Transfer Portal Update (4/22/2026)

The transfer portal continues to produce news on a regular basis and Tuesday was no exception. One of the top lightweight prospects in the nation, Christian Castillo, announced yesterday that he was heading home and transferring to Arizona State. 

Castillo tabbed the #14 overall recruit in the high school Class of 2025 after winning a pair of Super 32 titles and making 2022 U17 World Teams in both styles. That year, Castillo earned a silver medal in freestyle. He made the 2023 U17 freestyle team, but did not bring back any hardware. 

During his redshirt season at Iowa State, Castillo won seven of eight matches including a title at the Grand View Open and a fourth-place showing at the Midlands Championships. In the semifinals, Castillo fell in sudden victory to Northern Illinois national qualifier, Blake West. 

The other notable portal news of the day is that two-time All-American Hunter Garvin will remain with Stanford. Garvin participated in the 2025 NWCA All-Star Classic and then went 1-1 before being lost for the year due to an injury. With Garvin back in the lineup, Chris Ayres’ team could unveil a lineup that features five returning All-Americans (Knox, Valencia, Cardenas, Posada). Without Garvin in the lineup, Stanford still managed to finish sixth at the 2026 NCAA Championships. 

Transfers

Christian Castillo (Arizona State) - 125 lbs: From Iowa State

Travis Clawson (Chattanooga) - 125 lbs: Clarion

Alan Koehler (Wisconsin) - 125 lbs: From Nebraska

Brendan McCrone (North Carolina) - 125 lbs: From Ohio State

Vince Robinson (Nebraska) - 125 lbs: From NC State

Ryan Crookham (Iowa) - 133 lbs: From Lehigh

Troy Hohman (Illinois) - 133 lbs: From NC State

Carter Schmidt (Northern Colorado) - 133 lbs: From Oklahoma

Brett Ungar (Rutgers) - 133 lbs: From Cornell

Greyson Clark (Illinois) - 141 lbs: From Purdue

Zan Fugitt (Missouri) - 141 lbs: From Wisconsin

Zeke Seltzer (Central Michigan) - 141 lbs: From Missouri

Kade Brown (Ohio State) - 149 lbs: From Pittsburgh

Carson DesRosier (Binghamton) - 149 lbs: From The Citadel

Jayden Scott (Lehigh) - 149 lbs: From North Carolina

Kai Owen (Indiana) - 157 lbs: From Columbia

Kyrell Leavell (Little Rock) - 157 lbs: From The Citadel

RJ Weston (Life) - 157 lbs: From Northern Iowa

Carter Schubert (Iowa) - 165 lbs: From Oklahoma

Thomas Snipes (Binghamton) - 165 lbs: From The Citadel
 

Tyler Eise (Oklahoma) - 174 lbs: From Nebraska

Clayton Whiting (Wisconsin) - 174 lbs: From Minnesota

David Alonso (North Dakota State) - 184 lbs: From California Baptist

Jake Dailey (NC State) - 184 lbs: From North Carolina

Bennett Berge (Oklahoma State) - 184/197 lbs: From South Dakota State

Christian Hansen (North Carolina) -  184 lbs: From Cornell

Jersey Robb (Oklahoma) - 184 lbs: From Oklahoma State

Carson Thomas (Maryland) - 184 lbs: From Indiana

Braydon Thompson (Iowa State) - 184 lbs: Oklahoma State
 

Connor Barket (Indiana) - 285 lbs: From Duke

Massoma Endene (Little Rock) - 197 lbs: From Iowa

Daniel Herrera (Rutgers) - 285 lbs: From Iowa State

Bennett Tabor (NC State) - 285 lbs: From Minnesota

Max Vanadia (West Virginia) - 285 lbs: From Michigan State


Still in the Portal

Nico Provo (Stanford) - 125 lbs

Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) - 125 lbs

Ayden Smith (Rutgers) - 125 lbs

Will Betancourt (Rider) - 133 lbs

Mason Kernan (West Virginia) - 133 lbs

Musa Tamaradze (Appalachian State) - 133 lbs

Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) - 141 lbs

Anthony Santaniello (Oklahoma) - 141 lbs

Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) - 149 lbs

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) - 149 lbs

Richard Fedalen (Columbia) - 149 lbs

Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) - 149 lbs

Eugene Harney (Morgan State) - 149 lbs

Jacob Mann (Princeton) - 149 lbs

Alek Martin (South Dakota State) - 149 lbs

Kal Miller (Maryland) - 149 lbs

Alex Turley (Hofstra) - 149 lbs

Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) - 157 lbs

Michael Kilic (Arizona State) - 157 lbs

Latrell Schafer (NC State) - 157 lbs

Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) - 157 lbs

Landyn Sommer (Oklahoma) - 157 lbs

Jordan Williams (Iowa) - 157 lbs

Daniel Zepeda (NC State) - 149/157 lbs

Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) - 165 lbs

Benjamin Rogers (Cornell) - 165 lbs

Shawn Taylor (West Virginia) - 165 lbs

Cory Thomas (Michigan State) - 165 lbs

Nick Fine (Columbia) - 174 lbs

Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) - 174 lbs

Manny Rojas (Iowa State) - 174 lbs

Jaxon Smith (Maryland) - 174 lbs

Gage Wright (Virginia Tech) - 174 lbs

Edmond Ruth (Illinois) - 184 lbs

Anders Thompson (Oklahoma) - 184 lbs

De'Alcapon Veazy (Michigan) - 184 lbs

Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa) - 197 lbs

Adam Ortega (The Citadel) - 197 lbs

Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State) - 285 lbs

Carter Neves (Chattanooga) - 285 lbs

Melvin Whitehead (Arizona State) - 285 lbs