Southern Miss was one of just two Sun Belt teams to not earn bowl-eligibility in 2023. The Golden Eagles were 3-9 overall with two of those wins being in conference play.
But they are clearly aiming to improve this offseason. They’ve made several additions to their roster, and many of those players were either three-star or four-star prospects and were previously at Power Five schools.
Here’s a list of the players who have joined Southern Miss and who have left the team this offseason via the transfer portal, per 247 Sports. This list consists only of players who have made their new teams known and doesn’t include players still in the transfer portal.
USM Transfer Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Exavious Reed | USM | Tenn. St. | TE |
| Avery Sledge | Miss. St. | USM | EDGE |
| Khalid Moore | Miss. St. | USM | EDGE |
| Jo Cryer | LSU | USM | OL |
| Dannis Jackson | Missouri | USM | WR |
| Austin Gonzalez | USM | Colo. School of Mines | QB |
| Dante Kelly | Vanderbilt | USM | LB |
| Caleb Bryant | Miss. St. | USM | DL |
| Dontae Lucas | S. Alabama | USM | OL |
| Jonathan Davis | Miss. St. | USM | DL |
| Tate Rodemaker | Florida St. | USM | QB |
| Braxton Myers | Purdue | USM | DB |
| Larry Simmons | Ole Miss | USM | WR |
| TyQuan Henderson | USM | Jackson St. | WR |
| Kyirin Heath | Ole Miss | USM | TE |
| Desmyn Baker | W. Kentucky | USM | LB |
| Bryce Ramsey | USM | Marshall | OL |
| Gerquan Scott | USM | Ole Miss | OL |
| Will James | Miss. St. | USM | DB |
| Zack Conti | E. Michigan | USM | OL |
| Tre Pinkney | Coastal Carolina | USM | LB |
| Ryan Johnson | Akron | USM | DL |
