Around 100 FCS players transferred to the FBS for the 2020 season.
That’s triple the number of FCS-to-FBS transfers in 2019, although COVID postponing the 2020 fall FCS season was a big reason for the high number of transfers.
But notable names are still hitting the portal, looking to play their last year of eligibility in the fall of 2021 at an FBS school. We’ll track those names below and continue to update this article.
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*Indicates a player is a senior and/or a grad transfer
**Udinski will grad transfer to Maryland after playing in VMI’s spring season
| Name (Pos.) | FCS Team | FBS Team |
|---|---|---|
| *Jack Gibbens (LB) | Abilene Christian | Minnesota |
| *Branden Hohenstein (TE) | Abilene Christian | Illinois |
| *Kade Parmelly (OL) | Abilene Christian | Duke |
| *Kameron Hill (DL) | Abilene Christian | North Texas |
| Titus Jones (DB) | Alabama A&M | Colorado State |
| *Marcus Cushnie (DL) | Alabama A&M | Florida State |
| Michael Jefferson (WR) | Alabama State | Louisiana |
| *Qwynnterrio Cole (DB) | Alcorn State | Louisville |
| *Harry Ballard (WR) | Ark.-Pine Bluff | Nevada |
| *Shawn Steele (DB) | Ark.-Pine Bluff | South Alabama |
| *Jeremiah Oatsvall (QB) | Austin Peay | Memphis |
| TyQaze Leggs (DL) | Austin Peay | Marshall |
| *DeAngelo Wilson (WR) | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky |
| Elijah Culp (DB) | Austin Peay | Troy |
| *Scott Boylan (WR) | Brown | Duke |
| *Brandon Sanders (WR) | Bucknell | Rutgers |
| *Brandon Benson (DB) | Bucknell | Eastern Michigan |
| Mike Manning (DB) | Butler | Illinois |
| *Ryan Boehm (DL) | Cal Poly | Fresno State |
| Jalen Hamler (QB) | Cal Poly | San Jose State |
| *Alex Usry (K) | Ch. Southern | Middle TN State |
| Isaac Ross (WR) | Ch. Southern | UMass |
| *Daviyon McDaniel (OL) | Ch. Southern | UNLV |
| *Bryce Nunnelly (WR) | Chattanooga | Western Michigan |
| *Barney Amor (P) | Colgate | Penn State |
| *Jack Badovinac (OL) | Colgate | Illinois |
| Dylan Summers (WR) | Cornell | Eastern Michigan |
| *Drew Estrada (WR) | Dartmouth | Baylor |
| Debo Williams (LB) | Delaware | South Carolina |
| *Mark Williams (DB) | Eastern Illinois | Louisiana-Monroe |
| *Jaelin Carter (WR) | Eastern Kentucky | Louisville |
| B.K. Smith (WR) | Eastern Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| *Jordan Johnson (OL) | Eastern Kentucky | Buffalo |
| *Elijah Taylor (DL) | Eastern Kentucky | Tulsa |
| Isaiah Velez (QB) | Eastern Kentucky | FIU |
| *Chris Ojoh (LB) | Eastern Washington | New Mexico State |
| *Christian VanSickle (K/P) | Elon | Rice |
| Moezies Telfort (LB) | FAMU | Maryland |
| *Azende Rey (WR) | FAMU | Georgia Tech |
| *Andrew Mevis (K) | Fordham | Iowa State |
| Darren Grainger (QB) | Furman | Georgia State |
| *Izaiah Gathings (WR) | Gardner-Webb | Middle Tennessee |
| William Daniel (DL) | Hampton | Old Dominion |
| *Eric Wilson (OL) | Harvard | Penn State |
| *Spencer Rolland (OL) | Harvard | Penn State |
| *Devin Darrington (RB) | Harvard | Virginia |
| *Brian Foley (OL) | Holy Cross | Duke |
| *Bailey Zappe (QB) | Houston Baptist | Western Kentucky |
| Josh Sterns (WR) | Houston Baptist | Western Kentucky |
| Jerreth Sterns (WR) | Houston Baptist | Western Kentucky |
| *Ben Ratzlaff (WR) | Houston Baptist | Western Kentucky |
| Reynard Burnett Jr. (OL) | Houston Baptist | FIU |
| Tra Fluellen (DB) | Houston Baptist | Middle TN State |
| *Dedrick Parson (RB) | Howard | Hawaii |
| *Kainoa Fuiava (DL) | Idaho State | Western Michigan |
| *Charles Woods (DB) | Illinois State | West Virginia |
| *Trenton Hatfield (DB) | Illinois State | Ball State |
| *John Ridgeway (DL) | Illinois State | Arkansas |
| Jaylon Jimmerson (DB) | Incarnate Word | Liberty |
| Brady Rogers (WR) | Incarnate Word | Texas State |
| *Brian Mitchell (DL) | Jackson State | Kent State |
| *Rashaad Jenkins (DB) | Jackson State | Eastern Michigan |
| *Daylen Baldwin (WR) | Jackson State | Michigan |
| Rasheed Lyles (DL) | Jackson State | Louisiana Tech |
| *Zack Woodard (LB) | Jacksonville State | Louisiana Monroe |
| *Trae Barry (TE) | Jacksonville State | Boston College |
| *Jacquez Payton (DB) | Jacksonville State | Louisiana Tech |
| *Jawon Hamilton (RB) | James Madison | Eastern Michigan |
| *Bryson Armstrong (LB) | Kennesaw State | UCF |
| Mark Langston (LS) | Kennesaw State | Georgia Southern |
| *Cincere Mason (DB) | Kennesaw State | Kansas State |
| Ryan O’Hara (P/K) | Lafayette | UNLV |
| *Chris Fournier (OL) | Lehigh | Louisiana Tech |
| *Liam Dobson (OL) | Maine | Texas State |
| *Deshawn Stevens (LB) | Maine | West Virginia |
| Ridge Texada (DB) | McNeese | North Texas |
| *Cyron Sutton (WR) | McNeese | Tulane |
| *Cory McCoy (DB) | McNeese | Marshall |
| *Darion Dunn (CB) | McNeese | Texas |
| Colby Burton (DB) | McNeese | Hawaii |
| Steven Peterson (WR) | Mercer | Georgia |
| Trevon McClain (DL) | MS Valley State | UAB |
| *Jeremy Webb (DB) | Missouri State | Kansas |
| *Samori Toure (WR) | Montana | Nebraska |
| *Connor Wood (OL) | Montana State | Missouri |
| Sylvester Mathis (DL) | Morehead State | Temple |
| Tavion Grant (DB) | Morehead State | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Xavier Gravette (TE) | Morgan State | Coastal Carolina |
| *Donte Small (DB) | Morgan State | App State |
| *Anthony Koclanakis (LB) | Murray State | Colorado State |
| Marvin Pierre (LB) | Murray State | Kent State |
| Pig Cage (DB) | Nicholls | LSU |
| *Kenneth Kirby (OL) | Norfolk State | Georgia Tech |
| Brodric Martin (DL) | North Alabama | Western Kentucky |
| Jabril Muhammad (DB) | NC A&T | FIU |
| Devontez Walker (WR) | NC Central | Kent State |
| Kyle Hergel (OL) | North Dakota | Texas State |
| *Derek Paulson (TE) | North Dakota | Miami (OH) |
| *Josh Hayes (DB) | North Dakota State | Virginia |
| *Adam Cofield (RB) | North Dakota State | Western Kentucky |
| Chancellor Brewington (WR) | Northern Arizona | Nebraska |
| *Chris Kolarevic (LB) | Northern Iowa | Nebraska |
| *Xavior Williams (DB) | Northern Iowa | Iowa |
| *Levar Gumms (WR) | Northwestern State | Central Michigan |
| Davis Koetter (WR) | Portland State | Boise State |
| *Storey Jackson (LB) | Prairie View A&M | Liberty |
| *Reggie Stubblefield (DB) | Prairie View A&M | Kansas State |
| *Demarcus Robinson (DB) | Prairie View A&M | FIU |
| *Luke Foster (OL) | Presbyterian | Temple |
| *Colby Campbell (LB) | Presbyterian | Duke |
| *Keith Pearson (WR) | Presbyterian | Charlotte |
| Jeffrey Smyth (LB) | Presbyterian | Georgia Southern |
| Jared Heywood (QB) | Rhode Island | UNLV |
| Wistar Allen (LB) | Richmond | East Carolina |
| Malik Mustapha (DB) | Richmond | Wake Forest |
| DeJuan Dandridge (DB) | Robert Morris | Temple |
| *Daron Bland (DB) | Sac State | Fresno State |
| Tyrese Chambers (WR) | Sacred Heart | FIU |
| Kevin Dunn (WR) | Sacred Heart | UConn |
| Jourdan Powell (DB) | Sacred Heart | UMass |
| Jack Kristofek (QB) | Sam Houston | Mississippi State |
| *John Staton IV (LB) | Samford | Georgia |
| *Mitchell Fineran (K) | Samford | Purdue |
| *Bydarrius Knighten (DB) | SEMO | Auburn |
| *Ja’Chai Baker (OL) | SEMO | South Alabama |
| *Bryant Pirtle (LB) | SEMO | East Carolina |
| Nate Valcarcel (DB) | South Dakota | Northern Illinois |
| Torren Union (DB) | South Dakota State | New Mexico State |
| *Jonathan Thompson (DB) | Southern Illinois | Boston College |
| *EJ Jenkins (WR) | St. Francis | South Carolina |
| *Casey Coll (TE) | St. Francis | Ball State |
| Cody Nawrot (OL) | St. Francis | Eastern Michigan |
| *Jason Brown (QB) | St. Francis | South Carolina |
| Dorian Jackson (DB) | St. Francis | Western Michigan |
| James Tunstall (OL) | Stony Brook | Cincinnati |
| *Sean-Thomas Faulkner (LB) | The Citadel | North Texas |
| Eric Bernstein (K) | Towson | Rutgers |
| Rush Lansdell (LB) | UT Martin | Memphis |
| Jeremy Horton (WR) | UT Martin | Georgia Southern |
| *Aries Davis (OL) | UT Martin | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Davin Dyal (TE) | UT Martin | Memphis |
| *Jaquan Amos (DB) | Villanova | Iowa State |
| **Reece Udinski (QB) | VMI | Maryland |
| *Jordan Ward (DL) | VMI | Ball State |
| *Gunner Daniel (LS) | Wagner | Boston College |
| Ryan Yost (QB) | Wagner | Northern Illinois |
| *Nolan Quinlan (TE) | Wagner | Louisiana-Monroe |
| *Jake Constantine (QB) | Weber State | Rice |
| Isaiah Helms (OL) | Western Carolina | App State |
| *Ryan Glover (QB) | Western Carolina | Cal |
| *Clint Ratkovich (RB) | Western Illinois | Northern Illinois |
| Austin Hopp (OL) | Western Illinois | Hawaii |
| *Miles Hayes (DB) | William & Mary | Nevada |
| Latrelle Smith (DB) | William & Mary | Ball State |
| *Alan Lamar (RB) | Yale | Arkansas State |
| *Miles Joiner (TE) | Youngstown | Northern Illinois |
| Braxton Chapman (RB) | Youngstown | Northern Illinois |
| *Antoine Cook (DL) | Youngstown | Kent State |
