Kentucky transfer portal

2026 portal cycle

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

Incoming (31)

Kentucky incoming transfers, 2026
Player	Pos	From	Stars
Coleton Price	IOL	Baylor	★★★★
Lance Heard	OT	Tennessee	★★★★
Tegra Tshabola	IOL	Ohio State	★★★★
Kenny Minchey	QB	Notre Dame	★★★★
Elijah Barnes	LB	Texas	★★★★
CJ Baxter	RB	Texas	★★★
Nic Anderson	WR	LSU	★★★
Jamarrion Harkless	DL	Purdue	★★★
Jordan Castell	S	Florida	★★★
Tavion Wallace	LB	Arkansas	★★★
Aaron Gates	S	Florida	★★★
Antonio O'Berry	EDGE	Gardner-Webb	★★★
Callum Wither	QB	Laurier	★★★
Hasaan Sykes	CB	Western Carolina	★★★
Ja'Kayden Ferguson	WR	Arkansas	★★★
Jovantae Barnes	RB	Oklahoma	★★★
Mark Manfred III	CB	Missouri	★★★
Max Anderson	IOL	Tennessee	★★★
Olaus Alinen	OT	Alabama	★★★
Shane Carr	WR	Southern Utah	★★★
Ahmad Breaux	DL	LSU	★★★
Brock Coffman	WR	Louisville	★★★
Cyrus Reyes	S	Mississippi State	★★★
Dominic Wiseman	DL	South Alabama	★★★
Jesse Anderson	S	Pittsburgh	★★★
Mark Robinson	OT	UTEP	★★★
Xavier Daisy	WR	UAB	★★★
JacQai Long	QB	Marshall	★★★
Adam Zouagui	K	South Florida	★★★
Tyler Thomas	EDGE	South Alabama	★★★
Cole Marszalek	LS	Jacksonville State	Unrated

Outgoing (27)

Kentucky outgoing transfers, 2026
Player	Pos	To	Stars
Dante Dowdell	RB	Georgia	★★★★
Cutter Boley	QB	Arizona State	★★★
Cameron Miller	WR	Ole Miss	★★★
Darrin Strey	OT	LSU	★★★
Austin Ramsey	DL	Kansas State	★★★
Cam Dooley	S	Florida	★★★
DJ Waller Jr.	CB	Louisville	★★★
Evan Wibberley	IOL	Louisville	★★★
Hardley Gilmore IV	WR	Baylor	★★★
Jacob Smith	EDGE	Louisville	★★★
Javeon Campbell	EDGE	Alabama A&M	★★★
Jerod Smith II	DL	Louisville	★★★
Landyn Watson	LB	Kansas	★★★
Quay'sheed Scott	CB	South Carolina	★★★
Steven Soles Jr.	LB	Arkansas	★★★
Jamarion Wilcox	RB	Marshall	★★★
Montavin Quisenberry	WR	Louisville	★★★
Preston Bowman	WR	Ohio	★★★
Stone Saunders	QB	San Diego State	★★★
Troy Stellato	WR	UNLV	★★★
David Washington Jr.	WR	Undecided	★★★
Hayden Dawahare	LB	Kent State	★★★
Jackson Bunn	IOL	Jacksonville State	★★★
Aumad Edwards	CB	Marshall	★★★
Nasir Addison	CB	Undecided	★★★
David LaGanga	LS	UConn	Unrated
Kenyatta Hardge	DL	Marshall	Unrated

2025 portal cycle

Incoming

Outgoing

Net

-5

Incoming (25)

Kentucky incoming transfers, 2025
Player	Pos	From	Stars
David Gusta	DL	Washington State	★★★★
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace	EDGE	South Dakota	★★★★
Alex Wollschlaeger	OT	Bowling Green	★★★★
Shiyazh Pete	OT	New Mexico State	★★★★
Kameron Olds	EDGE	Kent State	★★★★
Kendrick Law	WR	Alabama	★★★★
Tru Edwards	WR	Louisiana Tech	★★★★
Dante Dowdell	RB	Nebraska	★★★
Hardley Gilmore IV	WR	Nebraska	★★★
Zach Calzada	QB	Incarnate Word	★★★
Sam Greene	EDGE	USC	★★★
Seth McGowan	RB	New Mexico State	★★★
Troy Stellato	WR	Clemson	★★★
Henry Boyer	TE	Illinois	★★★
J.J. Hester	WR	Oklahoma	★★★
Jaden Williams	DL	Wyoming	★★★
Joshua Braun	IOL	Arkansas	★★★
Kevis Thomas	CB	Maryland	★★★
Landyn Watson	LB	Marshall	★★★
Lorenzo Cowan	EDGE	USC	★★★
Elijah Brown	TE	UCF	★★★
Evan Wibberley	IOL	Western Kentucky	★★★
Ashton Cozart	WR	SMU	★★★
Cameron Jones	OT	James Madison	★★★
Rob Fogler	OT	Ball State	★★★

Outgoing (30)

Kentucky outgoing transfers, 2025
Player	Pos	To	Stars
Dane Key	WR	Nebraska	★★★★
Barion Brown	WR	LSU	★★★★
Keeshawn Silver	DL	USC	★★★★
Tyreese Fearbry	EDGE	Wisconsin	★★★★
Dylan Ray	IOL	Minnesota	★★★
Kendrick Gilbert	DL	Louisville	★★★
Courtland Ford	OT	UCLA	★★★
Darrion Henry-Young	DL	Coastal Carolina	★★★
Jordan Dingle	TE	South Carolina	★★★
Khamari Anderson	TE	Arizona State	★★★
Koby Keenum	IOL	Mississippi State	★★★
Marc Nave Jr.	IOL	Purdue	★★★
Wallace Unamba	OT	Virginia	★★★
Anthony Brown-Stephens	WR	Tulane	★★★
Avery Stuart	S	Ball State	★★★
Caleb Redd	EDGE	Kansas	★★★
Chip Trayanum	RB	Toledo	★★★
Gavin Wimsatt	QB	Jacksonville State	★★★
Jiquavious Marshall	CB	Liberty	★★★
Ben Christman	OT	UNLV	★★★
Noah Matthews	EDGE	Delaware	★★★
Anfernee Crease	OT	Texas State	★★★
Brandon White	WR	Hawai'i	★★★
Daniel Mincey	IOL	UAB	★★★
Dennious Jackson	DL	Colorado State	★★★
Jayvant Brown	LB	Temple	★★★
Tanner Lemaster	TE	Eastern Michigan	★★★
Tommy Ziesmer	DL	Eastern Kentucky	★★★
Jarard Mosely	S	Lindenwood	Unrated
Walker Himebauch	LS	Colorado State	Unrated

Transfer portal data from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub. "Undecided" means the player entered the portal without a new school on record yet.

Every Kentucky transfer portal move: the players Kentucky added from other programs and the players who left, with position, star rating and the other school. For high school signees, see the Kentucky recruiting class; for the whole conference, the SEC transfer portal tracker.

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Frequently asked questions

How many transfers did Kentucky add in 2026?

31 incoming and 27 outgoing, a net of +4.

Who is Kentucky's top transfer addition in 2026?

Coleton Price, a 4-star IOL from Baylor (immediate eligibility).