The 10-day spring transfer portal window traditionally is not as loaded with talent as the winter window. Most Power 4 rosters have had position needs met by now, and NIL budgets are usually tapped out by the time April rolls around.
Yet, we’ve continued to see movement as players look for a boost in pay or a fresh start on a depth chart elsewhere. It’s hard to call any P4 program a winner or loser at this point in the process (the portal window closes end of day Friday for both graduates and undergraduates), but it’s fair to say some programs have been hit harder by departures than others.
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Yes, Tennessee lost quarterback Nico Iamaleava to essentially a contract dispute, but the SEC, for the most part, was unscathed by losses during the spring window.
Here’s a look at eight programs that lost notable players.
BYU
The Cougars have had 10 players enter the portal during the spring window, and two stand out as notable losses. Linebacker Harrison Taggart had 69 tackles, one sack and one interception over 12 starts in 2024. Receiver Keelan Marion, an electric return specialist, ranked third on the team with 24 catches for 346 yards, and he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns last season as well.
Cal
Of Cal’s 17 departures this spring, three were full-time starters on offense. Tight end Jack Endries (Texas) led the team in receiving (56 catches, 623 yards). Receiver Jonathan Brady (36 catches, 386 yards) started 12 games. Running back Jaydn Ott (Oklahoma) was a 1,300-yard rusher in 2023.
Three other departures started at least one game in 2024 — receiver Mavin Anderson (11 career starts), leading rusher Jaivian Thomas and safety Ryan Yaites.
Cal GM Ron Rivera spoke on the situation with running back Jaydn Ott who left the Bears for Oklahoma after spring ball came to a close.
“Did we give Jaydn Ott a great shot? I believe we did.” pic.twitter.com/EnWr5vGiFn
— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025
Florida State
Mike Norvell has not stopped reshaping his roster following a 2-10 season. Four of the nine players who left this spring started games for the Seminoles in 2024, including the only five-star recruit in the Norvell era — receiver Hykeem Williams, who started eight games and caught 21 passes in his two-year career in Tallahassee.
Former LSU receiver Jalen Brown, who started two games in 2024, was reportedly dismissed from the team last weekend following an arrest. Terrence Ferguson, a 2024 transfer from Alabama and former top-100 recruit, entered the portal after starting seven games for FSU at left guard this past fall. Jaylen Earl, another former blue-chipper who started six games on the offensive line in 2024, entered the portal on April 14.
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Houston
Willie Fritz has had some solid transfer portal victories since taking over the Cougars, including landing tight end Tanner Koziol this spring after he left Wisconsin.
But it’s not often that a first-team All-Big 12 selection like safety A.J. Haulcy hits the market this time of year. Haulcy, who signed with New Mexico out of high school, led the Cougars with five interceptions and ranked second with 74 tackles last season. He’s made 33 career starts. The Cougars also lost cornerback Jeremiah Wilson, who started eight games in 2024 and was second on the team with four interceptions.
Maryland
The Terrapins have lost eight players to the portal this spring, including four to Big Ten and SEC schools. The most notable were starting linebackers Caleb Wheatland (Auburn) and Kellan Wyatt (Indiana). Wyatt started 28 games in his career at Maryland and led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss last season. Wheatland started 11 games and led the Terrapins with four sacks in 2024.
Two of Maryland’s best young linemen also left for new homes. Terez Davis, a freshman who started two games at left tackle, was picked up by Ole Miss. Defensive lineman Lavon Johnson, a second-year player, was signed by Texas.
North Carolina
You knew coach Bill Belichick was going to tinker with the Tar Heels roster quite a bit, and that’s continued this spring. North Carolina has had an ACC-high 25 departures this spring, but nine are former walk-ons and all but five were reserves for the Tar Heels last season.
The notable losses are Ohio State-bound edge rusher Beau Atkinson, the team leader in tackles for loss (12) and sacks (7.5), and linebacker Amare Campbell, who started 12 games in 2024. Redshirt freshman receiver Christian Hamilton, a four-game starter in 2024, left for West Virginia.
Stanford
When coach Troy Taylor was fired on March 25, it opened the door for other teams to grab key pieces from the Cardinal’s roster. Five players have left Palo Alto since, including edge rusher David Bailey (Texas Tech), center Jake Maikkula (Oklahoma), receiver Emmett Mosley V (Texas) and safety Julian Neal (Arkansas). Neal was around for only a few months after transferring from Fresno State during the winter window.
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Bailey led the team with seven sacks, and Mosley was the top returning receiver (48 catches, 525 yards, six TDs). There was speculation that Bear Bachmeier, a four-star QB signee in the Class of 2025, was heading to the portal, but he was reportedly practicing with the team earlier this week.
Syracuse
The Orange might have found their next starting quarterback, signing Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli on Wednesday, but they suffered some significant personnel losses this spring. Ten players departed, including four who have Power 4 starting experience. The most notable are receiver Trebor Pena, who led the ACC with 84 catches for 941 yards and nine touchdowns last fall, and freshman defensive tackle Maraad Watson, who transferred to Texas after starting 11 games in 2024.
Enrique Cruz Jr., who started 13 games at left tackle in 2023 for Syracuse, and David Wohlabaugh Jr., who started three games at left tackle in 2024, are the others.
(Photo of Justin Wilcox: Darren Yamashita / Imagn Images)
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