Memphis football transfer portal updates for Charles Huff's roster

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Memphis football transfer portal updates for Charles Huff's roster

Jonah Dylan, Memphis Commercial Appeal · The Commercial Appeal

Tue, Jan 6, 2026 ·

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Memphis football's roster reload is well underway.

New Tigers coach Charles Huff started the rebuild by looking in a familiar place — his old school, Southern Miss. The vast majority of Memphis' early signees came from the Golden Eagles, including some players who followed Huff from his previous stop at Marshall to Hattiesburg.

Memphis is essentially starting from scratch heading into 2026. The Tigers have already lost nearly their entire roster to expired eligibility or the transfer portal, so nearly every position is a major need for Huff and his new staff.

Here's a list of everyone who's signed with Memphis so far.

Memphis football signees for Charles Huff

WR Tychaun Chapman

Chapman followed Huff from Marshall to Southern Miss, and now he's following him to Memphis as well. 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 and made 27 tackles on the season.

DB Ahmere Foster

Foster was a starting safety for Southern Miss in 2025. He started 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, tallying 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 only sparingly for the Golden Eagles in 2025.

DL Chris Stokes

Stokes redshirted at Marshall in 2024 before transferring to Southern Miss with 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 on the season.

QB Denzel Gardner

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

DL 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 Devon Lowe

Lowe started his career at Hutchinson Community College before transferring to Georgia Southern ahead of the 2025 season. He made 21 tackles on the season.

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 and 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-level 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.

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 only 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.

Who is in the transfer portal from Memphis?

The list of Memphis players headed to the transfer portal includes:

QB AJ Hill
DB Shannon Blair
DB Chris Bracy
RB Sutton Smith
QB Arrington Maiden
WR Jamari Hawkins
TE Christian Ross
DB Jaylen Thompson
QB Ty Collins
RB Makari Bodiford
DL Kamore Harris
DB Kamari Wilson
RB Amir Thomas
P Lachlan Carrigan
DB DeMarco Ward
WR Marcello Bussey
LB Gabriel Cepicky
LS Jonathan Zarut
LB Nate Thomason
K Gianni Spetic
DL Le'Kell McGowan
LS Luke Grant
OL Taccofah Lewis
DL Joshua White
LB Ian Rembert
DL Lamar Fairfax Jr.
OL Ethan Newman
OL Josiah Clemons
OL Malachi Breland
TE Matt Adcock
LB Everett Roussaw Jr.
OL Parker Peterson
WR TJ Holmes
TE Luke Logan
WR Nahmier Robinson
TE Bryce Anderson
DL Mond Cole
DL Jalen Charles
DL Kavion Benton
DL Donovan Nevils
DL Jayden Marable
WR CJ Smith
DB Samson Israel
OL Sean Dugery
DB Jeremiah Jordan
RB Khyair Spain
LB Kenyon Rivera
DL Chase Carter
RB Mario Robinson
OL Will French
WR Xavier Johnson

Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.

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