The Transfer Portal is a whirlwind; you never know who is actually on campus. Most people didn't even know that Robert Woodyard or DeAndre Moore Jr. were on campus, but they were. Those kinds of shock names are things that will continue to happen until the portal closes on January 16th. Remember, this is the only portal window of 2026, so once it closes, unless a coach is fired or changes jobs, all rosters are locked in.
Losses you never see coming happen too. Cutter Boley jumping into the portal was not something a lot of BBN knew about or wanted to happen, but it did. Dante Dowdell and Jerod Smith were also huge names that were contributors last year, who will be playing elsewhere. Those things happen, too. That's why you need to bookmark this page as we detail who Kentucky is going after, who is visiting, who has committed, and who is entering the portal.
Official Kentucky football Transfer Portal tracker with visits, departures, and commitments
Commitments
LB- Tavion Wallace - Arkansas
EDGE- Antonio O'Berry - Gardner-Webb
CB Hasaan Sykes- Western Carolina
DT Ahmad Breaux - LSU
C Coleten Price - Baylor
QB Kenny Minchey - Nebraska/Notre Dame
RB- Jovantae Barnes - Oklahoma
OL Max Anderson - Tennessee
DB Aaron Gates - Florida
S Jordan Castell - Florida
OL Olaus Alinen - Alabama
WR Xavier Daisy - UAB
DL Jamarrion Harkless - Purdue
S/WR Jesse Anderson - Pitt
DL Dominic Wiseman - South Alabama
OT Lance Heard - Tennessee
K Adam Zouagui - South Florida
S Cyrus Reyes - Mississippi State
LB Elijah "Bo" Barnes - Texas
DB Mark Manfred III - Missouri
LS Spencer Radnoti - Georgia State
RB CJ Baxter - Texas
WR Ja'Kayden Ferguson - Arkansas
OT Mark Robinson - UTEP
QB JacQai long - Marshall
OG Tegra Tshabola - Ohio State
P Thomas O'Hara - Murray State
QB Carson Cruver - FAU
DE Ben Reeves - Georgetown
WR Shane Carr - Southern Utah
WR Nic Anderson - LSU
Players visiting Lexington
Quarterback
Sam Leavitt - Arizona State - committed to LSU
Ashton Daniels - Auburn - committed to Florida State
Landen Clark - Elon - committed to LSU
Running back
CJ Baxter - Texas
X James Jones - Delaware State - committed to New Mexico State
Jaylin Lucas - Florida State
Jovantae Barnes - Oklahoma
Wide receiver
X Marquis Johnson - Missouri - committed to Mississippi State per Clarion Ledger
X Malcom Simmons - Auburn - committed to Texas Tech
DeAndre Moore Jr. - Texas -committed to Colorado
Tony Diaz - Rio Grande Valley - committed to Iowa
X Jayce Brown - Kansas State - committed to LSU
Tight end
Offensive line
X Xavier Chaplin- Auburn - committed to Florida State
X Tyree Adams - LSU - committed to Texas A&M
X Ory Williams - LSU - commmitted to Tennessee
Coleton Price - Baylor
Defensive line
Khalil Poteat - Temple
Tae Woody - Louisiana Monroe
X Kourtney Kelly - West Georgia- Committed to Clemson
Ahmad Breaux - LSU
X Michai Boreau - Florida - Committed to Ole Miss per On3.
X Hunter Osborne - Virginia- Committed to Arkansas per AllSEC
X Ian Geffrard - Arkansas- Committed to Texas per Hayes Fawcett
Jordan Newman - Tulane
Jordan Thomas - Georgia
Markus Strong - Oklahoma
Linebacker
Tavion Wallace - Arkansas
Kamauryn Morgan - Baylor
X Robert Woodyard - Auburn - committed to Missouri
Antonio O'Berry - Gardner-Webb
Cornerback
X Cobey Sellers - Texas A&M - Committed to Vanderbilt per his personal X
Hasaan Sykes- Western Carolina
X Quentin Taylor Jr. - Iowa State - Committed to Mississippi State
Safety
X Anthony Hawkins - Villanova Committed to Iowa per IAFootball
Jordan Castell- Florida
Kicker
K Adam Zouagui - South Florida
Punter
P Thomas O'Hara - Murray State
X denotes player commits elsewhere.
Kentucky football players entering the Transfer Portal
Landyn Watson, EDGE
Steven Soles Jr., EDGE
Stone Saunders, QB
Austin Ramsey, DL - committed to Kansas State
Nasir Addison, CB- withdrew from the portal and will return to school.
Troy Stellato, WR
Javeon Campbell, DL
DJ Waller, CB - committed to Louisville
Jerod Smith II, DL-committed to Louisville
Jacob Smith, LB - committed to Louisville
Cutter Boley, QB - committed to Arizona State
Dante Dowdell, RB
David Washington Jr., WR
Preston Bowman, WR
Montavin Quisenberry, WR
Cam Dooley, S
Jamarion Wilcox, RB
Quay'sheed Scott, CB - committed to South Carolina
Cam Miller, WR
Hardley Gilmore IV, WR - committed to Louisville
Darrin Strey, OT
Evan Wibberly, C
This is a live document and will change on the fly, so bookmark and check often. Silly season is just getting started; there are 2 more weeks of this; buckle up, BBN. Things are happening fast.