The following list features transfers from January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2022. All players (and their information) were collected via AthLinkd’s transfer portal database tool.
5. TJ Neal
LB | Wofford
Neal was a 6’1″ 230-pound recruit out of Tennessee in the class of 2018. Over three and a half (COVID spring) seasons, he appeared in 35 games totaling 71 tackles with 9.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks. He entered the portal in January 2022.
4. David Ambagtsheer
LB | San Diego
Ambagtsheer was a 6’0 220-pound recruit out of California in the class of 2018. Over three and a half (COVID spring) seasons, he appeared in 31 games totaling 109 tackles for 4.5 TFLs. He entered the portal in January 2022.
3. Chance Bates
LB | Kennesaw State
Bates was a 6’0″ 240-pound recruit out of Alabama in the class of 2018. He appeared in 12 games as a freshman, earning four starts. He would start seven of fourteen as a sophomore. As a junior and senior, he started every game while earning all-conference honors both seasons. He entered the portal in January 2022.
2. Alec Long
LB | Murray State
Long was a 5’11” 218-pound recruit out of Tennessee in the class of 2018. He spent one season at Memphis before transferring to Murray State, immediately becoming a starter and earning Freshman All-American honors. Over the next two seasons, he would earn all-conference as well before entering the portal in January 2022.
1. Jason Johnson
LB | Eastern Illinois
Johnson was a 6’2″ 200-pound recruit out of Illinois in the class of 2019. He started in six of ten as a true freshman, earning Freshman All-America. He would start every game in 2020 and 2021, earning all-conference both seasons. He entered the portal in January 2022.