After one of the best seasons in program history, UConn head coach Jim Mora and the Huskies’ staff has been extremely active in the portal trying to add to the championship culture Mora has brought back.
On Thursday, Mora announced the Huskies have added 18 student-athletes through the transfer portal who will join the Huskies for the spring semester. The 18 new players join the previously announced 12 incoming freshmen announced on National Signing Day in December as new additions to the UConn roster for the 2025 season.
In addition to the incoming 18 transfers, the following eight incoming freshmen have enrolled for the spring semester and will be available for spring practices and workouts: defensive back Axavier Bridges Brooks (Upper Marlboro, MD), defensive end Nykobi Brown (Valdosta, GA), quarterback K’saan Farrar (Virginia Beach, VA), cornerback Osiris Gilbert (Duluth, GA), offensive lineman Hill Greenlee (Dallas, TX), offensive linemen Joe McGann (Lagrangeville, NY), cornerback Saxton Suchanic (York, PA), and tight end Xavier Watson (Waverly, NY).
Here’s the list of transfers with remaining eligibility also included:
Vincent Carroll-Jackson
Defensive Line – 6-5/290 – Harrisburg, PA / Nebraska
Carroll-Jackson comes to Storrs after two seasons at Nebraska and has three years of eligibility remaining
Stephon Wright
Defensive End – 6-5/285 – Los Angeles, CA / Texas Southern
Wright is a defensive end transferring to UConn after playing last year at Texas Southern and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Kolubah Pewee Jr.
Defensive Back – 5-11/170 – Staten Island, NY / Georgetown
Pewee Jr. is a cornerback who played the last three seasons at Georgetown and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Terry Kirksey
Linebacker – 6-3/228 – Theodore, AL / Kansas State
Kirksey is a linebacker coming into UConn after spending the last two seasons playing at Kansas State and has two seasons of eligibility remaining
MJ Flowers
Running Back – 6-1/220 – Cincinnati, OH / Eastern Illinois
Flowers is a running back coming to Storrs after three years at Eastern Illinois. He’s got two years of eligibility remaining
Trent Jones II
Defensive End – 6-3/285 – Eden Prairie, MN / Iowa State
Jones II is a defensive end that comes to Storrs four seasons at Iowa State. He’s got one year of eligibility remaining.
Bryun Parham
Linebacker – 5-11/223 – Long Beach, CA / Washington
Parham is a linebacker transferring to UConn after playing for Washington and Steve Belichick last fall. He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining.
Kamo’I Latu
Defensive Back – 6-0/195 – Honolulu, HI / Wisconsin
Latu is a safety who will transfer to UConn after spending the last three seasons in the Big 10 at Wisconsin and he’s got one year of eligibility left.
Devin Pringle
Defensive Back – 5-10/182 – Bolingbrook, IL / Grand Valley State
Pringle is a defensive back heading to UConn after playing the last four seasons at Grand Valley State and he’s got one year remaining.
Reymello Murphy
Wide Receiver – 6-0/185 – Fremont, CA / Arizona
Murphy is a wide receiver who comes to Storrs after spending last year at Arizona. He too, will have one year remaining.
Javonte Vereen
Tight End – 6-4/220 – Havelock, NC / NC State
Vereen is a tight end who transfers to UConn after two seasons in the ACC at NC State. He will have three seasons of eligibility left.
Ben Smiley
Defensive End – 6-4/308 – Norfolk, VA / Virginia
Smiley is a defensive end coming to Storrs after a playing career at Virginia…He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Kobi Albert
Defensive Back – 5-11/180 – Fairfield, AL / Mississippi State
Albert is a safety who is transferring after playing in the SEC at Mississippi State last fall. He’s got three seasons of eligibility remaining still.
Caleb Burton III
Wide Receiver – 5-11/174 – Austin, TX / Auburn
Burton is a wide receiver transferring to UConn after playing the last two seasons at Auburn in the SEC. He will have three years of eligibility left.
Tyquan King
Linebacker – 6-2/225 – West Haven, CT / Temple
King is a linebacker originally from West Haven, CT who is coming back home after playing for Temple in 2024. He’s got one year of eligibility remaining.
Chris Parker
Wide Receiver – 6-3/195 – Saginaw, MI / Central Michigan
Parker is a wide receiver transferring to UConn after four seasons at Central Michigan and he’ll have one year of eligibility remaining.
Ty Chan
Offensive Line – 6-5/320 – Lowell, MA / Notre Dame
Chan was arguably the biggest pickup of the offseason for UConn. The big, local O-lineman is an offensive linemen spent the last three seasons at Notre Dame and still has two years of eligibility remaining.
Tyrece Mills
Defensive Back – 6-1/210 – Philadelphia, PA / Penn State
Mills is a safety that is transferring to UConn after playing the last three seasons in the Big 10 at Penn State. Mills has one year of eligibility left.