The 2023 season saw plenty of newcomers shine in the AAC. Some teams successfully filled gaps on their rosters with talented players via the transfer portal.
However, standout players have also left the AAC to go to Power Five programs, and this offseason is no exception.
Here’s a look at players who have left AAC programs and players who have joined teams in the league going into 2024, per 247 Sports.
Army Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Isaiah Alston | Army | Iowa St. | WR |
| Tano Letuli | Army | San Diego St. | LB |
| Champ Harris | Army | Trinity Valley | QB |
| Hunter Roddy | Army | Idaho St. | RB |
| Kalvyn Crummie | Army | Murray St. | LB |
Charlotte Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Kameron Howard | Charlotte | Alabama | DB |
| Dontez Fagan | Charlotte | W. Virginia | DB |
| Khafre Brown | USF | Charlotte | WR |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. | Charlotte | South Carolina | LB |
| Tyler Gibson | Georgia Tech | Charlotte | OL |
| Derrick Edwards | Louisville | Charlotte | DB |
| Ephraim Deese | Charlotte | Iowa Western | DL |
| CJ Stokes | Michigan | Charlotte | RB |
| Dre Butler | Michigan St. | Charlotte | DL |
| CJ Clinkscales | Boston College | Charlotte | DB |
| Micah Sumpter | Charlotte | E. Tenn. St. | OL |
| Brian Bates | Charlotte | Delaware St. | LB |
| D’Andre Martin | South Carolina | Charlotte | EDGE |
| Donovan Spellman | App St. | Charlotte | EDGE |
| Cartevious Norton | Iowa St. | Charlotte | RB |
| Xavier Simmons | Missouri | Charlotte | LB |
| Miguel Jackson | Charlotte | Utah St. | DL |
| Sammy Anderson Jr. | Cincinnati | Charlotte | DB |
| Jai’Lun Hampton | Charlotte | UT Martin | OL |
| Omari Orgertrice | Charlotte | Johnson C. Smith | DB |
| Treyveon McGee | Iowa St. | Charlotte | DB |
| Jordan Herman | Florida | Charlotte | OL |
| Max Brown | Florida | Charlotte | QB |
| Durell Robinson | Charlotte | UConn | RB |
| Roger Walters | Charlotte | Iowa Western | WR |
| Mo Clipper Jr. | Tennessee | Charlotte | OL |
| Anthony Romphf | W. Michigan | Charlotte | DB |
| Chantz Williams | Miami | Charlotte | EDGE |
| Jordan Spasojevic-Moko | Texas A&M | Charlotte | OL |
| Nikhai Hill-Green | Charlotte | Colorado | LB |
| Mitchell Mayes | Clemson | Charlotte | OL |
| Jonny Hassard | UMass | Charlotte | OL |
| Justin Olson | Middle Tenn. | Charlotte | WR |
| Aidan Kaler | Stony Brook | Charlotte | LB |
East Carolina Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Qae’Shon Sapp | ECU | SMU | OL |
| Karson Jones | Houston | ECU | OL |
| Shane Calhoun | ECU | Texas A&M | TE |
| Casey Kelly | Oregon | ECU | TE |
| Gerald Green | ECU | Troy | RB |
| Jaden McKenzie | Ohio St. | ECU | DL |
| Jake Garcia | Missouri | ECU | QB |
| Antione Jackson | ECU | UCF | DB |
| Colby Garfield | ECU | Ohio | LS |
| Andrew Wilson-Lamp | W. Virginia | ECU | DB |
| Darius Bell | Maine | ECU | OL |
| Ryheem Craig | Louisville | ECU | EDGE |
| O’Mega Blake | S. Carolina | ECU | WR |
| Teylor Jackson | ECU | Liberty | LB |
| Laith Marjan | ECU | S. Alabama | K |
| Tyquan King | ECU | Temple | LB |
| Dameon Wilson | Missouri | ECU | LB |
| Anthony Smith | NC State | ECU | WR |
| Gavin Gibson | Maryland | ECU | DB |
| Richard Pearce | ECU | New Mexico | OL |
| Jason Shuford | ECU | Marshall | DL |
| Katin Houser | Michigan St. | ECU | QB |
| Mason Garcia | ECU | Austin Peay | QB |
| Isaiah Foote | ECU | W. Illinois | OL |
| Elisha Samples | ECU | Wofford | OL |
| Zion Agnew | ECU | Lenoir-Rhyne | WR |
| Xavier McIver | ECU | UT Martin | DL |
| Omari Allen | ECU | Hampton | OL |
| Ty Moss | ECU | Tenn. Tech | DB |
| Jamari Young | ECU | Gardner-Webb | LB |
| Brock Winstead | ECU | E. Tenn. St. | LS |
| David Chapeau | ECU | Central Mich. | P |
| Grant Copeland | ECU | Lenoir-Rhyne | OL |
| Ryan Capriotti | ECU | Maryland | K |
| Teagan Wilk | ECU | Houston | DB |
| Winston Wright Jr. | Florida St. | ECU | WR |
FAU Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Kamaar Bell | FAU | S. Carolina | OL |
| Dorian Hinton | FAU | Texas A&M | OL |
| Jaylen Wester | FAU | Colorado | LB |
| Casey Thompson | FAU | Oklahoma | QB |
| Ja’Kavion Nonar | Maryland | FAU | OL |
| LaJohntay Wester | FAU | Colorado | WR |
| Jaden Outar | FAU | Garden City | DB |
| Milan Tucker | App St. | FAU | WR |
| Caleb Coombs | Marshall | FAU | WR |
| Wallace Unamba | FAU | New Mexico | OL |
| Devin Price | FAU | Ole Miss | WR |
| Cam Fancher | Marshall | FAU | QB |
| Marlyn Johnson | Buffalo | FAU | WR |
| Daniel Richardson | FAU | Florida A&M | QB |
| A’Ceon Cobb | FAU | Florida A&M | WR |
| Daughtry Richardson | Florida St. | FAU | OL |
| Chisom Ifeanyi | Shippensburg | FAU | EDGE |
| Jahbari Hill | FAU | N. Alabama | DB |
| CJ Campbell Jr. | Florida St. | FAU | RB |
| Tony Johnson | FAU | Cincinnati | WR |
| Kasen Weisman | Colorado | FAU | QB |
| Dominique Henry | BYU | FAU | WR |
| Kahzir Brown | Maine | FAU | DB |
| Marlon Krakue | FAU | N. Alabama | EDGE |
| Arthur Jenkins | FAU | Albany St. | WR |
| George Johnson III | UMass | FAU | WR |
| Phillip Dunnam | Indiana | FAU | DB |
| Prince Boyd | Purdue | FAU | DL |
| Kyler Laing | Buffalo | FAU | EDGE |
Memphis Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Jarra Anderson | Memphis | Arizona | DL |
| DeAgo Brumfield | Memphis | Miss. St. | DB |
| Maurice Hampton | Memphis | Vanderbilt | DB |
| Richard Kinley II | Memphis | Louisville | EDGE |
| Devin Baldwin | Jax St. | Memphis | DL |
| Austin Smith | Memphis | Sam Houston | TE |
| Tahj Ra-El | Old Dominion | Memphis | DB |
| Jordan Grier | Indiana | Memphis | DB |
| Ja’Koby Banks | Houston | Memphis | WR |
| AJ Watts | ULM | Memphis | DB |
| Jaylen Nichols | S. Carolina | Memphis | OL |
| Raydrian McKneely | Memphis | NW State | RB |
| Cameron Smith | Memphis | TCU | DB |
| Traveon Wright | Memphis | Miss. St. | DB |
| Joshua Sloan | UTEP | Memphis | P |
| Makylan Pounders | Memphis | Miss. St. | OL |
| Mario Anderson | S. Carolina | Memphis | RB |
| Izaiah Reed | Louisville | Memphis | OL |
| Javante Mackey | Arkansas St. | Memphis | LB |
| Jyaire Shorter | Auburn | Memphis | WR |
| Caden Costa | Ole Miss | Memphis | K |
| Davion Carter | Memphis | Texas Tech | OL |
| Tevin Carter | Memphis | Tenn. St. | QB |
| Jayden Flaker | NC Central | Memphis | LB |
| Kourtlan Marsh | Samford | Memphis | DB |
| Trent Holler | Marshall | Memphis | OL |
| Keydrell Lewis | ULM | Memphis | OL |
| Jaidyn Denis | Elon | Memphis | DB |
| Patrick Lucas Jr. | Indiana | Memphis | DL |
| Matt Hudson | Harvard | Memphis | LB |
Navy Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Jacob Busic | Navy | UCLA | EDGE |
| Tyler Baker | Navy | Rhode Island | QB |
| Denim Edwards | Navy | Presbyterian | RB |
| Elias Larry | Navy | Colorado St. | DB |
North Texas Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Reese Mooney | Liberty | UNT | QB |
| Blake Ford | Arkansas | UNT | K |
| Jake Shipley | Oregon | UNT | EDGE |
| Chandler Morris | TCU | UNT | QB |
| MaKyi Lee | Missouri | UNT | OL |
| David Spruiells | N. Arizona | UNT | DB |
| Oscar Adaway III | UNT | S. Carolina | RB |
| Trey Cleveland | UNT | Abilene Christian | WR |
| Patrick Smith-Young | UNT | Old Dominion | DB |
| Dillion Williams | UNT | UTEP | DB |
| BJ Allen Jr. | Texas | UNT | DB |
| Johnny Dickson | Virginia Tech | UNT | OL |
| Sifa Leota | UNT | La. Tech | LB |
| Chandler Rogers | UNT | Cal | QB |
| X’Avion Brice | Texas | UNT | DB |
| Justice Guillory | Stephen F. Austin | UNT | OL |
| Oscar Hammond | Central Okla. | UNT | TE |
| Febechi Nwaiwu | UNT | Oklahoma | OL |
| Jasper Lott | TCU | UNT | OL |
| Samora Ezekiel | UNT | Montana St. | OL |
| Detraveon Brown | UNT | Southern | WR |
| Tre Bradford | LSU | UNT | RB |
| JJ Jean-Louis | Iowa St. | UNT | LB |
| Howard Sampson | UNT | N. Carolina | OL |
| Zach Evans | Minnesota | UNT | RB |
| BK Jackson | UNT | Texas A&M Commerce | RB |
| Jax Van Zandt | UNT | UAB | LB |
| Chris Wright | UNT | Abilene Christian | EDGE |
| Dameon Smallwood | UNT | Lamar | OL |
| Robert Johnson | UNT | UT Martin | DB |
| Dalton Carnes | Houston | UNT | WR |
| DT Sheffield | Washington St. | UNT | WR |
| Isheem Young | Ole Miss | UNT | DB |
| Jeremiah Aaron | W. Virginia | UNT | WR |
| Ayo Adeyi | UNT | James Madison | RB |
| Isaiah Johnson | UNT | Abilene Christian | RB |
| Logan Wilson | UNT | Cincinnati | DB |
| Stone Earle | UNT | Abilene Christian | QB |
| Ja’Mori Maclin | UNT | Kentucky | WR |
| Ethan Miner | UNT | Miss. St. | OL |
| Landon Peterson | Texas Tech | UNT | OL |
| Jayden Hill | Ohio Dominican | UNT | DB |
Rice Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Chad Lindberg | Georgia | Rice | OL |
| De’Braylon Carroll | Rice | Texas Tech | DL |
| Michael Daley | BYU | Rice | EDGE |
| Alex Bacchetta | Penn St. | Rice | P |
| EJ Warner | Temple | Rice | QB |
| Spencer Cassell | Harvard | Rice | OL |
| Graham Walker | Brown | Rice | WR |
| Charles Looes | Dartmouth | Rice | EDGE |
| Coleman Bennett | Bucknell | Rice | RB |
Temple Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Clifton McDowell | Temple | McNeese St. | QB |
| Dominick Hill | Temple | Liberty | DB |
| Antonio Jones | Grambling St. | Temple | WR |
| Victor Stoffel | Temple | Cal | OL |
| Cam’Ron Stewart | Rutgers | Temple | DL |
| Jalen McMurray | Temple | Tennessee | DB |
| Louis Frye | N. Illinois | Temple | DB |
| Antwain Littleton II | Maryland | Temple | RB |
| Richard Dandridge | Temple | Youngstown St. | WR |
| Jason Moore | Georgia Tech | Temple | DL |
| Andreas Keaton | W. Carolina | Temple | DB |
| Lancine Turay | Temple | Virginia Union | DL |
| Grayson Mains | S. Carolina | Temple | OL |
| Javier Morton | Nebraska | Temple | DB |
| Tyquan King | E. Carolina | Temple | LB |
| Jamel Johnson | Charleston Southern | Temple | DB |
| Edward Saydee | Temple | Gardner-Webb | RB |
| TK Wright | NC State | Temple | LB |
| Jaylen Lewis | Arkansas | Temple | DB |
| Reggie Jones | La. Tech | Temple | DL |
| Evan Simon | Rutgers | Temple | QB |
| Maddux Trujillo | Austin Peay | Temple | K |
| Torey Richardson | UTEP | Temple | DB |
| EJ Warner | Temple | Rice | QB |
| D’Wan Mathis | Temple | Delaware St. | WR |
Tulane Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Khai Prean | LSU | Tulane | WR |
| Johnathan Edwards | Indiana St. | Tulane | DB |
| Ronan Chambers | Akron | Tulane | OL |
| Shazz Preston | Alabama | Tulane | WR |
| Jack Tchienchou | Troy | Tulane | DB |
| Chris Rodgers | Troy | Tulane | DB |
| Caleb Ransaw | Troy | Tulane | DB |
| Deshaun Batiste | Troy | Tulane | DL |
| Mario Williams | USC | Tulane | WR |
| Terez Traynor | Idaho | Tulane | WR |
| Ty Thompson | Oregon | Tulane | QB |
| Micah Robinson | Furman | Tulane | DB |
| Corey Platt Jr. | Tulane | Houston | LB |
| Keith Cooper | Tulane | Houston | DL |
| Kentrell Webb | Tulane | Houston | DB |
| Devean Deal | Tulane | TCU | EDGE |
| DJ Douglas | Tulane | Florida | DB |
| Jaylon Griffin | UCF | Tulane | WR |
| Chris Brazzell II | Tulane | Tennessee | WR |
| Carson Haggard | Tulane | Abilene Christian | QB |
| Lu Tillery | ULM | Tulane | DB |
| Vincent Murphy | W. Kentucky | Tulane | OL |
| Jalen Geiger | Kentucky | Tulane | DB |
Tulsa Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Jordan Ford | Tulsa | Georgia St. | RB |
| Kaden Stanton | NM St. | Tulsa | OL |
| Julien Simon | Tulsa | UConn | LB |
| Gavin Potter | Arkansas St. | Tulsa | LB |
| Braylon Braxton | Tulsa | Marshall | QB |
| Zach Marcheselli | TCU | Tulsa | LB |
| Carl Chester | Tulsa | Marshall | WR |
| Jacob Waller | SMU | Tulsa | OL |
| Jeremy Jones | Tulsa | Marshall | OL |
| Chase Meyer | Tulsa | Penn St. | K |
| Ashton Schumann | Tulsa | Central Okla. | WR |
| Zion Steptoe | Purdue | Tulsa | DB |
| Chris Thompson Jr. | USC | Tulsa | LB |
| Dorian Hopkins | Tulsa | UTEP | LB |
| Jeremiah Ballard | UTEP | Tulsa | WR |
| Jaise Oliver | Tulsa | TCU | DB |
| Everitt Rogers | Tulsa | Houston | DL |
| Roman Fuller | Tulsa | CSU-Pueblo | QB |
| Jayden Simon | Tulsa | UConn | DL |
| Myles Jackson | Indiana | Tulsa | EDGE |
| Amieh Williams | Angelo St. | Tulsa | DL |
UAB Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Tyjon Jones | Youngstown St. | UAB | DB |
| BJ Mayes | UAB | Texas A&M | DB |
| Sirad Bryant | Georgia Tech | UAB | DB |
| Ezra Odinjor | Georgia Tech | UAB | EDGE |
| Fred Farrier II | UAB | Kentucky | WR |
| Connor Knight | UAB | McNeese St. | DL |
| Jamoi Mayes | Chattanooga | UAB | WR |
| Taven Curry | UAB | ULM | RB |
| Carl Fauntroy | UAB | ULM | DB |
| Xander Echols | UAB | Idaho | LS |
| Armoni Goodwin | LSU | UAB | RB |
| Damon Miller | UAB | Samford | DB |
| Joey Merritt | UAB | San Diego | WR |
| JonDarius Morgan | S. Carolina | UAB | OL |
| Jax Van Zandt | N. Texas | UAB | LB |
| Jalen Nettles | UAB | SE Missouri St. | OL |
| Adrian Maddox | Alabama St. | UAB | DB |
| Jamarcus Jones | UAB | La. Tech | WR |
| DJ Jones | Murray St. | UAB | OL |
| Jackson Bratton | UAB | N. Alabama | LB |
| Samario Rudolph | UAB | Jax St. | WR |
| LeDarrius Cox | Indiana | UAB | DL |
| Octavius Brothers | Purdue | UAB | LB |
South Florida Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Tramel Logan | USF | Louisville | EDGE |
| Joshua Cobbs | Houston | USF | WR |
| Khafre Brown | USF | Charlotte | WR |
| Jack Wilty | Colorado | USF | OL |
| Brent Austin | James Madison | USF | DB |
| Junior Uzebu | Vanderbilt | USF | OL |
| Derrell Bailey Jr. | USF | E. Tenn. St. | OL |
| De’Shawn Rucker | Tennessee | USF | DB |
| Lloyd Summerall | USF | James Madison | EDGE |
| Jameel Sanders | USF | Florida A&M | DB |
| Langston Long | Virginia | USF | LB |
| D’Marco Augustin | Youngstown St. | USF | DB |
| Kajuan Banks | S. Carolina | USF | DB |
| Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | Purdue | USF | WR |
| Will Jones II | USF | Old Dominion | DB |
| Gerry Bohanon | USF | BYU | QB |
| Zach Perkins | USF | Hampton | OL |
UTSA Transfer Portal Tracker
| Name | Old Team | New Team | Pos. |
| Ian Jackson | Alabama | UTSA | LB |
| Jaylen Garth | Houston | UTSA | OL |
| Avery Morris | UTSA | New Mexico St. | LB |
| Denver Harris | LSU | UTSA | DB |
| Kam Alexander | UTSA | Oregon | DB |
| Cinque Williams | UTSA | Austin Peay | DB |
| Daniel Ogundipe | UTSA | FIU | OL |
| Kaedric Cobbs | UTSA | Bryant | RB |
| DJ Allen | TCU | UTSA | WR |
| Brevin Randle | La. Tech | UTSA | LB |
| JJ Sparkman | Texas Tech | UTSA | WR |
| Trey Moore | UTSA | Texas | EDGE |
| Xavier Spencer | UTSA | Southern | DB |
| Daemian Wimberly | SMU | UTSA | DL |
| Kamar Missouri | Rutgers | UTSA | OL |
| Zach Morris | New Mexico | UTSA | DB |
| CJ James | New Mexico | UTSA | OL |
| Jermarius Lewis | New Mexico | UTSA | DB |
AAC QBs Transfer Portal News
Chandler Morris of TCU Commits To North Texas
Chandler Morris, a former three-star prospect from the state of Texas, committed to North Texas.
The former TCU and Oklahoma quarterback was listed as a sophomore last season. Over the past three years, he’s completed 201 of 306 passes for 2,394 yards, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions while rushing for 356 yards and four scores. In 2023, he completed 66% of his throws for 1,532 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five picks with 249 yards and three touchdowns rushing.
Former Oregon QB Ty Thompson Transferring To Tulane
Tulane is losing AAC Player of the Year Michael Pratt as he has turned his attention to the NFL Draft. So the Green Wave picked up a major commitment from another talented passer.
Ty Thompson, a former four-star recruit, is transferring from Oregon to Tulane. As a sophomore while mostly sitting behind Bo Nix in 2023, he completed 24 of 31 passes for 297 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception on a 77% completion rate and rushed for 48 yards.
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AAC Transfer Portal News
Ian Jackson of Alabama Commits To UTSA
Ian Jackson, a former Alabama linebacker, is going to UTSA.
Jackson didn’t see any playing time in 2023 or 2021, the season he redshirted. He played in three games on special teams in 2022. He was a consensus four-star prospect coming out of Prattville High School in Alabama.
Multiple Power Five Players Commit To East Carolina
After going 2-10 in 2023, East Carolina bolstered its roster through the transfer portal. Jake Garcia, a quarterback who played for Miami and then Missouri, as well as Casey Kelly, a former tight end for Oregon and Ole Miss, committed to the Pirates.
Garcia didn’t appear in a game for Missouri last season. In the previous two years at Miami, he was 79-of-129 passing for 950 yards, seven touchdowns, and four picks.
Kelly caught five passes for 43 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games for the Ducks last year. He has 325 yards and five scores on 33 catches for his collegiate career.
LaJohntay Wester Commits To Colorado
LaJohntay Wester, a HERO Sports Group of Five All-American, is transferring to Colorado.
The former FAU wide receiver caught 108 passes for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns in 2023. He also ran for 44 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. In four seasons with the Owls, he totaled 2,703 yards and 21 touchdowns on 252 receptions.
Wester is also a standout returner. On 14 punt returns in 2023, he totaled 278 yards and a touchdown.
Temple RB Darvon Hubbard Enters The Transfer Portal
Darvon Hubbard, who was Temple’s starting running back by the end of the 2023 season, has entered the transfer portal.
He led the Owls with 412 rushing yards last season. The former Texas A&M transfer rushed for 618 yards and five touchdowns on 135 carries over the course of the last two years at Temple. He also caught 36 passes for 286 yards during that time.
Ja’Mori Maclin of North Texas Transferring To Kentucky
Ja’Mori Maclin was one of the few G5 wide receivers who eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2023. But now he has decided to go to a Power Five program.
Maclin, a former North Texas wide receiver, has chosen to go to Kentucky. He caught 57 passes for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.
