Utah Football Transfer Portal Tracker For 2023 Cycle
Dec 6, 2022, 5:18 PM | Updated: Apr 18, 2023, 8:29 am
General view of the Utah Utes 2017 football helmet at Rice-Eccles Stadium on August 31, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY- With the NCAA Transfer Portal window for football opening December 5, 2022, it’s that time of year where we start seeing players coming in and out of programs and Utah football will be no exception in 2023.
Expect a slow ramp-up to Utah’s transfer portal season with the Utes preparing to play in their second Rose Bowl in two years. While most of the team will want to see things out through January 2, 2023 (the transfer portal window doesn’t close till January 18, 2023), a few will see the writing on the wall and want to get a jump start.
It is mostly expected the players entering the portal over the next few weeks for the Utes will be guys who have seen limited to no playing time over the years due to Utah’s growing depth. Others will simply be looking for a fresh start or change of scenery after putting in their time to get their degrees.
However, tampering with the new NIL rules remains a legitimate concern and could potentially bring about some surprising transfers though nothing of that sort has happened yet. Still, it is something to watch and be wary of as the 2023 Transfer Portal Cycle ramps up in the coming weeks.
KSL Sports will keep a live Utah football tracker for the 2023 cycle throughout the next six weeks so you can see who comes and goes from the Utes as it happens.
Which Utah football players have entered the Transfer Portal?
(As of 4/2/23)
- Malone Mataele
- Ethan Calvert
- Tyler Wegis
- Mason Tufaga
- Landon Morris
- Ricky Parks
- Paul Maile
- Andrew Mata’afa
- Jordan Noyes
- Clayton Isbell
- Caine Savage
Where Did Former Utes Land?
(As of 4/17/23)
Defensive back Malone Mataele, linebacker Mason Tufaga, defensive end Tyler Wegis and offensive lineman Paul Maile recently found new homes since entering the transfer portal.
Mataele will be a few miles north up the road from the Utes finishing up his career with Utah State.
COMMITTED. SIGNED. INVESTED. 🧳 #goaggies pic.twitter.com/RP46vfy67A
— Malone Mataele (@thetonganterror) December 21, 2022
Tufaga will be calling Corvallis home and facing his old team this coming season with the Oregon State Beavers.
Beyond BLESSED to have received an offer from Oregon State University! pic.twitter.com/OoPSuJIpCb
— MASØN TUFAGA🇦🇸 (@MasonTufaga) December 18, 2022
Wegis on the other hand just crossed the border to Idaho where he will be playing for Boise State on the “Smurf Turf”.
Blessed to announce my commitment to Boise State University!!! #BleedBlue @showtime_jaye @Coach_SD @JasonCvercko @BroncoSportsFB pic.twitter.com/gHTrUiv31t
— Tyler Wegis (@TWegis) January 11, 2023
Paul Maile wasn’t in the Transfer Portal long and found a new home just 45 minutes down the road with BYU. Maile was a solid contributor for the Utes and will surely have an immediate impact for the Cougars as they go about getting their roster upgraded for their first year in the Big 12.
Thank you for all the love and support Cougar Nation! We appreciate y’all🙏 @RoyalBlueNIL @oncoorsports @BYUfootball @BYUCougars #NIL pic.twitter.com/Z17RD8Ifrx
— Paul Maile (@PaulMaile54) January 22, 2023
Landon Morris will be much further away than some of the others after finding a landing spot with Temple football. Ethan Calvert also has a new home with Cal Poly.
— Landon Morris (@LandonMorris81) January 27, 2023
Safety Clayton Isbell will now be playing for Coastal Carolina.
Let’s Ride!!! @CoastalFootball @Coachtimbeck @Coach_Naivar pic.twitter.com/DrgFyXus36
— CLAYTON ISBELL (@claytonisbell10) April 15, 2023
Who has Utah picked up commitments from in the portal?
(As of 4/17/2023)
Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @BodkinKSLsports
