The Wahoos247.com headquarters for the transfer portal. Who is in? Who is leaving? Who are the targets?
Jacquie Franciulli
This will serve as the Wahoos247.com Transfer Portal Headquarters where we will track Virginia players transferring out, new portal offers and interesting names that pop up. See you on the other side.
Technically, players can enter the NCAA transfer portal at any time. But unless they do so within their sport's official "windows," they will have to sit out one season. College football has two windows: one following the regular season and one following spring practice. The fall portal window opens Dec. 3, one day after conference championship games. It will remain open for 30 days, closing at the end of the day on Jan. 2 2024.
A player can still remove their name from the portal and stay at their respective program - most players who enter the portal do not return to their previous school.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The most important note before considering who is leaving and who is coming, is how many stops does UVA even have open on the roster?There isn't an official number available on where Virginia stands, but based on what we know, Virginia is estimated to be at 84scholarships (this includes 2024 commitments and transfer commitments).
Position of need? Virginia will look to bolster the trenches on both side, while also looking at several positions for depth including wide receiver, linebacker, tight end and secondary.
To put it mildly, the Cavaliers staff are expected to be VERY active in the transfer portal adding players - which means expect a few departures as well.
This section will be updated as the scholarship number picture changes.
HEADLINES
**Transfer CB Kempton Shine from Eastern Michigan commits to Virginia
**Transfer TE Sage Ennis from Clemson commits to Virginia after visit.
**DLOlasunkonmi Agunloye enters the portal
**Transfer QB from New Mexico State Gavin Frakes commits to Virginia on visit!
** Transfer QB from New Mexico State Gavin Frakes will visit Virginia Jan. 4-6.
**Nevada safetyRichard Toney Jr.picks up offer from Virginia.
** UMass CB Jordan Mahoney commits to Arkansas State.
**Kent State WR Trell Harris commits to Virginia on Dec. 23.
** UNC WR Andre Greene will transfer to Virginia! He announced his commitment on Dec. 22.
**Two crystal ball picks are in for UNC WR Andre Greene
** Ohio State OL Vic Cutler commits to Louisville.
**Georgia Tech DBKenan Johnsoncommits to Utah
** OLSnoop Leota-Amaama enters the portal.
** UNC WR transfer Andre Greene visits Virginia on official weekend of 12/15
**UCF OLDrake Metcalfcommits to Virginia
** UPenn DB Kendren Smith commits to Virginia afterofficial
** Virginia TE trarget Tanner Koziol commits to Louisville.
** Virginia receives commitment from Harvard TE Tyler Neville
** Virginia receives commitment from Akron LB Corey Thomas
** Virginia TE Josh Rawling and DB Dave Herard enter portal
**Virginia hosting Rhode Island DB transfer Syeed Gibbs
** Virginia hosting official visitors this weekend (VIP STORY HERE)
** Former North Carolina receiver Andre Greene Jr. set a pair of official visits: Penn State 12/8 and Virginia 12/15
**Virginia offers Rhode Island DB transfer Syeed Gibbs and Kent State WR transfer Trell Harris.
** Notre Dame WR transfer Chris Tyree commits to Virginia
** Virginia CB William Simpkins and versatile athlete Lex Long enters the portal
**Virginia hosts Notre Dame WR Chris Tyree on a visit over the weekend.
**Virginia RB Cody Brown will enter the portal
**Virginia DE Kam Butler's waiver is approved and he will return
** Virginia RB Amaad Foston announces his decision to enter portal on 12/2
** DT Jahmeer Carter and DE Chico Bennett Jr. both announce they will return for their COVID year.
** Freshman DB Devin Clark announces his decision to enter portal.
** Harvard grad transfer TE Tyler Neville locks in visit with Virginia (VIP)
**DB Kendren Smith from Penn, DB Alex Oliver from VMI, DB Paul Lewis from Cornell visited for Virginia's game against Virginia Tech.
** Virginia offers Harvard grad transfer tight end Tyler Neville - he has one year of eligibility.
COMMITMENTS
We will update this space with anyone Virginia adds in the transfer portal.
Notre Dame transfer WR Chris Tyree
In four seasons at Notre Dame,Chris Tyreetotaled 82 catches for 945 yards and seven touchdowns, to go along with 232 carries for 1,161 yards and eight additional scores for the Irish on te ground.The senior also served as the team’s primary punt returner this past season. - he returned 11 punts for 119 yards and a touchdown against Pitt. Tyree also returned a kickoff for a 97-yard touchdown in 2021.
He has one year of eligibility.
He is a Virginia native and played high school at Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale.
Akron LB transfer Corey Thomas
Corey Thomas entered the portal on Dec. 4 and the Cavaliers contacted the talented MAC defender quickly, with UVA visiting him in Akron. According to a source, the Cavaliers view him as a linebacker, but he was seen as a very versatile defender in his time with the Zips. Thomas is a a redshirt junior from Pittsburgh, who played in the slot, in the box and as a high safety for Akron - in 41 games with 100 tackles, 1 sack and 6.5 tackles for a loss.
In 2023 Thomas tallied 47 tackles, one fumble recovery, and three pass breakups.
Thomas has one year of eligibility.
Harvard TE Tyler Neville
Boston College and Virginia were among the first two to offer grad transfer tight end Tyler Neville. Neville, who prepped at Williamsburg (Va.) Lafayette, had 62 catches for 698 yards and eight touchdowns, and is a two-time first-team all-Ivy League selection in his career. Old Dominion, UMass, South Carolina, Houston and TCU have also offered
Neville officially visited the Cavaliers last weekend, and Tony Elliott and Des Kitchings visited him on Dec. 11, one week after his official. He committed to the coaches that Monday night.
He has one year ofeligibility left.
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DB Kendren Smith from UPenn
Kendren Smith visited Virginia twice, once unofficially and once officially before making his decision - Smith picked up his offer while on Grounds for his official.
Ohio, New Hampshire, Florida Atlantic, Samford, Delaware, Georgia State, Austin Peay, North Texas, and Arkansas State are some of the school that have offered Smith scholarships, in addition to Virginia.
He is a two time All-Ivy League cornerback. In 33 games was able to record 137 tackles (7 TFL), two sacks, two interceptions, 24 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
He has one year of eligibility.
UCF OLDrake Metcalf
Metcalf hails from California, where he played his high school ball at St. John Bosco. He was a four-star center in the 2020 class, choosing Stanford over other offers that included, USC, Oregon, TCU and Northwestern.
Following a redshirt year in 2020, Metcalf appeared in all 12 games as a reserve in 2021. He saw action in a handful of games in 2022 as a reserve center and also logged one start at right guard against Notre Dame. He entered the NCAA Transfer Portal following last year after then Stanford head coach David Shaw's departure.
He has two years of eligibility remaining.
UNC WR Andre Greene Jr.
He appeared in five games as a true freshman for the Tar Heels in 2022 and started for North Carolina in its bowl game against Oregon. Greene Jr. was behind a few receivers this season and only had two catches for 17 yards.
He has three years of eligibility.
He committed to the Cavaliers on Dec. 22 after he visited both Penn State and Virginia.
Kent State WR Trell Harris
The 6-foot-1, 187-pound sophom*ore has received offers from Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Michigan State and more, in addition his offer from Virginia.
Harris started five games this season, playing in 11. He caught 26 passes for 400 yards and a touchdown. As a true freshman, Harris played in eight games, catching 13 passes for 136 yards and one touchdown.
He has two years of eligibility remaining
He committed on Dec. 23 after officially visiting and choosing the 'Hoos over other schools like Michigan State, San Diego State and Kansas State.
New Mexico State QB Gavin Frakes
Frakes entered the portal on Dec. 26 and the 'Hoos did not waste any time reaching out to the rising redshirt sophom*ore.
Frakes has three years left of eligibility.Frakes played in 11 games as a true freshmen, including five starts, and redshirted this past season.In 2022 he threw for 736 yards, four touchdowns and ran for 143 yards and two scores.
CB Jermarian Jackson from Robert Morris
Jackson commited to the Cavaliers on his visit in January. Heook home Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year honors from the Big South-OVC Football Association. He posted 40 tackles, 33 solo, to go with five pass breakups, a forced fumble and 1 1/2 tackles for loss. He committed to Akron in December.
He has three years of eligibility remaining.
TE Sage Ennisfrom Clemson
Ennis spent four years with the Tigers, where he caught six passes for 77 yards. He played 449 total offensive snaps across 41 games, including two starts. He is known for his blocking skill and played a big role in Clemson's run game during his time with the Tigers.
He has one year of eligibility left.
CB Kempton Shine from Eastern Michigan
Shine has 86 tackles and 22 pass breakups the last two seasons for EMU. He has one year of eligibility left.
GUYS STAYING
DEPARTURES
OFFICIALLY IN
- OL Jestus Johnson
- CB William Simpkins III
- S/LB Lex Long
- Safety Devin Clark
- DE Jonathan Horton
- Running back Cody Brown
- QB Devin Sherwood (walk-on)
- Running back Amaad Foston
- DB Carlo Thompson (walk-on)
- TE Joshua Rawlings
- DB Dave Herard
- DL Olasunkonmi Agunloye
PUBLIC OFFERS
One thing to note about NCAA Transfer Portal recruiting is that offers work much differently than high school recruiting. Since the pace of transfer recruiting is so much quicker, a lot of the offers to transfer recruits are never put other there publicly. We will keep track of any public transfer offers here:
Nevada safety Richard Toney Jr.
Over the last two seasons, Toney had 70 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three pass deflections, and two interceptions (both were pick sixes) for Nevada. He has two years left of eligibility.
Georgia Tech DB Kenan Johnson[COMMITTED TO UTAH]
Virginia has officially offered Kenan Johnson on Monday. He was the highest graded defensive player for Georgia Tech this past season with 29 total tackles, 2 forced fumbles, one interception, one fumble recovery, three pass breakups this year. In his career he totaled 61 tackles, three forced fumbles, one interception and eight pass breakups.
Johnson also holds offers from the likes of Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and Vandy, in addition to Virginia. UVA visited with Johnson last Friday.
He enters the portal as a grad transfer and has one more year of eligibility.
Rhode Island DB transfer Syeed Gibbs[COMMITTED TO GEORGIA TECH]
Rhode Island transfer Syeed Gibbs picked up an offer from Virginia after UVA head coach Tony Elliott made a trip to see him on Tuesday. He also picked up offers from Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Boston College, Appalachian State, Western Kentucky, Liberty, Connecticut and Massachusetts
The 6-foot, 180-pounder redshirted at Rhode Island as a freshman in 2022. In 2023 he took on a bigger role for the Rams and finished the season with 52 tackles, including three tackles for loss, along with three interceptions and three pass breakups in 10 games.
He has three remaining seasons of eligibility.
Ball State TE Tanner Koziol[COMMITS TO LOUISVILLE]
Ball State transfer tight endTanner Koziolpicked up an offer from the 'Hoos on Thursday.The 6-foot-7, 240-pounder hais from Bloomingdale (Ill.) Mt. Vernon. In two seasons at Ball State, he totaled 69 receptions for 668 yards and 10 touchdowns.Last season, Koziol had 34 receptions for 295 yards and three touchdowns, earning a 60.1 season grade from Pro Football Focus.
At the time of offering, in addition to his Virginia offer, Koziol holds an offer from Illinois.
He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
FAU WR Tony Johnson[COMMITS TO CINCI]
FAU receiver Tony Johnson totaled 60 receptions for 669 yards and 7 touchdowns in 25 games the last two seasons.During the 2023 season, Johnson had 37 receptions for 411 yards and four touchdowns.
At the time Virginia offered, he also holds offers from Liberty and Cincinnati.
He has two years of eligibility left.
CB Jordan Mahoney from UMass [COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS STATE]
Mahoney will have one year of eligibility left. During his three season for the Minutemen, he racked up 100 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, 15 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, three fumbles recoveries and he returned a 94-yard touchdown.
Micah Robinson from Furman [COMMITS TO TULANE]
Furman DB Micah Robinson entered the portal as a grad transfer. He totaled 103 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 5 interceptions and 21 passes defended with the Paladins.Robinson has one more year of eligibility.
He holds several FBS offers at the time Virginia offered, including West Virginia and Wake Forest.
PROSPECTS TO KNOW
**These are the prospects that do not have public offers, may be of an interest **
OL Ethan Sipe from Dartmouth
He has two years of eligibility left.
TE Caleb Rillos from Air Force
UVA has had some contact with Air Force tight end Caleb Rillos with Virginia visiting the playmaker prior to the dead period. He would be a summer enrollee, so if he visits Virginia it would not be the first week of January - that week is saved for mid-year enrollees.
The 6’5, 255 lb tight end from Golden, CO will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.
LB Shamar Graham from Virginia Union
Virginia Union LB Shamar Graham recently entered the portal. This season he had 80 tackles and seven TFLs.
He has two years of eligibility left.
Rizy entered the portal with two years of eligibility. He started 21 games for the Crimson and has had All Ivy and All New England accolades
DB Alex Oliver from VMI
Oliver has played 39 games and recorded 200 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, 33 pass breakups and six interceptions during his time at VMI. Arkansas State, The Citadel, Samford and Charleston Southern are some of the schools that have already offered.
He has one year of eligibility.
STORIES
Newerstories are posted on top.
** Eastern Michigan CB Kempton Shine commits to Virginia: 'It's the best shot for me to get to the next level'
**Clemson transfer TE Sage Ennis commits to Virginia, explains decision
**Virginia football: A quick look at the scholarship numbers after Sage Ennis' commitment
**Eastern Michigan CB Kempton Shine enjoys Virginia visit, decision nearing
**Robert Morris transfer CB Jermarian Jackson commits to Virginia
**Robert Morris transfer CB Jermarian Jackson enjoys visit to Virginia
**New Mexico State QB Gavin Frakes will transfer to Virginia
**Transfer Tea: 'Hoo is trending on Jan. 5 for Virginia football
**Cavs. Confidential: Virginia set to host a few transfer targets mid-week
**New Mexico State transfer QB Gavin Frakes eager for Virginia visit: 'I'm a big fan of Tony Elliott'
**Virginia will host transfer quarterback on official
**Kent State WR transfer Trell Harris discusses his commitment to Virginia
** UNC WR transfer Andre Greene discusses his commitment to Virginia
**Cavs. Confidential: What's next for the Virginia Cavaliers in 2024, portal? (VIP)
**Tony Elliott's mindset sold Penn transfer Kendren Smith on Virginia
**Cavs. Confidential: What's next for Virginia football on the trail as they host more visitors(VIP)
**UCF transfer OL Drake Metcalf commits to Virginia: 'Felt like I was home'
**UPenn DB Kendren Smith commits to Virginia
**Transfer Tea: 'Hoos Trending for Virginia football(VIP)
**UMass CB Jordan Mahoney enjoys Virginia visit: 'UVA separated themselves so dramatically from other schools '(VIP)
**Harvard transfer TE Tyler Neville commits to Virginia: 'I really love the place'
**Akron transfer linebacker Corey Thomas commits to Virginia
**FAU transfer WR Tony Johnson trying to set up Virginia visit
**Ball State transfer tight end Tanner Koziol has 'great time' on Virginia offiical
** Transfer Tea: UVA hosting a few visitors this weekend (VIP)
** UNC WR transfer Andre Greene Jr. sets official visit to Virginia
**Georgia Tech DB transfer Kenan Johnson receives visit from Virginia(VIP)
**Ohio State transfer OL working on setting up a visit to Virginia(VIP)
**Harvard OL transfer Jacob Rizy sets official visit, details recruitment(VIP)
**Transfer Tea: Virginia visiting a transfer OL, offers a DB target(VIP)
**What's next after Chris Tyree's commitment to Virginia?(VIP)
**Notre Dame WR transfer Chris Tyree commits to Virginia
**VIP Scoop: Virginia hosted Notre Dame wide receiver transfer Chris Tyree, latest on recruitment
**VIP Scoop: Virginia to visit four-star QB committed to another ACC program, check in on transfer targets
**Harvard transfer TE Tyler Neville has 'great visit' to Virginia(VIP)
** Transfer TE Tyler Neville locks in visit to Virginia (VIP)
**Transfer TE Tyler Neville discusses suitors, and characteristics desired in next program(VIP)
**UPenn grad transfer DB Kendren Smith recaps Virginia visit(VIP)
**VMI DB grad transfer Alex Oliver loves 'the brotherhood' he saw on his Virginia visit(VIP)
