UConn
FBS Independents
53
Incoming
45
Outgoing
+8
Net
Team TVS:
16%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
18%
Defense
16%
Special Teams
5%
Highest Risk Players
Chris Parker
WR
42%
Bryun Parham
LB
36%
Reymello Murphy
WR
36%
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
WR
34%
Louis Hansen
TE
33%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | 2 | $-1,938K |
| DB | 7 | 9 | $-468K |
| WR | 7 | 9 | $-427K |
| OL | 6 | 8 | $-347K |
| TE | 3 | 2 | $-173K |
| RB | 4 | 4 | $-168K |
| ST | 0 | 3 | +$90K |
| DL | 9 | 11 | +$86K |
| LB | 2 | 5 | +$73K |
Coaching Staff
3 coaches
Jason Candle
Head Coach
Previously: Toledo (2025)
Nunzio Campanile
Offensive Coordinator
Previously: Syracuse (2025)
Ryan Manalac
Defensive Coordinator
Previously: Pittsburgh (2025)
2026 Recruiting Class
10 commits
#1274
Zikhere Leaks
WR
3-star
(0.8656)
#1396
James Tilus
EDGE
3-star
(0.8633)
#1500
Jayden Jones
LB
3-star
(0.86)
#1615
Cason Dash
CB
3-star
(0.8589)
#1837
Delano Brown
DL
3-star
(0.8442)
#1924
Makijah Latiker
EDGE
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Bo Polston
QB
3-star
(0.85)
#1924
Logan Barnes
WR
3-star
(0.85)
#2313
Malichi Greaves
RB
3-star
(0.84)
#2809
Elijah Whitaker
S
3-star
(0.827)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to UConn From:
Players Transfer from UConn To:
Top Recruiting Cities (Transfer Portal)
Massillon, OH (2)
Cleveland, OH (2)
Cincinnati, OH (2)
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Byron Nelson
Trophy Club, TX
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Hun School
Princeton, NJ
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Southlake Carroll
Southlake, TX
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
St. Thomas Aquinas
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
St. Thomas More
Oakdale, CT
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
FL
17
NJ
8
TX
7
PA
7
GA
7
CT
7
QC
3
VA
2
Incoming Transfers
53
Joshua Mickens
Cam Abshire
Desmond Aladuge
Julian Allen
CJ Bell Jr.
Javon Brown
Chamberlain Campbell
Trey Cornist
Jayden Davis
Renick Dorilas
Terris Dudley
Avery Dunn
Kamren Flowers
Alex Godavitarne
Raphael Greene-Nyarko
Hannes Hammer
Jaden Hart
Melvin Hills III
Moussa Kane
Zy'marion Lang
Andrew Laurich
John Lista
Tyler McKinstry
Jake Merklinger
Steve Miller
Terrence Moore
Luke Murphy
Kalieb Osborne
Nathan Pahanich
Zion Paret
Jayden Price
Matt Ragan
Dashun Reeder
Tracy Revels
Christian Richter
Shamar Riser-Pressley
Dominic Rivera
Emanuel Ross
Zakaih Saez
K'Von Sherman
Isiah Switzer
Ryder Treadway
Rickey Williams
Jediyah Willoughby
Mike Baker
Cyncir Bowers
David LaGanga
Anas Luqman
Ben Mulholland
Tahjae Mullix
Odera Orizu
Tommy Warner
Ky Wilson
Outgoing Transfers
45
Shamar Porter
Stephon Wright
Cooper Ackerman
Kobi Albert
Jayden Bass
Nykobi Brown
Mel Brown
Vincent Carroll-Jackson
Carsten Casady
Cam Chadwick
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
Kervins Choute
Oumar Diomande
Cam Edwards
Nick Evers
MJ Flowers
Osiris Gilbert
Kylish Hicks
Alex Honig
Makih Johnson
Oliver Lundberg Coleman
Aubrey Melvin
Tyrece Mills
Lee Molette III
Jon Morris
Ben Murawski
John Neider
Diego Rodriguez
Victor Rosa
Terrence Smith Jr.
Dominic Toy
Juice Vereen
Brady Wayburn
Delano Brown
Nader Chirchi
Cleto Chol
Jackson Harper
Chris Hudson
Toriyan Johnson
Brandon Kelley
Tucker McDonald
Reymello Murphy
Kolubah Pewee Jr.
Michael Robinson III
Toluwanimi Tunde
Potential Incoming Targets
10 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Esean Carter
DL
3-star
Toledo
Coaching connection
$320K
Kallen Gutridge
QB
3-star
Oregon State
Transfer pipeline
$320K
Gabarri Johnson
QB
4-star
Oregon State
Transfer pipeline
$299K
Umari Hatcher
WR
3-star
Syracuse
Transfer pipeline
$202K
Lex Thomas
QB
3-star
NC State
Transfer pipeline
$181K
David Wells
WR
3-star
Oregon State
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Ja'Meer Thomas
WR
3-star
Syracuse
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Carson Kolb
TE
Oregon State
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Zachary Card
WR
3-star
Oregon State
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Kenzy Paul
S
3-star
Duke
Transfer pipeline
$150K
Transfer Ledger
94 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-24 | OUT → | Chris Hudson | CB | → New Haven | $10K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Odera Orizu | EDGE | NC State → | $32K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Isiah Switzer | IOL | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Jayden Davis | S | Fresno State → | $118K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Luke Murphy | LB | Coastal Carolina → | $90K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Raphael Greene-Nyarko | IOL | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Rickey Williams | LB | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Julian Allen | WR | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Terrence Moore | IOL | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Ryder Treadway | WR | Toledo → | $112K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Jayden Price | S | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Tyler McKinstry | CB | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Jediyah Willoughby | WR | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Dashun Reeder | RB | Northwestern → | $31K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Javon Brown | WR | Toledo → | $32K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Moussa Kane | CB | Duke → | $39K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | CJ Bell Jr. | CB | Iowa → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Shamar Riser-Pressley | EDGE | Buffalo → | $30K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Chamberlain Campbell | EDGE | Toledo → | $48K |
| 01-24 | ← IN | Tommy Warner | P | Northwest Missouri St → | $30K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | Hannes Hammer | OT | Virginia Tech → | $30K |
| 01-22 | ← IN | Zion Paret | CB | Florida Atlantic → | $30K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Andrew Laurich | DL | Colorado State → | $146K |
| 01-18 | ← IN | Mike Baker | K | Ole Miss → | $30K |
| 01-18 | ← IN | Jaden Hart | RB | Syracuse → | $30K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Delano Brown | DL | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | Toluwanimi Tunde | OT | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-17 | OUT → | MJ Flowers | RB | → Tennessee Tech | $10K |
| 01-17 | ← IN | Ben Mulholland | IOL | Houston Christian → | $30K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Cooper Ackerman | DL | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Nykobi Brown | EDGE | → Colorado State | $31K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Aubrey Melvin | DL | → Massachusetts | $30K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Oumar Diomande | LB | → Colorado State | $352K |
| 01-16 | OUT → | Kervins Choute | DL | → TBD | $39K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Brandon Kelley | EDGE | → Colorado State | $31K |
| 01-15 | OUT → | Shamar Porter | WR | → TBD | $62K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Tracy Revels | S | Michigan State → | $30K |
| 01-15 | ← IN | Jake Merklinger | QB | Tennessee → | $157K |
| 01-14 | OUT → | Dominic Toy | TE | → Colorado State | $30K |
| 01-14 | ← IN | Anas Luqman | EDGE | Ohio → | $286K |
| 01-14 | ← IN | Avery Dunn | EDGE | Toledo → | $57K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Reymello Murphy | WR | → TBD | $153K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Lee Molette III | S | → Arizona | $262K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Nick Evers | QB | → Missouri | $224K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Joshua Mickens | EDGE | Ohio State → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Steve Miller | S | USC → | $30K |
| 01-13 | ← IN | Emanuel Ross | WR | Syracuse → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | David LaGanga | LS | Kentucky → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Renick Dorilas | CB | Rutgers → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Christian Richter | OT | Marshall → | $30K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Tahjae Mullix | DL | Oregon State → | $41K |
| 01-12 | ← IN | Matt Ragan | TE | Boston College → | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Kamren Flowers | WR | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Terris Dudley | LB | NC State → | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Nathan Pahanich | OT | Wake Forest → | $30K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Zakaih Saez | EDGE | Oregon State → | $61K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Trey Cornist | RB | Central Michigan → | $95K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Jayden Bass | OT | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Osiris Gilbert | CB | → UCLA | $150K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Alex Honig | TE | → Northwestern | $173K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Victor Rosa | RB | → Ohio | $40K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Cyncir Bowers | RB | West Virginia → | $89K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | John Neider | WR | → West Virginia | $213K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Carsten Casady | OT | → West Virginia | $150K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Jon Morris | LB | → Duke | $150K |
| 01-09 | OUT → | Stephon Wright | DL | → Colorado State | $271K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Ky Wilson | WR | Youngstown State → | $256K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | John Lista | LB | Pennsylvania → | $30K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Melvin Hills III | DL | Texas → | $30K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Desmond Aladuge | DL | Duke → | $30K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Cam Abshire | WR | Oklahoma State → | $30K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Tucker McDonald | QB | → TBD | $118K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Cleto Chol | DL | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman | WR | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Vincent Carroll-Jackson | DL | → Georgia Tech | $214K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Dominic Rivera | OT | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Mel Brown | RB | → Colorado State | $30K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Juice Vereen | TE | → Colorado State | $30K |
| 01-07 | OUT → | Cam Edwards | RB | → Michigan State | $333K |
| 01-07 | ← IN | K'Von Sherman | LB | Toledo → | $395K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Kylish Hicks | S | → TBD | $30K |
| 01-06 | OUT → | Cam Chadwick | CB | → Virginia Tech | $252K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Zy'marion Lang | WR | Toledo → | $30K |
| 01-05 | OUT → | Tyrece Mills | S | → TBD | $100K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Kalieb Osborne | QB | Toledo → | $198K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Brady Wayburn | OT | → UCF | $150K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Ben Murawski | OT | → Michigan State | $197K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Toriyan Johnson | OT | → Colorado State | $30K |
| 12-31 | OUT → | Makih Johnson | WR | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-30 | OUT → | Jackson Harper | WR | → TBD | $30K |
| 12-29 | ← IN | Alex Godavitarne | TE | Wheeling → | $30K |
| 12-25 | OUT → | Kolubah Pewee Jr. | CB | → TBD | $30K |
| - | OUT → | Joe Fagnano | QB | → NFL Draft | $1,950K |
| - | OUT → | Skyler Bell | WR | → NFL Draft | $489K |
OUT: $6.6M
IN: $3.3M
NET: $-3.3M
Current Roster
71 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Joe Fagnano
|
QB | SR | 6'4" | 225 lbs | $2.0M |
| 8 |
Ksaan Farrar
|
QB | FR | 6'3" | 215 lbs | $122K |
| 21 |
Malichi Greaves
|
RB | FR | 5'9" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 27 |
Caden Hillier
|
RB | FR | 6'2" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 30 |
Sione Moa
|
RB | SO | 5'10" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Soren Rief
|
RB | FR | 6'0" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 39 |
Roberto Salas
|
RB | FR | 6'0" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 1 |
Skyler Bell
|
WR | SR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $488K |
| 89 |
Trace Bratten
|
WR | FR | 6'2" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 10 |
Griffin Koch
|
WR | JR | 6'2" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 85 |
Drew Kron
|
WR | JR | 6'1" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 13 |
Chris Parker
|
WR | SR | 6'3" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 25 |
Daniel Rose
|
WR | FR | 5'10" | 150 lbs | $30K |
| 9 |
Naiem Simmons
|
WR | SR | 5'10" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 13 |
Terrence Smith
|
WR | FR | 6'3" | 187 lbs | $30K |
| 82 | Rashard Williams | WR | SO | 5'10" | 170 lbs | $30K |
| 42 |
Mike Burton
|
TE | JR | 6'2" | 280 lbs | $30K |
| 81 |
Louis Hansen
|
TE | SR | 6'5" | 240 lbs | $36K |
| 87 |
Clemens Richter
|
TE | FR | 6'6" | 240 lbs | $30K |
| 11 | Javonte Vereen | TE | SO | 6'4" | 220 lbs | $222K |
| 83 | Xavier Watson | TE | FR | 6'4" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 79 |
Danny Antolovich
|
OL | SR | 6'7" | 300 lbs | $30K |
| 69 |
Ty Chan
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 lbs | $33K |
| 50 |
Tank Green
|
OL | SR | 6'6" | 295 lbs | $30K |
| 75 |
Hill Greenlee
|
OL | FR | 6'9" | 295 lbs | $30K |
| 73 |
Wes Hoeh
|
OL | SR | 6'4" | 275 lbs | $125K |
| 58 |
Kyle Juergens
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 275 lbs | $30K |
| 54 |
Jake Kiernan
|
OL | SO | 6'1" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 51 |
Joe McGann
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 290 lbs | $30K |
| 52 |
Deron McLaughlin
|
OL | FR | 6'4" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 56 | Tamarus Walker | OL | SO | 6'3" | 320 lbs | $30K |
| 59 | Finn Wilkins | OL | FR | 6'5" | 315 lbs | $30K |
| 53 | Christos Zigoumis | OL | FR | 6'6" | 240 lbs | $30K |
| 96 |
Marquis Black
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 313 lbs | $125K |
| 59 |
Eddie Dresch
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 91 |
Brady Fodor
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 270 lbs | $30K |
| 58 |
Antoineo Harris Jr.
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 255 lbs | $212K |
| 94 |
Matt Hoffman
|
DL | JR | 6'5" | 250 lbs | $113K |
| 89 |
Trent Jones II
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 285 lbs | $149K |
| 73 |
Charley Leahy
|
DL | FR | 6'5" | 255 lbs | $30K |
| 1 | Ben Smiley | DL | SR | 6'4" | 245 lbs | $30K |
| 11 |
Donovan Branch
|
LB | SR | 6'4" | 245 lbs | $137K |
| 54 |
Ed Entsiwah
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 230 lbs | $30K |
| 19 |
Ethan Hogg
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | $30K |
| 30 |
Charles Johnson
|
LB | FR | 6'2" | 205 lbs | $30K |
| 5 |
Aaron Key
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 lbs | $94K |
| 10 |
Tyquan King
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 225 lbs | $147K |
| 6 |
Bryun Parham
|
LB | SR | 5'11" | 223 lbs | $369K |
| 37 |
Hayden Pegg
|
LB | SO | 6'3" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 9 |
Amir Renwick
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 220 lbs | $110K |
| 29 | Lewenski Ydore | LB | FR | 6'2" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 34 |
Carter Boskovich
|
DB | SO | 5'9" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 22 |
Axavier Bridges-Brooks
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $30K |
| 3 |
D'Mon Brinson
|
DB | SR | 5'10" | 180 lbs | $160K |
| 16 |
Drew Buckley
|
DB | SO | 5'9" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 27 |
Chase Fountain
|
DB | SO | 5'10" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 23 |
Diondre Glover
|
DB | SR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 31 |
Diandre Harris
|
DB | SR | 5'11" | 170 lbs | $30K |
| 15 |
Kamo'i Latu
|
DB | SR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $30K |
| 26 |
Jeremiah Lomax
|
DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 lbs | $30K |
| 7 |
Malachi McLean
|
DB | JR | 5'10" | 185 lbs | $160K |
| 2 |
Devin Pringle
|
DB | SR | 5'10" | 182 lbs | $146K |
| 25 | Saxton Suchanic | DB | FR | 6'2" | 180 lbs | $30K |
| 38 | Jaion Williams | DB | FR | 5'11" | 170 lbs | $30K |
| 17 | Connor Stutz | P | SR | 6'3" | 220 lbs | $30K |
| 35 | Spencer Sullins | P | FR | 6'3" | 199 lbs | $30K |
| 47 |
Zach Christinat
|
LS | SO | 6'1" | 210 lbs | $30K |
| 24 |
Tashi Crofut
|
LS | FR | 6'0" | 215 lbs | $30K |
| 51 |
Nick Pompilli
|
LS | FR | 6'5" | 250 lbs | $30K |
| 28 |
Chris Freeman
|
PK | SR | 6'1" | 200 lbs | $30K |
| 98 |
Leo Ricci
|
PK | FR | 6'1" | 180 lbs | $30K |