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 |
| *Kade Parmelly (OL) | Abilene Christian | Duke |
| *Kameron Hill (DL) | Abilene Christian | North Texas |
| Titus Jones (DB) | Alabama A&M | Colorado State |
| Michael Jefferson (WR) | Alabama State | Louisiana |
| *Qwynnterrio Cole (DB) | Alcorn State | Louisville |
| *Harry Ballard (WR) | Ark.-Pine Bluff | Nevada |
| *Jeremiah Oatsvall (QB) | Austin Peay | Memphis |
| TyQaze Leggsn (DL) | Austin Peay | Marshall |
| Elijah Culp (DB) | Austin Peay | Troy |
| *Scott Boylan (WR) | Brown | Duke |
| *Brandon Sanders (WR) | Bucknell | Rutgers |
| *Brandon Benson (WR) | Bucknell | Eastern Michigan |
| *Ryan Boehm (DL) | Cal Poly | Fresno State |
| *Alex Usry (K) | Ch. Southern | Middle TN State |
| *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 |
| *Jordan Johnson (OL) | Eastern Kentucky | Buffalo |
| *Chris Ojoh (LB) | Eastern Washington | New Mexico State |
| Moezies Telfort (LB) | FAMU | Maryland |
| *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 |
| *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 |
| *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 |
| *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 |
| *Jawon Hamilton (RB) | James Madison | Eastern Michigan |
| *Bryson Armstrong (LB) | Kennesaw State | UCF |
| *Cincere Mason (DB) | Kennesaw State | Kansas State |
| *Chris Fournier (OL) | Lehigh | Louisiana Tech |
| *Liam Dobson (OL) | Maine | Texas State |
| 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 |
| *Samori Toure (WR) | Montana | Nebraska |
| *Connor Wood (OL) | Montana State | Missouri |
| Sylvester Mathis (DL) | Morehead State | Temple |
| Xavier Gravette (TE) | Morgan State | Coastal Carolina |
| *Donte Small (DB) | Morgan State | App State |
| *Anthony Koclanakis (LB) | Murray State | Colorado State |
| Pig Cage (DB) | Nicholls | LSU |
| *Kenneth Kirby (OL) | Norfolk State | Georgia Tech |
| Brodric Martin (DL) | North Alabama | Western Kentucky |
| 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 |
| *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 |
| *Reggie Stubblefield (DB) | Prairie View A&M | Kansas State |
| *Luke Foster (OL) | Presbyterian | Temple |
| *Colby Campbell (LB) | Presbyterian | Duke |
| *Keith Pearson (WR) | Presbyterian | Charlotte |
| Brady Martin (QB) | Rhode Island | Arkansas State |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *EJ Jenkins (WR) | St. Francis | South Carolina |
| Cody Nawrot (OL) | St. Francis | Eastern Michigan |
| *Jason Brown (QB) | St. Francis | South Carolina |
| James Tunstall (OL) | Stony Brook | Cincinnati |
| *Sean-Thomas Faulkner (LB) | The Citadel | North Texas |
| Rush Lansdell (LB) | 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 |
| *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 |
