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Top Transfer Performances of Week 9
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Oct 28, 2023; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Keon Coleman (4) runs with a block against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the first half at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. 

Top Transfer Performances of Week 9

Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman was one of many 2022/2023 transfers who impressed during week 9 action

Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman was one of many 2022/2023 transfers who impressed during week 9 action

By Mark Pszonak

Thousands of college football players changed schools during the off-season. Here is a closer look at the top performances from 2022/2023 transfers during the Week 9 of college football action:

WR Keon Coleman – Florida State (Michigan State)

Coleman finished with seven receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns during a 41-16 victory over Wake Forest.

WR Malik Washington – Virginia (Northwestern)

Washington finished with 12 receptions for 152 yards during a 29-26 loss at Miami-Florida.

WR Adonai Mitchell – Texas (Georgia)

Mitchell finished with three receptions for 59 yards and two touchdowns during a 35-6 victory over BYU.

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter against BYU Cougars safety Raider Damuni at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday October 28, 2023.

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter against BYU Cougars safety Raider Damuni at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday October 28, 2023.

WR Xavier Weaver – Colorado (USF)

Weaver finished with five receptions for 86 yards during a 28-16 loss at UCLA.

WR Elijah Sarratt – James Madison (St. Francis-PA)

Sarratt finished with eight receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown during a 30-27 victory over Old Dominion.

WR DeQuece Carter – Indiana (Fordham)

Carter finished with three receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown during a 33-24 loss at Penn State.

WR Kyle Williams – Washington State (UNLV)

Williams finished with eight receptions for 77 yards during a 38-27 loss at Arizona State.

WR Da’Quan Felton – Virginia Tech (Norfolk State)

Felton finished with three receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns during a 38-10 victory over Syracuse.

WR Jayden Higgins – Iowa State (Eastern Kentucky)

Higgins finished with five receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown during a 30-18 victory at Baylor.

WR Leon Johnson – Oklahoma State (DIII George Fox)

Johnson finished with five receptions for 139 yards during a 45-13 victory over Cincinnati.

WR Jeremiah Hixon – New Mexico (Alabama State)

Hixon finished with four receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown during a 34-24 loss to Nevada.

ATH Travis Hunter – Colorado (Jackson State)

Defensively, Hunter finished with four tackles and two interceptions, while on offense he had three receptions for seven yards, during a 28-16 loss at UCLA.

QB Haynes King – Georgia Tech (Texas A&M)

King completed 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns during a 46-42 victory over North Carolina. He also rushed for 90 yards on eight carries.

Oct 28, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) throws a pass against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.

Oct 28, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) throws a pass against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.

QB Thomas Castellanos – Boston College (UCF)

Castellanos completed 16 of 24 passes for 151 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 45 yards on 14 carries, during a 21-14 victory over UConn.

QB Payton Thorne – Auburn (Michigan State)

Thorne completed 20 of 26 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns during a 27-13 victory over Mississippi State. He also rushed for 38 yards on eight carries.

QB Kyron Drones – Virginia Tech (Baylor)

Drones completed 15 of 24 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown during a 38-10 victory over Syracuse. He also rushed for 56 yards.

QB Hank Bachmeier – Louisiana Tech (Boise State)

Bachmeier completed 20 of 27 passes for 238 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for two touchdowns during a 27-24 loss to New Mexico State.

QB Graham Mertz – Florida (Wisconsin)

In a 43-20 loss to Georgia, Mertz completed 25 of 34 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a rushing touchdown.

QB Grant Wilson – Old Dominion (Fordham)

Wilson completed 26 of 36 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns during a 30-27 loss to James Madison.

QB Chandler Rogers – North Texas (Louisiana-Monroe)

Rogers completed 32 of 49 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns during a 45-42 loss to Memphis.

QB Devin Leary – Kentucky (NC State)

Leary completed 28 of 39 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns during a 33-27 loss to Tennessee. He also had five carries for 21 yards.

QB Mikey Keene – Fresno State

Keene completed 27 of 41 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns during a 31-24 victory over UNLV.

RB Blake Watson – Memphis (Old Dominion)

Watson rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and had five receptions for 100 yards during a 45-42 victory at North Texas.

RB Dillon Johnson – Washington (Mississippi State

Johnson rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries during a 43-33 victory over Stanford.

RB MarShawn Lloyd – USC (South Carolina)

Lloyd rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries during a 50-49 victory at Cal. He also had three receptions for 72 yards.

Oct 28, 2023; Berkeley, California, USA; USC Trojans running back MarShawn Lloyd (0) rushes for a touchdown against the California Golden Bears during the fourth quarter at California Memorial Stadium.

Oct 28, 2023; Berkeley, California, USA; USC Trojans running back MarShawn Lloyd (0) rushes for a touchdown against the California Golden Bears during the fourth quarter at California Memorial Stadium.

RB Bhayshul Tuten – Virginia Tech (North Carolina A&T)

Tuten finished with 118 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries during a 38-10 victory over Syracuse.

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RB Cameron Skattebo – Arizona State (Sacramento State)

Skattebo rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries during a 38-27 victory over Washington State. He also had one reception for three yards.

RB DeCarlos Brooks – Arizona State (Cal)

Brooks rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries during a 38-27 victory over Washington State. He also had two receptions for 12 yards.

RB Rashad Amos – Miami-Ohio (South Carolina)

Amos rushed for 163 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries during a 30-16 victory over Ohio.

RB Ismail Mahdi – Texas State (Houston Christian)

Mahdi rushed for 128 yards on 20 carries and had four receptions for 32 yards during a 31-13 loss to Troy.

RB Quali Conley – San Jose State (Utah Tech)

Conley rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries during a 35-0 victory at Hawaii. He also had four receptions for 48 yards.

DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland – Virginia Tech (Florida)

Powell-Ryland finished with four tackles, two tackles for a loss and two sacks during a 38-10 victory over Syracuse.

DL Jared Ivey – Ole Miss (Georgia Tech)

Ivey finished with five tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks during a 33-7 victory over Vanderbilt.

DL Jordan Domineck – Colorado (Arkansas)

Domineck finished with nine tackles, two tackles for a loss and two sacks during a 28-16 loss at UCLA.

Oct 28, 2023; Pasadena, California, USA; Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Jordan Domineck (44) celebrates after sacking UCLA Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers (4) in the first half at Rose Bowl.

Oct 28, 2023; Pasadena, California, USA; Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Jordan Domineck (44) celebrates after sacking UCLA Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers (4) in the first half at Rose Bowl.

LB Dasan McCullough – Oklahoma (Indiana)

McCullough finished with six tackles and one tackle for a loss during a 38-33 loss at Kansas.

LB LaVonta Bentley – Colorado (Clemson)

Bentley finished with eight tackles, one tackle for a loss and one sack during a 28-16 loss at UCLA.

LB Mason Cobb – USC (Oklahoma State)

Cobb finished with a game-high 15 tackles and two tackles for a loss during a 50-49 victory at Cal.

LB Jackson Woodard – UNLV (Arkansas)

Woodard finished with 10 tackles during a 31-24 loss at Fresno State.

LB Levani Damuni – Utah (Stanford)

Damuni had a team-high 11 tackles during a 35-6 loss to Oregon.

LB Calvin Hart Jr. – Oregon State (Illinois)

Hart finished with six tackles, one tackle for a loss and one sack during a 27-24 loss at Arizona.

LB Chandler Martin – Memphis (East Tennessee State)

Martin finished with a team-high six tackles, two tackles for a loss and one sack during a 45-42 victory at North Texas.

LB Francisco Mauigoa – Miami-Florida (Washington State)

Mauigoa finished with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks during a 29-26 victory over Virginia.

DB Jabbar Muhammad – Washington (Oklahoma State)

Muhammad finished with eight tackles, one tackle for a loss, one sack and one pass breakup during a 42-33 victory over Stanford.

DB Thomas Harper – Notre Dame (Oklahoma State)

Harper finished with five tackles and two tackles for a loss during a 58-7 victory over Pittsburgh.