It's that time of the year again.
WVU football saw their season come to a disappointing conclusion at with a loss to Texas Tech. Now, it's about time for the annual ritual of monitoring who is going to leave the program and seek greener pastures through the transfer portal. West Virginia will be losing a large senior class on the field, but are also adding a massive 49-player recruiting class to make up for some of the losses.
And with all that in mind, there will still be room for some transfer additions to the program, and several players are likely to enter the portal as they seemingly do every offseason now.
Remember, entering the portal doesn't neccessarily signal a player is gone, but rather just exploring their options – though most do end up departing the program for good. Also, keep in mind that the portal doesn't officially open until January 2, so if you're reading this before that date, these players have only announced their intention to enter the portal – no one is officially in until January. Once the window opens, it was stay open for two weeks until January 16.
With all that laid out, here's a look at who's headed in the portal for WVU, and which players in the portal are choosing West Virginia as their new home.
*5:40 PM ON 12/29/2025 - UPDATE: The holiday week brought us some turmoil to end the year, as five players have been reported as planning to enter the portal since Saturday. Starting wide receiver Cam Vaughn is the biggest hit, and he will be joined by starting offensive lineman Donovan Haslam, wide receiver Jarel Williams, offensive tackle Xavier Bausley, and safety Israel Boyce.
*1:57 PM ON 12/24/2025 - UPDATE: Two more plays, DB Dawayne Galloway Jr. and punter Aidan Stire, have announced their intent to enter the portal over the past week.*
*3:10 PM ON 12/18/2025 - UPDATE: After a quiet week we found out running backs Clay Ash and Kannon Katzer and kicker Ethan Head have plans to enter the portal.*
*5:25 PM ON 12/13/2025 - UPDATE: Defensive lineman Jackson Biser, safety Jason Cross Jr., and defensive back Matthias Squire join the portal list.*
*3:24 PM ON 12/12/2025 - UPDATE: LB Caleb Nuhi-Yandall has announced his intent to enter the portal.*
*7:15 PM ON 12/11/2025 - UPDATE: Add defensive back William Davis to the mix here.*
*3:10 PM ON 12/11/2025 - UPDATE: Was MIA working on some other assignments for a couple days, and have come back to things heating up. Defensive end Adam Tomczyk and running back Tyler Jacklich joined the fray and announced their intent to enter the portal on Tuesday, with offensive linemen Cooper Young and Robby Martin doing the same on Wednesday, and former starting quarterback Khalil Wilkins announcing on Thursday.*
*9:55 PM ON 12/8/2025 - UPDATE: DB Kaleb Gray became the fourth player we learned about on Monday who plans to enter the portal.*
*4:55 PM ON 12/8/2025 - UPDATE: It was announced on Monday that Zae Jennings, Jahiem White, and Diore Hubbard plan to enter the portal.*
TRANSFERS OUT:
QB - Nicco Marchiol
QB - Khalil Wilkins
RB - Jahiem White
RB - Diore Hubbard
RB - Tyler Jacklich
RB - Clay Ash
RB - Kannon Katzer
WR - Cam Vaughn
WR - Jarel Williams
WR - Tyshawn Dues
OL - Donovan Haslam
OL - Xavier Bausley
OL - Ethan Chill
OL - Jude Edwards
OL - Robby Martin
OL - Cooper Young
DL - Jackson Biser
DE - Adam Tomczyk
LB - Mike Hastie
LB - Caleb Nuhi-Yandall
DB - Kaleb Gray
DB - Matthias Squire
DB - Dawayne Galloway Jr.
S- Jason Cross Jr.
S- William Davis
S - Zae Jennings
S - Israel Boyce
P - Aidan Stire
K - Ethan Head
TRANSFERS IN:
This section will be further updated in January when players begin to commit to the Mountaineers in the portal.