With the 46th Annual Trust & Will Holiday Bowl officially in the books, the Arizona Wildcats are shifting their attention to attacking the transfer portal. While Brent Brennan and Co. aren’t expected to need as many additions from the portal as they did a year ago, there are a number of crucial positions the Wildcats need to target, including tight end, offensive and defensive line, and depth in the secondary.
Here’s a look at the Wildcats’ portal activity, both joining and leaving. The Arizona 2025-26 transfer portal tracker will updated regularly with the latest additions and departures:
Arizona players entering the portal:
- QB Braedyn Locke (committed to Tarleton State)
- FB Kayden Luke (committed to West Virginia)
- WR Devin Hyatt (committed to Miami OH)
- WR Rex Haynes (committed to Utah State)
- WR Jeremiah Patterson
- TE Keyan Burnett (committed to UNLV)
- OL Michael Wooten (committed to USF)
- DL Eduwa Okundaye (committed to Washington State)
- DL Chancellor Owens (committed to Texas State)
- DL Jarra Anderson (committed to Sam Houston)
- DL Kaleb Bilal-Jones (committed to Iowa State)
- LB Stacy Bey (committed to Sam Houston)
- DB Jack Luttrell (committed to Auburn)
- DB Jshawn Frausto-Ramos (committed to Washington State)
- DB Marquis Groves-Killebrew
- DB Gianni Edwards
- TE Chase Randall
- OL Jordan Brown
- OL Siale Uluave
Portal Additions:
- LS Drew Nicolson – Arkansas State
- TE Cole Rusk – Illinois
- Edge Cooper Blomstrom – Georgetown
- TE Shane King – Southern Miss
- WR DJ Jordan – USC
- CB Tyrese Boss – Wyoming
- LB Everett Roussaw Jr. – Memphis
- TE Arthur Ban – San Diego State
- OL Zach Henning – Washington
- DB Malcom Hartzog Jr. – Nebraska
- DB Cam Chapa – Northern Colorado
- WR Rodney Gallagher III – West Virginia
- OL Nate Hale – San Jose State
- CB Dwight Bootle II – Charlotte
- LB Matai Tagoa’i – USC
- WR Jordan Ross – Colorado State
- K/P Ryan Harris – Washington State
- OL Jake Griffin – BYU
- DB Lee Molette III – UConn
- RB Antwan Roberts – Marshall
- DB Daylen Austin – Oregon
- DB Zuri Watson – Howard
- Edge Victory Johnson – Cal Poly
The Wildcats also signed 19 recruits to their 2026 recruiting class on Early Signing Day on December 3. A list of those players, along with former UA pledges that flipped their commitments to other programs, can be found here.
Returning in 2026:
- QB Noah Fifita
- WR Tre Spivey
- OL Tristan Bounds
- LB Chase Kennedy
Out of eligibility:
- RB Ismail Mahdi (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- WR Kris Hutson (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- WR Javin Whatley
- WR Luke Wysong (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- TE Cameron Barmore
- TE Sam Olson
- OL Ty Buchanan (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- OL Ka’ena Decambra
- OL Chubba Maae
- OL Ise Matautia
- DL Malachi Bailey
- DL Deshawn McKnight
- DL Tia Savea
- LB Blake Gotcher
- LB Max Harris
- LB Riley Wilson
- DB Michael Dansby (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- DB Ayden Garnes (intends to enter NFL Draft)
- DB Dalton Johnson
- DB Treydan Stukes
- K Ian Wagner
- LS Avery Salerno
- P Isaac Lovison
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