2025 Boston College Eagles Football Offseason Tracker: Coming and Going

Thomas Castellanos was the guy at Boston College, until he wasn't. After Bill O'Brien was hired as the head coach following the 2023 season, the quarterback decided to stick around and helped engineer the season-opening upset at then-No. 10 Florida State.

However, that turned out to be the high point of his season, and when O'Brien decided to make a switch at quarterback Castellanos decided to opt out early and declare his intentions to NCAA transfer portal. We're subsequently in the process of finding out who's join him on the way out, and which players might be headed to Chestnut Hill to fill some of the developing voids and compete for playing time.

The end of the regular season in college football meant the beginning of the long offseason, with players and coaches coming and going and each roster experiencing a massive reset due to everything from players running out of eligibility to the NCAA transfer portal.

Keeping with all the changes isn't easy for anyone, so here's your cheat sheet for the Boston College Eagles, which will be regularly updated.

Some of the key dates and deadlines are as follows:

Transfer portal: The NCAA Division I Council reduced the transfer portal windows from 45 to 30 days. The winter portal opened Dec. 9, and will close Dec. 28. The spring portal will be open April 16-25.

2025 NFL Draft: A soft deadline of Jan. 6 is for players who have already finished their seasons. The hard deadline Jan. 15. Players in the National Championship Game can petition for special eligibility for Jan. 24. They have until Jan. 27 to revoke their names. The deadline to opt out of the 2025 draft is Feb. 7. The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will take place Feb. 24-March 3 in Indianapolis. The 2025 NFL Draft will be held in Green Bay, Wisc., April 24-26.

This story will be regularly updated.

Transfer Portal (Arrivals)

Chris Marable Jr., defensive lineman: transferred from Wake Forest
Will Straka, linebacker; transferred from Wisconsin-Platteville (DIII)
Favor Bate, EDGE; transferred from Merrimack
Michael Bumpus Jr., defensive lineman; transferred from Brown
Amir Johnson, offensive lineman; transferred from Merrimack
Ty Lockwood, tight end, transferred from Alabama
Dylan Lonergan, quarterback; transferred from Alabama
Tommy Matheson, offensive lineman, transferred from Princeton
Zeke Moore, tight end; transferred from FAU
Chuck Nnaeto, defensive lineman; transferred from Elon
Onye Nwosisi, defensive lineman; transferred from Valparaiso
Vaughn Pemberton, running back; transferred from Ball State
VJ Wilkins, wide receiver; transferred from Campbell

Transfer Portal (Departures)

Kahlil Ali, defensive back; transferred to Delaware
Cole Batson, safety, transferred to UC Davis
Jerand Bradley, wide receiver; transferred to Kansas State
Jack Brandon, quarterback
Thomas Castellanos, quarterback; transferred to Florida State
Jalen Cheek, safety, transferred to UAB
Sione Hala, linebacker; transferred to Weber State
Ilija Krajnovic, offensive lineman, transferred to Western Carolina
Otto Hess, offensive tackle
Jayden McGowan, wide receiver, transferred to Charlotte
Jacobe Robinson, quarterback
Nigel Tate, defensive lineman, transferred to UAB
Regan Terry, defensive lineman
Ryan Turner, cornerback, transferred to Purdue
Montrell Wade, wide receiver
Nick Thomas, offensive lineman
Jalon Williams, cornerback

Declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft

Donovan Ezeiruaku, defensive end
Ozzy Trapilo, offensive lineman
Drew Kendall, offensive lineman
Neto Okpala, defensive end
Kye Robichaux, running back
Treshaun Ward, running back
Cam Horsley, defensive tackle
Jack Conley, offensive lineman
Bryquice Brown, defensive back
Khari Johnson, defensive back

Top NFL Prospects

Donovan Ezeiruaku, DL
Nate Johnson, WR
Drew Kendall, C
Ozzy Trapilo, OT

Coaches (Arriving)

None yet

Coaches (Departing)