Pinging The Portal: Opening Transfer Offers Sent Out to Cincinnati Football Targets

CINCINNATI — The college football transfer portal is open, meaning Pinging The Portal is back for another cycle. The opening action starts with an offer for Elon tight end Cody Hardy.

The 6-5, 271-pound talent has one year of eligibility left after posting six catches for 36 yards and one score this past season at the FCS level (52.5 overall PFF grade on a career-high 437 snaps).

Cincinnati made an offer in the trenches to Charlotte offensive lineman PJ Wilkins.

The 6-7, 340-pound guard played 142 snaps as a redshirt freshman this past season. He has three years of eligibility left after posting a 60.4 PFF grade on 142 snaps in 2024.

The offers kept flowing on Monday with Cincinnati reaching out to another Elon player in edge rusher Cazeem Moore.

The junior has one season of eligibility left after notching 51 tackles, six sacks, and three forced fumbles in 2024. It amounted to a strong 76.7 PFF grade on 540 snaps.

Cincinnati also offered Akron redshirt freshman offensive tackle Jayvin James.

The 6-5, 290-pound talent holds three years of eligibility after starting every game but one this past season. It amounted to a 63.9 PFF grade on 498 snaps at right tackle.

The Bearcats offered highly-productive Penn running back Malachi Hosley. The 5-10, 195-pound talent ran for 1,192 yards and nine touchdowns this past season on 6.2 yards per carry at the FCS level.

He has two year's of eligibility left after earning an elite 88.8 PFF grade on 444 snaps in 2024.

The next offer went to Kent State wide receiver Chrishon McCray. The sophomore holds two seasons of eligibility and is coming off a nice 2024 campaign with 40 catches for 705 yards and nine touchdowns.

That earned the 5-10, 163-pound talent a 73.5 grade on 493 snaps this season, coming off of an 87.2 grade on 429 snaps in 2023.

Another wide receiver offer went out to Colorado State sophomore Caleb Goodie. The 6-1, 170-pound talent holds two years of eligibility after reeling in 21 catches for 436 yards and four touchdowns in 2024.

That production amounted to a 65.4 PFF grade on 477 snaps (nine snaps as a freshman).

Flipping back to defense, Cincinnati offered Wisconsin edge rusher James Thompson. The senior holds one season of eligibility and is coming off of just seven 2024 snaps after a 2023 season with 29 tackles, three sacks, and two pass breakups.

That earned the 6-5, 295-pound talent a 66.5 PFF grade across 437 snaps in 2023.

Amidst a light cornerback room as of this writing, Cincinnati offered standout Miami (OH) cornerback Raion Strader.

The 6-0, 182-pound sophomore just had a scorching season with 53 tackles, two interceptions and 17 pass breakups. It amounted to a 74.1 PFF grade on a whopping 756 snaps (759 snaps as a freshman).

He'd be the new top cornerback on the roster if Cincinnati can land him.

More offers went on Monday afternoon, including one for Bowling Green linebacker Joseph Sipp Jr.

The junior holds one more season of eligibility and is coming off his best season with 75 tackles, six sacks, and two pass break ups. Sipp earned a career-best 67.1 PFF grade this past season on 629 snaps.

Another linebacker offer went out to Charlotte playmaker Cam Burden.

The 6-2, 235-pound junior holds one more season of eligibility and put up decent numbers in 2024. He finished with 63 tackles, one interception, and two pass break ups to round out a 63.1 overall grade on 483 snaps (80.1 run defense grade).

The speedy wide receiver offers kept up into Monday night, with Cincinnati reaching out to Arkansas-Pine Bluff wide receiver Javonnie Gibson. The redshirt sophomore holds three more years of eligibility after notching 70 catches for 1,215 yards and nine scores.

The 6-3, 205-pound talent could be a diamond in the rough and grow into a major weapon at Cincinnati after earning a 78.3 PFF grade in 2024 on 667 snaps at the FCS level.

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