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UCLA DB Kanye Clark signs with Florida

79417-removebg-preview (1)by: Corey Bender01/13/26Corey_Bender

The Florida Gators have added another piece to their secondary with the commitment of UCLA defensive back Kanye Clark.

Clark, who recently took an official visit to Florida, gives the Gators a versatile option in the defensive backfield. He appeared in 16 games for UCLA, making two starts, and recorded 22 tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and two pass breakups in 2025. He showed his playmaking ability in UCLA’s season finale against Southern California with a team-high seven tackles.

A redshirt sophomore, Clark joined UCLA as a walk-on in 2023 but earned a scholarship in 2024 spring practice. Ranked No. 51 among safeties in the transfer portal by On3, he brings both experience and immediate depth to Florida’s secondary.

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II, and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database, and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request, and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship, and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

The window for FBS players to enter the portal opened Jan. 2 and closes on Jan. 16. 

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