2025 Transfer Portal

[ionel]

3 hours ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

Also, we don't even know how this ruling applies. It seems to have been only about previous JUCO athletes who are now in the NCAA sphere (and 2025 would have been their last year). This Arnold method is something that will test how far the ruling stretches

We need simple rules.  I propose the 55 & 4 rule.  As long as you aren't 55 years old and you havent already won 4 NCs then you can continue competing at any program that'll have you.   

[flyingcement]

https://x.com/MSU_Wrestling/status/1949947622338314246?t=4UtJaIMcRoYkYulk65qoMw&s=19

[nhs67]

13 hours ago, flyingcement said:

https://x.com/MSU_Wrestling/status/1949947622338314246?t=4UtJaIMcRoYkYulk65qoMw&s=19

I like this pickup.  I don't know if I like him at 174lbs, though.  I think I prefer Shannon at 174lbs and O'Neil at 165lbs.

Honestly, if Marines decides 165lbs is the weight he wants to go, then both of them are out of luck for 165lbs.  High hopes for Marines.

[Winners Circle]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

I like this pickup.  I don't know if I like him at 174lbs, though.  I think I prefer Shannon at 174lbs and O'Neil at 165lbs.

Honestly, if Marines decides 165lbs is the weight he wants to go, then both of them are out of luck for 165lbs.  High hopes for Marines.

I am not privy to all things MSU, so this is not meant to be rude, but is a genuine question. Shannon has a career record of 26-43, including 13-19 in his last full season of competition. Has he made a level jump? 

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, Winners Circle said:

I am not privy to all things MSU, so this is not meant to be rude, but is a genuine question. Shannon has a career record of 26-43, including 13-19 in his last full season of competition. Has he made a level jump? 

No, not at all.  I just thought his movement last season in the few matches he wrestled at 165lbs didn't look as good as when he was at 174lbs.  He's a 0.500 wrestler if he goes 174lbs next season (losing record in the B1G, likely - winning otherwise).  If he goes 165lbs, I don't like his chances.

[ScottishSteel]

Shannon feels like he's been around for a decade between Illinois and Michigan St; can't believe he's still got eligibility

[GimJustafan]

4 hours ago, ScottishSteel said:

Shannon feels like he's been around for a decade between Illinois and Michigan St; can't believe he's still got eligibility

don't see DJ on 2025/2026 roster 

[TNwrestling]

Isiah Powe to Iowa Central

[ScottishSteel]

42 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

don't see DJ on 2025/2026 roster 

Wrestlstat does say he has one last year of elgibility contingent on getting a medical for this past year

2020 - redshirt
2021 - covid free
2022 - freshman
2023 - sophomore
2024 - junior
2025 - medical
2026 - redshirt

Wrestlstat does also say he wrestled in the 2019 Midlands . . . but says he went just 1-1

[Winners Circle]

2 minutes ago, ScottishSteel said:

Wrestlstat does say he has one last year of elgibility contingent on getting a medical for this past year

2020 - redshirt
2021 - covid free
2022 - freshman
2023 - sophomore
2024 - junior
2025 - medical
2026 - redshirt

Wrestlstat does also say he wrestled in the 2019 Midlands . . . but says he went just 1-1

Believe that was the year he spent at the OTC EAP. Same year Aaron Brooks was doing that program.

[GimJustafan]

2 minutes ago, ScottishSteel said:

Wrestlstat does say he has one last year of elgibility contingent on getting a medical for this past year

2020 - redshirt
2021 - covid free
2022 - freshman
2023 - sophomore
2024 - junior
2025 - medical
2026 - redshirt

Wrestlstat does also say he wrestled in the 2019 Midlands . . . but says he went just 1-1

i thought last year was final year of covid exemption ? 

[ScottishSteel]

20 minutes ago, GimJustafan said:

i thought last year was final year of covid exemption ? 

The vast bulk of them have graduated out - Shannon would have too if it weren't for the medical (he didn't wrestle after Nov 24th)

[bnwtwg]

5 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

Believe that was the year he spent at the OTC EAP. Same year Aaron Brooks was doing that program.

Pretty sure he had a gap year doing the EAP. He does have a year of eligibility left but he may very well be the oldest wrestler this year so wouldn't be surprised if he has decided to move on.

[MizzouFan01]

Quite the team Shannon was apart of in High School. CBC in St. Louis coached by Cornell Robinson, previously of Wyoming Sem. Shannon, Vinny Zerban, Malik Johnson and Cevion Severado. Wyatt Henson also the years he wasn’t in PA. Johnson was a Greco World Champ and 4x state champ. Top recruit in his weight I believe. Him and Severado wrestled for a year or so at Mizzou. Severado was also good at Greco. Vinny went back to Illinois his hometown for his Sr year and the other three had graduated. To think for all the success the four of them had in high school, that only Vinny would AA and that Johnson and Severado would leave Mizzou ending up at Lindenwood and Grain Valley for Severado and a community college for Johnson. 

[Winners Circle]

16 hours ago, MizzouFan01 said:

Quite the team Shannon was apart of in High School. CBC in St. Louis coached by Cornell Robinson, previously of Wyoming Sem. Shannon, Vinny Zerban, Malik Johnson and Cevion Severado. Wyatt Henson also the years he wasn’t in PA. Johnson was a Greco World Champ and 4x state champ. Top recruit in his weight I believe. Him and Severado wrestled for a year or so at Mizzou. Severado was also good at Greco. Vinny went back to Illinois his hometown for his Sr year and the other three had graduated. To think for all the success the four of them had in high school, that only Vinny would AA and that Johnson and Severado would leave Mizzou ending up at Lindenwood and Grain Valley for Severado and a community college for Johnson. 

Joshua Saunders was on this team as well.

[killdozer]

1 hour ago, Winners Circle said:

Joshua Saunders was on this team as well.

It also had Kyle Prewitt that was a starter for Little Rock and Lucas White that was a 3 year starter for American. 

[MizzouFan01]

6 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

Joshua Saunders was on this team as well.

Yes idk how I forgot him. 

[creek chub]

Did TJ Stewart ever sign with anyone? He went in the portal really early but I haven’t heard that he landed anywhere 

[flyingcement]

4 minutes ago, creek chub said:

Did TJ Stewart ever sign with anyone? He went in the portal really early but I haven’t heard that he landed anywhere 

Not yet.  There were some earlier rumors about him ending up at NC State, but so far that hasn't happened.  

[creek chub]

2 hours ago, flyingcement said:

Not yet.  There were some earlier rumors about him ending up at NC State, but so far that hasn't happened.  

It’ll be interesting to see where he lands. Dude had the tools to be successful again. Not sure a program change was needed to get back to AA level but understand his mom was sick and could have impacted him emotionally through last season along with other reasons reported on the hokie board. 

[flyingcement]

On 7/14/2025 at 8:18 PM, flyingcement said:

309 wrestlers entered the transfer portal (which represents about 10-11% of all D1 wrestlers) this off-season.

• 177 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal and changed teams
• 79 wrestlers that had entered the transfer portal, haven't yet found a new home, and are still on their old roster
• 40 wrestlers that had entered the transfer portal, and are no longer on an active roster of any team.
• 11 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal but decided to remain with their previous team
• 2 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal, but decided to move on from wrestling

 

Updated stats as of 8/1:

309 wrestlers entered the transfer portal (which represents about 10-11% of all D1 wrestlers) this off-season.

• 179 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal and changed teams
• 68 wrestlers that had entered the transfer portal, haven't yet found a new home, and are still on their old roster
• 47 wrestlers that had entered the transfer portal, and are no longer on an active roster of any team.
• 13 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal but decided to remain with their previous team
• 2 wrestlers that entered the transfer portal, but decided to move on from wrestling

[flyingcement]

1 hour ago, creek chub said:

It’ll be interesting to see where he lands. Dude had the tools to be successful again. Not sure a program change was needed to get back to AA level but understand his mom was sick and could have impacted him emotionally through last season along with other reasons reported on the hokie board. 

Stewart is BY FAR the best wrestler left in the portal.  He's the only one that is an all American.  Other than Stewart, the only guy in the portal right now that has ever even qualified for nationals is the roadrunner Richard Castro-Sandoval

Edited 4 hours ago by flyingcement