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.
*5:35 PM ON 1/16/2026 - UPDATE: WVU lands commitments from Coastal Caroina EDGE Ezekiel Durham-Campbell, Villanova linebacker Jason Hall, andArizonafllback Kayden Luke.*
*6:30 PM ON 1/16/2026 - UPDATE: WVU lands commitments from Oregon EDGE Tobi Haastrup and LSU safety Jacob Bradford, both Class of 2025 four-star prospects.*
*3:00 PM ON 1/16/2026 - UPDATE: The portal closes for new entries after today, but players already in the portal do not have a time limit on when they need to commit by. There was a three-day dead period that prevented in-person contact or visits from starting on Monday and ending Wednesdy night. WVU landed their first commit since that dead period ended in Kent State CB Jaire Rawlison on Friday.*
*10:00 PM ON 1/14/2026 - UPDATE: Running back Tye Edwards, who most of us assumed would not be pursuing a medical waiver for his injury after having to sue for eligibility last season, will be entering the portal and looking to play one more season.*
*12:45 PM ON 1/13/2026 - UPDATE: WVU landed a commitment on Monday night from Mississippi State tight end Cam Ball.*
*12:40 PM ON 1/12/2026 - UPDATE: The Mountaineers have now secured commitments from Western Kentucky kicker Jack Cassidy and Clemson tight end Josh Sapp.*
*1:30 PM ON 1/11/2026 - UPDATE: WVU has added commitments over the past two days from Alabama kicker Peter Notaro, Georgia State cornerback Chams Diagne, and Jacksonville State offensive lineman Amare Grayson. The Mountaineers also saw defensive tackle Quintin Goins enter the transfer portal.*
*5:00 PM ON 1/9/2026 - UPDATE: WVU adds EDGE Harper Holloman from Western Kentucky and wideout John Neider from UConn.*
*2:00 PM ON 1/9/2026 - UPDATE: WVU added two more offensive linemen in UConn tackle Carsten Casady and Jacksonville State center/guard/tackle Cameron Griffin. Safety Chris Fileppo has entered the portal. WVU also adds punter Bryan Hansen.*
*6:15 PM ON 1/8/2026 - UPDATE: Toss Wyoming offensive lineman Wes King and LSU wideout TaRon Francis to the list of commits. That makes 17 total coming in so far.*
*9:00 PM ON 1/7/2026 - UPDATE: WVU adds commitments from Florida Atlantic linebacker Tyler Stolsky, UNLV defensive back Andrew Powdrell, and Kansas State offensive lineman Devin Vass.*
*12:40 PM ON 1/7/2026 - UPDATE: In-state native bandit (and running back?) Curtis Jones Jr. is bidding farewell to WVU and entering the portal, and the Mountaineers have added Bowling Green EDGE David Afogho and Memphis safety Kamari Wilson.*
*9:50 PM ON 1/6/2026 - UPDATE: Illinois starting linebacker Malachi Hood will be committing to the Mountaineers.*
*8:00 PM ON 1/6/2026 - UPDATE: WVU adds commitments from the leading rusher at the FBS level this past season, Cam Cook, and versatile Troy wideout DJ Epps. WVU linebacker Ben Bogle also announced he was entering the portal.*
*2:00 PM ON 1/5/2026 - UPDATE: WVU has added Wisconsin DB Geimere Latimer, brother of four-star HS signee Amari Latimer.*
*12:47 PM ON 1/5/2026 - UPDATE: WVU has added four commitments over the past 18-ish hours, with USC WR Prince Strachan, UNLV LB Isaiah Patterson, and Oklahoma QB Michael Hawkins Jr. and DB Maliek Hawkins joining the program. WVU also lost kicker RJ Kocan to the portal.*
*1:55 PM ON 1/4/2026 - UPDATE: Wide receiver Christian Hamilton has announced he is entering the transfer portal in a late departure from the program.*
*3:10 PM ON 1/3/2026 - UPDATE: The Mountaineers are on the board with their first commitment of portal season, as UT-Permian Basin DL Will LeBlanc has committed to WVU.*
*11:35 PM ON 1/2/2026 - UPDATE: Added DB Devonte Golden-Nelson, WR Oran Singleton, and OL Ayden Bussell to the list, because they are technically transferring out oe pograman in te ptal, even though they left the team early in the season and haven't been on the roster in months. CB Jordan Scruggs and OL Wyatt Minor also showed up in the portal today without prior announcements.*
*3:30 PM ON 1/2/2026 - UPDATE: When the portal officially opened on January 2nd, three more names that hadn't yet announced they were entering the portal popped up for WVU – tight end Noah Braham, defensive back BJ Hendrickson and wide receiver Jordan McCants. Later that day, edge rusher Keenan Eck announced that he would be hitting the portal.*
*9:10 PM ON 12/31/2025 - UPDATE: In the 48 hours before the portal is set to open, seven Mountaineers have added their name to the list of players entering the portal. Wide receiver Rodney Gallagher III, quarterback Jaylen Henderson, running back Cyncir Bowers, and defensive linemen Asani Redwood, Hammond Russell IV, Elijah Simmons, and Marshon Oxley will all be leaving the program.*
*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.*
WVU FOOTBALL TRANSFERS OUT:
QB - Nicco Marchiol
QB - Khalil Wilkins
QB - Jaylen Henderson
RB -Â Jahiem White
RB - Diore Hubbard
RB - Tyler Jacklich
RB - Clay Ash
RB - Kannon Katzer
RB - Cyncir Bowers
RB - Tye Edwards
WR - Cam Vaughn
WR - Rodney Gallagher III
WR - Jarel Williams
WR - Tyshawn Dues
WR - Jordan McCants
WR - Oran Singleton Jr.
WR - Christian Hamilton
TE - Noah Braham
OL - Donovan Haslam
OL - Xavier Bausley
OL - Ethan Chill
OL -Â Jude Edwards
OL - Robby Martin
OL - Cooper Young
OL - Ayden Bussell
OL - Wyatt Minor
DL - Jackson Biser
DL - Elijah Simmons
DT - Asani Redwood
DT - Quintin Goins
DT - Hammond Russell IV
DE - Adam Tomczyk
Bandit - Marshon Oxley
Bandit - Curtis Jones Jr.
EDGE - Keenan Eck
LB - Mike Hastie
LB - Caleb Nuhi-Yandall
LB - Ben Bogle
CB - Devonte Golden-Nelson
CB - Jordan Scruggs
DB - Kaleb Gray
DB - Matthias Squire
DB - Dawayne Galloway Jr.
DB - BJ Hendrickson
S- Jason Cross Jr.
S- William Davis
S - Zae Jennings
S - Israel Boyce
S - Chris Fileppo
P - Aidan Stire
K - Ethan Head
K - RJ Kocan
WVU FOOTBALL TRANSFERS IN:
QB - Michael Hawkins Jr., Oklahoma (3 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
RB - Cam Cook, Jacksonville State (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
FB - Kayden Luke, Arizona (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
WR - Prince Strachan, USC (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
WR - DJ Epps, Troy (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
WR - TaRon Francis, LSU (4 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
WR - John Neider, UConn (3 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
TE - Josh Sapp, Clemson (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
TE - Cam Ball, Mississippi State (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
OL - Devin Vass, Kansas State (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
OL - Wes King, Wyoming (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
OL - Carsten Casady, UConn (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
OL - Cameron Griffin, Jacksonville State (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
OL - Amare "Bubba" Grayson, Jacksonville State (2 years remaining) - READ MORE
DL - Will LeBlanc, UT-Permian Basin (3 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
EDGE - David Afogho, Bowling Green (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
EDGE - Harper Holloman, Western Kentucky (2 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
EDGE - Tobi Haastrup, Oregon (4 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
EDGE - Ezekiel Durham-Campbell, Coastal Carolina (1 season of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
LB - Isaiah Patterson, UNLV (3 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
LB - Malachi Hood, Illinois (1-2 years of eligiblity remaining) - READ MORE
LB - Tyler Stolsky, Florida Atlantic (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
LB - Jason Hall, Villanova (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
CB - Chams Diagne, Georgia State (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
CB - Jaire Rawlison, Kent State (3 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
DB - Maliek Hawkins, Oklahoma (4 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
DB - Geimere Latimer, Wisconsin (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
DB - Andrew Powdrell, UNLV (1 year of eligibilty remaining) - READ MORE
S - Kamari Wilson, Memphis (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
S - Jacob Bradford, LSU (4 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
P - Bryan Hansen, Colorado State (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
K - Peter Notaro, Alabama (4 years of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE
K - Jack Cassidy, Western Kentucky (1 year of eligibility remaining) - READ MORE