TRANSFER PORTAL BREAKDOWN

[knight_tracker]

Now that fall camps have started here is the breakdown of Incoming and outgoing transfer results.

https://www.blackandgoldbanneret.co...ts-football-transfer-portal-tracker-2021-2022

Incoming Players​

Player	Position	Year	Previous School	Stats/Notes
Tylan Grable	OL	R-Junior	Jacksonville St.	6-7, 290 lbs, All-OVC First Teamer, started 10 of 11 games in '21
Koby Perry	DB	R-Senior	Austin Peay	6-0, 174 lbs, 2021 OVC Defensive Player of the Year, 85 tackles, 8 TFLs, 2 INTs, 1 sack in '21
Terrence Lewis	LB	R-Freshman	Maryland	5-star recruit and #1 LB in 2021. Missed most of 2021 with torn ACL.
KD McDaniel	OLB	R-Junior	Kentucky	6-2, 250 lbs, 3-star recruit. 13 tackles, 3 QB hurries in 9 games in '21.
John Rhys Plumlee	WR/QB	Senior	Ole Miss	6-0, 200 lbs, 19 rec. for 201 yards in '21. Plays Baseball (OF)
Ryan Swoboda	OT	Super Senior	Virginia	6-10, 325 lbs, started 11 of 12 games in '21 at right tackle.
Kobe Hudson	WR	Junior	Auburn	6-1, 199 lbs., 44 rec. for 580 yards and 4 TDs in '21.
Kemore Gamble	TE	Super Senior	Florida	6-4, 216 lbs., 31 rec. for 414 yards and 4 TDs in '21.
Lee Hunter	DT	Sophomore	Auburn	6-4, 321 lbs., former 4-star recruit.
Jason Johnson	LB	Senior	Eastern Illinois	6-2, 200 lbs., named 1st-team All-OVC and led OVC in tackles (112) and solo tackles (63) in 2021.
Branden Jennings	LB	Sophomore	Maryland (via Kansas State)	6-3, 235 lbs., appeared in 8 games last season, starting in 3. Recorded 23 tackles, 17 of them solo tackles.
Walter Yates III	LB	Senior	Savannah State	6-1, 220 lb., appeared in 3 games last season. Led Savannah State in Solo tackles in 2018 (40) and 2019 (43)
Cameron Kinnie	OL	R-Sophomore	Georgia	6-3, 300 lbs., former 3-star recruit.
Javon Baker	WR	Junior	Alabama	6-2, 206 lbs., caught 7 passes for 101 yards and 1 TD in 2021.
Demarkcus Bowman	RB	Sophomore	Florida	5-9, 192 lbs., 14 rushing attempts for 81 yards in 2021; former 5-star recruit

Last updated January 19, 2022

Outgoing Players​

Player	Position	Year	Destination	Stats/Notes
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala	WR	Freshman	UCLA	12 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD, 6.7 yards/punt return in '21.
Tatum Bethune	LB	Junior	Florida State	Honorable Mention All-AAC, team-leading 101 tackles in '21
Charlie Browder	TE	Freshman	Tennessee	Zero catches in four games
Zamari Maxwell	DB	Junior	Incarnate Word	2 tackles in 5 games in '21, 38 career games
Mike Lofton	OL	Freshman	South Florida	10 career games (2 in 2021)
Kaedin Robinson	WR	Freshman	Appalachian St.	One career catch for a TD in 3 games
Dillon Gabriel	QB	Sophomore	Oklahoma	8,037 career pass yards (4th all-time at UCF), 70 TD/14 INT in three seasons
Bentavious Thompson	RB	Junior	Oklahoma	1,136 rush yards, 13 TDs in three seasons
Eriq Gilyard	LB	Junior	Kansas	199 tackles, 18.5 TFL in 38 career games
Damarius Good	RB	R-Sophomore	Texas State	5 rushes for 28 yards and 2 rec. for 22 yards in two seasons
Cam Goode	DL	R-Junior	Michigan	23 total tackles, 4 TFLs, 3 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles in '21
Cole Joyce	LB	R-Freshman	Utah State	Did not play in as a freshman in 2021
Parker Navarro	QB	R-Sophomore	Ohio	Played in 4 games last season, rushed 7 times for 54 yards and 3 TDs.
Jaylon "Flash" Robinson	WR	R-Senior	Ole Miss	18 receptions, 322 recieving yards, 2 TDs. Missed 5 games due to knee injury
Kadeem Leonard	LB	R-Freshman	Campbell	Redshirted in 2021
Jermaine McMillan	DB	Sophomore	UMass	36 career tackles in 24 career games over three seasons
Devunte Dawson	DB	Junior	North Texas	Opted out in '20, 4 tackles in '21
Hirkley Latu	LB	R-Sophomore	Montana Western	Transferred to UCF from BYU in March '21
Emmanuel Appiah-Takyi	DB	Junior	?	Played in 2 games in 2020
Ke'von Ahmad	WR	Sophomore	?	1 career catch in 17 games
Stephon Zayas	DL	Junior	?	34 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT in 27 career games over three seasons
Justin Menard	WR	Freshman	?	Zero catches in eight career games
Brett Bell	OL	R-Senior	?	38 career games (11 in 2021)

 

[muckdawg24]

Thanks for posting!

 

[anon_gi3vk9zbfmw0w]

They forgot John Harris, an offensive lineman from Mercer (2 years) via Virginia Tech (his first two years). Veteran should be able to provide depth at guard/center positions.

 

[SCKnight]

Bethune hurt and maybe Gilyard. DG, probably, jury is still out.

 

[UCFootball14]

Bethune hurt and maybe Gilyard. DG, probably, jury is still out.

Bethune was a big one. As a freshman you could tell he had it.

 

[Asphalt.Jungle]

after googling to see what the guys who left have been up to I came across this quote from Chip Kelly.

“I think the days of, ‘Hey, let’s take a flier on this kid, I think he may be a developmental kid, he hasn’t really shown much, but he’s got some height, weight and speed and we’ll just see if he pans out,’ you’re not gonna do that now because you could potentially not have a scholarship for a kid who can come in and start for you next fall,” Kelly said.

 

[Central Floridave]

What was Mike Lofton thinking?

 

[Stormthecourt?]

What was Mike Lofton thinking?

“I’m not playing here so let me transfer to a terrible team”

 

[Poolside Knight]

the Bethune move still doesn’t make sense

I don’t think there was a big NIL payday and he is going to a worst team and culture

 

[U C to the F]

the Bethune move still doesn’t make sense

I don’t think there was a big NIL payday and he is going to a worst team and culture

Exactly. Way worse team and they haven’t even gotten much of a collective off the ground. I know one big booster heading one up and he’s very rich and very smart. FSU will be a big player soon, but Bethune seemingly went for Randy Shannon alone and maybe “P5” exposure? Don’t fool yourselves, that’s a very real thing, especially in the eyes of these players.

 

[Gwoz]

Bethune seemingly went for Randy Shannon alone and maybe “P5” exposure? Don’t fool yourselves, that’s a very real thing, especially in the eyes of these players.

I believe Kevin Smith recently tweeted he would have transfered to a P5 program if the portal was available when he played.

 

[Colonel Mortimer]

Somehow I missed Thompson went to Oklahoma. Wow.

 

[Colonel Mortimer]

Bethune hurt and maybe Gilyard. DG, probably, jury is still out.

DG Probably? Come on. The DG hate has shut off some people's brains on here. I'm excited to see what Plumlee can do, but we know what DG can do, and we saw what the offense did when it went from Gabriel to Keene last year.

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

I believe Kevin Smith recently tweeted he would have transfered to a P5 program if the portal was available when he played.

Hes always been able to transfer. Portal makes no difference. The only thing that makes a difference is not sitting out a year. Until 2007 he wasnt on P5 schools radars. Not sure they were lining up to get him.

 

[beelit47]

DG Probably? Come on. The DG hate has shut off some people's brains on here. I'm excited to see what Plumlee can do, but we know what DG can do, and we saw what the offense did when it went from Gabriel to Keene last year.

DG is an incredible arm talent. The question mark for him is winning the close games. If he cant do that at oklahoma those fans will be way worse than ours

 

[Colonel Mortimer]

DG is an incredible arm talent. The question mark for him is winning the close games. If he cant do that at oklahoma those fans will be way worse than ours

That is irrelevant to my point. Our QB situation is better with DG than without him. It just is.

Also, the winning close games thing, I don't know that's pretty subjective. You could argue that Mikey Keene is great at winning close games based on last season, but the reason we played so many close games is because our offense was so bad in so many games that we had many close games. Games that we would've won by 3 touchdowns with Gabriel under center.

 

[Gwoz]

Cam Goode was a disrupter, 3 Pass deflections, 1 INT, 4 Forced Fumbles, 3 Sacks and didn't play in all the games.

 

[SCKnight]

DG Probably? Come on. The DG hate has shut off some people's brains on here. I'm excited to see what Plumlee can do, but we know what DG can do, and we saw what the offense did when it went from Gabriel to Keene last year.

I am sure that he would have been better last year. But not sure him staying would have been best for the program. He was obviously not happy with the new staff and would not have been a positive influence here. I don't have the same opinion about the others. Not sure why some people are so protective of that guy.

 

[beelit47]

That is irrelevant to my point. Our QB situation is better with DG than without him. It just is.

Also, the winning close games thing, I don't know that's pretty subjective. You could argue that Mikey Keene is great at winning close games based on last season, but the reason we played so many close games is because our offense was so bad in so many games that we had many close games. Games that we would've won by 3 touchdowns with Gabriel under center.

I am in agreement. No need to get defensive. The close games thing comes from those games where you need to elevate your game further to win.

 

[surfer98]

I still have questions about DG and winning big games. However, I do think he is a good quarterback and this year's team with DG would have been amazing. I hate that he chose to leave but it's time for the program to move on. I think Gus will figure out the QB position for this year. I really think MK is a great kid but I see it going to Plumlee if he can throw the ball at all. If so, MK will transfer and TC step up and be a really good QB for UCF for the next few years. Future is bright!