College football’s second transfer portal window officially opens Wednesday, igniting another expected rampant period of player movement.
With the House settlement still in the process of being finalized, and then to be implemented for the 2025-26 school year, this could be the last chance for players to maximize their value before third-party NIL deals worth more than $600 must be reported and “fair-market value” for legitimate business purposes to avoid counting against the proposed $20.5 million revenue sharing cap.
Big-spending Texas Tech already made waves in the Big 12 with the spring acquisition of Stanford edge rusher David Bailey, and Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava — as first reported by On3 Sports — left the program after seeking to renegotiate his NIL compensation.
UCF’s players will have had the better part of four months to get to know head coach Scott Frost and his staff and figure out what their roles come the fall could be. Similarly, Frost will assess what the Knights still need on their roster in order to compete within a deep, competitive Big 12 Conference.
Stay up to date on UCF’s spring portal movement with The News-Journal’s transfer tracker. Listed below are the announced departures and incoming signees.
Who has committed to UCF football from the transfer portal this spring?
Anthony Venneri
Rodney Lora
Max Drag
Jayden McDonald
Chris Domercant
Jayden Williams
Previous school: Florida Atlantic
Position: Safety
Height/weight: 5-11, 185
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
2024 stats: 6 games played, 26 tackles (13 solo), 0.5 TFLs, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery
Details: Williams, who took an official visit Thursday, will reunite with former teammate Phillip Dunnam and defensive backs coach Brandon Harris in Orlando. He served as one of FAU’s four co-captains last year and snagged two picks in his final game against UTSA. Across 1,221 defensive snaps for the Owls, Williams has yielded an NFL passer rating of 76.1 and surrendered just two touchdowns when targeted, per PFF.
Signed: April 28
Jeffson Lafontant
Owen Spell
Davi Belfort
Noe Ruelas
Aymeric Koumba
Connor Meadows
Who is leaving UCF football via the transfer portal this spring?
Dylan Rizk
Waltclaire Flynn Jr.
Tre’Quon Fegans
Aidan Fedigan
Marcus Downs
DJ McCormick
Brandon Jacob
Qua Birdsong
Kason Stokes
Chase Malamala
Grant Reddick
Cedrick Hawkins
Andrew Harris
Elijah Brown
Jashad Presley
Kevin Carrigan
Quinten Johnson
Jakiah Leftwich
Josh Dorsainvil
Chasen Johnson
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF football transfer portal tracker: Which players are leaving, arriving this spring?
Reporting by Chris Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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