2026 Atlantic Coast Conference
Football Transfer Portal Entries
(Outgoing; Tiered Rankings)
By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(last updated Jan. 4, 2026)
NOTE: For updated lists of the ACC’s 2026 INCOMING transfers, please click HERE. For updated lists of OUTGOING 2026 transfers from North Carolina’s seven FBS programs, including those at Appalachian State, Charlotte and East Carolina, please click 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.
During the 2024-25 school year, more than 4,900 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players and more than 3,200 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players entered their names in the NCAA transfer portal, in another record-setting year for transfer movement.
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.
Meanwhile, the modern rules governing departing players have changed almost every year.
In football, NCAA rules now provide for only a single transfer portal window each year. The 2025-26 window for both FBS and FCS players is Jan. 2-16.
That’s a major change from the framework during the 2024-25 cycle, in which there was an early window (Dec. 9-28) and a late window (April 16-25), with the latter designed to follow spring practice. Both of those windows had been shortened from those in the 2023-24 transfer cycle.
Although a player can announce his intent to transfer at any time, he cannot enter his name in the NCAA transfer portal until Jan. 2 at the earliest. That official action enables other schools to contact the player — any direct or indirect contact prior to that would violate NCAA tampering rules — and set up campus visits, if desired, but virtually everyone agrees that two-way communication (often involving player agents) and even private commitments already are commonplace, meaning many transfer decisions will be announced as the portal opens and without any campus trips.
The new 15-day transfer portal windows opens one day after the College Football Playoff quarterfinals conclude. Players on the two teams competing in the CFP national championship game on Jan. 19 will get an additional five-day period, from Jan. 20 to 24, to enter the portal.
In another revised rules wrinkle, if a school fires its head coach before or after the portal window, that school’s players will get a 15-day window to transfer that opens five days after the school has hired or announced its next head coach.
In each scenario, the portal window dates govern the timing of a player’s entry into the portal, not the timing of his ultimate transfer decision, although academic calendars (e.g., most major universities begin their 2026 spring semester on Jan. 12 or Jan. 19) often impact the exact timing of a player’s move.
With this year’s portal in mind, the 2026 outgoing transfers from the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 17 programs, divided according to their contributions to the program they’re departing, are listed below.
Important reminder: Under NCAA rules, a player who puts his name in the portal retains the option to stay at his current school without jeopardizing his eligibility. Each year, a very small percentage of potential transfers withdraw from the portal and are welcomed back to their current teams.
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 proven stars is almost always a bad sign. Losing productive starters is often (but not always) a cause for alarm, too.
Stars
Cal LB Cade Uluave, Sr. (1st-team All-ACC; 25 career starts, 237 tackles, 21.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 11 PD, 3 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR)
Clemson S Ricardo Jones, Jr. (2nd-team All-ACC; 12 career starts, 59 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 3 PD, 7 INT)
NC State RB Hollywood Smothers, r-Jr. (1st-team All-ACC; 17 career starts, 249 carries, 1,510 yards, 15 TD; ex-Oklahoma)
Louisville RB Isaac Brown, Jr. (2024/2025 2nd-/3rd-team All-ACC; 17 career starts, 266 carries, 2,057 yards, 19 TD) — WITHDRAWN (STAYING WITH CARDINALS)
Pitt LB Rasheem Biles, Sr. (2x 2nd-team All-ACC; 18 career starts, 185 tackles, 32 TFL, 10.5 sacks, 16 PD, 3 INT, 3 FF, 2 blocks)
Multi-Year Starters/Other All-ACC Honorees
Boston College WR Reed Harris, r-Jr. (2-year starter; 6-5, 217 pounds; 57 career catches, 1,161 yards, 9 TD)
Boston College CB Amari Jackson, r-Sr. (2-year starter; 28 career starts, 81 tackles, 4 TFL, 15 PD, 2 INT)
Boston College S Omar Thornton, Jr. (2025 starter; 14 career starts, 111 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 5 FF, 1 INT)
Cal DT Nate Burrell, r-Sr. (injured 2025; 3-year starter; 77 career tackles, 7.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks)
Cal LB Luke Ferrelli, r-So. (2025 ACC Defensive ROY, HM All-ACC; 91 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 sack, 2 PD, 1 INT)
Cal RB Kendrick Raphael, Sr. (2025 starter; HM All-ACC; 15 career starts, 377 carries, 1,677 yards, 18 TD; ex-NC State)
Clemson S Khalil Barnes, Sr. (3-year starter; 3x HM All-ACC; 30 career starts, 139 tackles, 7 INTs) — GEORGIA
Duke S Terry Moore, r-Sr. (injured 2025; 2024 2nd-team All-ACC; 116 career tackles, 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 8 PD, 4 INT, 2 FF)
Florida State TE Randy Pittman Jr., Sr. (2-year starter; HM All-ACC; 23 career catches, 208 yards, 2 TD; ex-UCF)
Florida State RB Gavin Sawchuk, r-Sr. (2-year starter at FSU/OU; 285 career carries, 1,463 yards, 20 TD)
Louisville LB Antonio Watts, r-Sr. (2-year starter; HM All-ACC; 123 career tackles, 19 TFL, 3 sacks, 9 PD, 4 FF, 3 INT)
North Carolina LB Khmori House, Jr. (starter; HM All-ACC; team-leading 78 tackles; ex-Washington)
NC State LT Jacarrius Peak, r-Sr. (4-year starter; HM All-ACC; 32 career starts; 6-4, 308 pounds)
NC State WR Noah Rogers, r-Jr. (2-year starter; 22 career starts, 68 catches, 919 yards, 3 TD)
Pitt OC Lyndon Cooper, r-Sr. (2-year starter; 29 career starts; 6-2, 315 pounds; ex-NC State)
Pitt WR/KR/PR Kenny Johnson, Sr. (2-year starter; HM All-ACC; 109 career catches, 1,354 yards, 11 total TD)
Pitt CB Shawn Lee Jr., So. (2025 HM All-ACC as true freshman, 31 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 5 PD, 1 INT)
Syracuse WR Umari Hatcher, r-Sr. (2-year starter; 2025 redshirt; 17 career starts, 52 catches, 797 yards, 7 TD)
Syracuse LB Derek McDonald, Gr. (3-year starter; 2025 redshirt; 29 career starts, 173 tackles)
Virginia WR Trell Harris, r-Sr. (2025 3rd-team All-ACC; 113 career catches, 1,603 yards, 9 TD; ex-Kent State)
Virginia S Ja’son Prevard, Sr. (3-year starter; HM All-ACC; 29 career starts, 64 tackles, 5 INTs; ex-Morgan State)
Wake Forest WR/KR Chris Barnes, r-So. (starter; 3rd-team All-ACC KR, HM All-ACC AP; ex-Washington State)
Other Regular Starters
Boston College LB Bam Crouch, r-Sr. (2024 starter; 17 career starts, 107 tackles, 8.5 TFL)
Boston College OG Eryx Daugherty, r-Jr. (2025 starter; 11 career starts; 6-3, 305 pounds)
Boston College DE Edwin Kolenge, r-Sr. (2025 starter; 10 career starts, 31 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack)
Boston College QB Dylan Lonergan, r-Jr. (2025 starter; 9 career starts, 197-292 passing, 2,060 yards, 12 TD, 5 INT; ex-Alabama)
Boston College RB Turbo Richard, Jr. (2025 starter; 11 career starts, 200 carries, 1,027 yards, 13 TD) — INDIANA
Cal OT Leon Bell, r-Sr. (2025 starter; 6-8, 330 pounds; ex-juco/Mississippi State)
Cal LB TJ Bush Jr., Sr. (2025 starter; 130 career tackles, 27 TFL, 13 sacks, 10 PD; ex-Liberty)
Cal P Michael Kern, Jr. (2025 starter; career 42-yard average; 2024 starter at Texas)
Cal OT Nick Morrow, r-Jr. (2024 starter; 15 career starts; 6-8, 315 pounds)
Cal S Cam Sidney, r-Sr. (2025 starter; 13 career starts, 86 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 PD, 2 INT, 3 FR, 1 FF)
Florida State S Ashlynd Barker, Gr. (2025 starter; 9 career starts, 78 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT)
Florida State P Mac Chiumento, r-Sr. (2025 starter; 44-yard average) — TEXAS
Florida State LB Omar Graham Jr., r-Sr. (2024 starter; 14 career starts, 106 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4 PD, 1 sack)
Florida State S Edwin Joseph, r-Jr. (2025 starter; 51 career tackles, 7 TFL, 12 PD, 4 INT)
Georgia Tech WR Isiah Canion, Jr. (2025 starter; 39 career catches, 563 yards, 4 TD)
Georgia Tech OC Harrison Moore, Jr. (2025 starter; 10 career starts; 6-5, 300 pounds)
Louisville WR TreyShun Hurry, r-Sr. (2025 starter; 43 career catches, 603 yards, 3 TD; ex-Weber State/SJSU)
Louisville TE Nate Kurisky, r-Sr. (2023 starter; 16 career starts, 50 catches, 410 yards, 7 TD) — DUKE
Pitt QB Eli Holstein, r-Jr. (2024 starter; 14 career starts, 257-416 passing, 3,309 yards, 29 TD, 13 INT; ex-Alabama)
Stanford OG Emeka Ugorji, So. (2025 starter as true freshman; 6-5, 300 pounds)
Syracuse WR Johntay Cook, Sr. (2025 starter; 61 career catches, 822 yards, 4 TD)
Syracuse WR/KR Darrell Gill Jr., Sr. (2025 starter; 13 career starts, 70 catches, 1,136 yards, 8 TD)
Virginia Tech LB Caleb Woodson, Sr. (2024 starter; 17 career starts, 87 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 PD, 1 INT)
Wake Forest WR Micah Mays Jr., r-Jr., (2024 starter; 13 career starts, 34 catches, 520 yards, 4 TD)
Part-Time Starters
Boston College S Omarion Davis, So. (2 starts in 2025 as true freshman; 13 tackles)
Boston College CB Ashton McShane, r-So. (2025 backup/redshirt; 6 career starts, 22 tackles)
Cal LB Ryan McCulloch, r-Jr. (injured 2025; 10 career starts, 39 tackles, 8 TFL, 5 sacks, 3 PD) — UCLA
Cal OT Braden Miller, r-Sr. (6 career starts; 6-6, 315 pounds; ex-Michigan State)
Clemson DT Stephiylan Green, r-Jr. (7 starts in 2025; 34 career tackles, 5 TFL, 3.5 sacks)
Clemson CB Shelton Lewis, r-Jr. (2025 backup/redshirt; 6 career starts, 29 tackles, 2 INTs)
Florida State WR Jayvan Boggs, So. (4 starts in 2025 as true freshman; 9 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD)
Florida State DE Jayson Jenkins, r-Sr. (5 career starts, 31 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks; 6-6, 276 pounds; ex-Tennessee)
Florida State TE Landen Thomas, Jr. (2025 backup; 7 career starts, 17 catches, 208 yards, 3 TD)
Florida State DE James Williams, r-Sr. (6 starts, 19 tackles in 2025; 6-6, 259 pounds; ex-juco/Nebraska)
Louisville S Corey Gordon Jr., r-Sr. (2025 backup; 18 career starts, 117 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 8 PD, 3 INT; ex-Baylor)
North Carolina OT William Boone, r-Jr. (3 UNC starts before injury; 6-6, 340 pounds; ex-juco/Prairie View A&M)
North Carolina OT Trevyon Green, r-Sr. (left team 2025; 13 starts in 2024; 6-7, 340 pounds)
North Carolina TE Jake Johnson, r-Sr. (primary 2025 TE; 6 career starts, 43 catches, 402 yards, 5 TD at A&M/UNC)
North Carolina QB Max Johnson, Gr. (24 career starts at LSU/A&M/UNC; 540-890 passing, 6,355 yards, 49 TD, 13 INT)
NC State WR Terrell Anderson, Jr. (5 starts in 2025; 53 career catches, 787 yards, 6 TD)
Pitt RB Juelz Goff, r-So. (2 starts in 2025; 458 career all-purpose yards, 86 carries, 312 yards, 5 TD)
SMU LB Zakye Barker, r-Sr. (2 starts in 2025; 2024 ECU starter; 133 carrer tackles, 13.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 FF)
Stanford OL Jack Leyrer, r-Sr. (2025 redshirt; 16 career starts; 6-5, 300 pounds)
Stanford RB Cole Tabb, r-So. (3 starts in 2025; 141 career carries, 575 yards, 3 TD)
Syracuse QB Rickie Collins, r-Jr. (5 starts in 2025; 104-188 career passing, 1,080 yards, 6 TD, 10 INT; ex-LSU)
Syracuse OL Joshua Miller, r-Jr. (1 career start; 6-4, 320 pounds; ex-Georgia)
Syracuse RB Yasin Willis, Jr. (6 starts in 2025; 165 career carries, 688 yards, 5 TD)
Virginia WR Andre Greene Jr., r-Jr. (10 career starts, 15 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD; ex-UNC)
Virginia LB Trey McDonald, r-Sr. (2025 backup; 5 career starts, 74 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT)
Virginia OL Tyshawn Wyatt, r-Sr. (left team/redshirt 2025; 33 career starts at JMU; 6-4, 308 pounds)
Virginia Tech CB Caleb Brown, r-Sr. (2 starts in 2025 before injury; 43 career tackles, 15 PD; ex-Hawaii)
Virginia Tech DE Keyshawn Burgos, r-Sr. (left team/redshirt 2025; 10 career starts)
Virginia Tech S Christian Ellis, r-Sr. (left team/redshirt 2025; 22 career starts at New Mexico) — VIRGINIA
Virginia Tech WR/RB Cameron Seldon, Sr. (3 starts in 2025; 24 career catches, 163 yards, 2 TD; ex-Tennessee)
Contributing Reserves
Boston College LB Jaylen Blackwell, Gr. (6 career starts; injured 2024/2025; 33 career tackles, 5 TFL)
Boston College RB Alex Broome, r-Sr. (1 career start; 2025 backup; 117 career carries, 523 yards, 5 TD)
Boston College LB Jason Hewlett Jr., r-Jr. (2 career starts; 2025 backup; 12 career tackles; ex-Michigan)
Boston College WR/CB Nate Johnson III, r-Jr. (1 career start; 2025 reserve)
Boston College LB Bryce Steele, r-Sr. (3 career starts, 102 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 PD, 1 FF, 2 FR)
Cal OC Daveion Harley, r-So. (2025 redshirt; 2024 starter at Jacksonville State)
Cal RB Brandon High Jr., r-Jr. (1 career start, 122 carries, 607 yards, 9 TD; ex-UTSA)
Cal LB Buom Jock, r-Jr. (2025 redshirt; 2024 2nd-team All-MWC at Colorado State)
Cal PK Abram Murray, r-So. (2025 backup; 5-7 career FG, 4-4 PAT; ex-Miami)
Cal OG LaJuan Owens, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 6-4, 335 pounds; ex-Tulane/New Mexico)
Cal LB Harrison Taggart, r-Sr. (2025 backup; 2024 starter at BYU; 135 career tackles, 5 TFL, 4 PD, 1 INT)
Clemson RB Keith Adams Jr., r-Sr. (2025 backup; 58 career carries, 274 yards, 2 TD)
Clemson LB Jamal Anderson, r-Jr. (2 career starts; 2025 redshirt; 16 career tackles, 3 TFL)
Clemson LB Dee Crayton, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 29 career tackles, 1.5 TFL)
Clemson TE Josh Sapp, r-Sr. (2 career starts, 24 catches, 273 yards, 2 TD)
Duke QB Henry Belin IV, Gr. (2 career starts, 46-82 passing, 540 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT)
Duke RB Peyton Jones, r-Jr. (1 career start; 2025 backup; 112 career carries, 422 yards, 5 TD)
Florida State RB Kam Davis, r-So. (2025 backup/redshirt; 60 career carries, 224 yards, 1 TD)
Florida State QB Brock Glenn, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 7 career starts, 76-175 passing, 895 yards, 7 INT, 6 TD)
Florida State DE Jaden Jones, Gr. (3 career starts, all in 2025; ex-Hutchinson CC star)
Florida State QB Jaylen King, r-Jr. (2025 redshirt; former starter at Gardner-Webb/ETSU)
Florida State RB/KR Jaylin Lucas, r-Sr. (2025 backup; 145 career carries, 719 yards, 4 TD; ex-Indiana)
Florida State DT KJ Sampson, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 26 career tackles, 1.5 TFL)
Georgia Tech OG Tana Alo-Tupuola, r-Jr. (4 career starts; 6-2, 325 pounds)
Georgia Tech LB Melvin Jordan IV, r-Sr. (2025 backup; 12 career starts at Oregon State)
Georgia Tech OL Peyton Joseph, So. (2025 backup; 4-star HS signee)
Georgia Tech QB Aaron Philo, r-So. (1 career start, 2025 backup; 59-102 passing, 938 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT)
Georgia Tech WR/PR Bailey Stockton, r-Jr. (2 career starts, 38 catches, 439 yards, 1 TD)
Georgia Tech WR Zion Taylor, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 12 career catches, 130 yards, 1 TD)
Louisville DE Justin Beadles, r-Sr. (2025 backup; 7th-year senior in 2026; ex-VT/Houston/NMSU)
Louisville RB Shaun Boykins Jr., r-So. (2025 backup; 37 career carries, 190 yards, 1 TD)
Louisville DE Micah Carter, r-Jr, (2025 backup; 9 career tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack)
Louisville DE AJ Green, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 32 career tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 block)
Louisville OG Carter Guillaume, r-So. (only 2 games in 2025; 2024 starter at SE Missouri State)
Louisville WR Kris Hughes, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 15 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD)
Louisville RB Duke Watson, Jr. (1 career start, 116 carries, 755 yards, 10 TD)
Miami WR/KR/PR Ray Ray Joseph, r-Jr. (2025 redshirt; 14 career catches, 135 yards, 20-167 punt returns)
Miami DT Donta Simpson Jr., So. (2025 backup; 6-3, 300 pounds)
Miami S Markeith Williams, r-Jr. (1 career start; left team 2025; 31 career tackles)
North Carolina WR Chris Culliver, Sr. (1 career start, 2025 backup; 12 career catches, 276 yards, 3 TD)
North Carolina RB Davion Gause, Jr. (1 career start; 2025 backup; 128 career carries, 585 yards, 7 TD)
North Carolina WR/PR Javarius Green, r-So. (2025 backup; 14 career catches, 162 yards)
North Carolina OT Miles McVay, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 6-6, 350 pounds; ex-Alabama)
North Carolina DE Tyler Thompson, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 32 career tackles, 8.5 TFL, 7 sacks)
North Carolina S Malcolm Ziglar, Jr. (2025 backup; 13 career tackles, 1 INT)
NC State CB Jivan Baly, r-So. (1 career start; 2025 backup; 9 career tackles)
NC State OT Val Erickson, r-Sr. (2 career starts; 2025 backup; 6-5, 320 pounds; ex-Missouri) — LIBERTY
NC State S Terrente Hinton, r-Sr. (injured 2025; 1 career start, 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PD; ex-juco)
NC State LB Kelvon McBride, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 19 career tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack)
NC State OL Brock Stukes, r-Jr. (DNP 2025/redshirt; 2023/2024 starter at North Carolina A&T)
Pitt RB Derrick Davis Jr., r-Sr. (2025 redshirt; 2024 backup; ex-LSU)
Pitt QB Cole Gonzales, r-Sr. (2025 backup/redshirt; 2023/2024 starter at Western Carolina)
Pitt PK James London, r-Jr. (DNP 2025/redshirt; 2024 starter at Murray State)
Pitt OG Tai Ray, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 6-6, 325 pounds)
Pitt TE Malachi Thomas, Jr. (1 career start, 13 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD)
SMU CB Kyron Chambers, r-Sr. (4 career starts, 40 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 3 PD; ex-TCU)
SMU DE DJ Warner, Jr. (2025 backup; ex-Kansas)
Stanford WR Myles Libman, r-Jr. (4 career starts; 2025 backup; seven career catches, 84 yards, 1 TD)
Syracuse LB James Heard Jr., r-Jr. (27 career tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT; ex-WVU)
Syracuse WR Jaylan Hornsby, r-So. (3 career starts, 10 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD)
Syracuse WR Emanuel Ross, r-So. (2 career starts, 15 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD)
Syracuse TE/DE Chase Simmons, Gr. (7 career starts; 2025 backup; 6th-year senior in 2026)
Syracuse CB Kaylib Singleton, So. (16 tackles as true freshman backup)
Virginia QB Grady Brosterhous, r-Sr. (short-yardage and goal-line specialist in 2024)
Virginia WR Kameron Courtney, Jr. (4 career starts, 37 catches, 348 yards, 1 TD)
Virginia DE Terrell Jones, r-Sr. (1 career start, 33 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FF)
Virginia QB Daniel Kaelin, r-So. (2025 backup; 30-52 career passing, 339 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; ex-Nebraska)
Virginia LB Maddox Marcellus, Sr. (2 starts, 49 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks in 2025; ex-Eastern Kentucky)
Virginia DT Hunter Osborne, r-Jr. (2025 backup; 18 career tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack; ex-Alabama)
Virginia CB Dre Walker, r-So. (3 career starts; DNP 2025; 18 career tackles, 5 PD, 1 INT)
Virginia WR Eli Wood, r-Sr. (2 career starts, 19 catches, 220 yards, 3 TD)
Virginia Tech RB Braydon Bennett, Gr. (2025 backup; played 2020-24 at Coastal Carolina)
Virginia Tech RB Jeremiah Coney, r-Jr. (1 career start, 50 carries, 254 yards, 0 TD)
Virginia Tech DE James Djonkam, r-Sr. (2025 redshirt; 140 career tackles; ex-juco/Arizona State/EMU)
Virginia Tech WR/PR Tucker Holloway, r-Jr. (left team/redshirt 2025; 22 career games, 34-476-1 punt returns)
Virginia Tech CB Dante Lovett, r-Jr. (2 career starts; left team/redshirt 2025; 36 career tackles, 1 INT)
Virginia Tech DE Arias Nash, r-Sr. (2025 redshirt; 2022-24 contributor at Mercer)
Virginia Tech QB Garret Rangel, r-Sr. (5 career starts, 93-180 passing, 1,075 yards, 8 TD, 7 INT; ex-Oklahoma State)
Virginia Tech CB Joseph Reddish, r-Jr. (2 starts in 2025; 49 career tackles, 4 TFL, 11 PD, 4 INT; ex-Wingate)
Virginia Tech LB Michael Short, r-Jr. (1 career start; left team/redshirt 2025; ex-UNC)
Virginia Tech QB Pop Watson, r-Jr. (2 career starts, 36-63 passing, 558 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT)
Wake Forest RB Tate Carney, r-Sr. (1 career start; 133 career carries, 592 yards, 10 TD)
Wake Forest DT Mateen Ibirogba, r-Sr. (75 career tackles, 14.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks; ex-Georgetown)
Wake Forest TE Harry Lodge, r-Sr. (6 career starts; 2025 backup; 12 career catches, 190 yards)
Wake Forest WR Reginald Vick Jr., r-Sr. (2025 backup; 2024 HBCU A-A at Virginia Union)
Others
Boston College TE Stevie Amar Jr., r-Fr. (2025 backup/redshirt)
Boston College DT Ty Clemons, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Boston College WR Semaj Fleming, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Boston College DE Jayden Fry, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Boston College OL Jack Funke, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Boston College LB Tim Hays, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Boston College WR Datrell Jones, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Boston College OL Jadon Lafontant, r-So. (career reserve)
Boston College TE Ty Lockwood, r-Jr. (career reserve; ex-Alabama)
Boston College WR Cedric Lott Jr., r-So. (career reserve)
Boston College TE Matt Ragan, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Boston College QB Shaker Reisig, r-Fr. (2025 backup/redshirt)
Boston College DT Sterling Sanders, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Cal QB Devin Brown, r-Sr. (career reserve; ex-Ohio State)
Cal QB EJ Caminong, r-So. (career reserve)
Cal CB Kaden Cook, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Cal WR Daz James, r-Jr. (career reserve; ex-Arkansas)
Cal DE Ike Okafor, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Cal LB Eze Osondu, r-So. (career reserve)
Cal S Elijah Pratt, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Cal LB Curlee Thomas IV, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Clemson S Rob Billings, r-Jr. (career reserve; 4-star GA HS prospect)
Clemson DE Markus Dixon, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Clemson DT Caden Story, r-Sr. (career reserve; 4-star AL HS prospect)
Duke DT Desmond Aladuge, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Duke TE Vance Bolyard, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Duke CB Kyren Condoll, r-So. (career reserve)
Duke CB Vontae Floyd, r-So. (2025 backup/redshirt)
Duke S Kenzy Paul, r-Jr. (DNP 2024/2025; career reserve)
Duke DT Terry Simmons Jr., r-Jr. (career reserve)
Duke OT Jack Small, r-So. (career reserve)
Duke WR Chase Tyler, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star GA HS prospect)
Duke S Maliki Wright, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Florida State CB Cai Bates, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star FL HS prospect)
Florida State DT Tyeland Coleman, r-Jr. (2025 redshirt; ex-juco)
Florida State DT Jamorie Flagg, r-So. (career reserve)
Florida State WR Camdon Frier, r-So. (career reserve; )
Florida State DE LA Jessie Harrold, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt; 4-star FL HS prospect)
Florida State OT Tye Hylton, r-So. (career reserve)
Florida State OT Manasse Itete, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star CA HS prospect)
Florida State WR Elijah Moore, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star MD HS prospect)
Florida State OL Mario Nash Jr., r-Fr. (2025 redshirt; 4-star MS HS prospect)
Florida State LB Jayden Parrish, r-So. (career reserve)
Florida State OT Lucas Simmons, r-Jr. (career reserve; 4-star FL HS prospect)
Georgia Tech WR Jamauri Brice, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Georgia Tech RB Jamie Felix, r-Sr. (DNP 2025; career reserve)
Georgia Tech OL Benjamin Galloway, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Georgia Tech DB DJ Moore, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Georgia Tech DB Christian Pritchett, Jr. (career reserve)
Louisville QB Deuce Adams, r-So. (career reserve)
Louisville QB Brady Allen, r-Sr. (career reserve; ex-Purdue)
Louisville DT Selah Brown, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Louisville TE Grant Houser, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Louisville OL Fred Johnson, r-So. (career reserve)
Louisville DB Daeh McCullough, r-Jr. (career reserve; ex-Oklahoma)
Louisville OT Ransom McDermott, r-So. (career reserve)
Louisville QB Mason Mims, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Louisville TE Davon Mitchell, r-So. (career reserve; ex-Oklahoma)
Louisville DE Xavier Porter, r-So. (career reserve)
Miami WR Ny Carr, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star GA HS prospect)
Miami WR Chance Robinson, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star FL HS prospect)
Miami DT Daylen Russell, r-So. (career reserve)
Miami TE Brock Schott, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt; 4-star IN HS prospect)
North Carolina LB Austin Alexander, So. (2025 backup)
North Carolina DT Devin Ancrum, r-Fr. (2025 backup/redshirt)
North Carolina QB Bryce Baker, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt; 4-star NC HS prospect)
North Carolina WR Paul Billups II, r-So. (career reserve)
North Carolina CB Khalil Conley, r-So. (2025 backup)
North Carolina TE Connor Cox, r-Jr. (2025 backup; ex-South Carolina)
North Carolina WR Aziah Johnson, r-So. (left team 2025; ex-Michigan State)
North Carolina RB Jaylon Nichols, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
North Carolina OL Jani Norwood, r-So. (career reserve)
North Carolina LB Chinedu Onyeagoro, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
North Carolina WR Jason Robinson Jr., r-So. (DNP 2025; 2024 redshirt at Washington)
North Carolina TE/DE Yasir Smith, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
North Carolina DT Kamarion Thomas, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
North Carolina WR Kenedy Uzoma, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
North Carolina DB Ty White, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star GA HS prospect)
NC State DE Josh Alexander-Felton, r-So. (career reserve)
NC State WR Tank Boston, r-So. (career reserve)
NC State S Daemon Fagan, r-Jr. (career reserve; 4-star FL HS prospect)
NC State LB Elijah Groves, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star TN HS prospect)
NC State S Zack Myers, r-Jr. (career reserve)
NC State LB Joshua Ofor, r-So. (career reserve)
NC State OT Darion Rivers, r-Jr. (career reserve)
NC State DT Justin Terrell, r-So. (career reserve)
NC State WR Christian Zachary, r-So. (career reserve)
Pitt WR/S Jesse Anderson, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Pitt WR Zion Fowler-El, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Pitt DE Maverick Gracio, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Pitt OL Caleb Holmes, r-So. (career reserve; 4-star GA HS prospect)
Pitt CB Davion Pritchard, r-So. (career reserve)
SMU DE Omari Abor, r-Sr. (DNP 2025; career reserve; ex-Ohio State)
SMU WR Lance Beeghley, r-So. (career reserve)
SMU DT Blake Burris, r-Sr. (career reserve; ex-Texas Tech) — FLORIDA ATLANTIC
SMU LB Kyle Ferm, r-So. (2025 redshirt; ex-juco)
SMU DE Braeden Flowers, r-Jr. (career reserve)
SMU OL King Large, r-So. (career reserve)
SMU WR/PR Jaxson Lavender, r-Jr. (career reserve)
SMU OL Paris Patterson Jr., r-Jr. (career reserve; ex-Arkansas)
Stanford WR/TE CJ Hawkins, Gr. (DNP 2025; career reserve)
Stanford WR Jason Thompson, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Syracuse LB Caden Brown, r-So. (2025 redshirt)
Syracuse QB Luke Carney, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Syracuse WR Gabe Daniels, r-Fr. (2025 backup/redshirt)
Syracuse DT Quante Gillians, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Syracuse RB/KR Malachi James, r-So. (career reserve)
Syracuse DE Jahidi Lesaine Jr., Jr. (career reserve)
Syracuse S Ibn McDaniels, r-So. (career reserve)
Syracuse QB Jakhari Williams, r-So. (career reserve)
Virginia LB Stevie Bracey, Gr. (career reserve)
Virginia DE Mekhi Buchanan, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Virginia WR Suderian Harrison, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Virginia RB Davis Lane Jr., r-Sr. (career reserve)
Virginia Tech DE James Jennette, r-Sr. (career reserve; ex-William & Mary/juco)
Virginia Tech WR Micah Matthews, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt; 4-star VA HS prospect)
Virginia Tech OT Carter Stallard, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Virginia Tech TE Zeke Wimbush, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Wake Forest DB Jacob Cosby-Mosley, r-So. (career reserve)
Wake Forest DE Cole Funderburk, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Wake Forest WR Ben Grice, r-So. (2025 redshirt)
Wake Forest DL Kendal Howard, r-So. (career reserve)
Wake Forest OL Derrell Johnson II, r-Sr. (career reserve)
Wake Forest LB Darius Jones, r-So. (career reserve)
Wake Forest QB Elijah Oehike, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Wake Forest OL Nathan Pahanich, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
Wake Forest RB Drew Pickett, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Wake Forest WR EJ Reid, r-So. (career reserve)
Wake Forest DT Ka’Shawn Thomas, r-Jr. (career reserve)
Wake Forest DB William Wiebush, r-Fr. (2025 redshirt)
NOTE1: Eligibility listed is for upcoming (2026) season.
NOTE2: Non-scholarship players (walk-ons) are not included.
NOTE3: References to high school recruiting rankings from 247 Sports Composite.
NOTE4: Some graduate students (Gr.) have multiple seasons of eligibility remaining.
