Here's every player Memphis football has gotten from transfer portal

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Here's every player Memphis football has gotten from transfer portal

Jonah Dylan, Memphis Commercial Appeal · The Commercial Appeal

Tue, Jan 27, 2026 ·

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Memphis football's roster keeps growing.

The Tigers are in the midst of a complete rebuild under new coach Charles Huff. They lost the majority of their roster to the transfer portal and expired eligibility, but Huff and his staff have been busy replacing those players in the portal.

Though the window closed on Jan. 16, players who entered the portal before then are still able to sign with new schools. So while Memphis has the majority of its transfer business done, there likely will be additions as spring practice gets closer.

Here's a look at every player Memphis has signed so far.

Memphis transfer portal additions for Charles Huff

WR Tychaun Chapman

Chapman followed Huff from Marshall to Southern Miss, and now to Memphis. He had 25 catches for 448 yards and three touchdowns in 2025 and has one season of eligibility remaining.

CB Darius Malcolm Jr.

Malcolm was an FCS freshman All-American at Wofford in 2025. He totaled 74 tackles in 2025.

RB Jaylin Carter

Carter had 166 rushing yards and 133 receiving yards as a freshman at Southern Miss in 2025. He also followed Huff from Hattiesburg.

DL Jaden McKinney

McKinney is a Collierville alum who started his collegiate career at Austin Peay. He was also at Southern Miss in 2025, when he had 27 tackles.

DB Ahmere Foster

Foster was a starting safety for Southern Miss in 2025. He began his career at Marshall with Huff and made 47 tackles in 2025.

DB Dylan King

A Nashville native, King started his career at Tennessee State before transferring to East Mississippi Community College. He played at Southern Miss in 2025 and made 27 tackles.

OT Riley McGehee

McGehee spent two seasons at Arkansas State and started at left tackle in 2025.

WR Jermane Hayes

Hayes played sparingly as a freshman at Southern Miss in 2025, with four catches for 36 yards.

DL Elijah Kinsler

Kinsler started his career at West Virginia before transferring to Southern Miss ahead of the 2025 season. He played sparingly in 2025.

DL Chris Stokes

Stokes redshirted at Marshall in 2024 before transferring to Southern Miss, following Huff. He played in only one game in 2025.

LB Zach Ruffin

Ruffin played in all 13 games for Southern Miss as a freshman and made four tackles.

DB Anthony Richard Jr.

Richard also went from Marshall to Southern Miss with Huff and started for the Golden Eagles in 2025. He made 31 tackles and had two interceptions.

QB Denzel Gardner

Gardner redshirted as a true freshman at Southern Miss in 2025. He's a former three-star recruit from DeMatha Catholic in Maryland and had power conference offers out of high school.

DL Amir Leonard-Jean Charles

Charles played at Lipscomb Academy before initially signing with West Virginia and then transferring to Southern Miss ahead of the 2025 season. He redshirted in 2025.

LB Mike Montgomery

Montgomery started his career at Portland State before transferring to Southern Miss. He started for the Golden Eagles in 2025 and made 105 tackles and two interceptions.

DB Stonka Burnside

Burnside signed with Memphis after two seasons at Mississippi State. He made five total tackles across his two seasons in Starkville.

DL Devan Lowe

Lowe started his career at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas before transferring to Georgia Southern ahead of the 2025 season, where he made 21 tackles.

TE Hunter Tipton

Tipton played the 2025 season at Middle Tennessee and made 41 catches for 411 yards and two touchdowns.

DL KJ Miles

Miles redshirted at Georgia Tech in 2022, then spent three years at Temple. He made 22 tackles for the Owls in 2025.

DL Xavier Miles

Miles began his career at Syracuse before transferring to Charlotte. He made 17 tackles for the 49ers in 2025.

DB Khalil Foster

Foster comes from Southern Miss, where he made two tackles in 2025 as a freshman.

DL Joseph Head Jr.

Head spent three years at Mississippi State, including a redshirt in his freshman season. He played in 12 games in 2025 and made eight total tackles.

QB Marcus Stokes

Stokes spent three seasons at Division II West Florida. He redshirted in 2023, became the Argonauts' starter during the 2024 season and had a major breakout season in 2025. He threw 3,297 yards and 30 touchdowns and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, known as the Division II Heisman.

OL Koby Keenum

Keenum spent one season at Kentucky and one season at Mississippi State. He was formerly a four-star recruit out of high school in Alabama.

DB Ian Foster

Foster was third-team All-Sun Belt for Southern Miss in 2025. He made 75 tackles and had three interceptions in a productive season for the Golden Eagles and spent two years at Marshall before transferring to Southern Miss.

OL Maarten Woudsma

Woudsma comes to Memphis after four years at Old Dominion. He started all 13 games for the Monarchs at right guard in 2025.

OL Phillip Gray III

Gray has one season of eligibility remaining after a productive career at Richmond. He was first-team all-conference during his time with the Spiders and played multiple positions on the offensive line.

DB Dylan Smith

Smith spent three years at Oklahoma State. He had his most productive season in 2024, when he made 42 tackles.

LB Christian Thatcher

Thatcher spent 2025 at Utah but played sparingly. He was a four-star recruit and was one of the top-ranked players in Nevada coming out of high school.

DL J'Mond Tapp

Tapp made 70 tackles and had 7.5 sacks for Southern Miss in 2025. A highly touted recruit out of high school, he started his career at Texas before transferring to Arizona State and then Southern Miss. He was named first team All-Sun Belt in 2025 and has one season of eligibility remaining.

WR Terrell Timmons Jr.

Timmons started his career at NC State before transferring to Colorado. He made three catches for 58 yards in 2025.

DL Stone Chaney

Chaney spent two years at Michigan State but did not see significant game action.

RB Dallan Hayden

A Memphis native, Hayden started his career at Ohio State before transferring to Colorado. He has one season of eligibility remaining and has rushed for 1,185 yards in his career.

K Philippe Laforge

Laforge went to Baylor School in Chattanooga before starting his career at Coastal Carolina. He appeared in all 13 games for the Chanticleers as a kickoff specialist.

LB Jayden Parrish

Parrish spent two seasons at Florida State but did not see significant game action. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

QB Air Noland

Noland was a four-star recruit out of high school and started his collegiate career at Ohio State. He spent a year there before transferring to South Carolina, where he was also buried on the depth chart. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining and will have a chance to compete with Stokes for the starting job.

OL Aaron Karas

Karas was Colorado State's starting right tackle in 2025 and has made 25 starts in his career. He has one season of eligibility remaining and should be in the starting mix for Memphis in 2026.

OL Xavier Allen

Allen transferred to Memphis from Bucknell and brings significant experience as a starter at offensive tackle. He started for the Bison for three seasons.

OL Carde Smith

Smith was a four-star recruit out of high school who redshirted at Colorado in 2025. He appeared in only three games but has four seasons of eligibility remaining.

DB Ellis Ellis Jr.

Ellis spent four years at Austin Peay and was a mainstay for the Governors during his final two seasons there. He made 33 tackles in 2025 and has one season of eligibility remaining.

OL Skyler Grant

Grant spent four years at Old Dominion and was the Monarchs' starting left guard in 2025. He followed offensive coordinator Kevin Decker from Old Dominion to Memphis and has one season of eligibility remaining.

LS Weston Simmons

Simmons spent three seasons as a backup long snapper at Cincinnati before transferring to Memphis.

OL Richard Thigpen

A Nashville native who played at Ensworth, Thigpen initially signed with Southern Miss but ultimately decided to follow Huff to Memphis.

DL Eric Thomas

Thomas spent the 2025 season at Syracuse, where he appeared in two games. He played high school ball at Miami Northwestern and was part of Teddy Bridgewater 's state title-winning team in 2024. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining.

WR Joshua Joseph

Joseph initially signed with Southern Miss but flipped to Memphis. He's a three-star recruit who had interest from multiple power conference programs.

RB Jordan Thompson

Thompson also flipped from Southern Miss to Memphis. The Pompano Beach, Florida native had Power Four interest as well and is a three-star recruit.

RB Manny Covey

Covey spent two years at Cincinnati and played his last game with the Bearcats at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. He had 28 carries for 198 yards and a touchdown in 2025 and was also a dangerous punt returner.

DL Justin Wallace

Wallace made 30 tackles and had four sacks for Western Carolina in 2025. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

OL Brian Grant

Grant spent four years at Tennessee as a backup offensive lineman. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

WR Jemyri Davis

Davis transferred to Kansas State after a productive junior college career at Trinity Valley CC. He played sparingly for the Wildcats in 2025.

DB Dilan Williamson

A transfer from Division II Concordia, Williamson had double-digit offers from FBS schools and chose Memphis.

P Harrison Tuck

A transfer from Alabama State, Tuck is from Mount Crawford, South Australia. He spent three seasons as the starting punter for the Hornets.

DL Jabari Ishmael

A former four-star recruit out of high school, Ishmael started his career at Miami before transferring to Marshall and then Southern Miss with Huff. He made 21 tackles for the Golden Eagles in 2025.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Players who Memphis football, Charles Huff acquired in transfer portal

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