Who is Louisville football losing to NCAA transfer portal? Our tracker

The college football transfer portal is drawing to a close.

The two-week period from Jan. 2-16 is the lone opening for Louisville football and most FBS programs in 2026.

An additional five-day period between Jan. 20-24 will be available for those who compete in the CFP national championship game Jan. 19. In September, the Division I Administrative Committee voted to go from having two portal openings — one after the regular season and the other after spring football — to only one in January, a move Louisville coach Jeff Brohm says he favors.

“You want to give players an opportunity to make decisions and do what’s best for them when the season’s over, and we’re all for it,” said Brohm, two days before the move was official. “Whether that’s here or somewhere else, we’re all for it. And then you want to try to get your roster set, so you don’t have to do it again in May when people really haven’t played a game yet. I think it’s beneficial for the game of football.”

UofL capped its season with a 27-22 victory over Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 23 for a 9-4 record. Its biggest offseason losses will affect the running back room most, with Duke Watson and former receiver-turned-running back Shaun Boykins set to leave the program. The Cardinals will also lose three quarterbacks to the transfer portal, including true freshman Mason Mims.

Brohm won’t have to do as much of the heavy lifting in finding replacements and replenishing lost production this time. General manager Vince Marrow is taking on roster evaluation responsibilities and will have two new staff members — Nate Dennison and Chase Heuke — to help on the recruiting and GM front. Marrow had already retained defensive lineman Micah Carter and linebacker/safety Antonio Watts, who had previously opted to enter the transfer portal, but had his biggest recruiting win by getting running back Isaac Brown to stay with the program. Defensive lineman AJ Green and wide receiver TreyShun Hurry have also opted to withdraw from the transfer portal, helping to add depth at both positions.

The Cardinals’ incoming transfer group ranks 12th nationally and first in the ACC, according to 247Sports, as of Jan. 12.

Here’s a look at who Louisville is gaining from and losing to the transfer portal:

Incoming Louisville transfers

Lawayne McCoy, So., Wide receiver, Florida State

The Miami native started seven of 10 games played for the Seminoles, totaling 386 yards and three touchdowns on 27 receptions.

Davin Wydner, Jr., Quarterback, West Georgia

After transferring to West Georgia from Ole Miss, Wydner started in 18 of 21 games played for the Wolves. As the team’s starting quarterback in 2025, he completed 148 of 263 passes with 15 touchdowns to eight interceptions for 1,672 yards.

Tommy Ziesmer, R-So., Defensive lineman, Eastern Kentucky

The Cardinals continue beefing up their defensive line with Ziesmer being the latest addition. The Danville native spent two years at Kentucky before transferring to EKU, where he had 53 tackles, three for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery over 12 games as a starter.

Jackson Voth, So., Wide receiver, Drake

Voth redshirted his freshman season at Kansas State before transferring to Drake. As a Bulldog, he led the team with 600 yards and five scores on 51 catches as a starter.

Santana Wilson, R-Fr., Cornerback, Texas

Wilson was the No. 8 player in Arizona during the 2024 recruiting cycle. He redshirted his first year with the Longhorns then had one tackle in one game played in 2025.

Ryan Manis, R-Fr., Long snapper, Liberty

The North Carolina native played in 12 games for the Flames as their long snapper.

Koen Entringer, Jr., Safety, Iowa

Entringer was a starter for the Hawkeyes this season and had 73 tackles, third most on the team, 3 ½ of which were for loss, to go along with four pass breakups, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

Tre Richardson, Jr., Wide receiver, Vanderbilt

Richardson spent his first year of college at Washington, starting in nine of 11 games played and totaling 981 yards on 52 receptions. In his lone season with the Commodores, the Kansas native had a team-leading 806 yards and seven touchdowns on 46 catches.

Tyler Thompson, R-So., Defensive end/Linebacker, North Carolina

The edge rusher played in 12 games for the Tar Heels and had the team’s second-most sacks (7) and third-most tackles for loss (7 ½), totaling 26 tackles to go along with two forced fumbles and a pass breakup in 2025.

Ben Perry, R-Sr., Linebacker, UCLA

After one year at UCLA, Perry will return to Louisville to end his college career where he spent the first four years. He was out for most of the season and only played in one game for the Bruins, the 2025 opener, without logging any stats. As a Cardinal, Perry was a two-year starter and had 132 tackles, 10 for loss, with two sacks and a forced fumble.

Montavin Quisenberry, Fr., Wide receiver, Kentucky

The Boyle County High School graduate was the No. 8 player in the state during the 2025 recruiting cycle and had an offer from UofL. He played in three games and had a 4-yard catch against Tennessee Tech during his freshman season for the Wildcats.

Jacob Baker, R-So., Kicker/Punter, Eastern Kentucky

The Corbin native averaged 43 yards per punt, 16 of which were 50 or more yards, with four touchbacks and 15 downed inside the 20-yard line. He also kicked nine punts for 383 yards in the season opener against Louisville and will now join the squad.

Brody Foley, R-Jr., Tight end, Tulsa

Foley started his career at Indiana where he played in 20 games over three years, including a redshirt season in 2022. He was Tulsa’s leading receiver with 528 yards and seven touchdowns on 37 catches for the Golden Hurricane.

Cason Henry, R-Jr., Offensive lineman, South Carolina

Henry made four starts, playing in 115 snaps at right tackle before suffering a shoulder injury that resulted in a season-ending surgery.

Demeco Kennedy, So., Defensive lineman, Purdue

The three-star recruit from Lexington made 21 tackles, three for loss, and had 1 ½ sacks over 12 games played.

Johnnie Brown, R-Jr., Offensive lineman, Georgia Southern

The left tackle started 13 games for the Eagles and was the team’s third-best run blocker for an offense that averaged 154.2 rushing yards per game. He only gave up three sacks over 826 snaps played.

Justyn Reid, Jr., Tight end, Tulane

The Georgia native spent his first two years of college at Southern Miss, where he played in 24 games. In his lone season at Tulane, Reid started in two of 14 games played, totaling 200 yards and three touchdowns on 17 receptions.

Jerod Smith, Fr., Defensive lineman, Kentucky

A four-star prospect from Somerset, Smith played every game for the Wildcats and had 27 tackles, five for loss, with a sack and a forced fumble.

Jacob Smith, Fr., Defensive lineman, Kentucky

The former four-star prospect played in four games and only had one tackle in 2025.

Anwar O’neal, Jr., Offensive lineman, Delaware

The left tackle started 12 games, blocking for a Blue Hens offense that averaged 411.6 yards per game last season. He allowed six sacks over 910 snaps played.

Eryx Daugherty, R-So., Offensive lineman, Boston College

The former defensive lineman switched sides to the offensive line in 2024 then started 10 games at left guard in 2025. He was the Eagles’ highest-graded pass blocker and only gave up one sack over 646 snaps played.

Daylen Russell, R-Fr., Defensive lineman, Miami

After redshirting in 2024, the former three-star prospect tallied six tackles with one for loss this year.

Marquise Davis, Fr., Running back, Missouri

A four-star prospect from Cleveland, Davis played in three games as a true freshman and totaled 200 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries.

Lincoln Kienholz, Jr., Quarterback, Ohio State

After losing three quarterbacks to the transfer portal and its starting quarterback to graduation, UofL added Kienholz, who is expected to be the 2026 starter. The South Dakota native lost the Buckeyes’ QB1 competition to Julian Sayin, a Heisman finalist, prior to the 2025 season and totaled 139 yards and a touchdown while completing 11 of 14 passes (78.6%) over seven games.

DJ Waller, Jr., Cornerback, Kentucky

Waller, who began his college career at Michigan, suffered a hamstring injury in the season opener and was limited to one tackle and a pass breakup over two games in 2025. The year prior, he had 13 tackles and two pass breakups in seven games played with four starts for the Wildcats before missing seven games with an injury.

Outgoing Louisville transfers

Brock Coffman, Wide receiver

The Lexington native was a three-star prospect and one of five Kentucky signees in the Cardinals’ 2025 signing class. He played in two games this season before redshirting.

Blake Ruffin, Safety

The Trinity High School graduate played in all 13 games for the Cardinals and had eight tackles this season.

Antonio Meeks, Wide receiver

Meeks spent the last two seasons with Louisville after transferring in from Tuskegee. Although he never had the same success with the Cardinals, he ended the 2025 season with 189 yards and a touchdown on 17 catches while starting in three of 13 games played.

Cooper Ranvier, Kicker (Tennessee)

The Cardinals’ starting kicker went 21 for 25 on field goals, hitting a career-high 51-yard field goal against Clemson and going 4 for 4 against California in back-to-back weeks. He also went 39 for 41 on PATs.

Jerry Lawson, Defensive lineman (Oklahoma State)

The Abilene Christian transfer was only with the Cardinals for a year and had 16 tackles in 13 games played.

Bobby Golden, Wide receiver

The Akron transfer was limited to special teams in his only season at Louisville.

Justin Beadles, Defensive lineman (California)

The New Mexico State transfer played in 13 games, totaling 12 tackles with one for loss.

Fred Johnson, Offensive lineman

Johnson played seven snaps over two years at Louisville and was a three-star prospect from the 2024 recruiting cycle.

Carter Schwartz, Punter

Schwartz averaged 40.2 yards per punt with five inside the 20-yard line.

James Glover-Tyson, Offensive lineman

The DeSales High School graduate only played one snap at left tackle during the season opener against Eastern Kentucky.

Rae’Mon Mosby, Cornerback (East Carolina)

The Louisiana native played in 12 games and totaled two tackles this season.

Maurice Davis, Defensive lineman

The edge rusher appeared in five games and made six tackles for the Cardinals, three of which were made in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky.

Corey Gordon, Defensive back

The Baylor transfer ends his lone season with UofL after recording 53 tackles, three for loss, and two pass breakups while starting in three of 13 games played.

Duke Watson, Running back (UCF)

Watson’s sophomore season was marred by injuries, resulting in him missing six games. But he finished the year with 158 yards and a touchdown on 49 carries a year removed from tallying 597 rushing yards and seven scores as a true freshman.

Mason Mims, Quarterback

The three-star prospect signed with the Cardinals as part of the 2025 recruiting class but never saw the field as a true freshman.

Davon Mitchell, Tight end

The Oklahoma transfer played in only two games in his lone season with the Cardinals. He had an 8-yard catch in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky.

Xavier Porter, Defensive lineman

Porter was a three-star prospect coming out of high school and never played a game for the Cardinals after redshirting in 2024.

Ransom McDermott, Offensive lineman (Temple)

After redshirting in 2024, McDermott played one snap against Eastern Kentucky this year.

Deuce Adams, Quarterback (Wisconsin)

Adams was the Cardinals’ first signee from Texas in more than a decade. After redshirting last year, he got his first collegiate start in the Week 13 loss to SMU and played in six games this season, totaling 112 yards on 15-for-21 passing (71.4%).

Carter Guillaume, Offensive lineman

After transferring from Southeast Missouri State, Guillaume played 11 snaps over two games for UofL, 10 of which were at left guard during the season opener against Eastern Kentucky.

Kris Hughes, Wide receiver

Though not a major part of the receiver rotation, Hughes was a quality wideout, totaling 109 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions for an average of 13.6 yards per catch over 11 games played.

Chris Jones, Defensive lineman

The Manual High School graduate didn’t play during his two seasons with the Cardinals.

Nate Kurisky, Tight end (Duke)

Kurisky spent the last four years at UofL and was the team’s starting tight end in 2023 and 2025. He totaled a career-best 157 yards and two touchdowns on 20 receptions this season, ending his time as a Cardinal with 50 receptions for 410 yards and seven scores.

Grant Houser, Tight end (Colorado State)

The Ohio native was a three-star prospect and the No. 40 player in his home state during the 2025 recruiting cycle. His departure comes on the heels of the Cardinals losing tight ends coach Ryan Wallace to Oregon State.

Shaun Boykins, Running back/wide receiver (Montana)

The North Hardin High School graduate accepted the challenge of learning a new position this season, moving from wide receiver to running back. As injuries ran rampant in the running back room, Boykins was afforded more opportunities, especially late in the season. He ended his redshirt freshman season with 190 yards and a touchdown on 37 carries over nine games played.

Brady Allen, Quarterback (Indiana State)

The Indiana native got his start with Brohm at Purdue in 2022 and came to Louisville a year later. Allen played in six games over the last three seasons, totaling 82 yards and one touchdown on 9-for-13 passing (69%).

Destin Cheirs, Defensive back

The redshirt sophomore only played on special teams for four games and had one tackle this season.

Daeh McCullough, Defensive back

McCullough transferred to Louisville from Oklahoma in 2024 and played in five games. This season, he only played in one game and had one tackle.

Selah Brown, Defensive lineman

The Male High School graduate announced his intention to leave his hometown university on Dec. 17 after spending the last four years with the program. But during that time, he only played in 13 games, tallying two tackles. He played in three games this year but didn’t log any stats.

Reach Louisville football, women’s basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville football transfer portal tracker, Jeff Brohm roster news

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