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2023 UCF Transfer Portal Tracker

Follow all the Knights coming and going to and from the portal

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This is the Black & Gold Banneret UCF Knights Transfer Portal Tracker for the 2023 season.

Players have one free transfer under new NCAA rules. So we’re going to track all of the comings and goings below and keep this page updated as the off-season continues.

We will flip over to a new season once the previous season concludes. This includes the profile pages for the incoming players from their old schools’ sites.

New this year: We are also tracking all sports — not just Football.

Follow all the latest transfer portal moves here:


Football

2023 Incoming Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Gage King LS R-Senior 2 Arizona State Former NFL Kicker Jay Feely called him an NFL quality long snapper
Fred Davis ll CB Senior 2 Clemson Played in 7 games (starting 3) in '22. Made 13 tackles, 2 pass breakups, and recovered a fumble.
DeJordan Mask S Senior 1 Texas State Played in 12 games in '22. Made 42 tackles and caught 3 interceptions.
Ja'Maric Morris CB Junior 2 Hutchinson CC Played in 10 games in '22. Made 33 tackles and 3.5 TFL. Led team in interceptions (5) and pass breakups (6).
Chauncey Magwood WR Junior 2 Kentucky Played in 12 games in '22. Caught 7 receptions for 104 yards and 1 TD.
Marcellus Marshall OT R-Junior 3 Kent State Started all 12 games and was named to All-MAC 1st-Team in '22. 3-star recruit out of Morgantown HS in WV.
Amari Kight OT R-Senior 2 Alabama Backup LT for Tide, played in 12 games in '22. 4-star recruit out of HS.
Trent Whittemore WR R-Junior 2 Florida Caught 33 receptions for 425 yards and 2 TDs in 4 seasons with the Gators.
Jireh Wilson S Senior 1 East Carolina Totaled 48 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3 INTs, and 2 Fumble Recoveries in '22.
Bula Schmidt OL 5th-Year 1 Fresno State Started all 14 games at center in 2022. Named to All-MWC 2nd Team.
Drake Metcalf OL R-Junior 3 Stanford Played in 3 games in '22, starting vs. Notre Dame, and 12 games in '21.
Decorian Patterson CB R-Senior 1 Middle Tennessee State Started in 13 games in '22, 7 INTs, 65 total tackles, All-C-USA Honorable Mention in '22
Rian Davis LB R-Senior 2 Georgia Played in 14 of 15 games (starting 2) in '22. 15 total tackles.
Xavier Williams QB R-Sophomore 3 Charlotte Played 6 games in '22. Completed 34/67 passes for 420 yards and 2 TDs. Rushed 26 times for 108 yards and 2 TDs
Isaiah Paul LB R-Senior 2 Incarnate Word via Washington State Played 5 games in '22 (injuries). Named 2nd Team All-Southland in '21. Over 36 games in 4 seasons, totaled 137 tackles and 20.5 TFL.
Gunnar Smith QB R-Freshman 4 USF Redshirted 2022. 3-Star recruit from Lake Mary HS.

2023 Outgoing Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Mikey Keene QB Sophomore 3 Fresno State 2022: 4 G, 60-83, 647 passing yards, 6 TDs. 2021: 11 G, 173-272, 1,730 passing yards, 17 TDs, led team to Gasparilla Bowl win over Florida.
Tommy Castellanos QB Sophomore 3 Boston College 2022: 6 G, 9-16, 75 pasing yards, 120 yards rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
Ryan O'Keefe WR Senior 1 Boston College 2022: All-AAC 2nd Team; 73 receptions, 725 recieving yards, 5 TDs; 23 rushes, 222 rushing yards.
Davonte Brown CB Junior 2 Miami (FL) 2022: 30 Total Tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 INTs, 1 Forced Fumble
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB Senior 1 Ole Miss 2022: One of team captains; 2nd on the team in solo tackles (37) and total tackles (52), despite missing 3 games
Matt Lee OL R-Junior 2 Miami (FL) Starting Center for 3 seasons.
Ethan Mort OL R-Sophomore 3 ? 2022: no stats
Miguel Maldonado OL R-Freshman 4 ? 2022: No stats
Andrew Osteen P R-Senior 1 Mississippi State 42 yards/punt career average. Also held on FGs. [STATS]
Philjae Bien-Aime DB R-Sophomore 3 North Alabama Spent 2020-2021 on the scout team. Did not see playing time in 2022.
Trevion Shadrick-Harris DB R-Junior 2 Eastern Washington Participated in two games in 2022. Worked with scout team in '21. JUCO transfer out of Sierra College.
Ah'mare Lee DB R-Freshman 3 Florida A&M Participated in three games in 2022. Worked with the scout team in '21.
Anthony Williams RB R-Freshman 3 Stephen F. Austin 2022: No stats. 2021: 1 G, 5 rushes, 19 yards, spent most of season with scout team.
Terrence Lewis LB R-Freshman 4 Hutchinson CC 5-star recruit and #1 LB in 2021. Missed most of 2021 with torn ACL. Originally announced transfer in September.
Jordan Johnson WR R-Sophomore 3 ? Transferred to UCF from Notre Dame in May '21. Participated in nine games in two seasons.
Joey Gatewood WR R-Senior 1 Louisville 2022: 1 G. 2021: 2-8, 17 passing yards, 1 TD, 28 rushing att, 142 rushing yards, 1 TD
Quan Lee WR R-Freshman 4 ? 2022: No stats
Karlis Bailey-Vice DE R-Freshman 3 ? Spent 2021 season with scout team.
Keahnist Thompson DE R-Freshman 4 ? 2 G, 1 tackle
Daniel Obarski K Senior 2 ? Converted 20/33 FGs over 4 seasons. Career Long: 40 yards

Men’s Basketball

Incoming MBB Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Omar Payne F Senior 1 Jacksonville 25 G (Started 9), 52/87 FGs, 80 rebounds, 26 blocks
Shemarri Allen G Senior 1 UMKC 29 G (Started 28), 172/415 FGs, 125/174 FTs, 145 rebounds, 77 assists, 59 steals
Jaylin Sellers G Junior 2 Ball State 31 G (Started 30), All-MAC 3rd Team in '22-23, 144/294 FGs, 54/120 3PTs, 78/103 FTs and 115 rebounds
Jaykwon Walton G 5th Year 1 Wichita State 28 G (Started 27) 136/254 FGs, 42/105 3PTs, 75/96 FTs, 147 rebounds, 21 steals

Outgoing Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Jayhlon Young G R-Sophomore 2 Memphis Transferred in from Baton Rouge CC; Played in 33 Games (Started 12), 44/118 FGs, 19/53 3PT, 40/49 FT, 71 rebounds, 65 assists, 23 steals
Tyem Freeman G R-Junior 2 Kent State Played in 26 games (Started 1), 32/78 FG, 58 rebounds
P.J. Edwards G R-Freshman 3 Bowling Green Played in 19 games, 13/35 FGs
Lahat Thioune F R-Senior 1 South Dakota Transferred in from Utah; Played in 34 Games (Started 10), 40/85 FGs, 102 rebounds
Brandon Suggs G/F Senior 1 New Mexico State Transferred in from ECU; Played in 32 Games (Started 8), 66/141 FGs, 14/34 3PT, 65/85 FT, 103 rebounds, 30 assists, 24 steals

Women’s Basketball

Incoming Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Kaitlin Peterson G Sophomore 2 Indiana Played 76 minutes in 6 games in '22-23, going 11/29 FGs with 5 rebounds, 4 ssists, and 8 steals
Timia Ware G Sophomore 2 LSU Played in 1 game in '22-23, 17 games in '21-22.
Jayla Kelly C Senior 2 Missouri Played in 26 games (starting 21), going 32/76 FGs, 71 rebounds, 18 assists

Outgoing Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Destiny Thomas F Senior 1 Georgia Played 797 minutes in '22-23, 105/235 on FGs, 308 rebounds, 47 steals and 47 blocks
Tiani Abrams G Freshman 3 Northern Colorado Played 91 min. in 16 games in '22-23, 12/28 on FGs and 16 rebounds

Women’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer Incoming Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Kyleigh Thelen D/M Junior 2 Stetson Named to 2022 All-ASUN 3rd Team as Def., scored 3 goals & 2 assists, Oviedo HS grad
Daniella Chung M/F Sophomore 3 South Florida Named to 2022 All-AAC Rookie Team as Mid. Sister of former UCF Mid Samantha Chung.
Mo O'Connor F Grad Student 1 Ole Miss Named to 2022 All-SEC 2nd Team. Scored 6 goals & 4 assists in '22.
Price Loposer D Senior 2 Ole Miss Played for over 1500 minutes and scored her first career goal on a penalty kick in '22.
Chloe Netzel F Junior 2 Xavier Played 1,081 minutes and scored 6 goals in '22.

UCF Women’s Soccer Outgoing Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Jade Barkett Defender R-Sophomore 3 Kennesaw State Did not make appearence in Fall '21 and '22 seasons. Started in all 7 games in Spring '21 season as a freshman.

Volleyball

2023 Volleyball Incoming Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Previous School Stats/Notes
Lauren Clark OH 5th-Year 1 Florida Gulf Coast Named All-ASUN 3rd Team in '22. Got 257 Kills, 65 total blocks, and 23 Aces.
Megan Holland MB Sophomore 3 South Carolina Played in 2 matches in '22.

Volleyball Outgoing Transfers

Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
Player Position Year Years Left Destination Stats/Notes
MaKenzie Chambers RS Senior 1 VCU Played in 174 matches and got 289 kills over 4 seasons.

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