College football transfer portal tracker: Today's commitments (Jan. 4)

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The college football transfer portal opened Friday, Jan. 2, and players are flying off the shelf. The portal runs through Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship.

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Today’s transfer portal commitments

QB

  • Alonza Barnett III: James Madison to UCF
  • Rocco Becht: Iowa State to Penn State
  • Cutter Boley: Kentucky to Arizona State
  • Drew Dickey: Vanderbilt to Arkansas State
  • Billy Edwards Jr.: Wisconsin to North Carolina
  • Colton Joseph: Old Dominion to Wisconsin
  • Lincoln Kienholz: Ohio State to Louisville
  • Kenny Minchey: Notre Dame to Nebraska
  • Jaylen Raynor: Arkansas State to Iowa State
  • Marcelis Tate: South Florida to Tennessee State

RB

  • Landen Chambers: Central Arkansas to UCF
  • Caleb Hawkins: North Texas to Oklahoma State
  • Makhi Hughes: Oregon to Houston
  • Jekai Middlebrook: Middle Tennessee to Virginia
  • Abu Sama: Iowa State to Wisconsin
  • JaQuali Smith: Sacramento State to Colorado

WR

  • Tychaun Chapman: Southern Miss to Memphis
  • RJ Garcia II: Bowling Green to FAU
  • Jackson Harris: Hawaii to LSU
  • Marquis Johnson: Missouri to Mississippi State
  • Nick Marsh: Michigan State to Indiana
  • Jahmari Powell-Wonson: Maryland to FAU
  • Danny Scudero: San Jose State to Colorado
  • Victor Snow: Buffalo to NC State
  • Raiden Vines-Bright: Washington to Arizona State

TE

  • Gabe Burkle: Iowa State to Penn State
  • Jacob Harris: Bowling Green to Wisconsin
  • Nate Kurisky: Louisville to Duke
  • Ryan Schwendeman: Southern Illinois to Wisconsin
  • Michael Smith: South Carolina to Syracuse
  • Mason Williams: Ohio to Ohio State

OL

  • Malachi Breland: Memphis to Arkansas
  • Nicholas Cruji: Maine to Charlotte
  • Valen Erickson: NC State to Liberty
  • Shadre Hurst: Tulane to Houston
  • Maasai King: Akron to Iowa State
  • Ben Murawski: UConn to Michigan State
  • Netinho Olivieri: Penn to Pitt
  • Sione Perkins: Iowa State to Northern Arizona
  • Gavin Proudfoot: Northern Iowa to Iowa State
  • Drew Terrill: Miami (Ohio) to Houston
  • Andrew Threatt: Charleston Southern to North Carolina
  • Will Tompkins: Iowa State to Penn State
  • Christian Young: Emory & Henry College to Southern Miss

DL

  • Demetrius Ballard: Buffalo to Boston College
  • Blake Burris: SMU to FAU
  • Malachi Davis: Toledo to Rutgers
  • Ian Geffrard: Arkansas to Texas
  • Nate Henrich: Gannon to San Diego State
  • Carter Janki: Penn to Illinois
  • Lamont Lester Jr.: Monmouth to Colorado
  • Jonathan Maldonado: Nevada to Ole Miss
  • Ryan McCulloch: Cal to UCLA
  • Khamani Potts: Grand Valley State to Colorado State
  • Kevin Roberts: West Florida to James Madison

LB

  • Ray Coney: Tulsa to Texas A&M
  • Austin Romaine: Kansas State to Texas Tech
  • Keaton Thomas: Baylor to Ole Miss
  • Tavion Wallace: Arkansas to Kentucky

DB

  • Khalil Barnes: Clemson to Georgia
  • Nehemiah Chandler: South Alabama to Florida State
  • Tyran Chappell: UConn to Michigan State
  • DJ Coleman: Baylor to Florida
  • Jay Crawford: Auburn to Ole Miss
  • Jameel Croft Jr.: Kansas to Charlotte
  • Keshawn Davila: Arkansas to Kansas State
  • Zahmir Dawud: Villanova to Rutgers
  • Sharif Denson: Florida to Ole Miss
  • Christian Ellis: Virginia Tech to Virginia
  • Dylan Flowers: Western Kentucky to Duke
  • Christian Harrison: Cincinnati to Arkansas
  • CB Kyon Loud: Montana to Duke
  • Qua Moss: Kansas State to Tennessee
  • Marcus Neal: Iowa State to Penn State
  • Anthony Rogers: Nicholls State to Tulane
  • DJ Waller Jr.: Kentucky to Louisville
  • Lavon Williams: East Texas A&M Commerce to Illinois
  • Preston Zachman: Wisconsin to Indiana

K

  • Braeden McAlister: Georgia State to Arkansas

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College football 2026 transfer portal dates: When does transfer portal open, close?

The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football transfer portal updates: Today’s commitments Jan. 4

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