Cincinnati
Big 12
22
Incoming
23
Outgoing
-1
Net
Team TVS:
18%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
17%
Defense
20%
Special Teams
11%
Highest Risk Players
Brady Lichtenberg
QB
37%
Joe Royer
TE
36%
Tawee Walker
RB
33%
Jack Dingle
LB
32%
Jonathan Thompson
LB
32%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1 | 2 | $-5,838K |
| WR | 6 | 5 | +$1,191K |
| LB | 0 | 3 | +$670K |
| DB | 4 | 6 | +$585K |
| RB | 3 | 3 | +$450K |
| DL | 6 | 3 | $-142K |
| ST | 1 | 0 | $-30K |
| OL | 1 | 0 | $-30K |
Coaching Staff
4 coaches
Scott Satterfield
Head Coach
Previously: Louisville (2022)
Pete Thomas
Co-Offensive Coordinator
Previously: Louisville (2022)
Nic Cardwell
Co-Offensive Coordinator
Previously: Appalachian State (2021)
Nate Woody
Defensive Coordinator
Previously: Army (2025)
2026 Recruiting Class
19 commits
#417
Lance Dawson
DL
4-star
(0.8942)
#1158
Jalen Williams
TE
3-star
(0.8678)
#1240
Solomon Mathis
OT
3-star
(0.8606)
#1245
Jonathan Rulo
DL
3-star
(0.86)
#1396
Jaxon Newton
LB
3-star
(0.8633)
#1396
Luke Collins
IOL
3-star
(0.8633)
#1422
Heij Jackson
WR
3-star
(0.8622)
#1422
Dadrien Waller
WR
3-star
(0.8622)
#1500
Luke Grover
OT
3-star
(0.86)
#1500
Jamarion McKinney
CB
3-star
(0.86)
#1500
Darrius Simmons
DL
3-star
(0.86)
#1615
Keegan Horn
EDGE
3-star
(0.8589)
#1615
Nathan Zappitelli
IOL
3-star
(0.8589)
#1656
Xavier Starks
S
3-star
(0.8578)
#1722
Kameron Hurst
CB
3-star
(0.8556)
#1722
Brooks Goodman
QB
3-star
(0.8556)
#1816
Adam Kirtley
LB
3-star
(0.8544)
#1870
Austin Hoane
IOL
3-star
(0.84)
#1871
Evan Weinberg
EDGE
3-star
(0.8522)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Cincinnati From:
Players Transfer from Cincinnati To:
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Avon
Avon, OH
3 recruits
3.3-star avg
Colerain
Cincinnati, OH
3 recruits
3.0-star avg
Central
Phenix City, AL
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
Gahanna Lincoln
Columbus, OH
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Pickerington Central
Pickerington, OH
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
OH
29
GA
13
FL
7
AL
7
MD
5
IL
5
MI
3
IN
3
Incoming Transfers
22
Cade Wolford
Patrick Bauer
Jasper Beeler
MJ Cannon
Larenzo Fenner
Jacob Finley
JC French IV
JaVonnie Gibson
Ty Goodwill
Malachi Henry
Josh Hough
Thomas Johnson
Filip Maciorowski
KK Meier
Chidera Otutu
Gi'Bran Payne
Zylan Perry
Cole Tabb
Damaine Wilson
Kenny Worthy III
Flynn Schiele
Liam O'Brien
Outgoing Transfers
23
Brendan Sorsby
Dakarai Anderson
Ormanie Arnold
Lendric Barber
Kamari Burns
Jakorion Caffey
Mikah Coleman
Manny Covey
Darrell Gipson
Caleb Goodie
Ethan Green
Tim Griffin
Christian Harrison
Barry Jackson Jr.
Noah Jennings
Cincear Lewis
Evan Pryor
Jiquan Sanks
Weston Simmons
Kye Stokes
Chance Williams
Tayden Barnes
Keilan Smith
Potential Incoming Targets
10 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Jimmy Wyrick
S
3-star
UTSA
Transfer pipeline
$171K
DeAree Rogers
WR
3-star
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$156K
Jackson Proctor
QB
3-star
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$109K
Brandon Jacob Jr.
S
4-star
UTSA
Transfer pipeline
$34K
Gary Givens
WR
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Jaelen Smith
WR
3-star
UTSA
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Michael Jimmar
OT
3-star
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Miles Thompson
CB
3-star
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Thomas McCoy
WR
Northern Illinois
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Trey Tremba
RB
Army
Coaching connection
$30K
Transfer Ledger
44 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-11 | OUT → | Mikah Coleman | EDGE | → Miami (OH) | $311K |
| 01-22 | OUT → | Barry Jackson Jr. | WR | → Rice | $30K |
| 01-21 | OUT → | Lendric Barber | DL | → Eastern Kentucky | $10K |
| 01-21 | OUT → | Tayden Barnes | S | → New Mexico State | $55K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Manny Covey | RB | → Memphis | $33K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Weston Simmons | LS | → Memphis | $30K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Tim Griffin | DL | → Georgia Tech | $150K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Ormanie Arnold | CB | → New Mexico | $31K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Dakarai Anderson | WR | → Central Arkansas | $10K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Chance Williams | RB | → Charlotte | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | JaVonnie Gibson | WR | Oklahoma → | $150K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Kenny Worthy III | CB | Washington State → | $150K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Flynn Schiele | WR | Colorado School Of Mines → | $150K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Liam O'Brien | QB | Pennsylvania → | $796K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Darrell Gipson | EDGE | → Idaho | $11K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Noah Jennings | WR | → Minnesota | $150K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Cade Wolford | WR | Kent State → | $565K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Patrick Bauer | LB | Illinois State → | $150K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Josh Hough | DL | PennWest California → | $150K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Thomas Johnson | EDGE | North Carolina Central → | $150K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Malachi Henry | WR | Central Arkansas → | $761K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Jacob Finley | CB | Northern Illinois → | $266K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Ty Goodwill | S | South Alabama → | $188K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Filip Maciorowski | LB | Northern Illinois → | $370K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Zylan Perry | RB | Louisiana → | $396K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Damaine Wilson | LB | Georgia State → | $150K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Kamari Burns | DL | → Kansas State | $150K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | Larenzo Fenner | WR | South Dakota → | $911K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | JC French IV | QB | Georgia Southern → | $336K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | KK Meier | CB | UTSA → | $156K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Evan Pryor | RB | → Florida | $205K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Caleb Goodie | WR | → Missouri | $243K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Jasper Beeler | S | Northern Illinois → | $266K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Brendan Sorsby | QB | → Texas Tech | $6,970K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Ethan Green | OT | → South Florida | $30K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | Notre Dame → | $150K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Cole Tabb | RB | Stanford → | $172K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Jiquan Sanks | S | → Indiana | $250K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Christian Harrison | S | → Arkansas | $257K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | MJ Cannon | CB | Bowling Green → | $150K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Chidera Otutu | DL | UTSA → | $339K |
| - | OUT → | Dontay Corleone | DL | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Jeff Caldwell | WR | → NFL Draft | $328K |
| - | OUT → | Cyrus Allen | WR | → NFL Draft | $585K |
OUT: $10.0M
IN: $6.9M
NET: $-3.1M
Current Roster
82 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
Samaj Jones
|
QB | FR | 5'11" | 207 lbs | $291K |
| 12 |
Zebulin Kinsey
|
QB | FR | 6'3" | 222 lbs | $336K |
| 15 |
Will Kocher
|
QB | SO | 6'2" | 205 lbs | $336K |
| 16 |
Brady Lichtenberg
|
QB | SR | 6'1" | 200 lbs | $224K |
| 13 |
Zion Johnson
|
RB | FR | 5'8" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 3 |
Tawee Walker
|
RB | SR | 5'8" | 218 lbs | $259K |
| 4 |
Cyrus Allen
|
WR | SR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | $584K |
| 89 |
Nash Biglin
|
WR | SO | 6'3" | 205 lbs | $150K |
| 27 |
Taizaun Burns
|
WR | FR | 5'10" | 170 lbs | $150K |
| 9 |
Jeff Caldwell
|
WR | SR | 6'5" | 215 lbs | $328K |
| 80 |
Elijah Jones
|
WR | FR | 5'11" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 22 |
Zane Kinsey
|
WR | SO | 5'10" | 190 lbs | $150K |
| 17 |
Giyahni Kontosis
|
WR | FR | 6'1" | 210 lbs | $150K |
| 18 | Kale Woodburn | WR | FR | 5'8" | 165 lbs | $150K |
| 86 |
Kellen Davis
|
TE | SO | 6'3" | 250 lbs | $150K |
| 87 |
Gavin Grover
|
TE | SO | 6'6" | 255 lbs | $150K |
| 21 |
Patrick Gurd
|
TE | SR | 6'4" | 250 lbs | $150K |
| 11 |
Joe Royer
|
TE | SR | 6'5" | 250 lbs | $360K |
| 82 |
Ka'Maurri Smith
|
TE | FR | 6'5" | 245 lbs | $150K |
| 85 |
Lyviel Waters
|
TE | FR | 6'2" | 240 lbs | $150K |
| 88 | DaMari Witherspoon | TE | FR | 6'5" | 240 lbs | $150K |
| 83 | Devyn Zahursky | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 lbs | $150K |
| 56 |
Deondre Buford
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 325 lbs | $150K |
| 63 |
Zac Clarke
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 310 lbs | $150K |
| 74 |
Joe Cotton
|
OL | JR | 6'6" | 317 lbs | $150K |
| 78 |
Grant Edgington
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 305 lbs | $150K |
| 53 |
Gavin Gerhardt
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 310 lbs | $150K |
| 72 |
Nolan Latulippe
|
OL | JR | 6'8" | 315 lbs | $150K |
| 66 |
Xavier Lozowicki
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 315 lbs | $150K |
| 75 |
Marcus McGregor
|
OL | FR | 6'3" | 295 lbs | $150K |
| 71 |
Judea Milon
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 312 lbs | $150K |
| 70 |
Cray Paich
|
OL | FR | 6'5" | 315 lbs | $150K |
| 73 |
Aiden Pastoriza
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 315 lbs | $150K |
| 69 |
JP Schrieber
|
OL | FR | 6'2" | 305 lbs | $150K |
| 50 |
Evan Tengesdahl
|
OL | SO | 6'3" | 320 lbs | $196K |
| 77 |
Taran Tyo
|
OL | JR | 6'3" | 325 lbs | $150K |
| 59 | Jake Wheelock | OL | FR | 6'4" | 303 lbs | $150K |
| 93 |
Harris Adams
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 305 lbs | $150K |
| 2 |
Dontay Corleone
|
DL | SR | 6'1" | 335 lbs | $150K |
| 82 |
James Early
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 230 lbs | $150K |
| 92 |
Elijah Gunn
|
DL | SO | 6'0" | 310 lbs | $150K |
| 90 |
Jalen Hunt
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 315 lbs | $400K |
| 99 |
Rob Jackson
|
DL | SR | 6'4" | 277 lbs | $150K |
| 91 |
Drew Logan
|
DL | JR | 6'4" | 275 lbs | $150K |
| 21 |
CJ McCray
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 260 lbs | $150K |
| 88 |
CD McFee
|
DL | FR | 6'4" | 310 lbs | $150K |
| 97 |
Kamron Neal
|
DL | FR | 6'2" | 268 lbs | $150K |
| 96 |
Nathan Nunn
|
DL | FR | 6'2" | 280 lbs | $150K |
| 98 |
Marquaze Parker
|
DL | SO | 6'2" | 285 lbs | $214K |
| 26 |
Cam Roetherford
|
DL | JR | 6'3" | 300 lbs | $150K |
| 55 |
Isaiah Rogers
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 297 lbs | $231K |
| 16 | Jaylon White-McClain | DL | JR | 6'4" | 273 lbs | $150K |
| 95 | Logan Wilson | DL | SR | 6'3" | 275 lbs | $247K |
| 45 |
Ben Blevins
|
LB | SR | 5'11" | 235 lbs | $150K |
| 52 |
Ronan Casanova
|
LB | SO | 5'10" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 31 |
Simeon Coleman
|
LB | SO | 5'11" | 225 lbs | $171K |
| 49 |
Jack Dingle
|
LB | SR | 6'4" | 240 lbs | $230K |
| 11 |
Jake Golday
|
LB | SR | 6'4" | 240 lbs | $617K |
| 34 |
Myles Harrison
|
LB | FR | 6'2" | 227 lbs | $150K |
| 24 |
Terrell Holcomb
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 220 lbs | $150K |
| 47 |
George Leibold
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 17 |
Brian Simms III
|
LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 lbs | $160K |
| 41 |
Quinn Staten
|
LB | SO | 6'1" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 22 |
Jonathan Thompson
|
LB | JR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $247K |
| 44 | Montay Weedon | LB | SO | 6'0" | 220 lbs | $168K |
| 29 |
Stanley Clyne
|
CB | SO | 6'2" | 180 lbs | $150K |
| 23 |
Willie Goodwyn
|
CB | FR | 5'11" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 25 |
Daniel James
|
CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 14 |
Zay Johnson
|
CB | FR | 6'2" | 175 lbs | $150K |
| - |
Matthew McDoom
|
CB | SR | 5'9" | 180 lbs | $217K |
| 6 |
Trevon Gola-Callard
|
S | SR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $253K |
| 19 |
CJ Jones
|
S | FR | 5'9" | 190 lbs | $150K |
| 35 |
Drew Robinson
|
S | FR | 6'2" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 20 |
CJ Crite
|
DB | FR | 6'1" | 202 lbs | $150K |
| 46 |
Antwan Peek Jr.
|
DB | JR | 6'1" | 214 lbs | $248K |
| 18 |
Marqavious Saboor
|
DB | SO | 5'11" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 32 | Landen Schaefer | DB | FR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 35 |
Dino Beslagic
|
P | JR | 6'4" | 207 lbs | $150K |
| 31 |
Max Fletcher
|
P | JR | 6'6" | 190 lbs | $150K |
| 48 |
Eli Stein
|
LS | JR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 93 |
Max Lemasters
|
PK | SO | 5'6" | 175 lbs | $150K |
| 99 |
Stephen Rusnak
|
PK | SR | 6'0" | 200 lbs | $150K |