2023-24 ACC Football Transfer Portal Entries
(Outgoing)

By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(last updated April 13, 2024)

(Details on INCOMING transfers can be found here.)

Thanks to the NCAA’s creation of the transfer portal in 2018, then the organization’s revolutionary 2021 rule change that allowed first-time transfers to be immediately eligible at their new school, the manner in which college football teams are built and sustained has changed dramatically.

The two teams in this year’s Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game, Florida State and Louisville, are the two teams that were most aggressive in the transfer portal during the 2022-23 cycle. It’s not an exaggeration to say that a majority of the Seminoles’ and Cardinals’ best players in 2023 started their college careers elsewhere.

Adding talent is only part of wisely managing the transfer portal era, though. Coaches now spend countless hours trying to keep their own top talent, too.

With that in mind, the ACC’s 2023-24 outgoing transfers, divided according to their contributions to the program they’re departing, are listed below.

Although each player’s situation is unique, generally speaking, schools aren’t concerned about losing little-used veterans or others buried on the depth chart. Often, those transfers can become win-win situations, in which the player finds more playing time elsewhere and the school he’s leaving now has one additional scholarship to offer to an incoming transfer or to a high school senior.

On the other hand, losing stars is almost always a bad sign. Losing productive starters is often (but not always) a cause for alarm, too.

So far this year, Duke has lost the most high-end talent, mostly in the immediate aftermath of second-year coach Mike Elko’s departure for Texas A&M. Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have lost very productive starters, too.

Reminder One: Current NCAA rules allow for two standard transfer windows in football: #1-a 30-day stretch that begins the day after the College Football Playoff teams are selected (meaning Dec. 4 through Jan. 2, 2024, this time), and #2-a 16-day period that arrives soon after schools’ spring practice schedules are completed (April 15-30, 2024).

Reminder Two: Under current NCAA rules, graduate transfers (indicated by “Gr.” below; they already have obtained an undergraduate degree) and first-time major college transfers are automatically and immediately eligible at their new school. While multi-time transfers who do not yet have a college diploma have been forced to sit out a season at their new school unless they apply for and receive an eligibility waiver based on special circumstances, that NCAA restriction is currently under a legal challenge.

Stars

Duke QB Riley Leonard, Jr. (2-year starter; 2022 HM All-ACC) — NOTRE DAME
Duke RB Jordan Waters, Gr. (2023 3rd-team All-ACC; 1,624 career rushing yards) — NC STATE
NC State CB Ayden White, Gr. (2023 3rd-team All-ACC; 2022 1st-team All-ACC) — (STAYING AT NC STATE)

Multi-Year Starters and ACC Honorees

Boston College RB Patrick Garwo III, Gr. (2021 2nd-team All-ACC; 1,912 career rushing yards) — NEVADA
Clemson WR Beaux Collins, Jr. (3-year starter; 1,290 career receiving yards) — NOTRE DAME
Clemson S Andrew Mukuba, Jr. (3-year starter; 2023 HM All-ACC) — TEXAS
Duke S Brandon Johnson, Jr. (2-year starter; 2022/2023 HM All-ACC) — OREGON
Duke LB Dorian Mausi, Gr. (3-year starter) — AUBURN
Duke DE RJ Oben, Gr. (3-year starter) — NOTRE DAME
Duke DT Aeneas Peebles, Gr. (2023 3rd-team All-ACC) — VIRGINIA TECH
Duke S Jaylen Stinson, Gr. (2-year starter) — (STAYING AT DUKE)
Georgia Tech DT D’Quan Douse (20 career starts) — MICHIGAN STATE
Georgia Tech DE Kyle Kennard, Gr. (20 career starts) — SOUTH CAROLINA
Georgia Tech CB KJ Wallace, Gr. (19 career starts) — UCLA
Miami WR/KR Brashard Smith, Jr. (2023 2nd-team All-ACC specialist; 10 career WR starts) — SMU
Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke, Gr. (3-year starter; 2021 ACC ROY) — WISCONSIN
Miami WR Colbie Young, Jr. (2-year starter; 930 career receiving yards) — GEORGIA
NC State NT/DE CJ Clark, Gr. (2-year starter; 23 career starts) — MIAMI
Pittsburgh LB Bangally Kamara, Sr. (2-year starter; 21 career starts) — SOUTH CAROLINA
Syracuse DT Kevon Darton, Gr. (2-year starter; 24 career starts) — ARIZONA
Wake Forest WR Jahmal Banks, Gr. (2022 HM All-ACC; 1,404 career receiving yards, 11 starts) — NEBRASKA
Wake Forest RB Justice Ellison, Gr. (2022 3rd-team All-ACC; 1,901 career rushing yards, 24 starts) — INDIANA

Other Regular Starters

Florida State LT Bless Harris, Gr. (14 career starts at Lamar/FSU) — TCU
Florida State LB DJ Lundy, Gr. (17 career starts) — (STAYING AT FSU)
Georgia Tech CB Kenan Johnson, Gr. (8 2023 starts) — UTAH
North Carolina LT Diego Pounds, r-So. (8 2023 starts) — MISSISSIPPI
NC State S Jakeen Harris, Gr. (21 career starts; injured 2023) — NORTH CAROLINA
Pittsburgh LS Byron Floyd, Gr. (2-year starter) — BUFFALO
Pittsburgh DE Nate Temple, Gr. (8 2023 starts) — (STAYING AT PITT)
Syracuse DT Terry Lockett, r-So. (9 2023 starts) — JAMES MADISON
Virginia Tech TE Dae’Quan Wright, So. (6 2023 starts; 574 career receiving yards) — MISSISSIPPI
Wake Forest QB Mitch Griffis, Gr. (9 2023 starts) — MARSHALL
Wake Forest WR/KR Ke’Shawn Williams, Gr. (1,385 career receiving yards; 12 2023 starts) — INDIANA

Part-Time Starters

Boston College QB Emmett Morehead, So. (5 career starts)
Boston College DE Shitta Sillah, Gr. (12 career starts) — PURDUE
Duke PK Charlie Ham, Gr. (3-year starter; 2023 backup) — GEORGIA
Duke RB Jaquez Moore, Jr. (1 career start, 1,121 career rushing yards) — (STAYING AT DUKE)
Florida State DT Dennis Briggs Jr. (10 career starts) — ILLINOIS
Florida State TE Preston Daniel, Gr. (4 career starts) — BUFFALO
Florida State TE Markeston Douglas, Gr. (5 career starts) — ARIZONA STATE
Florida State PK Tyler Keltner, Gr. (2x All-SoCon at ETSU; 2023 backup) — OKLAHOMA
Florida State DT Malcolm Ray, Gr. (7 career starts; 2023 backup) — RUTGERS
Florida State WR Winston Wright Jr., Gr. (16 career starts at WVU) — EAST CAROLINA
Georgia Tech QB Zach Gibson, Gr. (DNP in 2023; 16 career starts at Akron/GT) — GEORGIA STATE
Georgia Tech OT Jakiah Leftwich, r-So. (8 career starts) — NORTH CAROLINA
Georgia Tech LB Trenilyas Tatum, Jr. (11 career starts) — (STAYING AT TECH)
Louisville WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce, Jr. (1,121 career receiving yards, 9 starts) — SOUTH CAROLINA
Louisville S Josh Minkins Jr., Gr. (17 career starts, mostly in 2022) — WEST VIRGINIA
Miami LB Corey Flagg Jr., Gr. (23 career starts, mostly in 2021/2022) — MISSOURI
Miami DE Jahfari Harvey, Gr. (18 career starts, 10.5 sacks) — SMU
Miami WR Frank Ladson Jr., Gr. (17 career starts; 2023 backup) — UMASS
North Carolina PK Ryan Coe, Gr. (2023 starter before injury) — CALIFORNIA
North Carolina RB Elijah Green, Gr. (led UNC w/8 rushing TDs in 2022) — INDIANA
North Carolina CB Tayon Holloway, r-Fr. (6 2023 starts) — LOUISVILLE
North Carolina TE Kamari Morales, Gr. (started all 14 games in 2022) — BOSTON COLLEGE
NC State OC/OG Lyndon Cooper, So. (5 career starts) — PITTSBURGH
NC State RB Jordan Houston, Gr. (12 starts in 2022) — MARSHALL
NC State QB MJ Morris, So. (6 career starts) — MARYLAND
NC State TE Chris Toudle, Gr. (10 career starts) — WESTERN MICHIGAN
Pittsburgh DT DeAndre Jules, Gr. (6 career starts) — SOUTH CAROLINA
Pittsburgh P Sam Vander Haar, So. (2022 starter; DNP in 2023) — BRIGHAM YOUNG
Syracuse S Myles Farmer, Gr. (16 career starts at Nebraska) — APPALACHIAN STATE
Syracuse LB Stefon Thompson, Gr. (20 career starts, mostly in 2020/2021) — NEBRASKA
Syracuse CB Jeremiah Wilson, So. (5 2023 starts) — HOUSTON
Virginia LB Langston Long, So. (7 career starts) — SOUTH FLORIDA
Virginia Tech CB Derrick Canteen, Gr. (3 2023 starts) — CINCINNATI
Virginia Tech WR Da’Wain Lofton, Jr. (12 career starts) — OKLAHOMA STATE
Wake Forest LS Jacob Zuhr, Gr. (27 career starts; 2023 backup) — SYRACUSE

Contributing Reserves

Others

Boston College RB Cam Barfield, So. — HAWAII
Boston College DE Josh Hardy, r-Fr. — NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Boston College RB Andre Hines, Jr. — WAGNER
Boston College WR Taji Johnson, Gr. — BUFFALO
Boston College DB Jason Scott, Jr. — DELAWARE
Boston College CB Alex Washington, Gr.
Clemson QB Hunter Helms, Gr. — RHODE ISLAND
Clemson DE David Ojiegbe, r-Fr. — PITTSBURGH
Clemson RB Domonique Thomas, r-Jr. — GEORGIA STATE
Duke WR Malik Bowen-Sims, Gr. — AUSTIN PEAY
Duke CB Jaden Watkins, r-Fr.
Florida State DT Dylan Brown, Gr. (part-time starter at URI)
Florida State LB Dylan Brown-Turner, Fr. — UTEP
Florida State RB CJ Campbell Jr., So. — FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Florida State QB AJ Duffy, r-Fr. — SAN DIEGO STATE
Florida State OL Colin King, r-Fr.
Florida State WR Goldie Lawrence, Fr. — UCF
Florida State DT Liam McCormick, So. (preferred walk-on)
Florida State OL Daughtry Richardson, r-Fr. — FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Florida State OL Qae’Shon Sapp, r-Fr. — EAST CAROLINA
Florida State DT Ayobami Tifase, r-Fr. — GEORGIA TECH
Florida State DB Dwayne Wells Jr., Gr. (junior college walk-on)
Georgia Tech S Sirad Bryant, r-So. — UAB
Georgia Tech OL Elias Cloy, Fr. — ALABAMA A&M
Georgia Tech DT Bryston Dixon, Fr. — SOUTH ALABAMA
Georgia Tech RB Jamie Felix, r-Fr. — (STAYING AT TECH)
Georgia Tech OL Tyler Gibson, r-Fr. — CHARLOTTE
Georgia Tech OL Wing Green, So. — BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Georgia Tech LB Ashton Heflin, Fr. — MARSHALL
Georgia Tech WR Juju Lewis, r-Fr. — FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Georgia Tech LB Tyson Meiguez, Gr.
Georgia Tech DT Jason Moore, Gr.
Georgia Tech DE Ezra Odinjor, Fr. — UAB
Georgia Tech DE Malcolm Pugh, Fr.
Georgia Tech DT Etinosa Reuben, Gr.
Georgia Tech DB Kenyatta Watson II, Gr. — GEORGIA STATE
Louisville RB Mario Agyen, Gr.
Louisville DE Victoine Brown, So. — GEORGIA STATE
Louisville WR Kevin Coleman, So. — MISSISSIPPI STATE
Louisville DE Ryheem Craig, So. — EAST CAROLINA
Louisville WR Elijah Downing, So.
Louisville CB Derrick Edwards, So. — CHARLOTTE
Louisville WR William Fowles, Fr. — APPALACHIAN STATE
Louisville CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew, r-Fr.
Louisville LB Jackson Hamilton, So. — GEORGIA TECH
Louisville DE Yirayah LaNier, So. (DNP in 2023)
Louisville DE Rodney McGraw, r-So.
Louisville OL Izaiah Reed, r-Fr.
Louisville DE Popeye Williams, So. — WESTERN MICHIGAN
Louisville DE Kameron Wilson, So. — CINCINNATI
Miami DE Collins Acheampong, Fr. — UCLA
Miami DT Jamil Burroughs, Gr.
Miami QB Jayden George, Gr. (walk-on)
Miami WR William Hawkins IV, Fr. (preferred walk-on)
Miami LB Tyler Lassiter, Fr. (preferred walk-on)
Miami TE Dominic Mammarelli, Gr.
Miami DE Cyrus Moss, r-Fr.
Miami P Stone Springman (preferred walk-on)
North Carolina DT Kedrick Bingley-Jones, Gr. — MISSISSIPPI STATE
North Carolina QB Jefferson Boaz, Gr.
North Carolina LB Jalen Brooks, Gr.
North Carolina CB Major Byrd, r-Fr. (walk-on)
North Carolina LB Randy “Deuce” Caldwell, So.
North Carolina OL Chance Carroll, Gr.
North Carolina WR/KR Tychaun Chapman, r-Fr. — MARSHALL
North Carolina LB Sebastian Cheeks, r-Fr. — WISCONSIN
North Carolina WR Andre Greene Jr., r-Fr. — VIRGINIA
North Carolina OL Justin Kanyuk, r-Fr. — GEORGIA SOUTHERN
North Carolina P Cole Maynard, So.
North Carolina RB/KR George Pettaway, So. — JAMES MADISON
North Carolina QB Russell Tabor, So. (preferred walk-on)
NC State WR Josh Crabtree, Gr. — MURRAY STATE
NC State OL Jaleel Davis, So. — FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
NC State S Darius Edmundson, Gr. — UNC PEMBROKE
NC State CB Nate Evans, So. — DELAWARE
NC State WR/CB Christopher Scott Jr., Gr. — AUSTIN PEAY
NC State TE Fred Seabrough Jr., r-So.
NC State LB Daejuan Thompson, r-Fr.
NC State LB Torren Wright, r-Fr. — TEMPLE
Pittsburgh OL Trey Anderson, So. — UTAH STATE
Pittsburgh WR Addison Copeland III, r-Fr.
Pittsburgh S Stephon Hall, So. — YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Pittsburgh RB TJ Harvison, r-Fr.
Pittsburgh LB Aydin Henningham, Gr.
Pittsburgh WR Lorenzo Jenkins, r-Fr. — BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Pittsburgh S Buddy Mack III, Gr.
Syracuse RB Ike Daniels, Fr.
Syracuse DB Malcolm Folk, So. — KENT STATE
Syracuse RB Deston Hawkins, r-So.
Syracuse LB Josiah Jeffery, Fr. — ANDERSON (D2)
Syracuse WR Isaiah Jones, Gr. — NEW MEXICO
Syracuse QB Luke MacPhail, Gr. — UTAH TECH
Syracuse TE Steven Maher Jr., Gr.
Syracuse LB Mekhi Mason, So. — LOUISIANA TECH
Syracuse DE Francois Nolton Jr., r-Fr.
Syracuse CB Quan Peterson, r-Fr.
Syracuse DB Jakobie Seabourn, Jr.
Syracuse DE Jalil Smith, Fr. — (STAYING AT SYRACUSE)
Virginia LB Sam Brady, Gr.
Virginia RB Cody Brown, So.
Virginia S Devin Clark, Fr.
Virginia CB Ant Fisher, r-Fr. — GARDEN CITY CC
Virginia RB Amaad Foston, So. — HAMPTON
Virginia CB Dave Herard, Gr.
Virginia DE Jonathan Horton, Gr.
Virginia OL Snoop Leota-Amaama, r-Fr. — NEVADA
Virginia TE Joshua Rawlings, Gr.
Virginia QB Devin Sherwood, r-Fr. (preferred walk-on)
Virginia CB William Simpkins III, So.
Virginia S Carlo Thompson, r-Fr.
Virginia Tech S Davion Ames, So. (DNP in 2023)
Virginia Tech OL Johnny Dickson, r-Fr. — NORTH TEXAS
Virginia Tech RB/KR Bryce Duke, So. — OLD DOMINION
Virginia Tech DB Ny’Quee Hawkins, Gr. (DNP in 2023)
Virginia Tech OC Jack Hollifield, So.
Virginia Tech OL Hunter McLain, r-Fr. — JAMES MADISON
Virginia Tech WR Christian Moss, So. (DNP in 2023) — KENNESAW STATE
Virginia Tech WR Luke Shields, r-Fr. (preferred walk-on)
Wake Forest OC/OG Christian Forbes, Gr.
Wake Forest DL Elijah Hall, r-Fr. — LIBERTY