Iowa football transfer portal tracker: Who’s leaving, joining in 2026?

Just two days after its big 34-27 victory over No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl, No. 23 Iowa football is right back to work putting the pieces together for the 2026 season. The two-week NCAA transfer portal window for FBS and FCS football players opened at midnight ET on Friday, Jan. 2 and runs through Jan. 16.

Historically, the Hawkeyes haven’t lived in the portal, opting instead to rely more heavily on developing players in-house and then supplementing in bits and pieces out of the portal. Of course, quarterback Mark Gronowski was a big transfer portal addition ahead of the 2025 season, so Iowa has made some splashes over the years.

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With the transfer portal open and players staying and going, there’s a lot to try to keep track of. Our Iowa football transfer portal tracker will keep fans up to date on all of the players that have made decisions to either enter the transfer portal from Iowa or to join Iowa’s program via the transfer portal:

Entered transfer portal from Iowa: DE Brian Allen

A 6-foot-3, 264-pound defensive end, Brian Allen departs Iowa after appearing in 28 games and registering 34 tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks across three seasons.

Entered transfer portal from Iowa: RB Jaziun Patterson

A 5-foot-10, 210-pound running back out of Pompano Beach, Fla., Jaziun Patterson revealed his decision to enter the transfer portal after playing in 34 games, making two starts and totaling 858 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

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Entered transfer portal from Iowa: DB Kael Kolarik