{"id":57673,"date":"2024-01-27T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=57673"},"modified":"2024-01-26T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T04:15:07","slug":"washingtons-evolving-transfer-portal-departures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/01\/27\/washingtons-evolving-transfer-portal-departures\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington’s Evolving Transfer Portal Departures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the transfer portal opened on December 4th, over two dozen Washington players have entered. Four of whom have re-committed to Washington, however, including quarterback Will Rogers<\/a>. There are 13 undecided players at the time of this writing, and 12 have committed elsewhere. This list for Washington will remain dynamic in the coming weeks. But with all the recent attrition, let\u2019s go through where the former Washington transfers are headed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seattle to Tuscaloosa Pipeline<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kalen DeBoer\u2019s move to Alabama<\/a> was a whirlwind. Taking over for the legendary head coach Nick Saban<\/strong> who retired caused a ripple effect through college football. Not only in the coaching circuit but with player transfers. A few of DeBoer\u2019s former players entered the portal and followed him to Tuscaloosa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This list includes Washington\u2019s quarterback of the future, Austin Mack<\/a>. The class of 2023 quarterback was a four-star and had prototypical size and arm strength for his position. Mack ended up following the coach who recruited him out of high school. He will suit up for the Crimson Tide next fall. Wide receiver Germie Bernard<\/a> had two touchdowns in 2023 with over 400 yards in a very deep receiver room. The incoming junior transferred from Michigan State after his 2022 freshman season and made his second transfer after DeBoer left. Like Mack, Bernard is headed to Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n

The top center in the transfer portal was Washington\u2019s Parker Brailsford<\/a>. The sophomore started all 15 games for the Huskies last year, including the first two at guard. He gave up just one sack all season and was a very highly touted player in the portal. Brailsford announced he would be committing to DeBoer at Alabama on January 20th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other Washington Offense Transfers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Backup quarterback Dylan Morris<\/a> was one of the first offensive players to enter the portal back in December. He remained with the team through its College Football Playoff push but headed out following the season. Morris will transfer to James Madison with new head coach Bob Chesney<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Huskies lost the majority of their pass-catchers to the NFL. But including Bernard, a handful of the team\u2019s backups have entered the portal and have found new homes. Freshman Taeshaun Lyons<\/strong> entered the portal in December and will transfer to Utah. This list also includes tight end Tre Watson<\/a>, who committed to Washington in December after transferring in from Fresno State. He had four touchdowns and nearly 400 yards receiving last season. The coaching change prompted Watson to re-enter, and he\u2019ll be headed to Texas A&M.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julius Buelow<\/a> played in 11 games this season for Washington at guard. He entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer after DeBoer left for Alabama. The incoming fifth-year offensive lineman will join Lane Kiffin<\/strong> in Oxford for what is becoming one of the top transfer portal classes in the nation. That Ole Miss class also includes Nate Kalepo<\/a> who started all 15 games at guard for Washington this year. He was a high three-star transfer with a 90.54 grade according to On3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington Defensive Departures<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On the other side of the ball, four players have found new homes. Starting safety Asa Turner<\/a> played five seasons at Washington dating back to 2019. He entered the transfer portal after DeBoer\u2019s announcement and will be transferring to Florida. Will Harris<\/strong> is the secondary coach at Florida and he helped recruit Turner to Washington back in 2019. Harris was a big reason for Turner\u2019s transfer across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mishael Powell<\/a> was one of the first players to hit the portal following DeBoer\u2019s announcement. The junior cornerback had three interceptions last year and six pass breakups. Powell will be transferring to Miami. The other cornerback to make his commitment is Jaivion Green<\/strong>. He played in nine games this year with nine tackles. Green\u2019s portal entry came before DeBoer\u2019s departure and he is heading to Stanford.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethan Barr<\/a> was a linebacker transfer that Washington landed in December from Vanderbilt. DeBoer\u2019s departure prompted Barr to re-enter, and he\u2019s now heading to play for Gus Malzahn<\/strong> at UCF.<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s Transfer Portal Departures<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Huskies have been hit hard by the transfer portal these past few weeks. This list of players includes only those who have committed or enrolled at new schools. There are still 13 players who have not made their decision, and that decision still includes the possibility of returning to Washington. Rogers was one of those players to recommit to Washington, and his decision was a huge domino for this new staff and program. True freshman quarterback Dermaricus Davis<\/strong> decided to stay in Seattle as well. Nickelback Dyson McCutcheon<\/a> and class of 2024 linebacker Khmori House<\/strong> are two others to withdraw from the portal. As this situation continues to develop, we\u2019ll have updates on how Jedd Fisch<\/strong> is reconstructing his roster in Seattle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since the transfer portal opened on December 4th, over two dozen Washington players have entered. Four of whom have re-committed to Washington, however, including quarterback Will Rogers. There are 13 undecided players at the time of this writing, and 12 have committed elsewhere. This list for Washington will remain dynamic in the coming weeks. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3944,"featured_media":57687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,4],"tags":[33171,1632,7983,33172,495,33174,33173,33158,509,7237],"class_list":["post-57673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-bigten","category-pac12","tag-asa-turner","tag-austin-mack","tag-big-ten-football","tag-germie-bernard","tag-lane-kiffin","tag-mishael-powell","tag-nate-kalepo","tag-parker-brailsford","tag-washington-huskies","tag-will-rogers"],"modified_by":"Kate Pearson Halyburton, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3944"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}