HERO Sports Compiles 2026 FCS-to-FCS Transfer Tracker as Portal Activity Surges

HERO Sports published a running FCS-to-FCS transfer tracker on Feb. 20, 2026, documenting an early flurry of intra-subdivision movement that the site says lists hundreds of players so far. "The transfer portal is off and running with plenty of players looking to find a new home in 2026," HERO Sports wrote alongside the tracker, which the site's FCS team compiled.

The tracker arrives amid a broader portal wave that HERO Sports quantified elsewhere as "More than 535 FBS players are heading to FCS schools for the 2026 season," compared with "more than 800 FBS players" who moved to the FCS during the 2025 cycle. FCS Football Central founder Zach McKinnell put the offseason in even starker terms, saying, "Over 10,000 college football players have entered the transfer portal this offseason."

HERO Sports' FCS columnists and contributors highlighted several high-impact FCS-to-FCS additions in the tracker. Zach McKinnell singled out Montana's addition of Eastern Washington wide receiver Michael Wortham, noting Wortham "had a record-setting year for the Grizzlies, helping them make a run to the semifinals." McKinnell also flagged West Georgia's acquisition of Northern Colorado defensive lineman David Hoage, who "became the first FCS All-American in program history," and UC Davis' pickup of Jacob Psyk from Harvard, who "led the Aggies in sacks and tackles for loss this season."

The running lists on HERO Sports are intended to be ongoing and community-sourced. The site noted, "We will do our best again this year to track FCS-to-FBS, FCS-to-FCS, and FBS-to-FCS transfers," and the FBS-to-FCS running list by Sam Herder includes an appeal for reader submissions: "Please tweet at Sam Herder if you see any missing FBS-to-FCS transfers or decommitments." The FBS-to-FCS page shows examples of recent additions, including a "Recently Added (Feb. 17): Jackson Veasy (DL) Jax State to Murray State."

Portals into FCS programs from the FBS are already visible in the running FBS-to-FCS list. Tarleton State's incoming entries include Kenyan Kelly (So) S from UTSA, Camdon Frier (So) WR from Florida State, Chris Robinson (Jr) LB from Oklahoma State, and Jaxson Lavender (Jr) WR from SMU. Tennessee State's entries include Tre Berry (rFr) RB from Minnesota and Carlos Orr-Gillespie (So) WR from Utah State. ETSU's incoming list features Jadyn Davis (Jr) QB from Michigan, Cal Grubbs (Jr) OL from Liberty, and Brandon Winton Jr. (So) WR from USF. Eastern Washington added Jordan Pierro (So) DB from LA Tech and Jamai East (Sr) WR from Oregon State.

The FCS-to-FCS tracker text contains one truncated figure that could not be verified from the excerpts; a line reads "notes more than 4" and is incomplete in the available snippet. HERO Sports presents the trackers as live, staff-maintained tables and running lists; the site and contributors have emphasized that counts and rosters will be updated as the portal continues to move players into new FCS homes.