidan Laros, P, UT-Martin to Kentucky
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