Utah football transfer portal tracker: Outgoing players from 2025 team

Following Utah players who've announced their intention to enter the transfer portal

The Utah Utes will inevitably experience some roster turnover during the transfer portal cycle. | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

With the season wrapped up for most college football programs, it's time to look ahead to what will surely be an eventful transfer portal cycle.

For Utah, chaos off the field ensued well before the portal officially opened Jan. 2. Kyle Whittingham, the head coach of the Utes for 21 seasons, decided to step down from his role on Dec. 12, starting a chain reaction of events that eventually led him to becoming the next Michigan head coach just days before he was slated to lead Utah into battle one last time for the team's matchup with Nebraska in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Instead, Whittingham made an expedited transition into his new role, handing the baton off to new Utes head coach Morgan Scalley. But not long after Scalley's first win — a 44-22 victory over the Cornhuskers — several of Whittingham's old staff members decided to follow him to Ann Arbor, leaving Utah without much of an offensive staff as the portal was just a day away from being opened officially.

A few players — including All-American defensive end John Henry Daley — made their intentions of entering the portal known prior to the Jan. 2 start date. Others — like quarterback Byrd Ficklin — meanwhile, announced they'd be returning to Salt Lake City for the 2026 campaign well before the Utes' New Year's Eve bowl game.

New Transfer Portal Window

Earlier this year, the NCAA Football Oversight Committee voted for a single transfer portal window to take place in January, doing away with with the spring transfer cycle in a significant change for the sport's offseason calendar.

The old transfer process included a 30-day window starting the day after the College Football Playoff selections, followed by another 15-day transfer period between April 16-30. In October, the NCAA modified its rules to make for a single transfer portal window from Jan. 2-16.

Players can still commit and transfer to their next school at any time after their names have been entered into the portal. Those competing in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 19 will get an additional five-day period from Jan. 20 to 24 to enter the portal after their season ends.

Utah Outgoing Players via Transfer Portal

Here's a look at the names from Utah's 2025 roster that have been entered into the transfer portal. This page will be updated throughout the two-week period.

Player	Position	Current Eligibility	2025 Stats
Drew Cowart	Quarterback	Freshman	Didn't play
Jaylen Moson	Cornerback	Freshman	Saw action in one game (at Wyoming)
Christian Thatcher	Linebacker	Freshman	Saw action in one game (at Wyoming)
Isaac Wilson	Quarterback	Sophomore	Played in one game; 0-for-1 passing
Brendan Zurbrugg	Quarterback	Redshirt freshman	Didn't play
Jaxson Jones	Defensive end	Redshirt freshman	Didn't play
Justin Stevenson	Wide receiver	Redshirt sophomore	Played in five games
Omar Shah	Running back	Sophomore	Saw action on special teams in 12 games
Raycine Guillory	Running back	Freshman	Recorded one carry for 4 yards in lone appearance against Cal Poly
Robert Petrich	Kicker	Sophomore	Didn't play
John Henry Daley	Defensive end	Redshirt sophomore	Led team with 11.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss, receiving All-American honors
Smith Snowden	Defensive back	Junior	Totaled 37 tackles, nine pass break-ups and two interceptions, earning All-Big second team honors
Tao Johnson	Safety	Redshirt junior	Recorded 51 total tackles and two interceptions
Kalolo Ta'aga	Offensive lineman	Freshman	Played in two games, logging 16 snaps at right tackle
Devin Green	Running back	Sophomore	Didn't play
Rayshawn Glover	Wide receiver	Junior	Six punt returns for 81 yards and four kickoff returns for 62 yards in 10 games
Dallas Vakalahi	Defensive lineman	Sophomore	Recorded nine tackles in eight games
LaTristan Thompson	Cornerback	Redshirt freshman	Recorded four tackles in 12 games played
Don Saunders	Cornerback	Redshirt junior	Had seven tackles and two pass breakups in seven games played
Drew Clemens	Tight end	Freshman	Didn't play
JJ Buchanan	Tight end	Freshman	Recorded 26 catches for 427 yards and five touchdowns
Jonah Lea'ea	Defensive tackle	Redshirt sophomore	Tallied 42 total tackles (2.5 for loss, 1.0 sack)
Jason Stokes Jr.	Cornerback	Freshman	Recorded two tackles and a pass breakup in 12 games, primarily on special teams