With the NCAA football transfer portal opening January 2, here are the Notre Dame players that have announced their plans to enter the portal. This list will be updated as warranted. This list will also include any incoming transfers by date.

1/15

DL Tionne Gray (Arriving from Oregon)

• Three years of eligibility remaining
• Played 232 snaps (4th among Oregon interior DL’s) according to Pro Football Focus
• 18 tackles, 2 stops for loss and blocked one field goal

1/13

DL Francis Brewu (Arriving from Pittsburgh)

• Started all 13 games for Pitt as a sophomore
• All-ACC Honorable Mention after recording 36 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble
• Two years of eligibility remaining

WR Mylan Graham (Arriving from Ohio State)

• Fort Wayne, IN native caught six passes for 93 yards in 2025 in loaded Buckeye receiver room
• Redshirt sophomore has three years of eligibility remaining

K Spencer Porath (Arriving from Purdue)

• Brownsburg, IN native made 15 of 17 field goal attempts as a sophomore in 2025, including six of eight from 40+ yards
• Has never missed an extra point in college career
• Two years of eligibility remaining

1/12

CB D.J. McKinney (Arriving from Colorado)

• Has one season of eligibility left; started at Oklahoma State
• First Team All-Big 12 entering 2025 season
• 35 tackles (27 solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and five pass breakups; missed last three games due to injury

WR Quincy Porter (Arriving from Ohio State)

• Four seasons of eligibility remaining
• Appeared in four games as a freshman; limited opportunities due to being behind All-America WR Jeremiah Smith on depth chart
• Four catches for 59 yards in 2025
• No. 21 overall player and the No. 3 wide receiver available in On3 transfer portal rankings

DE Keon Keeley (Arriving from Alabama)

• Originally committed to Notre Dame in the summer of 2021 to then-defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman
• Two years of eligibility remaining
• Played the sixth-most snaps among Alabama’s EDGE players this past season, logging 167 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus
• Totaled 16 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 blocked field goal in 2025, which was his third season in Tuscaloosa. His three sacks were tied for the third-most on the team.

CB Jayden Sanders (Arriving from Michigan)

• Played in all 13 games during true freshman season
• Recorded 23 tackles and 1 pass breakup
• Earned Michigan defensive player of the week for his outing against Nebraska (8 tackles, 1 pass breakup)

1/7

WR Scrap Richardson

LB Anthony Sacca (Transferring to UCLA)

1/6

LB Bodie Kahoun (Transferring to Boston College)

DE Preston Zinter (Transferring to Rice)

• Special teams anchor, led team in special teams snaps with 211 in 10 games
• Graduated in three years, has two seasons of eligibilty remaining

1/5

WR K.K. Smith (Transferring to Michigan State)

• Redshirt sophomore with two years of eligibility remaining
• Caught 8 passes, including 2 touchdowns, in 10 games in 2025

1/2

CB Cree Thomas (Transferring to Colorado)

• Freshman appeared in three games for 30 snaps
• Recorded one tackle and a pass breakup against Syracuse

1/1

DE Armel Mukam (Withdrew from portal, staying at Notre Dame)

• Two years of eligibility remaining
• Only played 135 snaps
• 11 tackles, seven QB pressures, one forced fumble

12/30

DE Joshua Burnham (Transferring to Indiana)

• One season of eligibility remaining
• Appeared in every Notre Dame game the past three seasons
• Third best on team for tackles for loss in 2025, including 3 sacks
• Threw touchdown pass on fake punt against Stanford

12/27

CB Karson Hobbs (Transferring to Florida State)

• Will have two years of eligibility remaining
• In two seasons, two passes defended and one interception

12/26

K Marcello Diomede

• After Noah Burnette’s hip injury, Diomede eventually lost out on the starting job to Erik Schmidt
• 4-5 on extra points, 0-1 on field goals

12/23

S Ben Minich (Transferring to Miami (OH))

• Played in three games as a true freshman in 2023.
• Played mainly on special teams in 26 of last 28 games

12/22

S JaDon Blair (Transferring to Missouri)

• Freshman played only 19 snaps, all against Syracuse

RB Gi’Bran Payne (Transferring to Cincinnati)

• One season of eligibility remaining
• Best season in 2023; 45 rushes for 168 yards, two touchdowns

S Taebron Bennie-Powell (Transferring to Boise State)

• Didn’t play as true freshman
• Played 13 snaps against Syracuse

12/17

CB Chance Tucker

• One season of eligibility remaining
• Two season-ending knee injuries in 2024 and 2025
• Played combined 70 snaps in 2023 and 2025

12/16

QB Anthony Rezac (Transferring to South Dakota State)

• Walk-on spent two seasons as a practice player

12/8

QB Kenny Minchey (Committed to Nebraska, Flipped to Kentucky)

• Redshirt junior with two years of eligibility remaining
• Over last three seasons, 23-for-29 passing, nine rushes for 96 yards and two touchdowns