Includes prominent juniors and redshirt sophomores who have decided to remain in school, as well as seniors who have opted to take advantage of the NCAA’s relaxed eligibility rules because of Covid and return for an extra year.
| Player | POS | College | Class | Team Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RETURNING UNDERCLASSMEN | ||||
| Brennan Armstrong | QB | Virginia | JR | Returning |
| Hank Bachmeier | QB | Boise State | JR | Returning |
| Connor Bazelak | QB | Missouri | RSO | Transferring to Indiana |
| Gerry Bohanon | QB | Baylor | JR | Returning |
| Ben Bryant | QB | Eastern Michigan | JR | Transferring to Cincinnati |
| Zach Calzada | QB | Texas A&M | RSO | Transferring to Auburn |
| Chevan Cordiero | QB | Hawaii | JR | Transferring to San Jose State |
| J.T. Daniels | QB | Georgia | JR | Transferring |
| Jayden Daniels | QB | Arizona State | JR | Transferring to LSU |
| Max Duggan | QB | Texas Christian | JR | Returning |
| Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami (OH) | JR | Returning |
| Dillon Gabriel | QB | Central Florida | JR | Transferring to Oklahoma |
| Jaren Hall | QB | Brigham Young | RSO | Returning |
| Sam Hartman | QB | Wake Forest | JR | Returning |
| Layne Hatcher | QB | Arkansas State | JR | Transferring to Texas State |
| Gunnar Holmberg | QB | Duke | JR | Transferring to Florida International |
| Emory Jones | QB | Florida | JR | Transferring |
| Phil Jurkovec | QB | Boston College | JR | Returning |
| Devin Leary | QB | North Carolina State | JR | Returning |
| Will Levis | QB | Kentucky | JR | Returning |
| Grayson McCall | QB | Coastal Carolina | RSO | Returning |
| Tanner McKee | QB | Stanford | TSO Eligible | Returning |
| Cade McNamara | QB | Michigan | RSO | Returning |
| Graham Mertz | QB | Wisconsin | RSO | Returning |
| Tanner Mordecai | QB | Southern Methodist | JR | Returning |
| Bo Nix | QB | Auburn | JR | Transferring to Oregon |
| Michael Penix | QB | Indiana | JR | Transferring to Washington |
| Jack Plummer | QB | Purdue | JR | Transferring to California |
| Spencer Rattler | QB | Oklahoma | RSO | Transferring to South Carolina |
| Spencer Sanders | QB | Oklahoma State | JR | Returning |
| Tyler Shough | QB | Texas Tech | JR | Returning |
| Kedon Slovis | QB | Southern California | JR | Transferring to Pittsburgh |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | QB | Maryland | JR | Returning |
| Casey Thompson | QB | Texas | JR | Transferring to Nebraska |
| Grant Wells | QB | Marshall | RSO | Transferring to Virginia Tech |
| Ulysses Bentley | RB | Southern Methodist | RSO | Transferring |
| Jarek Broussard | RB | Colorado | JR | Transferring to Michigan State |
| Noah Cain | RB | Penn State | JR | Transferring to LSU |
| Zach Charbonnet | RB | UCLA | JR | Returning |
| Re'Mahn Davis | RB | Vanderbilt | JR | Returning |
| Lyn-J Dixon | RB | Clemson | JR | Transferring to West Virginia |
| John Emery | RB | LSU | JR | Returning |
| Tiyon Evans | RB | Tennessee | JR | Transferring to Louisville |
| Eric Gray | RB | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| George Holani | RB | Boise State | JR | Returning |
| Roschon Johnson | RB | Texas | JR | Returning |
| Austin Jones | RB | Stanford | JR | Transferring to Southern California |
| Dylan McDuffie | RB | Buffalo | JR | Returning |
| Chez Mellusi | RB | Wisconsin | JR | Returning |
| Richard Newton | RB | Washington | JR | Returning |
| Lew Nichols | RB | Central Michigan | RSO | Returning |
| Trey Potts | RB | Minnesota | RSO | Returning |
| Chris Rodriguez | RB | Kentucky | JR | Returning |
| Tavion Thomas | RB | Utah | JR | Returning |
| SaRodorick Thompson | RB | Texas Tech | JR | Returning |
| Monte Pottebaum | FB | Iowa | JR | Returning |
| Masen Wake | FB | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| Khafre Brown | WR | North Carolina | RSO | Transferring to South Florida |
| Tyrese Chambers | WR | Florida International | RSO | Returning |
| Jacob Copeland | WR | Florida | JR | Transferring to Maryland |
| Jacob Cowing | WR | Texas-El Paso | JR | Transferring to Arizona |
| Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College | JR | Returning |
| Taj Harris | WR | Syracuse | JR | Transferring to Rutgers |
| Jadon Haselwood | WR | Oklahoma | RSO | Transferring to Arkansas |
| Tyler Hudson | WR | Central Arkansas | JR | Transferring to Louisville |
| Giles Jackson | WR | Washington | JR | Returning |
| Kearis Jackson | WR | Georgia | JR | Returning |
| Cornelius Johnson | WR | Michigan | JR | Returning |
| Trey Knox | WR | Arkansas | JR | Returning |
| Frank Ladson | WR | Clemson | JR | Transferring to Miami |
| Bru McCoy | WR | Southern California | RSO | Transferring |
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | Mississippi | JR | Returning |
| Joshua Moore | WR | Texas | JR | Transferring to Southern Methodist |
| Puka Nacua | WR | Brigham Young | RSO | Returning |
| Joseph Ngata | WR | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| Mycah Pittman | WR | Oregon | JR | Transferring to Florida State |
| Jayden Reed | WR | Michigan State | JR | Returning |
| Rashee Rice | WR | Southern Methodist | JR | Returning |
| Tayvion Robinson | WR | Virginia Tech | JR | Transferring to Kentucky |
| Justin Shorter | WR | Florida | JR | Returning |
| Ainias Smith | WR | Texas A&M | JR | Returning |
| Jake Smith | WR | Southern California | JR | Returning |
| Theo Wease | WR | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| Jordan Whittington | WR | Texas | RSO | Returning |
| Erick All | TE | Michigan | JR | Returning |
| Davis Allen | TE | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| Jahleel Billingsley | TE | Alabama | JR | Transferring to Texas |
| Ben Bresnahan | TE | Vanderbilt | JR | Returning |
| Malcolm Epps | TE | Southern California | JR | Returning |
| Marshon Ford | TE | Louisville | JR | Returning |
| Hudson Henry | TE | Arkansas | RSO | Returning |
| Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa | JR | Returning |
| Cameron Latu | TE | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Isaac Rex | TE | Brigham Young | RSO | Returning |
| Joshua Simon | TE | Western Kentucky | JR | Returning |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | Minnesota | JR | Returning |
| Austin Stogner | TE | Oklahoma | JR | Transferring to South Carolina |
| Keaton Upshaw | TE | Kentucky | JR | Returning |
| Jacob Warren | TE | Tennessee | JR | Returning |
| Josh Whyle | TE | Cincinnati | JR | Returning |
| Spencer Anderson | OT | Maryland | JR | Returning |
| Jaelyn Duncan | OT | Maryland | JR | Returning |
| Blake Freeland | OT | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| Ryan Hayes | OT | Michigan | JR | Returning |
| Dawand Jones | OT | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| Steven Jones | OT | Oregon | JR | Returning |
| Jordan McFadden | OT | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| Simi Moala | OT | Utah | JR | Transferring to Jackson State |
| Wanya Morris | OT | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| Zion Nelson | OT | Miami | JR | Returning |
| Jack Plumb | OT | Iowa | JR | Returning |
| Walter Rouse | OT | Stanford | JR | Returning |
| Tyler Steen | OT | Vanderbilt | JR | Transferring |
| Reuben Unije | OT | Houston | JR | Returning |
| Caedan Wallace | OT | Penn State | RSO | Returning |
| Cameron Wire | OT | LSU | JR | Returning |
| Darnell Wright | OT | Tennessee | JR | Returning |
| Clark Barrington | OG | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| Matthew Bedford | OG | Indiana | JR | Returning |
| Nick Broeker | OG | Mississippi | JR | Returning |
| Tommy Brown | OG | Alabama | JR | Transferring to Colorado |
| Jeremy Cooper | OG | Cincinnati | JR | Returning |
| Braeden Daniels | OG | Utah | JR | Returning |
| Curtis Dunlap | OG | Minnesota | JR | Transferring to Rutgers |
| Emil Ekiyor | OG | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Richard Gouraige | OG | Florida | JR | Returning |
| Cody Ince | OG | Iowa | JR | Returning |
| Jake Kradel | OG | Pittsburgh | JR | Returning |
| Warren McClendon | OG | Georgia | RSO | Returning |
| Harry Miller | OG | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| Doug Nester | OG | West Virginia | JR | Returning |
| Will Putnam | OG | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| O'Cyrus Torrence | OG | Louisiana | JR | Transferring to Florida |
| Brey Walker | OG | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| Steve Avila | C | Texas Christian | JR | Returning |
| Luke Matthews | C | Texas A&M | JR | Returning |
| Jarrett Patterson | C | Notre Dame | JR | Returning |
| Ricky Stromberg | C | Arkansas | JR | Returning |
| Justin Ademilola | DE | Notre Dame | JR | Returning |
| Praise Amaewhule | DE | Texas-El Paso | JR | Returning |
| Solomon Byrd | DE | Wyoming | JR | Transferring |
| Brandon Dorlus | DE | Oregon | JR | Returning |
| Khalid Duke | DE | Kansas State | JR | Returning |
| Justin Eboigbe | DE | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Trace Ford | DE | Oklahoma State | JR | Returning |
| Isaiah Foskey | DE | Notre Dame | RSO | Returning |
| Tomari Fox | DE | North Carolina | JR | Returning |
| Zach Harrison | DE | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| K.J. Henry | DE | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| Adisa Isaac | DE | Penn State | JR | Returning |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| Trajan Jeffcoat | DE | Missouri | JR | Returning |
| Eku Leota | DE | Auburn | JR | Returning |
| Jacob Liechtenstein | DE | Southern California | JR | Transferring to Miami |
| Ochaun Mathis | DE | Texas Christian | JR | Transferring |
| Will McDonald | DE | Iowa State | JR | Returning |
| John Morgan | DE | Pittsburgh | JR | Returning |
| Jalen Redmond | DE | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| Julius Welschof | DE | Michigan | JR | Returning |
| Colby Wooden | DE | Auburn | RSO | Returning |
| Keeanu Benton | DT | Wisconsin | JR | Returning |
| Jarrod Clark | DT | Coastal Carolina | JR | Returning |
| Keondre Coburn | DT | Texas | JR | Returning |
| D.J. Dale | DT | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Devin Danielson | DT | Pittsburgh | JR | Returning |
| Tyler Davis | DT | Clemson | JR | Returning |
| Jaylon Hutchings | DT | Texas Tech | JR | Returning |
| Siaki Ika | DT | Baylor | RSO | Returning |
| Calijah Kancey | DT | Pittsburgh | RSO | Returning |
| Tyler Lacy | DT | Oklahoma State | JR | Returning |
| Fabian Lovett | DT | Florida State | JR | Returning |
| Scott Matlock | DT | Boise State | JR | Returning |
| Isaiah Nichols | DT | Arkansas | JR | Returning |
| Zacch Pickens | DT | South Carolina | JR | Returning |
| T'Vondre Sweat | DT | Texas | JR | Returning |
| Sam Taimani | DT | Washington | JR | Transferring to Oregon |
| Taron Vincent | DT | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| Byron Young | DT | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Michael Barrett | ILB | Michigan | JR | Returning |
| Jack Campbell | ILB | Iowa | JR | Returning |
| Quavaris Crouch | ILB | Michigan State | JR | Returning |
| Wendell Davis | ILB | Pittsburgh | JR | Transferring to Northwestern |
| Dillon Doyle | ILB | Baylor | JR | Returning |
| Ralen Goforth | ILB | Southern California | JR | Returning |
| Jalen Graham | ILB | Purdue | JR | Returning |
| Daniel Green | ILB | Kansas State | JR | Returning |
| Shaka Heyward | ILB | Duke | JR | Returning |
| Nick Jackson | ILB | Virginia | JR | Returning |
| Mike Jones | ILB | LSU | JR | Returning |
| Mikel Jones | ILB | Syracuse | JR | Returning |
| Shane Lee | ILB | Alabama | JR | Transferring to Southern California |
| Devin Nicholson | ILB | Missouri | JR | Returning |
| Ivan Pace | ILB | Miami (OH) | RSO | Transferring to Cincinnati |
| Owen Pappoe | ILB | Auburn | JR | Returning |
| Keenan Pili | ILB | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| Jackson Sirmon | ILB | Washington | JR | Transferring to California |
| Omar Speights | ILB | Oregon State | JR | Returning |
| Evan Tattersall | ILB | California | JR | Transferring to California-Davis |
| Henry To'o To'o | ILB | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Max Tooley | ILB | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| David Ugwoegbu | ILB | Oklahoma | JR | Returning |
| Edefuan Ulofoshio | ILB | Washington | JR | Returning |
| Dee Winters | ILB | Texas Christian | JR | Returning |
| Ayodele Adeoye | OLB | Texas | JR | Transferring |
| Tatum Bethune | OLB | Central Florida | JR | Transferring to Florida State |
| Khris Bogle | OLB | Florida | JR | Transferring to Michigan State |
| Aaron Brule | OLB | Mississippi State | JR | Transferring to Michigan State |
| Brenton Cox | OLB | Florida | JR | Returning |
| SirVocea Dennis | OLB | Pittsburgh | JR | Returning |
| Mohamoud Diabate | OLB | Florida | JR | Transferring to Utah |
| Mase Funa | OLB | Oregon | JR | Returning |
| Amari Gainer | OLB | Florida State | JR | Returning |
| Derick Hall | OLB | Auburn | JR | Returning |
| Jestin Jacobs | OLB | Iowa | RSO | Returning |
| Nolan Smith | OLB | Georgia | JR | Returning |
| Alan Tisdale | OLB | Virginia Tech | JR | Returning |
| Zion Tupuola-Fetui | OLB | Washington | JR | Returning |
| Payton Wilgar | OLB | Brigham Young | JR | Returning |
| Dorian Williams | OLB | Tulane | JR | Returning |
| Payton Wilson | OLB | North Carolina State | JR | Returning |
| Greg Brooks | CB | Arkansas | JR | Transferring to LSU |
| Cameron Brown | CB | Ohio State | JR | Returning |
| Josh DeBerry | CB | Boston College | JR | Returning |
| Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | CB | Texas Christian | JR | Returning |
| Tiawan Mullen | CB | Indiana | JR | Returning |
| Joey Porter | CB | Penn State | RSO | Returning |
| Tyrique Stevenson | CB | Miami | JR | Returning |
| Woodi Washington | CB | Oklahoma | RSO | Returning |
| Garrett Williams | CB | Syracuse | RSO | Returning |
| Chris Adimora | S | Texas | JR | Transferring |
| Jordan Battle | S | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Jalen Catalon | S | Arkansas | RSO | Returning |
| Gilbert Frierson | S | Miami | JR | Returning |
| Cory Gross | S | Buffalo | JR | Transferring |
| DeMarcco Hellams | S | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Ronnie Hickman | S | Ohio State | RSO | Returning |
| Dashaun Jerkins | S | Vanderbilt | JR | Transferring |
| Brandon Joseph | S | Northwestern | RSO | Transferring to Notre Dame |
| Kenny Logan | S | Kansas | JR | Returning |
| Martez Manual | S | Missouri | JR | Returning |
| Dell Pettus | S | Troy | JR | Returning |
| Shawn Preston | S | Mississippi State | JR | Returning |
| Demani Richardson | S | Texas A&M | JR | Returning |
| J.L. Skinner | S | Boise State | JR | Returning |
| Tykee Smith | S | Georgia | JR | Returning |
| Rashad Wisdom | S | Texas-San Antonio | JR | Returning |
| Jaiden Woodbey | S | Boston College | JR | Returning |
| Will Reichard | PK | Alabama | JR | Returning |
| Charles Campbell | PK | Indiana | JR | Returning |
| Jay Bramblett | P | Notre Dame | JR | Transferring to LSU |
| Tory Taylor | P | Iowa | TSO Eligible | Returning |
| Quentin Skinner | LS | LSU | RSO | Returning |
| RETURNING SENIORS (USING FREE SEASON) | ||||
| Myles Brennan | QB | LSU | SR | Returning |
| Charlie Brewer | QB | Utah | SR+ | Transferring to Liberty |
| Chase Brice | QB | Appalachian State | SR | Returning |
| Braxton Burmeister | QB | Virginia Tech | SR | Transferring to San Diego State |
| Sean Clifford | QB | Penn State | SR | Returning |
| Malik Cunningham | QB | Louisville | SR | Returning |
| Jake Haener | QB | Fresno State | SR | Returning |
| Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | SR | Returning |
| Adrian Martinez | QB | Nebraska | SR | Transferring to Kansas State |
| Tanner Morgan | QB | Minnesota | SR | Returning |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA | SR | Returning |
| Clayton Tune | QB | Houston | SR | Returning |
| Travis Dye | RB | Oregon | SR | Transferring to Southern California |
| Daetrich Harrington | RB | Appalachian State | SR | Returning |
| Jalen Holston | RB | Virginia Tech | SR | Returning |
| Mohamed Ibrahim | RB | Minnesota | SR | Returning |
| Shaun Shivers | RB | Auburn | SR | Transferring to Indiana |
| Xazavian Valladay | RB | Wyoming | SR | Transferring to Arizona State |
| JaTarvious Whitlow | RB | Western Illinois | SR | Transferring |
| Luke Price | FB | Clemson | SR | Returning |
| Brayden Willis | FB | Oklahoma | SR | Returning |
| Chris Autman-Bell | WR | Minnesota | SR | Returning |
| Ronnie Bell | WR | Michigan | SR | Returning |
| Jadan Blue | WR | Temple | SR | Transferring to Virginia Tech |
| Elijah Cooks | WR | Nevada | SR | Transferring to San Jose State |
| Avery Davis | WR | Notre Dame | SR | Returning |
| Dontay Demus | WR | Maryland | SR | Returning |
| Xavier Hutchinson | WR | Iowa State | SR | Returning |
| Shedrick Jackson | WR | Auburn | SR | Returning |
| E.J. Jenkins | WR | South Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Shameen Jones | WR | Rutgers | SR | Returning |
| Jalen Knox | WR | Mississippi | SR | Returning |
| Tarique Milton | WR | Iowa State | SR | Transferring |
| Gunner Romney | WR | Brigham Young | SR | Returning |
| R.J. Sneed | WR | Baylor | SR | Transferring to Colorado |
| Thayer Thomas | WR | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Keytaon Thompson | WR | Virginia | SR | Returning |
| Josh Vann | WR | South Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Jalen Wayne | WR | South Alabama | SR | Returning |
| Michael Wilson | WR | Stanford | SR | Returning |
| Daniel Barker | TE | Illinois | SR | Transferring to Michigan State |
| Noah Gindorff | TE | North Dakota State | SR | Returning |
| Dalton Kincaid | TE | Utah | SR | Returning |
| Brant Kuithe | TE | Utah | SR | Returning |
| Will Mallory | TE | Miami | SR | Returning |
| Camren McDonald | TE | Florida State | SR | Returning |
| Daniel Parker | TE | Missouri | SR | Transferring to Oklahoma |
| Leonard Taylor | TE | Cincinnati | SR | Returning |
| K'Rojhn Calbert | OT | Tennessee | SR | Transferring to Eastern Kentucky |
| Connor Galvin | OT | Baylor | SR | Returning |
| Gabe Huoy | OT | Pittsburgh | SR | Returning |
| Jaxson Kirkland | OT | Washington | SR | Returning/Pending |
| Jordan Rhodes | OT | South Carolina | SR | Transferring to Mississippi |
| Ryan Swoboda | OT | Virginia | SR | Transferring to Central Florida |
| James Tunstall | OT | Cincinnati | SR | Returning |
| Dalton Wagner | OT | Arkansas | SR | Returning |
| Carter Warren | OT | Pittsburgh | SR | Returning |
| Dylan Wonnum | OT | South Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Malaesala Aumavae-Lalau | OG | Oregon | SR | Returning |
| Henry Bainivalu | OG | Washington | SR | Returning |
| T.J. Bass | OG | Oregon | SR | Returning |
| Jerome Carvin | OG | Tennessee | SR | Returning |
| Chuck Filiaga | OG | Michigan | SR | Transferring to Minnesota |
| Alec Jackson | OG | Auburn | SR | Returning |
| Tashawn Manning | OG | Auburn | SR | Transferring to Kentucky |
| Marcus Minor | OG | Pittsburgh | SR | Returning |
| Kendall Randolph | OG | Alabama | SR | Returning |
| Andrew Vorhees | OG | Southern California | SR | Returning |
| Ryan Walk | OG | Oregon | SR | Returning |
| Alan Ali | C | Southern Methodist | SR | Transferring to Texas Christian |
| Nick Brahms | C | Auburn | SR | Returning |
| Eric Douglas | C | South Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Owen Drexel | C | Pittsburgh | SR | Returning |
| Alex Forsyth | C | Oregon | SR | Returning |
| Grant Gibson | C | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Brett Neilon | C | Southern California | SR | Returning |
| Olusegun Oluwatimi | C | Virginia | SR | Transferring to Michigan |
| John Michael Schmitz | C | Minnesota | SR | Returning |
| LaQuinston Sharp | C | Mississippi State | SR | Returning |
| Deslin Alexandre | DE | Pittsburgh | SR | Returning |
| Kameron Butler | DE | Miami (OH) | SR | Transferring to Virginia |
| Ali Gaye | DE | LSU | SR | Returning |
| Brock Martin | DE | Oklahoma State | SR | Returning |
| Antonio Moultrie | DE | Alabama-Birmingham | SR | Transferring to Miami |
| Xavier Thomas | DE | Clemson | SR | Returning |
| Jayson Ademilola | DT | Notre Dame | SR | Returning |
| Popo Aumavae | DT | Oregon | SR | Returning |
| Jerron Cage | DT | Ohio State | SR | Returning |
| Rashad Colson | DT | Florida International | SR | Returning |
| Robert Cooper | DT | Florida State | SR | Returning |
| Cory Durden | DT | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Jermayne Lole | DT | Arizona State | SR | Returning |
| P.J. Mustipher | DT | Penn State | SR | Returning |
| Nesta Jade Silvera | DT | Miami | SR | Transferring |
| Dante Stills | DT | West Virginia | SR | Returning |
| Dallas Gant | ILB | Ohio State | SR | Transferring |
| Dax Hollifield | ILB | Virginia Tech | SR | Returning |
| Jacquez Jones | ILB | Kentucky | SR | Returning |
| Krishon Merriweather | ILB | Texas Tech | SR | Returning |
| Ventrell Miller | ILB | Florida | SR | Returning |
| Jaylen Moody | ILB | Alabama | SR | Returning |
| Dimitri Moore | ILB | Missouri State | SR | Transferring to Texas Tech |
| Isaiah Moore | ILB | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| MoMo Sanogo | ILB | Mississippi | SR | Transferring to Louisville |
| DeAndre Square | ILB | Kentucky | SR | Returning |
| DaShaun White | ILB | Oklahoma | SR | Returning |
| Mitchell Agude | OLB | UCLA | SR | Transferring |
| Micah Baskerville | OLB | LSU | SR | Returning |
| Robert Beal | OLB | Georgia | SR | Returning |
| Troy Brown | OLB | Central Michigan | SR | Transferring to Mississippi |
| Palaie Gaoteote | OLB | Ohio State | SR | Returning |
| Teradja Mitchell | OLB | Ohio State | SR | Returning |
| C.J. Onyechi | OLB | Rutgers | SR | Transferring |
| DeMarvion Overshown | OLB | Texas | SR | Returning |
| Bumper Pool | OLB | Arkansas | SR | Returning |
| Noah Taylor | OLB | Virginia | SR | Transferring to North Carolina |
| Tyrus Wheat | OLB | Mississippi State | SR | Returning |
| Sevyn Banks | CB | Ohio State | SR | Transferring |
| Elijah Blades | CB | Florida | SR | Transferring to Buffalo |
| Chamarri Conner | CB | Virginia Tech | SR | Returning |
| Noah Daniels | CB | Texas Christian | SR | Returning |
| Adrian Frye | CB | Texas Tech | SR | Returning |
| D'Shawn Jamison | CB | Texas | SR | Returning |
| Anthony Johnson | CB | Iowa State | SR | Returning |
| Dreshun Miller | CB | Auburn | SR | Transferring |
| Riley Moss | CB | Iowa | SR | Returning |
| Derrek Pitts | CB | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Ameer Speed | CB | Georgia | SR | Transferring to Michigan State |
| D'Jordan Strong | CB | Coastal Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Avery Young | CB | Rutgers | SR | Returning |
| Anthony Adams | S | Portland State | SR | Returning |
| Jarrick Bernard-Converse | S | Oklahoma State | SR | Transferring to LSU |
| Latavious Brini | S | Georgia | SR | Transferring to Arkansas |
| Ji'Ayir Brown | S | Penn State | SR | Returning |
| Trey Dean | S | Florida | SR | Returning |
| Kenderick Duncan | S | Louisville | SR | Returning |
| Cyrus Fagan | S | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Patrick Fields | S | Oklahoma | SR | Transferring to Stanford |
| B.J. Foster | S | Texas | SR | Transferring |
| Joe Foucha | S | Arkansas | SR | Transferring to LSU |
| Jalen Green | S | Mississippi State | SR | Returning |
| Houston Griffith | S | Notre Dame | SR | Returning |
| Gurvan Hall | S | Miami | SR | Transferring to Utah State |
| Xavier Henderson | S | Michigan State | SR | Returning |
| Ja'von Hicks | S | Cincinnati | SR | Returning |
| Tanner Ingle | S | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Devon Matthews | S | Indiana | SR | Returning |
| Tanner McCalister | S | Oklahoma State | SR | Transferring to Ohio State |
| Christian Morgan | S | Baylor | SR | Returning |
| Josh Proctor | S | Ohio State | SR | Returning |
| R.J. Roderick | S | South Carolina | SR | Returning |
| Christopher Smith | S | Georgia | SR | Returning |
| Dadrian Taylor | S | Texas-San Antonio | SR | Returning |
| Anders Carlson | PK | Auburn | SR | Returning |
| Christopher Dunn | PK | North Carolina State | SR | Returning |
| Peyton Henry | PK | Washington | SR | Returning |
| Chase McGrath | PK | Tennessee | SR | Returning |
| Jake Moody | PK | Michigan | SR | Returning |
| B.T. Potter | PK | Clemson | SR | Returning |
| Noah Ruggles | PK | Ohio State | SR | Returning |
| Andre Szmyt | PK | Syracuse | SR | Returning |
| Bryce Baringer | P | Michigan State | SR | Returning |
| Lou Hedley | P | Miami | SR | Returning |
| Adam Korsak | P | Rutgers | SR | Returning |
| Brad Robbins | P | Michigan | SR | Returning |
| Michael Turk | P | Oklahoma | SR | Returning |
| Evan Deckers | LS | Massachusetts | SR | Transferring to Duke |
| Chris Stoll | LS | Penn State | SR | Returning |
