Michigan football transfer portal tracker: Who will Wolverines lose?

It's another section of of the offseason where college football rosters are reshaped. Players transfer to other institutions to follow their coach, seek a fresh start, move closer to home, get more playing time or, more often, more money.

Gone are the days, in large part, of players staying somewhere for four or five years while working their way up the depth chart. Michigan football does a better job of retaining its players than most, but there will still be transfers.

Here are the Wolverines who are set to enter the transfer portal, as well as those who've pledged to join new coach Kyle Whittingham as part of his first squad in Ann Arbor.

Michigan football players in the transfer portal

QB Davis Warren

2024's starting quarterback told the Free Press during December Citrus Bowl practice that he intended to enter the transfer portal – he will have two years of eligibility remaining, with a redshirt from 2023 and a medical redshirt this season while rehabbing a torn ACL.

The 6-foot-2 Warren, from Manhattan Beach, California, debuted for the Wolverines as a sophomore backup in 2022 – after overcoming leukemia in high school – and became the team's primary starter in 2024. He threw for 1,199 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions in nine games that season.

QB Jadyn Davis

Once seen as the heir apparent to J.J. McCarthy, Jadyn Davis is also headed to the portal. A 6-1, 207-pound prospect from Charlotte, North Carolina, Davis enrolled early in December 2023 as the No. 9 quarterback in his class, per 247 Sports' composite rankings. Despite the hype, he played in just four games during two seasons at Michigan, which included a redshirt year in 2024 as a freshman. 

During that time, Davis attempted just two passes, one of which was intercepted this past October in a 31-13 road loss at USC. In 2024, many fans wanted Michigan to turn to Davis when the quarterback carousel of Davis Warren, Alex Orji and Jack Tuttle didn’t produce, but coaches implied Davis wasn’t ready.

He has three years of eligibility remaining.

WR Fredrick Moore

Moore's decision came in the fall when the former three-star from St. Louis became U-M's first player to hit the portal in early October. He started for the Wolverines as a sophomore in 2024 but could not break into the rotation in a meaningful way in 2025. Moore had just 18 snaps over four games this season, though he had more playing time as a special-teamer, with 45 snaps and one tackle this year.

The 6-1 Moore had 15 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown during his time in Ann Arbor. The best game of his career was 2024's ReliaQuest Bowl against Alabama, when he caught three passes for 37 yards and the lone touchdown of his college career.

He has two years of eligibility remaining.

OL Connor Jones

With several young offensive linemen set for bigger roles in 2026 and beyond, senior tackle Connor Jones announced his portal plans in early December. He played in 10 games on special teams in 2025. The 6-foot-7, 320-pound lineman can play tackle or guard and has one year of eligibility remaining.

Michigan football transfers coming to Ann Arbor

None are official yet.

This story will be updated.

Tony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.

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