Tracking Arizona’s NCAA transfer portal activity

The calendar says Dec. 5, but in the world of college football it’s Transfer Portal Day.

The NCAA transfer portal has officially opened for all players, the start of a 45-day window following the announcement of the 4-team playoff field for athletes to put their names in for consideration at other schools. Players who had already graduated were able to enter earlier, but Monday serves as when the flood gates really opened.

Not surprisingly, Arizona has seen several players enter the portal. This was expected, as Jedd Fisch said in his season-ending press conference he anticipated “pretty substantial” roster turnover that may come close to the previous offseason when the Wildcats added 50 players to the team.

To keep track of all the activity, both outgoing and (potentially incoming), we’ve put it all together below:

UA players entering the portal

• QB Jordan McCloud (committed to James Madison)
• TE Alex Lines
• DL JB Brown (committed to UMass)
• RB Drake Anderson
• WR Jamarye Joiner (committed to Jacksonville State)
• LB Kolbe Cage (committed to Southern Mississippi)
• S Jaxen Turner
• DL Kyon Barrs (committed to USC)
• DL Dion ‘Tank’ Wilson (committed to New Mexico State)
• DL Paris Shand (committed to LSU)
• WR Dorian Singer (committed to USC)
• DE/LB Tyler Martin (committed to UMass)
• RB Jalen John (committed to UMass)
• OL Woody Jean (committed to FAU)
• DL Jermaine Wiggins Jr (committed to UMass)
• OL Shontrail Key (committed to Grambling)
• CB Adama Fall
• WR Anthony Simpson (committed to UMass)
• CB Christian Roland-Wallace (committed to USC)
• LB Malik Reed
• DL Kevon Garcia
• RB Jashon Butler
• RB James Bohls
• LB Jerry Roberts (committed to UMass)
• DL Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa
• LB RJ Edwards

Portal pickups

• Former UCLA defensive lineman Tyler Manoa. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
• Former Cal linebacker Orin Patu. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Former Oregon linebacker Justin Flowe. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Former Georgia defensive lineman Bill Norton. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Former Washington linebacker Daniel Heimuli. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
• Former Florida defensive back Cruz Rushing. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining.

Out of eligibility

• OL Josh Donovan
• OL Paiton Fears
• DE Hunter Echols
• DE Jalen Harris
• S Christian Young

Notables who have announced their return for 2023

• WR Jacob Cowing will be back for a second season at Arizona. The UTEP transfer led the Wildcats with 85 receptions in 2022 and was second on the team in receiving yards (1,034) and touchdowns (seven).
• RB Michael Wiley is returning for a fifth season at the UA. He led the Wildcats in rushing yards (771) and total TDs (10).

OL Jordan Morgan is returning for a fifth season at Arizona. He recently had surgery to repair a knee injury suffered in November, which kept him from entering the 2023 NFL Draft.