Iowa football hosting transfer portal WR Cade Wolford on Wednesday
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Iowa football will host one of its top transfer portal targets on Wednesday.
Hawkeye Insider’s Eliot Clough reports that Kent State transfer wide receiver Cade Wolford is flying in on Tuesday and will visit Iowa on Wednesday, per Wolford’s agent.
Wolford reported an offer from Iowa on Sunday evening. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound former All-MAC wideout finished the 2025 season as the FBS leader in yards per catch with 26.8 on a total of 509 yards on 19 receptions with seven touchdowns, to go along with 96 yards and one score on 12 carries on the ground. The Jackson, Ohio, native also returned five kicks for 53 yards in 2025.
Wolford will have three years of eligibility remaining wherever he commits out of the portal.
Kent State transfer WR Cade Wolford will fly in tomorrow and visit Iowa on Wednesday, his agent @The_Prophet_36 tells me.
Wolford grabbed 19 receptions for 509 yards and 7 touchdowns last season for the Golden Flashes, averaging 26.8 yards per catch.https://t.co/z7xZjN5aTxpic.twitter.com/4LFsXJm7hK
— Eliot Clough (@EliotClough) January 6, 2026
With Jacob Gill, Sam Phillips, Kaden Wetjen and Seth Anderson all having exhausted their eligiblity, Iowa is looking for new players both in-house and out of the portal to step into playmaking roles on its offense heading into 2026.
With snaps and opportunity to sell, Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester and the Hawkeyes should be able to make a strong pitch.
247Sports’ Chris Hummer had previously reported that Wolford would visit Oklahoma State (Jan 5-6), UCF (Jan 7-8), and Cincinnati (Jan 10-11).
The Hawkeyes have already landed commitments from safety Anthony Hawkins, defensive tackle Brice Stevenson and kicker Eli Ozick.
Officially in the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining.
Cade Wolford – WR/RB
5’10” 195 lbsFBS Leader in YPR (26.8)
Highest Graded MAC WR (PFSN)
ALL MAC WR
Team CaptainAgent @The_Prophet_36
DM for contact information, I’m excited to build new relationships! pic.twitter.com/4XaVQcoM99
— Cade Wolford (@cade_wolford) January 2, 2026
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