Offensive players who have left Texas via the transfer portal since 2021
The transfer portal in college athletics is set up as a tool for players to find the correct fit in a specific program and has become a key part of the sports landscape.
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The portal is utilized by teams as they hunt for players that will help fill a specific need while the athlete counters by placing his or her name in the transfer list in the hope that they will courted by a school and program that better suits their talents and need for playing time and development.
It is a double-edged sword – what the transfer portal giveth the transfer portal can also take away. And no program is immune to the latter, with everyone losing players to the portal.
That’s certainly been the case with Texas football. Over the past few weeks we have provided you an update on the 20 players who the Longhorns have wooed to the 40 Acres via the transfer portal since it launched on Oct. 15, 2018.
Would you be surprised to find out the more than three times as many players have transferred off the 40 Acres, 64 players in total, over the past four-plus years?
That list was a little too extensive to tackle for this feature, so we’ve limited our update here to the offensive players in the past two portal cycles. We will move on to the list of the defensive and special teams players since 2021 in our next feature.
In the past two years, Texas has lost 32 players to the transfer portal, 16 on offense, 15 on defense and one on special teams.
Tyler Johnson, OL (Houston)
Johnson played in 12 games for the Cougars in 2022 and started 10 of them at right guard after transferring to Houston as a sophomore.
Jared Wiley, TE (TCU)
Wiley transferred to TCU after the 2021 season as a senior. He played in 15 games for the Horned Frogs, including in the CFP national championship game, catching 24 passes for 245 yards and four touchdowns.
Casey Thompson, QB (Nebraska)
Thompson battled through injuries to start 10 of 12 games at quarterback in his first season at Nebraska in 2022, missing the Minnesota and Michigan games due to injury. He completed 63 percent of his passes (173-of-274) for 2,407 yards and 17 touchdowns, while adding five rushing touchdowns. Thompson threw at least one touchdown pass in each of his 10 games.
Joshua Moore, WR (did not play more college football)
After his 2021 season, Moore entered the transfer portal and decided to go to SMU but then backed out of that commitment. He signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL in August 2022.
Al’vonte Woodard, WR (Sam Houston State)
Woodard played in seven games for the Bearkats in 2022 as a redshirt junior, catching 16 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns and rushing twice for 12 yards.
Rafiti Ghirmai, OL (Abilene Christian)
Ghirmai transferred to ACU as a junior in 2022 and played in all 12 games for the Wildcats.
Dajon Harrison (WR), UConn
Harrison went to Connecticut as a redshirt freshman in 2022 and played in 12 games, all as a reserve or on special teams, catching six passes for 18 yards and rushing for four yards on four carries. He also returned three punts for an average of 8.3 yards per opportunity.
Kelvontay Dixon, WR (SMU)
Dixon (who also goes by “Moochie”) transferred to the Hilltop in 2022 and played in all 13 games, making one start. He had 28 receptions for 378 yards and three TDs and added two punt returns for 39 yards.
Marcus Washington, WR (Nebraska)
Washington transferred to Lincoln for the 2022 season and played in every game with 10 starts. He caught 31 passes for 471 yards, setting career highs and ranking second on the team in both categories. Washington also caught one touchdown pass.
Jaylen Garth, OL (Houston)
Garth transferred to the Cougars as a redshirt freshman just prior to the 2022 campaign and did not see any action for Houston. He played in two games as a redshirt freshman at Texas in 2021
Hudson Card, QB (Purdue)
Card transferred to Purdue as a redshirt junior after the 2022 season. He played in 22 games at Texas and started five, three this season and two in 2021, when he was the opening-game starter against Louisiana. He ended up completing 127 of his 194 passes for 1,523 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 74 yards and a TD on 47 carries over three seasons on the 40 acres.
Andrej Karic, OL (Tennessee)
Karic headed to Knoxville after the 2022 campaign as a redshirt junior. Karic played 26 games and started five games over three seasons at Texas. Played in 12 games on the offensive line in 2022 and as a blocking tight end with three starts.
Troy Omeire, WR (Arizona State)
Omeire heads to the Valley of the Sun as a junior. He played in four games in three seasons at Texas and caught one pass for four yards against UTSA in 2022 after missing the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to injury.
Junior Angilau, OL (Oregon)
Angilau heads to Eugene as a redshirt senior. He missed the 2022 season with a knee injury suffered in preseason drills, played and started in 34 games, including in all 12 in 2021 and all 10 in 2000. He was a 2022 second-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Athlon Sports.
Logan Parr, OL (SMU)
Parr transferred to the Mustangs after the 2022 season as a redshirt junior. He played in 16 games in three seasons on the 40 Acres, with 12 of those games in 2022 primarily on the field goal unit.
Agiye Hall, WR (Undecided)
Hall is still in the portal after deciding to transfer after played in three games in 2022 for the Longhorns He caught one pass for seven yards after transferring from Alabama.
