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So I had a hard time focusing on all the lists on the many threads, and I was bored at work, so I created a "clearer" list of who is leaving (and where), who is staying, and who is unaccounted for. Thank you, huskymedic and others, for making this easier for people like me.

So, looking at the transfer portal list, social media, and the 2026 Spring Roster on UConn's site, here is what I see so far. If I missed any from last year, let me know. These 94 from last year are still playing or hope to play. They do not show graduated / NFL / or no more eligibility players that I know of.

I am attaching a spreadsheet of everyone on the roster next year, as of now, broken down by position. I think it does a good job of showing how they are building this team. I think on paper this looks like a team that competes with last year's team, but with a defense that matches our personnel.

Leaving For Sure (35)
  1. Lee Molette II - Arizona
  2. Juice Vareen - Colorado State
  3. Oumar Diomande - Colorado State
  4. Stephon Wright - Colorado State
  5. Makih Johnson - Colorado State
  6. Nader Chirchi - Colorado State
  7. Malichi Greaves - Colorado State
  8. Terrence Smith - Colorado State
  9. K’Saan Farrar - Colorado State
  10. Jayden “Mel” Brown - Colorado State
  11. Oliver Lundberg Coleman - Colorado State
  12. Cleto Chol - Colorado State
  13. Brandon Kelley - Colorado State
  14. Jackson Harper - Colorado State
  15. Toriyan Johnson - Colorado State
  16. Diego Rodriquez - Colorado State
  17. Dominic Toy - Colorado State
  18. Jon Morris - Duke
  19. Vincent Carroll-Jackson - Georgia Tech
  20. Brady Fodor - Holy Cross
  21. Chase Fountain - Holy Cross
  22. Cooper Ackerman - Holy Cross
  23. Bryce Anderson - Marist
  24. Cam Edwards - Michigan State
  25. Ben Murawski - Michigan State
  26. Nick Evers - Missouri
  27. Alex Honig - Northwestern
  28. Victor Rosa Ohio University
  29. MJ Flowers - Tennessee Tech
  30. Brady Wayburn - UCF
  31. Osiris Gilbert - UCLA
  32. Aubrey Melvin - UMass
  33. Chris Hudson - University of New Haven
  34. Trace Bratten - University of San Diego
  35. Cam Chadwick - VaTech
  36. Carsten Casady - West Virginia
  37. John Neider - West Virginia

Transfer Portal "No Home"
  1. Kobi Albert
  2. Jayden Bass
  3. Delano Brown
  4. Nykobi Brown
  5. Drew Buckley (on spring roster)
  6. Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
  7. Zach Christinat (on spring roster)
  8. Kervins Choute (Senior)
  9. Tashi Crofut
  10. Diandre Harris (Senior)
  11. Caden Hillier
  12. Jake Kiernan
  13. Charley Leahy
  14. Jeremiah Lomax
  15. Tyrece Mills (Senior)
  16. Reymello Murphy
  17. Hayden Pegg
  18. Kolubah Pewee (Senior)
  19. Amir Renwick (Senior)
  20. Michael Robinson III
  21. Tomumanimi Tunde

On Spring 2026 Roster
  1. Carter Boskovich
  2. Axavier Bridges- Brooks
  3. Drew Buckley (transfer portal)
  4. Mike Burton
  5. Ty Chan
  6. Zach Christnat (transfer portal)
  7. Eddie Dresch
  8. Hill Greenlee
  9. Kylish Hicks
  10. Matt Hoffman (Yahoo story link)
  11. Ethan Hogg
  12. Griffin Koch
  13. Drew Kron
  14. Tucker McDonald
  15. Joe McGann
  16. Deron McLaughlin
  17. Charlie O'Connor
  18. Nick Pompilli
  19. Shamar Porter
  20. Clemens Richter
  21. Soren Rief
  22. Daniel Rose
  23. Tyler Smith
  24. Tamarus Walker
  25. Xavier Watson
  26. Finn Wilkens
  27. Jaoin Wiliams
  28. Teddy Williams
  29. Lewenski Ydore
  30. Christos Zigoiurnis

Missing in Action (Non-Graduate / Non-Portal / Non-Spring Roster)
  1. Charlie Johnson
  2. Roberto Salas
  3. Saxton Suchanic
  4. Spencer Sullins
  5. Rashard Williams
 
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Leaving For Sure (35)

21. Chase Fountain - Holy Cross


Missing in Action (Non-Graduate / Non-Portal / Non-Spring Roster)

  1. Chase Fountain
Fountain is going to Holy Cross

It's shocking to me that Reymello can't find a home here or otherwise. I wonder what that's all about. I'd like to keep him...
Murphy (and a few other guys like Renwick) are out of eligibility but are waiting for a ruling on their JuCo seasons counting towards eligibility.

ETA: Wow my timing is horrible - @Windham4th and @Duncan Idaho posted the exact same thing just ahead of me…
 
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So I had a hard time focusing on all the lists on the many threads, and I was bored at work, so I created a "clearer" list of who is leaving (and where), who is staying, and who is unaccounted for. Thank you, huskymedic and others, for making this easier for people like me.

So, looking at the transfer portal list, social media, and the 2026 Spring Roster on UConn's site, here is what I see so far. If I missed any from last year, let me know. These 94 from last year are still playing or hope to play. They do not show graduated / NFL / or no more eligibility players that I know of.

I am attaching a spreadsheet of everyone on the roster next year, as of now, broken down by position. I think it does a good job of showing how they are building this team. I think on paper this looks like a team that competes with last year's team, but with a defense that matches our personnel.

Leaving For Sure (35)
  1. Lee Molette II - Arizona
  2. Juice Vareen - Colorado State
  3. Oumar Diomande - Colorado State
  4. Stephon Wright - Colorado State
  5. Makih Johnson - Colorado State
  6. Nader Chirchi - Colorado State
  7. Malichi Greaves - Colorado State
  8. Terrence Smith - Colorado State
  9. K’Saan Farrar - Colorado State
  10. Jayden “Mel” Brown - Colorado State
  11. Oliver Lundberg Coleman - Colorado State
  12. Cleto Chol - Colorado State
  13. Brandon Kelley - Colorado State
  14. Jackson Harper - Colorado State
  15. Toriyan Johnson - Colorado State
  16. Diego Rodriquez - Colorado State
  17. Dominic Toy - Colorado State
  18. Jon Morris - Duke
  19. Vincent Carroll-Jackson - Georgia Tech
  20. Brady Fodor - Holy Cross
  21. Chase Fountain - Holy Cross
  22. Cooper Ackerman - Holy Cross
  23. Bryce Anderson - Marist
  24. Cam Edwards - Michigan State
  25. Ben Murawski - Michigan State
  26. Nick Evers - Missouri
  27. Alex Honig - Northwestern
  28. Victor Rosa Ohio University
  29. MJ Flowers - Tennessee Tech
  30. Brady Wayburn - UCF
  31. Osiris Gilbert - UCLA
  32. Aubrey Melvin - UMass
  33. Trace Bratten - University of San Diego
  34. Cam Chadwick - VaTech
  35. Carsten Casady - West Virginia
  36. John Neider - West Virginia

Transfer Portal "No Home"
  1. Kobi Albert
  2. Jayden Bass
  3. Delano Brown
  4. Nykobi Brown
  5. Drew Buckley (on spring roster)
  6. Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
  7. Zack Chistinat (on spring roster)
  8. Kervins Choute (Senior)
  9. Tashi Crofut
  10. Diandre Harris (Senior)
  11. Caden Hillier
  12. Chris Hudson
  13. Jake Kiernan
  14. Charley Leahy
  15. Jeremiah Lomax
  16. Tyrece Mills (Senior)
  17. Reymello Murphy
  18. Hayden Pegg
  19. Kolubah Pewee (Senior)
  20. Amir Renwick (Senior)
  21. Michael Robinson III
  22. Tomumanimi Tunde

On Spring 2026 Roster
  1. Carter Boskovich
  2. Axavier Bridges- Brooks
  3. Drew Buckley (transfer portal)
  4. Mike Burton
  5. Ty Chan
  6. Zach Chistnat (transfer portal)
  7. Eddie Dresch
  8. Hill Greenlee
  9. Kylish Hicks
  10. Matt Hoffman (Yahoo story link)
  11. Ethan Hogg
  12. Griffin Koch
  13. Drew Kron
  14. Tucker McDonald
  15. Joe McGann
  16. Deron McLaughlin
  17. Charlie O'Connor
  18. Nick Pompilli
  19. Shamar Porter
  20. Clemens Richter
  21. Soren Rief
  22. Daniel Rose
  23. Tyler Smith
  24. Tamarus Walker
  25. Xavier Watson
  26. Finn Wilkens
  27. Jaoin Wiliams
  28. Teddy Williams
  29. Lewenski Ydore
  30. Christos Zigoiurnis

Missing in Action (Non-Graduate / Non-Portal / Non-Spring Roster)
  1. Chase Fountain
  2. Charlie Johnson
  3. Roberto Salas
  4. Saxton Suchanic
  5. Spencer Sullins
  6. Rashard Williams
Chase Fountain you have him twice: Holy Cross and Missing...I believe he's at Holy Cross...
 
Hope Candle doesn’t expect us to go cold Turkey with no new additions for the entire spring! After that rush, it’ll be a very low low! What was the date of the first new addition?
 
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Thanks for compiling this. Weird Suchanic is MIA. He was rated an 85 overall on 247 and also had an offer from Iowa State. I have to think if he wants to keep playing football he can find a home somewhere.

I know this is a dumb question but there's no way he was an accidental ommission from the spring roster, right?
 
Don't know if this has been posted yet. "Candle and his coaching staff announced the signing of 58 student-athletes through the transfer portal including 21 who come to Storrs from Power Four programs. Seven freshman student-athletes are enrolled for the spring semester"


A new add I hadn't seen before .....
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Don't know if this has been posted yet. "Candle and his coaching staff announced the signing of 58 student-athletes through the transfer portal including 21 who come to Storrs from Power Four programs. Seven freshman student-athletes are enrolled for the spring semester"


A new add I hadn't seen before .....
View attachment 116389
He had posted about a visit before on instagram and the comments on the post seemed like a commitment but nothing was made official. Around the time the Storrs Central instagram account started following him around that time too.
 
Updated the spreadsheet. Currently shows 106 though I need to double check a few things. Bolded means on campus or announced by Candle. One ommission from the announcement was Jamel Howard. Any news?
 
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Updated the spreadsheet. Currently shows 106 though I need to double check a few things. Bolded means on campus or announced by Candle. One ommission from the announcement was Jamel Howard. Any news?

It's all in here
 
I guess he likes 4-game schedules
When I saw that Maine added a home game against Sacramento State last fall I couldn't believe it. Nobody comes to Orono, let alone a team from California.

That's how desperate Sacramento State is to fill out their schedule.
 
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I’ll be curious who is in on Murphy if he does get that extra year. I’d be over the moon if Candle keeps him but with the current trend of players leaving and not being retained, I’m not sure that happens. I loved Murphy’s size and toughness.
 

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