2026 FCS-To-FBS Football Transfer Portal Tracker

Over 10,000 college football players have entered the transfer portal this offseason. We will try to track all the portal movement across the FCS this offseason as players find new homes ahead of the 2026 season.

Last season, we saw multiple FCS players transfer to FBS programs and make a significant impact. Most notably, North Dakota State running back CharMar Brown has been a key piece for Miami's run to the CFP National Championship game. We also saw NDSU safety Cole Wisniewski become a starter for Texas Tech, which made an unprecedented run to the College Football Playoff.

Former South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski transferred to Iowa, where he set program single-season records for rushing yards (491) and rushing touchdowns (15). Other notbale FCS-to-FBS transfers include Malachi Hosley (Georgia Tech), J'Mari Taylor (Virginia), Joe Cotton (Cincinnati), Griffin Wilde (Northwestern), Ray Coney (Tulsa), and Karon Prunty (Wake Forest).

Unfortunately, the data shows that some FCS-to-FBS transfers don't find the same opportunities at their new programs. According to HERO Sports, 48% of the 2023 FCS All-Conference transfers played less than 300 snaps at their new school.

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Below are the FCS-to-FBS transfers ahead of the 2026 college football season.

Please contact Zach McKinnell if you see any missing FCS-to-FBS transfers.

2026 FCS-to-FBS Transfers

Name (Pos)	FCS Team	FBS Team
Jalen Jones (WR)	Alabama State	Texas Tech
Montreze Smith (LB)	Austin Peay	Iowa State
Liam Lindo (DB)	Bryant	Northern Illinois
Aldrich Doe (WR)	Bryant	San Diego State
Charlie Adams III (OL)	Cal Poly	Kansas State
Ty Dieffenbach (QB)	Cal Poly	UCLA
Landen Chambers (RB)	Central Arkansas	UCF
Andrew Threatt (OL)	Charleston Southern	North Carolina
Knai Cook (S)	Charleston Southern	Troy
Josh Williams (CB)	Dayton	Appalachian State
Marquis Gillis (RB)	Delaware State	Arizona State
Brian Beidatsch Jr. (OL)	Duquesne	Miami (OH)
Ish Findlayter (DL)	Duquesne	Oregon State
Jabari Odoemenem (LB)	Duquesne	Oregon State
Lavon William (DB)	East Texas A&M	Illinois
Nic DiSanto (OL)	Eastern Illinois	Central Michigan
Kahmari Brown (DL)	Elon	Iowa
TJ Thomas (RB)	Elon	Minnesota
Cole Keller (TE)	ETSU	James Madison
Hayden Ross (LS)	ETSU	James Madison
Kaven Call (EDGE)	ETSU	Middle Tennessee State
Goldie Lawrence (WR)	Florida A&M	Coastal Carolina
Matt Buron (TE)	Fordham	Georgia State
Terrence Jones (DB)	Fordham	James Madison
Luke Rector (OL)	Gardner-Webb	Toledo
Brady Braun (P)	Gardner-Webb	UTEP
Cooper Blomstrom (LB)	Georgetown	Arizona
Josh McCormick (K)	Grambling State	Colorado
Jaden Craig (QB)	Harvard	TCU
Ty Bartrum (S)	Harvard	UCF
Derek Osman (OL)	Harvard	UCLA
Jayden Clerveaux (RB)	Holy Cross	Central Michigan
Brice Stevenson (DT)	Holy Cross	Iowa
Alijah Carson (WR)	Holy Cross	Sam Houston
Tyran Chappell (CB)	Houston Christian	Michigan State
Xai'Shaun Edwards (RB)	Houston Christian	Missouri
Nonso Omezi (OL)	Houston Christian	Western Kentucky
Xavier Newsom (TE)	Howard	Auburn
Dylan Layne (LB)	Idaho	Oregon State
Caleb Ricks (CB)	Idaho	San Diego State
Matyus McLain (DL)	Idaho	Washington State
Trajan Sinatra (K)	Idaho State	San Jose State
Ryan Leathers (S)	Idaho State	Tulsa
Patrick Bauer (LB)	Illinois State	Cincinnati
CJ Richard (DB)	Illinois State	Florida State
Brandon Smith (OL)	Illinois State	Western Michigan
Jake Anderson (DT)	Illinois State	Wisconsin
Ashton Taylor (LB)	Jackson State	Middle Tennessee State
Travis Terrell (RB)	Jackson State	Purdue
Ahmad Miller (RB)	Jackson State	Syracuse
Jaylon Joseph (DL)	Lafayette	Temple
Kortez Winslow (OL)	Lamar	Florida Atlantic
Mekhai Smith (DB)	Lehigh	Minnesota
Mason Humphrey (WR)	Lehigh	North Carolina
Darrin Fugitt (TE)	Lindenwood	Appalachian State
Scoop Gardner (DL)	Long Island	Western Michigan
Nicolas Cruji (OL)	Maine	Charlotte
Nate Robinson Jr. (CB)	Marist	UTSA
Josh Jackson (WR)	McNeese	LSU
Carmelo O'Neal (CB)	Mercer	Alabama
Kendall Harris (WR)	Mercer	Old Dominion
Adjatay Dabbs (WR)	Mercer	Toledo
Julian Fox (LB)	Mercer	Toledo
Kaleb Hutchinson (S)	Mercer	Toledo
Trenton Jones (WR)	Mercer	Toledo
CJ Miller (RB)	Mercer	Toledo
Isaac Prince (LB)	Mercer	Toledo
Gavin Marks (OL)	Mercer	Tulane
James Bradley (DL)	Mississippi Valley State	Northern Illinois
Adonis Jackson (EDGE)	Mississippi Valley State	Utah State
Lamont Lester Jr. (DE)	Monmouth	Colorado
Deuce Lee (DB)	Monmouth	Georgia State
Rodney Nelson (RB)	Monmouth	Miami (OH)
Chris Moreno (OL)	Monmouth	Middle Tennessee State
Izzy Clark-White (DB)	Monmouth	New Mexico State
Josh Derry (WR)	Monmouth	UCF
Kyon Loud (CB)	Montana	Duke
Colin Amick (OL)	Montana	Iowa State
Seth Johnson (CB)	Montana State	Iowa State
Hunter Provience (TE)	Montana State	NC State
Jhase McMillan (CB)	Montana State	UCLA
Darius Cannon (WR)	Murray State	Jacksonville State
Ja'Quan Redfern (DL)	Murray State	Wyoming
Nick Reed (K)	New Hampshire	SMU
Kelby Hampton (CB)	New Hampshire	Southern Miss
Peyton Strickland (TE)	New Hampshire	Toledo
DJ Johnson (DE)	New Hampshire	Wake Forest
Tolu Olajide (OL)	New Hampshire	Wake Forest
Rasheed Lovelace (DT)	Nicholls	James Madison
Anthony Rogers (DB)	Nicholls	Tulane
Tre Mittman (S)	North Carolina A&T	Georgia State
Ja'Quan Sprinkle (OL)	North Carolina Central	LSU
Adam Watford (P)	North Alabama	Alabama
Ari Patu (QB)	North Alabama	Duke
Nathan Curry (LS)	North Alabama	Wyoming
Tre Mittman (S)	North Carolina A&T	Georgia State
Marquis Hood (DL)	North Carolina A&T	Jacksonville State
Sawyer Seidl (RB)	North Dakota	Wake Forest
Toby Anene (DE)	North Dakota State	Colorado
Jaquise Alexander (CB)	North Dakota State	Delaware
Caleb Bowers (LS)	North Dakota State	Florida State
Eli Ozick (K)	North Dakota State	Iowa
Beau Johnson (OL)	North Dakota State	Vanderbilt
Trent Fraley (OL)	North Dakota State	Michigan State
Jailen Duffie (CB)	North Dakota State	UCF
Ethan Kramer (OL)	Northern Arizona	East Carolina
Seth Cromwell (RB)	Northern Arizona	James Madison
Cam Chapa (DB)	Northern Colorado	Arizona
Carver Cheeks (WR)	Northern Colorado	UTEP
Gavin Proudfoot (OL)	Northern Iowa	Iowa State
Carter Janki (DL)	Penn	Illinois
Netinho Olivieri (OL)	Penn	Pittsburgh
John Lista (LB)	Penn	UConn
Bryson Ross (DB)	Portland State	Arkansas State
Jyzaiah Rockwell (WR)	Prairie View A&M	Western Kentucky
Peyton Seelman (LB)	Richmond	North Carolina
Ernest Campbell (WR)	Sacramento State	Colorado
Damian Henderson (RB)	Sacramento State	Colorado
Jaquail Smith (RB)	Sacramento State	Colorado
Dylan Hampsten (DE)	Sacramento State	Fresno State
Micah Mosley (OLB)	Sacramento State	Fresno State
Jason Oliver (DB)	Sacramento State	San Diego State
Jordan Anderson (WR)	Sacramento State	San Jose State
DeSean Watts (DL)	Sacramento State	Washington
Balaam Miller (DT)	Saint Francis	Washington State
Carson Sloan (LB)	Samford	Appalachian State
Jehchys Brown (DT)	SEMO	Appalachian State
Cam Pedro (WR)	SEMO	Charlotte
Trey Lisle (OLB)	SEMO	Michigan State
Nasim Cairo (DL)	SEMO	Southern Miss
Chimdia Nwaiwu (OL)	Stephen F. Ausin	Florida State
Lachie Pozzobon (P)	Stephen F. Austin	Oklahoma State
Brandon Smith (OL)	South Dakota	Akron
Jacob Arop (OL)	South Dakota	California
Larenzo Fenner (WR)	South Dakota	Cincinnati
Caden Crawford (DL)	South Dakota	Iowa State
Tyler Ebel (P)	South Dakota	Vanderbilt
Jalen Lee (DB)	South Dakota State	Coastal Carolina
Darren Morris (WR)	Southern	Boise State
Treylan James (DB)	Southern	LSU
Ryan Schwendeman (TE)	Southern Illinois	Wisconsin
Jayce Freeman (WR)	Stony Brook	Temple
Cody Jackson (WR)	Tarleton State	Iowa State
Tre Page III (RB)	Tarleton State	Oklahoma State
Devaughn Slaughter (WR)	Tennessee State	Kennesaw State
Jaceon Doss (WR)	Towson	Nevada
Balansama Kamara (DL)	UAlbany	Colorado
Cam Stodghill (LB)	UAlbany	Michigan State
Carter Vargas (RB)	UC Davis	California
Caden Pinnick (QB)	UC Davis	Washington State
Keyshawn Johnson (DE)	UT Martin	Syracuse
Tony Diaz (WR)	UTRGV	Iowa
David Avit (RB)	Villanova	Arizona State
Anthony Hawkins (DB)	Villanova	Iowa
Zahmir Dawud (CB)	Villanova	Rutgers
Owen Sweeney (WR)	VMI	Marshall
Kouri Crump (S)	VMI	Western Michigan
Caden Kellow (LS)	Weber State	Boise State
Keahnist Thompson (DE)	Weber State	Michigan State
Montae Pate (CB)	Weber State	Northwestern
Sione Hala (LB)	Weber State	San Diego State
Will Way (OL)	Weber State	Wake Forest
Logan Mackey (CB)	Weber State	Wyoming
Kourtney Kelly (DL)	West Georgia	Clemson
TJ Lester (RB)	West Georgia	Marshall
Hasaan Sykes (CB)	Western Carolina	Kentucky
Malik Knight (WR)	Western Carolina	Pittsburgh
Matthew Montgomery (OL)	Western Illinois	San Diego State
Esteban Guillory (DB)	Western Illinois	UTEP
Tyler Hughes (QB)	William & Mary	Wyoming
C.J. Coombes (S)	Wofford	North Texas
Ezekiel Larry (DE)	Yale	Virginia

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