Kentucky football off-season transfer portal tracker, who is staying, who is leaving, and who is coming in?

That season was arguably the least enjoyable since Mark Stoops took over as head coach. Expectations were sky-high: a five-star high school recruit at quarterback from Georgia, new tackles to strengthen the offensive line, and a wide receiver room featuring three players who had surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards—one of them achieving that milestone in a single season.

A new offensive coordinator had promised a return to aggressive, fast-paced football, while the defense retained several stars, including Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker.

What did fans get in return? A 4-8 season and a dismal 1-7 record in SEC play—the worst season by record since Stoops’ second year a decade ago. The offense was abysmal, ranking at the bottom in multiple categories. In SEC games, they managed just 10 touchdowns in eight contests and never scored more than 21 points against a Power Five opponent. Rich Scangarello, the much-maligned former offensive coordinator, is probably somewhere smiling because even his offense produced better numbers.

Brock Vandagriff, despite his pedigree, never looked or felt comfortable in the backfield. The offensive line, meanwhile, was among the worst in college football. Stoops made a significant commitment to address the issue, firing offensive line coach Zach Yenser just a month after giving him an extension. He brought back Eric Wolford—a curious decision, given that Wolford left Kentucky while on a recruiting trip and later turned Alabama's offensive line into a weak spot. It’s unclear what Stoops saw that made him think Wolford was the solution.

Now, the program finds itself in a troubling position. Missing a bowl game for the first time in eight years and losing to Louisville for the first time in half a decade has left the Wildcats reeling. Stoops has vowed to dig in and fix the issues—many of which are of his own making—but whether he can truly right the ship remains an open question. It all starts with the off season.

Who stays, who goes, and who is on the way to help?

Bookmark this page as we detail every player who decides to transfer out from Kentucky and who Stoops and company can lure in to Lexington to right the ship.

Transfer In

Sam Greene - OLB

Transfer Out

Barion Brown - WR
Avery Stuart - DB
Keeshawn Silver - DL
Walker Himebauch - LS
Jarard Mosely - DB
Cortland Ford - OL
Khamari Anderson - TE
Tanner Lemaster - TE
Jayvant Brown - LB
Tommy Ziesmer - DL
Dane Key - WR
Anthony Brown-Stephens - WR
Jordan Dingle - TE
Ben Christman - OL
Tyreese Fearbry - OLB
Noah Matthews - OLB
Caleb Redd - OLB
Chip Trayanum - RB
Gavin Wimsatt - QB
Brandon White - WR
Trent Baker - LS

NFL

Deone Walker - DL
Zion Childress - DB
D'Eryk Jackson - DL

Graduates

Demie Sumo-Karngbaye - RB
Eli Cox - C
Marques Cox - LT
Gerald Mincey - RT
Zion Childress - S/DB
Kristian Story - S
Jamon Dumas-Johnson - LB
J.J. Weaver - DE
Octavious Oxendine - DT
Tre'vonn Rybka -DE