2026 FBS and FCS Transfers from Division III
/Updated: 3/03/25
Division III:
Kojo Totimeh (DL): Alvernia to Valparaiso - played in 17 games at Division-III Alvernia, totaling 29 tackles including 3.5 sacks over two seasons.
Hayden Hourany (DL/LS): Aurora to Valparaiso - spent the last two seasons at Division-III Aurora University in Aurora, Ill. He played all 22 games over his two seasons with the Spartans, totaling 35 tackles including five tackles for loss and two sacks. He played both defensive line and long snapper at Aurora and is expected to primarily handle long-snapping duties for the Beacons.
Daniel White (WR): Carroll (WI) to Valparaiso - played in five games and made 12 catches for 121 yards and a touchdown as a true freshman this past season
Connor Barry (QB): Christopher Newport to Penn State
Omar Aboutoui (K/P): Curry College to UMaine:
Conway Bradshaw (LS): Curry College to UMaine
Whitten Weems (TE/P): East Texas Baptist to Eastern Illinois
Liam Danitz (Edge): Hope to Wisconsin
Jordan Horm, Jr. (TE)*: Juniata to Norfolk State
Jordan Daniel (LB): Mary Hardin-Baylor to Alcorn State - last year he played in 10 games with eight solo tackles and 12 stops altogether.
Brad Menhorn, Jr. (LB): Mount St. Joseph to Georgia State
Sebastian Coppola (OL): New England College to Presbyterian - switched from DL to OL in 2025, but played defense against UNE (last game of year) and made 6 tackles.
Chyco Williams (S): Rhodes to Robert Morris
Isaac Tran (WR): Puget Sound to Valparaiso - had 84 receptions for 1,061 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games at Division-III Puget Sound as a junior in 2025 including a season-high 176 receiving yards on Nov. 15 at Whitworth. Tran earned second team all-conference honors at Puget Sound in 2025.
Mordecai Ford (RB): Rowan to St. Thomas - As a freshman, Ford appeared in 11 games for the Owls and earned NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week honors three separate times. He broke the program record for longest rushing touchdown in mid-October and recorded two 100+ rushing performances during his freshman campaign. A kick returner, Ford was named the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week once and racked up 415 kick return yards during the season.
Tucker Smack (K): Salisbury to Delaware - In three seasons he appeared in 29 games for the Seagulls. During that time he accumulated 98 points going 6-of-7 on field goals and 80-of-85 on extra points. He also recorded 19 punts for 722 yards for 38.0 yards per punt with a long of 62, six inside the 20, and four of 50+.
Tanner Philpott (P): Simpson to Iowa
Aaron Angelo (WR): Susquehanna to UAlbany
Daniel Growney (WR): Susquehanna to UAlbany
Rahshan La Mons (RB): Susquehanna to UAlbany
Romero Lavalais Jr. (CB): Susquehanna to UAlbany
Xavier Maple (DB): Susquehanna to Merrimack
Ethan Tranel (P): UW - La Crosse to Wisconsin
Paul Kim (CB): UW - Whitewater to South Dakota State - Kim earned all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors each of his two seasons at Wisconsin-Whitewater. He was an honorable mention selection in 2024 after posting 26 tackles and four pass breakups in seven games, followed by earning second-team accolades after a 2025 campaign in which he tallied 25 tackles, eight pass breakups and an interception.
Kaden Sleets (DB): UW - Whitewater to Western Illinois
Isaiah Durham (OL): Waynesburg to Robert Morris
Brody Graham (WR): Wittenberg to Robert Morris
*Horm, Jr. wasn’t listed in the 2026 recruiting list released by Norfolk State on 2/4, but his transfer was posted on X 1/15.