Indiana Football Transfer Portal Tracker

Welcome to our Indiana football transfer portal tracker, where we'll keep an updated list of all of the outgoing and incoming transfers following the 2024 regular season and heading into the 2025 season under coach Curt Cignetti.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti looks on against Michigan at Memorial Stadium. / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

(updated Saturday, Jan. 4 at 6:22 p.m.)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana's historic season ended Dec. 20 with a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Coach Curt Cignetti and the coaching staff have been hosting visits with players in the transfer portal over the last few weeks, and building the 2025 roster is now one of their top priorities.

The transfer portal officially opened Dec. 9 and closes Dec. 28. That window is strictly in regards to when players can enter the transfer portal. There is no deadline for them to commit to a new school. Also, players can announce their intentions to enter the transfer portal before it officially opens, which has already happened around the country. The portal will open again from April 16-25.

Below is a list of players who have either announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal or have officially entered the portal, as well as incoming transfers who have announced their commitment to Indiana.

Incoming transfers (16)

• Tyler Morris, wide receiver: Morris is a 5-foot-11 wide receiver who spent the last three seasons at Michigan. He posted career-high numbers in 2024 with 23 receptions for 248 yards and two touchdowns. Morris could also be a candidate to return punts, with 14 career returns with the Wolverines.

• Kahlil Benson, offensive lineman: Benson rejoins the Hoosiers after one season at Colorado, where he primarily played right guard in nine games but also played right tackle and left guard. He played at Indiana under former head coach Tom Allen from 2020-23, playing 12 games at right guard and 12 at right tackle.

• Zen Michalski, offensive lineman: At 6-foot-6 and 319 pounds, Michalski played 260 snaps at left tackle for Ohio State from 2021-24. He had a 73.8 run-blocking grade and a 33.3 pass-blocking grade in 2024, per PFF, which ranked second and 13th, respectively, among Ohio State offensive linemen. He went to Floyd Central High School in Floyd Knobs, Ind.

• Grant Wilson, quarterback: The 6-foot-3, 217-pound quarterback played the 2024 and 2023 seasons at Old Dominion after beginning his career with two seasons at Fordham. As a starter in 2023, he completed 57.1% of his passes for 2,149 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions. His 2024 season was cut short due to injury.

• Louis Moore, safety: Moore is transferring back to Indiana after one season at Ole Miss, where he played in 10 games and made 34 tackles. The 5-foot-11 safety played at Indiana under coach Tom Allen during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In 2023, he was Indiana's second-leading tackler and tied for the team lead with three interceptions.

• Sam Lindsey, long snapper: Lindsey spent the last two seasons at Georgia State. He redshirted the 2023 season, then appeared in 12 games during the 2024 season.

• Makai Jackson, wide receiver: The 6-foot, 200-pound wide receiver played the last two seasons at Appalachian State and began his career at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he made 46 receptions for 745 yards and five touchdowns. Across his three-year college career, he has 2,154 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. He also has experience returning punts and kickoffs.

• Fernando Mendoza, quarterback: Mendoza spent the last three seasons at California, where he threw for 3,004 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions with a 68.7% completion percentage during the 2024 season. He's the older brother of Indiana freshman quarterback, Alberto. Fernando joins the Hoosiers with two years of eligibility.

• Roman Hemby, running back: Hemby spent the last four seasons at Maryland, rushing 481 times for 2,347 yards, 22 touchdowns and 4.9 yards per carry. He rushed for at least 600 yards each of the last three seasons, peaking at 989 yards in 2022. He also totaled 112 receptions for 921 yards and five touchdowns. He has one year of eligibility left.

• Riley Nowakowski, tight end: Nowakowski played in 38 games across the past five seasons, all at Wisconsin, including three years as an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. At 6-foot-1 and 243 pounds, most of his snaps came at tight end, but he also lined up in the backfield. He has 18 career receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown.

• Dominique Ratcliff, defensive lineman: At 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, Ratcliff played the last three seasons at Texas State and spent the 2021 season at Louisiana. In 12 games in 2024, he made 22 tackles and two sacks.

• Lee Beebe Jr., running back: During his third collegiate season at UAB in 2024, Beebe totaled 166 rushes for 885 yards and seven touchdowns, plus 30 receptions for 219 yards and a touchdown. Beebe is listed at 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds.

• Hosea Wheeler, defensive lineman: In his third season at Western Kentucky, Wheeler made the first-team All-Conference USA in 2024 after making 74 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two sacks, two blocked kicks, two quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 13 games.

• Amariyun Knighten, cornerback: Knighten appeared in 25 games at Northern Illinois from 2022-24 and made 46 tackles and six pass breakups. The lone interception of his career came in a win at Notre Dame in 2024. The 6-foot cornerback was Northern Illinois's sixth-highest graded defender with at least 200 snaps, per Pro Football focus.

• Brendan Franke, kicker: Across 78 kickoffs during the 2024 season at Texas State, Franke averaged 64 yards per kick and had 64 touchbacks. Franke previously attended Georgia Southern, Nebraska and Morningside College, an NAIA program in Sioux City, Iowa.

• Mitch McCarthy, punter: McCarthy appeared in 37 games at UCF since the beginning of the 2022 season. He has a career average of 43 yards per punt, including 33.9% being downed inside the 20-yard line. The Melbourne, Australia native trained at ProKick Australia prior to college.

Outgoing transfers (15)

• Roman Purcell, quarterback: Purcell did not play in any games across two seasons with the Hoosiers. The 6-foot-1 quarterback previously played at North Carolina A&T and Monroe University. He went to Indian Creek High School in Trafalgar, Ind.

• Venson Sneed Jr., defensive end: Sneed appeared in 18 games and played 174 total snaps across three seasons at Indiana. At 6-foot-4 and 266 pounds, he made nine tackles in his Indiana career. Sneed joined the Hoosiers before the 2022 season out of Winter Park High School in Florida as a three-star recruit and the nation's 71st-ranked defensive lineman, per 247Sports.

• JoJo Johnson, cornerback: Johnson appeared in 16 games across two seasons at Indiana, totaling 13 tackles and one pass defended. The 6-foot, 184-pound cornerback joined the Hoosiers prior to the 2023 season as a transfer from Iowa Western Community College. He began his career at Notre Dame during the 2021 season, but did not play due to a knee injury.

• Brody Kosin, tight end: Kosin did not play in any games as a true freshman in 2024. The 6-foot-6, 234-pound tight end joined the Hoosiers out of Clarkston High School in Michigan as a three-star recruit ranked No. 57 among tight ends by 247Sports.

• Brady Simmons, wide receiver: Simmons appeared in eight games across three seasons at Indiana after joining the program as a walk-on prior to the 2022 season. The 6-foot-1 wide receiver attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Ind.

• Jaz Boykin, defensive back: Boykin did not play in any games during two seasons with the Hoosiers after joining the program as a walk-on before the 2023 season. The 6-foot defensive back attended Fishers High School in Fishers, Ind.

• Caleb King, defensive line: King did not play in any games as a true freshman at Indiana in 2024. At 6-foot-5 and 277 pounds, he attended Eastern High School in Greentown, Ind.

• Tayven Jackson, quarterback: Transferring to UCF. Jackson transferred to Indiana before the 2023 season after beginning his career with one year at Tennessee. Across two seasons as a Hoosier, the 6-foot-4 quarterback appeared in 13 games and made six starts. Jackson completed 101-of-165 passes for 1,300 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions and rushed 43 times for 52 yards and four touchdowns.

• Elijah Green, running back: Green rushed for 209 yards and five touchdowns across 29 carries, good for 6.9 yards per carry, in seven games at Indiana in 2024. He transferred to Indiana before this season after four seasons at North Carolina, where he rushed for 664 yards.

• Joshua Rudolph, linebacker: Rudolph played in 13 games across two seasons at Indiana. He made 18 total tackles as a Hoosier. Rudolph played at Austin Peay during the 2022 and 2021 seasons.

• Noah Bolticoff, offensive lineman: Bolticoff did not play in any games at Indiana after joining the program before the 2023 season as a transfer from TCU. He played in seven games at TCU from 2021-22.

• Donaven McCulley, wide receiver: Transferring to Michigan. McCulley played in 35 games for the Hoosiers dating back to the 2021 season. He began his Indiana career as a quarterback, completing 35-of-82 passes for 475 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions as a true freshman. He transitioned to wide receiver before the 2022 season and hauled in 68 receptions for 849 yards and eight touchdowns in his career.

• DJ Warnell, safety: Warnell transferred to Indiana prior to the 2024 season and appeared in four games for the Hoosiers. He previously played at Arizona from 2022-23 and at UCLA from 2020-21, appearing in 40 games.

• Tyrik McDaniel, safety: McDaniel transferred to Indiana before 2023 season and played in 16 games for the Hoosiers, making four tackles. He previously played at Independence Community College in 2022 and Old Dominion from 2020-21.

• Nahji Logan, linebacker: Logan joined the Hoosiers ahead of the 2024 season and played in three games. He previously played at UMass from 2020-23, totaling 128 tackles. He led UMass with 60 tackles during the 2023 season.

Withdrawn (1)

• E.J. Williams Jr., wide receiver: Williams has withdrawn from the transfer portal and will return to Indiana for the 2025 season. He left the program during the 2024 season after playing in 12 games across two seasons at Indiana. The 6-foot-4 wide receiver made 25 receptions for 330 yards with the Hoosiers. He played at Clemson from 2020-22, catching 40 passes for 442 yards and two touchdowns.

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