The transfer portal is off and running with plenty of players looking to find a new home in 2026.
Last year for the 2025 season, more than 500 FCS players transferred to the FBS. We will do our best again this year to track FCS-to-FBS, FCS-to-FCS, and FBS-to-FCS transfers.
The table below is a running list of the 2026 FCS-to-FBS transfers.
RELATED: FBS-to-FCS Transfers & FCS-to-FCS Transfers
Recently Added (Jan. 15):
Donavan Philord (DB) Campbell to Central Michigan
Frankie Tinilau (OL) ETSU to JMU
Kei’Trone Simpson (DE) Lamar to JMU
Nick Thomas (OL) Rhode Island to Toledo
Greg Gaines III (WR) Rhode Island to FIU
Please tweet at Sam Herder if you see any missing FCS-to-FBS transfers or decommitments
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The year in parentheses is a player’s projected year in the 2026 season
2026 FCS-to-FBS Transfers
| Name (Yr) | Pos. | FCS Team | FBS Team |
| Rashon Myles (Sr) | LB | Abilene Christian | Georgia Southern |
| Jalen Jones (So) | WR | Alabama State | Texas Tech |
| Cedric Roberts (Jr) | LB | Alcorn State | North Texas |
| Montreze Smith (So) | LB | Austin Peay | Iowa State |
| Ellis Ellis (Sr) | DB | Austin Peay | Memphis |
| Javon Ross (Jr) | WR | Bethune-Cookman | Tulsa |
| Maleek Huggins (Sr) | WR | Bethune-Cookman | Miami (OH) |
| Teko Shoats (Jr) | OL | Bethune-Cookman | Oregon State |
| Liam Lindo (Sr) | DB | Bryant | Northern Illinois |
| Aldrich Doe (Sr) | WR | Bryant | San Diego State |
| Zyheem Collick (Jr) | WR | Bryant | Charlotte |
| Azarel Juste (Jr) | DB | Bryant | Coastal Carolina |
| Xavier Allen (Sr) | OL | Bucknell | Memphis |
| Braydon Alford (Jr) | WR | Butler | Michigan |
| Ty Dieffenbach (So) | QB | Cal Poly | UCLA |
| Charlie Adams III (Jr) | OL | Cal Poly | Kansas State |
| Raymond Macias (Jr) | DT | Campbell | UAB |
| Donavan Philord (So) | DB | Campbell | Central Michigan |
| Gavin Taylor (Sr) | LB | CCSU | South Alabama |
| Landen Chambers (Jr) | RB | Central Arkansas | UCF |
| Malachi Henry (Jr) | WR | Central Arkansas | Cincinnati |
| Andrew Threatt (Sr) | OL | Charleston Southern | North Carolina |
| Knai Cook (Jr) | S | Charleston Southern | Troy |
| D.J. Crowther (Sr) | RB | Dartmouth | USF |
| Thaddeus Gianaris (Sr) | LB | Dartmouth | Wyoming |
| Josh Williams (Jr) | CB | Dayton | App State |
| Marquis Gillis (Sr) | RB | Delaware State | Arizona State |
| Nick Herman (So) | RB | Drake | JMU |
| Ish Findlayter (Jr) | DL | Duquesne | Oregon State |
| Jabari Odoemenem (Sr) | LB | Duquesne | Oregon State |
| Brian Beidatsch (Sr) | OL | Duquesne | Miami (OH) |
| Chandler Donaway (Sr) | OL | East Texas A&M | Wyoming |
| Lavon William (Sr) | DB | East Texas A&M | Illinois |
| Nic DiSanto (Sr) | OL | Eastern Illinois | Central Michigan |
| Isaiah Houi (Jr) | CB | Eastern Illinois | Oregon State |
| Jacob Baker (Jr) | P | Eastern Kentucky | Louisville |
| Brad Gurley (Sr) | DT | Eastern Kentucky | UCF |
| Jeremiah Bailey (Sr) | DT | Eastern Kentucky | UTSA |
| Kahmari Brown (Jr) | DL | Elon | Iowa |
| Luke Duska (Sr) | OL | Elon | Kennesaw State |
| Landen Clark (So) | QB | Elon | LSU |
| Kaven Call (Jr) | OLB | ETSU | Middle TN State |
| Cole Keller (Sr) | TE | ETSU | JMU |
| Hayden Ross (So) | LS | ETSU | JMU |
| Frankie Tinilau (Jr) | OL | ETSU | JMU |
| Goldie Lawrence (Jr) | WR | Florida A&M | Coastal Carolina |
| Matt Buron (Sr) | TE | Fordham | Georgia State |
| Terrence Jones II (Jr) | DB | Fordham | James Madison |
| Evan James (So) | WR | Furman | Iowa |
| Brady Braun (Sr) | P | Gardner-Webb | UTEP |
| Que Billingsley (Sr) | DB | Gardner-Webb | UAB |
| Luke Rector (Jr) | OL | Gardner-Webb | Toledo |
| Cooper Blomstrom (Sr) | LB | Georgetown | Arizona |
| Josh McCormick (Sr) | K | Grambling | Colorado |
| Ty Bartrum (Sr) | S | Harvard | UCF |
| Derek Osman (Sr) | OL | Harvard | UCLA |
| Jaden Craig (Sr) | QB | Harvard | TCU |
| Caiden Newsome (Jr) | CB | Holy Cross | Akron |
| Brice Stevenson (Sr) | DT | Holy Cross | Iowa |
| Alijah Cason (Jr) | WR | Holy Cross | Sam Houston |
| Jayden Clerveaux (Sr) | RB | Holy Cross | Central Michigan |
| Eli Thompson (Sr) | DB | Holy Cross | Bowling Green |
| Max Mosey (Sr) | WR | Holy Cross | Rice |
| Lathan Croley (Jr) | LB | Holy Cross | JMU |
| Tyran Chappell (So) | CB | Houston Christian | Michigan State |
| Xai’Shaun Edwards (So) | RB | Houston Christian | Missouri |
| Nonso Omezi (Sr) | OL | Houston Christian | WKU |
| Norey Johnson (Sr) | S | Houston Christian | Kent State |
| Xavier Newsom (So) | TE | Howard | Auburn |
| Dylan Layne (Sr) | LB | Idaho | Oregon State |
| Matt Irwin (Jr) | S | Idaho | UCF |
| Matyus McLain (Jr) | DE | Idaho | Washington State |
| Caleb Ricks (So) | CB | Idaho | San Diego State |
| Trajan Sinatra (Jr) | K | Idaho State | San Jose State |
| Rylan Leathers (So) | S | Idaho State | Tulsa |
| Brandon Smith (Sr) | OL | Illinois State | Western Michigan |
| Jake Anderson (Sr) | DT | Illinois State | Wisconsin |
| Patrick Bauer (Jr) | LB | Illinois State | Cincinnati |
| Mason King (Sr) | RB | Illinois State | Kent State |
| CJ Richard Jr. (So) | DB | Illinois State | Florida State |
| Christian Lorenzo (Sr) | DL | Illinois State | North Texas |
| Kai Holec (So) | OL | Indiana State | Oklahoma State |
| Ashton Taylor (Sr) | LB | Jackson State | Middle TN State |
| Travis Terrell (Jr) | RB | Jackson State | Purdue |
| Ahmad Miller (Jr) | RB | Jackson State | Syracuse |
| Isaiah Villanueva (Sr) | OL | Jackson State | Missouri State |
| Jaylon Joseph (Sr) | DL | Lafayette | Temple |
| Kortez Winslow (Jr) | OL | Lamar | FAU |
| Kei’Trone Simpson (Sr) | DE | Lamar | JMU |
| Mekhai Smith (Jr) | DB | Lehigh | Minnesota |
| Mason Humphrey (Sr) | WR | Lehigh | North Carolina |
| Darrin Fugitt (Sr) | TE | Lindenwood | App State |
| Scoop Gardner Jr. (Jr) | DL | LIU | Western Michigan |
| Jalen Bell (Jr) | DB | LIU | Delaware |
| Nicolas Cruji (Sr) | OL | Maine | Charlotte |
| Sincere Baines (Sr) | RB | Maine | WKU |
| Nate Robinson Jr. (Jr) | CB | Marist | UTSA |
| Josh Jackson (Jr) | WR | McNeese | LSU |
| Kendall Harris (Jr) | WR | Mercer | Old Dominion |
| Julian Fox (Jr) | LB | Mercer | Toledo |
| Trenton Jones (rFr) | WR | Mercer | Toledo |
| Isaac Prince (Sr) | LB | Mercer | Toledo |
| CJ Miller (Sr) | RB | Mercer | Toledo |
| Kaleb Hutchinson (Sr) | S | Mercer | Toledo |
| Gavin Marks (So) | OL | Mercer | Tulane |
| Adjatay Dabbs (Jr) | WR | Mercer | Toledo |
| Carmelo O’Neal (Jr) | S | Mercer | Alabama |
| Braden Atkinson (So) | QB | Mercer | Oregon State |
| Adonis McDaniel (Sr) | WR | Mercer | Oregon State |
| Andrew Zock (Jr) | DE | Mercer | Toledo |
| Lamont Lester Jr. (So) | DL | Monmouth | Colorado |
| Deuce Lee (Sr) | DB | Monmouth | Georgia State |
| Josh Derry (Sr) | WR | Monmouth | UCF |
| Rodney Nelson (Jr) | RB | Monmouth | Miami (OH) |
| Chris Moreno (Jr) | OL | Monmouth | Middle TN State |
| Izzy Clark-White (Jr) | DB | Monmouth | New Mexico State |
| Kyon Loud (Jr) | CB | Montana | Duke |
| Colin Amick (So) | OL | Montana | Iowa State |
| Jose Balver-Mendoza (So) | OL | Montana | Nevada |
| Jareb Ramos (Sr) | DT | Montana | Iowa State |
| Jhase McMillan (So) | CB | Montana State | UCLA |
| Hunter Provience (Jr) | TE | Montana State | NC State |
| Seth Johnson (So) | CB | Montana State | Iowa State |
| Carson Williams (So) | CB | Montana State | Indiana |
| Cedric Jefferson (Jr) | OL | Montana State | Utah |
| Darius Cannon (Jr) | WR | Murray State | Jacksonville State |
| Ja’Quan Redfern (Jr) | DL | Murray State | Wyoming |
| Dylan Rowsey (Sr) | S | Murray State | Louisville |
| James Bradley (Jr) | DL | MVSU | Northern Illinois |
| Adonis Jackson (Sr) | DL | MVSU | Utah State |
| Nick Reed (Jr) | K | New Hampshire | SMU |
| Jordan McAllister (Jr) | DE | New Hampshire | Tulane |
| D.J. Johnson (So) | DE | New Hampshire | Wake Forest |
| Kelby Hampton (So) | CB | New Hampshire | Southern Miss |
| Tolu Olajide (Sr) | OL | New Hampshire | Wake Forest |
| Peyton Strickland (Sr) | TE | New Hampshire | Toledo |
| Rasheed Lovelace (Sr) | DT | Nicholls | JMU |
| Anthony Rogers (So) | DB | Nicholls | Tulane |
| Major Dillard (Sr) | DT | Norfolk State | USF |
| Adam Watford (Sr) | P | North Alabama | Alabama |
| Nathan Curry (Sr) | LS | North Alabama | Wyoming |
| Tre Mittman (Jr) | S | North Carolina A&T | Georgia State |
| Ja’Quan Sprinkle (Jr) | OL | North Carolina Central | LSU |
| Sawyer Seidl (Jr) | RB | North Dakota | Wake Forest |
| Emmanuel Olagbaju (Jr) | DT | North Dakota | UConn |
| Toby Anene (Sr) | DE | North Dakota State | Colorado |
| Eli Ozick (Jr) | K | North Dakota State | Iowa |
| Beau Johnson (Jr) | OL | North Dakota State | Vanderbilt |
| Trent Fraley (Sr) | OL | North Dakota State | Michigan State |
| Jailen Duffie (So) | CB | North Dakota State | UCF |
| Caleb Bowers (Sr) | LS | North Dakota State | Florida State |
| Jaquise Alexander (Sr) | CB | North Dakota State | Delaware |
| Ethan Kramer (Sr) | OL | Northern Arizona | ECU |
| Seth Smith (Sr) | OL | Northern Arizona | South Carolina |
| Seth Cromwell (Sr) | RB | Northern Arizona | JMU |
| Carver Cheeks (Sr) | WR | Northern Colorado | UTEP |
| Cam Chapa (Jr) | S | Northern Colorado | Arizona |
| Gavin Proudfoot (Sr) | OL | Northern Iowa | Iowa State |
| Carter Janki (Sr) | DL | Penn | Illinois |
| Netinho Olivieri (Sr) | OL | Penn | Pitt |
| John Lista (Sr) | LB | Penn | UConn |
| Bisi Owens (Sr) | WR | Penn | Purdue |
| Spencer Elliott (Sr) | DL | Portland State | Hawaii |
| Nick Thomas (Sr) | OL | Rhode Island | Toledo |
| Greg Gaines III (Sr) | WR | Rhode Island | FIU |
| Kevin Schaeffer (Sr) | TE | Rhode Island | FIU |
| Peyton Seelmann (Jr) | LB | Richmond | North Carolina |
| Xavier Styles (Jr) | S | Robert Morris | Iowa |
| Damian Henderson II (Jr) | RB | Sac State | Colorado |
| Jaquail Smith (So) | RB | Sac State | Colorado |
| Micah Mosley (So) | OLB | Sac State | Fresno State |
| Jordan Anderson (So) | WR | Sac State | San Jose State |
| Ernest Campbell (So) | WR | Sac State | Colorado |
| Jason Oliver (Sr) | CB | Sac State | San Diego State |
| DeSean Watts (Jr) | DT | Sac State | Washington |
| Jose Soto (So) | OL | Sac State | Colorado |
| Dylan Hampsten (Jr) | DL | Sac State | Fresno State |
| Koa Akui (Sr) | S | Sac State | Rice |
| Balaam Miller (Jr) | DT | Saint Francis | Washington State |
| Zachary Betts (Jr) | OLB | Saint Francis | UMass |
| Carson Sloan (So) | LB | Samford | App State |
| Dee Newsome (Jr) | CB | Samford | Purdue |
| Donovan Grayson (Sr) | DE | Samford | Coastal Carolina |
| Jehchys Brown (Sr) | DT | SEMO | App State |
| Nasim Cairo (Sr) | DL | SEMO | Southern Miss |
| Trey Lisle (So) | OLB | SEMO | Michigan State |
| Cam Pedro (Sr) | WR | SEMO | Charlotte |
| Kalvin Gilbert (Jr) | WR | SEMO | Toledo |
| Lachie Pozzobon (So) | P | SFA | Oklahoma State |
| Chimdia Nwaiwu (Sr) | OL | SFA | Florida State |
| Jalen Mayo (Sr) | CB | SFA | Houston |
| Jacob Arop (So) | OL | South Dakota | Cal |
| Larenzo Fenner (Jr) | WR | South Dakota | Cincinnati |
| Caden Crawford (Sr) | DL | South Dakota | Iowa State |
| Tyler Ebel (Sr) | P | South Dakota | Vanderbilt |
| L.J. Phillips Jr. (Jr) | RB | South Dakota | Iowa |
| Roman Tillmon (Jr) | S | South Dakota | Boise State |
| Jalen Lee (Sr) | S | South Dakota State | Coastal Carolina |
| Jaylon Domingeaux (Sr) | WR | Southeastern | Wisconsin |
| Treylan James (Jr) | S | Southern | LSU |
| Darren Morris (Sr) | WR | Southern | Boise State |
| Ryan Schwendeman (Sr) | TE | Southern Illinois | Wisconsin |
| Richard Mosley III (Sr) | DB | Stonehill | Colorado State |
| Jayce Freeman (Sr) | WR | Stony Brook | Temple |
| Tre Page III (So) | RB | Tarleton State | Oklahoma State |
| Cody Jackson (Sr) | WR | Tarleton State | Iowa State |
| Devaughn Slaughter (So) | WR | Tennessee State | Kennesaw State |
| KJ Cooper (Sr) | QB | Texas Southern | USF |
| Bradlee Jones (Sr) | DB | The Citadel | Rutgers |
| Jaceon Doss (Sr) | WR | Towson | Nevada |
| Cam Stodghill (Sr) | LB | UAlbany | Michigan State |
| Balansama Kamara (Sr) | DL | UAlbany | Colorado |
| Deshon Dodson (So) | DL | UAlbany | Temple |
| Carter Vargas (Jr) | RB | UC Davis | Cal |
| Caden Pinnick (So) | QB | UC Davis | Washington State |
| Keyshawn Johnson (Sr) | OLB | UT Martin | Syracuse |
| Tony Diaz (So) | WR | UTRGV | Iowa |
| David Avit (Jr) | RB | Villanova | Arizona State |
| Anthony Hawkins (So) | S | Villanova | Iowa |
| Zahmir Dawud (Jr) | CB | Villanova | Rutgers |
| Owen Sweeney (So) | WR | VMI | Marshall |
| Kouri Crump (Sr) | S | VMI | Western Michigan |
| Noah Grevious (So) | WR | VMI | JMU |
| Logan Mackey (Jr) | CB | Weber State | Wyoming |
| Caden Kellow (Sr) | LS | Weber State | Boise State |
| Will Way (Jr) | OL | Weber State | Wake Forest |
| Keahnist Thompson (Sr) | DE | Weber State | Michigan State |
| Montae Pate (Sr) | CB | Weber State | Northwestern |
| Sione Hala (Sr) | LB | Weber State | San Diego State |
| BJ Carey (Sr) | S | Weber State | WKU |
| Aizik Mahuka (Jr) | LB | Weber State | San Jose State |
| Matt Herron (Sr) | DT | Weber State | Wake Forest |
| Kourtney Kelly (Jr) | DL | West Georgia | Clemson |
| Tre’shawn Moore (Jr) | S | West Georgia | Colorado State |
| Davin Wydner (Sr) | QB | West Georgia | Louisville |
| Hasaan Sykes (Jr) | CB | Western Carolina | Kentucky |
| Malik Knight (Sr) | WR | Western Carolina | Pitt |
| Matthew Montgomery (So) | OL | Western Illinois | San Diego State |
| Esteban Guillory (Sr) | DB | Western Illinois | UTEP |
| Markell Holman (Sr) | RB | Western Illinois | Wyoming |
| Christian Pierce (Sr) | LB | Western Illinois | Michigan |
| Tyler Hughes (Sr) | QB | William & Mary | Wyoming |
| Kadin Lynch (Sr) | OL | William & Mary | Utah State |
| C.J. Coombes (Jr) | S | Wofford | North Texas |
| Darius Malcolm Jr. (So) | DB | Wofford | Memphis |
| Luke Moise (Jr) | OL | Wofford | New Mexico State |
| Michael Bennett (Sr) | OL | Yale | Oregon |
| Ezekiel Larry (Sr) | DE | Yale | Virginia |
| Flash Wilson (Sr) | WR | Youngstown State | UConn |
| Makai Shahid (Jr) | DB | Youngstown State | Arkansas State |
