The portal windows dictate when players are allowed to enter their names into the NCAA’s transfer database and be contacted by other coaches. (This does not apply to graduate transfers or players on teams who have a head coaching change outside of the window.)

The NCAA has consolidated those opportunities into just one period for the offseason between the 2025 and 2026 seasons: Jan. 2-16. Players must enter their names into the transfer portal during this time to be eligible to play in the 2026 season. After submitting their names, players can commit to a new school at any time; that’s not restricted to the two-week window.

While the Standard-Examiner does not have access to the portal database, as Friday arrived, Weber State had 21 players who had announced their intention to enter the transfer portal on social media. Coaching changes likely impacted some, while others may have been ready to transfer anyway.

The list highlights the work Eric Kjar and company have in front of them to build a roster for the 2025 season.

Below are those players and their 2025 statistics.

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

Jackson Gilkey (So.): 693 passing yards, four touchdowns, nine interceptions, broke his leg in the fifth game.

Dijon Jennings (Jr.): 831 passing yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions in seven games.

RUNNING BACKS

Davion Godley (So.): 512 rushing yards, four touchdowns in seven games; finished season injured.

Chauncey Sylvester (R-Fr.): 305 rushing yards, four touchdowns in five games; finished the season injured.

OFFENSIVE LINE

Zoom Esplin (So.): Esplin started 11 games in 2024 but appeared in just one in 2025 due to injury.

Cole Millward (So.): Roy High alum played in 23 games over two seasons and was a starter in 2025.

Vae Soifua (Jr.): The oft-injured lineman started six games in 2024 and played in six more in 2025.

Will Way (So.): After appearing in four games in 2024, he played 10 games this season, including some as a starter at center.

Ethen Erickson (Jr.): Erickson, a junior college transfer, did not play in 2025.

RECEIVERS

AJ Jayroe (So.): A Louisiana transfer, the 6-foot-4 receiver missed all but the 2024 opener with an arm injury and caught five passes for 55 yards and one touchdown in 2025.

Maurice Savage (Jr.): The junior college transfer did not appear in any games in his one season at WSU.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE

Matt Herron (Jr.): Herron played 35 games over three seasons at defensive tackle; in 2025, his 46 tackles (nine for loss) and 3.5 sacks got him All-Big Sky second team honors.

Keahnist Thompson (Jr.): The defensive end transferred from UCF and played 28 games over three seasons; in 2025, he totaled 27 tackles (10.5 for loss) and four sacks.

Dante Bond (R-Fr.): Bond did not appear in any games in two seasons at WSU.

LINEBACKERS

Sione Hala (Jr.): A Boston College transfer, Hala had 64 tackles (second on the team), eight for loss, and one interception in his one WSU season.

Mayson Hitchens (Jr.): Having played 28 games over three seasons, Hitchens’ 91 tackles led WSU in 2025.

Aizik Mahuka (So.): The Hawaii native totaled 35 tackles (four for loss) in 24 games over two seasons.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Ishaan Daniels (So.): A two-year starter at cornerback, Daniels totaled 41 tackles and two interceptions in 2025.

Logan Mackey (So.): Mackey totaled 16 tackles and eight pass breakups as a cornerback in 2025.

Davonta Morgan-Collins (Fr.): At safety, Morgan-Collins totaled 13 tackles and three pass breakups in his one WSU season.

Tre Parks-Vinson (Jr.): Parks-Vinson missed 2024 with a health concern and returned in 2025 to play six games, totaling nine tackles and two pass breakups.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Thien Hoang (Jr.): The D3 Lewis & Clark College transfer kicker did not appear in any games in his one season at WSU.

Caden Kellow (Jr.): The Utah State transfer longsnapper snapped in all 12 games in his lone WSU season.

Justin Lutz (Jr.): The junior college transfer did not appear in any games in his lone WSU season.