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RE: Class of 2026+ - SkiBum80 - 12-08-2025

(12-08-2025, 02:49 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: Is this the right thread for transfer news? Jack Leyrer is the only Cardinal in the portal so far. He is a 5th year OL who was injured all season and did not play.

I know is still early in the timeline. But I find it surprising (in a good way) that there are not more declared for transfer so far.
Due to impressive work by ALuck, new Coach Tavita, and staff?

RE: Stanford cannot enter portal until Jan 2nd - Stanford67 - 12-09-2025

Stanford players cannot utilize the new coach 15 day window. The NCAA states it only applies until June 2025. Stanford players must wait until the January 2nd window. Source, call the NCAA and the NCAA bylaws. On3 also has articles referencing the 2025 new hire cutoff as June 30th. So unless it’s a Grad transfer Stanford players cannot enter at this time. The article has a section mentioning June and the NCAA also verifies it. The article also uses exact November reference for a new hire and says players must wait.

https://www.on3.com/news/more-details-emerge-rules-around-coaching-changes-college-football-transfer-portal/

RE: Class of 2026+ - Spiny_Norman - 12-22-2025

Last Wednesday, Collin Wright declared for the NFL draft. He was redshirt junior this year so he could have come back for a final year.

https://www.on3.com/sites/cardinal-sports-report/news/stanford-cb-collin-wright-declares-for-2026-nfl-draft/

RE: Class of 2026+ - KartyFan - 12-23-2025

Anybody have a QB transfer wish list?

RE: Class of 2026+ - PalmTree - 12-24-2025

(12-23-2025, 08:35 AM)KartyFan Wrote: Anybody have a QB transfer wish list?

Fun question.

The guy at the top of my list was former Penn St. 2026 QB commit Troy Huhn, but the 4* recruit from Mission Hills HS wound up following Jim Franklin to Va Tech. Andrew reportedly had a positive conversation with Huhn after his decommitment, but alas, it was not meant to be.

So, as of today, that leaves 88 QBs in 247’s list of portal entries. Scouring the list, the most obvious prize, aka THE $2M Man (borrowing from BostonCard’s guess at NIL$ amounts for solid QBs) is ISU’s Rocco Becht, who eventually replaced Brock Purdy as the Cyclone’s starter. Becht’s 6’1, 210# and compiled a 26-13 record as a starter, completing 714/1177 passes (60.9%) for 9,274 yards and 64 TDs, with only 27 INTs. On top of that, what’s attractive is that he earned offers from Harvard, Penn and Columbia out of high school. Now the bad news - consensus is that he’ll follow former HC Matt Campbell to Penn State.

Based on a quick scan of college stats and/or high school recruiting profiles, other guys on the list who stand out as possible prospects include:

Katin Houser - at 6’3 and 225#, he’s transferring from East Carolina (via Michigan State). He graduates this month with an Economics degree and has been an honor roll student. A 4* prospect from Anaheim/St. John Bosco, his recruiting profile shows offers from Yale + other P4 offers from Arizona, Iowa, UW and Colorado. In his career, in 31 games, including 24 starts, he completed 531 of 846 passes (63%) for 6,438 yards, 43 TDs and 22 ints. He also scored 15 TDs, rushing for 352 yards on 183 carries,
Colton Joseph, a 6’2, 200 lb QB who’s played two seasons with 20 (of 25) starts at Old Dominion. From Newport Beach, He was a 3* recruit in the 2023 class who we looked at, but didn’t offer – besides ODU, he had offers from Air Force, Army and Navy, but none from P4 schools. He had decent success at ODU - in 20 starts, he was 306 for 512 (65.8%) while passing for 4,251 yards and 32 TDs, and rushed for 1,654 yards and 24 TDs, &
Davin Wydner, from West Georgia, is another interesting dual-threat QB in the portal, At 6’5 and 224 lbs, he completed 290 of 492 passes (59%) for 3,390 yards, 24 TDs and 10 ints, and also rushed for 690 yards and 10 TDs in 176 carries. A 2021 (early admit) recruit, he did pick up offers from Princeton and Tulane, + 3 from P4 schools (Maryland, Pitt & GaTech).

Further down the ladder were:

Eljiah Oehlke, from Wake Forest. At 6’2 and 223 lbs, he was a 4* recruit and the #23 QB on the 2025 class, but had no playing time during his frosh season. He also had offers from Harvard, Army, Air Force and Cornell, but none from other P4 schools,
Jackson Stratton, 6’4 205# from U of Iowa. He was a 3* recruit from La Jolla with offers from Brown and Columbia, and also a P4 offer from UW. He selected Colorado State, where he played sparingly. He then transferred to Iowa where he started 2 games during his time there, before entering the portal again,
Pete Costelli, 6’3 220 lbs from Northern Colorado (via Utah). From Mission Viejo, he was a 4* 2021, dual-threat QB recruit who received offers from a number of P4 schools - including LSU, Louisville. Northwestern, Michigan State, Indiana, kal, Arizona, etc. – and his recruiting profile indicates interest in Stanford, but we didn’t extend an offer, so wondering it was a Door #1 issue, evaluation or ???. That said, he chose Utah, but got no playing time as a frosh then transferred to Northen Colorado, where he only played sparingly in 2 years, &
Michael Merdinger, 6’2 and 210#, from Liberty U (via UNC). A 3* 2024 prospect, he had an offer from Brown and other P4 offers from Minnesota and GATech. He only played sparingly at both NC and Liberty.

I also have a "Please, Anybody But…" list, headed by a certain QB from Auburn who just entered the portal - yup Ashton Davis, to which I say, nope – AFAIC, been there, done that. Another blast from the past on my no-fly list is Ryan Lonegran, who IIRC we recruited quite heavily from the 2023 class, but chose Alabama instead. He played sparingly for two seasons at Alabama before transferring to Boston College, where he racked up a 2-10 record as the starting QB.

Again, this is just my take and is pretty much a SWAG - anyone else with more familiarity with our actual recruiting targets/strategy, please feel to correct me &/or chime in.

RE: Class of 2026+ - KartyFan - 12-24-2025

Awesome work, thank you PalmTree!

RE: Class of 2026+ - ADPinWDC - 12-27-2025

Right -- nice scouting on QBs.

Here's the Rivals latest tally our incoming class, 36th in USA -- meh.
Three 4-stars, 21 3-stars with a couple O-Line and some Edge players
https://www.on3.com/college/stanford-cardinal/football/2026/industry-comparison-commits/
No giant slayers in this class, so the portal is crucial, again.

We need five star O-Line to attract better QBs, methinks. Plus some RBs.
Our run game since 2018 has been atrocious, compared to 2009-2017 glory years

RE: Class of 2026+ - Chupacabra - 12-30-2025

Looks like Tabb to portal.

https://247sports.com/college/stanford/season/2026-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24092

RE: Class of 2026+ - PalmTree - 01-02-2026

(12-30-2025, 07:49 PM)Chupacabra Wrote: Looks like Tabb to portal.

https://247sports.com/college/stanford/season/2026-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24092

Jason Thompson (RS-Jr) and Myles Libman (RS-So), both WRs are now in the portal. Both were lightly used. Libman had 7 catches for 84 yds and a TD, I don't see any stats for Thompson.

RE: Class of 2026+ - old spanish trail - 01-02-2026

(01-02-2026, 05:05 PM)PalmTree Wrote:
(12-30-2025, 07:49 PM)Chupacabra Wrote: Looks like Tabb to portal.

https://247sports.com/college/stanford/season/2026-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24092

Jason Thompson (RS-Jr) and Myles Libman (RS-So), both WRs are now in the portal. Both were lightly used. Libman had 7 catches for 84 yds and a TD, I don't see any stats for Thompson.

Libman was a walk on who earned a ship pre season I think. Nice story, but he's neither big nor fast. Maybe Thompson was injured? Dunno

RE: Class of 2026+ - BostonCard - 01-03-2026

https://x.com/roytheboyyyy/status/2007312539051581440?s=61

Ugorji in the portal. He was the 551st out of 554 OGs in the country, per PFF.

BC

RE: Class of 2026+ - PalmTree - 01-03-2026

(01-03-2026, 01:28 AM)BostonCard Wrote: https://x.com/roytheboyyyy/status/2007312539051581440?s=61

Ugorji in the portal. He was the 551st out of 554 OGs in the country, per PFF.

BC

I felt bad for Ugorji getting thrown to the wolves his freshman year - along with Yamauchi - due to the depth (or lack thereof)/injuries. IIRC he was still just 17 at the time. Best of luck to him.

RE: Class of 2026+ - old spanish trail - 01-03-2026

(01-03-2026, 05:24 AM)PalmTree Wrote:
(01-03-2026, 01:28 AM)BostonCard Wrote: https://x.com/roytheboyyyy/status/2007312539051581440?s=61

Ugorji in the portal. He was the 551st out of 554 OGs in the country, per PFF.

BC

I felt bad for Ugorji getting thrown to the wolves his freshman year - along with Yamauchi - due to the depth (or lack thereof)/injuries. IIRC he was still just 17 at the time. Best of luck to him.

He might not have known what he was doing, but I thought he was quite agile for his size

RE: Class of 2026+ - PalmTree - 01-05-2026

Zak Yamauchi (2025 Fr, IOL, 8 games with 3 starts as a Fr) and Myles Jackson (2025 RS So, QB who did not play in 2025) have entered the portal

RE: Class of 2026+ - Hurlburt88 - 01-06-2026

boy to I hope to retain a few of these who have entered the portal, particularly the young OL who have potential to develop over several years. Cole Tabb as well.

RE: Class of 2026+ - SamuelMcF - 01-06-2026

(01-06-2026, 03:29 AM)Hurlburt88 Wrote: boy to I hope to retain a few of these who have entered the portal, particularly the young OL who have potential to develop over several years. Cole Tabb as well.

Tabb to Cincinnati

"Potential to develop" squandered when OL thrown into the flames as true frosh without opportunity to RS

RE: Class of 2026+ - Goose - 01-06-2026

(01-06-2026, 06:10 AM)SamuelMcF Wrote: "Potential to develop" squandered when OL thrown into the flames as true frosh without opportunity to RS

Why is that necessarily the case? Arguably RS for freshman linemen is desirable so they can develope "old man strength". Yes, these guys may be at a disadvantage because they had to play "early". However for them that is a "sunk cost". They are in the same situation whether they stay or go. I can certainly understand them wanting to go because they think that got a raw deal, and especially so if they have no real idea who the OL coach will be and what the "plan" is. OTOH if they don't have those problems Stanford might be a great place to "develop". One can RS sophomore year too.

RE: Class of 2026+ - PalmTree - 01-06-2026

247 is now listing Wilfredo Aybar, 5th yr SR edge, in the portal. He played 3 seasons here. While the alum directory doesn't list him as such, his IG page infers he's indeed graduated

An incoming SR OL transferring from Harvard - 6'3, 300 lbs, 2 yr starter though it looks like he switched positions a bit

RE: Class of 2026+ - newguy - 01-06-2026

(01-06-2026, 05:06 PM)PalmTree Wrote: An incoming SR OL transferring from Harvard - 6'3, 300 lbs, 2 yr starter though it looks like he switched positions a bit

some good news......finally.

RE: Class of 2026+ - Spiny_Norman - 01-07-2026

Stanford's only commitment for 2027 has now de-committed. Ben Lowther (3* OL, 6'8", 305) has re-opened his recruitment.

https://x.com/BenLowther2027/status/2008625284166414689?s=20