UConn Football WR Jackson Harper to enter Transfer Portal
The Transfer Portal still doesn’t open for a few more weeks, but that hasn’t stopped players from announced their intentions to enter when the portal window opens on January 2nd.
UConn Football wide receiver Jackson Harper becomes the latest Husky to announce that he will be entering the portal, a source tell the UConn Report.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver hails from Simsbury, Connecticut and played for the Avon Old Farms school before committing to the Huskies as a member of the 2023 recruiting class.
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The Connecticut native went on to spend three seasons with the Huskies, where he appeared in three games as a special teamer in year one and maintained his redshirt.
In year two, he appeared in 13 games, mostly as a special teamer again, but managed to haul in on reception for five years as a wide receiver. This past season, Harper played some more receiver, where he had eight catches for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Harper will have two years of eligibility remaining to play elsewhere. To learn more about who remains for next year’s roster, check out the 2026 UConn Football Scholarship Chart here.
UConn Football Players set to enter Transfer Portal
| POSITON / PLAYER | YEARS LEFT | NEW TEAM |
| RB Mel Brown | 1 | TBD |
| RB Victor Rosa | 1 | TBD |
| RB MJ Flowers | 1 | TBD |
| RB Cam Edwards | 1 | TBD |
| WR John Neider | 2 | TBD |
| WR Jackson Harper | 2 | TBD |
| TE Alex Honig | 1 | TBD |
| TE Juice Vereen | 2 | TBD |
| OT Ben Murawski | 1 | TBD |
| OT Carsten Casady | 2 | TBD |
| IOL Brady Wayburn | 1 | TBD |
| DL Vincent Carroll-Jackson | 2 | TBD |
| LB Oumar Diomande | 2 | TBD |
| CB Chris Hudson | 2 | TBD |
| CB Cam Chadwick | 2 | TBD |
| CB Kolubah Pewee Jr. | 1 | TBD |
| CB Osiris Gilbert | 3 | TBD |
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