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Transfer Portal Signing Central: Ballers Coming
1/5/2026 1:51:00 PM | Football
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HOUSTON – Stay tuned for updates during the January transfer portal window, as transfer student-athletes ink financial agreements and join the third recruiting class under University of Houston Football Head Coach Willie Fritz.
Shadre Hurst – Offensive Line
Tulane (Cartersville, Ga.)
6-2 / 295
Prior to UH
High School
Drew Terrill – Offensive Line
Miami (Ohio) (Lebanon, Ind.)
6-6 / 290
Prior to UH
High School
Jalen Mayo – Corner Back
Stephen F. Austin (Hampton, Va.)
6-1 / 185
Prior to UH
High School
Makhi Hughes – Running Back
Oregon (Birmingham, Ala.)
5-11 / 210
Prior to UH
High School
Anthony Boswell – Offensive Line
Toledo (Indianapolis, Ind.)
6-2 / 295
Prior to UH
High School
Hayden Wright – Offensive Line
Northwestern (Kingwood, Texas)
6-5 / 265
Prior to UH
High School
Javion White – Defensive Back
Tulane (Winnsboro, La.)
5-10 / 190
Prior to UH
High School
De'Marion Thomas – Defensive Line
Oklahoma State (Tulsa, Okla.)
6-2 / 335
Prior to UH
High School
Ejiroghene Egodogbare – Defensive Line
Yale (Milton, Mass.)
6-3 / 305
Prior to UH
High School
Trent Walker – Wide Receiver
Oregon State (Portland, Ore.)
6-2 / 200
Prior to UH
High School
Patrick Overmyer – Tight End
UTSA (Kingwood, Texas)
6-5 / 235
Prior to UH
High School
Tyson Turner – Wide Receiver
Texas Tech (Bryan, Texas)
6-2 / 215
Prior to UH
High School
Jaden Yates – Linebacker
Ole Miss (Columbus, Ohio)
6-1 / 225
Prior to UH
High School
Luke Carney – Quarterback
Syracuse (Mesquite, Texas)
6-2 / 205
Prior to UH
High School
Miller Malone – Linebacker
Western Kentucky (Mont Belvieu, Texas)
6-2 /
Prior to UH
High School
Evan Noel – Kicker
Florida (Bay St. Louis, Miss.)
6-1 / 165
Prior to UH
High School
Muizz Tounkara – Wide Receiver
Florida (League City, Texas)
6-3 / 210
Prior to UH
High School
Ashton Porter – Edge
Oregon (Cypress, Texas)
6-3 / 290
Prior to UH
High School
Jack Carson-Wentz – Long Snapper
Florida A&M (Canton, Ga.)
6-2 / 210
Prior to UH
MEET THE SIGNEES
| Name |
Pos.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Last School | Hometown |
| Shadre Hurst | OL | 6-2 | 295 | Tulane | Cartersville, Ga. |
| Drew Terrill | OL | 6-6 | 290 | Miami (Ohio) | Lebanon, Ind. |
| Jalen Mayo | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Stephen F. Austin | Hampton, Va. |
| Makhi Hughes | RB | 5-11 | 210 | Oregon / Tulane | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Anthony Boswell | OL | 6-2 | 295 | Toldeo | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Hayden Wright | OL | 6-5 | 265 | Northwestern | Kingwood, Texas |
| Javion White | DB | 5-10 | 190 | Tulane | Winnsboro, La. |
| De'Marion Thomas | DL | 6-3 | 335 | Oklahoma State / Vanderbilt | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Ejiroghene Egodogbare | DL | 6-3 | 305 | Yale | Milton, Mass. |
| Trent Walker | WR | 6-2 | 200 | Oregon State | Portland, Ore. |
| Patrick Overmyer | TE | 6-5 | 235 | UTSA | Kingwood, Texas |
| Tyson Turner | WR | 6-2 | 215 | Texas Tech | Bryan, Texas |
| Jaden Yates | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Ole Miss | Columbus, Ohio |
| Luke Carney | QB | 6-2 | 205 | Syracuse | Mesquite, Texas |
| Miller Malone | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Western Kentucky | Mont Belvieu, Texas |
| Evan Noel | K | 6-1 | 165 | Florida | Bay St. Louis, Miss. |
| Muizz Tounkara | WR | 6-3 | 210 | Florida | League City, Texas |
| Ashton Porter | DL | 6-3 | 290 | Oregon | Cypress, Texas |
| Jack Carson-Wentz | LS | 6-2 | 210 | Florida A&M / Michigan State | Canton, Ga. |
Shadre Hurst – Offensive Line
Tulane (Cartersville, Ga.)
6-2 / 295
Prior to UH
- 2025 All-America Second-Team by The Sporting News
- Two-time All-AAC First Team selection
- Top graded offensive lineman in the American Athletic Conference in 2025
- No. 6 graded guard nationally by PFF in 2025
- No. 9 graded offensive lineman nationally by PFF in 2025
- Three-time American Athletic Conference Champion (2022-23, 2025)
- Helped Tulane's offense rank in the top 10 nationally in sack allowed per game (6th - 0.77) and tackles for loss allowed per game (7th - 3.69)
- No. 10 run block grade in The American by PFF in 2024
High School
- Starred at Cartersville High School as an OT and DL
- First Team All-State Selection by the AJC
- First Team All-Region 7-AAAAA Offensive Line selection
- State runner-up in wrestling as a junior (heavyweight division)
- Won the state championship in wrestling as a senior (heavyweight division)
- One of the top wrestlers in the entire Southeast region
Drew Terrill – Offensive Line
Miami (Ohio) (Lebanon, Ind.)
6-6 / 290
Prior to UH
- Spent three seasons at Miami University (Ohio)
- 2025 All-MAC Second-Team selection
- No. 2 offense grade by an offensive lineman in the MAC (76.5) in 2025
- No. 1 run block grade by a tackle in the MAC (76.7) in 2025
- No. 2 run block grade by an offensive lineman in the MAC (76.7) in 2025
- Posted the 10th-best pass block grade in the MAC (80.9) in 2024
- Awarded 2025 Miami RedHawks Offensive Power award
High School
- Earned IFCA 4A all-state honors as a junior and senior
- Team Captain
- Coached by Jeff Smock
- Also lettered in basketball and track
Jalen Mayo – Corner Back
Stephen F. Austin (Hampton, Va.)
6-1 / 185
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Stephen F. Austin and three seasons at Virginia Union
- Third on the team with 48 tackles in seven games
- Tied for the team lead with four interceptions
- 2025 All-Southland Conference First Team selection
- 3.5 tackles for loss tied for 11th on the team
- Made SFA debut against Houston with three tackles including a TFL
- Helped lead Virginia Union to Back-to-back CIAA Championships
- 75 tackles at NCAA Division II Virginia Union over three seasons
- 5.5 TFLs over three years at the D2 level
- 10 pass breakups over the final two seasons at Virginia Union
- Led Virginia Union with seven PBUs in 2024
High School
- Prepped at Phoebus HS
- Helped lead Phoebus to 2021 Virginia Class 3 State Championship
Makhi Hughes – Running Back
Oregon (Birmingham, Ala.)
5-11 / 210
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Oregon but began his career at Tulane (2022-24)
- Two-time All-American Athletic Conference First-Team selection
- In 2024 at Tulane, ranked second in the American and 10th nationally in rushing with 1,401 yards on the ground
- 1,401 rushing yards were the fourth-most in a single season ever at Tulane
- In 2023 at Tulane, rushed for 1,378 yards and seven touchdowns
- 2024 American Conference Rookie of the Year
- 2023 American Conference Champion
- Led Tulane to 2023 and 2024 conference championship game
- Did not play in 2022 conference championship game or Cotton Bowl
- 2025 Preseason Maxwell Award Watch List
High School
- Three-star rating from 247Sports
- Rated as the 85th-best running back in the nation and the 46th-best player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports.com
- Posted a breakout senior season, rushing for over 1,600 yards and averaged 8.0 yards per carry
- Scored 20 touchdown in the fall of 2021
- Rushed for over 2,700 yards and totaled 29 touchdowns throughout his career
- Surpassed 100 yards rushing in seven career games
- Rushed for 1,065 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior
Anthony Boswell – Offensive Line
Toledo (Indianapolis, Ind.)
6-2 / 295
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Toledo
- The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team selection
- All-MAC First Team selection
- Started all 12 games for Toledo
- No. 10 offense grade by FBS centers (77.4)
- No. 3 run block grade by FBS centers (79.6)
- No. 33 run block grade by FBS offensive lineman (79.6)
- No. 17 pass block grade by FBS centers (83.2)
- Did not allow a sack and allowed only six pressures on 403 pass-blocking snaps in 2025
- Began his career at Purdue in 2024
High School
- Two-star prospect out of Ben Davis HS
- Two-time all-conference and all-county selection on the offensive line
- Helped Ben Davis HS win the Indiana state championship his senior year
Hayden Wright – Offensive Line
Northwestern (Kingwood, Texas)
6-5 / 265
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Northwestern
- Did not play for the Wildcats
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- No. 143 offensive tackle nationally (247Sports)
- Attended Kingwood High School
- As a senior, helped Kingwood advance to its first Texas Class 6A quarterfinals appearance since 1990
- Helped pave the way for Kingwood to set a single-season rushing yards record in 2024
- Offensive lineman finalist for the 2024 Dave Campbell Texas Football Whataburger Super Team
Javion White – Defensive Back
Tulane (Winnsboro, La.)
5-10 / 190
Prior to UH
- Played 25 games across two seasons at Tulane, starting 16
- Four total interceptions across two seasons at Tulane
- Tallied 61 tackles, 5 TFLs, 13 pass breakups and a forced fumble
- No. 5 coverage grade among safeties in The American with at least 250 coverage snaps in 2025 (73.9)
- No. 12 defense grade among safeties in The American with at least 450 snaps in 2025 (68.2)
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and On3.com
- Played cornerback, wide receiver and free safety at Winnsboro
- Picked off five passes and recovered three fumbles, while amassing 48 tackles (34 solo)
- Scored 28 touchdowns, posting 3,136 all-purpose yards and 2,180 yards of total offense
- Also played baseball
De'Marion Thomas – Defensive Line
Oklahoma State (Tulsa, Okla.)
6-2 / 335
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Oklahoma State and his first two collegiate seasons at Vanderbilt
- 13 tackles and 0.5 TFL in four games for Oklahoma State in 2025
- Started 13 games at Vanderbilt in 2024, played in 23 total games for the Commodores
- 34 tackles 1.5 sacks in 2024 at Vanderbilt
- Career high four tackles in six career games
High School
- Three-star prospect (247Sports, On3, ESPN)
- Top 15 player in Oklahoma by all major recruiting services
- No. 40 defensive line prospect in the class by Rivals
- Helped lead Union to an 11-1 season as a senior, with the only loss coming in six overtimes in the state semifinals
- Made 53 tackles as a junior, helping Union to the 6AI state title game, while also starting on offense at left guard
Ejiroghene Egodogbare – Defensive Line
Yale (Milton, Mass.)
6-3 / 305
Prior to UH
- Spent six seasons at Yale, enrolling in 2020
- 2024 All-Ivy League First Team
- 61 career tackles, 9.0 TFLs and two blocked kicks
- In 2024, tallied 30 tackles and 5.5 TFLs in eight games
- Returned a fumble for a touchdown against Princeton on Nov. 16, 2024
- Did not play in 2020 or 2021
High School
- Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State selection in 2019
- All-NEPSAC team
- Played football and basketball and was a thrower for the track & field team at the Roxbury Latin School
Trent Walker – Wide Receiver
Oregon State (Portland, Ore.)
6-2 / 200
Prior to UH
- Spent five seasons at Oregon State, playing in all five
- 1,790 receiving yards on 154 catches and four touchdowns
- Caught 68 passes for 823 yards and two touchdowns in 2025
- Scored both of his touchdowns in 2025 over the final two games of the season, at Tulsa and at Washington State
- Caught a career-high 13 passes – one shy of equaling the Oregon State single-game record – at App State in 2025
- Career-high 179 receiving yards at App State in 2025
- Eighty-one pass receptions in 2024 is tied for seventh-most in a single-season at Oregon State
- Six 100-yard receiving games
- Injured in 2022
- Redshirt season in 2021
High School
- Played wide receiver, defensive back, kick returner and punt returner at Beaverton High
- First-team all-league at both wide receiver and defensive back as a junior. Earned second-team all-state honors at wide receiver and honorable mention at defensive back
- Totaled 1,600 all-purpose yards as a junior. Totaled 1,100 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns. Defensively, totaled 59 tackles with two interceptions - one for a touchdown - with three forced fumbles
- As a sophomore, totaled 760 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Also recorded two interceptions and a forced fumble on the defensive side of the ball
- Also lettered in basketball (small forward) and baseball (shortstop)
Patrick Overmyer – Tight End
UTSA (Kingwood, Texas)
6-5 / 235
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2023-25 seasons at UTSA
- 2024 The Athletic Freshman All-American First Team
- 627 receiving yards on 58 catches and eight touchdowns at UTSA
- Five receiving touchdowns were the second-most on the team
- 74.9 offense grade ranked 2nd among tight ends in The American in 2025
- 63.7 receiving grade ranked 6th among tight ends in The American in 2025
- Five receiving touchdowns were the third most by a tight end in The American in 2025
- 27 catches were the sixth most by a tight end in The American in 2025
- 344 receiving yards in 2025 ranked fifth on team and seventh by a tight end in The American
- Double-digits receiving yards in six consecutive games to finish 2025
- Three touchdown catches in final two games of 2025
- Two receiving touchdowns in regular season finale against Army on career-high six receptions
High School
- First-team All-District 1-5A at quarterback in 2022
- Led the Panthers to a 7-4 record and a playoff appearance as a senior
- Passed for 2,028 yards and 24 touchdowns
- Rushed for 631 yards and 14 TDs on 82 carries
- Threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 56 yards and two more scores in a 34-13 win at La Porte
- Three-star prep prospect at tight end by 247Sports
- Helped Kingwood Park to a three-round basketball playoff run in 2021
- Received honorable mention recognition for his efforts as power forward
- Also played baseball
Tyson Turner – Wide Receiver
Texas Tech (Bryan, Texas)
6-2 / 215
Prior to UH
- Spent two seasons at Texas Tech, redshirting in 2024
- Two receptions for 12 yards over two seasons
- Played in 13 games for Texas Tech in 2025
High School
- Three-star prospect (Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and On3)
- Top 100 recruit in Texas by both 247 and On3,
- No. 36 wide receiver in the country by 247Sports
- Attended Bryan High School in Bryan-College Station, Texas
- 2022 All-District 12-6A First Team
- 2021 All-District 12-6A Second Team
- 36 receptions for 768 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior
- 29 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns as a senior in just five games
- Caught six passes for 110 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore before moving full-time to the secondary
- Recorded five interceptions as a sophomore in 2021 and a fumble recovery for a touchdown en route to earning.
- Two-time state qualifier in the high jump
- 2023 UIL 6A State Championships bronze medalist in the high jump
- 2022 UIL 61 State Championships fifth place finish in the high jump
- 2023 UIL 6A Region II and III Championships high jump champion
- 6-10 high jump mark at 2023 UIL 6A Region II and III Championships
Jaden Yates – Linebacker
Ole Miss (Columbus, Ohio)
6-1 / 225
Prior to UH
- Started the first nine games at Ole Miss in 2025 after transferring from Marshall
- Played in all 14 games for Ole Miss
- 176 career tackles over three FBS seasons
- Two 75+ defense grades at Ole Miss
- Three 75+ defense grades at Marshall
- Four 80+ tackle grades at Ole Miss
- Three 80+ tackle grades at Marshall
- Game-high 11 tackles against Tulane (9/20/25)
- Multiple tackles in 10 games at Ole Miss
- 5+ tackles in four games at Ole Miss
- 2024 All-Sun Belt First Team
- 2024 Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention
- 120 tackles led the Sun Belt in 2024
- 120 tackles ranked ninth nationally in 2024
- 7.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks for Marshall in 2024
- Career-high 13 tackles at Old Dominion (11/23/24)
- Six games with 10+ tackles at Marshall in 2024
High School
- All-Ohio First0Team selection
- All-Region selection
- Conference Player of the Year at Gahanna Lincoln High School
- Finished with 122 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks
Luke Carney – Quarterback
Syracuse (Mesquite, Texas)
6-2 / 205
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Syracuse
- Saw action in four games before redshirting his freshman season
- Rushed for a touchdown in collegiate debut against Colgate (9/12/25)
- Five completions on seven passes across two games with an attempted pass for 22 passing yards
- Rushed for 28 yards across four appearances
High School
- Three-star prospect (247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals)
- Named Dave Campbell's Texas Football Private School QB of the Year
- Earned Blue-Grey All-America honors
- Threw for 10,787 yards and 111 touchdowns and rushed for 3,119 yards and 42 touchdowns in his career
- Led Dallas Christian to four-straight TAPPS state titles
Miller Malone – Linebacker
Western Kentucky (Mont Belvieu, Texas)
6-2 /
Prior to UH
- Spent two seasons at Western Kentucky
- Played in 24 games over two seasons at WKU
- Played in all 14 games as a freshman in 2024
- 41 tackles and five tackles for loss at Western Kentucky
- 37 tackles and five tackles for loss in 2025
- Three 65+ defense grades at WKU in 2025
- Six 70+ tackle grades at WKU in 2025
- Three 7+ tackle games at WKU in 2025
- Career-high 10 tackle game at Louisiana Tech (10/21/25)
- Career-high 2.0 TFL game at Louisiana Tech (10/21/25)
High School
- Three-star prospect by On3
- As a junior in 2022, posted 103 tackles, with 24 for loss and five sacks, and had four forced fumbles
Evan Noel – Kicker
Florida (Bay St. Louis, Miss.)
6-1 / 165
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Florida
- Did not play in 2025
High School
- Five-star kicking prospect by Kohls Kicking
- Three-star prospect by 247 Sports and On3
- Consensus No. 1 kicker in the country (247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals)
- No. 21 player in the state of Mississippi per ESPN
- 61-yard field goal broke the Mississippi high school state record
- Connected on 109 of 119 extra points and went 25-for-40 on field goals, totaling 184 points in his career
- Notched 123 touchbacks in 187 career kickoffs
Muizz Tounkara – Wide Receiver
Florida (League City, Texas)
6-3 / 210
Prior to UH
- As a true freshman at Florida, played in eight games
- Two catches for 12 yards
- Collegiate debut against Long Island (8/30/25)
High School
- Prepped at Clear Springs HS
- Consensus three-star recruit (247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals)
- No. 73 wide receiver in the country in 2025
- No. 73 player in the state of Texas (247 Sports)
- 853 career receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns on 73 career receptions
- As a senior in 2024, recorded 30 receptions for 455 yards and 5 touchdowns
- Also returned a kickoff for a touchdown as a senior
- As a junior in 2023, caught 41 passes for 411 yards for 4 touchdowns
- Scored three 3 special teams TDs
- Also logged reps at cornerback
- Alos ran track
Ashton Porter – Edge
Oregon (Cypress, Texas)
6-3 / 290
Prior to UH
- Spent three seasons at Oregon
- 25 career tackles 3 TFLs, 1.5 sacks
- Played in all 15 games in 2025
- Tallied 20 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one sack and one pass breakup in 2025
- Single-game high 5 tackles at Rutgers (10/18/25)
- Six multi-tackle games in 2025
- Two 70+ defense grades in 2025
- 70+ grades in all 10 games recording a tackle
High School
- Four-star prospect (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite)
- Top-300 player nationally by Rivals (No. 248) and ESPN (No. 266)
- Top-350 player in the 247Sports composite (No. 329)
- No. 23 strong side defensive end by Rivals
- No. 42 defensive end by ESPN
- No. 44 defensive lineman by 247Sports
- No. 41 player in Texas by ESPN and Rivals
- No. 58 player in the state in the 247Sports composite
- No. 5 strong side defensive end in Texas by Rivals
- Named a PrepStar All-Midlands Region pick
- Three-time first-team all-district defensive lineman, including unanimously in 2020
- 2022 UnderArmour All-America Game selection
- 2022 District 16-6A Defensive MVP
- Finished the 2022 with 63 tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, a pick-6, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection
- Ended 2021 campaign with 44 tackles, 19.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, a pass deflection and eight quarterback hurries
- Previously recruited by Houston out of high school
- Also competed in track and field
Jack Carson-Wentz – Long Snapper
Florida A&M (Canton, Ga.)
6-2 / 210
Prior to UH
- Spent the 2025 season at Florida A&M, the 2024 season at Michigan State, the 2023 season at West Georgia and the 2022 season at Lenoir-Rhyne
- Has played at Division II, FCS and FBS level
- Played in 5 games at Michigan State
- Played at Cherokee High
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