Notre Dame WR Antavious Richardson enters NCAA transfer portal

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Notre Dame WR Antavious Richardson has entered the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Richardson, nicknamed ‘Scrap,’ was a true freshman in 2025.

Before college, Richardson was a highly-touted four star recruit according to the Rivals Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 7 overall ATH in his 2025 class, as well as the No. 285 player overall.

Richardson transitioned to wide receiver when he entered college. However, he didn’t see any time for the Fighting Irish during the 2025 season. He also runs track.

While he didn’t play at all, Rivals Dir. of Scouting and Rankings, Charles Power, has seen him play first hand. He spoke to On3’s Blue & Gold before the 2025 season and called him an interesting prospect as he lined up at the quarterback position in high school, but projected him at both the wide receiver and cornerback position. Power called him a wild-card.

“Projecting Richardson at receiver — there’s some ambiguity there,” Power said, in part. “We haven’t seen anything on him from a ball skills perspective. He’ll need to make that transition and add to his technical skills with his lack of experience. I like his upside at cornerback as well.”

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has now seen his fair share of Transfer Portal entrants. With 16 outgoing transfers, Notre Dame currently has the 50th-ranked transfer class in the 2026 cycle, according to the On3 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings.

The Irish are actually yet to gain a commitment as of this report. Last season, Freeman and staff signed just eight players from the transfer portal.

Notre Dame finished the 2025 season just shy of the College Football Playoff despite winning its last 10 games of the season. In response, the Irish opted out of their bowl game and instead turned its focus toward the offseason. There was brief speculation that Freeman could leave South Bend for an NFL job, but that was quickly shut down.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

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